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Scientist tries to sue journal for planning to retract discredited Golden Rice study that experimented on unsuspecting children
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer
Tags: golden rice, human guinea pigs, Tufts University
https://www.naturalnews.com/046128_golden_rice_human_guinea_pigs_Tufts_University.html
(NaturalNews) A journalist has filed a lawsuit against her own university and against the American Society for Nutrition, claiming that their allegations of research misconduct against her could harm her career.
The researcher, Guangwen Tang, has worked at Tufts University for more than 25 years. In 2012, she became a senior research scientist at Tufts' Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
In 2003, Tang received a grant for more than $1 million from the National Institute of Health to study genetically modified (GM) "golden rice," which has been engineered to produce unnaturally high levels of beta-carotene, a vitamin A precursor. Tang's research focused on investigating how efficiently the body converts the beta-carotene from the rice into usable vitamin A.
In 2008, Tang performed a study at an elementary school in Hengnan county, Hunan province, China. As part of the study, 25 schoolchildren between the ages of 6 and 8 were fed 60 grams of golden rice. The findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2012. The study gained widespread scientific attention, and has been downloaded more than 32,000 times.
Following the paper's publication, Greenpeace publicized the details of the 2008 clinical trial. This led to an investigation by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which found that parents had not properly informed the children's parents of the study's details, including that their children were going to be eating a GM food product whose safety had never been proven. An email was uncovered by a Chinese official saying that he was going to remove mention of genetic modification from documents shown to parents, because the information was "too sensitive."
Several Chinese officials were later reprimanded for certifying the research as ethical, as well as for specific ethical breaches.
Tufts University issued an apology to the parents whose children had been involved, acknowledging that the study had not met the university's ethical guidelines or federal U.S. regulations on human research. Pending further investigation, the university suspended Tang's authorization to practice research on human subjects for two years, and informed her that she will be required to undergo training on human research protocols.
The American Society for Nutrition, which publishes the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, informed Tang that due to the ethical concerns, her article will be retracted.
Scientist seeks monetary award
Tang's reaction to these measures was to sue both Tufts and the American Society for Nutrition in Middlesex County court, alleging that the measures against her constitute defamation of character and will damage her professional reputation and therefore her career. She says that Tufts University's institutional review board approved the research protocols that she submitted to them ahead of the 2008 trial.
It is unclear if the protocols approved by Tufts were the ones actually followed in the field.
Tang is asking the court to award her monetary damages for not just defamation, but also breach of contract and interference with business relations.
When all is said and done, Tang may not be the only person to file a lawsuit as a result of her research. Although Chinese authorities issued a payment of 80,000 yuan (US$13,000) to each of the parents whose children were illegally experimented on, the families are still demanding proof that their children will not suffer long-term health effects from the GM rice.
No such proof has been forthcoming.
"An apology is not the key issue," said one parent, who declined to be named. "If my child shows abnormalities in the future, I will surely sue [the university]."
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IS WORKING WITH INVESTORS RIGHT FOR ME?
Our market today is filled with investors waiting to pounce at the best deal in town. There are Realtors who work well with investors and others who prefer not to touch them. To find out whether working with this type of buyer is right for you, here are a few tips on experienced investors.
1. Investors don't care about the house, they care about the price – Investors make multiple offers to homes they have not even seen and hope that one of these offers will agree to their low ball price. It's like throwing a dart at the map and hope that one of them sticks.
2. Investors are busy people or at least they pretend to be – These type of buyers don't have the time to sit and talk about their goals and the process of home buying. They just want a good deal or they walk away.
3. Investors don't value the time you spent helping them find a good deal. – All they care about are results and whether or not they purchased a "screaming deal". Be weary of taking on an investor who you don't know from Adam. Their loyalty is to no one but themselves. Unless, you have a lot of time to spare, these type of buyers could easily walk away and drain you up regardless of where you are in the home buying process.
4. Investors may have the cash but will not purchase – It doesn't mean that because they have the cash, that they will purchase a home. It's got to be the right one! Be ready to make a lot of low ball offers or show many homes and NOT get paid.
* To become successful in working with investors, be upfront about what to expect in today's market. Be precise about what you expect from them if you were to help them with their investment purchase. If they agree to your terms, it will make the process go quicker and smoother. If they don't, run away as fast as you can. Also, ask them a lot of questions about their past home search, pending offers, Realtor representation, proof of cash, employment and more to find out if they are worth your time and effort. There is nothing more frustrating than working long hours with a buyer and NOT get paid.
The Arizona Republic recently reported that the Chandler zip code of 85225 has the highest short sales in the SE Valley with 178 homes. This comes as a surprise since majority of distressed homes usually come from cities in the West side of town where housing development took place during the 2005-2006 real estate hype and most houses were overvalued.
The report explains that the high short sale figures in zip code 85225 was due to its fairly big area and homeowners taking out cash to buy a boat, investment property, pay off credit cards and more. Since home values tanked, many homeowners are upside down on their mortgage and took the short sale route to get rid of the house.
At present, the short sale count surpassed foreclosure homes. Successful short sales are increasing which means that there will be less foreclosures resultling from approved short sales. One can find a great deal at buying short sales if the buyer can wait and the short sale is approved by the seller's lender.
Here is the latest on mortgage information and rates from our HomeSmart Financial Expert Ryan Halldorson. Rates are incredibly low and prices are a steal. So, if you are in a position to buy, don't wait.
Interest Rates as of 12/8/2011 Rates based on a 200k Primary Residence Purchase or no-cashout refi (unless description below says differently), 740+ Credit, assuming 0% loan origination fee and 0% in buydown "points" (you can also choose to pay "points" and get a lower interest rate). Please note, this information is intended for Real Estate Professionals.
Contact Ryan at 602.793.7204 for any mortgage questions.


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Home Legal & Government PeaceHealth now says Doctor convicted of Animal Neglect placed on leave. State...
PeaceHealth now says Doctor convicted of Animal Neglect placed on leave. State officials, health plans decline comment
Eugene, Ore – A Oregon doctor who was recently convicted of neglected her dogs, and who is facing further allegations of neglect surrounding nearly a dozen horses she surrendered as part of her plea deal, has now apparently been placed on leave– a spokesperson for PeaceHealth recently confirmed.
Dr. Christy Horton, who works for Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence, Oregon, was convicted of animal neglect earlier this month in Eugene Municipal Court, a story that NW Horse Report originally broke and has since been reported on by numerous other media outlets.
PeaceHealth has continued to state that they do not comment on their staff's "personal legal matters.", but the statement that Horton was now on leave was a departure from their earlier statements which did not indicate any status change to Horton's employment.
NW Horse Report was also the first to report and uncover through tips that Horton had a warrant for her arrest for over a decade in relation to charges for animal neglect she was facing from 2005 in Washington State. Horton appears to have promptly left Washington after the incident nearly 2 decades ago.
Oregon Health Plan officials also declined comment, despite the fact that Horton was listed as being a provider for several Coordinated Care Organizations (CCO's) which operate the State's Medicaid benefits under the Oregon Health Plan. One of the CCO's covering Lane County is Pacific Source Community Solutions, who also declined to provide any further comment.
An official with Pacific Source responded to a request to provide comment last week saying, "PacificSource has no comment to offer at this time." NW Horse Report was informed that Pacific Source would follow-up if that changes.
Due to significant public uproar and concern following the revelations of Horton's conviction and growing allegations, NW Horse Report asked OHP if they were concerned about the allegations knowing that Horton is still actively providing services to patients on the Oregon Health Plan.
Despite the Oregon Health Plan having clear oversight over the care provided to OHP members, the agency appeared to deflect all inquiries to the Oregon Medical Board and PeaceHealth, "This is not an OHA issue, this is an issue for the Oregon Medical Board or Dr. Horton's employer." said Liz Gharst, Health Policy Communications Officer for the agency.
The Oregon Medical Board cited Oregon law saying they could not provide any comment on any possible investigation into Horton, as well as to release any information about possible complaints.
The lack of response from State officials did not appear to sit well with multiple citizens who have been following issues related to Horton, including some who have come to NW Horse Report following our original publication.
One of the major questions still outstanding is how Horton was able to gain employment as a medical doctor in Oregon– considering her past charges and active warrant that was only recalled in 2016 when prosecutors in Washington state cleared the case off their log.
A spokesperson for PeaceHealth said that the organization "stays current with state and federal guidance pertaining to required background checks, and the manner in which information from those background checks may be used in employment decisions. Our focus is always on the patients we serve, and once employed, all caregivers are held to high standards for delivering safe, high-quality care."
An official with the Oregon Medical Board, Gretchen Kingham, said that medical doctors in Oregon, "must provide fingerprints for a state and federal criminal history record check."
"All fingerprints are processed through the Oregon State Police (OSP) and the FBI. A history of criminal activity will be reviewed and may result in the denial of an application. You can find detailed information on the OMB's Fingerprint Requirements webpage." said Kingham.
The answers only further deepened the question of how Horton was able to gain employment at PeaceHealth.
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Implementing this would likely involve a new ApiBase::PARAM_* constant.


Find a quiet place to plan the next seven days.
Use a large note card or a journal and jot down the tasks.
If you don't go overboard with expectations then when you do more it will be a pleasant surprise.


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Thieves Steal Human Leg From Non-Profit Tissue Donation Van, Coroner 'Distressed' By The Theft Of Human Body Part
A human leg was stolen from a van while en route to a tissue donation facility in California. The non-profit organization OneLegacy was taking the leg to be processed at a tissue donation facility when they stopped for a bite to eat at the Original Pantry in downtown Los Angeles. However, when they returned to their unmarked van, the windows were broken and the leg was missing.
The Daily Mail reports that the human leg was stolen as the non-profit organization OneLegacy was transporting it to a California tissue donation center. The drivers of the van stopped for some food at the Original Pantry in downtown Las Angeles before making their way to the tissue donation site. However, as they ate their meals inside, someone broke into their van and stole two backpacks that contained personal items along with the leg. OneLegacy's chief executive officer Tom Mone notes that the van was parked in downtown Los Angeles when the break-in occurred and that the stop had been approved.
"Upon returning to the van, the team discovered the van's window had been broken. The thieves took two backpacks containing the team's personal belongings and a donated human tissue from a transport container."
After the drivers realized the human leg was missing, they contacted authorities and a police report was filed. The police say that it does not appear that the human tissue was targeted in the break-in, but rather the thieves were just looking for valuables and likely did not know that there was a human leg in the transport container.
"This appears to be a routine vehicle break-in by thieves looking for valuables. We do not believe the van was targeted because it was transporting donated tissue."
A OneLegacy staff member told the Los Angeles Times that the thieves would not have been able to tell that it was a human leg inside of the cooler, as it was wrapped in blue plastic before being placed inside of the cooler. Therefore, it is unlikely that the tissue was targeted in the theft. It is safe to say that the thieves were in for a big surprise when they unwrapped the cooler contents.
Following the theft, the drivers contacted OneLegacy organizers about the missing leg. The coroner's office and the donor's family were also contacted. It was noted that the coroner was "distressed" by the theft, and it "appears" that one of the Medical Examiner's Office employees may have made "libelous" statements about the medical examiner in a Facebook post claiming that the leg's disappearance was all a cover-up.
"I was informed by OneLegacy that a potentially libelous statement was posted on the Donate Life website detailing the particulars of the incident and that OneLegacy and the Medical Examiner-Coroner was involved in a cover up conspiracy. As it stands today, we do not know who "leaked" the information, but it appears at face value to be one of my employees."
According to the statement, it seems that someone is claiming online that OneLegacy and the coroner were part of a cover-up involving the deceased and that the theft of the human leg was staged. However, the medical examiner says the statement is "libelous" and untrue. Meanwhile, it seems they are trying to identify the employee responsible for spreading the misinformation.
The police say that they have obtained a sample of the deceased donor's DNA in a bid to locate the missing leg. However, at this time, there have been no reports that the leg has been recovered.
[Photo by David McNew/Getty Images]


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Q: Error in triggering mail using web activity in Azure data factory I am trying to setup mail notification in event of copy activity fails(using For logic apps). Unfortunately I am getting the below error, however when I do the same (copy --> web activity) outside foreach activity, works fine and mail gets triggered in the event of failure.
Error Message from Web Activity:

"message": "The expression 'activity('Copy SQL to Blob').Error.message' cannot be evaluated because property 'Error' cannot be selected.

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Body details of web activity:
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Error Message from Copy Activity:

Like said above, the same web activity works fine outside the iterator. Any inputs greatly appreciated?

A: When i want to catch the error from a copy activity i always use the expression:
@activity('Copy Data').output.errors[0].message and that works fine even in a loop

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The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.
He's back: better an analysis with a botched solution than no analysis at all? While most explications de Marx induce mental suffering, better the professors than the rich.


Please, please do recall that all of these pieces were drawn by myself, painstakingly and (in most instances) entirely by hand. It would be disingenuous of me to suppose making this sort of statement would have any impact on whether or not someone were to steal the images from off my public shelves without so much as a "how do you do," but I know that words have the power to both hurt and heal. So, I summon the law by stating: All images, information, and data on this site are copyrighted by the Artist. Any use without the prior written consent of the Artist is strictly prohibited.The purchase and/or possession of any of the Artist's artworks in any form or medium does not convey any additional rights concerning that artwork in that or any other form or medium. The dismantling, scanning, manufacturing into any other product, or using any part in any form of reproduction of any of the Artist's artworks or licensed products is strictly prohibited.


Brooklyn-based artist Juan Fontanive has always been handy. When he was a child growing up in Cleveland, Fontanive's parents were career artists (his mother Jacqueline is a portrait and mural artist, his father Juan an abstract painter) who filled the family's home with old objects, some of them mechanized.
That confidence, along with Fontanive's keen eye for design, is on display in a new Project Atrium installation, Movement 4, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville. Descending from the ceiling–roughly 40 feet above the ground floor–Fontanive's assemblage of pulleys, springs, timing belts, gears and rotating rods made from hundreds of feet of steel, performs an alluring, colorful dance of synchronicity. The piece can give the viewer the feel of taking in a bird's-eye view of a bustling New York City street corner–a harmonious intersection of order and chaos–as every few seconds, dozens of colored disks flip and chime.
The multilevel kinetic installation is Fontanive's largest to date and it's his first solo exhibition in a major museum.
Fontanive cultivated a keen eye for design and mechanizations while studying at the Royal College of Art, London. The constant bustle and commotion there, as well as the city's eclectic vintage markets, proved to be deep wells of inspiration. Fontanive had been working with moving images, rigging flipbooks with hundreds of pages of images on continuous loops.
While Fontanive's ingenuity is ever-present in his artwork, there is whimsical urbanity to both his sculpture work and kinetic art installations. Now a resident of New York City, Fontanive says he's witnessed his share of urban processions.
And though Fontanive draws inspiration and stimulation from the complexity of urban activity, he's similarly inspired by the temporal relationships he's witnessed in the natural world.
Fontanive's Movement 4 began with a MOCAJax site visit, when the vast scale of the installation became evident.
Scaling Movement 4 was just one piece of a complex puzzle, however, as Fontanive, over the course of the two-week installation, affixed dozens of pulleys to nearly 300 timing belts, all controlled by a high-torque motor. To avoid friction within the machinations, Fontanive has the pulleys moving across bearings.
The resulting installation–a rich tapestry of colored disks attached to twirling rods and marching belts–executes its choreography in virtual silence, save for a regular chiming, as the disks flip, 180 degrees, from colored to white.
One would imagine such an intricately designed piece, with multiplex movements and materials, requires a great deal of preparation. But Juan Fontanive's creative process is somewhat analogous to his work. Like a pedestrian approaching a succession of Manhattan intersections, Fontanive knows that such apparent synchronicity requires a fair amount of improvisation.


The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation is the fund-raising auxiliary of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The foundation was created in 1982 through the efforts of former AGFC director Steve N. Wilson.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation is recognized in Arkansas as a leader in supporting acquisition of property for hunting and fishing opportunities, in creating and supporting conservation education as a partner with the Commission and others, in providing creative opportunities to develop young Arkansans' interests in fishing and hunting, in informing and educating the public on a variety of issues important to the future of hunting, fishing, and wildlife conservation and in supporting other related programs in Arkansas.
To support the mission of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.


Impressions of Peace. This is a poem about the world that is ours, or could be.
Today is International Peace Day, as declared by the United Nations. It's a day to highlight efforts by individuals, communities, nations and governments to end conflict and promote peace. As a parent, and midwife, my focus tends towards women and children, and an organization that I'd like to draw attention to is Women for Women. You'll see their link at the lower right of my blog, or you can find their website here. They are a terrific organization that Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn included in their list of organizations that help women in developing countries. This list was an addendum of sorts to their heart-wrenching but very salient article in the New York Times, Saving The World's Women: The Women's Crusade. If you missed it, I highly recommend you read it on this day of International Peace.
So how does Perfume for Peace smell? Joyous and uplifting, then moving into sublime and serene. The liquid perfume is energetic with vibrant citrus and ginger, enough to waken your senses and get you moving in the world. A gentle call to attention if you will. From this piquant, spicy citrus, emerge lovely florals and woods which was revealed to me as vintage Mysore sandalwood after I wore the fragrance for a few hours. Honestly, I would have guessed oud with its tangy yet dried woodiness. Smooth vanilla enhances the drydown, so if you like a honeyed, balsamic end to your fragrance, this Perfume for Peace might be one to consider.
Roxana has also created this in a perfume solid, which has the same notes (clementine, neroli, ginger, champa, blue lotus, vintage Mysore sandalwood, tobacco and vanilla orchid bean), but its evolution is slightly different and wears closer to the skin than the liquid perfume. It begins with that tang from the vintage Mysore sandalwood right off the bat, and the vanilla is more evident from the beginning as well. It unfurls quickly into the sweet and smooth vanilla woods that is reminiscent of Lyra. (Read here about the "ice cream cone trees" both Lyra and the Perfume for Peace remind me of). Both are beautiful creations from a gifted natural perfumer who has created a fragrance about the world that is ours, or could be.
If you leave a comment at Roxana's blog by October 1st, you will be entered in her drawing for a sample of this Perfume for Peace. Roxana's Perfume for Peace is available at her esty site.
What a lovely post !
Thank you so much. I enjoyed your post so much too on Bitter Grace Notes.
Just beautiful, Trish, and I love that you are also bringing attention to such a worthy cause for women!
I have been donating to Women for Women for many years now and was so pleased to have Kristof mention them in such a high profile article.
Off to read your post!!
What a moving and thoughtfully-chosen poem to include on the Day of Peace.
You describe the exact thing that I am coming to treasure about Roxana's perfume for peace today on the second full day of wearing it – the honeyed quality. All golden.
It's a pleasure and an honor to be a part of this event with you and it's great to be able to tell you that I look forward to spending more time here with you.
Mary Oliver is a recent discovery and I just can't get enough of her!
I am touched that you are here with me on my blog as Memory and Desire is such an inspiration, truly. I look forward to whatever form it takes.
What an inspirational post! I love how you have weaved in your work for women and Women for Women. This has been such a grand day out and about the perfume blogosphere, thank you so very much Trish for contributing. I'm feeling a big collective hug.
I wish it were "work"…it's simply a monthly donation, but it still feels good.
Loved the poem! Thanks for bringing it to my attention. And pursuing a worthy cause just makes it all seem better eh? It was a pleasure working on this project with all of you.
Such a pleasure E! Isn't the poem just beautiful? Mary Oliver has a way of getting right in deep. Amazing.
Lovely description of the perfume and motivational ideas for helping peace happen, thank you.
It was my pleasure to be a part of this with you and everyone else Lucy. I enjoyed your contribution greatly.
I loved being a part of this with you….Your review was truly wonderful and thank you for bringing my attention to Women to Women…I am so glad to know of them and their powerful work for women all over the world.
Thanks Beth! As I commented on your blog, your review really moved me. Your words were so beautiful and delicately powerful. It was an honor to share this blogging experience with you. Thanks to Roxana for getting us all together!
Thank you for sharing that wonderful poem as part of your reflection on peace and Roxana's fragrance.
You're welcome Amy, thank you for taking the time to read it.
Way to go, Trish and Roxana!
Awesome that you are bringing attention to Women for Women! I read the NYTimes article weeks ago and was completely blown away by it! It was revolutionary! It re-energized me, and my hopes and dreams.
Also, I am wearing Roxana's "Peace" right now and it has such a rich, deep, mystery to it. I love when I can't figure a perfume out for a while, it shows a real art in blending! I love how it is warm, earthy, and feels ancient, too. Beautiful, serene, and restful, just what i need!
Indeed Women for Women is such a worthy cause. They are having a matching fund raiser going on right now, a great time to contribute!!


0800 Free Free A number of businesses, organisations and charities such as RNID or Age UK and government services such as Jobseeker's Allowance use freephone numbers.
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Customers should opt-in by texting SAVE to 2525 in order to be eligible for the Saver International Rates, customers who do not opt-in will be charged as per the standard National and International Rates. Opt-in SAVE promotional tariff is valid from 01-05-2018. Promotional tariff valid for 30 days only from the opt-in. Lycamobile reserves the right to amend or vary the terms of this promotion, or to withdraw this offer at any time on reasonable notice.


up at 3:15am, everyone else at 4:00am, in the car at 5:00am. made it through security, made first plane, layover in texas, second plane, and then…the car rental. be aware, in mexico, they require additional car insurance, that no matter what a website says you are covered for, you have to pay for more than that. our deal for a car for a month was $286…supposedly. then, they wanted to tack on $19/day for additional car insurance, $7/day for additional driver. that blew our deal out of the water. but you have to roll with the punches. and their negotiating deals for you never are better than you had planned. after sitting in line in the national car rental office for probably an hour and a half trying to come up with a plan, someone else said they booked through expedia and their insurance covered them through the online booking. so we made a booking through expedia, went over to fox car rental, and same thing…except they wanted $29/day for insurance. after being there for an hour, they agreed to match the first place's prices, and gave us a free upgrade to a minivan, which is awesome…because i really don't know how we would have fit 6 people, 6 suitcases, and 6 backpacks in a premium sized car.
we stopped at a roadside little restaurant because we were STARVING, and ate some of the yummiest food-and only was $20 for all of us to eat. then we went to the mega grocery store-it was huge-like a costco, that even sold 4 wheelers. got groceries, boogies boards, swim noodles, and tons of food for just $135. i love mexico so far!
we then finally made our way to the condo, which is part of a huge resort. it's pretty awesome. the owners are living in germany right now, gave us a steal of a deal, and he was a filmmaker in hollywood for 30 years…pretty cool.
we got situated, put food away, and climbed into bed at midnight. we made it!
ps-the shot of the traffic-there is a guy on a unicycle juggling bowling pins in between the cars-very entertaining while sitting at a light.
pps-the drone shot via jarom of our condo building is pretty awesome-you can see our huge upstairs terrace-we are the closest one in the picture.


Recently we started collaborating with HSBC, and as a part of that, we got an opportunity to exhibit and sell during their small business pop-up week at their New Street branch on 31st March. The main aim of the event was to showcase and support local small businesses who work with the bank.
It was a great day where we met lots of different people from various backgrounds and interests. The artworks and the service we sell are mainly targeted towards the corporate market, but the experience was very useful for further develop our marketing strategy. We received great feedback on the variety of our selection and managed to sell 'Birmingham Skyline' (last edition) by Peter Allen.
Other interests were quite predictable. Older generation preferred 'Chasing the light: Calm' and 'Chasing the light: The Gap Between' by Paul Hirst. But younger and mainly male audience was drawn towards 'Batman' by Dan Newso and 'Dead Copyright' by Antonio Roberts.
HSBC staff has been very friendly and helpful throughout the process and I am looking forward continuing working with them in the future. We would also like to say massive thank you to Van Monkey who supplied us with the transport of artworks.


Abstract: Quantum computers are expected to offer substantial speedups over their classical counterparts and to solve problems that are intractable for classical computers. Beyond such practical significance, the concept of quantum computation opens up new fundamental questions, among them the issue whether or not quantum computations can be certified by entities that are inherently unable to compute the results themselves. Here we present the first experimental verification of quantum computations. We show, in theory and in experiment, how a verifier with minimal quantum resources can test a significantly more powerful quantum computer. The new verification protocol introduced in this work utilizes the framework of blind quantum computing and is independent of the experimental quantum-computation platform used. In our scheme, the verifier is only required to generate single qubits and transmit them to the quantum computer. We experimentally demonstrate this protocol using four photonic qubits and show how the verifier can test the computer's ability to perform measurement-based quantum computations.


DAX Short Term Elliott Wave view suggests that the Index ended Intermediate wave (X) pullback at 12731.46. The rally from there is unfolding as a 5 waves impulse Elliott Wave structure where Minutte wave (i) ended at 12943, Minutte wave (ii) ended at 12881.5, Minutte wave (iii) ended at 13408.5, and Minutte wave (iv) is proposed complete at 13328.5. Index has scope to extend 1 more leg higher in Minutte wave (v) before ending 5 waves up from 1/2 low (12731.46).
The move higher in Minutte wave (v) should also end Minute wave ((a)) of a larger degree. Afterwards, Index should pullback in Minute wave ((b)) to correct cycle from 1/2 low before the rally resumes. Chasing the Index higher from here is risky, but we don't like selling the Index either. We expect buyers to appear during Minute wave ((b)) pullback in 3, 7, or 11 swing for an extension higher as far as pivot at 1/2 low (12731.46) stays intact.


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Die Mietvilla Krenkelstraße 7 in Dresden ist ein "stattliches, freistehendes Mietshaus" im Stadtteil Striesen. Das um 1904 erbaute, denkmalgeschützte Gebäude verfügt über drei Geschosse. Die verputzte Schaufassade ist symmetrisch angeordnet, wobei die Gewände für die unterschiedlich gestalteten Fenster in Sandstein ausgeführt worden sind. Während sich im ersten Obergeschoss Drillingsfenster befinden, sind im zweiten Obergeschoss Zwillingsfenster eingeordnet worden.

Im Eingangsbereich, dessen Wandbereich als eine imitierte Marmorkassettierung ausgeführt wurde, ist ein figürliches Deckengemälde ausgeführt worden: An den Schmalseiten durch eine Mosaikimitation eingefasst, wird eine sitzende Mutter mit vier Kindern dargestellt. Das Treppenhaus zeigt eine von einem breiten Jugendstilornament begleitete Sockelmarmorierung. Die Treppenuntersichten wurden mit Landschaftsmedaillons und Jugendstildekor verziert. Ein Ornamentglasfenster zeigt eine in verschiedenen Grüntönen gehaltene Landschaft mit Sonnenaufgang.

Literatur
 Volker Helas, Gudrun Peltz: Jugendstilarchitektur in Dresden. KNOP Verlag, Dresden 1999, ISBN 3-934363-00-8.

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Pre-Tax Profit Margin
Current and historical gross margin for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) over the last 10 years. The current gross profit margin for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings as of September 30, 2022 is %.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Gross Margin Historical Data
TTM Revenue
TTM Gross Profit
2022-09-30 $3.81B $0.05B 1.26%
2022-06-30 $2.35B $-0.62B -26.22%
2021-12-31 $0.65B $-0.96B -148.38%
2021-06-30 $0.02B $-0.82B -3433.33%
2020-09-30 $2.75B $0.38B 13.70%
Consumer Discretionary Leisure & Recreation Services $6.409B $0.648B
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is a leading cruise line operator.?It owns and operates three brands: Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line. It made accquisitions of Prestige Cruises International, the Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. The company launched Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian Joy (cruise ship designed for Chinese travelers). It has plans to introduce more ships by coming years. The company has Allura Class Ships on order for delivery. In a bid to facilitate travel for cruise passengers, the brands strive to provide an enhanced level of onboard service. They offer a wide range of features, amenities and activities like a variety of accommodations and multiple dining venues.
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Isolated gastrointestinal mucormycosis mimicking peptic ulcer disease
A Rupani, V Shah, S Lad, M Deokar, G Puranik
A Rupani, V Shah, S Lad, M Deokar, G Puranik. Isolated gastrointestinal mucormycosis mimicking peptic ulcer disease. The Internet Journal of Gastroenterology. 2007 Volume 6 Number 2.
Mucormycosis is a relatively uncommon opportunistic fungal infection caused by Zygomycetes; diagnosis of which is usually made during histopathological examination. We present an autopsy case of a non-diabetic patient who clinically was diagnosed to have a perforated gastric peptic ulcer. On histopathological examination the whole of gastrointestinal tract showed mucor hyphae in the wall leading to extensive infarction and gastric perforation. Other organs showed no evidence of infiltration by the fungus. Diagnosis of isolated gastrointestinal tract mucormycosis was made, which is very rare.. Greater awareness of the clinical settings in which the gastrointestinal mucormycosis develops and its early detection with appropriate treatment can reduce the high fatality associated with this infection.
Mucormycosis (synonymous with phycomycosis and zygomycosis) is caused by fungi of the class Zygomycetes, order Mucorales and mainly by species of genera Rhizopus, Mucor and Absidia 1, 2. It is an opportunistic fungal infection seen in uncontrolled diabetes and other chronic debilitating diseases. The incidence of the disease is gradually increasing as a result of wide spread use of antibiotics, steroids and immunosuppressive therapy. Diagnosis is usually made during histopathological examination of the autopsy material by the presence of broad, non-septate mycelia in tissues 1. We here present an autopsy case of a non-diabetic patient with isolated gastrointestinal mucormycosis who was clinically thought to have perforated gastric peptic ulcer.
A 50 year-old male-patient, non-diabetic, non-hypertensive, with no drug history came with complaints of abdominal pain of one and half months duration. The pain was colicky and diffuse in nature, with no aggravating or relieving factors. There was associated gradual distension of abdomen and vomiting on and off. On admission the general condition of the patient was poor and was anuric. Systolic blood pressure was 70 mm of Hg. Laboratory examination revealed mild anaemia, a total white blood cell count of 4100/ mm3 and peripheral smear showed mild lymphocytosis. Amongst renal function tests, blood urea nitrogen was 34 mg/dl and serum creatinine of 3.4 mg/dl. Serology for human immunodeficiency virus was not performed and he had no nasal complaints. He was taken for emergency exploratory laparotomy with clinical suspicion of gastric peptic ulcer perforation. A 1-cm gastric perforation in the anterior wall of pylorus with pus flakes on the serosa of the rest of the intestines was present. The perforation was sutured with the omental patch. The patient died 32-hours post-op..
A complete autopsy was performed on a poorly built and malnourished individual. External examination including the head, face and neck examination was unremarkable. In-situ examination of abdominal cavity revealed dilated and dusky bowel loops with pus flakes on the serosal aspect of the intestines, liver, spleen and diaphragm. (Figure 1)
Figure 1: Gross photograph of small intestine showing pregangrenous changes and inset showing pus flakes on the serosal aspect.
The operative site was identified which was intact. Histopathology revealed extensive ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract mucosa, infarction and transmural infiltration by broad non- septate, non-branching fungal hyphae with moderate inflammation. At the perforation site in the stomach, there was dense transmural neutrophillic infiltrate and mucor hyphae were seen reaching upto serosa. Corresponding to the pus flakes on the serosa of the intestines, microscopically there were hyphae and surrounding neutrophils. (Figure 2)
Figure 2: a: Photomicrograph showing gastric perforation with arrow (H&E, x50), b: Higher magnification of same showing fungal hyphae with arrow (H&E, x100), c: silver stain showing broad, non-septate mucor hyphae (GMS, x400) and d: section from colon showing infarction with thrombi (H&E, x50).
Capsular surfaces of liver, spleen and the abdominal aspect of the diaphragm showed dense polymorphonuclear infiltrate with fungus; but even after extensive sectioning were not seen within the parenchyma. Other organs also did not show any evidence of fungal infiltration inspite of extensive sectioning. There was a small focus of tuberculosis in the apices of both the lungs. Kidneys showed severe acute tubular necrosis. Post-mortem blood culture did not show any growth. Hence a diagnosis of isolated gastrointestinal mucormycosis leading to gastric perforation was made.
Zygomycetes are ubiquitous fungi, often present in soil and decaying organic material. They cause infection only in immuno-compromised states and mucormycosis is commonly associated with diabetic ketoacidosis, immunosuppression following organ transplantation, severe malnutrition, haematological malignancies, chronic debilitating diseases and desferrioxamine therapy in patients requiring haemodialysis 1, 2. They invade the deep tissues via inhalation of airborne borne spores, percutaneous inoculation or ingestion. Five forms of the disease have been recognised as rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal and disseminated 3. Rhinocerebral form is common in diabetics and pulmonary and disseminated forms are seen with haematological malignancies, whereas gastrointestinal infection is thought to arise from the ingestion of spores and has been traditionally linked to extreme malnutrition 2. This could be the case with our patient who was poorly built and malnourished.
Mucormycosis confined only to gastrointestinal is uncommon and accounts for only 7% of the cases 4. When the gastrointestinal tract is involved, the stomach is the most common site and rarer intestinal form has a predilection for the terminal ileum and caecum 3. The stomach is involved in 67% cases of all gastrointestinal manifestations with a reported mortality rate of 98% 2, 4, 5. It is followed by colon (21%), small intestine (4%) and oesophagus (2%). In a series of seven cases of invasive gastric mycosis reported in literature, all presented with perforated viscous either intra-operatively or at autopsy 5. In a study of gastrointestinal mucormycosis of 58 cases only one case showed involvement of stomach, small and large intestine 4. In another study of 14 cases of only intestinal mucormycosis after excluding gastric forms, gastric involvement was seen in only one case along the involvement of small and large intestines 6. In our case, the entire length of the gastrointestinal tract was involved which makes this unusual even amongst the gastrointestinal form. Though some of the reported cases have been in diabetics, in the literature there is no clear association of diabetes with isolated gastrointestinal mucormycosis as is with rhinocerebral forms 4, 6, 7.
The disease is reported both in adults and in neonates and infants where it can present as necrotising enterocolitis and intestinal perforation 6, 7. In a study of 8 cases of gastrointestinal mucormycosis, 5 were premature babies and prematurity was also postulated as risk factor for this infection 7. The usual symptoms of gastrointestinal mucormycosis include vomiting, bloody diarrhoea, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal lump and abdominal distension 7. This patient presented with pain in abdomen and gradual distension of abdomen. In a case report describing the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy findings, the lesions appeared as ulcerated plaques with raised edges and were covered with black necrotic slough 8. Limited reports in literature are available describing the radiologic findings of mucormycosis. Contrast enhanced CT studies may show diffuse circumferential wall thickening with areas of both intense and poor contrast enhancement in intestinal wall correlating with areas of congestive changes and of necrosis and infarction caused by fungal proliferation respectively 3. The clinical diagnosis is difficult as the symptoms are non-specific and antemortem diagnosis can be achieved by demonstrating broad, non-septate hyphae with right angle branching in histopathology in the resection or biopsy material 5, 7.
Mucormycosis can be just colonisation of peptic ulcers in stomach to infiltrative disease or vascular invasion with dissemination 5, 7. Fungal elements at the base of chronic peptic ulcers may enhance the degree of necrosis and that these cases have protracted disease and deeper ulcers with more perforations 9. Common to all forms of mucormycosis is vascular invasion with production of necrotic tissue. But in our case we do not think that it is a peptic ulcer complicated by mucormycosis as rest of the gastrointestinal tract was also showing gangrenous changes due to invasive mucormycosis.
Successful treatment consists of early diagnosis, intensive systemic antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and surgical resection 5. Only non resectional surgery carries high mortality whereas surgery followed by antifungal therapy provides improved survival. In this case, the clinicians' diagnosis was peptic ulcer disease and hence the line of management of only non resectional surgery did not help the patient. Hence a high index of suspicion is required along with histopathological confirmation for diagnosis of isolated gastrointestinal mucormycosis and greater awareness of the clinical settings in which it develops is a pre-requisite to improved survival and reducing the high mortality in such cases.
Dr Asha Rupani, 5, Sapna Hsg Society, Sector-4, Vashi, Navi Mumbai- 400703. E- mail: asharupani@yahoo.com Mobile: 9821422398
1. Medical Mycology. In: R Ananthnarayan and CK J Paniker, eds. Textbook of Microbiology. 6th ed. Chennai: Orient Longman Ltd, 2000: 564-580.
2. S Winkler, S Susani, B Willinger et al. Gastric Mucormycosis due to Rhizopus oryzae in a Renal Transplant Recipient. J Clin Microbiol 1996; 34 (10): 2585- 7.
3. Lee J H, Ha H K, Yoo E, Yang S K, Min Y I, Auh Y H. CT and sonographically guided biopsy in a patient with intestinal mucormycosis. Am J Roentgenol 2000; 175(1): 129-31.
4. Lyon D T, Schubert T T, Mantia A G, Kaplan M H. Phycomycosis of the gastrointestinal tract. Am J Gastroenterol 1979; 72: 379- 94.
5. Virk S S, Singh R P, Arora A S, Grewal J S, Puri H. Gastric zygomycosis - An unusual cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleed. Indian J Gastroenterol 2004; 23 (4): 146- 7.
6. Calle S and Klatsky S. Intestinal phycomycosis (Mucormycosis). Am J Clin Pathol 1966; 45 (3): 264- 72.
7. Sharma M C, Gill S S, Kashyap S et al. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis- an uncommon isolated mucormycosis. Indian J Gastroenterol 1998; 17(4): 131-3.
8. Shahapure A G, Patankar R V, Bhatkhande R. Gastric mucormycosis. Indian J Gastroenterol 2002; 21 (6): 231-2.
9. Al-Rikabi A C, Al-Dohayan A D, Al-Boukai A A. Invasive mucormycosis in benign gastric ulcer. Saudi Med J. 2000; 21(3): 287- 90.
Asha Rupani, MD
Lecturer in Pathology, Department of Pathology, T N Medical College and B Y L Ch Nair Hospital
Vinaya Shah, MD, DNB
Associate Professor in Pathology, Department of Pathology, T N Medical College and B Y L Ch Nair Hospital
Shilpa Lad, MD
Madhavi Deokar
Resident in Pathology, Department of Pathology, T N Medical College and B Y L Ch Nair Hospital
G.V. Puranik, MD
Professor and Head of the Pathology Department, Department of Pathology, T N Medical College and B Y L Ch Nair Hospital


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Photos: Queen Máxima, Queen Letizia join Royal Family for Order of the Garter ceremony
Happy Garter Day!
The Order of the Garter is the most senior order of knighthood in the UK, and was founded in 1348 by Edward III. Members include the Queen, Prince Charles, senior members of the Royal Family and monarchs of other countries.
Every June, members of the Garter meet at Windsor Castle for a special service at St. George's Chapel. New members are given their honours during the same service.
This year, King Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands were made Supernumerary Knights of the Order. They were joined by their wives, Queen Letizia and Queen Máxima, at the ceremony.
Click through to see some of the best photos from the day!
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As mentioned, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was made a Supernumerary Knight of the Garter.
Members of the Order are chosen personally by the Queen as recognition of those who have held public office, served her personally or who have given much to their country.
The title of Supernumerary Knight is given to those who are overseas monarchs who are appointed to the Order.
Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima had lunch with the Queen as part of the ceremony.
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King Felipe VI of Spain was also made a Supernumerary Knight of the Garter. He and Queen Letizia also had lunch with Her Majesty at Windsor Castle.
Willem-Alexander (second right) was all smiles as he arrived at the service with (L-R) Prince Edward, King Felipe and Prince William.
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Duchess Kate, whose husband Prince William is a member of the Order, also made an appearance, wearing a Catherine Walker dress with a black Lock & Co. hat .
With her were (L-R) Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Queen Letizia, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Queen Máxima.
Letizia took some time to chat with Camilla at the service.
She also caught up with Sophie.
The Queen arrived at the ceremony by car, and following the service, she and other members of the Order and their spouses left by carriage.
Look at that robe! Her Majesty needed assistance to keep her outfit off the stairs as she left the service.
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Charles took some time to chat to his mother after the service.
Letizia and Kate rode with Felipe and William in their carriage after the service, while Máxima and Willem-Alexander shared a carriage with Edward and Sophie.
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We pride ourselves in not being a bunch of suckers. But every now and then, some calculated little piece of theater, with no pretensions whatsoever, takes us by the hand and leads us around (very gladly) for a couple of bright, happy hours.
The songs in The Marvelous Wonderettes are well-known hits from the 1950s and '60s, full of the innocent yearning of the middle-class Eisenhower years in act one, giving way to a slightly more knowing feel in the pop tunes of the second half, when the class of '58 has its ten year reunion. The songs of the Chordettes and the Maguire Sisters give way to singers like the Fifth Dimension and Aretha Franklin. All songs are sung beautifully, with the help of a lovely off-stage live band.
And everything's great through act one, under the direction of Melissa Rain Anderson, on the Repertory Theatre's main stage: four vivacious teenaged girls in sherbet-colored dresses get their lucky break, performing a "hit parade" of great old songs at the senior prom. The earnest, lighthearted characterizations of the four actresses are revealed through girlish friendships and rivalries, and the 1950s "good girl" tunes are lined up like pearls on a string.
The only bump in the road comes about 15 minutes after intermission, just when I began to wonder, admiringly: "do all these lovely, well-known songs exist in service of the charming story, or does the story exalt the songs?" The show (in its present form) debuted in Los Angeles in 2007, and the book, by Roger Bean, seemed very strong. Both the music and story were perfectly symbiotic, right up through Dusty Springfield's "I Only Want to Be with You," in act two. It's sung here by Iris Beaumier, as Betty Jean, in this production's final plausible moment.
After that, there's an abrupt shifting of gears: The Marvelous Wonderettes stops being a story, and transforms into something more like a broad comic revue. Betty Jean's off-stage heartbreak turns into a sort of weird joke when she sings a bathetic version of "It's My Party" (made famous by Lesley Gore). That was followed, on opening night, by a little stunned silence, and a notably wan round of applause, from an audience that perhaps felt a little betrayed. Till that moment, the regular applause was much warmer and more eager.
And up till then, the characterizations all had a kind of comical reality to them, thanks to very smart actresses and director Anderson, too. But from here on out, they had us trapped: it was too late to sneak out during intermission, once the characters and story are suddenly diminished and made unreal. It's just a straight-up pastiche in the final half hour or so.
It's still fun, but maybe it's acted and directed too seriously up till then. Maybe this production was fundamentally misconceived, leading us down the wrong path in the first hour and change. Perhaps there's some additional, chiffon-thin layer of brilliant satire, a skein of parody, that's missing in the early 2/3rds of this Repertory Theatre staging. Maybe it's supposed to be a bit of a drag show, all along.
In that sense, the great characters these girls have built on stage seem to become their undoing. Ms. Beaumier has a pert defiance as Betty Jean; Morgan Kirner (as Missy) has great power in her pop singing, and a lovely way of being the funny, nerdy girl who keeps things organized throughout; and Leanne Smith is the ditzy blonde, especially hilarious at the outset of "Leader of the Pack." Chiara Trentalange rounds out the quartet as Cindy Lou, a formidable beauty who fits the 1950s glamorous idiom to a T, even in her unquenchable thirst to be crowned Springfield's homecoming queen of 1958.


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What better way to wrap up Semaine du Vélib' here on Copenhagen Cycle Chic than with a little video tribute.
What could be better than Paris, than Paris on a bicycle - perfection. The movie went very well with my Friday morning coffee - what a great way to end the week. Thank you!
what an extremely cool, vlogalicious video! Dig the music too!
indeed, francesco. the song is orginally a work song of the rice pickers in northern Italy, but it is mostly associated with the anti-fascist movement.
Very nice. I was surprised to see what looks like the same statue of Jean d' Arc that we have here in New Orleans. Since the original was a gift of France, I wonder if they are identical.
very nice!! First time in the morning i read the news and see your blog, everyday. my grandparents came to Argentine cause of the war. So I have italian blood and this video whith that beautifull song was amazing.
thank you for such a lot of love to life that you give to us.
Lovely post. Lovely cap to a lovely week. Thank you.
Fun video. I am a little embarassed by how much I love your website and the ideas expressed in it, and end up telling everyone about it. "Seriously, it's just pictures of girls on bikes. No... they're wearing clothes. It's not pr0n!"
my wife and i took the stickers off when we were done with the bikes.
Great Post! And you've focussed on men this time. Good on you.


Korah stirred up some followers, insisting on equal status for all. Then he and Moses had the equivalent of a modern-day smack down. Moses won and was affirmed by God; Korah lost—big time; the ground beneath him opened up and he and his family fell in and died.
Although Jesus would later usher in these changes, that is not what God had put in place in Korah's day. He had a different plan and, no matter how well intended, Korah opposed it—and will forever be associated with a failed rebellion against God.


Just to let you know: it's a pleasure to be able to update to the last freeplane stable version (now 1.6.10) through the *.deb package available in the "Stable" folder on SourceForge. It's really easy since several version and it allows me to use an up-to-date Freeplane ;-).
Many thanks to the dev team !
because the dependency jars are not "externalized" (not in separate packages).


Update: In a follow-up statement, Barbara Webb clarified that it was her pregnancy outside marriage and not her sexual orientation that was the cause of her firing. There is still no comment from Marian High School officials.
"Kristen and I are expecting our first baby. I'm about 14 weeks. We are very excited and blessed and look forward to all that parenting will be.
What remains unclear are the exact reasons for Webb's firing, as both diocesan and school officials have remained quiet. Ned McGrath, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Detroit, confirmed only that a teacher from the high school was no longer employed after a "personnel matter" and there would be no further comment. Marian administrators, as well as representatives of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters of Monroe who sponsor the all-girls school, have been silent after repeated requests for comment.
It is certainly a possibility that Barbara Webb was fired for a number of reasons: her sexual orientation, her relationship status, becoming pregnant while not officially married, a combination of these, or something else entirely. The firing of more than a dozen LGBT and ally church workers this year alone adds credibility to Webb's claims, but until school officials and the IHM sisters are willing to clarify publicly what happened, the public is left to guess. Hopefully, information on just what happened between Barbara Webb and Marian High School will be forthcoming as a matter of truth and justice for all involved. Since we live in an atmosphere where LGBT people are regularly being fired from Catholic institutions, the church leaders in this case need to be clear what their motivations were. They owe it to Webb and the public, but they also owe it to themselves, as a matter of integrity, to state their reasons. Injustice is always perpetuated by silence.
I m shocked that the IHM sisters would do this! They are usually so forward looking and so involved with justice issues. Additionally, members of their community are also members of Dignity Detroit.
I still would love to know how anyone thinks it is Christian to fire someone because they are pregnant or gay or not married? Nobody cares about being decent and considerate. They really need to be informed that they are not following Christ. They have made up their own religion, which is fine, but they shouldn't call it Christianity.
The only thing here is not hatred..it is she violated a contract she signed when employed. If you want to teach at a Catholic school you have to be OK or at least follow with their teachings. Her firing whether is was for having a sexual relationship outside of marriage or having a child out of wedlock or being lesbian are in direct conflict with the Church's teachings. The Church is not promoting hatred of anyone, it is promoting their beliefs and teachings. Teach elsewhere I say. Live your life, but don't expect the Church to change its teachings.
To fire someone because they are pregnant and gay is discrimination, which means you look down on someone as lesser or not entitled to basic freedoms or rights that others have. Hatred doesn't mean you scream and yell obscenities at people. It means you treat them as if they don't matter. Promoting beliefs like that is causing damage and pain and if you can't see where that is unchristian and where that needs to stop, then I feel very sorry for you. Imagine if someone said to Rosa Parks, "Well, these are the laws, don't ride the bus then." How ridiculous of statement.


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Only coal under the Temple football stockings so far
That's a fireplace, not the E-O burning down.
Hope every single Temple football fan has a healthy and happy Christmas.
So far, though, at least from a football perspective, the only thing head coach Rod Carey has found under the tree is coal.
Somebody keeps stealing his nice living room furniture mostly procured by a current NFL head coach (err, players) and the tree doesn't look quite the same in an empty room.
An attempt at humor (we think).
The coaching staff rallying cry for the last month at the $17 million Edberg-Olson facility (it cost $7 million to build with a $10 million addition in 2010) is FEBU (f*ck everyone but us) but the only "but us" left seems to be nothing other than a glorified scout team so the boast appears to be an empty one. Let's put it this way. Rudy was a great story for Notre Dame but a team full of Rudys would not have been.
Temple has Branden Mack, Jaden Blue, a transfer from Georgia and a team full of Rudys. Hmm. Who knows how long Mack and Blue stick around?
I haven't checked the portal this morning. I probably won't for awhile. Too depressing.
That's why the job of winning in 2021 got harder. So far, by my count, at least seven starters (probably seven of the best nine PLAYERS on the team) have went out the back exit with only two potential good ones coming in the front door. It was imperative to stop the bleeding in order for the Owls to even get to the modest .500 record (which, theoretically over 60 FBS teams are able to do). Now, it looks like 2-10 is a distinct possibility unless the Owls score big with the remaining players in the portal and that's assuming nobody else leaves, a huge assumption.
Did Temple pay $2 million per year for a 1-6 and 2-10 head coach? So far, it looks like it and it's not a good look. The recruiting website 247.com reports that Temple is by far the school most hurt by the transfer portal.
Carey needs to roll up his sleeves and sign the top available P5 players, not G5 players, not FCS players, to stop the bleeding and start the healing.
There are three four-star defensive linemen still in the portal (as of this writing) and it would be nice if Carey and company could get at least one:
DE-Charles Moore is a 6-4, 275-pound edge rusher from Oregon State. Defensive end did not seem like an area of need a couple of weeks ago, but it is now that Temple's top edge rusher, Arnold Ebetitke, left the building on Wednesday.
DT-Ellison Jordan, Penn State. Jordan was a four-star signee but hasn't worked his way into the rotation for the Nittany Lions. He would be an immediate starter here since both starting tackles passed up their final years at Temple.
DT-Brant Lawless-Sherrill, North Carolina. Lawless-Sherrill is a four-star 6-1, 290-pounder who, like just about all of his teammates, had a great game against Temple in the 2019 Military Bowl.
There are at least five three-star linebackers still left in the portal. The Owls need to get at least two of a group that includes Anthony McKee (Pitt), Griffin Grady (Wisconsin), Jon Smith (UNC), Xander Gagnon (Duke) and Evander Craft (Toledo). Craft had offers from three Power 5 schools in his final five.
The value of assigned stars is that independent Power 5 coaching staffs have already done talent evaluations on the above players before bringing them in and that's less work for the Carey staff to do.
Less work, because cleaning that coal off the floor is going to be job one. It's an industrial strength cleaning job and we don't know if the spill accidents are even over yet.
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The portoal may backfire (this year) on a lot of players. The glamour programs could have limited capacity (scholarships, roster space) for making pick-ups. The ruling that players do not lose an eligibility season in 2020 give coaches options (decisions) in so far as taking the better player – one of whom he's already seen play and practice. As the saying goes: "space is limited."
I'm not sure what happens to those who don't find a home. Can they return? Would the coach welcome them back? Would the players they abandoned welcome them back? If they get a roster slot back and make a bad play in game, will the fans have an opinion on their effort?
Do these portal players reach out to friends (players) on other teams for input and advice in so far as finding a spot with that friend's team? Do those players on the other teams communicate with the coach about their friend? Do coaches at these target programs encourage their players to reach out to their friends? This could be very messy, especially when there's sloppy communication.
Gabe Venit
It's sad that the remaining players, who chose to stay and represent OUR university, are called glorified scout players.
Maybe the players aren't leaving because of the coaches, but fans.
Compare our remaining players to the remaining players of our opponents. The best remaining players are largely the worst players of a 1-6 team. Sometimes the truth hurts. It's the job of our coaches to replace the best seven players on our team with better players. So far, they have done a terrible job. It has nothing to do with the fans. I heard a lot of "let's support the guys who chose to represent OUR great university" talk during the Bobby Wallace Era and then Al Golden came in and said, "yeah, that's nice but we need better players." The reality is that we need better players. It's not criticizing the players who are here it's comparing them in ability to the Memphises, Cincys, UCFs, teams that we need to beat on a regular basis to get back to the Temple football we all know and love.
Is the grass always greener over the septic tank? The fans, players, and coaches will need to flush things out. We'll see some hot shots like Steve Joachim and Montel Harris and some stinkers. Who was the best transfer student at TU? Joachim and Harris stand out. Walter Washington was incredible.
The only thing that can save 2021 as I see it is an SMU-like 2019 overhaul that brings us 15 Power 5-level starters and turns a predicted 2-10 into a 10-2. There are more than enough players like that remaining in the portal. Does this coaching staff have enough powers of persuasion to bring a hefty amount of those guys in right now? Serious doubts exist as of 12/25/2020. Prove me wrong and get me a 4* RB, two 4* edge rushers and two 3-4* run-stoppers. At least.
To steal a once classic line from a way old TV commercial (for what I think was cough syrup? ) : 'What's a Mother to Do ?' .
Really want to see TU Football live next year at the Linc, But……
We'll get a few inbound Portals too, maybe it can be a balance….
https://247sports.com/college/temple/Article/Cincinnati-football-Luke-Fickell-recruiting-rankings-Bearcats–157819975/
Cart full of better players must come after the HC horse. Better coaches recruit better players. Better players don't follow average, or less than average, HCs.
Successful G5 programs don't use Covid and portal as excuses for poor performance.
Cincy is a great program, they have a great coach.
Blue and Mack should transfer to maximize their Sunday potential.
Geez, I hope Blue and Mack stay. We screwed, blued (no pun intended) and tattooed without those two.
This is how far we've fallen in a year. Georgia State wins the Lending Tree Bowl and finishes 6-4. Georgia State, not Georgia Tech. Georgia State's strength coach is former Temple Owl center Alex Derenthal, Al Golden's best center. Do you think Alex would take the same job under Al Golden? Damn straight. Georgia State beats ECU, 49-29. ECU beats Temple's "scout team" (yeah, I said it), 28-3. Do you think Al Golden chases as much talent off Temple as Rod Carey did? Err, no. The administration needs to start back-channeling Al's agent for mutual interest and use the Collins/Diaz buyout money to get rid of Carey.
numbero123abc
Are u the person who posts on Twitter telling recruits and players to transfer out?
If so, what an @sshole move, Temple needs more fans not haters.
Just from a players' perspective, the numbers don't add up for any remaining Temple players to leave. There are 1,000 players in the portal (roughly) and about 147 scholarships available (roughly). You have your schollie at Temple. If you leave, you are giving not only that up but the $2K stipend each athlete gets.
Would be saying a lot if Temple can land a 4 star running back from the area…
We'll just have to wait and see if this staff can recruit SEC talent.
Was checking the portal regularly because I thought Temple would land Lovett but he went to Penn State and all I've seen is Temple players evacuating the E-O like senior citizens leaving The Villages when there is a Hurricane Warning in Florida.
You may have answered your own question. That's all i will say.
No question in that last post.
Just curious, how excited will you be if this staff ever does land a 4 star running back?
Will wait until I find out which one. One with stats to back up potential is better than one without stats (the Georgia QB for instance). Not all that excited that we have to replace a guy who threw 44 TDs against 32 interceptions with a guy who threw 1 td and had three interceptions.
exhale and think! Carey is not and will never be TUFB. Sometimes you have to burn it down before you build it back up. Bottomline: Carey sucks, and players know it and are leaving in droves.
Blue and Mack should leave now to maximize their Sunday potential.
BOT, interim Uni President, and AD are responsible and must be held accountable. Carey is who he will always be, a decent and honorable man who can't compete at this level – Fran Dunphy Carey.
This QB kid from Ga is a runaway, the RB from Illinois is a second stringer at best.
Hope? Save it for church. Carey can't out-recruit or beat UCF, Cincy, Tulane, SMU,. etc., etc.,
Look at the 2021 schedule. 3-4 wins is optimistic.
right now, without any infusion of talent (and I mean a minimum of 5 impact starters), I only see wins over Akron and Wagner on this schedule. Five impact starters who are not on this roster now might get you a chance at 6-6. Four of those guys have to be defensive starters and we need a big-time running back. Ruley=nice back, but not one of the top 5 in the league now. Plus, they need to go out and hire the special teams coach from Liberty and stop f*cking around and ignoring that 1/3d of the team.
Gee guys, I thought Carey touted wins over B10 teams. I wouldn't even count on a win over Akron. We often have problems with MAC teams. They need to hire Liberty's HC! Biggest fear is, if Carey has another lousy season will TU buy him out or let the program slip back into another Bobby Wallace era? I'm too old for that shit. Of course even if they fire him it's just gives another opportunity to hire another lame HC – I have no confidence in them getting "the right guy" or even a halfway right guy.


A 48 hours bangladeshi wedding!, by Shafkat Anowar, Honolulu, USA.
Honolulu, HI- December 2017. The attending guests were the host of the ceremony as they prepare the banners for the stage.
Bangladesh has unique ethnic practices, some of them are unique to their geographic location, and some are partially shared among neighboring states. Bangladeshi people rejoice their culture in home as well as abroad. Sometimes it may be difficult, in particular, when they are trying to fit in or immerse into the new culture abroad. However, Bangladeshis living in Hawaii have balanced the ethnicity of both the worlds by adapting Hawaiian cultural practices and maintaining their identity and connection to who they are. Thanks to "Aloha Spirit" of the Hawaiian culture extending their mutual regard and affection in caring with no obligation in return towards people of all ethnicity and background.
The bride of the night giving her finishing touch before she is pronounced as the wife.
The bride and groom getting downstairs to attend the small gathering.
Approximately 15-20 families lead the existing Bangladeshi culture on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. However, the families vary in practicing their traditional cultural norms proportionate to their length of stay away from home country. As a photojournalist, I enjoy the diversity offered by the small ethnical groups as a part of broader society focusing their cultural norms in my work. The Bangladeshi population is more vibrant in the continental USA due to their presence in larger numbers. However, living in the isolated Island of Hawaii their cohesiveness is their strength maintaining who they are. Existing Bangladeshi families living about 7000 miles apart try to bring a touch of their home whenever there is an occasion which leads to bonding of the whole community. I am a Bangladeshi by birth and have lived there for the past 19 years. Growing up home I have attended quite a lot of wedding ceremonies in different platforms but never got a taste of attending a ceremony of my own culture in abroad.
The groom being welcomed by the guests of the evening.
Gaye Holud (Turmeric on the body) is a traditional ceremony observed in the Bangladeshi culture where the couple gets to meet the attended guests and get a touch of turmeric on their in a form of blessings.
Moving to Hawaii for my bachelors while living within the Bangladeshi community in the state, I had the opportunity to observe a home wedding ceremony of two Bangladesh born individuals coming together and getting married in a precise way. Ashikur, a University of Hawaii at Manoa doctorate from and Nilufar, a University of British Columbia doctorate managed to dig out a week vacation to get married. Living in the westernized society, it was struggling to carry out the whole procession in the original Bangladeshi style but at the end of the day I found it very unique to portray through my camera. Hawaii is always a choice for the dream destination wedding with the live ocean background. In contrast what I observed was not an ocean view live wedding ceremony but a home bounded cultural uniqueness and individuality.
The bride and the groom enjoys some personal moments later that afternoon.
It is a part of the Bangladeshi wedding culture to draw Mehndi (henna) on the bride\'s hand. Bride Nilufar Rahman enjoys her time watching the henna designs on her hand.
After the conclusion of the first night, the couple attended the mosque in the town to be officially pronounced as husband and wife by the Imam.
The newly wedded bride and groom in a frame on the reception night.
The couple along with the attending guests of the night celebrates the finishing moment of the reception night.
The couple bids farewell to the guests as they conclude their two nights brief wedding ceremony.
Honolulu, HI- December 2017. The house which was crowded with all the well wisher for two days back to backs seemed deserted in just a moment. The ceremony hosted around hundred people in this compact house staring from the gaye holud ceremony and the reception night.


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Q: Polar coordinates for vector field to find sticking flow I am currently working on an impacting system which is basically just a spring damper and a circular enclosure. Because of the rotational symmetry of the problem I need the vector field in polar coordinates to derive the sticking flow along the enclosure. It should be an easy problem, but contrary to my expectation there are no scores of textbooks which contain the solution and I am not used to mechanical problems.
The system in Cartesian coordinates is the following:
$$
\left(
\begin{array}{c}
 \dot{x} \\
 \ddot{x} \\
 \dot{y} \\
 \ddot{y} \\
\end{array}
\right)= \left(
\begin{array}{cccc}
 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\
 -\nu^2 & -\gamma & 0 & 0 \\
 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\
 0 & 0 & -\nu^2 & -\gamma \\
\end{array}
\right)
\left(
\begin{array}{c}
 x \\
 \dot{x} \\
 y \\
 \dot{y} \\
\end{array}
\right)
$$
I have replaced $x$, $y$ and their derivatives by $x=r \cos(\theta)$, $y=r \sin(\theta)$ and their derivatives as was also done in  this question.
Solving for $\ddot{r}$ and $\ddot{\theta}$ I obtained
$$
\ddot{r}= -r \nu ^2-\gamma  \dot{r}+r \dot{\theta} ^2
$$
and
$$
\ddot{\theta}=-\frac{\left(r \gamma +2 \dot{r}\right) \dot{\theta}}{r}
$$
which I verified with mathematica.
But when I test using the following Matlab-code
nu2=1.96; gam=0.28;
ODE1=@(t,z) [0 1 0 0;-nu2 -gam 0 0;0 0 0 1;0 0 -nu2 -gam]*z;
ODE2=@(t,z) [z(2);
            -nu2*z(1)-gam*z(2)+z(1)*z(4)^2;
             z(4);
            -z(4)*(gam*z(1)+2*z(2))/z(1)];
z0=[1;0;1;0.5];
tspan=[0, 1];
z0p=[1.4142 0.3536 0.7854 0.3536];
[T1,Z1]=ode45(ODE1,tspan,z0);
[T2,Z2]=ode45(ODE2,tspan,z0p);
Z2c=[Z2(:,1).*cos(Z2(:,3)),Z2(:,1).*sin(Z2(:,3))];
hold on
plot(Z1(:,1),Z1(:,3));
plot(Z2c(:,1),Z2c(:,2));
hold off
legend('Cartesian','Polar')

I find that they are not equivalent. Now I am wondering whether there is a conceptual error as I am fairly confident in my derivation. So I am starting to think that my approach must be wrong and I would happy if someone could tell me where my error lies.
Update
Found the problem, answer below.

A: It turns out the problem was in the calculation of the initial velocities which should be
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\dot{r}=\dot{x}\cos(\theta)+\dot{y}\cos(\theta) \quad \text{and} \quad\dot{\theta}=\frac{\dot{y}\cos(\theta)-\dot{x}\cos(\theta)}{r}
$$
Then the the system above is correct and both formulations yields the same plot of the correct initial conditions in polar coordinates are given which are
z0p=[1.4142    0.3536    0.7854    0.2500]


low 60's, lows in the low 50's.
with Chaim Potok. bestselling author of The Chosen lasl Wednesday.
between the college and the community.
been writing various articles, reviews and stories. In 1966 he became editor of the Jewish Publication Society of America.
inside this cuture is a high spectrum of smaller sections within it.
trustees, officers, employees and attorneys.
which was to last through 1986.
plans on pursuing this allegation.
one reason we are suing the University. The action broke the contract agreement."
Association) were trying to sue individuals and we work forthe University not for our own selves.
ASUSF Senate lasl Tuesday night.
First on the agenda were the recreation center plans.
was not a question that Fr. LoSchiavo could answer.
Notable content Faculty lawsuit thrown out of court." "Jewish Rabbi named Assistant Vice-President." Announcement of IBM PC computer station available for public use in Gleeson Library. "Brief glimpse at the history of USF." "1926: The first edition of the San Francisco Foghorn is born.


NIROBI — Two Kenyan men have signed a written contract to "marry" the same woman, reports say.
The woman had been having affairs with both men and refused to choose between them.
The agreement sets out a rota for the men to stay in her house and states they will both help raise any children she bears.
Lawyers said their "marriage" would be legally recognised if they could prove polyandry was part of their custom.
Sylvester Mwendwa and Elijah Kimani made the deal after realising they had both been having an affair with the woman in Mombasa County for more than four years, the local Daily Nation newspaper reports.
Community policing officer Adhalah Abdulrahman persuaded the two men to marry the woman after he saw them fighting over her, it reports.
"We have agreed that from today we will not threaten or have jealous feelings because of our wife, who says she's not ready to let go of any of us," the agreement says, Kenya's NTV station reports.
"Each one will respect the day set aside for him. We agree to love each other and live peacefully. No-one has forced us to make this agreement," it adds.
Mwenda said her parents had given their blessing, while he is planning to pay the bride price.
The woman, a widow with two children, did not want to be named.
Kenyan family lawyer Judy Thongori told the Daily Nation that the law does not explicitly forbid polyandry — a woman having more than one husband.
"The laws we have do not talk about it but for such a union to be recognised in Kenya, it has to be either under the statutory law or as customary marriage. The question we should ask now is whether these people come from communities that have been practising polyandry," she is quoted as saying.


The No. 6 Boston University men's hockey team hosts the No. 1 University of Denver tonight at 7:30 at Agganis Arena. In case you missed it, read our preview here on tonight's game and tomorrow night's game against No. 11 Providence College. Follow along on the live blog below for what should be a very exciting and fun night.


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