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Reach out and sneer: Dem radicals speak to the Red States
No more Mr Nice Liberal, apparently...
New Democrat Outreach Program Sun 7 Nov 2004 // 12:30 UTC
Comment The defeated Kerry may have called for unity last week, but already radical elements inside and outside of the Democrat party are arguing for the abandonment of the old ways of cosy consensus. One such organisation, formed even as the last queues for the ballots ebbed away, styles itself "The New Democrat Outreach Program." The Register has been contacted by one NDOP activist, styling himself Commandante Camembert, with an early draft of the organisation's first communique to the nation. "We must," says Camembert, "learn to speak to all of the people. But we mustn't be afraid to sneer when we do it."
We think they've got that right already, although the "outreach" may need some work. Anway, here it is:
An open letter to the Red-State victors:
With hard work and superb organization, you have triumphed over John Kerry and the forces of Blue-state paternalism. Congratulations. The multinational corporations that hold you in bondage remain free to profit off your sweat nearly tax free, while their overpaid senior execs continue to pay a pittance in personal income tax.
Your primary and secondary schools will continue to turn out third-rate pupils with limited opportunities, while you enjoy the satisfaction of making it on your own without health care when a catastrophic illness bankrupts your family.
Your agricultural universities will continue issuing Ph.D.s in football, and bogus Protestant Evangelical and Fundamentalist theology, and how to jerk off a bull safely. Your children will learn to borrow enough money to erect chicken houses so that they, like you, can take custody -- not possession, but custody -- of Tyson's chicks, feed them, rear them, assume losses from those that fail to thrive, and in the end earn just enough money to service their endless debt, and realize a profit of perhaps $12K a year. Your bank thanks you; Tyson thanks you; George W. Bush thanks you; and I thank you.
You can continue sending your sons to die in Iraq on a fool's errand. When you bury them, you can console yourselves with Bush's platitudes about their heroic mission to defend America from weapons of mass destruction.
You can savor the deficit spending that stimulates commerce today, but will cripple the US economy in ten or fifteen years' time when the bills come due with interest. Perhaps a Democrat will be in office at that time, who can be blamed for W's delayed economic fiasco.
You can continue believing, as Republican Party brainwashing has persuaded you, that we, your neighbors, are your enemies. You can believe that we have no morals; that we pimp out our teenage daughters for Internet porn; that we eat babies; that we are all gay; that we are cowards on the battlefield; and that we want to run your lives and give you AIDS.
Here's a clue: we are not your enemies; we are your countrymen. Your enemies are the greedy multinationals that the Republican Party bends over backwards to accommodate. Incidentally, most of them are based in Blue states, as are their Republican owners and major shareholders.
Here in the Blue States, Democrats and Republicans alike generate the lion's share of America's wealth, although it is you Reds who provide the lion's share of the stoop labor. You are our Mexicans, so to speak. We could not have accomplished the economic miracle that is America without your willing capitulation to a system that lies to you and fucks you over at every turn.
Look at economic output and educational achievement on a state-by-state basis: it's painfully evident that we Blues are immensely more productive and better educated than you Reds. We have lots more money. We live longer. We eat better. We work less. We fuck more. We do cocaine and smoke fine Canadian buds, not the homebrew crank and cheap Mexican headache reefer you guys are stuck with. We drink French wine and Stoli martinis, not Budweiser. Our children rarely bother us: we've got them on Ritalin and Prozac. Our teeth are straighter and whiter, our necks longer, and our fingernails cleaner. And many of us are the Republican elite who have just punked you.
It's good to be a Blue, regardless of which party you join.
Understandably, you resent us, so you've fabricated an imaginary measure of superiority: Christian "values." Yet you talk about values the way a pre-teen girl talks about "love" in fan letters to Ashton Kutcher. You recycle quasi-religious platitudes and received slogans. You know nothing of moral theology, a rigorous philosophical pursuit that hardly exists outside the Catholic Church and its elite universities. You make of the Bible what you will; you attend prayer meetings with other semi-literates, where you reinforce each other's sloppy understandings of the text, and combine them with half-digested bits of old-timey Hallmark-card "wisdom." And when you spout gibberish, you call it "speaking in tongues." You actually fancy that you're saints, you silly, narcissistic creatures.
Nevertheless, you are fellow Americans. The Blue Republican elite encouraged you to vote for George W Bush, because they quite simply own him, and they know that his administration will make policies that help them, even if hurt you. We Blue Democrats voted for John Kerry because we believed he would minister to your needs better than Bush. A President Kerry would have shared some of our wealth with you, assured your health care, raised the minimum wage, and checked the rapacious greed of the multinationals that hold you in thrall.
President Kerry would have helped us to help you, which is all that we ask. It pains us to see you in wage slavery. It pains us to see you so ignorant and uneducated, and so eager to place yourselves in bondage. Yes, we live better; but we wish you to live better too, even if it means sacrifice on our part.
What we wanted for you would have been far better than that which you, in your ignorant pride, demanded for yourselves. Oh, you defeated us all right, but only to your detriment.
We Blues will come out of the Bush era no worse for wear, although you Reds will come out very much diminished, deeper in debt, and less able to improve your circumstances by your own powers. But because you wish to be flattered more than helped, you will be grateful for your ass fucking from the Blue-state Republican elite that is laughing behind your backs today.
We did not wish it so. We honestly did want to help.
On 2 November, you thanked us by electing a shrewd, manipulative handmaiden to corporate America who panders to you while ruthlessly exploiting your ignorance and weakness for the benefit of his patrons in the national plutocracy. There is nothing we can do about that. You won fair and square.
We should let you rot. We should secede and leave you to fend for yourselves. Then you will see firsthand just how dependent you are. We are sick of fighting for you by fighting against you. Perhaps, when you see how dreary your lives have become without us, you will finally develop the spine to fight for your basic, human rights. And then we will gladly confront the plutocracy alongside you. We need your help to defeat the Blue Republicans, who, I assure you, are just as decadent as we are, though often richer.
But until you finally learn to respect yourselves, we can't respect you, and we therefore can't be bothered to give a rat's ass about you.
So let us secede, Blue America and Red America. We can handle the Blue state Republicans, so long as we don't have a lot of ignorant Red state lemmings frustrating our efforts and screwing themselves in the bargain. Secession will enable us both to live as we have chosen without the other's interference. We will prosper, and you will get a clue.
But do stay in touch after the borders slam shut. When you finally tire of living on the modern, corporate plantations of Cargill, Tyson, ConAgra and Smithfield; when you tire of shopping at Wal-Mart and sending your daughters to sling hash at Denny's in hopes that they'll meet the nicer sort of truck driver; when you tire of sneaking into Blue America as illegal white-trash wetbacks eager for casual work dusting our parlors; and when, like men, you finally rise up in rebellion against this immoral usury -- then, and only then, let us talk.
We'll gladly get your backs. But first you must grow the brains and the balls needed to profit from our help. ®


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Hamas Calls for Israel's Annihilation as Abbas Meets Trump
Tzippe Barrow
JERUSALEM, Israel – Hamas, the Palestinian faction ruling the Gaza Strip, has released a policy statement that demands Jerusalem for a Palestinian capital and alludes to the total destruction of Israel.
The statement came as Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas came to Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, President Trump offered to be a "mediator and arbitrator" to help the Palestinians and Israelis come to an agreement.
But the Islamist group Hamas says it would only accept an independent Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 armistice lines and the right of return for an estimated 5 million descendants of Arabs who left Israel in 1948, both non-starters for Israel.
Outgoing Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal said the policy statement reflects the group's "struggle against the Zionists who occupy Palestine," while preserving its right for "resistance and jihad" to accomplish its goal.
"Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea. However, without compromising its rejection of the Zionist entity and without relinquishing any Palestinian rights, Hamas considers the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of the 4th of June 1967, with the return of the refugees and the displaced to their homes from which they were expelled, to be a formula of national consensus."
The terror group's latest declaration is seen as a means to an end – an end of Israel that is – since their end goal is to liberate "Palestine, from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea."
"Hamas is attempting to fool the world, but it will not succeed," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spokesman David Keyes told The Times of Israel.
Netanyahu hopes the president will hold Abbas accountable for paying hefty monthly stipends to convicted terrorists and educating its youth to wage jihad against Israelis.
As Israel Remembers Holocaust, Terrorists Strike, Anti-Semitism Spikes in US
US Defense Sec'y Mattis: Israeli Alliance 'Cornerstone' of Regional Security
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"Rico", who has a broken grasp of English, has already appeared in two video adverts, largely intended for social networking, with three more to be released on Wednesday this week.
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Feds Call Ghislaine Maxwell a 'Sophisticated Predator' in Closing Arguments, Case Handed to Jury
Jurors are deliberating after the prosecution and defense completed their closing arguments in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial.
According to NBC News, federal prosecutors characterized Maxwell as a "dangerous" predator who enabled ex-beau Jeffrey Epstein, 66, while the defense said she was an "innocent" and "wrongfully accused" woman. Maxwell did not take the stand in her own defense, but three accusers testified using pseudonyms — including one who said she was 14 when Maxwell groomed her to sexually pleasure Epstein and trafficked her to other men.
A fourth accuser testified under her real name.
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Maxwell, who was arrested in July 2020 in New Hampshire, is accused of grooming at least four underage girls, as young as 14, for Epstein to sexually abuse between 1994 and 1997. She has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and other related charges in New York.
Epstein was jailed without bond in July 2019 following allegations that he sex-trafficked dozens of underage girls from 2002 to 2005. The billionaire financier was found hanging in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan on August 10, 2019 — sparking skepticism about the circumstances surrounding his death.
Jurors deliberated for 50 minutes on Monday. They are expected to reconvene deliberations on Tuesday.
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UNZA, CBU impasse signals a broke govt, HH warned them – Mweetwa
By Sipilisiwe Ncube,
UPND Choma Central MP Cornelius Mweetwa speaks to journalists in Lusaka shortly after President Edgar Lungu's address to Parliament on March 16, 2018 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala
UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says what is happening at the university of Zambia and Copperbelt University is symptomatic of a broke, clueless government that is governing by chance without a recovery plan.
And Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says government is deeply concerned with the position taken by University of Zambia and Copperbelt University lecturers who have resolved to down tools until their February 2019 salaries are paid.
In a brief note, commenting on the impasse, Siliya who doubles as Minister or Information and Broadcasting Services said tension is not good for education and hoped that Higher Education Minister Prof Nkandu Luo would bring the issue to a logical conclusion.
"Clearly, government is deeply concerned with the situation at the two public institutions. Tension is not good for the learning environment. It is our hope that soon, the minister in charge will bring this matter to a logical conclusion," said Siliya.
But Mweetwa, who is also Choma Central member of parliament, reminded government that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema warned of this crisis when the PF was "struggling to control its appetite for borrowing".
"What is happening at UNZA and CBU is symptomatic of the state of governance and the state of the economy. You must be aware that it is not only UNZA and CBU that have gone unpaid, except that these two institutions have felt that they can't take any more than they have already gone through. They have suffered, if you go at the University of Zambia now, it's a sorry sight. But there are others. People who are in employment at institutions such as Zampost, National Housing Authority and others are not being paid," Mweetwa observed.
"This government is so broke that it is failing to pay public workers at the same time. Some civil servants have just been paid their February salaries after mounting pressure on government. These guys have no money now, but we told the PF a few years ago that the way they are managing the economy, they will soon have a liquidity crunch in the nation, there will be no money. When we told them that, they said 'HH is just being bitter'. Can they now still be able to say HH was bitter with what he was telling them or he was telling them the truth?"
He said winning elections by dubious means was no guarantee that the party would manage the economy.
"There are no two ways of governing a country, you don't govern a country by emotion or by accident. You govern a county by bringing about economic development through well planned policies that are in sync with the capacities of those why are charged with the responsibility of governance. It's not just about stealing votes and saying we have won the elections now we are going to govern because we have a mandate. A mandate should have with itself a skill-set commensurate with the demands and requirements for national governance and economic management. That is what is absent in the PF, that is why you are seeing universities now reaching those levels," Mweetwa said.
"Right now the Republic of Zambia is struggling to meet its debt obligations, and those governing the country have no recovery plan. Instead they continue to borrow. What about the few years to come when some of the biggest loans they got begin to yield, what will happen? So Zambians need to brace themselves for harder times to come. But what HH has been saying, what we have been telling them, when they could not control their appetite for borrowing, is now becoming true. We want to hear the PF speak up now and say that what is happening at UNZA and CBU is because HH is bitter."
He urged Zambians to reflect on the mandate they gave the PF.
"As UPND, we want to call on the citizens of this country to reflect…this is the time to reflect on the mandate we give to politicians, that it is not just about handing out power anyhow, it is about giving power knowing that it is that power through the ballot you are giving out that you now have to rely on for your salary increment; you now have to rely on for your terminal benefits; you now have to rely on in order to get a job once you leave college or university. It is that power in the ballot that you are going to rely on whether to remain on the street as a street vendor or not, it is the power in the ballot that has created the situation we are in today. When we as citizens decide that it is this power we only use it and it is this voice in the ballot that we only speak once in five years. We must be very careful not to trade that voice with Chitenge or T-shirt or little money here and there or even with beer. We should know that that voice is very crucial. If you misplace it to the wrong authority, you are in for it for the next five years before you are given another opportunity to speak again," said Mweetwa.
"It doesn't make sense that the PF is busy chasing its members of parliament to create unnecessary by-elections, yet when it comes to these political events, there is no day when we have been told that 'this by-election will not take place because government has failed to raise the necessary money for it. Does it make sense? It doesn't. Look at the money that is going into Roan. It will be more money that the money which the workers at UNZA are demanding, it could be more money than what workers at ZAMPOST are demanding. So it's like politics in Zambia is the most important thing at the expense of development, at the expense of the people who voted for us. This is where we are getting to now. People who have to suffer are the people who voted for us while those who are in those comfortable positions continue to live in luxury."
Sipilisiwe Ncube has a background in radio news.Email: sipilisiwe [at] diggers [dot] news
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Eric Sprott: Gold Is Going to $5,000 and then $10,000 per ounce
Eric discusses the recent gains in gold and silver. In 2016 stocks went up 160% in six months, we could be looking for something similar in the gold sector. It's a tiny part of the overall market that could explode quickly.
The dollar index had support at the 93 level, but it seems to have broken to the downside. If you look logically at the U.S. financial situation, you will realize that they are bankrupt. There will be a shocking wake-up call at some point when people realize things are unsustainable and pensions can't be paid out.
There is a lot of chaos happening in politics in Washington, and it doesn't seem like much will be accomplished. Foreign countries are going to continue selling U.S. dollar treasuries. It's not ridiculous to think that gold can't go many multiples higher. The way the system has evolved is a good reason to hold gold for the next decade.
Eric discusses the ICO frenzy in cryptocurrencies and why he feels that there are too many different versions of cryptos. He prefers gold and silver but thinks cryptocurrencies may have a place especially if they find a way to tie themselves to gold and silver.
He expects the market to move similar to 2001 he expects it to be volatile. He says "I am a huge believer that metals are manipulated by central authorities when they lose control we could be looking at a sustained gigantic bull market in precious metals."
Mr. Sprott discusses Novo Resources (TSX.V: NVO) and why he is excited about the potential. He finds the geology of the site to be quite fascinating.
Talking Points From This Week's Episode
• Gold has had a pretty good run in recent days and weeks.
• US Dollar seems to be falling through support to the downside.
• Gold has a lot of potential in this economic climate given the political uncertainty.
• Eric discusses opportunities in the juniors.
Eric will be the keynote speaker at Palisade Global Investments "The Hard Asset Conference on Jekyll Island" in October you can find out more at palisadeconference.com.
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Јосеф Манес (; Праг, 12. мај 1820 — Праг, 9. децембар 1871) био је чешки сликар и илустратор, значајан представник романтизма и оснивач савремене уметности у Чешкој. Његов отац је био Антонин Манес професор пејзажа на прашкој Академији а стрис Вацлав Манес био на овој школи два пута директор. Отац и стриц су имали велики утицај на овог сликара.

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Јосеф Манес је био сматран за оснивача чешког сликарства и највећег мајстора у пејзажној уметности. Од своје петнаесте године студирао је на прашкој Академији а касније и у Минхену. У младости је путовао у Дрезден, Пољску и Шлезију. Његов лични живот се закомпликовао када се опет преселио у Праг, где је имао породичне проблеме. Имао је односе са слушкињом Франћишком Шћовичком, која је са њим затруднила и чекала је дете које он није признавао за своје.

Манес је узимао активно учешће у културном животу и био је активан у уметничком удружењу "Уметничка беседа" и предложио је униформе и заставе за друштво "Солол" и друга бројна патриотска удружења. 1857. године је посетио Русију и три године после тога Италију одакле се вратио болестан. Постепено душевно и физичко одумирање је настало услед обољења сифилисом. После две године тешких болова умро је у 51 години живота 1871. године у Прагу.

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Његово многострано дело је обухватало многе пејзаже, портрете, историјске сцене као и ботаничке студије. Од савременика његово дело није било прихватано и цењено је хладно и за Манеса је била значајна зависност од његовог пријатеља у кући дворца Силва- Тароуца. Познате су његове илустрације астрономског часовника прашког Орлоја и његове слике инспирисане сеоским животом који је за њега представљао хуманост и чистоту.

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Climbing the Tree of Energy Efficiency – What comes after 'Low-Hanging Fruit' in Existing Buildings?
When an organization first considers energy efficiency, the focus is almost always on 'low-hanging fruit' – actions or initiatives that are simple, turnkey, and require very little investment. These incremental efforts drive major impacts in terms of reducing carbon footprint and cost savings, leaving organizations eager to take the logical next steps.
Once the 'low-hanging fruit' are picked, however, one must start climbing the tree to find the juiciest fruit – adding risk, complexity, and additional effort to the process. At CodeGreen Solutions, teaching our clients to climb the tree is both rewarding and impactful. While there is a lot of nuance that can't be captured in a single blog post, my 10 years in the industry has shown that every organization can follow two simple rules to help drive energy efficiency safely and effectively.
Classic energy audits provide a vendor neutral, holistic look at energy saving opportunities across all systems in your facility, allowing you to prioritize and plan. These studies do require some upfront investment, and the accuracy of implementation cost estimates for less turnkey opportunities vary greatly based on a host of factors.
Products audits are energy analyses delivered by product vendors, such as lighting or HVAC equipment suppliers, and are often delivered for free to incentivize the purchase of their product. With product audits, beware the savings estimate (often overstated), but trust the implementation cost.
Organizations that understand the difference between energy audits and product audits can leverage both to get the best picture of opportunities within their portfolio.
As projects get more complex and larger in scale, pilot projects can be the best way to prove out effectiveness. CodeGreen recently worked with a client that had a similar HVAC layout across several facilities – central cooling with perimeter electric resistance heating. Electric resistance heating is an inefficient method of heating but very difficult to retrofit in an occupied building.
We recently piloted a major retrofit project that would utilize advanced control and energy recovery ventilation to minimize electric heating costs. Besides the $500,000 in state incentives that were obtained for the project, utility data tracking as well as measurement and verification (M&V) performed by CodeGreen showed a reduction of over 50% of heating costs and overall carbon footprint of the building by over 33%, giving the client confidence to roll this upgrade out to other facilities. While it lengthened the payback slightly to perform M&V on the project, it was invaluable to the client in the form of confidence to roll out the strategy to other buildings within their portfolio.
The better informed and more sophisticated organizations are about the decisions that they make regarding energy efficiency, the greater the chances of a successful outcome. The result is not only a reduction in energy consumption, cost, and CO2 emissions, but a substantiated way to prove a concept in one asset and reap the rewards in many.
This article is written by Joshua Kace, Director of Energy Practice at CodeGreen Solutions.


text:
package generate

import (
	"log"

	"github.com/go-swagger/go-swagger/generator"
)

// Client the command to generate a swagger client
type Client struct {
	shared
	Name            string   `long:"name" short:"A" description:"the name of the application, defaults to a mangled value of info.title"`
	Operations      []string `long:"operation" short:"O" description:"specify an operation to include, repeat for multiple"`
	Tags            []string `long:"tags" description:"the tags to include, if not specified defaults to all"`
	Principal       string   `long:"principal" short:"P" description:"the model to use for the security principal"`
	Models          []string `long:"model" short:"M" description:"specify a model to include, repeat for multiple"`
	DefaultScheme   string   `long:"default-scheme" description:"the default scheme for this client" default:"http"`
	DefaultProduces string   `long:"default-produces" description:"the default mime type that API operations produce" default:"application/json"`
	SkipModels      bool     `long:"skip-models" description:"no models will be generated when this flag is specified"`
	SkipOperations  bool     `long:"skip-operations" description:"no operations will be generated when this flag is specified"`
	DumpData        bool     `long:"dump-data" description:"when present dumps the json for the template generator instead of generating files"`
	SkipValidation  bool     `long:"skip-validation" description:"skips validation of spec prior to generation"`
}

func (c *Client) getOpts() (*generator.GenOpts, error) {
	return &generator.GenOpts{
		Spec: string(c.Spec),

		Target:            string(c.Target),
		APIPackage:        c.APIPackage,
		ModelPackage:      c.ModelPackage,
		ServerPackage:     c.ServerPackage,
		ClientPackage:     c.ClientPackage,
		Principal:         c.Principal,
		DefaultScheme:     c.DefaultScheme,
		DefaultProduces:   c.DefaultProduces,
		IncludeModel:      !c.SkipModels,
		IncludeValidator:  !c.SkipModels,
		IncludeHandler:    !c.SkipOperations,
		IncludeParameters: !c.SkipOperations,
		IncludeResponses:  !c.SkipOperations,
		ValidateSpec:      !c.SkipValidation,
		Tags:              c.Tags,
		IncludeSupport:    true,
		Template:          c.Template,
		TemplateDir:       string(c.TemplateDir),
		DumpData:          c.DumpData,
		ExistingModels:    c.ExistingModels,
		IsClient:          true,
	}, nil
}

func (c *Client) getShared() *shared {
	return &c.shared
}

func (c *Client) generate(opts *generator.GenOpts) error {
	return generator.GenerateClient(c.Name, c.Models, c.Operations, opts)
}

func (c *Client) log(rp string) {
	log.Printf(`Generation completed!

For this generation to compile you need to have some packages in your GOPATH:

	* github.com/go-openapi/errors
	* github.com/go-openapi/runtime
	* github.com/go-openapi/runtime/client
	* github.com/go-openapi/strfmt

You can get these now with: go get -u -f %s/...
`, rp)
}

// Execute runs this command
func (c *Client) Execute(args []string) error {
	return createSwagger(c)
}

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text:
Q: Problem Memory Leak in Core Data code I can't seem to figure out the cause of a problem reported by the Leaks tool. The code in question is here with the problem line marked. Any ideas? Is there a way to find out exactly what object is the leak?
NSArray *getAllCoreData(NSString *entityName, NSString *orderedBy, BOOL ascending, BOOL shallow)
{
// Get the managed object context
NSManagedObjectContext *moc = [[AppController sharedAppController] managedObjectContext];

// Create a fetch request that fetches from 'entityName'
NSFetchRequest *fetch = [[NSFetchRequest alloc] init];
NSEntityDescription *entity = [NSEntityDescription entityForName:entityName inManagedObjectContext:moc];
[fetch setEntity:entity];

// Try to do the fetch
NSError *error;
NSArray *result = [moc executeFetchRequest:fetch error:&error]; <----- Problem line

[fetch release];

// Did the fetch fail?
if (!result)
{
    // Display an alert view
    UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Fetch Failed"
                                                        message:[error localizedDescription]
                                                       delegate:nil
                                              cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
                                              otherButtonTitles:nil];

    [alertView autorelease];
    [alertView show];
    return nil;
}

// Return the array of instances of NSManagedObject
return result;
}

Any help will be greatly appreciated,
Jason

A: Leaks is telling you the memory allocated there was kept around after you had no more references.
So after you return results, something else is retaining it too long, and not releasing when you are done.

A: Try changing
NSError *error;

to
NSError *error = nil;

It may not be a real leak.  Possibly, NSError *error just happens to have some leftover pointer in it so it looks like a leak to the tool.

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Chief Executive Magazine-"Congress Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski"
Letter from the Polish National Alliance.
Re-election advertisement in a newspaper.
Hand drawn layout for Re-election poster.
Letter from George Halas to Rostenkowski.
A sample of the "write Rosty" letters.
Rostenkowski with Joseph Sender M.D. physician-in-chief at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, California.


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März 2019, Waldkirch. Der deutsche Verpackungs-Hersteller August Faller und die Perigord Premedia Ltd. machen gemeinsame Sache: Der irische Anbieter von Artwork-Lösungen für die Life-Science-Branche übernimmt mit sofortiger Wirkung die Anteilsmehrheit an der Tochtergesellschaft August Faller Artwork Solutions (AFAS). Durch das Joint Venture möchten beide Unternehmen neue Märkte erschließen, ihr Portfolio erweitern und vorhandene Kompetenzen bündeln.
Auch für August Faller ist der Zusammenschluss mit Perigord äußerst vielversprechend. "Die Geschäftsführung und die Anteilseigner von Faller freuen sich sehr über dieses Joint Venture mit Perigord", betont Dr. Daniel Keesman, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Faller Group. "Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass die Managementkompetenz, das Fachwissen und die digitale Technologie, die Perigord bei AFAS einbringt, wichtige Faktoren für das weitere Unternehmenswachstum sein werden. Das Tochterunternehmen des Verpackungs-Spezialisten ist auf professionelles Artwork-Management für pharmazeutische Sekundärpackmittel und Werbemittel spezialisiert. "Faller ist froh, am wachsenden Erfolg von AFAS teilzuhaben", sagt Keesman.
March 2019 – Global Life Science artwork solutions provider Perigord and the Faller Group announce entering a joint venture, with Perigord acquiring a majority stake in August Faller Artwork Solutions (AFAS) GmbH. Perigord – headquartered in Dublin, Ireland – is the market leader in providing labelling and artwork management services to the Life Science Industry. This joint venture complements and enhances both Perigord and AFAS's overall market offerings.
The companies' joint product portfolio of packaging/labelling artwork management services, outsourced solutions, and dedicated digital applications has been designed specifically to deliver greater customer value and increased speed to market for clients.
Both Perigord and Faller had been looking to expand in the DACH region for some time but had been waiting for the right opportunity to arise. The cultural and quality alignment of Perigord and Faller has been key in achieving this goal.
Perigord is a global Life Science-focused business.
Employing over 400 subject matter experts across its offices in Europe, the US and Asia, Perigord offers a suite of products including packaging and labelling artwork services, knowledge processing outsourcing, creative and design solutions, supply chain consultancy and dedicated software solutions.
With a passion for innovation and a focus on quality, Perigord has over 30 years of experience servicing the global packaging, labelling and marketing supply chain needs of the Life Science Industry.
Perigord is proud of the role it plays in ensuring all its Life Science clients' packaging and marketing materials are created and delivered to the highest quality, and in compliance with all local and global market regulations. Perigord currently list 15 of the world's top-20 Life Science companies as clients.
Certified to ISO 9001:2015/PS 9000:2016, Perigord also conforms to both GMP and GAMP standards.
The August Faller Group is one of the leading manufacturers and solution provider of secondary pharmaceutical packaging such as folding cartons, leaflets, labels and combination products. For more than 30 years, August Faller has continuously expanded its expertise in the pharmaceutical market. On this basis, innovations and developments are consistently focused on customer-specific solutions and patient-friendly products.
The company is one of the first manufacturers to provide product development tailored to the individual customer as a separate service. In terms of pharmaceutical and health care packaging, Faller offers solutions such as serialisation, supply chain management and packaging services.
The services of the subsidiary August Faller Artwork Solutions GmbH are available to customers for artwork management, printing consulting and coordination.
The company group operates in an economical and ecologically sustainable manner and August Faller GmbH & Co.KG has been FSC®- certified since 2011. August Faller GmbH & Co.KG was founded in 1882. At its headquarters in Waldkirch, Germany, and at its other German sites in Binzen, Großbeeren and Schopfheim, as well as in Hvidovre, Denmark, and Łódź, Poland, the company currently has more than 1,300 employees.
Simplify your artwork process, get closer to your customers and strengthen compliance.
Global Life Science technology company Perigord has just released GLAMS CMO, the latest product in its suite of dedicated Life Science Workflow Management Solutions.
GLAMS CMO is a purpose-built artwork process management system designed specifically for Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs). GLAMS CMO demystifies and simplifies the artwork process, a highly regulated and compliance-driven function within the packaging supply chain. It provides a portal for CMO clients to view and approve artwork in real-time, strengthening client relationships, it provides a solid link between the CMO and their Pharma clients!
"We are enormously proud of our latest product and its ability to improve CMOs ability to manage their artwork processes, create a business advantage, gaining an edge in an increasingly competitive market," said Perigord CEO, Alan Leamy.
With shortening lead times and two-thirds of pharmaceutical manufacturing now being outsourced, CMOs need to have in place a best in class automated management system that underscores their ability to meet the demands of this highly regulated industry. Validated by the world's leading life science businesses the GLAMS platform creates a vital bridge between CMOs and large pharma delivering a real competitive advantage.
GLAMS CMO leverages the power of Perigord Data's proprietary global labelling artwork management platform, the world's only dedicated workflow management system specifically designed for the life science industry.
"Patient safety and process optimisation are at the core of everything we do. Our clients trust us to deliver this into the supply chain. The success of GLAMS allows us to walk into any pharmaceutical company in the world and know that we can add value from the very first meeting," explained Mr Leamy.
Few CMOs have unlocked the potential of digital technologies; however, those that have reported a significant increase in productivity and client satisfaction.
"The pharma industry is consistently managing complex changing regulations that impact how CMOs manage their products," explained Suzanne Ivory, Perigord Data Chief Operating Officer (COO).
GLAMS CMO is a fully secure system which allows for the end to end management of the artwork function, and provides a secure repository of all artwork, manages approvals and facilitates a full audit trail of all interactions and signoffs carried out during the artwork process.
Perigord Data is a Global Life Science focused business and the software division of Perigord.
Employing over 350 subject matter experts across its offices in Europe, the US and Asia, Perigord offers a suite of products including Packaging and Labelling artwork services, Creative and Design Solutions, Knowledge Processing Outsourcing, Supply Chain Consultancy and dedicated Software solutions.
With a passion for innovation and over 30yrs experience servicing the global packaging, labelling and marketing supply chain needs of the Life Science industry, Perigord is proud of its role in ensuring all Life Science packaging and marketing materials are created and delivered in compliance to all local and global market regulations.
Perigord provides supply chain solutions to 15 of the world's top-20 Life Science companies.
We are proud to be selected as finalists for the 2018 "Supplier of the Year" award at the Irish Pharma Awards on the 23rd October at the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road, Dublin. Perigord has been supporting Irish Pharma companies and Global Pharma companies based in Ireland for over 10 years.
This award recognises the outstanding support we provide to all our clients in Ireland and globally, but above all acknowledges the contribution and hard work of all our global staff who thrive on delivering the highest levels of compliance and client service to our clients.
Perigord has been and continues to be a leading supplier of consultancy and labelling artwork solutions to the pharma industry worldwide. We work with our clients on everything from setting up their artwork processes, supplying expert resources to product launches and maintaining packaging compliance requirements.
Perigord plays a key role in ensuring all pharma product packaging complies with country regulations locally and globally and provides artwork solutions to 15 of the world's leading top 20 pharmaceutical companies.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our client's labelling artwork management needs are always met on time, every time and through regular monitoring, we ensure the highest level of quality and compliance are constantly maintained.
With more than 10 years of experience in the Life Science Industry, Perigord reduces the risk of product recalls caused by packaging and labelling non-compliance – ensuring Ireland's key export sector keeps growing for years to come.
Perigord are proud to announce that we have been shortlisted by the Irish Pharma Awards for Supplier of the Year. Since 2014, the Irish Pharma Awards have acted as a barometer of success for any organization in the Irish pharmaceutical and life sciences sector. The event is set to be attended by over 500 key pharma companies and influential industry thought leaders. 22 awards will be handed out on the night at the Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 4.
Perigord's deep industry expertise and life sciences knowledge combined with our dedication to complete client satisfaction make us the leading choice for both artwork services and artwork management. Through GLAMS, Perigord offers the only Artwork Management System that is built from the ground up with the life sciences in mind. GLAMS enables pharma companies to better manage costs, ensure speed to market and maintain the highest possible quality levels throughout the artwork lifecycle.
We look forward to meeting our clients and colleagues at the gala event on Thursday, October 5th and seeing what the night has in store for Perigord. Before that, you can request a GLAMS Demo today and learn how it can grant you total control over your artwork process.


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Waynflete boys persevere, advance to semifinals
By Michael Hoffer
PORTLAND—After painful home playoff losses each of the past two years, the Waynflete boys' soccer team will take a late October win any way it can get one.
Wednesday afternoon at Fore River Field, the Flyers got a battle (in more ways than one) from visiting Wiscasset, but managed to live to play another day.
First half goals from seniors Mitch Newlin and Max McKendry set the tone and a rebound goal from freshman Clancy Mitchell in the second half helped ice a 3-0 win for second-ranked Waynflete, which will next welcome No. 3 Hall-Dale in the semifinals Friday.
"I'm not really concerned about past years," said longtime Flyers coach Brandon Salway. "This year's team has shown a lot of resiliency. They feed off each other. It comes down to doing the little things. We did it today."
Waynflete has been among the finest teams in Western Class C the past four years. In 2008, the Flyers came all the way from the No. 11 seed to advance to the state final before losing to Washington Academy, 2-1. Two years ago, Waynflete won 12 regular season contests and was third for the playoffs, but was stunned by visiting Georges Valley, 1-0, in the quarterfinals. Last fall, the Flyers again earned the three seed and this time made it all the way to the regional final before being upset by rival North Yarmouth Academy, 1-0.
Many of this year's eight seniors have been along for the ride for much of that triumph and agony and want nothing more than to go all the way in their final season. So far this autumn, Waynflete has more than risen to the occasion, going 10-1-3 in the regular season, with the only blemishes being a 4-0 home loss to Western B contender Fryeburg, a pair of scoreless ties against Sacopee Valley and a 1-1 home draw with NYA on Sept. 14. The biggest win was a first-ever victory (1-0) over traditional powerhouse Cape Elizabeth, Oct. 11, at home.
When the dust settled, the Flyers earned their best Western C seed to date, second.
Wiscasset, which changed its nickname from the Redskins to the Wolverines this fall, was a 6-5-3 team in the regular season and earned the No. 7 seed. Wiscasset and Waynflete met once before in the playoffs, a 2-0 preliminary round victory for the Flyers to start their regional title championship run in 2008.
The hosts were thrown into disarray just before kickoff when standout senior goalkeeper Zander Majercik, who's been battling an ankle injury, was first expected to play, then scratched at the last minute in favor of sophomore Joe Schnier.
When the contest began, Waynflete had the better of the chances in a contest that featured several hard hits and yellow cards.
Just 1 minute, 2 seconds into the 40-minute first half, the Flyers had a great chance to get the early jump, but senior captain Daniel Wiener shot high. Six minutes later, the Flyers threatened again, but junior playmaker Peabo Knoth's cross was just a little too high for sophomore Elyse Bayizere to handle. With 29:58 left before halftime, Bayizere's shot in the box was broken up at the last second.
With 23:30 showing, Waynflete finally broke through.
Wiener had a free kick from the left side which was blocked by sophomore teammate Henry Cleaves. The ball came right back to Wiener and he shot again only to have his bid denied by Wiscasset senior goalkeeper Jason Weatherbee. Newlin was right there to pounce on the rebound, however, and after struggling momentarily to get the ball on his foot, he banged it home and the Flyers were ahead to stay, 1-0.
"That cross by Daniel was huge," Newlin said. "The team was playing well and we had chances. I was at the right spot at the right time. It couldn't have been better. I felt like I had all the time in the world. The first goal definitely sets the tempo."
"It was important to score first," Salway said. "I thought we'd be a little rusty since we haven't played in nine days. I'm proud of how we responded."
Two minutes later, the game's first yellow card was issued, to Wolverines senior Cory Hodgdon.
Waynflete kept the offensive pressure on and moments after a Cleaves' header on a corner went just wide, McKendry got into the scoring act with 11:47 to go before the half.
McKendry took a pass from Newlin, dribbled around a defender and let a shot fly. From some 35-yards out it rocketed toward the goal and over Weatherbee's head for a 2-0 lead.
Not only was the goal timely and impressive, it was also historic.
"Scoring isn't really my thing," McKendry said. "It was my first varsity goal ever. Mitch passed it to me. I took a step and honestly thought I was closer to the goal than I was. I looked down and tried not to send it high. I felt like I hit well. I didn't really believe it at first."
To any observer not accustomed to seeing Waynflete play, McKendry came across as a seasoned scorer.
"Max's strike really helped us out," said Newlin.
"We made good plays inside the box all day," Salway said. "Max had a great shot."
With 10:21 left, junior Mohammed Suja sent a shot in that the goalie bobbled, allowing senior William Cleaves to get to the rebound. He had a good shot, but Weatherbee denied it and the score stayed 2-0.
Schnier made his presence felt with 8:46 remaining in the half when he had to go way up to make a save on a free kick.
A minute later, things got testy when both Wiener and Wiscasset senior Caleb Bryant were issued yellow cards. A heated discussion between the coaches and officials ensued and the game was delayed several minutes before lead official Vince Aceto restored order.
The Wolverines tried to cut into the deficit with 2:49 left, but senior Devin Grover's header was just wide. Late in the half, for the Flyers, Knoth shot just wide and as time wound down, William Cleaves' rush was broken up.
The visitors pushed to get back in the game early in the second half as Grover shot just wide and the team's first corner kick followed seconds later. With 30:49 left in regulation, Schnier had to come out to break up a long pass from Bryant intended for Hodgdon.
Then, with 21:50 to play, Waynflete put the win away when freshman Clancy Mitchell got in on the fun. After a long shot by junior Kevin Kanakan was tipped by the goalie off the crossbar, Mitchell was there to put home the rebound and it was 3-0.
"Clancy had a great follow on a good shot by Kevin," Salway said.
With 8:54 left, Grover got his team's third yellow card of the day, but that was it for excitement and the Flyers advanced with the shutout win.
"It was a crazy day from 10 minutes before the game when we thought Zander would be starting, but three minutes before he was out and Joey had to step in," Salway said. "We had to move some people around quickly. The biggest thing in the second half was keeping our composure. We had control of the game. It was a difficult game to keep our composure, but for the most part we kept it."
Next test
Waynflete (which is now the highest remaining seed in the region after No. 1 St. Dom's was upset by No. 9 NYA Wednesday afternoon) will welcome 13-1-1 Hall-Dale Friday. The question is where. If Thursday's projected rainfall leaves the Fore River Field unplayable, both the girls (who face Old Orchard Beach) and the boys will move to Deering's turf field.
The Flyers didn't face Hall-Dale this year. The teams have no playoff history.
Waynflete hopes to keep the good times rolling.
"We know we can't look by anybody on any given day," Newlin said. "That's what we took from Georges Valley two years ago. Last year was really tough. Last year we had mental toughness as well, but were unlucky."
"I think we're confident," McKendry said. "We have good teams to beat."
"I hope our best games are still to come," added Salway. "Hall-Dale's a pretty good team with a solid record. We're glad to extend our season for a couple more days. If we respond like we did today, we'll be fine."
Sports Editor Michael Hoffer can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @foresports.


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Over the past two months, many companies have issued statements decrying racism, announced themselves as allies for the Black community and invested money in causes to correct injustices. Some even gave employees the day off for Juneteenth for the first time.
Internal communicators are now faced with the burning question being asked of them by their leadership and employees: "Now what?"
For some companies, the first response is diversity and inclusion training. I'm not mad about that response because understanding the value people of all different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences bring should be a key requirement in business. However, diversity training has been around in one form or another for decades, and yet racial inequality still exists both inside companies and in society at large.
As with many important issues, looking for answers leads to more questions. That's fine if the questions lead us to examine more deeply the underlying issues that must be addressed. And while internal communicators may not be the ultimate decision makers in how the company addresses the underlying issues, they can and should be among those raising the questions.
So here are some questions that first come to mind for me in this effort to be allies:
How can you help educate your workforce on the history of race, and particularly anti-Black racism, in this country?
America is painfully under-educated on this issue. Simply knowing that Black people were enslaved in America for 246 years is not enough. A deeper understanding is needed—of the key role slavery played in building the early economy of our nation and the ways slavery morphed into other forms of oppression and racism that are still with us today.
It's hard to be an ally for the Black community if you don't fully understand the history and struggle of the Black community in this country. There are many compelling videos, talks, and articles online from excellent sources on this topic.
How can they be used to promote a deeper understanding?
Join Staffbase in conversation with Ollie Hartsfield to discuss answers
How can you aid this understanding by providing a safe space where Black colleagues who want to share their stories can be heard and where others can listen?
What existing communications channels (face-to-face meetings, video, etc.) can be used to amplify the voices that need to be heard? And how can you help company executives (most of whom are white men) lead by example?
Some executives like J&J CEO Alex Gorsky are scheduling listening tours to hear employee experiences with racism first hand, and create opportunities for conversations. Then, how do you adapt and expand this safe space to highlight voices of other groups who have also faced bias inside and outside the workplace?
Who can you partner with to explore answers to these and more questions that need to be raised?
If ever there's a need for working together, it's now.
How do you tap into a diverse network of employees inside the company, and experts outside the company who can help tackle the difficult questions? And if there isn't a diverse network, how do you build one?
How can you make this more than a temporary exercise that's forgotten in a few months when the headline news dies down and the traditional pressures of business arise?
This is perhaps the toughest question of all. But figuring this out is crucial. Because the issue of racial inequality and anti-Black racism is not going away anytime soon. It's been centuries in the making. Those who commit to being allies need to know this is a lifetime commitment.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
What other questions do you feel need to be asked and answered in the effort to be allies?
Join Staffbase in conversation with Ollie Hartsfield on August 7th at 10am EST on LinkedIn.
Ollie Hartsfield has enjoyed a 30-year career in communications, most of which has focused on internal communications. Over her 14-year tenure at SPI Group, Ollie has led the agency's teams in delivering strategic, engaging internal communications for clients with diverse, global employee populations.
Her pre-agency life has spanned corporate (AT&T and later Lucent Technologies), government (the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs), and nonprofit (the Field Museum of Natural History in her native Chicago.) She holds a B.A. in communications from Loyola University Chicago and an M.A. in marketing communications from Roosevelt University.
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Summary of weekly real estate transactions for the week ending 27 May 2021
The real estate and properties transactions valued at AED 10.3 billion in total during the week ending 27 May 2021. The sum of transactions was 1,599.
148 plots were sold for AED 1.19 billion, 1,008 apartments and villas were sold for AED 2.18 billion.
The top three transactions were a land in Burj Khalifa sold for AED 200 million, followed by a land that was sold for AED 60 million in Al Thanayah Fourth, and a land sold for AED 200 million in Burj Khalifa in third place.
Hadaeq Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid recorded the most transactions for this week by 43 sales transactions worth AED 484.04 million, followed by Al Hebiah Fourth with 31 sales transactions worth AED 124.6 million, and Al Hebiah Third with 14 sales transactions worth AED 35 million in third place.
The top three transfers for apartments and villas were an apartment was sold for AED 510 million in Burj Khalifa, an apartment was second in the list sold for AED 375 million in Marsa Dubai, and thirdly it was an apartment sold for AED 100 million in Palm Jumeirah.
The sum of the amount of mortgaged properties for the week was 3 billion, with the highest being a land in Dubai International Airport, mortgaged for AED 795 million.
63 properties were granted between first-degree relatives worth AED 4 billion.
*First-degree relatives comprise an individual's parents, siblings, children, or a fully owned company by an individual.
Source: Dubai Land Department
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While looking for additional novels about immigrant experiences, I found The Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Stories by Ellen Litman, which focuses on Russian immigrants and their families in Pittsburgh. The book is made up of several short stories which are intertwined by the recurring characters, including direct immigrants and their children, and the experiences they have in coming to and living in the US.
The short story collection as novel concept was interesting, and I kind of liked getting to switch from one main character to another, or to a group of characters. However, it all felt a bit repetitive after awhile, and I also started to have a hard time telling some of the characters apart, especially because sometimes references would be made to an unnamed person, who might or might not have been someone in a previous story.


With the growing popularity of intelligent machines, equipment party who retreats. But gradually enhanced camera parameters when shooting skills, but many users still stuck in the "shoot camera" era. To help you easily shoot good photos.
Intelligent machines flash after all the energy is limited, and not all are suitable for the lighting of the time. If you can control the ISO at 100bits, then the photo will be a lot less noise.
The Smart lens component is much smaller than the SLR, so the background of wide-angle blur when specialized equipment cannot be easily achieved results. But the close-range shooting small objects, then utilize macro mode or can be harvested unexpected surprise.
In high dynamic range imaging, a photo can be taken relatively large difference between light and dark scenes.
If you can not seethe photo details, please try to take picture softer the cut-because"disappear pixel" will not run back again at this time,then again way warden large, you see will only be bunch of mosaics.
You need to understand intelligent machines Camera App under the "autopilot" in the end, which automatically adjust the parameters: The best time to learn when to fine-tune the next lower ISO, shutter lag, and white balance.
Ignoring the default, Remember to open the flash underexposed, out of focus, then you can also try to switch from central metering point metering.
If necessary, use a tripod: Even if a powerful image stabilization (OIS), also offset not a critical moment twitching hands.
OEM manufacturers will often set image ratio of 16: 9, which naturally will inevitably cause the sensor "effective pixels" waste. So, if your camera is not native 16: 9, please take it as far as possible to switch to the native proportion (pixels).
Late edit by appropriately cropping or post-processing, you can make photos look more beautiful.
iTunes App Store on iOS and Android Google Play, there are many excellent third-party camera application, they are either more targeted, or richer than the program that comes with the camera function.


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Diverse Intelligences
Human Flourishing
Tools for Human Flourishing
Cracking the Code: Searching for Language in Dolphins with Dr. Denise Herzing
Stories of new scientific research on human flourishing that translate these basic discoveries into practical tools.
In this episode, we hear from Dr. Denise Herzing, Research Director and Founder of the Wild Dolphin Project and Affiliate Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University in biological sciences. For the last 25 years, Dr. Herzing has been on a quest to crack the code — to discover the keys to the secret language of dolphins. Today she talks about what she's learned so far about dolphin "language," what's surprised her about wild dolphins' interactions with each other and the researchers, and the possibility of humans someday communicating directly with dolphins.
Learn more about Dr. Denise Herzing and the Wild Dolphin Project.
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Featuring stories of new scientific research on human flourishing that translate these basic discoveries into practical tools. Bringing a mix of curiosity, compassion, and creativity that will appeal to all ages, journalist Richard Sergay and acclaimed writer/producer Tavia Gilbert shine a spotlight on the human impact at the heart of a cutting-edge social and scientific research project. This project was made possible through the generous support of a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation.


One of the things Miami is loaded with is Cuban culture and its restaurants. Cuban food has such an amazing variety of tastes in their meats, seafood, scrumptious desserts and strong eye opening coffees. You'll pretty much experience many of the tasteful variety of plates that Latin food offers in all of these locations because the one common thing about all their menus is how vast they are.
This restaurant chain's locations are always decorated in traditional Cuban decor inside and out. Their menu is vast with many delicious Cuban dishes and desserts. If you're in the mood to stop for quick coffee or a pastelito, enjoy them through their quick service outside window because it's a great way to catch up with friends and even strangers out there since that's where everyone shares great conversation.
Here's a great Latin restaurant which many haven't heard of nor have ever seen. This is the creation of a couple, one from Cuba and the other from Puerto Rico. Don't expect an over the top design or decorations, this is a basic local eatery at where they combined their culinary ideas to serve delicious dishes including the famous "Mofongo". Oh and you'll also be entertained by soothing Latin voices from performers who might remind your neighbor's abuelito!
So what is a Frita? I have to start first with the word, YUMMY!! This is a Cuban style hamburger which has a distinct taste with its spices and mini fries. Usually in an American hamburger you gotta fill it with mustard and ketchup, but the Frita needs nothing to give it taste. Visit one of the "El Rey De Las Fritas" to eat good Cuban food but mainly to savor this famous Cuban sandwich!
When in Miami and you'd wish to experience the ultimate and most popular locale for Cuban food, then visit this spot. The styling of this restaurant is classic with its chandeliers and glass covered walls, it's location is smack in the middle of famous Calle Ocho in Little Havana and the food is delicious Cuban cuisine. The very busy take out window is where you'll find the local energy of Hispanics having their strong coffee and talking about the recent gossip of the city. Politicians, actors, singers and the famous are amongst the frequent visitors this famous Miami landmark receives!
Right on Ocean Drive is Gloria Estefan's Cuban cuisine restaurant. Surrounded by colorful decorated interiors and filled with vibrant Latin sounds, including occasional live bands. The menu has distinct Cuban dishes along with deliciously made drinks including the famous Mojito. Plus it is in a next to perfect locale right in the center of Ocean Drive.
Here's a true long time locals Cuban eatery. No need to dress up, just come as you are to eat at this laid back spot and savor their thin steaks, dishes with beans and rice, meat sandwiches, fruit shakes…..pretty much anything you'd be served if you were visiting the island of Cuba. Make sure you don't miss their famous Churros with sugar for dessert, and during winter they match perfect with hot chocolate!
One of the best Cuban restaurant chains in Dade and Broward county with very well prepared Latin food. These family owned eateries have all day breakfast, lunch that will have you returning to work full and late night dinners that completely satisfy because their plates are all decorated with ABUNDANT amount of all the popular Cuban fixings.
Here's a popular and very affordable Cuban food restaurant that locals flock to year after year because of how delicious they prepare pretty much every dish on their menu. The Latin American Grills open early for amazing breakfasts, they're a hotspot for business visitors during lunchtime and their dinners are notorious to stuff you full with so much variety mainly of seafood, meat, chicken and ohhhh those Cuban desserts.


BACKGROUND: Prognostic factors in men with penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) receiving systemic therapy are unknown. A prognostic classification system in this disease may facilitate interpretation of outcomes and guide rational drug development. We performed a retrospective analysis to identify prognostic factors in men with PSCC receiving first-line systemic therapy for advanced disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Individual patient level data were obtained from 13 institutions to study prognostic factors in the context of first-line systemic therapy for advanced PSCC. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was conducted to examine the prognostic effect of these candidate factors on progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS): age, stage, hemoglobin, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, albumin, site of metastasis (visceral or nonvisceral), smoking, circumcision, regimen, ECOG performance status (PS), lymphovascular invasion, precancerous lesion, and surgery following chemotherapy. The effect of different treatments was then evaluated adjusting for factors in the prognostic model. RESULTS: The study included 140 eligible men. Mean age across all men was 57.0 years. Among them, 8.6%, 21.4%, and 70.0% of patients had stage 2, 3, and 4 diseases, respectively; 40.7% had ECOG PS ≥ 1, 47.4% had visceral metastases, and 73.6% received cisplatin-based chemotherapy. The multivariate model of poor prognostic factors included visceral metastases (P<0.001) and ECOG PS ≥ 1 (P<0.001) for both PFS and OS. A risk stratification model constructed with 0, 1, and both poor prognostic factors was internally validated and demonstrated moderate discriminatory ability (c-statistic of 0.657 and 0.677 for OS and PFS, respectively). The median OS for the entire population was 9 months. Median OS was not reached, 8, and 7 months for those with 0, 1, and both risk factors, respectively. Cisplatin-based regimens were associated with better OS (P = 0.017) but not PFS (P = 0.37) compared with noncisplatin-based regimens after adjusting for the 2 prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS: In men with advanced PSCC receiving first-line systemic therapy, visceral metastases and ECOG PS ≥ 1 were poor prognostic factors. A prognostic model including these factors exhibited moderate discriminatory ability for outcomes and warrants external validation. Patients receiving cisplatin-based regimens exhibited better outcomes compared with noncisplatin-based regimens after adjusting for prognostic factors.


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On January 31, 2018, Plaintiff commenced the instant action by filing a Complaint against Defendant "JOHN DOE, subscriber assigned IP address 172.4.36.179.


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Q: Why did Green Goblin ask Aunt May to complete the prayer? In Spiderman (2002), when Green Goblin attacked Aunt May, she was chanting a prayer. Green Goblin asked Aunt May to complete the prayer before attacking her. Why did he do that?

A: Aunt May was praying. The ending of the prayer is "deliver us from evil," and the Goblin, being the sadistic evil bastard he is, wanted Aunt May to finish the prayer as a twisted sick joke, or simply put - irony.


This year at New York Comiccon I'll be tabling with my friend and writer Amit Chauhan! We'll be at table BB-15 promoting our book and spreading the word. I'll be selling prints, original art, and taking commissions!


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Fund Report
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Jersey Fund Industry Breaks New Records
New findings from Monterey Insight, the independent fund research company, reveal the market shares of all service providers in Jersey's fund industry.
The 24th annual Monterey Jersey Fund Report highlights that fund assets serviced in Jersey rise to US$411.1bn at the end of June 2018, up 18.7% from 2017. The number of serviced schemes increased to 1,279, up 6.5% and the total number of sub-funds recorded were also up to 1,721 which represents a 3.5% increase.
For fund administration services across both domiciled and non-domiciled funds, the Aztec Group maintain the largest market share for fund assets under administration for the third consecutive year, with US$126.0bn in assets. They are followed in second place by Saltgate with US$40.2bn and Ocorian take the third position with US$23.3bn.
Of serviced funds, among transfer agents, the Aztec Group accentuate their lead, with a total net asset of US$129.1bn, ahead of Computershare Investor Services with US$21.9bn and Intertrust ranked in third position with US$20.9bn.
Edward Moore, Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Aztec Group, commented: "It is wonderful to be named Jersey's leading fund administrator for the third consecutive year. In the past 12 months, our commitment to delivering outstanding service has seen us continue to develop existing client relationships and build a number of exciting new partnerships. We very much look forward to the future as we maintain our focus on investing in our people, systems and processes to ensure our clients receive the best possible service."
The custody ranking of serviced funds remains again unchanged with BNP Paribas securing their first position as the largest custodian by assets with US$22.3bn. JP Morgan maintain their second position with US$11.8bn and Link Asset Services remain in third place with US$9.7bn.
Among legal firms, Mourant Ozannes keep their ranking as the number one legal adviser, advising on 791 funds, followed as last year in second place by Carey Olsen with 670 funds. Ogier with 372 funds maintain their third place.
Mourant Head of Investment Funds, Jersey, Felicia de Laat said: "It's really pleasing to see another increase in fund and asset numbers in Jersey this year. From a Mourant perspective, our clients are our focus and we never take their loyalty for granted, so it is very gratifying to maintain our number one ranking in Jersey for yet another year. On the strength of our current fund formation pipeline, it looks like 2018/2019 will be an even busier year for our clients, their service providers and our fantastic team, which is also great news for Jersey."
Among auditors and as last year, PwC hold again the first position being the largest auditor with 452 funds ahead of KPMG and EY, respectively with 320 and 199 funds.
Of Assets, PwC is also leading with US$105.5bn followed by Deloitte and KPMG (respectively with US$77.2bn and US$69.2bn).
Mike Byrne, Partner and Asset Management Leader at PwC Channel Islands, said: "We're delighted to have once again held on to our leading position as the largest auditor of Jersey serviced funds. In this vastly changing environment, Jersey continues to have a thriving funds management industry and is recognised as a global centre of excellence for private equity, providing appropriate structures, a robust regulatory environment and first class professional services. It's clear that there is real momentum within Jersey's funds industry at the moment and this ranking is a reflection of the hard work PwC puts in to provide top quality advice to local and global organisations in all sectors of the financial services industry and beyond."
Among fund management companies of both domiciled and non-domiciled schemes, Ardian is in first position with assets totalling US$39.5bn, followed in second position by CVC with US$33.5bn.
Most popular fund types for Jersey domiciled funds, Private equity/venture capital and infrastructure funds, rise to US$143.6bn. This is a staggering increase of 57.6%, thanks to some very large funds launched during the year. In fact, just the top five funds in this category represents a massive US$42.7bn. Overall, over 110 groups/schemes were launched since June 2017 adding a total of US$54.2bn.
Karine Pacary, Managing Director of Monterey Insight, commented:
"Another strong and positive year for the Jersey fund industry which managed to attract a great inflow of new business as promoters choose the island to set up their funds. Specifically, 32 promoters/initiators chose Jersey to set up their funds while 12 others decided to service their funds in the jurisdiction, bringing a total inflow of US$39.0bn."
Karine Pacary
Managing Director, Monterey Insight
Email: karine.pacary@montereyinsight.com
Monterey Insight is an independent fund research company that provides comprehensive statistical analysis of the Jersey, Guernsey, Ireland, Luxembourg and UK fund industries: the only complete reference of service providers for all funds serviced in these jurisdictions.
As at 30th June 2018, leading service providers for all funds serviced in Jersey (i.e. including non-domiciled funds under administration or custody in Jersey - very private funds have been excluded from the analysis) were as follows:
Source: Monterey Insight, Jersey Fund Report 2018
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J Artif Organs. 2015 Dec;18(4):377-81. doi: 10.1007/s10047-015-0860-y. Epub 2015 Aug 8.
Cardiac supporting device using artificial rubber muscle: preliminary study to active dynamic cardiomyoplasty.
Saito Y1, Suzuki Y2, Goto T3, Daitoku K2, Minakawa M2, Fukuda I2.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan. yomusai12@yahoo.co.jp.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan.
Department of Clinical Engineering, Hirosaki University School of Medicine and Hospital, Aomori, Japan.
Dynamic cardiomyoplasty is a surgical treatment that utilizes the patient's skeletal muscle to support circulation. To overcome the limitations of autologous skeletal muscles in dynamic cardiomyoplasty, we studied the use of a wrapped-type cardiac supporting device using pneumatic muscles. Four straight rubber muscles (Fluidic Muscle, FESTO, Esslingen, Germany) were used and connected to pressure sensors, solenoid valves, a controller and an air compressor. The driving force was compressed air. A proportional-integral-derivative system was employed to control the device movement. An overflow-type mock circulation system was used to analyze the power and the controllability of this new device. The device worked powerfully with pumped flow against afterload of 88 mmHg, and the beating rate and contraction/dilatation time were properly controlled using simple software. Maximum pressure inside the ventricle and maximum output were 187 mmHg and 546.5 ml/min, respectively, in the setting of 50 beats per minute, a contraction/dilatation ratio of 1:2, a preload of 18 mmHg, and an afterload of 88 mmHg. By changing proportional gain, contraction speed could be modulated. This study showed the efficacy and feasibility of a pneumatic muscle for use in a cardiac supporting device.
Artificial muscle; Blood vessel prosthesis; Cardiac supporting
Cardiomyoplasty/instrumentation*
Models, Cardiovascular
Rubber*
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namespace Booothy\Photo\Infrastructure\Repository\Mongo;

use MongoDB\Driver\Manager;
use MongoDB\Driver\Query;
use Booothy\Photo\Domain\Hydrator\PhotoCollection;
use Booothy\Photo\Domain\Repository\Loader as DomainLoader;

final class NewerFirstLoader implements DomainLoader
{
    private $mongo;
    private $hydrator;

    public function __construct(
        Manager $a_mongo_manager,
        PhotoCollection $an_hydrator
    ) {
        $this->mongo = $a_mongo_manager;
        $this->hydrator = $an_hydrator;
    }

    public function __invoke($requested_page, $photos_per_page)
    {
        $query = new Query(
            [],
            [
                'sort' => ['creation_date' => -1],
                'skip' => ($requested_page - 1) * $photos_per_page,
                'limit' => $photos_per_page,
            ]
        );

        $cursor = $this->mongo->executeQuery('booothy.photo', $query)->toArray();

        return $this->hydrator->__invoke($cursor);
    }
}