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# Debt disaster
Half of Irish companies forced to sack workers because of late payments
The Government has been blasted for its failure to set an example or pass laws to tackle the problem.
May 12th 2014, 8:30 PM
NEARLY HALF OF Irish companies are forced to dismiss staff because of the pressure put on cash flows by late payments.
A new survey of by payment manager Intrum Justitia shows that unpaid bills are putting Irish employers under huge pressure, depressing the job market and leading to redundancies.
One expert said that a total of €3.5 billion is unpaid to Irish companies at any one time, with larger companies and the Government slow to pay contractors, who in turn are forced to lay off staff.
The pressure is such that, in addition to the 47 per cent of companies that say the problem has forced them to lay off staff, 60 per cent of employers have held off on making new hires because they are hobbled by late payments.
Intrum Justitia UK & Ireland sales director Gerry Barrett told TheJournal.ie that Ireland is at risk of falling into the category of worst-performing countries such as Spain, Greece and Italy when it comes to bill payment.
He sharply criticised both Government failure to legislate for the issue and the State's slow payment of contractors itself.
"The government aren't great payers either. They're not leading by example. There's no moral authority."
He continued: "Until they make it punishable by law, nothing's going to change."
The survey was conducted across 10,000 European companies.
Barrett said that Ireland was close to falling into the bottom category of countries such as Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, where the late and non-payment of bills is endemic.
By contrast, it is illegal not to pay for a service in many Nordic countries.
He continued:
This gives the lie to the narrative that's being spun. That we've turned the corner, that everything's rosy in the garden. It's not.
"It's the 'extend and pretend' philosophy that's here at the moment."
The report states: "The more positive mood of the European Commission that recovery is underway is definitely not shared by the over 10,000 companies who took part in the European Payment Index 2014 survey."
The report says that more companies than ever before say late payments are a threat to their ability to survive and grow.
Barrett said that previous attempts to tackle the issue with guidelines, such as the European Payment Directive, were useless and were widely ignored, particularly by larger companies.
"The EPD is effectively being ignored. The big companies are eating up the small companies, and the smaller companies are also passing that down the food chain. It's like a virus that affects everybody."
Late payments, mounting losses
The survey shows that the delays in payments in Ireland usually last around 29 days for business-to-business payments, with 14 days the norm for public sector payments.
This compares unfavourably with countries like Finland, where payment delays range from four to six days, or Denmark, where they rarely exceed 10.
However, apart from the Nordics, Ireland also performs at the same level – or worse – than many Eastern European countries. Romanian payment delays cover a span from 16-21 days, Slovakia from 14-25, and Poland around 18 days.
Companies are also being forced to write off increasing proportions of debt. This has climbed from 2.8 per cent in 2011 to 3.7 per cent in 2014.
The survey found that some 74 per cent of Irish business people feel less confident about getting the financial support from their bank, with 57 per cent saying that risk will increase more over the next year.
Ronan Horgan, who is managing director of Ireland's largest invoice financing provider Bibby Financial Services, said:
"Late or non-payment of debt can have a devastating effect on any company, particularly its cash-flow and ultimately its ability to successfully trade."
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This energy drink has been a huge part of my life. But I didn't really understand it's definition, have never been able to pinpoint its source, its properties, or its recipe until this week.
This week I spoke at the Hope CommUnity Center – a center that supports immigrant farm workers and their children, especially through English classes and a college access program -- and I felt like my heart was on fire.
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I got chills when I saw the group of high school students sitting patiently, there to learn, there to grow, there to succeed. There to care.
And when I spoke and I saw their eyes, some of their tears, and saw a few taking notes, I realized why my heart was set on fire when I walked in that building. I realized what drove so much of my life.
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And unlike the typical energy drinks this high did not go away after a few hours. I have drawn energy from this experience to help me through a myriad of tasks that I often cannot find the motivation for.
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Niall Murphy makes presentation to Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muznieks at Strasbourg
At the invitation of Martina Anderson MEP, Niall Murphy attended with the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muznieks, to update and inform him in relation to a deepening crisis which is being felt by victims and survivors who are presently being denied access to justice in respect of legacy issues. Niall appraised Commissioner Muznieks, in respect of the failure by the State to implement the legal architecture which had been previously politically agreed at the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements. Niall further advised that in the absence of a Historical Investigations Unit, the inability of the Police Ombudsman to publish any further reports in accordance with his statutory duty under s62 of the Police Act 1998, and the failure to accede to the request by the Lord Chief Justice for funds to resource legacy inquests, that the State's compliance with its internationally binding legal obligations under article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, was in tatters.
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Appeal of HENRY V. TANNER, et al. from action of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle regarding rejection of a petition.
Michael Edward Plank, Esq., attorney for petitioners
McGuire, Kehl & Nealon, Esqs., attorneys for respondent, Jeffrey A. Kehl, Esq., of counsel
SOBOL, Commissioner.--Petitioners appeal from respondent's rejection of a petition which sought a public vote on two bond resolutions adopted by respondent. The appeal is dismissed.
Faced with increased enrollment and deteriorating facilities, respondent board began, in or about October 1991, a process to address the problems. After considerable debate and discussion of the issue, respondent adopted three resolutions on December 1, 1992 which authorized the issuance of fifteen-year serial bonds in an aggregate amount of $30 million for the reconstruction of three schools. On December 10, 1992 respondent published three notices of adoption, pursuant to Education Law '2612, in a local newspaper. Education Law '2612 provides:
2. (a) Notice of the adoption of such resolution in full shall be published once in a newspaper having substantial circulation in the school district.
(b) Such notice shall contain a statement that such resolution shall take effect forty-five days after the date of publication of its adoption unless within such forty-five days there be filed with the clerk of the board of education a petition protesting against such resolution, signed and authenticated by at least ten per centum of the qualified electors of such school district registered to vote therein at the last preceding general election.
(c) In the event that such a petition be filed in compliance with this section, such resolution shall not take effect until approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors at an election to be held in such school district not less than thirty days after the filing of such petition.
3. Such petition may be made on separate sheets and the signatures to each sheet shall be signed and authenticated in the manner provided by the election law for the signing and authenticating of designating petitions as far as applicable. The several sheets so signed and authenticated when fastened together and offered for filing shall be deemed to constitute one petition.
4. The clerk shall examine each such petition so filed and within ten days after such filing, shall transmit such petition to the board of education certifying that he has examined the petition and whether there has been compliance with the law. Thereupon the board shall affirm or reject his findings and proceed accordingly. If any question shall arise with reference to such determination, such question shall be referred to the commissioner by a statement in writing by any party within thirty days after such determination in accordance with section three hundred ten of this chapter. (emphasis supplied)
Shortly after the notices were published, petitioner Tanner asked respondent's clerk for a form of petition to challenge the bond issues. The clerk responded that she had no experience with such challenges. On January 22 and 25, 1993, petitioners filed with the clerk five volumes of a petition seeking a referendum on two of the proposed bond resolutions.
The petition was reviewed by the district clerk, who issued a report to respondent dated February 1, 1993. The report concluded that the petition was invalid because it had not been properly authenticated as required by the Election Law. The report also noted that many of the signatures were invalid because they were of individuals not registered to vote, duplications of the same signature or involved one individual signing for more than one person. On February 2, 1993 respondent accepted the clerk's report and rejected the petition. A subsequent review by the district clerk confirmed that the petition did not contain the signatures of the requisite 10% of the qualified voters of the district registered to vote at the last preceding general election. This appeal ensued.
Petitioners concede that the petition to the board was not properly authenticated since voter signatures on the petition were not personally witnessed, as required by Election Law '6-132(2) or (3). However, petitioners maintain that their failure in this regard is due to respondent's failure to provide them with an appropriate form of petition to challenge school bond resolutions, as is allegedly required by Election Law '6-132(5). Respondent contends that it is under no obligation to provide such a petition form and also maintains that petitioners failed to supply the required signatures of 10% of the voters of the district.
In an appeal to the Commissioner of Education, the petitioner bears the burden of demonstrating a clear legal right to the relief requested (Appeal of Singh, 30 Ed Dept Rep 284; Appeal of DiMicelli, 28 id. 327; Appeal of Amoia, 28 id. 150). In support of their contention that respondent is obligated to provide an appropriate form of petition, petitioners cite Education Law '2612(3). That section provides that the signatures on such a petition must be signed and authenticated in the manner provided by the Election Law. Petitioners contend that the reference to the Election Law in Education Law '2612(3) requires a board of education to comply with all the provisions of Election Law '6-132, which provides, among other things, the manner of authenticating signatures on a petition. A new subdivision 5 of that section now requires the State Board of Elections to prepare a sample form of a petition to designate a candidate for officer which meets all the requirements of Election Law '6-132 and distribute such forms to local boards of election. The public can obtain copies of the form from local boards of election. Petitioners further maintain that for a school district election, a board of education stands in the same place as a local board of elections and must provide the requested form of petition.
Petitioners' contentions are unpersuasive. Education Law '2612 provides that the provision of the Election Law relating to the signing and authenticating of signatures applies to the signing and authenticating of signatures on petitions seeking a public vote on a bond resolution. There is no mandate that any other provision of the Election Law is applicable. There is also no indication in the language of Election Law '6-132(5) that it is applicable to boards of education. The fact that the State Board of Elections has developed the form required by Election Law '6-132(5) and has not distributed it to any school district also indicates that this new mandate is not applicable to boards of education.
Finally, petitioners' request for relief in this matter ignores the fact that the petition submitted did not contain the required number of signatures. I have reviewed petitioners' other contentions and find them without merit.


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Маммиллярия перистая () — кактус из рода Маммиллярия.

Описание
Стебель шаровидный, голубовато-зелёный, диаметром до 7 см; обильно разрастается, образуя подушки в виде колючих комочков. Сосочки цилиндрические, 1 см длиной, мягкие, их вершины с белым опушением. Аксиллы с длинным белым войлоком.

Центральных колючек нет. Радиальных колючек 20-40, они до 0,7 см длиной, тонкие, белые, опушённые (перовидные), плотно окутывающие весь стебель. По внешнему виду растения напоминают пуховые шарики.

Цветки до 1,5 см длиной и 1,4 см в диаметре, белые. Плоды красноватые, до 1,5 см длиной.

Распространение
Эндемик мексиканских штатов Коауила и Нуэво-Леон. Встречается в трещинах скал. Вид занесён в приложение CITES.

Примечания

Литература
 Бабин Д. М. Кактусы и другие суккуленты. — Мн.: Миринда, 2000. — С. 87-88. — (Ваша усадьба) ISBN 985-6511-28-3
 Мохов Е. Р. Кактусы. — СПб.: ООО «Издательский Дом "Кристалл"», 2003. — С. 191 ISBN 0-7548-0028-8

Кактусовые
Комнатные растения
Флора Мексики
Приложения СИТЕС

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I dual-boot BeOS and Haiku now, and I can't seem to figure out how to get the mouse to feel the same in both places.
In BeOS, I have the mouse speed set at the second tick from "slow", and acceleration just beyond one tick from "fast". This allows single-pixel precision if I move the mouse slowly, as well as hitting any corner of the screen by moving at a medium to medium fast pace.
In Haiku I put the speed to the fastest one that still allows single-pixel movements (I think it's somewhere in the middle) and max out the acceleration, and still the acceleration is too slow, so in order to not be snapping my wrist a lot I have to put the speed faster than single-pixel, which is annoying when you're doing something like selecting text with the mouse on a web page that uses a font where the letter I is one pixel wide.
Is there some way to make it behave exactly like R5?
Or even if not exactly, just increase the maximum acceleration by a factor of two or three. If I move the mouse slowly or quickly it almost doesn't seem to make a difference.
BTW it's a USB mouse.
It seems to depend on the mouse. If I connect my usb mouse, the settings that are comfortable with the notebook's touchpad are totally off for the mouse: it's accelerating like mad! I almost can't navigate to the Mouse prefs to turn it down a little.
Good point. But...well...BeOS on the same machine with the same mouse works well, so there must be a way. How does your notebook/mouse setup fare under R5?
And I don't doubt what you're seeing with your setup. I just wanted to point out that it's not a general Haiku shortcoming. IIRC, stippi also mentioned somewhere that in the future it may be possible that different input hardware could use their own settings. That would be nice, meaning one could switch between touchpad and mouse without having to change settings.
But I disagree, how is it not a general shortcoming?
Oddly, the acceleration seems to work much better (although I'd say still not quite fast enough) while dragging an icon (but not while dragging nothing, to create a selection box) on the desktop. Should I maybe file that as a separate bug? I don't think the mouse rate should change at all just because you're dragging something.
Certainly is a good trick on myself, then...it seems really noticeable to me. I thought maybe it was because in one case I was pressing on the button, so I might be using more force on the mouse, but again, there's a difference between dragging a selection box and dragging an icon.
I guess you're right, the CPU meter does go sky-high during dragging, it must be purely lag, then.
Perception is important, but it's also a bit of a usability issue. Granted my system is a bit old, it's a Sempron 3100+ with 512 MB, but it's actually quite difficult to do what I normally do when it comes to the web browser: I don't like it in fullscreen mode necessarily because I still use the titlebar to send the window to the back via right-click, but I do like it to take up as much of the screen as possible. The maximize button doesn't do it for me, because the scrollbar is then a few pixels away from the edge, so I can't scroll without looking directly at the scrollbar, which I find an annoying diversion while in the middle of reading a sentence. So I normally do this: hit maximize, drag the window to (-7,-7) or so using the title bar, then drag the resizer in the lower-right corner from as high and left as I can down as far right and as low as I can. The second part is easy. The first part is very difficult because precise movements while dragging are much less smooth in Haiku than BeOS still, on the same system.
The maximize button doesn't do it for me, because the scrollbar is then a few pixels away from the edge, so I can't scroll without looking directly at the scrollbar, which I find an annoying diversion while in the middle of reading a sentence.
This is getting a bit off-topic, but Stephan has complained about the above on other systems and I think Haiku should avoid this too. The default "maximize" algorithm should maybe take the size of the window border into account and at least move the right border off the screen so that we can benefit from Fitt's Law for the scrollbar. It might even be nice just to move all the borders outside the screen with the exception of the top border and the tab, to maximize the space for the actual web pages. If this doesn't make sense in general it could at least be done in WebPositive.
If this sounds good, I can create an enhancement for Web+ and implement it at some point.
I think it makes sense in any app that has a vertical scroll bar, and the close button makes sense in any app that you'd want to maximize. E.g. Windows (up to 7, anyway) when maximized you can throw the cursor up to the upper-right and click (except apps like Chrome that try to look extra fancy but break this, instead.) But that would mean changing the graphics a bit in the corner, which I have to admit doesn't look as nice nor would be consistent with the other corner.
Either way, this acceleration lag happens in less-intensive apps like StyledEdit as well, and presents the same difficulty there. What did BeOS do more efficiently to make this happen?


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Katy Perry takes a tumble on 'American Idol' while dressed as Ariel
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Katy Perry was dressed up as Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" when she toppled out of her judge chair during Sunday's episode of "American Idol."
Host Ryan Seacrest was on stage introducing the episode when his whole face dropped as the audience is heard gasping.
"Oh!" Seacrest exclaims before the camera pans over to the judges where Perry's mermaid tail is peeking up over the table as co-stars Luke Bryan, who is hysterically cackling, and Lionel Richie rush to help the "Fireworks" singer up.
"Are you ok? Are you alright? She's alright," Richie says as he, Bryan, and Seacrest hoist Perry back upwards and into her chair while she laughs in embarrassment.
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The audience then begins to chant her name as Perry, 37, takes a sip of water and says, "Thank you."
"Hell with mermaid!" Bryan yelled as Richie added, "I love it!"
Ryan Seacrest, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan were all laughing as they rushed to help her up. ABC
Perry shared the clumsy moment to her Instagram page, writing, "Flippin' your fins you don't get too far
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Better Know a Marijuana Stock: Medical Marijuana, Inc.
A pot stock with business diversity is a rarity, but is it worth investing in?
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Jun 16, 2017 at 9:47AM
The marijuana industry is growing like a weed, and marijuana stock investors can't help but take notice.
According to a recent report from Marijuana Business Daily entitled "Marijuana Business Factbook 2017," U.S. legal marijuana sales are expected to grow by 30% to a range of $5.1 billion to $6.1 billion in 2017. By 2021, legal recreational and medical cannabis sales are forecast to top $17 billion, representing approximately 300% growth between 2016 and 2021. And this could be just the tip of the iceberg. Cannabis research firm ArcView estimates that $46.4 billion in sales last year were conducted on the black market, meaning there's ample opportunity for businesses to continually sway consumers to legal channels in the years to come.
Of course, choosing a marijuana stock to invest in could be difficult given that there are dozens of them. Emotions surrounding the marijuana industry are running high, and worst of all, investors could be blindly buying into marijuana stocks without fully understanding the risks of the industry.
With this in mind, we're taking the time to analyze a pot stock each week until we've covered all of the major players with a market cap in excess of $200 million. Here are the marijuana stocks we've discussed so far:
GW Pharmaceuticals
Insys Therapeutics
Canopy Growth Corp.
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals
Axim Biotechnologies (NASDAQOTH:AXIM)
Today, we're going to take a closer look at Medical Marijuana, Inc. (NASDAQOTH:MJNA).
What Medical Marijuana, Inc. does
While GW Pharmaceuticals currently holds the title of being the largest pot stock by a mile, Medical Marijuana, Inc. holds the distinction of being the first publicly listed marijuana stock.
Unlike most marijuana stocks that tend to focus on developing a handful of products or a small portfolio of cannabinoid-based drugs, Medical Marijuana, Inc. is a holding company that's invested in more than a half-dozen cannabidiol (CBD)-product companies for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmeceutical, or industrial hemp industries.
The company's eight listed subsidiaries and investments include:
HempMeds, which offers marketing and sales of CBD-based products in the U.S.;
HempMeds Mexico;
HempMeds Brasil;
Kannaway, which specializes in hemp-based botanical products;
KannaLife Sciences, which is a cannabinoid-based drug developer;
Axim Biotechnologies, which is also a developer of cannabinoid-based medicines;
MPS International, a security consultation service for the weed industry;
Wellness Managed Services, which provides support services to the pot industry.
Promise and opportunities
The most obvious reason marijuana stock investors are likely excited about a company like Medical Marijuana, Inc. is its portfolio diversity. Its complete ownership of HempMeds and investments in KannaLife Sciences and Axim Biotechnologies gives the company access to retail CBD product sales, as well as the opportunity to earn significant investment rewards if Axim's and KannaLife's cannabinoid-based products succeed in clinical trials. Not being tied to a single product or company allows for diversity that's rarely seen in the marijuana industry.
Axim Biotechnologies is also a critical cog to Medical Marijuana's success. The company currently own approximately 22.67 million shares of Axim, which based on its closing price of $10.04 on Tuesday, June 13 works out to $227.6 million. Mind you, Axim's share price was only at $0.40 at the end of the first quarter in 2016, so it's had a monstrous run higher. Though Medical Marijuana, Inc.'s investment gain in Axim is currently unrealized, the $227.6 million could, in theory, provide the company with bountiful capital to make new acquisitions and fund its operations for a long time, should it decide to sell.
Another factor working in Medical Marijuana, Inc.'s favor is that the Mexican government is looking into legalizing medical cannabis. Legislation has already passed in Mexico's government and would only need to be signed by its President to become law. With HempMeds Mexico in perfect position to distribute CBD-based products, Medical Marijuana, Inc. could soon find itself a beneficiary of pot's expansion in North America.
One last factor worth pointing out is that Medical Marijuana's first quarter operating results showed a 78% narrowing in its loss from the prior-year period to $2.2 million from $11.1 million. At the same time, much thanks to Axim, its total assets were nearly $495 million, more than double the $214 million recorded in Q1 2016.
Risks and concerns
But as we usually see with marijuana stocks, there are a number of risks as well.
Unquestionably the biggest risk for Medical Marijuana, Inc. is that its future is intricately tied to that of Axim Biotechnologies. Yes, it does have eight total assets and investments listed above, but more than half of its total assets are dependent on the value of its stake in Axim. If Axim Biotechnologies' stock falls off a cliff, chances are that Medical Marijuana and its shareholders are going to be in for some pain.
More importantly, as we discussed last week, Axim is arguably the most overvalued of all marijuana stocks. Though the company has well over a dozen listed studies on its website, it ended 2016 with less than $1 million in cash on hand and doesn't appear to be beyond early stage dose-finding and safety studies in all but one trial. In other words, investors have been bidding up Axim on light volume without even seeing if the company's CBD therapies work. That's a major gamble that could come back to haunt Axim and its 43% stakeholder, Medical Marijuana.
Laws also stand in the way of Medical Marijuana, Inc.'s success. The Trump administration in the U.S. has signaled that it could be tougher than the Obama administration when it comes to regulating weed. Also, having Jeff Sessions, an ardent opponent of marijuana's expansion, as attorney general all but squashes any ideas of the U.S. federal government looking to legalize or reschedule pot anytime soon. This means a number of tax and banking access disadvantages for marijuana businesses are likely to persist.
Finally, as a counter to the point above about Medical Marijuana's losses narrowing, the company really doesn't have much going for it that suggests it'll profitable on a recurring basis anytime soon.
Should you buy Medical Marijuana, Inc.?
Now for the most important question of all: Should you buy Medical Marijuana, Inc.?
On one hand, it's pretty evident that the company has sufficient funding and business diversity. Mexico moving forward with a possible medical cannabis legalization could be big news, as would the ongoing state-level expansion of marijuana in the United States.
However, I believe there are far too many negatives here to merit serious consideration for investors. Its ties to Axim Biotechnologies are exceptionally risky considering that Axim has yet to prove the worth of its intellectual property in human clinical trials. Medical Marijuana shareholders also run the risk of being disappointed by adverse governmental regulations and rulings. Let's not also forget that cannabis is still illegal throughout most of North America (medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001). And lastly, there's no quick fix that suggests recurring profits are around the corner.
Unless we see a major shift in governmental policy in the U.S. or Mexico, Medical Marijuana, Inc. probably doesn't belong in your portfolio.
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The ICC acts as a complement to national jurisdictions, which have the primary responsibility to investigate and prosecute the most serious crimes. It has made a significant contribution to the solidification of international criminal jurisprudence, for example on crimes against children.
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As the regular season winds down, the playoff picture becomes a little more clear. Football is often described as the ultimate team game, although I am not so sure that is the case when the league has made playing defense next to impossible and look for ways to make the game safer by considering doing away with kickoffs.
What gets lost sometimes is the individual aspect. Unless you are a fantasy football fan (I am not and I question the sanity of those who get into it), we also overlook the individual aspect beyond players who play a skill position (not a fan of that term).
With this in mind, let's begin this week by examining the Pro Bowl results.
First Down: Maybe football is the ultimate team game, but the Pro Bowl is the ultimate waste of time. As a game, it is one step above grown men playing flag football and drinking beer between plays. Coaches hate the game simply because they fear seeing one of their better players getting injured. Players have an unwritten code to never take any play too seriously. If you get hit, go down. If possible, run toward the sideline and get pushed out. Most of all, encourage the coaching staff to sub you out.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is protecting the league's investments (Claudia Gestro)
The game is just another way to make money for the league and nothing more. If they really wanted a safer game, the league would end this joke or do the opposite. They would incorporate everything about it into the regular season. No blitzing! No practicing! Lots of arm tackling. Basically, hike the ball and throw it up for grabs like we did at school in 4thgrade.
This year, six rookies were selected to the Pro Bowl, which signals a change in the future of the league and who will lead it.
Seven Chargers made the game, the most of any team. Four Rams were selected. Oh, and just to make sure his feelings did not get tweaked too much, Aaron Rogers was selected despite having one of his worst seasons.
Tom Brady was selected for the 78thtime while Andrew Luck was left off. Not to worry. You can bet neither Brady or Rogers will play. They will be excused from the game like a kid with a note letting him out of PE. In fact, players want to be selected to the game, but then be excused from it because they do not want to be bothered playing. Remember, most saw their season end a month earlier and are up to their neck in their off season training/rehab, fighting charges for drunk and disorderly behavior, or have so much brain damage they have forgotten they play football for a living.
The players who really care the most about the game are the ones who were "snubbed" by the voters, which just so happens to be their fellow players. They piss and moan over their snub primarily because for most, if they are selected, they earn a fat bonus from their team. Some players need that money to pay for their legal fees, off season personal trainers, or their child support. There becomes a sense of entitlement to being selected and players don't like it when they get left off the team.
By the time those selected find a way to get out of class and be replaced by alternates who go on to call themselves Pro Bowlers — not to be confused with Professional Bowlers who are guys the NFL might consider adding to the game in some form — half the league ends up making the Pro Bowl game.
In the end, the game is really about the announcers. They need a way to transition to whatever their seconds jobs are. For them, the end of the football season hits them like a junkie trying to quit cold turkey. Have you ever tried calling a football game wearing shorts and an Aloha shirt? Maybe fans should be given methadone instead of this farce of a game.
Second Down: Josh Gordon is unemployed again. He just could not make it through a season without his demons resurfacing. I feel bad for the person, but certainly not for the team who employed him, the New England Patriots.
Gordon is a great example of how teams will keep investing in players with enormous talent and equally huge problems. When healthy and focused, Gordon is one of the most dangerous players to an opposing defense. The Patriots gave up little to get him in a trade and were desperate enough to replace the talent they lost in the off season, hoping they could provide the structure and environment he needed to succeed.
Josh Gordon needs round the clock care and monitoring just to remain alive and mentally healthy. What he needs, an NFL team cannot provide and should no longer try doing.
The sad thing is, the nation is filled with thousands, perhaps millions, of Josh Gordons who do not possess the physical talent he has and who, as a result, fall through the cracks of society. Will Josh Gordon ever get well enough to play professional football again? Not likely. Can he get well enough to contribute to society? Perhaps, but he needs a lot of help first. Is he more likely to end up another casualty in our failed war on mental illness and drug addiction? Yes, unless he can find a way to not only deal with his demons, but to also distance himself from his enablers.
Let's not forget, for every Josh Gordon in the NFL, there are probably ten or more other players just like him struggling with their illness who get cut by teams because they lack his level of talent. What do you think becomes of them?
Third Down: Eric Reid has been a staunch supporter of his friend and former teammate, Colin Kaepernick. Reid was released last year by the San Francisco 49ers in an expected move. As a pretty good safety, Reid failed to find employment even though there were numerous teams in need of help at his position this past off season. Eventually, he landed with the Carolina Panthers a month into the season.
Since signing with the Panthers, Reid has been drug tested seven times, with the first being expected as part of signing a new contract. In 11 weeks, he has had to take seven drug tests despite never having anything near a questionable sample.
Reid has made his displeasure over this public by posting his drug testing notification letters on social media. He indicates he is being singled out by the league for his continued support of Kaepernick. The league claims otherwise.
Who is telling the truth? I have to believe Reid, especially after reading the statistical probability of an NFL player being tested this number of times in less than three months (most players get tested a couple times in a year). It has been reported you have a better chance of tossing a coin and it landing on heads nine times in a row than you do being an NFL player being drug tested as often as Reid has been.
The odds of being tested seven times in eleven weeks checks in at .196 percent. I believe the NFL on this matter about as much as I believe they are making the game safer. All the league is accomplishing doing this is eliminating one more player they catch using drugs every time Reid is tested. Then again, I believe the NFL wants to catch cheats about as much as they want to make the game safer.
Fourth Down: I was surprised to see how much attention was given to the topic of whether or not Ben Roethlisberger is deserving of a first ballot induction into the Hall of Fame when he retires. All of this was over a comment made by a player who probably will not end up in the Hall and who I have already forgotten who it is (someone from the Saints not worth my time googling).
Soon, major sports sites were debating Ben's hall credentials like a bunch of old farts trying to decide whether or not a high school grad deserves admittance to their pricey college. Here is where our love for data and all of its worthlessness came into play.
Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger (YouTube)
Comparing Big Ben's stats to other quarterbacks of his generation made him look as if he was a notch above ordinary. As a quarterback, there is nothing ordinary about him and yes, while he may be a jerk when not playing football, he is a first ballot Hall of Fame quarterback.
Listing Roethlisberger as less deserving of the hall than Philip Rivers is laughable. The most important stat to examine a quarterback by is wins and Ben has won plenty. Super Bowls, playoff games, divisional and conference crowns, and regular season victories have been plenty and that is the primary job of a quarterback. Roethlisbergerwas never labeled a game manager (Eli Manning) and often has beena constant force in leading the Pittsburgh Steelers throughout his career.
His nimble feet, tree trunk frame, and courage under pressure are what makes him better than most of his peers. For those who placed Phillip Rivers ahead of Ben, ask yourself where are all the championships the Chargers have under his leadership? I'd much rather have Ben Roethlisberger as my quarterback than any guy viewed as the best quarterback to never win a Super Bowl as my leader.
Overtime:The week began with a pair of Saturday games so let's start there with this week's results.
Tennessee 25 Washington 16:There's only so much a team can expect when it is forced to start their fourth string quarterback. Lucky for Tennessee they got to face this version of the Redskins because the Titans are not as good as their record indicates. Still, if they win this weekend, they are in the playoffs.
Chargers QB Philip Rivers
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Baltimore 22 LA Chargers 10:These two teams could face each other again in the opening round of the playoffs. Baltimore's defense was unrelenting and if the Chargers do not figure it out, their postseason may be short-lived. As for the postseason, oddly enough, both of these teams could end up as division winners giving the Chargers a first round bye.
Indianapolis 28 NY Giants 27:The Colts seem to be a cat with nine lives. As long as they can keep winning, they may live to play a playoff game or two, but they haven't any more lives left. For them, their post has started. Next week, they have a in a Win and In game against the Titans. The winner of that game makes the playoffs.
Philadelphia 32 Houston 30:The Texans have not clinched their division yet and the Eagles refuse to give up on their season. Nick Foles scrapes himself off the turf to lead a game winning drive. This weekend will be interesting for both teams. With the loss, Houston falls to the third seed going into the final week. If Philly wins next week and the Bears beat the Vikings, they will get to defend their title.
Jacksonville 17 Miami 7:How the Dolphins won as many games as they have this year is one of life's great mysteries. Another is what the hell went wrong in Jacksonville this season?
Green Bay 44 NY Jets 38 -in OT:If only this game were the second week of the season and not the second from the end. Neither team is going anywhere this year and both have a lot of work ahead of them if they are going to be taken seriously next year.
Cleveland 26 Cincinnati 18:I have a feeling Hue Jackson can become the head coach in Cincy next year as rumored and as long as he remains in that position will never beat the Browns as long as Baker Mayfield is their quarterback. Payback is indeed a bitch.
Dallas 27 Tampa Bay 20: The Cowboys have been blessed with a schedule that allowed them an opponent with no reason to play. I wonder how they will react when they wake up and realize they have to play a very good team in the first round of the playoffs? At least they can call themselves the NFC East champs.
Minnesota 27 Detroit 9:The Vikings are already in playoff mode since they know they cannot afford to lose again. Fortunately for them, they played the Lions who are already in vacation mode since they know they have no business playing football.
Will the Patriots, with tight end Rob Gronkowski play in another Super Bowl?
New England 24 Buffalo 12:Did the Josh Gordon drama help serve as a unifying force for the troubled Patriots? It's more likely they were just fortunate to play a Buffalo squad they have owned for almost two decades. Still, the victory moves the Pats back into the two seed in the AFC.
Atlanta 24 Carolina 10:Do you remember when this game looked like a huge one in determining who might win the NFC South? Neither does Atlanta or Carolina. They are just playing out the season and hoping for no more injuries.
LA Rams 31 Arizona 9: How bad are the Arizona Cardinals? Right now, they are ranked behind the state's other two pro football teams, the Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State Sun Devils. For the Rams, they had the next best thing to a bye week for this time of year.
New Orleans 31 Pittsburgh 28: This was a devastating loss for the Steelers who not only fell into second place behind the Ravens, but as things stand now, they would not make the playoffs. That tie back in week one with Cleveland could end up ruining their season. As for New Orleans, they secured home field advantage and can start resting up for a long playoff run.
Chicago 14 San Francisco 9: The Bears need another win next week along with a Rams loss to gain a first round bye and a home field playoff game. San Francisco just needs this season to end and quit with late game fights. They had their chance to fight earlier this year. Now, they are punch drunk.
Seattle 38 Kansas City 31: Seattle kept their playoff hopes alive with a must win over the Chiefs who have now lost two in a row. The Chiefs got a taste of playoff atmosphere on the road and found it does not taste so good. They better hope they win next week or the Chargers lose. Otherwise, they can forget about home cooking in the post season.
Denver at Oakland: The Raiders got a win at home, on Monday Night Football against the Broncos, 27-14. Both teams start their vacations next week.
Song Dedication:This week's song is dedicated to what will likely be a twice a year ass kicking of the Cincinnati Bengals by their cross state rival Cleveland Browns. In case Hue Jackson is unaware, he has a major thorn in his side named Baker Mayfield and it won't be going away anytime soon. Enjoy the Eurythmics.
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The Mental Health Tribunal will consider written evidence (from the report and the person's clinical file) and oral evidence (from the service and the person themselves and anyone else who is present.
A thorough review of the evidence likely to be presented by the service will enable you to prepare your case most effectively. See Access to information and the clinical file and Report on compulsory treatment.
Your client will need to speak at some point during the hearing – this can happen in a few different ways, including talking freely to the tribunal, responding to questions from you or being led by you, or being questioned by the tribunal.
For some clients, appearing before the tribunal can be a daunting experience. Remember that a person's views can change and it's important to clarify your client's views and the evidence they're likely to give on the day of the hearing as your instructions can sometimes change from the day before.
Before the hearing, ask them how they would prefer to give evidence, for example giving the opportunity to speak first, or speak after you have summarised or at least introduced your case and the key issues.
Give your client an indication of the kinds of questions the tribunal, or you yourself, will want to ask in the hearing, so they can think about their responses.
Getting the client to write down what they want to say before the hearing can be helpful (e.g. You can offer them, or take them through Victoria Legal Aid's brochure Going to a Mental Health Tribunal hearing).
Making an opening statement on behalf of your client and what they want to achieve can give some clients more confidence to later address the tribunal directly.
Leading evidence from your client can allow you to control the way in which the evidence comes out.
Evidence given directly by your client about their own experience, views and preferences and in particular their plans for treatment and rationale for that, is usually more persuasive than any statement or submission you can make on their behalf.
Being responsive to your client and to what unfolds at the hearing enables you to best advocate on their behalf. You may seek to ask follow-up questions of your client in order to clarify what they meant or draw out issues that may have been overlooked, or seek a useful rebuttal of an inaccurate or misleading statement by the treating team.
While you are asking questions, note any relevant answers to which you can refer to in closing submissions.
Representatives of the treating team will present evidence about why a treatment order should be made and the type and duration of the order they seek. This evidence may be given by the person's psychiatrist, psychiatric registrar, case manager and/or nurse. During the hearing, you will have the opportunity to question the representatives of the service. Use this opportunity to test the service's case and elicit evidence that will support your case, but don't feel you have to cross-examine the treating team merely for the sake of doing so.
It can sometimes be helpful to clarify with the psychiatrist the service's plan for treatment on the day of the hearing, so as to avoid being surprised by evidence which is given at the hearing. This can be particularly important where the report has very little detail or has been prepared some time before the hearing. Remember, a person's presentation and circumstances can change from day to day in an acute inpatient environment.
Concessions that assertions in the report are incorrect or inconsistent with file notes or other evidence.
Highlighting where allegations against your client are vague, historical or non-specific assertions regarding aggression, violence or harm towards others or non-compliance with treatment.
Querying whether past incidents/harms actually occurred because of the person's mental illness (as opposed to other factors such as substance use).
How likely is any alleged harm or deterioration to occur, how quickly and how serious would it become, and other interventions that may prevent such consequences actually occurring or at least mitigate against them being serious.
Clarification of whether a particular medication or intervention is actually necessary to manage a relevant risk.
Clarification of whether a particular intervention has the effect of remedying the illness or alleviating the symptoms demonstrating (where appropriate).
That the client is (now) compliant with and accepting of treatment, which is available and could occur/be provided in the community.
Confirmation of the range of supports that would/could be provided by the community mental health team and that these are available even if no order is in place (including to ensure compliance and detect any relapse early).
Clarification of whether detention is actually necessary to ensure compliance with treatment (for example, by reference to the client's recent history of engagements with the service and compliance with leave from hospital).
Clarification or whether the treating team is seeking the order to provide some sort of optimum or best practice treatment, rather than treatment necessary to prevent serious risk.
Showing that there is no principled basis for requesting an order of maximum duration.
For a more detailed list of the issues relevant to each of the treatment criteria and the type and duration of orders, see the discussion points outlined in Treatment criteria.
Speak up if the tribunal doesn't invite you to ask questions of the service's representative.
Don't be aggressive or accusatory in your approach. Remain polite and adopt a conversational, open demeanour.
As a general rule, don't ask questions you don't know the answers to, unless you could make any answer fit into your case theory.
If the person giving evidence is going off-topic with open questions or giving longwinded answers, revert to closed, yes/no questions and consider pressing them politely if they do not answer the question or give a vague answer.
If the service gives an answer that you don't expect, you will need to make a judgement call about whether to move on or whether to put inconsistent or contradictory information to them and ask them to comment and/or concede that they may be mistaken (such as contemporaneous file notes, or evidence of the client or family members).
If the service representative gives vague or non-specific evidence, invite them to point to file entries that support their assertion (provided you have reviewed the file and are reasonably confident there is nothing in there).
When you get the answer you want, move on. Don't push your luck or linger on the topic or they may try to backtrack.
Don't try to get the service representative to concede the ultimate issue (that the treatment criteria aren't satisfied).
cast doubt on the seriousness of relapse or other consequences of changing or ceasing treatment.
Less restrictive alternatives can also be supported by other documentary evidence from other third parties, such as a letter of support from a private treating psychiatrist or GP attesting to the scope and nature of the treatment they could provide if a person was out of hospital or off their order. Such evidence can be invaluable in support of a less restrictive alternative to compulsory treatment.
Seek your client's consent to contact the support person and ascertain what support they can provide to your client, including the nature and scope of any alternative treatment they have provided in the past and could provide again.
Ask the person if they can send you an email or letter to put before the tribunal confirming what they have told you, or even attend the hearing to give evidence. It is also possible to ask the tribunal to phone witnesses if they cannot attend.
See also Who can attend the hearing for information about who can participate in a hearing, including third parties.
Be realistic when advising your client about the likely chances of particular arguments being accepted by the tribunal. Be mindful to manage any expectations your client may have.
Explain your view of the most effective way to present the case, what aspects you propose to focus on in legal submissions (which may have the best chance of obtaining the outcome they want) and which arguments you believe are not as strong. Seek their consent to your proposal.
For example, if your client disputes having a mental illness you can recommend seeking a second psychiatric opinion and explain the difficulty in 'winning' that criterion without supporting medical evidence. If your client feels strongly they want that argument put, consider the option of mentioning this briefly during the hearing, before moving on to other submissions.


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When I saw that Omid Master was from Australia, I had high expectations for this single. I'm not sure what it is, but I've always had a connection with Australian music. Maybe part of it comes from the fact that I've always been fascinated with the continent of Australia. It's on my bucket list for places to visit.
For whatever reason, I've followed a lot of Australian bands over the years. From AC/DC to Angel City to The Church and Counting Crows, there is a wide range of sounds coming from Australia. Then again, it's a massive continent. The thing is, there seems to be a musical tie binding it all together. To me, bands like INXS and Icehouse have perhaps captured that magic the best. There are definitely things here that tell me this is Australian music from that same tradition.
The opening of "only You" fits the description at Master's website – singer songwriter. The cut has a good deal of passion in the vocal delivery. It's a solid slower, mellow number. The layers of instrumentation and vocals across the top do a good job of building on the themes of the song, a relationship coming to an end. I suppose if I had to search for other Australian acts with which to compare this song, I might look to Icehouse or The Church, but that's really more of a tenuous thread, really.
Now, the Australian connection really shines on "When I Close My Eyes." That song seems to have a lot in common with the music of fellow Aussies INXS to me. The cut certainly brings that Australian legacy home to roost. I love the soaring vocals and the whole song seems to gel really well. Where the first piece was a ballad, this has a lot more of a melodic rock sound built into it.
Masters does a good job of carrying the Aussie torch. Apparently he's already released two albums and is working on a third. I'm going to have to look into his back catalogue and watch where he's headed next. I'm intrigued.
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The Majlis Park metro station is located on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro.

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See also

Delhi
List of Delhi Metro stations
Transport in Delhi
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Delhi Suburban Railway
Delhi Monorail
Delhi Transport Corporation
North Delhi
New Delhi
National Capital Region (India)
List of rapid transit systems
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References

External links

 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
 Delhi Metro Annual Reports

 UrbanRail.Net – Descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

This metro station was named after the Great King Rao Bharamal Tyagi

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About 30 fighters of the factions were killed and others were wounded in an ambush by Kurdish forces in the western countryside of Aleppo
The number of casualties continue to rise as a result of the battle that took place in the last 24 hours in the western countryside of Aleppo, in the ranks of both fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions against YPG fighters, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights learned that more fighters died affected by their injuries, where it rose to 28 at least, the number of fighters of the factions who were killed and documented by the Syrian observatory in these battles, the Observatory also learned that the Kurdish forces set an advanced ambush for the faction fighters in the countryside of Aleppo, where the fighters were targeted during their advancement in the area, and 3 vehicles of the factions have been destroyed, while 28 fighters have been killed, and reliable sources confirmed that 1 fighter of YPG was killed in these clashes which was concentrated in the vicinity of Darat Azza and Deir Samaan in the western countryside of Aleppo.
Airstrikes target southeast of Rif Dimashq and casualties and injuries in aerial bombardment on the countryside of Deir Ezzor
About 70 air and rocket strikes target the neighborhoods of Daraa city under the constant escalation


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package provision.util;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * This class consists of {@code static} utility methods for operating on objects. These utilities include {@code null}-safe or {@code null}-tolerant methods
 * for computing the hash code of an object, returning a string for an object, and comparing two objects.
 *
 *

 * Inspired from the java.util.Objecs in Java 7.0
 */
public final class ObjectUtil {
	private ObjectUtil() {
		throw new AssertionError("No ObjectUtil instances for you!");
	}

	/**
	 * Returns {@code true} if the arguments are equal to each other and {@code false} otherwise. Consequently, if both arguments are {@code null}, {@code true}
	 * is returned and if exactly one argument is {@code null}, {@code false} is returned. Otherwise, equality is determined by using the {@link Object#equals
	 * equals} method of the first argument.
	 *
	 * @param a an object
	 * @param b an object to be compared with {@code a} for equality
	 * @return {@code true} if the arguments are equal to each other and {@code false} otherwise
	 * @see Object#equals(Object)
	 */
	public static boolean equals(Object a, Object b) {
		return (a == b) || (a != null && a.equals(b));
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the hash code of a non-{@code null} argument and 0 for a {@code null} argument.
	 *
	 * @param o an object
	 * @return the hash code of a non-{@code null} argument and 0 for a {@code null} argument
	 * @see Object#hashCode
	 */
	public static int hashCode(Object o) {
		return o != null ? o.hashCode() : 0;
	}

	/**
	 * Generates a hash code for a sequence of input values. The hash code is generated as if all the input values were placed into an array, and that array
	 * were hashed by calling {@link Arrays#hashCode(Object[])}.
	 *
	 *

	 * This method is useful for implementing {@link Object#hashCode()} on objects containing multiple fields. For example, if an object that has three fields,
	 * {@code x}, {@code y}, and {@code z}, one could write:
	 *
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 * @Override
	 * public int hashCode() {
	 * 	return Objects.hash(x, y, z);
	 * }
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 *
	 * Warning: When a single object reference is supplied, the returned value does not equal the hash code of that object reference. This value can be
	 * computed by calling {@link #hashCode(Object)}.
	 *
	 * @param values the values to be hashed
	 * @return a hash value of the sequence of input values
	 * @see Arrays#hashCode(Object[])
	 * @see List#hashCode
	 */
	public static int hash(Object... values) {
		return Arrays.hashCode(values);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the result of calling {@code toString} for a non-{@code null} argument and {@code "null"} for a {@code null} argument.
	 *
	 * @param o an object
	 * @return the result of calling {@code toString} for a non-{@code null} argument and {@code "null"} for a {@code null} argument
	 * @see Object#toString
	 * @see String#valueOf(Object)
	 */
	public static String toString(Object o) {
		return String.valueOf(o);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the result of calling {@code toString} on the first argument if the first argument is not {@code null} and returns the second argument otherwise.
	 *
	 * @param o an object
	 * @param nullDefault string to return if the first argument is {@code null}
	 * @return the result of calling {@code toString} on the first argument if it is not {@code null} and the second argument otherwise.
	 * @see Objects#toString(Object)
	 */
	public static String toString(Object o, String nullDefault) {
		return (o != null) ? o.toString() : nullDefault;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns 0 if the arguments are identical and {@code c.compare(a, b)} otherwise. Consequently, if both arguments are {@code null} 0 is returned.
	 *
	 *

	 * Note that if one of the arguments is {@code null}, a {@code NullPointerException} may or may not be thrown depending on what ordering policy, if any, the
	 * {@link Comparator Comparator} chooses to have for {@code null} values.
	 *
	 * @param <T> the type of the objects being compared
	 * @param a an object
	 * @param b an object to be compared with {@code a}
	 * @param c the {@code Comparator} to compare the first two arguments
	 * @return 0 if the arguments are identical and {@code c.compare(a, b)} otherwise.
	 * @see Comparable
	 * @see Comparator
	 */
	public static <T> int compare(T a, T b, Comparator<? super T> c) {
		return (a == b) ? 0 : c.compare(a, b);
	}

	/**
	 * Checks that the specified object reference is not {@code null}. This method is designed primarily for doing parameter validation in methods and
	 * constructors, as demonstrated below:

	 *
	 *

	 * public Foo(Bar bar) {
	 * 	this.bar = Objects.requireNonNull(bar);
	 * }
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 *
	 * @param obj the object reference to check for nullity
	 * @param <T> the type of the reference
	 * @return {@code obj} if not {@code null}
	 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code obj} is {@code null}
	 */
	public static <T> T requireNonNull(T obj) {
		if (obj == null)
			throw new NullPointerException();
		return obj;
	}

	/**
	 * Checks that the specified object reference is not {@code null} and throws a customized {@link NullPointerException} if it is. This method is designed
	 * primarily for doing parameter validation in methods and constructors with multiple parameters, as demonstrated below:

	 *
	 *

	 * public Foo(Bar bar, Baz baz) {
	 * 	this.bar = Objects.requireNonNull(bar, "bar must not be null");
	 * 	this.baz = Objects.requireNonNull(baz, "baz must not be null");
	 * }
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 *
	 * @param obj the object reference to check for nullity
	 * @param message detail message to be used in the event that a {@code NullPointerException} is thrown
	 * @param <T> the type of the reference
	 * @return {@code obj} if not {@code null}
	 * @throws NullPointerException if {@code obj} is {@code null}
	 */
	public static <T> T requireNonNull(T obj, String message) {
		if (obj == null)
			throw new NullPointerException(message);
		return obj;
	}
}

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The winners of the first Global Schindler Award are students from "Escuela de Ingenieria y Arquitectura" in Zaragoza, Spain. The award presentation was held in Shenzen, China on April 30, 2015.
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2015 is the first year that the former Schindler Award, active since 2003, has gone global as a partnership between Schindler Group and the ETH Zurich. The Global Schindler Award is an urban design competition open to students of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and planning. The task of the competition was to create an urban design-based response to a specific brief about Shenzhen.
Over 200 projects made it through pre-selection. Twelve winners were selected, with the three top prizes going to teams from Spain, China and France. A total of US$150,000 was awarded, including a first prize of US$50,000 for the winner. The official award ceremony was held in Shenzhen on April 30th 2015, where the final ranking of prizes was revealed.
The Global Schindler Award looks for unconventional approaches, innovative urban design strategies and architectural concepts for livable, mixed-use, high-density urban environments. "We are extremely proud that the first Global Schindler Award was such a success. We at Schindler are convinced that young talents will play the most important part in our future," says Silvio Napoli, CEO of the Schindler Group.
The official Global Schindler Award website, including the results of the 2015 competition can be found here: http://www.schindler.com/award/internet/en/home.html.
A 100-page book developed by Schindler containing essays about "Future Cities" alongside the students' project submissions can also be ordered from the website.
First Prize winner:
Daniel Ariza and Diego García Yagüe from Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura Zaragoza, Spain, along with Thomas Oetterli, CEO Schindler Group China, Prof. Dr. Doreen Liu from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prof. Kees Christiaanse from the ETH Zurich.


KUWAIT CITY, Feb 22, (KUNA): The Cabinet's decision to assign Al-Durra Manpower Company to bring in workers from new countries such as Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal, and others will lower recruitment fees and ensure the rights of employers and employees, the company's General Manager Saleh Al-Wuhaib, said Thursday.
The company is working hard to bring domestic workers from new countries in coordination with the concerned Kuwaiti authorities, Al-Wuhaib told KUNA. He also stressed the company's efforts to ensure the employees were healthy and fit to work, saying that such efforts will be in coordination with the Ministry of Health and the countries providing manpower. He explained that the company handles all recruitment procedures with a symbolic prices, high efficiency, and speed of completion in addition to qualifying them through courses in their countries.
Al-Durra is the first company in Kuwait to be formed from national bodies concerned with the public's interest. It was established to achieve a qualitative leap in this type of business, as it carries a national and humanitarian vision in the management of the labor market, he said.
The company started to bring in experienced Sri Lankan cooks with recruitment fees of KD 500-600 ($1,650-1,980). Their salaries range from KD 120-170 ($400- 560). Al-Wuhaib said that external bodies of employment abroad are responsible for determining the fees for labor recruitment in accordance with the laws of those countries, adding that the cost of recruiting Sri Lankan domestic workers was at about KD 960 ($3,215) with the company gaining 10 percent from the recruitment process.
The rise in the cost of recruiting Sri Lankan domestic workers is due to the increase in the fees of the employment offices in Sri Lanka, with range between KD 550-600 ($1,815-1,980), as well as the official procedures of medical examination, transportation and fingerprinting, that coast about KD 240-300. The company receives about 200 daily calls from customers to request the employment of Sri Lankan workers, said Al-Wuhaib. He added that the prices of recruiting labor at private agencies was between KD 1,200-1,500 ($3,960-4,950).
Al-Durra for Manpower Company, in accordance with Law No. 69/2015, is a Kuwaiti company specialized in the recruitment of foreign workers, its ownership is distributed between the Union of Consumer Co-Operative Societies by 60%, General Authority for Investment with 10%, General Organization for Social Insurance 10%, the General Authority for Minors Affairs 10% and Kuwait Airways 10%.


A German court has ruled in favor of banning older diesel vehicles from using its Autobahn. The restrictions will kick in middle of next year.
According to German publication DW, certain areas of Gelsenkirchen and Essen's city center, as well as parts of the A40 highway will restrict vehicles with Euro 5 and lower emissions standards to pass through.
The latest ruling comes after a court ruled in favor of diesel bans for some areas of Cologne and Bonn. Mainz, Stuttgart, Aachen, Frankfurt and Berlin are also likely to receive the same diesel bans in 2019.
That said, it is unlikely the ban will be city-wide. For example, Reuters reported that for Berlin, vehicles with diesel engines that have Euro 5 and lower emissions standards shouldn't be allowed to drive on "at least eleven routes" by the end of June 2019.


Trump to Funnel Illegals to Sanctuary Cities, Democrats are. . . Opposed?
No human being is illegal.
Borders are immoral and ours should be erased.
Immigrants commit fewer crimes, work harder and are just all-around better people than Americans.
No immigrant in the history of this country has ever been a net-negative for the American taxpayer as it pertains to welfare, healthcare or other government aid.
Republicans and Republican-controlled places are extremely racist against brown immigrants and would mistreat them.
We need to massively increase the flow of immigration because immigrants are so awesome.
Democrats are going to love Trump's plan. This is right up their alley. Now they get to show us all how compassionate and welcoming and loving and eager for Cultural Enrichment™ they are. I'm sure they will be ecstatic!
Sick and twisted? I really don't understand why.
He's rewarding them with more of their cherished illegals!
Don't Democrats want more immigrants around?
Don't they want to enjoy the innumerable benefits of Diversity?
I thought the whole reason cities designate themselves as "Sanctuary Cities" is because they love illegal immigrants and want to be surrounded by them?
The only reason Democrats could possibly object to Trump's plan to hand-deliver all the illegals right to heavily-Democratic areas is if some or all of the above Democratic claims about immigrants are actually lies.
But that can't be true, can it?


We are an online seller (mainly Amazon) in the U.S. marketplace.
we need great images with info-graphics to display on our listing so we could explain our product, features and benefits to buyers.
We do have our own basic images of the products as a stand-alone, and minimal artwork (like quantity and bundle info).
1) find lifestyle scenarios background where our item could be photoshop in use or display.
3) create images and graphics to explain our item features and benefits, our products vs competitors graph etc explain to the buyer why they should be convinced to buy it.
On each product, we will as the VA to create a total of 5 images, some of them will be lifestyle, some graphics, graph a mix of all above.
For each product we will create a file with exact instructions for what we need you to find and do for that listing, we will show you examples with detailed explanation, you will have to follow that and reports for any question you have.
We have a big catalog with over 300 products, so if we are satisfied with your work we have a lot of tasks to offer you.
We would like to pay per project (up to 5 images per project some simple and some with graphic work like above) and not per images or hourly.
Please reply with your past experience in this field, if you have samples of similar work, and price quote.


* Explore different poetic forms and images * Sharpen your senses as a guide to sharpen your writing * Be inspired by the poetry of your peers * Cultivate a deeper connection with nature * Deepen your capacity to slow down to hear what is authentic.
For both new and experienced poets, and anyone who loves nature and likes to play with words. Space is limited to 10 participants.
Please bring: pen/pencil & paper, blanket and/or seat, and an item that appeals to your inner poet to set in the circle. Come dressed to spend the entire time outdoors.


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Report: Thanksgiving start a 'very long shot' for the B1G
Despite conversations about the B1G starting the college football season around Thanksgiving, it appears that sometime in January will still be the target for the conference to play again.
Sports radio host Dan Patrick is reporting that the B1G will likely not launch the upcoming football season until after the new year, despite coaches and athletic directors discussing a potential Thanksgiving start. It was rumored that a November return was in the conversation among coaches and ADs, which was first reported by Jeff Potrykus of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
"Was told that the B1G Thanksgiving start is a very long shot. More support for late January and an 8-game schedule," Patrick said on his show Monday. "A number of players will opt out and 2021 fall season will be adjusted with the amount of padded practices and contact. The B1G is trying to save face, but they may miss their window in the fall. Going now only complicates thing."
Patrick said that the source he has with the information was the same who claimed earlier this month that the B1G and Pac-12 would cancel their football seasons. A day after the report, both leagues opted out.
B1G commissioner Kevin Warren has said he and the conference's presidents have no plans to revisit the decision about fall football. There have been no concrete plans announced to play in the fall.
"The Big Ten Thanksgiving start is a very long shot. More Support for late January and an 8 game schedule…" Dan has update on why it will be difficult for the Big Ten to come back earlier pic.twitter.com/85Ui7rTY8o
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) August 31, 2020


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Q: Why didn't the dialog in the class execute? Dialog::Dialog(QWidget *parent) :
    QDialog(parent),
    ui(new Ui::Dialog)
{
    ui->setupUi(this);
    connect(ui->addButton , SIGNAL(clicked()) , this , SLOT(addItem()));
    connect(ui->editButton , SIGNAL(clicked()) , this , SLOT(editItem()));
    connect(ui->deleteButton , SIGNAL(clicked()) , this , SLOT(deleteItem()));
}

void Dialog::addItem()
{
    EditDialog dlg(this);
    dlg.show();

    if(dlg.exec() == EditDialog::Accepted)
    {
        ui->list->addItem(dlg.name() + "--" + dlg.number());
    }
}

That a class Dialog to Add Items.
When I run the program and click the Button to execute the Dialog it doesn't do anything so What is the solution?

A: You need to use QDialog::Accepted
If you look at the docs for QDialog::exec, you will see that it returns a value from the QDialog::DialogCode enum - the values for which are QDialog::Accepted and QDialog::Rejected.

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Where can i find the price of the external apps that can be used with Canvas? I don't want to hunt through each of the websites (If possible).
Is there a discount with Canvas?
I'm particularly interested in the cost of Turnitin.
Very few of the apps have a standard price. You'll have to contact the Vendor to get a customized offer depending on the size of your school.
That's what I was thinking, too. Many vendors don't want potential clients to know what other customers are paying.
The one exception I could think of (there are probably some I can't think of) is when there is a consortium that gets discounted pricing for its members, but Bill should check with any consortium for that.
Ah. Thank you. That makes sense.


demand is the law of demand as the price rises the quantity demanded rises, and elasticity is the responsiveness of quantity demmanded to a price change.greater the change in quantity demanded the... Increase and decrease in demand In case of expansion and contraction of demand, we have seen that the change takes place as a result of changes in price, all other factors remaining constant. When all the other factors influencing demand also change, there is an increase or decrease in demand and the demand curve shifts either to its right or left.
Law of Demand Definition: The Law of Demand asserts that there is an inverse relationship between the price, and the quantity demanded, such as when the price increases the demand for the commodity decreases and when the price decreases the demand for the commodity increases, other things remaining unchanged. schweser secret sauce level 1 2014 pdf Law Of Demand And Elasticity Of Demand Now that we are familiar with the concept of demand and the determinants of demand, let us study about another important concept – the elasticity of demand. We will be studying the meaning and the types of demand elasticity.
Law Of Demand And Elasticity Of Demand Now that we are familiar with the concept of demand and the determinants of demand, let us study about another important concept – the elasticity of demand. We will be studying the meaning and the types of demand elasticity. the fifty dollar and up underground house book pdf Of all the factors determining price elasticity of demand the availability of the number and kinds of substitutes for a commodity is the most important factor. If for a commodity close substitutes are available, its demand tends to be elastic. If the price of such a commodity goes up, the people will shift to its close substitutes and as a result the demand for that commodity will greatly decline.
Thus, the degree of responsiveness of the quantity demanded of a commodity varies and elasticity is a measure of such responsiveness. Thus, the law of demand describes the relation between price change and quantity change.
Law of Demand Definition: The Law of Demand asserts that there is an inverse relationship between the price, and the quantity demanded, such as when the price increases the demand for the commodity decreases and when the price decreases the demand for the commodity increases, other things remaining unchanged.


WCPT welcomes new member organisations from Argentina, Macau, Mauritius, Pakistan, Paraguay, Ukraine, Oman and Slovakia at the 2011 General Meeting.
Founded in 1951, the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) is the sole international voice for physical therapy, representing more than 350,000 physical therapists worldwide through its 112 Member Organisations. These members are national associations for physical therapists, which must meet strict criteria before being admitted.
WCPT believes that every individual is entitled to the highest possible standard of culturally appropriate healthcare, delivered in an atmosphere of trust and respect for human dignity, and underpinned by sound clinical reasoning and scientific evidence.
Its first international congress and second General Meeting were held in London in 1953. Over its history, WCPT has developed statements and education guidelines to support the development of the profession. It has introduced a structure of five regions, and close relationships with a range of international independent organisations of physical therapists with specific interests – 12 of which are now recognised as official WCPT subgroups.
WCPT's World Congress is held every four years. There have been 16 WCPT congresses in all. Proceedings from past congresses, including abstracts, posters, presentations and some audio/videoed sessions are available online. The next WCPT Congress will be in 2015 in Singapore.
In 1996 WCPT established World Physical Therapy Day which has been celebrated annually ever since, and has grown in popularity and influence. Every year physical therapy organisations and individual physical therapists around the world organise campaigns and events to celebrate and publicise the role of physical therapists.
WCPT's vision is to move physical therapy forward so the profession is recognised globally for its significant role in improving health and wellbeing.
contribute to the improvement of global health.
WCPT provides services to its member organisations, campaigns to improve world health and produces policies and guidelines. It encourages high standards of physical therapy and global health by facilitating the exchange of information and producing resources.
All of its activities are shaped and informed by research.
WCPT shares information through a variety of publications and online media, centred around its website www.wcpt.org Its publications include WCPT News, a monthly E-update, policy documents and Keynote papers on a number of subjects.
The WCPT Strategic Plan 2017 – 2021 is the outcome of consultation with member organisations, regions, subgroups, networks and individual physical therapists around the world and describes the long-term vision for the WCPT.


This is the perfect side dish. It's easy, healthy, delicious, and it goes with everything. The pesto is garlicky and tangy and OMG it's so good!
Place the potatoes in a medium pot.
Fill the pot with enough cold water to cover the potatoes.
Add a handful of sea salt to the water.
Boil the potatoes until a fork stick easily into them (about 15 to 20 minutes).
Using a potatoes masher or the bottom of a skillet, smash the potatoes until they are flattened a bit.
Place the potatoes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt.
Bake in the oven until crispy (about 20 minutes).
Meanwhile, make the pesto by putting all of the pesto ingredients into a food processor and processing until almost smooth.
Feel free to thin out the pesto a bit with some additional extra virgin olive oil if it seems too thick.
When the potatoes are crispy, remove them from the oven, arrange on a platter and top with pesto.