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The Egyptian revolution (as seen from a hotel room in Eilat)
By Ami Kaufman February 12, 2011 | Edit
A simple weekend vacation in the south had some more meaning as the region was changing around us
Eilat (Photo: Flickr / redsea2006)
The magic of it all
I happened to be in Eilat this weekend for a deserved rest as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was spending his last hours in Cairo. I was watching Fox News (that's all they had – what can I do?) as the reporter suddenly heard the crowd at Tahrir square begin to roar. The roar was getting louder and louder, and nobody could figure out what was going on. Only a few minutes later, it was understood that the roar was a roar of victory. Mubarak had resigned.
I have to admit, I got a lump in my throat. It was definitely on of the most moving things I've witnessed, albeit from afar.
But after a few minutes, two other feelings took over:
Jealousy: I wish Israelis would take to the streets to make their country better.
Fright: What does this mean for the region I live in? The big unknown.
The hypocrisy of it all
Since the revolution began, and up to the grand finale on Friday, I enjoyed watching the news networks and seeing leader after leader squirm in front of the cameras, attempting to explain why they supported Mubarak through the years, despite being fully aware of his crimes. They didn't even flinch, they had an answer for everything. A source of stability, the peace treaty with Israel, blah blah blah. How many Egyptians were tortured or died for that so-called stability? I wonder if we'll ever know.
I also thought about my own hypocrisy, as someone who visited Sinai many times during Mubarak's reign. Shouldn't I – and my other left-wing brethren – refrained from visiting that country under his rule? Was going to Sinai pretty much saying: "Yeah, I know this is a dictatorship – but I gotta have fun sometimes, too!"?
And then I got to thinking about the crimes of other dictators in the region. The Syrians, the Saudis and others. And I did something, which I can't decide if it's foolish or not: I compared their crimes to the crime of the 43 year occupation.
And I thought of all the people, all the organizations and all the countries who vehemently – and rightfully so – detest and protest the ugly occupation of the Palestinian people.
And I thought of all those courageous international activists who come to Israel and brave the tear gas in Bilin every Friday, together with those occupied Palestinians.
And I asked myself: why have they never gone to Syria or to Egypt to protest? I mean, if they're already in the region, why not go protest another evil, just as bad?
But is it? Is it just as bad? Is the occupation a worse crime than those of Mubarak or Assad?
Are Palestinian lives more sacred than those of Egyptians, Saudis, Syrians or Iranians?
Or maybe I should ask: Are Jewish/Israeli crimes worse than those of Egyptians, Saudis, Syrians or Iranians?
Otherwise, how can one explain the warm embrace these regimes have gotten for decades? And how can one explain the existence of a justified international outrage at the Israeli occupation – but the nonexistence of justified international outrage at iron-fist regimes across the Middle East?
Is occupation a crime that must be stopped immediately? Yes.
Is Israel singled out? Yes, I believe it is.
The irony of it all
Just hours before Mubarak resigned, the missus and I went for a walk on the beach promenade, known today as "The Gandhi Boardwalk". It's named after former IDF General and politician Rehavam "Gandhi" Ze'evi, who was murdered by Palestinians in a hotel in Jerusalem.
Ze'evi was a dangerous man. He was a racist who fooled a lot of people into believing he wasn't one. There was something cool and calculated about him, something that reminds me of today's Avigdor Lieberman. His legacy is an ugly one, as ugly as the crime that brought a premature ending to his life.
As I looked at the memorial for him on the boardwalk, I thought: How Israeli. How typically Israeli it is to name the boardwalk of Eilat, a city nestled between two countries it has made peace with, after this man who said "I am afraid of peace". After this man, who was so far from anything that even sounded like peace.
I found it so idiotic, that I asked the missus to take a picture of me, as I held my Gap shopping bag and grinned. Like an idiot. It seemed like the only idiotic thing I could do to match the deed of the Eilat municipality.
Clash of the idiots?
The ugliness of it all
Eilat is an ugly town. They've turned it into a Mideast Vegas, and even managed to ruin the nice boardwalk they once had with dozens of stalls that block the view of the sea.
I used to consider Eilat as a rest stop on the way to Sinai, in my opinion one of the most beautiful spots on earth. Even though many of my friends still go, Sinai is no longer as safe as it used to be, and particularly now that I'm a family guy, precautions must be taken.
I can only hope that Egyptian democracy will once again ease passage to that wonderful peninsula.
I miss the sahlab.
rehavam zeevi


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Scaling is clearly a process which can benefit from technology, whether that means to help bring order to a process or to sift through candidates more efficiently. "Technology is the backbone of that and, broadly speaking, to date there hasn't been enough space within the legal industry for technology. It's something of a missed opportunity."
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Abstract: Many real-world design problems involve simultaneous optimisation of multiple objectives. The considered grillage design is a multi-objective optimisation problem since there are two objective functions, namely: the volume design and the cost design. Thus, the solution of this optimisation problem requires specialised method suitable for multi-objective problems. In this article, a multi-objective design optimisation using real-coded genetic algorithm is proposed for the Pareto-optimality of grillage system. The objective functions in the optimisation problem measure the design sensitivities in grillage system. The non-linear constrained multi-objective optimisation is very important from the point of view of practical problem solving. Therefore, the real-coded genetic algorithm with multiple genetic operators is proposed to find the optimum grillage system without handling any of the penalty functions. Direct strength calculation defined from the class rules of DNV was applied for structural design of grillage system. The hybrid method (real-coded genetic algorithm including the non-dominated sorting and sharing approaches) performs a marvellous explorability in finding a diverse set of solutions and in converging near the true Pareto-optimal set. The results obtained are very encouraging since they show that we can produce an important portion of the Pareto-front at a very low computational time frame.
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The Department of Biomedical Informatics (BMI, http://bmi.osu.edu) at The Ohio State University (OSU) currently has opportunities for tenure and clinical track faculty at the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels. Recruited faculty will join a highly collaborative community of more than thirty investigators working in a wide variety of BMI sub-domains including bioinformatics, biostatistics, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) in digital health, clinical informatics, and implementation science. Successful candidates for tenure track positions will maintain an active research program, collaborate with investigators across the health sciences campus, teach courses within our graduate programs, and mentor students. Successful candidates for clinical track positions will collaborate with investigators across the health sciences campus to design and analyze studies including clinical trials, prospective cohorts, high-dimensional -omics data, electronic medical records, and other biomedical data sources to generate scientific knowledge and help shape medical and public health practice. Opportunities to develop methodologies, teach courses within our graduate programs, and mentor graduate students are available and encouraged for all applicants. We are hiring multiple positions in the specific research disciplines of Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Clinical informatics, Implementation Science, and AI in digital health.
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History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people
514 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY.
In 1870 the Normal school, one of the principal institutions of learning in our city, was constructed, and its doors were first opened September 12, 1871. The school opened with an attend¬ ance of forty-six pupils, but in 1875 the whole number enrolled was 323. In 1900 the school had an enrolment of 701 pupils at a total cost of $56,725.44, and this year (1908) there are 950 pupils enrolled in that institution. The institution is one of which the citizens of our state have always been justly proud. At the present time (1908) a very substantial addition thereto is being constructed.
In 1892 the new Wisconsin avenue bridge was opened, and in 1906 the new magnificent structure spanning Fox river and connecting North and South Main streets was finished and opened to the public. In 1899 the corner-stone of the Oshkosh Public Library building was laid. A history of this institution would be very interesting, but lack of space forbids details. To Marshall Harris and his wife, Abbie Harris, the citizens of Osh¬ kosh are indebted for this structure. Mrs. Harris in her will left upw^ard of $75,000 to the city of Oshkosh for the erection and "maintenance of a public library on condition that the municipality raise a like sum within three years. The late Sena¬ tor Saw^yer contributed $25,000 of the required amount and the city raised $50,000. The bequest was accepted, and today Osh¬ kosh has a beautiful structure with a well-eciuipped library upon a beautiful site on Washington street between Mount Vernon street and Jefferson avenue. The new library was opened up to the public September 1, 1900. The library was not conducted under the Harris will previous to that, but by an organization know^n as "The Oshkosh Library." The present officers are ap¬ pointed under the existing state library act. They are: C. D. Cleveland, president; Thomas Daly, vice-president, and J. H. Jenkins, secretary and treasurer. The librarian until recently was Miss Maud Durlin, and the assistant librarian is Miss Mary A. Olcott.
The people of Oshkosh have always been proud of their city; they were so at the time of its organization and they are so today. Many changes, however, have taken place since Oshkosh first became a city. We have still our grand river, 600 feet wide, almost as broad and deep as the Thames at London. Lake Winnebago, with an,area of 212 square miles, its waters covered with numerous craft, its shores dotted with beautiful cottages, is still here.    But instead of two small banking houses^ we have
Title History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people
Title of work History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people
Author Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920
Description This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents.
Place of Publication (Original) Chicago
Publisher (Original) C.F. Cooper and Company
Identifier-Digital Winn1908000
County Winnebago County;
Decade 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909;
Subject Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians;
Full Text 514 HISTOEY OF WINNEBAGO COUNTY. In 1870 the Normal school, one of the principal institutions of learning in our city, was constructed, and its doors were first opened September 12, 1871. The school opened with an attend¬ ance of forty-six pupils, but in 1875 the whole number enrolled was 323. In 1900 the school had an enrolment of 701 pupils at a total cost of $56,725.44, and this year (1908) there are 950 pupils enrolled in that institution. The institution is one of which the citizens of our state have always been justly proud. At the present time (1908) a very substantial addition thereto is being constructed. In 1892 the new Wisconsin avenue bridge was opened, and in 1906 the new magnificent structure spanning Fox river and connecting North and South Main streets was finished and opened to the public. In 1899 the corner-stone of the Oshkosh Public Library building was laid. A history of this institution would be very interesting, but lack of space forbids details. To Marshall Harris and his wife, Abbie Harris, the citizens of Osh¬ kosh are indebted for this structure. Mrs. Harris in her will left upw^ard of $75,000 to the city of Oshkosh for the erection and "maintenance of a public library on condition that the municipality raise a like sum within three years. The late Sena¬ tor Saw^yer contributed $25,000 of the required amount and the city raised $50,000. The bequest was accepted, and today Osh¬ kosh has a beautiful structure with a well-eciuipped library upon a beautiful site on Washington street between Mount Vernon street and Jefferson avenue. The new library was opened up to the public September 1, 1900. The library was not conducted under the Harris will previous to that, but by an organization know^n as "The Oshkosh Library." The present officers are ap¬ pointed under the existing state library act. They are: C. D. Cleveland, president; Thomas Daly, vice-president, and J. H. Jenkins, secretary and treasurer. The librarian until recently was Miss Maud Durlin, and the assistant librarian is Miss Mary A. Olcott. The people of Oshkosh have always been proud of their city; they were so at the time of its organization and they are so today. Many changes, however, have taken place since Oshkosh first became a city. We have still our grand river, 600 feet wide, almost as broad and deep as the Thames at London. Lake Winnebago, with an,area of 212 square miles, its waters covered with numerous craft, its shores dotted with beautiful cottages, is still here. But instead of two small banking houses^ we have
History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns,...
List of Portraits. Volume I
The History of Winnebago County
Chapter I. Natural Phenomenon
Chapter II. Primitive People
Chapter III. The Winnebago Tribe
Chapter IV. The Winnebago Chiefs
Chapter V. The Coming of Nicolet
Chapter VI. The Fox Tribe and the Battle of the French and Outagamis
Chapter VII. The Menominee Tribe an Chief Oshkosh
Chapter VIII. Colonel Robert Dickson Ice Bound
Chapter IX. John Lawe's Thrilling Moonlight Plunge Through the Fox River Rapids Astride Chest Containing $9,000 in Silver
Chapter X. When Winnebago County was Alive with Wild Animals
Chapter XI. The Beauty of the Virgin Scenery of the County Described by Travelers, Just Before the Coming of the Pioneer
Chapter XII. The Trading Posts
Chapter XIII. Treaties Made with the Aboriginal Tribes, by which the Title to the Indian Lands Passed to the United States
Chapter XIV. Building a County--Its Civic Administration, Courts, Schools, Buildings and Institutions
Chapter XV. Recollections of William W. Wright, Styled the Father of Oshkosh, and His Wife, Styled the Mother of Oshkosh, of the Earliest Beginnings of Social, Civic and Religious Life in the County and the City of Oshkosh, Having Lived Through the Changes
Chapter XVI. National and Legislative Representation
Chapter XVII. Organization of Towns
Chapter XVIII. The Steam and Sail Boats on the Lake and River in Earlier Days
Chapter XIX. Origin and Meaning of Place Names of Lakes, Rivers and Localities
Chapter XX. Population, Wealth and Products of Winnebago County
Chapter XXI. Literature, Art, Music and the State in Winnebago County
Chapter XXII. Township History
Town of Algoma
Town of Black Wolf
Town of Clayton
Town of Menasha
Town of Neenah
Town of Nekimi
Town of Nepeuskun
Town of Omro
Village of Omro
Town of Oshkosh
Town of Poygan
Town of Rushford
Town of Utica
Town of Vinland
Town of Winchester
Town of Winneconne
Butte des Morts Hamlet
The Village of Winneconne
Town of Wolf River
Bay Boom
Chapter XXIII. City of Neenah
Chapter XXIV. Founding the Mission of the Winnebago Rapids
Chapter XXV. Sale of the Reservation of Winnebago Rapids to Harrison Reed--the Arrival of the Pioneers--the Village Named Neenah
Chapter XXVI. The Coming of Governor James Duane Doty--the Loggery--a Character Sketch of the State Builder
Chapter XXVII. Colonel Harvey Jones Buys the Village of Neenah
Chapter XXVIII. Town of Neenah Organized
Chapter XXIX. Pioneering in the Olden Days--Beginnings of the Social, Mercantile, Civic, School and Church Activity
Chapter XXX. The Lock, the Canal and the Dam
Chapter XXXI. When Neenah was Known as the ""Flour City.""
Chapter XXXII. The Invention of the Roller Flour Mill
Chapter XXXIII. Why Neenah is Called the Paper City
Chapter XXXIV. Various Manufacturing, Mercantile and Public Enterprising in Business and Social Life--the Doctors and Lawyers
Chapter XXXV. Bank, Bankers and Bank Buildings
Chapter XXXVI. The Newspapers in Neenah
Chapter XXXVII. The Growth of the Civic Organization of the City of Neenah, Traced from the Beginning, and the Public Improvements
Chapter XXXVIII. The Log School House ""Not Worth a Red Cent""--the Pioneer Teacher at Six Dollars a Month, and the New Palace School Edifices, with their Normal Corps of Professors and Instructors
Chapter XXXIX. The Gas and Electric Light Plants, Water Works, Population, Library, City Hall, Fire Companies and Parks in the City of Neenah, and the Samuel A. Cook Armory
Chapter XL. The Church Society and Church Buildings in Neenah
Chapter XLI. History of the City of Oshkosh
Chapter XLII. Manufacturing in Oshkosh
Chapter XLIII. Banks and Banking in the City of Oshkosh
Chapter XLIV. Early Judicial History and Organization of the County
Chapter XLV. Bench and Bar
Chapter XLVI. The Schools of Oshkosh
Chapter XLVII. The Church, the Manse, the Pastor in Oshkosh
Chapter XLVIII. The City of Oshkosh and Winnebago County in the Civil and Spanish Wars
Chapter XLIX. Steamboating in the Early Days on Lake Winnebago, the Fox and Wolf Rivers
Chapter L. Complete Record of Yachting, Racing and Yacht Clubs on the Adjacent Lakes
Chapter LI. Governor Coles Bashford of Oshkosh, and the Celebrated Contest Over Election Frauds Fifty Years Ago
Chapter LII. City of Menasha
Chapter LIII. The Pioneer in the Hamlet--the Mills of the Past--the Flush Days Along the River
List of Portraits. Volume II
The History of Winnebago County (continued)
Chapter LIV. The Extensive Manufacturing Industries of Menasha
Chapter LXIX. The Medical Profession
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Chapter LV. The History of Factories and Mills that have Flourished in their Day and Gone Out Forever
Chapter LVI. Civic Organization of Town, Village and City of Menasha
Chapter LXXI. Press of Oshkosh
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Chapter LVII. The Iron Horse, and Iron Rail--the Coming of the Railroad
Chapter LVIII. The Organization of Church Societies and the Building of Chruches in Menasha
Chapter LIX. Menasha City Schools--Their Old and New School Houses, the Scholars of Long Ago, and Today--the Teacher Past and Present--Some Prominent Graduates
Chapter LX. The Old Lighthouse and Its Beacon Light from a Great Iron Latern
Chapter LXI. Banks, Bankers and Banking Wealth
Chapter LXII. The United States Land Office; Its Officers; the Land Office Aristocracy, and the Jenny Linders
Chapter LXIII. The Spirit of the Press Then and Now
Chapter LXIV. The Lawyer and the Doctor
Chapter LXV. Old Ben of Yorktown, a Famous Cannon
Chapter LXVI. The Mails, the Post Office and the Postmaster
Chapter LXVII. The Coming of the Germans
Chapter LXVIII. Menasha and Neenah in the Civil and Spanish Wars
Chapter LXIX. Biography


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Q: Public and private RSA keys, using the primes $p = 5$ and $q = 11$ Assume that $p = 5$ and $q = 11$, and all other variables are defined as per the RSA theorem
(a) Suppose we consider $e = 3$. Would $(e, n)$ be a suitable public key?
(b) Prove that if $d = 27$, then $(d, n)$ is indeed the private key for the given public key $(3, n)$.
(c) Suppose you receive the cipher-text $C = 47$ (note $0 \leq C < n$). Decrypt the message using your private key.
I tried part (a), well as much as I could.
I got
$n=pq= 55$
$z = (p-1)(q-1) = 40$
Then the public keys would be $40$ and $7$, I'm not sure if $3$ is an option for a suitable key or not.
Confused with b and c.

A: (a) A suitable public key is any number $e$ such that $1<e<z$ and $e$ and $z$ have no common prime factors. Is this true for $e=3$ and $z=40$? (I'm not sure where your $7$ came from, but it too would be a suitable public key).
(b) Given $e$, the choice of $d$ is determined by the equation $ed\equiv 1 \pmod z.$ Does $(3)(27)$ satisfy this equation?
(c) If $C$ is the ciphertext, it is decrypted by calculating $C^d \pmod n$.

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Importance Of Niacin
By Michelle Kerns
What Does the Vitamin Niacin Do?
The Nutrients That Aid in Normal Nerve Function
Does Turmeric Reduce Blood Sugar?
Which Amino Acid Can Be Used to Produce Niacin?
Vitamin B-3 and Beans
Niacin belongs to the B family of vitamins and is also known as nicotinic acid or vitamin B-3. The body obtains niacin in one of two ways. It can be synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan, or consumed in niacin-rich foods like poultry, lean beef, bread, pasta, beans, nuts and fish like tuna or salmon. The Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board recommends that adult men consume 16 milligrams of niacin daily, while adult women should get 14 milligrams. At this intake level, niacin plays an important role in regulating energy metabolism and supporting the health of the cardiovascular, nervous and endocrine systems. High niacin intake can also be an essential part of helping prevent a number of serious medical conditions, though doctors warn that supplementing with niacin tablets may cause stomach ulcers, liver damage, irregular heart rhythms and a sharp drop in blood pressure.
Cholesterol Benefits
Mayo Clinic.com reports that people prescribed high doses of niacin experience a 15 to 35 percent increase in their high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol level. HDL cholesterol is often referred to as "good" cholesterol since this type of lipid is responsible for clearing the bloodstream of the low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol that is linked to an increased risk of heart disease. Prescription-strength levels of niacin can also directly lower LDL and triglyceride levels. When using niacin to treat high cholesterol, doctors typically use a dosage of 500 milligrams to 2 grams administered three times daily. It is not possible to obtain this concentration of niacin each day from food alone, and high niacin intake may cause serious side effects. Do not attempt to self-treat high cholesterol with any form of niacin until you've spoken to your doctor.
Effect on Diabetes
A form of niacin known as niacinamide may help protect the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas from the damaging effects of free radical compounds, chemicals and the body's own white blood cells. Since damage to these pancreatic cells is often a warning sign of type 1 diabetes, supplementing with the niacinamide form of niacin may help prevent the development of diabetes or delay the need to begin insulin therapy in people with an early form of the disease. A study published in the medical journal "Diabetes" reported that niacinamide appeared to decrease the risk of diabetes in children who were at high risk for the condition, but a later clinical trial found no significant decrease in the number of high-risk children who developed diabetes after three years of taking niacinamide. More research is needed before the full effects of niacin on diabetes are known.
Decreased Cancer Risk
A 2000 study published in the "International Journal of Cancer" indicated that people who increase their dietary consumption of niacin could significantly decrease their risk of throat and mouth cancer, especially when the niacin is combined with nutrients that boast antioxidant properties. Another, similar study indicated that niacin intake could help lessen the risk of esophageal cancer. The Linus Pauling Institute reports that laboratory studies on rats and mice suggest that niacin deficiency may increase the risk of certain types of cancer, though these effects have not been verified in research involving humans.
Severe niacin deficiency results in a condition known as pellagra. Several of the defining characteristics of pellagra include mental confusion, depression, loss of memory and disorientation. These neurological disruptions occur because adequate niacin is required for the nervous system to function properly. A high intake of niacin may also prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit disorder and addictive problems like alcohol dependence, though the University of Maryland Medical Center cautions that more research is needed to be certain of niacin's effect on the nervous system.
University of Maryland Medical Center: Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
Linus Pauling Institute: Niacin
Mayo Clinic.com: Niacin to Boost Your HDL, 'Good,' Cholesterol
Mayo Clinic.com: Niacin (Oral Route)
Diabetes: Nicotinamide's Effects on Glucose Metabolism in Subjects at Risk for IDDM
Diabetes: The Deutsche Nicotinamide Intervention Study -- An Attempt to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
International Journal of Cancer: Selected Micronutrients and Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer
International Journal of Cancer: Role of Macronutrients, Vitamins and Minerals in the Aetiology of Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Michelle Kerns writes for a variety of print and online publications and specializes in literature and science topics. She has served as a book columnist since 2008 and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. Kerns studied English literature and neurology at UC Davis.
Does Vitamin B-6 Help Convert Tryptophan to Niacin in the Body?
What Are the RDAs for Niacin & Where Do They Come From?
Consequences of Ingesting Too Much Niacin
The Best Niacin Supplement
Are Niacin & B6 the Same Thing?
What Does Niacin Do?
What Are the Benefits of Large Doses of Niacin?
Does Niacin Help Lower LDL Levels?
How to Reduce the Side Effects of Niacin
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3 Consequences of Ingesting Too Much Niacin
4 The Best Niacin Supplement


The hold set will generally cost approximately 35 to 40 dollars. If you can upgrade the property to suit your needs easily by adding a Grand Rapids, MI home security system, this may be the home to invest in.
You may justify giving up certain must-haves to get a luxury you don't necessarily need. The company we decided to use had all wonderful reviews and had been used numerous times by our builders.
It is also drought resistant, thereby saving you from constant watering during the summer. If you follow these steps, it will not be very difficult for you to find high quality house cleaning services.
I was so excited to build our house because I knew I would be able to customize the shutters! We found a company that specialized in shutters in Kitchener and contacted them about painting blue shutters for us. Unfortunately, a byproduct of this combustion process is carbon monoxide.
The company that plenty of paint swatches to choose from, making this process very simple and stress-free. They generally do not hamper with the natural flora and fauna of the land and has less release of hazardous wastes during construction.


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The medical profession has really bought into COVID because of the simple fact that they got paid bonuses if the person had COVID. They were claiming that COVID was impacting minorities more, but failed to mention that if you did not have insurance and said you had COVID, the government paid 100% of all the medical expenses. They bribed medical professionals to turn COVID into a national crisis, and even with all of the hype the death toll is only 0.028%. (Article by Martin Armstrong republished from ArmstrongEconomics.com) Now families are starting to demand investigations because their loved one was listed as dying of COVID when they were not. I have received emails from numerous people where their mother was in their 90s and dying of old age, went to the hospital for their final days, and suddenly died of COVID.
In Britain, many medical experts are now insisting that too many fatalities were being blamed on the virus. One funeral director has spoken out calling this "a national scandal," according to the Daily Mail. In Britain, there are no reported flu cases, and in Canada reports of the flu are just a fraction of what they were.
The fraud that has been so pervasive has destroyed the world economy, set in motion food shortages, and has been exploited to end our basic human rights. They have wiped out the hospitality industry, ended the arts, and left many students so depressed and unable to learn remotely. There is a rising trend in suicides which are up by 60%. Meanwhile, we are witnessing a sharp drop in new COVID-19 cases, which is taking place in the US, Canada, as well as India. This is implying that much of the COVID issue has been manufactured by the press and corrupt individuals in the medical field. Then we have the epitome of corruption in Dr. Anthony Fauci who will say anything to keep the COVID crisis going. He now says that because he is vaccinated, he can at last hug his daughter because she too is vaccinated. He has been unable to hug his daughter in a year, he claims. Now if you get the Gates' vaccine, you will not have to socially distance from others who are vaccinated. This guy belongs in prison. He has lied so much and is in Schwab's promotional videos touting the need for the Great Reset economically when he has no qualification on the subject. We have lost so much because of this fraud and they have deeply terrorized people into wearing masks and being afraid to even socialize. The damage to society has been irreparable. People are starting to fight back Read more at: ArmstrongEconomics.com and Deception.news.
health fraud corruption conspiracy deception lies medical fraud disinformation Anthony Fauci covid19 great reset national crisis
Biden family accused of helping Chinese spies infiltrate American government
A study shows VERY FEW Capitol Hill rioters were QAnon red-staters with ties to 'right-wing' groups
The sources who lie and the reporters who protect them
FBI releases footage of alleged D.C. pipe bomb suspect, but still no 9/11 footage of plane striking Pentagon
Sidney Powell says Kelly Loeffler's staffer who died in car crash was murdered
Absolute proof the Biden "presidency" is FAKED… new video shows green screen compositing "error" that exposes the truth


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Q: Why does this multiplication cause an OverflowException? My code tries to multiply 12303 by 174596.
Any decent calculator is capable of providing an answer to this, so why do I get an OverflowException? It also happens when I execute it directly in the Immediate Window.
The code is meant to determine the position of a certain value in a binary file. The file itself is 7 Gb in size.
Is there any way to solve this?
Dim position As Long = hisFileHeader.StreamStartDataPosition +
  (TSIdx * hisFileHeader.StreamDataBlockSize)

tsidx has a value of 12303 and StreamDataBlockSize has a value of 174596

A: I'm guessing that tsidx and StreamDataBlockSize are Integer types. The largest number an Integer type can hold is 2,147,483,647. The multiplication in brackets is then done expecting an integer result, but the answer is out of the range of Integer types. Change your code to ..
Dim position As Long = hisFileHeader.StreamStartDataPosition + (CLng(TSIdx) * hisFileHeader.StreamDataBlockSize)

and the multiplication will be done with the expectation of a Long type.


Cassava is a new friend in my kitchen. A friend I look forward playing with! Today I make a simple cassava pizza with "cheese" sauce and veggies on top.
Allow me to be slightly nerdy… Today I make a homemade wild yeast starter to bake delicious gluten free levain bread with.
A simple luxury is to be able to offer your own homemade crispbread for breakfast or the drink. Today I make a super simple crispbread with teff and seeds!


My gal pal and I took a detour to the Winter Garden today.
It was magical – like stepping back in time. The statues, the goldfish ponds, the exotic foliage.
We missed the stinky flower (phew I think) and the sunflowers, but were in time for a great show of begonias, orchids, hibiscus and the water lilies were spectacular!
I love spending time with and in nature. I find it rejuvenating and inspirational. I feel that Mother Nature is the ultimate stylist. When I see the colours and textures she combines I get excited by new ideas and invigorated by new possibilities I would never have thought of.
Thanks Mother Nature – thanks for all the beautiful.
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (December 21, 2017)— Rohingya children in the camps and makeshift settlements in Bangladesh urgently need warm clothes and blankets as overnight temperatures drop with the onset of winter, Save the Children is warning.
January and February are Bangladesh's coldest months with night time temperatures falling as low as 50 degrees Fahrenheit, yet in the camps it is common to see barefooted children wearing only thin cotton clothing, shorts and t-shirts. Most sleep on the floor in poorly constructed bamboo structures with nothing but flimsy plastic sheeting and very thin blankets to protect them from the cold at night.
As winter temperatures continue to drop, fears are growing that we could see more children, many of whom have already been weakened by malnutrition, suffer from illnesses such as upper respiratory infections.
Khaleda*, an 11-year-old girl from an 11-person family in Balukhali camp told Save the Children: "It is very difficult to sleep because it is very cold at night. We have no option but to sleep on the mattress on the dirt floor. And we have only four blankets, two for girls, two for boys but it is not sufficient for us all. The roof is always dripping water in the morning from the mist, so it makes everything wet."
Save the Children will distribute winter kits to 7,000 families (31,000 people) by the end of December in preparation for the coldest winter months. Winter kits contain blankets, shawls for adults, children's pullovers, slippers for adults and children as well as a floor mat.
Since the end of August 655,000 Rohingya have fled extreme violence in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State to the camps in Bangladesh. Many of them fled with only their clothes on their backs. Of those that have fled an estimated 378,000 are children, with one in four children under five suffering acute malnutrition.
"We are in the winter season here and overnight temperatures can fall as low as 50 degrees. While that is mild compared to winter temperatures in other regions of the world, the lack of warm clothing and flimsy shelter make the conditions difficult for people in the camps, especially children," explained Maria Tsolka, Save the Children's Unit leading health specialist based in Cox's Bazar.


The mission of the Arizona Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (AASFAA) is to empower, educate and engage all financial aid professionals.
AASFAA is a volunteer organization. Members are encouraged to participate in the association to ensure AASFAA remains a strong association and a leader in shaping financial aid policy in the state and the nation.
Send an email to [email protected] for additional information.


You must verify your identity if you wish to benefit from an online medical consultation (diagnosis and prescription). This is compulsory, more specifically because prescriptions are individual. If you do not verify your identity, the service provided will be limited.
The prescription of a drug is individual and nominative. Since we can't meet you physically, we verify your identity online to ensure you are who you say you are.
The document you send must correspond with the information you gave when you created your account (first name, last name, date of birth and place of birth) and the scanned document must be readable.
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What cable types are recommended for constructing measuring lines with RS-485 and CAN interfaces?
For constructing measurement networks with RS-485 and CAN interfaces, it is recommended to use twisted pairs with 120 Ohm wave impedance and about 5 ns/m signal delay difference.
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One of my guest posters shared a recipe for Beer Bread which I've yet to make (sorry, Caleb!), although I definitely plan to do so soon. His recipe sounds absolutely delicious, what with the fresh herbs and CHEESE, and all. However, sometimes one has need of a recipe with just a few ingredients — stuff you already have on hand — that can be thrown together in a couple of minutes. Enter "Super Easy Beer Bread". I saw this recipe a couple of days ago online and decided to make it last night. It truly couldn't have been easier and was quite delicious. David and Chris both loved it. I'm sure the addition of herbs and cheese in Caleb's recipe would take beer bread up at least a couple of notches but if you just need a quick, hot bread for dinner, give this one a try.
Isn't that easy? Give it a try and then let's all try Caleb's recipe on a night when we have a bit more time.
*I don't keep self-rising flour on hand but all you have to do is add 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder per cup of flour to equal self-rising. For this recipe that means adding 1 1/2 teaspoons of each.


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Cryptocurrency Ban in Nigeria – History, Implication, and Effect
In a letter dated 5 February 2021[1], the Nigerian government through its apex bank – the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN") – clamped down on cryptocurrencies in Nigeria. The letter specifically mentions that all Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), Non-Bank Financial Institutions ("NBFIs") and Financial Institutions ("FIs") must comply with the following directives:
Stop the facilitation of payments for cryptocurrency exchanges; and
Identify persons/entities transacting in cryptocurrencies within their systems and close such accounts.
The letter finally notes that breaching either of the above directives will attract severe regulatory sanctions on the part of such regulated institution. Perhaps as a result of the public backlash that followed the letter, the CBN released a rejoinder attempting to clarify the reasons for the ban placed on cryptocurrencies. Some of the reasons adduced are as follows:
Transacting in cryptocurrencies carries the risk of loss of investments, money laundering, terrorism financing, illicit fund flows and criminal activities;
There is an extreme price volatility of cryptocurrencies preventing it from being viable as a lasting means of payment; and
By being unregulated, cryptocurrencies violate the CBN Act as the only institution that can create a legal tender.
By virtue of being the apex regulator of banking and financial activities in Nigeria, the Banks and Other Financial Institutions 2020 ("BOFIA")[2] and the CBN Act 2007[3] empower the CBN to make regulations affecting all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria. As such, the above-mentioned letter is a follow-up to CBN's first circular on cryptocurrencies dated 12 January 2017. In that circular, the CBN cautioned regulated institutions and the public of the risk associated with transacting in cryptocurrencies.
Clash of regulatory agencies?
Before the CBN ban, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in September 2020 had released a statement classifying cryptocurrencies as digital assets and outlining their treatment[4]. The statement also recognized that while cryptocurrencies do not have legal backing, they are a medium of exchange and a store of value that is different from Fiat currency.
In light of CBN's decision to ban cryptocurrencies, the SEC announced on 11 February 2021, that its plans to regulate cryptocurrencies are now on hold.
Are cryptocurrencies now illegal in Nigeria?
Almost immediately after the letter, major Financial Technology ("FinTech") companies including Chaka, Bamboo and Piggyvest amongst others notified their customers of the removal of virtual accounts hosted with DMBs. The effect of the CBN letter suggests that cryptocurrency transactions are no longer permissible in Nigeria especially with regards to DMBs and OFIs. Persons that contravene this law will have their bank accounts frozen by their respective banks while regulated institutions will face regulatory sanctions by the CBN.
Are there any alternatives for cryptocurrency transactions?
Regardless of the ban, cryptocurrency retailers and other outfits are now making recourse to Peer-to-Peer (P2P) trades. P2P trades are usually between individuals without intermediation by a third party typically a corporation or business. Binance recently launched an express mode for P2P trades in Nigeria. This means that users can now buy and sell on that platform without going through banks as a third party.
More so, there have been suggestions to set up bank accounts in other African countries, making foreign banks third parties in such transactions and bypassing their Nigerian counter-parts.
Can the CBN freeze accounts without a court order?
While it is not unusual for government Ministries, Departments and Agencies ("MDAs") to issue directives on freezing of bank accounts without court orders, it appears the courts have in recent times decided to fetter such powers. In January 2020, a High Court sitting in Lagos had awarded damages in the sum of N25 Million Naira with respect to the blockage of the bank account of a customer. The "Post No Debit" order was placed following a directive of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission ("EFCC"), without a court order.
Despite the fact that the CBN is vested with regulatory and oversight powers over DMBs and OFIs, we must recognize that where a "Post No Debit" order negatively affects an individual, it could bear some legal consequences for the MDAs, especially where it was done without a court order.
Global Comparative Analysis
The Chinese government had also earlier last year ruled that cryptocurrencies were prohibited in China. They had created a state-owned cryptocurrency known as DC/EP which was expected to be rolled out in December 2020. [5]
But the above appears to be some sort of communist approach where the government seeks to own and regulate almost everything. The Chinese-hosted cryptocurrencies would be under the purview of the state, essentially operating as a Fiat currency. Whether this approach should be replicated in a free market economy is another debate entirely. Other states that have followed the Chinese system include Ecuador, Singapore, Tunisia and Senegal to name a few. [6]
Note that the European Union ("the EU") recently proposed a regulatory sandbox for block-chain expected to take effect by 2021/2022. There are also two new Bills being deliberated upon by lawmakers in the US- the Digital Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Clarity Act. A lot of these cryptocurrency outfits are based in the United States, posing a lot of revenue for the US either in capital gains or income tax once this new technology is understood properly and regulated.
Ripple effects on the Nigerian economy
Sometime last year, O'Ride, MaxNG and Gokada- technology driven disruptors in the transportation sector- had their multi-million dollar business crashed by a single directive from the Lagos state government banning motorcycles in Lagos.[7]. The ban on cryptocurrencies will also no doubt decrease investors' confidence in the Nigerian market. It tends to heighten the regulatory risks associated with doing business in Nigeria and reduce the rate at which venture capitals or other investors are willing to fund innovations in Nigeria.
Two days after the Nigerian government banned cryptocurrencies, Tesla reportedly invested about USD 1.5 Billion in Bitcoins and plans to accept same as payment going forward.[8] This shows that the world is becoming more globalized and technology is the key to the future. Finance is a germane sector of every economy and as such, it is understandable that governments feel the need to totally regulate something as complicated as cryptocurrencies.
We must recognize that the use of cryptocurrencies is now a growing trend around the world particularly in Africa where deals worth millions of United States Dollars are processed every day, with Nigeria taking the lead.[9] As opposed to banning cryptocurrencies, the Nigerian regulators should instead seek to understand this new technology. The aforementioned will benefit the government by driving more revenue and providing employment or increased income for the public.
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[1] httpsss://www.cbn.gov.ng/Out/2021/CCD/Letter%20on%20Crypto.pdf
[2] Section 1
[4] httpsss://sec.gov.ng/statement-on-digital-assets-and-their-classification-and-treatment/
[5] httpsss://www.investopedia.com/understanding-chinas-digital-yuan-5090699#:~:text=Among%20the%20world's%20biggest%20economies,commerce%20platforms%20within%20the%20country.
[6] httpsss://www.fxempire.com/education/article/the-next-cryptocurrency-evolution-countries-issue-their-own-digital-currency-443966
[7] httpsss://techcabal.com/2020/01/27/oride-maxng-gokada-banned-in-lagos/
[8] httpsss://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1point5-billion-in-bitcoin.html
[9] httpsss://afrotech.com/with-566m-trade-value-nigeria-becomes-second-biggest-bitcoin-market/#:~:text=With%20%24566M%20Trade%20Value%2C%20Nigeria%20Becomes%20Second%20Biggest%20Bitcoin%20Market,-Niki%20McGloster&text=Between%202015%20and%202020%2C%20Nigeria,biggest%20market%20for%20the%20currency.


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Ari Armstrong October 18, 2012 AudioPDF In The Objective Standard, Winter 2012
Why do so many on today's left so forcefully advocate censorship when it comes to campaign spending? Hasn't the left traditionally stood up for free speech, at least in the political realm?
The left has always suffered from a basic contradiction: It seeks to protect "civil liberties"—traditionally including the right of free speech—yet it does not recognize property rights, which are essential to all our rights. For example, one has no freedom of speech without the freedom to produce or purchase and then use print copies, internet connections, microphones, broadcast time, and the like.
Indeed, the left enthusiastically embraces the widespread violation of property rights, including the confiscation of wealth to finance the welfare state, in order to promote egalitarianism—that is, government-enforced equality of outcome. Egalitarianism, for example, is at the root of Barack Obama's desire to "spread the wealth around." Even though the left cannot achieve the impossible ideal of perfect equality of outcome, egalitarianism remains its driving motivation.
In recent years, the left's commitment to egalitarianism in the sphere of economics has led it to support censorship in the sphere of political speech. For clear evidence of this, consider the two state measures on this fall's ballot asking voters to restrict campaign spending.
In Montana, Initiative 166 states, "[T]he people of Montana establish that there should be a level playing field in campaign spending, in part by prohibiting corporate campaign contributions and expenditures and by limiting political spending in elections."
In Colorado, Amendment 65 asserts that the government should restrict campaign spending "to ensure that all citizens, regardless of wealth, can express their views to one another and their government on a level playing field." Elena Nunez of Colorado Common Cause, a cosponsor of the measure, said, "Amendment 65 is about leveling the playing field so everyone can be heard regardless of their ability to write huge campaign checks."
The drafters of these censorship measures thus openly state their egalitarian motivation: They wish to forcibly limit the speech of those who have greater resources to make them "level" with those who have fewer resources.
Notice that these measures do nothing whatsoever to improve the ability of the non-wealthy (however defined) to advocate their beliefs. It's not as though these measures seek to impose a special tax on the speech of "the wealthy" in order to subsidize the speech of "the poor." Rather, these proposed censorship laws are purely about forcibly restricting the speech of those with greater resources. The measures thus provide an excellent illustration of the fundamental nature of egalitarianism: It is not essentially about helping the less-well-off, but rather about harming the better-off in order to achieve "equality" through destruction.
Contrast the egalitarian vision of equality of speech with the sort of equality envisioned by the Declaration of Independence and the First Amendment: equality before the law. The First Amendment does not guarantee that each speaker will be equally persuasive, or that each speaker will be able to spend the same amount of resources advocating his beliefs. Rather, the First Amendment guarantees the equal right of each individual to speak, as much and as effectively as his abilities and resources allow. The First Amendment does not guarantee, for instance, that an illiterate street bum will be as effective a speaker as a well-educated and wealthy radio personality. The First Amendment is not about "leveling the playing field" in the sense of making all speakers equally effective; it is about establishing equal treatment under the law and prohibiting the government from restricting anyone's (rights-respecting) speech in any way and to any extent.
The proposals to forcibly restrict campaign spending—which means, to impose censorship on political speech—flagrantly violate the principle of equality before the law. They also directly contradict the First Amendment—which is why both the proposals and their advocates seek a new constitutional amendment to overturn the First.
One pretext of the left's egalitarian assault on free speech is the myth that the speech of the wealthy somehow infringes on the speech of the less-wealthy. For example, Elena Nunez and Danny Katz, the cosponsors of the Colorado ballot measure, write, "Amendment 65 tells lawmakers to level the playing field so that everyone has a chance to be heard, not just those with the ability to write $10 million checks."
But the speech of the wealthy in no way restricts the speech of the less-wealthy. To take an example from Colorado, heiress Pat Stryker is worth $1.4 billion, and she has spent millions in Colorado politics promoting leftist causes and candidates. I have spent a miniscule fraction of that amount advocating my political beliefs in Colorado. Yet nothing Stryker has said, nor all the money she has spent advocating her views, has in any way restricted my ability to speak. Indeed, the only barriers to my speech are the existing campaign censorship laws currently enforced in Colorado. It is the nature of individual rights that they do not conflict when they are recognized and protected. Stryker can exercise her right of free speech fully, and so can I. By contrast, censorship laws necessarily restrict the speech of some for the alleged benefit of others.
Of course, leftists typically pretend that their censorship laws are not actually censorship. For example, Nunez and Katz claim that, under the proposed laws, "The content of speech would remain protected—absolutely—by the First Amendment so that every American could speak his or her mind without fear of government censorship." However, this artificial division between the "content of speech" and the form of speech—in this case, the spending of one's money to promote one's ideas—is absurd. If the government said, "Anyone may say whatever he wishes—the content of speech shall not be restricted—within the privacy of his own home," that would hardly recognize the right to free speech. Obviously restricting people's ability to advocate their beliefs by means of restricting their ability to spend their resources doing so is censorship.
Observe the parallels between egalitarian wealth transfers and egalitarian censorship. Just as egalitarians believe it is inherently unjust for some to earn more than others, so they believe it is inherently unjust for some to spend more promoting their ideas than do others. Just as egalitarians pretend that "the rich get richer while the poor get poorer"—as though in a free market the success of one person necessarily comes at the expense of another—so they pretend that the speech of those with more resources somehow restricts the speech of those with fewer resources. In both cases, egalitarians see the world as a "fixed pie," so the gains of some must impose a loss on others. In reality, when people respect each other's rights, they either leave others alone or benefit from others by consensual exchange.
(A complication in the current debate is that some interest groups spend their resources to seek subsidies and unjust legislation, but in such cases the problem is not with the right of free speech, but rather with the power of government to impose rights-violating laws.)
While today's egalitarian advocates of censorship target campaign spending, by logical implication they should also advocate broader forms of censorship. Various wealthy donors (e.g., Charles Koch) finance not only the campaigns of particular candidates and the promotion of particular measures; they also finance educational programs with the ultimate aim of affecting political change. According to egalitarian premises, there is no reason why the government should not also "level the playing field" by censoring speech when it comes to such educational efforts—which could include speech about philosophy, literature, economics, and so on.
Moreover, on the egalitarian premise that government should assure equal outcomes of speech, there is no reason why government should restrict its censorship to the expenditure of resources. No doubt some speakers are more thoughtful and more eloquent than others. More powerful than a million-dollar check is a rich, captivating voice or an eloquence that resonates with and appeals to listeners. On the egalitarian vision of equality, should not speakers with such voices or abilities somehow be forced not to sound so good or be so articulate? Should not the most persuasive writers be forced to garble their words so as to become "equal" to the less persuasive writers? These are the only ways to genuinely "level the playing field" in the realm of speech, so far as outcomes are concerned.
Those who wish to protect the right of free speech, to save the First Amendment, and to achieve equal treatment before the law must reject egalitarianism in its every form and manifestation. The proper aim of government is not to "level the playing field" by confiscating the wealth of the more productive or restricting the speech of the more persuasive or anything of the sort; rather, it is to protect the equal rights of everyone to live his own life, to control his own property, and to say whatever he wants (consistent with the rights of others) without fear of government interference. The animating principle of justice as recognized by America's founding documents is not equality of outcome, but equality before the law.
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The film is in so much trouble they have him rewriting THE ENDING.
World War Z, Paramount's adaptation of Max Brooks' novel that helped kick off the oversaturation of zombies in our culture, has been long in trouble. The movie shot last year but was pushed back by the studio so that a whopping SEVEN WEEKS of reshoots could be done. There are whole movies that shoot in less time than that.
But the surest sign of trouble is that Paramount has hired a new writer to work on the movie, with a focus on the third act - ie, the ending. And that writer is Damon Lindelof who, between Lost and Prometheus, has solidified himself as King of the Whiffed Ending. I mean, how crummy must the ending of the movie be right now if this is the guy they're bringing on board?
Paramount's having a tough year. World War Z and GI Joe: Retaliation were both supposed to open this year, and both are so bad that the studio has pulled them back for major surgery. Maybe instead of trying to meet predetermined dates you should be trying to develop your movies until they're good?
According to The Hollywood Reporter director Marc Forster will be on these reshoots. But then again the official word is that John Chu is going to be on the GI Joe: Retaliation reshoots, and while I am sure both men will be on set, it's hard to believe they'll be allowed to keep screwing the movies up in costly overtime.
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