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Interim Campus Pastor for Marshall University
70th Anniversary for Elk Hills Presbyterian Church
Empowering Churches with Web Capabilities - Seminar
PWV Office Needs Someone to Clean
Session Records Review
Part-Time Interim Pastor Wanted
Prayer Concerns & Sympathy
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In Stitches, a Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair, Anne Lamott guides us to deal our life when it seem to be lurching out of control; when we are broken and feel out of control.
Ministry in the Digital Age by David Bourgeois, PhD. Bourgeois teaches us to minister with a digital footprint as a response to the call to "reach to the ends of the Earth.
From Jesus to the Church, The First Christian Generation by Craig A. Evans. Not a history of the early church, this book focuses on the first forty years from Jesus' crucifixion to the destruction of the temple, the meaning of Old testament prophesy concerning the temple's destruction and "messianic prophecies."
The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love by Ilia Delio. Sister Delio combines deep scientific studies with a profound grasp of spirituality and our understanding of evolution and cosmology and our place in it all. She makes a case for love as the source and goal of the evolutionary process.
The Westminster Foundation of West Virginia, a not-for-profit organization that provides Presbyterian campus ministry at WV state colleges and universities, is looking for a full-time/part-time interim pastor. This interim pastor will provide pastoral leadership on the campus at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. This person should be an ordained or eligible to be ordained Teaching Elder in the PCUSA. The Foundation seeks someone who can both provide pastoral care to the campus - students, faculty and staff - along with leading a discernment process, in collaboration with the Foundation's Campus Ministry Committee, as the Foundation looks forward to calling the installed, permanent pastor.
A full job description is available by clicking here or on the Foundation's website.
For more information about Marshall, please click here. Specific information about the historic ministry at Marshall is available by clicking here.
70th Anniversary for Elk Hills
Elk Hills Presbyterian Church recently celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the charter of the church. On June 25, 1944, Elk Hills was established with the transfer of 29 members from First Presbyterian Church in Charleston. Over the years, counting interims, 14 ministers have carried God's word to the congregation. On June 22, the congregation was blessed to have three previous ministers participate in leading worship; Tom Young (Zeta), Jim Robinson (Karen) and Mike Warren (Helen) as well as current pastor Cherrie Sizemore. Together, Tom, Jim, Mike and Cherrie represent 31 years of ministry at Elk Hills.
Empowering Churches with Web Capabilities
Union Presbyterian Seminary is offering churches in WV Presbytery the opportunity to join the WWW (world wide web) with webpage(s), email, calendars and more.
Ryan Abrahamsen, Webmaster for Union Presbyterian Seminary, will conduct a day long course on building and maintaining your church website using WordPress and setup and maintenance of email accounts.
The training class will be held at the WV Presbytery office on Saturday, July 26 - 9:00 AM to 4:30PM. Lunch is on your own.
Cost of the event: FREE (except lunch and travel). Reservations are required. Please call the presbytery office at 304-744-7634.
In addition to the work you are doing in your own church, those attending this course are asked to be sources of occasional support in the presbytery for other churches.
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The Presbytery office in South Charleston is looking for someone to clean the office once a week (approximately 5 hours).
If you or someone you know might be interested please contact the PWV office at (304) 744-7634 or [email protected].
Last Chance! Session Records Review
There will be a final opportunity for churches to gather for Session Record Review on Sunday, July 13 at 3:00 PM at the Presbytery Office in South Charleston. This event is for those churches that were unable to attend one of the earlier cluster reviews. There will be no volunteer reviewers so churches need to send their records with the Clerk of Session, an elder or pastoral leader who is prepared to participate in the peer review. For more information please contact Maureen Wright, Stated Clerk, at [email protected] or (304) 744-7634.
Calvary Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville Ohio (12 miles west of Wheeling WV on I-70) is searching for an part-time interim pastor to work 20-25 hours per week. The total approved package range is $36,000 to $45,000.
For more information, a completed Ministry Information Form can be viewed on the Church Leadership Connection web site (https://clc.pcusa.org).
Calvary Church can be contacted by calling (740) 695-0242 or emailing [email protected].
Tom Bulla, husband of Nancy Bulla - Commissioned Ruling Elder serving Union Presbyterian Church, passed away this week from complications due to Alzheimers. Tom once served on the Finance and Development committee for the Presbytery and was a member of Old Stone Presbyterian Church.
Family and friends are welcome to join Nancy at her home (100 Arburckle Lane, Lewisburg, WV 24901) for food and fellowship to celebrate Tom's life on Saturday July 19th at 11:00AM. Notes and cards can be sent to the address above. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tom's family and friends.
Many folks in the Presbytery know Sally Hawley of St. Albans as the long time hammered dulcimer player with the Presby Pickers music group. Sally died of a heart attack on June 26th at Thomas Hospital in South Charleston. Her obituary is accessible at by clicking here. A funeral service was held on Monday, June 30 at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Sally's friends and family.


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Breath Alcohol Testing and Daubert Criteria: The Jurisprudence of Science in DWI Cases
R. T. Kennedy, JD
State of New Mexico, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, P.O. Box 133, Albuquerque, NM 87103, USA
Breath alcohol testing is fraught with inherent analytical and physiological variables which are often caught in the legal debate concerning the 'quantification of certainty'. In many jurisdictions, per se evidence of breath alcohol content (BrAC) alone is sufficient to convict a person accused of DUI. A reliable scientific process and an evenly-applied judicial standard can fairly resolve unnecessary litigation and expense.
In the United States, the case of Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals has interjected scientific concepts of demonstrable error rates and validity to drunk driving litigation. Together with existing research concerning the analytical variables inherent and correlation of error rates with reasonable to breath testing, a review of the literature supports the ongoing development of valid testing techniques together with a jurisprudential method of dealing with this scientific evidence.
Reflections concerning the valid testing technique doubt suggest a resolution of the scientific/judicial dilemma in the favour of acceptable reporting of breath testing results when used in the judicial context.
The jurisprudence of science changed in late 1993 when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Daubert v. Merrell Dow Phamaceuticals. The Court held that the former 'general acceptance' test for the admission of scientific evidence (Frye, 1923; Throughout this paper, italicized names will refer to reported court cases) had been superseded by the more liberal Federal Rules of Evidence, and put forth a broader framework for the judicial evaluation of scientific evidence intended to more closely reflect the process of science itself. Many states have adopted the Federal Standard enunciated in Daubert as theirs. The science of breath alcohol testing will be judged by this standard. Even with this attention to scientific evidence, a parallel legal trend to eliminate many scientific considerations from DWI laws exists. This report addresses the Daubert legal framework as it applies to breath alcohol testing, and addresses per se and breath-only standards as they are adopted by states.
BrAC testing in DWI cases exists between being circumstantial evidence of intoxication and impairment, and per se evidence of a criminal violation where a BrAC level alone has been set by statute as illegal (Jones, 1987). The legislative norm increasingly tilts toward per se laws. A breath test becomes primary evidence of guilt and thus renders the legal consideration of test results to be of great import. (Dubowski, 1985) Knowing limitations of the technology, and reporting results as existing within appropriate confidence limits become crucial to the fair introduction of this increasingly important evidence (Fitzgerald and Hume, 1994). Expert and scientific testimony must assist the trier of fact to determine an issue in the case or add to its understanding of issues. Beyond this, Daubert provides courts with some framework to evaluate the utility of scientific evidence on a case-by case basis.
The evidence comes from scientific process, or is scientific in nature
Concepts of falsification of hypotheses, testability of the scientific technique and quantification of reliability all play into this evaluation. Scientific validation of the technique and methodology must be clearly demonstrable.
Breath Alcohol Testing has been utilized in DWI cases since the late 1920s. The individual analytical processes have enjoyed greater or lesser degrees of acceptance through time, but all are based upon scientific analytical principles and processes that were developed outside of the forensic context. The process by which unknown samples are tested is inextricably rooted in the scientific method.
Characteristics of certain methodologies may be criticized as lacking in scientific rigor. Forensic science has specifically been subjected to such scrutiny (Jonakait, 1994). As the Daubert case notes, "Scientific validity for one purpose is not necessarily scientific validity for other unrelated purposes." A technique for analyzing controlled samples in a laboratory may lose validity when used to analyze different samples in the field.
The underlying scientific theory should be demonstrably valid and reliable
There is no doubt breath alcohol is an indirect measure of blood alcohol which operates on the brain to cause impairment. The first scientific question can be the extent to which indirect testing can be relied upon to reliably reflect impairment of driving ability. This question has been addressed in a number of ways in the literature.
Analytical reliability of breath testing instruments has received much attention. Isolating sources of error inherent to the instrumentation, eliminating as many as possible and quantifying the rest within acceptable limits is frequently studied. The stated range of an Intoxilyzer 5000, for example as being accurate to ±.005% BAC or ±5% with repeatability of ±.0042%BAC (CMI, Inc. 1994) seems to set a range of accuracy and reliability. Duplicate sampling of subjects' breath is a matter of convention; samples must generally agree within a .02% (Dubowski, 1986, Hodgson, 1995).
The scientific community recognizes that testing of human subjects' breath is fraught with many more variables than testing samples which are controlled, like the simulators used to check the analytical validity of the instruments. Blood/breath ratios, absorbtive or postabsorbtive metabolic states, body temperature, machine specificity for ethanol, diurnal cycles, hematocrit, mouth alcohol, breathing patterns and a changing notion of even where the alcohol in the breath comes from receive great attention and are recognized as being of significance when human subjects are tested for BrAC. (Hlastala,1985;Jones,1994 ; Ohlsson, 1990; Simpson, 1987 a/b; Tsu, 1988, 1991) Science continues to test, re-test and examine the the nature of breath alcohol testing. Law often requires one answer for the present case.
American courts have tended to accept breath alcohol testing as valid and reliable for purposes of admission of test results into evidence. (Trombetta, 1984; Downie, 1990) Many cases addressing breath testing in general have relied, as did the U.S. Supreme Court in Trombetta, on the certification process for breath test devices by regulatory agencies, and further pointed to a criminal defendant's ability to cross-examine or impeach the machine with evidence of his own (including scientific evidence) as a protection of procedural fairness.
The theory and its practice has been subjected to peer review
Another factor which goes to the weight of a scientific technique's reliability as evidence under Daubert is the extent to which it has been evaluated by the scientific community at large. Alcohol pharmacokinetics and the dynamics of alcohol transport in the human body have been extensively studied and subjected to peer review. The extent to which breath alcohol testing has been subjected to peer review has inspired and kept lively the debate concerning its abilities to deliver its promised product: a valid and reliable measurement of alcohol content which is relevant to a legal standard. Studies which seek to document correlations between absorptive, peak and post-absorbtive arterial and venous blood levels with simultaneous breath testing are certainly helpful (Jones, 1995), and lend scientific answers to forensic questions. Articles which establish the physiological bases for testing error complement those which establish acceptable limits of analytical error inherent to the instruments.
General acceptance of a technique and methodology within a relevant and recognized scientific community were requisite under the Frye standard which governed prior to Daubert, and is still a relevant consideration under the new paradigm. The existence of lively debate does not rule out a scientific technique from being acceptable to a court, but rather provides context within which specific issues must be resolved. Here then, also rests the distinction between admissibility of evidence and its sufficiency to meet the burden of proof which must be carried by the party offering evidence. The trier of fact remains utterly free by law to disregard perfectly admissible evidence as insufficient to support the burden of proof if it does not help consideration of the case.
The use of the theory in the case at hand was done in a manner that can be accepted as valid and reliable
Use of the methodology in the context of the case is yet another facet of Daubert analysis. Standardized procedures for the administration of breath alcohol tests in DWI cases are common, if not universal in practice. Provisions for duplicate sampling, regular calibration checks within certain limits, certification of instruments and their operators and agreement between results are widely used to establish the accuracy of the testing instrument and regulate its use. Compliance with these regulations is commonly demonstrated by keeping of detailed calibration, maintenance and test records. (Wittenbarger, 1994) More stringent requirements which are frequently used include calibration standards run between samples, and calculations of limits of confidence intervals against relevant subject populations. (Gullberg, 1995) Practices along these lines, however, are less universal. For instance, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations require that a "failing" breath test [.04%BrAC] be confirmed by a test administered on a second instrument, and further by a GC analysis of the subject's blood upon his demand. Given the contrast between perhaps more rigidly governed testing for employment purposes and testing for purposes of furnishing evidence of drunk driving, the question of acceptable methodology will properly continue to be the subject of argument.
The technique has a known or demonstrable rate of error
The ability to state that a breath alcohol test is accurate and reliable within known limits should be important to assure the finder of fact that possible sources of error have been evaluated and accounted for. Demonstrable levels of confidence intervals and error factors in breath can be calculated. (Jones, 1994, Gullberg, 1995). The most common approach taken by the courts is that inherent margins of error of the testing device itself are a question for the fact finder in the case. Accounting for demonstrable variations in breath test accuracy caused by physiological factors present a more formidable problem. Some courts have assigned an error factor to subtract from a breath test result when converting to a blood alcohol value (Burling, 1987, McGinley, 1988). In almost diametric opposition, other courts have found that despite differences in blood-breath ratios, the danger of overestimation of a subject's alcohol content is minimal (Serrano, 1982) or merely that the "breathalyzer reads alcohol with unimpeachable accuracy"(Downie, 1990). More recently, legislative enactments defining unlawful per se alcohol levels based upon either a BAC (g EtOH/100ml blood) or BrAC (gEtOH/210l of breath) have attempted to resolve the question without resort to science. (Uniform Veh. Code §11-903) This is done for the reason that "it is observed that attacks by defendants on the partition ratio result in expensive and time consuming evidentiary hearings and undermine successful enforcement of driving under the influence laws" (California Sen. Cmte, 1989-90, Bransford 1994). Thus, per se laws no longer require that impairment enter into the jurisprudential equation, and where breath is independent evidence, relating breath alcohol to blood equivalents is found to be irrelevant. (Bransford, 1994) Defendants are left to challenging the reliability of the individual instrument, and the manner in which the test was administered, but not the underlying validity of the scientific process. (Ibid.) In states where these laws exist, it appears that Daubert will be of only limited usefulness in judging this area of scientific inquiry.
Breath alcohol testing for DWI cases is caught between the ongoing scientific dialog concerning its scientific usefulness and validity to which cases like Daubert give structure in the legal milieu, and legislative approaches which hasten to expedite the legal process to address a serious public health and safety problem. As the balance shifts from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, the value of scientific support for valid and reliable testing does not diminsh, and both views must be accommodated.
Anchorage v. Serrano, 649 P.2d 256 (AK App. 1982).
California Senate Committee on Judiciary, Analysis of Assem. Bill No 4318, 1989-90 Reg. Sess.
California v. Trombetta, 467 U.S. 479, 104 S.Ct. 2528 (U.S. Supreme Court, 1984)
CMI Inc., Intoxilyzer 5000 promotional materials, 1994
Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. , 113 S.Ct. 2786 (U.S. Supreme Court, 1993)
Dubowski, K.M., "Absorbtion, Distribution and Elimination of Alcohol": Highway Safety
Fitzgerald and Hume, Intoxication Test Evidence, Civil and Criminal, NY: Clark, Boardman Callaghan 1987 (1994 supp) §4:15.1, p.164
Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (U. S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Cir. 1923)
Gullberg, R., "Applying Confidence Intervals to Breath Alcohol Analyses", Abstract K1, Proceedings of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1995
Hlastala, M. P. "Physiological errors associated with breath testing", The Champion 16:19, July 1985
Hodgson, B.T., "Convention for Breath Alcohol Units", Letter, Journal of Analy. Tox., 19:131 (March/April 1995)
Jonakait, R.N. "Real Science and Forensic Science", Shepards Expert and Scientific Evidence Quarterly, 1/3:435 1994
Jones, A.W., "Studies on the Physiology and Practical Application of Breath Alcohol Analysis", Lecture notes, International Association for Chemical Testing, 1994
Jones, A.W., Hahn, R.G., and Norberg, A., "Comparing the Concentrations of Ethanol in Arterial and Venous Blood and End-Expired Breath During and After Intravenous Infusion", Abstract K12, Proceedings, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1995.
Jones, A.W., History, Present Status and Future prospects of breath-alcohol analysis", Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V. (Biomedical Div.) 1987
Ohlsson, J.; Ralph, D.D., Mandelkorn, M.A.; Babb, A.L. Hlastala, M.P., "Accurate measurement of blood alcohol concentration with isothermal rebreathing", J. Stud. Alcohol 51:6-13, 1990
People v. Bransford, et. al., 35 Cal. Reptr. 2d 613, 884 P.2d (Supreme Court of California, 1994)
Simpson, G. Accuracy and precision of Breath Alcohol Measurements for Subjects in the Absorbtive State, Clin. Chem. 33/6: 753-756 (1987) a
Simpson, G. Accuracy and precision of breath alcohol measurements for a random subject in the postabsorbtive state. Clin. Chem. 33: 261-8 (1987) b
State v. Burling, 224 Neb. 725 (Nebraska Supreme Court, 1987)
State v. Downie, 117 NJ 450, 569 A. 2d 242 (New Jersey Supreme Court, 1990)
State v. McGinley , 229 N.J. Super. 191, 550 A. 2d 1305 (New Jersey Law Division 1988)
State v. Wittenbarger, 124 Wash. 2d. 467, 880 P.2d 517 (Washington Supreme Court, 1994)
Tsu, M.E., Babb, A.L.; Ralph, D.D.; and Hlastala, M.P. , "Dynamics of heat, water and soluble gas exchange in the human airways: 1. A Model Study", Ann.Biomed. Eng., Vol. 16: 547-571, 1988 b
Tsu, M.E.; Babb, A.L.; Ralph, D.D.; and Hlastala, M.P. , Dynamics of soluble gas exchange in the airways. II. Effects of breathing conditions, Respir. Physiol. 83: 261-276, 1991 a


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By Harrison Rose


Some smart meters might more accurately be described as fake meters because they present false readings about energy consumption.
A recent study from researchers at University of Twente (UT) and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has found that three-phase static (electronic) energy meters, which are replacing traditional electromechanical meters, can exaggerate energy consumption by as much as 582 per cent.
Estimates of the number of households in the Netherlands with smart meters range from 750,000 to 1.5 million. In the US, smart meter penetration at the end of 2016 has been estimated at 70 million, according to the Edison Foundation [PDF].
The government of the Netherlands aims to replace at least 80 per cent of the energy meters in the country with smart meters by 2020, in keeping with EU goals. EU authorities suggest that smart meters, on average, result in energy savings of 3 per cent.
But as researchers Frank Leferink, Cees Keyer, and Anton Melentjev report, "Some consumers are complaining about their energy bills after replacement of the energy meter, because the registered energy is higher with the static meter compared to the old Ferraris meter." Smart meter billing problems have also been documented in the US.
Some of the past flaws found in static meters have been attributed to electromagnetic interference, which has been addressed over the years.
The researchers suggest that present flaws are made more difficult to detect by insufficiently broad testing and opaque industry practices.
They point out that makers of the smart meters covered in the study test their equipment under ideal conditions, with consistent voltage and load, but fail to consider other scenarios.
They also observe that faulty smart meters tend to get scrapped instead of being offered for examination and that utilities don't make their equipment available for testing, don't document the devices well, and tend to rely on proprietary software.
Among the 10 models tested, the issue appears to be a component known as the Rogowski Coil, one of the four-types of current sensors used in static meters. The three others are: the shunt resistor, the current transformer, and the Hall effect-based current sensor.
"The reason for faulty readings appears to be the current sensor, and the associated circuitry," the researcher paper states. "As a Rogowski coil results in a time-derivative of the measured current, the measured voltage has to be integrated. Probably active integration is used instead of passive integration, and the input electronics are pushed in saturation caused by the high rise-time of the current."
£390 per meter... £420 ... pff, it's public money, who cares?


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Ariana Grande & John Legend's Full "Beauty And The Beast" Song Doesn't Quite Live Up To The Original — LISTEN
By Mary Grace Garis
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The final piece to the Beauty and the Beast puzzle is here, with Ariana Grande and John Legend's cover of the classic theme hitting the internet Thursday. The track, teased earlier this year in the latest trailer, has been heavily anticipated, with predictable high expectations about two enormous talents merging to cover an iconic song. But does the new version of the Beauty and the Beast theme hold a talking candelabra to the original Grammy-winning cover by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson? Well. I have notes.
On a personal level, I'm having a slight disconnect because this is the iconic song that marked my childhood, with the movie coming out the same year I was born. Barring the Angela Lansbury version that obviously soundtracks the ballroom theme, the Dion-Bryson cover is the only one I consider canon. So, just with that alone, it's hard for me to interpret this as anything but really, really good karaoke. But let's put that aside for a second.
Both Grande and Legend's voices are very good, very strong. They're certainly not feigning any passion, and that's key when it comes to tackling a love song such as this. And yet... in spite of mutual passion, their voices are not coming together in the way they maybe should.
Legend's voice is deep with nearly a raspiness in it, and Grande has more of bubbly pop thing at work. Maybe the intent is to sort mirror the movie's protagonists, having a gruffer man against a strong ingenue. But while that would be an interesting concept in theory, it falls short of working musically. Their voices aren't quite melding right, and the melding is a really big part about what makes the original song (and really all duets of love songs) work. It's just a pairing that doesn't exactly mesh up the way it should, and yet maybe if they embarked on covers separately it would sound great. However, this entire movie is a very meta tribute to the original, so a duet was near mandatory.
That isn't to say their cover is bad by any stretch of the imagination. It sounds perfectly fine, and it's certainly not going to bring down the whole movie. I just don't anticipate it taking home any gold gramophones next year.
DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube
But you can finally hear it all, and draw your own judgements. Feel free to take a listen to the new version of a song as old as time below.


June 27, 2011- VAIL — Republican politicians were gathering near Vail on Sunday for a semiannual retreat aimed at promoting business-friendly policy.
The meetings are organized by two of the nation's most powerful conservative political donors, Charles and David Koch of the privately held energy giant Koch Industries. Their brother, William Koch , who on Saturday paid $2 million at a Denver auction for a tintype image of Billy the Kid, also is a conservative political donor, but he does not participate in his brothers' activities.
The guest list is kept secret, and organizers won't say where the four-day retreat is being held beyond describing it as in the Vail area. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has said he will attend this year's retreat. Previous guests have included South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, conservative commentators Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck , and Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz .


Trump already circulated a list of 11 potential candidates in May, following long speculation over who the GOP nominee would choose to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's empty seat. Most of the names he floated months ago hail from similar legal backgrounds as his latest list, with representatives from state Supreme Courts and judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The senator on the list, Utah's Mike Lee, has refused to endorse Trump, and he had a list of reasons he gave to Newsmax's Steve Malzberg in June.
The Utah senator remains unmoved on Trump, even after the new list was made public.
One name on Trump's original list had drawn some attention for his colorful Twitter account: Justice Don Willett, on the Texas Supreme Court.
Willett frequently skewered Trump in his Twitter missives, even implying once that the New York businessman was a closet liberal.
As Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett points out, for many conservatives still unsettled by Trump, the looming Supreme Court vacancies -- perhaps three or as many as four in the next few years -- weigh heavily on their mind. They see the generational damage to the court, to the country and to conservatism itself if Hillary Clinton appoints liberals to the bench. This would tip the balance and, depending on the number of slots filled, create a liberal majority for years. Specificity about potential Trump jurists addresses this anxiety and elevates the issue, showing that Trump is so concerned about the court, he's expanding his list. It's designed to solidify the conservative court-watchers, especially on social issues and executive power.
Putting Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on the list is a play for former rival Sen. Ted Cruz's support and endorsement, as well as for the constitutional wing of the Tea Party conservatives. By putting Lee's name on the list Trump is signaling to Lee (Cruz's best friend in the Senate) and Cruz and their ilk that he's serious about their issues. Lee's placement on the list is conspicuous and can't be withdrawn. It's as big a public play as Trump can make.
Trump also wants a conversation in Republican circles about the Supreme Court before Monday's debate because concern over the makeup of the court can be the issue that tilts reluctant GOP voters his way. Trump is framing the debate a bit here, so even if he doesn't do well, he will have this issue as a sort of political life raft: Hey, Trump didn't do so hot, but remember the Supreme Court. This all may sound very granular, but the court is a unifying issue for Trump across varying constituencies in the GOP. The Trump campaign's own polling shows the court could be among its best weapons against Clinton, even outweighing other misgivings about Trump.


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A lawyer's public interview that should never have happened…
April 10, 2015 by Brian Faughnan
This is not a political blog, nor even a civil rights law blog. So, there would be no reason for me to write a word here that has anything to do with the Walter Scott incident. But this is a blog about legal ethics and lawyering issues, and the former lawyer for the police officer who we've now all seen shooting a fleeing man in the back decided to engage in this interview and has presented something of a teaching moment about what not to do after resigning from representation of a client.
There is no question that a lawyer in this gentleman's situation would certainly be able, under RPC 1.16 in most states, to take the opportunity to withdraw from representation of his client. In Tennessee, for example, a lawyer could justify withdrawal under RPC 1.16(b)(1) simply because (at least, in the absence of the interview) it could have been done without "material adverse effect on the interests of the client," or under RPC 1.16(b)(4) if perhaps behind the scenes this lawyer learned that his client was insisting "upon taking action that the lawyer considers repugnant or imprudent," or even under RPC 1.16(b)(7) on the basis that some "other good cause for withdrawal exists." South Carolina has provisions quite similar to one or more of these in its own version of Rule 1.16.
Yet, this lawyer (and others in high profile situations) has managed to overlook that RPC 1.16(d) also imposes obligations on lawyers to take steps that are reasonably practicable to protect the former client's interests during and after withdrawing. The notion of giving a press interview about the fact of withdrawal, ostensibly for purposes that are unclear other than to say that you can't say anything about why you've withdrawn but to strongly imply you quit on your client once you saw video of him shooting someone in the back multiple time while the person was running away, is pretty antithetical to taking reasonably practicable steps to protect your former client's interests.
The giving of the interview is made worse, from an ethics perspective, by the broad obligation of confidentiality owed by lawyers not just to clients but to former clients. This lawyer, while mentioning that attorney-client privilege restricts his ability to explain, appears to be ignoring his obligations of confidentiality which are distinct from the privilege. RPC 1.6 makes information related to representation of a client confidential. RPC 1.9(c) imposes certain clear, continuing obligations of confidentiality that prevent lawyers from revealing certain information gleaned from former clients. South Carolina has similar versions of Rule 1.6 and Rule 1.9. A public interview such as this, in addition to being unwise and contrary to RPC 1.16(d)'s mandates, is almost impossible to pull off without disclosing information that, even if not privileged, would be confidential under the ethics rules. That would be true even if the lawyer didn't seem to be going out of his way to imply that he believed his client when he started representing him a few days ago and, now that he doesn't believe him any longer thanks to videotape, he has nobly decided to stop representing him.
Fortunately (though it is hard to use that phrase in connection with the matter at all) it doesn't appear that this ethical misstep has prevented the former client in question from securing new counsel.
Tagged Confidentiality, Public relations, RPC 1.16, RPC 1.6, Withdrawal
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Every week Spider, the new vendor and our uneasy ally in the Tangled Shore in the Reef, will offer several Wanted Bounties for us to complete. These bounties are new in Destiny 2: Forsaken and reminiscent of Petra Venj's Wanted Bounties in Destiny. This guide will help you finish the Wanted: Ghaul Devotee bounty.
The Wanted Bounties deal with several prisoners that have escaped from the Prison of Elders. You may encounter them on your patrols, and you can recognize them by the "Wanted" part of their name. This particular escapee has run off to the Lost Oasis region on Io.
"Lost Oasis" is a reference to the Lost Oasis region on Io. You may remember it from the Whisper of the Worm exotic quest. You can see it marked by the mouse cursor on the map above. To complete the Wanted: Ghaul Devotee bounty, merely find the escapee roaming this area. Kill everything, and in particular, the escaped prisoner, and you will be able to claim the Legendary Gear rewards for the Spider's bounty.
For more help tracking down other escapees from the Prison of Elders and assistance with the Spider's Wanted Bounties, check out our Destiny 2 Guide Hub.


Home > Archaeology, History	> Is that another example of medieval herringbone linen?
Is that another example of medieval herringbone linen?
Yesterday, Stephen Jones published a photographic copy of possibly the only known example of a three over one herringbone twill weave from the mediaeval era. It is in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (ref. no. 8615-1863). It has been discussed in this blog but never shown that I can remember.
. . . medieval herringbone twill linen cloths are exceedingly rare, and in fact there is only one known example of a medieval herringbone twill linen weave: a fourteenth century, block-painted linen fragment with a 3:1 chevron (herringbone) twill weave, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Further evidence of the extreme rarity of medieval linen with a Shroud-like herringbone twill weave, was the fact that the British Museum's Dr. Michael Tite was unable to find any medieval linen with a weave that resembled the Shroud, to use as control samples for the 1988 radiocarbon dating. . . .
BUT: To my way of thinking about history, only one known example does not necessarily mean rare. In fact, I've always thought only one known example implied other unknown examples.
The above image is stored in Stephen's blog (I have stretched it a bit). Based on a citation to a site called the V&A Spelunker, I was able to trace down the image directly from the V&A museum's online catalog. You can obtain that same image by clicking on the thumbnail image to the right.
Silk fabrics with pattern vytkanym were so expensive that for everyday use or church decoration often use cheaper analogue – linen fabric with printed motifs in the same style. The European Centre for the production of such textiles were Italy and Germany. Therefore, the majority of tissues in museum collections, which are difficult to attribute, and usually signed: "Italy (Germany?)." "Take a plank of walnut, pear or other very solid wood the size of a brick … pictures on this tablet should be painted and cut (in depth) of thick rope. On the tablets should be shown all kinds of pattern that you want, leaves or animals, but to do so they were drawn and cut so that the boards of all four parties were well suited to each other and in general formed a complete and coupled drawing … " From Cennino Cennini treatise "The book about the art or Treatise on Painting", approx. 1400.
On that website I spotted something. Or maybe it is just I think I see. Is that another example of medieval herringbone twill linen? Three over one? Maybe just two over one! You decide. CLICK HERE. More thoughts?
Guys, this is nothing new!
A REPORT BY JOHN TYRER", BSTS newsletter No. 27 (December 1990/January 1991).
The illustration of this textile is reproduced in Ian's Wilson 1998 'The Blood and the Shroud' in chapter 5 (figure 9).
I'm sorry, my posting could have been clearer. Which cloth is "nothing new"? The one in the V&A Museum at the top of my posting or the other one I show at the bottom (look carefully at the birds) which I am now learning is in the Metropolitan Museum in New York ("Fragment, linen, painted Date: 12th century Culture: German (Rhine) Dimensions? Accession Number: 09.50.1567 Metropolitan Museum of Art")?
The first one, from V&A. As I said, the illustration of it is in Wilson's The Blood and the Shroud from 1998.
Agreed. It is nice to see it online, especially with Charles Freeman talking about this and that and us wondering what those thises and thats look like.
How many medieval herringbone cloths does it take to say any one of them is not rare? The point is we don't know if the Shroud's cloth is rare or not so let's stop pretending.
The Met cloth is another herringbone, I think.
The earliest reference I have, with illustration,is Donald King, 'A Parallel for the Linen of the Turin Shroud', Bulletin de CIETA, 1989, pp. 25-6. It is meant to be part of a maniple or stole and dated to the fourteenth century.
One of the experts in ancient weaving I have been consulting has used three-in one in weaving silk vestments.
Does not prove much other than that weave was known at that time.
Rarity again does not help us much. Villers has an article (.p.77) on the silk Parement of Narbonne ,a sole survival from a chapelle, a set of vestments, altar cloths and church hangings, usually made up of at least twenty cloths. It was made for the French king Charles V in the late fourteenth century but he had 57 chapelles, in total more than 1000 decorated, painted cloths, and this is the only one we still have!
We have already noted that herringbone of one sort of another is vary ancient and common and has nothing to help us with the Shroud- it is the distinct three in one that is rare, at least as a survivor.
"Rarity again does not help us much." So true. But best to look at the whole rather than the sum of the parts.
Let's recall Spinoza's saying, "All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare." Excellant and and difficult and rare the shroud is. The quality of the cloth adds to the mystique of the shroud. Certainly worthy of burial cloth of the Christ!


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Home » ImClone Opts Out Of UCB Deal To Develop CDP-791
ImClone Opts Out Of UCB Deal To Develop CDP-791
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By backing out of development deal with UCB SA for the cancer drug CDP-791, ImClone Systems Inc. gains time and resources to work on its own blocker of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2, slated to finish Phase I trials in the first half of this year.
New York-based ImClone said at the time of signing the UCB deal in the summer of 2005 that the firm would decide within about five years whether to go ahead with CDP-791 (which also blocks VEGFR-2) or push IMC-1121B instead. (See BioWorld Today, Aug. 17, 2005.)
Now, ImClone has made its move, based on data from the ongoing Phase I study, which has enrolled 23 patients with advanced cancer. Two have shown partial responses and seven others have had stable disease for at least six months. Investigators reported the most severe adverse events (Grade 3) as anemia, increased blood amylase, headache, hypertension, proteinuria and vomiting.
ImClone still gets a royalty payment on sales of CDP-791, expected to report Phase IIa data from a non-small cell lung cancer trial shortly. Company officials could not be reached, but questions posed to them Tuesday during a conference sponsored in New York by Merrill Lynch suggested that many investors remain more focused on Erbitux.
The compound won approval three years ago for use with irinotecan in epidermal growth factor receptor-expressing, metastatic colorectal cancer patients who are refractory to irinotecan-based chemotherapy, and as a single agent for those intolerant to irinotecan. Last spring, the FDA cleared Erbitux for head and neck cancer, too. (See BioWorld Today, March 3, 2006.)
Earlier this month, ImClone offered Phase III with Erbitux in first-line metastatic colorectal cancer therapy, which met its primary endpoint - important news, given Amgen Inc.'s Vectibix (panitumumab). (See BioWorld Today, Jan. 11, 2007.)
Amgen's drug is the first EGFR inhibitor to show a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival in patients who have failed standard chemotherapy. The Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based company wants to expand the Vectibix label for use as a second-line therapy and, eventually, first-line. Other EGFR-targeting cancer drugs include Tarceva (erlotinib, Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc.) and Iressa (gefitinib, AstraZeneca plc), both for NSCLC.
Not so long ago, observers often likened an Erbitux/Iressa comparison to a Pepsi/Coke match, but that's starting to change, said Michael Bailey, vice president of commercial operations for ImClone.
"We've got to wait and see what the data show, but we believe the internal consistency, the repeated positive data we've seen with Erbitux, is starting to be clearly differentiated," he told attendees at the Merrill Lynch conference.
IMC-1121B did get a mention, though, and recent research backs its potential. Results from some experiments show that attacking neither VEGFR1 nor VEGFR2 by itself stops tumor growth, blocking them together could get the job done. (See BioWorld Today, Dec. 13, 2006.)
ImClone officials stressed multiple approaches and multiple product candidates, lined up in the historically troubled company's often-overlooked pipeline. With a raft of drugs, the firm is "bursting out of Phase I now," said Eric Rowinsky, chief medical officer.
"We're really gunning forward," he said. "We're not testing the waters with small Phase II studies when we know we already have proof of principle. It's hard to give time lines, but that's basically where we stand."
Rowinsky also responded to a question about the ongoing, 760-patient trial with Erbitux against pancreatic cancer, for which ImClone hopes to lock the database at the end of this quarter or the start of next. "We think we're almost there," he said.
"There aren't too many creative designs for a first line study" in that notoriously challenging indication, Rowinsky noted. Survival is the endpoint, since "really no other endpoint in pancreatic cancer [is] meaningful, because of the expectations in this terrible disease," he said, and "expectations should be great" if the tumors respond like colorectal cancer, but this has yet to be proven.
The Merrill Lynch conference runs through Thursday. ImClone's stock (NASDAQ:IMCL) closed Tuesday at $29.27, down 21 cents.


It's hard, isn't it? This 'mum' thing. I mean, the sleepless nights are enough, without throwing in the hormones and the fact that everything changes. And then there's the guilt. Mum guilt. I'm sorry to say, you'll need to get used to it because it's here to stay.
Every decision you make, you will second guess. Even the ones you KNOW are right. This week you tweeted your sorrow that you missed your daughter's first steps because you were training. You were doing your job. Like thousands, no millions, of women before and no doubt after you, you missed a milestone because you were away from your daughter when she did something momentous.
The mum guilt will never leave you, but don't let this be the thing that you beat yourself up over. I returned to work when my children were 10 months and 8 months old. I know I have missed many moments with them, large and small. I also know that no one can be there all the time. Your daughter could have taken her first steps while you were in the kitchen making her lunch, or you stepped out of the room to answer the door or a call.
Instead, she took her steps while you were working. While you were showing her all the things in the world she could be, or do. Showing her the kind of ethic and temperament it takes to succeed in the competitive world of sport. And showing her that you will do what is necessary to ensure you provide for your family. Like so many other women who are striving to support their families and miss moments like these.
I write this as I'm flying over 3,000 miles across the world for my job. The job that helps me support and provide for my family. I know the guilt. I feel the guilt. It is a constant companion, knowing that whatever I do, I am not there for my children all of the time. And that is OK. I may not be there for them physically every moment of every day, but I am there for them whenever they need me emotionally. Whether I am at home, or halfway across the world; I am only ever a phone call/FaceTime/Skype/text message away. The wonders of modern technology mean we can reach people in an instant and be there, even when we are not. We can record special moments for others to experience when they aren't there.
So Serena, take a moment to feel sad for the times you miss while you are working, but do not feel guilty for them. Our lives are full of guilt as it is, without heaping it upon ourselves further.


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Pfizer said to ponder Medivation acquisition
Published: May 3, 2016 at 7:19 p.m. ET
Pfizer Inc. PFE, -1.04% has approached Medivation Inc. MDVN about a possible purchase of the biotech company, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
On Friday, Medivation rejected Sanofi SA's SNY, -0.66% $9.3 billion takeover bid, saying it undervalued the company.
Medivation shares recently traded up 5% to $60.35.
Full story at http://www.reuters.com/article/us-medivation-m-a-pfizer-exclusive-idUSKCN0XU2C6
'It's not an earnings release, it's a crime scene': Analysts, and social media, react to Intel's awful quarter.
Investors are reeling from a shocking set of results late Thursday from Intel, whose shares were set to tumble 10% at the start of trading on Friday.
Carvana stock soars in active trading to lead the NYSE's gainers
Barron's: The Fed's Interest-Rate Hikes Seem to Be Working. Here's How You Can Tell.
Barron's: Lucid Stock Soars. Here's What Is Happening.


We don''t have any change log information yet for version 18.02.02 of PowerArchiver. Sometimes publishers take a little while to make this information available, so please check back in a few days to see if it has been updated.
* [PA-2249] - Can Save to Cloud button have a cloud config drodpdown?
UAC elevation for rar, 7z, pa and all other formats – New way for UAC elevation, works with all formats available in PowerArchiver.
Usability improvement in archive with single folder – Auto open first level in folder treeview when archive is opened.
Better settings saving for 7z – Save last used encryption settings for 7z format.
Usability improvement in Shell config – Ability to move Compress w Options to shell submenu.
Modern: preview toolbar missing – Fix for specific instances when the preview toolbar was missing in Modern interface.
CMD switch for starting PA in archive mode – Powerarc -archive test.zip should open archive in archive mode.
Updated Translations – Updated Dutch and Korean translations.
Encrypt tool improvement – Make "My Documents" the default folder for Browse button in Office/PDF encrypt(decrypt) tools.
Backup Improvements – Update New Backup script save dialog with better wording.
7z encryption fixes – 7z not encrypting filenames in encrypt tool is now fixed.
Password Manager improvement – Encrypt Tool saving password after archive creation added as part of PPM when enabled.
Advanced Add window changes – Remove zip archives from treeview in advanced add window.
ZIPX support improved – Better support for encrypted zipx (jpeg codec and AES encryption).
Other Improvements and Fixes – Various smaller fixes/improvements and translation updates. More than 15 issues have been closed.
Add/improve keyboard functions for file/tab handling inside PA.
Update hebrew translation sent 6/20.
Publish cmd switches for PA startup in different modes (archive, explorer, etc).
Update dutch translation sent 6/25.
HLKM information stays after uninstall.
Backup: Create Solid Archive checkmark text does not show completely.
Backup: 7Z and PA formats do not work - compresses into 0kb files.
Mousewheel up over tab in PA creates a new tab.
Backup: align file size text to the right.
Backup: checking "Save relative folder info" creates corrupt archive due to incorrect paths.
PA format throws nag screen in Toolbox.
Deflate64 checkbox unchecked when restarting Config.
Deflate64 checkbox does not appear in Add window properly when it is to appear by MRU.
Portable: AES encrypted files not extracting properly.
tar.gz file asks for UAC even when not needed.
Join Tool creates 0kb archives for Zip format.
Ctrl+Tab-> Focus on forward tab.
Ctrl+1-> Focus on 1st tab, Ctrl+9-> Focus on last tab, Ctrl+2~8-> Focus on 2~8th tab.
Fixes issue with UNC file paths and ZIP engine as well as improve default settings in Windows XP.
Remove office icons text from Skins dropdown in menu.
Cloud missing from modern interface.
Increase padding in file list to compensate for text growing under high dpi.
Improve shortcuts in modern interface - update shortcut letters.
Password Manager should ask to save passwords during encryption as well.
Define default icon set for each skin with office icons set for lighter skins.
Add OpenPGP Key Manager to tools menu in Modern UI.
Favorites button in Add screen - keep Edit always on top.
Backup: Change Create to new in Backup Menu.
Backup: make Configure clouds button unavailable when Sent to Cloud not checked.
Change position of reset/set as default in make sfx.
Modern ui: alt+enter show properties like in classic.
Clarify in help file how to force classic interface for enterprise users.
Associate .SGN files with PA.
Modern UI: Add Desktop, Documents, Downloads and Pictures to the Extract button drop-down.
New tabs do not show files on HDD when selected to show in View options.
Remove saved password button does not remove - Remove All works.
List view does not show folders properly when moving from folder to folder.
Encrypt Tool adds file extension to suffix but it shouldn't.
Delete FTP profile does not work in FTP quick connect.
18.00.53 License without codec pack - PA format works.
Shell: set as default in make exe does not save setting.
Explorer View is always Large Icons after restarting PA.
In .55 - error writing to file when compressing mp3 into PA format.
explorer view: zips open in both left and right panel.
Archives should open in new tab when opening them in explorer view.
Portable - Toolbox registers as PRO - Burner tab missing in Toolbox version.
Importing PSF2 skin does not work when in modern interface.
Closing empty tab destroys folder view treeview in other tabs.
Ability to save SFX options – We have made it possible to save SFX Wizard and Make SFX options, so you can always use same options when creating your SFX archives (includes all of the options).
Improved Advanced Codec Pack – Improved wav compression at extreme/ultra setting, while minimizing memory use.
Improved Virtual Drive – Improved Virtual Drive behavior through right click shell extensions.
Fix for file-list filters – Fixed issue where file-list filters did not work properly (Add Window, Backup).
Improved Favorites window – Favorites window will now remember column sizes.
Added support for .scs files – added support for handling .scs files via shell extensions.
Improved support for profiles in Converter and Batch tools – Improved support for profiles in Converter and Batch tools.
Many smaller interface improvements – support for ctrl+l in modern interface, adjustments for some icons, new nag screen,.
Built-in help files for MSI installations – Enterprise installations now have the help files built-in, no extra work required anymore.
Other Improvements and Fixes – Various smaller fixes/improvements, translation updates.
.pa format: lepton and lepton2 update.
.pa format: add rep1 to the wav compression step.
config: skin listing has & in name.
Office icons shown twice in config: interface skin selection.
First config screen text cut off.
Unknown Button in customize classic toolbar menu.
Pasting in explorer mode via CTRL + V pastes twice.
Modern toolbar: changing option in config, PA restarts in classic toolbar.
PA resets to Classic with Office icons every time config options are changed and OK'd in Modern interface.
Highlight Archives color is always white.
Modern Toolbar is cut off in Windows 7/8 when starting PA maximized.
Find Archives progress text does not appear correctly.
Password policies length goes into negatives in config settings.
Modern ribbon APPDATE information creates folder with bad name.
Optimized Classic UI with full skinning support.
New ZIP engine, stronger with unlimited core/thread support.
Internal, fully independent PDF Viewer.
Advanced Codec Pack (.pa) – Improved.
Improved Portable version – Improved portable version, both x86 and x64 available. No need for installation, super fast startup and many tools in one simple to use portable package. Requires no installation, saves all settings and even has support for shell extensions (unique).
Portable: use office icons in modern for rest of the interface.
Separation line showing in toolbar for unregistered PA.
Patchbeam improvement: use both full and patch updates, depending on version user has.
Updated images for first config window.
Update translations to latest versions.
Check ftp timeout and startup folder.
FTP does not connect when manually inputing protocols over profile settings.
Specific zipx profile does not work.
Converting encrypted PA archives does not work.
French version: Text does not fit in buttons in nag and registration screen.
Troubleshoot online activation on certain computers.
Copy and paste via keyboard (ctrl+c/v) do not work in modern toolbar interface.
.pa format: compatibility between 2017 and 2018 jpeg compression.
Modern ui: ctrl+c, ctrl+v do not work in archive mode.
PowerArchiver 2017 still shows in start menu after updating to 2018 (Windows 7 and before).
Online/offline registration in internal build .44.
Add "office" skin icon for folders in folders bar.
Modern ui: explorer mode does not stay in modern if we restart PA.
Disable 2nd row for left panel toolbar in explorer mode.
New icon for backup mode (office skin).
No start button in Virtual Drive >DVD to ISO.
Image burner throws AV error on Burn button when no drive.
2018 - DVD to ISO is not showing DVD drive - in VD app.
Burner: AVs with wrong settings.
Text missing in virtual drive (…restart).
Explorer mode: left panel toolbar icons dissapear during resize.
VD: create drive on restart text incomplete.
Progress text hidden in extract progress bar when using skins.
Portable and Main PA versions use the same settings.
If we turn on "use explorer only inside archive" with folders bar, it leaves folders bar populated with folders (instead of empty).
Turn off "use explorer only in archives" and main listview does not update with contents of the hdd, only folders bar.
Modern changes to Classic when changing from burner tab down to Explorer tab.
More updates to the FTP Client.
New Portable installation, first for PA 2018.
Start of Patchbeam Updates (full installer not needed every time).
Other smaller changes and updates.
Major updates to the Modern/Ribbon UI – New set of Office icons for Modern/Ribbon UI. The new office icons provide a more pleasing visual experience, better than our old Windows 10 style icons, and are able to scale with various large dpi settings. New File menu as well as other changes and enhancements.
Improved PDF previewer – Internal PDF previewer now works better with keyboard commands, scales better when you resize the preview window and is a much smoother experience.
Reworked Secure FTP client internals – Improved our Secure FTP client when handling multiple files. Many smaller interface issues fixed.
File wiping works when moving files to archive – Now file wipe method is applied when moving files to archive (option for ZIP format, Add window). File Wipe settings can be set in the Configuration> Security options window.
Deflate64 checkbox in Ultra/Extreme modes – Added Deflate64 checkbox in ZIP> Ultra/Extreme modes. You can now disable Deflate64 and still use stronger ZIP compression modes.
Updated Explorer engine – We have updated our Explorer engine that displays the contents of the hard drives inside PowerArchiver. This update solves some of the issues when there are many files present in the folder, as well a fix for using the first letter(keyboard) to jump to filename.
Better support for ZIP container formats – Added the ability to add and update ZIP container formats such as .jar, .war, etc., and keep the original container format.
Other Improvements and Fixes – Various fixes/improvements, updated icons, updated translations.
Add new tab option to new button dropdown.
Add dots to folder button in locations config.
Set minimum size for favorites folder, move options button one pixel to the left.
Explorer mode: files and folders mixed up.
Multiple checkboxes with checked state in ftp protocol dropdown.
Aligment issue in about box.
Button overlap in Favorites dialog when window size reduced.
Browse buttons in config missing "…".
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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by wobblelino, Dec 29, 2009.
Newbie here so apologise if this has already been posted (have searched)!
You have to go to google calendar from a computer then at the bottom left under other calendars add then browse interesting calendars, then the more tab and add the contact birthdays and events. You can also add by url then go to your facebook calendar and under settings it will list the url then copy and paste it in google calendar. Then on the phone under calendar settings and make sure both are checked.
thanks for this... silly question but how do I access the facebook calendar - is this an application on facebook or is it somewhere hidden by their countless updates? Is it events?
Really want this to sync with my HTC calendar and don't fancy manually typing in all contact DOBs into the calender!
Go to your events calendar in facebook and click export, then on the export page there is a URL that you copy and paste into google rather than just exporting the data.
I think I know what you are meaning wobble.
When you "link" your friends facebook DOB to the contacts its shows in the contacts on the phone. However as soon as you remove the "link" or "sync" on the phone the facebook DOB disappears just like all the other facebook data. Photos, status updates etc.
Wobble - are you trying to sync the DOB's from facebook into the contacts?
Did this and... it worked! Thanks for all your help.
Only problem is that I wanted the facebook calendar to have my friends bdays on so it syncs with my phone and I can see whos bday is up and coming on my phone. Not sure if this is me being a facebook novice or if this is not available???
Deeko - essentially yes, like to have my friends bdays from my facebook in my phone calendar.


Andy Mirhaj joined Harvard American Bilingual School as the school's Director. Andy has over 15 years of experience working in international schools, both as an educator and educational leader.
Brian Brumsickle will be joining Stonehill International School in Bangalore, as Head of School in August 2019. He has previously served at Gyeonggi Suwon International School for the last four years and brings extensive teaching and leadership experience in Asia.
Madeleine Maceda Heide has been appointed the next Superintendent of Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Madeleine served in leadership roles at Taipei American School, the International School of Brussels, Hong Kong International School, the American School of Bombay, and most recently at Academia Cotopaxi in Quito, Ecuador. Madeleine is invested in energizing communities toward innovation, building collaborative relationships, and empowering diverse learners of all ages and abilities.
John Christian was appointed Director of University Bands at the University of Charleston in Charleston, WV USA. Prior to his appointment he served as Director of Instrumental Music at Almaty International School in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Chair of Fine Arts at Rabat American School in Rabat, Morocco.
Holly Bowen Reardon has been appointed as Executive Director of Learning at the International Community School Addis Ababa commencing August, 2019. Holly has over 19 years of experience in education and was most recently the Elementary and Middle School Principal at the International School Eastern Seaboard.
Kevin Baker has been appointed as Director of the American International School of Guangzhou commencing 30 June, 2019. Kevin has over 30 years of experience in education and has worked at Hong Kong International School, Seoul Foreign School, and has been Head of School at several independent schools in the United States prior to joining International School of Busan (formerly Busan International Foreign School), where he is currently Head of School. Kevin has a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Concordia University Nebraska, a Master's degree in Education Administration from Washington State University, and is completing his Doctorate degree in Human Capital Management. In his free time Kevin enjoys his family, presenting, reading, grilling, golfing, and supporting the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Yang Guang Qing International School of Beijing is a private boarding school, accredited by the Ministry of Education in Manitoba, Canada to run and offer two curricular tracks and diplomas. YGQ is a dynamic school that focuses on wellness, student led seminars and project based learning. Our school is located in Yizhuang a suburb of Beijing.
Patrick M. Carroll has accepted the role of Middle School Principal at Korea International School, Jeju beginning in the 2019-2020 school year. For the past eleven years he has served the SMIC Private School community in Shanghai in diverse roles from teacher, to department head, to Vice Principal of Secondary.
Darren Acomb will take over as Head of School at Medan Independent School, Indonesia, from August 2019. Darren has been at International School Moshi since 2015, where he is currently Deputy Head of Campus.
David "Cal" Callaway has been appointed Elementary School Principal at The International Community School of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, starting August 2018. Cal comes to the position after 9 years at the International School of Latvia, where he most recently served as Deputy Director.
Mr. Wicks is the new Elementary Principal of Colegio Interamericano Guatemala. He brings with him his experience from International schools in Italy, Qatar, Mexico and China.
Ms. Veith is the new Early Childhood Principal at Colegio Interamericano Guatemala. She previously held the role of ECE Instructional Coach at the school.
is the new High School Principal of Colegio Interamericano Guatemala. He has previously held Leadership roles in both Canada and Thailand.
Is the new Middle School Principal at Colegio Interamericano Guatemala. She previously served as Curriculum Director and Principal in the Bahamas.
is the new General Director of Colegio Interamericano Guatemala. Prior to this position, she served as the schools´ Interim General Director and Academic Director.
Justin Wild will join the American School of Bombay as the High School Principal from the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Justin is currently serving as the High School Vice Principal at the Shanghai American School, Pudong Campus and has worked in Chile, Republic of Korea, and the US.
Joel Peinado has been appointed the next President for International College in Beirut.
Gareth Jones has been appointed the next Head of School for 2019.
Bernadette Carmody has been named International School of Amsterdam's next Director. Bernadette leaves Riffa Views International School in Bahrain where she serves as Director. She holds a BA from Griffith University in Australia, and MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from University of London, and an MA in International & Overseas Administration from The College of New Jersey, as well as a PHD in Education from University of Southern Queensland in Australia.
I am a highly qualified Music teacher and director with over 15 years of experience with students in all age groups. I hold a Bachelor of Music, a Master of Music degrees and a Graduate Diploma in Conducting. I can teach any music-related classes and direct choirs, orchestras, and, musicals for K-12 students. Subjects I taught at international schools over the last ten years are MYP Music, PYP Music, K-5 General Music, MS/HS Choir, MS/HS Orchestra, and HS Advanced Music Theory.
I believe that music is a universal language and is for everyone. I am confident that my wide range of teaching, personal and professional experiences in Music make me a great addition to the music department of your school.
South Hills Academy is a PreK to 12th Grade College Preparatory School with 300 students and 15 nationalities.
Mr Michael Gündert has been appointed Head of School at International School Mainfranken in Schweinfurt, Germany. Michael has been with the school for seven years and previously held the roles of High School and IB Diploma Coordinator for four years.
Mr. Bruce Ferguson is an experienced international educator. He has over 20 years of experience in nine different countries. He began his career as an educator in the United States public school system, and from there went to international schools in Asia, Europe, and Africa. Mr. Ferguson has taught English and Social Studies in grades 5-12. He has also held the leadership positions of Head of Department, Athletics Director, Activities Coordinator, IBMYP Coordinator, IBDP Coordinator, Head of Secondary School and Head of School. He has experience in schools with American curriculum, International curriculum, IGCSE, and IB programmes. He has learned about other cultures through his travels in 76 countries throughout the world.
Mr. Michael J. Schneider joins Marian Baker School in San Jose, Costa Rica as General Director. Now in his 28th year in education, he brings 18 years of national and international school leadership experience to MBS. He has served in the Dominican Republic, Austria, and Canada.
Frederick T. "Ted" Hill has taken on the role of Head of School at Chadwick International(CI) in Incheon, Republic of Korea starting July 2018. Ted is well known as the driving force in the creation and startup of CI. He also has served as the Headmaster of Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, Calif., for 18 years. In addition to serving as Head of School at CI, he also will continue in his role as president of the Roessler-Chadwick Foundation (RCF), which operates the two Chadwick campuses.
Paul McKenzie has assumed the role of director at the International School of Bergen - the world's first MYP school. He comes to Norway after principalships in Japan and West Africa.
We are a new bilingual school that opened in February 2017 in sunny Rio de Janeiro. We have around 1100 students from Nursery to Class 11. Our mission is to foster the development of a new generation of leaders capable of contributing to a better world while making a difference in their own life.
Carol is beginning her second year at this three year old school in the heart of Tirana. The school has a lot of potential and has recently become a full time IB school with PYP, MYP and DP diplomas being offered.
Mark Sullivan is the new Secondary School Principal at Beijing City International School. Prior to Beijing, Mark served three years at the American International School of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as High School Principal, having moved into that role after three years as Assistant Principal at the same school. Before Jeddah Mark worked at Cairo American College for 18 years.
Simon McCloskey has been appointed as the Head of School at the International School of Busan in Korea for August 2019 (formerly Busan International Foreign School). Simon has been at Stonehill International School in Bangalore since 2014 where he is currently the Head of School.
Ali Hassan has been appointed as the Secondary School Vice Principal at Arab International Academy in Qatar. He was previously the founding MYP and DP Coordinator. Ali is passionately involved in various roles with the International Baccalaureate. He is involved with the PYP, MYP and DP as a School Visits Team Member, Workshop Leader and MYP Building Quality Curriculum Reviewer.
He also continues his doctoral studies in the United Kingdom under the supervision of Professor David Hopkins, Chair of Educational Leadership at the University of Bolton and Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Education, University of London. Ali's doctoral studies is focused on international education leadership and the impact of the IB on school leaders, teachers and students.
Darren has taken on the role of Director of Athletics and Activities at Beijing City International School. Darren has served in a variety of roles at BCIS over the past nine years.
Megan Eddington will take on the coordination of the new IDEATE Diploma Program at BCIS. This new program offers choice to our students completing the last two years of Senior High School and prepares them for all post-secondary pursuits. The IDEATE program aims to empower students to take charge of their learning and thrive in an ever changing world.
Yooah Nguyen has taken on the role of Elementary school Deputy Principal/PYP coordinator at Beijing City International School. Yooah has served in the Elementary school for the past ten years.
Allen will take on the role of Director of Communications at Beijing City International School (BCIS), incorporating Admissions, Advancement, Marketing and Technology, beginning August 2018. Allen has been at BCIS since 2012 and has served as Deputy Principal and Director of Technology prior to this position.
Sally Richmond will return to BCIS as the new Principal of the Elementary School. Previously, Sally was the Deputy Principal and PYP Co-ordinator.
Julie will take on the role of Head of School at Beijing City International School (BCIS) commencing August 2018. Julie is the former founding ES Principal and Deputy Head of School at BCIS since 2005. Julie has lived and worked in Beijing since 1996.
After two years at Innoventure Education's Dubai International Academy, Ms. Seehafer will take on a Grade 2 teaching position at Collegiate American School in the same group. Her previous international positions include Grade 1 and Primary Team Lead at Colegio Internacional de Caracas (Venezuela) and Grade 3 at Pan American School of Bahia (Brazil).
The American School in Japan is pleased to announce Jon Herzenberg as the HS Principal beginning in August of 2018. Jon has been the Associate Head of School at Drew School in San Francisco for the past six years.


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'Are you ready?': Pelosi makes clear to Democrats that impeachment is coming
By Mike DeBonis and Rachael Bade, Washington Post
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff left little doubt with fellow Democrats Wednesday that they plan to move swiftly to impeach President Trump as soon as this month.
According to multiple Democratic lawmakers who attended a closed-door Capitol meeting, Pelosi announced no firm decision or timeline in moving toward a vote on Trump's impeachment. But, a day after Schiff delivered a 300-page report detailing charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress against Trump, she made clear what lies ahead in the House.
"Are you ready?" Pelosi (D-Calif.) asked her colleagues, after describing grave constitutional circumstances posed by Trump's alleged wrongdoing surrounding his dealings with Ukraine and his subsequent decision to stonewall the House investigation into it.
The caucus, according to multiple members, erupted with shouts of approval.
"We're moving forward," said one member, summarizing the thrust of Pelosi's remarks and speaking on condition of anonymity to candidly describe a private meeting. "We've got a job to do whether people want to testify or not."
Pelosi then turned the room over to Schiff (D-Calif.), who received a standing ovation before saying a word, the members said.
Schiff proceeded to run through the major findings of the report, add context to some of the key events the inquiry has uncovered, and explained to colleagues why, among other things, he did not wait for additional witnesses — such as former national security adviser John R. Bolton, who met with Trump to discuss Ukraine policy — before issuing his report.
Schiff referenced a recent newspaper editorial that encouraged Democrats to slow down and use the courts to force testimony from Bolton and others. He countered that the courts have been too slow in upholding congressional subpoenas.
"The direction we got from Chairman Schiff was, we're not going to wait endlessly for John Bolton to decide that the country is more important than his book deal," said Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).
After Schiff's presentation, Pelosi again spoke — focusing, a senior Democratic aide said, on "the gravity and somber nature of this moment," as well as the need for Democrats to "give room for their colleagues to reach their own conclusions as the inquiry proceeds."
The aide spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly.
"She's very on message in reminding us that this is a somber but necessary moment — this is a situation that the founders feared, but that we can't avoid," Huffman said.
The meeting, which began an hour before the Judiciary Committee gaveled its first impeachment hearing to order, included an unusually high level of security. Members were not permitted to bring staffers into the room, and they were asked to check their phones at the door.
In a separate closed-door meeting elsewhere in the Capitol basement, Vice President Pence rallied Republicans against impeachment — encouraging the GOP rank-and-file to "turn up the heat" on House Democrats and accuse them of focusing on impeachment instead of solving the nation's problems.
Pence praised Republicans for sticking together and defending the president, telling them he and Trump were proud of their work standing up for the president.
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The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) made the announcement earlier this afternoon that a new National Championship Title will be introduced at #NWA70. The new National Heavyweight Champion will be crowned at the event, as a special 8-Man Tournament will be held with the following participants: Scorpio Sky, Mike Parrow, Ricky Starks, Willie Mack, Colt Cabana, Samuel Shaw, Jay Bradley, and Samuel Shaw. This will be the first time that a new NWA National Heavyweight Champion has been crowned since September 30, 2017. The last NWA National Heavyweight Champion on record was Kahagas, who held the title for approximately 239 days before the title was vacated and abandoned, until today.
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The NWA National Heavyweight Championship was created in January 1980 up until 1986. The NWA which was affiliated with Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) at the time was purchased by Vince McMahon and the WWF (WWE). The title was held at the time by The Spoiler, who chose to leave the company for the WWE in 1984. In spite of being recognized by the WWE (briefly) as the National Champion, the title was vacated until 1986, when World Championship Wrestling (from Georgia) was formed and officially sanctioned by the NWA. Ted Dibiase was eventually crowned as their new National Heavyweight Champion. Later on, when Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) purchased GCW/WCW back from the WWE, the title was vacated between 1986-1997. In 1997, the title was reactivated by the NWA, and was defended through September 2017.


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Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are remembering the tragedy in which 11 Who fans died 40 years ago in Cincinnati.
A crowd stampede ahead of a concert on Dec. 3, 1979 at the Riverfront Coliseum resulted in the deaths of people aged between 15 and 27, along with eight other serious injuries. In order to avoid the risk of a riot, the show was allowed to go ahead, but the Who were not told what happened until after the main set was over.
"You know, I'm still traumatized by it," Townshend told WCPO in a new documentary called The Who: The Night That Changed Rock. "It's a weird thing to have in your autobiography that, you know, 11 kids died at one of your concerts. It's a strange, disturbing, heavy load to carry."
Daltrey added: "That dreadful night of the third of December became one of the worst dreams I've had in my life." Band manager Bill Curbishley, who made the decision to proceed with the show, said: "Despite everything, I still feel inadequate. I don't know about the guys, but for me, I left a little bit of my soul in Cincinnati."
The documentary was created by broadcaster Tanya O'Rourke, who grew up in an area where three of the victims came from. She explored the effect the tragedy had on the survivors, and how concert arrangements across the country were changed to keep a similar event from happening again.
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Q: Use object property for iteration it is possible to use a object property for a "for in"-Iteration in JavaScript?
I want write a Bag-Class like this:
var Bag = function () {
  this.elements = {};
}

Bag.prototype.add = function (key, value) {
  this.elements[key] = value;
};

// other methods ...

Now i want use objects of this class in a for in iteration:
for (var key in myBag) {
  console.log(myBag[key]); // or myBag.get(key);
}

It is possible to do this without a helper method like var key in myBag.getAll()?

A: You could add the key/value pairs to the instance itself, and create the method as non-enumerable, for example:
function Bag() {
}

Object.defineProperty(Bag.prototype, 'add', {
  enumerable: false,
  value: function(k, v) {
    this[k] = v
  }
})

var bag = new Bag
bag.add('a',1)
bag.add('b',2)
bag.add('c',3)

for (var k in bag)
  console.log(k)
//^ a
//  b
//  c

Note, that you could also declare the method normally and always loop with hasOwnProperty check:
for (var k in bag)
  if (bag.hasOwnProperty(k))
    console.log(k)

Or another alternative:
Object.keys(bag).forEach(function(k) {
  console.log(k)
})

A: How about something like this, example is forEach but you could make a map or a filter or whatever.
Javascript
(function () {
    'use strict';

    function Bag() {
        this.elements = {};
    }

    Bag.prototype = {
        add: function (key, value) {
            this.elements[key] = value;
        },

        forEach: function (fn, thisArg) {
            Object.keys(this.elements).forEach(function (key) {
                fn.call(thisArg, this[key], key, this);
            }, this.elements);
        }
    };

    var myBag = new Bag();

    myBag.add('one', 1);
    myBag.add('two', 2);
    myBag.add('three', 3);

    myBag.forEach(function (item, key, object) {
        console.log(this, item, key, object);
    }, 'hello');
}());

Output
hello 1 one Object {one: 1, two: 2, three: 3}
hello 2 two Object {one: 1, two: 2, three: 3}
hello 3 three Object {one: 1, two: 2, three: 3}

On jsFiddle

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