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\index{ClassAd!Collector attributes}
\begin{description}

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!CollectorIpAddr}
\item[\AdAttr{CollectorIpAddr}:] String with the IP and port address of the
  \Condor{collector} daemon which is publishing this ClassAd.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!CurrentJobsRunningAll}
\item[\AdAttr{CurrentJobsRunningAll}:] An integer value representing the sum of
  all jobs running under all universes.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!CurrentJobsRunning<universe>}
\item[\AdAttr{CurrentJobsRunning<universe>}:] An integer value representing
  the current number of jobs running under the universe which forms
  the attribute name.  For example
\begin{verbatim}
  CurrentJobsRunningVanilla = 567
\end{verbatim}
  identifies that the \Condor{collector} counts 567 vanilla universe jobs
  currently running.
  \Attr{<universe>} is one of
  \Expr{Unknown}, \Expr{Standard}, \Expr{Vanilla}, \Expr{Scheduler},
  \Expr{Java}, \Expr{Parallel}, \Expr{VM}, or \Expr{Local}.
  There are other universes, but they are not listed here, as they represent
  ones that are no longer used in Condor.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!DaemonStartTime}
\item[\AdAttr{DaemonStartTime}:] The time that this daemon was
  started, represented as the number of second elapsed since
  the Unix epoch (00:00:00 UTC, Jan 1, 1970).

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!HostsClaimed}
\item[\AdAttr{HostsClaimed}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!HostsOwner}
\item[\AdAttr{HostsOwner}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!HostsTotal}
\item[\AdAttr{HostsTotal}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!HostsUnclaimed}
\item[\AdAttr{HostsUnclaimed}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!IdleJobs}
\item[\AdAttr{IdleJobs}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!Machine}
\item[\AdAttr{Machine}:] A string with the machine's fully qualified
  host name.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!MaxJobsRunningAll}
\item[\AdAttr{MaxJobsRunning<universe}:] An integer value representing
  the sum of all \Attr{MaxJobsRunning<universe>} values.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!MaxJobsRunning<universe>}
\item[\AdAttr{MaxJobsRunning<universe>}:] An integer value representing
  largest number of currently running jobs ever seen
  under the universe which forms the attribute name,
  over the life of this \Condor{collector} process.
  For example
\begin{verbatim}
  MaxJobsRunningVanilla = 401
\end{verbatim}
  identifies that the \Condor{collector} saw 401 vanilla universe jobs
  currently running at one point in time, and that was the largest
  number it had encountered.
  \Attr{<universe>} is one of
  \Expr{Unknown}, \Expr{Standard}, \Expr{Vanilla}, \Expr{Scheduler},
  \Expr{Java}, \Expr{Parallel}, \Expr{VM}, or \Expr{Local}.
  There are other universes, but they are not listed here, as they represent
  ones that are no longer used in Condor.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!MyAddress}
\item[\AdAttr{MyAddress}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!MyCurrentTime}
\item[\AdAttr{MyCurrentTime}:]  The time, represented as the number of
  second elapsed since the Unix epoch (00:00:00 UTC, Jan 1, 1970),
  at which the \Condor{schedd} daemon last sent a ClassAd update to the
  \Condor{collector}.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!Name}
\item[\AdAttr{Name}:] The name of this resource; typically the same value as
  the \AdAttr{Machine} attribute, but could be customized by the site
  administrator.
  On SMP machines, the \Condor{startd} will divide the CPUs up into separate
  slots, each with with a unique name.
  These names will be of the form ``slot\#@full.hostname'', for example,
  ``slot1@vulture.cs.wisc.edu'', which signifies slot number 1 from
  vulture.cs.wisc.edu.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!RunningJobs}
\item[\AdAttr{RunningJobs}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!UpdateInterval}
\item[\AdAttr{UpdateInterval}:] Description is not yet written.

\index{ClassAd Collector attribute!UpdateSequenceNumber}
\item[\AdAttr{UpdateSequenceNumber}:] An integer that begins at 0,
   and increments by one each time the same ClassAd is again advertised.

\end{description}


(St. Paul, MN – June 30, 2014) Daryl Francis, Business Manager - West, announced today that Interplastic Corporation is offering a new acrylic modified polyester surfboard resin. "We are very excited about our new product, SIL66BE-2880, which has been tested by professional team riders in international competitions and a first place was won on a board using our new product", says Francis.
QUV tests have been performed on this product and have confirmed that SIL66BE-2880 significantly outperforms commercially available resins used for surfboard laminating. It has been reported that the product is tougher, with less compression dimples than the top selling surfboard resin and has improved impact resistance to reduce stress and deck cracks.
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Carboxylation in chemistry is a chemical reaction in which a carboxylic acid group is introduced in a substrate. The opposite reaction is decarboxylation.
Carboxylation in biochemistry is a posttranslational modification of glutamate residues in proteins. It occurs primarily in proteins involved in the blood clotting cascade, specifically factors II, VII, IX, and X, protein C, and protein S, and also in some bone proteins. This modification is required for these proteins to function. Carboxylation occurs in the liver and is performed by γ-glutamyl carboxylase.
The carboxylase requires vitamin K as a cofactor and performs the reaction in a processive manner. γ-carboxyglutamate binds calcium, which is essential for its activity. For example, in prothrombin, calcium binding allows the protein to associate with the plasma membrane in platelets, bringing it into close proximity with the proteins that cleave prothrombin to active thrombin after injury.
^ REGIO- AND STEREOSELECTIVE CARBOXYLATION OF ALLYLIC BARIUM REAGENTS: (E)-4,8-DIMETHYL-3,7-NONADIENOIC ACID Akira Yanagisawa, Katsutaka Yasue, and Hisashi Yamamoto1 Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 9, p.317 (1998); Vol. 74, p.178 (1997) link.
^ 1-ADAMANTANECARBOXYLIC ACID H. Koch and W. Haaf Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.20 (1973); Vol. 44, p.1 (1964) Link.
^ 1-METHYLCYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACID W. Haaf Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 5, p.739 (1973); Vol. 46, p.72 (1966).
^ Morris DP, Stevens RD, Wright DJ, Stafford DW (1995). "Processive post-translational modification. Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation of a peptide substrate". J. Biol. Chem. 270 (51): 30491-8. PMID 8530480.
^ Hauschka PV, Lian JB, Gallop PM (1975). "Direct identification of the calcium-binding amino acid, gamma-carboxyglutamate, in mineralized tissue". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 72 (10): 3925-9. PMID 1060074.
^ Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, Stryer L. Biochemistry, 5th ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2002.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Carboxylation". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.


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Interview with Tom Fulp #2
Posted by TheInterviewer - March 12th, 2010
Today's guest has been here previously. He was my first guest, but looking back at that interview I wasn't completely happy with it. So I decided to interview him a second time. Again most answers to these questions can be found in the Literature section, which is now the Newgrounds Wiki. He is the founder, creator, and chairman of Newgrounds. He is once again @TomFulp.
Q: Newgrounds has become place for many animators, musicians, writers, and voice actors to share their works with the world and garner criticism through a review system. What other expansions are expected to be launched in the future and could you tell us about them?
A: Once we finish our wide layout update, the Audio Portal is expected to get a long overdue revamp. It will be built from the same framework as the Art Portal but with some unique tweaks and features. Both Portals will gain multi-author capabilities. When THAT is done we'll tackle the Writing Portal, at which point NG will have finally arrived at a goal that has somehow taken almost a decade. Meanwhile other expansions and changes to existing areas will be happening simultaneously. Those will remain a surprise though!
Q: Your first flash on record through your flash submissions page is entitled Crazy Belmont. What was the process in creating this flash game and are you still proud of it to this day?
A: Crazy Belmont isn't actually anywhere near my first Flash game, it's just the first one I submitted to the automated Portal. Before then, all my games were in hard-coded pages and I gradually moved them into the automated system over the years. I regret not launching with them all in place and properly dated. My first Flash game was Sink Leonardo, which doesn't even exist outside of Dumping Grounds anymore. Most of my original games got "misplaced" when we launched the 2007 redesign and I don't even think I have all the files anymore.
Q: Newgrounds has had some flash submissions through here talking about a website that a lot of people don't like and that's Ebaums World.com. Could you tell us your experiences as well as your opinions on said website?
A: EbaumsWorld.com was just one of a number of sites that regularly stole content from NG, but they got an extra nasty reputation because they would also steal pictures and video from sites and add their watermark. I guess Eric got the last laugh though because him and his dad sold Ebaumsworld for $17.5 million. The site stopped being relevant at that point; it should just die.
Q: When it comes to the Audio Portal, I as well as a few other people believe it hasn't gotten enough attention. When it comes to redesigns or facelifts what can we expect the Audio Portal to turn into?
A: There is a massive laundry list of Audio Portal ideas and I won't even touch on some of the higher level ones until we address the more immediate issues. Current priorities include a much better moderator system so stolen music is dealt with quickly and easily, a better review process where the community is more involved with bringing new artists through (a more private version of the Art Portal scouting), audio tagging, expanded sorting and search and hopefully we'll get to "play all" and playlist features this time around.
Q: I have interviewed Krinkels in the past and asked him about Madness Day. He did not really know how this holiday was created, but perhaps you can tell us how this holiday came about and how you come up with other holidays.
A: Ya know, I don't remember exactly how it came about either but I did pick out the date based on an empty slot in the calendar between events like Pico Day, Clock Day and Halloween. I think users were asking for it, and Madness was generating way more tribute-Flash than any other series on NG, so we thought it would make a fun event day. I also like trying to make a Madness game every year now.
Q: You've stated time and time again that you hate February. Why?
A: It has to be seasonal affective disorder. Or it could be a pattern of expectations. In December I'm excited about what we intend to wrap up by the end of the year. In January I'm excited about the leftover stuff we're yet to launch and the plans for a new year ahead. By February the reality sets in that some things are just taking a lot longer than expected, and now we're in the dead of winter, slogging through one day at a time. I can't completely blame NG though because I've been depressed every February for my whole life.
Q: When it comes to the Newgrounds Trophies. How do these awards work? How are the nominees, judges, and winners chosen?
A: The nominees for movies and games are chosen from monthly winners, contest winners and a handful of staff selections. The musician of the year is guided by recommendations from the Audio mods but we haven't ever had a formal vote. The user of the year has also been a gut move and I think we picked the right people for the past two years, but this year is especially hard because I'd like to avoid repeats and there are a lot of people who have been great this year, but I'm not sure if one of them stands above the rest yet. We need to decide that really soon.
Q: YouTube is the biggest video site out there, where people can upload their videos, short films, or comedy shows. However some of those are shunned by copyrighted material and other stupid nonsense. Does Newgrounds plan on opening a Video Portal in the near future so those interested in film may upload thier works?
A: We will support video, but it will be on an invite-only basis as I would like to keep the focus on animation and maintain a high quality standard. I'm also open to non-animated works by popular artists, although I would prefer if some sort of animation is still involved... For example live action mixed with CG. Don't think of it as a video portal, though... Think of it as MOVIES and GAMES not sharing a room anymore.
Q: A lot of people have been wanting the Newgrounds Chat. The Newgrounds Chat used to be a reality back in 2002 am I right? Where did it go and why hasn't it come back?
A: The old NG chat didn't actually integrate with our user system, so people could fake popular artists all the time and when the real guys walked in, people assumed they were fake. The moderation also felt particularly cliquy and downright hostile towards NG at times, so the whole thing got canned. The new chat is based on a multi-user server platform PsychoGoldfish has been developing, but other projects have had priority. Some day it will magically return and the new chat app is pretty damn neat... Although it will have to be visually redesigned by then.
Q: When it comes to the media, whether or not they say good or bad things about Newgrounds. How do you feel about it and what is your responses to it?
A: I don't appreciate the righteous indignation of the media. Namely, why is it ok for a news site to front page The Torture Game but not ok for me? Aren't we both just shoving it in peoples' faces? Sure, I could choose not to host it, but the game was made, it exists and will always exist somewhere on the web. The news will find it and encourage people to check it out. Their editorial stance is just a cover; the news craves attention like everyone else.
Q: You and April got married. You and April had a baby boy. To my knowledge you have not announced the child's name, is it out of privacy or do you just not want to tell anyone here? Also what do you think of all the movies and games made about your child?
A: A lot of site regulars know his name, I just haven't tossed it around in the open too much. To satisfy any curiosity, his name is Liam! I probably haven't seen all the movies and games made about him and maybe it's better that way.
Q: Alien Hominid was the first, Castle Crashers took it a step further. Tell me what is your opinion on the independent gaming movement and how do you think it will affect Newgrounds?
A: The whole independent gaming movement is such a big topic to tackle... You got web games, PC downloads, XNA, XBLA, PSN, it goes on and on across multiple communities and social circles. I felt like in the past, Flash devs weren't taken seriously by what was known as the indie gaming scene, or people who considered themselves "real" game developers, but all that is changing, everything is converging and mixing together. It means the games will keep getting better but there will also be more commercialization. Major publishers are scooping up indie titles for consoles and investors are dropping millions on companies that want a piece of the Flash game market. NG needs to stay competitive to avoid getting steamrolled over, but we also can't lose ourselves and kill the joy.
Q: What can we expect from Tom Fulp in the near future?
A: I don't even know sometimes because every game I work on keeps getting further and further from being done. Right now I'm juggling three games that I realistically intend to finish and I need to pull together a fourth for Madness Day. Beyond that I want to host more events at the office in our almost-newly-renovated first floor. I'm thinking stuff like an animation festival and a 48 hour game jam.
You know, there really isn't much left to be said about Tom. He's a goof ball who made a website. And from there it has grown into nothing short than a website where many creative minds can get together and show off their works. I wouldn't be surprised if the next thing on Tom's list would be to open a school.
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Jimp	 2010-03-14 07:20:08
Great, I found this really useful! Im currently writing my dissertation and Toms comments about the independant gaming movement are pretty profound.
Thanks for sharing mate!
ShortMonkey	 2010-03-19 02:26:58
Nice interview, mate.
SouthAsian	 2010-05-29 00:14:55
nice stuff mr interview guy.
IceDragon64	 2010-07-27 19:57:33
Ah, Liam. We on Wikigrounds have been wondering! Thanks for the info. We will have to keep an eye on this page!
HULK666	 2010-08-18 02:30:12
you forgot to ask weres is pico 2
dooseyboy	 2011-06-03 09:28:11
a cool idea would be for a 2 week game making camp, where we can come in, pay some money and spend 2 weeks making a game while having the pros help us out!!
i would be so down for that, i would fly over just for it
Cyberdevil	 2013-01-15 15:47:47
Another good interview! 48 hour game jam sounds like fun.

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Юрій Михайлович Островський (29 червня 1925, Мінськ — 31 грудня 1991) — білоруський біохімік. Академік АН БРСР (1986; член-кореспондент з 1977), доктор медичних наук (1965), професор (1966). Заслужений діяч науки БРСР (1978).

Життєпис
Дитинство та юність Ю. М. Островського проходили в Мінську. У 1941 році закінчив середню школу. Під час нацистської окупації він був з родиною у Слонімі. Після звільнення міста в 1944 році був призваний до лав Червоної Армії. У 1945 році він вступив до Військово-медичної академії в Ленінграді, але в той же час його батька заарештували. Ю. М. Островського було виключено з курсантів академії; пізніше він вступив до Мінського медичного інституту, де брав активну участь у діяльности студентського наукового товариства та професійно займався біохімічною галуззю в медичній науці. У 1950 році закінчив Мінський медичний інститут.

З 1956 року працював асистент кафедри біохімії Вітебського медичного інституту, а з 1959 року — завідуваче кафедри Гродненського медичного інституту. З 1970 року був завідувачем відділу метаболічного регулювання АН БРСР, а з 1985 р. — директор Інституту біохімії АН БРСР.

Наукова діяльність
Наукові праці в галузі вітамінної науки, регулювання обміну речовин та ряду областей клінічної біохімії (наркологія, онкологія). Створив оригінальну концепцію розвитку алкоголізму, яка надає перспективи лікування цієї хвороби. Він вивчав природу центрів і груп на молекулі білка і тіаміну, відповідальних за протеїдування вітаміну, сформулював основні положення, що виправдовують раціональне використання антивітамінів у медицині. Велика увагу приділяв створенню ферментативного лікування набряків очей.

Опублікував близько 500 наукових праць, у тому числі 9 монографій. Автор 15 винаходів.

Нагороди
 Премія Національної академії наук Білорусі в 1995 році за цикл робіт з метаболізму тіаміну (посмертно).

Джерела
 Астроўскі Юрый Міхайлавіч // Беларуская энцыклапедыя: У 18 т. / Рэдкал.: Г. П. Пашкоў і інш.. — Мн.: БелЭн, 1996. — Т. 2: Аршыца — Беларусцы. — 480 с. — ISBN 985-11-0061-7 (т. 2), ISBN 985-11-0035-8.
 Астроўскі Юрый Міхайлавіч // Беларусь: энцыклапедычны даведнік / Рэдкал. Б. І. Сачанка (гал. рэд.) і інш.; Маст. М. В. Драко, А. М. Хількевіч. — Мінск: БелЭн, 1995. — 800 с.: іл. — 5000 экз. ISBN 985-11-0026-9. — С. 54.

Радянські біохіміки
Радянські медики

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Left to Right: Mike Deseguirant and Dan Dixon of Sierra Pacific Industries, Leroy Valley of Kristmas Town Kiwanis, and Andrew Spear, Julie Nichols, and Patti Tupper of Mason County Master Builders.
The Shelton City Council recognized several members of the community Tuesday evening for their work on the restoration of the iconic Shelton Log Monument at Overlook Park.
In July, crews started the much needed restoration, including sanding off excess dirt and graffiti, applying various protective sealers, and repainting the routed text. This effort was funded by a generous donation from the Mason County Master Builders. Builders FirstSource of Shelton donated the marine grade varnish and other supplies used to restore the log, which are critical to protecting the monument from the elements and harmful water intrusion.
Kristmas Town Kiwanis pressure washed the monument's concrete foundation and planted flowers throughout Overlook Park.
The talented staff at Sierra Pacific Industries completed repairs on the metal base that holds the logs on the concrete foundation. They also fabricated and installed new metal brackets on the back of the ten-foot cross section of Douglas Fir, insuring the monument remains safely secured in place.
"The community partnerships in Shelton are outstanding," said Community Development Director Mark Ziegler. "The success of this project is a direct result of giving and caring from generous businesses, service clubs, and individuals who work to make Shelton a great place to live".
Shelton artisans Rudy Werberger, Gil Oswald, A. D. Clarence Beauchamp, and Dave James originally counted the rings on the log and made a timeline of significant historical events. Rings marked with dates in white letters depict important events in world history, such as the Great Plague of 1348, the birth of Galileo in 1564, the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock in 1620, and the commencement of the first logging activities in Mason County in 1853.
Thanks to the recent community effort to restore and preserve the monument, it will continue to serve as an important historic landmark, welcoming visitors and residents to downtown Shelton for generations to come.


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An interesting exercise (if you're not a telemarketer or another 99-percenter), but let's face it, going through such a large list is a hassle. Fortunately, there's a far more user-friendly way to determine the impact automation may have on your workplace fate.
Will Robots Take My Job? is a website based on the Oxford study. "We extracted the jobs and the probability of automation from the report and have made it easy to search for your job," the site explains.
The good news is that none of these jobs is even close to being the most vulnerable.
Even the job with the highest chance of automation — computer hardware engineer — gets a "no worries" risk level by the site. In contrast, occupations that score in the 90th percentile and worse are assigned a risk level of "you are doomed." About 24% or 171 jobs fall in this unfortunate category.
Bottom line: Automation is an invaluable tool, but enterprises will continue to need IT professionals with the skills, experience and adaptability to manage increasingly intelligent network systems.
With few exceptions, IT professionals can consider their jobs robot-proof in the foreseeable future.
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5. "There ultimately comes a time when, with the passing of a long stretch of time, this cosmos devolves. When the cosmos is devolving, beings for the most part head toward the Radiant (brahmās). There they stay: mind-made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, coursing through the air, established in beauty for a long stretch of time. Then there ultimately comes a time when, with the passing of a long stretch of time, this cosmos evolves. When the cosmos is evolving, an empty Brahmā palace appears. Then a certain being—from the exhaustion of his life span or the exhaustion of his merit—falls from the company of the Radiant and re-arises in the empty Brahmā palace. And there he still stays mind-made, feeding on rapture, self-luminous, coursing through the air, established in beauty for a long stretch of time.
"Then the thought occurs to the being who reappeared first: 'I am Brahmā, the Great Brahmā, the Conqueror, the Unconquered, the All-Seeing, All-Powerful, the Sovereign Lord, the Maker, Creator, Chief, Appointer & Ruler, Father of All That Have Been & Shall Be. These beings were created by me. Why is that? First the thought occurred to me, "O, if only other beings would come to this world!" And thus my direction of will brought these beings to this world.' As for the beings who reappeared later, this thought occurs to them: 'This is Brahmā… Father of All That Have Been & Shall Be. We were created by this Brahmā. Why is that? We saw that he appeared here before, while we appeared after.' The being who reappeared first is of longer life span, more beautiful, & more influential, while the beings who reappeared later are of shorter life span, less beautiful, & less influential.
"There are, monks, devas called Corrupted by Play. They spend an excessive amount of time indulging in the delights of laughter & play. Because they spend an excessive amount of time indulging in the delights of laughter & play, their mindfulness becomes muddled. Because of muddled mindfulness, they fall from that company of devas.
"There are, monks, devas called Corrupted by Mind. They spend an excessive amount of time staring at one another. Because they spend an excessive amount of time staring at one another, their minds become corrupted toward one another. Because they are corrupted in mind toward one another, they grow exhausted in body & exhausted in mind. They fall from that company of devas.
8. "As for the fourth: With reference to what, coming from what, are contemplatives & brahmans partially eternalists and partially non-eternalists who proclaim a partially eternal and partially non-eternal self & cosmos?
"This is the fourth basis—with reference to which, coming from which—some contemplatives & brahmans are partially eternalists and partially non-eternalists who proclaim a partially eternal and partially non-eternal self & cosmos.
"These, monks, are the contemplatives & brahmans who are partially eternalists and partially non-eternalists, who proclaim a partially eternal and partially non-eternal self & cosmos on four grounds. And whatever contemplatives & brahmans who partially eternalists and partially non-eternalists, who proclaim a partially eternal and partially non-eternal self & cosmos, they all do so on one or another of these four grounds. There is nothing outside of this.
1. As the following discussion shows, various forms of theism would come under this category.
2. There is an implied criticism of Brahmanism in this sentence: The Great Brahmā, the highest god in their pantheon, has gained his position not because of his greatness but because the merit that would have allowed him to stay in a higher realm was exhausted. See MN 49 .
3. See the story of the Great Brahmā in DN 11 .
4. These devas are listed in DN 20.
5. These devas, too, are listed in DN 20. The Commentary to this passage states that they stare at one another out of envy and anger, but it could also be the case that they stare out of lust.
6. This is the view propounded by Sāti the Fisherman's Son in MN 38 —a view that the Buddha characterizes as evil, probably because it denies the role of kamma in shaping experience. However, see Anm. 1 and 2 to that sutta.
So one in a Brahma-realm, and the realm of the Noble Ones is such as well, one should be carefully in observing whats going on with oneself, should not turn to much outwardly so that there is space for all kinds of unwise comparison and one needs ti be very careful that lust does not get space. Dwelling mindful and do what is useful to maintain a certain realm is all that is necessary for long resistance and to head beyond.


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Kenya Bids to Host 2025 World Athletics Championships
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If the Republic of Kenya on Tuesday wins its bid to host the 2025 Athletics World Championships, it would be the first time the championships will happen on African soil.
Nairobi has hosted both the world under-18 and under-20 World Championships in the last four years but faces a string of high-profile rivals including Tokyo, which staged the Olympic Games in July.
Athletics Kenya chief Jackson Tuwei disclosed that "We formally confirmed our bid to host the global championships on Friday, October 1 which was the deadline set by World Athletics,"
"We organised two very successful world junior championships at the Kasarani stadium in 2017 and in August 2021, where a number of world records and personal bests were realised," he said.
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"We learnt a lot of lessons in staging both events, and realistically it is our time to bring the biggest event."
Over the years, Kenya has become one of the countries to have produced the most successful long-distance runners but has yet to see the World Championships elite runners perform in the country.
Africa has never hosted the World Athletics (WA) premier showpiece, which was first contested in Helsinki, Finland in 1983.
Kenyan sports minister Amina Mohammed first announced the country's bid for the 2025 world championships in Doha in September 2019, after WA said the global event would be held on a rotational basis across continents.
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Q: How to upload photos to Instagram using web request My question is how to upload photos to Instagram using the web request ?
In my opinion, That can be done by capturing the web request sent by Instagram Application on Android device and write it in any desktop language like c# or vb.
I tried to connect Fiddler on desktop to my Android device but I couldn't
Note: I'm connected to MikroTik server with TP-Link access point router in my home.

A: Short answer. you can't. Posting photos is not part of their public API
If you try to reverse engineer their private API, whatever account they detect posting without using an official Instagram app (I'm guessing they use some sort of signature) will get perma banned.
Anecdotal as this may be, I have seen people experiment with this and have had accounts banned within 20 minutes.

A: You can use InstaSharp from Codeusa with the risk of get banned:
https://github.com/Codeusa/InstaSharp

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Q: Delete all liveData and Observer on Spinner selected Scenario
I have Spinner and RecyclerView. The spinner has three different options VIP Users ,New Users , High Score Users. In myViewModel,
private liveData<ArrayList<User>> userList;
public void init(int position){
switch (position){
  case 0:
    userList = myRepo.getInstance().getVipUser();
  break;

  case 1:
  userList = myRepo.getInstance().getNewUser();
 break;

 case 2:
 userList = myRepo.getInstance().getHScoreUser();
 break;
 }}

 public LiveData<ArrayList<User>> getUserList(){return userList;}

And in myFragment,
spinner.setOnItemSelectedListener(this);

 public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int pos,long id) {
myViewModel.getUserList().removeObserver(getViewLifeCycleOwner ());
myViewModel.init(pos);

myViewModel.getUserList().observe(getViewLifeCycleOwner(),
 userList->{
      //Attach userList to RecyclerView
          }
 }

Everything went fine. But When I select another options on Spinner. Example when I change VIP user to High Score User, livdata observe old data too. If user1,2,3 are VIP users and user4,5 are high score users, all 5 user are displaying in High score users instead of showing user4,5 only.
So I want to delete previous data from livedata when Spinner Selection change. Is there some way to accomplish this?

A: what I would use is switchMap in livedata. So basically I would have something like this:
MutableLiveData userTypeLiveData = MutableLiveData<Int>;
LiveData userLiveData = Transformations.switchMap(userTypeLiveData, userType ->

    myRepo.getInstance().getUsersByType(userType);
)

void selectUser(int userType) {
     this.userTypeLiveData.setValue(userType);
}

And I would add switch in Repository class


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Versus is the first EP by American singer Usher. It was released on July 20, 2010 on LaFace Records and Jive Records in conjunction with the deluxe edition of his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond. Several producers contributed to the production of the EP, including Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Drumma Boy,  Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Max Martin. Versus is marked as "the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond", and follows the theme of Usher exploring around the subjects of being newly single and a father.

Preceding the EP's release was the lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", which achieved international success. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked inside the top-ten in several other countries singles charts. "Hot Tottie" and "Lay You Down" were released as the second and third singles, respectively, with the former becoming a US top-thirty hit. To promote the album, Usher appeared in several award and television shows, including Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Versus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 46,000 copies in its first week. It became Usher's sixth top-ten album and has sold 302,000 copies in the US. Despite some criticism towards its pop-oriented material, the EP received generally positive reviews from most music critics. It earned Usher several nominations, including a Billboard Music Award, an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award.

Background
In 2009, in an interview with People Magazine, Usher, whose private life has been highly documented after filing for divorce from wife Tameka Foster, told that his sixth studio album will be, "racy, risky and edgy, and sometimes about personal experiences." In March, 2010, he released the album under the title Raymond v. Raymond. Upon its release, Raymond v. Raymond received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its songwriting and themes. However, the album was a commercial success and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with sales of 329,000 for its first week; it became Usher's third consecutive US number one album.

On July 8, 2010, Versus was announced as a follow-up to Raymond v. Raymond, and is Usher's first extended play. Described during a press release as "the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond", he stated that the EP will explore the subjects of being newly single and a father. It would include Raymond v. Raymond single "There Goes My Baby", as well as 8 new tracks. Several producers from the latter album contributed to the production of the EP, including Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Drumma Boy,  Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Tha Cornaboyz and Max Martin. Versus track listing and album cover was revealed on July 21, 2010.

Composition

The EP is a Europop and R&B project that also incorporates elements of pop, dance-pop and hip-hop. Its lead single, "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a Europop track, with electronic and dance-pop influence. About.com's Mark Nero summed up its lyrics, to simply be "going clubbing on a Friday night". "Hot Tottie" is an R&B song that incorporates hip-hop, which is over strobing, electronic beats with Usher's vocals auto-tuned in parts; the song contains a verse from rapper Jay-Z, whose appearance was lauded by critics. "There Goes My Baby" is a down-tempo R&B ballad, with elements of neo soul; the song primarily uses Usher's falsetto range. Both "Lay You Down" and "Lingerie" contain influences from pop artists, with the former channelling Prince whilst the latter, Michael Jackson. In an interview with music video website Vevo, Usher explained that "Lay You Down" is a "classic R&B baby maker".

Singles
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", featuring Pitbull, produced by Max Martin is the first single off the EP. It was released to iTunes on July 13, 2010 and officially sent to radio on July 20, 2010. The song received generally positive reviews from critics, who complemented its production but were ambivalent towards its lack of originality; the song was largely compared to "OMG" due to its club nature. Since its release, it has gained international success, peaking in the top three in Canada, Japan, Australia, France, and Hungary and in the top ten in several other countries. The song became Usher's sixteenth Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hit, peaking at number-four on the chart, and number two on the US Pop Songs Chart. As of February 2011, the song has sold over 3 million digital units, making it the second single to exceed the sales figure for both Usher and featured artist Pitbull.

"Hot Tottie", featuring Jay-Z, produced by Polow Da Don and written by Usher, Shawn Carter, and Ester Dean, is the second single. It was released for urban radio on August 9, 2010. Ciara was originally reported to be on the song, but did not appear on the final track. The song received very positive reviews from critics, who praised rapper Jay-Z's verse and Usher's vocals. It peaked at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Internationally, "Hot Tottie" peaked at number sixty-two on the Canadian Hot 100. Although it was not released officially as a single in the UK, the song reached number 104 on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty-seven on the UK R&B Chart due to sales after the release of Versus only. "Lay You Down", produced by Rico Love and Dwayne Nesmith, is the third single and was sent to urban radio on September 28, 2010. It maintained a peak of number fifty-six on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, due to only being released to radio. Sara Anderson of AOL wrote that the song opens "with improvisational, high-pitched 'ooohs' and base-driven synth beats [...]."

Release and promotion
The EP was released on August 24, 2010 in the United States. The set was preceded by the lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" for mainstream audiences, and "Hot Tottie" for urban audiences. Versus''' tracks are included on the deluxe edition of Raymond v. Raymond; the album was released in the United States conjointly with Versus, and released in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2010. The international version of Versus was not released as an EP, but instead as a full album in select countries. It includes the original tracks from the EP, as well as singles from Raymond v. Raymond, including "More", "OMG", "Lil Freak", "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" and "Papers".

Usher performed the lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" in several shows, the first being Good Morning America; he performed it alongside "OMG". He performed both songs again during the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards. Jayson Rodriguez of MTV lauded the performance, writing that "Usher plays to win, and after his stirring performance it's clear that the crown still rests securely on his head". A few days later, Usher performed the song—whilst also interviewed—on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On September 17, 2010, he performed the song alongside "There Goes My Baby" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Usher performed "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" in the season five finale of America's Got Talent, and in the seventh season of The X Factor. Usher performed "Hot Tottie" on an untelevised portion of his appearance on The Early Show on September 3, 2010, and performed it on his OMG Tour, alongside "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love".

Tour

In the summer of 2010, Usher competed in a dance battle against fellow R&B artist Chris Brown at the Reggae Sumfest. The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour. This was further pushed by producer Jermaine Dupri alluding that the two artist may be unaware of this upcoming tour. The singers later took to Twitter to ask who the fans would like to see them perform with. On September 8, 2010, the singer announced his touring trek (and revealed it was solo) for North America. Due to demand, many additional stops in Europe and Australasia were added. It is Usher's first arena tour since his 2004 effort, The Truth Tour. The then announced OMG Tour commenced on November 10, 2010 and concluded on June 1, 2011 with Usher performing in a total of 92 shows. In its conclusion, the tour placed seventh on Billboards annual "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $75 million.

Critical receptionVersus received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 6 reviews. Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly gave it an "A−" and said that "'Love 'Em All' describes an egalitarian sexual appetite, while 'Lingerie' offers prime faux-Prince boudoir funk. The Max Martin-produced 'DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love' shows 'OMG' didn't satisfy Usher's dance-pop Jones, but he's hardly gone soft: 'Hot Tottie,' with Jay-Z, is nasty in all the right ways." Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe complimented its "compact running time" and stated "Instead of ho-hum filler, Versus offers the strongest arrows in Usher's quiver". About.com's Mark Edward Nero gave the EP three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that Usher has "regained his mojo", while recommending it to fans of his music: "nine songs - seven of them new - clocking in at 38 minutes is a good deal for this solid package of music." Steve Jones of USA Today gave Versus three out of four stars and called it "an abbreviated batch of fresh songs that can stand alone or as part of a deluxe original". Billboards Gail Mitchell commended the album's guest artists and wrote that it "alternately bumps and throbs as a reinvigorated Usher further paves his comeback path"

Jeff Weiss of the Los Angeles Times gave the EP two-and-a-half out of four stars and found "Hot Tottie" to be "intoxicating as its namesake", but disapproved of some of the generic points and pop efforts. The Washington Posts Sean Fennessey criticized its pop-oriented tracks, stating "Usher works best in emotional hailstorms, not candy rain", and viewed that it "finds him in Peter Pan mode, digging for remnants of a younger self that never existed". Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave it two out of five stars and said that it "mostly resembles a batch of leftovers from his weakest album, even though it functioned as a momentum maintainer". Kellman dismissed its productions as "innocuous Euro-pop" and "merely passable contemporary R&B". In a one-star review, Slant Magazine's Erich Henderson panned Versus as a "wretched collection of failed club-sex jams".

 Accolades
The EP's lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" earned Usher several award nominations, including a Billboard Music Award, an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award. "There Goes My Baby" also earned Usher nominations, for a Billboard Music Award and a Soul Train Music Award; the song won its nomination at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. As an act, Usher received numerous accolades, such as being ranked as the third most successful Billboard Hot 100 artist of 2010, and the top R&B/Hip Hop Artist of that year. He was ranked as the sixth top overall artist of 2010, from the success of both Raymond v. Raymond and Versus.

Commercial performanceVersus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 46,000 copies in its first week. This became Usher's sixth US top-ten album. In its second week, the EP dropped to number 13 on the chart, selling an additional 22,450 copies. In its third week, the EP dropped to number 15 on the chart, selling 17,000 more copies. In its fourth week, the EP dropped to number 16 on the chart, selling 18,000 copies, bringing its four-week total to 103,450 copies. As of May 2012, the EP has sold 302,000 copies in the United States.

The EP obtained moderate to high charting success outside of the US; it debuted and peaked at number twelve in Canada. In Belgium (Flanders) the EP peaked at number twenty-seven, and remained on the chart for the longest compared to other countries it charted in, staying for twenty-eight weeks. Versus achieved similar success in France, Netherlands and Germany, peaking in the top-40.

Track listing

Sample credits
 "Get in My Car" samples Leon Russell and Marc Benno's song "Mr. Henri the Clown".
 "Lil Freak" samples Stevie Wonder's 1973 "Living for the City".

Credits and personnel
Credits for Versus adapted from Allmusic.

 The Avila Brothers – producer
 Bobby Ross Avila – synthesizer, bass, guitar, strings, vocoder, Fender Rhodes
 Walid Azami – photography
 Charlie Bisharat – strings
 Benny Blanco – drums, keyboards, programming, remix producer, remix engineer
 Al Burna – vocal engineer
 Dru Castro – harp
 Lysa Cooper – stylist
 Tom Coyne – mastering
 Ian Cross – engineer
 Lisa D. Dandlinger – strings
 Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – engineer
 Lamar Edwards – keyboards
 Lauren Evans – vocals
 Serban Ghenea – mixing
 Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson – programming, producer
 Matty Green – assistant
 John Hanes – mixing
 Jennifer L. Heilig – strings
 Patrick Hewlett – assistant
 Sam Holland – engineer
 Bob Horn – mixing
 Hot Sauce – keyboards
 Jimmy Jam – strings, producer
 Jaycen Joshua – mixing
 Jim Jonsin – keyboards, programming, producer
 Josh Mosser – engineer
 Songa Lee – strings
 Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin – remix production coordinator
 Terry Lewis – producer
 Giancarlo Lino – assistant
 Rico Love – vocals, producer
 Marjan Malakpour – stylist
 Rob Marks – engineer, mixing

 Matt Marrin – engineer
 Max Martin – producer, instrumentation
 Thurston McCrea – assistant
 Andrew Mezzi – assistant
 Danny Morris – keyboards
 Dwayne Nesmith – keyboards, programming, producer
 Alec Newell – engineer
 Anthony Palazole – assistant
 Joel Pargman – strings
 Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm Jr. – producer
 Nicole Patterson – make-up
 Jonnetta Patton – artist development
 Mark Pitts – executive producer
 Polow da Don – producer
 Shawn Porter – groomer
 Usher Raymond – executive producer
 Tim Roberts – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
 Frank Romano – guitar
 Lisa Rydell – art direction, design
 Shellback – producer, instrumentation
 Rob Skipworth – engineer
 Brian Stanley – mixing
 Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
 The Stereotypes – vocal producer
 Jay Stevenson – engineer, mixing
 Jeremy Stevenson – engineer
 Usher – vocals
 Jason Wilkie – assistant
 Tremaine Williams – engineer
 Evan Wilson – strings
 James Wisner – engineer
 Emily Wright – engineer
 Christine Wu – strings
 Andrew Wuepper – assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

 Versus'' at Metacritic

2010 EPs
Usher (musician) albums
Albums produced by Benny Blanco
Albums produced by Drumma Boy
Albums produced by Jim Jonsin
Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Albums produced by Max Martin
Albums produced by Polow da Don
Albums produced by Rico Love
Albums produced by Shellback (record producer)
LaFace Records EPs
Jive Records EPs
Europop albums


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HERO: Brave bystander ends carjacking spree
Police on scene where Rafael Santana's car was stolen
Jack Evans
27th Nov 2019 8:44 AM | Updated: 28th Nov 2019 6:00 AM
A courageous bystander has brought a violent crime spree to an end after an alleged offender stole one vehicle and assaulted two women attempting to steal another.
The affair started at about 10:40pm Tuesday night at the Coles Express service station on Musgrave St, North Rockhampton.
Police were called to the scene to attend to a man "acting suspiciously" before he evaded police by stealing a vehicle and leaving at speed.
Shortly after, he dumped the car in Allenstown where he made his way to the Puma service station on George St.
He approached one lady filling her car and demanded the keys.
She refused and was assaulted as the offender tried to snatch her keys.
But to his surprise, the woman's husband was inside the shop and saw the assault unfold.
Immediately, he intervened.
Rafael Santana and his friend after last night's robbery
The alleged offender then left on foot to the KFC restaurant next door where he attempted to steal a third vehicle.
A second female victim had just finished work and was having a cigarette outside her car when the man approached her, demanded her keys, and assaulted her.
This time he was successful, but his driving skills left much to be desired, stalling the car multiple times.
The man who had halted the offender's previous efforts leapt in to action for a second time.
He pulled the offender from the car and detained him until police arrived to make the arrest.
Neither victim required treatment, but Detective Senior Constable Chris Green said they were shaken up as to be expected.
Det Green described the actions of the vigilante as "courageous" and "to be commended" but reminded the public that dealing with offenders should remain a matter for the police.
"We wouldn't advise getting involved that much. You never know that these people may have on them," he said.
Rafael Santana's Blue Ford
"However, he's done an exceptional job in this case."
Initial reports from Rafael Santana, the owner of the stolen car in North Rockhampton, suggested three armed offenders were involved in the incident but Det Green said police were only aware of one offender.
The alleged offender, Travis Anderson 27, appeared in court today on two counts of attempted robbery, one count each of stealing of a motor vehicle, assault occasioning bodily harm, possession dangerous drugs, unlicensed driving and fail to stop vehicle but was adjourned to tomorrow.
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The Phillips Speedtrack
By Frederick Pallett
I refer to the Pedalling to Speedway Glory article by Philip Dalling and the subsequent feedback from Bert Harkins.
Bert referred to the third of Mr Dalling's photos and asked whether the bike ridden by the young lad alongside speedway's Geoff Bennett was a Phillips "Speedtrack" cycle speedway bike, despite it not having the customary chromium-plated trussed stays, to quote Phillips' description.
As one of the founder-members of the Welling Wings cycle speedway team that competed in the Kent League during the late 1940s/early 1950s (and an ardent Wembley Speedway supporter), I still have a copy of the original Phillips sales brochure.
As can be seen, the rear of the brochure contains two photos that were almost certainly taken at the same time as Mr Dalling's photo and answers Bert's enquiry.
Click on the pictures to see a larger version of the image
This article was first published on 21st April 2013
John Hyam:
"What a coincidence to read the post re the Phillips Speedtrack cycle speedway bike and Welling Wings! Around 1954 or 1955 I owned one of these bikes when riding for several teams run by Vic Duffy who came from Canning Town in east London. The teams included Brockley Boomerangs (where I was captain!) and later Vic tried a brief revival (I think in 1955) of Welling Wings, but this venture was short-lived. I rode for both of these teams - under the name of Jack Brodie."
Ted Dewe:
"Rode a Phillips Speedtrack for two years, whilst riding for Aldershot 'Shots' in 1951 and 1952. Cycle track was in the car park of the Speedway track at neighbouring Tongham. Have several photos on the bike, both stills and in action. Great days, fondly remembered. Also interesting, the £10 17 6 price represented six weeks pay, at the time. Wish I still had the bike."


This page contains contemporaneous texts and images that respond to graveyard cultures of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries–as well as information about the grave responses that appear on this page. Should you wish to contribute to this page, please visit the Become a Collaborator page.
Stereography, a form of three-dimensional photography, became popular in the late-nineteenth century.
Stereographs documented acts of grave visitation, and were also a way that the graveyard cultures of the nineteenth century permeated the marketplace and the home. The different kinds of images included here indicate different aspects of nineteenth-century graveyard cultures and graveyard tourism.


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*The BioTAP application for Cohort 3 (2019-2020) will open November 19, 2018, and will be due in January 22, 2019.
BioTAP Scholars do not need to have engaged in research on their programs before, but will be expected to conduct a research project as part of the program. Scholars can be faculty (tenured, tenure-track, or non-tenure track), staff, postdocs, or graduate students. A willingness to collaborate and network with others on biology GTA TPD research is encouraged.
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Compilation of your research project results in the form of a final project abstract.
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If you have questions about the BioTAP Scholars or application, please contact Beth Schussler at eschussl@utk.edu.


It's time for the very sensual and sensuous Ariane Saint-Amour to workout, and after she does her Yoga, Ariane gets busy on another kind of workout session.
"I workout about three times a week," said slim and trim Ariane, a Montreal hottie into cosplay, dancing and modeling.
Ariane: I have a very good control over certain muscles and I'm insanely cute and cuddly.
Ariane: Change and Curvy Kate are my two favorites, but if they fit, I'll buy them!
Ariane: I usually like to wear tight stuff like a tank top or V line-shaped dress.


There's more to moving to Europe than just packing your bags and arriving. Whether you are moving from Africa, North or South American or Asia, here are 3 destinations to make your vacation or business trip worthwhile.
France is known for her rocky coastlines of Brittany, majestic mountains of the French Alps and the sandy beaches of the Cote d' Azur. In France, there is something for everyone. Whether you are looking for sporting activities, relaxation, culture or entertainment. As popularly known, France is home to some very popular attractions such as; The Eiffel tower, The Arc de Triumph and a whole lot more. With a gamut of outdoor activities taking place in France, you can enjoy the Passy National natural reserve which is a natural reserve in the haunt-Savoie region of eastern France. Its valley position located on the lower faces of the Aiguille Roige and Mont Blanc has created to its diversity makeup. France is known worldwide for the quality of its food and its delicious flavors which you can look forward to enjoying. From January to December every year, France is also known for hosting many wonderful festivals like the International garden festivals, Cannes Festival of Pyrotechnic, Festival Musical and a host of other international festivals.
eese. It almost seems that it's too beautiful to be a real place. From popular tourist centers such as the Matterhorn which is one of the highest and deadliest peaks in the Alps. The Matterhorn faces are steep, and only small patches of snow and ice cling to them while regular an avalanche send the snow down to accumulate on the glaciers at the base. Chillon castle is Located on the shores of Lake Geneva. For over four centuries, the water castle was the main fortress that monitored water freight on the lake and grounded the land route to St. Bernhard pass. When it comes to Festivals, Switzerland is home to a wide range of festivals. Whenever you arrive Switzerland, whether autumn or summer, you can be guaranteed of a special festival that will suit your life style. From the Chalanda Marz festival celebrated on the 1st march to the Fastnacht Carnival and the Basel Carnival will make your stay memorable.
From the silvery crest of the Alps to the sparkling Mediterranean sea, Italy's beauty is unparalleled. Italy is home to the greatest number of UNESCO world heritage sites in work. High rise mountains are to be found everywhere around the country. Italy is also known for its festivals depicting Italian culture. With renowned tourist such as the Gran Paradiso national park which is nestled in the green Alps is the Paradiso national parks, a gorgeous destination with stunning mountain views and incredible hiking opportunities. Also, lovely place to visit in Italy is the Colosseum. The Colosseum is the largest kind of amphitheater ever built by the Roman empire and has remained a center for sporting facilities right up to modern times.
NextEMIGRATING TO GERMANY FROM UK-5 BIGGEST MOST UNUSUAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS.


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DEA Knowingly Gave Addicts and Drug Dealers Licenses to Prescribe Opioids—Fueling the Epidemic
As thousands of Americans die each year from opioid overdoses, an independent investigation into the Drug Enforcement Agency's conduct has…
As thousands of Americans die each year from opioid overdoses, an independent investigation into the Drug Enforcement Agency's conduct has found that it has been issuing controlled substance licenses to drug dealers, drug addicts, convicted felons and dead people, which is just one of the many things that have fueled the current crisis.
The investigation, which was conducted by the Daily Caller, noted that in 2006, only 510,000 individuals and organizations held controlled substance licenses. As of March 2018, that number had increased drastically to 1.7 million licenses. According to the report:
One dentist, for example, admitted to helping "an outlaw motorcycle gang" manufacture methamphetamine in the early 2000s, which resulted in two years of jail time, a DEA document said. He'd previously been caught with meth several times and admitted to "a history of substance abuse with alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamine and cocaine.
That same dentist was given a license to prescribe controlled substances in 2012. A doctor was also given a license, in 2009, even though he had previously had a run-in with the DEA when he was caught distributing cocaine.
A doctor was caught distributing cocaine in 1981 but wasn't prosecuted because he cooperated with authorities, another DEA document shows. He was arrested again in 2001 with cocaine and two prescription drugs — an opioid and a minor tranquilizer — and pleaded guilty to related charges in 2003.
While the total number of DEA licensed providers exceeds 1.4 million people, it appears as though the agency is not doing its due diligence when it comes to regulating how opiates are being diverted from distributors directly to the street-corner drug dealers. The Office of Diversion Control, as it's known, is the DEA department that is tasked with policing when opiates are being diverted from legitimate uses to nefarious ones.
The pipeline runs from the pharmaceutical company's production line, through distributors into pharmacies and further down to drug dealers. But it seems as though they are not doing their job. The investigation found that licenses are also held by both people who have died and people who are in prison:
More than 760 people of the then-1.4 million registered with the DEA "were potentially ineligible" for licenses because the Social Security Administration reported them as dead, they did not have state-level permission to prescribe or distribute controlled substances or "were incarcerated for felony offenses related to controlled substances."
Some of the DEA's license holders did not even provide a social security number making it impossible to conduct a background check prior to the license being issued.
…nearly 700 Social Security numbers in the DEA's database were registered to multiple names or variations of names, "which can be a risk indicator of potential fraud," the report showed.
Instead of supplying the required social security number, some applicants listed an employer identification number:
Another nearly 42,000 entries in the DEA's database listed an employer identification number rather than a Social Security number, the GAO found, which makes it more difficult to conduct background checks and prevent fraudulent identities.
It is not as if the DEA is underfunded and cannot police the pharmaceutical industry or even its own licensing loopholes. In 2013, the agency took in $ 328 million in licensing fees. There is more than enough money to hire agents and investigators to oversee the distribution and diversion crimes being committed.
But according to last year's former DEA Office of Diversion Control executives, who blew the whistle in an explosive report, little to nothing is being done. As the whistleblowers allege, Big Pharma is writing policy for the DEA to protect its distribution network. Not only has Big Pharma placed its lawyers within the agency, but former DEA agents now work for Big Pharma in an incestuous pool that is controlling the opiate supply chain.
Joe Rannazzisi, former head of the Office of Diversion Control for the DEA, uncovered how one West Virginia town of 3,000 people had been shipped 21 million opioid pills but was stymied into not being able to do anything about it.
"This is an industry that's out of control. What they wanna do, is do what they wanna do, and not worry about what the law is," Rannazzisi told 60 Minutes. "And if they don't follow the law in the drug supply, people die. That's just it. People die. This is an industry that allowed millions and millions of drugs to go into bad pharmacies and doctors' offices that distributed them out to people who had no legitimate need for those drugs."
After Rannazzisi exposed the diversion pipeline in West Virginia, as well as other diversion hot spots, the former DEA executive said Congress passed a law making it nearly impossible for anyone to do anything about it. It is called the "Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act," which was passed in 2016 and signed into law. He said top DEA officials, along with Big Pharma lobbyists, helped draft the law—further shielding their profits from DEA fines for diversion infractions.
"The new law makes it virtually impossible for the DEA to freeze suspicious narcotic shipments from the companies," Rannazzisi said.
Rannazzisi resigned shortly after the law's passage but he did not stay silent. Unfortunately, it is now up to the American people to take on the opioid crisis head-on. The will of the people must be changed in order for Big Pharma's death grip over the population to be released. The only hope, it seems, for people to end their addiction to opiates lies, ironically, in another substance the DEA has classified as more harmful than opiates—Marijuana.
As The Free Thought Project has reported, doctors in Boston have over an 80 percent success rate ending opiate and heroin addiction using concentrated forms of cannabis. Until cannabis is made legal nationwide, opiate-addicted Americans will continue to seek out their drugs, which the DEA is all too complicit in supplying.
DASH cryptocurrency and The Free Thought Project have formed a partnership that will continue to spread the ideas of peace and freedom while simultaneously teaching people how to operate outside of the establishment systems of control like using cryptocurrency instead of dollars. Winning this battle is as simple as choosing to abstain from the violent corrupt old system and participating in the new and peaceful system that hands the power back to the people. DASH is this system.
DASH digital cash takes the control the banking elite has over money and gives it back to the people. It is the ultimate weapon in the battle against the money changers and information controllers.
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I was having a long talk this week with a business partner about workshops for biopharma sales training.
Back when I was immersed in the technology aspects of training, I didn't pay much attention to live workshops. But 7 years ago, upon starting Impactiviti, I came to realize how big a role workshops play in our environment.
And, I now facilitate my own workshops, on Vendor and Project Management (as well as some other topics).
There are purely off-the-shelf (standard) workshops, semi-customized standard workshops, and fully-customized workshops. And one of the things I've always wondered is this: do off-the-shelf workshops, by and large, truly resonate with the audience and all the surrounding stakeholders? Or are they often too general to really have high impact?
Are fully-customized workshops, perhaps including some up-front assessment and post-hoc impact-measurement, too costly for most needs?
Some material may lend itself to a more off-the-shelf approach, but I'm guessing there are swaths of topics that really need a more custom approach. Which topics are best suited for which approach?
I'd really love to hear which workshops seem to ring the bell best with your customers, and how much customization you feel is needed in most cases. You may not want to leave a blog comment but please send an e-mail to swoodruff at impactiviti dot com with your thoughts. I'm always seeking to better understand what clients need and what seems to be working best.
Last week, I enjoyed several days of learning and networking at the annual SPBT (Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers) conference.
It was held at the impressive Peabody Hotel (Orlando), where ducks rule. Which is cute; though I'm sure no-one is going to launch a boutique hotel chain any time soon with, say, angler fish or centipedes as the designated mascot.
The pool was nice, too. Oops, we're back into extracurriculars. OK – to business.
SPBT's leadership has been in a steady changeover mode for the past few years, and I say this with appreciation – the new leaders are forward-looking, invested in seeing the organization grow and adapt, and willing to try new approaches. And that leads to my main observation summing up the entire conference this year.
The SPBT was upbeat and energetic.
Yes, we're still facing challenges with membership numbers and exhibitor commitments. Yes, the industry keeps changing rapidly under our feet. But something else was missing at the conference this year, and I didn't miss it at all.
There was energy in the exhibit hall (and I heard very little of the complaining I've heard in past years). There was energy around the new formats for learning and networking opportunities provided. There was energy around the idea that the organization is pro-actively looking to the future, including a name change to more accurately reflect its evolving membership.
On the other hand, there was rampant disease-spreading, thanks to the fine folks at A.D.A.M. I ended up with MRSA, E. coli, chickenpox, and mad cow disease. —-> You?
As for the keynotes, Peter Diamandis was top-shelf (do understand that I have a real fondness for futurists). His stories and perspectives were mind-stretching. Sally Hogshead was entertaining and thought-provoking with her ideas on what makes people fascinating. Linda Cohn (ESPN anchor) did a fine job trying to interview Misty May-Treanor, but this talented Olympic champion, awesome at beach volleyball, was not made for the stage. I'm trying to be diplomatic here. Hey, if I tried to do competitive beach volleyball….let's not go there.
Since any one person can only attend a handful of workshops, it's impossible to give a broad overview of the many sessions that took place. My favorite this year was on Getting Your Message Heard, by Patricia Scott (Uhmms) and Susan Velani (Genentech). This very practical session on effective communications led me to immediately go back to my room and make some changes to my upcoming presentation the next day. Since Uhmms is an Impactiviti partner company, if you need great communication skills workshops for your company, just let me know and I'll connect you up.
I also enjoyed hearing how Eisai handled the seemingly impossible task of a six-month iPad-centric training implementation. Mary Myers (Eisai) and Susan Caldwell/Jennifer Hughes (Metrix Group) led the workshop. Technology + insurmountable odds? Of course I'm into it.
We are now beginning to leave the first-generation of iPad deployment and companies are starting to think about bigger systems. The most interesting tablet days are ahead of us, as we begin to work on the enterprise "plumbing" of mobile communications. I have an entire workshop on The Digital Future in Healthcare. Favorite topic!
For SPBT 2013, I got to lead a workshop Thursday on Vendor Management, and it was a fun group of folks with diverse perspectives. Everyone has a horror story (or three – or more) about projects that have gone off the rails. It's amazing how common the causes are across the board…and how preventable a lot of this truly can be.
Appropriately, SPBT did feature some jugglers. They were throwing around a lot of unusual items, keeping up an entertaining banter throughout. Stuff got dropped occasionally, as more and more items go thrown into the mix. Seems like an apt metaphor for the biopharma training role these days.
Personally, my favorite aspect of the entire conference was that which I enjoy most – long, brainstorming talks with clients and partners. I put on my (learned) outgoing disposition for these events but I will always be a one-on-one, dig-deep kinda guy. In that respect, I wish the conference went much longer – there's never enough time for relationship-building. But I left happy and upbeat. SPBT is in good hands. I look forward to next year in Dallas!
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I'm happy to announce the Client-Vendor Success White Paper – a collaborative effort between Impactiviti, pharma training professionals, and the outsource vendors who serve them.
What are the Top 10 things clients wish vendors understood (or would do better) – and vice-versa?
Here are the answers, in one brief and engaging white paper.
An outstanding message that makes clear what you're about.
Ummm…what's the differentiating message here? None. Nada. Generic, vague biz-speak (they even claim in the text above that they "don't subscribe to the routine or generic" – ha!). It's a bad case of JATS (Just Another Training Supplier) marketing.
If your description could fit just about any other company you're competing with, then you don't stand out. You need to discover your fit in the marketplace and express it with clear differentiation.
I've worked with many of my training partners to help them define their offerings, refine their message, and focus their marketing (see Clarity Therapy). If you need something better than generic branding, let's talk. Commodity messaging won't make you stand out, even if you are outstanding.


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Evil Genius 2: World Domination Delayed to 2021 by Rebellion
By Michael Cripe August 27, 2020
Rebellion Developments has delayed Evil Genius 2: World Domination to next year. On social media, the studio's co-founders, Chris and Jason Kingsley, revealed the decision to delay their satirical lair builder until the first half of 2021. As with many games set to release sometime in the next year, Rebellion Developments says progress on Evil Genius 2: World Domination has been affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
"We want to deliver a sequel that will do justice to the franchise and be loved and played by the Evil Genius community for years to come, just like the original," the statement says. "And while we know many of you will be disappointed to wait a little longer, launching next year affords us the time to do precisely that."
Rebellion goes on to say it values its independence that offers the freedom to "do what's right for our games and our staff."
An Update On Evil Genius 2: World Domination pic.twitter.com/wZDOg6LasI
— Evil Genius (@evilgenius) August 27, 2020
Rebellion will share more about the game in the coming months, including what to expect from the closed beta.
Evil Genius 2: World Domination received its first trailer at E3 2019, being the follow-up to the original 2004 strategy game. The sequel will be more advanced than its predecessor, with drastically improved visuals, new gameplay features, and lively animations all promised to come at release.
Players will dominate the world before mid-2021 when Evil Genius 2: World Domination launches on PC.
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The present study was conducted at Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute Orathanadu Thanjavur district. In this study 9 animals were positive for Theileria annulata in the peripheral blood smear. Peripheral blood smears and EDTA blood samples were collected in all affected animals to study the therapeutic effect of before and after treatment. The common clinical signs are enlargement of prescapular lymph node, inappetence, diarrhea, fever, nasal discharge and respiratory dyspnea were recorded in the Theileria infected cattle. Significantly decreased level of hemoglobin, PCV, RBCs and lymphocyte count were noticed. Single dose of buparvaquone and Oxytetracycline along with supportive treatment shows better effect against Theileria annulata in cattle.


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TS Grale comments on the Manufacturing Outlook Q2 2017
Once again, the experts from The Manufacturers' Organisation, joined by the team at BDO Manufacturing, have come together to produce their quarterly survey on the UK Manufacturing industry. The report has revealed some key insights into the UK's varied Manufacturing sectors, with an enduring optimism in spite of economic uncertainty. With key considerations into output, exports, investment and employment, TS Grale took a look at the figures from a national and regional perspective.
With 2.7 million UK employees, and £240 billion of exports, the overall outlook for UK Manufacturing in Q2 2017 was generally positive – however, this optimism needs to be shared by the Government. The report notes that Manufacturing in the UK, despite its vast contributions to the economy, is not considered a "critical sector", and more investment is needed if we are to make the most of Industry 4.0.
TS Grale shares this sentiment; we believe the Government needs to invest in people as heavily as it will in technology. As we noted in our digitisation challenges article, now is the time to start looking out for fresh young talent which can be nurtured to flourish in line with changing production methods and job roles.
A cautious approach should be taken towards output this quarter; as the report reveals, output growth has been confirmed in the last six months compared to last year, but this has slowed in Q2. The automotive sector has experienced a slowdown in growth after ending 2016 on a high, while domestic orders took a hit due to decreased consumer spending.
However, we can see potential for improvement: advancements in technology are seeing firms like Coventry-based London Taxi Company going electric, whilst electronics and electrical equipment output is on the up. TS Grale also recently commented on upward trends in the aerospace industry – this is evidenced by the recently announced Boeing factory set to open in Sheffield, and a surge in profits at Derby-based Rolls-Royce. Once again, technology is at the forefront of these developments, and we believe UK Manufacturing can prosper by focusing on this going forward.
Export orders
Whilst UK orders appear to have suffered somewhat in the last three months, global investment has given rise to renewed optimism in Manufacturing export orders. We believe that UK Manufacturing is making the most of the Brexit vote, leveraging the weaker pound to increase exports and put Britain on the map as a global trader. This is reflected in the statistics: the report revealed that the last quarter saw the largest quarter on quarter gain in the survey's history, a trend which has continued into Q2. This is largely due to a recovery in global investment, again, with a particular focus on electronics. The UK should position itself as a leader in electronics Manufacturing to continue this upward trend.
Employment and investment
As executive recruiters, employment was a focal point in the survey for TS Grale. The industry has suffered many challenges of late including skills shortages, technological advances and economic uncertainty, and yet it has shown its resilience through the latest figures. In line with increasing demand, manufacturers are taking on more employees – in fact, in this quarter, the total number soared to its highest level since 2014.
Again, electrical equipment manufacturers came out on top, with 21 per cent of manufacturers across all sectors reporting an increased headcount in the last three months. At TS Grale, we're hugely proud of these results from UK Manufacturing, particularly in the light of industry challenges, and expect the trends to continue into Q3. We also expect investment to show slow but positive growth, particularly as the pound stabilises and inflationary pressures decrease.
Whilst TS Grale has a national focus, as a Leeds headquartered executive search firm, we thought it pertinent to have a quick glance at the Yorkshire region. Business confidence is at a healthy 6.8, but we need to work hard to turn around the current downward trends of employment, output and investment. Despite the trends, business confidence for Yorkshire is the joint highest in the UK, together with London and the South East. We consider this a testament to Yorkshire's unwavering work ethic and a positive belief that there are many irons in the fire for Yorkshire-based manufacturers. The aforementioned Boeing factory, for example, will bring £20 million of investment into the county, while stations in Leeds and Sheffield for the proposed high speed rail routes will bring about thousands of job opportunities in the long-term.
TS Grale would like to extend our thanks to The Manufacturers' Organisation for providing the data for this report. You can view the report here.
High hopes for the UK Aerospace industry
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In November 2006 a guy called Sascha Reinking from the backwoods of Germany got married to Jackie, a girl from Portland. This wedding took place in his hometown, Döhren, which is by the way in the middle of nowhere. Lot's of brave Americans invaded Döhren with a blow-by-blow survival guide for New Yorkers who are forced to stop by in the land of Bratwurst and Autobahn (where the rubber meets the road).
This is not the story of this wedding - It is the story of a guide, a guide called The Travel Guide to Germany - not an Earth book, never published on Earth, and until this wedding took place, never seen or even heard of by any Earthman.
Let me start by putting something straight: Germans are nice people!
Forget everything you ever saw on TV or in the movies. Colonel Klink from "Hogan's Heroes" probably isn't the best example for German character studies. Don't trust all the old wives tales you might have heard from people who never visited Germany. Forget all this…and witness for yourself.
We Germans might have a funny accent but we love to communicate.
We Germans might be stubborn from time to time but we have a big heart.
We Germans might like to complain but in the end we fix it.
We Germans might have had an obsession with David Hasselhoff in the past but that is long gone. I promise!!!
And yes, it's true: We Germans like to drink beer…but be honest: Who doesn't?!
With this little "travel package" I would like to give you some tips that could come in handy during your trip to Germany. The "knowledge" I would like to offer is meant to be more a "guideline" then strict rules.
And now, please follow me into the (sometimes entertaining) differences between the German and the American culture and some tips you don't wanna miss.


Did you know that every building has a life cycle? That's what we call the stages from its design, construction, and opening to its use, maintenance, and demolition and disposal at the end of its useful life. This book explains what happens during these stages, such as planning, the sourcing of materials, and much more.


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Top Clinton aide given immunity deal, GOP Congressman says
Andrew Harnik

In this Thursday, Sept. 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking at a rally at Johnson C. Smith University, in Charlotte, N.C. House Republicans on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, continue their attacks on former Secretary of State Clinton's emails by calling the tech expert who set up her private server and representatives from the company that maintained the system to testify at a congressional hearing. Bryan Pagliano, a former information resource management adviser at the State Department, is scheduled to appear Tuesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and two other staff members were granted immunity deals in exchange for their cooperation in the now-closed FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, says a Republican congressman.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, told the Associated Press on Friday that Mills gave federal investigators access to her laptop on the condition that findings couldn't be used against her.
Chaffetz said he was "absolutely stunned" that the FBI would cut a deal with someone as close to the investigation as Mills.
"No wonder they couldn't prosecute a case," Chaffetz said. "They were handing out immunity deals like candy."
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A yearlong investigation by the FBI focused on whether Clinton sent or received classified information using the private server, which was not authorized for such messages.
FBI Director James Comey said in July that his agents hadn't found evidence to support any criminal charge or direct evidence that Clinton's private server had been hacked. He suggested that hackers working for a foreign government may have been so sophisticated they wouldn't have left behind any evidence of a break-in.
The FBI had already said it granted immunity to Bryan Pagliano, a tech expert who set up Clinton's email server, as well as Paul Combetta, a computer specialist.
Chaffetz said in addition to Mills, others granted immunity include John Bentel, then-director of the State Department's Office of Information Resources Management, and Clinton aide Heather Samuelson.
Chaffetz said he is looking forward to asking Comey questions about the immunity deals when Comey testifies Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. Chaffetz, R-Utah, is also a member of that committee.


Materials: Jars containing various strong smelling kitchen substances like cinnamon, coffee, pepper, mint, etc.
Activity: Have your child close his/her eyes. Present an opened jar to your child to smell. Have him/her guess what it is and/or what it smells like. After a guess is made, show them what is in the jar and talk about it.
Suggested Script: I'm going to give you some things to smell. I'd like for you to tell me what it is or what you think it might be. Close your eyes and take a sniff.
Other Activities: Use the same technique with other substances in different rooms. In the bathroom you can smell soap, shampoo, shaving lotion/cream. In the bedroom you can smell deodorant, perfume, etc.


Social networking is a great tool for building community. But it's also a hotbed of some of society's worst impulses like bullying, shaming, and personal attacks. Because of this, social networks have never met the needs of vulnerable populations. Safespace makes it possible for people to find care and compassion online.
Safespace was designed to give survivors of sexual trauma a place to safely and anonymously find community and support. Users can journal and track their daily emotions, share their thoughts and feelings with other survivors in daily blogs, follow and communicate with people who have had similar experiences—all without the fear of social judgment, shame, or further trauma.
Whenever the app is launched, it asks the user "How are you feeling today?" Using a slider, the user chooses a representative mood, from sad to upbeat. The moods are represented by a color system (dark reds and purples representing pain, and a brighter green and chartreuse showing levity) that permeates the app's entire ecosystem. That means at a quick glance, other users can see when someone is in need of support or is feeling better.
Users are encouraged to post daily updates, share their stories, and link to helpful media. They can also reach out to each other to offer support through integrated chat. In future revs, the team plans to explore other communities that often suffer silently, including soldiers with PTSD and cancer patients.
Safespace provides a network for people who need connection and judgment-free support.