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HVWG newsletter released, April 30
Apr 30, 2011 | Newsletter |
Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, May 1, 2011
Guild Announcements: 2011 Non-fiction Writing Contest, The Guild at Wordfest
Member Announcements: Harvey Havel, K.A. Laity,
Area Announcements: Mystery Writers Event at Tappan Library, Call for Poets in Saratoga, Poetry and Prose in Troy, Adirondack Reading Series in Saratoga, Mary Kathryn Jablonski to Read at Pride Center in Albany, Open Door Bookstore Celebration in Schenectady, Lauren Belfer to Read in Kinderhook
2011 Non-fiction Writing Contest Accepting Submissions
The HVWG annual writing contest rotates genres each year, and our 2011 contest will be for Non-Fiction (humor, personal essay, and memoir). There is a $100 top prize for each of the three categories. Submissions are being accepted through the end of August. The contest is open to residents of any part of New York State. The full guidelines are posted at our website: hvwg.org (under the "about" tab). Here is a direct link: hudsonvalleywritersguild.wordpress.com/about/contests/
The Guild at Wordfest
The 10th Annual Albany WordFest was held on Saturday, April 16, at The Linda Auditorium on Central Ave. Not only did many Guild members participate throughout the day, but the Hudson Valley Writers Guild had its own 1-hour slot organized by Jill Crammond. Dan Wilcox, the HVWG President, was the host for the hour. The readers included Cecele Kraus, Henry Tedeschi, D. Colin, Sylvia Barnard, Leslie B. Neustadt, Grayon Blye and Jill Crammond. (This announcement is also posted on our website – hvwg.org – with a link to photos.
Please join Harvey Havel for a reading and a book signing to celebrate the release of his new book of short-stories, Stories from the Fall of the Empire. Book tour dates (All are welcome! Bring a friend!):
Friday, May 27, 6 p.m. – The Daily Grind, 46 3rd Street, Troy
Saturday, June 11, 8 p.m. – Hudson River Coffee Shop, 227/229 Quail Street, Albany
Saturday, June 18, 3 p.m. – Stuyvesant Book House, 1475 Western Avenue (in Stuyvesant Plaza), Albany
K. A. Laity's play Lumottu [Finnish for "enchanted"] will receive a full cast reading at the Arts Society of Kingston on May 31. The play can be found in her 2009 collection UNIKIRJA [Dream Book]. See kalaity.com for details.
Mystery Writers at the Tappan Library May 3, 7 p.m.
Tappan Library has teamed up with the Mystery Writers of America – New York Chapter to present a special A-List Author Event on Tuesday, May 3, at the Manse Barn, 32 Old Tappan Road, Tappan, NY, 7-8:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Meet the authors and learn how they draw their inspiration from true crime investigations that touch us to those that keep us awake at night to create page-turning fiction sparked by actual events. Our panel moderated by Robert Knightly, The Cold Room, May 2011; will feature Andrew Gross, Reckless; Sharon Linnea, These Violent Delights, May 2011; M.J. Rose, The Reincarnationist, and Jessica Speart, Winged Obsession.
Local Poets and Singers/musicians needed in Saratoga May 7, Noon
Performers are need for the first-ever poetry and song event at the Saratoga Springs train station. Saturday, May 7, noon to 3 p.m. West Avenue, off Church Street. Lady Myah Brown, Events Coordinator for the Saratoga Springs train station, presents local poets and singers/musicians (some from Barbara Garro's Saratoga Poetry & Song Focus Group) performing their original, family-friendly poems and songs. Five minutes minimum (maybe more) per performer. First poem or song to be about mothers, for Mother's Day. Excellent mic system is available on site (broadcasting both inside and outside the train station). Piano is available on site in the train station. Free parking. To sign up and get all guidelines, call Barbara Garro at (518) 587-9999.
Poetry and Prose in Troy May 8, 2 p.m.
Join other area writers and hosts Nancy Klepsch and Dan Wilcox for an afternoon of readings at the Arts Center of the Capitol Region, 265 River Street, Troy. Plenty of free parking in the vicinity. Bring friends and something to read.
Adirondack Center announces new reading series in Saratoga
The Adirondack Center for Writing and The Spring Street Gallery are proud to present the Something for Everyone Reading Series. Readings will be held on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. through the month of May at 110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs. The series includes an eclectic selection of authors and poets from the North Country – from home gardening non-fiction to a regional mystery novel; from poems about the "imaginary human rights" of yetis to a collection of graphic novels. The readings are free and open to the public, with Q&A after every session. Seating is limited; call (518) 587-6433 to reserve.
Here are details of upcoming readings:
On May 9, Michele Owens will read from Grow the Good Life, her new book about the rewards of home gardening with the family. "[A] vegetable garden…delivers the kind of returns that make hedge fund managers green with envy," said Owens. A contributor to O, the Oprah Magazine, Garden Design, and Organic Gardening, Owens lives in Saratoga.
On the 16, Robin Antalek will read from her debut novel The Summer We Fell Apart. Publisher's Weekly called the book "well-crafted and cunning." A frequent contributor to literary journals, Antalek also writes for the online journal The Nervous Breakdown.
On May 23, Joseph Cutshall-King will read from The Burning of The Piping Rock, a Saratoga "history/mystery." A former director of the Chapman History Museum, history columnist for the Post-Star, and Washington County Historian, Cutshall-King writes from Cossayuna.
Naton Leslie will read on May 30 from his recent collection, Small Cathedrals, along with some newer works. Leslie has been publishing poems and stories in fine literary magazines for 25 years. He has fellowships from the NEA and the NYFA, and his nonfiction is in Best American Essays. He lives in Ballston Spa.
On June 6, graphic artist and writer Sabrina Jones presents a selection from her comics, FDR and the New Deal For Beginners, Isadora Duncan, A Graphic Biography and Race to Incarcerate. A summer resident of Ballston Spa, Sabrina Jones has written and illustrated her edgy offbeat comic books for twenty years.
The Pride Center Presents Mary Kathryn Jablonski May 11, 7:30 p.m.
Live from the living room at the Pride Center presents a reading by Saratoga Springs poet Mary Kathryn Jablonski, author of To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met followed by an open mic for poetry on Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. Price Center is located at 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany. Call (518) 462-6138 for more information
Open Door 40th Anniversary, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
Join this area independent bookstore at its gala book signing and reception honoring local authors and illustrators. Dessert and coffee will be provided by area restaurants. Donation of $5 will benefit Literacy Volunteers of Schenectady. The Open Door is at 128 Jay Street, Schenectady. RSVP by May 6 to (518) 346-2719.
Lauren Belfer Reading/Signing May 15, 4 p.m.
Lauren Belfer, author of the New York Times bestselling novel City of Light, will be reading and speaking about her new novel, A Fierce Radiance, at the Kinderhook Memorial Library in Kinderhook on Sunday, May 15, at 4 p.m. For more information, go to the library website, http://oklibrary.org .


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As it happens, this is being actively worked on by another of MOC's users. We did hit an issue with one aspect of MOC's internals, but I think we've now resolved that.
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The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/2022/11/13/ann-coulter-84-speaking-event-at-cornell-a-non-starter-after-disruptions-protest-prompt-an-early-exit/)
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Protesters hold signs at Ann Coulter's speech at Cornell Law, Myron Taylor Hall, Nov. 9, 2022.
Ann Coulter '84 Speaking Event at Cornell a Non-Starter After Disruptions, Protest Prompt an Early Exit
By Lucas Santiago | November 13, 2022
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Conservative media pundit and author Ann Coulter '84 was invited to speak at Cornell on Wednesday, Nov. 10 to talk about the midterm elections and host a Q and A. Coulter was met with a strong coalition of students standing against her with at least eight individuals being removed from the venue for disrupting her speech.
The event was hosted by the Network of Enlightened Women, a campus conservative women's network. Members of Cornell Republicans assisted in the promotion and staffing of the event.
The event was barely off its feet, however, before protesters interrupted. When Coulter was introduced, one student played "Entrance of the Gladiators" by Julius Fučík — commonly known as the Circus Theme — as she approached the podium. As the music reverberated throughout the silent lecture hall, the student said, "Go back to the circus Ann." The student was escorted out without incident.
Not more than a few minutes had gone by before other protesters began sporadically interrupting the event. Some blew raspberries and shouted their disapproval, another blew a loud whistle.
"No KKK, no fascist USA," said two students, before being escorted out.
Coulter rose to fame for her criticism of the Clinton Administration in the late 1990s, but has since grown into a harsh critic of American liberalism and what she deems as the silencing of conservative values. She has also gained notoriety for her controversial and offensive statements over the course of the last two decades.
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In the past, Coulter made targeted remarks of hate against numerous marginalized groups including Muslims, Latino immigrants, Jewish people and women.
As early as Tuesday evening, pamphlets were placed throughout Goldwin Smith Hall, rallying students to protest outside Cornell Law School, where Coulter planned to speak.
"Bigots Like Ann Coulter Aren't Welcome at Cornell," read one sign, "Don't allow Ann Coulter a platform for her hate: Protest her speech at Cornell!"
The entrance to Landis Hall at the Cornell Law School was patrolled by security guards, and several were scattered throughout the hall itself. Campus police officers were also stationed, standing in the sidelines and the back of the hall, as well as three outside the Law School building.
Outside, a few protesters gathered, but not amounting to more than 20 in total. One protester held a sign, reading, "We don't support white supremacists."
Bags were forbidden from the hall, as per Coulter's team's requests.
Many students had booked tickets on Eventbrite, but were declined at the door after being told that only tickets reserved through Cornell's Ticket Office website were valid. However, students with Eventbrite reservations were suddenly let in right before the event was about to begin, filling the empty seats in the left wing of the hall.
Coulter partnered with the Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization that trains conservatives in activism and leadership, as part of her Campus Reform project. It aims to combat perceived liberal bias on college campuses across the country by publicizing such circumstances to larger conservative media outlets and the public.
Coulter's visit contributes to an ongoing trend of conservative personalities and members of the alt-right visiting college campuses. The events sometimes result in protests and outcry from the student bodies. In more extreme situations, the visiting speakers have sparked violence and riots from protesters.
"As one of the most prestigious Universities in the world, Cornell students should be open to all ideas, for it will make them better citizens," Leadership Institute Campus Events Coordinator Sarah Clark said in her introduction of Coulter.
Soon after, Coulter began her talk by discussing the midterm election results of the day prior. She spoke of the emerging consensus that the Republican "red wave" that many polls predicted had never materialized, and that the previous night had been kind to Democrats.
Coulter also included quips at the expense of Democratic figures, joking about Fetterman misspeaking in his debate against Republican Senate race rival Republican Mehmet Oz — Fetterman narrowly survived a stroke in May, leaving him with temporary struggles in reading, listening and speaking. Coulter also took aim at Pres. Biden (D) and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) in her opening.
The interruptions past this point, however, became more active and relentless. Coulter was barely able to recount Gov. DeSantis' win in Florida's gubernatorial race before gagging and raspberry blowing began from a student in the audience near her.
Visibly frustrated, Coulter chose to rebuke the Cornell student body, comparing her alma mater with Harvard, which she deemed smart. However, the speech effectively ended at this point, where students began to yell in protest of Coulter.
"Your words are violence! We don't want you to speak here," students said. "We don't want your ideas here! Leave! Leave!"
The event followed a domino-like pattern. Protesters were slowly ushered out by police and security, Coulter would attempt to speak again, and then would be cut-off by a different student somewhere else in the hall.
Coulter urged her security to remove the students from the event. When another student began yelling at Coulter, and then another began blowing a whistle, Coulter left the podium and went backstage leaving the stage empty for nearly 10 minutes. A few extra security guards and police began spreading throughout the room in an effort to be closer to react to future outbursts.
When she returned, Coulter was only able to speak one last sentence.
"Here's some more violence for ya," she joked, before another student stood up and interrupted, yelling, "You're a fucking fascist!" Coulter, stoney faced, promptly exited the hall, concluding the intended hour-long event in 20 minutes.
From the beginning, Cornell had remained steadfast in allowing Coulter to speak, declining to cancel the event and assisting with security. With President Martha Pollack citing the value of freedom of speech on college campuses in her welcome address to the class of 2026.
"You're going to encounter a lot of new ideas here," Pollack said. "Some of them will fascinate and inspire you. Some, you're going to disagree with. And some, you might really hate. But what I want you to do — and it isn't always going to be easy — is to listen to as many of them as you can… Put in the effort to understand their point of view."
A spokesperson from the University gave the audience a brief restatement of such values.
Members of the Cornell community who did not participate in the protests had similar sentiments. According to Julia Willet '24, Coulter should have been given the opportunity to speak, letting viewers see her asinine reasoning firsthand. Willet said that interrupting her would further the idea that students at elite universities are uncompromising and are unwilling to engage with those with whom they disagree.
Another student in attendance, Max Link '24, voiced his disappointment that the University had to be dragged into the narrative of "conservative firebrands" visiting campuses to be met with student protesters.
"I think she should have come to campus — I think you have every right to do so… I don't think anyone would have been convinced by anything she had to say [and] a Q and A would have been actually interesting instead of just something to post on social media," Link said.
Avery Bower '23, president of the Cornell Republicans, issued a statement on the event.
"I am disappointed in some members of the Cornell community's attacks on free speech," Bower said. "This is something I have been concerned about for a while, which is why our first event over the summer was a bipartisan discussion [about] academic freedom at Cornell with Professors William Jacobson and Richard Bensel."
The protests garnered the attention of local Ithaca politicians. Republican Zachary Winn, who lost his candidacy for Ithaca mayor the day prior, posted a brief summary of what had transpired onto his Twitter. He also retweeted a comment demanding that student protesters be expelled, and non-students be prosecuted.
Although a few students protested individually, some were organized by a coalition of Cornell campus groups and clubs, who wished to not be named. On Friday, the protesters shared a statement with The Sun, signed "Cornell students who stand against white supremacy."
"Ann Coulter is a racist, homophobic, White supremacist bigot who uses her platform to promote racism, abuse, and violence," the students said in the statement. "Her rhetoric is an active denial of inclusion, diversity, and the essence of human rights and dignity. Why do we allow someone to come to speak on our campus whose rhetoric very bluntly stands in opposition to [Cornell's motto]? Ann Coulter does not deserve a platform anywhere and that includes the Cornell campus."
Neither the Leadership Institute nor the Network for enlightened Women chapter at Cornell responded to a request for comment.
Angela Bunay '24 contributed reporting.
Correction, Nov. 14, 5:05 p.m.: A previous version of this article stated that the Network for enlightened Women did not respond to a request for comment, however, the organization itself was not contacted for comment, but the Cornell chapter was asked for comment. The story has been corrected.
LEVIN | Cornell After Coulter: The Value of Free Speech
By Gabriel Levin December 5, 2022
"If you want to really discredit somebody in an academic community, you challenge them intellectually," Prof. Richard Bensel, government, told me. "Anger doesn't do that." Had those hecklers wanted to change the opinions of conservatives at Cornell, they would have disciplined their outrage into a well-reasoned argument. Instead of jeering her offstage, they would have challenged Coulter's hateful rhetoric during the Q&A segment.
GUEST ROOM | Ann Coulter is Not Welcome Here
By Troy Moslemi and Isabella DiLizia November 7, 2022
Given Ann Coulter's history of spreading white supremacist ideals and provocatory statements meant to instigate instead of foster productive conversations, Cornell should prevent such a spread of hateful rhetoric by canceling this event.

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Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor
by Andrew Allemann — April 21, 2014 Domain Parking 11 Comments
Oversee.net has sold DomainSponsor and its domain name portfolio to Rook Media.
One of the largest domain name parking companies has been acquired.
Rook Media has acquired domain name parking company DomainSponsor from Oversee.net, the companies confirmed today.
DomainSponsor is one of the oldest domain parking companies, serving customers since 2002. Rook, on the other hand, just launched in 2011. Rook was founded by former employees of NameDrive, a parking company that was acquired by KeyDrive in 2011.
Oversee.net has previously sold off a couple businesses including registrar Moniker and expired domain service SnapNames. But DomainSponsor was the company's initial business, so the company has essentially sold off its core. Oversee.net continues to run a number of vertically focused lead generation websites, which has been the area of growth for the company in recent years.
Rook CEO Ash Rahimi told Domain Name Wire today that Rook and DomainSponsor will continue to operate as separate parking platforms for the foreseeable future.
"The customer experience will be the same as it always was," said Rahimi. "We will be incrementally taking the best features of Rook and DomainSponsor and implementing them across platforms".
Rahimi said the acquisition brings together the best of international monetization with Rook and U.S. monetization with DomainSponsor.
"We are the largest domain parking company by a fair margin at this point," he said.
Rahimi says the acquisition has been several months in the making.
"It takes time," he explained. "We're two competitors in a pretty small industry. It's difficult to go out there and get the usual data [necessary to evaluate an acquisition]."
The acquisition, which closed last Friday, includes Oversee.net's owned and operated domain name portfolio. It does not include the DomainFest conference brand.
All of DomainSponsor's approximately 30 employees have joined Rook. That doesn't include Dwayne Walker, who has been the face of DomainSponsor at conferences in recent years. Walker will help with the transition but remain with Oversee.net.
Oversee.net CEO Debra Domeyer told Domain Name Wire that the company wasn't actively shopping DomainSponsor for sale. It didn't have serious conversations about an acquisition with any companies other than rook.
"I'm real positive about [the acquisition]," she said. "I feel really good about the Rook team and I've gotten to know them really well."
Domeyer says that Oversee.net now has about 50-60 employees.
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cybertonic says
Braden says
Domain Ghost says
That's great. I like the guys from Rook. Great people.
Donna Mahony says
Congrats to a great team who works hard at being the best!
So a company 10% of DomainSponsor buys them and their O&O portfolio which if I remember right was more than 750k domains. Something sounds fishy.
I know that Oak Hill has not been happy with Oversee for a while, I wonder if they just took the product and decided that they wanted somebody else to run it.
Interesting. Just speculating, but I imagine the combined entity will get a higher rev share with Google, so that's a couple million a year, tax savings of being based in Switzerland rather than CA is probably worth several million, plus reduced competitive pressure and less exposure to litigation (potentially a big deal for the O&O portfolio), and one can imagine how transferring DS to Rook starts to make sense. Maybe Oversee gets an annuity-like earn-out better than their previous profit, but still allowing them to focus completely on their growth businesses. Or maybe they're so pessimistic on the outlook for parking that they're happy to trade that cash-cow annuity for whatever lump sum Rook was able to finance. Anyway, congrats to Oversee and the Rook guys!
Top Sarge says
I was told my a birdie that everybody has the same deal with Google. So they will not get a higher revshare because of the combined companies.
Andrew Allemann says
I was told by a little birdie that everyone will get the same deal, but it might still have the higher rev shares for higher volumes, so it might still benefit them.
Wow what a exciting deal.. NOT. Surprised Rook wants to buy a business that is constantly decreasing. The Dsp "nameking" portfolio contains alot of TMs. Dont understand why the guys involved try to create a buzz around this, seems like 2-3 years late to the party.
Brad says
Two words: Gregg Mcnair
Karim Ibrahim says
I made arookmedia for one of my domains which was getting good traffic .
And with rookmedia,I made some 240$ in the first month,,not with any invalid clicks,
and clicks were surprisingly low too.
One day when Iogged in,they said I am banned,neither they sent me any email so we can talk,nor did he sent any warning or gave my money..
In the end,rookmedia suddenly closed my account without any email or anything,so I cannot contact them,and took my240$
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Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C
Silvano Sozzani, David E. Agwu, Charles E. McCall, Joseph T. O'Flaherty, Jeffrey D. Schmitt, Jonathan D. Kent, Linda C. McPhail
Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Propranolol, a β-adrenergic receptor antagonist, also inhibits phosphatidate phosphohydrolase, the enzyme that converts phosphatidic acid into diacylglycerol. This latter effect has prompted recent use of propranolol in studies examining the importance of diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid in cellular signalling events. Here, we show that propranolol is also an inhibitor of protein kinase C. At concentrations ≥ 20 μM, propranolol reduced [3H]phorbol dibutyrate binding (IC50 = 200 μM) and phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated superoxide anion release (IC50 = 130 μM) in human neutrophils. Scatchard analysis showed that propranolol lowers the number of phorbol diester binding sites without significantly affecting their affinity. In vitro kinetic analysis, performed in a mixed micellar assay with protein kinase C purified from human neutrophils, suggested a competitive inhibition of propranolol with the cofactor phosphatidylserine. Complex kinetic patterns were observed with respect to diacylglycerol and ATP, approximating competitive and noncompetitive inhibition, respectively. Taken together, these results suggest that the drug interacts at the level of the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Fifty % inhibition occurred at ∼150 μM propranolol. Similar levels of inhibition were obtained using exogenous (histone) and endogenous (p47-phox, a NADPH oxidase component) substrates. Protein kinase C-α and protein kinase C-β two protein kinase C isozymes present in human neutrophils, were inhibited by propranolol in a comparable manner. In the range of concentrations tested (30-1000 μM), neither cAMP-dependent protein kinase nor neutrophil protein tyrosine kinases were affected. The racemic form of propranolol and the (+) and the (-) stereoisomers were equally active, and other β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (pindolol) and agonists (isoproterenol) were inactive. This suggests that the inhibitory action of propranolol on protein kinase C is related to the amphipathic nature of the drug rather than to its β-adrenergic receptor blocking ability. Analogs of propranolol were synthesized and found to be more potent protein kinase C inhibitors, with IC50 values in the 10-20 μM range. We conclude that the ability of propranolol to inhibit both protein kinase C and PA phosphohydrolase complicates interpretation of results when this drug is used in signal transduction studies. In addition, propranolol may be a useful prototype for the synthesis of new protein kinase C inhibitors.
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Phosphatidate Phosphatase Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Propranolol Chemical Compounds 77%
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Sozzani, S., Agwu, D. E., McCall, C. E., O'Flaherty, J. T., Schmitt, J. D., Kent, J. D., & McPhail, L. C. (1992). Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 267(28), 20481-20488.
Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C. / Sozzani, Silvano; Agwu, David E.; McCall, Charles E. et al.
In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 267, No. 28, 05.10.1992, p. 20481-20488.
Sozzani, S, Agwu, DE, McCall, CE, O'Flaherty, JT, Schmitt, JD, Kent, JD & McPhail, LC 1992, 'Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 267, no. 28, pp. 20481-20488.
Sozzani S, Agwu DE, McCall CE, O'Flaherty JT, Schmitt JD, Kent JD et al. Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1992 Oct 5;267(28):20481-20488.
Sozzani, Silvano ; Agwu, David E. ; McCall, Charles E. et al. / Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C. In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1992 ; Vol. 267, No. 28. pp. 20481-20488.
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title = "Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C",
abstract = "Propranolol, a β-adrenergic receptor antagonist, also inhibits phosphatidate phosphohydrolase, the enzyme that converts phosphatidic acid into diacylglycerol. This latter effect has prompted recent use of propranolol in studies examining the importance of diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid in cellular signalling events. Here, we show that propranolol is also an inhibitor of protein kinase C. At concentrations ≥ 20 μM, propranolol reduced [3H]phorbol dibutyrate binding (IC50 = 200 μM) and phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated superoxide anion release (IC50 = 130 μM) in human neutrophils. Scatchard analysis showed that propranolol lowers the number of phorbol diester binding sites without significantly affecting their affinity. In vitro kinetic analysis, performed in a mixed micellar assay with protein kinase C purified from human neutrophils, suggested a competitive inhibition of propranolol with the cofactor phosphatidylserine. Complex kinetic patterns were observed with respect to diacylglycerol and ATP, approximating competitive and noncompetitive inhibition, respectively. Taken together, these results suggest that the drug interacts at the level of the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Fifty % inhibition occurred at ∼150 μM propranolol. Similar levels of inhibition were obtained using exogenous (histone) and endogenous (p47-phox, a NADPH oxidase component) substrates. Protein kinase C-α and protein kinase C-β two protein kinase C isozymes present in human neutrophils, were inhibited by propranolol in a comparable manner. In the range of concentrations tested (30-1000 μM), neither cAMP-dependent protein kinase nor neutrophil protein tyrosine kinases were affected. The racemic form of propranolol and the (+) and the (-) stereoisomers were equally active, and other β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (pindolol) and agonists (isoproterenol) were inactive. This suggests that the inhibitory action of propranolol on protein kinase C is related to the amphipathic nature of the drug rather than to its β-adrenergic receptor blocking ability. Analogs of propranolol were synthesized and found to be more potent protein kinase C inhibitors, with IC50 values in the 10-20 μM range. We conclude that the ability of propranolol to inhibit both protein kinase C and PA phosphohydrolase complicates interpretation of results when this drug is used in signal transduction studies. In addition, propranolol may be a useful prototype for the synthesis of new protein kinase C inhibitors.",
author = "Silvano Sozzani and Agwu, {David E.} and McCall, {Charles E.} and O'Flaherty, {Joseph T.} and Schmitt, {Jeffrey D.} and Kent, {Jonathan D.} and McPhail, {Linda C.}",
T1 - Propranolol, a phosphatidate phosphohydrolase inhibitor, also inhibits protein kinase C
AU - Sozzani, Silvano
AU - Agwu, David E.
AU - McCall, Charles E.
AU - O'Flaherty, Joseph T.
AU - Schmitt, Jeffrey D.
AU - Kent, Jonathan D.
AU - McPhail, Linda C.
N2 - Propranolol, a β-adrenergic receptor antagonist, also inhibits phosphatidate phosphohydrolase, the enzyme that converts phosphatidic acid into diacylglycerol. This latter effect has prompted recent use of propranolol in studies examining the importance of diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid in cellular signalling events. Here, we show that propranolol is also an inhibitor of protein kinase C. At concentrations ≥ 20 μM, propranolol reduced [3H]phorbol dibutyrate binding (IC50 = 200 μM) and phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated superoxide anion release (IC50 = 130 μM) in human neutrophils. Scatchard analysis showed that propranolol lowers the number of phorbol diester binding sites without significantly affecting their affinity. In vitro kinetic analysis, performed in a mixed micellar assay with protein kinase C purified from human neutrophils, suggested a competitive inhibition of propranolol with the cofactor phosphatidylserine. Complex kinetic patterns were observed with respect to diacylglycerol and ATP, approximating competitive and noncompetitive inhibition, respectively. Taken together, these results suggest that the drug interacts at the level of the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Fifty % inhibition occurred at ∼150 μM propranolol. Similar levels of inhibition were obtained using exogenous (histone) and endogenous (p47-phox, a NADPH oxidase component) substrates. Protein kinase C-α and protein kinase C-β two protein kinase C isozymes present in human neutrophils, were inhibited by propranolol in a comparable manner. In the range of concentrations tested (30-1000 μM), neither cAMP-dependent protein kinase nor neutrophil protein tyrosine kinases were affected. The racemic form of propranolol and the (+) and the (-) stereoisomers were equally active, and other β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (pindolol) and agonists (isoproterenol) were inactive. This suggests that the inhibitory action of propranolol on protein kinase C is related to the amphipathic nature of the drug rather than to its β-adrenergic receptor blocking ability. Analogs of propranolol were synthesized and found to be more potent protein kinase C inhibitors, with IC50 values in the 10-20 μM range. We conclude that the ability of propranolol to inhibit both protein kinase C and PA phosphohydrolase complicates interpretation of results when this drug is used in signal transduction studies. In addition, propranolol may be a useful prototype for the synthesis of new protein kinase C inhibitors.
AB - Propranolol, a β-adrenergic receptor antagonist, also inhibits phosphatidate phosphohydrolase, the enzyme that converts phosphatidic acid into diacylglycerol. This latter effect has prompted recent use of propranolol in studies examining the importance of diacylglycerol and phosphatidic acid in cellular signalling events. Here, we show that propranolol is also an inhibitor of protein kinase C. At concentrations ≥ 20 μM, propranolol reduced [3H]phorbol dibutyrate binding (IC50 = 200 μM) and phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated superoxide anion release (IC50 = 130 μM) in human neutrophils. Scatchard analysis showed that propranolol lowers the number of phorbol diester binding sites without significantly affecting their affinity. In vitro kinetic analysis, performed in a mixed micellar assay with protein kinase C purified from human neutrophils, suggested a competitive inhibition of propranolol with the cofactor phosphatidylserine. Complex kinetic patterns were observed with respect to diacylglycerol and ATP, approximating competitive and noncompetitive inhibition, respectively. Taken together, these results suggest that the drug interacts at the level of the regulatory domain of the enzyme. Fifty % inhibition occurred at ∼150 μM propranolol. Similar levels of inhibition were obtained using exogenous (histone) and endogenous (p47-phox, a NADPH oxidase component) substrates. Protein kinase C-α and protein kinase C-β two protein kinase C isozymes present in human neutrophils, were inhibited by propranolol in a comparable manner. In the range of concentrations tested (30-1000 μM), neither cAMP-dependent protein kinase nor neutrophil protein tyrosine kinases were affected. The racemic form of propranolol and the (+) and the (-) stereoisomers were equally active, and other β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (pindolol) and agonists (isoproterenol) were inactive. This suggests that the inhibitory action of propranolol on protein kinase C is related to the amphipathic nature of the drug rather than to its β-adrenergic receptor blocking ability. Analogs of propranolol were synthesized and found to be more potent protein kinase C inhibitors, with IC50 values in the 10-20 μM range. We conclude that the ability of propranolol to inhibit both protein kinase C and PA phosphohydrolase complicates interpretation of results when this drug is used in signal transduction studies. In addition, propranolol may be a useful prototype for the synthesis of new protein kinase C inhibitors.


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Q: From text to dictionary, update keys I have a text file of this format:
key1 value1
key2 value2
key3 value3
key3 value4
key1 value5

I use a loop (code below) to create a dictionary. I have one problem, that in this text file there are a lot of duplicate keys, but with different values. My loop does not add a new value to an existing key, but completely overwrites it. And as a result, the key remains the value that was last in the file for this key.
I need a dictionary with all keys and all their values.
dict = dict()
for line in file:
    line = line.split()
    if not line:
        continue
    dict[line[0]] = line[1:]

A: Use lists in your dictionary to store all the values. If there's no list in the dictionary yet, create an empty list first.
if not line[0] in dict:
    dict[line[0]] = []
dict[line[0]].append(line[1:])

You might also consider
dict[line[0]].append(" ".join(line[1:]))

to undo the split() if you prefer that.
When coding in a good IDE, the IDE will warn you about your use of dict:

What does that mean? It means that you have redefined dict and you can never use it again like before:

Complete code:
result = dict()
for line in ["a a", "b c", "a", "a a2"]:
    line = line.split()
    if not line:
        continue
    if not line[0] in result:
        result[line[0]] = []
    result[line[0]].append(line[1:])
print(result)

A: Here is what you want:
from collections import defaultdict
d = defaultdict(list)

for line in file:
    line = line.split()
    if not line:
        continue
    d[line[0]].append(line[1:])

Note: Don't use dict as a variable name (it is a python keyword).

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Q: Apache tomcat (8.0.36) gzip is not working I have added following code I have added the following code in my server.xml and restarted the tomcat in eclipse but gzipping is not working
<Connector connectionTimeout="20000" port="8081"
protocol="HTTP/1.1"disableUploadTimeout="true"
compression="on"
compressionMinSize="2048"
noCompressionUserAgents="gozilla, traviata"
compressableMimeType="text/html,
text/xml,text/plain,text/javascript,text/css,application/json"/>

A: Try changing from:
protocol="HTTP/1.1"disableUploadTimeout="true"

to:
protocol="HTTP/1.1" disableUploadTimeout="true"

(adding a space before disableUploadTimeout).


Kampala — The European Union (EU) has welcomed government's self-imposed ban on the export of chilies and substandard vegetables to Europe, saying it was beginning to spoil the market for Ugandan goods.
Speaking last week in Kampala, the EU head of delegation to Uganda Attilio Pacifici, said Uganda must "clean up its house" because unscrupulous traders are exporting substandard vegetables and chilies, which is hurting genuine exporters.
"There is a very big market for chilies in Europe. What is the use of sending chilies that have maggots? You are killing the market for both the country and the buyers in Europe," he said, adding that it is good government has halted the exports before EU could step in.
"We are happy that the Agriculture Ministry realised this and put a self-imposed ban on the export of the horticulture," he said.


The Nursery has an admission number of 46 pupils. The Academy nursery day operates from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
The Academy has an admission number of 60 in Reception year.
The Academy will accordingly provide for the admission of 60 pupils to the Reception Class each year if sufficient applications for entry are received. Where fewer than the published admission number for the relevant year group is received, the Academy will offer places to all those who have applied.
Pupils who, on the date of admission, will have an older sibling (i.e. a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the Academy) in the nursery or in years R-6 of the Academy. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required.
The remaining places will be offered to children who live closest to the Academy. The child living closest to the Academy will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child's home to the front gates of the Academy in a straight line. Proof of residence will be required, (council tax bill, utility bill).
Nursery provision is non statutory education and so there is no right of appeal to an independent appeal panel if refused admission. If a parent feels an error has been made in refusing admission to a child he or she can ask the Academy to review the decision.
Parents will need to apply for a place in Reception on the Common Application Form if they wish their child to be considered for a place. Children in the Nursery are not automatically allocated a place in Reception.
For the purposes of this policy a "sibling" is a natural brother or sister, or a half brother or sister, or a legally adopted brother or sister or half-brother or sister, or step brother or sister who will be living with them at the same address at the date of their entry to the Academy in years R-6 of the Academy. Proof of the sibling relationship will be required.
If in categories 2-3 above a tie-break is necessary to determine which child is admitted, the child living closest to the school will be given priority for admission. Distance is measured from the child's home to the front gates of the Academy in a straight line. Proof of residence will be required, (council tax bill, utility bill).
Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in categories 2-3 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between a child's home and the Academy is equidistant in any two or more cases.
Where a child has been offered a place at the Academy that child is entitled to a full-time place in the September following their fourth birthday.
 A 'looked after child' is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school.
 Under the terms of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. See Section 46 (adoption orders).
Parents can defer the date their child is admitted to the Academy until later in the school year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age and not beyond the beginning of the final term of the school year for which the offer was made.
Where the parents wish, children may attend part-time until later in the Academy year but not beyond the point at which they reach compulsory school age.
Application for places at the Academy for children of statutory school age must be made via East Sussex County Council. All other "in-year" admissions applications will be processed by the Academy.
Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. In addition, the parents of a summer born child may choose not to send that child to school until the September following their fifth birthday and may request that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to reception rather than year 1. Parents should contact the Academy Headteacher to discuss admission outside of a child's normal age group. Decisions regarding admissions outside of a child's normal age group will be made based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child.
The Academy will operate a waiting list for each year group. Where in any year the Academy receives more applications for places than there are places available, a waiting list will operate until the end of the first term after the academic year has commenced. This will be maintained by the Academy and it will be open to any parent to ask for his or her child's name to be placed on the waiting list, following an unsuccessful application.
Where the Academy is unable to offer a place because the Academy is over subscribed, parents have the right to appeal to an independent admission appeal panel.
 A child reaches ccompulsory school age on the prescribed day following their fifth birthday. The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March and 31 August.


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MDL Court Finds Federal Government Not Entitled to Sovereign Immunity for Gold King Mine Release
Posted on March 6, 2019 by: Shelby L. Hancock
In an opinion and order released last week, the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico denied the federal government's motions to dismiss claims relating to the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill. In re Gold King Mine Release, No. 1:18-md-02824-WJ, 2019 WL 999016 (D. N.M. Feb. 28, 2019) (slip opn.). The district court was not convinced by the government's argument that it was entitled to sovereign immunity and that the plaintiffs' complaints were inadequate. It denied the motions and allowed all but one of the plaintiffs' claims to proceed to discovery.
This case arises out of the 2015 Gold King Mine wastewater spill. The spill, which was triggered by EPA employees working at the mine, sent more than three million gallons of contaminated wastewater into rivers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. In the aftermath, the State of Utah, the State of New Mexico, the Navajo Nation, individual members of the Navajo Nation, and residents of four states filed suit against the United States and EPA (the "Federal Defendants"), among others, asserting claims for cost recovery, declaratory judgment, and injunctive relief under CERCLA, the Federal Tort Claims Act, and other federal environmental statutes. Last year the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated the cases for pretrial proceedings in the District of New Mexico. In re Gold King Mine Release, MDL No. 2824 (J.P.M.L. Apr. 4, 2018). The Federal Defendants then filed motions to dismiss.
Claims for Cost Recovery and Declaratory Judgment Under CERCLA
New Mexico, Utah, and the Navajo Nation brought CERCLA claims to recover the costs that they incurred responding to the spill and to receive a declaratory judgment that EPA is liable for future response costs. In re Gold King Mine Release, 2019 WL 999016 at *1. The Federal Defendants moved to dismiss those claims, arguing that EPA retains sovereign immunity when "responding to a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance caused by others," and in the alternative, that Plaintiffs failed to state a claim for CERCLA relief because they "have not adequately alleged that EPA is liable as an 'operator,' 'arranger,' or 'transporter.'" Id.
The district court was not swayed by either argument. For sovereign immunity, the court noted that "CERCLA waives the federal government's sovereign immunity," unless a response action is the government's sole connection to the site. Id. But that exception does not apply, and therefore, does not preclude liability, when the government has acted negligently. Id. at *2. Because the plaintiffs' CERCLA claims were based on the government's alleged negligence, the Federal Defendants were not entitled to sovereign immunity. Id. As for the second argument, the court concluded that the plaintiffs had sufficiently alleged that EPA's actions made them liable under CERCLA as an "operator," an "arranger," and a "transporter." Id. at *2–4.
Negligence, Nuisance, and Trespass Claims Under the FTCA
In addition, the sovereign and individual plaintiffs brought common law tort claims, alleging that the United States is liable under theories of negligence, nuisance, and trespass. Id. at *4. The United States again claimed that it is entitled to sovereign immunity from all of plaintiffs' tort claims. In the Federal Tort Claims Act ("FTCA") the United States waived sovereign immunity for claims that are based on the negligent acts of government employees acting within the scope of their employment. Id. But that waiver does not apply if the government employee was performing a discretionary function. Id. at *4–5. The court was not convinced that the discretionary function applies in this case. Id. at *5. It found that the plaintiffs had alleged that "EPA failed to adequately train workers on site to deal with 'expected emergencies'" in violation of an explicit regulation requiring such training. Id. In light of that allegation, the court denied the motion to dismiss and allowed discovery on whether the discretionary function exception applies. Id. at *5, *8.
The court did however dismiss the individual plaintiffs' FTCA claims against EPA. Id. at *8. As the plaintiffs conceded, the only appropriate defendant under the FTCA is the United States, not a federal agency. Id.
Claims for Injunctive Relief Under the CWA and RCRA
New Mexico and Utah also sought injunctive relief against EPA under a citizen suit provision in the Clean Water Act, which authorizes the "Governor of a State" to file suit against EPA for failing to enforce water quality standards in another state, the violation of which causes "an adverse effect on the public health or welfare in his State" or "a violation of any water quality requirement in his State." Id. at *5–6 quoting 33 U.S.C. § 1365(h). Utah sought injunctive relief under that provision and under a similar provision in RCRA. Id. at *6.
EPA argued that the States' statutory claims should be dismissed because CERCLA and RCRA limit the court's jurisdiction when EPA has initiated remedial or removal actions under CERCLA. Id. The court noted that EPA had previously represented that its jurisdictional argument would raise only a facial attack. Id. at *6–7. Despite that representation, the agency's motion for dismissal presented a factual, not facial attack, which required discovery. Id. at *7. Because discovery on the issue was necessary, the court denied the motion, but stated that EPA could raise the jurisdictional challenge again in a motion for summary judgment if discovery showed that the court lacked jurisdiction over the CWA and RCRA claims. Id. at *7–8.
Although the district court denied the Federal Defendants' motions as to all but one of the plaintiffs' claims, its order allows the Federal Defendants to raise many of their arguments at a later stage. Even with that possibility, though, the opinion suggests that the court will take a hard look at the Federal Government's attempts to evade claims arising from the Gold King Mine spill. In the mean time, the parties move forward with discovery.
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Home Indie Senior SimCity Devs Leave EA to Create a New Game
Senior SimCity Devs Leave EA to Create a New Game
Ocean Quigly, the Creative Director for the recent reboot/sequel to the SimCity franchise, has announced that he'll be leaving EA. According to an interview conducted by Polygon, he had always planned to leave the company following the launch of SimCity. However, the rocky launch and subsequent backlash by players made it that much easier for him to say farewell to the company.
He seems to have left the company on good terms, unwilling to "knock" the company.
Quigly will be joined by Gameplay Lead Dan Moskowitz and Lead Architect Andrew Willmot. A report published by PC Gamer states that the three will be founding their own indie game company, to be called Jellygrade.
Their first game (Currently being worked on) is a simulation style god game, which deals with the very early days of earth. "Lava, water, rock and the emergence of the first primordial creatures" will apparently be the big focus for players, as well as the ability to cause lightning strikes. It's intended for release on iOS, but a PC version is something he's "hoping for."
Quigly has stated that the idea is one his team has been working on for a while, but he felt it was too "weird and science nerdy for EA," who he acknowledges aren't really "the environment" to do something outside of "well understood patterns."
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A recent study in the United Kingdom found that people who squeeze their exercise routines into one or two sessions during the weekend experience almost as many health benefits as those who work out more often. So don't let a busy schedule at work, home, or school be an excuse to avoid activity. Get moving whenever you can find the time—your mind and body will thank you!
So now you know that exercise will help you feel much better and that it doesn't take as much effort as you might have thought. But taking that first step is still easier said than done. Exercise obstacles are very real—particularly when you're also struggling with mental health. Here are some common barriers and how you can get past them.
Feeling exhausted. When you're tired or stressed, it feels like working out will just make it worse. But the truth is that physical activity is a powerful energizer. Studies show that regular exercise can dramatically reduce fatigue and increase your energy levels. If you are really feeling tired, promise yourself a 5-minute walk. Chances are, you'll be able to go five more minutes.
Feeling overwhelmed. When you're stressed or depressed, the thought of adding another obligation can seem overwhelming. Working out just doesn't seem doable. If you have children, managing childcare while you exercise can be a big hurdle. Just remember that physical activity helps us do everything else better. If you begin thinking of physical activity as a priority, you will soon find ways to fit small amounts into a busy schedule.
Feeling bad about yourself. Are you your own worst critic? It's time to try a new way of thinking about your body. No matter your weight, age or fitness level, there are others like you with the same goal of getting fit. Try surrounding yourself with people in your shoes. Take a class with people at a variety of fitness levels. Accomplishing even the smallest fitness goals will help you gain body confidence.
With the family. Jog around the soccer field during your kid's practice, make a neighborhood bike ride part of your weekend routine, play tag with your children in the yard, go canoeing at a lake, walk the dog in a new place.
You don't have to spend hours in a gym or force yourself into long, monotonous workouts to experience the many benefits of exercise. These tips can help you find activities you enjoy and start to feel better, look better, and get more out of life.


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   :members:
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Tampa Bay. and Annabelle Horton receive their award for naming our two new cranes.
TEUs. The scope of work also includes is a carefully planned event – in and of ping alliances and deeper channels. No eration.
Innovation | Safety | Performance positioning of all 10 cranes.
Transporter (SPMT) trailers for current instruments onboard new and existing tankers. and future work.


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Report: Lakers, Chris Kaman express mutual interest
By Brett PollakoffJul 7, 2013, 9:30 PM EDT
The Lakers have seen Dwight Howard and Earl Clark both leave in free agency, which means they're in need of some reliable big man help to fill out their roster for next season.
It appears that veteran seven-footer Chris Kaman may be an option.
From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports:
As Dwight Howard leaves Los Angeles, the Lakers and free-agent center Chris Kaman have a growing mutual interest, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
Kaman played his first eight NBA seasons for the Los Angeles Clippers, and a return to Southern California to join the Lakers has strong appeal to him, a league source told Yahoo! Sports.
Kaman is more than serviceable at his position, especially in a backup role. But his health has been anything but a constant over the last few seasons, so durability would be the concern.
Still, the Lakers don't have a ton of options, and Kaman when healthy might be near the top of that list. The only big men currently on the roster in Los Angeles beyond Pau Gasol are Jordan Hill, Robert Sacre, and rookie Ryan Hill.
Again, not a lot of options.
Kaman averaged 10.5 points and 5.6 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game for Dallas last season.


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package com.linecorp.bot.client;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.isA;

import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;

import org.hamcrest.CustomTypeSafeMatcher;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.BadRequestException;
import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.ForbiddenException;
import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.LineMessagingException;
import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.LineServerException;
import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.NotFoundException;
import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.TooManyRequestsException;
import com.linecorp.bot.client.exception.UnauthorizedException;
import com.linecorp.bot.model.error.ErrorResponse;
import com.linecorp.bot.model.profile.UserProfileResponse;

import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockResponse;
import okhttp3.mockwebserver.RecordedRequest;

public class LineMessagingClientImplWiremockTest extends AbstractWiremockTest {
    static final ErrorResponse ERROR_RESPONSE =
            new ErrorResponse(null, "Error Message", null);

    @Rule
    public final ExpectedException expectedException = ExpectedException.none();

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void status400BadRequestTest() throws Exception {
        // Mocking
        mocking(400, ERROR_RESPONSE);

        // Expect
        expectedException.expect(ExecutionException.class);
        expectedException.expectCause(isA(BadRequestException.class));
        expectedException.expectCause(errorResponseIs(ERROR_RESPONSE));

        // Do
        lineMessagingClient.getMessageContent("TOKEN").get();
    }

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void status401UnauthorizedTest() throws Exception {
        // Mocking
        mocking(401, ERROR_RESPONSE);

        // Expect
        expectedException.expect(ExecutionException.class);
        expectedException.expectCause(isA(UnauthorizedException.class));
        expectedException.expectCause(errorResponseIs(ERROR_RESPONSE));

        // Do
        lineMessagingClient.getMessageContent("TOKEN").get();
    }

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void status403ForbiddenTest() throws Exception {
        // Mocking
        mocking(403, ERROR_RESPONSE);

        // Expect
        expectedException.expect(ExecutionException.class);
        expectedException.expectCause(isA(ForbiddenException.class));
        expectedException.expectCause(errorResponseIs(ERROR_RESPONSE));

        // Do
        lineMessagingClient.getMessageContent("TOKEN").get();
    }

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void status404NotFoundTest() throws Exception {
        // Mocking
        mocking(404, ERROR_RESPONSE);

        // Expect
        expectedException.expect(ExecutionException.class);
        expectedException.expectCause(isA(NotFoundException.class));
        expectedException.expectCause(errorResponseIs(ERROR_RESPONSE));

        // Do
        lineMessagingClient.getMessageContent("TOKEN").get();
    }

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void status429TooManyRequestsTest() throws Exception {
        // Mocking
        mocking(429, ERROR_RESPONSE);

        // Expect
        expectedException.expect(ExecutionException.class);
        expectedException.expectCause(isA(TooManyRequestsException.class));
        expectedException.expectCause(errorResponseIs(ERROR_RESPONSE));

        // Do
        lineMessagingClient.getMessageContent("TOKEN").get();
    }

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void status500InternalServerErrorTest() throws Exception {
        // Mocking
        mocking(500, ERROR_RESPONSE);

        // Expect
        expectedException.expect(ExecutionException.class);
        expectedException.expectCause(isA(LineServerException.class));
        expectedException.expectCause(errorResponseIs(ERROR_RESPONSE));

        // Do
        lineMessagingClient.getMessageContent("TOKEN").get();
    }

    @Test(timeout = ASYNC_TEST_TIMEOUT)
    public void relativeRequestTest() throws Exception {
        final String apiEndPoint =
                "http://" + mockWebServer.getHostName() + ':' + mockWebServer.getPort()
                + "/CanContainsRelative/";

        lineMessagingClient = LineMessagingClient
                .builder("SECRET")
                .apiEndPoint(apiEndPoint)
                .build();

        final UserProfileResponse profileResponseMock =
                new UserProfileResponse("name", "userId",
                                        "https://line.me/picture_url",
                                        "Status message");

        mockWebServer.enqueue(new MockResponse()
                                      .setResponseCode(200)
                                      .setBody(new ObjectMapper()
                                                       .writeValueAsString(profileResponseMock)));

        // Do
        final UserProfileResponse actualResponse =
                lineMessagingClient.getProfile("USER_TOKEN").get();

        // Verify
        final RecordedRequest recordedRequest = mockWebServer.takeRequest();
        assertThat(recordedRequest.getPath())
                .isEqualTo("/CanContainsRelative/v2/bot/profile/USER_TOKEN");
        assertThat(actualResponse).isEqualTo(profileResponseMock);
    }

    private CustomTypeSafeMatcher<LineMessagingException> errorResponseIs(final ErrorResponse errorResponse) {
        return new CustomTypeSafeMatcher<LineMessagingException>("Error Response") {
            @Override
            protected boolean matchesSafely(LineMessagingException item) {
                assertThat(item.getErrorResponse())
                        .isEqualTo(errorResponse);

                return true;
            }
        };
    }
}


Energy Transportation division (Crude Oil, Clean Petroleum Product, Chemical and LPG) operates very large crude carriers (VLCCs) that transport crude oil; product tankers* that carry petroleum products; chemical tankers that transport petrochemical products and other liquid chemical products; and LPG tankers that carry LPG and ammonia. The division provides transport service for major oil companies, petrochemical companies, and energy companies around the world.
Most of the VLCCs in our fleet operate under long-term contracts with specific customers, such as major oil companies from Japan and many other countries, which results in a highly stable profit structure. LPG tankers and chemical tankers also provide stable earnings under long-term contracts. Product tankers have been affected by market changes, but fleet expansion is aimed to accommodate anticipated demand.


Companies and organizations which have many web pages in their website use content management systems to build and edit their webpages. A Content Management System is essentially a frame work which allows for the sharing of common elements across many different pages. This efficiency helps the web team locate, track and make changes to many pages in the ETSU web site very quickly.
ETSU's website consists of over 600 subsites and about 10,000 individual web pages!
Each department is ultimately responsible for web updates and the quality of content in its site.
To download or view the training material click Handout.
Before attending a workshop each user will need approval from the departments administrator and an account in the content management system. The administrator can contact either martines@etsu.edu or cms@etsu.edu by email to approve the new user. The user can then register for the workshop and the Web Technology will set up the user with an account.
If student workers or graduate assistants will be updating the website, we recommend that in addition to the student, a full-time staff or faculty member will also be attending training. This helps ensure consistency when student turnover occurs.
Each page in in our CMS has a dedicated login button giving you access to log directly into the page you would like to edit.
Click on the copyright symbol © at the bottom of any page you have access to to edit that page.


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Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization.
It said the evidence was clear they cause lung cancer.
Sources of pollution include car exhausts, power stations, emissions from agriculture and industry - as well as heating in people's homes.
The WHO said the classification should act as a strong message to governments to take action.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of the WHO, has now classed air pollution in the same category as tobacco smoke, UV radiation and plutonium.
"Although air pollution increases the risk of developing lung cancer by a small amount, other things have a much bigger effect on our risk, particularly smoking."
Dr Rachel Thompson, head of research interpretation at the World Cancer Research Fund International, said: "This latest evidence confirms the need for government, industry and multinational bodies to urgently address environmental causes of cancer.
"But there's also a lot we can do as individuals to lower our chances of developing the disease such as being more physically active and adopting a healthier diet."


Last Friday at our first whole school assembly, our 2019 Language SAT Captains, Georgia Younan and Kristina Matesevac, introduced two language students to speak about the recent exchange trips that took place late last year.
Carla Hancock spoke to the school community about her unique and amazing experience on exchange in Japan. Carla, along with four other Japanese students, Hunter Kong, Isaac McKenzie, and Kristina Matesevac, visited Tokyo and Yohohama for three weeks.
Click here to read Carla's speech about her immersion experience.
Abigail Hine also addressed our assembly audience to share her experience in Italy. Abigail and Chloe Dredge spent six weeks in Verona and Trento. Abigail described the experience as unforgettable, "something that will stay in your life forever".
Click here to read Abigail's speech.
See the gallery below for some images from the trips, and click here for a collage from the Japanese students, and here for one from the Italian students.
Well done to each of these students for taking part in such an exciting - though daunting - experience. You'll undoubtedly have these memories for a lifetime.


Thailand is one of our favourite Asian travel destinations. In fact, we like it so much that we have made Thailand our second home and base ourselves in Thailand for most of the year. The attraction for us is that it's cheap, the people are friendly and it's very easy to navigate as a large percentage of the population speak English. With a large expat community also living in Thailand most amenities we miss from our home country of Australia are also available here. Our Travel blog for Thailand has all the tips, hints and guides we have learned for travelling around Thailand.
Being one of the major tourist hubs of Asia Thailand plays host to millions of foreign visitors every year who come to not only enjoy the pristine beaches but also to take in the rich culture this fascinating country has to offer.
The main currency of Thailand is the Thai Baht with approximately 33 Thai Baht to one US dollar. Check the currency converter for the current Thai Baht exchange rate. As Thailand is relatively cheap many visitors find that Thailand offers excellent value for money.
Bangkok is the capital of Thailand and often the first port of call for visiting tourists. With an abundance of accommodation options to choose from it is ideally set up to cater for tourists. Every modern amenity is available in Bangkok from high end designer malls and world rebound brand name shops to street food stalls selling a huge selection of food choices from Thai food stalls to Chinese, Malay, Singaporean and just about every other cuisine you can imaging at very affordable prices.
The northern city of Chiang Mai is Thailand's second largest city and the place we call home for a large part of the year. Being in the mountainous region of Thailand has a slightly cooler climate compared to the capital of Thailand Bangkok. It is also home to approximately 40,000 expats many of who spend part of the year living in Chiang Mai and the rest back in their home country.
Many visitors to Chiang Mai are also looking for authentic experiences during there stay and alternative tours are available for those wanting something different. You can see an example of one of these authentic tours in our Batik course article.
You can also read about some of the best day trips from Chiang Mai and what to see and do in Chiang Dao region.
Beach resorts of Thailand are also very popular with many tourists visiting the world-renowned beaches of Patong, Ko Samui, Phi Phi Islands and Pattaya just to name a few. We have visited many of Thailand's best beaches and they never disappoint with beautiful crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches they truly are magnificent. You can also read about what to see and do in the beach side playground of Phuket in our guide to Phuket.
Places to stay in Thailand vary from the very affordable budget guest houses to high-end major hotel chains. Depending of your length of stay and budget you are sure to find something within your price range. Because Thailand offers excellent value for money the level of comfort often exceeds expectations compared to what would normally be available within a similar price range in other countries. To read what is available in a reasonable priced 5 star boutique hotel in Chiang Mai see our review of one of the best hotels is Chiang Mai. Whether your travelling to Thailand with kids or as a couple you will have plenty of choices.
Many long-term visitors looking for a different style of accommodation for months at a time will often opt to take out a lease in a condominium. This style of accommodation works out much cheaper over a longer period and offers the visitor additional home comforts not available in traditional hotel style accommodation. We stay in this type accommodation when in Chiang Mai and have come to prefer condo living in Chiang Mai as our main choice.
A growing trend in Thailand is catering to the needs of the visitors who come to Thailand to take advantage of the excellent medical facilities. Treatments that would normally cost significantly more in western countries are offered in Thailand at a much cheaper cost. Some of the best medical facilities in the world are available in Thailand and the level of skill of the surgeons are world class. Thailand is also home to world class health and wellness retreats for people recovering from surgery who choose to stay in a comfortable surrounding while recovering from either medical procedure, dependency recovery or aged care facilities. You can read more about what Thailand wellness resorts have offer.
Many of our Australian readers ask our advice on living full time in Thailand. With Thailand becoming a popular destination for Expats the world over to enjoy retirement, we have outlined some of the benefits of living full time in Thailand in our article retiring in Thailand.
With a rich history dating back to early times there are plenty of cultural sights to see in Thailand. From ornate Buddhist Temples (Wats) which are in abundance throughout Thailand to ancient structures that have stood the test of time. The Thai Buddhist culture has many traditions that have been passed down through the generations and for anyone interested in history a visit to a Buddhist temple to watch a Monk perform the ritual of a Sak Yant tattoo can be a moving experience. You can learn more about this traditional Buddhist ritual here.
Thailand offers so much for the first time visitor and tourists often find themselves returning to the land of smiles many times over.
Or learn about the village of Pai a popular hangout for those wanting to get away from large cities and take a rural break.
Further north we have guides to travelling the northern rim of Thailand in our Northern Thailand Tour guide from Pai to Mae Hong Son and Lamphun and Chiang Mai to Pai.
Thailand is home to many festivals and the the yearly lantern festival held in November each year is a spectacular site with thousands of lit lanterns floating through the night sky. If you are looking for the best time to visit Thailand see our guide to Thai festivals for help deciding.
Looking for further inspiration on what to see and do during your stay in Thailand? Then check out our 5 day itinerary for what to see in Chiang Mai. Thailand is also renowned for their Ladyboy shows. You can catch these spectacular shows in Chiang Mai, Phuket, Bangkok and Koh Samui. To learn more about these shows see our behind the scenes review of the Chiang Mai Cabaret Show.
Foodies are well catered for in Thailand with some of the best cuisines in the world available across the country. For anyone staying in Chiang Mai, we have compiled a list of some of the best cafe's and restaurants, that serve mouth watering selections of daily breakfasts which are a must try for anyone visiting. For coffee lovers a visit to the Nimman area is a must to try out some of the many upmarket coffee shops.


Pa. Hospital Shooting Suspect Says He Wants To Plead Guilty A man accused of fatally shooting his caseworker and grazing his psychiatrist at a suburban Philadelphia hospital complex now says he wants to plead guilty.
Man Pleads Not Guilty In Delaware County Wellness Center ShootingA man accused of fatally shooting his caseworker and grazing his psychiatrist before the doctor returned fire has pleaded not guilty.
Man Charged With Killing Caseworker Moved To PrisonThe man accused of killing his caseworker and causing a Delaware County medical center to be put on lockdown is out of the hospital and in prison.
Viewing Held For Woman Killed In Mercy Wellness Center ShootingThe viewing for 53-year-old Theresa Hunt was held at the John Stretch Funeral Home in Havertown.
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Mum on Changes To Security ProceduresRichard Plotts was able to walk into the Mercy Wellness Center carrying a gun that authorities say he used to killed his mental health caseworker and injure Dr. Lee Silverman before Silverman pulled his own gun and fired back.
Superintendent Chitwood On Wellness Center Shooting: Suspect 'Was Ready For Mass Murder'Chitwood indicated that the suspect, Richard Plotts, has a long history of violence.
Delco DA: 2 More Guns Found At Home Of Alleged Wellness Center ShooterAuthorities have found two more guns at the home of a man suspected of killing his caseworker and grazing his psychiatrist before the doctor pulled out his own weapon and fired back.
Health: Security Concerns In Wake Of Mercy Wellness Center ShootingThe medical center shooting in Darby has raised new concerns about security at health care facilities.
Delco DA Credits Armed Doc With Averting Wider Hospital BloodbathDelaware County DA Jack Whelan says it was a good thing Silverman was armed, apparently against hospital policy, because Plotts had 39 spare bullets on him.
Area Medical Facilities Consider Higher Security In Wake of Fatal ShootingEven before this incident, a coalition of more than 60 hospitals in the Philadelphia area would meet regularly to talk about events that could disrupt care -- everything from an "active shooter" incident to transit strikes and snowstorms.
Neighbors Mourn Caseworker Killed In Medical Facility Shooting In Delaware CountyNeighbors paint a picture of a woman who loved her job and was dedicated to it.
Officials ID Caseworker Killed In Medical Facility Shooting In Delaware CountyA female employee was killed in a shooting at a Delaware County medical facility.


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Portugal's parliament overturns veto on gay adoption
(MENAFN- AFP) Portugal's parliament on Wednesday upheld a bill giving adoption rights to gay couples by overriding a veto handed down in one of the last political moves by the country's outgoing conservative president.
Lawmakers from the ruling leftist alliance that toppled the conservative government in November voted again for the measure by an absolute majority, as needed to overrule the president's action. It fulfilled a campaign promise by new socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa.
"The era of discrimination for sexual orientation has passed," said Socialist deputy Pedro Delgado Alves, adding that "adoption by couples of the same sex is not against the best interests of the child."
President Anibal Cavaco Silva had vetoed the measure in late January arguing that lawmakers should consider the child's interest rather than the issue of equality "between different and same-sex couples".
Up to now, adoption has been open to all individuals in Portugal, but the law allowing gay marriage which was passed in February 2010 explicitly excluded the right of same-sex couples to adopt.
The 76-year-old, who served two terms as president, will be replaced on March 9 by centre-right TV pundit Rebelo de Sousa, who was elected on January 25 in the first round of presidential polls.
In another of parting move, Cavaco Silva had also vetoed a series of amendments to Portugal's abortion laws that eliminate fees introduced in July by the previous conservative government.
The leftist-dominated parliament also voted to override that veto.


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In this third blog of a series about The Music Works' Music Minds mental health programme for teenagers, I'm sharing a second infographic summarising our 'top tips for music/arts organisations and commissioners' including schools, and health commissioners.
Music Minds is a music-based mental health programme for teenagers, run by The Music Works and piloted in two schools in Gloucestershire: Barnwood Park, and Severn Vale. It helps young people to cope with problems such as stress, anxiety and depression; and behaviours such as self-harm, aggression and eating disorders. It does this by empowering students to consciously use music to help with self-expression, self-awareness, relaxation and mindfulness.
The programme is funded by Youth Music, NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning, Gloucestershire Health Living and Learning and Make Music Gloucestershire and has been part of a national action research programme looking at how arts interventions could be commissioned as part of NHS services.
The first phase of findings has shown that Music Minds has made a significant difference to young people's mental wellbeing. 96% of participants said the programme had indirectly helped their problems; 42% said it had helped quite a lot or a great deal; 37.5% said their problems had improved.
One young person was rock bottom in self-esteem. There were serious concerns about her behaviour, and she was in the top five of students in her school with the most challenging behaviour. Now, she is no longer a concern at all and staff attribute this change to Music Minds.
The increasing pressures on youth and mental health services has meant that many young people are slipping through the gap and aren't getting the support they need. Music Minds is a means to reach those young people, and empower them to help themselves before their problem becomes a crisis.


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Mulvaney on the Shutdown: Democrats Won't Allow It to End
Posted By Michele Blood On January 6, 2019 @ 1:24 PM In A Strong America,Border Security,Constitutional Freedoms,PoliZette | No Comments
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who has held multiple meetings with "the big eight" — the top Republican and Democrat leaders — said this weekend that though President Donald Trump has expressed a willingness to compromise, Democrat leaders still won't allow an end to the partial government shutdown, which is now entering its third week.
"The opening line from one of the lead Democrat negotiators was that they were not there to talk about any agreement," Mulvaney told CNN host Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" in a Saturday interview, which aired Sunday morning.
"We didn't make much progress in the [weekend] meeting, which was surprising to me," Mulvaney added.
He described the meeting as "disappointing" and surmised that Democrats at the meeting were "actually there to stall."
The GOP is asking for $5.6 billion for border security, including a wall or bollard-style, 30-foot-high steel barrier.
The Democrats are at $1.3 billion for border security, a figure Mulvaney described as "clearly inadequate."
Mulvaney explained that the Democrats' "status quo number" will net the same illegal immigration-based problems this year as the country faced over the past year — a situation that is unacceptable to Trump for the good of the country.
Related: Trump and Dems Leave Another Meeting on Shutdown Without Much Progress [1]
He explained that at some parts of the border, there is no substitute for a physical barrier, while in other sections, technological surveillance is more practical.
"Where we have built a barrier along the southern border, it's reduced criminal immigration by more than 90 percent."
Mulvaney said that despite having met over the past two weeks with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Democrat negotiators are just now raising "a lot of technical complaints about data … that we weren't even aware they were interested in."
"[Democrats] said they were not interested in having any further discussions until they had received this technical data from us and [until] the government was open," he said.
Democrats are insisting, in other words, that Trump eschew the political leverage the shutdown presents, which would obviously leave Democrats with little or no incentive to fund the wall.
Mulvaney pushed back on Tapper's assertion that Trump's demand for border wall funding is what's to blame for the congressional impasse that led to the government shutdown — and that he may not appreciate the real-world consequences for government employees whose pay will be delayed.
"It takes two to tango in this town," said Mulvaney.
"I could just as easily say that it's the Democrats' refusal to give the necessary money for border security that is the cause of the shutdown … We're not interested in laying any blame," he added — noting that the president believes the shutdown situation could be solved in 10 minutes.
"Democrats, for better or worse, think they are winning this battle politically and they're really not interested in opening the government because they think the president is paying a price politically, and that's unfortunate."
Related: Americans 'Deserve Protection' That a Border Wall Brings, Says Bossie [2]
Mulvaney reiterated Trump's assertion that he takes pride in "doing what is needed to be done" to defend America's southern border.
The acting chief of staff pointed to the refusal of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to acknowledge Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's statistics demonstrating the arrest of 17,000 criminals crossing the southern border last year as problematic.
"I reject your facts," the speaker told Nielsen during a meeting on Wednesday at the White House, as Fox News [3] reported.
"There are not your facts and my facts. There are just facts," said Mulvaney.
"Presidents have authority to defend the nation," Mulvaney also said about the possibility of Trump's using emergency powers to build the wall, as he mentioned during the press conference in the Rose Garden outside the White House on Friday.
Mulvaney pointed to Trump's actions to ensure that the U.S. Coast Guard is paid during the shutdown as an example of the president's legal use of his authority and discretion as the chief executive officer to run the government.
He added on a related note that the president has asked every Cabinet secretary and the Office of Management of the Budget to find money that can legally be used to guard the southern border.
During the interview, CNN's Tapper repeatedly suggested the president must be receiving "bad information" from his advisers, pointing specifically to reports of a comment Trump made during a Cabinet meeting about the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, which The Wall Street Journal [4] called "an absurd misstatement of history."
Mulvaney dismissed that specific instance, saying the comment was "born of frustration."
He added, "The president gets the best information that's available … the fact that he's making a decision that might be different from his advisers' doesn't mean he's getting bad information."
"If the Congress had adopted the president's budgets over the past two years … we would actually be on a glide path to a balanced budget."
"Every single spending bill that comes out of the Senate must have Democrat support. It requires 60 votes."
"It takes two to tango in this town — there's the Hill and there's the White House," said Mulvaney, pointing out that Congress appears to think it must spend more money than the president has requested, just not on a wall to protect the country.
"He was willing to agree — he mentioned this at the Rose Garden press conference — to take a concrete wall off the table," Mulvaney told NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd in a separate interview that aired in full on Sunday, describing the concession as evidence of the president's willingness to solve the problem.
"What's driving this is the president's desire to change the conditions at the border," he also told Todd.
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Michele Blood is a Flemington, New Jersey-based freelance writer and regular contributor to LifeZette.
URL to article: https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/mulvaney-on-government-shutdown-its-democrats-who-wont-allow-it-end/
[1] Related: Trump and Dems Leave Another Meeting on Shutdown Without Much Progress: https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/trump-and-dems-leave-another-meeting-on-shutdown-as-president-remains-firm-about-wall-funding/
[2] Related: Americans 'Deserve Protection' That a Border Wall Brings, Says Bossie: https://www.lifezette.com/2019/01/americans-deserve-protection-border-wall-will-provide-bossie-says/
[3] Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-interrupted-dhs-boss-nielsen-during-presentation-on-illegal-immigrants-saying-i-reject-your-facts
[4] The Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-cracked-afghan-history-11546560234


Fimmtudaginn 14. febrúar ætlar dr. John Arden að fjalla um nýútkomna bók sína, Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward Psychotherapy Integration, sem fjallar um samspil huga, heila og líkama. Arden er sálfræðingur og ráðgjafi og hefur skrifað fjölda bóka um taugasálfræði, kvíða, áfallastreitu, öldrun, og leiðir til að bæta heilaheilsu.
John Arden, PhD, ABPP, has spoken in 25 countries and all US States. Dr. Arden is the author of 15 books in the areas of brain-based psychological therapies, anxiety, PTSD, aging process, dementia, and pathways to enhancing brain health. His new book is Mind-Brain-Gene: Toward the integration of psychotherapy. He recently retired from Kaiser Permanente where he served as the Northern California Regional Director of Training where he developed one of the largest mental health training programs in the United States. In this capacity he oversaw more than 150 interns and postdoctoral psychology residents in 24 medical centers. Dr. Arden's study of neuropsychology has inspired him to integrate neuroscience and psychotherapy, synthesizing the biological and psychological into a new vision for psychotherapy: Brain-Based Therapy which he presents throughout the US and internationally.


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Leuta Aleksandr Pavlovich
Diagnostic and treatment centre for children and adults of the Dobrobut medical network (3, S. Idzikowsky (M. Mishinа) St., Kyiv)
Doctor information: Leuta Aleksandr Pavlovich
Education: Lugansk State Medical University.
Priority area of practice:
Outpatient and inpatient pediatric surgery;
rendering the emergency and planned aid for children with surgical pathology in full.
a former professor of the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the Lugansk State Medical University;
Author of scientific publications.
participant of the conferences, courses of thematic improvement;
visiting of congress of surgeons, conferences of laparoscopic microsurgery (2015).
Foreign experience:
"What is available and is possible – we use. Usually we learn about new trends from colleagues at the conferences and from the Internet resources."
Other areas of professional interests:
The advantages of private clinic
Concentration of doctors momentary reaction to the problem, their ability to communicate with the child and their parents. The doctors should be experienced, with good feedback about the work. Such doctors have not had post-operative complications in their practice. It is very responsible to work in "Dobrobut". That is why doctors always improve their professional skills. "
Pecularities of work with patients
"The level of knowledge of people is often high. People read a lot of information, including Internet resources. All of them can learn much about the disease. It is right. But because of this, there is an underestimation of the problem, the degree of its danger. The doctor should guide and clarify all aspects to the patient. "
A piece of advice for parents of patients
Immediately call to the doctor at stomachaches, umbilicalhernia, hydropsies of the spermatic cord, hydrocele. These diseases areoften underestimated that's why there are problems with the planned rehabilitation.
It is also important not to delay the visit to the doctor at festering diseases. They are at the level of the acute appendicitis when it is necessary to operateimmediately. Festering diseases progress not on days but in hours. Unfortunately, in certain cases antibiotics are not so effective and not as quick as one would hope. So you need not to postpone your visit to a doctor. At the timely consulting it is possible to expect the timely recovery. Late treatment is fraught with serious injuries for children. Besides, the use of antibiotics also may cause certain harm to the body.
About work
"My experience helps me very much in"Dobrobut". When people consult me, it is usually necessary to react immediately and make the decision."
Patients often delay the visit to a doctor. For example, recently I have faced a case of a purulent felon. People had been applying an ointment to a finger of the child of five for five days. As a result the phalanx has suffered rather strongly."
"It often happens that patients go to see a doctor when it is already late . There were cases of a late cryptorchidism when the operation had to be done up to a year, and the child was already elder then one."
I love doing sports and photographing. I make black-and-white and color photos. To do this, I purchased special equipment and, when I have time, I take pictures with my DSLR camera. "


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Ancylosis albicosta is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Otto Staudinger, in 1870. It is found in Romania, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon and Algeria.

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

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Moths described in 1870
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Moths of Europe
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Quality and Methodology Information for gross domestic product (GDP), detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.
Explains differences between gross value added (GVA) and gross domestic product (GDP), the volatility in monthly GDP and how to interpret the new monthly and three-month-on-three-month estimates.
Announcement of changes to the GDP(O) Improvement Programme.
Part one report on the financial and insurance services industry review, including plans for the second and final part of the review.
Part one report on the social care industry review, including plans for the second and final part of the review.