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93 per cent of British Columbians support permanent daylight saving time: survey
Published Tuesday, September 10, 2019 8:42AM PDT Last Updated Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:39PM PDT
The overwhelming majority of British Columbians who filled out the province's online daylight saving time (DST) survey want B.C. to stop with the time changes and move to permanent daylight saving time.
Those are the results of the province's survey, released Tuesday, which show 93 per cent support for the move among the survey's 223,273 respondents.
"The people of British Columbia have spoken and their collective voice has come through loudly and clearly," said B.C. Premier John Horgan.
"This engagement has done exactly as we hoped it would in providing clarity about a preferred direction. The insights generated will be relied upon as we make a final decision about how to move forward."
The premier's office says the support for the change is consistent throughout the province, with more than 90 per cent of survey-takers in each region in favour of permanent DST.
More than half – 54 per cent – of residents said it was "important" or "very important" for B.C. to be aligned with neighbouring jurisdictions in its time observance practices.
The province says the results will be considered alongside similar proposals in the western United States.
"Lawmakers in Washington, Oregon and California are in various stages of creating or enacting legislation that, pending federal approval, would see those states adopt year-round observance of daylight saving time," the premier's office said.
The online survey was conducted with the aim of getting a wide sample of feedback. The consultation period was from June 24 to July 19.
In addition to the completed online surveys, the government received 279 email submissions from private citizens and 15 written submissions from organizations and experts.
The survey says 75 per cent of respondents identified health and wellness concerns as their reason for wanting to scrap the time change, but the same health reasons were cited by the minority who favoured falling back and springing forward.
Fifty-three per cent of those who supported year-round daylight time mentioned the benefit of additional daylight during the evening commute in winter, while 39 per cent said other safety concerns were behind their support.
The government acknowledges that there are some limitations with the online survey, primarily that respondents were required to be users of the internet. As a result, the government allowed non-users to phone ServiceBC or mail in their opinions using a downloaded feedback form.
The voluntary nature of the survey also means there could a self-selection bias that sees those who hold strong views being more likely to respond, the government says, adding that the anonymous nature of the poll means it is impossible to assess how that might have affected the results.
The province says the results will be considered alongside similar proposals in the western United States. (File photo)
B.C. daylight saving poll clocks record response
Have your say: Should daylight saving time be year-round?


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Q: Make Firefox automagically pick up default internet proxy? At work, I need to connect to a customer network via VPN at times, and doing so, I need to set a proxy. While IE picks that up automatically (the standard "default internet proxy"), Firefox doesn't, which is a pain.
Yes, I know - I can have Firefox look at my DOS environment variables like http_proxy and use these - but that's still a pain.
Is there an extension for Firefox that will pick up the default internet proxy set by Microsoft (it's stored in the registry, after all) and use it, when it's set? That would make my life a LOT easier!
If not - anyone care to write such an extension? :-) Sounds like that shouldn't be all too hard, really.....
Marc

A: Firefox used to have the add-on Quickproxy, but it's not ready for 3.5 yet...

A: You can try using a Firefox plugin like FoxyProxy to do this.  Another way to do this is to create an entry in your systems routing table which differentiates between VPN address space and internet address space.  If you have it set to route anything not going to the VPN to your local default gateway, then you will not need to worry about the internet proxy settings being used by your customers.  Firefox will just work all of the time.
Type "Route Print" in a CMD shell to get started...

A: If you set your proxy settings to "auto-detect settings for this network", this should work on firefox too. You need to have the ip assigned by dhcp for this to work.

A: You can use the automatic proxy configuration, but you need to setup the infrastructure to understand it using DHCP and DNS.
On startup, the browser will first check DHCP options for the proxy config host. If not present, it performs a DNS query for host "WPAD".  If found using one of those methods, it does an HTTP GET for /proxy.pac, which is the Proxy auto-config script.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol

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At work, I need to connect to a customer network via VPN at times, and doing so, I need to set a proxy.

I think you actually might not want to use that proxy, as I expect you do not want to send ALL traffic through the customer's server. The fact that you cannot browse without that proxy is probably an indication that you are actually sending ALL traffic through the VPN.
When all traffic is sent through the VPN, then even "normal" internet access (like web browsing or maybe even sending and fetching email) is routed through the remote VPN server. This might be useful when traveling in some countries that filter certain web sites. And as the VPN connection is encrypted, using it for all traffic might also be more secure when not knowing who can listen in to the network that is used to connect to the internet (hotel, internet café, Starbucks WiFi, ...). Above all: it might be a bit more secure as any "hacker" (trojan horse, spyware) who has gained access to your workstation will be disconnected as soon as the VPN connection is started, thus not exposing the server's network to that security threat. It depends on the set up of the VPN server whether or not such unwanted trojan traffic could be re-established through the VPN server. To avoid security issues, internet access through the VPN server is often simply disallowed.
So, sending all traffic through VPN may very well be preferred in many occasions, and often one should NOT try to bypass any limitations as set up by the administrator. But I wonder if that is true while connecting to a customer's VPN server.
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*Just keep the VPN connection alive as short as possible, and while connected do not use the connection for anything else. (Browsing, email, instant messaging, ...; do you want your customer to be able to track your traffic?)

*If you really need to use other resources on the internet, then your customer's policy might tell you to use their proxy. If so, then indeed you have no choice. (I assume that proxy is theirs, for otherwise you wouldn't be able to use it without disabling sending all traffic through the VPN to start with, unless it has some local address that might not be routed through the VPN connection? If it is not theirs, but just a way to avoid blocked ports, then think twice...)

*If the customer is OK with not using their proxy, and if you really need the browser, and if you're sure your workstation is secure: disable sending all traffic through the VPN.

Windows by default sends all traffic over VPN, but a Mac does not. (On a Mac, the Advanced button shows an option "Send all traffic over VPN connection". Windows has a simular option, but I can't tell you where to find that exactly.)
EDIT: changed the recommendation.

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Researchers develop photonic chips that speed-up networks
September 27, 2018 NewsDavid Loneragan
Dr Amol Choudhary (left) and Sydney Nano Director Professor Ben Eggleton in one of the photonics labs at the Sydney Nanoscience Hub. Photo by Louise Cooper. Source: sydney.edu.au.
University of Sydney scientists have developed a chip that speeds up the time required for the transfer of digital information.
With an ever-expanding volume of data now being sent around the world on the internet via fibre optic networks, increasingly complex digital signal processing and laser-based 'local oscillator' systems are needed to transfer photonic information and transfer it into the electronic information that computers can process.
The chip-based information recovery technique developed by the University of Sydney research team eliminates the need for these separate laser-based local oscillators and complex digital signal processing systems, speeding up data transfers.
"Our technique uses the interaction of photons and acoustic waves to enable an increase in signal capacity and therefore speed," said Dr Elias Giacoumidis, the joint lead author of a new research study.
"This allows for the successful extraction and regeneration of the signal for electronic processing at very-high speed."
Incoming photonic signals are processed in a filter on a chip made from chalcogenide glass, which has acoustic properties that enables photonic pulses to 'capture' incoming information and transport it to the chip for processing into electronic information.
Dr Amol Choudhary said that the technique, involving a process known as stimulated Brillouin scattering, has produced a record-breaking narrowband of about 265 megahertz bandwidth for carrier signal extraction and regeneration.
"This narrow bandwidth increases the overall spectral efficiency and therefore overall capacity of the system," Dr Choudhary said.
Choudary said the technology can increase processing speed by microseconds. "While this doesn't sound a lot, it will make a huge difference in high-speed services, such as the financial sector and emerging e-health applications," he said.
The research team's next step will be to construct prototype receiver chips for further testing.
Ben Eggleton, group research leader and director of Sydney Nano, said that the technology's capacity to improve transfer speeds would provide benefits for many industries.
"The fact that this system is lower in complexity and includes extraction speedup means it has huge potential benefit in a wide range of local and access systems such as metropolitan 5G networks, financial trading, cloud computing and the Internet-of-Things," Eggleton said.
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Q: Which one better to use shortuuid or uuid? Python:
Just out of curosity I was thinking that combinations which uuid4 or uuid6 can provide - shortuuid may fail and may run out of the combinations. Am I correct or have I understood the concept wrong?
Which one is better to use? I know that shortuuid provides url friendly url(as documented on their github page)

A: A UUID is just a 128-bit number. They're usually expressed in base-16, but shortuuid uses base-57. The UUIDs are generated with either uuid.uuid4 or uuid.uuid5, so you're storing exactly the same information.
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Has China found the cure for Ebola?
Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ October 16, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment
Filed Under Africa, China, Ebola, Health, medicine, United States, World Health Organization, Xi Jinping
Ebola Treatment
A Chinese pharmaceutical company working with Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS), a PLA-affiliated research institution, claims to have developed an experimental cure for the Ebola virus. An outbreak of the deadly virus in west Africa has become a global health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, as of October 12 there had been 8,997 "confirmed, probable, and suspected cases" of Ebola and 4493 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, and the United States. U.S. and Japanese firms also have experimental drugs that aim to cure Ebola, but this is the first drug developed by Chinese researchers.
Reuters reports that AMMS developed the experimental cure for Ebola, a drug known as JK-05. AMMS has partnered with Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. to make JK-05 available on the market (it is currently only approved for emergency military use). Reuters reports that Sihuan's chairman, Che Fengsheng, told investors that the company can file for approval with the Chinese Food and Drug Administration by the end of 2014. "They are looking at this very seriously … and we could get on the 'green light' track," he said. Che noted that Sihuan's close ties to the Chinese military would help speed up the approval process. Sihuan was originally a military scientific unit before being set up as a company in 2001.
According to Sihuan management, the drug has been in development for five years and has been effective in animal tests conducted on mice. As of yet, there have been no clinical trials of JK-05; the company plans to test the drug out first on Chinese nationals who have contracted the disease in Africa. Tests on African nationals would require international approval.
The development of a cure would be a major victory in the global fight against Ebola. China has been active in sending both aid and medical workers to affected African countries. For Beijing, a swift and proactive response to the Ebola crisis is an extension of China's friendly relationship with African countries – and helps fight the oft-heard accusations that China is acting as a "neo-colonialist" power on the continent.
Medical cooperation has long been a part of China-Africa relations. China began sending medical teams to Africa in the early 1960s; as of 2013, China had medical teams in 42 African countries, accounting for most of the 1,200 Chinese medical personnel stationed in developing countries. These teams are responsible for treating African patients as well as training African doctors – and, of course, providing medicines.
Medical cooperation hasn't been all smooth sailing, however. In recent years, Chinese companies have been accused of dumping counterfeit drugs in African markets, resulting in billions of dollars and countless lives lost because of fake medications. Critics blame lax regulations in China for the problem while Chinese officials say African smugglers and counterfeiters are largely behind the sale of fake drugs. Still, there is at least some concern in China that the scandal will damage the goodwill built up in Africa through decades of medical exchanges.
Overall, however, Chinese medicines and medical treatments (including traditional medicine like acupuncture) remains a popular choice for many in Africa. An effective treatment for Ebola would only further solidify China's role in providing medical aid on the African continent. It would also give a huge boost to the global reputation of China's pharmaceutical industry, which has struggled to find a foothold in many developed countries.
Source: The Diplomat – Has China Found the Cure for Ebola?
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Pakistani bishop prioritizes getting closer to people
New Faisalabad prelate tells embattled community: 'The gates of my house are now open for all'
Kamran Chaudhry, Faisalabad
Updated: November 08, 2019 02:44 AM GMT
Bishop Joseph Indrias Rehmat with the faithful in Khushpur, the biggest Catholic village in Pakistan. (Photo: Kamran Chaudhry)
Bishop Joseph Indrias Rehmat, the new bishop of Faisalabad, says restoring the faith of his neglected community is key to his vision for the Punjabi diocese.
"I feel the church leadership is too distant from a community which already faces religious discrimination on a daily basis," he said. "The gates of my house are now open for all; the Church is our common home."
The 53-year-old prelate was ordained bishop on Sept. 13 at De La-Salle High School in Faisalabad. Cardinal Joseph Coutts was the principal consecrator, while apostolic nuncio Archbishop Christophe Zakhia El-Kassis and Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi were his co-consecrators.
The episcopal motto chosen by the new bishop is "Faith in Action."
Bishop Rehmat obtained a doctorate in moral theology at the Alphonsian Academy in Rome in 2000 and the former professor at Christ the King Major Seminary had served in Karachi Archdiocese for two decades.
Pope Francis made the appointment on June 29 while Father Rehmat was serving as the dean of the National Catholic Institute of Theology. He replaces Archbishop Arshad, who was transferred to Islamabad-Rawalpindi Diocese in December 2017.
Troubled times
According to Bishop Rehmat, whose father was a catechist, several diocesan institutes have suffered by the absence of a bishop for more than a year. A total of 35 priests are serving in Faisalabad Diocese, while 25 are studying at St. Thomas the Apostle Minor Seminary in Faisalabad.
"We used to have 150 schools — now only 49 are providing education to 16,000 students. Another social organization of the Catholic Church was bankrupt. They need serious reforms," he told ucanews.
"Most of the NGOs make big claims about working for the poor, but sadly this isn't true. I try to avoid them as a few are advocating for a controversial Christian divorce law but do not represent the Church.
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"Our community is already suffering from challenges like unemployment. The Pakistani media also ignore religious minorities."
A rights group, International Christian Concern, documented 43 cases of persecution against Pakistani Christians between July and September. They included the abduction and forced conversions of seven girls, another seven cases in which women were targeted for sexual assault, five cases related to denial of religious freedom, seven cases of physical torture, six religiously motivated murders and 11 cases of discrimination.
The bishop of Faisalabad is also skeptical of Prime Minister Imran Khan's government. He recounted meeting Khan as part of a delegation from the Pakistan Catholic Bishops' Conference in July with a donation for the construction of water reservoirs on behalf of the minority community.
"Khan has some ideas to improve the situation of non-Muslim Pakistanis but is limited by his circle of advisers. The circumstances are still not favorable," he said.
"We are equal citizens and want to live the faith in Pakistan, not in isolation but in friendship, solidarity and collaboration with everyone."
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Bangladesh Police Invoked Anti-Porn Law to Crack Down on a Film About Gender Violence
January 03, 2021 DMT.NEWS, Khareem Sudlow, News Trends, Pallavi Pundir
A viral scene from a film has landed a filmmaker in jail under the strict pornography law in Bangladesh. The police arrested renowned filmmaker Anonno Mamun late last week for showing a rape survivor being interrogated harshly by a cop in his new film, Nabab LLB.
The cop in the Bangla-language film is seen asking the rape survivor brazen questions such as if there was penetration while she was being sexually violated, if the perpetrators ejaculated, or if she was a virgin.
The scene drew a sharp response from the country's police force. They also arrested the lead actor Shaheen Mridha, who plays the cop in the film.
"There are biased, intentional, untrue and baseless information and lurid presentations in some parts of the movie which go contrary to the established laws of the country," Md Sohel Rana, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG), Media & PR of the Bangladesh Police, told VICE World News.
"Moreover, such wrongful and imaginary portrayal of an organisation on such a very sensitive issue presents it quite wrongly before the people it serves," he added. In a published statement on their portal, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police referred directly to this specific scene and said that the fictional cop's language towards the rape survivor was "offensive" and "obscene", and will "create negative perceptions about policing among the public".
Media reports stated that the police is now seeking the arrest of Orchita Sporshia, the 27-year-old actor who played the rape survivor. AIG Rana did not confirm this.
The arrests have triggered a divided response from the film community. The Bangladesh Film Directors Association distanced themselves from Mamun. "As directors, we are ashamed of the activities of Anonno Mamun. We do not support [obscene language in movies]," Mushfiqur Rahman Gulzar, the president of the association, told national news outlet BDNews.
Belayat Hossain Mamun, a filmmaker and writer in Dhaka, responded to the arrests via a Facebook post, calling the arrest a "systematic scandal", and not a "normal process". "The [Pornography Control Act] law (is) a bad law to make it happen by power," he added. "This law is against artistic freedom. If this type of 'red ribbon' is tied for storytelling, there will never be a real movie in Bangladesh."
The country's Pornography Control Act 2012 is its first to criminalise acts relating to porn. It includes obscene dialogue, acting, gestures, and "nude or half-naked dance" that is deemed sexually arousing in films, videos or images. A conviction under the law can lead to jail time of up to seven years. Experts call the definition of pornography "open-ended".
"There are two sweepingly wide and entirely subjective elements to this definition: Who is to decide what is or is not "sexually arousing"—and to whom?—and what is the basis on which it must be assessed whether a certain form of media does or does not have artistic or educational value?" Taqbir Huda, a Bangladeshi advocate and coordinator for digital campaigning organisation Justice for All Now, told VICE World News.
"Since there is no reported jurisprudence under this Act, and it is rarely enforced, it is difficult to assess how this definition would be interpreted by courts and law enforcers in practice," he added.
The Muslim-majority country's "war against pornography" has been ongoing for a while. The law has been invoked in the past to crack down on pornography, especially child porn as well as revenge porn.
Earlier this year, the police arrested a college student for posting intimate photos of himself and his ex-girlfriend on social media, and another young man for sending "indecent" photos of his ex-girlfriend to her husband.
Huda said that the intentional spread of pornography in the above two cases is relatively straightforward. "[But] the more recent arrests under the same law relating to the portrayal of sexual violence (and its consequences) exemplify just how broadly the meaning of pornography can be construed," he said.
In June this year, Bangladeshi authorities blocked over 20,000 websites as part of the anti-porn campaign. "I want to create a safe and secure internet for all Bangladeshis including children. This is my war against pornography," Deutsche Welles quoted Mustafa Jabbar, Bangladesh's post and telecommunications minister as saying. Activists had flagged it as new attempts to silence freedom of expressions.
The invocation of the act also comes amid a media environment that is already tightly regulated and monitored in Bangladesh, to the extent of meriting the description of an "Orwellian dystopia". Early this year, a Human Rights Watch report documented how the government blocks and surveils online news sites. The report also stated that journalists face 50 to 80 percent censorship of their stories.
The Bangladesh police are also seeking to arrest actor Orchita Sporshia (pictured) for her portrayal of the rape survivor. Photo via Facebook
Rubaiyat Hossain, a Bangladeshi filmmaker, told VICE World News that this surveillance extends to the entertainment industry as well. "There is a concern about how certain things are represented in Bangladesh. Here, you cannot really separate the state from the cinema," Hossain told VICE World News.
Hossain noted that the government already gave a nod to Nabab LLB, but that it's the police community which has raised objections. "My fear is that if everybody starts having an issue, then we cannot show any story," she said.
The controversy has also triggered a conversation about the depiction of law enforcements' treatment of rape survivors. VICE World News could not reach out to the producers of Nabab LLB for comments at the time of publishing this story.
Hossain has also previously worked with human rights organisations such as Ain O Salish, which documented nearly 1,000 rapes within the first nine months of 2020. She said that the depiction of the questions the rape survivor was asked in the film is accurate. "The way Nabab LLB showed cops asking those questions might not be true for all the police forces, but questions like 'Were you a virgin' to a rape survivor is common," she said.
"The film touches upon the topic of how patriarchal systems—be it the hospital, a courtroom or a police station—treat women. Women who are raped are still looked upon as dirty and are shunned," Hossain added. "The arrest is not just about censorship. It's about our mentality as a society."
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The Remarkables Upgrade was a $45 million project that was delivered in two stages, between ski seasons.
Stage one included the construction of Curvey Basin, a new 1.2km long six-seat chairlift, major earthworks to create new trails, landscaping, new carparks and the reshaping of the last 300m of the access road as well as installation of 27 new snow-making guns.
Stage two involved a new, architecturally designed, 5,800m2, three level base building modelled on the base building at Coronet Peak (also built by Arrow in 2009). The base building houses guest services, retail tenancies, gear rental, a snow sport school and an extensive café and restaurant. With the additional 1,301m2 deck, providing the perfect platform to take in the breath-taking views, envelops the building.
At 1,600m above sea level, snow is guaranteed every month of the year. Working in an extreme weather environment, together with finite timeframes, provided more than its fair share of challenges, but strong relationships were key to delivering the project in this operational environment.
Q. This exciting project has been 5 years in the making – how has the journey been for you?
Ross: It's been great having someone running the program and keeping it all on task. Our board are very passionate and involved in the business so they wanted to invest time in their decisions to ensure they were the right ones. This created some challenges and delays for the project team but they were great at keeping them to time.
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import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;

/**
 * お風呂に入りたい艦娘を押した場合のリスナー
 *
 */
public final class BathwaterTableAdapter extends SelectionAdapter {

    /**
     * シェル
     */
    private final Shell shell;

    /**
     * コンストラクター
     */
    public BathwaterTableAdapter(Shell shell) {
        this.shell = shell;
    }

    @Override
    public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
        new BathwaterTableDialog(this.shell).open();
    }
}

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Júlio Marcondes César Salgado (1 July 1890 — 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian general and commander of the São Paulo State Public Force, currently the Military Police of the State of São Paulo, during the Constitutionalist Revolution.

Biography

Early life
Salgado was born on 1 July 1890 in the city of Pindamonhangaba to Victoriano Clementino Salgado and Anna Euphrosina Marcondes do Amaral Salgado. He was the brother of Sérgio, Luiz, Joaquim, Francisco, Euclydia, Francisco Marcondes Salgado and Eneas Marcondes Salgado.

The Marcondes family had a tradition in public and military service. Among the most outstanding people in that family was colonel Manuel Marcondes de Oliveira Melo, the 1st Baron of Pindamonhangaba and commander of the Guard of Honour of Prince Pedro on the occasion of the Grito do Ipiranga (Cry of Ipiranga) that culminated in the independence of Brazil. Another highlight in the Marcondes family was the counselor Francisco Inácio Marcondes Homem de Melo, the first and only Baron of Homem de Melo, who figured in the Imperial era as a minister, president of several provinces and historian.

The Salgado family also had illustrious members of the monarchy and gave São Paulo men such as Antonio Salgado da Silva (the Viscount of Palmeira), Inácio Bicudo de Siqueira Salgado (the Baron of Itapeva) and Benedito Corrêa Salgado, partner of the Baron of Pindamonhangaba in the journey that culminated in the Cry of Ipiranga on the 7th of September.

In the old Jambeiro farm, owned by his parents, the then young Júlio lived a happy childhood. On the horse "Castanho", his favorite mount, he would go from the farm to Pindamonhangaba, or run through the forests of the farm, already foreshadowing the future rider he would become  by taking part in equestrian competitions at the head of the São Paulo State Public Force.

Salgado learned how to read and write at the Grupo Escolar de Pindamonhangaba. He had already attended the 2nd year when adversity knocked on his door: the death of his mother.

Military career
On 16 June 1907, at age 16, he enlisted as a simple soldier in the Cavalry Corps of the São Paulo State Public Force. At that institution, he attended the Corporal Alumni Platoon, obtaining his first promotion, the anspeçada, on 1 August 1908.

On 19 May 1911, he was promoted to 2nd sergeant, by merit. In that year he married Ophélia Acritelli, a descendant of a traditional family from Santa Branca.

On 4 December 1913, aiming for officership, he joined the newly opened School of Officials of the Public Force, graduating in February 1915. That same year, he finally joined the officership of the corporation, as an ensign. In 1916, he was promoted to 2nd lieutenant quartermaster. In 1918 he was promoted to 1st lieutenant, for studies. In 1922, he was awarded the "Knight's Cross of the Order of Leopold II" granted by His Majesty King Albert of Belgium, when visiting the city of São Paulo. The honour was also attributed on that occasion to the then captain of the Cavalry of the Public Force, Azarias Silva, another distinguished officer of cavalry of the corporation.

On 18 March 1924, he was promoted to the rank of captain, by seniority. That same year, he demonstrated his military value, already ostensibly demonstrated in moments of peace, when the 1924 revolt broke out in the capital of São Paulo on July 5, a military insurrection aimed at a coup d'état in the country, starting with the takeover of the state of São Paulo. With deeply legalistic convictions, the then captain took part in the government troops in defense of the State Presidency, then headed by Carlos de Campos. Along with the loyalists to the Legal Government, he assumed several commands during the battle that consecrated him as a true leader.

In 1925, he took part in the assault on the North Station and the Light Plant on the Paula Souza st., that were in control of the insurgents. That same year, in pursuit of the Prestes Column, commanding a company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion, he won the combat in Iacanga, in the west of São Paulo, capturing almost all the enemies. On November 6 of that year, he received the "Medal of Legality" for this feat and was promoted, also for merit and bravery, to major. On 14 May 1927, he was awarded the "Military Medal of Merit" in bronze. On June 1 of the same year, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, being classified for the Command of the Cavalry Regiment.

He was an outstanding sportsman, having been São Paulo's champion in polo and fencing, in addition to being a good horseman. On 25 November 1929, he won 1st place in the Brazilian Championship, jumping with the horse Boemio at 1 meter and 85 centimeters high. On 19 January 1930, he received the "Physical Culture Medal".

During the 1930 Revolution, at the head of the Cavalry Regiment, he fought the rebels in defence of the State Government. With the deposition in Rio de Janeiro of president Washington Luís, the São Paulo State Public Force surrendered to the revolutionaries, accepting the orders of the Provisional Governing Board of 1930 which, on October 24 of that year, deposed the president and assumed the Head of the Federal Government. Later that day, together with other officers of the corporation, including its commander general, he signed a press release informing the corporation's position in the face of the new political and military situation. Despite having fought the revolution, he remained in positions of trust in the corporation.

On 28 April 1931, he was arrested along with about 200 officers and soldiers from the Army and the Public Force such as José Teófilo Ramos, Antônio Pietscher, Christiano Klingelhoefer, Romão Gomes and Reinaldo Saldanha da Gama, also suffering other disciplinary punishments on account of his participation in a military uprising that took place in São Paulo, later called abrilada. On that date, political leaders linked to the Democratic Party and military personnel from the Public Force and the Army, led by the general commander of the Public Force, colonel Joviniano Brandão, undertook a seditious movement to remove the military intervenor João Alberto Lins de Barros and his secretary of public security, general Miguel Costa. Despite being quickly suffocated, this uprising made evident the political and military crisis established in São Paulo after the 1930 Revolution, as well as the political divide within the Public Force, between Getúlio Vargas' supporters, represented by general Miguel Costa, and his opponents.

In 1931, he commanded the 4th Battalion of Hunters, now headquartered in Bauru. In that year, he also commanded the 5th Battalion of Hunters, now headquartered in Taubaté. By Decree No. 31.766 of 28 June 1990, the 5th Interior Military Police Battalion was named "General Júlio Marcondes Salgado" in his memory.

On 23 May 1932, when Waldemar Ferreira took office as Secretary of Justice and Public Security, his first act was the nomination of Marcondes Salgado for the Interim Command of the State Public Force to the Federal intervenor of São Paulo, Pedro de Toledo. On May 25 he was promoted to colonel and took office on June 17 of that year. He was replaced in command of the Cavalry Regiment by lieutenant colonel Azarias Silva.

He was one of the articulating leaders and military mentor of the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. With the outbreak of the armed revolt on 9 July 1932, the then General Commander of the Public Force of São Paulo published the following note to the press:

Death
On the morning of 23 July 1932, colonel Júlio Marcondes Salgado died after being mortally wounded in an accident with a prototype mortar during tests, in the Santo Amaro region. In one of the demonstrations, the explosive charge that was supposed to be projected was attached to the launch tube and, with the explosion, the shrapnel hit colonel Salgado, severing his carotid artery. The major of the Public Force José Marcelino da Fonseca was also killed in this accident (one of the creators of the artifact), which also lightly injured general Bertoldo Klinger, then Supreme Commander of the Constitutionalist Army.

His remains were transferred to the Monument and Mausoleum to the Constitutionalist Soldier of 1932, located in São Paulo.

Homages
The Constitutional Governor of São Paulo, Pedro de Toledo, paid him his last tribute, promoting him to the post of General of the Public Force, by Decree No. 5602 of 23 July 23 1932, on the same date of his death, declaring him as the right champion of the constitutionalization of the country.

The 5th Military Police Battalion of the Interior of the State of São Paulo was renamed to "General Júlio Marcondes Salgado" by Decree No. 31.766 of 28 July 1990, by governor Orestes Quércia. It is considered the "mother unit" of Military Police Organizations headquartered in the Paraíba Valley.

In São Paulo there is the Gen. Júlio Marcondes Salgado Municipal School, in the Parque Edu Chaves district, north zone, and the Gen. Júlio Marcondes Salgado street in the Barra Funda district. In the city of Taubaté there is the "General Marcondes Salgado" race, created in 1985, honoring the commander. In the state, there is also the General Salgado municipality named in his honor.

In Pindamonhangaba, his hometown, he was honored with the name of a street that starts at the Barão do Rio Branco square and ends in the Sant'Ana district. In Taubaté he is also remembered with a square named after him.

References

Bibliography

External links

 Obelisk and Mausoleum of the Ibirapuera park

1890 births
1932 deaths
Brazilian generals
People from Pindamonhangaba

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Q: Jquery easyticker script not working We have recently been working on a dashboard for on of our web applications. The Dashboard mainly uses ASP.NET SignalR so that information can change in real time without browser refreshes.
One of the requirement is to have a faceebook style news ticker which shows an overview of a message board. I recently came across a jQuery plugin called Easy ticker. Basically it shows elements within a div every now and then.
Initially the div content is empty and is injected one the information becomes available, this is done via SignalR. But whenever I reference the easy ticker plugin nothing is showing up. I used firebug so see the output and everything seems to be okay is there anything I'm doing wrong? Thank you

A: The data sent from SignalR to your receiveMessage client method is likely not stringified but instead a normal JavaScript object. Try stringifying it before HTML encoding:
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The winds hit 64.7 kph at Daniel Oduber airport Sunday. That is 40.2 mph. Not only Guanacaste faced strong winds. They also were felt in the rest of the country. San José registered a high wind of 39.3 kph (24.4 mph). On the north Pacific Coast, the winds were clocked at 58.4 kph in Santa Cruz, some 36.3 mph, according to the automatic weather stations maintained by the Instituto Meteorológico Nacional.
Winds are typical of the season, but the strength of Sunday's breezes prompted the weather institute to put out a midday warning. The warning said that the wind gusts may reach 80 kph in the mountains. That's nearly 50 mph.
The weather institute said that high pressure over the Caribbean was generating the strong winds as they blew west.
However, the winds were mainly in dry air, so the only rain that fell was in the Limón area. Just 9.2 millimeters (about .35 of an inch) was measured at the Limón airport where the highest winds were a moderate 20.7 kph or about 12.9 mph.
branches and trees as well as possible damage to electrical lines and the chance that pieces of metal roofing might fly off.
The institute also warned of turbulence for small aircraft and also rough seas in both the Caribbean and the Pacific northwest.
The Caribbean winds were expected to bring more humidity and some rain into the the province of Limón and the northern zone today. But the Pacific should be clear with sunshine while the Central Valley has partly cloudy skies.
Traffic police have designated 80 educational centers for special handling as public schools opens Feb. 8.
These are schools where there is high risk for students due to the traffic that passes nearby.
Among the centers getting special treatment are Escuela República Dominicana in San Francisco de Dos Ríos, Escuela Juan Flores in Alto de Guadalupe, Escuela Villalobos in Heredia and Escuela Guatemala, in Alajuela.
heavily traveled Ruta 32. That holds true elsewhere, they said and includes the Interamericana highway and Ruta 4.
The Policía de Tránsito will have 180 officers in two shifts assigned to these schools. Others will be patrolling schools that are not tapped for special attention, said César Quirós, police director.
The traffic police also urged parents to show a good example to their children by sticking to the rules and not crossing highways at dangerous points. Officers said that many parents who are in a rush to get to work themselves cut safety corners when taking children to school.
In addition to putting police at priority schools, traffic officers will be checking the permissions of those vehicles that carry children. Every year drivers are caught without the appropriate permissions, which require a lot of paperwork.
Officers also are under orders to check taxis for excessive numbers of passengers.
Fire investigators and judicial agents are seeking the cause of a blaze in Guadalupe, Goicoechea, that resulted in the death of a 53-year-old man early Sunday.
The dead man was Rolando Leitón Soto, said a report from the Cuerpo de Bomberos. The blaze was in an auto repair shop where the victim has been sleeping. It was near his home.
The fire agency report said there did not appear to be a reason for the fire to start accidentally, so investigators are continuing to seek the cause along with judicial agents.
Hospitalized youngsters are getting the chance to become stamp collectors.
The Hospital Nacional de Niños, the Museo de Arte Costarricense, Correos de Costa Rica and Expo Filatelia Nacional 2012 announced a series of workshops where ill youngsters will have a chance to learn about the world via stamp collecting.
The hospital considers stamp collecting therapeutic, said a release.
Expo Filatelia Nacional 2012 is open through Saturday at the museum. The postal service is providing stamps that have the theme of no violence for youngsters from all over the world.
There also is a series of guided tours for hospital patients to the Museo de Arte Costarricense. Also visiting will be youngsters who are in shelters of the Patronato Nacional de la Infancia.
An afternoon quake in the Gulf of Papagayo Sunday rattled homes and other buildings on shore, but there was no reported damage. The quake appears to have been felt just in the Guanacaste area.
The quake took place at 4:11 p.m. about 27.4 kilometers (about 17 miles) below the surface of the Pacific. The quake was 25.8 kilometers (about 16 miles) northwest of Playa Potrero in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, said the Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sísmica at the Universidad de Costa Rica. The laboratory estimated the magnitude at 3.4.
The consular section of the U.S. Embassy will be closed today while staff members there undergo unspecified training.
The section will reopen again at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, said an embassy announcement. The embassy staff still will field telephone calls from U.S. citizens who are facing an emergency, the announcement said.
Health workers have confirmed an increase in serious cases of respiratory infection caused by the influenza viruses. They said that there were confirmed cases in San Miguel de Desamparados, Aserrí, Curridabat, Goicoechea, Pavas, Paraíso and Orosí de Cartago and Los Santos.
The increase is not unusual during this time of year, said the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. However, the Caja's Unidad de Salud Colectiva urged that individuals take basic precautions to avoid infection, such as hand-washing.
The viruses are the H1N1 and the H3N2.
chronic illnesses are the most vulnerable to the viruses.
Three persons, including one with a chronic illness, have died in the last few days due to the viruses, said the Caja. Four more persons are in intensive care, according to the report released Friday.
The Caja urged persons with a temperature of 38 degrees C (about 100.4 F) or more and with difficulty breathing to go to the nearest clinic.
Also vulnerable are persons with asthma, diabetes, heart problems and children under 2 as well as pregnant women, obese individuals and seniors, said the Caja.
The Caja said it had enough medicine for the current flu wave.
An active volcano can really bring together a community. That is what happened Friday when experts met with residents around the Volcán Turrialba.
The national emergency commission set up the meeting, which lasted four hours. The commission said that residents got a complete explanation of what was happening in the volcano. Still unanswered is how long this activity will continue. Residents were told a few days, a few months, perhaps a year.
The meeting was in the community of La Pastora which is on the skirt of the volcano. Experts from Sismológica Nacional of the Universidad de Costa Rica, the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico at the Universidad Nacional and the Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias attended, as did María Elena Montoya, the Turrialba mayor, and other politicians.
One suggestion that seemed to find favor with those attending was the need to construct bunkers near the volcano summit so that tourists can take refuge if caught by a sudden eruption.
Residents also pushed for better roads, both for tourism and evacuation.
The Parque Nacional Volcán Turrialba continues to remain closed due to the recent activity, which included the creation of a new aperture in the third crater of the mountain. Officials said the park would remain closed until the safety of visitors could be assured.
The emergency commission said that the meeting addressed many rumors that have been in circulation about the volcano. The experts also visited the communities of La Picada and La Silva where they saw first-hand the effects of acid rain on the vegetation.
The flame is the result of spontaneous combustion as superheated gases from the volcano reach the oxygen in the air. The photo was made Jan. 18 about 5:30 p.m.
Several community leaders already have brought the various communities together to plan evacuation routes and also locations where refugees could be housed if the volcano increased its activity.
Emergency commission members reminded the residents that the volcano is being monitored continually and that any changes will be noticed immediately.
The crater that is showing activity is the one furthest to the west. Experts were on the mountain a week ago to witness a red flame shooting from the newly formed aperture in the crater. The observatory said that the flame is the result of spontaneous combustion when the gases from the volcano come in contact with oxygen in the air. The temperature was estimated at 700 C or about 1300 F. The gases are hydrogen, sulfurs among other emissions, the observatory said.
New research challenges the idea that Panamå uplifted to join the Americas just 3.5 million years ago. Work on the new canal lane there suggests that much of the land was above sea level from 37 to 21 million years ago, according to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
However, there is additional conflicting evidence.
The lead author of the latest research paper is Camilo Montes of the institute with eight other academics.
The time when the isthmus joined North and South America has seemed to be settled science at about 3 million years, and a number of research efforts accept these dates as fact. The Smithsonian said that the joining radically altered the world's climate and set the scene for a great interchange of plants and animals from north to and from south.
Genetic studies of marine organisms separated by the formation of the Isthmus are all based on research by the Panama Paleontology Project that sets the date for the connection at about 3 million years ago, the institute noted.
The new research is controversial and suggests a much earlier uplift of most of the isthmus. The paper finally has been published online by the Bulletin of the Geological Society of America in its Jan. 13 issue. This is the second paper on the topic, and a third and final effort is due soon. This completes a series of articles that outline a new model for the evolution of Panamá, said the institute.
least late Miocene times," said an abstract prepared by the Geological Society of America.
On the other hand, another Smithsonian Institute researcher has found a 2.3 meter marlin fossil in the Panamá Caribbean tidal zone. Such fish are typical of the open ocean and the deep seas, the institute said. The researcher, Carlos De Gracia, inadvertently thrust himself into the debate over the uplift of the Isthmus of Panama and suggests that six million years ago, marlin were common in a deep ocean environment at the Caribbean entrance of the current canal, said the institute. The fossil claims a Central American record for the most-complete marine vertebrate fossil yet discovered, said the Smithsonian.
Serious researchers do not doubt that the isthmus was lifted above sea level by tectonic activity, that is the movement of the plates on which the continents ride. The open question now is did the isthmus close 3 million years ago at the start of the current ice age or much earlier.
A drive-by shooting in San Antonio de Escazú Sunday morning killed an 18-year-old woman and injured the 15-year-old boy she was with.
Investigators have not established a tentative motive.
The two victims were standing on a corner early Sunday when a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired multiple times at them, said investigators.
The woman was identified by the last names of Castro Solano. The boy was identified by the last name of Chavarría, said the Judicial Investigating Organization.
The boy was reported in serious condition in Hospital San Juan de Dios with a wound to the back.
San Antonio is several kilometers south and up the mountain from Escazú Centro. This type of criminal activity is unusual in the community.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez says that he hopes for a better relationship with the United States if U.S. President Barack Obama is reelected.
During a news conference at the presidential palace in Caracas late Friday, Chávez said he hoped that if Obama is re-elected, the two leaders could shake hands and have a great relationship.
The Venezuelan president also referred to an interview Mr. Obama gave to to the Spanish language television network Univision this week.
"Obama said he would give more importance to Latin America. He has not done this. I think it is one of the big mistakes he has committed," Chávez said. "He speaks about mistakes in his interview. One of the big mistakes that government has committed is to not communicate with Latin America and to delegate that communication to non-diplomatic entities like the U.S. Southern Command. The roles that should be assumed by him or by his secretary of State are filled by war mongers, by the CIA."
Chávez also denied reports published in a Spanish newspaper that said he was dying. He told reporters he was as strong as ever, and the Spanish media simply wishes he would die.
Like Obama, Chávez is running for re-election this year, in his case, to a third term. Relations between the U.S. and Venezuela have been tense since Chávez was elected in 1998.
A judge in Guatemala has ruled that there is sufficient evidence to try former dictator Efrain Rios Montt on charges of genocide during his time in power from 1982 to 1983.
The judge ruled Thursday in Guatemala City that Montt should answer to charges of responsibility for mass killings of thousands of indigenous people in their villages. The killings were part of a counterinsurgency effort aimed at leftist rebels in Guatemala's 36-year civil war that ended in 1996.
Montt has been placed under house arrest until further proceedings.
Montt lost his seat in Congress last year, and with it, the immunity from prosecution granted public officials.
The death toll from the collapse of three buildings in Brazil has risen to at least 17 people.
Officials say rescue workers pulled more bodies from the rubble Saturday, three days after the office buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro.
At least seven people remain missing. Authorities say they do not expect to find more survivors.
The three buildings that fell were between four and 20 stories high. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes said the collapse appeared to be caused by structural problems and not a gas leak as first suspected.
Witnesses said they heard what sounded like an explosion Wednesday evening, and then, with a rumble, the top floors of the buildings began collapsing, covering nearby vehicles with a thick dust.
Officials say the buildings were for commercial, not residential, use.
The incident comes as Brazil prepares to host the 2014 World Cup and two years later, the Summer Olympics.
Police in Oakland, California, arrested some 200 anti-Wall Street protesters who attempted to occupy a vacant building.
The clashes began Saturday when activists torched an American flag in front of City Hall before breaking into the historic building and damaging art exhibits inside. The protesters later marched to an empty convention center they wanted to convert into a social center and tore down fencing.
Police say the protesters threw rocks, bottles and other objects at officers who responded by firing tear gas and bean bag rounds (less lethal shotgun ammunition). Officials say three police officers and one protester were injured.
During a press conference Saturday, Mayor Jean Quan called on Occupy protesters to stop using Oakland as its playground. She blamed the destruction on a violent splinter group within the Occupy Oakland demonstration.
An estimated 1,000 people attended Saturday's march.
The national Occupy Wall Street movement began in New York in September. It says it represents the "99 percent" - those outside the top 1 percent of wealth holders.
Meanwhile, authorities in Washington, D.C., are planning to evict Occupy protesters from two parks where they have been camping since October.
A U. S. citizen traveling on the Nicoya peninsula died in a hospital after his truck flipped on the roadway.
According to Judicial Investigating Organization agents the accident occurred Thursday, and the driver died at 5:30 a.m. the following day in Hospital CIMA in Escazú. The man who died was the driver of the vehicle and was identified as, John Darran Cochram, 46.
He was traveling with four other passengers, all foreigners, who survived the crash and were only treated for minor injuries at a hospital in Liberia, said police. The vehicle was a Toyota pick-up, and the accident occurred around midday in Playa Carrillo in Guanacaste. The cause of the accident had not yet been determined by authorities Sunday.
A spokesperson from the Judicial Investigating Organization presumed the group in the vehicle were tourists vacationing in Costa Rica.
Radiográfica Costarricense S.A., the struggling subsidiary of the country's telecom giant, has agreed to let Empresa de Servicios Públicos de Heredia and COOPELESCA, a cooperative in the northern zone, to use its fiber optic network. The companies will offer their own services via the cable, said the public Internet provider known as RACSA.
RACSA's parent firm, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, is firmly in the Internet business, too. The announcement came Thursday night at a meeting that RACSA officials said was designed to relaunch its services for large and medium businesses.
The company said it is offering cloud computer, voice over Internet, Web television, highway controls for public agencies and wireless services, among others.
RACSA is making a $5 million investment in a fiber optic cable. Some 200 kilometers already has been installed of a proposed 1,000 kilometers, the firm said. The company is continuing to negotiate with Grupo ICE for joint use of the cable, it said.
Most U.S. professional football players are getting ready for a little sports fishing or trips with the family. Only the teams that will meet Sunday in the Superbowl, the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, still have a game date.
In Costa Rica, the football season is just beginning. The first game is Saturday at 2 p.m. when the Rhynos meet the Bulldogs. The second game is the same day at 7 p.m. with the Toros meeting the Dragones. All games are at the Cuty Monge Stadium in Desamparados.
There are two games every Saturday leading up to the semifinals April 21 and the championship game April 28.
Also Saturday this week is a final match for flag football players. That is at 5 p.m.


If it's a tie does Big Hath listen to it some more until he knows which song is the one he prefers?
Lighten up man - where I come from after a post indicates you may be joking or lighthearted. But perhaps that's stupid too.
If it's a tie do we have a selfie "Tie Off?!"
Don't worry, I was joking too. Should have added a as well.
do women glow and men plunder?
My parents must have snuck some into my sandwiches as a kid. I can't stop my chest hairs from expanding.
Before I get to the results, let me just say that we will be saying goodbye to three forum members that have sent some AWESOME music in this roulette. And this in no way reflects on how I feel about them as individuals (the people that were eliminated prior to this round, well, that's a different story ).
Testament - Signs of Chaos/Electric Crown - Mysterious intro: check. Heavy, crunchy riffing: check. Virtuoso leads and pyrothechnic licks on top of the heavy rhythm: check. My one small knock is the relative weakness in the vocals which seem a bit limited in range.
Gordian Knot - Muttersprache - This song has a lot going for it. Very cool instrumental that takes you on quite a journey. I think my favorite part was the more jazzy slowed down section near the end before the short guitar solo.
This was veeeeeeery close, but bl5150 just barely eeks into the championship rounds.
Arcane - Keeping Stone: Sound on Fire - Oh yes, I loved that moment when the guitar rips in. Digging that section which moved right into another really cool riff under the second verse. Powerful delivery in the vocals as well here. Really cool stuff happening instrumentally and the vocalist is keeping up. Definitely one of the better songs this roulette. The last couple of minutes, especially the repeating riff during the outro, reminded me of Opeth. The rest of the album is like this??
Cat Empire - Fishies - Fun little song. Unfortunately it ran up against a juggernaut this round.
Bolsters wins by a fair margin.
Rocket Scientists - Earthbound - Awesome synth sounds! Love that build up but then the song kind of takes a right turn, would have liked a bit more exploration of that first theme maybe a bit heavier. Overall this really reminds me of Ice Age, maybe some Shadow Gallery with the vocal harmonies. Very cool prog rock. Great entry!
Pyramaze - The Bone Carver - This song was definitely enjoyable, and is probably a band I wouldn't mind checking out sometime, but there was really nothing about it that stood out from being kind of standard progressive/power metal.
Elite made a game of it, but kingshmegland is the winner.
So there it is. bl5150, Bolsters, and kingshmegland will battle it out for the next two rounds to determine the champion! Remember, scores are reset to 0.
I was planning on sending an Arcame song if I made it through.. Selfsame, more specifically. I'd highly recommend it, given that you liked Bolster's pick so much.
I couldn't think of two nicer blokes to take on for the final two rounds - not at the moment anyway . And I'm a bit tipsy.
The rest of the album is like this??
Yeah, if you liked this song you will probably love the album.
Round 9 has been sent.
Are we talking the band from Brissie Bolsters?
Well that sure was a review that told me exactly what you thought about that song!
Anyway, thanks for having me. Your banned list and me not being able to figure out which harsh vocals you like and which you don't made me tread water really early. I'm surprised I hung on for as long as I did, really.
The song you sent was quite good, very enjoyable. Unfortunately the song it was up against might have been the highest scoring song in this entire roulette so far.
I was sweating that out.
I hope you changed shirts.
reminder to the final three - there are two rounds remaining, so if you've been holding on to something, now is the time to send it.
I'm not at all going to be surprised if King sent his johnson.
You probably don't need much.
We were talking your johnson, not your wits.
You'd think I'd get the longer word wrong.
I need to proofread before I hit post.


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Cynon Valley
Work could start on the state-of-the-art new Cwmaman school in a matter of months
A consultation over the £7.2m school will end before Christmas
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Work could start on a multi-million pound new school in the Cynon Valley in a matter of months.
The state-of-the-art new building – which will be built at the village's old colliery site at Glanaman Road – will replace Glynhafod Junior and Cwmaman Infants' schools in August 2018.
Now it has been revealed that building works could begin in March 2017.
Artist's impression of new Cwmaman school
Meanwhile, a new artist's impression image of what the school will look like has also be released, showing from above how the school and its vast grounds will be laid out.
Plans for the £7.2m school were shown to local people in the Cynon Valley village recently, and Rhondda Cynon Taf council says that work could start in the New Year subject to planning permission.
'Excellent access to outdoor leisure facilities'
The council's consultation with local residents will end on December 22, and then full planning permission will be sought.
RCT council's cabinet member for education Eudine Hanagan said: "Supported by the Welsh Government's 21st Century Schools Programme, the new school will bring together the infants and junior schools, which are currently separate schools located half a mile apart, making it easier for parents.
"As the latest images show, pupils and staff will benefit from improved 21st-century standard educational facilities, which will include excellent access to outdoor leisure facilities such as the new Multi Use Games Area.
Glynhafod Junior School
"The wider community are also set to be able to enjoy a new play area and community room as well as benefiting from flood alleviation works taking place as part of the development.
Community consultation
"Over the last few weeks, council staff have met with the local football club, school governors, staff and pupils who have all welcomed the planned investment in the area."
Information about the planning application can be viewed online at www.asbriplanning.co.uk, and hard copies are available at Aberdare Library.
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Lane Williams Architects Design a Private Residence in Vuecrest, a neighborhood of Bellevue, Washington
By Magaly • Feb 10, 2017
Have you always dreamed of owning a modern home, but your definition of "modern" is a little bit homier than some? We've all seen homes before that were so contemporarily styled as to look cold and uninviting, but not every modern home is built this way! Some people believe modern styles to be a little more than pristine shades of white and clean lines. Some are instead more casual despite staying true to many details, like the signature geometric furnishings. This expansive home, gorgeously named Belleview Modern, is the perfect example of the classic contemporary concept that we mean!
Suyama Peterson Deguchi Designs a Simple Home for a Retired Couple in Seattle
By Magaly • Sep 5, 2016
Urban Cabin is a residential project designed by Suyama Peterson Deguchi in 2012.
It is located in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Olson Kundig Designs a Home with a Strong Relationship to the Outdoors in Winthrop, Washington
Studhorse is a private residence located in Winthrop, Washington, USA.
It was designed by Olson Kundig and covers an area of 4,078 square feet.
David Coleman Architecture Designs a Contemporary Home in Seattle, Washington
By Magaly • Feb 7, 2016
Stair House is a private residence designed by David Coleman Architecture.
Completed in 2011, the home is located in Seattle, Washington, USA.
FINNE Architects Design a Contemporary Waterfront Home in Seattle
Elliot Bay House is a private residence located in Seattle, Washington, USA.
It was designed by FINNE Architects in 2015.
David Coleman Architecture Designs a Spacious Contemporary Home in Seattle
By Jessica • Feb 3, 2016
Broadmoor Residence is a private home located in Seattle, Washington, USA.
It was designed by David Coleman Architecture in 2014.
A Woodsy Retreat on Orcas Island
By Magaly • Jan 6, 2016
Lone Madrone is a private residence designed by Heliotrope Architects.
The home is located on Orcas Island, part of the San Juan Islands archipelago in Washington, USA, and covers an area of 1,600 square feet.
Sustainable House by Dwell Development
Sustainable House is a private residence located in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
It was designed by Dwell Development.
Prefab Home in Greenwood by Greenfab
By Magaly • Jun 10, 2015
Prefab Home in Greenwood is a project completed by Greenfab in 2015.
The home is located in Greenwood, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA, and covers an area of 2,400 square feet.
Kirkland Right Residence by Chris Pardo Design: Elemental Architecture
By Jessica • Jun 1, 2015
Kirkland Right Residence is a private home designed by Chris Pardo Design: Elemental Architecture.
The 3,300-square-foot home overlooks Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington, USA.
Basecamp by Johnston Architects
By Magaly • May 11, 2015
Basecamp is a private residence located in Ronald, Washington, USA.
It was designed by Johnston Architects.
New Caelifera by Johnston Architects
New Caelifera is a project completed by Johnston Architects.
The home is located in Winthrop, Washington, USA, and covers an area of 2,520 square feet.
Net Zero Reclaimed Modern Home by Dwell Development
Net Zero Reclaimed Modern Home is a residential project completed by Dwell Development in 2014.
The 3,140-square-foot eco-friendly home is located in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Genesee Townhomes by Elemental Architecture
Genesee Townhomes is a series of efficient and modern three story townhouses designed for urban living by Elemental Architecture.
They are located in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Mazama House by Finne Architects
By Jessica • Apr 1, 2015
Mazama House is a residential project completed by Finne Architects.
The home is located in the Methow Valley, in Washington, USA.
Medina Residence by SKB Architects
By admin • Mar 12, 2015	• Selected Work
This 3,800 square foot mid century modern house was completely remodeled by SKB Architects.
Completed in August 2013, it is located in Medina, Washington, USA.
Capitol Hill by Balance Associates Architects
Capitol Hill is a private contemporary home designed by Balance Associates Architects.
It is located in Capitol Hill, a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA.
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- recommended "getting rid of tax loopholes for the well-off the well connected"
- proposed a "'fix-It-First' program to put people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs" such as "modern ports to make our goods; modern pipelines to withstand a storm; modern schools worthy of our children;"
- cited "a bill in Congress that would give every responsible homeowner in America the chance to save $3,000 a year by refinancing at today's rates;"
- proposed "working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every single child in America;"
- urged "Congress to change the Higher Education Act so that affordability and value are included in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal aid;"
- maintained "real reform means establishing a responsible pattern to earned citizenship;"
- asserted the importance of "world-class care" for veterans, including "mental health care for our wounded warriors;"
- promoted equal treatment and benefits for "all service members (whether) gay or straight;"
The President also announced that "our" war in Afghanistan would be over by the end of 2014, though unless he has a magic wand, war will continue for Afghans, the Taliban, and some American contractors, who have been dying at a greater rate than our nation's soldiers.There was something for virtually all liberals, and a couple of additional things for neo-liberals, as when he advocated "connecting more people to the global economy" and still more free trade, notwithstanding the loss of American jobs and increase in world poverty promoted by globalization and otherwise lamented by the President.
Still, there was something for any individual supportive of women's rights, higher education assistance, comprehensive immigration reform, housing assistance, gay rights, gun safety, scientific research, and/or lifting the wages of the most poorly paid Americans. Ensuring equal and expanded opportunity to vote, however: not so much.
So, tonight I'm announcing a nonpartisan commission to improve the voting experience in America. And it definitely needs improvement. I'm asking two long-time experts in the field -- who, by the way, recently served as the top attorneys for my campaign and for Governor Romney's campaign -- to lead it. We can fix this. And we will. The American people demand it, and so does our democracy.
Improvement of the "voting experience" presumably would not preclude the GOP's favorite means of suppression, voter ID laws. ("Poll tax" is just so 1950's.) These were recommended by a private commission formed in response to presidential election irregularities in 2005, and co-chaired by James A. Baker III, instrumental in the ultimately successful effort by the Bush team to keep all votes from being counted in Florida. The photo voter ID proposal still is cited by Repubs as if its genesis were legitimate.
After his initial report, Reilly wrote "The White House said Tuesday night that the new Presidential Commission on Election Administration would focus on "common-sense, non-partisan solutions" and "develop recommendations for state and local election officials to reduce waiting times at the polls." Such recommendations would not only aim "to reduce waiting times at the polls" but- wait for it- "improve all citizens' voting experience." (That would be not only the choice of cappuccino or espresso but, perhaps, a jelly or glazed doughnut -your choice!).
So the man who worked with Baker to develop the strategy to keep votes from being counted at all in Florida in 2000, and who illegally advised a political action campaign on how to attack the man the campaign he was working for was running against in 2004, and who first fought to keep votes from being counted in Minnesota (before flip-flopping and demanding they all be counted once his candidate, Coleman, appeared to be losing) in 2008, and then went on to represent Romney in 2012 when his fellow GOPers were passing laws to keep legal voters from being able to cast their votes at all --- is now slated to head up Obama's new commission on voting reforms. That oughta work out great!


Rockets' James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James and New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis in the MVP race.
In particular, Westbrook led the league in scoring with 28.1 points per game and Harden (27.4 ppg) carried the Rockets without Dwight Howard for a long stretch of this 2014-15 season, but Curry leading the Warriors to a franchise-record 67-win season and averaging 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and two steals per game was too much to overlook.
"I honestly have no idea. It's obviously just...in the middle of a playoff series, it's hard to kind of separate yourself with other things that may or may not happen," Curry told ESPN of the prospect of winning MVP after leading the Warriors to a 101-86 Game 1 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.
"Obviously I know what the situation is, and just trying to focus on the game," he added. "And if I get a call [Monday], I'll definitely be happy and there will be a lot of people that can be proud of that moment, as well, and we'll enjoy it. But right now, I'm happy we won Game 1. I'll wake up tomorrow a fresh new day and we'll see what happens."


People living with diabetes know that it can take a toll on their entire body, and your mouth is no exception. If your diabetes is poorly controlled, it can increase your risk of developing a variety of dental problems including gum disease, also called periodontal disease. As a result, people with high blood sugar need to take especially good care of their teeth and mouths to protect their oral health.
One of the best things you can do to keep your mouth healthy is schedule regular visits to see Dr. Bradley Dean. We provide comprehensive periodontal care services at our office in Plano, TX. If you are dealing with periodontal problems related to diabetes, we can help.
Gum disease is a progressive bacterial infection of the gum tissue and bone structure that surrounds teeth and holds them in place. As the number one cause of tooth loss for adults, it is extremely common, but also highly preventable with good dental care. Gingivitis is the mildest form of periodontal disease and can cause your gums to become red, swollen and prone to bleeding easily.
Without proper treatment, gingivitis can progress to become periodontitis, a much more destructive infection. Periodontitis attacks gum tissue and can spread to the bones that support teeth. This can cause teeth to become loose and eventually fall out.
What is the Link Between Diabetes and Gum Disease?
High blood sugar weakens your body's ability to fight off bacteria, making you more vulnerable to infections of all kinds, including gum disease. As a result, people who have uncontrolled diabetes develop gum disease more often and more severely than those who don't. Serious infections such as periodontitis can also cause your blood sugar to rise. This means that not only can unmanaged diabetes make you more likely to develop gum disease, but gum disease can make your diabetes harder to control.
In order to prevent gum disease, you need to control your blood sugar levels and maintain good dental care. Exercising regularly, eating a healthy diet, and other healthy lifestyle habits can make it easier to manage your diabetes. In order to keep your mouth healthy, it's important to brush and floss regularly, as well as making routine visits to see your dental care providers.
Keeping your gums healthy when you have diabetes can be difficult, but Dr. Dean can help. Schedule a consultation to see what he can do for you.


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TIRUMALA, Sep 23, 09: The 1997-Batch IAS Officer, Sri N.Muktheswara Rao, the Endowment Commissioner, Govt. of AP, sworn in as the ex-officio member of TTD trust board on monday.
The TTD Executive officer Sri M.G.Gopal administered the oath of office to Sri Muktheswara Rao at the Bangaru Vakili of Tirumala temple on monday morning at around 6.25pm. After fulfilling the formalities, Sri Muktheswara Rao offered prayers to Lord Venkateswara. Later the vedic pundits offered Veda Asirvachanams inside Ranganayakula Mandapam. TTD EO offered prasadams and Lord's Photo to the new ex-officio member.
Later speaking to media persons after coming out of the temple, Sri Muktheswara Rao said "This is a divine opportunity to serve millions of devotees who come to Tirumala to have darshan of Lord Venkateswara. The TTD as well as the Trust board will work together to provide better services to the visiting pilgrims", he added.
TTD JEOs Sri K.S.Sreenivasa Raju, Sri P.Venkatarami Reddy, Temple DyEO Sri Chinnamgari Ramana, DyEO Sri Munirathnam Reddy, and other officials were also present.


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What coward punch survivor says about his attacker
by Pete Martinelli
11th Nov 2019 10:26 AM
KING hit survivor Russell Halfpapp is frustrated but getting on with life.
His attacker, Sione Koka, this week avoided jail with the promise of $10,000 compensation - barely one fifth of what Mr Halfpapp lost in the year since he was punched outside the Woolshed nightclub in January.
"I am pretty unhappy with it - he was ordered to pay $10,000 for one year of lost work. You are looking at the $40-$50,000 a year mark,' Mr Halfpapp said.
Russell Halfpapp who was the victim of a coward punch in the Cairns CBD on January 19 PICTURE: ANNA ROGERS
"I think he should have had to pay it in a lump sum or seen the inside of a cell for at least a month."
Mr Halfpapp has watched CCTV footage of the assault played to Cairns Magistrates Court in the hope of remembering events that night.
"I thought watching the video footage might trigger some memory, but there's nothing," he said.
"I don't remember being pulled out of a coma. I vaguely remember being in the ICU."
Koka king hit Mr Halfpapp, who was trying to break up a fight between their associates.
The court heard Koka fled the scene in a panic and did not render assistance to the man who was unconscious before he hit the concrete.
The former Gordonvale landscaper is still living with the after-effects - he suffered bleeding on the brain and needed facial reconstruction surgery.
"I have lost my sense of smell. I worked on site landscaping. If there is a gas leak, I can't smell it," Mr Halfpapp said.
"My back-up work was in the kitchen, cooking. I can't do that anymore either."
He has metal plates in his nose, cheekbone and eye socket.
"I can't smell my partner's perfume and I can't smell my daughter," he said.
Koka pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm and was released on parole.
Despite the trauma, Mr Halfpapp was philosophical.
"I heard his dream was to join the Navy but he has a conviction now so that would have been taken away; he took something away from me and something was taken away from him," he said.
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Eat Drink Vegan has quadrupled (not actually amount) in size since the first festival I attended back in 2013. This year it was massive. M A S S I V E. More massive than last years and last years was pretty epically massive as well. A far cry from the tiny parking lot on Sunset.
This year, I took photos, but not as many as I could have. Instead, my day consisted of Instagram stories (I'm really digging those candid moments lately), walking, chatting, walking, eating, exploring, sitting at tables, chatting, drinking, sitting under trees and eating some more.
Sadly, I missed some vendors I wanted to try and/or see, as well as, friends who came from near and far, but that's just how it goes. I do what I can so I can be as present as possible. Being a ravenous mess that runs around consuming and drinking all that surrounds me doesn't bring me joy, just nausea.
Modeled by the lovely Trang Lai, The Double Fried Chicken Sandwich is the epitome of quintessential festival food.
The Mac and Cheese balls had the perfect ratio of crispy, outer exterior to creamy, pasta center and the drizzle of sauce thoroughly enhanced the dish. This was easily one of my favorite festival foods of the day.
Straight up burger and tots. What a way to bring back a childhood classic sans cruelty and heart disease! HOORAY!
To round out the table, let's all toast to cold, refreshing booches from Boochcraft. Cheers!!
The SBD of the day; veggie dumplings and cold glass noodle salad. A dish that goes beyond festival food. A dish I could eat daily. All the flavors worked in unison and the textures on point. Little FYI, Chef Shirley Chung was a Top Chef finalist.
I've been wanting to try Sumo Dog for quite some time, which means, it was a vendor I specifically put on my, "Come On, Let's Finally Try This Dog" list for EDV. The Chili Cheese was the favorite out of the two AND the one I wasn't even going to purchase. Goes to show you, there are times where I'm not always right. SHOCKER, but true. I learned a valuable lesson at EDV that I can take with me for years to come.
I frequented throughout the day this booth probably a little more than most. The wine of choice, on this festival day, was Bellissima. An organic line of sparkling wines created by Christie Brinkley. Light, simple and paired well with everything I ate.
Another evolution to this years EDV was the addition of CBD vendors. A few booths that served CBD beers had the longest lines and a few vendors such as Alpen had a constant flow of individuals. The whole area was a little, "off the beaten path", but I think with the draw and curiosity, next year it might have more prominence.
This was one of the best desserts I've had in a while and it was served the night before at the Seed Food and Wine Pre-Eat Drink Vegan event. Intricate layers within a single bite made the word Mouthgasm come to life. A chilled, gelatinous coconut cream layer atop a not overly sweet, sweet potato center with a buttery, flaky macadamia nut crust–total perfection.
It's hard to leave any festival without a brownie to-go!! Especially, the ones that contain CBD oil from Alpen Organics.
As I mentioned in the third paragraph, I did not partake in taking many pictures this year which means, I did not take many pictures of me with friends or vendors. This one shot was taken outside the bathrooms (glamorous) thanks to 1_delicaterose.
The shot on the right was from the meeting table we kept loading food onto. Bottles of Mountain Valley Spring Water, Jewel's Coco-Mari and Pastrami Pizza and The Herbivorous Butcher's Double Fried Chicken Sandwich were all present for this round. Throughout the day, the table played host to a revolving door policy.
Out of all the festivals–and there are many now–I choose to attend Eat Drink Vegan above most. It's a day that always brings together good friends, fun festival food, tasty drinks and a tan.