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The Race and Social Policy Research Center, now a college center, was originally formed in April 2001 as a university center to fulfill two primary goals: (1) to conduct and disseminate original research in the area of public policy with a direct emphasis on race and ethnicity; and (2) to prepare promising graduate students to think and speak critically, plan quality research, and contribute to public-policy discussions related to race and ethnicity.
The center promotes a broad and inclusive concept of race and ethnicity, which include African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, European Americans, Latinos, and biracial and multiracial identities. The center's research projects involve the development and evaluation of public policy across different racial and ethnic contexts and within myriad public policy venues, including welfare, employment, education, health, and community outreach.
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Dumile Feni
Untitled (Man and Guitar), 1969
"One day I was in the Township with this driver and we went past a line of men who were all handcuffed. I don't know what for, maybe for having no pass or something. Anyway the driver said, 'Why don't you ever draw things like that?' I didn't know what to say. Then just when I was still thinking, a funeral for a child came past. A funeral on a monday morning. You know, all the people in black on a lorry. And as the funeral went past those men in handcuffs, those men watched it go past, and those with hats took off their hats. I said to the guy I was with, 'That's what I want to draw!' "
Dumile was born on May 21st 1939 in Worcester, a little town in the Cape Province, to devout Christian parents who were descendants of the Xhosa tribe. His father was an active lay preacher. At the age of 6, after his mother's death, the family moved to Cape Town. Life was hard, as the artist recollected: "One day when I was very small, I was walking in the street and I found a guitar. A real, new guitar just lying there! I picked it up and took it home. Hey, I was so happy! But my Father was evangelist and he wouldn't let me play it. So it just sat there. And then one day I pulled off one string and another day I pulled off another string. It wasn't being used. Then I began to pull it apart and one day we used it for firewood."
From an early age he loved drawing and carving, and visited the nearby Xhosa caves to see rock paintings done by his ancestors. He was known to draw on every conceivable surface, which led to considerable trouble at school where he would be punished for defacing school books. For him it was a compulsion, and so as to avoid punishment and to spend more time with his friends he began to skip lessons, although even when playing truant he would sit and draw whilst his friends played on the swings.
At the age of eleven his father's health began to deteriorate, and he was sent to live with his uncle in Johannesburg. Six years later in 1959, his father died. The same year Dumile began working in a pottery, painting 'native scenes' which featured the familiar aloes, huts, hillsides and blanketed figures of the African landscape. He continued working in the pottery until 1963 when he contracted tuberculosis and had to be isolated in the Baragwanath Sanatorium for 3 months. Fortuitously, he met another talented young man, Ephraim Ngatane, who would later become an artist and lifelong friend. By this stage Dumile had begun doing his own sculptures and was keen to develop his skill as a stone carver. His confidence received a further boost when the nurses asked him and Ngatane to paint murals in the sanatorium.

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Amazon developing radar-equipped sleep apnea tracker: Report
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Tech company Amazon is developing a new Alexa-powered device that can track and monitor for signs of sleep apnea using radar.
Heavy Chinese missile, radar deployment near Ladakh, IAF ready to
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The Chinese Air Force has conducted heavy deployment of missiles and radars in support of the aggression by their Army along the Eastern Ladakh border, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday adding that his service has taken all the required
Taiwan's long-range radar system set to play key role against Chin
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 7 (ANI): Taiwan's long-range radar system, which provides early warning of ballistic missiles and warplanes, has become important for the self-ruled island and the United States, as analysts say that the system would play a key role in the event of an attack from Ch
Rudram missile will give Air Force capability to detect and attack
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Rudram -1 anti-radiation missile launched from a fighter aircraft would require a few more tests to be completely proven and will provide Indian Air Force with the capability to strike enemy radars including surveillance and air defence systems, said
Perseverance Rover will peer beneath Mars' surface
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): After touching down on the Red Planet on February 18, 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will scour Jezero Crater to help us understand its geologic history and search for signs of past microbial life. But the six-wheeled robot will not be looking jus
China doesn't honour its words or commitments: Ortagus
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): As opposed to China's earlier claims that it does not "intend to pursue militarisation" of the Spratly Islands, Beijing has deployed anti-ship cruise missiles, expanded military radar and signal intelligence capabilities, said the US State Department on S
15 Bollywood celebrities involved in drug use are on NCB radar
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Actor Rhea Chakraborty, who has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drug case linked with Sushant Singh Rajput's death has revealed names of around 15 B-Grade Bollywood celebrities who are involved in drug use, sources sa
Kerala: Idukki landslide toll rises to 65
Idukki (Kerala) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The death toll in the Rajamala landslide rose to 65 on Thursday after three more bodies were found in a search operation using radar system in Kerala's Idukki, the district information office said.
Indian Army to acquire six indigenous weapon-locating Swathi radar
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): In a boost to Make in India in the defence sector, six more Swathi weapon-locating radars developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are likely to be procured for Indian Army.
European govts musn't stay mum over Baloch Journalist's death
Rome [Italy], July 31 (ANI): The story is known, and has been written and advertised for at least a month before disappearing from the radars of the press. The story is known and starts with a body dumped into a river. The body of a Baloch journalist, Sajjid Hussain.
Aaron Finch looking to groom young talent for 2023 World Cup
Melbourne [Australia], June 30 (ANI): Australia's limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch on Tuesday highlighted Cameron Green, Josh Philippe, and Jhye Richardson as potential talents who are on the radar for the 2023 World Cup.
After occupying Tibet, Chinese leaders said they'll go for Nepal,
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Tibetan government in exile has warned Nepal of China's "expansionist policies" and said that the whole subcontinent has been on the radar of Chinese leaders since the 1960s after the occupation of Tibet.


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CATEX CTO Patel Gets Added Title
The Catastrophe Risk Exchange Inc. in Princeton, N.J., announced yesterday that CATEX Chief Technology Officer Kunal R. Patel has been appointed corporate executive vice president and will continue as
By Staff Writer | Updated on November 09, 2007
The Catastrophe Risk Exchange Inc. in Princeton, N.J., announced yesterday that CATEX Chief Technology Officer Kunal R. Patel has been appointed corporate executive vice president and will continue as CTO.
CATEX Chief Executive Officer Frank Fortunato said Mr. Patel was instrumental in the company's success.


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What Rock Band Has A Album Cover With The Pyramid On The One Dollar Bill?
1 How do I find the album cover of a photo?
2 What is the coolest album cover?
3 What band had the best album covers?
4 Who did Pink Floyd's album covers?
5 What size is an album cover?
6 What makes an album cover iconic?
7 What is the best album ever made?
8 What should I put on my album cover?
9 What is the best cover of all time?
10 What is the most expensive record album?
11 Why is there a baby on the Nirvana album cover?
12 How are album covers designed?
13 What does Pink Floyd logo mean?
14 What is on the cover of Pink Floyd's album?
15 What is on the cover of Pink Floyd's Meddle album?
How do I find the album cover of a photo?
These sites let you find CD cover art for any album in your collection. The 6 Best Sites to Download High-Quality CD Cover Album Art
Album Art Exchange.
Discogs.
MusicBrainz.
Amazon.
Google Images.
Desktop Music Tools.
What is the coolest album cover?
The 25 Most Iconic Album Covers Of All Time
Elvis Presley: Elvis Presley (1956)
The Beatles: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
The Velvet Underground & Nico: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention: Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970)
Roxy Music: Roxy Music (1972)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
What band had the best album covers?
The 50 Greatest Album Covers of All Time
Cyndi Lauper, 'She's So Unusual' (1983)
Public Enemy, 'Fear of a Black Planet' (1990)
Elvis Presley, 'Elvis Presley' (1956)
The Beatles, 'Sgt.
Hole, 'Live Through This' (1994)
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
Blink-182, 'Enema of the State' (1999)
Nas, 'Illmatic' (1994)
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Who did Pink Floyd's album covers?
Storm Thorgerson, a British graphic designer who created album covers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Muse, Genesis, Phish and many other major rock bands, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 69. "His ending was peaceful," his family said in a statement.
What size is an album cover?
The size of the typical cardboard LP sleeve cover is 12.375 in (31.43 cm) square.
What makes an album cover iconic?
Iconic album covers don't just come about because of great design – they must also be backed up by great music. In addition, some of these album covers have been deemed iconic because of a close relationship between the music and the design.
What is the best album ever made?
Here are the Top 10 Greatest Albums of All Time, according to Rolling Stone:
Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'
The Beach Boys, 'Pet Sounds'
Joni Mitchell, 'Blue'
Stevie Wonder, 'Songs in the Key of Life'
The Beatles, 'Abbey Road'
Nirvana, 'Nevermind'
Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours'
Prince and the Revolution, 'Purple Rain'
What should I put on my album cover?
Top 9 Ideas You Can Put in Your Next Album Cover
Think of a Name. It means the title of the album you're working on.
Color Attention.
Insert a One-of-a-kind Logo.
Pop-Up Cover.
Enjoy the Digital Era!
Exploit Your Imaginations.
Keep Things Simple.
Be Creative with Text.
What is the best cover of all time?
The 20 best cover versions of all time, ranked
Jeff Buckley – 'Hallelujah'
Sinead O'Connor – 'Nothing Compares 2 U'
Soft Cell – 'Tainted Love'
Johnny Cash – 'Hurt'
Marvin Gaye – 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine'
Aretha Franklin – 'Respect' IloveArethaFranklin.
Whitney Houston – 'I Will Always Love You' whitneyhoustonVEVO.
Pet Shop Boys – 'Always On My Mind' SpillipS.
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What is the most expensive record album?
The 10 most expensive vinyl records ever sold
The Beatles: 'Til There Was You' (10" acetate) – £77,500.
The Beatles: Yesterday & Today – $125,000.
John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Double Fantasy – $150,000.
The Beatles: Sgt.
Elvis Presley: 'My Happiness' – $300,000.
The Beatles: The Beatles (White Album ) – $790,000.
Wu-Tang Clan: Once Upon a Time in Shaolin – $2 million.
Why is there a baby on the Nirvana album cover?
One of the most famous cover stars of all time, young Spencer was captured in a swimming pool in Pasadena, after Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl were inspired after watching a TV show about water births. His father Rick was a friend of photographer Kirk Weddle, who was setting up the shoot for the album cover.
How are album covers designed?
Cover Art Design Best Practices
Your image should be unique to the release.
Only use authorized images.
Avoid using art that doesn't match the release or your brand.
Design your cover art for one-inch size.
Keep contrast in mind.
Use a font that is easy to read.
Don't mislead people on a tribute album.
What does Pink Floyd logo mean?
It was a graphical representation of the ray of light, entering the glass prism. This emblem is one of the most popular music badges of all time, which is not only beautifully designed and executed but also represents the Pink Floyd live concerts and their work with lightning.
What is on the cover of Pink Floyd's album?
The album's title Meddle is a play on words: a medal, and to interfere. Storm Thorgerson of the art-design group Hipgnosis originally suggested a close-up shot of a baboon's anus for the album cover photograph.
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What is on the cover of Pink Floyd's Meddle album?
It's the image of an ear, supposedly underwater. And the water has ripples across the surface. It's supposed to represent the ear taking in sound waves.
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Love and V-Day
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"Romance without finance is a nuis-ance," I remember older generations of men saying to me in reference to courting women when I was growing up. By the time I was old enough to understand, it was a statement that had me cracking up when I heard it. The men who said it sounded somewhere between surly and downright mean, even as dapper as some of them dressed. Even CNN political commentator Roland Martin has had it with St. Valentine's Day, the ultimate symbol of romantic love, saying that it is "nothing more than a commercial holiday created by rabid retailers who needed a major shopping day between Christmas and Easter in order to give people a reason to spend money." I don't quite feel that way. But I do think that we place too much emphasis on finance and not true romance when it come to expressing the kind of passion and love that comes with courtship.
If that weren't the case, then I guess I could've started dating when I was in middle school or at least by the middle of high school. But it takes money to buy flowers that don't wilt the moment they're exposed to air, or chocolates that aren't sold at the nearest Rite Aid, CVS or Genovese. It takes money and time to treat someone in a material way as if they're valuable, to do more than just express love in voice or on paper. It takes money to make someone like myself to look presentable enough to say something about romance, or at least wanting to be in a romantic relationship.
I've listened to woman after woman complain over the years about their boyfriends, husbands, exs, and on occasion, about me, in reference to this romance and finance stuff. Women who won't date a guy because he doesn't own a car, or a recent model car, or because he's only a security guard, or because he only has a bachelor's degree. Or because his clothes come off the rack at Sears and shoes from Florsheim. To say the least, I could go on and on about women complaining about men because their wallets may not be as big as their hearts, or anything else for that matter. I could talk about how often I've from women complaining about their other heterosexual halves because they seem to lack passion, or are too aggressive, or don't seem to strike the proper balance between romantic love and lust.
What I've learned from years of listening sessions could end up being a book one day, hopefully the opposite of Michael Eric Dyson's drivel about Black women from a few years ago. But what I noticed throughout was how much outer appearances, including material wealth, mattered. By my life story and their definition, I probably shouldn't have gone on my first date until I was twenty-nine or thirty-four. I still wouldn't have been far enough along to get married or have a kid. And as things stand in my life right now, I'd have some explaining to do about my writing and pursuit of an agent and a book contract, as struggle isn't exactly a part of romance.
Heck, as far as my female classmates from middle and high school were concerned — and some from my Pitt years as well — I didn't have a romantic bone in my body. I was "asexual," according to one acquaintance of mine, until my senior year at Pitt. Because I didn't spent time developing my "game" or "talk," I wasn't romantic. In my defense, it's hard to exude romance when most of your life's been spent walking a fine line between high-brow intellectualism and grinding poverty. Both shape how one interacts with people, including women. It wasn't as if I had any good examples of romance around me. Lust, yes. Sadness, definitely. Out-of-control anger, without a doubt. But obvious romance, I never saw.
As reported in about a dozen or so previous postings, I had three (3) crushes between the spring of '82 and the summer of '91 that lasted longer than a couple of days. That's it. One in seventh grade, an off-and-on one in my junior and senior year of high school and the summer before college, and one my senior year at Pitt. Given my background, it's amazing there weren't more or that there weren't more from afar. In all three cases, it mattered not whether I revealed my crush or not. It didn't mattered if I expressed myself well enough or quietly walked around like someone struck by lightning. None of the young women in question saw me the same way I saw myself or them, or myself with them.
It's interesting to think about this romantic love thing, because for a long time, I didn't see myself as romantic either. This despite the fact that romantic music was always in my mental repertoire. From the slow jams of Earth, Wind and Fire, The Commodores, and Luther to more recent stuff by Anita Baker, Brenda Russell, and New Edition at the time. It's interesting because when I thought of my crushes, I thought about things like chocolates and flowers, rose petals and perfumes, hanging out and talking for hours, going to goofy movies where we both would cry. But money for me was always a major limitation on my ability to execute romance.
Romance because significantly easier for me once I went on to grad school and had a little bit of money to work with. Still, I never forgot about the lessons I learned about romance and money. So I avoided women who were into status as much as humanly possible. I dated, but fairly rarely, preferring to exercise lust and one-night stands over love, and tended to shut down anything in between. Luckily, the last two women I dated — including my wife Angelia — were just as quirkily romantic as I was, making my practice of romance both easier and more consistent over time. It was easier and more consistent because they both recognized that little things, small gestures, acts that aren't materially based, matter. For that at least, I thank my wife and my ex for.
But I also must recognize something important about my emotion chip. As romantic as I can be, I've found that controlled, channeled anger has acted as more of a catalyst in my life than falling head over heels over someone. My first crush in seventh grade is really the only exception, but even then, the abuse that I suffered at home was just as important as that crush in motivating me academically and otherwise. With the crash and burn I suffered from crush #2 came a semester where guys were "assholes" and women were "bitches," and that pushed me all the way to the Dean's List. The end of crush #3 freed me up to have a straight A first semester of grad school, not to mention my first publication. Sometimes the end of romance is as important as the romantic feeling itself.
So what kind of person stimulates romantic flutters in my mind and stomach? Someone who is confident, witty, has a great voice, someone whose sense of humor can be as weird as my own. Someone who isn't afraid to laugh at themselves, someone who's turned pain into laughter or motivation. Someone who's sense of independence has yielded to a sense of interdependence. Someone whose ability to be romantic and intellectual could almost, but not quite, overpower my own. Few people in my life have approached this, and only one of my three formative crushes had all of this in spades. My wife of nearly nine years has a good portion of this, which may well explain why we've been together for so long. This is what romance is all about. Money can buy a lot of things, but romance isn't one of them.


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Google making $1 billion a year from mobile
Google executives tried to fend off concerns this afternoon that they're still making all their money from cheap text ads running alongside the company's search results and on its AdSense network. So during the conference call discussing third quarter earnings, they presented some numbers about Google's "emerging" businesses. Chief financial officer Patrick Pichette emphasized that executives are only sharing these numbers once, to make a point about Google's revenue sources.
Here's the data they shared:
Google's non-text display advertising has an "annualized run rate" of $2.5 billion, meaning that based on numbers from the last three months, the company is on-track to earn earn $2.5 billion per year. (Google has been placing a greater emphasis on display advertising this year.)
On YouTube, Google is "monetizing" 2 billion views per week. The company says YouTube gets a total of 2 billion views per day, so it sounds like it's running ads on about one-seventh of all views. But executives declined to say whether YouTube is actually profitable.
Google is on-track to make $1 billion in revenue from mobile this year. One of the analysts on the earnings conference call wondered whether Google's ad revenue is threatened by the increasing prevalence of applications on smartphones. (Apple's Steve Jobs has said that the growth of apps on the iPhone means that the existing search advertising model doesn't make sense.) Chief executive Eric Schmidt said that assumes the mobile market is a "zero sum game." Instead, revenue growth suggests that "a rising tide lifts all boats."
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Given the length of the Budget document, businesses are still getting their heads round what it means for them. Here's a quick list of seven points that could affect you as a small or medium sized business. Well, number seven isn't strictly business related, its just nice to end on a positive!
If your business has a rateable value of up to £51,000, your Business Rates are cut by one third for two years. In terms of money in the bank, the Chancellor said that it will save each business up to £8,000 over the two years. According to government figures, this will have a positive impact on 90% of our cafes, restaurants and shops.
This is not the total revaluation of Business Rates that many retailers were hoping for to save our high streets. But there is a £675 million 'Future High Streets Fund' that councils can apply to for high street redevelopment projects.
Despite worrying rumours to the contrary, the VAT threshold remains £85,000 until March 2022. This means that smaller businesses don't have to prepare for the Making Tax Digital for VAT roll out yet.
This is an old R&D Tax Credit regulation brought back to life, it was originally scrapped in 2012. It applies to loss making companies claiming payable tax credits as part of the SME R&D Tax Credit scheme. As of April 2020, you will only be able to claim an amount equal to your NICs and PAYE total, multiplied by three.
The Annual Investment Allowance is a great tax relief opportunity for companies investing in plant and machinery (excluding cars). At the moment, you can claim 100% tax relief on plant and machinery purchases up to £200,000. In this Budget, the Chancellor announced an increase in this tax relief ceiling to £1 million. This is not a permanent increase and it runs from January 1st 2019 to December 31st 2020.
As part of a £695 million apprenticeship package, the Apprenticeship Levy is being reduced for smaller companies. It is going down from 10% to 5%.
6. When is self employed not self employed?
Yes, this is the IR35 argument. HMRC feel that a third of self employed people are "personal service companies" that should be reclassified as employed. This means that they can increase their income tax and NICs collection from these individuals. Taxpayers working in public sector institutions have already met the changes. As of April 2020, medium sized and large private companies will have to come in line.
This section of the Budget is entitled 'Off-payroll working in the private sector' and says: "Responsibility for operating the off-payroll working rules will move from individuals to the organisation, agency or other third party engaging the worker." There will be guidance and support offered by HMRC.
Not necessarily strictly business, but we all want to know we can still afford a G&T or a pint! These rates changes come into force from 1st February 2019.
Spirits, beer, wine and made wine over 22% abv are staying at the same rates. As are still and sparkling cider and perry with a maximum 5.5% abv.
Sparkling cider and perry that is between 5.5% and 8.5% will rise with inflation.
Wine and made wine that is below 22% abv will also go up in line with inflation.
Cigarettes remain at inflation plus 2% and loose tobacco at inflation plus 1%.
One of the great things about belonging to the LRBC is that we discuss any current issues together. Our 'hot topics' section of our meetings include things like the impact of Budget announcements, as well as local issues, customer relations, industry specific issues and anything else our members find relevant to their businesses. It's a good place to learn and share your own knowledge. It certainly combats that feeling of having to work everything out on your own. If you fancy coming to see what its about, give us a call on 01664 454066.
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Seagate just announced a 500GB hard drive, spinning magnets and all, that's 5 millimeters thick and comes in your standard 2.5 inch form factor. There's no pricing information, sadly, nor is there any information about when these things will come out.
The 2013 Nexus 7 comes with either 16GB or 32GB of storage. That's not enough. Samsung's tablets come with memory card slots so you can add 64GB of storage. That's still not enough. So what's a media addict supposed to do? Hope that a hardware maker is crazy enough to build an Android device using Seagate's new 500GB hard drives.
It is, in particular, modules 2.5-inch large then as a hard-disk of a notebook, but with a thickness of 5 mm. These dimensions make them perfect for the tablet in particular, and also these modules would also equipped with a really attractive feature, namely the Sensor Zero Gravity (Zero Gravity Sensor), which makes sure that your personal information remains secure even unfortunately when the device were to fall and break.
Compared to the memory modules 16, 32 and 64 GB devices that are currently on Android , a module 500 GB or 1 TB certainly would be a very big step forward. Consider that the devices now Android are also able to record video in 4K, play movies in Full-HD, take pictures over 13 megapixels, and perform many other operations that necessarily takes more internal memory available. The problem, though, is that for a couple of years we hear of more capacious memory for mobile devices but never any company installed them on your smartphone or tablet. As it always happens in these cases, the first you throw will be followed by all.
Seagate has confirmed the drive will work with Flash, it did not disclose if it was working on other versions that would be compatible with other tablet operating systems, such as Windows RT or Windows 8. Seagate did not reveal the individual cost of the Ultra Mobile hard drive, nor if it will be available to purchase by the public in the future.


Gastar Exploration Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results | Gastar Exploration Inc.
HOUSTON, Nov. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSE MKT: GST) ("Gastar" or the "Company") today reported financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
Total Company revenues were $13.0 million in the third quarter of 2016, a 54% decline from $28.4 million in the third quarter of 2015 and a 7% increase from $12.2 million in the second quarter of 2016. On April 8, 2016, Gastar sold substantially all of its producing assets and proved reserves and a significant portion of its undeveloped acreage in the Appalachian Basin (the "Appalachian Basin Sale"). Excluding the Appalachian Basin in earlier periods for comparative purposes, revenues from the sale of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids ("NGLs"), before the effects of commodity derivatives contracts, were $14.5 million in the third quarter of 2016, a 7% decline from $15.5 million in the third quarter of 2015 and a 4% decrease from $15.0 million in the second quarter of 2016. The reduction from third quarter of 2015 in oil, condensate, natural gas and NGLs revenues (excluding the impact of hedging activities) primarily resulted from a 9% decrease in weighted average realized equivalent prices offset by a 3% increase in equivalent production volumes. The decrease from second quarter 2016 revenues was due to a 5% decrease in equivalent production volumes offset by a 2% increase in equivalent product pricing.
Excluding the impact of the Appalachian Basin production and the effects of commodity derivatives contracts, revenues from liquids (oil, condensate and NGLs) represented approximately 83% of total production revenues in the third quarter of 2016, compared to 86% in the third quarter of 2015 and 88% in the second quarter of 2016.
We had hedges in place covering approximately 61% of our oil and condensate production, 57% of our natural gas production and 56% of our NGLs production for the third quarter of 2016. Commodity derivative contracts settled during the period resulted in a $1.6 million increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2016, compared to a $6.8 million increase in revenue for the third quarter of 2015 and a $565,000 increase in revenue for the second quarter of 2016.
We continue to maintain an active hedging program covering a portion of estimated future production for October 2016 to December 2018, which is reported in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Average daily production for the third quarter of 2016 was 5,900 barrels of oil equivalent ("Boe") per day ("Boe/d") as compared to 13,600 Boe/d in the third quarter of 2015 and 6,400 Boe/d in the second quarter of 2016. Third quarter 2015 and second quarter 2016 includes average daily production of 7,900 Boe/d and 194 Boe/d, respectively, attributable to our properties in the Appalachian Basin. Excluding the Appalachian Basin, oil, condensate and NGLs as a percentage of production volumes were 69% in the third quarter of 2016 compared to 74% in the third quarter of 2015 and 71% for the second quarter of 2016.
The three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 reflect the impact of the Appalachian Basin Sale completed on April 8, 2016.
Lease operating expenses ("LOE") were $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2015 and $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding the Appalachian Basin, LOE increased $716,000, or 17%, to $5.0 million for the third quarter of 2016 from the third quarter of 2015 due to a $1.2 million increase in controllable LOE partially associated with higher water disposal costs related to flush production of new wells offset by a $499,000 decrease in workover expense. LOE in the third quarter increased $533,000 or 12% from the second quarter of 2016 primarily due to the second quarter 2016 benefitting from $588,000 of insurance proceeds benefit. LOE per Boe of production as reported was $9.59 in the third quarter of 2016 versus $4.17 in the third quarter of 2015 and $7.86 in the second quarter of 2016, including workover costs. Excluding the Appalachian Basin and workover expense, LOE per Boe for the third quarter of 2016 was $8.30 compared to $6.23 for the third quarter of 2015 and $8.36 per Boe for the second quarter of 2016.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A") expense was $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2016, down 66% from $15.4 million in the third quarter of 2015 and 7% from $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2016. The DD&A rate for the third quarter of 2016 was $9.70 per Boe compared to $12.32 per Boe for the third quarter of 2015 and $9.59 per Boe in the second quarter of 2016. The decrease in DD&A expense for third quarter 2016 from the comparable period in 2015 was the result of a 57% decrease in production resulting from the completion of the Appalachian Basin Sale coupled with a lower DD&A rate due to impairment charges incurred in 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 and the credit to the full cost pool for the net proceeds from the Appalachian Basin Sale.
General and administrative ("G&A") expense was $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2016 compared to $4.7 million in the third quarter of 2015 and $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2016. G&A expense for the third quarter of 2016 included $810,000 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, versus $1.2 million in the third quarter of 2015 and $702,000 in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding stock-based compensation expense, non-recurring acquisition and divestment costs and allowance for bad debt, adjusted cash G&A expense for the third and second quarter of 2016 was $3.0 million and $3.4 million, respectively.
Excludes the impact of hedging activities.
Third quarter 2016 net production from the Mid-Continent area increased 3% compared to the third quarter 2015 and was down 5% when compared to the second quarter of 2016. Third quarter 2016 Mid-Continent production consisted of approximately 45% oil, 31% natural gas and 24% NGLs.
On October 20, 2016, Gastar announced it had executed a definitive agreement with an investor (the "Development Agreement") to jointly develop up to 60 Gastar operated drilling program wells in 20 well tranches (the "Drilling Program") in the STACK Play in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. The Drilling Program targets the Meramec and Osage formations within the Mississippi Lime on a contract area within three townships covering approximately 18,000 undeveloped net mineral acres under leases held by Gastar. The Company will be the operator of all wells jointly developed.
Gastar also announced on October 20, 2016 that it had entered into a purchase and sale agreement to divest certain non-core leasehold interests primarily in northeast Canadian County, Oklahoma (the "South STACK Acreage") for approximately $71.0 million (of which up to $10.0 million is contingent upon the satisfaction of certain conditions), subject to certain adjustments. The transaction is expected to close on or before November 18, 2016, with a property sale effective date of August 1, 2016. Assuming completion of this divestment, pro forma Mid-Continent area net acreage at September 30, 2016 would be approximately 81,400 net surface acres, including Development Agreement acreage, with approximately 1,000 net STACK locations identified.
J. Russell Porter, Gastar's President and CEO, commented, "As commodity prices have improved throughout the year, we have focused on enhancing liquidity and positioning the Company to resume a more active drilling program. Through asset sales of non-core acreage, which we expect to close this month, and our successful equity offering last May, we will have raised in excess of $100 million this year in net available capital to help fund the delineation and development of our core acreage in the heart of the STACK Play. Our objectives are to add substantial value to our core acreage by de-risking the various STACK formations across our acreage through drilling, which should grow production and reserves as well as reduce future lease renewal costs by increasing the percentage of our acreage that is held by production ("HBP")."
"In order to meet these objectives, we have entered into a Development Agreement whereby the investor earns only an interest in the well bores drilled, with Gastar retaining both the right to offset formation locations and to book offsetting proved undeveloped locations at its full original working interest. The drilling of up to 60 wells will substantially increase our HBP acreage across the various STACK formations. Specifically, if a Drilling Program well location is prospective for all five STACK zones, we currently project it could hold as many as five additional Meramec, four Osage, four Woodford, four Oswego and two Hunton well locations."
"We have already drilled the first five wells of the initial 20 well tranche and by year end we could have up to seven Drilling Program wells drilled and completed. We also plan to increase our operated drilling activity outside the Drilling Program area to test the STACK formations. We have one Osage test well and one Oswego test well in early stages of flow back, in addition to our two earlier Meramec formation test wells drilled," said Porter.
We currently have two rigs operating on our Mid-Continent acreage under the Development Agreement. We have now drilled and completed a third operated Meramec well, the Ingle 29-1H, which began initial flow back in October 2016. In addition to our three completed Meramec wells, we have two Meramec wells awaiting completion and two Meramec wells currently being drilled. In September 2016, we brought on production our first operated Osage formation test well, the McGee 29 1-H, and our first Oswego formation test well, the Tomahawk 7-1H. It is too early in the flow back process to determine ultimate production performance for these wells.
Current estimated working interest. Working interest subject to change based on final force pooling orders or Development Agreement activity.
Represents highest daily gross Boe rate. N/A indicates that the well has not yet reached its peak production rate.
Represents average gross production for the most current five days through October 26, 2016.
Working interest reflected is our total current working interest before Development Agreement impact.
Excludes one-time fishing or coring costs.
To further assess the potential of other Mid-Continent STACK Play formations, to date in 2016 we have participated in the completion of four gross (0.5 net) non-operated Meramec Shale wells, one gross (0.2 net) non-operated well targeting the Osage Shale, four gross (0.4 net) non-operated wells targeting the Oswego Limestone formation and one gross (0.04 net) non-operated Woodford Shale well.
In the Mid-Continent, Gastar's net capital expenditures in the third quarter of 2016 totaled $24.0 million, comprised of $10.6 million for drilling, completions and infrastructure costs, $12.1 million for unproved acreage extensions and renewals and $1.3 million for other capitalized costs. Year-to-date 2016 net capital expenditures in the Mid-Continent totaled $47.4 million, which was comprised of $21.6 million for drilling, completions and infrastructure costs, $22.5 million for unproved acreage extensions and renewals and $3.3 million for other capitalized costs.
For the remainder of 2016, Gastar's capital expenditure budget is $13.4 million, comprised of $2.0 million for drilling, completion and infrastructure costs, $9.9 million for acreage extensions and renewal and $1.5 million for other capitalized costs, resulting in a total 2016 capital expenditures budget of $60.8 million.
At September 30, 2016, Gastar had approximately $46.7 million in available cash and cash equivalents, $99.6 million in borrowings outstanding and $370,000 in letters of credit issued under its revolving credit facility.
We were in compliance with all financial covenants under the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2016. As previously announced, Gastar entered into an amendment to its revolving credit facility effective October 14, 2016. Under the amendment, the Company's borrowing base was reaffirmed at $100.0 million, which is the current amount outstanding under the facility. The revolving credit facility's debt balance is to be reduced by 20% of any future net sales proceeds from the sale of the Company's South STACK Acreage. The next borrowing base redetermination is scheduled for November 2016.
Upon closing of the sale of the South STACK Acreage, we expect our liquidity to support our cash requirements for the remainder of 2016 and through 2017, subject to our ability to extend maturities or refinance our long-term debt by the fourth quarter of 2017, as described below. In light of our approaching maturities of our revolving credit facility in November 2017 and our senior secured notes in May 2018, we are continuing to analyze and engage in discussions regarding various alternatives to either extend our debt maturities, reduce the level of our long-term debt or otherwise reduce our future debt service obligations. On a pro forma basis, as of September 30, 2016, and after payment of 20% of the net sales proceeds from the sale of the South STACK Acreage to reduce revolving credit facility debt, Gastar would have a cash position of approximately $102.4 million.
Our guidance for the fourth quarter of and full-year 2016 is provided in the table below and represents the Company's best estimate of the range of likely future results. Guidance could be affected by the factors described below in "Forward Looking Statements."
Gastar has scheduled a conference call for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) on Friday, November 4, 2016. Investors may participate in the call either by phone or audio webcast.
Dial 1-412-902-0030 at least 10 minutes before the call. A telephone replay will be available through November 11 by dialing 1-201-612-7415 and using the conference ID:13648397.
Gastar Exploration Inc. is a pure play Mid-Continent independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Gastar's principal business activities include the identification, acquisition, and subsequent exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties with an emphasis on unconventional reserves, such as shale resource plays. Gastar holds a concentrated acreage position in what is believed to be the core of the STACK Play, an area of central Oklahoma which is home to multiple oil and natural gas-rich reservoirs including the Meramec, Oswego, Osage, Woodford and Hunton formations. For more information, visit Gastar's website at www.gastar.com.
This news release includes "forward looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward looking words including "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "will," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. Although Gastar believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual future activities and results to be materially different from those suggested or described in this news release. These include risks inherent in natural gas and oil drilling and production activities, including risks with respect to continued low or further declining prices for natural gas and oil that could result in further downward revisions to the value of proved reserves or otherwise cause Gastar to further delay or suspend planned drilling and completion operations or reduce production levels which would adversely impact cash flow; risks relating to the availability of capital to fund drilling operations that can be adversely affected by adverse drilling results, production declines and continued low or further declining prices for natural gas and oil; risks regarding Gastar's ability to meet financial covenants under its indenture or credit agreements or the ability to obtain amendments or waivers to effect such compliance; risks of fire, explosion, blowouts, pipe failure, casing collapse, unusual or unexpected formation pressures, environmental hazards, and other operating and production risks, which may temporarily or permanently reduce production or cause initial production or test results to not be indicative of future well performance or delay the timing of sales or completion of drilling operations; delays in receipt of drilling permits; risks relating to unexpected adverse developments in the status of properties; borrowing base redeterminations by our banks; risks relating to the absence or delay in receipt of government approvals or third-party consents; risks relating to our ability to integrate acquired assets with ours and to realize the anticipated benefits from such acquisitions; and other risks described in Gastar's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the SEC, available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Our actual sales production rates can vary considerably from tested initial production rates depending upon completion and production techniques and our primary areas of operations are subject to natural steep decline rates. By issuing forward looking statements based on current expectations, opinions, views or beliefs, Gastar has no obligation and, except as required by law, is not undertaking any obligation, to update or revise these statements or provide any other information relating to such statements.
Targeted expectations and guidance for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016 are based upon the current 2016 planned capital expenditures budget, which may be subject to revision and reevaluation dependent upon future developments, including drilling results, our liquidity position, a further decline in commodity prices, availability of crews, supplies and production capacity, weather delays and significant changes in drilling costs.


We're in the process of re-organizing our office back-ups and archives.
For a while now, we've had a 1TB D-Link mini-server, dual parallel drives, serving as a backup device. It's been getting full – so we decided to review and revamp. Turns out a big chunk of that drive (700 GB, at the moment) is devoted to one client, and an archive of site data and reports that go back nearly 15 years. In the early days the data sets were relatively small (by today's standards) – 10 or 20 MB maximum. But today, we regularly see data sets that exceed 1GB.
So, new plan, we picked up a relatively low cost, 4TB backup drive (USB connection) and are moving all of the customer data over there. There's no real requirement for this data to be backed up permanently, it's more of a "nice to hang on to" archive. That way, we can free up the 1TB drive (still nicely serviceble and redundant as an automated backup device) for everything else.
What this requires, however, is patience. In the process of copying 700GB of data from the network drive to the USB drive is taking some time (days really); it's slowing down my main workstation a bit but not enough for me to set up something else to handle the chore.
Once the data gets pushed to the new drive, I'll clean up the old backup drive, and also clear out some space on my main workstation and spend some time defragging the disks.


← Rejected for a Gap Visa—Why Me?
Yes- it is true. A buddy has moved in with me. We have become very close.We eat together and sleep together. Wherever I go my buddy comes along. This new buddy of mine is attached to me and he is acutely aware every time my heart skips a beat. My new buddy likes to be on the go and is somewhat fickle. He plans to leave me in two days and become attached to someone else.
My fickle friend is a Holter Monitor, designed to help detect dangerous heart arrhythmias and to help determine cardiac functionality. I expect everything to be fine. I had a minor incidence a year ago and there is a history of hear t disease in my family. Thus my cardiologist suggested I have this procedure done. followed by a cardiac exam and stress test. I have another day and a half before my buddy and I part ways. Who knows. Perhaps we will become reattached next year.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged arrhythmias, attchment, holter monitor, live in buddy, palpitations. Bookmark the permalink.
I think i pushed a wrong button a few times. I have a cardiologist apointment in a couple of weeks so I will find out.
Count on it as your friend, you don't have to make meals for it, you don't have to clean the cage or the litter pan and best of all you don't have to walk it outdoors in yucky weather and bonus…no poop bags..discreet or not, everyone knows what's in your wee bag when you're out walking a dog….
Thank you for commenting. It was an easy guest. the monitors are much smaller than they used to be.


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        {

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LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief Review | Does It Work?
LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief Review – Is This Product Safe To Use?
Topical analgesic is the primary product we use whenever we want fast and effective pain relief, LivingWell Nutraceuticals has a product called Rub On Relief that claims to offer these benefits.
What is LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief?
What is the Company Behind LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief?
What are the Ingredients Used in LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief?
How LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief Works?
What are the Pros of LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief?
What are the Cons of LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief?
What are the potential Side Effects of using LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief?
The manufacturer of this topical analgesic is LivingWell Nutraceuticals.
Menthol – It acts as a counterirritant that stimulates the thermoreceptors in the skin to divert the attention away from the pain. When applied topically, menthol ligands attach to the kappa opioid receptors which cause a numbing effect on the affected area.
Rhus Tox – This is sourced from Poison Ivy. It is commonly used as an herbal remedy for muscle spasms, sprains, strains, and joint stiffness.
Belladona – It is an herbal ingredient that has been used for treating pain associated with rheumatism. It also reduces joint pain and inflammation. However, its safety as an herbal remedy has not been established.
Magnesium Sulfate – It is an important compound in the body that is needed to relax muscle spasms.
Phosphorus – It helps to reduce muscle and joint pain after a strenuous activity. It is also needed for the repair of damaged cells in the body mainly in the bones, muscles, and joints. It also helps regulate the balance and use of important vitamins and minerals in the body.
Ignatia – It calms the nerves and improves circulation of blood in the body.
Lachesis Mutus – This homeopathic ingredient is sourced from the poisonous venom of the bushmaster snake. It is believed to improve mood and reduce anxiety.
Naja – This ingredient is sourced from the venom of cobra. It is believed to reduce inflammation and pain of tissue nerves.
MSM – Methylsulfonylmethane is a naturally occurring sulphur compound in the body that is known to reduce joint pain and inflammation.
Cetyl Myristoleate – According to studies, it reduces joints pain, inflammation, and swelling. It also improves joint flexibility and mobility. It helps enhance synovial fluid production to act as the cushion between joints in order to protect them from frictional damage.
LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief primarily works by the process of counterirritation through the use of menthol. Since it has a numbing effect on the body, the pain sensation is greatly reduced. This mode of action is synergistically enhanced through the use of other herbal components that have been believed to also reduce joint pain, inflammation, and swelling.
It does not have strong scent. It only has a light mint smell.
It is easily absorbed through the skin and does not leave a greasy feel.
It is said that the effects can be experienced quick and they are long lasting.
It has a money back guarantee for unsatisfied consumers.
It contains herbal ingredients that when absorbed systemically can cause adverse reactions like poisoning and bleeding.
It also contains venom from snakes which are neuro-toxic and can cause certain complications, especially when absorbed in the systemic circulation.
Apply a liberal amount of the product on the affected area and massage thoroughly. This can be repeated 3-4 times in a day.
There was no published research to attest to the product's effectiveness and safety.
The product might contain menthol however its percentage is not that high as compared to other topical analgesics thus providing less pain relieving benefit.
While it is true that it contains other supplementary herbal ingredients to relieve joint pain, they are not scientifically proven to be safe and effective.
If you are constantly experiencing joint pain and inflammation, this product might not be the right one for you because its safety and efficacy have not been subjected to any research or clinical trial.
What Should I Expect When Using Rub On Relief?
According to the manufacturer, pain relief, enhanced flexibility, and mobility can be expected when using this product. It might cause a cool sensation upon application on the affected area.
Will Rub On Relief Show Results?
The product might have provided some benefits to other people but it is not suitable and effective for everyone. It might temporarily reduce joint pain but it will not address why the pain is occurring which is commonly due to joint and cartilage damage.
According to the manufacturer, pain relief can be noticed after several hours of applying the product.
This product is for topical and external use only.
Do not apply the product over broken or wounded skin because it might cause the ingredients to be systemically absorbed.
Do not apply heating pads over the affected area because the numbing effect of the product might cause burn injuries.
If you are looking for quick, effective, and safe topical pain relievers, LivingWell Nutraceuticals Rub On Relief might not be a good option because its safety is the priority concern.
It contains ingredients which safety for human use is questionable. Its menthol component is also less as compared to other topical analgesics. Lastly, it does not contain ingredients that support optimum joint health.
I walk around in my job for 5 hours! This has helped me get thru the first month! I built up my muscles now, so I do not need it as often because it heals! I will keep on hand and I highly recommend to all. They have other great products. Again, it is natural, and NOT Poisonous!


March 8th, 1980, 5:20 AM. In a remote municipality of Rio de Janeiro, 10,000 people watch the sky in silence in hopes of seeing a UFO. Edilson Barbosa, a self-proclaimed messenger from Jupiter, had announced the ET mission a few months before. The arrival of people from all over the world transformed the unlikely town into a UFO Woodstock. EFEITO CASIMIRO has been captivating audiences all over Brazil and internationally, including a stop at the Mumbai Women's IFF.


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Q: Can I activate a Windows Server Trial using an OEM key?
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?

I am currently running a trial of SBS 2011 Essentials that has expired.  Most of the results I see for SBS 2011 on the internet are for OEM DVDs.  Can I use the product key from that to activate my trial, or do I need a different kind of license for it to work?
Thanks,
Mike

A: Short answer is possibly.  However, OEM software has very specific terms and that usually means hardware with the software. While some will happily sell the OEM software alone, Microsoft may view this as an illegal copy.

A: This is an example of using a volume license key with the evaluation version of Server 2011.  Attempting the OEM key will require you to change your key.  The slmgr.vbs script does work with Windows 2008 R2, for which "Server 2011" products are based on.
I can not locate information on "converting" an evaluation version to OEM.
Some research revealed:
"This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. Evaluating Windows
Server® 2008 software does not require product activation or entering a
product key. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 may be installed without
activation and evaluated for an initial 60 days.
If you need more time to evaluate Windows Server 2008, the 60 day evaluation
period may be reset (or re-armed) three times, extending the original 60 day
evaluation period by up to 180 days for a total possible evaluation time of
240 days. After this time, you will need to uninstall the software or upgrade
to a fully-licensed version of Windows Server 2008."
(source is this document)
My real world suggestion is to buy the OEM key, try to change the key using slmgr.vbs in this evaluation instance, then attempt to activate.  Worst case is that you would also need to obtain the OEM media/image/installer, then work it like that.
Avoid working on an evaluation system like it's a production system.
Another strategy would be build out a system with an OEM license and image separately, then migrate the various roles off of the current evaluation system to the OEM licensed system.

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SOLD Kahr P380 with Night Sights, and stuff.


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Q: Close current window and open new one in conditions pyqt How to close the current window and open new window if condition is true(without any button clicked) and run the hole script again. I have tried so many method but not success
class Ui_MainWindow(object):
    def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
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    # print(deivce_data)
    app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
    MainWindow = QtWidgets.QMainWindow()
    ui = Ui_MainWindow()
    ui.setupUi(MainWindow)
    MainWindow.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())
    if deivce_data == data:
        '''if this condition is true close the current window and run script again'''

A: You can do this by controlling the execution handle of QApplication().
import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QPushButton

class Ui_MainWindow(QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # print(deivce_data)
    app1 = QApplication(sys.argv)
    ui1 = Ui_MainWindow()
    ui1.setWindowTitle("My App1")
    ui1.show()
    finish_app1 = app1.exec_()

    if True:
        '''if this condition is true close the current window and run script again'''
        app2 = QApplication(sys.argv)
        ui2 = Ui_MainWindow()
        ui2.setWindowTitle("My App2")
        ui2.show()
        finish_app2 = app2.exec_()
        handle_finish = finish_app2
    else:
        handle_finish = finish_app1

    sys.exit(handle_finish)

Hope this helps.


Tom Murphy. Photo from ULI.
Providence, RI (January 9, 2015) – The Providence Preservation Society welcomes Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburgh and senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute, to their 2015 Annual Meeting on Thursday, January 29, 2015, 5:30 pm, at the Providence Public Library. Having leveraged billions of dollars in economic development in Pittsburgh, Mayor Murphy will speak about his experience in urban revitalization. The event will also celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Providence Revolving Fund, which was formed by the Society's Board of Trustees in 1980.
"When Mayor Murphy took office in 1994, he built upon Pittsburgh's existing assets to create a dynamic urban experience," stated Brent Runyon, Executive Director of the Providence Preservation Society. "With new political leadership, and development beginning within the I-195 District, Providence is well-positioned for the same type of renewal." After three terms as mayor of Pittsburgh, Mayor Murphy joined the Urban Land Institute in 2006, focusing on the economic impact large institutions and public-private partnerships have on local economies. The Providence Preservation Society has long contributed to the economic vitality of Rhode Island through its work in the capital city, preserving our important past, while being a partner in the city's growth.
The Annual Meeting will also highlight the successes of the Providence Revolving Fund. Founded as a small community development corporation, the Revolving Fund grew into a national model for neighborhood revitalization under the leadership of Executive Director Clark Schoettle. The Revolving Fund now serves low-to-moderate income families in four residential neighborhoods, and operates a Downtown Loan and Grant Program, helping to stimulate a diverse range of projects in Providence's historic core.
The Annual Meeting will take place at the Providence Public Library and is free and open to the public, although pre-registration is required due to limited seating. During the meeting, the Society's 2015 Board of Trustees will be presented to members for a vote. After the meeting, a small reception will be held in the Library. To register, visit Eventbrite or call 401-831-7440.


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Do You Really Want to Help Superbugs? Think Twice About Antibiotics
By: Cindy Godwin | July 26, 2016
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(WOMENSENEWS)—When I read about the first "superbug" resistant to all antibiotics it made me think about how I unwittingly added to this medical crisis and affected my own health by taking antibiotics when I didn't need to.
And when I further learned of the extent to which primary care physicians prescribe significantly more antibiotics to women than men—between 36 to 40 percent higher, depending on the age group–I was sure this is a special topic for women to discuss.
When I was in my 20s, I was diagnosed as having a mitral valve prolapse, a relatively rare (2 percent of the adult population) and usually asymptomatic abnormality of a heart valve. The only serious problem with a mitral valve prolapse is that it can allow bacteria to get into your heart, and an infection in your heart can be serious. I was told by both my internist and dentist that I would need to take antibiotics to prevent the bacteria that gets stirred up during teeth cleaning and dental work from getting into my heart.
Unfortunately, it never dawned on me that I should research this myself or get a second opinion to see if the risk was great enough to justify taking antibiotics. So for the next 40 plus years I took amoxicillin before and after I had my teeth cleaned. Over those years, I was advised that the amount of amoxicillin to take had been reduced, and when I quit taking it, the recommendation had been reduced to only one dose of the antibiotic. Then not-so-ironically I went to a cardiologist about four years ago who told me I did not have a mitral valve prolapse and had been misdiagnosed.
Even if my diagnosis had been correct, I would still have regrets. Today the medical establishment no longer recommends routinely taking antibiotics prior to dental work for most people with mitral valve prolapse. In fact, there isn't much compelling evidence that taking antibiotics before dental visits actually prevented infection even in at-risk people.
Tables Have Turned
The tables have turned on what was once thought to be harmless. Now medical experts are turning up the volume on their alarm about antibiotic overuse that has contributed to antibiotic resistant infections. In May, the first "superbug" resistant to all antibiotics was reported in the U.S.
At least 2 million people are infected by drug-resistant bacteria each year, leading to at least 23,000 deaths, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tom Frieden, the organization's director, warns "the medicine cabinet is empty for some patients." There are already drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, gonorrhea and staph infections.
For those of us who have overused antibiotics, we can be more susceptible to bacterial infections (having destroyed the healthy gut flora we need). But now the same drugs that would have cured the infection previously are no longer effective and can actually make the infection worse. It is both a personal and a public health problem.
Antibiotics per se are not the enemy. They have been miracle drugs for nearly a century, destroying many of the harmful bacteria that make people sick. The reason the antibiotics in our arsenal are no longer effective is largely due to their use when not warranted. In fact, the way we have been using antibiotics is actually helping to create new drug-resistant bacteria.
When we take an antibiotic for a virus like the flu, against which it has no effect, instead of getting rid of the flu, the antibiotic destroys a wide variety of bacteria, including the good kind. Bacteria that survive can then grow and multiply, and spread to other people.
As more and more people take antibiotics when not necessary, the drug-resistant bacteria continue to multiply, thrive and spread. Scientists have found that these drug-resistant bacteria can share their traits with other bacteria. Antibiotics become less effective or may not work at all to kill these new superbugs.
Patient Pressure
In my case, I just went along with what my providers recommended. But many times doctors are pressured into prescribing antibiotics by patients or parents who are looking for a quick fix for a sore throat or cold.
In spite of all the evidence, patients are still asking for, and doctors are still prescribing, antibiotics that are unnecessary. In a new major study on the use and misuse of antibiotics in the U.S., it was found that nearly a third of antibiotics prescribed in doctors' offices, emergency rooms and clinics are unnecessary. The study estimated that about 47 million unnecessary prescriptions are written each year, mostly for colds, sore throats, bronchitis, flu and other viral illnesses that do not respond to antibiotic treatment.
We are now experiencing the results of taking all these unneeded antibiotics. I have focused on the public health issues, but there are other effects of antibiotic overuse on individuals' health, such as permanently altering good gut bacteria.
It's possible that some of my current physical problems, such as sinus infections, yeast infections and autoimmune diseases, have been caused by or contributed to by antibiotic overuse.
Based on the recent prescribing data, women may be disproportionately affected by overuse of antibiotics. Clostridium difficile ("C. diff"), asthma, obesity and cancer have all been called into question as possible results of too many courses of antibiotics.
I don't want to blame my physician or my dentist for my unnecessary use of antibiotics. As patients, we all need to take responsibility for the current situation of infections that now cannot be treated with the antibiotics we have. It's up to me to challenge my medical providers to discuss and justify the use of any medication and to do my own research before I take any prescription drug. And it's up to all of us to not ask for and expect antibiotics to cure the flu and other common viral infections.
About Cindy Godwin
Cindy Godwin is a retired marketing consultant in Tucson, Arizona, and a Tucson Public Voices Fellow with the OpEd Project. She can be reached at cg@godwinmarketing.com, @3x5card on Twitter or Cindy Godwin on Facebook.
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Joanna on July 26, 2016 at 9:40 am said:
No mention of subtherapeutic antibiotic use–putting antibiotics in livestock feed (not to combat infection but to improve growth rate and reproductive performance). 70% of all antibiotics are given to livestock, not people. Anyone consuming dairy, beef, or poultry is also at risk of exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Cindy Godwin on July 27, 2016 at 12:31 am said:
Thanks for adding this important point.


ORLAND — Orland officials welcomed Paula Carr as their new police chief Monday night, after a search that included 30 applicants.
Carr first worked in local law enforcement with the Chico Police Department in 1986 and later worked at Chico State University's Police Department. The past five years she had been the deputy chief for the California Emergency Management Agency.
"I really enjoy working with a small town police department," she said. She came to Butte County in 1978 and began her law enforcement work when Chico's police force was smaller than today.
While she worked in emergency management, one of her roles was to coordinate with local law enforcement and other emergency services. During those meetings, she met Bob Pasero, Orland's outgoing police chief.
Pasero said that he was planning to retire in a few years, and Carr joked she might consider applying for his job.
She's had leadership experience. At Chico State she filled the role of acting chief when the police chief was out of town. It was the same with the Emergency Management Agency.
Small departments "are a place where there is great opportunities for growth and program development," she said. Carr has experience writing grants in both of her previous jobs. She said he is eager to look for funding that would not only benefit the Orland Police Department, but could partner with other local departments. For example, increased lighting benefits law enforcement, and can coincide with the Public Works Department.
"I look forward to building relationships with other departments," Carr said during an interview Monday afternoon, before she was sworn in at the City Council meeting.
She said for her first few months she plans to talk with officers and staff at the Orland Police Department and make long-term and short-term lists of priorities.


Sunday mornings we offer kids church for toddlers through to grade 6. Our aim is to point our kids to Jesus. Along with parents, we desire that children come to know Jesus, grow in their relationship with Him, and bear fruit for Him.
We believe it is important for children to experience worship with their family. For this reason our kids ministry is dismissed after announcements at the coffee break. The toddler and baby room is open at 10:30am for parents who wish to use it.
For children ages 7-11 (grades 2 to 6). Meet in classroom 105.
For children ages 1 to 6 (grade 1). Meet in the Library.


EyePACS helps primary health care providers prevent permanent vision loss and improve overall patient health.
"Our screening rates doubled in the first year of the program."
The EyePACS system is designed to help clinics improve patient outcomes.
Using our Store-and-Forward telemedicine technology, clinics can capture and upload patient information and retinal images manually or from their EHR through the HL7 interface.
Credentialed eye care clinicians interpret the images and generate e-consults through our secure platform.
The diagnoses and recommendations are communicated to the clinic through PDF reports or through HL7 interface with EHR.
Clinics inform their patients and make appropriate referrals for follow up and treatment.
The EyePACS solution provides end-to-end services and technology for blindness prevention programs.
Throughout the process, EyePACS provides continuous quality improvement for photographers, consultants and administrators. We use encrypted channels and have separate logins for all users.
We follow internationally accepted grading guidelines for diabetic retinopathy according to the ICO. Our follow-up recommendations are based on the Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines of the AAO.
Created in collaboration with Google, ARIQA automatically assesses image quality using the latest AI technology and labels images. It also notifies the clinic staff on how to improve images, such as cleaning smudges, adjusting the illumination, and improving focus.
We test new cameras as they come on the market. As a result, we offer cameras that work best with your setting allowing your program to be adaptable, expandable, and resilient.
EyePACS works with a variety of retinal imaging cameras. We're always searching for the best cameras and testing to see how they compare.
Automatic 3D tracking and image capture make this robotic camera super easy to use and comfortable for the patient. It requires minimal to no training.
Considered the "gold standard" in retinal imaging for telemedicine, it has automated features like auto focus and auto capture that makes training clinic staff easier.
This portable, affordable and lightweight camera is great at photographing through small pupils. It is designed for primary care and provides high quality images for accurate diagnosis.
We focus on making your program financially viable. Use our ROI calculator to figure out your return on investment when you adopt EyePACS into your setting. Get in touch with us to gain access.
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It is very common that the best shops are within paintball fields or indoor facilities themselves. Our staff members are familiar with a range of markers and products and truly have the knowledge to repair, work on, or even recommend a wider range of products.


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Freedom Through Literacy Award
The Freedom Through Literacy Award
The Freedom Through Literacy Award was established by Judith's Reading Room in 2015 to identify and honor individual champions of literacy from all disciplines around the world — teachers, librarians, authors, researchers, educators — anyone who has done exemplary work to instill in others a love of reading.
Judith's Reading Room, a nonprofit literacy organization founded in 2010 in the memory of Judith F. Krug continued its 10 year Anniversary celebration by naming its 2020 Freedom Through Literacy Award winners. Judith F. Krug, cousin to the organization's founders, served as the Director of Intellectual Freedom for The American Library Association for 40 years.
2020 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARD ANNOUNCED
A teacher-leader, an author, a community leader, and the founder of an international non-profit named top winners
Grand Prize Winner of $2,500
Christopher McGilvery, "Teachers and Student Ambassadors Project"
Christopher McGilvery is named the 2020 Judith's Reading Room Freedom Through Literacy Grand Prize Award winner. Chris is recognized for his unflinching approach to fostering a love of reading by engaging teachers to facilitate "buddy" teams where older students read aloud to younger students, thereby fostering leadership skills, enabling child-centered coaching and exhibiting a love of reading. Teachers and students work together on service projects that empower students to develop leadership skills while sharing a love for reading with their peers at Title 1 schools. Teachers across Texas recognize Chris and The Leaders Readers Network for the transformation that is happening at schools when teachers and students work together to support young readers. This innovative approach sheds light on educational inequality and fosters a lifelong commitment to literacy for all. In recognition of his passionate and successful approach to literacy, he is awarded $2,500. READ MORE ABOUT CHRISTOPHER McGLIVERY
Judith's Award: $1,500 awarded to the champion of literacy teacher, librarian or author
Ty Allan Jackson, "Big Head Books"
Ty Allen Jackson, author, publisher, literacy advocate, Bronx native is named winner of the 2020 Judith's Award. The Judith's Award was established in 2018 to exclusively honor a teacher, author or librarian. Ty Jackson, an award-winning children's book author and captivating motivational speaker was recognized by the judges as an "extraordinary author in an extraordinary year." In honoring Ty with the 2020 Judith's Reading Room Freedom Through Literacy Judith's Award, the organization shines a bright light on his books that feature Black and diverse children in superhero and contemporary roles. A three-time TedX presenter, Ty inspires children and educates adults about the impacts of illiteracy. For his outstanding contribution to literature, Ty is awarded $1,500. READ MORE ABOUT TY ALLAN JACKSON
The Board of Directors names two Board Option prizes:
Charmaine Tsosie, "Chinle Planting Hope"
Navajo Nation, Chinle, Arizona
Charmaine Tsosie is named a 2020 Freedom Through Literacy Board Option prize winner for her work to actively establish a mobile library to serve the Navajo Nation. A community leader and organizer, Charmaine tends to the various struggles that afflict her people. Almost half of the Navajo Nation lack access to the internet and over 30% of Navajo people do not have electricity or running water in their homes. Chinle — with about 180,000 Navajo members living on the reservation, the largest reservation in the United States. To help Charmaine accelerate her work on a mobile library, Judith's Reading Room will collaborate with the Navajo people to purchase and ship $500 worth of adult and children's books that they choose for their mobile library. READ MORE ABOUT OUR BOARD OPTIONS WINNERS
Basarat Kazim, "Camel Library for Kech Balochistan"
Basarat Kazim is named a 2020 Freedom Through Literacy Board Option prize winner for her mobile Camel Library for Kech Balochistan. Camel drivers, outfitted with custom-made book pouches will travel to the least populated region in southwestern Pakistan. The Camel Library will offer hundreds of children's picture books and stories specifically chosen to develop creativity skills, critical thinking and sustainable behaviors. An important beneficiary for the unique Camel Library book mobiles will be girls: currently only 38% of schools in the district allow girls. Basarat, Judith's Reading Room's 2015 Grand Prize winner of the Freedom Through Literacy Award, is awarded $500. At a future date, Judith's Reading Room will dedicate the Camel Library for Kech Balochistan as the organization's 101st international library. READ MORE ABOUT OUR BOARD OPTIONS WINNERS
Virtual Award Celebration – Sept. 26, 2020
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Judith's Reading Room's mission is to enrich lives and societies by proactively encouraging Freedom Through Literacy. To date, the organization has fulfilled that mission by establishing 99 libraries in 21 countries with 128,000 books donated, valued at nearly $1.4 million dollars. The 100th Judith's Reading Room library in Zimbabwe, previously scheduled to open in August 2020, has been delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Freedom Through Literacy Award was initiated in 2015 as the organization's signature event. Including the 2020 winners, the organization will have disbursed $38,500 in prize money, honoring 35 individual champions of literacy in the United States, the Philippines, Bhutan, Pakistan, Rwanda, Cambodia, Mexico, Australia, Zimbabwe and Greece.
The 2021 FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY AWARD APPLICATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE IN JANUARY


First, what is panic hardware? It is a door component that was designed to allow fast and unencumbered exit from a doorway. Panic hardware is typically found on hallway doors to aid in the smoke, fire or heat control of a hotel, hospital, or office building. In addition, the exit device can be found on the exit doors of most high traffic buildings such as movie theatres, large arena complexes, or restaurants. Panic hardware is necessary in almost any place where swift evacuation from a building may be the difference between life and death. The most basic device is a stand-alone piece of hardware that provides egress only.
The most vital aspect of all panic devices is that no special knowledge is required to use them. One simply pushes a rod or a bar, causing the latch mechanism to retract. The person can then push the door open and exit the building. These types of devices function differently than a typical door lock, in that they are designed to allow exit without the use of a key or any rotary motion of any kind. They are typically installed in the path of travel toward the exit of a building or controlled corridor. These devices are supposed to be equally suitable for the usage of both handicapped and able-bodied individuals.
Most modern panic devices are commonly referred to as "Crash-Bars". This piece of hardware is generally made up of a flat integral component that when pushed against, retracts a latch mechanism.
There are several options for the exterior side of a door equipped with an exit device. Some exit devices can be used as an exit only, and there can then be no reentry through this doorway. Some exit only doors will also have a keyed lock cylinder on the exterior side of the door that would retract the latch mechanism when the key is turned. This allows an authorized user to open the door from the exterior side of the opening. In some more sophisticated installations, a card key reader or push-button entry code reader could be used to retract the latching mechanism. Many higher security options are available as well, depending on the landowner's preferences.
Injuries resulting from panic hardware are quite common. Most often, they are a result of shoddy installation, lack of maintenance, and/or cheap parts. As New York's premier door repair and hardware expert, our technicians have installed and serviced thousands of panic devices and similar hardware to ensure that this will never happen to our customers and those they serve.
However, when a panic bar is improperly installed by inexperienced technicians or has been damaged by abuse or poor maintenance, the effectiveness of its intended function cannot be assured. Misalignment of latching components can be the cause of panic device failure. Alternatively, devices that were improperly positioned can also fail by not releasing to allow the unrestricted egress as required from an area, potentially trapping someone inside a hazardous area. For this reason, proper installation and maintenance of panic hardware are essential.


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The Harpswell Collection is named after Tom Moser's longtime hometown – a seaside village known for its weather-tested mariners and its meandering coastline. Inspired by European furniture stylings, the Harpswell Chair took shape in Tom's home workshop, evolving slowly to satisfy his vision.
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11. Those who attack spiritism as being "marvellous," really play into the hands of the materialist, since, by denying all extra-material effects, they virtually deny the existence of the soul. Go to the bottom of their thought, examine the tendency of what they assert, and it will generally be found that they reason from materialistic principles, implied, if not openly asserted. Under cover of their pretended rationality, their denial is but the logical consequence of their premiss; they reject all that naturally follows from the soul's existence, because they do not really believe in that existence: for, not admitting the cause, how can they logically admit its effects? Hence they are fettered by a preconceived opinion which unfits them for judging soundly with respect to spiritism, since their starting-point is the negation of all that is not material. For ourselves, as we admit the consequences that flow from the existence of the soul, it follows, as a matter of course, that we have accepted the facts qualified as "marvellous ;" but it does not therefore follow that we are the champion of every dreamer, of every fancy, of all the eccentricities put forth by builders of theories. Those who could so far misunderstand us can know very little of spiritism; but our adversaries do not look at the matter so closely, and the duty of understanding what they are talking about is too often the thing they care least for. According to them, whatever is " marvellous " is absurd ; and, as spiritism is grounded on facts which appear to them to be "marvellous," they jump to the conclusion that spiritism is absurd. Regarding their verdict as being without appeal, they think they have brought out an irrefutable argument when, after having paraded the histories of the convulsionaries of Saint Medard, the fanatics of the Cevennes, and the nuns of Loudun, they point to facts of trickery which no one contests ; but are such histories the gospel of spiritism ? Have spiritists ever denied that charlatans have imitated some of the facts of spirit-manifestation from love of lucre, that some pretended manifestations have been the creation of an overexcited imagination, or that fanaticism has dealt largely in exaggeration? Spiritism is no more answerable for the extravagancies that may have been committed in its name, than is true science for the abuses of ignorant pretenders, or true religion for the excesses of the fanatic. Many critics only judge of spiritism by the fairy tales and popular legends which are, in fact, its fictions ; as well might they judge of history by historical romance.