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Q: How to add Search type functionality in Edit text and List view I am having a list view and an edit text. When i write on Edit text i want to display my list view Starting with those alphabets. I am adding a custom adapter to My list view.
here is my Edit text addTextChangedListener
getFriendsName.addTextChangedListener(new TextWatcher() {

        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before,
                int count) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            friends_available.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            adapter.getFilter().filter(s);
        }

        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
                int after) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        }

        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        }
    });

and here is my List view over which i am setting a custom adapter
  adapter = new GroupAvailableFriendsToAddAdapter((BaseActivity) getActivity(),
                connectionsList);
        friends_available.setAdapter(adapter);

here is my Adapter class
public class GroupAvailableFriendsToAddAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<ItemsAllPost> {

private BaseActivity _context;
private ArrayList<ItemsAllPost> data;
private LayoutInflater inflater = null;

private ItemsAllPost postData;
private String result;
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
private int count;
private TextView textView;
private ImageLoader imageLoader;

public GroupAvailableFriendsToAddAdapter(BaseActivity activity,
        ArrayList<ItemsAllPost> connectionsList) {
    super(activity, R.layout.group_avialable_friends_list_adapter, connectionsList);
    _context = activity;
    data = connectionsList;
    count=connectionsList.size();
    inflater = (LayoutInflater) _context
            .getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);

    imageLoader = new ImageLoader(activity);

}

@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
    View view = convertView;
    ItemsAllPost items = data.get(position);
    if (convertView == null) {
        view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.group_avialable_friends_list_adapter,
                null);
    }
    TextView FriendsName = (TextView) view
            .findViewById(R.id.group_available_friendNameTV);
    CircularImageView image_profile = (CircularImageView) view
            .findViewById(R.id.group_available_friendImgCI);
    FriendsName.setText(items.user_first_name);
    imageLoader.DisplayImage(items.profile_image,
            image_profile);

    return view;
}

}
problem is initially list view is showing the List but when i enter a text it simply hides even the entered text matches the List view Items  and when i erase the text from Edit text list view shows back.
what i am doing wrong?
any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: I have tried the following code and it worked for me as expected :
@Override
    public void onTextChanged(CharSequence cs, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3) {
           int textlength = cs.length();
           ArrayList<ContactStock> tempArrayList = new ArrayList<ContactStock>();
           for(ContactStock c: arraylist){
              if (textlength <= c.getName().length()) {
                 if (c.getName().toLowerCase().contains(cs.toString().toLowerCase())) {
                    tempArrayList.add(c);
                 }
              }
           }
           mAdapter = new ContactListAdapter(activity, tempArrayList);
           lv.setAdapter(mAdapter);
     }

You can follow this tutorial in order to have more detail information as well as sample code.

A: Ali's method would require you to set the adapter each time with a new search text. Rather you could just implement a Filterable class and notify the adapter regarding a change in data after every search. Change you adapter to the below. It should work fine!
public class GroupAvailableFriendsToAddAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<ItemsAllPost> implements Filterable{
//create a new temporary list
private ArrayList<ItemsAllPost> data, tempListData;

public GroupAvailableFriendsToAddAdapter(BaseActivity activity, ArrayList<ItemsAllPost> connectionsList) {
    super(activity, R.layout.group_avialable_friends_list_adapter, connectionsList);
    data = connectionsList;
    **tempListData** = connectionsList; //make this list point to your original list
}

@Override
    public int getCount() {
        return **tempListData** .size(); // make the count point to this tempList as the list size would vary with every search text
    }

@Override
public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
    ItemsAllPost items = **tempListData** .get(position); // reference data using this tempList
    FriendsName.setText(items.user_first_name);
    return view;
}

@Override
    public Filter getFilter() {
        Filter filter = new Filter() {

            @Override
            protected FilterResults performFiltering(CharSequence constraint) {
                FilterResults results = new FilterResults();
                final List<ItemsAllPost> tempFliteredDataList = new ArrayList<ItemsAllPost();
                // We implement here the filter logic
                if (constraint == null || constraint.toString().trim().length() == 0) {
                    // No filter implemented we return all the list
                    results.values = data;
                } else {
                    // We perform filtering operation
                    String constrainString = constraint.toString().toLowerCase();
                    for (ItemsAllPost post: data) {
                        if (post.user_first_name.toLowerCase().contains(constrainString)) {
                            tempFliteredDataList.add(post);
                        }
                    }
                    results.values = tempFliteredDataList ;
                }
                return results;

            }

            @Override
            protected void publishResults(CharSequence constraint, FilterResults results) {
                if (results.values!=null){
                    **tempListData** = (ArrayList<ItemsAllPost>) results.values; // returns the filtered list based on the search
                    notifyDataSetChanged();
                }
            }
        };
        return filter;
    }
}


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Sportsmen and the World We Live In
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It's no secret to the historian that sportsmen and women have long had a role in public lands policy. Certainly, the public lands legacy that has been left to us in this country is a legacy of sportsmen before us; Roosevelt was a hunter, Pinchot was a fisherman. But in recent years, sportsmen have again stepped into the lead, particularly on public lands issues that challenge our society to balance our growing country and our need to have places to get away, places of retreat. Trout Unlimited has been instrumental in guiding and driving much of the good public lands decisions that have been made in the recent past. In particular, the Wyoming Range Legacy Act, sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, is case in point. Located just south of Jackson, Wyoming, and running ~ 125 mi north-south to near the town of Kemmerer, the range is home to three subspecies of cutthroat trout including the Colorado River, the Snake River and the Bonneville. The Bridger-Teton National Forest cloaks some 1.2 million ac of the range. A group led by TU called Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range pushed for withdrawal legislation; legislation that would allow one use of the public's land—mineral extraction—to be taken off the table. Whereas some of the range was previously leased for oil and gas exploration, much of the range was not. The Act did two things: it provided for no new leasing on unleased land, and it allowed for private buyout of existing leases while not preventing drilling of valid existing leases. The Act passed as part of the Omnibus Public Lands bill that was signed by the President in March 2009. Today, some 1.2 million ac of public land will never see a drill rig whereas ~ 60-70,000 ac is targeted for buy-out or light development. Senator Jon Tester, D-Montana, introduced a bill last summer that TU is very supportive of and has some similarities to the Wyoming Range Legacy Act. The Forest Jobs and Recreation Act seeks to mandate logging on 100,000 ac of federal USDA Forest Service land, create some 670,000 ac of designated big 'W' wilderness, and 330,000 some ac of motorized recreation area. For TU, the bill fits our mission perfectly: Protect, Reconnect, Restore and Sustain. Protect: Wilderness and recreation designation would set aside the headwaters of some of Montana's most fabled trout streams. Reconnect: Stewardship logging would pay for much-needed culvert removal for fish passage. Restore: Stewardship logging would pay for road removal or realignment where interfering with fisheries habitat. Sustain: The Act would maintain Montana lifestyles for those who like to fish and do other activities outside. TU is fully supportive of the bill for not only the mission fit, but also because of its grassroots nature, its collaborative process, its bipartisan nature, and its Montana-based common-sense solution.


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San Jose, San Francisco, Seattle: These cities house more than the headquarters of the world's largest technology companies. They are also some of the most productive hubs in the U.S. economy.
The San Jose, California metro area had the highest output per resident for 2014, according to a Bloomberg analysis of U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data for the 100 largest metropolitan areas. Gross metropolitan product (GMP) per capita in the Silicon Valley epicenter was $105,482, more than double the national average. Bridgeport, Connecticut ranked second at $94,349. San Francisco, Seattle and Boston followed.
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Tech cities outside the Bay Area have also benefited from the industry's boom. Helped by not only Amazon Inc. but also newer Internet companies like Zulily Inc., Seattle's GMP per capita grew by a cumulative 7.9 percent since 2009, when the economic recovery began. (The cumulative growth since 2008 is a much more tempered 2.5 percent because of the dramatic drop in the financial crisis.) That helped the Washington city catapult to No. 4 from its No. 6 spot in 2008 through 2011. Biotech hotbed Boston also jumped two places since 2008, while Portland, Oregon (sometimes called Silicon Forest) climbed six spots.
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Early Review of When the Rogue Returns (The Duke's Men, #2) by Sabrina Jeffries
Title: When the Rogue Returns (The Duke's Men)
Series: The Duke's Men
Classification: Adult Fiction
Format: Paperback; 400 pages
Publisher: Pocket Books (January 21, 2014)
Notes: I received and eARC loan from the publisher and am a member of Pamela's street team. In other words, I love her books so much that I've volunteered to help her get out the word about upcoming releases.
Ten years ago after a week of marriage Isabella was abandoned by her husband.
Ten years ago Victor was betrayed by his wife.
Ten years ago the jewel heist of the century took place and a web of lies was weaved ensnaring a pair of unwitting victims.
Ten years ago the lives of two individuals were thrown off course and irrevocably changed.
After ten years, the truth is about to set them free...
Isabella 'Isa' is a smart and strong woman. Ten years ago Isabella found herself alone and pregnant. After escaping from her sister and brother-in-law, she managed to find a job with a jeweler who specialized in the manufacturing of imitation jewelry. Her sister and brother-in-law had orchestrated a jewelry heist from Isa's former employer using the fake jewelry she'd crafted. She'd wanted no part in the heist, but once the imitations had been created there was no stopping it. Isa had tried, but she'd been out maneuvered by the pair. After waiting four months for her husband to appear, she'd come to the realization he'd taken his portion of the proceeds and abandoned her. Desperate to make sure she wouldn't be involved in any future heists, she'd left all but her belongings behind in an attempt to start anew. A gutsy move for a pregnant eighteen year old woman.
Victor is a kind, loyal, honest and trustworthy individual. Ten years ago his wife betrayed him and left him behind to clean up the mess she'd made. He'd had to face the police and the knowledge his wife had set him up to be the scapegoat. At first he refused to believe she'd played any role in the heist, but as weeks turned to months he realized just how wrong he'd been about her. Over the years, he's looked for her, but it was like she'd disappeared into thin air. Now, while working on a case for Manton's Investigations, he's been asked to check into the background of a woman. A woman who with each new bit of information, sounds more and more like his wife, who played him for a fool. Could he have finally found her? Will retribution finally be his?
This was both a charming and heartbreaking tale that I just adored. I loved both Victor and Isabella from the very beginning. It was fun seeing these two jockey for position at the beginning while trying to fight the feelings each still had for the other. It was heart wrenching to see them uncover what happened all those years ago and come to the realization of what had been done to them and what had been lost. I absolutely adored how they had to build up their trust for one another and attempt to figure out where they as a couple stood. I gave this one 5 out of 5 roses. A total and utter book seduction for me. This one is going on my keeper. On the Lisarenee Romance Rating Scale, this one earned a STEAM rating--too hot for a fan, but you still have a handle on things. You should use extreme caution when reading a book with this rating in public. People may inquire as to why you looked flustered and flushed.
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Boston - Remasters: Boston & Don't Look Back
These two albums combined have sold nearly thirty million copies. Epic Records has remastered and re-released these two classics. The remastering was done by the brain behind Boston, Tom Scholz.
The original plans were to release the albums with never before released bonus tracks but Scholz quickly squashed the plans due to the bonus tracks not being of good enough quality. Instead of that, he took the original album tapes and transferred them into the computer and painstakingly set about to redo the entire album. The result is one of the most impressive remastering jobs ever done.
The guitars really do sound more up-front and ebony porn the subtle nuances really do come out from every instrument on the disk. The self-titled debut is as amazing today as it was the day it was released thirty years ago. Led by the mega-hits "More Than A Feeling," "Piece of Mind" and "Long Time" the album also contains the less remembered classics "Hitch A Ride," "Let Me Take You Home Tonight" and "Something About You." Every track is a classic rock radio worthy.
The band's second album was considered a disappointment when it only sold six million out of the box! Still, the classic tracks "Don't Look Back," "Feelin' Satisfied," and "Party" make for a great album. This album is fun because unless you are a die-hard Boston fan then you may have forgotten about some really great songs such as "It's Easy," "A Man I'll Never Be" and "Used to Bad News." This remastered gem will bring back a ton of memories.
Both are winners and both come with written commentary by David Wild of Rolling Stone magazine and Scholz. While some fans may long for the left off bonus tracks, both of these albums sound awesome and should be in everyone's music collection.
Boston - A
Don't Look Back - A
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Els quarts Jocs Mediterranis es van celebrar a Nàpols (Itàlia), del 21 al 29 de setembre de 1963.

Participaren un total de 1.057 esportistes (sense presència femenina) en representació de 13 estats mediterranis. Es disputaren un total de 93 competicions de 18 esports.

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Ronda Rousey Goes All Ali … Again.
Ronda Rousey Public Relations
If you don't already know about Ronda Rousey, just ask Ronda Rousey. She'll tell you all about herself. Look, the fighting game has always been about self-promotion. Ali was stinging and floating long before there even was a UFC. And can you blame Rousey for singing her praises.
The bruising woman is by far and away the biggest superstar in promotional history. Bigger than Brock. Bigger than the Iceman. Bigger than Rampage and the California Kid.
And, recently, UFC president Dana White revealed Rousey is also the highest paid athlete on his roster. And she thinks she's the best too, recently saying: "What makes me so confident that I can win is that I'm the greatest fighter in the world."
But is Rousey the best fighter on the planet? Will UFC fans get what they are not so secretly clamoring for? A Battle of the Sexes for the Ages. A Connors-King inside the Octagon? Maybe. Rousey's record seems to call for it. Eleven first round knock-outs in only 12 fights. She's on the sort of roll previously relegated to UFC megastar Anderson Silva. Against women, at least.
And there's the rub. No matter how good Rousey is against the ladies — and let's face it, she is entirely dominant. No one ever comes close — would she fare as well against the guys? In a sport where striking has become less important than a dominant ground game, can a fighter known for beating her opponents into submission win when on the ground against a stronger opponent?
Some, including her upcoming opponent, Holly Holm, might say yes. Holm told the UFC, "(Rousey) is the most dominant female athlete and when you're on that stage she's been able to prove she can really make that happen … it's not a lucky fight, it's not a lucky punch. She's done it time and again."
It's true. Rousey has done it, time and again. On her way to massive paydays and a spot atop one of the fastest growing sports in the world. But how long will her celebrity last if she keeps KOing the competition in Round 1?
After a while, will fans decide the competition is not good enough? Or will they continue to wonder if there is some Lady Rocky out there who can, finally, take the champ the distance?
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After the amazing event that was Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix is going back to regular programming with the next Active Time Report for FFXV.
The game's Director Hajime Tabata announced today in a Famitsu stream that the next ATR for Final Fantasy XV will be held on April 21. The show will go over things from the Uncovered event as well as report on how the game's development is coming along.
If you haven't been keeping up with Final Fantasy news, then you'll be glad to know that FFXV finally has a release date.
Square Enix is also prepping up a movie as well as an Anime, the first episode of the latter is out now. The movie's called Kingsglaive and will include voicework from the likes of Aaron Paul, Sean Bean and Lena Heady.
Final Fantasy XV releases on Playstation 4 and Xbox One on September 30 later this year.


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Q: Framework for generating ranking information given incomplete information on preference and exposure Let me begin by explaining the motivation behind this question (purely an academic exercise for fun):
I was looking at a website that "ranks" how difficult certain mountains are to climb: https://www.14ers.com/php14ers/usrpeaksrall.php
They say that the rankings are based on user input. I think they must have some sort of simple statistic ("average rank") that they are calculating.
I'm wondering if this could be improved. Here are my thoughts:

1) Not every user will have climbed every mountain, and so there is incomplete information within each entry.
  2) There is user bias, so some rankings will be out of order with the true rankings

For example, say user one climbed mountain $1$,$4$, and $8$. While user 2 climbed mountain $4$,$9$, and $10$
Their respective rankings are:
User1 : $4>1>8$ (meaning mountain $4$ was harder than mountain $1$, etc.)
User2: $9>4>10$
The ordering is partially unambiguous: $9>4$, $4>1>8$, and $4>10$
However, there is no information about the relative orderings of $10$ vs. $1$ and $8$.
Furthermore, if there was a disagreement between users (say one user says $mountain1>mountain5$ but another says $mountain5>mountain1$), then a simple rank-ordering won't work.
I can think of a way to do this non-parametrically. It'd be an optimization problem between the user rank ($\sigma$) and the true ranking ($\pi$). The function would look something like this:
$$argmin_{order of \pi}\left(\prod_i{max(1,\sum_j{|\sigma_j(i)-\pi'(i)|})}\right)$$
where $\pi'$ is the $\pi$ ordering for only the variables in $\sigma_j$, and $\pi'(i)$ and $\sigma(i)$ are the rank of the $i$'th mountain.
You could also modify this function to instead take into account the number of rearrangements that would be required in $\pi$ in order to accommodate the ranking of $\sigma_j$.
However, a major shortcoming of this method is that you get no information on the relative confidence of the ranking...
Alternatively you could set this up in a parametric framework using Bernoulli trials. My thought would be to make each mountain have an underlying "difficulty" ($\theta$) that would weight the probability of actually ranking it harder than another mountain. In this scenario, each user would have the exact same tendency for bias. For example, for 3 users and 3 mountains the input would be:
$User_1: 2>1$
$User_2: 1>3$
$User_3: 3>2$
The underlying probability of observing the rankings would be something like:
$$p\left(\Theta=\{\theta_1,\theta_2,\theta_2\}\vert user\_rankings\right) = bernoulli(\theta_2,\theta_1) bernoulli(\theta_1,\theta_3) bernoulli(\theta_3,\theta_2)$$
where $bernoulli(\theta_i,\theta_j)$ would be the p-value for choosing mountain $i$ over mountain $j$. For example, you could weigh the probability statistic by the following method:
$$bernoulli(\theta_i,\theta_j) = \frac{\frac{\theta_i}{\theta_j}}{\frac{\theta_i}{\theta_j}+1}$$
(i.e. so $p + (1-p) = 1$ given $p<1$)
This method is nice because it can give a variance around different rankings AS WELL AS provide the possibility of inputting prior information as $p(\Theta)$ on the right-hand side of the probability calculation equation.
You could also get a relative confidence by doing a parametric bootstrap simulation given the fit rankings.
Would either of these methods be appropriate?

A: Participants were asked to take six criteria into consideration in providing
their personal rankings. Two (elevation gain and distance) are clearly objective,
one (trail) is unclear, and three (climbing difficulty, terrain stability, and exposure) are clearly subjective. [Is 'trail' intended to be Yes/No, or is
the quality of the trail (if present) an issue?]
Moreover, it is not clear whether respondents rank each criterion separately
(so that the society can do some sort of weighting) or somehow to give one
ranking that takes all six criteria into account. [I tried to take a look
at the instructions, but they seem to be available only to society members,
and I have not climbed any mountains lately.]
Therefore it seems best to take the rankings as largely reflecting personal subjective opinions. If this is true, I don't think it makes sense to
assume that there is a 'true ranking'. Absent a convincing argument that
true ranks exist, I cannot see how a scheme that assumes their existence
will be generally persuasive.
My conclusion is that 'average rank' is a reasonably good method of summarizing
objective opinion.  In your fragmentary example, we have:
 Person\Mountain ranked  1   4   8   9  10
    1                    2   1   3
    2                        2       1   3
 Average rank            2  1.5  3   1   3

Lowest rankings correspond to most difficult climbs, so we would rank the
mountains as 9, 4, 1, and 8/10 tie--in decreasing level of difficulty.
It seems that this method would work well for large numbers of respondents
and that you would need to make a strong argument for the superiority of
another method over this one.
In related matters: (1) Some newspapers give summary rankings of currently
showing movies based on critic opinion and (separately) based on viewer
opinion. These rankings seem to be averages of 'Likert'-style scales.
There is considerable controversy whether data from such scales can
legitimately be averaged, but this method for movies has been widely used
for some years. Maybe you can find some statistical analyses discussing
the 'validity' of such rankings.
(2) Worldwide and lately in some US local elections, voters are asked to
rank their top three candidates in order of preference. The objective is
to avoid runoff elections if no candidate gets a majority of first-ranked votes.
[Roughly speaking, if a voter's top choice is clearly out of the running,
their second choice is advanced to first in an effort to get a majority.]
I have seen some statistical arguments about the desirability of this method.
There are also discussions by politicians and political scientists, principally
challenging whether voters can make rational rankings not knowing who the
strongest candidates really are.
Reading about these widely used and discussed methods of ranking and voting
may prompt you to find a method for ranking mountains that you like better
than averaging ranks.
If you are really more interested in methods of ranking than in the specific mountain-climbing data, then you might want to google 'Kendall's tau'
to find an explanation matches you mathematical background. (Unfortunately, the relevant Wikipedia page seems to need refinement.)

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Police: San Leandro break-in bandits held women…
Police: San Leandro break-in bandits held women captive
By Bay Area News Group and Natalie Neysa Alund |
April 25, 2013 at 6:27 a.m.
SAN LEANDRO — Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for break-in bandits who are suspected of burglarizing two homes this week and, in each case, holding the female homeowner captive while they ransacked the house.
No one was injured during the burglaries.
The first heist took place about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the 2300 block of Regatta Way, off Lewelling Boulevard, said Lt. Randall Brandt.
The second break-in took place about 1 a.m. Thursday at a home in the 600 block of Black Pine Drive, just off Davis Street.
During both burglaries, the suspects knocked on front doors and when no one answered, forced their way in, Brandt said.
Once inside, they encountered the female residents, who lived alone. At least one of the suspects stayed with each of the women while the remaining suspects ransacked the home.
The men then took undisclosed items and left the home.
Police said the suspects in the Regatta Way burglary were described as several men between ages 20 and 30. The suspects in the Black Pine Drive break-in were men between 5-foot-3 and 5-foot-6, with short hair and wearing dark, hooded sweatshirts.
"Detectives are reviewing the details in both cases and trying to determine if they may be associated," Brandt said "If someone comes to your door and you don't recognize them, acknowledge them from behind a locked door and don't hesitate to call the police immediately."
Anyone with information about the break-ins is asked to call police at 510-577-3230 or to call the Anonymous Tip Line at 510-577-3278.
Anonymous tips can also be sent to San Leandro Police Department by texting the word SLPD and the tip to 847411. Anonymous Web tips can be submitted from the Police Department's website at http://www.sanleandro.org/depts/pd/at.asp
Contact Natalie Neysa Alund at 510-293-2469. Follow her at Twitter.com/nataliealund.
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Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials—acorns, hardware, stones, aluminum foil, fabric scraps, for example—that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Loose parts are alluring and beautiful. Loose Parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. With more than 550 color photographs of many kinds of loose parts in real early childhood settings, classroom stories, and a dynamic overview, Loose Parts provides inspiration and information about the ways everyday materials can support open-ended learning, enhance play, and empower children. With loose parts, the possibilities are endless.
"What this book does, in addition to demonstrating the immense educational and developmental benefits afforded by loose parts, is to provide a framework that guides and inspires parents and educators to make full use of what they have to offer. Its pages are rich in clear ideas and beautiful photographs. Above all, this is a book about the essential value of creativity, the many forms it takes, and the ease with which children can achieve remarkable heights of learning through play with simple objects that abound in our everyday lives."
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Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials—acorns, hardware, stones, aluminum foil, fabric scraps, for example—that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Loose parts are alluring and beautiful. They capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. With more than 550 color photographs of many kinds of loose parts in real early childhood settings, classroom stories, and a dynamic overview, this book provides inspiration and information about the ways loose parts support open-ended learning, enhance play, and empower children. With loose parts, the possibilities are endless.


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Kanye West Says He's Going Rogue, Vows 6 Fashion Collections and 3 Albums a Year
By Chris Riotta
Take it with a grain of salt, but Kanye West is tweeting #facts again.
The "Ultralight Beam" rapper announced Saturday he's gone rogue — like, Mad Max: Fury Road rogue. After claiming Adidas is producing one million Yeezy sneakers in 2016 and saying he hates suit jackets on women, West declared he'll no longer abide by traditional fashion calendars and album release precedents.
"No more fashion calendar," West tweeted Saturday. "I'm going Mad Max... 6 collections a year... 3 albums a year."
Read more: 12 Recent Kanye West Quotes That Show Yeezy Might Be Having a Breakdown
The sudden announcement comes as an obvious shock to Yeezy fans, and follows another West rant on Wednesday in which the rapper shared his thoughts on fashion being "stuck in the past and tradition," as well as thanking Balmain designer Olivier Rousteing "for designing his collection around my wife [Kim Kardashian West]." "This is visionary as I believe that Kim is our modern day everything," West wrote on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, this would mean West still has a lot of work to do in 2016 if he wants to reach his goal of six collections and three albums. The Life of Pablo and Yeezy Season 3 mean we have one of each, and West has already alluded to another album dropping in the summer, though no word of a forthcoming Yeezy Season has been teased.
So, two down, seven more projects to go.


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Neil appointed as Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair of Otago University
On the 30th September 2019, the University of Otago decided to mark its 150th anniversary with the creation of a new prestigious role - the Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chair (Poutoko Taiea). The purpose of the new chairs is to highlight the work of the University's highest-achieving Professors, individuals who are not just outstanding researchers and teachers, but who also have a well-established track record of sharing their work with communities outside the University.
Seven leading Otago academics were appointed as inaugural Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chairs, and among them was Neil!
The role is limited to a four-year period with a maximum of 10 appointments to be held at any one time. During their appointment, the distinguished Professors will be given the opportunity to showcase their work and engage and inspire others.
Another recognition of Neil's academic achievements, and a great motivation for our lab to further develop our outreaching skills in the greater community!
The seven leading Otago academics appointed to the inaugural Sesquicentennial Distinguished Chairs.
(From left): Professors Greg Cook, Sally Brooker, Robert Patman, Philippa Howden-Chapman,
Hamish Spencer, Neil Gemmell and Jacinta Ruru. Photo: Sharron Bennett.


Offers the Soviet/Russian aircraft specialist a first-rate volume on the A-50. The volume is complete with full developmental coverage and colour side-views of the aircraft in various schemes.
Brought out in the late 1970s as a successor to the obsolete Tu-126 airborne early warning aircraft, the A-50 co-developed by the Il'yushin and Beriyev bureaux is one of the most interesting military variants in the field of IL-76 military transport. Differing outwardly from the latter mainly in having a conventional "saucer" rotodome, the A-50 entered flight testing in 1980; the new Soviet AWACS entered service four years later. The improved A-50M was developed several years after that. The type continues in service with the Russian Air Force today, and the fleet is being upgraded to A-50U standard. This book describes the A-50's thrilling developmental history, taking in its many variants (including the A-50EI export model for India) and gives an extensive overview of the various scale model kits covering the subject currently available on the market.


Complex renovation projects are seldom easy — but the results often make up for the stress involved.
Or so Ambassador Mary M. Ourisman implied Friday afternoon as she and her husband, Mandell, accepted the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach's 28th annual Robert I. Ballinger Award honoring major renovation projects at historical estates. Presented at The Breakers, the award recognized the 14-month renovation of the couple's 1958 Palm Beach Regency-style residence — known as Pelican House — at 300 Regents Park Road.
"I am truly humbled and appreciative of this wonderful award," she told the 200 guests at the foundation's annual membership luncheon.
The Ourismans' luncheon table included Eubanks, interior designer D. Mitchell Brown and staff architect David J. Gengler, all of William R. Eubanks Interior Design. The project's landscape designer was Keith Williams of Nievera Williams Design, and the contractors were Alan Chrzanowski and Brian Chrzanowski of B&A Design Builders Inc. Architect Thomas Kirchhoff of Kirchhoff & Associates Architects also played a role in the project.
Built in 1958, the Ourismans' house is one of five in Regents Park, a subdivision just south of the Southern Boulevard traffic circle. Designed and constructed by the late developer Clarence Mack, the homes are clustered around an oval-shaped median.
In May, the town designated the neighborhood a historical district, citing its unified and cohesive architecture. Spearheaded by the Preservation Foundation, the designation was endorsed by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Mack's architectural style today is known as Palm Beach Regency — a blend of classical elements borrowed from the English Regency architecture of England. Self-trained as an architect, Mack aimed at simplicity, refinement and symmetry, foundation President Alexander C. Ives said during a presentation about the project. In the houses on Regents Park, Mack aimed at creating "a simple floor plan for modern living," Ives said.
The Ourismans bought their house in 2012. A former ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Mary Ourisman worked closely with the design team on every aspect of the project. She told the Daily News she wanted to honor Mack's architectural legacy but bring the house into the 21st century, with a renewed focus on comfort and livability.
A focal point of the project was a new 1,000-square-foot open-air loggia on the west side, facing the Lake Worth Lagoon. It was designed to blend seamlessly with the original architecture.
Inside the residence, the designers reworked parts of the floor plan, maximized water views, expanded the master suite and repurposed rooms to provide a study for Mary Ourisman and a library for her husband.
Before the Ballinger Award presentation, Ewell Turnquist received the foundation's John D. Mashek Jr. Volunteer of the Year award, newly named to honor the late chairman of the organization. Mashek, who held the position for 27 years, died Nov. 17.
Ewell assists the foundation with its library and archives.
Frank Chopin of the foundation's executive committee opened the luncheon by acknowledging Mashek's "passion" for the organization before introducing new chairwoman Pauline Pitt. She had served on the executive committee 14 years.


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J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
Tom Shippey (Author)
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Paperback$22.95(English)

Recent polls have consistently declared that J.R.R. Tolkien is the most influential author of the century, and The Lord of the Rings is the book of the century. In support of these claims, the prominent medievalist and scholar of fantasy Professor Tom Shippey now presents us with a fascinating companion to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, focusing in particular on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
The core of the book examines The Lord of the Rings as a linguistic and cultural map and as a response to the meaning of myth. It presents a unique argument to explain the nature of evil and also gives the reader a compelling insight into the unparalleled level of skill necessary to construct such a rich and complex story. Shippey also examines The Hobbit, explaining the hobbits' anachronistic relationship to the heroic world of Middle-earth, and shows the fundamental importance of The Silmarillion to the canon of Tolkien's work. He offers as well an illuminating look at other, lesser-known works in their connection to Tolkien's life.
Tom Shippey taught at Oxford University at the same time as J.R.R. Tolkien and with the same syllabus, which gives him an intimate familiarity with the works that fueled Tolkien's imagination. He subsequently held the chair of English language and medieval literature at Leeds University that Tolkien had previously held.
"He is of all writers on Tolkien the one most worth reading" -- David Bratman, Mythprint
"Professor Shippey's commentary is the best so far in elucidating Tolkien's lovely myth." Harper's Magazine
"Authoritative and timely." Boston Globe
"Wonderfully readable...Shippey makes an impressive case for why the creator of Middle-earth is deserving of acclaim." Publishers Weekly
"Shippey is a rarity, a scholar well-schooled in critical analysis whose writing is beautifully clear." Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Delightful exploration of the relationship between Tolkien's fiction...scholarly work and the mythical, linguistic and philosiphical history underlying both." Salon
"[Tolkien] deserves his full due, and Shippey's appreciative assessment of his unique achievement provides it in full and satisfying measure." Philadelphia Inquirer
"Shippey presents a remarkably insightful account of the origins of Tolkien's use of language and myth." The Chicago Tribune
"Full of things-we-hadn't-known...As scholarship, it's one of the more enjoyable works I've run across." The San Diego Union-Tribune
"[Shippey] deepens your understanding of the work without making you forget your initial, purely instinctive response to Middle-earth and hobbits." The Houston Chronicle
"An invaluable study...It illuminates the text and enables the reader to better appreciate the works under discussion." The Washington Times
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This smartwatch comes with a separate screen that doubles as a battery
Image: Neptune
By Adario Strange 2015-02-26 10:10:46 UTC
If looks were the deciding factor for the success of wearable devices, the new Neptune Due would already be a hit with some.
But making a wearable look inviting is just one piece of the puzzle, the real test is functionality, an area where the Neptune Duo offers a unique departure from most of the wearables we've seen in the past.
See also: Tesla app for Apple Watch could let you control a car from your wrist
The Neptune Due is actually composed of two separate devices: the Hub and the Pocket screen. On your wrist, you can send messages, make calls and get social network notifications. The associated screen not only syncs with the wrist component to serve as an additional display, it also works as a 3,800 mAh battery for the Hub (good for "a few days of normal usage" according to Neptune).
The Montreal, Canada-based company claims that the Neptune Due is the smallest such wearable device available and that it has contains a quad-core processor and support for 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC and Bluetooth. Running on Android Lollipop, it's being sold to early bird buyers for $199 and will be priced at $399 when it ships in "late 2015".
Those prices are fairly competitive based on what the Neptune Duo promises, but right now, purchasing it is a leap of faith, based primarily on the demonstration video (above). We'll see if it lives up to its promise when it gets into the hands of users.
Topics: design, Gadgets, Tech, wearable computer


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How Epigenetics Works
by Robert Lamb
The Future of Epigenetics
A scientific researcher extracts the RNA from embryonic stem cells in a laboratory, at the University of Sao Paulo's human genome research center in Brazil.
Mauricio Lima/AFP/Getty Images
As knowledge of the epigenome grows, we continue to learn more about how the substances we consume and the social situations we inhabit influence the way our genes are expressed. Scientists are already rethinking the way organisms evolve and how traits are passed on from parent to offspring. But at what point will this knowledge begin to change the way we live? At what point will we be able to take a pill and block or unblock the right combination of genes to improve our quality of life?
While turning off aging and fine-tuning the human genome are pretty awe-inspiring possibilities, epigeneticists are far more interested in discovering ways to treat epigenetic diseases. As some cancers occur due to the deactivation of tumor-suppressing genes, researchers have worked to develop medications that reactivate them. The drug azacitidine, for instance, treats leukemia in this manner. Finding just the right parts of the epigenome to treat, however, can be like finding a needle in a haystack. And once researchers find the areas they want to affect, epigenetic drugs aren't all that specific. They might succeed in blocking or unblocking the genes they wanted to treat, but also affect other genes, resulting in potentially dangerous side effects.
Following the completion of the Human Genome Project, the Human Epigenome Project is currently striving to map the scope of changes that can occur between genome and phenotype. Once finished, however, an epigenomic map could also prove useful in determining which individuals are at risk for certain diseases and encouraging the kind of lifestyle changes that can prevent the wrong genes from switching on or off.
More than future medicines are at stake, however. Epigenetic discoveries also force doctors to reexamine existing drugs. Even azacitidine, the first FDA-approved epigenomic drug, was used previously to treat bone-marrow stem cell disorders. It was only after the discovery of its epigenetic effects that doctors explored its uses in other areas.
Stem cells are also of key interest to epigeneticists. By studying the epigenetic changes that determine how cells develop, it may eventually become possible to dictate what tissue type a stem cell will develop into. For more information on the implications of this, read How Stem Cells Work.
In the meantime, the more we know about epigenetic changes, the more we realize the correlation between our actions and, not only our own lives, but the lives of our children. As we peel away another genetic layer to find out who we are, what other mysteries await us?
Follow the links below to learn even more about DNA.
What is the Human Epigenome Project?
How Cancer Works
How Cells Work
How Designer Children Will Work
How DNA Works
How Stem Cells Work
Would having your own clone be like having an identical twin?
The Human Epigenome Consortium
Bhattacharya, Shaoni. "Human gene on/off switches to be mapped." New Scientist. October 2003. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4241
Bradbury, Jane. "Human Epigenome Project -- Up and Running." PLoS Biology. Dec. 22, 2003. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0000082&ct=1
Brownlee, Christen. "Nurture Takes the Spotlight." Science News. June 24, 2006. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Nurture+takes+the+spotlight:+decoding+the+environment's+role+in...-a0148858116
"Epigenetics." Britannica Online Encyclopædia. 2008. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1372811/epigenetics
Keim, Brandon. "Whew! Your DNA Isn't Your Destiny." Wired. Aug. 16, 2005. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2005/08/68468
Ray, Matt. "Epigenetics." Environmental Health Perspectives. March 2006. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/114-3/toc.html
"Silencing of the lambs." The Economist. May 10, 2008. (Oct. 3, 2008) http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11326195
Wade, Nicholas. "Explaining Differences in Twins." The New York Times. July 5, 2005. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/health/05gene.html
Young, Emma. "Rewriting Darwin: The new non-genetic inheritance." New Scientist. July 12, 2008. (Oct. 3, 2008)http://www.science.org.au/nova/newscientist/098ns_003.htm
Do People and Bananas Really Share 50 Percent of the Same DNA?
Can a Genetic Test Tell that You'll Prefer Chocolate Ice Cream?
Why Don't You Ever See Square Vegetables?


MINDCRAFT is hacked version of the famous game Minecraft that encourages the audience to think about questions surrounding sustainability, and the creation and destruction of cities, civilizations, and societies.
In its original form, Minecraft is a digital game that allows players to freely create, destroy, and explore in an open virtual world. At first, players build modest structures to protect themselves against the monsters that roam the wilds at night, but as the player's mastery over the game grows, so does her ability to create something grand and lasting. The infinitely large game world contains infinite resources, and as such, players are free to dream up and construct impossible structures, convoluted machinery, labyrinthine gardens, or grandiloquent metropolises; the only limits are those of the imagination.
In this unbounded world, visitors are free to ignore the problems they have created with impunity; if an area has become deforested, barren, or polluted, players may simply move on to a fresh new area, rendering invisible their missteps and excesses as they fade beyond the horizon. By encouraging players to recklessly develop and exploit the game's "natural" world, Minecraft harnesses and perpetuates perspectives that view the real world as an inexhaustible source of materials at the disposal of our consumptive desires. But what if Minecraft, rather than portraying a world of vast possibility and scant consequence, could be altered to focus on the opposite? How would the game change if the infinite world was made pressingly and inescapably finite?
Unlike in the original infinite world of Minecraft, this version presents players with a world heavily modded and reduced to a 100×100 block island in the void. Players have to give up their seats when they die in game, which encourages them to think about what they inherit and what they leave behind to the next player. By limiting the world, players cannot recklessly develop and exploit the game's "natural" world, instead they find themselves in a world with ruins of castles and forts built by previous players. The lack of resources often makes the gameplay difficult but it also results in players starting to work together to replenish forests or build safe places.
On top of the continuation between players, our 100×100 block carries forward between exhibition sites as well. We are currently working on different forms of documentation that among others will help us understand player behaviour and possibly result in further research.
In March 2015, minDcraft was exhibited as part of Arcade 11, TAG's public arcade of experimental games for public enjoyment.
In May 2015 the project was presented at IDEAS CITY, a collaborative, civic, and creative enterprise, that builds on the New Museum's mission of "New Art, New Ideas" by expanding the Museum beyond its walls into the civic realm.


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Mabel came home last week! She's been easing into her new life as our house kitty. She's adapting amazingly well. She spent a few days hiding under the girls' bunk beds, so we put her food and water tray in their bedroom. She would only come out to use the litter box and to say hi if we were in the room. Since then, though, she's been exploring more and more. And she loves to play! I haven't had a kitten in so long, and even then, I don't remember having one who liked to play this much!
"Get it, Mabel! Get it!"
Thanks! She's a doll baby. We're loving her very much.
I see from your blurb under your profile picture that I've been pronouncing your name incorrectly in my head.... sigh, so embarrassing, LOL!
Mabel is adorable:) Sending her kitty hellos from our three: Faith (teeny tiny lynx eared tortie), Hope (lovable Mog-like tiger with, ahem, big bones)and Charlie Pumpkin (marmalade rapscallion extraordinaire).
Oh, wonderful names! Mabel is taking over the house! She is very affectionate and very playful. She's rather rough in how she expresses both. I have scratches on my hand to prove it. ;o) Our old girls, Katharine of Aragon (Katie) the Siamese, and Jenny (short-haired Abyssinian mix) are adapting. I think.


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Aldermaston nuclear weapons factory remains in special measures
The Aldermaston site remains in special measures for the third year running after failing to improve its safety performance
Rahul Vashisht
An Aldermaston nuclear weapons factory is in special measures for the third year running after failing to improve its safety performance, says a government regulator.
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), which produces the UK's nuclear weapons, joins seven other sites out of 36 requiring increased regulation.
A report published by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) listed shortages of skilled personnel, the ageing plant and delays in building new facilities as reasons for failure.
It is also facing further action over not meeting legal obligations to treat radioactive waste by February 2014.
The report states: "We will not seek prosecution given that we are satisfied with waste storage conditions in the short-term and that the safety of the public and the workforce has not been affected.
"However, we will consider further proportionate regulatory action to achieve the required hazard reduction in reasonably practicable timescales."
The site was first placed in special measures in 2013. A report said at the time "sites are expected to receive enhanced regulatory attention for around two years, as we anticipate the issues to be resolved during that time."
However the Aldermaston factory has failed to achieve this.
Although the second AWE site at Burghfield site has been assessed as requiring a 'routine' level of regulatory attention, performance at Burghfield was judged to have declined over the year, though it has made some improvements.
"AWE is clearly unable to deliver the improvements it is being paid to complete"
ONR expressed concern that "deteriorating programme performance has resulted in delays to new build assembly/disassembly facilities which has led to the need for extended use of current ageing facilities".
Peter Burt of Nuclear Information Service said: "Safety standards at many nuclear sites are improving, but AWE is just muddling along and marking time. The nuclear safety improvements required at Aldermaston have not been completed within the expected two year timescale, and we will apparently have to wait for many more months before the situation improves.
"Vast sums of money are being spent by the Ministry of Defence at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, but because of programme delays and management failures no advances in safety have been seen.
"AWE Management Ltd, the private company which runs Aldermaston, is clearly unable to deliver the improvements it is being paid to complete. It is time for MoD to cancel the current AWE management contract and bring the site under the control of a new, competent management team."
AWE's response
A statement released by AWE said: "Delivering safe and secure operations is a core priority for AWE and it fully supports the ONR's focus on continuing open dialogue in support of delivering safety improvements.
Paul Rees, head of environmental safety and health said: "We welcome that the report recognises the complexity of our infrastructure and capital projects programme and the increased collaborative working with key stakeholders. AWE continues to enhance its safety standards and this is illustrated by a consistently high level of safety performance.
"A key focus for AWE continues to be the replacement of aging infrastructure on both the Aldermaston and Burghfield sites to support our crucial role in national defence.
"The ONR has acknowledged our improved arrangements for storing untreated intermediate level waste, and we will work closely with them in developing our long-term waste treatment and storage strategy."
The statement added AWE also continues to work closely with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and other organisations that hold nuclear site licences similar to ours, to find a long-term UK-wide solution for this waste.
"We are continuing to further improve our environmental performance in all aspects of our operations and processes and the quality of AWE's safety cases continues to improve, as does the standard and timelessness of delivery of periodic reviews.
"AWE will continue to work closely with the ONR and other regulators to strengthen dialogue and understanding to ensure it delivers fully functional world-class facilities that will enhance the safe capability of the UK nuclear deterrent."


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Q: Why `div:focus does` does not work without tabindex div:focus does not work

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But I don't have any idea why it works if I added tabindex? And why it does not work without tabindex? I don't want the answer, I just want to know the reason?

A: Well, the div is not a focusable element, adding tabindex="-1" will allow the div to be focusable, simple as that. Plus, with tabindex="-1" you can even make non-tabbable elements tabbable, handy when used in a form that contains non-tabbable elements

A: As they say in this docs:

Tip: The :focus selector is allowed on elements that accept keyboard
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Then, a div is not a Focusable object.
Plz, review official mozzila docs about :focus
If you want to test that it´s really working, use an input (it really is focusable). You will see it´s working

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A: I got it  what i want, from @Turnip comment
My Question:

why it's works if I added tabindex?? and why it does not works without tabindex? I don't want the answer i just want to know the reason??

Answer:

The tabindex content attribute allows authors to control whether an element is supposed to be focusable, whether it is supposed to be reachable using sequential focus navigation, and what is to be the relative order of the element for the purposes of sequential focus navigation. The name "tab index" comes from the common use of the "tab" key to navigate through the focusable elements. The term "tabbing" refers to moving forward through the focusable elements that can be reached using sequential focus navigation.

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United States Tax Benefits
The following information is presented for general information only. Consult with your Attorney or Tax Consultant to determine its application to your specific organization and situation.
Current Tax Law
U.S. Congress enacted Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code in 1976 to encourage donations by allowing C corporations to earn an enhanced tax deduction for donating selected surplus property, including food.
The Code provides that wholesome food that is properly saved, donated to an approved agency and properly receipted is eligible for an enhanced tax deduction. This enhanced deduction is equal to ½ of the donated food's appreciated value, with the limitation that the total deduction cannot exceed twice the donated food's basis cost. This incremental tax deduction is calculated from the donated food's fair market value and basis food and labor cost. The IRS may challenge the value of donated food.
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) (H.R. 4) signed by President Bush on August 17, 2006 extended the provisions of KETRA through December 31, 2007.
The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424) signed by President Bush on October 3, 2008 extended the provisions of KETRA through December 31, 2009.
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (H.R.4853, Public Law 111-312) signed on December 17, 2010 extended the enhanced charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory provisions of KETRA. This provision provides a two-year extension for non-C corps, retro-active to January 1, 2010, extended to December 31, 2011.
See an explanation of how this enhanced tax deduction applies to donation of wholesome food.
Fair market value (FMV) continues to be evaluated by the IRS on a company by company basis. Congress' intention to encourage this type of donation would be enhanced by codifying an important Tax Court ruling regarding FMV determinations.
Other Important Potential Tax Legislation
The Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2009 (S. 1313) was introduced on June 22, 2009 by Senator Lugar (R-IN) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR). Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are co-sponsors of this legislation. This legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.
An Extension and Expansion of Charitable Deduction of Contributions of Food Inventory was announced by Representative Sander Levin (D-MI) on July 15, 2009 (Press Release). Representative Geoff Davis (R-KY) co-sponsored this legislation. The legislation (H.R. 3227) permanently extends the current tax deduction so that all business taxpayers are eligible and provides a two year increase in the amount of the deduction to address the increased need during the recession and economic recovery.
***Another concern from our donors is liability of donated products. Please refer to the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act's Legislation
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The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $286 million contract for planning yard work, engineering and technical support for nuclear submarines. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
The contract has a total potential value of $1.8 billion over five years if all options are exercised and funded. Work performed under the initial award is expected to be completed by October 2009.
Under the terms of the contract, Electric Boat will provide design, engineering, material and logistics support, and research and development activities for active U.S. Navy nuclear submarines and submersibles. Electric Boat will also provide information services, planning, scheduling and technical support for submarine maintenance and modernization activities, training and facility support, and affordability/cost reduction support.


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Analyses of the main classification systems of endometriosis in terms of utrasound, MRI and surgery
By: Selma Oransay - Aug 5, 2021
A standardized description and measurement of endometriosis will help to find a universal classification.
While some classifications are useful for imaging, they are not satisfactory to describe the clinical staging and disease progression.
To facilitate an international consensus, the image readers and the surgeons should get together, argue, and deal with a universal classification system including standardized measurements.
Attempts of scientific societies for a universal consensus are needed for a reliable classification that will cover nomenclature-extent description, ultrasound, MRI, surgical stagings, risk, and recurrence.
A review that analyzed all current endometriosis classifications and main evaluation systems, with an aim to raise awareness for establishing a unique and reliable system.
The pathogenesis, causes, and the spreading path of endometriosis are still unclear: This is the first obstacle to produce a realistic and useful classification system.
All current classifications have their strengths and deficiencies. Surgical stagings reveal anatomic spread anddescription but do not answer the fertility rate, pelvic pain degree, and quality of life.
Imaging methods such as ultrasound and MRI have their own classifications and they are not even united in a basic descriptive level.
The extent of the disease is poorly correlated with the type and the severity of symptoms, and the response to medical or surgical treatment are variable.
The spread of the disease is not uniform, further causing classification difficulties.
Developing a standard and universal classification for endometriosis needs to declare all extensions, progressions, and outcome.
Several classifications made by gynecologists, image readers, and radiologists lead to confusion while describing the situation and estimating the progress of endometriosis.
Daniela Fischerova team from the Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic, analyzed the main classifications of endometriosis in three areas, namely ultrasound imaging, MRI, and surgery. While the papers in the current literature compare the classifications only in surgical aspect, the authors intend to call attention to all image readers and gynecologists to come together for a standardized universal and useful terminology and classification.
The main current classification systems are separate for ultrasound, MRI, and several different ones for surgery. Ultrasound Based Endometriosis Staging System "UBESS" was published in 2016, and it facilitates surgical approaches especially in advanced stage endometriosis. Another is "IDEA" established by the International Deep Endometriosis Analyses group helps to minimize the risk of missing lesions in the pelvis. European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) published some guidelines focusing on technical parameters for MRI classification in 2017. This is a limited protocol for the evaluation of pelvic disease and kidneys.
Several endometriosis classifications for surgery currently in use are ASRM, rASRM, Enzian classification, EEC, EFI. The first surgical classification of endometriosis was published by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine in 1979 and updated as rASRM in 1985, then in 1997. The main advantage of this oldest and simple system is its comprehensive nature for clinicians and the patients. But the staging is not compatible with the severity of pain, infertility, and level of surgery. Endoscopic endometriosis classification was proposed in 1984 resembling rASRM staging except for the details on the extrapelvic invasion of the disease.
Another surgical classification is Enzian classification, described by Kekstein et al. in 2003 in a local meeting and was updated in 2012. This classification divides the pelvis into three compartments with the cervix in the center, and resembles the cervical cancer classification. Enzian classification is mainly being used in German-speaking countries, and it is not sufficient to clarify fertility outcomes, quality of life, and pain symptoms, like rASRM.
Endometriosis Fertility Index (EFI) is useful for its predictive nature of future pregnancy in patients with endometriosis. Despite its value for guiding the patient through options of assisted reproduction, it has shortcomings in pelvic staging.
After analyzing and comparing these classifications the authors suggested "establishing a standardized description and measurement of the disease extent" as the main priority of gynecologists. This guiding paper was published in the "Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology".
Staging ultrasound magnetic resonance laparoscopic surgery endometriosis classification outcome prognosis ARSM
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New transit in Alexandria could be great, but not if riders can't walk to stations
Public SpacesBy Jonathan Krall (Contributor) March 26, 2015 13
Alexandria is planning a new bus rapid transit corridor that could be great for development. But the fenced-off apartment complexes and pedestrian-hostile roads surrounding it could discourage people from taking the bus.
Alexandria's West End today. Photo from Google Street View.
The West End Transitway is a bus rapid transit system that will run along Van Dorn and Beauregard streets, connecting the Van Dorn Metro station to both the Shirlington Transit Center and the Pentagon. The transitway will have dedicated lanes for buses, meaning it will bring effective transit to an area that needs development.
But the West End neighborhood south of Landmark, whose rough boundaries are Edsall, Pickett, Duke and I-395, contains numerous apartment complexes with fences that block pedestrian connections. Meanwhile, wide, fast roads make walking inconvenient and dangerous. Neither of these things will encourage anyone to use the bus.
The proposed West End Transitway. Map from the City of Alexandria.
For example, the Edsall Bluff complex on Edsall Road is only about 400 feet from Watergate at Landmark. But to get from one to the other, a resident would have to walk nearly a mile because they're both fenced in and there aren't any paths that connect them.
When it comes to transit, walkability is the key to success. The parts of Alexandria that have really high transit use, like Old Town, not only have density but a street grid with narrow, slow streets that makes it easy and safe to walk to Metro and bus routes. Likewise, the West End Transitway needs to be accessible on foot and by bike. If it's not, it's going to be hard to call the project a success.
Wide, fast roads make walking unsafe
Alexandria's plan for the Beauregard Street corridor, which is in the West End, proposes a new grid with streets that slow vehicle traffic and are easy for pedestrians and bicyclists to navigate. But the latest plans for the West End Transitway are full of suburban design, namely wide travel lanes that are between 12 and 14 feet wide, and a lack of on-street bikeways.
Missing are the narrow lanes that are now universally recommended in modern smart growth handbooks. In Walkable City, author Jeff Speck lauds the ten to 11 foot lanes that have become the new norm, but he says nine-foot lanes would be even better. Not only are these streets safer for walking and biking, but they're also safer for driving.
Also missing are protected bike lanes. While the draft West End Transitway plan has a "sidepath" for biking and walking, modern best practices would give it a protected bikeway and a sidewalk.
A protected bikeway would keep bikes off the sidewalk, which is safer for pedestrians. It'd also carry the bike lane through each intersection with street design (paint), signals, and signage. With a sidepath, the only safe way to bicycle through an intersection is to slow to walking speed. But people do not have the discipline to do that at every intersection, so sidewalk (and sidepath) riding is dangerous. Most cycling organizations strongly discourage it.
In another example of misplaced suburban design, plans for the intersection at Van Dorn and Pickett feature slip lanes that allow for fast right-hand turns. Transit Commission member Scott Anderson said they've now been redesigned for lower speeds, but they're still dangerous.
"A transitway should be designed to move people safely, not move cars fast," said West End Policy Advisory Group member Jake Jakubek.
Where safe paths don't exist, people make them up
I recently spent an afternoon visiting West End apartments, looking for "desire paths" between them. Desire paths are unofficial routes created by people walking where no path was provided. Often, they stand out as dirt paths in satellite photos.
While I found trampled earth along many of the perimeter fences, I found only one such path open and only one clear case of a fence that had been patched to close a desire path. It may be telling that the only open path I found passed through a fence-gap in a wooded area, hidden from those tasked with fence repair.
Google Maps includes numerous desire paths in walking and biking directions. One such path is shown between the aforementioned Edsall Bluff and Watergate at Landmark. In reality, however, there is only a fence and a stand of thick bamboo. That the path is on a map suggests that it once existed.
All desire paths, both existing and closed off, show that people like to walk and that they strongly prefer the shortest route to their destination, even if they have to climb through a gap in a fence to get there.
The West End Transitway could make it easier to get around Alexandria without a car, as well as encourage much-needed investment in the area. However, it's important to make sure that people can easily and safely get to the transitway on foot or bike. Without that, the benefits of new transit may not materialize.
Tagged: alexandria, desire lines, pedestrians, public spaces, transit, virginia, walkability
Jonathan Krall is an advocate for bicycling and walking and a former Chair of the Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He lives in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria and has been car-free since 2011.
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ID10T And Stuff Episode 20 Gobbling Stupidity has been released. This month I talk about psychics and what I feel a real psychic is. How do we know what we are seeing in the sky is actually an unidentified object? Find out my take on this. What is bluetooth and what should you look for when buying a bluetooth enabled device. There are some elections coming up in November so I'll talk about what I feel the state of the current political system is and what I think people should be contemplating before voting. Happy Thanksmas or Chrisgiving. Find out all about these things with ID10T And Stuff Episode 20 Gobbling Stupidity.


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Maui man killed in officer-involved shooting
August 6, 2015 at 3:23 AM HST - Updated July 9 at 4:00 PM
KAHULUI, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man has died after a police-involved shooting incident that occurred on Maui late Wednesday night.
Officials say around 9 p.m., an officer responded to a suspicious activity complaint at the Keopuolani Park in Kahului. Officers arrived on scene and spoke with an adult male. Shortly after, the man removed a small caliber handgun and fired at the officers.
Police returned fire at the male who sustained injuries and later died at the scene.
No officers were injured and the incident remains under investigation.
No further details about the male suspect were provided.
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Veteran Nollywood actor and Politician, Desmond Elliot has slammed the controversial Counselor George Luterodt over immoral speech he made at a Christian gathering.
The two public figures met at the just ended Stars in Worship 2018 concert held at the House of Miracles Ministry located at Madina, Accra.
Counsellor Lutterodt delivered a short sermon were he stated that any man than fails or unable to satisfy his woman will go to hell.
However, Desmond Elliot felt Lutterdot had gone below the belt with his speech, and called him to order.
The actor who seems to be offended by the way and place Lutterodt made his speech felt it was unacceptable.
He lamented that the platform to worship God was not appropriate for the controversial counselor to make such immoral speech.


I woke up to take the train back to Cape Town. It was a bit shady wa lking down the back alleys to the station but I made it. I bought a third class seat because it was the cheapest and the 3 girls I was meeting up with bought first class. When the train arrived we all boarded in the exact same care and sat next to each other. At no point did anyone even come by or check our tickets… On the ride there were many stops and at times it was very crowded. At point I looked out the window behind me and there were zebras! There were also many ostrich and cows but it was my first time seeing zebras. I had a much easier time getting back to the hostel from the station today and the trip was less than 2 hours and only R12 for the whole distance.
When ate a quick lunch and walked the distance back to town, along the coast, so we co uld catch a ferry to Robbins Island. This island dates way back and has so much history on it. It's most notably the location that held Nelson Mandela for 18 years before sending him to a different prison. The boat ride was just under 30 minutes and the waters were a bit rough… luckily the lunch stayed down though. The tour was broken up into two bits. The first part was a walking tour of the prison and the second was a bus tour of the island. Our walking tour was presented to us by an ex-prisoner. He spent 10 years inside this high security prison because he was black and disagreed with the government. It was so interesting hearing his stories and learning about the place from such a perspective. The prison was segregated into blacks, colors, and Asians. Notice there weren't any whites in there because it wasn't a prison for whites. At prison they mixed criminal and political prisoners with the idea of breaking the moral of the political prisoners. In turn, the political prisoners politicized and educated the criminals. The history is actually a bit overwhelming and one of those things you need to experience yourself. The bus tour was a little more touristy. Robbin Island is really big, and there is a lot more than just a prison on it. There is actually an entire town in the island as well as a golf course and two landing strips for planes. The town is just home to the families of the staff that run the museums and the people that work within the town but it's nice. By nice I mean a place I would NEVER want to live but it was nice to visit. Could you imagine every time you wanted to go to a real town or city you had to take a 30 minute boat ride over choppy waters? I think I'd have to permanently modify one of those barf bags into a necklace. One awesome thing about the island is that it has a great view of Cape Town with Table Mountain in the background!
That mini trip took just about 4 hours and by the time we returned and the girls did some shopping it was just about time to get ready for dinner. It was Meghan's last night here and she hadn't been to Marcos African Place yet so we had reservations lined up for that. Tonight for dinner I ate Impala. I figured it was suitable since I drove a Chevy Impala around for a few years. It tasted much better then it drove. So far I'd have to say it's my favorite game meat. It's basically just like steak.
We finished off the night going to a few bars and what not to help send Meghan off the right way. Tomorrow will be a day of hiking and repelling… hopefully.
Beautiful scenery picture. I hope you are doing well.


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Released in 2011, the Texas Killing Fields is a police procedural crime thriller directed by Ami Canaan Mann, daughter of famed film maker Micheal Mann, who is known for such works as Heat and The Insider. The film is partially inspired by true events and the Danny Boyle, who was originally set to direct the film stated that the film was so dark it would never get made. The plot revolves around mysterious abductions taking place of young women along the I-45 interstate in Texas, with the unfortunate women turning up dead in various roadways and bayous all along the highway corridor. Suspects abound and the killer or killers shows no sign of slowing down or stopping the murderous rampage.
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Released in 2011, the Texas Killing Fields is a police procedural crime thriller directed by Ami Canaan Mann, daughter of famed film maker Micheal Mann, who is known for such works as Heat and The Insider. The film is partially inspired by true events and the Danny Boyle, who was originally set to direct the film stated that the film was so dark it would never get made.
The plot revolves around mysterious abductions taking place of young women along the I-45 interstate in Texas, with the unfortunate women turning up dead in various roadways and bayous all along the highway corridor. Suspects abound and the killer or killers shows no sign of slowing down or stopping the murderous rampage.
Texas Killing Fields is a 2011 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes. It has received mostly poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 5.7 and a MetaScore of 49.
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Pathworking is a magical imagery technique, used in current western magic, in which subject is lead through inner pathways of consciousness to experience archetypical visions. It often makes use of the symbolism of the Major Arcana of the Tarot which is designed to trigger a personal experience of the gods and goddesses of the magical pantheon. Detailed descriptions of pathworkings described in modern occult literature are in Dolores Aschroft-Norwicki's The Shining Paths (1983) and Nevil Drury's The Tarot Workbook (2004) among other works.