Northwich Victoria eased through to the Evo-Stik League Challenge Cup's last four at the expense of Skelmersdale.
NORTHWICH Victoria reached a third cup semi final of the season after shutting out the Evo-Stik League's freest scoring team.
Skem, who have found the net in every match since New Year's Day, do not fire blanks often.
Manager Tommy Lawson rested hotshot Chris Almond with one eye on Saturday's crunch clash with Vics' Cheshire neighbours Chester.
And, their attack shorn of its sharpest shooter, the hosts offered only a sporadic threat.
They trailed on seven minutes when old boy Tony Evans stooped low to steer Louis Barnes' inswinging free kick past goalkeeper Andy Paxton.
Once in front, Vics administered their lead efficiently.
Skem still had sights of goal – Matty McGinn curved an effort off target after following his own long throw and David Roberts arrowed a volley straight at custodian Ryan Jones – but too few to trouble the visitors.
Indeed, the teenager's toughest test was to parry McGinn's free kick wide of an upright eight minutes before the break.
At the other end, Evans could not curl an effort enough to creep into the net after making room to shoot.
The hosts' most sustained spell of pressure followed the interval though.
Substitute Gareth Peet ghosted past too many phantom tackles after cutting in from the touchline only to shoot feebly when he caught sight of goal.
Jones then repeated his first half trick, pawing clear another McGinn free kick after Raphale Evans had harshly been punished for handball.
Karl O'Donnell flashed a shot across the face of goal from Skelmersdale's next attack, but Northwich put the tie out of reach with their next foray forward on 72 minutes.
Replacement Pedro Monteiro's clipped pass caught out the home team's square defence, prompting Andy Fowler to race clear and sweep in a fine finish from an acute angle.
On-loan midfielder Adam Roberts' shot scraped a post in stoppage time after Barnes' clever assist had conjured the chance, although a third goal would have distorted the difference between the teams too much.
Vics' Star Man Louis Barnes. Diligent in defence and always willing to join the attack, from where his contributions are more often than not measured and constructive.
A word too for Raphale Evans and Ryan Jones, who both had their best games in green and white to date.


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A Double Sinking – SS Po
SS Po
Photo: Wrecksite
Less than a hundred years ago, Austria wasn't a landlocked central European nation, but a large empire with a coastline stretching from Trieste in the north to modern day Montenegro in the south. During this period, ocean liners of Lloyd Triestino plied back between Austria-Hungary and other locales throughout the Mediterranean, Middle East, India and Far East. Among those liners was the SS Wien, a 7,767 ton liner built in 1911 and named for the Austrian capital of Vienna. Upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the ship was requisitioned by the Austrian Navy for service as a hospital ship. During the war she served in both the Austrian and German navies until a mere ten days before Armistice Day. On November 1, 1918, Italian frogmen launched a mission that resulted in the successful sinking of the Wien.
Raised in 1921 and renamed Vienna, the ship returned to service as a liner and had her name changed yet again to Po – a name change which better reflected her post-war Italian ownership. The Po was again requisitioned for service as a hospital ship, this time for the Italian Regia Marina. On March 14, 1941 the Po was sunk by British aircraft in Valona Bay off the coast of Albania. Thus the ship suffered the ignominy of having been sunk in both World Wars.
In 20th Century, Italian Shipwrecks, Mediterranean Sea, Passenger Liners, WWI, WWII
2 responses to A Double Sinking – SS Po
Becca March 14, 2013 at 11:35 am
Ignominy? I'd say its pretty cool. How many ships can claim 2 sinkings?
George Henderson August 16, 2014 at 2:56 am
The 1941 sinking of Po, in a night torpedo attack by land-based Fleet Air Arm swordfish, is described in War In A Stringbag by Charles Lamb
http://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Stringbag-CASSELL-MILITARY-PAPERBACKS/dp/030435841X/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

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International Rugby: Five things that will delight Australia
bet365 News Team 14 Oct 22
Australia got the 2022 campaign off to the best possible start with a 30-28 win over England in Perth on Saturday night and can now move forward to the second Test in Brisbane full of confidence.
The Wallabies had not beaten the old enemy since way back in 2015 and can take plenty of heart from the way they snapped the losing streak at Optus Stadium.
Dave Rennie's side had a tough end to 2021 when losing the spring tour to the UK 3-0. They lost to England, Wales and Scotland and it was important they got 2022 off on the right foot.
They did just that despite playing most of the game with 14 men, while they also suffered a big setback just before the game when losing Quade Cooper to injury.
Cooper felt tightness in his calf and rather than take any risks he watched on from the sidelines as his teammates got the job done.
It was a great night for the Wallabies but what were the five highlights?
The spirit in the Wallabies ranks is strong
Teams of the past would have surrendered when being reduced to 14 men. However the dismissal of Darcy Swain, who was sent off for a headbutt, galvanised the Wallabies side.
They also had to cope with the disruption of losing Cooper just before kick-off. Not only that they lost Tom Banks to a broken arm and Allan Alaalatoa to concussion in the first half.
But again the Wallabies coped well with the setbacks and got the job done. That can only bode well for the future.
To clinch the series against England and have a strong 2022, Australia will need to be united and up for the battle. All the evidence from the first Test suggests that is the case.
World Cup hopes given a boost
The Wallabies are priced at 12/1 to win the 2023 World Cup in France and they will be out to cause an upset.
The likes of France, England and New Zealand may be more fancied but Australia have the tournament in their sights.
It is only one game, and very early days still. However many believe the Wallabies have fired an early warning shot with the win over England.
South Africa did something similar when beating New Zealand a year out from the 2019 World Cup. Could Australia tread a similar path?
This year was always going to be huge for Rennie and his players and they have started in the best possible way. If they can win the series then it will be a huge statement ahead of the World Cup.
The Wallabies have unearthed a new star fullback
It may have happened in sad circumstances, but Australia have found a new star fullback in the form of Andrew Kellaway.
Kellaway made his way from the wing to fullback after Banks left the field with a broken arm. The Japan-bound 28-year-old may now have played his last Test but Rennie can sleep soundly knowing he has a replacement.
Kellaway did not put a foot wrong the whole game and was one of the stars of the show. He was safe under the high ball, showed good hands and his kicking game was also on point.
Is sure to be the Wallabies new No.15 moving forward.
Dave Porecki had a great debut
The Wallabies hooker had an outstanding game on debut. England suggested they were out to target Porecki but he more than stood up to the test, keeping a cool head, while others were losing theirs.
Going off his first appearance in gold, Porecki looks to have what it takes to play at the highest level. His line-out throws were on the money, with just one blip to report.
Among other things, his ball carries were also solid and he was another huge plus for the Wallabies in the west.
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Kerevi was a monster with his powerful, surging runs that continually put England on the back foot.
It was a performance that earned him the man-of-the match award.
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Leigh Ann and Andrea chose a bouquet from Bash and Bloom made from pages of their favorite books from their favorite writers. We walked around Capitol Hill, even crossing the famous rainbow crosswalk. They both really prioritized their portraits- to capture themselves right now and be able to look at those for a lifetime. I liked this. Sometimes it feels like you've spent months or years planning and the details you've put into are priority but here's a tip- you are. Set aside a first look in a romantic spot (a parking garage overlooking the city was perfect), get away from the reception to grab a drink together at Whisky Bar, and surround yourselves with things you love and can't wait to talk about later.
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Police Watch: Alleged subway 'grinder' arrested, Men charged with assault outside Food Emporium
ALLEGED SUBWAY 'GRINDER' ON 6 TRAIN ARRESTED
Police arrested 64-year-old Mohamed Abdel Rahim for alleged sexual abuse inside the Union Square station on Tuesday, November 20 at 5:30 p.m. Rahim allegedly thrust his erect penis onto the victim's buttocks while they were on an uptown 6 train. Police said that Rahim and the victim did not know each other.
MEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OUTSIDE FOOD EMPORIUM
Police arrested 43-year-old Kitwane Parkinson and 39-year-old Alexander Rivera for an alleged assault on Monday, November 19 at 4:25 p.m. in front of 10 Union Square East. Parkinson and Rivera allegedly kicked and punched the victim inside the location due to an argument they had earlier in the day. Police said that the victim had bruised lips.
WOMAN ACCUSED OF STEALING WALLET FROM HOLIDAY MARKET VENDOR
Police arrested 32-year-old Dominique Elgin for an alleged theft that took place in Union Square earlier this month. A vendor at the Union Square Holiday Market told police that she left her purse on a chair in her booth on Sunday, November 18 and around 5:50 p.m., she noticed that her wallet was missing from the bag. Police said that Elgin had allegedly used the victim's credit card. She was busted on Wednesday, November 21 at 7:20 p.m. inside the 13th Precinct.
Posted in 13th Precinct, Crime, Police Watch
Tagged burglary, food emporium, marijuana, package theft, sexual abuse, stolen bike, Union Square holiday market, xanax
Police Watch: Man arrested for swinging crowbar at McDonald's, Man wanted for cell phone store thefts
MAN NABBED FOR SWINGING CROWBAR AND MAKING THREATS MCDONALD'S
Police arrested 38-year-old George Boone for menacing inside the McDonald's at 26 East 23rd Street last Thursday at 8:58 a.m. The victim told police that he was waiting in line at the restaurant when Boone allegedly came up behind him and began swinging a metal crowbar at him. The victim said that Boone said, "Who wants to die today?"
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MAN WANTED FOR MULTIPLE CELL PHONE STORE THEFTS
The NYPD is looking for a man believed to be behind a string of thefts from cell phone stores in Gramercy, Midtown and the Upper West Side.
The suspect reportedly swiped two cell phones from a Verizon Store at 395 Third Avenue on Sunday, January 22 at 5:15 p.m. by cutting the security devices. Police said that he fled in an unknown direction.
Earlier in the month on Saturday, January 7 at 3:25 p.m., the suspect took two cell phones from an AT&T Store located at 2066 Broadway near West 72nd Street and fled without paying. Twenty minutes later, he reportedly cut the security devices on two cell phones inside a Metro PC store located at 664 Ninth Avenue at West 46th Street and fled without paying.
On January 18 at 6:35 p.m., the suspect reportedly entered a T-Mobile store at 610 Ninth Avenue near West 43rd Street and removed two cell phones by cutting the security devices, then fled north on Ninth Avenue.
The suspect is described as 5'10", 165-175 lbs. and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a quarter-length over coat. He has a distinctive scar on the left side of his head right above the ear.
Anyone with information in regards to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Posted in 13th Precinct, Crime
Tagged assault, burglary, crowbar, CVS, drunk driving, Kips Bay, McDonald's, phone theft, xanax
Police Watch: Man arrested for assaulting mother, Man busted for meth and burglaries
MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING HIS MOTHER IN STUY TOWN APARTMENT
Police arrested a 48-year-old man for assault inside his Stuyvesant Town building last Sunday at 4 a.m. The victim told police that she got into an argument with the suspect, who is her son, when he allegedly hit her on the hand with an unknown object, causing swelling to her wrist.
Police said that the suspect, whose name is being withheld by Town & Village to protect the victim's privacy, then punched his mother repeatedly, causing swelling to her forehead, and he allegedly bit her nose. Police said that he also turned off her breathing machine. The victim told police that her son turns off the oxygen on her breathing machine on a daily basis and she is in fear for her life. The son was also charged with endangering the vulnerable elderly.
Marynia Kruk, a spokesperson for Stuyvesant Town management, said, "StuyTown Property Services is aware of the incident. Our Public Safety team responded and notified NYPD, and as always will cooperate with their investigation as needed."
MAN ARRESTED FOR METH, BURGLARIES
Police arrested 32-year-old Matthew Cherette for trespassing and criminal possession of a controlled substance inside 111 West 16th Street last Monday at 5:53 p.m. Police said that he was trespassing inside the building and when he was searched, was in possession of two clear plastic bags of crystal meth.
When he was arrested, police found that he was wanted in connected with three other incidents, including petit larceny and two burglaries. Police said that Cherette also took a credit card that had been mailed to a resident from the lobby area of an apartment building on January 24 and allegedly used the card to purchase gift cards at CVS. Police said that he also removed an envelope containing cash from a hotel room. He allegedly admitted to police that he had taken the envelopes and said he had a gambling problem. Police said that he also identified himself on surveillance video from CVS.
Tagged assault, burglary, crystal meth, drunk driving, elder abuse, marijuana, Stuyvesant Town, Union Square, xanax
Police Watch: Woman wanted for hot coffee assault, men behind 'speakeasy' busted
Assault suspect
WOMAN WANTED FOR ASSAULT BY COFFEE
Police are looking for a woman who threw hot coffee at the face of a 45-year-old MTA bus driver at the intersection of Broadway and West 23rd Street on Tuesday. The scalding attack took place on St. Patrick's Day, March 17 at 11 a.m.
The suspect is described as a female, white, mid 20's with long hair.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website at nypdcrimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
PENNSYLVANIA FUGITIVE ARRESTED AT VA HOSPITAL
Last Tuesday, police arrested a man who allegedly hit a 16-year-old in the head, tied her to a motel bed and sexually assaulted her last June in Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
Michael Burdo, 58, was collared at the VA Hospital 423 East 23rd Street at 1:30 p.m. Police said that Burdo was to be extradited for Pennsylvania because a warrant was issued for his arrest on March 4 in Lehigh, charging him with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, aggravated indecent assault without consent, indecent assault, forcible compulsion, aggravated indecent assault-forcible compulsion and three counts of assault. Burdo was also charged with being a fugitive from another state.
A local Lehigh newspaper reported at the beginning of March that authorities were looking for Burdo after he missed a court hearing. The paper found that he had gone to New York to visit his sister instead of going to the hearing and overdosed on pills. He was brought to the VA Hospital and couldn't be immediately removed because the hospital is on federal property.
MEN BUSTED FOR RUNNING 'SPEAKEASY' ON EAST 15TH STREET
Police arrested two people involved in an alleged illegal after-hours operation last Sunday at 1:35 a.m. inside 117 East 15th Street.
Guy Jacobson, 53, was allegedly running the illegal bar/nightclub at the location and selling alcohol without a license. Police said he'd been working the door at the entrance to the club, and was previously the owner of a bar called Belmont Lounge. The allegedly illegal club was in the basement of the former Belmont Lounge, according to the District Attorney's office, who also said Jacobson owns the building but couldn't produce an active State Liquor Authority license.
James Hill, 31, was also arrested for possession of a controlled substance, which police said was found after an inspection at the location.
Police said that there were 444 cans of beer, 66 bottles of beer and 158 bottles of liquor that were being sold to patrons, who were being charged $5 per beer and $8 for mixed drinks. Police recovered $2,331 at the premises.
CAB RIDER SCAMMED NEAR UNION SQUARE
A user on the website Reddit posted photos online of his encounter with a man who was scamming people with a fake taxi. Gothamist reported that the victim got a ride in the cab to Union Square last Thursday and the credit card machine in the backseat was broken.
When he handed his card to the driver, he noticed that there were two machines, one of which he said looked like a credit card skimmer. After seeing the second swiper, he also noticed that there was no information about the driver in the backseat and when he got out of the car, he saw that the medallion had been removed.
The Taxi and Limousine Commission told CBS that the car was likely a retired cab that was bought at an auction and had been seized twice, in 2006 and 2007.
MTA WORKER HALTS STABBING
Police arrested 27-year-old Donald Cheatham for assault and possession of a weapon inside the Park Avenue South/28th Street station last Sunday at 8:22 a.m. Police said that Cheatham slashed the victim with a folding knife on the back of the neck and right side of the head, causing cuts.
Gothamist reported on Sunday that an MTA worker had intervened in the fight between Cheatham and the 30-year-old victim, who were arguing about a phone in front of the MetroCard booth. Richard Singleton, who has worked for the MTA for 18 years, grabbed Cheatham's arm, causing him to drop the knife, and Singleton said he got on top of Cheatham to hold him there until police arrived.
'DRUG DEALERS' BUSTED ON EAST 15TH
Police arrested two men involved in a drug deal in front of 105 East 15th Street last Tuesday at 2:20 p.m. Tony Ray, 29, was charged with the sale of marijuana and 25-year-old Lewis Emmerson was charged with the sale of marijuana and possession of marijuana. Police said that Ray and Emmerson sold marijuana to an undercover officer and Emmerson was allegedly in possession of more marijuana.
MAN ASSAULTED BY TEENS
Police arrested a teenager for assault at the corner of Second Avenue and East 28th Street last Sunday at 7:27 p.m. The victim told police that he was crossing the street when he was pushed to the ground and punched in the back of the head by four boys, causing substantial pain and swelling to his neck and head. Three of the boys were not arrested and the name of the teen who was arrested is being withheld due to his age.
'BAIL-JUMPING' ROLLERBLADER NABBED IN SUBWAY
Police arrested 21-year-old Ricky Cabrera for bail jumping inside the Union Square subway station at Union Square East and East 14th Street last Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. Police said that Cabrera was skating at a high speed on rollerblades inside a crowded subway station, creating a hazardous condition, swerving in and out of other people. When he was stopped, police found that he had an open warrant. Cabrera was also charged with an unclassified violation of New York State laws and disorderly conduct.
SENIOR ARRESTED FOR 'PUNCHING' EMS
Police arrested 65-year-old William Miller for assault at the corner of First Avenue and East 16th Street last Saturday at 10:57 p.m. Police said that Miller punched an EMS worker in the face, causing swelling. He was also charged with assault of a peace officer.
MEN ARRESTED FOR 'XANAX'
Three men were arrested for drugs last Thursday at 6:36 p.m. on the corner of Union Square East and East 15th Street.
Jonathan Sehring, 29, and Keith Ronquillo, also 29, were charged with possession of a controlled substance and 43-year-old Unice Jinks was charged with sale of a controlled substance. Police said that Jinks sold Xanax pills to an undercover officer and Sehring and Ronquillo were allegedly in possession of a controlled substance.
MEN BUSTED FOR 'LIGHTING UP' ON SUBWAY
Police arrested several people for smoking inside the subway system last week, who were charged with unclassified violations of New York State laws.
Yan Rakhamimov, 25, was allegedly smoking a cigarette on the platform at the Union Square subway station last Thursday at 8:38 p.m.
Thirty-six-year-old Yomar Portalatin and 33-year-old Sainlouis Moore were arrested at the Union Square station last Saturday at 1:20 a.m. Portalatin and Moore were allegedly smoking on an uptown 6 train.
WOMAN NABBED FOR NYCHA 'TRESPASSING'
Twenty-year-old Brianne Amaker was arrested for criminal trespass inside 344 East 28th Street last Friday at 12:52 a.m. Amaker was allegedly inside the public housing development without permission and police said that she was also on the 13th floor, arguing and acting aggressive towards one of the tenants.
TEENS ARRESTED FOR POT OUTSIDE STUY TOWN
Police arrested two teenagers for possession of marijuana at the corner of Avenue C and East 16th Street last Friday at 1:20 p.m. The teens were smoking marijuana inside the park in public view. The names of the teens are being withheld due to their age.
TEENS BUSTED FOR 'BOOSTING' BIKE SEAT
Nineteen-year-olds Matthew MacConnoran and Jean Pineda were arrested for petit larceny at the corner of Asser Levy Place and East 25th Street last Saturday at 11:49 p.m. Police said that MacConnoran and Pineda were trying to remove a bicycle seat from a bicycle that didn't belong to them. MacConnoran was also charged with burglar's tools.
FIGHT ON WEST 16TH ST.
Police arrested two people involved in a fight in front of 37 West 16th Street last Sunday at 11:42 a.m. Tristan Wilson, 32, and Pasqual Vargas, 62, were charged with assault. Police said that the two men got into a fight and both sustained injuries.
'PANHANDLER' ARRESTED ON 2 TRAIN
Sixty-year-old Cesar Bracamonte was arrested for an unclassified violation of New York State laws at the 14th Street and Seventh Avenue subway station last Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. Bracamonte was allegedly panhandling and asking for money after playing music on a downtown 2 train.
TEEN ARRESTED FOR BATHROOM FIGHT
Police arrested a teenager for assault last Monday at 11:19 a.m. inside the High School for Health Professions and Human Services at 345 East 15th Street. There was a fight and the boy who was arrested punched and kicked the victim, causing contusions and bruising. The fight took place inside the school's bathroom and the teen attends the Institute for Collaborative Education High School. The teen's name is being withheld due to his age.
Tagged aggravated assault, Donald Cheatham, High School for Health Professions and Human Services, lehigh, MTA, NYCHA, pennsylvania, possession of a controlled substance, Richard Singleton, Ricky Cabrera, stabbing, Stuyvesant Town, trespassing, Union Square, xanax
Police Watch: Waterside Plaza heroin bust, senior missing from East 6th
HEROIN BUST AT WATERSIDE
Police arrested 45-year-old Joseph Hirsch for intent to sell a controlled substance at 25 Waterside Plaza last Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Police had a warrant to search the address and Hirsch was allegedly in possession of a quantity of heroin and pills. He was also in possession of two scales, police said.
HEROIN ARRESTS ON WEST 25TH
Police arrested 28-year-old Abel Estevez and 28-year-old Yamile Irizarry for sale of a controlled substance at the corner of West 25th Street and Sixth Avenue last Wednesday at 4:58 p.m. Estevez and Irizarry allegedly sold a quantity of heroin to an undercover police officer.
CITIBIKE 'THIEF' NABBED
Forty-one-year-old Christian Damgaard was arrested for possession of stolen property in front of 35 West 27th Street last Saturday at 9:43 p.m. Damgaard was seen at the location unlocking a Citibike, which he had allegedly painted purple to conceal the Citibike name and serial number. He was unlocking the bike with his own personal lock and chain, police said. A check with Citibike found that the bike had last been docked at East 40th Street and Fifth Avenue on September 2 at 11:21 a.m. and hadn't been returned since.
SENIOR MISSING FROM EAST 6TH ST. HOME
The NYPD is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing person within the confines of the Ninth Precinct. Stephen Kritsky, 86, was last seen on Thursday, September 11 at approximately 12 p.m. inside his home at 230 East 6th Street. He is described as 5'9" and 125 lbs. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
MAN ARRESTED FOR TWO GUNS
Police arrested 29-year-old Raymond Williams for possession of a weapon last Wednesday at 4:35 p.m. Williams was found operating a rental car without being on a rental agreement. Pursuant to a search warrant, Williams was allegedly found to be in possession of two loaded .40 caliber semi automatic firearms. Both contained magazines capable of carrying 15 rounds, police said. Williams also allegedly admitted that he was in possession of two fraudulent credit cards.
MAN ARRESTED FOR 'FOUR LOKO'
Police arrested 39-year-old William Morton for violating New York State laws at the corner of Union Square East and East 15th Street last Tuesday at 10:34 a.m. Morton was allegedly holding an open container of Four Loko in Union Square Park in plain view.
MAN BUSTED FOR 'XANAX'
Forty-seven-year-old John Powers for possession of a controlled substance at the corner of Union Square East and East 15th Street last Tuesday at 4:01 p.m. Powers allegedly had an open container of Four Loko inside Union Square Park in public view. He was also in possession of Xanax pills and a pipe with alleged marijuana residue, police said.
MAN ARRESTED AFTER CAR ACCIDENT
Police arrested 48-year-old Emmanuel Bamfo for an unclassified traffic misdemeanor at Avenue C and East 23rd Street last Tuesday at 5:58 p.m. Bamfo was involved in an accident at the location and a license check found that Bamfo was allegedly operating the car with a suspended license. There were no injuries in the accident.
ARRESTED FOR 'SUPREME'
Police arrested 46-year-old Thomas Scott for sale of a controlled substance in front of 107 East 14th Street last Tuesday at 4:20 p.m. He was allegedly selling a narcotic drug labeled Supreme.
MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Police arrested 21-year-old Gage Quinones for assault at the corner of Union Square East and East 15th Street last Sunday at 3:19 p.m. Quinones allegedly punched the victim in the face while they were having an argument inside Union Square Park.
DUANE READE 'ROBBER' BUSTED
Ron Cusick, 32, was arrested for grand larceny in front of the Duane Reade at 71 West 23rd Street last Saturday at 2:20 p.m. Cusick was attempting to flee from the store and when he was stopped by a loss prevention officer. Police found that he was allegedly in possession of a brown bag that concealed merchandise he was trying to take without paying. When the loss prevention officer was escorting Cusick to the office, he allegedly attempted to flee a second time. While he was cuffed and detained in the office, he pushed up his legs and caused damage to a printer, police said. He was also in possession of an alleged crack pipe.
MEN ARRESTED FOR SNORTING 'COKE'
Police arrested 23-year-old Alejandro Vilasuso and 26-year-old Hojoong Kim for possession of a controlled substance in front of Molly's bar at 287 Third Avenue last Sunday at 12:30 a.m. Vilasuso and Kim were allegedly snorting cocaine from their hands. Kim also allegedly dropped the bag of cocaine to the ground in an attempt to conceal it.
TEEN ARRESTED AT KIPS BAY GRISTEDES
Police arrested a teen for petit larceny in front of the Gristedes supermarket at 512 Second Avenue last Saturday at 1:22 p.m. Store security saw the teen take food from the store display and conceal it in a shoulder bag. The total amount of the items taken was $40.68. The teen is attending the Secondary School for Law in Brooklyn and is currently in the care of the ACS facility at 492 First Avenue.
UNLICENSED SUNGLASSES 'VENDOR' BUSTED
Police arrested 35-year-old Joseph Stuart for violating New York State laws in front of 33 Union Square West last Thursday at 5:31 p.m. Stuart was allegedly selling sunglasses on the street without a proper general vendor's license.
SLEEPING IN CARDBOARD HOUSES
Joseph McMillan, 25, and Ramon Valdes, 63, were arrested in front of 13 West 27th Street last Wednesday at 6:22 a.m. for violating New York State laws. McMillan and Valdes were allegedly sleeping on a public sidewalk with cardboard boxes covering their bodies. Neither man had valid ID.
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610.021. Closed meetings and closed records authorized when, exceptions. — Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public governmental body is authorized to close meetings, records and votes, to the extent they relate to the following:
(1) Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys. However, any minutes, vote or settlement agreement relating to legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body or any agent or entity representing its interests or acting on its behalf or with its authority, including any insurance company acting on behalf of a public government body as its insured, shall be made public upon final disposition of the matter voted upon or upon the signing by the parties of the settlement agreement, unless, prior to final disposition, the settlement agreement is ordered closed by a court after a written finding that the adverse impact to a plaintiff or plaintiffs to the action clearly outweighs the public policy considerations of section 610.011, however, the amount of any moneys paid by, or on behalf of, the public governmental body shall be disclosed; provided, however, in matters involving the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the vote shall be announced or become public immediately following the action on the motion to authorize institution of such a legal action. Legal work product shall be considered a closed record;
(2) Leasing, purchase or sale of real estate by a public governmental body where public knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal consideration therefor. However, any minutes, vote or public record approving a contract relating to the leasing, purchase or sale of real estate by a public governmental body shall be made public upon execution of the lease, purchase or sale of the real estate;
(3) Hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded. However, any vote on a final decision, when taken by a public governmental body, to hire, fire, promote or discipline an employee of a public governmental body shall be made available with a record of how each member voted to the public within seventy-two hours of the close of the meeting where such action occurs; provided, however, that any employee so affected shall be entitled to prompt notice of such decision during the seventy-two-hour period before such decision is made available to the public. As used in this subdivision, the term "personal information" means information relating to the performance or merit of individual employees;
(4) The state militia or national guard or any part thereof;
(5) Nonjudicial mental or physical health proceedings involving identifiable persons, including medical, psychiatric, psychological, or alcoholism or drug dependency diagnosis or treatment;
(6) Scholastic probation, expulsion, or graduation of identifiable individuals, including records of individual test or examination scores; however, personally identifiable student records maintained by public educational institutions shall be open for inspection by the parents, guardian or other custodian of students under the age of eighteen years and by the parents, guardian or other custodian and the student if the student is over the age of eighteen years;
(7) Testing and examination materials, before the test or examination is given or, if it is to be given again, before so given again;
(8) Welfare cases of identifiable individuals;
(9) Preparation, including any discussions or work product, on behalf of a public governmental body or its representatives for negotiations with employee groups;
(10) Software codes for electronic data processing and documentation thereof;
(11) Specifications for competitive bidding, until either the specifications are officially approved by the public governmental body or the specifications are published for bid;
(12) Sealed bids and related documents, until the bids are opened; and sealed proposals and related documents or any documents related to a negotiated contract until a contract is executed, or all proposals are rejected;
(13) Individually identifiable personnel records, performance ratings or records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment, except that this exemption shall not apply to the names, positions, salaries and lengths of service of officers and employees of public agencies once they are employed as such, and the names of private sources donating or contributing money to the salary of a chancellor or president at all public colleges and universities in the state of Missouri and the amount of money contributed by the source;
(14) Records which are protected from disclosure by law;
(15) Meetings and public records relating to scientific and technological innovations in which the owner has a proprietary interest;
(16) Records relating to municipal hotlines established for the reporting of abuse and wrongdoing;
(17) Confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body and its auditor, including all auditor work product; however, all final audit reports issued by the auditor are to be considered open records pursuant to this chapter;
(18) Operational guidelines, policies and specific response plans developed, adopted, or maintained by any public agency responsible for law enforcement, public safety, first response, or public health for use in responding to or preventing any critical incident which is or appears to be terrorist in nature and which has the potential to endanger individual or public safety or health. Financial records related to the procurement of or expenditures relating to operational guidelines, policies or plans purchased with public funds shall be open. When seeking to close information pursuant to this exception, the public governmental body shall affirmatively state in writing that disclosure would impair the public governmental body's ability to protect the security or safety of persons or real property, and shall in the same writing state that the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure of the records;
(19) Existing or proposed security systems and structural plans of real property owned or leased by a public governmental body, and information that is voluntarily submitted by a nonpublic entity owning or operating an infrastructure to any public governmental body for use by that body to devise plans for protection of that infrastructure, the public disclosure of which would threaten public safety:
(a) Records related to the procurement of or expenditures relating to security systems purchased with public funds shall be open;
(b) When seeking to close information pursuant to this exception, the public governmental body shall affirmatively state in writing that disclosure would impair the public governmental body's ability to protect the security or safety of persons or real property, and shall in the same writing state that the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure of the records;
(c) Records that are voluntarily submitted by a nonpublic entity shall be reviewed by the receiving agency within ninety days of submission to determine if retention of the document is necessary in furtherance of a state security interest. If retention is not necessary, the documents shall be returned to the nonpublic governmental body or destroyed;
(20) The portion of a record that identifies security systems or access codes or authorization codes for security systems of real property;
(21) Records that identify the configuration of components or the operation of a computer, computer system, computer network, or telecommunications network, and would allow unauthorized access to or unlawful disruption of a computer, computer system, computer network, or telecommunications network of a public governmental body. This exception shall not be used to limit or deny access to otherwise public records in a file, document, data file or database containing public records. Records related to the procurement of or expenditures relating to such computer, computer system, computer network, or telecommunications network, including the amount of moneys paid by, or on behalf of, a public governmental body for such computer, computer system, computer network, or telecommunications network shall be open;
(22) Credit card numbers, personal identification numbers, digital certificates, physical and virtual keys, access codes or authorization codes that are used to protect the security of electronic transactions between a public governmental body and a person or entity doing business with a public governmental body. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to close the record of a person or entity using a credit card held in the name of a public governmental body or any record of a transaction made by a person using a credit card or other method of payment for which reimbursement is made by a public governmental body;
(23) Records submitted by an individual, corporation, or other business entity to a public institution of higher education in connection with a proposal to license intellectual property or perform sponsored research and which contains sales projections or other business plan information the disclosure of which may endanger the competitiveness of a business; and
(24) Records relating to foster home or kinship placements of children in foster care under section 210.498.
(L. 1987 S.B. 2, A.L. 1993 H.B. 170, A.L. 1995 H.B. 562, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1020, et al., A.L. 2008 H.B. 1450, A.L. 2009 H.B. 191, A.L. 2013 H.B. 256, 33 & 305, A.L. 2018 S.B. 819)
Child's school records to be released to parents, attorney's fees and costs assessed, when, 452.375
(1988) Provisions of section 610.021 relating to closed meetings and votes does not apply to disciplinary actions against license holders and subject of disciplinary action may secure records pertaining to action from licensing agency. Christiansen v. State Bd. of Accountancy, 764 S.W.2d 943 (Mo.App.).
(1991) City properly labeled as personnel records investigative reports of police officers made in contemplation of disciplinary proceedings, and the city had the authority, under Missouri state law and city ordinances to close the records from public scrutiny. Wolfskill v. Henderson, 823 S.W.2d 112 (Mo. App.).
(2014) Organization's request for copies of state university course syllabi would involve reproduction and copying in violation of the Federal Copyright Act and thus was exempt from disclosure under section. National Council of Teachers Quality v. Curators of the University of Missouri, 446 S.W.3d 723 (Mo.App.W.D.).
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How to Read a Research Study Article
Know the structure of a research study article.
A research study article will consistently contain the following sections Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. Some section names may change slightly, e.g. Methods might be Research Methods or Methodology. If you don't find these sections in a journal article, then you don't have a research study article.
Summary of the key points of the article: the purpose of the study and a hypothesis, the methodology used, who was studied, and the findings. Read this first, but don't rely on it solely to draw conclusions about the study.
Contains a survey of the relevant background for a study, a context for the study, and the hypothesis (i.e. the specific predictions to be tested). It will also usually contain a review of prior studies related to the same topic.
What question did the researchers want to answer?
What is the overall purpose of the research? What larger question is this a part of? How does the researchfit into the context of its field? Is it, for example, attempting to settle a controversy? Show the validity of a new technique? Open up a new field of inquiry?
Do you agree with the author's rationale for studying the question in this way?
What is the background of this topic? What has previous research in this area demonstrated?
What are the hypotheses of the paper and the ways this will be tested?
Describes the approach taken in the study. This section provides detailed information about the research instrument used, (e.g. questionnaire), subjects (e.g. women between the ages of 50 and 70), procedures, and the approach to data analysis.
Who were the participants in the study, how many were there, what was the sex and ethnicity of the parents, and how did the authors find them?
Do the participants fairly represent the populations under study?
What methods did the researchers use in the study to try to answer their questions?
What was actually measured?
Were the measurements appropriate for the questions the researcher was approaching?
Often, researchers need to use "indicators" because they cannot measure something directly–for example,using babies' birth weight to indicate nutritional status. Were the measures in this research clearly relatedto the variables in which the researchers (or you) were interested?
Try to get a clear picture of what was done at each step. It is a good idea to make an outline and/or sketchof the procedures and instruments.
Keep notes of your questions; some of them may be simply technical, but others may point to morefundamental considerations that you will use for reflection and criticism below.
Data is summarized in this section, and relationships among variables and/or differences among groups are reported. These analyses should directly reflect the predictions originally described in the Introduction. Further comparisons may also be included to clarify findings or to explore unanticipated findings.
What are the major findings?
Were enough of the data presented so that you feel you can judge for yourself how the experiment turnedout?
Did you see patterns or trends in the data that the author did not mention? Were there problems that werenot addressed?
Pay particular attention to tables and graphs. What data are presented in the tables/graphs and what dothey tell us? The figures and tables are the heart of most papers. A scientist will often read the figures and tables before deciding whether it is worthwhile to read the rest of the article! What does it mean to "understand" a figure? You understand a figure when you can redraw it and explain it in plain English words.
This section explains the statistical analyses that led the authors to their conclusions. It will test your knowledge of statistics, as well as research terms such as correlation coefficient, dependent and independent variables, subject variables, main effect, interaction, and interrater reliability, to name a few.
Results are summarized in narrative form as opposed to statistics or numbers. The ways in which the study's results coincide with the hypothesis and previous studies will also be discussed, as well as suggestions for the need for further studies on the topic.
Do you agree with the conclusions drawn from the data?
Are these conclusions over-generalized or appropriately careful?
Are there other factors that could have influenced, or accounted for, the results?
What further experiments would you think of, to continue the research or to answer remaining questions?
What are the policy implications of the research findings and what future research do the authors suggestto contribute to this goal?
What is the value of this research for real-life application and/or for public policy?
Did you find the research interesting? What did you learn from it? What more would you like to know?
Listing of the sources cited in the article such as books and articles, as well as sources not directly used but are relevant to the topic. NOTE: Use the Reference list to find still other sources on your topic!Adapted from:
Anonymous. How to read a research study article. Retrieved from: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ogQ1luLzRGoJ:www.cod.edu/library/libweb/Blewett/How _to_Read_a_Research_Study_Article.doc+how+to+read+a+research+article&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srci d=ADGEEShbJDX8RE4fdTlIWoA74SaFipgPMEpl1JwnUt4Brnbxc4UjA3WN7uWTkNzgRmwYZUmc HmQtJ_h7u2psG3JewMef5wKvDm87WjFqW6uImzgf2KKrLd7YBUREOp0IfEvyWqPgxW AM&sig=A HIEtbQ3EnGnk6_UNBbZF-wBSmnD_Z13kw
Franzoi, S.L., & Ratlif-Crain, J. (2003). Guide to reading research articles. An Instructor's manual to accompany social psychology. 3rd ed. (pp.29-30). Boston:McGraw-Hill.
McNeal, A. How to read a scientific research paper. Retrieved from http://hampshire.edu/~apmNS/design/RESOURCES/HOW_READ.html
Net Lab: PsycAbilities. How to read a research article and evaluate the research. Retrieved from http://college.cengage.com/psychology/shared/exercises/nl/howtoread.html
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On medium heat in a pan (nonstick works better for this), melt butter, add crushed garlic, cook lightly for 1 min, stirring frequently. Add wine, let it bubble as the alcohol floats off and it reduces a bit. Approximately 6 minutes later, add chicken. Cook until not pink, then add the can of wild mushroom soup. Stir it up and cook it on low for about 10-15 minutes.
We had this for dinner last night. I needed to jazz up some chicken and had some white wine left over, voila! Paired with steamed red potatoes, this was a total success! Enjoy!


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Q: RuntimeError: Expected all tensors to be on the same device, but found at least two devices, cpu and cuda:0 I have a wrapper for a huggingface model. In this wrapper I have some encoders, which are mainly a series of embeddings. In forward of the wrapped model, I want to call forward of each of encoders in a loop, but I get the error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pouramini/mt5-comet/comet/train/train.py", line 1275, in <module>
    run()
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 716, in __call__
    return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 696, in main
    rv = self.invoke(ctx)
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1060, in invoke
    return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 889, in invoke
    return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/click/core.py", line 534, in invoke
    return callback(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/home/pouramini/mt5-comet/comet/train/train.py", line 1069, in train
    result = wrapped_model(**batch)
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/torch/nn/modules/module.py", line 1051, in _call_impl
    return forward_call(*input, **kwargs)
  File "/home/pouramini/mt5-comet/comet/transformers_ptuning/ptuning_wrapper.py", line 135, in forward
    prompt_embeds = encoder(prompt_input_ids,\
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/torch/nn/modules/module.py", line 1051, in _call_impl
    return forward_call(*input, **kwargs)
  File "/home/pouramini/mt5-comet/comet/transformers_ptuning/ptuning_wrapper.py", line 238, in forward
    return self.embedding(prompt_token_ids)
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/torch/nn/modules/module.py", line 1051, in _call_impl
    return forward_call(*input, **kwargs)
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/torch/nn/modules/sparse.py", line 158, in forward
    return F.embedding(
  File "/home/pouramini/anaconda3/lib/python3.8/site-packages/torch/nn/functional.py", line 2043, in embedding
    return torch.embedding(weight, input, padding_idx, scale_grad_by_freq, sparse)
RuntimeError: Expected all tensors to be on the same device, but found at least two devices, cpu and cuda:0! (when checking arugment for argument index in method wrapper_index_select)

This the code that results the error:
           for encoder in self.prompt_encoders:
                #encoder = self.prompt_encoders[0]
                wlog.info("********** offset: %s, length: %s", encoder.id_offset, encoder.length)
                prompt_token_fn = encoder.get_prompt_token_fn()
                encoder_masks = prompt_token_fn(input_ids)
                wlog.info("Encoder masks: %s", encoder_masks)
                if encoder_masks.any():
                    #find input ids for prompt tokens
                    prompt_input_ids = input_ids[encoder_masks]
                    wlog.info("Prompt Input ids: %s", prompt_input_ids)
                    # call forwards on prompt encoder whose outputs are prompt embeddings
                    prompt_embeds = encoder(prompt_input_ids,\
                        prompt_ids).to(device=inputs_embeds.device)

The code however runs if I just use cpu as device. Also if I have one encoder, the code is run with cuda, but when there are multiple encoders, it seems it expects that all of them are transfered to device, which I don't know how to do that.

A: Based on comments, I added the following code before training.
      wrapped_model.to(device=device)
      for encoder in wrapped_model.prompt_encoders:
            encoder.to(device=device)

Interestingly, when there was a single encoder or a list of encoders including one encoder, I didn't need to explicitly put it on device, but for the list of encoders it seems I must.
The reason could be that I put the single encoder on device in the forward function.

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Apple products are very popular all over the world and people have already made an opinion on them as very qualitative products that always offer value for money. The launch of Apple's product that benefited from the biggest hype, the iPhone, created hysteria among mobile users that saw the opening of a new path in this. People expected this product to change mobile devices for ever, but this happened only in a small percent.
But with Apple recently launching the SDK (software development kit) for their handheld device, things started to change. This allowed developers to use the same software tools the ones from Apple use to create native applications to improve the old ones or to freely produce new programs. This launch is probably the impulse the iPhone needed at the moment because it brings up the opportunity to fully use the great technical capabilities of the device.
Already, several game developers announced that they will start working on revolutionary titles for the iPhone, games that will make a change in the way people conceive mobile gaming. This SDK is a great opportunity to produce innovative game content that will benefit from all of the iPhone's technical capabilities and features, especially from the touch interface. Another big hit is the announcement that id Software, the creator of the best-selling series Doom and Quake decided to start developing products for this platform because of the innovative interface and control options it offers. One of the biggest advantages that the Apple platform comes with is the distribution of the new titles through the iTunes portal which makes this a lot cheaper and easy.
Most users have already tried and got tired of the iPhone's native applications so the launch of this SDK really gave an impulse to the whole industry that gravitates around this product and probably the first impact will be on the entertainment part, especially on gaming.


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Website redesign to put clients' needs first
Friday 27 May 2022 4:29am
Our new website at www.legalaid.vic.gov.auExternal Link is now live, marking an exciting milestone after a comprehensive redevelopment.
To keep up with the rapid progression of digital technology, we've moved to a new platform, overhauled the structure and design of the website, and updated all of our legal information to better meet the needs of help-seekers and the community.
Associate Director, Strategic Communications, Jasmine Fiegehen said the new website is providing easier access to the legal information people need.
'More than two million people use our website each year, making it the front door for legal assistance and helping users solve a wide range of legal problems.
'The new website allows us the flexibility and capability to expand the functionality over time and launch new self-help and service delivery tools as part of our broader digital transformation journey.
'Our new websites will also make the wide breadth of legal information we provide to the community more accessible and easy to find.
'By making legal information easier to access, Victorians can begin taking steps to solve their legal problems independently, while priority clients are directed to our more intensive services like Legal Help Chat,' said Jasmine.
Client-first approach to user testing
The launch of the new website is the culmination of extensive user testing and consultation with our stakeholders to ensure it meets their needs. This supports the initiatives in our Client First StrategyExternal Link , ensuring that products and services we develop genuinely deliver on the needs of clients and help-seekers.
'We've restructured the legal information on our site based on initial focus group testing and research. We then tested the new site structure for the ease, speed, and accuracy of finding specific information, giving us a greater understanding of how our users search, sort and find information on our website.
'This testing ensured that our website is data-informed and allows people to find information in a way that suits them,' said Jasmine.
Over 60 people tested our new Victoria Legal Aid website, including in intensive interviews with participants providing both qualitative and quantitative research results.
Participants included current and former clients, people with past experience as offenders, and people who have previously received the support of legal representation; as well as people with experiences of domestic violence, disability and mental health issues, and people receiving social security benefits or currently unemployed. They ranged in age from 25 to 70 years old.
Jasmine said the user testing was invaluable and provided insights into the impact of the legal system on many of our user's lives.
'The detailed feedback from website users was an incredibly important part of the process and allowed us to understand how best to deliver a website that supports the critical role legal information plays in people's lives, and their interactions with the legal system.
'We learned that people don't separate their legal problems and their life events. Rather, people's legal history is part of their life story and we need to provide legal information within the context of that narrative,' said Jasmine.
Learn about how our new website is improving access to justice for all VictoriansExternal Link
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Category: Alternative Ayrab World
"Curing" Lesbians by Raping Them
An article published on the Guardian on Thursday 12 March reveals that one of the leading football female players has been raped and stabbed 25 times for being a Lesbian:
The partially clothed body of Eudy Simelane, former star of South Africa's acclaimed Banyana Banyana national female football squad, was found in a creek in a park in Kwa Thema, on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Simelane had been gang-raped and brutally beaten before being stabbed 25 times in the face, chest and legs. As well as being one of South Africa's best-known female footballers, Simelane was a voracious equality rights campaigner and one of the first women to live openly as a lesbian in Kwa Thema… Human rights campaigners say it is characterised by what they call "corrective rape" committed by men behind the guise of trying to "cure" lesbians of their sexual orientation.
It is important to see that precisely because she's open as a Lesbian and activist that she was subjected to this "corrective" criminal reaction in her society. Like in Lebanon, where gays and Lesbians have their NGOs, bars and night clubs mostly in Beirut and some are openly activists for their rights that we heard of two gay couple had been subjected to similar criminal reaction only this time by those who were supposed to protect the law.
Societies will never change if things kept in the secret, if things remain within the "political correct" constructed formula. While it is very difficult to be open as a gay person, it is very important to do so in order for societies to process this radical change in its structure even if by doing so you'll be under serious attack.
In Syria there has been a sexual abuse by Shahabandar police station where police officers were harassing and mocking a transsexual person, male body with female sexual organs. They took off his clothes and touched him sexually and took pictures and videos of him. This harassment has been documented and videoed via cellphone that was distributed all over Damascus via bluetooth. My father who works in the Shahabandar area told me that the shops' owners neighboring the police station heard a female voice shouting for help from within the station and hence they all went there to stop what they assumed to be a rape taking place. When the shop owners found out that the female voice was actually coming from a male voice with a female sexual organs they all disappeared and left the person alone facing abuse by the police just because he is neither a woman, nor a man, hence not a human being with equal rights that abusing him wouldn't be exactly as abusing a woman, or man. Wondering if these incidents will ever take place in the Syrian streets, hmm..
There is something about these so called "protectors of law" and LGTB community. It is not a secret that the Tripoli police officers in Lebanon made arresting gays a hobby for them. No wonder why Anarchists hate the police so much ;-)


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Q: How to force oracle to execute subquery for every row? I have two tables and I want to select random value from the second table for each record in the first one. The problem is that it seems like this value is always the same for every row meaning that it is executed only once for all rows. How could I achieve that?
create table first_table(name varchar2(100));
insert into first_tablevalues('John');
insert into first_tablevalues('Jessie');
insert into first_tablevalues('Jack');

select * from second_table;
create table second_table(id number);
insert into second_table(id) values(1);
insert into second_table(id) values(2);
insert into second_table(id) values(3);
insert into second_table(id) values(4);
insert into second_table(id) values(5);
insert into second_table(id) values(6);

Then I executed this query, but for every name in the first table I get the same number.
SELECT NAME,
       (SELECT id
          FROM (SELECT id
                  FROM second_table
                 ORDER BY dbms_random.value)
         WHERE rownum = 1)
  FROM first_table;

A: A correlation clause fixes the problem:
SELECT NAME,
       (SELECT id
        FROM (SELECT id
              FROM second_table st
              ORDER BY dbms_random.value
             )
        WHERE rownum = 1 AND ft.name IS NOT NULL
       )
FROM first_table ft;

Here is a rextester.

A: This is ugly but - kind of works.
SQL> WITH ri
  2       AS (SELECT s.id,
  3                  ROW_NUMBER () OVER (ORDER BY DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE) rn,
  4                  COUNT (*) OVER (ORDER BY NULL) cnt
  5             FROM second_table s),
  6       rn
  7       AS (SELECT f.name,
  8                  ROW_NUMBER () OVER (ORDER BY DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE (1, ri.cnt))
  9                     rn
 10             FROM first_table f JOIN ri ON 1 = 1)
 11    SELECT rn.name, MAX (ri.id) id
 12      FROM rn JOIN ri ON rn.rn = ri.rn
 13  GROUP BY rn.name;

NAME               ID
---------- ----------
Jack                3
John                2
Jessie              6

SQL> /

NAME               ID
---------- ----------
John                5
Jack                6
Jessie              4

SQL> /

NAME               ID
---------- ----------
Jack                6
John                2
Jessie              4

SQL> /

NAME               ID
---------- ----------
Jack                5
John                6
Jessie              3

SQL> /

NAME               ID
---------- ----------
John                6
Jack                3
Jessie              1

SQL>


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1) The team assesses the individual for aptitude, abilities and ambitions for marketable skills.
2) Job options are reviewed that match the individuals employment goals.
3) An individual will work along side a job trainer as they develop a systematic plan of on-the-job instructions and support.
4) The individual will either be placed on a supported employment job individually or join an enclave group working in the community.
5) Successfully completing the above steps the individual is assisted in finding employment in the community.
ACS will continue to be support the individual in the community job, however, the frequency is intended to diminish over time. The supervisors would still be available to assist with any needs that arise as they reach the goal of being independent.


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Anja Zag Golob, slovenska pesnica, urednica, kritičarka, dramaturginja in  prevajalka *1976.

Študirala je filozofijo in primerjalno književnost, zdaj pa je samozaposlena na področju kulture. Med drugim je pisala gledališke kritike za časnik Večer, objavlja kolumne, občasno deluje kot dramaturginja in prevajalka. Je ena od soustanoviteljic založbe VigeVageKnjige, kjer dela kot glavna urednica.

Izdala je štiri samostojne pesniške zbirke v slovenščini, za drugo in tretjo je leta 2014 in leta 2016 prejela Jenkovi nagradi, za četrto leta 2020 nagrado kritiško sito. Njene zbirke so doslej v prevodih izšle v nemščini, hrvaščini, srbščini in poljščini, posamezne pesmi ali cikli so poleg teh prevedeni še v bolgarski, madžarski, španski, češki, makedonski, nizozemski in francoski jezik ter uvrščene v antologije. Redno gostuje v tujini.

Kolumne je občasno objavljala v Sobotni prilogi Dela, redno pa na strani Smeri razvoja v Večeru ter v Večerovi sobotni prilogi V soboto, v oddaji Studio City na TVS, zdaj pa tedensko na Valu 202 v rubriki Jajca. Prevaja otroško literaturo, predvsem stripe, ter romane za odrasle, večkrat v tandemu s Katjo Šaponjić (npr. Ocean Vuong: Bežen trenutek bajnosti, Max Porter: Bridkost je stvar s peresi).

Bibliografija

Poezija
 V roki (Nova Znamenja; 32).  Maribor: Litera, 2010
 Vesa v zgibi (Nova slovenska knjiga). Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, 2013 . 1. ponatis, Prevalje: samozaložba, 2016
 Didaskalije k dihanju. Ljubljana: samozaložba, 2016 . 1. ponatis, Ljubljana: samozaložba, 2016
 V roki; Vesa v zgibi; Didaskalije k dihanju. Ljubljana: samozaložba, 2018
 da ne da ne bo več prišla da ne bo da me žge da se odganjam ... Maribor: samozaložba, 2019
 zvočni CD; Ljubljana: samozaložba, 2020 ()

Priznanja

Nagrade
 2014 Jenkova nagrada za Vesa v zgibi
 2016 Jenkova nagrada za Didaskalije k dihanju
2020 Kritiško sito za da ne da ne bo več prišla da ne bo da me žge da se odganjam ...

Nominacije
 2014 Veronikina nagrada za Vesa v zgibi
 2017 Kritiško sito za Didaskalije k dihanju
 2019 Veronikina nagrada za da ne da ne bo več prišla da ne bo da me žge da se odganjam ...
 2021 Nagrody Europejski Poeta Wolności za Didaskalije k dihanju

Sklici

Viri

Zunanje povezave

Živeči ljudje
Slovenski pesniki
Slovenski literarni kritiki
Slovenski dramaturgi
Jenkovi nagrajenci
Golob, Anja
Golob, Anja

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Q: Run a within estimation with time dummies in R I have a survey made of 13k observations: the dataset in an unbalanced panel based on a survey conducted every two years.
The df is based on individual observations from 2010 to 2014.
I wanted to run a two ways fixed effect regression and I used these commands:
df <- plm.data(d.d, c("id", "year")
eq <- plm(Y ~ X, data=df, model="within", effect="twoways")

where id is the individual variable, year is time variable, Y is a binary dependent variable and X is the matrix of regressors (for the sake of simplicity I omitted the original regressors; in the original model there are demographic and economic variables). Since the command takes a lot of time to run a twoway regression, I tried another way.
I tried to run a twoway regression using dummies: I could introduce n-1 time dummies (year 2012 and year 2014; year 2010 is omitted), but I couldn't do the same for individual observations since the df is composed by thousands of observations.
Since the within estimation drops time invariant variables I thought that using a wihtin estimation with time dummies could be a solution. Is it right or it's just a big mistake?
The command is this one:
df$year <- as.factor(df$year)
levels(df$year)
"2010" "2012" "2014"

eq <- plm(Y ~ X + year, model="wihtin", data=df)

Thanks in advance


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Perunthenaruvi Waterfalls () are waterfalls  from Pathanamthitta in Pathanamthitta District, Central Travancore region, Kerala State, India. It is a popular tourist destination situated in Vechoochira Panchayat of Ranni taluk. The one shore of this waterfall is Kudamurutty and Vechoochira is the other. The main route to this waterfall starts from Ranni - Athikkayam - Kudamurutty - Perunthenaruvi. It is a fine place to spend time with family in a very serene atmosphere.Nearest Railway Station Is Thiruvalla,Located At A Distance Of 49km.

Etymology

The name Perunthenaruvi derived from the two Malayalam words Perunthen (great honey) and aruvi (stream).

Location
Located on the Western Ghats of the Sahyadri Range, Perunthenaruvi is famous for the waterfalls there. The waterfalls are known for their wide area, rather than their height. It is located in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. The stream later unites with the Pamba River. It is beautiful and dangerous at the same time.

Gallery

See also
Perunthenaruvi Project

Notes

Waterfalls of Kerala
Geography of Pathanamthitta district
Pamba River


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What are generic medicines?
When the original patent (the exclusive right granted by governments to an inventor to manufacture and sell their invention) of a medicine runs out it becomes legal for 'copies' of the original active ingredient to be produced and marketed. These copies, which are medically identical to original medicines, are called generics or generic medicines. Generic medicines contain the same active ingredient and are medically identical to the original, but usually cost less. According to the BGMA generic medicine saves the NHS more than £10bn annually.
Why do generic medicines and original medicines have different names?
When a drug company first develops a medicine the company chooses a brand name under which it markets the medicine. Doctors will often prescribe the medicine using this brand name. When the patent runs out and a generic can be manufactured, it is usually by a rival drug company. The rival drug company may give its generic version of the medicine a new brand name for marketing purposes. Alternatively, the rival drug company may market their generic under the medical name of the active ingredient (International Non-proprietary Name or INN) plus a company name.
For example: the drug company Pfizer developed sildenafil citrate to treat erectile dysfunction and was granted a patent in 1998 for their brand name product 'Viagra'. Pfizer's patent for Viagra expired in the UK and other European countries in 2013 and several rival drug companies marketed their own generic brands of sildenafil within weeks of the patent expiry. In November 2017 the same happened with Cialis (tadalafil), and in 2018 with Levitra (vardenafil).
There are many other examples of branded over the counter medicines such as Nurofen (ibuprofen), Lemsip/Calpol (paracetamol), and hay fever remedies costing significantly more than generic versions which contain the same active ingredient.
Patents (and patent extensions) are filed with authorities in each country, and may expire at different times in different countries. Viagra is still currently (November 2017) under patent in the US for example.
Do pharmacists have a choice of supplying original brands or generic versions of a medicine?
When doctors prescribe a medicine, they have a choice of prescribing it by its brand name or the name of its active ingredient (INN). The INN is sometimes called the 'generic name'. If doctors specify brand names on prescriptions, pharmacists must dispense the brand. If doctors prescribe using the INN, and there are generic versions available, pharmacists can supply the original brand or the generic version.
Is there any difference between original brands and generic versions of medicines?
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The original branded medicine is the 'reference' against which generics are manufactured, and an allowance of 80%–125% of the active ingredient compared to the reference drug is permitted by health authorities.
Why are generic medicines sometimes preferred?
GPs and hospital doctors are often encouraged to prescribe medicines generically (using the INN) because they are medically the same as the original brand, but usually cost less. This saves money for the NHS. If a medicine is prescribed to a patient privately, and the patient is paying the full cost of the medicine themselves, the patient usually pays less if the medicine is prescribed generically (using the INN).
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Doctors, and more particularly patients, often become familiar with particular brands of medicines, which they may have used for decades. They become reassured by the branding and features of medicines, such as its brand name, size, shape, colour, and other features, which may have no bearing on a medicine's clinical effects. When a generic version becomes available, which doctors and patients know to be medically the same, there may be a reluctance to change to the generic, although once tried, patients will usually be reassured.
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How much cheaper are generic medicines?
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When talking about the cost of a medicine, it is usual to refer to the price pharmacies pay wholesalers. The amount pharmacies charge patients when medicines are supplied privately, or the amount the NHS pays to pharmacies on NHS prescriptions, is usually based on the wholesale prices paid by pharmacies, but there are numerous other factors affecting the cost to patients and the NHS.
The cost of manufacture of a medicine and the prices it is sold for are often only loosely related.
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The fact that medicines patents run out stimulates pharmaceutical companies to develop new medicines.
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Can patents be extended and generics blocked?
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It usually takes 1–2 years for a drug company to go through the process necessary to license a generic, and can take longer still, if the generic is developed to have medically different properties to the original. If a generic is developed in such a way that the active ingredient acts differently than it did in the original, it may take longer and be more difficult to license. If the generic is altered from the original, it will not be an exact medical equivalent of the original. The differences will usually be clear in the way the generic is marketed and prescribed.
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The single most important generic to become available in the last few years, certainly in terms of medicine bought online, is Viagra. This is now widely available as a generic under the name of the active ingredient, which is sildenafil. The wholesale price of sildenafil is about a tenth of the price Viagra, and the cost on a private prescription online on some websites is about a quarter of branded Viagra. See Dr Fox price comparison for sildenafil.
Cialis and Levitra are other popular drugs for erectile dysfunction which came off patent in the UK November 2017 and 2018 respectively, allowing significantly lower cost generic Cialis (tadalafil) and generic Levitra (vardenafil)to be sold.
Other medicines which have come down significantly in price are branded Propecia, now available as generic finasteride 1mg tablets. Propecia, which is widely prescribed for male pattern hair loss, usually costs over £1.30 per tablet online. It can now be bought as generic finasteride 1mg for around 38p per tablet (March 2019).
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I have already contacted the indian support guys, but they were not that helpfull and just plain rude but I will make a written complaint for that also. They made me create a new 'admin' user on my system and all should work, well thats just a bogus solution. This update was issued by Adobe and this has nothing to do with userdata. I cant create new users every time software updates, this should be tested by Adobe. I suggest adding a better 'cleaning' tool that also cleans user/roamdata.
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Melbourne Airport prides itself on ensuring passengers are provided with the best possible level of service.
Whether you're planning a night at the Airport before your flight, have special needs, or have particular luggage requirements, Melbourne Airport can accommodate your needs.
Melbourne Airport is located in the suburb of Tullamarine and was originally named Tullamarine Airport, before becoming Melbourne International Airport.
Melbourne Airport is A380 Airbus friendly and Melbourne's only International Airport. Also domestic airports Avalon Airport and Moorabbin Airport.
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Arrivals & Departures - Passengers can be dropped off or collected without parking in the airport parks. Follow the signage on arrival at the airport.
Arrivals = Fast passenger pick-up on ground level, park (2 minutes maximum) in side lane (left) and wait for passengers. Do not leave the vehicle or stay longer than 2 minutes (tow-away) zone.
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