I did InternetworkExpert.com mock lab #6 today. I really have no idea how I did. I didn't have time to check much of anything. I did as many checks along the way as I could, but I never did an end-to-end reachability check (if you can believe it).
On a PPPoFR link, I received this sub-task: "Do not apply the IP address directly to any virtual-template interface or the frame relay interface using the ip address command." I don't know what IE is getting at, although I suspected they wanted my link to somehow receive the IP address assignment automatically from the remote side. IPCP? I'm not sure. I assigned the IP manually just to get the link running, but I lost 2 points because I didn't do it the required way.
I think I just figured out a super-easy EIGRP task I should have gotten. They wanted me to summarize a route. That was it. I just now CORRECTLY read the route they wanted me to present to the routing table. It said /23, but my brain registered /24, leading to my confusion. Oh, man. That's 2 easy points missed.
I built out the multicast environment, but never tested it. I'm sure there were any number of RPF problems to resolve. But, I think I got 6 of the 9 total multicast points, missing 3 points.
I had a task to send ACL log messages to the syslog server once every 6 hours. Not a clue on that one. I know how to send syslog events, but not on a 6 hour interval. Dinged 3 points. Maybe EEM?
Ran out of time to attempt the DHCP tasks – 3 points. Definitely could have done it.
Ran out of time to complete the BGP bestpath stuff – 4 points. Definitely could have done it.
All told then, I knowingly left 17 points out there. And since I didn't check much of anything, I no doubt have a lot of mistakes I didn't catch. I'm going to check out the answer key while the whole experience is fresh in my head. This was a difficulty "8" lab, and IE says that if you get in the high 60's on it, you're doing good. This was supposed to be more difficult than the actual lab. I hope I got that high of a score, but it doesn't seem likely.
Okay, I just browsed through the answer key. I did okay, I guess. There were definitely some problems with task interpretation. What I read they wanted me to do, and what they actually wanted me to do, were different things in a few cases. Things where asking the proctor would have given me a straight answer. So I might have pulled 60 points…we'll see in a few days. But they're really gonna ding me because of how I handled some of the RIP tasks.
The PPP thing was typical Ethan making a mountain out of a molehill. They wanted me to do "ip unnumbered Lo0" on the virtual template, and just assign the IP address to the loopback. Duh. Now why didn't I think of that? I lost time on that, too – not a lot of time, but enough.
The logging every 6 hours thing was "ip access-list logging interval", a command that I didn't know about until just now. How exciting.
I ended up with a 50 57 59. It was a 50 an hour ago, then a 57. Now a 59. I'm getting smarter while I wait! :) So I feel better then my first glance of a 50. I WAY overcomplicated some of the RIP tasks. I need to really NOT DO THAT. Will the obvious answer work? Then do that…why bounce a radio signal off the moon to talk to the guy next door when you know his phone number? Man, I need to get my head in the game here.
So, a 59 puts me about 10 points shy of where IE says I should have been. I made many little mistakes. Little catches in the phrasing that I didn't see that bit me. I have to admit to being frustrated by that score. The score doesn't reflect how much I actually know. It does reflect how much more careful I need to be when reading tasks. I only lost a few points due to total ignorance.
If I fail my on my first attempt, getting the wording wrong or forgetting an overall scenario restriction will be why.
Waiting for your detailed write up.
Also best of luck for the lab.
And did you leave BGP till the end?
I mean conventionally, the order is , Switching, FR, IGP, BGP , and whats left .
That interval thing I've seen on a few labs it's in Narbiks books to but there he uses it for the mac-address-database sending trick. Still I would have been like..WTH? The loopB would have killed me too.
Hope you enjoyed your sunday.
I find that when these (and the NMC) labs come up with something tricky, they are usually trying to make a particular point. Trouble is that the issue they explain in the AK is not necessarily the one that I have tripped over in the scenario.
Now, on the surface that seems to be "if they tell you not to configure an IP address, then try unnumbered". But it goes deeper than that. The real issue is that on a PPP link, the two ends do not necessarily need to be on the same subnet. That is why PPP installs that host route in the partner. And that is why you can get away with the ip unnumbered.
Kevin, you're right on the money, although in this case, the PPP link ends weren't even at odds with each other. It was purely a case of me making the problem more difficult than it needed to be. It scares me a little that my brain automatically assumes the solution must be convoluted.


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Home » MAP Launches the Somali Journalist Safety and Protection Manual in Mogadishu.
MAP Launches the Somali Journalist Safety and Protection Manual in Mogadishu.
Mogadishu, November 16, 2018: – In a ceremony organized by the Media Association of Puntland (MAP) held at the Mogadishu's Maka Al mukaramah Hotel on November 14, 2018, under the auspices of the international Media Support (IMS) and Fojo institute, the Somali media and the public saw the launch of the "Somali Journalist safety and protection manual".
Broadly attended by the Somali government officials and members of the federal parliament, executives drawn from media houses & Journalists umbrellas, individual journalists invited from across the Somali regions as well as leaders drawn from relevant civil Society organisations, the launch event marked a major milestone on the safety and protection of Somali journalist in Somalia: the 30page manual will help media practitioners better get prepared when reporting from volatile settings and gives micro-advice and techniques to major work and non work related for Journalists.
The manual is a culmination of a process which included extensive consultations by the Media Association of Puntland (MAP) in collaboration with the major active media umbrellas namely SIMHA, SWJ, SOMA, with support from the IMS and FOJO institute, with reviews and contribution made by veteran journalists and local security experts, including a large number of individual local Somali journalists.
At his opening remarks the MAP chair – Mohamed Dahir – thanked all those who contributed to the completion of the book which he said would be a useful resource of safety for Journalists to refer. He called on media practitioners to use the manual as a reference when performing their duties and not to ignore the potential it carries.
"Somali Journalists finally have a safety guidance written in their own language, tailored to their local context, and adapted in a context that is familiar to them," said MAP chair Mohamed Dahir Warsame. "I however want to urge them to make use of the manual for them to have the benefit of the manual, I'm confident that the guide will definitely be a vital resource that will prevent harm when performing their duties in fierce environments as well as their personal safety during and after work"!
Abukar Al badri, the IMS Somalia program coordinator, who gave a brief on behalf the IMS/FOJO support provided to Somali Journalists Safety manual, summoned their continued support promoting the safety and protection of Somali journalists while he noted that IMS/FOJO have in the recent past supported media organisation to provide Safety trainings, installation media house safety protocols, developing the Somali Journalist safety and protection manual.
The launch-conference saw praises through the keynote speeches, it also fascinated the attention of civil society groups and even members of parliament especially on the brevity and contextual tailoring in which the manual has been prepared.
General Director of the Somalia's Ministry of Information, Posts and Telecommunication, Abdirahman Yusuf (Al Cadaala), at his keynote address applauded the collective efforts made in developing the manual piloted by the Media Association of Puntland (MAP), he also welcomed the continued media support provided by the International Media Support (IMS) and Fojo institute towards the Somali media.
Diini Mohamed Diini, chair of the Somalia south central non state actors (SOSCENSA), congratulated once again MAP's head Mohamed Dahir, at his success during the December 2017 MAP board election. Diini was among the observers of the election, he called the election process among the few transparent election he participated. While talking on the importance of the manual, he applauded the joint efforts led by MAP of producing the guide and on the other side he urged media organisations to utilize the contents of the manual for trainings as it carries crucial information that could be useful when educating end users on topics related to their safety.
While the Somali authorities have the prime responsibility in putting in place efficient measures to protect journalists and journalism practice against attacks aimed at silencing those exercising their right to freedom of expression, Somali Federal and State authorities remain without clear procedures and a plan of action in handling crimes committed against Journalists, in addition to that the ambiguous Somalia Media Law is yet to be brought to conventional standards, the bill carries provisions that directly oppress the freedom of expression.
The MAP Chair through his speech at the conference has demanded the Somali Federal and regional state authorities to take their responsibility serious and act now. Importantly the chair has asked authorities to take immediate actions on launching thorough and fair investigation directly towards bringing the culprits who have in the past committed horrific crimes such as murder against innocent Journalists, and; He also pointed out the need to get back to the drawing table on the review of the Somali Media Law.
A respond to the MAP chair's call on the review of Somalia media law, came from the keynote address of the Chairman of the Somalia parliament's Committee for information & media, public awareness, culture, post & Telecommunication, "I warmly welcome the Somali Journalist safety and protection manual and i believe some of the chapters in this manual could be adapted to the ongoing review of the Somali Media law, adding we are soon going to hold consultative meeting with stakeholders and would like to invite MAP to take part on the review" Said Hon. Khalid Maow Abdulkadir.
The re-opening of the Somali Media law review is extremely important and MAP sees this call as an important and urges media stakeholders to put all efforts in advocating the articles that have raised concerns through this window of opportunity to review the media bill as mentioned the parliament committee chair responsible for the review of this disputed media law.
The manual comes at a time where international watch dogs such as the committee to protect journalists (CPJ) has ranked Somalia number one, among the most dangerous countries where culprits of Journalists murder are not brought to justice, this was reported in CPJ's 2018 impunity index report.
The conference came to an end with the distribution of 500copies safety manual, individual journalists representatives invited from Bosaso, Galkaio, Beletweyne, Baydabo, Kismayu and executives of the organisations SIMHA, SOMA and SWJ received packages of the manual who will later distribute to media practitioners in their respective locations.
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Dabchy, a Tunisian fashion marketplace that had started as a Facebook Group raises ~$45,000 from Flat6Labs
Posted on September 15, 2017 - Like & Follow Us Follow @MENAbytes
When Ameni Mansouri, a Tunisian fashion enthusiast started a women-only Facebook Group for buying and selling clothes and accessories, two years ago, she had no idea that it would go on to become Dabchy, a web-based fashion marketplace used by 220,000 women across three countries in North Africa.
Co-founded by Ameni Mansouri, Oussama Mahjoub, and Ghazi Ketata, Dabchy is a Tunis-based fashion marketplace that connects buyers and sellers. The women-only marketplace helps sellers make money by selling new, self-made, pre-owned or unused clothes and accessories. So they can basically make money by selling something that's probably just lying in their wardrobe and they don't use it anymore for whatever reason. Buyers, on the other hand, get to buy these products at discounted rates. So it's a win-win for both parties.
The startup has recently joined Flat6Labs Tunis' first cycle and has received an equity investment of $44,700 from the accelerator. Since launching the platform in January 2016, Dabchy has expanded into Morocco & Algeria as well.
"Our inspiration was to solve a real problem. There are a lot of women who have wardrobes full of clothes that they probably don't want to wear. With Dabchy, we are offering them a platform that can help them revamp their wardrobes." Ameni, the Co-Founder & CEO of Dabchy told MENAbytes.
She added, "Just like we started, there are many Facbeook Groups in Tunisia doing the same thing but the problem with them is that nothing is guaranteed in these groups. So you could end up paying for something that you never receive. Or maybe if you're a seller and you sell your products without taking full amount upfront, you might end up losing money as there is a possibility that customer won't pay after receiving them. We offer both sides 100% secure way to buy and sell these clothes."
With the latest investment, Dabchy is hopeful that they'll be able to build a team in next few weeks. Until now, the three co-founders have been working with few interns only.
The community-inspired marketplace allows its users to share their personal style identities and follow each other. The users who are referred as 'Dabchouchas' within the community can also like and comment on the content. So think of it as a Social Network fashion enthusiasts where they can also buy and sell stuff.
Last year, Dabchy also launched Android & iOS mobile applications for the platform that offer a smooth social-network-like experience and enable users to communicate within the applications with each other. The apps also let users pay without leaving them if they decide to buy something.
The startup apart from hiring few employees plans to use the funding on improving the user experience and growing their community. They also have plans to launch Dabchy VIP for luxury designer clothes and accessories that fall in the range of $300 or more price-band. They are optimistic about expanding into new markets but not before 2019.
"Yes, we definitely want to expand into more countries including UAE, Saudi & Egypt but for now our focus is on the existing markets we are in. We'll continue to grow here and improve our offerings and maybe by 2019 we'll expand to new markets." Amine told us.
Dabchy has recently reached an agreement with La Poste Tunisienne that will help improve the buying and selling process on the website. The startup was the second runner-up in Seedstars Tunis and was also selected by Facebook to join FBStart, a program designed to help early-stage mobile startups build and grow their apps.
If there's one thing that we could learn from Dabchy's humble beginnings and initial success, it's that you don't have to start big, you just have to start.
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Q: Are there strict boundaries for what you can do in the magical world? For this not to be a primary-opinion based question I want to get a canon-based answer to this question.
Does magic have rules or laws?
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*Are there any boundaries beyond which magic cannot be done? Something that you can't get with magic? Something that magic won't work on? I mean like, can you make a woman pregnant using magic or make a tree grow a hundred times faster? Or maybe create a vacuum in an area?

*Are there any limits to potion making? Can you make a potion that makes you permanently invisible?

Does Rowling ever mention any limits to what is possible and what is not in the Harry Potter world?

A: For your first question, yes, there is an example in the books, that you can't create love via a potion or spell.

'Amortentia doesn't really create love, of course. It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love. No, this will simply cause a powerful infatuation or obsession. It is probably the most dangerous and powerful potion in this room – oh yes,' he said, nodding gravely at Malfoy and Nott, both of whom were smirking sceptically. 'When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love …'

That was said by Horace Slughorn to the Potions class in Half Blood Prince.

A: Let us not forget the five exceptions to Gamp's laws of elemental transfiguration (of which one is 'cannot create love').

A: There's the Fundemental Laws of Magic but I only remember them being mentioned tangentially in Deathly Hallows, so there are clearly some limits that magic answers to in the Potterverse but the specifics are never, to my knowledge, made explicit.

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Teens and Toddlers
Impact dashboard
2018/19 Annual Review
"When I started Young Leaders I was timid and shy. I can walk into a room now, confident that I can meet new people."
I remember doing my first mock GCSEs in Year Nine and being terrified at the time. The mocks felt so hard. They were intimidating. In the lead up to my exams there were times when I needed to ask people, including my peers, for help or knowledge or advice on certain things. Before I took part in Teens and Toddlers I was very shy inside and outside of school.
Austen* started the Teens and Toddlers programme aged 14; with the boundless enthusiasm that we have come to know as his signature mark. His engagement with his fellow group members was punctuated with difficulties, as his exuberant personality combined with shyness came across as a social awkwardness. This then lead to a fragility in Austen's mental health. He started to feel as if there was something wrong and this was compounded by changes in his childhood friendships and his experience of being bullied.
Austen used to spend Thursday afternoons being a role a model to a three-year-old child at Clapham Manor Primary School in Lambeth, London as part of Teens and Toddlers. Over the course of his time on the programme, he said that his mentoring experience helped give him the confidence he needed to seek help with his revision and achieve a grade 7 in Maths, something he was incredibly proud of. At the time he told us:
"I'm ecstatic and it's awesome that I got a grade 7 in maths. I got the grades I needed to do my A-level options. My experience on the Teens and Toddlers programme helped me with the way in which I prepared for my GCSES."
Austen (now 18) is an active member of our Young Leaders programme whilst he completes his A-levels in Maths, Physics and Biology. He has taken part in a variety of skills-based workshops including a CV workshop, an Egon Zehder employability workshop and a mentoring academy. In May, he took part in a Young Leaders' British Exploring Society residential in Dartmoor where he won a spot on the summer expedition to Finland's Saimaa Lakes.
Most recently, we caught up with Austen at a Young Leaders speed-mentoring and pitching event that was run in partnership with AMD. He told us:
"When I started Young Leaders I was timid and shy. I was scared of people and scared of walking into rooms of people I didn't know. I learned to work on my interpersonal skills and it helped me to talk to people. I can walk into a room now confident that I can meet new people and get to know them."
It's great to hear how Austin is developing skills that will support him on his path to becoming an engineer in the future.
*A pseudonym has been used to protect Austen's real identity.
Published: 5th May, 2019
Author: Robin Lanfear
Power2 appoints Julie Randles as new CEO
The trustees of Power2 are pleased to announce they have appointed Julie Randles as the charity's new CEO. Julie Randles replaces Joanne Hay who stepped down late last year after 5 years as CEO.
Julie Randles
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"I'm very proud of what I've achieved on the programme and I think it's made me better as a person."
Courtney, 14, Teens and Toddlers graduate, Bury
"In school I have changed because it's been a while since I was sent to isolation or had a negative phone call home and my mum's noticed that as well."
A Teens and Toddlers group from Hackney were featured on BBC1 during Red Nose Day 2019.
"Clare came to us in a managed move. On her first day she was in a bad mood and had a go at the wrong person, the vice principal. She'd made a bad impression, and from then on she was anxious about earning a permanent place at our school."
Clare, 14, Teens and Toddlers graduate, Manchester.
"I used to have big outbursts of anger... Now I'm getting better grades, I'm behaving better at home and at school; I'm just a nicer person to be around."
Kacper, 14, Teens and Toddlers graduate, London.
"I used to go to high school in North London and my attendance was really low...Things changed after Teens and Toddlers."
Aisha, 16, Teens and Toddlers graduate, London.
"I think it's important to give kids something to look up to. If I'm doing something wrong they're going to copy, which I don't want to do."
Mark, 13, Teens and Toddlers graduate, London.
Power2's Teens and Toddlers programme sees young people mentor children in a nursery setting.
Young Leaders is a programme for graduates of the Teens and Toddlers programme aged 13-19. It focuses on helping young people to further develop skills that will enable them to thrive in different environments, such as at school, at work and at home.
Power2 is a leading youth development charity. We believe there is no greater cost to society than unfulfilled potential. Help us give young people the power to build a better future.
Our Executive Team.
Power2 delivers youth programmes primarily in London, the North West and the Midlands.
Our origins, our founding in 2001 and where we are today.
Our Board of Trustees.
Joanne Hay
Teens and Toddlers is a unique organisation that supports young people, building care, compassion and a sense of responsibility that underpins affirmative decision making.
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Home Stampa estera Ex-MI5 Spy Chief: No Link Between Iraq and 9 / 11
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Ex-MI5 Spy Chief: No Link Between Iraq and 9 / 11
The war in Iraq led to a loss of focus on the threat from al-Qaida, emboldened al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and helped to breed a generation of homegrown terrorists, Britain's former domestic spy chief told a U.K. inquiry Tuesday.
AP, dal New York Times del 20 luglio 2010
Making the sharpest criticism so far aired in the inquiry, Eliza Manningham-Buller, director of the MI5 agency between 2002 and 2007, said Britain's government paid little attention to warnings that the war would fuel domestic terrorism.
Manningham-Buller also said Iraq had posed little threat before the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, and insisted there was no evidence of a link between former Iraqi dictatorSaddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
"There was no credible intelligence to suggest that connection and that was the judgment, I might say, of the CIA," she told the inquiry. "It was not a judgment that found favor with some parts of the American machine."
The ex-spy chief said those pushing the case for war in the United States gave undue prominence to scraps of inconclusive intelligence on possible links between Iraq and the 2001 attacks. She singled out the then-U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
"It is why Donald Rumsfeld started an alternative intelligence unit in the Pentagon to seek an alternative judgment," said Manningham-Buller, who was a frequent visitor to the U.S. as MI5 chief.
"Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with 9/11 and I have never seen anything to make me change my mind," she said.
Manningham-Buller also indicated that MI5 disagreed with then-Prime Minister Tony Blair over a key justification for the war — Iraq's purported harboring of weapons of mass destruction.
She said the belief that Iraq might use such weapons against the West "wasn't a concern in either the short term or the medium term to either my colleagues or myself."
Manningham-Buller, now a member of the House of Lords, was testifying to the inquiry panel in London. Convened by the government, the inquiry aims to examine the build-up to the Iraq war and errors made on post-conflict planning.
It won't apportion blame or assign criminal liability for mistakes made, but will issue a report later this year with recommendations for future operations and military missions.
Manningham-Buller said the focus on Iraq had far-reaching consequences for the mission to tackle global terrorism.
"By focusing on Iraq, we reduced the focus on the al-Qaida threat in Afghanistan. I think that was a long-term, major and strategic problem," she told the panel.
She acknowledged the Iraq war vastly increased the terrorism threat to Britain — with her officers battling to handle a torrent of terrorism plots launched by homegrown radicals in the wake of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
"Our involvement in Iraq radicalized, for want of a better word, a whole generation of young people — not a whole generation, a few among a generation — who saw our involvement in Iraq, on top of our involvement in Afghanistan, as being an attack on Islam," she said.
She disclosed for the first time that about 70 to 80 British citizens had traveled to Iraq to join the insurgency. Video messages left by the four suicide bombers who killed 52 commuters in the 2005 attacks on London's subway and bus network had referred to Britain's role in Iraq.
Manningham-Buller told the five-member inquiry panel that the decision to invade Iraq had likely provided an impetus to al-Qaida.
"Arguably we gave Osama bin Laden his Iraqi jihad, so that he was able to move into Iraq in a way that he was not before," she said.
The ex-spy chief, giving evidence in a public session, said she had been asked by the British government after the invasion to persuade deputy U.S. Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to ditch his plan to disband Iraq's army. She said she found she had "not a hope" of changing Wolfowitz's mind.
She also acknowledged that the intelligence picture before the Iraq war was incomplete. A previous British inquiry into the Iraq war criticized flawed intelligence used before the invasion.
"The picture was fragmentary," Manningham-Buller said. "The picture was not complete. The picture on intelligence never is."
She said MI5 had refused requests to supply "low-grade" intelligence for a government dossier on the case for war, a document sharply criticized in the previous inquiry.
Other ex-intelligence chiefs — including two former heads of the MI6 overseas spy agency — have given evidence to the inquiry in private sessions.
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American Express Losing Its Luster With Unassuming Millennials
Posted on April 17, 2017 April 16, 2017 11:25 pm
For decades, the American Express credit card signaled affluence, success and something to aspire to. But a funny thing happened along the way: Millennials started shunning the flashy, snobby impression associated with the Amex card, favoring the less assuming Chase Sapphire Reserve card. That preference has gotten Amex worried, creating an atmosphere of paranoia among its executives.
That's according to a report in The New York Times, which cited current and former American Express employees saying executives at the company have become increasingly paranoid about Chase and the Sapphire Reserve card it rolled out in August with a jaw dropping 100,000 points sign-up bonus and a slew of benefits.
The generous rewards and benefits prompted a slew of applications on the part of millennials, who have grown accustomed to taking out credit cards that will reap them a lot of rewards. The credit card was an instant hit, increasing the coolness factor for Chase among millennials to the dismay of American Express, which had long expected everyone would want its credit cards as a symbol of success.
The company's concerns over the Chase Sapphire Reserve card were evident in recent months when it rolled out more generous rewards to counter Sapphire's, but seven current and former executives at American Express says it runs deeper than just trying to one-up a competitor's rewards, as it realizes it is losing its luster with millennials.
To be sure the New York Times pointed out that in 2016 the number of Amex cards in use fell 18 percent, while Amex revenue in 2016 was down more than $2 billion from two years earlier and its relationships with both Costco and JetBlue ended with the two retailers tapping other credit card companies. The report noted one of the reasons for all of Amex's bad times in recent years is that other financial companies, namely Chase and Citibank, have been beating Amex at its own game, partly by poaching executives who built Amex into what it is.
For example, the newspaper pointed out that the head of Citibank's credit card division, its branded cards, global rewards, customer acquisition, proprietary products and analytics all are from Amex, while the woman credited with creating Chase's Sapphire Reserve is an Amex alum as well. Same goes for her boss and two of her top coworkers, noted the report.
There's also a shift in demographics and their desires, which is forcing Amex to focus on millennials.
"Traditionally, American Express succeeds because of its customer service," said David Robertson, publisher of the industry newsletter The Nilson Report. "They can book travel for you; they have concierges to recommend the best restaurants. If you leave your reading glasses inside a hotel room in Budapest, Amex will get them mailed back to you. No one else does that."
Millennials, however, don't value those services and thus the lack of interest in Amex.
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The Parliamentary Library's paper Remembrance Day 2018—the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I provides an overview of the end of the First World War from an Australian perspective and the background to and nature of Remembrance Day. This quick guide is a supplement to the Remembrance Day paper to highlight further resources about the end of the First World War.
In 'The end of the Great War: Australian soldiers and the Armistice of November 1918', Ashley Ekins describes the reaction of Australian troops to the end of the war, and the massive task of demobilisation (Wartime, 4, Summer 1998).
For a history of how Armistice Day became Remembrance Day, see: J Amess, 'A day of remembrance: 11 November', Sabretache, 24, April–June 1983, pp. 25–26.
E Percy, 'The Great War centenary: The Journal of the Royal United Services Institute: the League of Nations' and S Reimer, 'The Great War centenary: a commentary on Lord Eustace Percy's "the League of Nations"', (RUSI Journal, June 2018)—this first article reprints the first speech given to the Royal United Services Institute after a lengthy period of closure during the First World War. Percy sets out the case for the League of Nations and cooperative multilateralism while some of the rejoinders made by members of the Institute are opposed to his views. The debate has similar echoes in contemporary international relations.
In 'War's destructive legacy' (Wartime, Spring 2018) Joan Beaumont looks at the effect of the war on Australia. The article takes in the impact of the loss of so many young men, the tremendous burden on the health system of so many others who returned with injuries and illness, the inadequacy of treatment for mental health issues, and soldier resettlement.
J Beaumont, 'The damage inflicted on the Australian home front by the Great War', The Strategist, blog, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 3 November 2018.
A Ekins, 'The Armistice of 11 November 1918' (Wartime, Spring 2018)—describes the process by which the Armistice was signed, conditions at the front and the state of the Australian forces.
M Hampton, 'Australian victories in France' (Wartime, Spring 2018)—seeks to place the Australian efforts during the closing months of the war within the broader context of all the British and French advances.
H Jones, 'The Great War: how 1914–18 changed the relationship between war and civilians' (RUSI Journal, 1 September 2014)—explores the effect of the war on civilian life, the forms of violence perpetrated against civilians during the conflict, and the longer term impact of the war on perceptions of soldiers in society.
S Tudor, Armistice of November 1918: Centenary Debate on 5 November 2018 (House of Lords Library Briefing, 5 November 2018)—covers the closing campaigns of 1918, the process by which the Armistice was signed and current commemorative activities in the UK.
C Mick, 'Endgame', in J Winter, ed., The Cambridge history of the First World War: volume 1 global war, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), 2014, pp. 133–171—describes the final campaigns of the war, the rapid changes in the government of Germany and negotiating the Armistice that ended the fighting.
The Australian War Memorial website contains information about 'The Armistice of 1918' and the 2018 'Centenary of Armistice' commemorative activities run by the Memorial. The National Archives of Australia's 'Shell-shocked: Australia after Armistice' contains some information about the Armistice and also images of documents contained in their collection, such as the cablegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Prime Minister of Australia informing him of the signing of the Armistice.
The old order in Europe has perished. The new is hardly born, and no one knows what its lineaments will be. Tomorrow we shall be brought up against the hard immediate problems of re-establishment.
There were, in fact, a number of armistices signed towards the end of the First World War.
The Armistice of Salonica was signed between Bulgaria and the Allies on 29 September 1918, the Armistice with Turkey was signed on 30 October 1918 and the Armistice with Austria-Hungary was signed on 3 November 1918.
The Armistice with Germany was signed on 11 November 1918, but was renewed three times before the Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919.
The Armistice was signed at 5 am in a railway carriage in the forests of Compiègne, but was to take effect from 11 am Paris time. The last known man to have been killed in the First World War died at 10.59 am. Sergeant Henry Gunther of the United States Army died when charging a German machine gun position on the road to a small town called Chaumont-devant-Damvillers. It is not known why Gunther charged the position and the German soldiers attempted to wave him back (although he was of German descent and there was some suggestion he was proving his loyalty by making a last minute charge). While Gunther was indeed the last known man to die during the war he was, of course, far from the last to die as a result of the war.
For further information, see: JE Persico, 11th month, 11th day, 11th hour: Armistice Day 1918: World War I and its violent climax, Random House, New York, 2004.
It is thought that the last Australians to be killed in action died on 4 November 1918. Corporal Albert Davey, a 34-year-old ex-miner from Ballarat, was one of six Australians to die that day. Davey died with fellow sappers Arthur Johnson and Charles Barrett while assisting with an attack across the Sambre-Oise canal in France. The remaining three men were Captain Thomas Baker and Lieutenants Parker Symons and Arthur Palliser of the Australian Flying Corp. Of course, Australians continued to die from injury and illness up to and well beyond 11 November 1918. See: J Lees, 'The last Aussies to die', Sunday Telegraph, 4 November 2018; and P Burness, 'The last to fall', Wartime, January 2008.
As with many other aspects of the First World War the Paris Peace Conference of 1919–20 is complex and not easily summarised. It commenced on 18 January 1919 and although the most important issues were decided during the first six months, negotiations did not end until 21 January 1920, some days after the founding of the League of Nations and the entry into force of the Treaty of Versailles (its two most important outcomes).
In reality, Wilson's more idealistic vision was to run afoul of the European desire for territory and revenge as well as opposition within the US Senate to aspects of the League of Nations charter. Although there were delegates from 29 countries, in practice, the direction of the conference was controlled by the 'Big Four'—President Wilson, British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, France's Georges Clemenceau and Vittorio Orlando from Italy. The Four formed the core of what was called The Supreme Council, which comprised the foreign ministers of each of their countries plus two representatives from Japan. This proved to be an unwieldy number, with major discussions taking many sessions to complete. In an effort to move issues along more swiftly, the number was reduced to the Four, with the foreign ministers meeting separately from March 1919 and Japan intervening only on matters of direct importance to it.
Invitations were sent out to every country that had fought with the Allies, with the exception of Russia.
Originally, the British had intended that the Dominions would fall into line behind them but this was unacceptable to the countries involved. A diplomatic process allowed Australia, Canada, South Africa and India to send two delegates to Paris, with New Zealand being allowed one. Australia was represented by Prime Minister Billy Hughes and Deputy Prime Minister Joseph Cook. Hughes took a forceful approach to the negotiations (Woodrow Wilson called him a 'pestiferous varmint'). He strongly supported Germany paying substantial reparation, argued against a racial equality clause in the Charter of the League of Nations, and advocated that Australia be granted a mandate over the former German colonies in New Guinea.
Additional complications arose from the fighting and the vacuum of power caused by the collapse of four empires. Delegations and individuals seeking redress for oppression and years of alien rule converged on Paris in the hope that Wilson, in particular, would produce miraculous answers to their plight. It was an impossible task, as the President ruefully admitted: 'What is expected of me only God could perform'. As he had feared, en route to Europe in December 1918, the outcome was, in many cases, 'a tragedy of disappointment'. Wilson's sense of powerlessness paralleled the wider frustrations of the Four, whose ability to enforce their decisions diminished in direct proportion to the distance of the problem from Paris.
According to French and British wishes, Germany was subjected to strict punitive measures under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The new German government was required to surrender approximately 10 percent of its prewar territory in Europe and all of its overseas possessions. The harbor city of Danzig (now Gdansk) and the coal-rich Saarland were placed under the administration of the League of Nations, and France was allowed to exploit the economic resources of the Saarland until 1935. The German Army and Navy were limited in size. Kaiser Wilhelm II and a number of other high-ranking German officials were to be tried as war criminals. Under the terms of Article 231 of the treaty, the Germans accepted responsibility for the war and, as such, were liable to pay financial reparations to the Allies, though the actual amount would be determined by an Inter-Allied Commission that would present its findings in 1921 (the amount they determined was 132 billion gold Reichmarks, or $32 billion, which came on top of an initial $5 billion payment demanded by the treaty). Germans would grow to resent these harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles.
J Ewers, 'Versailles revisited', US News & World Report, 2 December 2002, pp. 44–45—reviews the book by Margaret MacMillan above and argues that the high level of reparations imposed upon Germany was not the principal cause of Germany's economic failure in the 1920s.


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Movie A Day! 141-151: Sprout Wings Super Soul Brother!
Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ruz-El
So much for getting the blog under control. This one looks longer than it is, but it's still pretty long. I watched some double feature stuff that hit around the five film marks and didn't want to split them into two blogs. So you get a little extra and I'll try to get this thing back to the fives next time.
141 04-27 Supersoul Brother (1978) 2.5/5
"Wild Man" Steve takes a page from Rudy Ray Moore's DOLEMITE playbook and tries to make a his own blaxploitaton action comedy. He fails in almost every regard. Steve plays a wino who gets picked up by a couple of thieves to be injected with a super serum so he can be used to rob a jewel safe. It's dirt cheap, the acting is atrocious, but it does have it's charms as both a spoof on THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN (the original title, and the one on the print on Vinegar Syndrome's DVD is THE SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR NIGGER) and for the gusto of Wildman himself who tries his darn-dist to spin straw into gold and fails pretty much completely. A hell of a time capsule, and as the first in Vinegar Syndromes collaboration with the American Genre Film Archive, it's going to be fun to see what they bring out next.
142 4-28 A Life In Dirty Movies (2013) 3.5/5
A pretty good documentary on Joe Sarno, one of the first and best of the sexploitation filmmakers at the dawn of the genre. This one mostly deals with Sarno at the end of his life trying to get one last film financed. I would of preferred more of an overview since I can only imagine some of the stories he has, but what we do have in here is still interesting. Having people like John Waters, Jamie Gillis and Annie Sprinkle on hand to discuss Sarno and his work also helps to keep the film moving. Now we need someone to tackle restoring Sarno's surviving films.
143 4-30 Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980) 3/5
Les Blank skips the profiles of people and goes straight to food and music with this one. It's a history of garlic, showing many of the ways it is prepared as well as the folklore. Some of the fanatics come off a bit hippie dippy and crackers, but it is a fun watch. Since it's literally about the food, this one is missing the heart found in his other pictures.
144 05-01 When Taekwondo Strikes (1973) 3/5
A pretty good chop socky feature starring Angela Mao about Koreans revolting against Japanese rule. Lots of different styles of martial arts are in view, and it also features Jhoon Rhee, known as the father of American Taekwondo. So there's lots of fun to be had in this one.
145 05-02 Little Miss Innocence (1973) 2.5/5
146 05-02 Teenage Seductress (1975) 2.5/5
This is a pair of softcore features from Chris Warfield that Vinegar Syndrome put out in their DRIVE-IN COLLECTION. The first features a pair of hippie girls who shack up and torture an older music executive when he picks them up hitchhiking in LA. It's the most porn-y of the two since they emotionally abuse him with constant sex, and it's as sleazy as it sounds. TEENAGE though downplays the sex to be more messed up dramatically as it features a woman who is out to find her father that skipped out when she was born, in order to sleep with him and try to ruin his life that way. Did I mention it was messed up? Anyway, the pair are actually pretty decent watches since they play more serious than the usual goofy that is sexploitation, and are looking great in these DVD restorations.
147 05-02 Escape From New York (1981) 3.5/5
John Carpenter's cult classic features a breakout role for Kurt Russell who stars as Snake Plissken who in the future dystopia of 1997 has to retrieve the President of the United States who has crashed into the prison island of Manhattan. It makes zero sense, but Carpenter and Russell totally pull it off. I don't love this one as much as others, but I have no knocks against it, it delivers and the cast featuring genre legends like Lee Van Cleef and Isaac Hayes doesn't hurt either.
148 05-02 Champagne For Breakfast (1980) 3.5/5
Chris Warfield again, this time with a later porno chic effort that manages to work. The script, about a guy who plays gay in order to get a job as a chauffeur/bodyguard to a young woman who has recently become vice president of an ad agency, genuinely works on it's own both dramatically and as a comedy. The actors, featuring stars like Leslie Bovee, John Leslie and Kay Parker all have the chops to pull it off, they could of cut the sex out and still had a decent late seventies comedy. A short comedy though since ther is a ton of sex in this one, which makes the story working aspect of it all the more unusual. Typical of everything they put out, the Vinegar Syndromes presentation is top notch.
149 05-03 Sprout Wings And Fly (1983) 4/5
150 05-03 Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991) 4/5
151 05-03 My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1995) 4/5
Another trio of documentaries from Les Blank. SPROUT features fiddle player Tommy Jarrell, in his eighties when it was shot, telling stories of life in the Blue Ridge mountains (nearly all of them about whisky and death), and playing a ton of amazing fiddle songs. It's a brilliant piece of work, and Jarrell is one hell of a storyteller. This Les Blank blu-ray set just never fails to please. JULIE was shot at the same time, and is a short film featuring Tommy's older sister telling stories and singing a couple of songs, while MY OLD FIDDLE is more of Tommy playing and talking. As a whole, they are not only a entertaining films, but a record of a lost time.
See? It wasn't so long and at least the movies were varied eh?
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Movie A Day! 101-110: Easter Nostril Devil
Posted on April 5, 2015 by Ruz-El
It's Easter Sunday as I write this. I have no religious reason to celebrate, it's a good excuse to have a fancier food is all. So on top of all the chocolate I've eaten the past few days, I also went all out and made a coca-cola ham. It was good, and now it's late and I realize I forgot to update the movie blog. So I'm doing this before I go to bed and watch a documentary on British horror. So I'll apologize in advance for any extra grammar and spelling errors you will find over the usual, I'm tired.
101 04-01 Revenge of the Creature (1955) 3/5
102 04-02 The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) 3/5
The final two sequels to CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Neither of them are as good as the first one, and the second one has a modified suit that looks crap in the water (air bubbles come out of the top of the Gil-Mans head!) but both are enjoyable in their own way. REVENGE has the Gil-Man captured and put on display in a water park. WALKS has a team looking for the Gil-Man in the swamps, with the purpose of manipulating it's DNA into becoming a super human that can be shot into space. So they are both wonky, but WALKS is the better movie with a great nighttime attack scene. REVENGE is probably most notable for having an unbilled Clint Eastwood in his second film doing a bit in a lab with rats.
103 04-02 Nympho Cycler (1971) 2.5/5
104 04-03 Shot On Location (1972) 1.5/5
A pair of borderling hard core features generally credited as being directed by Ed Wood Jr. NYMPHO was the better film, mainly due to actually having Wood in it as a the leads pervo husband who gets off taking sexy photo of her while he's dressed in drag. Wood is hammy as hell, and the years of booze show. It's a pretty sad site, but fascinating all the same. Once Nympho takes off, you never see Wood again and it becomes a rather tedious affair. SHOT ON LOCATION is guessed to have Woods involvement, but there's nothing in it that worth watching, just the typical stupid grind and moan to be found in the cheapest of sexploitation, which both of these are.
105 04-03 The Nostril Picker (1993) 2.5/5
Super cheap shot on video slasher. A pervo learns the art of being a changeling (original title was THE CHANGER) from a homeless guy, and takes the form of a missing highschool girl so he can befriend some cheerleader types and kill them. Lowbrow in every way, from acting, to effects, but it all adds up to being kind of fun since they really go for it premise wise as opposed to being stupid with it.
106 04-03 Interstellar (2014) 4/5
I don't think Nolan was completely successful in what he was going for with this, I'd have to watch it again. That said, he goes big with this one, not just in scope but in ideas, and I'll take that a billion times over some garbage TRANSFORMERS or FAST FURIOUS film. The cast is all great, the films moves like it should and I didn't find it had the pacing problems some have bitched about. Again, it's attempting to tackle the big questions, I found the "downtime" just as interesting as the spectacle. That said, I'd be okay with Matthew McConaughey maybe having a time out for a few big films.
107 04-04 Decker: Port of Call: Hawaii (2015) 4/5
Between this, ON CINEMA AT THE CINEMA and their twitter accounts, Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington (Neil Hamburger) are doing some of the best satire to be found, period. It's going to go down in the history books, so catch up you dummy's! It can all be streamed on the net! Anyway, DECKER 2 was as brilliantly stupid as the first series, and I never want it to end since it's a billion times more entertaining and creative than SHIELD WALKING DEAD.
108 04-04 Day Of Anger (1967) 3.5/5
My ARROW VIDEO subscription has started to arrive, so expect to see their titles appearing again and again in this blog like you do Vinegar Syndrome. This first one is a Spaghetti Western, and a solid one at that. Giuliano Gemma (never heard of him either, he's big in Europe) plays a bastard child that grew up in a shithole town and is now the towns slop boy, literally carting their poo away, dreaming of being a gunslinger and forcing their respect. Lee Van Cleef (THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY) arrives, and ends up taking the boy under his wing, being the father he never had. Only with lots of killing. If you like westerns, you should like this one, and the blu-ray looks great
109 04-04 Three Ripening Cherries (1979) 2/5
Another Carlos Tobalina snoozer porn. This one is about three sisters (?) who fantasize about what their first sexual experiences will be after learning sex ed in school. That's the first ten minutes. The rest of the film are lazy, dull group sex scenes that Tobalina apparently never figured out how to film in an interesting way. I'll watch the second feature on the Vinegar Syndrome disc next weekend.
110 04-05 Mark of the Devil (1970) 3.5/5
Another ARROW VIDEO release, this one was one of the more notorious features to be on the VIDEO NASTIES list in the UK. I watched a crappy download of it a few years ago during one of the horror challenges, and I have to admit, I got more out of it watching it properly restored in it's correct aspect ratio. Anyway, it's about abusive witch hunters in England, and takes a serious look at what was going on which means it's filled with graphic torture and beatings with lots of blood, so it's pretty great! An insanely young Udo Kier is the star, and that creepy Reggie Nalder who showed up in DRACULA SUCKS is great as the abusive witch hunter. This one is well worth a watch, not just due to it's place in British Horror, but it's actually a good movie instead of just relying on shock.
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Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Saturday May 16, 2020
Ontario Premier Doug Ford reveals his 'famous' cherry cheesecake recipe
Ontario Premier Doug Ford got his hand mixer out, put on some bright blue gloves and revealed his "famous" cherry cheesecake recipe in a video released on Friday morning.
"If I wasn't premier, I'd open up a cheesecake factory," the premier says at one point in the two-and-a-half-minute-long video dubbed "Cooking with Doug."
Ford said he learned the recipe "years ago" from his mother, who learned it from her sister.
"When I was 10 years old I just had it kind of memorized," he said with all of the ingredients laid out in front of him on a kitchen counter.
While making the recipe on camera wearing a "We're all in this together" T-shirt, the premier says this is one of many "fun things you can do while you keep yourself isolated" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Stay safe, stay healthy," he added.
The release of the premier's "famous cheesecake recipe" comes after he boasted about it on Twitter and even during an official COVID-19 news conference held at Queen's Park earlier in the week.
"I make the best cherry cheesecake ever," he told reporters on Monday. "I do it from scratch. No recipe, I got it down pat."
"You can tell I've eaten one too many cheesecakes. That's my problem."
Ford released a trailer for the recipe on Thursday night before publishing the full video the next morning.
The full video ends by the premier saying, "I haven't had one of these in years. I haven't made one in years, but I got to tell you I haven't lost the touch." (CTV)
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By Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday, April 11, 2014
CBC to cut 657 jobs, will no longer compete for professional sports rights
Funding shortfalls and revenue losses have forced CBC/Radio-Canada to cut $130 million from its budget this year, a move that will eliminate 657 jobs over the next two years and take the network out of competing for the rights to broadcast professional sports, the public broadcaster says.
"Very tough and controversial choices needed to be made and were made," CBC president and CEO Hubert T. Lacroix said at a townhall meeting with staff Thursday.
Lacroix said CBC could no longer compete against private broadcasters that have specialty sports channels and multiple media platforms. The result will mean "substantially reducing" the size of the sports department and covering fewer sporting events, including amateur sports. And the CBC will only consider broadcasting events that allow the network to break even, he said.
But the CBC will still compete for sporting events of national significance, like the Olympics.
Among the cuts, English Services will slash $82 million from its budget and eliminate 334 full-time jobs.
Lacroix said the broadcaster looked for solutions to shield Canadian programming in prime time and its commitment to the regions and digital from cuts.
"We were not able to protect these priorities as much as we would have liked to. And Canadians will now notice," he said.
In news, the network will cut $13.3 million from its budget, resulting in 115 job losses.
Radio will also reduce some of its live music performances and some local musical performance shows will be cancelled or consolidated into regional shows.
Losing the rights to broadcast Hockey Night in Canada to Rogers was a significant loss, but only one of the factors leading to Thursday's announced changes.
CBC has been coping with a loss of $115 million in federal government funding over three years that was announced in the 2012 federal budget. (Source: CBC News)
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Consumer watchdogs are warning Brummies to be more vigilant when buying secondhand cars after a shocking survey has revealed many buyers fail to carry out simple checks.
A survey carried out by Birmingham City Council's Trading Standards team found more than half of buyers had failed to check the history of a vehicle before they brought it.
And 92.3 per cent of those quizzed admitted they had not asked a professional or independent car expert from firms such as the RAC or AA to carry out a mechanical inspection of the vehicle.
Despite nearly half of the respondents revealing they had paid up to £10,000 for their used car, over a tenth of those who answered the survey said they did not even test drive the car before they shook hands on the deal.
The survey also revealed that consumers knew little when it comes to the jargon dealers use when describing cars.
A staggering 86.8 per cent said they did not realise that a vehicle described as a "V-Car" means it has been written off by an insurance firm.
And over 50 per cent were clueless when it came to the five categories – from A to F – used to describe cars that had been involved in accidents.
A "Cat A" is the worst of the categories and means a vehicle is so damaged that it cannot even be used for salvage and should be crushed.
Sajeela Nasser, head of Birmingham Trading Standards, said: "We were really surprised by the results of this survey.
"We would urge consumers to make some simple checks before they purchase a vehicle.
"Before you buy, ask the dealer the right questions such as what mechanical, history or mileage checks have they done?
"Consumers should then check the mileage through the DVLA and carry out a HPI check, which tells you if the vehicle is currently recorded as stolen, has been written off by an insurance company, is still on finance, or has a mileage discrepancy.
She said by law, when a dealer sells a car it should be of a good quality, fit for purpose and as it is described.
"If it isn't all of these things then the item is faulty," added Mrs Naseer. "If you discover that the car is faulty, go back to the trader as soon as possible.
"It is worth remembering that warranties are an additional benefit and do not replace your rights.
To check the mileage of a vehicle visit www.gov.uk/check-mot-history-vehicle and to carry out a HPI check visit www.theaa.com/car-data-checks. To report a problem with a used car dealer call the Citizen's Advice Consumer Helpline on 08454 040505.


The KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming System represents a new breed of highly efficient, non-invasive tools that are designed to provide clinicians the ability to manage patient temperature and avoid perioperative hypothermia. Specifically applicable for long, complex surgical procedures, trauma, and critical care procedures, the KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming System is the best example of the most recent advancement in warming technology -- direct conduction.
"Kimberly-Clark has invested considerable resources to study the various types of warming technologies available and, after significant evaluation of forced air warming systems and water blankets, it became clear that direct conduction was the most effective way to prevent hypothermia during complex surgical procedures," said Tim Dye, general manager of critical care, interventional, and patient warming at Kimberly-Clark. "Kimberly-Clark acquired a patient warming product line in 2003. Once the system's safety, efficacy, and efficiency were proven through use and case testing, our R & D team worked closely with our customers to determine what added features would allow them maximum control during their procedures. The result is the M1000 control unit."
The M1000 Control Unit circulates temperature-controlled water through the disposable gel pads applied directly to the patient's body. When the patient's target temperature is approached, M1000 Control Unit adjusts the water temperature to maintain the patient at the preset target. The M1000 Control Unit is the second generation controller for the KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming System.
-- Significantly smaller size; compact unit measures 18 inches high x 10 inches wide x 10 inches deep and weighs only 38 pounds when filled to its capacity of three liters (sterile or distilled water).
-- Self-contained water supply with improved automatic filling system and attached fill tube.
-- User interface with an pivoting IV pole mounting bracket and a 15-foot cable allows the system to be located away from the base to aid in optimum viewing.
-- Improved self-diagnostics and connectivity capabilities that allow patient temperature to be reflected to any standard monitoring device or data recording system. In addition, data output can be integrated with various electronic data records.
-- More durable design for longer use.
Despite its relatively small size, the M1000 Control Unit is powerful enough to maintain precise patient temperatures either manually or automatically during complex surgery, trauma or critical care procedures where perioperative hypothermia is the most difficult to manage.
"We like to think about the KIMBERLY-CLARK* Patient Warming System as a whirlpool in a pad, providing patients some benefits of total warm water immersion, without the tub," said Dye. This system integrates a highly efficient product-patient interface (hydrogel), a conformable insulated thermal pad, and precisely regulated warm water as the energy source. These elements are designed to deliver heat to the patient at a controlled rate without limiting surgical access.
"There is solid clinical data on various types of warming technologies and the most appropriate settings in which they should be used. We absolutely believe that some warming technologies are a better fit for certain procedures. However, proper education on product performance and use protocols is a key component to achieving improved outcomes something we all strive for," said Dye.


» Guaifenesin Capsules contain not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 110.0 percent of the labeled amount of guaifenesin (C10H14O4).
A: Triturate a portion of the contents of Capsules, equivalent to about 100 mg of guaifenesin, with 10 mL of chloroform, filter, and evaporate 1 mL of the filtrate on a watch glass. Mix the residue with 1 drop of formaldehyde and a few drops of sulfuric acid: a deep cherry-red to purple color is produced.
B: The retention time of the guaifenesin peak in the chromatogram of the Assay preparation corresponds to that of the guaifenesin peak in the chromatogram of the Standard preparation as obtained in the Assay.
Procedure— Determine the amount of C10H14O4 dissolved, employing the procedure set forth in the Assay, making any necessary modifications.
Tolerances— Not less than 75% (Q) of the labeled amount of C10H14O4 is dissolved in 45 minutes.
Mobile phase, Benzoic acid solution, Resolution solution, Standard preparation, and Chromatographic system— Proceed as directed in the Assay under Guaifenesin Tablets.


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Q: How to dynamically register with Graphql NetflixDgs based on schema? For instance I have a schema that has directives and tags.
In Java it seems like the GraphQLSchema type is being populated AFTER registration,
but I want to use typing here to determine things during registration.
Is there a way to do this without a circular dependency (What im seeing now)
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|  schemaUtil defined in file [xxx/SchemaUtil.class]
↑     ↓
|  schema defined in class path resource [com/netflix/graphql/dgs/autoconfig/DgsAutoConfiguration.class]
↑     ↓
|  registration defined in file [/xxx/Registration.class]
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We dont necessarily NEED this because I can check type names during registration, but would rather it be cleaner.


The story of a couple whose marriage is reignited by their divorce. Lena and Martin were once madly in love. But, like many marriages, time and circumstance eventually took their toll. Lena, the perfectionist, fell into the role of caretaker for everyone, including Martin. Martin felt he could never do anything right and gave up making the effort. This created a romantic rift between them. Finding themselves in a platonic marriage and acting more like a pair of camp counselors wrangling their kids than a couple hopelessly in love, they decide that everyone's lives would be better served if they got a divorce. Still wanting the best for their three kids and facing a daunting real estate market, the couple decide not to sell their house and to "Bird Nest" instead. One parent will live in the house as the "on-duty" parent taking care of the kids, while the "off-duty" parent will live in the detached garage, doing whatever he or she pleases. They will switch off every other week.


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World's Largest Photograph Goes On Display At National Air and Space Museum
A rare opportunity to see "The Great Picture" on full-sized display
By Tim Barribeau
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Photo by Dane Penland, Smithsonian Institution
In 2006, a team of photographers and volunteers light-proofed an entire aircraft hanger, converting the immense space into an unfathomably large pinhole camera. Painting an enormous canvas with gelatin silver halide, they proceeded to create a photograph that measures 111x32 feet, the largest ever produced. Affectionately known as "The Great Picture", its enormous size means that it's not often put on display—but from now until November will be available to view at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
"The Great Picture" has been installed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., where it was opened to the public on April 26th. Taking up a whopping 3,375-square-feet, it has the Guinness World Record for the largest photograph in existence. It was shot using just a 1/4-inch aperture, and reversed versions of the photo let you see the true image on it.
Due to its huge nature, the photo isn't often put on display—it's not common for a museum or gallery space to have more than 3,000 square-feet of space available. In fact, the last time we heard of it going up for view was back in 2011, when it had to be placed in a special U-shaped installation at UC Riverside.
So if you're anywhere near Washington DC, this could be one of your few chances to see the largest photo ever printed.
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New California divorce law: Treat pets like people—Not property to be divided up
A new law unleashed in California on New Year's Day gives pets' rights some bite in court cases. The measure provides judges with the power to consider what's in the best interests of the animal(s) in divorce cases, instead of treating them the way they've been treated by courts in the past—as physical property. "I'm very excited," said David Favre, JD, professor of animal law at Michigan State University College of Law. "It's important for humans and animals." The law was sponsored by dog owner and California State Assembly Member Bill Quirk and signed by dog lover Governor Jerry Brown. The measure empowers judges to consider "the care of the pet animal" and create shared custody agreements. . . .more
Most popular dog names of 2018
Roll over Spot, Buddy, and Rover. Say hello to Cardi B, Harry, and Groot! These are just some of 2018's most popular names for dogs. Last year, pop culture dog names were in, says Kate Jaffe, a dog-name curator for companion-animal service provider Rover. "We saw the royal wedding surging as inspiration for dog names," she says. "In fact, dogs named Harry and Meghan were both up about 130% [last] year." Music idols also offered inspiration, with names including Freddie Mercury and the aforementioned Cardi B. And plenty of pups were named after sci-fi characters and superheroes, with names pulled from Guardians of the Galaxy, Rogue One, Wonder Woman, and Black Panther. . . .more
Veterinary technician program closes doors, leaving students out in the cold
Last December 17, the director of Vatterott College's Fairview Heights campus in southwestern Illinois gathered faculty and students together to say the school would close—for good—in one hour. Similar announcements played out across the for-profit career school's 14 other campuses in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. It was a shock for everyone, but instructors and students in Vatterott's veterinary technician program had an added concern: The future of the 40 or so animals in their care. They negotiated with school officials for a reprieve. For a few hours the next day, they put their personal disappointment aside (not to mention their education and career worries) returned to campus, and found homes for the dogs, cats, mice, rats, reptiles, birds, rabbits, and fish they had tended as students and faculty. Vatterott College joins a growing list of failed for-profit career schools. . . .more
New Illinois law holds pet owner responsible for dangerous dog attacks
A new law in Illinois will hold pet owners responsible for their dogs' behavior. The law, known as the Justice for Buddy Act, deals with situations in which dogs who have already proven themselves to be dangerous are repeatedly found off leash. If that happens, the dog owner will be found to have acted in a reckless manner and can have his dog taken away. The legislation was born out of a 2017 attack in which a 10-year-old Yorkshire terrier named Buddy was killed by a neighbor's dog. The Justice for Buddy Act, which went into effect Tuesday, defines a reckless dog owner as someone whose dog has been deemed dangerous for killing another dog and is found running at large twice within 12 months of being deemed dangerous. . . .more
Drunk man enters wrong home, beds down with 150-pound mastiff
A Wisconsin homeowner called police early Tuesday after she found a stranger in her house sleeping on her dog's bed. Police said the man likely entered the home through an unlocked side door. Officers said the man was "heavily intoxicated" after celebrating New Year's Eve, accidentally entered the wrong residence, and fell asleep with the owner's 150-pound mastiff, Benton, on the dog bed. Police say the man was cooperative. He was not charged. "They told me it could have been a lot worse. [The man] didn't know where he was. He couldn't see—his glasses were tossed around the living room somewhere" said Lynn Sarver, Benton's owner. "He was very apologetic." And possibly very cold, if Benton has a habit of stealing the covers. . . .more
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Global weakness hammers Chen Hsong earnings
Steve Toloken
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HONG KONG (Dec. 9, 11:45 a.m. ET) — China's slowing manufacturing economy and difficult conditions in export markets in North America and Europe hammered Chinese injection press maker Chen Hsong Holdings Ltd., sending revenues for the first half of its fiscal year down 27 percent, to HK$964 million (US$123.8 million).
"Weaknesses in Europe and the U.S. hammered China's export sector, with dwindling orders and low capacity utilization directly suppressing needs for purchasing new equipment," Hong Kong-based Chen Hsong said in a Nov. 28 filing to the Hong Kong stock market. "In the first half of this financial year, winter appeared to have fallen for the export sector."
Profit in the first half of its fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, fell 54 percent to HK$104 million (US$13.3 million), compared with the same period in 2010.
In addition to export weakness, Chen Hsong also said conditions worsened markedly in China's domestic market, with industries that were "red-hot" last year, like automotive and household appliances, facing overcapacity and mounting inventories.
The Chinese government's attempt to rein in inflation, overheating and asset bubbles by tightening credit put many small and medium-sized manufacturers in a liquidity squeeze, Chen Hsong said: "Many customers could not obtain the necessary financing from banks to continue daily operations, expand capacity or upgrade production equipment."
Business in China, whether for export-oriented or domestic-focused customers, took the brunt of the company's losses, down 35 percent overall, to HK$656 million (US $84.3 million).
Chen Hsong's figures match other estimates from Chinese plastics industry officials, including the Hong Kong Mould and Die Council, which estimated in September that 20 percent of the factories in South China's tooling and molding industry could close down, although it said smaller, less well-capitalized factories were most at risk, with larger firms faring well.
Chen Hsong said its sales outside mainland China, on the other hand, fared OK. Sales to Taiwan and direct exports of its molding machines to international markets dropped only marginally, down 1 percent to Taiwan and 3 percent to overseas markets.
Taiwanese sales held basically steady at HK$84 million (US$10.7 million) because its processors were "strongly competitive" globally in their core markets of high-end electronics, mobile phones and computer.
And internationally, continued growth in emerging markets like South American and Southeast Asia fueled direct sales of machines, even if orders from its Chinese customers focusing on exports were down sharply. Sales internationally were HK$224 million (US$28.7 million).
"Sales turnover was affected by the depression in developed Western countries in Europe and the U.S.," the company said.
Chen Hsong said it remained cautious regarding the rest of its fiscal year, but said it was looking to its strategic cooperation announced earlier this year with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co. Ltd. to fuel future growth.
The company said the new 2000 MMX ultra-large tonnage machine it's developing with Mitsubishi to be made in Chen Hsong's factories, completed its prototype and passed quality assurance tests.
Chen Hsong said it planned next year to finish an expansion of a factory in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, for manufacturing medium-to-large tonnage machines.
That expansion will help alleviate under-capacity that has forced the group turn down orders for such machines, it said.


A sailor from the Harborough area has seen her inspirational volunteer endeavours recognised by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal at an awards ceremony.
Hollowell Sailing Club's Larissa Barker, who lives in Mowsley, was honoured with an RYA Lifetime Commitment award by sailing's national governing body, which recognises individuals who have shown exceptional commitment and dedication to their club or organisation for at least 15 years.
A total of 53 awards were bestowed upon volunteers from across the UK, recognising their exceptional generosity and dedication to boating. The awards ceremony and luncheon was held at One Great George Street, where each award winner was presented with a commemorative medallion and certificate.
A spokesman for Hollowell Sailing Club said: "For more than two decades during her time volunteering, Larissa, has been an integral part of day to day life at Hollowell SC, including being the club's first lady commodore, a position she fulfilled for three years.
"She has been instrumental in nurturing the development of the club's young sailors, including introducing the national grassroots scheme, RYA OnBoard, at Hollowell, providing low cost sailing opportunities for school and youth groups enabling kids aged eight to 18 to learn to sail.
Larissa was nominated for the award by Hollowell SC and selected as a winner by the RYA Awards panel.
Duncan Truswell, RYA sport development manager, said: "The RYA Volunteer Awards are our opportunity to say 'thank you', on behalf of clubs and associations that affiliate to the RYA, to their volunteers, the people who really make a difference to help people get on the water.
For more information about the RYA Volunteer Awards visit www.rya.org.uk/go/RYAVolunteerAwards.


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Hybridizing self-adjusting approach of Dong et al. and three-term formulation of Zhang et al., a nonlinear conjugate gradient method is proposed. The method reduces to the Polak–Ribière–Polyak method under the exact line search and satisfies the sufficient descent condition independent of the line search and the objective function convexity. Similar to the Polak–Ribière–Polyak method, the method possesses an automatic restart feature which avoids jamming. Global convergence analyses are conducted when the line search fulfills the popular Wolfe conditions as well as an Armijo-type condition. Numerical experiments are done on a set of CUTEr unconstrained optimization test problems. Results of comparisons show computational efficiency of the proposed method in the sense of Dolan–Moré performance profile.


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False 'combat video' raises many questions, cautions for media
Dated: October 15, 2019 by Sharyl Attkisson 6 Comments
The following is an excerpt of a news analysis in The Hill.
I feel pretty safe in saying that most Americans can't tell you off the top of their head who the Kurds are or what the U.S. relationship with them is — let alone how that factors into Iran, Russia, China, Turkey and Syria.
Without explaining as much, the topic of President Trump's "abandonment" of the Kurds and how it will surely put a resurgence of the Islamic extremist terrorist group ISIS on Trump's shoulders, has dominated news coverage for much of the past week.
Now comes word from ABC News that it has pulled down video that aired on its flagship broadcasts, which claimed to show a "slaughter" by Turkey on the Syrian border after President Trump's announced withdrawal of U.S. troops.
ABC correspondent Ian Panell reported on Sunday that the video "obtained by ABC News, appears to show the fury of the Turkish attack on the border town of Tal Abyad two nights ago."
The pictures show massive explosions lighting up the night sky. But it turns out ABC may have been hoodwinked, according to its own account.
A tweet issued by ABC News on Monday morning reads: "CORRECTION: We've taken down video that aired on 'World News Tonight' Sunday and 'Good Morning America' this morning that appeared to be from the Syrian border immediately after questions were raised about its accuracy. ABC News regrets the error."
According to National Review, the alleged error was uncovered by social media users who compared the supposed combat footage to a YouTube video of a Kentucky military show — and it appears to be identical. (National Review credited Gizmodo with first reporting on the alleged error and publishing the videos side by side for comparison.)
ABC's correction is the right move, of course. But I don't think that's the end of the story. It's yet another in a long series of pretty serious media mistakes that never should have happened — and, arguably, would not have if appropriate journalistic standards had been deployed.
Read the rest of the article by clicking the link below:
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/465726-false-combat-video-raises-many-questions-cautions-for-media
Barry O'Barma says
This was not a mistake.
It was astroturfing.
GEORGE EADY says
AFTER THE DAMAGE IS DONE (SORRY DOES NOT MEAN THING )
John Custer says
Does this qualify as media fake news number 95?
Arthur says
It doesn't really matter if it's real or fake as the genie is out of the bottle. Like in a court case, it doesn't matter if the judge tells the jury to disregard something as they've already heard it. And in the U.S. people have no desire to think for themselves or question anything they see or hear. They just want to be spoon fed with what they WANT to hear.
WarEagle82 says
This demonstrates the stupidity and duplicity of the MSM. It also demonstrates their contempt for Americans.
What it ought to demonstrate to those who seek to infringe our rights and destroy our liberties is that the Americans they seek to enslave are reasonably well armed and just about fed up with this "wannabe tyranny."
If a small gun club in Kentucky can stage a show like this, just imagine the response if these twits and soibois ever do decide to "come for our guns."
They seem to want a civil war but they have forgotten the historical lessons about how violent and brutal a civil war can be.