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My identical twin has dwarfism so you'd better not mess with her
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These twins are identical — but one is half the size of the other.
Sienna Bernal and Sierra Bernal are 20-year-olds from Tomball, Texas, who share one major difference: Sienna was born with primordial dwarfism.
She stands more than a foot shorter than Sierra, and she weighs only 50 pounds, in comparison to her sister's 98 pounds.
"Whenever people find out we're twins, they'll ask, 'How old is she?' " Sierra, an aspiring singer-songwriter, tells Barcroft Studios. "So a lot of times, even after you've established that we're twins, they'll ask Sienna if she's younger. I'm like, 'That's how twins work — we're the exact same age.' "
The Bernal sisters are the only known instance of female identical twins with a primordial dwarf in the pair, ABC News reports. Dwarfism is generally defined as an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or less, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Sienna was also born with Dandy-Walker syndrome, which causes abnormal brain growth. She weighed just 1 pound 7 ounces at birth and was nearly six weeks behind her sister in development.
Today, the unabashed "mermaid fan" is an avid swimmer who is writing a book about her life. She admits it irks her when clueless strangers treat her like a child — but she knows how to handle them.
"Sometimes they think Sierra is my older sister and they treat me differently," Sienna says with a wide, knowing smile. "I'm not a child. Let's clarify that, people. When they talk to me like a kid, they'll be like, 'How are you?'
"I'm like, 'I am fine — I am 20 years old.' "
Their mom, Chrissy Bernal, says doctors told the family Sienna had a 10 percent chance of surviving past 24 hours, and "if she did make it out of the hospital, they said she would most likely be a vegetable."
Two decades later, and despite major physical differences, the sisters say they are just as close as any other identical twins, supporting each other through everything.
"They have the sibling bond, like normal siblings do — but being twins, they're definitely closer," says Chrissy, 41. "You can see it if they've been separated during the day. They will immediately come together, and you can tell they really did not like not being together."
Sierra admits to being "extremely protective" of Sienna, which she thinks has "made her a little sassier because she knows Sierra is going to take care of it if there's a problem."
Sienna Bernal (left), who was born with primordial dwarfism and Dandy-Walker syndrome, stands alongside twin sister Sierra Bernal in their back garden.
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Sienna and Sierra with their parents, Joey and Chrissy Bernal
Sienna and Sierra Bernal play video games.
Sienna's condition causes small body size, resulting in her being more than a foot smaller than Sierra, and weighing only 50 pounds, in comparison to Sierra's 98 pounds.
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I have been practicing law in Maine for more than 20 years. Whether I am representing a client in a divorce case, a bankruptcy matter or defending a criminal charge in State or Federal Court, my philosophy remains the same: Fight when necessary, compromise if appropriate, and always be the strongest advocate possible for my client.
My clients and I know each other on a first name basis. I believe that understanding the people who come to me for legal assistance enables us to work together to achieve the best possible results. Legal services can be expensive, however, cost should not interfere with getting the help you need and the justice you deserve. Finances are a concern for everyone in today's tough economy. Therefore, I am committed to keeping my fees as low as possible while maintaining the highest standard of representation.
One of the advantages my clients enjoy is the commitment and experience of my assistant, Debbi Briggs. She has been working with me for more than fifteen years and is an integral part of the practice. The insight and perspective gained from her experience in the family and administrative court, as well as her work as a licensed private investigator specializing in criminal cases are a valuable resource as we deal with complex and emotionally charged matters. When you call our office, you can be confident that you will receive the support and experience you deserve. We are a team – your team – from the day your file is opened until your case is closed.
I urge you to contact my office when you need an attorney who will listen to your needs, protect your interests and always treat you as a valued and respected client.


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Château Haut-Batailley is a winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. The wine produced here was part of the property that was classified as one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths) in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.

History
Historically the estate was part of Château Batailley until its purchase by the brothers François and Marcel Borie in 1932, and division into two properties 1942, in order to prevent inheritance difficulties. The smaller part which did not include the Batailley château became the property of François Borie who added to its vineyards with land acquisitions from Château Duhart-Milon while also running Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. Following his death in 1953, the property passed on to his daughter Françoise de Brest-Borie, while being administered by her brother and Ducru-Beaucaillou owner Jean-Eugène Borie.

In 2017, the Cazes family of Château Lynch-Bages has acquired the Château Haut-Batailley estate.

The Borie family also own Château Ducru-Beaucaillou and Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste.

Production
The vineyard area extends  planted with 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc.

Of the grand vin Chateau Haut-Batailley there is an average annual production of , and of the second wine Tour d'Aspic there is an annual production of .

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Bordeaux wine producers

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Giovani avvocati (The Young Lawyers) è una serie televisiva statunitense in 25 episodi trasmessi per la prima volta nel corso di una sola stagione dal 1969 al 1971. La serie è conosciuta in Italia anche con il titolo Avvocati alla prova del fuoco.

Trama
Aaron Silverman fa parte di un gruppo di giovani studenti idealisti in una importante scuola legale di Boston che mettono in piedi un centro di assistenza legale, il Neighborhood Law Office, per aiutare i poveri e i diseredati. Dal momento che questi giovani studenti non sono ancora stati ammessi ufficialmente alla pratica legale, vengono patrocinati dall'affermato avvocato di Boston David Barrett.

Personaggi e interpreti
Aaron Silverman (25 episodi, 1969-1971), interpretato da Zalman King.
Pat Walters (25 episodi, 1969-1971), interpretata da Judy Pace.
Procuratore David Barrett (24 episodi, 1970-1971), interpretato da Lee J. Cobb.
Chris Blake (9 episodi, 1971), interpretato da Phillip Clark.
Giudice (3 episodi, 1970-1971), interpretato da Douglas Henderson.
Dean Stewart (2 episodi, 1969-1971), interpretato da Jon Lormer.
Avvocato (2 episodi, 1969-1970), interpretato da Kent Jarvis.
Giudice (2 episodi, 1970-1971), interpretato da Tol Avery.
Ellen Schriber (2 episodi, 1970-1971), interpretata da Gwynne Gilford.
Giudice Salke (2 episodi, 1970-1971), interpretato da Ford Rainey.
Elliott Tower (2 episodi, 1970), interpretato da David Sheiner.

Produzione
La serie, ideata da Michael Zagor, fu prodotta da Paramount Television e Crane Productions e girata a Boston nel Massachusetts. Le musiche furono composte da Lalo Schifrin e Jerry Fielding e Leith Stevens.

Registi
Tra i registi sono accreditati:

Harvey Hart in un episodio (1969)
John Newland in un episodio (1970)
Gene Levitt
Jud Taylor

Sceneggiatori
Tra gli sceneggiatori sono accreditati:

Michael Zagor in un episodio (1969)
John W. Bloch in un episodio (1970)
Mel Goldberg in un episodio (1970)
Joyce Perry in un episodio (1970)
Guerdon Trueblood in un episodio (1970)
Ed Waters in un episodio (1970)
Harlan Ellison in un episodio (1971)
Robert Sabaroff

Distribuzione
La serie fu trasmessa negli Stati Uniti dal 28 ottobre 1969 (pilot) e dal 21 settembre 1970 (1º episodio) al 24 marzo 1971 sulla rete televisiva ABC. In Italia è stata trasmessa con il titolo Giovani avvocati. È stata distribuita anche in Germania Ovest dal 21 novembre 1974 con il titolo Die jungen Anwälte.

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Collegamenti esterni

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La sottofamiglia Oxudercinae comprende un gruppo di pesci appartenenti alla famiglia dei Gobiidae e conosciuti comunemente come saltafango (dall'inglese mudhoppers o mudskippers) o Perioftalmi.

Mentre la maggior parte dei pesci che vivono in habitat intertidali sopravvivono all'esposizione all'aria durante la bassa marea nascondendosi sotto materiale vegetale umido o utilizzando pozze tidali, i saltafango presentano adattamenti che consentono loro una notevole libertà di movimento nell'ambiente subaereo.

Distribuzione e habitat
I saltafango si trovano solo in regioni tropicali e subtropicali, ed hanno una distribuzione geografica che include tutta la regione indopacifica e la costa atlantica africana. Si tratta di animali molto attivi fuori dall'acqua: qui si cibano ed interagiscono, ad esempio per difendere il loro territorio e per corteggiarsi.

Fisiologia ed etologia
Al confronto con gli altri gobidi acquatici, questi pesci presentano una varietà di peculiari adattamenti comportamentali e fisiologici all'esposizione all'aria. Fra questi:

 Adattamenti anatomici e comportamentali che permettono loro di muoversi con efficacia sul terreno ed in acqua.
 L'abilità di respirare fuori dall'acqua attraverso la cute e la mucosa buccale e della gola (la faringe). Questa modalità di respirazione, simile a quella impiegata dagli anfibi, è nota come respirazione aerea cutanea, ed è necessaria perché fuori dall'acqua le branchie dei pesci collassano su loro stesse e diventano inefficaci alla respirazione. Diverse specie di oxudercini sono tuttavia in grado di usare anche le branchie per la respirazione subaerea, avendo sviluppato filamenti più corti e rigidi.
 La capacità di scavare profonde tane sotterranee in sedimenti soffici, che permette a questi pesci di termoregolarsi, di evitare i predatori marini durante l'alta marea, quando le tane rimangono sommerse e di deporre e custodire le uova.

Persino quando la tana è sommersa, i saltafango mantengono una bolla d'aria in una camera specializzata, il che permette loro di respirare in condizioni di concentrazioni di ossigeno molto basse.

Periophthalmus
Il genere Periophthalmus è il genere di gran lunga più diverso e diffuso di saltafango. Sono state attualmente descritte 18 specie.

Periophthalmus argentilineatus è uno dei saltafango più conosciuti: si trova in ecosistemi a mangrovie e su piane tidali dall'Africa orientale e Madagascar al sud-est Asia ed Australia settentrionale, Cina sudorientale, Giappone meridionale ed Oceania, fino alle isole Samoa e Tonga.

Cresce fino ad una lunghezza di circa 9.5 cm ed è un carnivoro opportunista. Si ciba di piccole prede come granchi ed altri artropodi.

Un'altra specie, Periophthalmus barbarus  (perioftalmo atlantico o saltafango atlantico) è l'unico gobide oxudercino che vive nelle aree costiere dell'Africa occidentale. Entrambi questi saltafango sono spesso importati dal mercato acquaristico.

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Collegamenti esterni

 The Mudskipper or The Mudskipper

Gobiidae

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Q: What unit of measurement is the duplicate complexity setting in for TeamCity's duplicates finder? My team and I are setting up TeamCity's duplicate finder currently. We are looking at the option marked "Ignore duplicates with complexity simpler than" and cannot find any reference as to what unit of measurement it is using. The TeamCity documentation only mentions that it is used to set the complexity and my GoogleFu is failing to help me. Does anyone have any idea what it is?

A: It has been years since I asked this, but I have discovered that this feature meant "cyclomatic complexity" when it mentioned complexity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclomatic_complexity

A: It is internal unit of measurement used by Resharper commandline tool (which does the actual job). As this blog post says:

Allows setting a threshold for code complexity of duplicated
  fragments. The fragments with lower complexity are discarded as
  non-duplicates. The value for this option is provided in relative
  units. Using this option, you can filter out equal code fragments that
  present no semantic duplication.

I am not sure about the underlying implementation, though. Most likely, it is a size of an AST  fragments that are used for search.

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James is a cop that finds himself flung into the future. Recruited into the Time Patrol Agency, James will not only have to get used to the future, but also learn how to deal with illegal time travelling and prevent time paradoxes from messing up the timeline.
James and the Time Patrol Agency is novelette that I had a bit of fun writing after thinking about all the different ways that time travel has been presented in fiction.
If you enjoyed the story, and would like a copy of it in various different ebook formats, this novelette is available on Smashwords and Amazon.


An opportunity to purchase a landmark building in Faversham with expired detailed planning consent (application reference SW/13/0149AJS) to create 2 x 1 bedroom flats and retain the commercial/retail unit on the ground floor. The current permission expired on 11/02/16 but could easily be resubmitted. There is further potential of an alternative scheme to create a 2 bedroom maisonette and 1 x 1 bedroom flat while again retaining the ground floor retail. This relatively straightforward project would suit a developer or buy to let landlord, or with a some imagination perhaps a lifestyle choice. There is a small courtyard to the rear providing much needed outside space and the property is offered with no chain.
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Most people get all the protein they need from whole foods. A protein powder supplement may be warranted if you're an avid athlete or have trouble eating a balanced diet. Whey and soy are favored protein powders because they deliver all the essential amino acids your body needs, blend well into smoothies and digest readily. Egg protein powders and vegan options can offer many of the same benefits, though, without the lactose and soy. You may be surprised to learn, too, that whey and casein are often nearly lactose-free, despite being derived from milk.
If you're not a vegan who shuns all animal products, egg white protein powder may be your best bet when whey and soy are off limits. Proteins are made up of amino acids, nine of which your body cannot produce on its own. Egg whites contain all of these nine essential amino acids -- particularly the branched-chain aminos that are critical to muscle repair and growth. Egg white protein powder is also a source of l-arginine, a nonessential amino acid that may boost cardiovascular health and energy.
The concern with many one-ingredient vegan protein powders is that they don't contain all the essential amino acids or offer them in the right ratios to form a complete protein. If you're looking for a protein powder to supply a complete array of amino acids after a workout, you're best off with vegan blends that include multiple protein sources; the combinations optimize amino acid content. These blends usually include a mix of pea, hemp, brown rice, spouted seeds and grains. When shopping for vegan protein blends, check the ingredient label to make sure the blend doesn't include soy.
Options such as 100 percent hemp protein or pea protein may not be complete, but they will serve to boost your protein intake if you're not getting enough. If you're not trying to build major muscle, other whole foods, such as beans, nuts, legumes and grains, eaten throughout the day round out your amino acid intake. Hemp offers a high-fiber content and may help fight inflammation because of its high omega fatty acid content. Hemp contains all the essential amino acids but not in the same ideal ratios as complete proteins, such as soy or whey. Pea protein does offer branched-chain amino acids to help with muscle recovery, making it suitable after a workout.
Whey protein comes in concentrate and isolate forms, neither of which contain soy. Isolate is more highly processed and usually contains little or no lactose. Whey concentrate contains a small amount of lactose, so if you are highly sensitive to lactose you may need to avoid it. Casein is the other type of protein found in milk. Surprisingly, most or all lactose may be separated from the casein during processing. Casein is sometimes even included as an ingredient in lactose-free products, such as alternative cheeses. Traces of lactose may possibly make their way into casein powders, however. For most people with lactose intolerance, these small amounts will have no effect -- but if you're exceptionally sensitive, skip it.
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The filters in this section are suitable for ponds up to 2,000 gallons. Each filter has a suggested flow rate. Be sure to check the suggested flow rates of each filter. So remember the first rule of sizing a filter for your KOI pond?
"For KOI ponds try to pass a minimum of one pond volume an hour through the filter." This rule applies to KOI ponds. Water gardens with a lot less koi or goldfish can go by another rule. " For Water Gardens try to pass a minimum of one pond volume every two hours through the filter."
Example: If you have a 2000 gallon water garden which is mostly plants and only a few koi then you would only need a filter with a suggested flow rate of 1000 gallons per hour.
On the other hand if your KOI pond is 2000 gallons has lots of hungry koi and the filter you choose can only handle a flow rate of 1000 gallons per hour, you will need 2 of them to get the one pond volume per hour flow through. Every component in your pond system is based on these rules. Once you have determined your pond volume and the fish load then you can properly size your pump, filter and UV clarifier. These components work together and must all match your desired flow rate if you are to be successful.


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Pharmaceutical companies see cloud computing and artificial intelligence as the keys to accelerating drug development and lowering costs.
Acumatica / By Vijay Ural @Tayana
Top pharmaceutical companies are banking on cloud computing and artificial intelligence to speed up the development of new medicine productions.
Big tech companies such as AWS, Microsoft, and Google will help biotech and pharma firms to use AI and cloud computing to improve the odds of creating a successful new drug. So, Cloud ERP Solutions will be the future of pharma manufacturing companies.
While health care organizations are using cloud technologies to modernize their operations, pharmaceutical companies are going one step further, restructuring their business operations in cloud-enabled ways.
The drug-discovery process is expensive, time-consuming, and risky. One of the emerging trends in pharmaceutical research is the use of cloud computing, cloud ERP solutions and artificial intelligence to process vast amounts of data, quickly and accurately identify promising new compounds, and reduce the cost of drug development. Cloud providers can provide both computing infrastructure and access to data scientists, enabling pharma companies to develop traditional medications as well as entirely new categories that act at the DNA or RNA level to halt disease progression.
Pharmaceutical companies double the potency of new drugs by tripling the number of tests they conduct.
To understand why this is so revolutionary, you need to know about current processes for testing new drugs. They are slow, risky, and expensive.
Once a pharmaceutical company has a promising new drug, it conducts clinical trials to test the effectiveness and side effects of the drug. Phase 2 trials cost from $7 million to $19 million, and phase 3 trials can run over $12 million. Only about 13% of drugs that start the process make it to the pharmacy shelves.
Researchers use computer models to analyze drug effects on different tissues and predict whether or not a given drug design is likely to be effective. They can then apply their findings to subsequent design iterations and improve their chances of success. Although these models are not able to predict the actual effects of a drug substance, they can be an important tool in avoiding costly failures later in the development process.
Top Pharma companies are turning to the cloud for computing power, enabling them to scale up and down quickly. Amazon Web Services, Alphabet (Google), and Microsoft have signed contracts with established drug companies as well as startups working on personalized medicine.
Microsoft is developing new software that helps drug companies to manage their internal processes.
Microsoft's growing partnerships with the pharmaceutical industry are evidence that cloud providers can be of significant value to drug manufacturers.
Microsoft is a major supporter of Cloud Pharmaceuticals, which was launched in 2011 with technology initially developed at Duke University. Cloud Pharmaceuticals' platform called Quantum Molecular Design uses a combination of artificial intelligence, advanced quantum chemistry, and cloud computing to identify the most promising candidates for new small-molecule treatments.
Cloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is able to reduce the time needed to find potentially useful molecules from more than five years to a matter of months, according to the company's COO, Don Van Dyke.
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Google's artificial intelligence (AI) division, DeepMind, has beaten human contestants in a game that aims to predict if a protein will fold in a certain way.
Google DeepMind is applying artificial intelligence to the pharmaceutical industry, speeding up the drug development process by helping scientists speedily analyze complex piles of data and thus combatting one of the biggest challenges currently facing the industry.
DeepMind, a division of Google that specializes in researching artificial intelligence, is using its algorithms to understand protein folding. Just about every bodily function is guided by the shape and movement of proteins, so when they become tangled or deformed—a change that can lead to various diseases, including diabetes, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's—it can be difficult to develop new drugs to treat them. AI could provide a model that would allow researchers to develop new drugs more quickly. (Source: DeepMind)
In late 2018, DeepMind entered its protein-folding program, Alpha Fold, into a competition that attracts researchers from around the world. The goal was to predict the structures of proteins from lists of specific amino acids, which were provided to teams every few days over several months. Alpha Fold's algorithm predicted the most accurate structure for 25 out of 43 proteins, beating the next-highest competitor in that category by three proteins.
In an article for The Guardian, British researcher Liam McGuffin said of DeepMind's protein-folding computer program that it "has major implications for solving many 21st-century problems."
Predicting protein-folding is particularly complex due to the number of amino acids found in proteins made by the human body, which can range from 10,000 to a billion. Proteins are made of chains of amino acids, of which there are 20 types. A protein with hundreds of amino acids can form a staggering number of different structures — around 10 to 600th power.
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Greatest Road Motorcycle Rider GPS Road Finder by SocialNav, Inc.
Greatest Road helps you find the most fun, most scenic routes, not just the fastest or shortest. With recommendations in over 160 countries, find the most entertaining rides based on recommendations from local riders.
Find a restaurant, hotel or other place along the way, or start with your favorite spot and look for scenic byways nearby. Tap into all the recommendations of Yelp without leaving the app.
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Korea's global ICT diplomacy: Standards and interoperability
Anticipation is already building for the 2014 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference that Korea will host in Busan from October 20-November 7 of next year. The conference resonates strongly with the policy priorities of the Park Geun-hye administration, centered on building a creative economy by leveraging science and technology, including the nation's advanced digital networks. The administration's emphasis on digital convergence involves all major industries and sectors of the economy and society. In the international arena, this nation is redoubling its efforts to assist developing countries in the use of ICT for development and is also seeking to play a stronger leadership role in the global development of digital networks.
As reported in the Korea IT Times, the 2014 Plenipotentiary conference will cover a wide range of issues. These include, among others "1. coordination of international telecommunications rules 2. decisions on space asset registration systems, designed to fast-track the use of space assets and the provision of financial resources needed for acquired space assets 3. ICT's convergence with other industries (an agenda item to be presented by host South Korea) 4. the Internet of Things (or IoT), the attention-grabbing technology viewed as the key to the future of the mobile ecosystem 5. the need for stepped-up international cooperation in the protection of major information communications infrastructures." In addition, at next year's meeting a Korean candidate, Lee Chae-sub, is in the running for one of the ITU's top leadership positions, a four-year term as director of ITU's Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). Lee, who is currently working as a researcher at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the nation's top tech school, has also been serving as the chairman of ITU-T SG 13, a study group linked to the U.N. agency, since 2009. In this era of increasingly dense digital networking all around the world, much of it mobile, standardization has taken on added significance.
The Korea Herald quoted Lee as saying "Korea is now in a position to lead the world's ICT industry. It is not a follower anymore." He added that "In order to achieve the goal of narrowing the digital divide between advanced nations and less-developed ones, Lee said that collaboration is necessary between mobile makers and ICT firms such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Apple and Google in enhancing interoperability. Even though it is important to feature unique technology with each new device, companies should abstain from distancing themselves from other players by focusing on developing exclusive technology, he said, and a higher priority should be given to interoperability. Interoperability among devices is critical, and even more so in less-developed and developing nations, where incompatible technologies among devices and networks could impair efficiency and effectiveness.
There is perhaps some irony in Korea's position on interoperability and standards in advance of ITU 2014 if one considers the role that its own WIPI (Wireless Interoperability Protocol for the Internet) standard played in preventing the Apple iPhone from entering the Korean market for over two years after its introduction in the U.S. in 2007. In other words, international standards and interoperability are needed, but major countries and companies may not always agree on which ones should be adopted.
Korea's borders in a borderless world
As Manuel Castells argues , "The network society is a global society because networks have no boundaries." While that may apply in cyberspace, the question of boundaries or borders in real, physical space is another matter. An article in today's Joongang Daily describes the outcry as China announced a new air defense zone. From Korea's perspective, the problem is that it's northeastern boundary overlaps with the Korean island of Ieodo, as shown in the accompanying graphic (click to see a full size versions). The article noted that "Seoul and Beijing have disputed the sovereignty of Ieodo, also known as Socotra Rock, a group of underwater reefs located 149 kilometers (92 miles) southwest of Korea's southernmost Mara Island in the Yellow Sea. Effectively controlled by Korea, Ieodo is located 287 kilometers from China's eastern Yushan Island in Zhejiang Province. "We regret that China's Air Defense Identification Zone overlaps with ours," said Kim Min-seok, the spokesman of the Defense Ministry, "and we will negotiate with the Chinese so that this measure does not impact our sovereignty." According to the Joongang Daily article, "Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang responded at a briefing yesterday saying that he hopes China and Korea, as "friendly, neighboring countries, can solve the issue through dialogue and communication, and keep peace and security." Qin added: "Ieodo is a rock submerged under water and so it is not considered disputed territory.""
Mainstream press and academic attention to China, Korea and Japan
I'm working on a paper with a Korean colleague for the annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council next January in Honolulu and was just making a point about the limitations of much Western scholarship when it comes to an in-depth analysis of Korea. Quite simply, my hypothesis is that scholarly literature, like the mainstream press, carries so much more information about China and Japan, that it becomes easy for researchers to conflate characteristics of those countries with Korea. This results in egregious errors, like the one in the ITU's otherwise excellent Broadband Korea: Internet Case Study report, published in 2003 and widely disseminated via the internet. It suggested that the Korean alphabet, Hangul, weighed against ICT development because it was pictographic and not easily suited to computerization. In fact, the opposite is true as Hangul is nearly perfectly phonetic and an important factor that accelerated computerization in Korea.
Google Trends provides a measure of search activity worldwide which presumably correlates highly with mainstream press attention. So I decided to test my hypothesis using this tool, and it resulted in the above line graph.
The internet era military-industrial complex
I show students in my undergraduate class at KAIST an excerpt from U.S. President Eisenhower's famous farewell speech from the White House oval office in which he warned Americans about the dangers of an overly large military industrial complex. An article in the Joongang Daily today reminded me of the contemporary relevance of Eisenhower's admonition. Entitled "Battling for IT-military market share," it provides an interesting glimpse into South Korea's prospects for a share of the growing defense-IT convergence market.
As noted in the article,"Tanks, missile launchers and jet fighters overpowered the latest Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablet PCs during the biennial Seoul International Aerospace and Defense exhibition late last month at Kintex, Gyeonggi. But in the not-too-distant future, such diminutive consumer electronic devices may pack more military might than all that massive hardware, and Korea's high-tech top guns are aiming for a share of the profits in a growing international defense-IT convergence market estimated at $160 billion in 2012 and projected to be $432 billion by 2017, according to a Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology study last year."
The article also contained a bar chart that graphically shows how dominant the U.S. is in the international defense market. (click to see a full size version).
Transportation and ICT in the Seoul national capital area (수도권)
The national capital area (called sudogwon in Korean) that stretches in all directions from Seoul and includes the administrative districts of Incheon and Gyeonggi Province, is the third largest urban area in the world, behind Tokyo-Yokohama in Japan and Jakarta (Jabotabek). According to the 9th annual Demographia World Urban Areas survey "An urban area (urbanized area agglomeration or urban centre) is a continuously built up land mass of urban development that is within a labor market (metropolitan area or metropolitan region). An urban area is best thought of as the "urban footprint" --- the lighted area that can be observed from an airplane (or satellite) on a clear night." That makes the accompanying satellite photos very interesting. (click to see a full size version of the graphic) They were part of a study by Brown University researchers that empirically showed how light seen from outer space could reliably serve as a proxy measure for socioeconomic development.
I've been working with a prominent Korean colleague on a paper that addresses the changing roles of citizens, corporations and government in Korea's "smart cities." Partly for that reason, an article in today's Korea Herald caught my eye. It is entitled "Subway mirrors urban and national growth."
Included with the article was a graphic with some very interesting data compiled by the Seoul Metropolitan Infrastructure Headquarters. (click on the graphic to see a full size version) The data show that indeed, the subway system expanded in parallel with Korea's economic growth. It is currently the third largest urban subway system in the world in terms of number of passengers served, and fourth largest in terms of the number of subway stations.
The Korea Herald article does not contain any ranking for mobile digital network services in the different subway systems. However, I'm sure that such a comparison would clearly show that the national capital area subway system around Seoul is the "smartest in the world." (see my earlier post on Seoul's cyber subways here).
Changing smartphone preferences in North Korea
Radio Free Asia just published a report that provides a fascinating glimpse into growth of mobile communications usage in North Korea, specifically focusing on smartphones. Although anecdotal, I believe the information contributes to my argument, in earlier posts (e.g. here), about the "digital dilemma" facing North Korea's government. The report, entitled "North Korean traders scramble for smartphones from the south," included some interesting details, including the following excerpt.
"The traders seek South Korean smartphones such as Samsungs and LGs, which cost double the price of similar Chinese-made models, so that they can type and text in Korean and because they believe the devices provide better quality reception, the sources in North Korea said. Chinese cell phones smuggled into North Korea, which operates a restricted domestic cell phone network that does not allow international calls, have long underpinned a thriving illicit border trade between the two countries. The foreign phones are banned by Pyongyang, but North Koreans use them covertly to connect to Chinese reception towers near the border and organize deliveries and payment for goods. Now, preferences for phones made by globally popular South Korean electronics giants such as Samsung and LG indicate the traders' taste in cell phones is becoming more sophisticated."
Even at double the cost, the South Korean-made smartphones are attractive. The article went on to note that "Chinese dealers often provide cell phones for the North Korean traders they work with to facilitate their operations. One Chinese dealer surnamed Liu said the five North Korean traders working under him were pestering him to replace their Chinese-brand phones with Samsungs or LGs."
Furthermore,"Since August, North Korea has had its own smartphone, the AS1201 Arirang, which works in the Korean language, according to announcements in state media. But the state-produced device is made for use on the domestic network Koryolink, which does not allow international calls or access to mobile Internet."
Korea's National Information Society Agency signs MOU with Open Data Institute
As reported by Asia Pacific FutureGov, Korea's National Information Society Agency has signed an MOU with the Open Data Institute, a NGO based in Britain. The MOU seeks to promote cooperative initiatives in the area of open data, including the following:
Sharing open data best practice, including policy, laws and regulations, case studies, technology, standards, and big data
Development of training programmes
Joint projects in the field of open data
Support for open data driven businesses including start-ups
Development of open data related technology
Open data workshops, exhibitions, and other events
Cooperation in international organisations including the Open Government Partnership
This seems like a good partnership as the NIA has been the lead government agency for South Korea's e-government initiatives, a field in which this nation is a recognized world leader. Open data, big data and data visualization are at the heart of efforts to develop smart cities and smart government at all levels.
Korea's ICT exports hit a new monthly high
As reported in the Joongang Daily, South Korea's ICT exports in October topped $16 billion for the first time in history. The article noted that "The country sold $2.9 billion worth of mobile phones last month, 30.5 percent more than in September, and $730 million in digital televisions, up 33.3 percent. Exports of semiconductors stood at $5.3 billion and printed circuit boards at $2.7 billion each. Lithium-ion batteries contributed to the growth with $440 million in exports."
It also reported that "The global market share of Korean mobile phones was 39.9 percent. Semiconductor exports increased for the 13th straight month on surging demand for memory chips. As demand for memory chips jumped due to increased use of smartphones, exports of the products soared 43 percent to $2.3 billion last month."
South Korea's "Microsoft Monoculture" and internet security embarrassment
I have been posting since 2009 about the problems of South Korea's over-reliance on Microsoft software and in particular its legally mandated use of Active-X for online banking and financial transactions. See this post from 2009. Better yet, use the search box at the right and search this blog for "Active X" You'll quickly get the picture.
The story has begun to attract informed attention and analysis from the international press. If you doubt this, I recommend you read the November 5, 2013 article in The Washington Post by Chico Harlan.
This matter has now become a major embarrassment to the government of South Korea, which rightly prides itself on its world-leading digital networks, e-government and many other aspects of the information society it continues to build. However, when it comes to online banking or other secure transactions, its reliance on a completely outdated law is simply another symptom of the nation's relative weakness in software versus hardware for the information age!
Comments on the situation and what Korea might do to remedy it are welcome.
A river of haze from China descends on Korea and Japan
The Chosun Ilbo English edition this morning ran a column entitled "Pollution from China is an International Problem." I'll say, just take a look at the accompanying photo by NASA's Aqua satellite, taken in early March of this year. (click to see a full size version) It shows a river of haze blowing across eastern China, Korea and Japan. Photographs like this deserve to be given much wider circulation, so I'm doing my small part via this blog.
There are a number of global problems to be faced these days given the global scale of manufacturing, trade, and urbanization, but the air pollution problem in China is literally deadly. The news reports from Harbin earlier this fall underscored the severity of the problem. It is one that all the nations of Northeast Asia need to tackle soon, starting with the major sources of the fine particle pollutants that are so harmful--China.
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What's the minimum investment for Managed Futures?
We are often asked by prospective investors what the proper minimum investment is to get started. With so much information available, investors will log into databases and see varying minimums for each CTA, and a range of different margin-to-equity ratios – this creates confusion on how much they really need to begin investing in managed futures programs. Obviously, how much a person should invest vs. how much they need in order get started are two completely different questions. What someone should invest is based on the size of one's overall portfolio, but in this newsletter, we will be discussing what an investor needs to test the waters with managed futures.
Different managed futures firms will likely have different answers to the minimum investment question. The wide range of answers are the result of the firm's investment philosophy, recommended CTAs, and target clientele. At aiSource, we strongly believe that regardless of the investment philosophy, and recommended programs, no investor should invest in managed futures/CTAs unless they have at least $100,000 to invest. The reason for this is very simple: diversification.
In order to increase the probability of having long-term managed futures success, an investor needs to be diversified amongst a few different CTAs. In order to do so, the investment team at aiSource strongly believes that a $100,000 initial investment is required. Since each investor's portfolio is different (primarily because every investor has different investment goals), no two portfolios are ever alike. Regardless, a $100,000 provides an investor enough flexibility to diversify themselves amongst different CTAs. So what does a $100,000 get you?
A typical $100,000 portfolio can utilize as many as four different CTAs. The number of CTAs included has largely to do with the investor's investment goals. The way we are able to include three to four CTAs in a portfolio is by controlling the portfolio's margin usage. Margin usage is the total amount of dollars used by all the CTAs in the portfolio on a day-to-day basis to conduct investment activity. In most cases, we build portfolios where the average margin usage for the entire portfolio will be between 20% to 30%.
So what does an investor do if they are just shy of $100,000 in available funds? He/she can still get involved, however, they will be taking on more risk (on a percentage basis) in order to do so. For example, if we were building a portfolio of three CTAs for a $100,000 investment that had an average margin usage of 30% (or $30,000), it is likely that an investor with only $75,000 can invest in the same portfolio. However, they would be taking additional risk to do so: assume that the portfolio has a loss of $10,000, if an investor had invested a $100,000, that loss would amount to 10%, but if an investor only invests $75,000, then the loss equals 13.33%. Again, the dollar loss is still the same, $10,000, but when evaluated on a percentage basis, the risk increases with the smaller investment amount of $75,000.
Through years of investment experience, aiSource has determined that a $100,000 is sufficient capital to gain exposure to managed futures, while also achieving diversification within the asset class. Regardless, every investors situation is unique, therefore, we suggest that you speak with us and let us assist you in determining if managed futures investments are right for you.
What is Return on Margin?


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Girl who reported abduction attempt changes her story
By: Matt Ryan
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) — On Monday, Police said a 15-year-old Council Bluffs girl reported an abduction attempt in the area of Valley View and Mall Drive. Today, they talked to her again and say she "admitted to fabricating the incident."
In the initial report, Police say she told them that she was running when an unknown white male approached her and tried to grab her by the arm...that's when she claimed to have fought off the man and ran away.
Now that she's changed her story, police say she will not be charged for filing a false police report.
You can read the original story here: Possible attempted abduction in Council Bluffs


1. There have been a few losses along the way this season that stand out among the others as crushing for the Wizards' playoff hopes.
Okay, maybe there have been a lot more than just a few, but Monday can certainly be added to the list.
It wasn't that they lost to a bad team, Detroit is no worse than mediocre. It was the stakes that were on the line.
The Pistons took the head-to-head season series and therefore earned the playoff tiebreaker between the teams. It was Detroit's fourth straight win and they now lead by the Wizards by three games in the standings.
The Wizards just can't solve their problems on the road. They are now 7-22 away from Capital One Arena. Only the Cavs and Knicks have been worse in away games among Eastern Conference teams.
Just when it looks like the Wizards are turning a corner, they don't. This game was yet another example.
2. Chasson Randle got the start at point guard as Tomas Satoransky was out due to personal reasons. The team didn't specify, but his wife had been expecting their first child.
With John Wall already out, the Wizards were left very thin at the point. Jordan McRae became the back-up and played well, but this is a game where they could have used Troy Brown Jr.
The rookie remains out due to a left ankle sprain, one that head coach Scott Brooks said last week will keep him out until after the All-Star break.
3. The door opening for McRae worked out well for the Wizards because it was one of those nights where he provided instant offense off the bench.
McRae erupted for 10 points in his first eight minutes in the first half on 5-for-7 from the field, again showing a diverse skillset around the rim. He slowed down after that and ended up with 10 points and four assists in 19 minutes, but his initial burst helped the Wizards climb back after an early deficit.
McRae has great touch on layups and can score with both hands. When he first signed with the Wizards, it stood out that he had recorded a 7-1 wingspan at the 2014 NBA Combine. While usually that helps guys on defense, he uses his length to score. He can get to the rim quickly without jumping very high because of his reach.
The Wizards, by the way, have less than two weeks now before they will have to decide on McRae's contract, per the NBA's rules for two-way deals. He is creeping up on the 45-day limit. If he gets there by the end of the G-League season, the Wizards will have to either sign him to a guaranteed NBA deal or let him go elsewhere.
4. The offensive impact we saw from Jabari Parker through his first two games with the Wizards was not there on Monday night. He went ice cold as a scorer and didn't create for others as he did against the Cavs and Bulls.
Parker was held to zero points in 20 minutes, and it wasn't just the numbers. He didn't have the same aggression either on catch-and-gos in the halfcourt or in transition. Parker did a great job in the first two games with bringing the ball up on fast breaks as a point forward. He didn't do it in this one.
Parker had a few passes that went to no one. He was just off and didn't seem nearly as engaged as has otherwise been for Washington.
5. The Wizards had some serious trouble with the Pistons vaunted frontcourt of Andre Drummond and Blake Griffin. Drummond put up 32 points, 17 rebounds, and four steals, while Griffin had 31 points, nine boards and nine assists.
Drummond had 17 points and 11 boards in 17 minutes by halftime. Griffin had 20 points at the break.
They helped lead a dominant effort for Detroit in the middle. The Pistons out-did the Wizards 56-40 in paint points and 48-37 in rebounds. That forced Brooks to make an adjustment by basically pulling Thomas Bryant in favor of Portis. Bryant only played 16 minutes, though he had eight points and eight rebounds.
Jeff Green also came up short. He had only four points and one rebound.
The Wizards had no answer for the Pistons' biggest strength.


Being in the US gives you access to some of the most popular services on the planet but BBC has created some of the world's most known shows such as Doctor Who or Top Gear which you most likely can't access right now, hence you are looking for how to get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019.
The official cause is that you aren't paying the TV license fee in the UK. And while that would make sense since BBC is vastly funded by license fees, what if you do actually pay your TV license fee in the UK?
The real reason? That BBC doesn't have a license to show some content outside of the UK. It could work in theory, if they wanted it to, but since their TV license payers are all mostly in the UK, they don't as it costs money. Meaning that the rest of the population cannot watch BBC. Including you which is why you are searching for how to get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019.
Luckily there is a way to bypass the problem so that you can get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019.
What Needs to Happen so That You Watch BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019?
The only reason you can't get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019 is that BBC knows that you are in the US and not in the UK.
To get BBC in the US, you need to make BBC think that you are in the UK.
It's pretty easy once you know what to do.
If you want to get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019, you need to change your location virtually. And you do that with a VPN.
A VPN is a virtual private network which allows you to change your location to be somewhere else. People in the UK often use a VPN like PrivateVPN to access American Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.
The problem is that the likes of BBC and Netflix always tackle VPN services in order to prevent people from accessing content that's not available in their location. That means that a lot of VPN services do not work with BBC.
A service that will allow you to get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019? PrivateVPN. PrivateVPN has UK locations that consist of servers that work with BBC iPlayer meaning that if you are connected, you will be able to use BBC iPlayer, provided you are signed in on the site of BBC.
Is that it? Probably not as you most likely want to get BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019 on your phone, and that's where you will need the BBC iPlayer app that isn't as simple to download as it might seem.
On Apple devices, you need to sign out of your iCloud account followed by making a new one with your location in the UK.
After you download BBC iPlayer, you can sign back into your old one.
If you decide to change your location on your current account, you will lose everything.
Go to payments.google.com on your web browser.
Click on Settings followed by the Country tab.
Select the UK as your location.
On your Android device, go into Settings followed by Apps.
Click on Google Play Store.
Go to Storage followed by Google Play Store and press on CLEAR DATA.
This should allow you to download BBC iPlayer in the US in 2019. Repeat force stopping and clearing data if you still can't.
To get BBC iPlayer on the Amazon Fire TV Stick first go to amazon.com and click on Accounts & Lists.
Press on Content and Devices.
Change your region to be in the UK.
Go to your Amazon device where you need to go to Settings followed by My Account and lastly, deregister your account and sign in again.
This will allow you to download BBC iPlayer. In rare instances, your payment method might conflict with your account, and you might need to also provide a UK card or bank. Just you a virtual one for that.
You need to fool BBC into thinking that you are in the UK, and you need the app if planning on watching on mobile devices.
It's not hard. It just requires knowing the right steps and the right tool which PrivateVPN is.


William Gordon Light A Candle - Watervliet, New York | Parker Bros. Memorial Funeral Home Inc.
"Thinking of you and wishing you peace."
"I am so very sorry for the loss of your son and brother and boyfriend. May he re"
"We offer our sincere condolences Joanna,Tom, Paul & family"
"Our Deepest Condolences to the Gordon Dicarlo Family."
"May you spirit always shine bright"
"sorry for your loss will your going to be missed deeply 😪"
"I'm sorry for you lose rip."
"We are so very sorry for the loss of your precious son ! Our condolences to your"
"I'm really sorry wish I would've said or did more I love u lil bro watch out"
"I love you lil bro you'll always be missed man!! And you'll never be forgott"
This Book of Memories is designed to be a permanent tribute paying tribute to the life and memory of William D. Gordon. It allows family and friends a place to re-visit, interact with each other, share and enhance this tribute for future generations. We are both pleased and proud to provide the Book of Memories to the families of our community.


The HIGH TEMPERATURE cartridge resistors are made with highly innovative production solutions, starting from first quality materials coming from the best markets worldwide, allowing to manufacture a heater complying with the highest reliability standards.
Thanks to their compact structure, a high surface density (W/cm²) can be enclosed in these heaters, allowing to reach operating temperatures of about 600°C in continuous duty. A strength's point to obtain such results, is the resistive cable very close proximity to the internal sheath walls, granting an optimal heat exchange with the external environment.
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When these cartridge resistors are used in standard conditions, and there are no particularly complicated heating needs and prompt delivery times are required, we have in stock standard elements at warehouse of various power, voltage, sheath diameter and finishing type.


≡♥≡ Thirty One debuted and peaked at number 2 in Australia, behind Bring Me the Horizon's album, That's the Spirit.
≡♥≡ Julia Natasha Stone (born 13 April 1984) is an Australian folk-blues singer-songwriter and multi–instrumentalist. She is the sister half of Angus & Julia Stone and is also a solo musician. Her debut solo album, The Memory Machine, was issued in 2010. Her second solo album, By the Horns, appeared in May 2012, which peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart.
≡♥≡ Jarryd James is Brisbane's most visible shy guy. Thrust into the spotlight these last few months, last year the reserved singer–songwriter was still struggling to juggle making music with his full–time job as a youth worker. Two years before he was playing guitar and singing in the middling indie–rock band Holland, although don't be surprised if you've never heard of them. They recorded a debut album only to experience the slow agony of watching their label permanently shelve the project. James fell into depression and temporarily quit making music.
≡♥≡ Anabelle Ross from Rolling Stone Australia was more critical, giving the album 3 out of 5. Ross said; "Despite having two star producers on board … the Brisbanite falls shy of expectations with his debut LP. In fact, perhaps the biggest disappointment is that the record meets our expectations almost exactly – there are no surprises and nothing half as immediate as "Do You Remember" … and so we have tracks that are not awful but indistinct, and tending to bleed into one another, turning the album into one long, rather sooky lament".


Chapter sixteen of 1 Corinthians is filled with very mundane things. This is often the case with epistles. Paul is wrapping up his letter with greetings, future plans, and things we would normally address in business meetings. While these passages hold great value for us, the main thrust of Paul's teaching ends in chapter fifteen.
We need to remember who Paul is writing to. Corinth is a major metropolitan city of its day. It is a city of great wealth, great cultural diversity, and great influence. It is also a city of great sin. The people of the church there are struggling to be different than the culture of their city. The lure of success, and the temptations that often go along with is are at work this church. In many ways, American churches often find themselves in similar circumstances as the church at Corinth.
With his last sentence of teaching, Paul drove home his point that success in the Christian life is different from success in the worldly life. Evaluating success from the standpoint of wealth, worldly gain, personal prominence, or status has no place in the Christian's life. Spiritual success will always be determined by faithfulness rather than by effectiveness.
God does not ask us to be good at what we do for him. That is the point to spiritual gifting. Spiritual gifts are God empowering His people, to accomplish His will, through His means. This is exactly what God tells Moses when He calls him to speak before Pharaoh.
God" only requirement of us is to be faithful in the areas He has called us to. Proverbs 21:3 says "To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice." God has always desired faithfulness over effectiveness. He still desires obedience over religious activity. Noah understood this point as he preached for 150 years without a single convert. Noah understood the greater value of faithfulness.
Are you being faithful in the areas that God has called you?


I still remember the first time you kissed me, it was amazing!
It's like we're glued together by some magical energy.
Fall in Love. Never return!
I never regret the moment that I did.
Time seems to move so fast every time we're together.
I never thought that after all these years, your kisses can still cause a butterfly riot in my stomach.
I know I'm in love because you're the reason I am staring into the vast universe sometimes, daydreaming about our future.
you've been there for me.
When I'm in a bad mood.
When I'm being clumsy, you loved me.
you stayed and calmed that monster in me.
You defended me from people who tried to hurt me.
You prepared food for me to make sure that I won't skip a meal.
You made sure to check that there's no boogeyman under our bed before we sleep.
And even as we sleep, you still protect me from all the bad dreams by wrapping your arms around me.
Thank you for accepting me as I am.
You always make me feel that if I'm happy, you're happy too.
Thank you for making me feel that I am the most beautiful woman in the world even if I just woke up.
Thank you for always prioritizing me above all else.
Thank you for the loyalty that you've shown me all these years.
You made me believe that in this messed up world, somehow, there is actually true love.
and I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives as husband and wife.
So sweet 😀 I hope he gets to read this!


What: We will be doing a variation of RichFit at the bottom of the Root Drop with 5 gallon buckets and shovels to protect the backs from erosion. Lots of lifting, shoveling, and more lifting.
What to bring: Fluids, gloves, shovels, picks, mattocks, macleods. I will bring buckets and some tools as well.


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Q: Set default value on configurable drop down in magento I have a Configurable Product with 3 Options - here is what the drop down menu looks like on the product page.
Bundle Deals

* Required Fields
Choose an Option...
- Single Product £10
- 5 Product Bundle £50
- 10 Product Bundle £100

Default value on page load is £10.00 but if I hit add to cart it flags up with - * Required Fields & user is prompted to select an option from the drop down.
By default I would like the drop down menu to load with - Single Product £10 as the default value.
Hope that all makes sense?  I can't find this functionality in the Magento version 1.9 CE, which I am using
FINAL EDIT >> thanks to everyone for helping - got a fix - Very glad! visit link.. similar to a suggestion here but something in the code seemed to work for me
http://iamvikram.com/magento-remove-choose-an-option-from-configurable-products-dropdown/
A thank you msg has been mailed :)

A: Navigate to Catalog->Attributes->Manage Attributes in your magento admin and search for your attribute.
Click to edit and select No to Values required.
Hope it will work.
JQuery to default select first value is -
jQuery('#attribute135>option:eq(1)').attr('selected', true);

A: Copy below file in your local
/app/design/frontend/default/mytheme/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable.phtml

<select name="super_attribute[<?php echo $_attribute->getAttributeId() ?>]" id="attribute<?php echo $_attribute->getAttributeId() ?>" class="required-entry super-attribute-select">
<option><?php echo $this->__('Choose an Option...') ?></option>
</select>

It shows 'Choose an Option...' as a default value
You can change it like below to simply select the first real element in your select:
$$('#attribute525 option')[1].selected = true;

Check with your attributeid. The above is just an example.

A: This could get tricky if you have 2+ options (it's confusing but what you describe above is 1 option with 3 selection), says Color and Size. Assuming Color is the first Option, Size's selection will be updated once Color is selected.
For example, you have a shirt available in Red in size (S,L) and Blue in size (M,L), once you select Blue, Magento observe the event 'onChange' of the Color option and update the Size option to M, L.
This is what I would do to get it done correctly in PrototypeJS:
<script type='text/javascript>
var spConfig = new Product.Config(<?php echo $this->getJsonConfig() ?>);

        document.observe('dom:loaded', function() {
            var el = $('attribute<?php echo $_attribute->getAttributeId() ?>');
            el.selectedIndex = 1;
            el[0].remove();
            if ("createEvent" in document) {
                var ev = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");
                ev.initEvent("change", false, true);
                el.dispatchEvent(ev);
            } else {
                el.fireEvent("onchange");
            }
</script>

in configurable.phtml, please note the fireEvent / dispatchEvent.
el[0].remove will get rid of "Select an option.."
This is the least intrusive method that I know of

A: Open app\design\frontend\[your package]\[your theme]\template\catalog\product\view\type\options\configurable.phtml

Now add the below java-script code after :-
var spConfig = new Product.Config(<?php echo $this->getJsonConfig() ?>);

function fireEvent(element,event){

if (document.createEventObject){

// dispatch for IE

var evt = document.createEventObject();

return element.fireEvent('on'+event,evt)

}

else{

// dispatch for firefox + others

var evt = document.createEvent("HTMLEvents");

evt.initEvent(event, true, true ); // event type,bubbling,cancelable

return !element.dispatchEvent(evt);

}

}

Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {

spConfig.settings[0].selectedIndex = 1;

obj = spConfig.settings[0]; // this grabs the first select item

Event.observe(obj,'change',function(){});

fireEvent(obj,'change'); // this simulates selecting the first option, which triggers

spConfig.settings[1].selectedIndex = 1; // this selects the first option of the second attribute drop menu
});


Your mat or carpeting should cover the entire surface area of the part of the floor associated with your booth – including behind your tables. It should also be custom-made and include an impressive picture, design, or another eye-attracting element.
Finally, its colour should match the overall look and feel that you want to associate with your brand.
While the floor will do much to attract people's initial attention, they'll need to see more interesting things once they come closer.
Set up big custom displays behind the table that create an immersive effect. If the crowd will be calm, try setting up some smaller displays, too.
Even if your booth is absolutely dazzling, people won't remember your phone number by memory alone.
Make sure you have some literature to hand out so that they can remind themselves of who you are, and most importantly, find your company's name and contact number even months after the fact.
While it's a good idea to have a few classy binders for potential high-dollar clients, your standard brochure should be a simple trifold full-colour glossy. This way, you can hand out plenty of them without breaking your budget.
If you rent a small booth area, you may think that you won't need a sound system. After all, the audience will be just a few feet away!
In reality, however, you will almost always need at least some amplification for your spoken presentations. A trade show exhibit hall has too much-competing noise to be heard well without one.
At a trade show, your staff is the spark that gives your booth life. While knowledge of your product is important, as is being able to properly display how it functions, you also need staff members who can form connections with people.
They need to be friendly, and engaging, as well as knowledgeable. Not only that, but your staff needs to be able to keep that charm turned on all day, which is why it's important to find people who thrive off of interaction and meeting new people, rather than those who are quickly drained by it.
When you are setting up your booth think of something that will draw attention to you and help you stand out from your neighbour's booth, like balloons and streamers. These are cheap and simple but eye-catching and will reel the people in to see what you have to share.
Remember to always be kind, complimentary, informative and always present an organised and clean appearance.
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Last year, nearly 30 cyclists were killed on New York City streets, an alarming increase compared to the ten biker fatalities in 2018.
Additionally, 114 pedestrians were killed in car crashes last year, compared to 110 the year before.
The uptick in traffic-related deaths signaled that the city's Vision Zero initiative was not working, and that transportation officials needed to redouble their efforts to keep all users of the streets safe from harm.
That's why Mayor de Blasio launched his "Green Wave" plan to expand protected bike lanes, increase police enforcement and use signal-timing to allow for smoother rides at intersections. The City Council also passed its streets master plan legislation, and the state finally okayed the expansion of speed cameras in school zones, which advocates fought hard to pass.
In 2020, according to reports, there have been at least 19 cyclist fatalities, a number that is way too high considering how the pandemic slowed activity on New York City streets for months.
One of the most recent tragedies was the death of 31-year-old nurse practitioner Clara Kang, who was leaving NYU Langone Hospital after an evening shift by bike when she collided with a 29-year-old man on a motorcycle.
The incident sent both of them flying from their vehicles, according to the NYPD. The motorcyclist was hospitalized in critical condition, but Kang died from her injuries.
Last week, Sunset Park community members remembered Kang as a hardworking, dedicated and caring friend and frontline worker who chose to work at NYU Langone in the middle of the pandemic. The fact that she survived COVID-19 but died from a preventable crash should enrage us all, especially city officials.
Kang's fatal incident took place on 3rd Avenue, a deadly roadway that needs to be made safer for all users. It sits under a high-traffic highway, but exists in a community with seniors, children and immigrant families just looking to cross the street.
Their safety should matter just as much as those of motorists, truckers and anyone else traveling along the corridor.
New York City still has more work to do to make its streets safer for everyone, despite the progress we've made.
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Le canssôn d' Porta Pila è il primo album del cantante italiano Gipo Farassino, pubblicato nel 1962.

Inciso come Giuseppe Farassino e con il nom de plume "Giuanin d'Porta Pila", contiene anche due canzoni interpretate da Riz Samaritano.

Tracce
Tutti i brani sono tradizionali, eccetto ove indicato.
Lato 1
Marieme voei marieme - 2:06
Lassela pa pi scapé - 2:38
Tume e tumin - 2:11
Spunta l' sol - 2:24
I rubinet - 2:05
Chila° - 3:26 (testo: Schellino - musica: Moretto)
L' parcô d' me pais - 3:55
Lato 2
La balilla - 2:01
I pouri pelegrin - 2:28
La monferrina - 2:20
La congiuntura - 2:19
Quand jera giôvô - 2:45
A la duminica° - 2:30 (testo: Schellino - musica: Moretto)
Me amis Giacö - 3:41

°Cantati da Riz Samaritano.

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Thierry Henry suffered defeat in his first match as a head coach when his 10-man Monaco side slumped to a 2-1 loss at Strasbourg on Saturday to drop into the Ligue 1 relegation zone, while Paris Saint-Germain eased to a 10th straight victory to start their title defence.
A dreadful error by Monaco's third-choice goalkeeper Seydou Sy gifted Strasbourg midfielder, Adrien Thomasson, an early opener, and substitute Samuel Grandsir was sent off midway through the second half.
Henry — a World Cup winner and Arsenal's all-time record goalscorer who started his playing career at Monaco — made four changes to the team which lost to Rennes before the international break, with former Manchester City and Inter Milan striker Stevan Jovetic restored up front.
But his new side got off to the worst possible start as they handed Strasbourg a 17th-minute lead.
Kenny Lala's long ball forward was nodded hopefully towards goal by Thomasson, but Senegalese 'keeper Sy — who was only playing due to injuries to Diego Benaglio and Danijel Subasic — comically fumbled the ball over his own line.
Monaco started the second half quickly and almost equalised when centre-back Kamil Glik's volley was hacked off the line by home defender Lala.
As the visitors pushed for an equaliser, they were hit on the counter-attack in the 84th minute as South African international Mothiba raced clear before a cute lob gave him his seventh goal of the season for club and country.
Tielemans pulled one back with an injury-time spot-kick after Moussa Sylla was brought down in the area, but it proved too little, too late.
Paris Saint-Germain continued the blistering start to their Ligue 1 title defence as Kylian Mbappe scored again earlier on Saturday.
Coach Thomas Tuchel left key men Neymar, Thiago Silva and Thomas Meunier out of the squad altogether at the Parc des Princes with Wednesday's Champions League clash with Napoli in mind, but PSG had more than enough to see off Amiens.
"Everyone thinks that Ligue 1 might be too easy to prepare for the Champions League, but it's not like that," insisted Tuchel, who took over the reins from Unai Emery in the close-season.
Brazilian centre-back Marquinhos nodded the hosts into a 12th-minute lead and Adrien Rabiot made it two shortly before half-time.
It was a horrid mismatch with Amiens utterly outclassed, and teenager Moussa Diaby came off the bench to complete the rout as the capital-city giants maintained their commanding eight-point lead at the top of the table.


The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has announced that the BEPS multilateral instrument entered into force for several of its double tax treaties on April 1, 2019.
From April 1, amendments have become effective to the territory's DTAs with Australia, Austria, France, the Isle of Man, Israel, Japan, Jersey, Lithuania, Malta, New Zealand, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom.
Singapore deposited its instrument of ratification for the MLI in December 2018.
The BEPS MLI, developed through negotiations involving more than 100 countries and jurisdictions as part of the OECD's BEPS project, is intended to enable countries to incorporate BEPS-related amendments into their tax treaties without having to renegotiate bilateral treaties on a piecemeal basis.
The instrument will implement minimum standards to counter treaty abuse (BEPS Action 6), prevent the artificial avoidance of permanent establishment status (BEPS Action 7), neutralize the effects of hybrid mismatch arrangements (BEPS Action 2), and improve dispute resolution mechanisms (BEPS Action 14).
The MLI is designed to provide flexibility to accommodate specific tax treaty policies. Details of the amendments to Singapore's aforementioned treaties are listed on IRAS's website.


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Inside Phillip Garrido's House
This Aug. 31, 2009, photo taken by inspectors and provided by Contra Costa County Department of Conservation & Development Building Inspection Division shows the outside of Phillip and Nancy Garrido's home in Antioch, Calif. Police removed about three truckloads of trash and anticipate they will fill eight to 15 more.
Credit: AP Photo/The Contra Costa Times
Contra Costa County building inspectors took photos as they examined the Walnut Avenue home of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, as requested by the sheriff's office, in Antioch, Calif., on August 31, 2009.
Contra Costa County building inspectors took photos as they examined the Walnut Avenue home of Phillip and Nancy Garrido, as requested by the sheriff's office, in Antioch, Calif., on August 31, 2009. Police removed about three truckloads of trash and anticipate they will fill eight to 15 more.
Police say this is the tent in which Jaycee Lee Dugard lived. Kidnapped at age 11, Dugard was snatched on her way to school and was hidden for nearly two decades behind a series of fences, sheds and tents, even giving birth to her alleged abductor Phillip Garrido's children in this suburban backyard compound less than 200 miles from her childhood home.
Credit: Nick Stern
This is a look inside the tent that housed Jaycee Lee Dugard. Police say, after her 1991 abduction, Dugard was taken directly to the hidden tents and shacks in the leafy backyard of Phillip and Nancy Garrido's Antioch, Calif., home.
Inside Jaycee Lee Dugard's tent there are signs of both normalcy and sorrow: a cartoon sheet, black and white photos and blue-starred necklaces. But police say Dugard was forced to live in this tent with her two daughters who were fathered by her abductor, Phillip Garrido.
Jaycee Lee Dugard's hidden two decades began to come into view on Aug. 26, 2009, as her alleged captors Phillip and Nancy Garrido walked a now 29-year-old Dugard, who called herself "Alissa," and her two daughters, allegedly sired by Phillip Garido, into a parole meeting. Phillip Garrido was convicted for a 1977 kidnapping and rape but was paroled after only 11 years of a 50-year sentence.
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Jaycee Lee Dugard, now 29, was reunited with her mother, sister and another relative on Aug. 27, 2009. Her stepfather says her two children remain with her and she is healthy although she feels guilty about developing a bond with her alleged abductor, Phillip Garrido.
Credit: AP Photo/The Orange County Register
Phillip Garrido is seen with his court appointed attorney in the El Dorado Superior Court in Placerville, Calif., Aug. 28, 2009. Garrido was arraigned on 29 felony counts stemming from the 1991 abduction of Jaycee Lee Dugard, who was 11 at the time. Garrido pleaded not guilty on charges including forcible abduction, rape, sexual assault and false imprisonment.
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Q: How to convert cURL form login code to Swift I am trying to login (form) into a website and parse data with Swift and NSURLSession.
I have been using cURL to confirm that this is actually possible, and the following code returns the webpage-body as expected.
curl -c cookie.txt -d "username=karl" -d "password=ivar" https://talkmore.no/talkmore3/servlet/Login
curl -b cookie.txt https://talkmore.no/talkmore3/servlet/SubscriptionUsage

When I am trying to do this in Swift, I fetch the Cookie from the response header, then I try to retrieve the SubscriptionUsage-webpage by passing the cookie along. However I cannot get this to work.
How can I convert this simple curl syntax to Swift-code using NSURLSession?
Edit: What I've got so far.
func login() -> Void {
    var session = NSURLSession.sharedSession()
    var request = NSMutableURLRequest(URL: NSURL(string: "https://www.talkmore.no/talkmore3/servlet/Login")!)
    request.HTTPMethod = "POST"
    var params = "username=karl&password=ivar"

    request.HTTPBody = params.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)
    request.addValue("text/html", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")

    var task = session.dataTaskWithRequest(request, completionHandler: {(data, response, error) -> Void in
        println("Response: \(response)")
        println("Data: \(NSString(data: data, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)))")
        let httpResponse = response as NSHTTPURLResponse
        var cookie = httpResponse.allHeaderFields["Set-Cookie"] as String
    })
    task.resume()

All seems good, I receive the response with a header including "Set-Cookie" = "JSESSIONID=D8307BA498EFE061C86636C51B8AC25D; Path=/talkmore3/; Secure; HttpOnly"; And I believe I have to send this cookie with the next request. But I have failed to replicate the cURL behavior.


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Our process is carefully managed and facilitated by one of our mediators. All CCM mediators have undergone mediation training of the highest standards. They are respected, senior members of the legal profession or are industry experts in their own particular fields. Their experience and training help parties identify issues, negotiate constructively and explore different ways of settling.
Key to mediation is that parties make their own decisions. They are in complete control of the outcome and do not run the risk of having an unfavourable decision imposed upon them by a judge or arbitrator.
Leveraged properly, mediation is an effective approach to managing a wide-array of disagreements and conflicts.
All types of disputes, regardless of the size of your claim or geographical reach can be mediated, so long as it is not criminal in nature. Generally, all cases are suitable for mediation except cases where a precedent (eg class action situation) is required; and where only the courts can provide an appropriate remedy (eg injunction, personal protection order).
At CCM, the majority of the cases are settled within one working day. Both individuals and organisations have reported enormous savings in time, and expressed how quickly they were able to untangle themselves from a potentially long-drawn dispute. Mediation sessions can be arranged quickly and in urgent cases, within 24 hours.
Some complicated matters may take months of preparatory work with your lawyers and in trial, incurring substantial costs to have your dispute resolved. While cost-savings will vary from case to case, the expediency of mediation ensures you keep your costs to a minimum.
The parties settle only when they are satisfied with the terms that they have mutually agreed to, with the help of their mediators. The settlement terms are binding on the parties.
You have control over the outcome as you and the other party get to decide on the terms of settlement. By contrast, in a lawsuit or arbitration, you face the risk of having a judge or an arbitrator deciding against your case.
Mediation is non-confrontational and our mediators ensure communication is objective and positive, aiding in the improvement of relationships where possible. This approach has been particularly effective when there is the need to maintain an on-going commercial or working relationship, and experience has shown that settlement agreements resulting from mediation are more durable.
Mediation is a process for parties who value their privacy as matters discussed in the mediation are generally confidential. SMC, its mediators and the parties involved are bound by an agreement and are generally prohibited from disclosing any information relating to the mediation. As a result, the parties are given a safe environment to explore issues and different solutions. As mediation is a 'without prejudice' process, any matter discussed during the mediation cannot be used against parties in court or in arbitration. In such a setting, parties are more likely to arrive at creative and pragmatic solutions to their disputes.
How do I apply for mediation?You may apply for mediation under CCM's mediation schemes by downloading and filling in the relevant application form. You may send it to us by email, fax or mail. CCM's Commercial Mediation Scheme caters to disputes over $60,000. The Small Case Commercial Mediation Scheme caters to disputes up to $60,000.
What happens at the mediation session? Generally, individuals should attend the mediation in person. For cases involving an organisation, you should appoint an authorised representative who can make decisions and settle on behalf of the organisation.
The mediation will be conducted in confidence, and no transcript or formal record will be made of the proceedings. Only the mediator, the parties and/or their authorised representatives and advisers will be permitted to be present during the mediation.
The mediator will begin with an opening statement to introduce the parties to the process.
The parties will then be invited to share their concerns.
The next step in the process will be to draw up a list of all relevant issues to be discussed.
The mediator will then lead and encourage the parties to consider each issue in turn. At some point in time, the mediator may request to see the parties privately. They may subsequently be brought together again for further joint discussions.
Where a settlement is reached in the mediation, the terms of the settlement will usually be recorded in writing and signed by or on behalf of the parties.
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The Cambodian Centre for Mediation (CCM) was founded in 2010 as an independent and nonprofit organisation and a registered first national organisation in Cambodia specifically working in the area of alternative dispute resolution through mediation to promote peaceful and equitable resolutions of conflict, by providing high quality mediation services, training and education for the community, civil society and government, skills development and a variety of consultancy services in the fields of conflict assessment, conflict transformation strategies and methodologies, facilitation and mediation, and ADR development. CCM works in partnership to support local peace building, conflict resolution initiatives, and mediation and local justice with NGOs and government whose over 500 mediators were trained to address the growing numbers of local conflicts in Cambodia. Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBB) is a US based NGO and founded in 2006 by a group of visionary mediators and its mission is to build local capacities for peace and promote mediation worldwide. MBB does this by enhancing local capacity upon invitation, advocating for mediation in all arenas and providing consultancy services that promote peaceful conflict resolution.
The MBB Dialogue Process Project (DPP) is partnering with the Cambodian Center for Mediation (CCM) to gather information for an assessment report. If the assessment is successful and funding can be obtained, the MBB and CCM plan to followup with consensus building dialogue facilitator training and ongoing support for CCM to develop a pilot project. The project would bring together all stakeholder representatives (commune, government, concessionaire, etc.) in a particular land dispute, to facilitate a collaborative dispute resolution process. If the pilot is successful, the goal is to create incountry teams of Cambodian mediators who will use this process to resolve land disputes.
The need for the program is urgent as land use disputes have grown in intensity and potential violence as farmers, with or without formal title to land, face increasing development pressures and evictions by businesses that have been granted land concessions via the government. Many legal structures are in place, but the breakdown in balancing rapid economic growth with a traditional agrarian culture has resulted in unrest and distrust among farmers, business owners, communities and the government.
The team will be making an information gathering, assessment and process design visit to Cambodia from February 21-28, 2016 and plans to follow-up with consensus building dialogue facilitator training and ongoing support for CCM. The goal is to create in-country teams of Cambodian mediators who will eventually seek to resolve land disputes in all 25 Cambodian Provinces and municipalities.


Jean-Yves Charlier, who was appointed to the Digicel Group board in September of last year, was today announced as Group Chief Executive Officer of the communications and entertainment provider, with immediate effect. Mr Charlier's appointment comes one month after the untimely passing of Digicel Group Chief Executive Officer, Alexander Matuschka von Greiffenclau.
A recognised leader in the global telecoms industry, from 2015 to 2018, Jean-Yves Charlier served as Chief Executive Officer of VEON and prior to that, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive of SFR.


Tickets for Everton FC's home game against Melbourne Heart FC at Etihad Stadium, including supporter bays, have gone on sale today.
Fans will have an opportunity to sit in a Heart or Everton designated supporters area, ensuring you can help roar your team home to victory.
Best known in Australia as the club of Qantas Socceroos favourite, Tim Cahill, Everton has been at the forefront of English football since the club was formed in 1878.
Promoter, Sam Righi, of Big Deal Touring and Trinity Sports and Event Management has confirmed that Everton will play a match against Melbourne Heart FC on 14 July.
"I-m a general sports fan like most Australians and I see this as a fantastic opportunity for the Hyundai A-League to show its worth against one of the best known and most loved teams in the English Premier League," Righi said.
Led by Everton-s manager of the past eight years, David Moyes, the visiting squad will include players who are not otherwise occupied with the FIFA World Cup including captain Phil Neville, Mikel Arteta, Louis Saha, Sylvain Distin and Jack Rodwell.
Cahill, who will potentially still be involved with Australia-s third World Cup campaign when the tour starts, has confirmed he will play in Sydney and Melbourne once he is available.
Cahill is widely anticipated to sign a new four year deal with Everton prior to the World Cup.
He said he is looking forward to seeing his club meet up with the army of Evertonians in his home land.
"I think it-s fantastic for the Hyundai A-League and also Everton because Australia-s got a massive following of Everton supporters," Cahill said.
"I get together and have a lot of signing sessions with the Everton supporters and they come from all corners of Australia. They-re a proud following and I think for a Premier League team like Everton to visit Australia is absolutely massive."
Everton has made a habit of international pre-season tours since Moyes took charge of the 'Toffees-,with the USA, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Scotland and Thailand on the itinerary in recent years.
Moyes said the 2010-11 pre-season starts with the trip to Australia.
"We-re looking forward to seeing all the Evertonians in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as well as other football and sports fans," he said.
"The facilities in Australia are first-class which is important to us because the training and the games will be a good part of our pre-season preparations.


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