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Patricia DeMarco Ph.D.
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A Plea for the Rights of the Living Earth
"I pledge myself to preserve and protect America's fertile soils, her mighty forests and rivers, her wildlife and minerals, for on these her greatness was established and her strength depends." Rachel Carson [1]
Earth as we have known it faces dramatic and escalating changes wrought by the ignorance and carelessness of human exploitation. In the early days of human civilization, when humans were small tribal bands moving among other predators and omnivores, their impact was kept in balance as part of the ecosystems they occupied. As the population grew and humans added technologies for manipulating and shaping the natural world through large scale agriculture then through roads, cities and industry, the impact has grown to the point where now modern people do not perceive themselves automatically as part of the natural world. This separation from nature combined with a sense of entitlement to exploit, own and use the resources of the Earth for profits has sent the impact of human civilization spinning beyond the threshold of balance of natural systems.
Today's economy rests on using fossil resources- oil, natural gas and coal – for fuel and petrochemical feedstocks. Fossil resource use is manifest in global warming and global pollution, from the accumulation of petrochemical products in the environment and the products of fossil fuel combustion in the atmosphere.[2] Our fossil dependent civilization now faces life or death situations across the planet as the inherent limits of tolerance for living conditions are breached. A quarter of the globe now faces desert conditions from prolonged drought; bleaching of 40% of the world's coral reefs from ocean acidification and warmer temperatures; melting and collapse of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets; and average global carbon dioxide levels above 400 parts per million, levels not seen for thousands of years.[3]
The governments of all the countries in the world have pledged to address the peril of climate change, except for the United States of America under the Trump Administration. The isolation from our peers and the destructive effect of his policies undermine the natural capital of our nation and amplify the effect of our civilization on climate change and global pollution. Our life support system is under direct attack. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has rescinded or repealed 60 environmental, public health and worker safety protections in the name of eliminating 'burdensome regulations."[4] Millions of people now are exposed to risks of water contamination, air pollution, and the destruction of national lands and offshore areas from expanded oil, gas and coal development under relaxed environmental reviews. This is the road to an impoverished and unhealthy nation ruled by a cruel and oblivious elite. This is not the America my immigrant grandparents shed blood, sweat and tears to build.
This situation is more tragic because the solutions are all around us, technologies and systems proven to provide the base for a thriving economy abound – renewable energy systems, regenerative agriculture, green chemistry and a circular supply chain.[5] We are facing a moral and ethical crisis, not a technology challenge. The splintered factions of the environmental and social justice movements must coalesce and stand together to restore a system of checks and balances that contain the rampant greed of unfettered economic exploitation. Capitalism unbalanced by social and environmental constraints becomes a tyranny, thriving on the exploitation of the natural resources of the Earth and discounting the intrinsic value of all living things, including people. Continuing on this course will end in a planet hurtling through space devoid of the lush regenerative life we have known.
The People's Climate Congress held in Cochabamba, Bolivia in 2010 adopted a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth signed by 288 nations and adopted at COP21 in Paris as part of the Paris Climate Accord. The first declaration is "For the right to life and to exist."[6] The Earth provides everything we need to live and thrive as functions of the interactions among the living systems and mineral structure of the planet. Robert Costanza and his colleagues have recently updated the twenty- year study of the value of ecosystem services in an article which concludes that the substantial contributions of ecosystem services to the sustainable wellbeing of humans and the rest of nature should be at the core of the fundamental change needed in economic theory and practice if we are to achieve a societal transformation to a sustainable and desirable future.[7]
We can achieve a sustainable society where economic enterprise is balanced with environmental health and social and cultural values. This goal rests on recognizing the intrinsic value of the life support systems of the living Earth. We have established in law that corporations have the same rights as "persons" under the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments; the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and the Contract Clause and Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution.[8] Yet, we do not recognize the components of our living Earth as having intrinsic rights under the law. In a few places in America, this concept of Nature having legal rights is beginning to be challenged in the courts. First is the lawsuit Juliana et. al. vs. the United States filed by the Children's Trust on behalf of 21 teenagers in Oregon who claim the federal government's promotion of fossil fuel production and its indifference to the risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in "a dangerous destabilizing climate system" that threatens the survival of future generations. The plaintiffs argue that their fundamental constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property have been violated. They also argue that the government violated the public trust doctrine, a legal concept grounded in ancient law that holds the government is responsible for protecting public resources, such as land and water—or in this case, the climate system—for public use.[9]
A new lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Denver, Colorado is asking a judge to treat the Colorado River as a person rather than property, therefore recognizing its right "to exist, flourish, regenerate, and naturally evolve." It makes the argument that if corporations in the U.S. can be granted the same rights as people, shouldn't rivers be allowed that status as well? [10]The same issue lies at the heart of the of the Indigenous Peoples challenge to the Keystone XL Pipeline, who argue that the pipeline would endanger the water supply and the river system in the event of a leak. Initially denied pending further environmental studies to evaluate the effects on the watershed and water supply, the Keystone XL Pipeline is now returned to production by Trump actions rescinding the requirement for a more thorough environmental review.[11] The 1,179-pipeline extension was projected to move 830,000 barrels of sands oil per day, and is at the center of this battle over land rights of private U.S. citizens, Native Americans, and the U.S. government in its role as guardian of the public interest.
The most alarming aspect of these lawsuits and many others piling up across the country is that the government is supposed to protect the public interest and the people, not corporations! The perversion of our Constitution to serve multinational corporations with no concern whatsoever for the people of this country, or indeed of ANY country, over the preservation of the public health and welfare is a total perversion of America. We must take back the true values of America, a government of the people, by the people and for the people, or we will perish from this Earth. If corporations are persons, how much more valid is the claim that the rivers, forests, grasslands, wetlands, and estuaries should have the rights of persons? I call for the adoption of the Universal Rights of Mother Earth as a Constitutional Amendment to balance Citizens United. We will otherwise destroy our life support system in the pursuit of unfettered economic greed.
Written for the Sierra Club Allegheny Group Newsletter. January 21, 2018 Published in Allegheny Sierran, Spring 2018 issue, page 5. http://alleghenysc.org/agv1/wp-content/uploads/sierran_spring_2018.pdf
[1] Patricia m. DeMarco. Pathways to Our Sustainable future- A Global Perspective from Pittsburgh. 2017. University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 43
[2] National Climate Assessment. http://www.noaa.gov/media-release/arctic-saw-2nd-warmest-year-smallest-winter-sea-ice-coverage-on-record-in-2017 ; Nature. http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/highlights/overview/overview#intro-section-2
[3] NOAA; https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25026 Accessed January 16, 2018.
[4] Nada Popovitch, Livia Albeck-Ripka, and Kendra Pierre-Louis. "60 Environmental Rules on the way out under Trump." The New York Times. Updated, December 15, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/05/climate/trump-environment-rules-reversed.html Accessed January 20, 2018
[5] Patricia m. DeMarco. Pathways to Our Sustainable future- A Global Perspective from Pittsburgh. 2017. University of Pittsburgh Press.
[6] See the preamble and the ten rights of Mother Earth in Patricia DeMarco. 2017. Pathways to Our Sustainable Future- A Global Perspective from Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press.) p. 25-26.)
[7] Robert Costanza, Rudolph deGroot, Leon Braat, Ida Kubeziewski,Lorenzo Fioramonte, Paul Sutton, Steve Farber, Monica Grasso. " Twenty years of ecosystem services: How far have we come and how far do we still need to go?" Ecosystem Services 28(2017) 1-16. http://www.robertcostanza.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_J_Costanza-et-al.-20yrs.-EcoServices.pdf Accessed January 15, 2018. See also my interview with Robert Costanza on The New American Economy Radio https://theunionedge.com/twenty-years-ecosystem-services/
[8] Citizens United vs. Federal Elections Commission ruling of corporations as persons http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/08-205.html Accessed January 15, 2018.
[9] Juliana et. Al. vs the United States Government. https://www.ourchildrenstrust.org/us/federal-lawsuit/ Accessed January 20,2018.
[10] Angela K. Evans. "Rights of Nature Lawsuit Seeks personhood for the Colorado River." Boulder Weekly. September 28, 2017. http://www.boulderweekly.com/news/rights-nature-lawsuit-seeks-personhood-colorado-river/ Accessed January 19, 2018.
[11] Robert. Diotalev and Susan Burhoe. "Native American Lands and the Keystone Pipeline Expansion: A Legal Analysis." Indigenous Policy Journal. Vol XXVII, No.2. (Summer 2016) http://www.indigenouspolicy.org/index.php/ipj/article/viewFile/265/403 accessed January 19, 2018
Categories: Call to Action | Tags: Climate Change, Climate Change action, environmental ethic, global pollution, Mother Earth, rights of nature | Permalink.
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Wrong Way! A Call for a New American Dream
by Patricia M. DeMarco
The proposed Shell Chemical Appalachia Plant to produce polyethylene plastic pellets from Marcellus and Utica shale gas in Potter Township, Beaver County PA, highlights two of the most important issues of our time: human-induced climate change and global pollution from man-made chemicals. In our lifetime, these existential crises threaten the survival of life, as we know it. But even as the data indicate ever more serious manifestations of these two challenges, the United States is retrenching around fossil-based industries. Each decision we make about how we use and develop resources reaches far into the future with implications for hundreds of years beyond our own time. The direction a society takes rarely changes with a single decision. Rather, an accumulation of decisions taken at the local, state and national levels create a body of accumulated positions embedded in law and precedent. Changing direction in the face of such a policy construct requires a new vision and a deliberate revision of the policy infrastructure.
Scientists and observers worldwide document increasingly dire events, with accompanying predictions of inevitable disaster from climate change and global pollution:
Average global temperatures rising and average carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reaching 400 parts per million;
Collapse of the Antarctic ice sheets;
shrinking of the arctic polar sea ice;
inundation of sea level islands and coastal communities,
widespread bleaching of sea corals and coral reef communities;
erratic and severe weather patterns producing extreme storm events;
prolonged droughts and advance of deserts;
slowing of the ocean currents;
loss of biodiversity and increasing rates of extinction of species worldwide.[1]
These documented facts describe the increasingly unhealthy condition of the living planet Earth. The complexity of living systems, refined over millions of years of evolution, complicate the process of making rapid, effective policy responses even in the face of such dire facts.
The socio-political processes themselves have a complexity vested in laws that run counter to the laws of chemistry, physics and biology that operate living ecosystems. To examine how these intersecting processes can be changed, it is instructive to look at decisions made around a specific project, the Shell Appalachian Petrochemical Project. The underpinnings of the modern petrochemical/energy industry trace all the way back to the initial colonization and development of America. Federal lands granted for mining, logging and ranching grounded the American continental dominance from coast to coast. Many of the entitlements and land use practices established in the laws of the 1800s remain in effect as $20.5 billion annual fossil industry subsidies today.[2]
The advance of hydraulic fracturing to develop and extract fossil methane and associated liquids from deep in the Earth has attracted chemical industry interest as a relatively inexpensive domestic feedstock. The National Energy Act of 2005 abatement of seven federal environmental and public health protections(the Halliburton Loophole) to expedite hydraulic fracturing for fossil gas and oil bears fruit in a new petrochemical industry in 39 states, including western Pennsylvania. The shale gas supply development has been shifting investment in refineries and production facilities away from traditional locations on the coasts – Galveston and Houston Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Patterson, New Jersey. All of these locations have centered their chemical industries on petroleum refining from domestic and imported feedstock. They are characterized by the flares and emission plumes of noxious materials, with environmental and health consequences that affect the surrounding communities. The $377 billion valued industry does not count the expense of health problems of workers and communities or degraded environmental conditions among the costs.[3] The profits accrue to the industry; the costs, estimated at $238 million annually, fall on the people, communities and taxpayers.[4] This industry advance was the direct result of the Halliburton Loophole, engineered into the National Energy Act of 2005 by Vice President Chaney, former CEO of Halliburton, the manufacturer of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. This is evidence of what happens when high powered government officials are vested in private corporate interests. The public interest was swept aside.
Attracted by proximity to relatively inexpensive domestic wet gas feed stocks from Marcellus and Utica Shale deposits, augmented by $1.65 Billion in subsidies and incentives from the State of Pennsylvania, Royal Dutch Shell bought the former Horsehhead Zinc facility and is planning to build a new petrochemical processing complex to make polypropylene.[5] The facility will consist of an ethylene manufacturing process, three polyethylene manufacturing lines, three natural gas-fired combustion turbines, and various auxiliary and support equipment. The Shell Appalachian Plant in Potter Township will emit 2,248,293 tons per year of carbon dioxide and produce 1.6 million metric tons of polyethylene per year. Shell claims 2,000 construction jobs and about 600 permanent jobs associated with the plant. Their permit applications are carefully crafted to ride within the allowable provisions of complex regulatory requirements, trading future emissions against past permits of closed plants. Concerns about climate change, community health and environmental degradation fall "outside the scope of these proceedings."[6] This plant may be within the law, but it is ethically and morally wrong.
The socio-political system of laws and regulations is not constructed to consider existential challenges! This plant will come into full production capacity in 2020, when targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to control global warming and climate change call for steep reductions in CO2 from industrial operations.[7] In addition, polyethylene is a precursor for the manufacture of plastic disposable containers, products like plastic dishware, plastic bags and other single-use commodities. Over 90% of this material will end up in landfill or in the oceans. In effect, fossil deposits of methane from deep underground are extracted, under an exemption from seven federal environmental and worker protections, to be heated and cracked into elements to make plastics manufactured into single-use materials that will end up discarded into landfills or washed into the ocean. In any but strict short-term economic criteria, this is a losing value proposition. This process causes degradation to the environment, quality of life and health of surrounding communities, and poses a threat to the well-being of children, elderly, and sensitive populations across a broad region. The effects of this action will manifest over hundreds of years adding to the cumulative destruction of the living Earth.
The justification is "JOBS!" In a region afflicted with loss of traditional industries, there has been no re-investment policy, no social safety net to help communities adjust, rebuild and regenerate around more sustainable pursuits to support the economy. Beginning with the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the press toward a single metric for evaluating the effect of government has driven policies more and more toward eliminating environmental protections and social services, defined as "wasteful" or harmful to business. The concept of the role of government being limited to defense and keeping the peace while leaving business to run at will has taken over the value system of America. The result has been a widening division in society with wealth concentrated in a shrinking top tier and the middle class shrinking into debt and despair.
The American values of social equity, and public trust for the management of the nations resources have shrunk in the face of the onslaught by corporate dominance of government. The Citizens United ruling granting the rights of "persons" to corporations accelerated the trend toward governance for the sake of corporate interests. It may have once been true that what was good for business was good for America, but in modern times of multinational corporate dominance, what is good for companies like EXXON may certainly harm the average citizen. Citizens and Corporate Persons are not a congruent population. Corporations do not feel hunger, sorrow, or pain. They do not breathe or bleed. A government dominated by corporate interests has no soul. Rulings from such a body will focus on the immediate economic gains, even if they sacrifice the workers, the community and the future.
A policy direction that fully embraces the serious global issues we face as Americans and as the human race can reaffirm essential social and environmental protections without sacrificing a sound economy.[8] Policies and the infrastructure of laws and regulations to shift direction to a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable society can recapture the full greatness of America. The window of time for action is narrow and closing. But with determination and a shared vision of success, a shift to a society based on renewable energy systems, regenerative agriculture and green chemistry production in a circular materials management system can flourish. This is the New American Dream.
References and Sources
[1] Ralph J. Cicerone and Sir Paul Nurse (Eds.) Climate Change: Evidence and Causes. (National Academy of Sciences and the UK Royal Society. Washington D.C., 2017) https://www.nap.edu/catalog/18730/climate-change-evidence-and-causes
[2] Elizabeth Bast, Alex Doukas, Sam Pickard, Laurie van der Burg and Shelagh Whitley. "Empty Promises: G-20 Subsidies to oil gas and coal production." Oil Change International, November 2015. Accessed January 3, 2017. http://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2015/11/Empty-promises_main-report.2015.pdf
[3] Statista. Facts on the Chemical Industry in the United States. 2015. https://www.statista.com/topics/1526/chemical-industry-in-the-us/ Accessed January 5, 2016.
[4] Physicians for Social Responsibility. Cancer and Toxic Chemicals. http://www.psr.org/environment-and-health/confronting-toxics/cancer-and-toxic-chemicals.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ Accessed January 5, 2016.
[5] Tim Schooley. ""Pennsylvania's Biggest Corporate Subsidies." Pittsburgh Business Times. March 14, 2014. http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2014/03/14/pennsylvanias-most-subsidized-companies.html Accessed January 5, 2016.
[6] Mark R. Gorog, Regional Manager, Air Quality Program. "Comment and Response Document RE: Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC Petrochemicals Complex and Polyethylene Manufacturing, Air Quality Permit" File PA -04-00740A. June 18, 2015. Page 36.
[7] United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Paris Agreement. December 15, 2015. http://unfccc.int/paris_agreement/items/9485.php Accessed January 5, 2017.
[8] For concise analysis of the green jobs economy see the following reports, among many others. https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/blog/sustainable-employment-green-us/ and https://thinkprogress.org/bureau-of-labor-statistics-reports-3-1-million-u-s-green-jobs-top-5-takeaways-83ddaa3dfb54#.ladqohajd
Categories: Call to Action | Tags: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, global pollution, Halliburton Loophole, Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, social equity, toxic air | Permalink.
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Labor Day 2019- A Fannie Sellins Commemoration and A Commitment
Metamorphosis- A model for our way forward
The Power of Joined Voices
Green Jobs and A Living Planet: Make It Happen
The Rights of the Living Earth
Waste and Recycling- Turning Problems into Opportunities
2019 Carnegie Science Award- Environment to Patricia DeMarco
Revisiting Rachel Carson's Message
Clairton Coke Works- An Air Quality Challenge
"The Petrochemical Invasion of Western PA- Its environmental consequences and what can be done about it" presented by the Isaac Walton League of America
Reflections at Winter Solstice 2018
Re-thinking Plastics in Our Future
Practicing Peace in a Culture of Hate
The Tipping Point: A Life or Death Decision Point on Global Pollution and Climate Change
Inclusion, Legitimacy and Socio-Environmental Justice
"We don't know what we've lost till it's gone." World Ocean Day 2018
Stop the Cruel and Inhumane Separation of Families
A Reflection on Memorial Day 2018
Earth Day 2018 – A View of Hope from the Pit of Despair
Comments on the Shell Falcon Ethane Pipeline


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Japan Retail Sales Drop as Tokyo Consumer Prices Fall Most Since 2010
An uptick in virus cases is keeping consumers at home and slowing recovery across the country.
Tokyo, Japan. Shutterstock.
Japanese retail sales resumed falling and Tokyo consumer prices slid the most in a decade amid slumping energy costs and record virus cases that kept shoppers home and darken the recovery outlook.
Retail sales fell 2 percent in November from the prior month, as consumers continued to cut back on apparel purchases, the economy ministry reported Friday. Analysts had forecast an 0.8 percent decrease. The government kept its assessment that sales are basically flat.
A separate report showed Tokyo consumer prices excluding fresh food fell a more-than-expected 0.9 percent, the most since 2010, suggesting deeper declines in national price trends closely watched by the Bank of Japan. The BOJ last week called for a review of its policies so they're more sustainable, given that the pandemic likely requires stimulus be kept in place for longer.
Other data Friday showed a relative bright spot for Japan's economy, with the unemployment rate and a key metric of tightness in the labor market improving. The job numbers are positive for households, but sharp cuts to bonuses at the country's biggest companies this winter are likely to trigger increased caution in spending.
Friday's data could be just the first indications of renewed weakness in consumer spending, a key driver of Japan's rebound from its pandemic slump. The trend is likely to worsen because the virus has spread rapidly in Japan since the second half of November, with new confirmed cases rising above 3,000 on two recent days.
"Given the spread of the virus to this level, the government has to set aside thoughts of recovery for now," said economist Atsushi Takeda at Itochu Research Institute. "There's no use until we can get back to a situation where people can consume without fear."
Record virus cases this month forced Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to suspend a travel incentive program over the New Year holiday and local leaders are even calling on older people to wear masks at home. The moves, along with heightened anxiety, will hit restaurants, hotels and shops during a key spending season.
Most analysts see growth slowing this quarter to a fraction of summer's pace, and some are now flagging a risk the economy could shrink again in early 2021. A $709 billion stimulus package announced this month by Suga may help, but much of the new spending is for longer-term goals of making the economy more green and digital after the pandemic.
"Looking ahead, BE expects Tokyo's CPI gauges to remain sluggish in January, as stagnating wages and winter bonuses undermine consumption," said Bloomberg economist Yuki Masujima. "Beyond that, the price falls should narrow gradually next year as business activity recovers."
Retail sales rose 0.7% compared with the prior year, when consumers were in a funk following a hike to the sales tax. Economists projected a 1.8% increase. A separate report showed Japan's unemployment rate improved, falling to 2.9% in November. The jobs-to-applicant ratio rose to 1.06, improving for a second month. The ratio means that job offers outnumbered applicants 106 to 100.
By Yuko Takeo.

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A proportion could be simply defined as the statement where two ratios are equal. It could be written in the two equal fractions like a/b = c/d; or you could use colon as well instead of backslash a: b = c: d. Take an example where twenty-five to twenty proportion could be simplified as five is to four.
If there are a few problems that include proportions then you can use cross products to test where two ratios are equal or forming a proportion or not. To find the cross product for a proportion, you should first multiple the outer values i.e. extreme values together then middle terms that are called as means. When product at both sides is equal then this is called as the true proportion in that case.
An equation is truly proportionate when elements a, b, c, and d, are in equal proportion or extremes are equal to mean terms in that case. The standard proportion formula in mathematic could be written as given below.
Logically, we can also use cross products to find a missing number in the proportion. It is frequently used for many real-world problems to find the actual output where unknown variable could be written as x and you have to find the value of unknown variable with cross multiplication technique.
You can also use inverse multiplying technique in a few cases to find the output. This is a topic of mathematics study for junior students and easy to understand with a little practice only.


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Q: c# threads and properties second part I have this code:
public partial class FrmPrincipal : Form
{
    private Image imagen;

    public FrmPrincipal()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        ...
    }

    private void menuItem1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Thread t = new Thread(RequestImage);
        t.Start();
    }

    private void RequestImage()
    {
        try
        {
            ...

            // I want to update this.token
            this.imagen = retrieveImageFromWebService();

            ...
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            ...
        }
    }
}

How can I update image? I want to save a copy of image to update a pictureBox when  user needs it.
Thanks!

A: Your code will work perfectly well is it is. However, if you want to read the value from another thread and make sure you always get the most recent value, you should either make it volatile or acquire a lock each time you read or write it.
See the memory model section of my threading article for more information.

A: The code you have there should work fine.  If you are using token in the other thread through, you'll probably want to syncronize gets and sets to avoid data corruption:
private string token {
  [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)] get;
  [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.Synchronized)] set;
}

This syncronization method is not 100% safe in all circumstances, but for your purposes it should work

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The Army wants help with extended range electronic warfare
By: Mark Pomerleau May 2
Part of the Army's next step in regrowing its electronic warfare capabilities is developing an extended range solution. (Photo by Capt. Joseph Legros/U.S. Army)
The Army is asking for industry's help with a new extended range electronic warfare capability and plans to issue a request for information in the coming weeks.
While the Army knows this is a capability it needs, service leaders do not yet know the exact form a solution will take. Kenneth Strayer, deputy program manager for electronic warfare and cyber at Program Executive Office-Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, said during a panel at an AFCEA event May 1, it could be a dedicated airborne asset or a ground asset that provides some type of additional electronic warfare capability.
"You've got to get elevation, that's the only way," he said.
But he, clarified to C4ISRNET following the panel, that "from a materiel solution, we obviously don't know" what it will look like.
The request to industry will ask "some follow up questions on how industry would attack that problem and what are some things we need to think about as we define the requirements and the materiel approaches to provide that solution," Strayer said.
How the Army is getting its EW kit right for future battlefields
The Army is using a variety of prototyping efforts and soldier feedback to inform how it will equip electronic warfare units for the field.
By: Mark Pomerleau
The move is part of the Army's overall approach to rebuild its electronic warfare prowess, both in the form of materiel solutions and personnel expertise. While starting at the tactical edge, largely in response to Russian capabilities in Europe, the Army is realizing it needs capabilities across all echelons. George Lewis, vice president of CEMA initiatives at CACI and a former electronic warfare officer in the Army, said the previous thinking was that the service would build similar systems and scale them depending on what echelon they were needed. This wouldn't cut it, he said.
"There's nobody I know in the artillery community or the combined arms community that says when I request higher echelon firepower I really want you to give me more 105s [mm]," he said. "No. they want 155s [mm], they want [multiple rocket launcher], they want [Army Tactical Missile System is a surface-to-surface missile], they want joint fires, they want things that can see deeper, attack deeper, deliver different effects than what they can with organic [capabilities] because they need deeper reconnaissance, deeper attack."
The Army is beginning to develop these types of capabilities.
The Army targets systems to 'see' 1,000 miles
The Army wants to shoot missiles thousands of miles. Here's how it's undertaking efforts to support long-range precision, including establishing an ISR task force.
The Terrestrial Layer System, is the first such organic brigade level EW system and Strayer said it will kick off in fiscal year 2020.
Army officials are also writing requirements for electronic warfare and signals intelligence payloads on smaller unmanned systems, though, this is dependent on what direction the Army wants to go with its next generation small UAS, Strayer said.
The Army recently awarded Lockheed Martin for Multi-Functional Electronic Warfare Air Large, an airborne brigade level payload asset mounted to a large UAS.


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Q: Strategy in StringConcatFactory I have know the invokedynamic instruction.
Also I have known the basic process how it implements. But when I arrive the code. I can't understand the code in StringConcatFactory.
Can you tell me how the six strategies implements by the source code. Only the default strategy is also done. As a university student, I can't under the source code.
private enum Strategy {
    /**
     * Bytecode generator, calling into {@link java.lang.StringBuilder}.
     */
    BC_SB,

    /**
     * Bytecode generator, calling into {@link java.lang.StringBuilder};
     * but trying to estimate the required storage.
     */
    BC_SB_SIZED,

    /**
     * Bytecode generator, calling into {@link java.lang.StringBuilder};
     * but computing the required storage exactly.
     */
    BC_SB_SIZED_EXACT,

    /**
     * MethodHandle-based generator, that in the end calls into {@link java.lang.StringBuilder}.
     * This strategy also tries to estimate the required storage.
     */
    MH_SB_SIZED,

    /**
     * MethodHandle-based generator, that in the end calls into {@link java.lang.StringBuilder}.
     * This strategy also estimate the required storage exactly.
     */
    MH_SB_SIZED_EXACT,

    /**
     * MethodHandle-based generator, that constructs its own byte[] array from
     * the arguments. It computes the required storage exactly.
     */
    MH_INLINE_SIZED_EXACT
}

A: makeConcat() and makeConcatWithConstants(), which are StringConcatFactory API entry points, both use doStringConcat(), which produces a CallSite used by the invokedynamic.
doStringConcat() calls generate(Lookup, String, MethodType, Recipe) which contains the following switch on the enum you are asking about:
switch (STRATEGY) {
    case BC_SB:
        return StringConcatFactory.BytecodeStringBuilderStrategy.generate(lookup, className, mt, recipe, StringConcatFactory.Mode.DEFAULT);
    case BC_SB_SIZED:
        return StringConcatFactory.BytecodeStringBuilderStrategy.generate(lookup, className, mt, recipe, StringConcatFactory.Mode.SIZED);
    case BC_SB_SIZED_EXACT:
        return StringConcatFactory.BytecodeStringBuilderStrategy.generate(lookup, className, mt, recipe, StringConcatFactory.Mode.SIZED_EXACT);
    case MH_SB_SIZED:
        return StringConcatFactory.MethodHandleStringBuilderStrategy.generate(mt, recipe, StringConcatFactory.Mode.SIZED);
    case MH_SB_SIZED_EXACT:
        return StringConcatFactory.MethodHandleStringBuilderStrategy.generate(mt, recipe, StringConcatFactory.Mode.SIZED_EXACT);
    case MH_INLINE_SIZED_EXACT:
        return StringConcatFactory.MethodHandleInlineCopyStrategy.generate(mt, recipe);
    default:
        throw new StringConcatException("Concatenation strategy " + STRATEGY + " is not implemented");
}

*

*BytecodeStringBuilderStrategy handles BC_SB, BC_SB_SIZED and BC_SB_SIZED_EXACT. It generates the same StringBuilder-using byte-code that javac would generate if you just wrote the concatenation in your Java code. The major difference is that this byte-code is generated at runtime (and not compile time) and loaded using Unsafe.defineAnonymousClass().

*MethodHandleStringBuilderStrategy handles MH_SB_SIZED and MH_SB_SIZED_EXACT. It uses MethodHandle machinery (including MethodHandle composition) to build the same concatenation chain on top of StringBuilder calls. It does not use any private APIs (like Unsafe), so it is probably the least non-portable strategy.

*MethodHandleInlineCopyStrategy handles MH_INLINE_SIZED_EXACT. It also uses MethodHandle machinery to build concatenation chain with MethodHandle composition, but instead of StringBuffer it works with a byte array directly, avoiding copying where possible. To do it, it uses some internal APIs and some knowledge about JDK implementation details (like String constructor that avoids copying string bytes). So this implementation is more fragile (to JDK changes), but also it allows more speed.

A little summary
We can see that the three differ in two aspects: a) what is used as a buffer to build up the string and b) how the concatenation chain is created.

*

*BytecodeStringBuilderStrategy (BC_SB_xxx) uses StringBuilder and runtime code generation.

*MethodHandleStringBuilderStrategy (MH_SB_xxx) uses StringBuilder and MethodHandles

*MethodHandleInlineCopyStrategy (MH_INLINE_SIZED_EXACT) uses byte array and MethodHandles.


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party monster: party of the year in the foxx mansion ((everyone))
THE GIRL IS DANGEROUS :: about this girl :: Anywhere Else in Chicago
by Darcy Foxx on Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:07 pm
Darcy was near the indoor pool with Melissa testing out the glow in the dark lights. Both of his parents were out of town, and they never gave a shit when they came back to see some remains from a party since to them, if stuff like confetti were all over the floor due to a party, everything's okay. He turned the lights off to see them not work. "Hey, babe, can ya figure out the lights and stuff while I raid my parents' alcohol cabinet?" asked Darcy as he stared up at the lights and the confetti cannons he had set around the wall corners.
Darcy Foxx
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Re: party monster: party of the year in the foxx mansion ((everyone))
by Melissa Allen on Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:17 pm
"Sure, lovey. Richard just texted me saying that he's on his way and that he brought his wireless speakers since you're the one with the party music," answered Melissa giving a smile, "I think I see the boo boo now. Darcy, you accidentally bought those that change color when exposed to different temperatures, so I'm going to text him to also get some glow in the dark shit like bracelets that'll die by the end of the party."
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"I dun goofed. Tell him I said thanks since I don't know how long I'll be raiding the alcohol cabinet. Tell Ophelia to pick up some absinthe and stuff on the way for mixed drinks," said Darcy. He went tp Melissa and hugged her, "I love you so much. Also, don't worry about people finding out you're pregnant due to not drinking alcohol. You can drink apple juice instead of champagne. No one will suspect a thing."
feel it all
Into the sunrise Falling away now Falling away and we feel it all Into the sunrise Falling away now Falling away and we feel it all
by Priscilla Reed on Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:08 pm
Priscilla walked in the party looking fierce and flicking off all her haters. I see Darcy talking to Melissa and I slowly waved to them. "Hey..." I said awkwardly sitting down. I tried to make conversation hoping they would go along and join in.
"I'm the baddest baby in the atmosphere"
Priscilla Reed
by Darcy Foxx on Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:14 pm
Darcy turned around and saw Priscilla. "Reed. Never thought we'd meet again. How's your father doing fucking the little pig he calls his secretary?" he asked in a condescending tone.
Priscilla's face turned in disgust. "Excuse me?" Priscilla got up tapping her heels and tried to stay cool. "My fathers business should not matter to you. Before you talk about someone look at yourself..lose the eyeliner, bitch."
"Oh, Priscilla, Priscilla. Are you saying that because you're sick of the fact your father is having an affiar on his wife as his wife proceeds to carry the child of a gay porn star? Tsk tsk tsk. You're the one who filmed a sex tape. I have connections," responded Darcy.
by Francesca Riley on Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:27 pm
Spying Priscilla, Darcy, and Melissa, Frankie walked up to them wondering what was going on. "Who the FUCK do you think you are?"
Francesca Riley
by Vylette Jackson on Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:39 pm
Vylette entered the mansion filled with many people and heard an argument between Darcy and Priscilla. Out of curiosity, she went to the scene and got out her phone and proceeded to record the dispute.
Vylette Jackson
by Isaac Angelweed on Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:45 pm
Isaac was sitting on a chair drinking some grape soda tuning his banjo. he decided to might as well perform his take of the song "Rainbow Connection" but of course no one will notice because they fail to see it in an mmmbop.
Isaac Angelweed
by Johnathan Murphy on Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:48 pm
Than ripped off his shirt and grabbed a megaphone. "Suck my dick while it's hot!" he yelled spying Priscilla.
Johnathan Murphy
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This is a list of radio stations in Europe.

Pan-European radio networks

European commercial radio networks
 Bauer Media Group
 United Kingdom (Bauer Radio company)
 Ireland (Newstalk, Today FM, 98FM, SPIN 1038, SPIN South West)
 Norway (Radio Norge, Kiss, Radio Norsk Pop, Radio Topp 40, Radio Rock, Radio Vinyl, P24/7 MIX, P24/7 FUN, P24/7 KOS)
 Denmark (Nova, The Voice, Radio 100, My Rock, Radio Soft, Pop FM, Mix 7, Planet Rock, Radio Vinyl, Pop FM 80'er)
 Sweden (Mix Megapol, NRJ Sweden, Rock Klassiker, Svensk Pop, Vinyl FM, Radio Disney, Radio Nostalgie Sweden, Lugna Klassiker, Rock Klassiker Hardrock, Gold FM, Radio Active, Relax FM, Retro FM, Topp 40)
 Finland (Radio Nova, Iskelma, Radio City, NRJ Finland, Radio Nostalgie Finland, Basso, Suomi Rock, Suomi Rap, Top 51, Kasari, Radio Pooki, Radio Classic, Kiss, Ysari, local stations (Radio 957, Radio Pori, Auran Aallot))
 Poland (RMF FM, RMF24, RMF MAXX, RMF Classic)
 Slovakia (Radio Express, Evropa 2 Slovakia, Radio Melody)
 Portugal (Radio Comercial, M80 Radio, Cidade FM, Vodafone FM, Smooth FM)
 NRJ Group
 NRJ / Energy – in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Georgia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt and Russia
 Nostalgie – in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Lebanon
 Chérie FM – in France and Belgium
 Virgin Radio – in Canada, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Lebanon, UAE and Oman
 Radio Monte Carlo (RMC) – in France, Italy, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia
 RTL Group
 Germany (RTL Radio and local radio stations)
 Luxembourg (RTL Radio Lёtzebuerg, RTL Radio, Eldoradio, L'essentiel Radio, RTL Gold)
 France (RTL, RTL2, Fun Radio)
 Spain (Onda Cero, Europa FM, Melodia FM)
 Czech Media Invest
 Czech Republic (Evropa 2, Frekvence 1, Dance Radio, Radio Bonton, Radio Z)
 Romania (Europa FM, Virgin Radio Romania, Vibe FM, Smart FM)
TV3 Group
 Estonia (Star FM, Power Hit Radio, Radio Volna)
 Latvia (Star FM, TOP Radio)
 Lithuania (Power Hit Radio)
 Viaplay Group
 Sweden (Rix FM, Star FM, Bandit Rock, Lugna Favoriter, Bandit Classic Rock, Dansbands Kanalen, Gamla Favoriter, Go Country, HitMix 90's, Power Hit Radio, Rix FM Fresh, Svenska Favoriter)
 Norway (P4 Hele Norge, P5 Hits, P6 Rock, P7 Klem, P8 Pop, P9 Retro, P10 Country, P11 Bandit, NRJ Norway)
 Antenna Group
 Greece (Easy 97.2, Rythmos 94.9)
 Romania (Kiss FM, Magic FM, One FM, Rock FM)
 United Group
 Radio stations in Bulgaria (Nova News, The Voice, Magic FM, Radio Vitosha, Radio Veselina)
 Internet-radio in Serbia (Radio Nova S)
 Central European Media Enterprises
 Radio stations in Bulgaria (bTV Radio, N-JOY, Z-Rock, Classic FM, Jazz FM)
 Gazprom-Media
 Avtoradio – Russia, Latvia (Riga and Kraslava), Ukraine, Moldova (Cishinau), Armenia (Yerevan), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek), Tajikistan (Dushanbe)
 Yumor FM – Russia, Estonia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
 TNT Music Radio – in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
 SAFMAR Media (Krutoy Media)
 Love Radio – in Russia, Moldova (Cishinau), Kazakhstan, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) and Dushande (Tajikistan)
 Radio Dacha – in Russia and Kazakhstan
 Radio Shanson  – in Russia, Ukraine and Yerevan (Armenia)
 Radio Russian Hits – in Russia and Moldova (Cishinau)
 European Media Group
 Europa Plus – Russia, Belarus (Miensk and Vitsebsk region), Ukraine (Kyiv and Dnipro), Moldova (Cishinau), Yerevan (Armenia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
 Retro FM – Russia, Latvia, Belarus (Miensk, Vitsebsk and Polatsk), Moldova (Cishinau), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
 Novoe Radio – Russia, Moldova and Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
 Radio 7 – Russia and Moldova
 Eldoradio – Saint-Petersburg (Russia) and Almaty (Kazakhstan)
 Studio 21 – Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
 Russian Media Group
 Russkoe Radio – Russia, Belarus (Miensk, Babruisk and Mahilou), Cyprus, Armenia (Yerevan), Kazakhstan
 DFM – Russia and Estonia
 Hit FM – Russia and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
 Radio Monte Carlo – Russia and Almaty (Kazakhstan)
 News UK
 United Kingdom (TalkSport, TalkRadio, Times Radio, Virgin Radio UK)
 Wireless Ireland (Dublin (Dublin's Q102 and FM104), Cork (Cork's 96FM and C103), Live95 Limerick, LMFM Drogheda, U105 Belfast)

 European Hit Radio (EHR) – in Latvia and Lithuania
 Lux FM – in Ukraine and Kazakhstan
 Lindin – in Iceland and the Faroe Islands
Radio S1 – in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
 Play Radio – in Serbia (formerly Radio B92) and Montenegro (formerly Prva Radio)
 Radio Record – in Russia, Moldova and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
 Radio MIR – in Russia, Yerevan (Armenia) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
 Antenne Bayern Group
 Germany (Antenne Bayern, Rock Antenne, Antenne NRW, Oldie Antenne)
 Austria (Rock Antenne Österreich)
Klassik Radio – in Germany and Austria

Religious broadcasters
 Adventist World Radio – on MW and SW
  (ERF) – in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
 European Gospel Radio – on MW and SW
 Radio Maria – on FM in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany (Radio Horeb), Hungary, Italy (+German in South Tirol), Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, North Macedonia (Strumica), Portugal, Romania (in Romanian and Hungarian), Serbia (in Serbian and Hungarian), Slovakia (in Hungarian), Spain, Ukraine (on UKV). On DAB+ in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Slovakia (in Slovakian), Switzerland (in German and French), The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ukraine. On digital in Belarus and Ireland.
  (RCF) – in France, Belgium and Switzerland
 Trans World Radio – on MW and SW

Others
 Euranet – European radio network
 European Radio for Belarus
 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – on FM and MW

Lists of stations

By language
 List of Catalan-language radio stations
 List of Danish-language radio stations
 List of German-language radio stations
 List of Hungarian-language radio stations
 List of Irish-language radio stations
 List of Italian-language radio stations
 List of Norwegian-language radio stations
 List of Polish-language radio stations
 List of Russian-language radio stations

By country

Sovereign states
 List of radio stations in Albania
 List of radio stations in Andorra
 List of radio stations in Armenia
 List of radio stations in Austria and Liechtenstein
 List of radio stations in Azerbaijan
 List of radio stations in Belarus
 List of radio stations in Belgium
 List of radio stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 List of radio stations in Bulgaria
 List of radio stations in Croatia
 List of radio stations in Cyprus
 List of radio stations in the Czech Republic
 List of radio stations in Denmark
 List of radio stations in Estonia
 List of radio stations in Finland
 List of radio stations in France
 List of radio stations in Germany
 List of radio stations in Georgia (country)
 List of radio stations in Greece
 List of radio stations in Hungary
 List of radio stations in Iceland
 List of radio stations in the Republic of Ireland
 List of radio stations in Italy
 List of radio stations in Kazakhstan
 List of radio stations in Latvia
 List of radio stations in Lithuania
 List of radio stations in Luxembourg
 List of radio stations in Malta
 List of radio stations in Moldova
 List of radio stations in Monaco
 List of radio stations in Montenegro
 List of radio stations in the Netherlands
 List of radio stations in North Macedonia
 List of radio stations in Norway
 List of radio stations in Poland
 List of radio stations in Portugal
 List of radio stations in Romania
 List of radio stations in Russia
 List of radio stations in San Marino
 List of radio stations in Serbia
 List of radio stations in Slovenia
 List of radio stations in Slovakia
 List of radio stations in Spain
 List of radio stations in Sweden
 List of radio stations in Switzerland
 List of radio stations in Turkey
 List of radio stations in Ukraine
 List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

States with limited recognition
 List of radio stations in Abkhazia
 List of radio stations in Kosovo
 List of radio stations in Nagorno-Karabakh
 List of radio stations in Northern Cyprus
 List of radio stations in South Ossetia
 List of radio stations in Transnistria

Radio stations in major cities
 List of radio stations in Naples
 List of radio stations in Paris, today and historically
 List of radio stations in Rome
 List of radio stations in Turin
 List of radio stations in Kyiv

See also
 Lists of radio stations in Africa
 Lists of radio stations in the Americas
 Lists of radio stations in Asia
 Lists of radio stations in Oceania

References

External links

 Radiomap.eu Radio stations in Europe
 FMSCAN reception prediction of FM, TV, MW, SW stations (also use the expert options for better results)
 FMLIST provides detailed listings of FM stations from all countries in Europe
 MWLIST worldwide database of MW and LW stations
 Radiostationworld.com - Broadcasting in Europe
 Radio Stations in Europe List of European radio stations by country
 TvRadioCat List of European radio stations
 Eurohit.net European online radio stations

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Home » Featured » Reporters Without Borders blasts Imran's remarks on press freedom
Reporters Without Borders blasts Imran's remarks on press freedom
Posted on August 1, 2019 by Web Desk
ISLAMABAD: The global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Imran Khan for rejecting the very question of media curbs in the country.
During a recent visit to the United States, PM Khan had said that talking about curbs on press freedom in Pakistan was a "joke".
"It is clear that either you are very poorly informed, in which case you should urgently replace the people around you, or you are knowingly concealing the facts, which is very serious, given your responsibilities," wrote RSF secretary general Christophe Deloire.
The RSF alleged that it was an "obscenity" for Mr Khan to say that press freedom was thriving in Pakistan.
Given a recent surge in press freedom violations, which RSF enumerated in a statement, "you will appreciate that to talk of 'one of the freest presses in the world' is clearly tantamount to an obscenity," Mr Deloire said.
He urged Mr Khan to "allow Pakistan's journalists to exercise their profession in complete safety and with complete independence". The credibility of the Pakistani state and democracy is at stake, he said.
Earlier in July, the government launched a blistering attack on the press, linking critical coverage to potential "treason".
Also in July, a number of private television channels had their broadcasts cut after screening a press conference with opposition leader Maryam Nawaz.
In recent years the space for dissent has shrunk, with the government announcing a crackdown on social networks and traditional media houses decrying pressure from authorities that they say has resulted in widespread self-censorship.
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Tagged: Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Media and Governance, Media safety
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What is FOE?
Pakistan Freedom of Expression Monitor is a network of journalists to gather and document information regarding violations against media. [ Click here to read more ]
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Address: Press Center, Shahrah Kamal Ataturk, Karachi 74200, Pakistan. Phones: 92-21- 32633215 – 32627882 Fax: 92-21- 32631275 – 32631125 E-mail: email@pakistanfoemonitor.org
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Molle tabs and compartments all over. Padded detachable waist strap radio and aqua bladder compartments. Frontal medical pouch compartment. Padded back with air flow channels. The ultimate high capacity recon pack. Made from 1000D waterproof Cordura.


It is early January 2018, and several of the overwintering nucleus colonies (NUC) are needing a protein boost since there has been no blooms for the bees to visit since late fall. Once the queen lays eggs, and the larvae hatch – they need a ready supply of protein for their growth and transformation from larvae to pupae to adult bee.
This video shows the process of making the pollen patties, as well as installing them into the hives for the bees to use.


If you need to lose weight and have tried other diets, try Lipozene. Lipozene claims that the weight you lose is up to seventy-eight percent body fat, not just water weight. Over twenty-five million bottles of Lipozene have been sold, so call or go online to order.


Use a soft-bristled toothbrush with a small head.
This allows easier access to hard-to-brush places, and reduces damage to the gums. Your dental hygienist can help you choose the most appropriate toothbrush for you on your next visit to your family dentist.
Angle the toothbrush at a 45 degree angle, and brush side-to-side.
Don't just give it a cursory going-over. Settle in and actually work on your teeth for a couple of minutes every morning and evening.
Don't forget the area behind your front teeth.
If you get the chance, a quick brush after a meal is always a good idea.
Swish and rinse with water after snacking.
Rinse off your toothbrush after you use it, and let it air-dry.
Replace your toothbrush every few months.
This will help you get rid of the bacteria that clings to your tongue, particularly in the back of your mouth.
Use plenty of Dental Floss.
Use a long piece of floss, at least a foot to18 inches long, and keep using fresh areas of the floss as you go through your mouth. You don't want to re-use bacteria-laden floss to shove the bacteria and food particles into the next crevice between the teeth.
It's more effective to wrap the floss around each tooth and slide down, so you really help loosen the plaque, and move it away from the gums. Simply moving floss up and down doesn't get the plaque as well.
If you use floss sticks, rinse the floss between each tooth. Floss sticks are not as effective as using your fingers, because it's harder to curve the floss around the tooth.
The staff at Distinctive Dentistry is committed to making sure you have the best dental care possible. Our Registered Dental Hygienists have specialized training in the field of dental technology. We use state of the art equipment to ensure you have the best dental hygiene options available.
Distinctive Dentistry is located just off the freeway in Fife, WA, serving patients in the greater Tacoma area including Gig Harbor, Federal Way and Puyallup.


Research has shown that it is possible to protect patient privacy through a number of ways which involves punishment of individuals caught going against the privacy rules. Among protection measures that should be taken into consideration include marketing restrictions. The law prohibits disclosure of information regarding patients for marketing, where patients are not aware. However, it includes a few exceptions that allow provision of some health data to specific data parties that later use it in patient education and research on health products.
Consumer groups are involved in support efforts that try to clarify what marketing really entails in order to protect health information provided by patients from being illegally sold. Another means used in the protection of patient's privacy is notifying patients in case their information is breached. This will help patients keep track safety of their information and to ensure that justice prevails in case breaching occurs. Audit trail will be put in place and it will also necessitate tracking of patient's information.
This mandate will require consumer groups to be provided with expanded accounting in order for patients to be able to learn the current state of information provided to doctors. This particular protection requirement will be very strict and it will also be difficult for a large number of health providers to comply with it. (Carter, 2008) On the other hand, patients will largely benefit from the trail because they will be in a position to undertake tracking efficiently; tracking provides a high level of transparency on patient's information security status.
These technological innovations are capable of benefiting the consumers or patients greatly; however, this will be achieved in cases where they are assured of high level of confidentiality. In order to practically address confidentiality issue, the health department will be funded by stimulus package to research on the requirements of breach notification, potential privacy as well as level of security as executed by health providers. This research will be undertaken in the year two thousand and ten which will have given Americans enough time to familiarize themselves with rules concerning patient privacy and its level of applicability.
(Rodrigues, 2001) Another protection measure that needs to be implemented in order to ensure patient privacy is maintained is penalization of individuals who are caught disclosing patients' information as well as those asking for it. This is because some health providers create profiles in which patients' information is clearly presented and they offer these profiles to institutions including insurance companies that later use it for underwriting.
Penalization will be used as a means to strengthen patient privacy enforcement since unauthorized entities will be discouraged to tamper with patients' confidential information. Protection measures supported by stimulus package also ensures that those entities that were not considered during formulation of privacy rules by the federal government follow the currently available privacy rules executed by health providers. Also, those entities representing insurers as well as health providers are also expected to conform to the same rules in order to ensure uniformity; making it easy to track those going against these rules.
State attorneys should be given the mandate to enforce legislation concerning information disclosure and punishment of responsible parties. Patients should also be allowed to act accordingly in case they find their information disclosed as long as their actions will be in accordance with law. A more lenient measure will also be used to ensure protection of patients' information where doctors who will adhere to privacy rules will be rewarded.


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Ubisoft will be holding The Crew 2 closed beta and it will be starting by the end of this month. In order to participate, players can head on over to the game's official site to sign up. The game offers an open-world racer with land, air, and water races.
Players are able to experience the first levels of the progression system of the various disciplines in the open beta. The disciplines included are Street Race, Rally Raid, Aerobotics, and Powerboat. Another thing that players are able to experience is the new feature called the Fast Fav where in which players are able to change vehicle types immediately depending on the terrain. It is really not realistic but it gives some amazing race scenarios.
Check out the game's latest trailer to see how the game would play out as well as check what the different types of vehicles are available.
The closed beta will start on May 31 at 4 AM Eastern Time or 9 AM UK. It will just run for 4 days and will end at the same times on June 4. Preloading is made available on May 29 at 4 AM Eastern Time or 9 AM UK as well. The beta can be played on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with all supported languages available in the game.
The Crew 2 launches on June 29, available for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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At 10.15 hours on 17 Feb 1945, U-968 fired one LUT torpedo at a warship reported as a Soviet destroyer of the Groznyj class and observed a hit after 6 minutes 20 seconds. HMS Lark (U 11) (Cdr Hedworth Lambton, RN, (retired)) was hit in the stern northeast of Murmansk, towed into the Kola Inlet and beached near Rosta. The ship was declared a total loss by the Royal Navy and the wreck handed over to the Soviets.
Earlier that day, U-425 (Bentzien) had been sunk by depth charges from HMS Lark (U 11) and HMS Alnwick Castle (K 405).


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Shemaroo Entertainment Limited is coming up with its Initial Public Offer of Equity shares aggregating upto 120 Crores from September 16, 2014. Retail traders get a 10% discount. Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd., was founded on October 29, 1962, in Mumbai, as a book circulating library, and today they are an established integrated media content house in India.
It is difficult to predict how a film may perform at the box office, which is dependent on ever-changing consumer tastes and preferences. Moreover the company has limited experience in film production business. There is no way to assure that the company will be able to generate desired returns from every movie. An unsatisfactory performance at the box office may impact the profitability of the company.
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TGG Podcast #12: Gérard Houllier - Taking Liverpool to 21st Century
Articles / Podcast/ Liverpool
Written by SIMON AUSTIN AND JOSHUA SCHNEIDER-WEIILER — March 7, 2020
JAMIE CARRAGHER might now say "I absolutely loved him, I adored him", but his relationship with Gerard Houllier was more fractious at the start.
The Frenchman, labelled 'Gerard Who?' when he arrived at Liverpool in the summer of 1998, was eager to rid his squad of their Spice Boys reputation; Carragher, who had just broken into the first team, enjoyed social drinking with friends and family.
When the player was sent off against Charlton in February 1998, it meant 40 days without a game and Houllier decided he needed to devise a plan.
"He thought I was drinking in the afternoon and had me training twice a day - in the morning with the lads and on my own as well," Carragher remembered.
"One Monday morning when I came in he said 'what did you do at the weekend?'
'I went out with me dad for a few drinks.'
'What?! You go drinking with your own dad?'
'Yeah, don't you?'
'This can't go on.'"
Houllier was no dictator though.
"In modern management, you need to be able to convince, not impose," he told the TGG Podcast. "You do that by using examples and by proving it pays off.
"Soon enough, Carra understood that the body of a professional player is like a Formula One car. If you put the wrong sort of petrol in, you're not going to win the race.
"And I was able to demonstrate to him what had happened to those players who had done a lot of drinking during their early years as a professional - they picked up a lot of injuries when they were 27, 28.
"When you are young, you can play and have a party, have a drinking session, but when you are a bit older you can't repeat that sort of life. I explained that you have to live for this job for 10 years, to devote your time, energy, recuperation, sleep, everything.
"If you do that, then usually you have a successful career and it lasts longer. Carra, his career probably lasted longer than he thought."
That's something of an understatement, because Carragher played 737 games over 17 years for the club and is second on their list all-time list of appearances, behind only Ian Callaghan.
Back in 1999, when Carragher was 21, Houllier had told him his career would be over by the age of 26 if he carried on as he was going. This was something the player took great pleasure in reminding him of when he reached the landmark.
"When it was a birthday, Gérard would always make a fuss of us in front of the other players," Carragher recalled, "so when it was my 26th, I said to him, 'still fucking here, aren't I?!'"
Houllier, who had previously managed Paris St-Germain and France, introduced a new focus on nutrition, recovery and training intensity when he arrived at Anfield in the summer of 1998.
Change can be uncomfortable - "it's a difficult experience, because it can destabilise and cause concern, particularly for older players" - and some big names fell by the wayside.
In the summer of 1999, Paul Ince, Jason McAteer and Steve McManaman were all sold and a number of new players, including the three Hs - Sami Hyypia, Didi Hamann and Stephane Henchoz - came in.
A group of young homegrown players became the core of the side. Michael Owen was in his nadir during the Houllier years, Carragher became a fixture and Steven Gerrard, the younger of the trio, became the talisman.
Houllier describes the midfielder as the best player he worked with "by a long distance".
When you consider that he also managed Eric Cantona, Owen and a young Thierry Henry, this is quite some accolade.
"I discovered Stevie by accident," Houllier admitted. "I was going to an Under-19s game to look at somebody else and this player was running box to box. I liked him and afterwards I said, 'you come with us tomorrow to train with the first team.'
"He was taken aback and said 'no'. I said 'who's the boss?'"
Gerrard made his debut as a last-minute substitute against Blackburn Rovers on November 29th 1998, yet didn't become a regular in the side until the following season.
"We had to be careful," Houllier said, "because he had groin problems, hamstring problems, back problems. He was growing into a man, so we had to be patient. We didn't overdo it with him and that's a source of pride."
Gerrard was given the captain's armband at the age of 23 and Houllier says he was the complete player.
"Right foot, left foot. Could defend, could attack. Could give assists and score goals. He had mental strength and leadership qualities - Stevie had everything.
"And he was very fast, too - faster than people think. I remember a training session when we recorded 20-yard sprints and his test was as good as Michael Owen's.
"I said 'can you do it again' and he thought I was questioning his ability. But he was explosive, very fast. And he was also a very nice man too, which, on top of everything else, was something brilliant."
Despite his recent travails at Rangers, Houllier believes Gerrard will become a top manager.
"He was a natural-born leader, but also clever," the Frenchman said. "He thinks, he analyses, he's not just a blind leader. You can follow him and I think Stevie will be a top leader."
2001: A LIVERPOOL ODYSSEY
The apotheosis for Houllier's Liverpool was 2001, when they won five trophies in one calendar year: the League Cup, FA Cup, Uefa Cup, Community Shield and Uefa Super Cup.
On top of it all, Michael Owen was winner of the Ballon D'Or.
"Not many English players have won the Ballon D'Or," Houllier said (Sir Stanley Matthew, Bobby Charlton and Kevin Keegan are the others). "Since him, nobody. I think at the time he didn't realise what a huge reward it was for him.
"I'm proud that he won it, very proud."
The admiration is mutual, because Owen rates Houllier the most influential boss he ever had.
"Houllier was a winner," he said. "He got the city, he got the fans, and he had us believing in him and trusting in him. He was the manager when I had my golden spell as a footballer.
"No question, he would be the biggest influence on my career from a manager's point of view."
MODERN LEADERSHIP: April 23rd at Emirates Old Trafford
Carragher explained that the Frenchman brought a hard edge the side had been missing before.
"We had a lot of Cup finals under Houllier and he'd say 'if I see anyone waving to a wife or family member as you walk out, I'll bring you off in a minute.'
"You know you see players now shaking hands with each other in the tunnel? He'd be like, 'if I catch anyone shaking hands with anyone… You're going to war with them.'
"I think everyone has this perception of Houllier as a nice French uncle, but he was so tough, so hard. His team meetings were amazing. I absolutely adore that man."
Houllier said: "The best compliment I had was from David Moores, the chairman, who said I put the club into the 21st Century,"
That treble-winning season was the summit for Houllier's Liverpool, although, after suffering a heart attack at half time against Leeds in October 2001, just continuing as a manager was a major achievement.
Subsequent big-money signings - most notably El Hadji Diouf - failed to deliver, and the 2002 League Cup was the only other trophy of his reign. Yet although the Frenchman left Liverpool by mutual consent in May 2004, his legacy continued and is felt even to this day.
When Liverpool won the Champions League on that famous night in Istanbul in May 2004, "12 of the 14 players were either signed or developed by me," with Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia the only newcomers.
"Don't take anything away from Rafa or any credit, but compared to when I came to Liverpool, the team was better," Houllier said. "The proof of that is that they managed to win the Champions League."
Jurgen Klopp has reason to be grateful to his predecessor too. As Head of Football for RB Salzburg, Houllier signed Sadio Mane and Nabi Keita and then sold them to the Reds.
Mane, in particular, has been a pivotal player for the European champions.
"The first time I saw Mane live was at the London Olympics in 2012," Houllier remembered. "He was fast, had good technique and could score and make goals. He was international quality.
"I bought him from Metz for Salzburg six months later."
Keita was playing for Istres in the French second division in 2014 when Houllier spotted his potential. He went on to win titles with RB Salzburg and Leipzig and is about to do the same with Liverpool.
EXPERT WITH THE SOUL OF A CHILD
Houllier is a big admirer of Klopp's.
"He is ideal for Liverpool," he said. "He fits in well with the city, with the passion and enthusiasm. He is an expert who keeps the soul of a child."
And the German made two "important, key signings", according to Houllier: Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.
"They made the difference. The team was good; now the team is excellent. They needed a leader in defence, but somebody who was a good defender first. And no team wins the title without a good keeper.
"A good keeper will win a side six to eight points a season."
When, not if, Liverpool win the title, Houllier will return to the city to congratulate Klopp and his successor.
"I finished second and so did Rafa Benitez and Brendan Rodgers. When he wins it, I would like to come and congratulate Jurgen, because he achieved what we couldn't achieve."
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PROFESSOR of ENGLISH and MEDIEVAL STUDIES
Anita Obermeier
Heroes, Saints, & Lovers
Maid of Ascolot and Knepper's Bad Girl
stefankoek
In her paper, 'A Bad Girl will Love you to Death", Janet Knepper gives a poignant exploration of a rather sad and pitiable character in the Stanzaic Morte Arthur. In a way, it seems as if the reader is led to devalue the Maid of Ascolot (MoA) as a character. As Knepper mentions, the MoA's "effictio is truncated and dismissive ... No blond hair, no shining grey eyes", none of the formulaic descriptors readers come to expect from the blazon; "the Maid's effictio basically just gives her a red face." On top of this diminished and vague physical description, the MoA's "histrionic passion" and her actions are excessive and off-putting, which seems to me a rather smart move on the part of the writer, for the reader is put in the same uncomfortable position as Lancelot who can but awkwardly deny her advances. (Knepper 230).
Lancelot is put in an unfair position for the MoA states "her love as a case of life or death"(230). Unfortunately, as we find out later, this is truly the case, for she arrives in a boat with a letter expressing the outcome of unrequited love. But while she yet lives, she is "an object of pity" for Lancelot, and this pity is what ultimately causes the drama between Lancelot and Gaynor, because he gives up his armor and shield at the MoA's request. Knepper says that "these requests cause disruption and confusion in the sign-system of courtly love and chivalric identification." Indeed, this confusion transfers to Gawain's confusion, for why else would the MoA possess Lancelot's equipment? Knepper makes a similar statement saying the Maid "deliberately misuses the signs of courtly culture, and her manipulations and lies cause grief and disruption," and even Gawain is, as a result, shamed by this, for he is made to report a falsehood which he believes to be true.
After thinking more deeply about the Lady of Ascolot's role in the story it becomes a bit difficult to feel pity for her for the severe amount of disruption she causes.
jkbonafede
I agree with you that Knepper does an excellent job at identifying how the structure of the MoA's appearance within the text and her descriptions (or lack there of) create a devaluing of her character. Her disruptions to the courtly sign-system carry consequences, and your point about how this transfers to Gawain is great. In many ways he is "duped" into associating the MoA with Lancelot as his lover. As you ask, why else would she have his armor? Therefore, Gawain who continues to operate according the courtly and chivalric sign-system is left to make nothing but false claims because again, why would he assume anything differently? I think this begins to raise an important question about the integrity of the sign-system if it can become this disruptive, this quickly, and the cultural ideals and customs it defines. Gawain is shamed for assuming something that the culture expects, and this is highly problematic. Similarly, I agree that the MoA is highly disruptive, if still a pitiable character. I really enjoyed Knepper's analysis of how the boat scene itself offers a literal disruption to the critical point in the romance's plot Given that Gaynor and Lancelot are bound to each other as the romance's courtly couple, I find it intriguing that the MoA is overtly inserted into this scene where Gaynor's life is at stake and Lancelot is nowhere to be found. But I think in some ways the MoA stills garners the audience's sympathy. As Knepper points out, in death she is finally able to enter into the courtly sign-system as both the adventure knights seek in romances and as the fair courtly lady worthy of such attention, effictio included. And yet, the fact that she gains this praise and attention as a corpse is troubling and calls attention back to something rotten at the center of this courtly culture. This is even more true considering how her death is only useful as exoneration for Lancelot--nothing more and nothing less.
Marie de France's BisclavretMargery Kempe and Female AuthorshipJoseph's Troubles about Mary - Corpus Christi Play
monica.c.wolfe
Marie de France's Bisclavret
I'm still a bit torn on how to interpret Marie de France's lai "Bisclavret." It follows the expected form of the lai, depicting love as suffering for all parties involved, but it is also a very gendered tale in which male and female suffer due to gendered punishments. Are the punishments fair? Are they equal? What commentary on marriage and gender is being made in this text? Basically, the husband's punishment (being turned semi-permanently into a werewolf) is inflicted upon him by his wife (and his wife's new love interest) because he kept a secret from her. The secret—of his turning into a werewolf once a month, of course—was kept, however, in relatively good conscience; he was afraid of revealing this personal flaw to his wife and did not want to upset her. The wife's punishment, later in the tale, is losing her nose (and bearing children with no noses), inflicted by the werewolf as punishment for keeping him from turning back into a human and abandoning him for another man. Both punishments affect physical appearance. Bisclavret's unappealing appearance as a wolf, however, doesn't do him much disservice; the king and knights still take him in and he enters into the homosocial bond that gives no value to appearance. He is valued and cared for just as much when he is a wolf as when he is a man. The wife's change in appearance is different, though. Women's appearances contribute greatly to their domestic lives (acceptance by the husband) and public lives (acceptance by female social circle), and the fact that her children were born without noses (and all of them female!) seems a far more serious punishment than that inflicted on Bisclavret. On one hand, I'd like to lay blame on the wife for such a harsh punishment toward her husband for keeping a rather harmless secret. On the other hand, the tale can be read as the wife's inability to make choices regarding her love life without outside judgement and subsequent punishment. Is this a tale of warning for women who choose to leave their husbands more than it is a tale of warning for husbands not to keep secrets from their wives? Rather than being merely an amusing commentary on marriage, I feel like "Bisclavret" leans toward commentary on the acceptable and unacceptable behaviors of the wife in relation to her husband.
Margery Kempe and Female Authorship
I've been studying female autobiography for a paper related to another class, and was fascinated by The Book of Margery Kempe , which is much farther back in history than I'd originally thought I'd research in my discussion of contemporary autobiographical texts. Kempe's Book is actually the first autobiography in the English language, which is pretty wild since the autobiography genre is generally dominated by male authors. Learning that the first English autobiography was written by a female changed the entire context of my discussion of the genre as a gendered one. I came back to the conclusion, however, that the autobiography is indeed an androcentric genre. First, we have to consider the fact that Kempe composed her work through male scribes. Historically, any time a dominant or majority group interjects into the transcription of a minority or dominated group's story, it has been heavily tainted by the voice of the dominant, or the oppressor. We can see this in the Latin American testimonio, recorded by upper-class scribes, or indigenous people's stories published through white Americans in the nineteenth century. So, how sure can we be that we're hearing Kempe's voice in a book that she didn't physically write? A second point to consider is that she wrote her story in the context of a patriarchal religion. Her self-representation is based entirely on an attempt to earn validation from a male god and a patriarchal religious society. Do we see true representation of the female voice in this text? Or is Kempe's account more of a seeking of patriarchal validation filtered through male scribes?
Joseph's Troubles about Mary - Corpus Christi Play
The gender roles in this play are extreme, exaggerated, and, well, kind of hilarious. Once Joseph realizes that his wife is pregnant (and not by him), he begins to question her about infidelity. He asks repeatedly throughout the play who the baby's father is, and every single time, he receives the same reply: Mary tells him that she has been faithful and that the child is of God's will. Joseph doesn't accept this answer but continues to use the same approach and ends up with the same results: he asks her the same question and she gives him the same answer. Mary's story is confirmed by the maidens present in the scene. They echo Mary's story, and Joseph devalues their statements in the same way he does Mary's. Really, this is a drawn-out depiction of women's voices going unheard in patriarchal society. The only character who is incorrect in assessing Mary's pregnancy is Joseph, and every character in the play tries to convey the correct information to him, but to him, the women's voices are erased; there is no way they could be correct. Only when a messenger of patriarchal religion (the angel) comes along does Joseph finally conclude that Mary and her maidens were correct and that Mary was not unfaithful to him. Throughout the entire play, every character takes a turn in asserting that Mary is pregnant with God's child, but it only becomes verified and true when the patriarch, Joseph, voices it.
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Kwara Govt. Sets Continental Target For Falcons Basketball Team
The Chief of Staff to Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulwahab Babatunde, has said that the government would support its basketball club, Kwara Falcons, to play in the continental championship next season. Babatunde told the News Reporter on Tuesday in Ilorin that the players must give their all in every one of their games…."
Uju Nobei
Oduduwa Sports
The Chief of Staff to Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulwahab Babatunde, has said that the government would support its basketball club, Kwara Falcons, to play in the continental championship next season.
Babatunde told the News Reporter on Tuesday in Ilorin that the players must give their all in every one of their games.
According to him, it will be good for the players and the state in general, if the team gets a continental ticket at the end of the season.
Babatunde said that his recent romance with the Kwara Falcons was meant to support the team because of the governor's love for sports.
"We are giving serious support to all sportsmen and women in the state. We are also working out plans for the special basketball players too.
"We are working on how to get them wheelchairs to play with and other equipment," the governor's aide said.
Babatunde said that as part of the government's target for a continental ticket, the Indoor Hall of the state's stadium complex would be remodelled to international standard.
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La metauranopilita és un mineral de la classe dels sulfats. Rep el seu nom del grec meta, "diferent a", i la seva relació amb la uranopilita.

Característiques
La metauranopilita és un sulfat de fórmula química (UO₂)₆(SO₄)(OH)10·5H₂O. Va ser aprovada com a espècie vàlida per l'Associació Mineralògica Internacional l'any 2008. Cristal·litza suposadament en el sistema ortoròmbic. Forma cristalls en forma d'agulles o llistons. És un producte d'alteració (poc hidratada) de la uranopilita.

Segons la classificació de Nickel-Strunz, la uranopilita pertany a "07.EA: Uranil sulfats sense cations" juntament amb la uranopilita i la jachymovita.

Formació i jaciments
Va ser descoberta l'any 1951 a Jáchymov, al mont Krušné Hory (Erzgebirge), a la regió de Karlovy Vary (Bohèmia, República Txeca). Sol trobar-se associada a altres minerals com la uranopilita.

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Minerals sulfats
Minerals que contenen uranil
Minerals descoberts a Jáchymov


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