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Former NBA Commissioner David Stern Calls for Medical Marijuana to Be Allowed in NBA
For nearly four decades after the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA), interest in the sport was minimal at best. Then came David Stern, the commissioner credited with turning the league into one of the most popular sporting organizations in the world. Stern left his position in 2014, but he's now joined a growing chorus of sports figures calling for medical marijuana to be allowed in the NBA.
Medical Marijuana About-Face
As commissioner of the biggest professional basketball league in the world, David Stern instituted a variety of changes that led to its greatness. He is also the man responsible for creating the harsh penalties that basketball players now face for the use of cannabis. But in a new documentary released by cannabis entrepreneur and former NBA star Al Harrington, Stern admits he's had a change of heart.
Stern didn't go as far as saying all marijuana use should be allowed. After all, he stated that his reasoning behind establishing the penalties in the first place was the fact that players were showing up to games high. However, after discussing the issue of medical marijuana with Harrington, Stern admits that cannabis products do have medicinal uses and that the NBA should loosen their restrictions.
Cannabis Acceptance Within Sports
While Stern's support for medical cannabis in the NBA is turning heads, he's not the first to suggest altering drug policies in sports. Allen Sills, a neurosurgeon and chief medical officer in the NFL, said that studying marijuana for its potential medicinal uses is essential for the health of players. While cannabis has long been used for pain relief, recent studies have also shown its effectiveness in reducing the damage caused by concussions — a serious concern in the NFL.
Around the same time that Sills put his support behind medical marijuana research, the NFL reached out to their players' union with a promise to back research as well. Just like the NBA, the NFL currently bans the use of cannabis by its players, but its support of further research is the strongest indication yet that the National Football League may be softening its stance on the issue.
Studies on the Benefits of CBD
It's difficult to get approval for studies on marijuana, so the fact that there's so much evidence of its health benefits speaks volumes. One of the most studied compounds in the cannabis plant — due to consistent findings of its effectiveness — is cannabidiol (CBD). Reducing anxiety, seizures, nausea, and the occurrence of diabetes are just a few of its purported effects. For athletes, improved cardiovascular health, reduced inflammation, and a lessening of concussion effects certainly make a case for medical marijuana in sports.
Acceptance of medical marijuana in the NBA and other sporting organizations will take time. But the winds are clearly changing in favor of a new policy and, at this point, it seems like only a matter of time before professional athletes are allowed to take advantage of the benefits of medical marijuana.


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Pat Mahomes Net Worth
Emmy Wallin
What is Patrick Mahomes' net worth?
Born: September 17, 1995
Source of Wealth: Professional NFL Player
Patrick Mahomes is an American professional football player who is a quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
He is the son of former Major League Baseball pitcher Pat Mahomes.
As of 2021, Patrick Mahomes' net worth is estimated to be $10 Million.
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II was born on the 17th of September, 1995, in Texas. Mahomes is the son of Pat Mahomes and Randi Martin.
Mahomes attended Whitehouse high school, Smith County, Texas.
He started as a baseball player in high school and was a top prospect who was thought to be following in his father's footsteps being that his father played baseball until 2009 after ranking as high as no. 25 in 1992.
Fresh out of college, analysts and scouts had premonitions that he would be a first or second-round pick.
During the throwing session at the trials, his passes reached a whopping 60mph becoming the third tie to the NFL record for the fastest pass.
Kansas City Chiefs picked him in the first round, making him the first quarterback they picked in the first round since 1983.
Mahomes put pen on paper for the Kansas City Chiefs on 20th July 2017 in a four-year deal with $16.42m alongside $10.08m as a signing bonus.
In 2018, Mahomes became Kansas city starting quarterback. In the first game, he helped his team beat the Los Angeles Chargers. His performance in the game got him named offensive player of the game week by AFC.
Mahomes also went on to win the most offensive player of the week, becoming one of the players in NFL history to get over 5,000 passing yards in a season, helping the Chiefs to their third consecutive division title.
He helped get the team to their first AFC championship after their last in 1993. Mahomes' amazing performance for the 2018 season earned him a barrage of awards.
Here are some of the best highlights of Patrick Mahomes' career:
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs (2017)
MVP Awards (2019)
Favorite Quotes from Patrick Mahomes
"No one really sees pro athletes behind the scenes. They don't know how hard they work. You wouldn't think that someone who hits like Alex Rodriguez needs to use a tee every day. But that's how he stayed on top of it." – Patrick Mahomes
"When you go into a game, and there's something that was drawn up the way it was supposed to be drawn up, and you missed the throw or the catch, as a receiver, it's something where you feel bad about that. You can always regret just missing it, but as a football player, you have to move on to the next play." – Patrick Mahomes
"Coming from college, where they tell you exactly what you have to do, and they tell you to have to be at this time, you kind of get punishment for that. Now you're in the NFL, and you have to do it on your own." – Patrick Mahomes
"I got to talk with some of the great offensive minds in football. Bruce Arians, Byron Leftwich, Andy Reid, Ben McAdoo, Bill O'Brien, I met all those guys and tried to take something away from each of them. Hue Jackson, people that are known for developing quarterbacks, I got exposed to a lot of stuff I hadn't seen before." – Patrick Mahomes
3 Life Lessons Patrick Mahomes
Now that you know all about Patrick Mahomes' net worth, and how he achieved success; let's take a look at some of the lessons we can learn from him:
1. Winners
Winners embrace hard work. They love the discipline of it, the trade-off they're making to win. Losers, on the other hand, see it as punishment. And that's the difference.
2. Be Yourself
You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.
3. Hard Work
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
Patrick Mahomes was drafted #10 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2017.
In college, he set NCAA records for single-game yards passing with 734 and single-game yards total offense with 819 in the same game against Oklahoma in 2016. Mahomes became the Chiefs starting QB in 2018.
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ANGUS Chemical Company Announces New, Strategic Distributor Network in Europe
ANGUS Chemical Company
24 Jan, 2017, 07:30 GMT
Creates consolidated, Pan-European focus on delivering market-specific solutions and expertise
BUFFALO GROVE, Illinois, Jan. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- ANGUS Chemical Company ("ANGUS"), a leading global manufacturer and marketer of specialty and fine chemicals, today announced a new distribution strategy for the company's complete portfolio of nitroalkanes and their derivatives sold in Europe. The transition to the new distribution agreements, which began January 1, 2017, is expected to be completed by late spring.
Through a consolidated distributor network, ANGUS is shifting to a Pan-European approach for serving customers in the life sciences, personal care and metalworking fluids markets. The company will maintain a regional approach to serving the paints and coatings, and other industrial markets, to address the specialized needs of formulators and manufacturers in different geographies. The company's new distributors are authorized to sell ANGUS products into their respective markets following a de-stocking and transition period with ANGUS' former European distributors. Customers and markets not covered under the agreements will continue to be directly served by ANGUS.
REGION / COUNTRIES
Pan-European (including Turkey)*
Univar
Lehmann and Voss
Paints and coatings; other industrial markets
France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Sweden, Denmark, Norway*
Germany, Switzerland
Pointner & Rothschädl
Austria, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia
Samuel Banners
United Kingdom, North Ireland, Republic of Ireland
*Will also include Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after April 1, 2017.
"In addition to extensive logistics capabilities, our new distribution partners share ANGUS' dedication to delivering technology and service that drive innovation and growth for our customers," said Liam Doherty, Business Vice President, EMEA and India. "These strategic channel partnerships will enhance our ability to deliver the highest levels of supply reliability supported by one-stop access to deep market and technical expertise. We look forward to working closely with customers and our new partners to ensure continuity of supply and technical support from ANGUS during the transition period."
In late 2016, ANGUS also celebrated the grand opening of its new Customer Application Center (CAC) in Paris, France. The new laboratory is staffed to provide a variety of technical services, including analytical and applied research, as well as application, formulation and regulatory support to customers across all markets in the region.
"Our investment in our Paris CAC reinforces ANGUS' commitment to innovation and service excellence by bringing technology and formulation expertise to a local level in order to provide the best solution for customers," said Doherty. "This, together with our new strategic distributor network, will enable us to serve customers in the region faster and more efficiently with versatile chemistries and expertise they need to make their products and businesses perform even better."
For more information about the availability of ANGUS nitroalkanes and specialty additive products in Europe, contact Matthieu Perdon, EMEA Regional Marketing Manager, ANGUS Chemical Company, at +33 13 423 3172 or email mperdon@angus.com.
About ANGUS Chemical Company
ANGUS Chemical Company is a specialty and fine chemical company dedicated to the development of novel chemistries that help customers deliver enhanced product and process performance. ANGUS is committed to constantly improving products and services by mastering science and technology. The company innovates through its unique nitroalkane chemistry, which harbors the reactivity to create complex molecules for use in a wide variety of applications. The innate characteristics of this chemistry, backed by unmatched application expertise and five regional Customer Applications Laboratories, enable the formulation of multifunctional additives that improve performance, and reduce reaction steps and synthesis costs.
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Public Class Image2Ascii
    Public Enum ColorModes
        GrayScale
        FullGrayScale
        Color
        DitheredGrayScale
        DitheredColor
    End Enum

    Public Enum ScanModes
        Fast
        Accurate
    End Enum

    Public Enum Charsets
        Standard = 0
        Advanced = 1
    End Enum

    Public Enum GrayscaleModes
        Average
        Accuarte
    End Enum

    Public Structure ASCIIChar
        Public Property Character As Char
        Public Property Color As Color

        Public Sub New(character As Char, color As Color)
            Me.Character = character
            Me.Color = color
        End Sub
    End Structure

    Private mBitmap As DirectBitmap
    Private mSurface As Bitmap

    Private mCanvasSize As Size
    Private mCanvas()() As ASCIIChar
    Private mColorMode As ColorModes
    Private mScanMode As ScanModes
    Private mCharset As Charsets
    Private mGrayScaleMode As GrayscaleModes
    Private mBackColor As Color

    Private mDitherColors As Integer = 8

    Private mFont As Font

    Private lastCanvasSize As Size = New Size(-1, -1)
    Private surfaceGraphics As Graphics
    Private charsetsChars() As String = {" ·:+x#W@", " ░░▒▒▓▓█"}
    Private activeChars As String = charsetsChars(0)

    Private mChatOffset As Point
    Private mCharSize As Size

    Private Shared c2ccCache As New Dictionary(Of Color, ConsoleColor)

    Public Event ImageProcessed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)

    Public Sub New()
        mCanvasSize = New Size(80, 25)
        mColorMode = ColorModes.GrayScale
        mScanMode = ScanModes.Fast
        mCharset = Charsets.Standard
        mGrayScaleMode = GrayscaleModes.Average
        mBackColor = Color.Black
        mFont = New Font("Consolas", 12, GraphicsUnit.Pixel)
        SetCharSize()
    End Sub

    Public Property CanvasSize() As Size
        Get
            Return mCanvasSize
        End Get
        Set(value As Size)
            If mCanvasSize <> value Then
                mCanvasSize = value
                ProcessImage()
            End If
        End Set
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property DirectBitmap() As DirectBitmap
        Get
            Return mBitmap
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Property Bitmap() As Bitmap
        Get
            Return mBitmap
        End Get
        Set(value As Bitmap)
            mBitmap = value
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Surface() As Bitmap
        Get
            Return mSurface
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Property GrayScaleMode() As GrayscaleModes
        Get
            Return mGrayScaleMode
        End Get
        Set(value As GrayscaleModes)
            mGrayScaleMode = value
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Charset() As Charsets
        Get
            Return mCharset
        End Get
        Set(value As Charsets)
            mCharset = value
            activeChars = charsetsChars(mCharset)
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property ColorMode() As ColorModes
        Get
            Return mColorMode
        End Get
        Set(value As ColorModes)
            mColorMode = value
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property ScanMode() As ScanModes
        Get
            Return mScanMode
        End Get
        Set(value As ScanModes)
            mScanMode = value
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property CharSize() As Size
        Get
            Return mCharSize
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Property BackColor() As Color
        Get
            Return mBackColor
        End Get
        Set(value As Color)
            mBackColor = value
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property Font() As Font
        Get
            Return mFont
        End Get
        Set(value As Font)
            mFont = value
            SetCharSize()
            ProcessImage()
        End Set
    End Property

    Public Property DitherColors As Integer
        Get
            Return mDitherColors
        End Get
        Set(value As Integer)
            If value >= 2 Then
                mDitherColors = value
                ProcessImage()
            Else
                ' Throw New ArgumentOutOfRangeException($"{NameOf(DitherColors)} must be 2 or larger")
            End If
        End Set
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Canvas() As ASCIIChar()()
        Get
            Return mCanvas
        End Get
    End Property

    Private Sub SetCharSize()
        Dim IsBlack = Function(c As Color) As Boolean
                          Return c.R = 0 AndAlso c.G = 0 AndAlso c.B = 0
                      End Function

        Using bmp As New DirectBitmap(100, 100)
            Using g As Graphics = Graphics.FromImage(bmp)
                g.InterpolationMode = Drawing2D.InterpolationMode.NearestNeighbor
                g.PixelOffsetMode = Drawing2D.PixelOffsetMode.None
                g.SmoothingMode = Drawing2D.SmoothingMode.None

                g.Clear(Color.Black)
                g.DrawString("█", mFont, Brushes.White, 0, 0)
            End Using

            Dim lt As Point
            Dim rb As Point

            For y As Integer = 0 To bmp.Height - 1
                For x As Integer = 0 To bmp.Width - 1
                    If Not IsBlack(bmp.Pixel(x, y)) Then
                        lt = New Point(x, y)
                        y = bmp.Height
                        Exit For
                    End If
                Next
            Next

            For y As Integer = bmp.Height - 1 To 0 Step -1
                For x As Integer = bmp.Width - 1 To 0 Step -1
                    If Not IsBlack(bmp.Pixel(x, y)) Then
                        rb = New Point(x, y)
                        y = 0
                        Exit For
                    End If
                Next
            Next

            mCharSize = New Size(rb.X - lt.X, rb.Y - lt.Y)
            If mCharSize.Width > 1 Then mCharSize.Width -= 1
        End Using
    End Sub

    Public Sub ProcessImage(Optional surfaceGraphics As Boolean = True)
        If mBitmap Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

        Dim sx As Integer
        Dim sy As Integer

        If lastCanvasSize <> mCanvasSize Then
            lastCanvasSize = mCanvasSize

            If mSurface IsNot Nothing Then mSurface.Dispose()
            mSurface = New DirectBitmap(mCanvasSize.Width * CharSize.Width, mCanvasSize.Height * CharSize.Height)

            ReDim mCanvas(mCanvasSize.Width - 1)
            For x = 0 To mCanvasSize.Width - 1
                ReDim mCanvas(x)(mCanvasSize.Height - 1)
                For y = 0 To mCanvasSize.Height - 1
                    mCanvas(x)(y) = New ASCIIChar(" ", Me.BackColor)
                Next
            Next
        End If

        If surfaceGraphics Then
            Me.surfaceGraphics = Graphics.FromImage(mSurface)
            Me.surfaceGraphics.Clear(Me.BackColor)
        End If

        Dim scanStep As Size = New Size(Math.Ceiling(mBitmap.Width / mCanvasSize.Width), Math.Ceiling(mBitmap.Height / mCanvasSize.Height))
        'scanStep.Width += mCanvasSize.Width Mod scanStep.Width
        'scanStep.Height += mCanvasSize.Height Mod scanStep.Height
        Dim scanStepSize = scanStep.Width * scanStep.Height

        ' Source color
        Dim r As Integer
        Dim g As Integer
        Dim b As Integer

        ' Dithered Color
        Dim dr As Integer
        Dim dg As Integer
        Dim db As Integer
        Dim dColorFactor As Integer = mDitherColors - 1
        Dim dFactor As Double = 255 / dColorFactor
        Dim quantaError(3 - 1) As Double
        Dim ApplyQuantaError = Sub(qx As Integer, qy As Integer, qr As Integer, qg As Integer, qb As Integer, w As Double)
                                   If qx < 0 OrElse qx >= mCanvasSize.Width OrElse
                                       qy < 0 OrElse qy >= mCanvasSize.Height Then Exit Sub
                                   qr += quantaError(0) * w
                                   qg += quantaError(1) * w
                                   qb += quantaError(2) * w
                                   mCanvas(qx)(qy) = New ASCIIChar(ColorToASCII(qr, qg, qb), Color.FromArgb(qr, qg, qb))
                               End Sub

        ' For gray scale modes
        Dim gray As Integer

        Dim offset As Integer

        For y As Integer = 0 To mBitmap.Height - scanStep.Height - 1 Step scanStep.Height
            For x As Integer = 0 To mBitmap.Width - scanStep.Width - 1 Step scanStep.Width
                If mScanMode = ScanModes.Fast Then
                    offset = (x + y * mBitmap.Width) * 4
                    r = mBitmap.Bits(offset + 2)
                    g = mBitmap.Bits(offset + 1)
                    b = mBitmap.Bits(offset + 0)
                Else
                    r = 0
                    g = 0
                    b = 0

                    For y1 = y To y + scanStep.Height - 1
                        For x1 = x To x + scanStep.Width - 1
                            offset = (x1 + y1 * mBitmap.Width) * 4

                            r += mBitmap.Bits(offset + 2)
                            g += mBitmap.Bits(offset + 1)
                            b += mBitmap.Bits(offset + 0)
                        Next
                    Next

                    r /= scanStepSize
                    g /= scanStepSize
                    b /= scanStepSize
                End If

                sx = x / scanStep.Width
                sy = y / scanStep.Height

                Select Case mColorMode
                    Case ColorModes.GrayScale
                        mCanvas(sx)(sy) = New ASCIIChar(ColorToASCII(r, g, b), Color.White)
                    Case ColorModes.FullGrayScale
                        gray = ToGrayScale(r, g, b)
                        mCanvas(sx)(sy) = New ASCIIChar(ColorToASCII(r, g, b), Color.FromArgb(gray, gray, gray))
                    Case ColorModes.Color
                        mCanvas(sx)(sy) = New ASCIIChar(ColorToASCII(r, g, b), Color.FromArgb(r, g, b))
                    Case ColorModes.DitheredGrayScale, ColorModes.DitheredColor
                        ' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd%E2%80%93Steinberg_dithering
                        If mColorMode = ColorModes.DitheredGrayScale Then
                            r = ToGrayScale(r, g, b)
                            g = r
                            b = r
                        End If
                        dr = Math.Round(dColorFactor * r / 255) * dFactor
                        dg = Math.Round(dColorFactor * g / 255) * dFactor
                        db = Math.Round(dColorFactor * b / 255) * dFactor

                        mCanvas(sx)(sy) = New ASCIIChar(ColorToASCII(dr, dg, db), Color.FromArgb(dr, dg, db))

                        quantaError = {Math.Max(0, r - dr),
                                       Math.Max(0, g - dg),
                                       Math.Max(0, b - db)}

                        ApplyQuantaError(sx + 1, sy, dr, dg, db, 7 / 16)
                        ApplyQuantaError(sx - 1, sy + 1, dr, dg, db, 3 / 16)
                        ApplyQuantaError(sx, sy + 1, dr, dg, db, 5 / 16)
                        ApplyQuantaError(sx + 1, sy + 1, dr, dg, db, 1 / 16)
                End Select

                If surfaceGraphics Then
                    Using sb As New SolidBrush(mCanvas(sx)(sy).Color)
                        Me.surfaceGraphics.DrawString(mCanvas(sx)(sy).Character, Me.Font, sb, sx * CharSize.Width, sy * CharSize.Height)
                    End Using
                End If
            Next
        Next
        If surfaceGraphics Then Me.surfaceGraphics.Dispose()

        RaiseEvent ImageProcessed(Me, New EventArgs())
    End Sub

    Private Function ColorToASCII(color As Color) As Char
        Return ColorToASCII(color.R, color.G, color.B)
    End Function

    Private Function ColorToASCII(r As Integer, g As Integer, b As Integer) As Char
        Return activeChars(Math.Floor(ToGrayScale(r, g, b) / (256 / activeChars.Length)))
    End Function

    Private Function ToGrayScale(r As Integer, g As Integer, b As Integer) As Double
        Select Case mGrayScaleMode
            Case GrayscaleModes.Accuarte
                Return r * 0.2126 + g * 0.7152 + b * 0.0722
            Case GrayscaleModes.Average
                Return r / 3 + g / 3 + b / 3
            Case Else
                Return 0
        End Select
    End Function

    Public Shared Function ToConsoleColor(c As Color) As ConsoleColor
        Dim d As Double
        Dim minD As Double = Double.MaxValue
        Dim bestResult As ConsoleColor
        Dim ccRgb() As Integer = Nothing

        If c2ccCache.ContainsKey(c) Then Return c2ccCache(c)

        For Each cc As ConsoleColor In [Enum].GetValues(GetType(ConsoleColor))
            Select Case cc
                Case ConsoleColor.Black : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("000000")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkBlue : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("000080")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkGreen : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("008000")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkCyan : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("008080")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkRed : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("800000")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkMagenta : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("800080")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkYellow : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("808000")
                Case ConsoleColor.Gray : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("C0C0C0")
                Case ConsoleColor.DarkGray : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("808080")
                Case ConsoleColor.Blue : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("0000FF")
                Case ConsoleColor.Green : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("00FF00")
                Case ConsoleColor.Cyan : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("00FFFF")
                Case ConsoleColor.Red : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("FF0000")
                Case ConsoleColor.Magenta : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("FF00FF")
                Case ConsoleColor.Yellow : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("FFFF00")
                Case ConsoleColor.White : ccRgb = HexColorToArray("FFFFFF")
            End Select

            d = Math.Sqrt((c.R - ccRgb(0)) ^ 2 + (c.G - ccRgb(1)) ^ 2 + (c.B - ccRgb(2)) ^ 2)
            If d < minD Then
                minD = d
                bestResult = cc
            End If
        Next

        c2ccCache.Add(c, bestResult)
        Return bestResult
    End Function

    ' EGA Palette
    ' http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1988833/converting-color-to-consolecolor
    Public Shared Function ToConsoleColorEGA(c As Color) As ConsoleColor
        Dim index As Integer = If(c.R > 128 Or c.G > 128 Or c.B > 128, 8, 0) ' Bright bit
        index = index Or If(c.R > 64, 4, 0) ' Red bit
        index = index Or If(c.G > 64, 2, 0) ' Green bit
        index = index Or If(c.B > 64, 1, 0) ' Blue bit
        Return CType(index, ConsoleColor)
    End Function

    Public Shared Function HexColorToArray(hexColor As String) As Integer()
        Return {Integer.Parse(hexColor.Substring(0, 2), Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
                Integer.Parse(hexColor.Substring(2, 2), Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber),
                Integer.Parse(hexColor.Substring(4, 2), Globalization.NumberStyles.HexNumber)}
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End Class

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Need for urgent transfer of 80 children from fire damaged refugee camp
Charities call on government to urgently transfer 80 children from Dunkirk ruins to family in the UK
In response to the fire which razed the Dunkirk refugee camp to the ground last night, leaving hundreds of people homeless, charities are calling on the UK government to transfer the children from the camp who have a legal right to be with their families in the UK.
Safe Passage, a project of Citizens UK, in partnership with the Dunkirk Legal Centre and Help Refugees have identified 80 children in Dunkirk who have relatives in the UK and the right to be safely and legally transferred. Given the extreme distress that the children now face, charities are calling on the UK government to transfer them immediately.
Currently no arrangements have been made by French or UK authorities for the safe accommodation of unaccompanied children from the Dunkirk camp leaving the children at real risk of disappearing in the chaos.
Safe Passage have sent the list of 80 Dublin eligible children to the UK Home Office, and will be sharing that list with their French counterparts.
Rabbi Janet Darley, spokesperson for Citizens UK's Safe Passage project, said:
"The children Safe Passage are working with in Dunkirk should never have been in the camp in the first place; they have a moral and a legal right to be with their relatives in the UK. The government needs to learn the lessons of the Calais camp and the fire in Dunkirk and put a fully functioning family reunion system in place between France and the UK."
The Dunkirk Legal Support team said:
"The Dunkirk camp was never a safe place for unaccompanied minors, and last night's fire only served to highlight that in the most horrific way. The children we are working with are in a desperate situation. We are concerned that as they become dispersed they will give up trying to reach their families through safe and legal routes and put their lives into the hands of traffickers."
Michael McHugh from Refugee Youth Service said:
"This situation again highlights that without access to family reunification processes or support to access French and European protections systems vulnerable young people will end up staying in unsuitable camps for lengthy periods and remain at risk of violence, exploitation or sadly being lost from the system during points of crisis."
Josie Naughton of Help Refugees said:
"Today in Dunkirk, over 100 children have become homeless. More than half of these children have a legal right to be living with family in the UK. Both the French and UK governments are putting lives at risk by ignoring the situation. They need to expedite the process for family reunion to the UK, and put proper protection measures in place for those claiming asylum in France, as they should have done so long ago."
www.safepassage.org.uk
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There are two things I couldn't love more than accessories and a Target designer collaboration! Accessories maven Eddie Borgo is the newest designer to partner up with Target. Eddie may not sound like a super familiar name but he definitely has some street cred as he was the 2010 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund runner up and the winner of the 2011 CFDA Swarovski Award for accessory design. What is even better is he has model Poppy Delevigne as the face of his brand. The collection is set to launch July 12th, with most pieces under $30. Here is the recently released lookbook. How cool are these images showing all the pieces!


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Deby Lewis Foundation Sells 560 Commemorative Bricks for Walkway at Renovated Eastwood High
Staff Report August 20, 2018	News 1
With the help of the Paso del Norte Foundation, the family of a longtime Eastwood High School educator is ensuring her memory lives on by helping students fund their college education while creating a lasting tribute to their daughter.
"Eastwood was Deby's life; she wanted to make it the best place she possibly could," Deby Lewis' mother, Betty, said. "Her goal was to see that every student would become what they were capable of being."
With Eastwood High currently undergoing extensive renovations, the Deby Lewis Foundation — `part of the Paso del Norte Foundation's Community of Philanthropy — saw an opportunity to raise more money to help send kids to college and honor the memory of Deby Lewis.
Photo courtesy Deby Lewis Foundation
Over the last several months, the foundation has been selling commemorative bricks that will be used to build a walkway at the school.
The bricks are engraved with names of Eastwood High students and faculty, past and present, and include their graduating class, high school legacy, groups, teams or a personal message.
Teachers, students and alumni have purchased about 560 commemorative bricks. Proceeds from the donations will go to fund scholarships for Eastwood High students.
The non-profit was founded by Betty Lewis to honor and memorialize longtime Eastwood High School educator Deby Lewis. Lewis was a graduate of Eastwood, who went on to a 36-year career as a tennis coach, student activities director and Ysleta Independent School District board member. Lewis passed away in 2015.
Since being founded in 2016, the Deby Lewis Foundation has awarded 16 scholarships to deserving students.
Eastwood High Senior Awarded YISD's President's Award for February
Staff Report February 15, 2018	Local News Comments Off on Eastwood High Senior Awarded YISD's President's Award for February
The Ysleta ISD Board of Trustees honored Eastwood High School senior Ryan Solis, who has devoted nearly 500 hours of his free time over the past four years to community and public service, with the February President's Award.
Aside from participating in more than 20 extracurricular clubs, Ryan is an active part of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, where he served as an associate director and the youngest member of the Board of Governors for two terms. He is also a district office intern with State Senator Cesar Blanco in the Office of Texas House Minority Whip.
In addition, Ryan co-founded a community project called Safety in Cognizance, which seeks to combat human trafficking on the U.S.-Mexico border by working with international organizations. Through this project, Ryan has given presentations on safety and prevention that have impacted more than 1,200 students.
Ryan's exceptional work has been honored nationwide with a Disney Dreamer Award – and last week, he accepted a community service award in Washington D.C. from the National Hispanic Heritage Foundation. Ryan's efforts to improve the lives of all residents in the El Paso region are admirable, and YISD is proud to honor his passion and dedication to public service.
The President's Award is given by the President of the Board of Trustees to a YISD student who has demonstrated exceptional and/or innovative, out-of-the-ordinary service to others, particularly those within the YISD community. This award will be presented to the selected recipient a maximum of once per month during the regularly scheduled meeting of the YISD Board of Trustees.
Eligible YISD students must be nominated for the award by a school principal, assistant principal, or Trustee; and must be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
Story In Many Pics: Eastwood Stuns Montwood 41-21
Andres Acosta November 10, 2017	High School, Sports Comments Off on Story In Many Pics: Eastwood Stuns Montwood 41-21
On the final, regular season game of the high school football season, the Eastwood Troopers certainly earned their 'Trooper Clap' and more, as they upset the formerly unbeaten Montwood Rams 41-21.
Our very own Andres Acosta was there and brings you his view of the game in tonight's story in Many Pics.
Eastwood vs Montwood. November 10,2017
Ysleta ISD Announces Appointment of Principals for Eastwood, Parkland High Schools
Staff Report July 20, 2017	News Comments Off on Ysleta ISD Announces Appointment of Principals for Eastwood, Parkland High Schools
The Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) announced Thursday morning the appointment of two new principals for Eastwood and Parkland high schools, which were approved by the Board of Trustees during its regular meeting Wednesday night.
Penelope Bankston, current principal at Valley View Middle School, has been named the new principal at Parkland High School following a comprehensive selection process that included 15 applicants.
Bankston began her professional career in 1994 as an elementary school bilingual teacher in Alpine, Texas. Since that time, she has served as a middle-school reading teacher, a high-school dyslexia teacher, high-school instructional specialist, a high-school assistant principal and principal of Valley View Middle School.
Bankston has spent the majority of her career – 18 of 23 years – in northeast El Paso. She holds a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies, a master's degree in reading, and a master's degree in educational administration, all from Sul Ross State University.
YISD officials say her knowledge of secondary curriculum, as well as her longtime experience working with the Northeast community, will play a pivotal role in leading Parkland High School toward continued academic success.
David Boatright, current principal at Eastwood Middle School, has been named the new principal of Eastwood High School following a thorough, comprehensive nationwide selection process that included 21 applicants.
Boatright began his career in education in 1991 as a physical education teacher at Irvin High School. Over the course of his career – 18 of which were spent in the Eastwood Learning Community – he also served as a world history teacher, world geography teacher, wrestling coach, Eastwood High School assistant principal, and Eastwood Middle School principal. Boatright holds a bachelor's degree in kinesiology
from UTEP and a master's degree in educational administration from Sul Ross State University.
The respect and success Boatright has earned in the Eastwood community, along with his awareness of Trooper traditions and knowledge of secondary curriculum, will continue to lead Eastwood High School toward higher levels of success, YISD officials said.
Bankston and Boatright's new positions both take effect Monday, July 24.
Eastwood High to host STEM-themed 'Girl Powered' Event
Staff Report October 9, 2016	Local News Comments Off on Eastwood High to host STEM-themed 'Girl Powered' Event
The Eastwood High School Robotics Team will partner with Robotics Education Competition (REC) Foundation and VEX Robotics, Inc. to host the "Girl Powered" event at 9 a.m. Tuesday, October 11, at the Eastwood High School small gym (2430 McRae.)
More than 300 girls from across El Paso will participate in an array of engaging activities, speakers, and workshops to excite and further interest girls in competitive robotics, coinciding with the International Day of the Girl Child. Throughout the day, the participants will have the opportunity to hear from STEM organizations, participate in a leadership activity, and engage in a robotics speed-build activity.
"Eastwood Robotics is proud to support this great foundation," said Raul Torres, Eastwood robotics coach. "Anything we can do to empower, inform, and engage more girls to pursue careers in STEM and robotics is worth doing,"
Girl Powered is an initiative to engage more young women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through competitive robotics. Annually, the REC Foundation presents a series of robotics engineering programs that engage students from elementary school through college in the classroom and at after-school competitions in hands-on technology challenges that build their interest in STEM.
"The REC Foundation is thrilled to announce Girl Powered in partnership with VEX Robotics to advance girls' interest in STEM through competitive robotics," said Jason Morrella, president of REC Foundation. "In business and in education, we know that our toughest challenges are best solved with a diversity of opinion. We all benefit by engaging more young women in competitive robotics as these students will become our future innovators and problem-solvers."
More than 20,000 teams around the world are expected to compete this season in the VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, and VEX U. Students have already begun designing, building, and programming robots to compete this season at more than 1,350 local, state, and regional competition events, which culminate in the VEX Robotics World Championship in April.
"The Girl Powered initiative aligns perfectly with the inclusive values on which VEX Robotics was founded," commented Paul Copioli, president of VEX Robotics, Inc. "This program is a natural extension of where our company is headed and will help ensure everyone has the opportunity to experience the potential of STEM taught through the excitement of robotics."
Eastwood High School Hosts Community Food Drive Tuesday Night
Staff Report May 10, 2016	Local News 1
Students and community members will have the opportunity to participate in a community food drive and health fair at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the school cafeteria.
Eastwood officials say, "The goal is to collect enough food supplies to benefit 200 families within the Eastwood Learning Community."
The event is hosted by Eastwood
High School in conjunction with the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank, their local Communities in Schools program, the PTSA, and Student Council.
Medical agencies and vendors will be available at the health fair to provide information as well.
What: Community food drive and health fair
When: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10
Who: Students, teachers, staff, and community members
Where: Cafeteria, Eastwood High School, 2430 McRae Blvd.


Home National Teams This is the perfect time to give back. – Emmanuel Emenike.
Former Nigerian international Emmanuel Emenike has revealed to footballlive.ng that giving back to the community and also an opportunity to see talented Nigerian kids achieve their aim of playing abroad is the main reason for starting the Emmanuel Emenike Future XI which is ongoing at the Lagacy and NIS pitches of the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos.
The former Spatak Moscow striker a product of the Oba Cup in Isolo a talent scouting tournament mentioned that the Emenike Future XI tournament is a project close to his heart at that is the major reason he has decided to launch the project at this time.
A total of 32 teams will be part of the talent hunt programme which will be played in a knock out format with the best of scouts across the world coming out to look for the next big star that will tow the line of the former Super Eagles goal merchant.
Chairman of the main organizing committee Uche Ugwu has promised fairness to all participating teams also informing them that the ultimate goal of the project is to get the players the needed exposure and not winning the 300, 000 naira prize money.


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Why should traders use ADR?
How can a trader join an ADR scheme?
When there is a dispute between a consumer and a trader, there is a range of options for resolving the dispute without going to court. These options can often be quicker and cheaper, and lead to a more satisfactory solution, than taking legal action.
The law seeks to promote the use of 'alternative dispute resolution' (ADR) by ensuring that suitable options are available in all consumer disputes and requiring traders to inform consumers whether they are willing to use ADR.
ADR is any process for the resolution of a dispute out of court. The simplest and most common form of ADR is direct negotiation, and this often leads to a solution.
There is no general rule in law that says that ADR must be used to resolve a dispute. However, there are cases where ADR is compulsory on at least one of the parties (in consumer disputes this is the trader). Even where ADR is voluntary, there are often strong incentives to use it.
In consumer disputes ADR is compulsory in a number of business sectors. For example, for most financial services consumers can insist that their complaint be decided by the Financial Ombudsman Service.
In some sectors, the law requires traders to belong to an ADR scheme but it gives them some choice about which scheme to join. This is the case, for example, for estate agents and telecommunications businesses.
In sectors where ADR is not compulsory by law, traders may nevertheless be members of a trade association or a 'trusted trader' scheme that requires its members to use ADR. Such schemes often provide or arrange the ADR scheme for their members.
A trader can also use their own contract terms to require themselves to use ADR, although they cannot insist that a consumer does so.
Even where there is no rule of law, no rule of a membership scheme and no contract term requiring the use of ADR, parties to a dispute must consider whether they should use ADR. If they fail to do so, without good reason, then a court may ultimately penalise them (even the party who 'wins' the court case) when deciding who is to pay the legal costs of the case.
A trader does not have to join a scheme in order to offer ADR. Sometimes, and particularly for larger traders or trade associations who may handle significant numbers of disputes or claims, it is worth joining or even setting up an ADR scheme. For smaller traders, the expense and complexity of setting up their own scheme may not be justified.
The law requires that all consumer disputes (with only a few exceptions) can be dealt with under an ADR procedure meeting certain minimum standards. For an ADR provider to show that they meet these standards, they must be approved by a 'competent authority' (which is either the economic regulator for the particular sector they are working in or the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)).
Some approved schemes cover specific sectors or specific types of dispute, but others have broad coverage. This means that businesses should be able to identify an approved scheme, whatever the nature of their business and their dispute.
A full list of approved ADR providers is maintained on the CTSI website.
There will also continue to be ADR schemes that are not approved by a competent authority, as the legal requirement is only that there be at least one approved ADR procedure for any type of consumer complaint. If a trader is considering using a non-approved scheme they should make their own enquiries and checks as to its suitability.
Although traders do not have to agree to use ADR for a consumer dispute (unless it is compulsory for them by law, by scheme membership or by contract) they are required to provide certain information about ADR to consumers.
The information must be provided in a 'durable medium' - for example, a letter or an email - and it will normally form part of the final 'deadlock' letter in response to a consumer complaint.
In addition, where a trader is subject to compulsory ADR, either by law or through the membership of a trade association, they must provide the name and website address of the ADR provider or scheme on their own website (if they have one) and as part of their general contract terms.
Alternative dispute resolution can take place in various ways, including face-to-face, by telephone, in writing or online. To encourage the use of online dispute resolution (ODR) there is the European ODR platform, which allows consumers, traders and ADR providers to file, respond to, and handle disputes (including disputes where the trader and consumer are in different countries within the EU) online. CTSI runs the ODR Contact Point website, which is designed to help consumers use the European ODR platform.
Where a trader does business online, whether through a website or other electronic means, they must provide a link to the ODR platform website. In addition, all online traders must state their email address on their website (an online contact form that does not show the email address is not sufficient to meet this requirement).
Where a trader is required to use an approved ADR provider (whether by law, by scheme membership or by contract) they must give additional information to consumers. Not only must they link to the ODR platform on their website, they must also inform consumers of the existence of the ODR platform and the possibility of using the platform to resolve disputes; they must include this information in any standard terms and conditions of business. If an offer is made to a consumer by email, the email must contain a link to the ODR platform.
Online marketplaces - which may not sell products direct to consumers but instead facilitate transactions between traders and consumers (for example, online auction websites, and online retailers that also allow third-party sellers to trade through their website) - must provide a link to the ODR platform on their website.
All approved ADR providers are capable of handling disputes filed through the ODR platform. When a consumer files a dispute, the platform sends a notification to the trader, and the trader then either deals with the dispute directly or selects an ADR provider to deal with it. If an ADR provider is selected they then consider the dispute. The ADR provider can only refuse to handle a dispute on certain, limited grounds (for example, a frivolous or vexatious claim, or a claim that falls outside the minimum and maximum values of claim that the provider handles).
For the trader, ADR will often be the best way to deal with a dispute but it is not compulsory.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS, which was known as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills at the time) has produced more detailed guidance for this area: Alternative Dispute Resolution Regulations 2015: Guidance for Business. This includes an annex with guidance on online dispute resolution.


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The capital news from Ukraine
Maneuvers
MPs will begin adopting new laws closer to the New Year
Olesya Dubovyk
7896 9 December 2014, Tuesday, №203 (380)
Photo: Ivan Chernichkin
Today, the Verkhovna Rada will convene for its fourth session since the last elections. However, deputies are not yet ready to consider the draft laws. They decided to dedicate their working day to staff issues and addresses to Russia and the U.S.
Two weeks to prepare
Yesterday at the Coordination Council of Faction Leaders, the deputies supported the initiative of VR Speaker Volodymyr Groysman to reduce the work day until lunchtime. They also agreed to cut the session week short and reconvene on Thursday. The MPs said this decision was due to the fact that not a single draft law was ready for consideration in the session hall.
"At the moment no draft laws have been considered by the committees and the committees did not draw the corresponding conclusions. According to regulations, no conclusions can be made and tomorrow the deputies will vote for the resolutions that do not require revision of the committees," said leader of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction Yuriy Lutsenko, specifying that the committees need two weeks to revise the draft laws.
Given this situation, deputies will only approve two addresses today: to Russia with a demand to release MP Nadiya Savchenko (Batkivshchyna) and to the U.S. Congress with a request to grant Ukraine the status of an ally, said Lutsenko. As a reminder, two months ago the latter request of President Petro Poroshenko was rejected.
According to information of Capital, the People's Front (PF) faction is the initiator of the address to U.S. congressmen. "The U.S. is our key ally in the confrontation with Russia. This is why such a resolution sends out the proper signal from Ukraine to the rest of the world. Such decisions of the Ukrainian parliament are sensible from both the political and practical vantage points," MP Ostap Semerak (PF) told Capital emphasizing that the approval of this resolution is critical.
Another geopolitical issue – the withdrawal of Ukraine from the CIS – was postponed. The draft has also not yet been approved by the corresponding committee.
Agreement reached with Lyashko
The issue of the committees was not only the reason for the absence of draft laws in the session hall. It also stirred up disputes inside the coalition. Last Thursday the deputies failed to agree with the Radical Party of Lyashko and the Opposition Bloc on the distribution of portfolios. The posts of the chairs of committees for urban planning and housing utility services, financial and banking policy and regulation remain vacant. "The coalition will submit proposals tomorrow for two vacant committees on financial issues and construction. The Regulatory Committee is still up for grabs for the Opposition Bloc, though it remains vacant at the moment," said Lutsenko.
Despite this, he did not rule out the possibility that if the Opposition Bloc continues to refuse to head the committee over the next several weeks, a member of the coalition will be offered to chair the committee.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Bloc is not planning to agree to the proposals of the coalition. Leader of the OB faction Yuriy Boyko told Capital it will insist on chairing three committees – regulatory, human rights and freedom of speech. "We insist on our demand, because we want everything to be done by the law," said Boyko.
Lyashko's faction that was promised administrative positions in the financial and urban planning committees on condition that it stops demanding to head the budget committee decided to hold back on its decision. "Tomorrow, you will know everything. For now, our faction is keeping mum," Ihor Popov (RP) told Capital. Meanwhile, at the Coordination Council Lyashko proposed to re-format the committees: "We are appealing to the parliament to recall deputies who voted for the draft laws of January 16 from their administrative positions in the committees." Despite his efforts, he found no support among his colleagues. A source of Capital in PPB says the issue of distribution of the committees has already been settled with Lyashko.
A budget present for the New Year?
It was planned that the deputies will also review the issue of Ukraine's neutral status. In the end, they decided to postpone it. The official reason is that this matter must be revised in detail. A source in the PPB, however, said a decision was made to not aggravate the situation before the negotiations in Minsk regarding the fate of the self-proclaimed republics of the Donbas.
On Tuesday, the MPs will also set their work agenda until the end of the year. "There is a proposal: this week is a session week, the next is work in the committees followed by another session week," said VR Vice Speaker Andriy Parubiy.
Noteworthy, this week the deputies are planning to actively work only on Thursday on drafting the government's work plan. After that, questions will be posed to the government for one hour on Friday. "It has not been decided yet whom the deputies will listen to. There were several proposals at the Coordination Council: the OB wants to see a Minister of Energy in the VR, while the Economic Development Group wants to see the heads of the Ministry of Finance and the NBU," Parubiy assured.
The deputies plan to consider the draft laws after December 20. It is planned that the draft of the national budget, which the VR will again consider according to an abridged procedure, will be submitted to the session hall by that time. For now the deputies are presuming that the national budget may be adopted on December 26.
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Rada decreases quorum for shareholders' meetings to 50% plus one share
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Buying organic fruits and vegetables can be very expensive, but a report issued by the President's Cancer Panel in 2010 recommended eating produce without pesticides to reduce the risk of cancer and other diseases. What do you do?
According to the Environmental Working Group (a consortium of policymakers, scientists, and researchers), certain types of organic produce can reduce the amount of toxins you consume by as much as 80%. So which fruits and veggies are the most important ones to buy organic.
The Dirty Dozen refer to those items you DO want to purchase ORGANIC.
Celery …Peaches …Domestic Bueberries …Cherries …Nectarines …Potatoes …Strawberries …Sweet Bell Peppers …Imported Grapes …Apples …Lettuce …Spinach/Kale/Collard Greens.
The Clean Fifteen refer to those items that are safer and NOT AS CRITICAL or necessary to purchase organic.
Onions … Sweet Peas … Cantalopes …Avocados …Asparagus …Watermelon …Sweet Corn …Kiwi Fruit …Grapefruit …Pineapples …Cabbage …Sweet Potatoes …Mangos …Eggplants …Sweet Onions.
With regard to other fruits and vegetables, Orecchio recommends buying organic, but points out that one should consider the thickness of the out, protective layer of skin. For instance, a mushroom is like a sponge and soaks up everything so definitely buy organice. On the other hand, you will probably be okay not buying organic bananas.
By all means, you should always wash all produce, but don't assume that washing will eliminate pesticides; it will only reduce them.


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New York's new attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, appears to be taking over where Gov. Eliot Spitzer left off in pursuit of a lawsuit against American International Group's former chief executive, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg.


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Behringer recreates the sounds from Michael Jackson's Thriller… and teases a LinnDrum clone
By Ben Rogerson ( Future Music ) published 29 July 19
Another classic drum machine emulation is on the cards
In a bid to show what its current range of synths and drum machines is capable of, Behringer has attempted to recreate the bass, drum and pad sounds from Michael Jackson's Thriller, all but confirming that it's working on a LinnDrum clone in the process.
In true Behringer style, the result is something that's inspired by MJ's 1982 classic but isn't exactly the same, with the bass coming from the company's Model-D, the synth from the DeepMind 12 and the drums from the RD-8.
However, as the presenter points out, the actual Thriller beat was produced by a LinnDrum. And, as he questions if anyone's ever going to remake that particular machine, the clear implication is that Behringer is planning on doing exactly that.
As usual, we don't know when said clone will be released, but consider your card marked.


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"Research vessel" C-Star (IMO 7392854) was stopped in Turkish-controlled Cyprus on July 26th. The crew of the ship, which has been hired by Defend Europe, which aims to disrupt migrant rescues in the Mediterranean, were suspected of peoplesmuggling after 21 south Asians were found onboard.
Local newspaper Kıbrıs Postası reported on July 26th that the crew of the C-Star had been taken off the vessel at the port of Famagusta. Police in Famagusta said the crew and ship's Swiss owner had appeared in court on July 27th, accused of preparing and circulating false documents. Human trafficking is not a crime in Turkish-controlled Cyprus, so charges instead were brought on the grounds that the documents produced by the crew, asserting that they were trainee seamen, were forged.
The Sri Lankan "apprentice sailors" told authorities when they disembarked that they had been trainees aboard the ship, but at the airport some of them changed their story, claiming instead that they had paid to be smuggled to Italy. Five remain in Cyprus, while 15 have returned to Sri Lanka. In a statement posted on Twitter on July 26th Defend Europe said there were 20 "apprentice sailors" on board, who had "paid to make miles on this ship in order to validate their diplomas", which Defend Europe asserted was "a perfectly trite and legal practice". The group said that the apprentice sailors were supposed to disembark in Egypt, but that this had not proved possible. They therefore disembarked in Cyprus. Defend Europe claimed that the 20 were offered bribes at the airport by NGOs to stay in Europe, apply for asylum, and make false accusations against Defend Europe. The group said that five of the 20 accepted the bribes.
Despite the assertions by the Turkish Cypriot authorities that the owner of C Star were Swiss, Equasis books the 1975-built, Mongolia-flagged, 422 gt C-Star as being owned and managed by Maritime Global Services of Cardiff, UK. Equasis has the vessel as entered with one of the P&I Clubs (inception 26th January), but the club's own database does not list C Star as an insured vessel.
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Home to the Arundel Collection of Greek and Roman sculpture and inscriptions, this gallery is one of the first and still one of the most striking spaces you see in the Ashmolean (directly on the left as you enter). The room is available to hire (catering provided) outside museum hours. Capacity: 150 (formal dinner) / 120 (seated buffet) / 180 (seated presentation) / 200 (drinks reception).


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THE Otjikoto Gold Mine, located just south of Otavi town in the Otjozondjupa Region, is expected to produce and deliver its first gold by the end of this year.
Leake Hangala of the Hangala Group, a shareholder in the country's second gold mine, confirmed this projected production date shortly after he introduced visiting executives of Canadian Gold mining giant B2Gold to President Hifikepunye Pohamba at State House on Tuesday.
B2Gold is the main shareholder in the new mining venture.
Hangala said the new mine will employ around 800 people during the construction phase, which started at the beginning of this month.
About 550 direct employment opportunities will be created once the mine is in full production by 2015.
He added that most employees will be recruited from the nearby towns of Otavi and Otjiwarongo, while B2Gold will strive to fill specialised positions like mining engineers from within the country too.
B2Gold's president and chief executive officer (CEO), Clive Johnson said his company is already busy with additional exploration in the Otjozondjupa Region, especially in the area where the gold was found.He added that the prospects look good to expand the mine in the near future.
Johnson said B2Gold has a presence around the world, having already built successful mines in Russia, Chile, South Africa, Nicaragua and the Philippines.
Otjikoto Gold Mine is expected to produce more gold than the Navachab Gold mine outside Karibib in the Erongo Region.
B2Gold will hold 92 percent shares in the company, while the remaining eight percent will be held by EVI Gold, a Namibian empowerment group.
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We are delighted to be shortlisted for the Family Business Award at the HIVE Blackburn & Darwen Business Awards 2018, which will take place on Thursday 5th July.
The HIVE Blackburn & Darwen Business Awards 2018 celebrate the outstanding work of businesses from different sectors and inspirational individuals from across Blackburn and Darwen.
The awards feature categories for businesses across all sectors, as well as awards for individual entrepreneurs and services.
There are 19 categories, as well as the Overall Business of the Year Award and HIVE Chairman's Award which will be awarded on the night.
The awards will be judged by a panel made up of internal and external representatives and the judging is a two-stage process including pre-scoring to determine shortlists and a separate interview judging session. The interview judging session will take place on May 24 at Ewood Park and we look forward to discussing our journey and future development with the panel.
Managing Director, Verity Howson, is delighted with the nomination: "We have seen great progress over the last 18 months and we are delighted to be shortlisted for this award. Our team is one big family and we have all worked so hard to develop the business against a challenging recruitment environment."
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What's it like to work at Chick-fil-A?
What's it like to work at a Chick-fil-A restaurant? Team Members will tell you there are perks, from delicious food on the ready and Sundays off to close teams and scholarships. But don't take our word for it.
Maybe it's because we started in the Peach State. Or because it's a sweet sign of the summer. But whatever the reason, we're bananas about peaches. So much so, that we're willing to name a football game after our favorite fuzzy fruit. And we're always looking for ways to add it to our menu, too.
With the annual cost of a college education rising, college students need all the help they can get. And this year, more than 5,700 students will get a boost to their college fund as Chick-fil-A invests more than $14.5 million in scholarships for college students who work at restaurants nationwide.
Football watch-parties, college students home for the holidays, days spent shopping 'til you drop – the weeks between November and New Year's are busy. Starting November 13, we have something to take the stress away from one part of the hustle and bustle. Chick-fil-A's new Family Style Meals make feeding a group easier and, for a limited time, they're now available for our friends in Nashville.
It's a big decision that follows a lot of meals – What to choose for dessert: the cookie or the milkshake? For a limited time, Chick-fil-A guests in Utah don't have to decide. That's because we're testing a new frozen treat this fall that combines them both.
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Mom arrested for OWI with baby in car
An Iowa mother was charged with child endangerment after police found her 3-month-old baby in the back of her car during a drunken driving traffic stop.Police said Taylor Lewis, of Des Moines, was charged with operating while intoxicated, child endangerment, eluding, speeding and failure to use headlamps.An officer pulled her car over in the 1200 block of Euclid Avenue about 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday. The officer reported that he could smell alcohol coming from inside the car.The officer said field sobriety tests were performed and Lewis showed signs of impairment. The officer also found a spilled bottle of brandy on the passenger side of the car. As Lewis was being taken to the patrol car, she told the officer her baby was in the car.The baby was found OK in the middle seat sleeping. Family came to the scene to get the baby.
An Iowa mother was charged with child endangerment after police found her 3-month-old baby in the back of her car during a drunken driving traffic stop.
Police said Taylor Lewis, of Des Moines, was charged with operating while intoxicated, child endangerment, eluding, speeding and failure to use headlamps.
An officer pulled her car over in the 1200 block of Euclid Avenue about 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday. The officer reported that he could smell alcohol coming from inside the car.
The officer said field sobriety tests were performed and Lewis showed signs of impairment. The officer also found a spilled bottle of brandy on the passenger side of the car. As Lewis was being taken to the patrol car, she told the officer her baby was in the car.
The baby was found OK in the middle seat sleeping. Family came to the scene to get the baby.


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The red carpet will begin at 8:00pm followed by the screening at 9:00pm. On sale dates for nationwide screenings taking place Aug 5, 6, 7 and 9 will be announced soon.
Following the events from the internationally renowned animated television series, Dragon Ball Z, after the defeat of Majin Buu, a new power awakens and threatens humanity. Beerus, an ancient and powerful God of Destruction, searches for Goku after hearing rumors of the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to their home planet, the Z-fighters must find a way to stop him before it's too late. Only Goku, humanity's last hope, can ascend to the level of a legendary Super Saiyan God and stop Beerus from destroying Earth, and possibly the entire universe! Fans of the series will be delighted to know that Battle of Gods is an original work from Dragon Ball creator, himself, Akira Toriyama.
You can check out the trailer for the film below.


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Q: SOCK_STREAM socket listen() causing TCP syn/ack to be sent I have a socket set up  to accept TCP connections with
socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)

and I am then calling bind(), listen() and accept()
The problem is that when I call listen(), it is causing a SYN/ACK packet to be sent to the client. I thought that would not happen until I called accept(), but what's worse is that the SYN/ACK packet doesnt have the acknowledgement increased by one.
What is causing this, and how can I fix it?
Thanks
As a side note - does it matter that my TCP connection is asymmetric?

A: The implementation of TCP on your machine may choose to actually "accept" the incoming connection the moment you call listen. This actually makes sense, to avoid unnecessary delays due to "lazy" accepts. Just to remind you, one of the parameters of listen is the so-called backlog number, i.e. the amount of "buffered" accepts pending.
Regarding the incrementing of ACK in syn+ack datagram. I don't remember what the protocol states, but this is probably the correct behavior during handshake.

A: This is the normal operation of the TCP 'backlog' queue. It is a queue of connections that the stack has already completed but the application hasn't accepted yet. The size of this queue is set by the second argument to listen(), although the platform can adjust it up or down (usually up).
Whatever you observed about the sequence number is bound to be correct behaviour as well, otherwise nothing would work.

A: As mentioned in the other answers and comments, this is the actual standard behavior the TCP implementation.
In case you insist on explicitly completing the TCP handshake by accepting incoming connection in the application you have platform a dependent solution.
For Windows stack you can set SO_CONDITIONAL_ACCEPT socket option on the listening socket. See winsock documentation.

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Full of joy and the spirit of Aloha, Angela Maki Vernon is on a mission to delve into opportunities to co-create and share her knowledge as a yoga instructor, life coach, and brand ambassador. She has published a number of books along with some DVDs. Her latest yoga DVD, "Feel the Aloha" encompasses life, and the beauty of the Hawaiian islands. Angela Maki has also been an accomplished model for nearly 20 years. Gracing the covers of numerous magazines across the globe.
She strives to further her education in health and wellness for the mind and body in order to better herself and to be of service to her growing clientele as a yoga instructor and life coach in Japan and Hawaii. As a surfer, Angela has opened the doors for the future women longboarding professionals in Japan, as she was the first woman to compete in the Japan Professional Surfing Association (JPSA). Although she did not make it to the finals, she chose to
take the initiative and dive right in with an all male dominated heat. Through her career as a professional surfer, Angela Maki has excelled in surf competitions in both longboarding and shortboarding. She has won many contests including the 3x Women's Longboarding Champion in the Local Motion Surf into Summer in Hawaii. Through surfing around the world, she has discovered that the beauty of surfing is not only in winning a competition, but it can be much deeper than that. Through this realization, Angela Maki developed a passion for spreading awareness of how healing the ocean really is.
Blending her passion for the ocean and for the children in Japan, Angela Maki's heart lead her towards creating her non-profit, Ocean's Love, in 2005. Inspired by her brother Takashi, her goal was to create a surf school for disabled children living in Japan to share with them the healing energies of the sea and to empower the families who are seeking support for their children with disabilities.
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