I have just been checking out some of the awesome projects on the ScrapHappy Saturday link up and have concluded that I definitely need to put my back into this now. So far I have sewn my tiniest bits into little square-ish blocks and added some strips cut from my shirt stash (given my resolution to use these this year this seemed the obvious place to start). I think I know what next, but for now I haven't got much to show for my time.
On the bright side, I love the shirt strips!
Also, I've come up with a title for the blog post that I can use for months: just substitute the appropriate colour and bob's your uncle.
There is lots of work in your arrangements. Pretty blues, variety of shades. Should make for some lovely finishes.
You've got a great collection of shirts to use. I was gifted shirts, but they are all the same solid blue color. I am planning on making a quilt and gifting it back to the person who gave me the shirts.
You've got a nice variety of BLUES in your stash! I hope you are having FUN with the RSC... I'm loving it!
Nice squares, and I just love the shirt strips.
Lovely blue stripes from the shirts and good idea to change the colour in your post each month.
Sewing scraps is a slow work, but it's fun. And you've come up with the perfect title for the blog post.
The shirt strips look like fun, as well as your squares. Looking forward to what you do with them all!
Can't wait to see what those strips turn into... will they be sub cut and resewn....added to with other colors? Inquiring minds want to know!
Looks to me like you are off to a good start. Scraps sewn together are more likely to turn into something than scraps in the bin.
You've got a good start with the blocks and the strips. Keep up the good work! I also looked back at your posts and the staggered circles are fascinating. Looks like they are all KF.
Putting your back into it is working! I especially like the shirt strips. Blue is my favorite color, as evidenced by the fact that I have twice as many blues as any other color. These have such a pretty contrast. Curious to see where they take you.
Love love love these blocks. They have a such a relaxed feel to them. Looking forward to seeing them develop slowly.
You have a really nice variety of scraps. So nice that they have come out to play instead of hiding in bins!
You've got a great start on your scrap projects. I like those shirt strips too, very pretty blues.
I adore your shirting strips! Those small squares are pretty wonderful, too.


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Being Managers empower and engage the stakeholders to deliver against the top business priorities. Combining the role of manager with that of a coach, they seek out the strengths in each employee and support them in leveraging their strengths in their roles in order to create outstanding performance. In the role of coaches, they support employees in recognizing what inspires them and help them align their responsibilities with their interests.
In the face of problems, they create focus on the root causes by asking the right questions, while boosting the confidence of the stakeholders in their own capacities to solve problems.


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'Legacy' [Primer #6]
June 16, 2014 · by gamesmonitor · in Analysis, Primers
Deeply exaggerated claims for positive Games impacts have been formulated and expressed through a 'Legacy' framework. This framework was first associated with the Sydney Olympics 2000, and has become, since the Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002, a central feature of Olympic and Commonwealth Games sporting events. We're going to look in particular in this primer at 'legacy' related to regeneration for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014. The legacy framework for the Glasgow Games is predicated on the idea of lasting benefits not only for every person in the city of Glasgow, but for Scotland overall. The urban regeneration of the East End in particular has been central to these promises. Similarly Clyde Gateway makes much of the wider public benefit they claim will arrive from related regeneration in the area.
However, we argue that 'legacy' claims are one of the primary means to legitimise, and deflect attention from, massive public expenditure on Games events. This expenditure on urban spectacle is almost always for the benefit of business; the bread and circuses of the spectacle is a great way of alienating people from the exploitative realities of land-grabbing, displacement, and gentrification. Glasgow City Council Leader, Gordon Matheson, intends to sell "two weeks of magic" to an increasingly suspicious public.
But expenditure over-runs are becoming increasingly severe in sporting mega-events events. For instance, an initial budget for the London Olympics 2012 of £2.4 billion in 2007, increased to £9 billion in two years, and has since risen to £11 billion officially. The Manchester Commonwealth Games 2002 meanwhile ran 120% over budget, and the Delhi Games 2010, 280% over budget. Despite repeated claims that Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games are on time and on budget, projected public expenditure now sits at £563 million, a 50% increase on initial budget estimate of £373 million. It should be noted that this figure is based on an estimate from December 2012, that the £45.8 million emergency contingency fund is now depleted, and that the peak spending phase will be ongoing until at least September 2014. The overall cost is very likely to rise significantly – strongly affecting any cost-benefit analysis or legacy claims. It is also important to stress that the contingency fund will in no way meet the needs and demands of the local population as expressed in a recent online petition.
Such public cost over-runs may put the very future of the Commonwealth Games at risk. As of yet there are no concrete bids for the Games in 2022, following Australia's Gold Coast event in 2018. Mike Hooper, chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation, has even suggested that reducing the number of sports to the minimum of ten might alleviate "the cost structures" associated with hosting the event. Could the truth be that these events are effectively a massive public subsidy for private developers, causing anger and resistance and creating a 'crisis of legitimacy'?
There is a massive disparity between public benefit claims related to large-scale sporting mega-events and the reality of gentrification in the form of rising rents, displacement and class cleansing. In 2007, the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) conducted a study of mega-events, Olympic Games and housing rights. The study revealed that large-scale forced evictions, exponential rent-rises, discrimination against racial minorities, and targeting of homeless people, are as much a part of Olympic events as swimming and the discus throw:
"In Seoul, 720,000 people were forcibly evicted from their homes in preparation for the Olympic Games in 1988. In Barcelona, housing became so unaffordable as a result of the Olympic Games that low income earners were forced to leave the city. In Atlanta 9,000 arrest citations were issued to homeless people (mostly African-Americans) as part of an Olympics-inspired campaign to 'clean the streets and approximately 30,000 people were displaced by Olympics-related gentrification and development'. In Athens, hundreds of Roma were displaced under the pretext of Olympics-related preparations".
In the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the report estimated that over 1.5 million people may have been displaced due to Olympics-related urban redevelopment (Ibid). Others estimate that the figure is closer to £2 million (Shin, 2012). But large-scale displacement is not just limited to the Olympics. The Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) has estimated that since 2004, at least 200,000 people in Delhi were forcibly evicted as a result of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In the UK context, the scale is considerably less, but demolition of housing, displacement, and rising rent and house prices were central features of the London Olympics experience. Up to 450 homes were demolished on the Clays Lane housing estate after eviction by Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO), while 700 units have been earmarked for demolition and renewal on the Carpenters estate adjacent to the Olympic Village, despite sustained and ongoing resistance by the Save Carpenters campaign.
According to a mass of academic commentators, the evidence base required for an evaluation of regeneration legacy and expenditure from major sporting events is either absent or inadequate (Davies, 2011). Legacy often becomes "little more than a chimera augmented by suspect political agendas and research methodologies" (Matheson, 2010, p.20). Summarising the impacts of Summer Olympics events in the modern era, Short (2008) concludes that the "rudimentary" analysis of hosting these events is a "fiscal mystery" made more complex by the partisan nature of those supporting Games events and funding cost-benefit analyses. In fact, there is overwhelming evidence to suggest the impact is often very negative. Gratton et al (2005) found that economic benefits have been "poorly researched" and that there is a distinct lack of "adequate evidence" to support such claims. In a systemic review of health benefits associated with one-off sporting events over thirty years (1978-2008), McCartney et al (2010) found "insufficient evidence" to confirm any economic or health legacy benefits, a position backed by our primer on the sporting legacy of the Games
A host of academic reports on 'legacy' argue that promised benefits for local communities are rarely realised, even as private companies and games organisers benefit enormously. The way that cost-benefit analyses of Games and regeneration events proceeds is often highly partial, funded by precisely those interests who have a vested interest in presenting positive accounts. As ill-defined legacy frameworks have become increasingly bound up with expensive competitive bidding processes premised on the idea of copious social, symbolic and economic rewards for host cities it isn't surprising that these claims have become absurdly exaggerated. Projects which have already been funded anyway, get a legacy label slapped on them regardless of the fact that no legacy funding is added. The M74 is a great example. The project was planned, funded and approved in 2001, long before the Games bid was submitted in 2007, but it is retrospectively positioned as a central Games legacy. Notably, however, the cost of 'the most expensive road in the UK', which spiralled from £245m to £692m on completion in 2011, is absent from the budget of the Games.
One of the primary ideas behind legacy frameworks is the encouragement of 'community' and 'stakeholder' support for events (Matheson, 2010). The bid process is premised on cultivating a city-wide feel-good factor – a kind of 'common-sense' – that makes the questioning of economic or social realities seem disruptive or treacherous. This factor makes Games events almost impervious to rational debates about cost-benefit analysis. As a senior planning officer from the Manchester Local Authority explained of Manchester's Commonwealth Games in 2002:
"Once you adopt a strategy of pursuing sports-led urban regeneration, politically it is very difficult for it to be allowed to fail, so what happens is that it gets declared a success, really irrespective of what happens on the ground" (Davies, 2008).
It helps if you have the local media in your pocket. The Herald and its sister paper The Evening Times are official media partners for the Commonwealth Games – they are hardly likely to kick up much of a fuss. Meanwhile, the recent BBC documentary series – Commonwealth City[xiv] – chose the local councillor and his cousin as two of the main characters in their film. There was nothing about the demolition of the Accord Centre (a day care centre for people with severe disabilities) for a temporary bus park on the programme. There was nothing about the 'show people' who are being removed from their long-term sites in Dalmarnock for office space, despite paying rent in the area for 40 years. The blocking of the 'housing crisis' meeting that Glasgow Games Monitor 2014 tried to organise at the Bridgeton Community Learning Campus is just one example of the way that critical voices have been suppressed in the East End.
The main beneficiaries of mega-event regeneration strategies are seldom those who are positioned as the targets of regeneration. The distribution of costs and benefits tends to be regressive, with most of the costs borne locally (disruption, pollution, rent rises, displacement), while most of the benefits accrue to private business and the global media market. The more than 1,500 people displaced from the Games Village site are evidence of that. Recent angry meetings in Dalmarnock suggest the 'disbenefits' of the Games go much deeper and wider. This deeply uneven outcome should not come as a surprise in the absence of social redistribution systems – or more accurately the 'redistribution' of social security and public budgets into the pockets of the wealthy. More typical is the 'public pain, private gain' formula: the costs are borne by public authorities, funded by taxpayers, while the revenues are privatized by private organizations that are neither democratically elected nor publicly accountable. Some legacy.
Davies L E (2008) Sport and the Local Economy: The Effects of Stadia Development on the Commercial Property Market, Local Economy, Vol.23, No.1, February, pp.31-46
Davies L E (2012) Beyond the Games: Regeneration Legacies and London 2012, Leisure Studies, 31(3), 309-337
Gratton C, Shibli S and Coleman R (2005) Sport and Economic Regeneration in Cities, Urban Studies, 42 (5-6), pp.985-999
Matheson C M (2010) Legacy Planning, Regeneration and Events: The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Local Economy, 25(1), 10-23
McCartney G, Thomas S, Thomson H, Scott J, Hamilton V, Hanlon P and Bond L (2010) The Health and Socioeconomic Impacts of Major Multi-sport Events: Systematic Review (1978-2008), BMJ: British Medical Journal, 340
Shin H B (2012) Unequal cities of Spectacle and Mega-Events in China, City, 16(6), pp.728-744
Short J R (2008) Globalization, Cities and the Summer Olympics', City, 12(3), pp.322-340
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Black Chapel Cottage, a former priest's house, is a Grade II* listed building. It was repaired in about 1950 after wartime bomb damage.

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Q: Конвертирование строки в дату Есть проблема. В файле я храню дату и в зависимости от настроек CultureInfo формат хранения в виде строки отличен. К примеру
12/11/2017 10:07:48 AM (первый вариант en-US)
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Это одна и та же дата и время !!!
Конвертирую из строки в DateTime обычным методом. Со вторым вариантом проблем нет, но вот как сконвертировать корректно первый вариант, ведь в начале идет месяц, а потом день?

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У вас везде для показа пользователю должна использоваться CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, а для хранения в текстовом виде (например, в файле) — CultureInfo.InvariantCulture.
Так делается потому, что пользователь-то хочет видеть данные в том формате, в каком ему интересно, а вот для записи в файл нужен формат, который переживёт смену пользователем языка, открытие документа другим пользователем и даже перенос на другой компьютер.

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Why Writing Matters in Chemistry
"A scientific experiment is not complete until the results have been published. Therefore, to do science, one must also write science."
~Robert A. Day, The ACS Style Guide
The ability to convey information effectively is a key element of the scientific process. Accurate record keeping and coherent dissemination of data ensure that scientific knowledge can be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Therefore, chemists also must be master communicators, able to demonstrate the validity of their experiments and, especially, their conclusions to a wide variety of audiences and in several different types of formats, including peer-reviewed journals, patent applications, and live presentations.
Typical Writing Assignments
Writing assignments are most commonly encountered in upper division and laboratory courses. The assignments range from laboratory reports in various formats to term papers on chemistry-related topics. The SVSU chemistry curriculum incorporates writing assignments that reflect the diversity of writing encountered in the chemistry profession.
Qualities of Good Writing
The sciences tend to value concise, pithy writing. The focus is on the information presented rather than on the presenter. Scientists are merely the observers of the phenomena and must remove themselves from the experiment. Thus, scientific literature often is written in the third person, using passive voice. Information presented in a scientific document must use scientifically appropriate terms and language. Vague, overly ornate language is to be avoided in favor of succinctly descriptive wording. Also, writers should not include editorial comments based on personal biases. For example, "The reaction produced a bright orange color that persisted for several minutes." is preferred over "To my delight, I saw a beautiful orange color reminiscent of a Hawaiian sunset in June. I was saddened by its disappearance after only a few minutes."
Since the scientific method relies on efforts to refute conclusions based on experimental evidence, scientific writing often is persuasive. Conclusions must be based on solid data collected and presented as evidence; stronger arguments are based on a stepwise trail of evidence without large leaps in logic. Often, the writer even attempts to refute his or her own conclusions in an attempt to strengthen the original argument!
It is important to note that the reliance on the scientific method of disproving a hypothesis stems from the assumption that nothing is provable; a hypothesis is accepted only when all reasonable alternatives have been disproved. Thus, scientific writers will use such phrases as "the data suggest…" or "the data seem to indicate…" rather than "the data prove…" when presenting their conclusions. However, it is acceptable to indicate that one's data "disprove" a hypothesis.
These criteria initially may seem to be rather strict and lead to writing that is dull and flat, even cold. However, this does not have to be the case. Good scientific writers are able to write within the guidelines while producing writing that flows and has a definite rhythm without being dry and "choppy."
Appropriate Types of Evidence & Support
Peer-reviewed publications provide the strongest supporting documentation in the sciences. Publication in these media requires a rigorous review process by well-established and respected (and often skeptical!) authorities in the area of interest. Some of the most respected chemistry journals are published by professional organizations such as the American Chemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry, though there are many other prestigious journals published worldwide.
Care must be used when using websites, especially non-edited sites like Wikipedia, as references, since the material presented often is not reviewed externally and does not undergo rigorous scrutiny and verification procedures.
Citation Conventions
Conventions vary and often are publication-specific. However, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has developed a format that is very commonly used. These rules are published in The ACS Style Guide, copies of which are available in the SVSU library and in the Writing Center. In-text citations usually are included as consecutively-numbered superscripts, with references included in an end- or footnote format.
The ACS Style Guide: Effective Communication of Scientific Information, 3rd ed.; Coghill, A. M.; Garson, L. R., Eds.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2006.
https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/the-long-view/the-science-of-scientific-writing
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How Strong is the Link Between Air Pollution and Cancer?
Outdoor air pollution is contributing to approximately 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK, according to a report from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
The 'Every Breath we Take' report examines the lifelong impact of air pollution on the nation's health and how polluted air is linked to diseases such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
So how strong is the link between air pollution and cancer? Cancer Research UK says that although exposure to both indoor and outdoor pollutants has been shown to increase the risk of cancer, the risk in the UK is fairly low.
In 2013, the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) decided there was enough evidence to conclude that air pollution "causes cancer in humans," particularly lung cancer.
But what exactly is air pollution and how reliable is the evidence? Air pollution is a complicated mixture of substances, particles and gases with levels of toxicity very much dependent on the source of pollution, weather and geographical location.
A variety of outdoor and indoor air pollutants are known or suspected to be harmful to human health depending on their concentration. The obvious outdoor suspects are vehicle emissions or pollution from industry and farming, but the main culprit and the subject of most of the research carried out into the health effects of air pollution focuses on particle pollution.
Particle pollution, also known as particulate matter or 'PM,' is a blend of dust-sized solids and liquids present in the air that when inhaled, damage DNA inside cells and cause cancer.
The risks associated with PM depend on the level of air pollution people are regularly exposed to. A particular particle known as 'PM2.5' commonly found in diesel emissions is known to cause lung cancer and the risk of developing the disease increases depending on the level of PM2.5 exposure.
According to Cancer Research UK, PM2.5 air pollution is responsible for causing an estimated 7.8 per cent of lung cancers in the UK. PM2.5, however, is also found in tobacco smoke, and nearly 90 per cent of lung cancer cases in the UK are linked to smoking.
The IARC assessment reviewed more than a thousand scientific papers and studies from around the world, before confirming that outdoor air pollution is a category 1 cause of cancer. Crucially, the authors of the report say more research is needed as no-one understands how these microscopic particles damage DNA inside cells and whether they are solely responsible for causing cancer.
The problem with verifying evidence on the effects of outdoor air pollution is that it is so hard to measure and depends largely on factors such as whereabouts people live or work and whether they smoke or have smoked in the past.
The good news is that the chances of people in the UK developing lung cancer due to air pollution are relatively small. As with most cancer risk factors, the risk is greater depending on the level of exposure to the hazards in question. Fortunately, it is unlikely that the majority of us will be exposed to high enough levels of outdoor air pollution to make any noticeable difference to our risk of developing lung cancer.
Compared to other countries, the UK generally has low levels of outdoor air pollution although this can of course depend on location. Indoor air pollutants however, are an area that is often overlooked and it is important to recognise the risks of indoor air pollution sources such as nitrogen oxides from gas cooking and solvents released from plastics, paints and furnishings.
The two most important types of indoor air pollution in the UK, however, are radon and second-hand smoke.
Radon is a colourless, odourless and tasteless radioactive gas that occurs naturally in rocks and soil. Radon produces a radioactive dust that becomes trapped in our airways and emits radiation which damages the insides of our lungs, increasing our risk of lung cancer. It is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and kills more than 1,100 people in the UK every year.
Radon however, is nothing like as dangerous as second-hand smoke, which contains more than 4,000 chemicals, including more than 60 which are known to cause lung cancer.
Second-hand smoke is a well-known direct cause of lung diseases such as lung cancer in both adults and children. If lung cancer is diagnosed early the chances of a positive outcome are significantly higher than if it is found later. But any delays in diagnosis or treatment may cause tumours to spread to other parts of the body. Mistakes in diagnosing lung cancer can be very serious.
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Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings
"Things like Personal details, Passwords and security, and Ad preferences will now live in a centralised place, so it'll be easier for people who use multiple apps to manage their settings."
For instance, users can now easily make their ad topic preferences consistent for Facebook and Instagram accounts by adding those accounts to the same Accounts Center.
However, users who want to keep their accounts in separate Accounts Centers, can do so, as adding more than one account to the same Accounts Center is optional.
Moreover, the company is also making improvements to some of the ad settings controls.
"We know people want more control over the ads they see, which is why we're exploring new ways to give people the ability to see more ads about the things that interest them, in addition to the existing option of seeing fewer ads about things that don't interest them," the company said.
"These changes will begin to go into effect today, and will gradually roll out to everyone on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram in the coming months," it added.
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import binascii

from pycoin.ecdsa import generator_secp256k1, possible_public_pairs_for_signature
from pycoin.encoding import (public_pair_to_bitcoin_address, hash160_sec_to_bitcoin_address,
                             sec_to_public_pair, is_sec_compressed)

from pycoin.serialize import b2h
from pycoin.tx.script.tools import get_opcode, bin_script
from pycoin.tx.script.opcodes import INT_TO_OPCODE
from pycoin.tx.script.vm import eval_script, is_pay_to_script_hash

from pycoin.tx.script.check_signature import parse_signature_blob
from pycoin.tx import SIGHASH_ALL, SIGHASH_NONE, SIGHASH_SINGLE, SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY

def sighash_type_to_string(sighash_type):
    anyonecanpay = sighash_type & SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY
    sighash_type &= ~SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY
    if sighash_type == SIGHASH_ALL:
        sighash_str = 'SIGHASH_ALL'
    elif sighash_type == SIGHASH_NONE:
        sighash_str = 'SIGHASH_NONE'
    elif sighash_type == SIGHASH_SINGLE:
        sighash_str = 'SIGHASH_SINGLE'
    else:
        sighash_str = 'SIGHASH_UNKNOWN'
    if anyonecanpay:
        sighash_str += ' | SIGHASH_ANYONECANPAY'
    return sighash_str

def add_signature_annotations(annotations, signature_blob, signature_for_hash_type_f, output_script):
    sig_pair, sig_type = parse_signature_blob(signature_blob)
    annotations.append("r: {0:#066x}".format(sig_pair[0]))
    annotations.append("s: {0:#066x}".format(sig_pair[1]))
    sig_hash = signature_for_hash_type_f(sig_type, output_script)
    annotations.append("z: {0:#066x}".format(sig_hash))
    annotations.append("signature type %s" % sighash_type_to_string(sig_type))
    addresses = []
    pairs = possible_public_pairs_for_signature(generator_secp256k1, sig_hash, sig_pair)
    for pair in pairs:
        for comp in (True, False):
            address = public_pair_to_bitcoin_address(pair, compressed=comp, address_prefix=b'\0')
            addresses.append(address)
    annotations.append(" sig for %s" % " ".join(addresses))

def add_address_annotations(annotations, hash160_blob, address_prefix):
    address = hash160_sec_to_bitcoin_address(hash160_blob, address_prefix=address_prefix)
    annotations.append("%s... corresponds to %s" % (b2h(hash160_blob)[:12], address))

def add_sec_annotations(a1, data, address_prefix):
    pair = sec_to_public_pair(data)
    is_compressed = is_sec_compressed(data)
    a1.append("SEC for %scompressed %s" % (
            "" if is_compressed else "un", public_pair_to_bitcoin_address(
                pair, compressed=is_compressed, address_prefix=address_prefix)))

def instruction_for_opcode(opcode, data):
    if data is None or len(data) == 0:
        return INT_TO_OPCODE.get(opcode, "(UNKNOWN OPCODE)")
    return "[PUSH_%d] %s" % (opcode, binascii.hexlify(data))

def annotation_f_for_scripts(input_script, output_script, signature_for_hash_type_f):
    is_p2sh = is_pay_to_script_hash(output_script)
    in_ap = b'\0'
    out_ap = b'\0'
    if is_p2sh:
        out_ap = b'\5'

    def input_annotations_f(pc, opcode, data):
        a0, a1 = [], []
        if pc == 0:
            a0.append("--- SIGNATURE SCRIPT START")
        ld = len(data) if data is not None else 0
        if ld in (71, 72) and not is_p2sh:
            add_signature_annotations(a1, data, signature_for_hash_type_f, output_script)
        if ld == 20:
            add_address_annotations(a1, data, address_prefix=in_ap)
        if ld in (33, 65):
            add_sec_annotations(a1, data, address_prefix=in_ap)
        return a0, a1

    def output_annotations_f(pc, opcode, data):
        a0, a1 = [], []
        if pc == 0:
            a0.append("--- PUBLIC KEY SCRIPT START")
        ld = len(data) if data is not None else 0
        if ld == 20:
            add_address_annotations(a1, data, address_prefix=out_ap)
        if ld in (33, 65):
            add_sec_annotations(a1, data, address_prefix=out_ap)
        return a0, a1

    return input_annotations_f, output_annotations_f

def disassemble_scripts(input_script, output_script, lock_time, signature_for_hash_type_f):
    "yield pre_annotations, pc, opcode, instruction, post_annotations"

    input_annotations_f, output_annotations_f = annotation_f_for_scripts(
        input_script, output_script, signature_for_hash_type_f)
    pc = 0
    while pc < len(input_script):
        opcode, data, new_pc = get_opcode(input_script, pc)
        pre_annotations, post_annotations = input_annotations_f(pc, opcode, data)
        yield pre_annotations, pc, opcode, instruction_for_opcode(opcode, data), post_annotations
        pc = new_pc

    pc = 0
    while pc < len(output_script):
        opcode, data, new_pc = get_opcode(output_script, pc)
        pre_annotations, post_annotations = output_annotations_f(pc, opcode, data)
        yield pre_annotations, pc, opcode, instruction_for_opcode(opcode, data), post_annotations
        pc = new_pc

    if not is_pay_to_script_hash(output_script):
        return

    stack = []
    eval_script(input_script, signature_for_hash_type_f, lock_time, expected_hash_type=None, stack=stack)
    if stack:
        signatures, new_output_script = stack[:-1], stack[-1]
        new_input_script = bin_script(signatures)
    else:
        signatures, new_output_script, new_input_script = [], b'', b''

    for r in disassemble_scripts(new_input_script, new_output_script, lock_time, signature_for_hash_type_f):
        yield r

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Nigel G Mitchell 4/19/2010 04:37:00 AM Movies, review, television
With the DVD of the TV movie Virtuality now out, it's time to review what could have been.
First of all, let's make something perfectly clear: Virtuality is not a TV movie. It's a pilot produced by FOX. This is an important point, because Virtuality fails miserably as a movie. It ends without tying up any of the loose ends, and leaves a big unspoken "to be continued" that (judging from the low ratings of the movie) we'll probably never get the answer to. So what's the point of watching the movie at all? It actually is a very good story, and it's interesting to imagine what the TV series might have been.
At its core, Virtuality is about a group of astronauts on a ten-year mission to reach a habitable planet outside the solar system. This would be a fairly interesting story in itself, but there are a couple of twists. One is that the mission is partly funded by a corporation that has turned the journey into a reality TV show. Another conflict is that, in order to combat the claustrophobia and isolation, each crew member has their own virtual reality headset that allows them to escape into fantasy worlds. The virtual reality is the real core of the story, hence the title. Each crew member has their own favorite virtual fantasy that they live in; the captain plays soldier in a Civil War simulation, two crew members are having a virtual affair in a romantic getaway, etc.
The conflict begins when a mysterious stranger begins appearing in people's VR scenarios. The stranger seems to know all about them and begins interfering with them in strange ways. There are a lot of threads that could have led to interesting story lines. The show's producer (who happens to have a major conflict of interest by also serving as the ship's psychiatrist) is constantly trying to manipulate the crew to increase the ratings, sometimes to the detriment of the mission. The crew is having second thoughts about going on the mission at all. The crew members are fighting amongst themselves.
I could also see how the series would explore some pretty complex issues. In a disturbing moment, one of the characters is beaten and raped inside a virtual world. When she returns to reality traumatized, she finds herself a center of an argument between the other crew members. One argues that she should just get over it because it wasn't a "real" rape. Another, who was raped at one time in the real world, argues that it was real in her mind. The argument becomes an interesting debate about the difference between reality and fantasy.
In the end, there's a major plot twist that one longs to see get resolved. Maybe one day there'll be a Virtuality II that ties up or continues the story. Even if there isn't, I think the movie itself is worth watching. It's an impressive work in a small package. We can only hope the creators of Virtuality (Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor) can create another pilot just as good that they actually can continue next time.
What do you think of Virtuality? Let us know in the comments
Maurice Mitchell April 20, 2010 at 11:10 AM
You know, I saw about fifteen minutes of the pilot and got bored and turned it off. Now I wish I'd stuck around for the rest of it. It sounds really interesting and edgy. Ronald D. Moore dis great work with the Battlestar Galactica reboot so I'm sure he has more in store for us.
Freeflyt1 July 28, 2011 at 11:14 AM
I just watched it last night. It started a little slow as they explained the background of what was happening and developing the characters but then I got hooked. I am so dissappointed it wasn't made into a series. Great potential and story line. It pretty much had it all, interesting cinematography, suspense, sex, violence, and a great mystery that I wish I could watch unfold. It's worth the view but know the end leaves you wanting more.


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Policymakers and public health responders are facing a barrage of questions about the Novel Coronavirus (nCoV2019) outbreak. Most are of a scientific and technical nature, crucial to containing the outbreak; such as, how infectious is it? How long does it incubate in the body before you get sick? And can it be spread by people who have no symptoms?
There are other, unanswered questions that also need to be addressed but are rarely even asked. My own research demonstrates that outbreak responses consistently fail to meaningfully include gender analysis. This is despite substantial evidence from other researchers that gender inequities exacerbate outbreaks, and responses that do not incorporate gender analysis exacerbate inequities.
Questions that need to be asked in order to take a gendered approach to the coronavirus, improve outcomes for people affected by it, and save lives
The coronavirus response has the chance to break this mold by integrating gender analysis immediately. Gender analysis asks how socially-constructed roles and identities affect vulnerability to and experiences of an outbreak. While the focus is on differences between women and men and between girls and boys, inequities related to race, ethnicity, sexuality, and religion are integrated. Gender analysis starts by asking questions like the ones below. Just as with the more technical questions being posed about the nCoV2019 virus itself, most of the answers to these eight questions are currently unknown, and this is not meant to be an exhaustive list. What follows is a list of the types of catalyzing questions that need to be asked in order to take a gendered approach to the coronavirus, to improve outcomes for people affected by the virus, and to save lives.
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Delays in publishing sex disaggregated data during the 2014-16 West African Ebola outbreak resulted in unnecessary debates about whether or not more women than men were being infected. These debates were counter-productive because they delayed efforts to address the more central question of how to address inequities until after the outbreak was over. Data from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo indicate that two-thirds of the people infected are women. These higher infection rates are attributed to women's social responsibilities as caregivers and due to their lack of trust of unknown male health providers. Responders and policymakers need to take these factors into account if they are to reach those most at risk of infection and most in need of care.
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Around the world, women healthcare workers make less than men in the same field. Such inequities are often exacerbated during outbreaks when health workers are required to work longer hours and as resources become scarce. Women's additional care responsibilities, such as childcare, also require additional supported. Nurses working in Hong Kong during the SARS outbreak reported immense personal costs and feeling 'sandwiched' between personal and professional responsibilities.
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In the 1980s, during the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in North America, many of those most at risk were fearful of getting tested or seeking care because of distrust of public health institutions, which had previously considered homosexuality an illness. Are there marginalized groups in areas affected by the coronavirus that may be distrustful of government authorities? How can they be reached, and how can their rights be guaranteed?
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Not asking such questions now may bear a great cost—and one that will primarily be borne by women
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Inherit the Holy Mountain
Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism
Mark Stoll
Argues for the place of religion in shaping the views of historical environmental figures
Demonstrates how religious traditions fostered distinctive aesthetic reactions to nature
Offers analysis of key works of art through the lenses of different denominations
Provides insight into the future of environmentalism in the United States
In Inherit the Holy Mountain, historian Mark Stoll introduces us to the religious roots of the American environmental movement. Religion, he shows, provided environmentalists both with deeply-embedded moral and cultural ways of viewing the world and with content, direction, and tone for the causes they espoused.
Stoll discovers that specific denominational origins corresponded with characteristic sets of ideas about nature and the environment as well as distinctive aesthetic reactions to nature, as can be seen in key works of art analyzed throughout the book.
Stoll also provides insight into the possible future of environmentalism in the United States, concluding with an examination of the current religious scene and what it portends for the future. By debunking the supposed divide between religion and American environmentalism, Inherit the Holy Mountain opens up a fundamentally new narrative in environmental studies.
1. Calvinism and Nature: American Foundations
2. Origins of Conservation in the Puritan Landscape
3. Building the Moral Society: Farms, Forests, and Parks
4. Nature, Parks, and Emersonian Modernism
5. Progressive Presbyterian Conservation
6. Presbyterians and the Environmental Movement
7. Nature and New England's Outsiders
8. A New Era
Mark Stoll is Associate Professor of History and Director of Environmental Studies at Texas Tech University.
"It provides a detailed and fascinating genealogical analysis of the religious origins of American environmentalism. This is an impressive, provocative work of synthesis and original scholarship that enriches greatly our understanding of the history of the American environmental movement by placing religion at its core." --William Van Arragon, Fides et Historia
"Mark has written a book that has the potential to change the way environmentalists think about religion and the way religious people think about environmentalism."--Constance M. Furey, H-Environment
"Stoll is on to something. The book's argument is especially convincing in its interpretation up to the twentieth century and through the Progressive Era. Trying to identify religion's ethereal influence on human events is often a difficult task, and evidentiary smoking guns can be rare. Yet Stoll convinces through scrupulous interpretation of a mountain of creatively gathered circumstantial (and stronger) evidence ranging from sermons to his brilliant analysis of Thomas Cole's 1836 painting The Oxbow as a manifestation of Protestant doctrine and Puritan devotional practice affecting Hudson River school artists and their glorification of the environment."--Todd M. Kerstetter, Journal of American History
"[T]he religious focus developed in this important work serves to provide new depth and color to a series of portraits of America's environmental founding figures. Its imminent readability and wealth of documentary evidence will make a lasting impression on a wide range of readers."--Pacific Historical Review
"Stoll s book is an important contribution to our understanding of the religious roots of environmentalism and significantly undermines White s thesis by showing that Christianity is not hostile to preserving the environment but rather can form the foundation for a sound environmental ethic."--The American Historical Review
"Inherit the Mountain is a wide-ranging, thorough and wellpresented treatise on the religious roots of American environmentalism...Inherit the Mountain would enhance the general reader's knowledge of environmentalism's historic roots, [and] would serve particularly well as a textbook in undergraduate and graduate courses in religion and ecology."--Anglican and Episcopal History
"In Ecology in the 20th Century: A History (1989) historian Anna Bramwell gave the following short characterization of the (radical) environmentalist: 'As well as being saved, he is a protestant.' Bramwell did not elaborate on her provocative statement but now the gap has been filled by this splendid book by Mark Stoll."--Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis
"A thorough, richly detailed, well researched and written narrative of American environmentalism through the middle of the twentieth century...Anyone who reads this book will finish with a solid comprehension of the emergence and eventual respectability of environmental values in American culture."--Adirondack Explorer
"[A] wonderfully rich new study."--Christian Century
"A remarkable and eye-opening study in the history of ideas; [Stoll] demonstrates nothing less than the vivid impact of faith traditions on citizen action and public policy relevant to the environment in the United States...A superb and lush history of the environmentalist impulse seen through the lens of faith traditions."--Library Journal, starred review
"Thoughtful and fascinating, with carefully crafted prose and clearly organized evidence, this book provides a new lens on the history of both religion and the environment in America, showcasing not only the facts but also the motivations while providing new insights into the past and future." --Publishers Weekly
"This extraordinary book is a must read. It is a panoramic survey with a wealth of detailed information, insights, and revelations about this generally neglected subject...This book will be of special interest to art historians, conservationists, environmentalists, religionists, and many of other persuasions."--CHOICE
"Provides a ringing call for greater awareness and more attentive concern for the natural world as a central tenet of the Christian life." -- Los Angeles Review of Books
"Inherit the Holy Mountain is a tremendous asset in the study of environmental history in America in both its breadth and its detail. The book is documented scrupulously, endnotes with trails to a thousand other histories. Stoll's prose is accessible and precise, especially in its biographical details. Readers will likely want to jot down many names from the endless stream of persons involved in the evolution of American environmental thought for further study. Stoll's contribution to the field is an important one which should serve as a foundational text for American environmental studies in conversation with religious studies. His lucid arguments connecting Reformed Protestantism and its descendants to the modern postindustrial fight to save America's beauty and to restore Eden shine a needed light on the simplistic dichotomy of religion as enemy of earth and secularism as savior." --Association for Mormon Letters
"Just when it seemed that there was nothing new (and worthwhile) to say about the history of US conservation and environmentalism (nor about attitudes to wilderness and its preservation), the most intensively tilled fields in US environmental history, along comes this landmark publication. Inherit the Holy Mountain consolidates and extends Stoll's reputation as the foremost historian of religion and the American environment in the international community of environmental historians. Stoll is truly the Max Weber of American environmental history. He is a brave and stimulating scholar who works against the grain of conventional wisdom."--Peter Coates, Professor of American and Environmental History, University of Bristol
"Inherit the Holy Mountain includes passages of straight religious history and passages of straight political history, which track the emergence of an environmental or proto-environmental movement from appreciation of nature, and which also serve as background for the most distinctive feature of the book: the analysis of the lives and works of prominent (and not so prominent) figures. Particulary striking is the analysis of evocative works of art which begin most chapters. These discussions, as well as those of literature and religion, display impressive erudition and powerful synthesis. Stoll includes numerous condensed biographies, in order to demonstrate the social, religious, and sometimes ethnic backgrounds of his subjects. In both its breadth and its depth, Inherit distills a great deal of research; it offers an illuminating perspective on the history of environmentalism; and it is a pleasure to read."--Harriet Ritvo, Arthur J. Conner Professor of History, MIT
"An intellectually impressive work that draws on the author's deep knowledge and painstaking research. Inherit conveys a sense of a history once largely hidden and now revealed and illuminated--a history that has been right in front of us all along, but which we missed until now. First, the book shows how the very languages of conservation and its more recent modern variant, environmentalism, are strikingly consistent with the figures, tropes, and wordings of past Protestant treatises. Second Stoll reveals the Reformed Protestant influence on some unexpected people. Finally, Stoll reveals the intellectual and creative patterns that linked groups of people not only to Reformed Protestantism, but also to each other. Inherit is a major statement in the ongoing debate about the origins and development of American conservation and environmentalism. No scholar who writes about these tropics can ignore what he has to say."--Mark Fiege, Professor of History, Colorado State University
"Reading Inherit the Holy Mountain is an education in itself: by integrating religious history with environmental history, Stoll shows both why American environmentalism has been so deeply shaped, for good and ill, by the notion that 'Nature' can only be where 'Man' is not; and why this is only one element in a far richer and more various American tradition that has, in the past, found productive and effective ways to bring together social and environmental justice for the common good. Stoll's work makes a landmark contribution and offers something of a paradigm shift. His book, which culminates a lifetime's research, is a breakthrough for many of us across a range of American literary, cultural, religious and environmental studies. It deserves to be widely read and studied."--Laura Dassow Walls, Willliam P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English, University of Notre Dame
"His consistent inquiries and truly pioneering investigations have made Stoll the most prominent scholar on the relationship between religion and environmental thought. Through meticulous research and compelling prose, he has taken a topic largely ignored by decades of environmental history and presented a persuasive narrative. His compelling tale is based on impressive amounts of intellectual history -- tracing the lineage of key ideas imbedded in recent environmentalism -- and supplemented by impressive biographic accounts that infuse the argument with ample and convincing detail. In addition, he ventures into the artistic expressions of early environmental ideas. This element of his book adds a dimension seldom seen in environmental history and makes a novel and creative, and highly appropriate, contribution to the field."--Craig Colten, Carl O. Sauer Professor, Louisiana State University
"Mark Stoll is easily the country's (and, probably, the world's) top historian of religion and environmentalism. Some other historians have noticed religious influences on enviornmental thought. It is fair to say, though, that no one has thought as broadly and deeply as Stoll. Inherit the Holy Mountain is a deep, sustained analysis of religion and environmentalism. It pushes beyond Protestantism to examine other confessions, such as Catholicism and Judaism. One important aspect is its attention to waves of Protestant denominations leading enviornmental reform movements--from Congregationalists, to Presbyterians to 'everyone else.'"--Edmund Russell, Joyce and Elizabeth Hall Distinguished Professor of United States History, University of Kansas
"In this long-awaited study, Mark Stoll reveals the multiple threads of religiosity running through American environmentalism from the early days of the republic to the 21st century. Engagingly written and thoroughly researched, Inherit the Holy Mountain casts new light on an old subject, illuminating a hidden coherence and logic. The history of environmentalism in the U.S. will never look quite the same."--J.R. McNeill, Georgetown University
"Mark Stoll's Inherit the Holy Mountain is a fascinating, compelling, and enlightening journey through American history that interweaves religion with environmental preservation. Stoll skillfully narrates the nuanced roles of Calvinists, Congregationalists, Unitarians, and Presbyterians along with the voices of African Americans, Catholics, and Jews in conserving landscapes. Anyone interested in how and why American religious traditions have been so significant in setting aside forests and parks, saving wildlife, and mitigating urban pollution will want to read this book." --Carolyn Merchant, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Death of Nature; Ecological Revolutions; and Reinventing Eden
"Interweaving American religious and environmental histories, Stoll has produced a tapestry richly textured with denominational variations and particular landscapes. Wary of environmentalism's prevailing Transcendentalist aura, Stoll resurfaces the Congregational and Presbyterian conduits of so much of American conservationism. His is an impressive reexamination of the religious and artistic qualities of the American engagement with nature." --Leigh E. Schmidt, author of Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality
"Inherit the Holy Mountain provides an essential and long-overdue historical guide to the ways in which America's diverse religious cultures have impacted the development, or retardation, of conservation movements. Supplying an absolutely fresh perspective on American environmental politics, Stoll gives his readers reasons to lament the demise of the country's Calvinist heritage." --R. Laurence Moore, author of Religious Outsiders and the Making of Americans
"A masterful portrait of America's religious traditions that illuminates already existing themes instead of imposing them. Stoll's book is a treasure to the Christian theologian and the environmentalist...Faithful Christians seeking to understand the historic ties between their faith and the green movement will find this text invaluable." --Themelios
"A masterful and exhaustive account of the environmental movement using religion as the lens through which to view its birth, its achievements and, he soberly concludes, its 'apparent irrelevance.'" - The Wichita Eagle
"All in all, Inherit the Holy Mountain admirably fulfills its stated aim of merging 'the narratives of American religious and environmental history'... In the process, it succeeds as well in explaining what science, landscape painting, and sociopolitical history can contribute to these conjoined narratives. Toward that end, the book interlards its commentary with an unusually welcome array of halftone illustrations, color plates, and appendix charts." --Reading Religion
"Mark Stoll's book sets out to trace the religious roots of American environmentalism, arguing that Calvinist teachings about God's presence in the world and the communal quality of salvation, embodied in the New England town, drove the beginnings of the movement in nineteenth-century America." --Journal of Mormon History
"Stoll's volume is a valuable contribution to the historical study of the interconnections between religions and environmental attitudes and behaviors. It should be required reading for all graduate students and scholars interested in the history of North American environmentalism, religion and ecology, or environmental humanities more broadly." --Journal of Southern History
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UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Geeta Rao Gupta speaks at the plenary session 'Turning the Tide for Women and Girls' during the XIX 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.
From 22 to 27 July, experts are gathering in Washington, D.C., for the International AIDS Society's biennial conference on rolling back the HIV and AIDS epidemic. UNICEF has hosted a leadership forum stressing the need for innovation in eliminating new HIV infections in children. This story is part of a series illustrating UNICEF's efforts on behalf of children and women affected by HIV.
WASHINGTON, D.C., 26 July 2012 – 'Turning the Tide Together' is the theme of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) taking place in Washington, D.C., this week. In a plenary session on 25 July, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Geeta Rao Gupta and Senior Advisor on AIDS Scale-up Chewe Luo firmly established that children must be part of efforts to reverse the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
Their presentations come as the world looks ahead to the deadline set out in the UNAIDS 2011 'Global Plan towards the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children by 2015 and Keeping Their Mothers Alive' and the High Level Meeting on AIDS in June 2011. It includes global agreements to virtually eliminate new infections in infants, and to reduce new infections among adolescents by half – both by 2015.
Still much to do
Dr. Luo spoke first, delivering an address on 'Turning the Tide for Children and Youth' to an audience of nearly 20,000. She opened by recalling that she gave a similar talk at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, in 2000. Since that time, she said, much has been accomplished in both funding and programmatic progress.
But, said Dr. Luo, "the decline in new HIV infections falls short of what we need to achieve to eliminate new HIV infections among children." Eliminating new HIV infections among children also contributes to the overall goal of ending preventable child deaths, as was called for in the recently launched 'Committing to Child Survival: A Promise Renewed' pledge, which was signed by hundreds of organizations and governments.
She praised the World Health Organization (WHO) for setting protocols for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), and encouraged more consideration of Option B+ in particular. Option B+ is a promising approach being pioneered in Malawi that focuses on lifelong treatment for mothers, and also includes protection against sexual transmission to partners to protect the health not just of infants but also of mothers living with the virus and HIV-free partners.
While acknowledging the success of work to date on eliminating new infections in children, Dr. Luo stressed that adolescents and young people also must be included in the global HIV response. As the UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said earlier, "We invest so much in keeping children alive in the first decade of life. We must not lose them in the second."
UNICEF Senior Advisor on AIDS Scale-up Chewe Luo speaks at a press conference during the XIX 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C.
Putting girls front and center
Dr. Gupta closed the session with her presentation, 'Turning the Tide for Women and Girls'. She focused on the important role adolescent girls and young women play in reversing the global epidemic and noted achievements to date, but with reservations.
"As we celebrate the successes of the past decade," she said, "we must recognize how much remains to be done. Despite substantial progress on various fronts, adolescent girls continue to bear the brunt of the epidemic."
"The statistics speak for themselves: of the 4.8 million young people living with HIV worldwide at the end of 2011, 3 million were girls," Dr. Gupta continued. And in sub-Saharan Africa, the hardest-hit of all global regions, adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 account for more than 70 per cent of all young people living with HIV.
"These adolescent girls and young women, our sisters and daughters, represent the unfinished agenda in the AIDS response," she said, "and our greatest hope for turning the tide of the epidemic in adults and in children."
Focus on justice
The plenary talks were a central component of UNICEF's participation at the conference, part of a week filled with activities aimed at supporting the organization's goal of achieving an AIDS-free generation.
Other key events included a leadership forum on 'Innovation for the Elimination of New HIV Infections Among Children', opened by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, and a presentation of the 'Shuga: Love, Sex, Money' radio and TV drama series, which communicates HIV prevention messages to adolescents and young people.
But working towards a world free of AIDS is not enough, Dr. Gupta emphasized. She recalled growing up in India in a world still untouched by the epidemic, but in which women and the poor experienced vast inequalities and injustices. The progress made against HIV so far has come by fighting together for the principles of equity, justice and inclusiveness.
"We must not lose sight of those guiding principles now," she said. "As we travel this last mile together, the world that we should all be calling for is one that is not only AIDS-free but also just – because we will not be content to have the one without the other."
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Q: unable to delete a network drive in windows 7 I have 3 mounted network drives mounted to the i:, y:, and z: drives on my Windows 7 machine.  I am able to unmount drives i: and z: just fine by either right clicking and choosing "Disconnect", or by executing net use z: /delete in the command prompt.  However, my y: drive will simply not disappear from explorer.  the drive it is mounted to no longer exists, so I have no use for it anymore, but when I execute net use y: /delete, the drive simply gets a red 'X' over it indicating that the netwotrk drive cannot be found, rather than removing itself from My Computer.
If anyone has experienced similar issues, please let me know how to solve the problem.

A: Open the Start menu and enter regedit into the Search box and press enter. In the left side panel, locate the following key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2]
Under this key there will be several entries. You will be looking for entries that look like: ##SERVER#FOLDER (Where ##SERVER#FOLDER = \\Server\Folder)
Delete the offending entries and reboot.
Disclaimer:
Be careful editing the registry in this way. Manually editing the registry can cause system cause system instability is done inproperly. I take no responsibility for damage done to your system as a result of this answer. You have been warned.


A selection of Lyle 'Capes' from my files.
Cardiff Class bulker CAPE RODNEY fitting out at Govan in 1976. By this time they were Scottish Ship Management. She's still around as CHL INNOVATOR a bulk sugar carrier.
A couple of shots of CAPE FRANKLIN in Glasgow under her own name and changing hands. She became VITTORIA GARDELLA in 1974 and was scrapped as VITO in 1988 at Alang.
Having completed discharging a coal cargo in Rothesay Dock Cape Arnhem has just passed under the Erskine Bridge. While in Rothesay Dock her port of registry was changed from Glasgow to Bermuda. Built 1981 in Brazil??
Indeed. Built by the CCN Maua yard at Niteroi in 1981. She was sold in 1986 becoming ACACIA and after a few more names was converted to a dredger in 2003 and I think still operates as XIN HAI XIANG.
She had sisters CAPES FINISTERRE and TRAFALGAR and BARON KINNAIRD. I'm sure it was CAPE FINISTERRE which I saw at Bowling in a snowstorm heading up to Rothesay Dock!!
Arriving in Rothesay Dock on a miserable February 1983 day.
CAPE WRATH built at Horten in 1968 laid up in Glasgow in July 1976 and preparing to sail following purchase by an Indian company closely affiliated to Mackinnon, Mackenzie of BI fame.
They renamed her CHANDA and she paid a return visit to the Clyde in 1981 to Meadowside.
She had a good life with them and finally went for scrap at Bombay where she arrived on 11th April 1991.
Taken from W. She sailed later in the day.
In near BI colours at Meadowside.
A couple of shots of of Lithgow built CAPE HOWE on her way out of General Terminus in 1975. Not on the same occasion, though!!
Making her way to KG5 for canting.
Taken from Muirfield passing the Tank cleaning Berth outbound.


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For the past month or two, I've been working with my friend Jason on a redesigned website for his brainchild/graphic design LLC, Bright Bright Great. I'm proud to say the site is officially live today, go check it out at BrightBrightGreat.com! Jason's a great designer, and he's provided me with a steady stream of freelance coding work, for which I'm eternally grateful. We're a pretty rockstar duo, so if you've got a project that needs designing or coding, please drop me or Jason an e-mail or tweet.
A side note: My cross-browser testing cycle has been significantly streamlined lately, thanks to my switch to Mac hardware this past year, VMWare Fusion, and Xenocode's browser virtual machines. I'd implore anyone who has trouble with this annoying but necessary part of web development to give this workflow a shot. Here's my post-X-testing screenshot, showing IE6, 7, 8, Opera, Chrome, Safari, and FF Mac/Win. Cool!
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I post articles because I think they are of interest. Doing so doesn't mean that I necessarily agree (or disagree) with every—or any—opinion in the posted article. Help your friends and relatives stay informed by passing the digest on. In some cases I post things sent to me by readers I might not have posted on my own, to get ideas circulating.
The Week That Was: 2012-02-11 (February 11, 2012)
http://www.sepp.org/twtwfiles/2012/Newsletter%202-11-12.pdf
Excerpt: One of the great disappointments in science over the past few years is the extent to which scientific organizations, which once proudly considers themselves independent, have succumbed to government policy, indeed have become agents of government policy. Once the leadership recognized scientists can have a wide range of opinions on a single issue, even a scientific issue, and zealously guarded this independence. Today, the leadership of many science societies have embraced the official global warming position of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – that climate change is unusual, which it is not, and that human are responsible for climate change, largely through emissions of carbon dioxide. The view represents an appalling ignorance of the earth's climate history and fails to establish the scientific basis for the claim that atmospheric carbon dioxide causes substantial global warming. (As usual, the excerpt is from Ken Haapala's summary. Especially see Article #2, Political Science, as it touches on both the media support of CAGW and the ongoing FOIA suit at the University of Virginia. Also see the first two articles under the heading News You Can Use. Ron P.)
Letter to the Editor: Political Science
http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064423910
Excerpt: Later in the article, the reporter introduces the idea of an "inflated idea of how many people disbelieve global warming." Whether promoting manmade global warming or not, there are no informed scientists who "disbelieve global warming." The globe has been warming since the end of the Little Ice Age in the 1800s, and since the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago. This is a straw man set-up.
Problems cast shadows of doubt on solar project
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-solar-foxes-20120211,0,4708180.story
Excerpt: One of California's showcase solar energy projects, under construction in the desert east of Los Angeles, is being threatened by a deadly outbreak of distemper among kit foxes and the discovery of a prehistoric human settlement on the work site. The $1-billion Genesis Solar Energy Project has been expedited by state and federal regulatory agencies that are eager to demonstrate that the nation can build solar plants quickly to ease dependence on fossil fuels and curb global warming. (We can no longer build ANYTHING quickly, tied up in regulations for years. ~Bob.)
This Is What An Economic Depression Looks Like In The 21st Century
http://www.fedupusa.org/2012/02/this-is-what-an-economic-depression-looks-like-in-the-21st-century/
Excerpt: Once upon a time, the Greek economy was thriving, the Greek government was borrowing money like there was no tomorrow and Greek citizens were thoroughly enjoying the bubble of false prosperity that all that debt created. Those that warned that Greece was headed for a financial collapse were laughed at and were called "doom and gloomers". Well, nobody is laughing now. ... .All debt spirals eventually come to an end. (Why are only a handful of financial and economic scholars writing about the dangers of our debt? I think it is because they are unaffiliated. The Dems can't tell the truth because their man is creating debt and killing jobs with "Green." The Republicans can't talk about it because they are part of the crony capitalism that robs from the poor to pay the rich. The libertarians are in a better position, but have tackled a whole field of issues, including legalizing drugs, and the debt is not necessarily on their priority list. --Don Hank)
Correction from a blog reader:
Per JTA, the CNN story is untrue (it was 2 and 2). Cordially, Larry Greenberg
CNN Fires Entire Jewish Staff Of Israel Bureau - And Retains Only Arab Reporters
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http://obamashlamadama.com/YT-embed/are-you-kidding-me.html
I think that many Americans feel as this man does. Not just an issue of party affiliation. They are all causing the decay of our Republic! --GBH
President Obama Announces the 2012 Launch of African Americans for Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BdjoHA5ocwU#
This is as racist as "White Americans Against Obama" would be. In 2008 I talked to a guy who lobbied for the Teamsters in IL, had to go to IL legislature Black Caucus functions. He told me that he was offended by the blatant racism of Obama, Jackson and others. I took it with a grain of salt, but think I was wrong. ~Bob.
Yet More Proof Barack Obama Is A Lazy Puppet President…
http://theulstermanreport.com/2012/02/09/yet-more-proof-barack-obama-is-a-lazy-puppet-president/
Excerpt: Each day the White House quietly releases President Barack Obama's daily schedule to the media – and each day the media ignores how very little this president actually does. Barack Obama's presidential salary is $400,000 per year – plus the other perks such as free governmental housing, a free vacation home, free travel, free golf…well, you get the picture. And yet, has there ever been a president who manages to do so very little while on the job? If you take away the fundraising efforts that now dominate President Obama's schedule, there is even less to show for a president who clearly cares little for the requirements of a job he now is asking the American people to re-elect him to for another four years.
New Nationwide FEMA Camps Should Raise Eyebrows By Alan P. Halbert
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/01/new_nationwide_fema_camps_should_raise_eyebrows.html
I take with a grain of salt without more info. ~Bob. Excerpt: Of all the rumors flying around on the internet, one just refuses to die and it concerns America's FEMA camps. In a nutshell, there seems to be a solicitation of bids occurring for the staffing of FEMA camps within 72 hours of implementation by an order from either Homeland Security or the president. This situation begs to be investigated, with special consideration paid to the motives of the present administration.
Liberal Professor Makes it Official: Chicago Most Corrupt by John Ransom
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2012/02/12/liberal_professor_makes_it_official_chicago_most_corrupt
Excerpt: The diamond in that pin of corruption however starts in Chicago and spreads outward. Don't believe me? The University of Illinois alumni club is hosting a seminar called 21st Century Chicago and Corruption Today. "A new report shows Illinois to be the third most corrupt state in the nation and Chicago the most corrupt city," says the teaser. (Hardly a news flash to chumbolones like me who live in Crook County, IL and read the Trib and John Kass. And we only read the little they find out about. ~Bob.)
Interpol accused after journalist arrested over Muhammad tweet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/10/interpol-journalist-arrested-muhammad-tweet
Excerpt: Interpol has been accused of abusing its powers after Saudi Arabia allegedly used the organisation's red notice system to get a journalist arrested in Malaysia for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Police in Kuala Lumpur said Hamza Kashgari, 23, was detained at the airport "following a request made to us by Interpol" the international police cooperation agency, on behalf of the Saudi authorities. Interpol later denied that its notice system had been involved in the arrest of Kashgari. A spokesperson said: "The assertion that Saudi Arabia used Interpol's system in this case is wholly misleading and erroneous."
Uzbek man guilty of plotting to kill President Obama
http://news.yahoo.com/uzbek-man-guilty-threatening-kill-obama-210951270.html
Excerpt: A man from Uzbekistan living illegally in the United States pleaded guilty on Friday to terrorism and weapons charges involving a plot to kill President Barack Obama. According to court evidence, defendant Ulugbek Kodirov believed he was acting on behalf of an Islamist militant group in his homeland and was plotting to shoot Obama while the president campaigned for re-election this year. (Don't worry, Mr. President. Nothing to do with Islam, a religion of peace. Just proposed random workplace violence, like Ft. Hood. ~Bob.)


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Q: How to display a list in two rows? I have a list of items that I want to fit in a space that is constrained vertically:

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Since I don't want the list to have more than a specific height, but I'm free to expan it horizontally, I want to divide the list into columns, like this:
One    Two     Three
Four   Five    Six

Or, alternatively (in my case order is not important)
One    Three   Five
Two    Four    Six

The css property column-count allows to break a list into columns, but it only accepts a fixed number of columns. I don't know the number of items I am going to have (it can go from 1 to more than 40), so if I set the number of columns to 3, any list with more than 6 items will be too high, and if there is only 4 items, then only the first column will have two items and it will look uneven.
So, ideally I would need a row-count property, but it doesn't exist. I guess I can do that in Javascript too but I'm looking for a CSS-only solution.
I tried something: float:left on every li puts the list in one row. To break it into two rows, I would need to not apply float:left to the N/2 element. I don't know how to do that.
I know also that I can do it by breaking it into multiple ul, each one with two li, and float:left them, but I would like to avoid messing the HTML for something entirely presentational.
Does someone has a solution for this problem?
Edit: I think I have not been clear in explaining my requirements. I want the list to be sorted into columns without knowing how many items I'm going to have, and so that I will always have two rows.
So for example with 7 items, I want to have:
One    Two     Three   Four
Five   Six     Seven

And with 3 items:
One    Two
Three

A: I know this question is 7 years old but if anyone has similar problem today, then here's a solution using CSS Grid Layout (https://www.w3.org/TR/css-grid-1/)
ul {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}

A: Why not give it a max-width?
ul {
  max-width: somevalue; // which would last when the third item ends
}

Or, you can add class to them as

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Now CSS as:
.one {
  display: inline;
}

.two {
  display: inline;
}

The last thing of the padding is as
ul li {
  padding: somevalue;
}

And for slicing:
ul {
  max-width: 200px; // to break the list
}

The good luck for you would be that you can first check the width of the list! And then slice it into two equal parts using JS, and then applying it.
If you want to get the CSS calucator, then use this:
width: calc(var1 + var2); // calc will do the math..

Here is the fiddle for this situation: http://jsfiddle.net/afzaal_ahmad_zeeshan/xN87Q/

A: Here is a simple way to do it using jquery. I know it is mentioned that a CSS way is needed, but this is just for future reference if anyone wants to refer to this question.
Get the number of LI items and divide it by the number of rows and set that value to column-count property.
Jquery
$(document).ready(function() {
var numitems =  $("#myList li").length;

$("ul#myList").css("column-count",Math.round(numitems/2));
});

CSS
ul {
  width: 900px;
}
li {
width: 75px;
height: 75px;
margin-top: 10px;
margin-right: 10px;
display: inline-block;
}

HTML

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Fiddle here
EDIT:
Same implementation using simple javascript.
var ul = document.getElementById("myList");
var li = ul.getElementsByTagName("li");
var numItems = li.length;

var css = document.createElement("style");
css.type = "text/css";
css.innerHTML = "ul { column-count: " + Math.round(numItems/2) + "; }";
document.body.appendChild(css);

You need to set the width of UL, because number of rows will depend on the width also even after setting the column-count. You can set it to 100% too, but then the number of rows will change based on the window size. To restrict the number of rows to 2, fixed width for UL may be required.

A: You could set your li at 33% width and floating against each other, once there isn't enough room in a row they will be pushed down in rows of 3 of equal width.
ul li{
  width: 33%;
  float: left;
}

A: you can use
li:nth-child(even)

li:nth-child(odd)

http://jsfiddle.net/nCmZT/

A: Source: Creating a two column Unordered List
Fiddle : Demo provided in the link
HMTL

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Second Category

Third Category

Fourth Category

Fifth Category

CSS
.two-col-special {
    border: 1px dotted blue;
    overflow: auto;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.two-col-special li {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 45%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    vertical-align: top; /* In case multi-word categories form two lines */
}
.two-col-special li:before {
    content: '+';
    padding: 5px;
    margin-right: 5px; /* you can tweak the gap */
    color: orange;
    background-color: white; /* in case you want a color... */
    display: inline-block;
}

A: Here's an example using display: flex and flex-direction: row to change the ordering from columns to rows:

#list-1 {
  border: 3px solid red;
  columns: 2;
  column-gap: 5px;
  width: 200px;
}

#list-2 {
  border: 3px solid blue;
  columns: 2;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  height: auto; /* can change this */
  width: 200px;
}

#list-2 li {
  width: 100px;
  height: auto;
}

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A: I think the most easies and proper  way {OL tag especially} would be:

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First Trailer for THE SHAPE OF WATER from Director Guillermo del Toro
By Vandy Price Labels: Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Sally Hawkins
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for Guillermo del Toro's latest, The Shape of Water, and it certainly looks like a Guillermo del Toro film. I say that not to talk down about the project as I adore del Toro's visual style and his eye for detail, but I hope the filmmaker simply isn't treading familiar ground here. An original story with a screenplay by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor (Game of Thrones) the story follows a lonely, mute woman named Elisa (Sally Hawkins) who performs janitorial duties for a top-secret government laboratory. Within this mysterious facility a one-of-a-kind inhabitant is trapped and seemingly being tortured by something of a mad scientist/military hyprid as played by Michael Shannon. This inhabitant is not human, of course, because it is played by Doug Jones and is in a Guillermo del Toro picture, but he is more a humanoid creature who lives its life entirely underwater. Through what the lengthy trailer tells us we can discern that Elisa and the creature form something of bond with one another if not a close and intense relationship that sees each of them filling a large void in their life with the presence of the other. It is presented as a sweet, star-crossed love story of sorts within the context of a monster movie. It's something del Toro has done multiple times before with Pan's Labyrinth and Crimson Peak as he uses period pieces and real world events to inform a supernatural fairytale, but while the template may be worn I am certainly optimistic for what mysteries and adventures the director might ultimately bring to the table. And, of course, the film looks like a visual wonder and has an aura that each of del Toro's films possess reassuring us we're in a certain place and time to the extent we somewhat know what to expect, but don't all at the same time. The visionary filmmaker always tends to make movies that are fun to watch if not intriguing on a deeper level as well so despite the outline feeling somewhat familiar I hope there is enough unique stuff going on within this latest effort that will allow it to become its own entity. The Shape of Water also stars Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, and opens December 8th, 2017.
Synopsis: From master story teller Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER – an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa's life is changed forver when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.
on Wednesday, July 19, 2017


WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hewlett-Packard (HP) subsidiaries in Russia, Poland and Mexico have admitted bribery charges and been fined over US$76 million by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) and Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
HP has also been penalized an additional US$31.4 million for contravening the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act bringing the total to more than US$108 million. The DoJ said HP provided extensive cooperation in the investigation.
According to court documents, HP Russia admitted bribing government officials to secure a large technology contract with the office of the prosecutor general of the Russian Federation. HP subsidiaries in Poland and Mexico acknowledged similar behavior relating to contracts with Poland's national police agency and Mexico's state-owned petroleum company.
"Hewlett-Packard subsidiaries created a slush fund for bribe payments, set up an intricate web of shell companies and bank accounts to launder money, employed two sets of books to track bribe recipients, and used anonymous email accounts and prepaid mobile telephones to arrange covert meetings to hand over bags of cash," said DoJ deputy assistant attorney general Bruce Swartz.
In 1999, the Russian government announced a project to automate the computer and telecommunications infrastructure of its prosecutor general's office (right). To secure a contract for the first phase of a project that local HP executives thought could be worth as much as US$250 million, they structured the deal to create a secret slush fund of several million dollars from which to pay Russian officials.
Payments were transferred through a series of shell companies and laundered through offshore bank accounts in Switzerland, Lithuania, Latvia and Austria. The DoJ says some of the money was spent on travel, cars, jewelry, clothing, expensive watches, swimming pool technology, furniture, household appliances and other luxury goods.
Meanwhile in Poland, the HP subsidiary provided more than US$600,000 in cash, gifts and a trip to 'Vegas to the director of Information and Technology at the country's National Policy Agency. To secure contracts with Pemex, Mexico's oil company, HP agreed to pay a third-party consultant with ties to Pemex senior executives a US$1.41 million commission. Subsequently, one of the officials was paid $125,000 said the DoJ.


Make no mistake about it, the Ottawa Senators mean business. On Thursday, the team made two very integral moves that will shape the future of their franchise.
The Senators organization has announced the signing of forward Bobby Ryan to a seven-year $50.75 million contract extension. In addition, they have also named Eric Karlsson as the ninth team captain in franchise history.
Karlsson will take over the captain role for the departed Jason Spezza, whom the team traded to the Dallas Stars this offseason.
One could argue that Karlsson has been the team's most important player over the last three years. His 74 points last season were the highest for a defenseman in the NHL, and his unique play-making ability makes him an essential team asset.
While his defensive skills lack behind some other elite defenseman, he more than makes up for it with a style of play that is not seen by most men at his position. His innate ability to pass the puck combined with his offensive instincts put him at the head of his class.
When asked about his new-found role as captain, Karlsson had the following to say.
"I'm a little bit nervous actually, as I don't know what to say, It's a good feeling.
Meanwhile, the signing of Ryan comes at a pivotal point in the team's slight rebuild. When the Senators traded for Ryan at the beginning of the 2013-14 season, it was expected to be the final piece to put them over the edge.
However, things did not work out that way as the team failed to make the playoffs.
During that year, Ryan endured one of the worst NHL seasons of his career, only accumulating 48 points. Despite Ryan disappointing in his first year at Ottawa, the team feels there is still something left for him to give.
The forward is only four seasons removed from a 71 point season with the Anaheim Ducks, and Ottawa is banking on him to have similar success this season.
He will be on a line with Karlsson and new top center Kyle Turris.
When asked about the extension that will keep him in Ottawa for the next seven years, Ryan stated the following.
Ottawa has certainly made their commitment to developing a winning culture for their team, and hopefully these moves are the beginning of something special.
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