Does Obama expect to lose?
To distance himself from symbols of patriotism plays well with some elements of his liberal base, but not with the wider electorate. He can make himself popular with primary voters, but alienate swing voters. I don't think he can be calculating that this is a way to become president. He is too smart to believe that thumbing his nose at the flag in 2007 will win him the nomination and then be conveniently forgotten at the general election in 2008. John Kerry's stunts with his Vietnam medals and dishonest testimony to Congress came back to haunt him after 30 years – and he was insulated against charges that he lacked patriotism by his military service.
Let me see if I can guess what Obama is playing at. I suspect he has calculated one of two things: either that he cannot possibly beat Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries or that if he does he will go down to defeat in the general election. It is probably the former. The general election remains very open, as we do not know how the economy or Iraq will look next year, or who the Republican candidate will be.
If he cannot win the nomination then it does not matter how his tactics would play in the general election. It is therefore worthwhile firing up an enthusiastic section of the base, so positioning him for a future presidential run. He is only 46.
If he attracts sufficient support, Hillary Clinton may feel obliged to put him on her ticket as running mate. Of course, he delivers no electorate that she cannot be expected to carry anyway, so that is unlikely. I doubt that Obama is counting on this. Bill Richardson (who is Hispanic) and Mark Warner (who is popular in Virginia) would be much better running mates.
So what does Obama do? He campaigns enthusiastically and tirelessly for Hillary Clinton. He should be seen in every swing state and raise money for every Democrat in a tight race. Then, whoever wins the 2008 election, he should run for governor of Illinois in 2010. 2008 gives him a national profile. If he follows that by actually running something – gaining real and relevant experience of governance – the next time the Democrats are looking for a candidate, he will be there.
He can sit out 2012 if Clinton holds the White House and decide nearer in 2011 if he wants to challenge a Republican incumbent. Most likely he will end up waiting for 2016. Won't that be odd? He'll be running against Bobby Jindal and there won't be a white candidate on the ballot.


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UMI Iron review: Eyeverify biometric security makes this Android phone ultra-secure
August 28, 2015 JarvisPhones3g, 4g, Amazon, android, android pay, app, apps, audio, battery, benchmark, biometric, Bluetooth, camera, cameras, charging, china, fingerprint, galaxy, galaxy s5, Galaxy s6, gesture, gps, gpu, gsm, hardware, HD, headphone, health, HTC, HTC one, HTC one M8, iphone, iphone 6, iphone 6 plus, lag, laptop, LED, lens, Lollipop, lte, mediatek, microsd, mobile, Moto G, moto g 2014, nexus, nexus 5, nfc, Octa-Core, OnePlus, OnePlus 2, palm, pc, phablet, processor, Review, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, samsung galaxy s5, Samsung Galaxy S6, security, smart, smartphone, software, Sony, sony xperia, speaker, texas instruments, tracking, usb, watch, wireless, Xiaomi, xperia, xperia z3
ANDROID IS ULTRA-SECURE WITH EYE-SCANNING SECURITY
The UMI Iron is the Chinese manufacturer's latest Android phone. It has some high-end specifications but, most notably, eye-scanning security that aims to make this Android smartphone almost impossible for prying eyes to infiltrate.
The Eyeverify system scans the unique vein pattern and precise positioning of your pupils to make a match, and the optional setting that requires you to blink during verification tightens security by ensuring the Iron must be faced with a living, breathing human rather than a cleverly angled photo. It sounds great, but the ability to bypass the eye verification with a four-digit passcode is a chink in its otherwise impenetrable armour.
Almost unbelievably, you can buy the Iron for just £149 from Amazon UK. And it's available for even less if you're willing to buy through a grey-market site such as Geekbuying, which charges £119.62. That's excellent value for a phone of this calibre.
The UMI Iron is a phablet with a 5.5in full-HD screen. With an all-metal build it looks good – something of a mash-up between an iPhone, an HTC and a Samsung Galaxy – and it feels reassuringly tough. There are some nice extra touches such as the customisable pulse notification light at the base of the screen, too.
Highlights in its specification include an octa-core, 64-bit MediaTek MTK6753 processor running at 1.3GHz, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and the ability to either bolster this capacity with an additional 64GB, or add dual-SIM support with both cards capable of handling mobile data. Performance is good, making this UMI phone a great all-rounder at an even better price.
There's an 8Mp selfie camera at the front of the Iron, plus what UMI claims is the world's leading 13Mp camera at the back – Sony's IMX214 is a six-lens, f/2.0 snapper that does an admirable job in all conditions. There's an LED flash front and rear, too.
In common with the Samsung Galaxy S6 the UMI Iron has a heart-rate scanner that also purports to measure stress, here found on the front of the device to the left of the camera. However, although our review sample was running the latest software, we weren't able to get this to work.
The Iron comes with Android Lollipop preinstalled, but UMI Rootjoy support makes it easy to plug in the Iron to a PC and load up MIUI or an OS of your choice. Stick with the out-of-the-box OS and you'll benefit from useful screen gestures and a slim OS with very little bloat.
PRICE AND UK AVAILABILITY
The UMI Iron officially went on sale on 15 August. UMI has recently begun selling its phones through Amazon, which for some readers will be a more appealing route than buying from China through sites such as Geekbuying.
If you want to buy the UMI Iron from Amazon it will cost your £149.99, which is half its £299 RRP. You'll save a little extra cash when buying from Geekbuying, however, at £119.62. Note that if you do buy from a grey market site there are some pitfalls to watch out for – see our advice on buying grey-market tech.
Our UMI Iron was supplied with black and white flip covers, plus a Magic Glass tempered glass screen protector. These optional extras are available from Geekbuying for £7.81 and £6.51 respectively.
The UMI Iron is a good-looking phone. It's something of a cross between an HTC, Samsung Galaxy and iPhone 6 Plus, with a large 5.5in screen, all metal build and a rounded slab-like design with a gently curved rear. This phablet is rather large, thanks to the 5.5in screen, but not unweildy, just 148g and 7.9mm thick.
It feels durable, CNC milled with metal buttons, metal screws… metal everything save for the screen. This panel is a full-HD (1920×1080) LTPS panel, which is good news for battery life. It's good news for consumers, too, and its 403ppi pixel density makes for clear text and images, free from any signs of fuzziness. Colours are vivid and the screen usefully bright.
We like the pulse notification light at the base of the screen, which helps to ensure you never miss a call or text. The colour of this pulse light is customisable, too.
The only hardware buttons on the UMI Iron are a volume rocker and power switch on its left edge; on the right is a dual-SIM tray that can either support two Nano-SIMs (both connected to Vodafone's 3G network in our tests) or one SIM and a microSD card up to 64GB. The rear cover isn't removable, which means neither is the 3350mAh battery inside.
A headphone jack is found on the UMI Iron's top edge, and on the rear a 13Mp camera protrudes slightly. This is protected with stainless steel, and paired with a dual-LED flash. At the front of the device you'll find an 8Mp webcam, also with an LED flash, which can not only take great selfies but is critical to the UMI's eye-scanning security.
We have two main gripes with the Iron's build, although both may be down to a fault with our early handset rather than anything to cause concern. Despite checking we were running the latest software, we couldn't get the heart-rate scanner (located to the left of the selfie camera) to work. And the Micro-USB charging port at the bottom of the device is oddly square in shape, making it difficult to connect a cable. It actually got our hopes up for a minute that it could be USB Type-C but, sadly, no.
HARDWARE AND PERFORMANCE
The UMI Iron might have a cheap price tag, but it has some flagship-level hardware inside. Combining a 1.3GHz MediaTek MTK6753 64-bit octa-core chip with 3GB of RAM and Mali T720 graphics, performance is good – if some way off the best we've seen. In real-world use there's little sign of lag when launching apps and navigating menus, which is more important than benchmark performance of course.
Nevertheless, we did run the UMI through our usual speed tests. First we ran Geekbench 3.0, which measures overall processing speed. With a multi-core score of 2606 points, the UMI Iron falls a little below 2014 flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S5 (2869), Sony Xperia Z3(2805), Nexus 5 (2800) and HTC One M8 (2761). Its brother, the UMI eMax, managed a much faster score with 4101 points.
SunSpider web-browsing performance wasn't brilliant, although we have seen worse. Measuring 1552ms the UMI Iron is in line with the OnePlus 2 (1471ms), Moto G 2014(1504ms), Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 (1545ms) and Sony Xperia M2 (1647ms).
We also ran the UMI Iron through AnTuTu, in which it recorded 32,873 points and fell roughly in line with its other brother the UMI Hammer (32,506), although it failed to run our GFXBench graphics tests.
The 3350mAh battery inside should be good for a full day's use, although we should point out that it doesn't build in support for wireless- or quick charging, nor are there any special battery-saving modes.
CONNECTIVITY AND EXTRAS
The key selling point of the UMI Iron is its Eyeverify security. This is the first time we've seen it on a smartphone, and it's undeniably cool. But it's not any more secure than any other type of biometric security, such as a fingerprint scanner, given that you can bypass it and enter a four-digit PIN. So, it's as secure as that four-digit PIN.
For what it's worth, though, the eye scanner works very well – even if you're wearing contacts. It scans the unique vein pattern in your eyes and exact positioning of your pupils to make a match, and can even do so at night or in dim light by adjusting the screen brightness. Because it uses the camera rather than an infra-red or other scanner, doing so won't harm your eyes.
The UMI Iron recognised our eyes every time we tried to access it, and the same can't always be said for fingerprint scanners. It's marginally slower to unlock the phone than inputting a PIN, but we like the fact you can force it to require a blink before it'll accept your 'eyeprint' – preventing anyone being able to unlock the phone with a photo of your face.
We mentioned the heart-rate scanner in our introduction, which unfortunately failed to work on our review sample. For some users it'll prove a nice extra for helping them (or maybe just reminding them) to keep an eye on their health, but we have one on our Samsung Galaxy S6 and have to admit to very rarely using it. Still, it's a nice extra – if you can get it to work.
Another extra is the Texas Instruments Directpath audio technology, which has an industry-leading signal-to-noise ratio of 127dB. A Maxx EQ app lets you fine-tune audio settings to your taste. The Iron's speaker is found on the device's rear, but the size of the phone stops it getting muffled by your palm.
The UMI Iron is a dual-SIM phone but, in common with the UMI Zero, you must choose between dual-SIM and microSD support. If you think the device's 16GB of storage won't be enough for your needs, then you'll appreciate being able to add up to 64GB via MicroSD.
In our tests both Nano-SIM slots on this dual-standby phone worked on Vodafone's 3G network (the UMI Iron is actually a 4G phone where you are in range).
If you are buying the UMI Iron for use in the UK you should ensure it is supported by your mobile network operator. Supported frequencies are as follows: 2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA 900/1900MHz/2100MHz, 4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100MHz/2600MHz.
The UMI Iron has support for HotKnot, which is MediaTek's answer to NFC. With Android Pay soon to launch we'd rather see NFC, but we get the impression that HotKnot is a bigger deal in China.
Other connectivity specs are relatively standard. There's GPS and A-GPS, support for Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11b/g/n (neither are the latest standards), plus Wi-Fi Hotspot and OTG.
UMI says the Iron features the world's leading 13Mp camera. It's a Sony IMX214 camera with six precision lenses, a blue glass filter, f/2.0 aperture and dual-LED flash. The full 13Mp is available only in 4:3, otherwise the UMI Iron tops out at 9.5Mp in 16:9 mode.
Some detail is lacking, but we were reasonably impressed with it when faced with the proposition of a dreary, overcast central London photoshoot. All the usual modes are available, including HDR, Panorama, Live Photo and Motion-Tracking. You can also get real-time previews of various filters.
We're more impressed by the front camera, though. With 8Mp to hand this f/2.2 front camera on paper should be better than the rear camera of many phones at the same price point. Except in our tests we couldn't see how to actually get anything more than 5Mp from it – and that was in 4:3 mode; in 16:9 we could achieve only 4Mp. You can toggle on a beauty mode and ramp up settings for wrinkle removal and, as with most Chinese phones we review, face whitening. It also supports gesture shot and voice capture.
The UMI Iron runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box, but support for Rootjoy means you can plug it into a PC or laptop and relatively quickly and easily install a new OS, including the likes of Xiaomi's MIUI. Rootjoy can also be used for backup purposes.
The softare will be familiar to existing Android users, with few additions to the standard Lollipop OS. UMI has added a handful of apps, plus support for double-tap to wake and the aforementioned Pulse notification light. You can also configure a Guest user account.
1.3GHz MediaTek MTK6753 64-bit octa-core processor
16GB storage (plus microSD support up to 64GB)
5.5in full-HD (1920×1080, 403ppi) LTPS display
Mali T720 GPU
13Mp rear- and 8Mp front cameras
dual-SIM dual-standby (both nano-SIM)
2G: GSM 900/1800/1900MHz, 3G: WCDMA 900/1900MHz/2100MHz, 4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100MHz/2600MHz
802.11b/g/n
Micro-USB charging port
Texas Instruments Directpath audio
152.3×76.5×7.9mm
The UMI Iron is a good buy at £149.99, and the first we've seen to include eye-scanning security. This is a cool feature, if no more secure than the requirement for a four-digit PIN. Although the heart-rate scanner didn't work in our tests and the Micro-USB charging port seemed oddly misshaped, the UMI Iron nevertheless offers a good set of hardware and more than acceptable performance for the money.
(pcadvisor.co.uk)
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text:
package pointer

// This package defines the treatment of intrinsics, i.e. library
// functions requiring special analytical treatment.
//
// Most of these are C or assembly functions, but even some Go
// functions require may special treatment if the analysis completely
// replaces the implementation of an API such as reflection.

// TODO(adonovan): support a means of writing analytic summaries in
// the target code, so that users can summarise the effects of their
// own C functions using a snippet of Go.

import (
	"fmt"

	"golang.org/x/tools/go/ssa"
	"golang.org/x/tools/go/types"
)

// Instances of 'intrinsic' generate analysis constraints for calls to
// intrinsic functions.
// Implementations may exploit information from the calling site
// via cgn.callersite; for shared contours this is nil.
type intrinsic func(a *analysis, cgn *cgnode)

// Initialized in explicit init() to defeat (spurious) initialization
// cycle error.
var intrinsicsByName = make(map[string]intrinsic)

func init() {
	// Key strings are from Function.String().
	// That little dot ۰ is an Arabic zero numeral (U+06F0),
	// categories [Nd].
	for name, fn := range map[string]intrinsic{
		// Other packages.
		"bytes.Equal":                           ext۰NoEffect,
		"bytes.IndexByte":                       ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/aes.decryptBlockAsm":            ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/aes.encryptBlockAsm":            ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/aes.expandKeyAsm":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/aes.hasAsm":                     ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/md5.block":                      ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/rc4.xorKeyStream":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/sha1.block":                     ext۰NoEffect,
		"crypto/sha256.block":                   ext۰NoEffect,
		"hash/crc32.castagnoliSSE42":            ext۰NoEffect,
		"hash/crc32.haveSSE42":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Abs":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Acos":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Asin":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Atan":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Atan2":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Ceil":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Cos":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Dim":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Exp":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Exp2":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Expm1":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Float32bits":                      ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Float32frombits":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Float64bits":                      ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Float64frombits":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Floor":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Frexp":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Hypot":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Ldexp":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Log":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Log10":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Log1p":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Log2":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Max":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Min":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Mod":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Modf":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Remainder":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Sin":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Sincos":                           ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Sqrt":                             ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Tan":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"math.Trunc":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.addMulVVW":                    ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.addVV":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.addVW":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.bitLen":                       ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.divWVW":                       ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.divWW":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.mulAddVWW":                    ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.mulWW":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.shlVU":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.shrVU":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.subVV":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"math/big.subVW":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_Semacquire":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_Semrelease":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollClose":                 ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollOpen":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollReset":                 ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollServerInit":            ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollSetDeadline":           ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollUnblock":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollWait":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"net.runtime_pollWaitCanceled":          ext۰NoEffect,
		"os.epipecheck":                         ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.BlockProfile":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.Breakpoint":                    ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.CPUProfile":                    ext۰NoEffect, // good enough
		"runtime.Caller":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.Callers":                       ext۰NoEffect, // good enough
		"runtime.FuncForPC":                     ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.GC":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.GOMAXPROCS":                    ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.Goexit":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.GoroutineProfile":              ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.Gosched":                       ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.MemProfile":                    ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.NumCPU":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.NumGoroutine":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.ReadMemStats":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.SetBlockProfileRate":           ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.SetCPUProfileRate":             ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.SetFinalizer":                  ext۰runtime۰SetFinalizer,
		"runtime.Stack":                         ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.ThreadCreateProfile":           ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.cstringToGo":                   ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.funcentry_go":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.funcline_go":                   ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.funcname_go":                   ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime.getgoroot":                     ext۰NoEffect,
		"runtime/pprof.runtime_cyclesPerSecond": ext۰NoEffect,
		"strings.IndexByte":                     ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_Semacquire":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_Semrelease":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_Syncsemacquire":           ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_Syncsemcheck":             ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_Syncsemrelease":           ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_procPin":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_procUnpin":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync.runtime_registerPool":             ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.AddInt32":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.AddInt64":                  ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.AddUint32":                 ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.AddUint64":                 ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.AddUintptr":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32":       ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.CompareAndSwapUint32":      ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.CompareAndSwapUint64":      ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.CompareAndSwapUintptr":     ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.LoadInt32":                 ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.LoadInt64":                 ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.LoadPointer":               ext۰NoEffect, // ignore unsafe.Pointers
		"sync/atomic.LoadUint32":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.LoadUint64":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.LoadUintptr":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.StoreInt32":                ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.StorePointer":              ext۰NoEffect, // ignore unsafe.Pointers
		"sync/atomic.StoreUint32":               ext۰NoEffect,
		"sync/atomic.StoreUintptr":              ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Close":                         ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Exit":                          ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Getpid":                        ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Getwd":                         ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Kill":                          ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.RawSyscall":                    ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.RawSyscall6":                   ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Syscall":                       ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.Syscall6":                      ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.runtime_AfterFork":             ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.runtime_BeforeFork":            ext۰NoEffect,
		"syscall.setenv_c":                      ext۰NoEffect,
		"time.Sleep":                            ext۰NoEffect,
		"time.now":                              ext۰NoEffect,
		"time.startTimer":                       ext۰time۰startTimer,
		"time.stopTimer":                        ext۰NoEffect,
	} {
		intrinsicsByName[name] = fn
	}
}

// findIntrinsic returns the constraint generation function for an
// intrinsic function fn, or nil if the function should be handled normally.
//
func (a *analysis) findIntrinsic(fn *ssa.Function) intrinsic {
	// Consult the *Function-keyed cache.
	// A cached nil indicates a normal non-intrinsic function.
	impl, ok := a.intrinsics[fn]
	if !ok {
		impl = intrinsicsByName[fn.String()] // may be nil

		if a.isReflect(fn) {
			if !a.config.Reflection {
				impl = ext۰NoEffect // reflection disabled
			} else if impl == nil {
				// Ensure all "reflect" code is treated intrinsically.
				impl = ext۰NotYetImplemented
			}
		}

		a.intrinsics[fn] = impl
	}
	return impl
}

// isReflect reports whether fn belongs to the "reflect" package.
func (a *analysis) isReflect(fn *ssa.Function) bool {
	if a.reflectValueObj == nil {
		return false // "reflect" package not loaded
	}
	reflectPackage := a.reflectValueObj.Pkg()
	if fn.Pkg != nil && fn.Pkg.Pkg == reflectPackage {
		return true
	}
	// Synthetic wrappers have a nil Pkg, so they slip through the
	// previous check.  Check the receiver package.
	// TODO(adonovan): should synthetic wrappers have a non-nil Pkg?
	if recv := fn.Signature.Recv(); recv != nil {
		if named, ok := deref(recv.Type()).(*types.Named); ok {
			if named.Obj().Pkg() == reflectPackage {
				return true // e.g. wrapper of (reflect.Value).f
			}
		}
	}
	return false
}

// A trivial intrinsic suitable for any function that does not:
// 1) induce aliases between its arguments or any global variables;
// 2) call any functions; or
// 3) create any labels.
//
// Many intrinsics (such as CompareAndSwapInt32) have a fourth kind of
// effect: loading or storing through a pointer.  Though these could
// be significant, we deliberately ignore them because they are
// generally not worth the effort.
//
// We sometimes violate condition #3 if the function creates only
// non-function labels, as the control-flow graph is still sound.
//
func ext۰NoEffect(a *analysis, cgn *cgnode) {}

func ext۰NotYetImplemented(a *analysis, cgn *cgnode) {
	fn := cgn.fn
	a.warnf(fn.Pos(), "unsound: intrinsic treatment of %s not yet implemented", fn)
}

// ---------- func runtime.SetFinalizer(x, f interface{}) ----------

// runtime.SetFinalizer(x, f)
type runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint struct {
	targets nodeid // (indirect)
	f       nodeid // (ptr)
	x       nodeid
}

func (c *runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint) ptr() nodeid { return c.f }
func (c *runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint) presolve(h *hvn) {
	h.markIndirect(onodeid(c.targets), "SetFinalizer.targets")
}
func (c *runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint) renumber(mapping []nodeid) {
	c.targets = mapping[c.targets]
	c.f = mapping[c.f]
	c.x = mapping[c.x]
}

func (c *runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("runtime.SetFinalizer(n%d, n%d)", c.x, c.f)
}

func (c *runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint) solve(a *analysis, delta *nodeset) {
	for _, fObj := range delta.AppendTo(a.deltaSpace) {
		tDyn, f, indirect := a.taggedValue(nodeid(fObj))
		if indirect {
			// TODO(adonovan): we'll need to implement this
			// when we start creating indirect tagged objects.
			panic("indirect tagged object")
		}

		tSig, ok := tDyn.Underlying().(*types.Signature)
		if !ok {
			continue // not a function
		}
		if tSig.Recv() != nil {
			panic(tSig)
		}
		if tSig.Params().Len() != 1 {
			continue //  not a unary function
		}

		// Extract x to tmp.
		tx := tSig.Params().At(0).Type()
		tmp := a.addNodes(tx, "SetFinalizer.tmp")
		a.typeAssert(tx, tmp, c.x, false)

		// Call f(tmp).
		a.store(f, tmp, 1, a.sizeof(tx))

		// Add dynamic call target.
		if a.onlineCopy(c.targets, f) {
			a.addWork(c.targets)
		}
	}
}

func ext۰runtime۰SetFinalizer(a *analysis, cgn *cgnode) {
	// This is the shared contour, used for dynamic calls.
	targets := a.addOneNode(tInvalid, "SetFinalizer.targets", nil)
	cgn.sites = append(cgn.sites, &callsite{targets: targets})
	params := a.funcParams(cgn.obj)
	a.addConstraint(&runtimeSetFinalizerConstraint{
		targets: targets,
		x:       params,
		f:       params + 1,
	})
}

// ---------- func time.startTimer(t *runtimeTimer) ----------

// time.StartTimer(t)
type timeStartTimerConstraint struct {
	targets nodeid // (indirect)
	t       nodeid // (ptr)
}

func (c *timeStartTimerConstraint) ptr() nodeid { return c.t }
func (c *timeStartTimerConstraint) presolve(h *hvn) {
	h.markIndirect(onodeid(c.targets), "StartTimer.targets")
}
func (c *timeStartTimerConstraint) renumber(mapping []nodeid) {
	c.targets = mapping[c.targets]
	c.t = mapping[c.t]
}

func (c *timeStartTimerConstraint) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("time.startTimer(n%d)", c.t)
}

func (c *timeStartTimerConstraint) solve(a *analysis, delta *nodeset) {
	for _, tObj := range delta.AppendTo(a.deltaSpace) {
		t := nodeid(tObj)

		// We model startTimer as if it was defined thus:
		// 	func startTimer(t *runtimeTimer) { t.f(t.arg) }

		// We hard-code the field offsets of time.runtimeTimer:
		// type runtimeTimer struct {
		//  0     __identity__
		//  1    i      int32
		//  2    when   int64
		//  3    period int64
		//  4    f      func(int64, interface{})
		//  5    arg    interface{}
		// }
		f := t + 4
		arg := t + 5

		// store t.arg to t.f.params[0]
		// (offset 1 => skip identity)
		a.store(f, arg, 1, 1)

		// Add dynamic call target.
		if a.onlineCopy(c.targets, f) {
			a.addWork(c.targets)
		}
	}
}

func ext۰time۰startTimer(a *analysis, cgn *cgnode) {
	// This is the shared contour, used for dynamic calls.
	targets := a.addOneNode(tInvalid, "startTimer.targets", nil)
	cgn.sites = append(cgn.sites, &callsite{targets: targets})
	params := a.funcParams(cgn.obj)
	a.addConstraint(&timeStartTimerConstraint{
		targets: targets,
		t:       params,
	})
}

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FoM residents help The Ottawa Hospital deliver the city's first COVID-19 vaccinations
Author: Faculty of Medicine, Marketing and Communication
Seven medical residents from the uOttawa Faculty of Medicine participated in administering Ottawa's first doses of COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at The Ottawa Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
At 8 a.m., Jo-Anne Miner was the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Ottawa. Jo-Anne is a Personal Support Worker at St. Patrick's Home in Ottawa, and was the first of 100 people to receive the vaccine in the first day of vaccinations.
"I'm proud to be a part of this day, and excited to be receiving the vaccine," said Jo-Anne Miner, Personal Support Worker, St. Patrick's Home. "This is going to help create a safe space for me and my colleagues, as well as the residents who live in St. Patrick's Home. It has been a challenging year for so many people living and working in long-term care, and this is an important step towards us being able to keep everyone in our homes and throughout the community safe."
Dr. Lorne Wiesenfeld (right) stands beside Mr. Hiep Trieu, manager of the Real Canadian Superstore (Westboro). The store donated food and drink for staff, volunteers, and front line workers at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
In the coming days, many more Faculty of Medicine residents will be aiding in the vaccination effort at The Ottawa Hospital, as 3,000 doses of the vaccine are administered to 1,500 people who are staff at long-term care facilities throughout the city. The vaccine site is located at the Civic Campus.
Residents in Anesthesia, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hematology and Rheumatology participated in the first day of vaccinations, and those from other specialities will follow in the days to come
"We had to turn down many gracious offers to volunteer from other residents, as spots are full," said Dr. Lorne Wiesenfeld, vice-dean of Postgraduate Medical Education.
After Health Canada approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and all the necessary trials were completed, Ontario moved to rollout the vaccine to those at highest risk. The Ottawa Hospital is working closely with Ottawa Public Health, long-term care homes in the area, and other regional health partners to facilitate logistics of getting LTC staff to the vaccination site safely.
"Today is a monumental day in our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, and protect the community," said Joanne Read, Executive Vice-President & Chief Planning and Development Officer, The Ottawa Hospital. "Our hospital is delighted to be part of this unprecedented effort. Now that we have a safe and approved vaccine, we can start the process of protecting the most vulnerable people from COVID-19."
This rollout is meant to test the logistics in two different regions of the province — Ottawa and Toronto — and determine how to best distribute the vaccine. The Ottawa Hospital has the equipment necessary to safely store the Pfizer vaccine at -70C and the staff to handle the vaccination roll-out. This vaccine cannot be transferred beyond the initial delivery location at this time.
Photo credit : The Ottawa Hospital
The decision to vaccinate health-care workers who work in long-term care homes first follows the Province of Ontario's roll out plan to vaccinate residents across the province. This includes the decision on who should get the vaccine first, based on who is most vulnerable and where the greatest risks are.
Although the news of a vaccine is extremely positive, it is critical that we all continue to follow public health advice to help keep everyone safe and stop the spread of COVID-19.


Oscar de la Renta has long been known as a master in the art of designing exactly what women want to wear and his latest collection is a testament to that keen sensibility. With a strongly diverse point of view, this season Oscar offered up bold color, surprising textures and signature embellishments. Check out the entire show below and for more New York Fashion Week videos, click through to First Comes Fashion.


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Murder, robbery charges reinstated for defendants in death of Detroit firefighter
Murder and armed robbery charges have been reinstated for two defendants in connection to the death of Detroit firefighter David Madrigal.
Timmy Soto, Nicole O'Neill, and Christian Rasnick are now all facing felony murder and armed robbery charges.
Soto has a scheduled competency hearing for September 12. The trial date has been set for October 17.
Madrigal was found murdered inside his home on Detroit's west side on December 21, 2015. The Wayne County Medical Examiner said Madrigal died from blunt force trauma to the head.
Police say they found an upstairs bedroom ransacked and a source said a safe was missing. Madrigal's car was also missing, but was later found burned in southwest Detroit.
The 59-year-old was with the Detroit Fire Department for 26 years and was planning on retiring before he was killed.


Episode one of the FantasyVille podcast featuring "Captain Fantasy" @scottstafford who dispenses his fantasy knowledge like a ladel from a water trough.
We talk drafts, strategy and how to avoid the dreaded auto draft and yahoo default rankings. Or do we?
Then the Captain talks about "old guys" he will be drafting and some general fantasy life style tidbits. All aboard.


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The History of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
J. L. Heilbron
An engaging narrative, describing and explaining the transformations undergone by physics during its 2,500 years of development from its origins in Ancient Greece to its current worldwide cultivation
Explores the emergence of "physics" as a distinct field of study and its changing relations with mathematics, experiment, technology, ethics, and the societies that have supported it
Discusses the limits of our knowledge, and the questions physics has yet to answer
First published in hardback as Physics: a short history from quintessence to quarks
Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over nine million copies sold worldwide
How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels?
This Very Short Introduction introduces us to Islamic astronomers and mathematicians calculating the size of the earth whilst their caliphs conquered much of it; to medieval scholar-theologians investigating light; to Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, measuring, and trying to explain, the universe. We visit the 'House of Wisdom' in 9th-century Baghdad; Europe's first universities; the courts of the Renaissance; the Scientific Revolution and the academies of the 18th century; and the increasingly specialised world of 20th and 21st century science. Highlighting the shifting relationship between physics, philosophy, mathematics, and technology - and the implications for humankind's self-understanding - Heilbron explores the changing place and purpose of physics in the cultures and societies that have nurtured it over the centuries.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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3: Domestication in the West
4: A Second Creation
5: Classical Physics and its Cure
6: From Old World to New
7: By Way of Conclusion
J. L. Heilbron, Professor of History, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley
John Heilbron was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, in physics and history; and began teaching at the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. He returned to Berkeley in 1967, where he rose to become professor of history and vice chancellor. After retiring in 1994 Heilbron taught sporadically at Caltech and Yale, and lived mostly around Oxford, where he has been Senior research Fellow at Worcester College and the Oxford Museum for History of Science. He has written several books for Oxford University Press, including Galileo (2010) and Love, literature, and the quantum atom. Niels Bohr's 1913 trilogy revisited (2013), with Finn Aaserud.
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Ivano Lussignoli (23 July 1972 – 20 September 2003) was an Italian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s. He won a silver medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged.

Lussignoli competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

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Has your Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) requested five home health patient records for pre-payment review?
Did the MAC deny payment for any of them?
If you answer yes to either question, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) needs your help.
The reason for the denial as issued to agency by the contractor.
Information on the contractor's education received by the agency, such as notes or presentations provided by the contractor, or notes taken by the agency on the education provided by the contractor.
CMS ordered each MAC to conduct pre-payment reviews of 5 claims from every home health agency in its region. MAC medical reviewers will audit these claims for episodes that began on or after 8/1/ 2015 using a "Probe and Educate" strategy detailed in MLN Matters(r) article #SE1524.
The "Probe and Educate process," according to SE1524, is "to assess and promote provider understanding and compliance with the Medicare home health eligibility requirements," related to the new patient certification requirements concerning face-to-face encounter documentation.
NAHC is gathering information to help in make the case to CMS "that the F2F requirement is actually worse with the revisions," wrote Mary Carr, NAHC's V.P. for Regulatory Affairs, in a message emailed to state home health association leaders. "It will also help us understand what exactly the contractors are telling providers in terms of compliance with the F2F requirement."
Carr asks agencies to "Please respond to me directly at mkc@nahc.org or contact me at 202-547-7424."


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SU volleyball headed to fifth straight CAC Championship after defeating Mary Washington
BY RICKY POLLITT
@rickypollitt52
In a fierce battle at Maggs Physical Activities Center, the Salisbury University volleyball team took down Mary Washington three sets to one to advance to their fifth straight CAC Championship game.
All four sets were extremely close, with the biggest difference in points coming in the third set with a 25-21 win for the Gulls.
SU (24-7, 8-1 CAC) claimed the number two seed in the tournament to give them home court advantage against the three seed, Mary Washington (23-7, 7-2 CAC).
"Our team showed a lot of heart," Sea Gulls' head coach Justin Turco said. "Mary Washington did a very good job shutting our hitters down, but we stuck together through the ups and downs."
After a strong first set from SU, the Eagles battled back to claim the second set with a 25-23 score.
Turco and his team made the necessary adjustments to ensure Mary Washington didn't win a set for the rest of the match.
"We were too predictable, so we adjusted our blocks on the right side making our offense a little more diverse," he said. "We just went back out, and our players executed very well."
Junior Katie Stouffer continued to impress fans with her 21 kills on the night, which lead all scorers. Along with six digs, Stouffer came up and made big plays in the match when her team needed her most.
"We've had a lot of new people come on the court, and take on big roles after losing three starting seniors, so it's great we have people that can take on a strong team," Stouffer said.
In a team that has been built around youth, the one senior on the team, Kacey Franz, realizes her time in the maroon and gold is quickly coming to an end, but refuses to let it end without another championship victory.
"We've made it to [the CAC championship] every year, and I think this team can definitely win it this time," Franz said. "To come back and make it to the championship after having the losing streak at the beginning is a big deal."
SU now goes on to face the top seeded team Christopher Newport. The match marks the third straight year the two teams have faced off in the CAC Championship with CNU winning the past two seasons.
"We're so excited to play CNU. We're definitely looking to get that win and getting some revenge," Stouffer said.
The Gulls have faced their share of adversity this season with the loss of several seniors, beginning the season 2-4 and experiencing heartbreaking losses to rival opponents.
However, the phrase "stick together" that the team has adopted based on a literal stick that is brought to every game has motivated the Gulls and let them know they have what it takes to be the best.
"This team has had each other's backs this entire season," Franz said. "We know we want it more."
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Nerd that I am, the first two apps I downloaded for my iPod Touch (which for now I'm calling Cerebro, but I'm not completely satisfied with that) were for comics readin', iVerse Comics and comiXology Comics to be exact. My only experiences with digital comics have been web strips, awkward PDFs, and site-specific readers that just don't work (trying to read the Clone Wars comics on StarWars.com was an infuriating experience), so I really wasn't sure what to expect. But hey, new technology beckoned, and iTunes changed their pricing standards so that these once paid apps were now freebies. And I loves me some free stuff.
And while I was skeptical, I have to admit that reading comics on the Touch or iPhone is a decent experience. They're easy to read, easily reformatted to portrait or landscape layout, and most surprisingly, I have encountered very few awkward/hard-to-read pages due to panels being resized or cut down to fit the screen. I'm sure a lot of the latter has to do with the specific titles being made available for the devices, but still. And while both apps have advantages over one another - I like the page layout and transitioning of iVerse better, but comiXology appears to have a slightly better library of available titles so far - they both get the job done well, and are the best time-killers I have available to me right now. Waiting for take-out or at the doctor's office is a lot more tolerable now.
But here's the thing: I haven't found a single comic book I'd actually pay to read this way. And that's a problem for the digital comics initiative as a whole, I'd say. Both apps have a slew of free titles available, and that number is constantly increasing. And obviously, this is a terrific way for people like me to sample books they might have otherwise missed for whatever reason. For instance, I've sampled both The Middleman and Tania Del Rio's manga-makeover version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch through comiXology, and I really enjoyed them both, enough that I want to read more of these books now. But I'm not buying them through comiXology, I'm getting the actual books. The trade of the first few issues of manga Sabrina is already on the way to me from Amazon, and the collected Middleman is definitely on my want list. It may be the old-fashioned bibliophile library boy in me, but when I want the book, I want the book, even if it costs me a little more and takes longer to find.
Am I completely opposed to buying comics in a digital-only format? No. If it's exclusive content that I want badly enough, or something that's long out of print in physical form, then yeah, I'd probably be willing to pony up the money. But convenience isn't always going to be enough to make me pass up the format that I prefer for dozens of reasons.
I think the apps are a great form of entertainment, and so far they're doing a great job of selling me comic books. But they're not yet convincing me that I should be buying my comics digitally, and I doubt I'm alone in this regard. That seems like a huge hurdle they're going to need to overcome before "the future of comics" becomes a workable now.


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Summer of Gold and Water
Author : Kathleen Danielczyk
"It's gone, the dam is gone, I can't believe it. It just broke, and all that water..." Michael sat down heavily on the steps and started to cry. Sarah Green knows...
"It's gone, the dam is gone, I can't believe it. It just broke, and all that water..." Michael sat down heavily on the steps and started to cry.
Sarah Green knows her place. She's a hard worker born of hard-working parents and married to an honest, blue-collar man who loves her. It is no surprise to those who know her when she is hired by one of Pittsburgh's richest--and most eccentric--families as their first maid. Sarah has complete confidence she can sew, cook, and clean, but can she handle the other responsibilities her new employers, Wesley and Eloise Danvers, request of her?
Confidant. Counselor. Friend. Whenever Eloise gains an inch, earning a bit more of Sarah's trust and friendship, she takes a mile. Before Sarah has fully acclimated to being friends with her employer, she and her family are spending summers at an exclusive club as members with the Danverses! The summers are uncomfortable for Sarah as she struggles to make nice with Pittsburgh's richest matrons and watches her only daughter interact with their daughters and sons. The Danverses brush off her worries, insisting that they love the Greens and their friends do too. Not until an act of man and nature strikes do the Greens and Danverses see the social divide for what it is and are faced with the challenge of breaching it in the Summer of Gold and Water.
by Kathleen Danielczyk
Publish Date: April 24, 2018
Imprint: Milford House
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Three young boys, who call themselves the "cat marines," discover something in the vast mountains, something that happened long ago. The excited boys were sure they had found the discovery of a lif...
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The Volkswagen Golf GTI has always been the stuff of boyhood dreams. Imagine a humble nondescript hatchback dicing with sports cars--and actually keeping up with them--and you'll know why everyone who knows a thing or two about this car is simply smitten with it.
And now that the car is celebrating its 40th birthday this July, the German carmaker is treating fans around the world to something truly special. A pair of Golf GTIs that have been spruced up for both the track and the road have recently been rolled out.
The Golf GTI TCR is the little hatch's touring car version that pays homage to the legendary GTI heritage. It is tuned for maximum performance, with a sporting character and looks to boot. Developed by Volkswagen Motorsport, the Gran Touring Injection TCR variant boasts a chassis that is around 40cm wider than that of the standard street-going car, 18-inch alloy wheels, a carbon front splitter, and an equally striking rear wing. Optimum driver protection is offered by a racing roll cage, FIA-spec racing harness, and seats with head protection.
What really sets the Golf GTI TCR apart from the regular car and preps it for the racetrack is the 2.0-liter direct-injection turbocharged motor that puts out a rousing 330hp and 410Nm. All this power is fed to the drive wheels via a sequential gearbox with steering wheel-mounted paddles.
For those who aren't part of any customer racing team and won't get to experience any of the 20 examples on offer, don't fret. Volkswagen has likewise launched the Golf GTI Clubsport. If the name sounds familiar, that's because this is the same concept that was revealed last year at Worthersee, and then in production guise in Frankfurt last September.
The Golf carries the Clubsport name proudly via styling cues that are taken straight from the concept car. But the real treat here is the 2.0-liter TFSI lump that dishes out 261hp, some 30 ponies more than the standard GTI. Moreover, the driver even gets a boost function that ups the engine output to 285hp for a few seconds. Talk about sporting fun.
Naturally, we won't ever get to try the potent GTI TCR, as we aren't part of any racing team. And yes, all of the units are already spoken for. But there might still be a chance that we'd have our fill of the equally awesome GTI Clubsport. Who knows? Volkswagen Philippines might just grant our wish. But even if it doesn't, it's still nice to know that there is a cooler version of one of our favorite hot hatches out there. Allow us to dream.


When David Barnhizer invited me to be involved in the Justice Mission conference I jumped at the opportunity; because justice is an issue that is extremely important to me, especially being a person of color in America. In presenting my ideas about the justice mission, I will be talking about two distinct concerns. One is the role of the law school dean in facilitating the justice mission in the law schools. The second is related but applies even more broadly since it draws upon the experiences of lawyers both in their roles as practitioners and as social activists. The point I will be making is that the two roles are very different and this is often not well understood by activist lawyers or law professors.


Recycle is our name, Redpsycho Llama B&B. 'The ecological choice' for a sustainable stay in Lima according to Lonely Planet guide. Our guests love our location, just one block from Kennedy park in the heart of Miraflores. And our friendly staff and team will be happy to help you in everything that you need.
We believe in reducing the impact of tourism and travel on the environment, making your experience in Peru even richer. We not only make sure to recycle and reutilize but we have made it our theme to decorate using recycled materials when possible.
During your stay here, you will taste our delicious and creative free breakfast, join us in our weekly eco activities and our ventures into the city, such as night visits to the oldest Cemetery of Lima, walking tours of the bohemian district of Barranco including a little bar hopping, visits to the Colonial City Centre and the Magic Water Circuit and more. You'll also be able to learn how to cook Peruvian food and make Peruvian drinks! And for quieter evenings we'll have Poker Nights, EcoMovie Nights and BBQs!
Some other services we offer include: laundry, transportation to and from the airport, and guided city tours with one of our very own receptionists.
At the Red Psycho Llama Bed & Breakfast we'll make sure your time in Peru will be unforgettably fun and as environmentally conscious as possible.
We are located in one of the safest areas of Lima, just one block away from restaurants, banks and stores and from Park Kennedy in Miraflores.
Ask us for our transfers to and from the airport.


5 potato skins filled with a blend of mozzarella and cheddar cheeses topped with bacon bits, baked and served with sour cream.
Crispy corn tortilla chips with nacho cheese and a pinch of jalapeños.
Breaded and fried jalapeños with cheddar cheese served with sour cream.
Choose between lightly seasoned, Cajun, or marinated fresh-grilled chicken over mixed lettuce, cheddar cheese, cucumbers, red onions and tomatoes.
Get your spoon out for our award-winning chili. Try it with cheddar and onions - on us!
Sometimes available... Ask your server.
Pick between our chili or soup and match that with a side salad or Caesar side salad , served with oven baked garlic bread.
Have them shaken in your favorite Roosters wing sauce or get it on the side.
We serve our burgers and sandwiches with lettuce and tomato unless otherwise specified. "The Works" upon request.
Start with our thin-crust cheese pizza.
This employee inspired creation is our most popular sub transformed into pizza! Pizza sauce, pepperoni, ham, salami, tomatoes, red onions and banana peppers, garnished with Italian dressing and topped with a blend of mozzarella and provolone cheeses.
Theses delicious pastries are cooked to yummy perfection, garnished with maple-cinnamon sugar and served with cream cheese icing.


Heavenly Father, Creator of all things, thank you for having entrusted us with loyal Herman. Thank you for letting him teach us unselfish love. Thank you for the memories that we can recall to brighten our days for the rest of our lives. Finally, in gratitude, we return out pet to you.


Start planning your spring garden while supporting local high school students at the same time. The JEB Stuart High School PTSA is selling mulch to support the Class of 2014 All-Night Graduation Celebration and other projects.
A three cubic-foot bag of mulch is $5.50. Orders must be placed by March 12. Orders may be placed online using PayPal. Pick up your mulch at Stuart High School March 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. If you order 30 bags or more and live within the Stuart pyramid area, your mulch will be delivered free on March 22.


This is a brand page for the A BLACK NATION trademark by Buchanan, Malik M. in San Antonio, TX, 78245.
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Stretch your legs in one of our super-comfy leggings - they're the perfect blank canvas to let your imagination run wild with any outfit. Fluffy raspberry-hued jumper? Sure. Sparkly tutu skirt over the top? Why not! Our favourite detail on this charcoal-grey version is the metallic stripes running through each leg - show yours off with a printed tee and trainers, or wear them under a tutu skirt for extra warmth.


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Erison is a given name. It may refer to:

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• How to avoid the typical mistakes made in treating anxious ADHD.
Early bird registrations from £38+VAT (you save £62). It will go up to £74 if you book late (normally £100). Students, circumstances and group discounts are also available starting from £15 per person (subject to places availability). Click the tickets button on the top right to see the prices.
This course attracts both professionals and people with anxiety disorder and ADHD symptoms who are interested in mental health, continuing professional development, and effective recovery techniques.
One power-relaxation recovery audio that will be recorded live at the event.
Handout that summarises key recovery concepts.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a medical condition that is on the increase in civilised societies today. The strain of maintaining focus and the struggle to sit still makes this condition a real challenge, not only to the person who has it, but also to parents, carers and teachers as well as employers, friends and other family members.
Anxious ADHD is a type of ADHD that has all the symptoms of the classic ADHD (inattentive, disorganised, distractible, restless, hyperactive and impulsive) in conjunction with many other symptoms of high anxiety (tension, nervousness and predicting the worst) and other physical stress symptoms such as gastrointestinal symptoms and headaches. This type of ADHD may or may not be hyperactive.
Ironically, the harder those with ADHD and anxious ADHD try to concentrate, the worst things can become. This is because as the person tries to focus, the regions of the brain involved with concentration, focus and followthrough actually shut down, instead of turn on.
The good news is that ADHD and its anxious symptoms can be effectively treated. Happily, effective treatment does not change the personality of the person with ADHD; it simply removes the barriers that are hindering them from accessing their unique talents and abilities.
Unfortunately, however, less than half of those with ADHD are being treated while many remained undiagnosed. If left untreated or ineffectively treated, ADHD can become a serious societal problem.
In the last two and a half years, I have met and spoken to over 13,000 people in a variety of conference and workshop settings, including for educational institutions, non-for-profit groups, private organisations and the general public.
Meeting with attendees from all walks of life have led me to realise how common and widespread ADHD and anxious ADHD is today. My own research on the subject has also given me many reasons to believe that much can be done to help bring more understanding to people with ADHD, as well as their parents and caregivers. Indeed, not only understanding, but effective treatment to help manage the condition.
You are the inspiration for this workshop. Among the insights into the condition, you will find ideas and recommendations to help transform anxiety in ADHD.
My hope is that you find the contents of this event both helpful and life changing.
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module initialise
  use iso_fortran_env
  implicit none
  integer :: hashlen, collisions,localhashlen
  integer :: numi, inum
  integer, allocatable :: hashtab(:)[:],hashcount(:)[:]
  type(lock_type) :: iLock[*]

contains

 subroutine inithash()

   numi=num_images()
   inum=this_image()
   hashlen=2*NHASH*numi+1
   localhashlen=2*NHASH + 1
   collisions=0
   allocate(hashtab(localhashlen)[*],hashcount(localhashlen)[*])
   sync all

 end subroutine inithash

 subroutine finhash()
   deallocate(hashtab,hashcount)
 end subroutine finhash

 subroutine hashlookup(o,v)
   integer :: o,v
   integer :: desti, destpos,localCount,localHash,lv

   lv=v

   do while (1.gt.0)
      ! determine whom the hash belongs too
      desti = v /localhashlen
      if(desti*localhashlen.lt.v) then
         desti=desti+1
      end if

      destpos = v - (desti - 1)*localhashlen
      ! lock the data
      lock(iLock[desti])
      localhash=hashtab(destpos)[desti]
      ! get the hash
      if(localhash.eq.0) then
        ! insert the entry
         hashtab(destpos)[desti]=o
         hashcount(destpos)[desti]=1
         ! unlock before return
         unlock(ilock[desti])
         return
      else
         ! check to see if it is a collision
         if(localhash.eq.o) then
            ! its a repetition
            hashcount(destpos)[desti]=hashcount(destpos)[desti]+1
            unlock(iLock[desti])
            return
         else
            ! its a collision
            collisions=collisions+1
            v=v+1
            if(v.gt.hashlen) then
               v=1
            end if
            ! unlock before going round the loop
            unlock(iLock[desti])
        end if
      end if

   end do
 end subroutine hashlookup

end module initialise

program DHT
  use initialise
  integer :: pb,b,v,i,j

  call inithash()

  do j=1,2
     call fresetvalue(numi,inum)
     do i=1,NHASH
        call fnew(pb,b,v,numi)
        call hashlookup(b,v)
     end do
  end do

  sync all
  if(inum.eq.1) then

     do j=1,numi
        do i=1,localhashlen
           if(hashcount(i)[j].gt.0) then
              write(*,*) j,i,hashtab(i)[j],hashcount(i)[j]
           end if
        end do
     end do
  end if

  call finhash()

end program DHT


Sara Hensley is currently the Director of the Austin, Texas Parks and Recreation Department. Before Austin, Sara was the Director for the City of Phoenix, Arizona Parks and Recreation Department. Along with solid leadership skills accumulated over almost two decades working in the parks and recreation field, she has a proven track record of getting results and a demonstrated commitment to community involvement, youth, and neighborhood services.
Prior to coming to Phoenix, Sara was the Director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS), one of the largest and most diverse departments in the City of San José. In her role as Director, Ms. Hensley was responsible for overseeing a department with more than 850 employees and a budget of $49 million. She had oversight of an array of parks, facilities and programs including: more than 100 neighborhood parks, 19 community centers, 11 senior centers, 10 youth centers, the City's very successful Anti-Graffiti Program and its new Animal Services Program.
Before San José, Sara served as the Department of Parks and Recreation's Director in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Sara also served as the Director of Recreation for the Champaign Park District in Champaign, Illinois and worked for the Parks and Recreation Department in Austin, Texas. She holds a master's degree in education/recreation administration and a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Sara is known for getting results. In Virginia Beach, she coordinated a number of significant projects to benefit the community including: garnering community support to set aside 15,000 acres of open space, implementing enhancements to more than 300 neighborhood parks and facilities, and doing a major revision of the city's Comprehensive Plan to better implement smart growth efforts and enhance quality of life.
Sara also spearheaded development of national training facilities for the U.S. Field Hockey Association and led the efforts for Virginia Beach to be selected as a Magnet Center for Sports Strategy (with a focus on basic skills development, parent and coach training programs, and strategic recreational facilities planning) by the National Recreation and Park Association. She also has worked closely with school districts and non-profit organizations to achieve joint operating facilities and shared programs.


Since 2000, we have been serving the Inland Empire Community with excellent and distinguished services. Owner Mahmud Ghalwen and his wife Tiffany started Empire Satellites Inc. after graduating from the Computer Education Institute in Riverside. Since then, they have worked together tirelessly toward the same goal: Providing customers with the most reliable and competitive sources of television and internet technology. The company depends on its customers' satisfaction. "We know from experience that when our customers know they are dealing with a trustworthy company and friendly employees, they will not hesitate to come back and even refer a family member or friend," Mahmud said. Empire Satellites offers same or next-day service, gift cards for referrals and businesses in addition to residential customers.
Empire Satellites is proud to offer broadband internet from Viasat. Viasat brings high-speed internet service to rural areas in which no comparable options exist. Viasat offers residents and small business owners super-fast internet speeds beamed directly to their location from space, providing download speeds up to 25 Mbps. All Viasat plans feature fast speeds, with a variety of data options available to suit your online lifestyle. You can also save money by adding Viasat Voice, which typically costs a lot less than landlines from most phone companies.
Moreno Valley is a young, growing city near Riverside, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Home to about 200,000 people, it already had almost 50,000 residents when it at last incorporated in 1984. The valley got its start when the United States Air Force constructed a field to train fighter pilots. Today, that field has grown into March Joint Air Reserve Base and Air Force Reserve Command. Moreno Valley's amenities include more than 38 parks and joint-use facilities, the 6,000-acre Lake Perris open space, recreational facilities, major medical, and educational facilities, quality housing at affordable prices, abundant retail centers, industrial developments, social and cultural activities. It is undergoing a new development boom with an increase in construction of corporate office, industrial and business parks.


The EGOER Wealth stock market strategy.
By implementing our very purposeful, non-emotional, data-driven methodology, we believe we will outperform the S&P 500 year after year while offering significant downside protection as well.
A PEG ratio is a valuation metric for determining the relative trade-off between the price of a stock, the earnings generated per share (EPS), and the company's expected growth. A PEG ratio greater than 1 means the stock is relatively expensive, whereas a PEG ratio lower than 1 means a stock is below its "fair value". When we initiate a buy recommendation, most of the time the PEG (price/earnings to growth) ratio of the subject equity will be 1 or below. However, on occasion we will recommend a stock with a PEG above 1 if we believe there is a special situation justifying the higher ratio and valuation. Peter Lynch, who was a guru hall of fame fund manager, effectively used this valuation metric with his average returns of 29% per year during the 13 years he ran the Fidelity Magellan fund.
We have our own proprietary method for overweighting and underweighting sectors. A sector that we believe is very attractive is overweighed in our portfolio by 10% to 15%. Conversely, a sector that we believe is average or unattractive is underweighted by 10%, or simply not part of the portfolio at any given time. We do try and spread our portfolio over as many sectors as possible to achieve proper diversification. These sectors (and related industries) include but are not limited to: Information Technology, Financials, Health Care, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Industrials, Energy, Utilities, Materials and Telecommunications Services.
We will rebalance the portfolio every quarter. However, if there is significant movement in the portfolio causing what we believe is excessive unbalancing to occur (i.e., if. in our discretionary judgment, a particular sector becomes excessively overweighted or underweighted prior to the end of the quarter), then we will email you the necessary buys or sells to rebalance the portfolio to our desired objective for any given period.
At times we will use ETFs (exchange traded funds) to properly diversify the portfolio to meet our sector weighting objectives if we cannot find a suitable individual equity in that sector. We will screen them to assure they are "best of breed" and have the lowest expense ratio among their peers.
We look at many analysts (e.g., Zacks Investment Research, Ned Davis Research Group, Jefferson Research, Citigroup Investment Research, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, UBS, etc.). We then only buy a particular stock if the overall analysts' consensus is bullish.
We like dividends! For an average holding period of 1 year, dividends accounted for 27% of total returns for the S&P 500 since 1940. If we increase the holding period to 3 years, dividends account for 38%; at 5 years it increases to 42%; over a 10-year period it rises to 48%; and with a 20-year holding period dividends account for some 60% of total returns. Therefore, if one of the equities we are selecting pays a dividend of 3% or more, we give consideration to this in its weighting. However, we will not let the fact that a particular equity pays a dividend influence our decision on whether or not to sell that equity. Our sell strategy is strictly adhered to and it's one of the drivers that we believe really sets us apart. We are not afraid to sell and take profits. Profits are good. There will always be another equity to replace it and we will wait patiently for that to happen. We promise, the market will always present new buying opportunities, guaranteed!
This matters and we use it. This tells us how many days it will take to cover all the shorts, based on the average daily trading volume of a particular equity, and the total outstanding number of short shares there are. The higher the number of days, the more shorts there are in proportion to the average outstanding number of shares. If it's significantly higher than its peers, we will not buy that equity even if all our other factors signal a buy.
If we really love a particular equity, yet that equity's PEG ratio is slightly above a 1, then we will still buy that equity, but only if we can find another equity in that same sector so the average between the two equities has a PEG of 1 or below. We may use ETFs to achieve this as well.
Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We take this into consideration to make sure that our overall portfolio's volatility as compared to the S&P 500 is not overly excessive.
We adjust our stops when a position goes up. This means that once we make a purchase of an equity, a sale of that entire position will trigger if it were to pull back by 12.5% at any given time. This has been proven through quantitative data analysis to significantly increase returns and decrease loses over any given period of time.
For example, you buy a stock at $100. The stock falls to a price of $87.49 (which is right below our 12.5% trailing stop benchmark). The trailing stop would kick in and automatically sell the stock at $87.49, preventing further loss in that stock. We would keep those proceeds in cash until we decide to buy something else with that cash.
Do note that for certain special situation positions, we will not always implement a stop loss recommendation.
History has proven that May, June and July are great buying months, as most of the market's yearly pullbacks or losses occur during these months. Late November and December have proven to be the best selling months, as most of the market's yearly gains occur during these months. To those that say you can't time the market, we disagree!
We will make put and call recommendations to bring income into the portfolio if we can achieve at least a 1% premium from these options. For example, if you purchase a stock for $25 per share, consider selling a covered call option that generates a premium of at least an amount equal to the annual dividend yield. If you can get additional income equal to or greater than the dividend yield and at least equal to 1% of the purchase price of the stock, then we will consider selling the call at a 10% higher price than the stock is currently trading at. If the stock is called away, you will have earned a 10% return plus a call premium of 1% (not too shabby). If the stock isn't called away at the option expiration date, then you will get to keep the 1% call premium and then can yet again sell the covered call using these same metrics.
We do not let the "tax tail wag the dog." We will take gains when our strict matrix of data and methodologies signals to take gains. We are not a tax savings model. We are a "make money" model! However, at times, we will include very specific and actionable tax tips to minimize tax exposure.
Our returns since inception date of June 14, 2016 to April 30, 2017, were 19.31% vs. S&P 500 returns for the same period of 14.88%!


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Q: What is difference between different string compare methods
Possible Duplicate:
Differences in string compare methods in C#

In .NET there are many string comparison methods, I just want to confirm which one is the best to use considering performance.
string.Equals()

string.Compare()

string.CompareTo()

string.CompareOrdinal()

string.ReferenceEquals()

if (str1 == str2)

A: Ripped from msdn
string.Equals
Determines whether this instance and a specified object, which must also be a String object, have the same value.
string.Compare
Compares two specified String objects and returns an integer that indicates their relative position in the sort order.
string.CompareTo
Compares this instance with a specified object or String and returns an integer that indicates whether this instance precedes, follows, or appears in the same position in the sort order as the specified object or String.
string.CompareOrdinal
Compares two specified String objects by evaluating the numeric values of the corresponding Char objects in each string.
String equality operators
The predefined string equality operators are:
bool operator ==(string x, string y);
bool operator !=(string x, string y);
Two string values are considered equal when one of the following is true:
Both values are null.
Both values are non-null references to string instances that have identical lengths and identical characters in each character position.
The string equality operators compare string values rather than string references. When two separate string instances contain the exact same sequence of characters, the values of the strings are equal, but the references are different. As described in Section 7.9.6, the reference type equality operators can be used to compare string references instead of string values.

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Good weather, good food, and, most importantly, good company highlighted December's holiday party. It was well attended by mostly long-time neighbors, but also a good number of relatively new additions to our area. A short business meeting was held mainly focusing on election of officers for the next two years.
It is time to show your support for the Castlewood—Oak Valley Neighborhood Association. Click here for a printable Membership Form. According to the by-laws, dues shall be payable at or before the February meeting of each calendar year.
Happy New Year! I hope everyone in the neighborhood had a joyous holiday spent with family and friends. My wife and I certainly did. And during all the festivities, we made sure to take the time to give thanks for the good things that happened last year. And, honestly, that didn't take very long. I'm kidding, but I know that 2009 was a hard year for a lot of people, my wife and me included. Personally, I was happy to say goodbye to 2009 and hello to whatever 2010 might have in store. But that's the great thing about the new year. As the winter brings freezing temperatures, and everything slows down a bit, it gives us a chance to slow down as well and take stock of our lives, prioritize, plan, and make goals for the new year.
For many, that process includes new year's resolutions to drop bad habits, adopt good habits, or generally take steps to improve oneself. If your resolution is to get more involved in your neighborhood and to improve your quality of life, I have great news for you. COVNA offers many opportunities that will allow you to do just that. The first opportunity is the meeting scheduled for Monday, February 15, where our program will address one of the major changes that will occur to COVNA in 2010—the Davis Lane improvements. Bring your sweetheart and hear from the City of Austin's Project Manager about the project schedule and how the improvements may affect you. I look forward to seeing you there.
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A monument— for all time!
We look at thee with awe!
And may it grow in wisdom's lore!
From silv'ry crest of Mount Bonnell!
From Mount Bonnell he gazed with awe!
Carved in the rind upon his wood!
On silv'ry crest of Mount Bonnell!
Poetry taken from "Texas souvenir : a collection of poems devoted to the scenery and historical events of Texas" of 1903, part of the Austin History Center's collection found at The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu/.


Sip that ice-cold drink with an easy twist: fruit or herb-infused ice! Freezing fun flavors into your ice can upgrade drinks at home, whether you are preparing them for a weeknight dinner or entertaining a weekend crowd. These work well with almost anything. Some of our favorites? Soda, fruit juice, vodka, and good old H2O.
Citrus flavors give a vibrant, refreshing kick to you drinks. Chop oranges, limes, and lemons into bite-sized pieces and place them into ice trays. Need a dash of sweetness? Add strawberries and kiwi. Pour distilled water over them and freeze overnight.
Infuse your ice cubes with herbs if you are feeling adventurous: these fragrant greens with earthy flavors can elevate your favorite homemade drinks in a totally different way. We made ours with thyme, rosemary, and mint. Throw in a little sliced cucumber to give it a lift!
Learn how to approach even the most complicated recipes like a pro!


For fashion week we usually chronicle the designers and their collections, but this we absolutely had to blog. Kelly Osbourne looked ravishing at last night's show in a short black leather dress. The daughter of rock star Ozzy Osbourne was barely recognizable, a vast difference from her former self. Not only has Kelly shed more than a few pounds but she is also spotting a new bleached-blonde hairdo. Talk about a total makeover and we love it, as long as she did it the healthy way.
What do you think about Kelly's new look? Leave a comment.


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Give some cyborg edge to this festival seasons outfits with our Leg Armor.
A pocket that fits around your thigh, keeping your hands free for the dance floor.
It has a velvet feel snake like print and angular patch work design with a belt to wrap around the thigh to keep it secure.
The pocket features both a zipper and press studs to keep your belongings safe.
It has an additional belt clip chain, made from fabric and brass press studs, to clip the pocket onto any belt (or our survivor shorts) to ensure the armor always stays in place while you dance you booty off!