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Q: PHP issue calling static class from another static class I have 2 objects that are related. Album->Song. One album has many songs. Within the album class i have a method called GetSongs(). This does what you would expect.
I have a base class that contains generic functionality i use across all objects. Both album and song extend this object. The important method here is.
public function Get(){
    return new static();
}

Both album and song have a method called ByID($postid). This method will take the ID, fetch the info from the DB and populate the blank object. This allows me to create an album like this. This code works fine.
$album = Album::Get()->ByID(1);

public function ByID($postid) {
    $post = "sql to get info from db";
    $this->Title = $post['title'];
    .....
    return $this;
}

The problem arises when I call a method called GetSongs(). For some reason this method is returning Album objects.
public function GetSongs()
{
    $songresults = "SQL and other code to get the songs from the db";

    $songs = array();
    foreach($songresults as $song) {
        $songs[] = Song::Get()->ByID($songresults["ID"]);
    }
    return $songs;
}

This seems quite simple, but i dont understand what is going on. Song::Get()->ByID() is actually calling the ByID method from the Album object and not the Song object, even though the code is referencing the song object.


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Even after the record $8.4 billion write-down for bad debts at Merrill Lynch & Co., the unprecedented ouster of three chief executives within five months and the elimination of $84 billion of market value at the five largest securities firms, Wall Street still is poised to report its second-most profitable year.
And 2008 may be better.
"As the bombs are dropping and the mines are exploding, it's a bit of a surprise," said Kenneth H. Crawford, who helps oversee $950 million Argent Capital Management LLC, of St. Louis, which holds Morgan Stanley and Merrill shares.
The collapse of the subprime mortgage market derailed the careers of Merrill Chief Executive Officer E. Stanley O'Neal, Citigroup's Charles O. Prince III and UBS AG's Peter A. Wuffli. Together, those companies accounted for about 60 percent of the $45 billion in write-downs reported by the world's biggest banks and securities firms so far this year. The industry also has cut 10,000 jobs.
Despite the losses, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Merrill, Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. will earn a combined $28 billion this year, down 8.3 percent from the record $30.6 billion in 2006, according to a survey of analysts by Bloomberg News. Analysts estimate the firms' net income will reach $32 billion in 2008.
Goldman and Lehman will report their highest earnings ever this year, while profits will drop 42 percent at Merrill, 34 percent at Bear Stearns and 6 percent at Morgan Stanley. In 2008, analysts predict all the firms except Goldman will post higher profits. Goldman, led by CEO Lloyd Blankfein, will earn a Wall Street record $11 billion this year and then $10.5 billion in fiscal 2008, analysts estimate.
"When you look to next year, you're back to earning money once these write-downs are taken," said Benjamin B. Wallace, who helps manage $750 million at Grimes & Co. and owns Merrill and Morgan Stanley shares.
While revenue from fixed-income sales and trading is declining for most securities firms during the credit market turmoil, fees from investment banking, providing brokerage services to hedge funds and trading stocks are increasing, Bank of America analyst Michael Hecht wrote in a Nov. 5 report.
A record $3.6 trillion in mergers and acquisitions were announced this year, average daily trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange rose 10 percent, and equity market price swings measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange SPX Volatility Index surged to the highest since 2003, creating trading opportunities.
"Not all of those positive drivers are going to come to an end right away," said Wallace, of Grimes & Co., of Westborough, Mass.
This optimism comes during the biggest rout for Wall Street stocks since 2002.
Merrill, the world's biggest brokerage, has plummeted 41 percent this year in New York Stock Exchange trading, Bear Stearns has slumped 40 percent, Lehman has dropped 24 percent and Morgan Stanley has declined 19 percent. Goldman shares have advanced 8 percent.
The slide began after Zurich-based UBS, Europe's biggest bank by assets, shut its Dillon Read Capital Management LLC hedge fund unit in May because of losses on subprime mortgages. A month later, two hedge funds managed by Bear Stearns started receiving margin calls from lenders after bets on mortgage bonds and collateralized debt obligations went sour.
Wall Street executives remained sanguine. Lehman's then-chief financial officer, Christopher O'Meara, told investors on June 12 that "subprime market challenges are and will continue to be reasonably contained."
Later that month, Merrill's O'Neal called subprime defaults "reasonably well contained."
O'Neal's 21-year career at Merrill ended last month when he lost the confidence of investors and his board by disclosing write-downs that were almost double the firm's forecast of just three weeks earlier. The charges led to a $2.2 billion third-quarter loss, the worst in Merrill's history.
Prince stepped down Nov. 4 as Citigroup's CEO after the largest U.S. bank warned of as much as $11 billion in write-downs on subprime mortgages and related securities, on top of more than $6 billion in charges reported for the third quarter.
The tumult followed the most profitable first half in Wall Street history, boosted by record merger and acquisitions, high-yield financing, commodities trading and stock market gains.
Still, the business mix at the biggest securities firms is diversified enough that earnings should be strong in 2008, analysts estimate. Merrill's net income will climb about 60 percent to $6.9 billion next year, according to the survey of analysts by Bloomberg.


Which of the above statement is incorrect?
A The control report covers both operating and cash budgets.
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working process of traditional budgeting. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
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people in philanthropy and is the essential partner of philanthropy.
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concept measure the funds/grants given to the NPO.
of lying on the same pace or trend.
NFPM is useful to supplement financial performance measures in the organizational performance?
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	#include <android/log.h>
	#include <jni.h>
	#ifdef __LP64__
		#define SIZE_T_TYPE "%lu"
	#else
		#define SIZE_T_TYPE "%u"
	#endif
#endif

#ifdef ANDROID
	#define LOGI(...) ((void)__android_log_print(ANDROID_LOG_INFO, "TestLibrary", __VA_ARGS__))
#else
	#define LOGI(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
#endif

size_t curlCallback(char *data, size_t size, size_t count, void* userdata);

BOOL downloadUrl(const char* url, LPCURL_DOWNLOAD_OBJECT downloadObject ) {
	CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url);
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, TRUE);
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, TRUE);
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, &curlCallback);
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, downloadObject);
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, FALSE);
	curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, FALSE);

	CURLcode res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
	if (res != CURLE_OK){
	    LOGI("CURL failed with error code %d", res);
	}
	curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
	return res == CURLE_OK;
}

size_t curlCallback(char *data, size_t size, size_t count, void* userdata) {
	LOGI("Downloaded data size is " SIZE_T_TYPE, size*count);

    LPCURL_DOWNLOAD_OBJECT downloadObject = (LPCURL_DOWNLOAD_OBJECT) userdata;
    long newSize = 0;
    long offset = 0;
    LPBYTE dataPtr;

    if (downloadObject->data == NULL){
        newSize = size * count * sizeof(BYTE);
        dataPtr = (LPBYTE)malloc(newSize);
    }else{
        newSize = downloadObject->size + (size * count * sizeof(BYTE));
        dataPtr = (LPBYTE)realloc(downloadObject->data, newSize);
        offset = downloadObject->size;
    }

    if (dataPtr==NULL){//malloc or realloc failed
        if (downloadObject->data != NULL){//realloc failed
            free(downloadObject->data);
            downloadObject->data = NULL;
            downloadObject->size = 0;
        }

        return 0; //this will abort the download
    }
    downloadObject->data = dataPtr;
    downloadObject->size = newSize;

    memcpy(downloadObject->data + offset, data, size * count * sizeof(BYTE));
	return size*count;
}

#ifdef ANDROID
extern "C"
{
	JNIEXPORT jbyteArray JNICALL
	Java_com_example_androidtest_TestActivity_downloadUrl(JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring url ){
		const char* url_c = env->GetStringUTFChars(url, NULL);
		if (!url_c)
			return NULL;

		LOGI( "Download URL: %s", url_c );
		CURL_DOWNLOAD_OBJECT* downloadObject = new CURL_DOWNLOAD_OBJECT;
        downloadObject->data = NULL;
        downloadObject->size=0;

		if (downloadUrl(url_c, downloadObject)){
			env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(url, url_c);
			jbyteArray ret = env->NewByteArray(downloadObject->size);
			env->SetByteArrayRegion(ret, 0, downloadObject->size, (jbyte*)downloadObject->data);
			free(downloadObject->data);
			delete downloadObject;
			return ret;
		}else{
			env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(url, url_c);
			return NULL;
		}
	}
}
#endif

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Adrian: Our winning mentality is back
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Liverpool rediscovered their winning mentality to come from behind and beat Bournemouth on Saturday, Adrian believes.
The Reds went into Saturday's meeting with Eddie Howe's team having lost three of their previous four games in all competitions and had to overcome the setback of Callum Wilson's early opener to claim a 22nd consecutive home Premier League victory.
Clinical finishes from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, both of which came before half-time, secured an important three points for the league leaders.
And Adrian, who deputised for the injured Alisson Becker in goal, saluted Liverpool's fortitude afterwards.
Read on for a transcript of Liverpoolfc.com's post-match interview with the Spaniard…
Firstly Adrian, that was an important win but what were your thoughts on the performance?
It was a tough game after a few bad results. The confidence of everyone was a bit down but I think today we showed the winning mentality is back, the team came back after the early goal from Bournemouth. We showed again that we are here to face the end of the season and face the big challenges that are coming and the three points was the most important thing today, and we got them.
Do you feel the weight of expectation more after a run of below-par results?
Today it was really important to get the three points to get that confidence back again, 100 per cent. On Wednesday we face a big challenge against Atletico Madrid here at Anfield. We need to come back against the result in Madrid but Anfield will be on fire for sure, the fans will be supporting us from the first second. We will go for the game from the first second and from tonight we will be thinking about that game because it is the most important game of the season right now.
What about James Milner's goalline clearance in the second half...
It was great. I needed to go out to try to block the shot and he [Ryan Fraser] got the ball behind me, and he starts running to defend the goal. I saw the moment he was running and thought 'Yes Millie, you can do it!' and he did it! He's a top player, he has a lot of experience so he knows the opportunity could come and he was ready to defend the goal.
Milner's experience and leadership qualities are so important in games like these, aren't they?
I think the experienced players, we have to show character out on the pitch. When you are not in the best moment, to show that character and come back full of confidence. I think today we showed character, we came back into the game, we scored two good goals with Sadio and Mo. They are back to scoring again and that is very important for strikers, to get the confidence. That's it, we have to enjoy this game and just think about the next one.
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW 22 consecutive home league wins - a new top-flight record. ❤ Anfield ❤ https://t.co/xRJAUk7g0o
— LFC (Liverpool FC) 7th Mar 14:26
Twenty-two home league wins in a row now. Just how difficult is it to sustain that level of consistency?
It's not easy. Everyone knows the Premier League is so difficult so to win this number of games at home is an unbelievable thing. Maybe we will see in the future this record is great, but now we are not thinking, to be fair, about the records, we are going game by game. Today we needed the three points, we got the three points and that's it.
Looking ahead to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. What lessons can you learn from the first leg to take into that game?
I think we know the style of play of Atletico. We have to prepare in the next few days as well as possible to try to keep the ball, be patient, to move the ball quick because for sure they are going to defend the result here. But it's going to be very difficult for them to defend again for 95 minutes, here at Anfield it's a different history. Madrid was Madrid but now we have the second leg here so we hope and we are thinking to try to come back in that game and win the game for sure.
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King of Thailand fires high-ranking royal guard
By Moniek Bloks
© The Public Relations Department (กรมประชาสัมพันธ์)
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has fired a high ranking royal guard from his post. Gen. Arshawin Sawetseni served as a royal bodyguard until his firing, which was announced on the government gazette website. He had also served as a royal bodyguard under the late King Bhumibol.
The announcement did not specify why he was fired, but the news came just hours after Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, a Royal Noble Consort to His Majesty the King, was stripped of her royal titles.
According to the announcement Sineenat "did not understand Royal Palace's custom and traditions, showed disobedience to the King and Queen, and exploited her title by giving commands and claiming the king had told her to do so on his behalf." The former consort allegedly opposed the King installing his wife, Suthida, as Queen, stating that it should have been her instead.
Sineenat had been bestowed the title of Royal Noble Consort while the King anointed her with ceremonial water. His wife Queen Suthida sat next to him as he did so. In addition to her new title, she also received the following decorations: The Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao, 1st Class; The Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant, Special Class; The Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, Special Class; and Rattanaporn Medal, First Class. All of these have now been rescinded.
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Mike DeWald
Mike DeWald is a Northern California journalist and producer. He has been a radio mainstay behind the scenes for more than a decade, beginning his career as an intern at Santa Rosa's 101.7 The Fox and has since produced KSRO's "The Drive with Steve Jaxon" drive-time radio show since 2008, covering news, music, pop culture, politics and more. Mike has contributed to a number of digital music podcasts and publications including the Rock'N Vino Podcast and The Download Parlor. He is an avid live music fan and photographer.
REVIEW: Kelly Clarkson brings the 'heat' to Oracle tour opener
Kelly Clarkson performs at Oracle Arena in Oakland on Jan. 25, 2019. Photos: Mike DeWald. OAKLAND — Kelly Clarkson's excitement about returning to the stage was evident within minutes of her entrance at Oracle Arena. The pop star donned an ear to ear smile as she looked out over…
Say Anything sails into the sunset on the conceptual 'Oliver Appropriate'
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Say Anything frontman Max Bemis penned an open letter last September discussing his battles with drug abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety attacks, as well as how the birth of his son helped encourage him to battle his demons. Bemis also addressed the future of Say Anything, adding the…
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Sheffield's Bring Me The Horizon rose to prominence as one of hard rock and melatcore's premier acts. The band combines punishing instrumentals, soaring melodies and intensity. Over the course of its past five albums, Bring Me The Horizon's sound acquired more pop appeal but maintained some stylistic nods to…
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Papa Roach perform at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2019. Photos: Mike DeWald. SAN FRANCISCO — The line outside the Regency Ballroom snaked through the neighborhood for blocks. Surely this Saturday crowd was lined-up to see some up-and-coming indie buzz band or electronic pop band…
REVIEW: Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross spread the love at Slim's
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Ashlee+Evan perform at Slim's in San Francisco on Jan. 17, 2019. Photos: Mike DeWald. SAN FRANCISCO — There was some shroud of mystery going into Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross' Thursday night performance at Slim's. For Simpson, how would she perform after over a decade removed from not only…
The Twilight Sad develops its sound on 'It Won/t Be Like This All The Time'
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Scottish post-punk revivalists The Twilight Sad have returned with their fifth studio album, It Won/t Be Like This All The Time. These 11 vibrant and introspective tracks continue the forward progression and growth of the band's multidimensional sound. James Graham delivers his soaring vocals with his Scottish lilt, topping off what the…
REVIEW: SF Sketchfest brings Cloud 9 to SF's Castro with tribute to 'Superstore'
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Supertore. Courtesy: SF Sketchfest SAN FRANCISCO — The annual SF Sketchfest comedy festival brought out the stars to San Francisco's famed Castro Theatre for a tribute to the hit NBC comedy Superstore. The majority of the ensemble comedy cast was on hand to talk about the show, now in…
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Imagine Dragons perform at the Concord Pavilion in Concord on July 24, 2018. The band is one of six co-headliners at BottleRock Napa May 24 to 26. Photo: Kate Vides. NAPA — BottleRock Napa Valley producers today unveiled the lineup for the seventh incarnation of their annual wine country festival,…
AT&T Playoff Playlist concert with OneRepublic, Ellie Goulding called off due to weather
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SAN JOSE — Organizers of the AT&T Playoff Playlist Live! concert series have cancelled tonight's final concert, featuring OneRepublic, due to incliment weather. The free concert, set for San Jose's Discovery Meadow, was also included Ellie Goulding and The Regrettes. The show was initially billed as "rain or shine,"…
REVIEW: Nothing,Nowhere. drops a new kind of beat at Slim's
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Jen Holman Zaborney has become one of the leading fundraisers in the Commonwealth of PA with 12 plus years of experience in the field. She is the founder of Maverick Finance.
In 2010, PoliticsPA named her one of Top 30 under 30 in Pennsylvania politics. In November 2014, Ray and Jen Zaborney were featured in Central Penn Business Journal's Power Couples edition.
Jen began her fundraising career serving as Deputy Finance Director for Tom Corbett's successful 2004 campaign for Attorney General. She went on to serve as Finance Director and Executive Director for the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, where she helped the committee raise millions of dollars and protect their majority. While Jen was Executive Director, the PA Senate Republicans held the only majority Republican Caucus in the Northeastern United States. In 2010, Jen served as Deputy Finance Director for Tom Corbett's successful campaign for Governor which raised nearly $30 million. Governor-Elect Corbett named her the Co-Director of the 2011 Inaugural Committee, and in that role she managed the plan and execution of all of Pennsylvania's 2011 Inaugural Activities.
Jen has advised candidates on the federal, state, and local levels, as well as non-profits on reaching their political and financial goals. She has counted among her clients Speaker Paul Ryan, Speaker John Boehner, House Transportation Chairman Congressman Bill Shuster, PA Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, PA House Majority Leader Dave Reed, Senator Scott Wagner, Team Pennsylvania Foundation, GOPAC, Wildlife for Everyone Endowment Foundation, Congressman Pat Meehan, and many others.
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Jen lives in New Cumberland with her husband, Ray, and their daughters, Grace and Emma.


1. Which instrument(s) do you play?
Drums, a little bit of keys, sing a little bit, write songs and produce music.
2. Describe your first instrument. Why you started it?
Drum Kit. Always had a fascination with rhythm and beats. Used to do Michael Jackson moves since young so dance and rhythm was something very close to me as a hobby.
Listening to music that hooks me in.
4. Do you perform in public? Describe those occasions?
Yes about 120 shows live so far mostly on drums, and a few on vocals. Everything from TV to Film to Bar Gigs to Student Recitals to Concerts to Band Competitions.
You learn a lot when performing live and it definitely contributes to your "mileage" as a musician. I've performed 10 metres from president Nathan and I've also performed in an empty bar. I've performed and been judged in a competition by Iskandar Ismail as the top band (I was the drummer) and I've also performed at a death metal gig where I completely messed up the double pedals.
I'm just gonna quote Michael Jordan here. "I've failed over, and over and over and over again in my career. And that is why, I succeed."
5. How often and for how long do you practice? What is your practice routine?
I haven't practiced drums seriously in ages, now I practice as I teach, or when a recording for an artiste or myself is coming up. I practice vocals daily while driving and sometimes in the studio. I tried the regimental practice thing for a good 4-6 years while at music college and after that for drums and vocals, and it certainly leads to skills and confidence.
Strangely though, sometimes your body needs weeks off at a time and when you come back to training, you feel a lot stronger and a lot more like a master. It's like sports. Your body breaks down during training. When it grows, is during recovery.
Something that has served me well over the years as my skills just seem to be going up and up and up. Slowly, and steadily.
6. Do you teach music?
Yes it's my full time profession other than writing songs and releasing them. I feel the music schools that I've taught at were quite nonsensical, so I've decided to start my own private practice. With the right investment partners, we could open up a brick and mortar location someday.
7. How do you feel about the internet in the music business?
Great news. If you're good, people will know very quick. If you're rubbish, people will also know very quick. So be good.
8. What is your biggest challenge as a solo artist?
None really, I would say I'm cruising comfortably currently. I never started on vocals but on drums, so my vocals need work. However, if I had started on vocals I'm sure they would be as good as my drums by now. I tend to work systematically and incessantly. So... in due time, everything becomes easy. No challenges per se in as a "solo artist" but I think our growth as human beings and towards being mature people affects everything we do, including the music journey.
So... there's been a lot of personal growth over the past 5 years and hence many ups and downs.
9. Had you ever faced rejection from the public? If so, how did you deal with it?
All the time. Just a week back someone shared my first music video on Facebook with the caption "How to release a song with zero production value." I guess he didn't know that MTV and VH1 played the song, and that the song brings tears to people's eyes. Or maybe... he thinks he knows more than world music authorities. It's possible, I'm not judging him.
For me though, life is a beautiful journey and everything comes down to taste, perception and subjectivity.
If I like Vanilla, and 1,000,000 people around me like Vanilla, then that's what we like. If you like Chocolate and puke when you eat Vanilla then so be it. That's your body. That doesn't mean that that's my body. I'll continue being happy with Vanilla and you can continue being happy with Chocolate. Just because you don't like a song I make, doesn't make me "right", "wrong", "good", "bad" or anything of that nature.
It just makes me, me. And it makes you, you. We have to live with that. I'm good with that.
10. What was the worst and the best comments you have ever received about your music?
Best: "You are a really good drummer" "You are the next Freddy Mercury" "You are so talented" "You have raw talent" "Watch out for this boy." "Insane." "You would be a really really good producer." "Genius."
Worst: "How to release a song with zero production value." "Arrogant." "What music career?" "Your sounds are too old school." "You can't sing." "He can't play."
The last time I heard that phrase someone shot someone in a movie right after. Please don't shoot me.


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In recent years, the use of offshore wind turbines has been considered on the agenda of the countries which have a significant maritime boundary due to more speed and stability of wind at sea. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of wind turbulence on the aero-hydrodynamic behavior of offshore wind turbines with a monopile platform. Since in the sea, the wind turbine structures are under water and structures interactions, the dynamic analysis has been conducted under combined wind and wave loading. The offshore wind turbines have been investigated under two models of normal and severe wind turbulence, and the results of this study show that the amplitude of fluctuation of dynamic response of structures is increased with increasing the amount of wind turbulence, and this increase is not necessarily observed in the mean values of responses. Therefore, conducting the dynamic analysis is inevitable in order to observe the effect of wind turbulence on the structures response.


There are NO application or administrative FEES. Credit review, employment and residency verifications and criminal background reviews are conducted by a third party company after you have submitted a completed application. We require current proof of income at least 3x of the monthly rent of your selected apartment. $250 security deposit is required.
Monthly rent includes standard cable TV, quarterly pest control, valet trash removal, all maintenance and all amenities.
$250 refundable pet deposit for the first pet, and $150 for the second pet.
$20 pet rent, per pet, per month.
Breed restrictions apply. There is a 60-pound weight limit.
Yes! Choose the "Application" link at the top of our website, follow the instructions to submit your online application. Next, choose the "Online Payments" link to submit your deposit. You must register as a new user and follow the instructions to submit your payment. There is a $1 service charge to submit your payment using the E-check option.
How long does it take to secure an apartment after I go on the Future Residents List?
There is not a specific time period. Length of time is determined by, the number of move out notices received each month, and when new residents want the units.
What are the area schools?
Winter Haven Hospital is a 15-minute drive from our community.
Do you offer short term leasing and/or furnished apartments?
At this time, we do not offer short-term leases. We do have a few furnished guest suites available to rent on a limited basis for our residents. Please check with our leasing office for more information.
No, we do not provide security. We have a 24 hour monitored entrance, with Resident Services Staff members available 24/7.
There is a Wal-Mart Super Center within walking distance of our community. There are 2 Publix shopping centers 3 miles east and west of Carlton Arms. Eagle Lakes Mall is approximately 5 miles south of our property.
LEGOLAND is 2 miles west of our community. Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld are 30 -50 miles away. Beaches are 90 minutes away on either Florida coast.
Do you have assigned parking spots?
There are no assigned parking spaces. All parking is first come, first serve. All residents have parking decals that allow them to park in front of the buildings. We do have carports and garages available for rent.


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Upstate man sentenced in multimillion Medicaid scheme
by: Nikolette Miller
(WSPA) – A Greer man was sentenced to over seven years in federal prison in regard to theft of government funds of over $1 million.
51-year-old Jonathan W. Sumter pleaded guilty to his scheme to defraud South Carolina Medicaid.
According to evidence presented in court, Sumter founded PHC Supportive Services as a company allegedly providing health services to disabled, low-income individuals through the Medicaid program.
The company billed SC Medicaid over $1 million for services never performed between 2015 and 2019, investigators said.
Investigators said the government provided evidence that PHC never had any actual clients or service providers.
Sumter repeatedly billed Medicaid by using stolen National Provider Identifier numbers of nine healthcare professionals to create fraudulent invoices according to investigators.
Sumter then used the stolen identities of 196 Medicaid members without their knowledge or consent.
Caregivers and clients contacted by investigators confirmed they had never received any services from Sumter or PHC.
"Using stolen identities of the most defenseless people to steal money from the hard-working people of South Carolina is unacceptable," U.S. Attorney Adair Boroughs said.
"We will continue to aggressively prosecute offenders who steal from programs designed to provide sorely needed care for our most vulnerable citizens."
Sumter was also ordered to repay $1,055,373.66 in restitution to South Carolina Medicaid.
He was sentenced to 92 months in prison.
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Silver Grill History — Silver Grill Cafe
Silver Grill History
Silver Grill is the oldest restaurant in Northern Colorado, serving breakfast and lunch since 1933, and with roots back to 1912.
Old wood floors, huge windows showcasing Old Town, original brick walls, and diner-style countertops are just part of Silver Grill's magic. Its legendary breakfasts, lunches, Bloody Marys and those Colossal Cinnamon Rolls draw guests from around the country and world.
BEGINNING IN 1912
The Grill's history began in 1912 as the UNEEDA-LUNCH Cafe ("you need a lunch" — get it?). The cafe was located in today's Lower Downtown room, which is just west of the lobby. Owners Charlie Liggett and Chink Brown purchased the Cafe from a disgruntled shop owner for a mere $140. Shortly after, Chink left the business and a new partner came on board — Leonidas "Flossie" Widger.
In 1917, they changed the name to "Silver Grill Cafe." Legend has it a hungry sign painter thought of the name. He painted it on the window in exchange for a pork chop lunch.
Just a year later, chink and and flossie sold it to seek other opportunities.
silver grill 1933
Fifteen years later in October 1933, Flossie returned and leased the building in its present location at 218 Walnut Street (today's far east room).
flossie and his family operated the 1-room restaurant until 1949, when his son, Pete, and new partner Max McDowell took over. The Grill continued to prosper for several decades.
CURRENT OWNER JOHN ARNOLFO 1979
In 1979, today's owner John Arnolfo and then partner Mike Gress purchased The Grill, which at that time only had room for 40 customers. Over several years, John carefully oversaw expansions into the four old buildings to the west. The remodels have increased seating capacity to meet an ever-growing number of guests, while retaining the restaurant's celebrated, time-honored charm.
LAND AND LIVESTOCK 1913
Throughout the Silver Grill, you can see architectural elements from the five original buildings. Sit in the Lower Downtown room (the room just west of the Main Entrance) and look on the brick wall by the window. You'll see the original painted signs used for Land and Livestock in 1913, and the Real Estate/Insurance office in 1922. The signs were painted on the exterior wall of the building that today is home to our Main Entrance/Lobby.
UNEEDA-LUNCH Cafe, 1912
Flossie Widger, 1933
John Arnolfo, Current Owner, 1979
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Erfan Khoshdelnikkhoo (born September 8, 1984, Tehran, Iran) With the artistic name of Erfun Khoshdel, is an Iranian musician, singer, and songwriter who started his professional career in 2019.
His entry into music was with the music of "Sale Pish", which caused a great deal of controversy in the pop music industry. Erfun calls his main activity singing, but in the field of musicianship, he has done extensive activities in 2017 and 2018 and is a professional pianist and guitarist.
The content of his music is in the genres of romance, drama, and happy and energetic pop songs.
During his career, Erfun has released 5 tracks in the global music markets, which are available on all platforms as "Sale Pish", "Chatr", "Ashegham Man", "In Gheyre Momkene" and "Moshkeli Nis".
For him, the pop music industry is like a precious diamond that wants to shine day by day with attractive music and numerous albums. In his music, most of the works such as melody, songwriting, and arrangement are done by him and he has the necessary skills in all works related music and it is not unexpected that he will soon become a big star in the field of Iranian music. Erfun Khoshdel is also popular in social networks and more than 300,000 people follow his work. For mysticism, music is an inspirational message to change the world. he strongly believes that music can change the world because it changes human beings.
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Lower Mekong Initiative
Lower Mekong Ministerial: the U.S. Secretary of State and the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
U.S. partners with Southeast Asia for an initiative that will strengthen cooperation and build on common interests.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently met with the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in Hanoi. All 5 countries met in the context of the Lower Mekong Initiative, or LMI. The LMI was created in July 2009 as a means to enhance cooperation in the areas of environment, health, education, and infrastructure development. Since then, the 5 countries have sought to strengthen cooperation in these areas and build on their common interests.
Cooperation is growing in the environmental area. This month saw the formal inauguration of a "sister-river" partnership between the Mekong River Commission and the Mississippi River Commissions, which aims to improve the management of trans-boundary water resources in the lower Mekong.
The United States will also launch a 3-year program to assist the 4 Lower Mekong countries to develop strategies to cope with the impact of climate change on water sources and food security.
In the area of health, U.S. assistance to the Mekong countries under the LMI will total over $147 million in 2010 and focus on targeting pandemic threats. This Emerging Pandemic Threats program will improve early identification of and response to new public health threats that originate in animals. The program will support training for health professionals and veterinarians to detect, track, and contain outbreaks. Additional LMI funding will help monitor and track substandard and counterfeit medicines and establish a regional network to detect drug resistant malaria.
On-going U.S. assistance in the field of HIV/AIDS has provided prevention, care and treatment to over 2 million people across the Mekong region, contributing to a 50 percent reduction in HIV/AIDS infection rate in Cambodia; providing life-saving antiretroviral treatments and other interventions worth $90 million in Vietnam; and in Thailand, supporting the largest clinical trial to date, which demonstrated that a vaccine regimen could be both safe and effective at preventing HIV infection.
Under the Lower Mekong Initiative, the U.S. provides 18 million $ worth of assistance in the area of education. This includes programs to increase access to the Internet in poor, rural areas. Under the International Visitors Leadership Program, regional professionals can travel to the U.S. to learn from their American counterparts. Moreover, professionals in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam can win scholarships to study and improve their English-language skills.
As Secretary Clinton said, "The United States is back in Southeast Asia... and we are fully engaged with our... partners on the wide range of challenges confronting us."
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California single payer healthcare backers miss bill deadline | The Sacramento Bee: Many California Democrats say they support government-run health care, but none introduced a new version of the state's landmark single-payer bill before a key deadline last week in the Legislature.
We Don't Need Private Health Insurance | The Nation: New single-payer plans don't need to worry about carving out roles for health-care profiteers.
Medicare at 50 buy-in plan from Debbie Stabenow has a big problem.
Medicare at 50 buy-in plan from Debbie Stabenow has a big problem.: It's not Medicare for all. It's not even a public option for all.
Tell Democrats: Co-Sponsor Medicare for All | CREDO Action: Washington consultants are warning Democrats away from Medicare for All. We urgently need to rally behind progressive Medicare for All legislation.
We can figure out universal coverage without Medicare-for-all - The Washington Post: There are a lot of flavors of universal coverage. We don't have to pick the most extreme.
This is a good reality check. BUT, that does not mean we can't keep pushing for the ideal. It means moving in the right direction is what is important. One thing missed in much of these debates is the need to outlaw corporate profit in the system. Some states did that so it can be done. Control of monopolies would be good as well - especially not allowing insurance companies (even when non-profit) to own and operate hospitals, clinics, and drug companies. The concept of public utilities comes to mind (an idea I'd suggest for hospitals, not doctors).
Medicare-for-all: eliminating private insurance is a big task - Vox: Should Americans keep getting health care coverage at work?
What do Democrats actually mean by Medicare for all?
The political process is frustrating but cannot be ignored. Taking steps in the right direction is what is important and now is the opportunity to take some really big steps.
Personally, I urge all to consider out detrimental is has been to allow profit to be a core value in how our health care is accessed. Getting health care is NOT like getting a car or a house or a suit. It is like getting the fire department to come when your house is burning or the police to come when you are robbed or the city to come patch that pothole. I hate the idea that profits are made from heart attacks, auto accidents, cancer, etc.
Medicare for All Emerges as Early Policy Test for 2020 Democrats: Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke at length this week about her vision for improving the American health care system, like strengthening the Affordable Care Act and making prescription drugs more affordable.
Make Medicare for All a reality!
2020 Could Be a Test of Medicare for All's Popularity - The Atlantic: The policy's supporters could run up against the same problems that Republicans faced in trying to repeal Obamacare.


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Ishaq Sambhali (also known with his honorific Maulana) was an Indian politician, freedom activist, journalist and the member of parliament from Amroha parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He was imprisoned twice during the resistance movement of India. He was associated with Communist Party of India, and served as the parliament member twice during the fourth lok sabah and fifth lok sabah elections.

Politics
Sambhali received his political education at Darul Uloom Deoband and University of Lucknow. He was initially associated with the Indian National Congress, the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party and the Praja Socialist Party, and served as general secretary of the Congress in 1937 and Congress Committee Deoband in 1945. He was imprisoned twice during the Indian independence movement. Ashfaq was organising secretary of All India National Solidarity Council in 1963 and secretary of All India Peace Council in 1967. From 1968 to 1971, he served member of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind Uttar Pradesh.

Personal life
Sambhali was born on 6 October 1921 in the Thanabhawan town of Muzaffarnagar. He was born to Ahmad Hassan, and was married to Najma Begum in June 1953. He had two daughters and two sons.

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Strategic spin-offs of input divisions
Ping LIN
When a downstream producer enters backward into the input market, a "helping the rivals effect" exists: Such entry hurts the firm's downstream business as it increases upstream competition and thus benefits its rival downstream firms. This negative externality prevents the newly-created upstream unit from expanding. A spin-off enables the firm to credibly expand in the input market, thereby forcing its upstream competitors to behave less aggressively. Spin-offs occur in equilibrium if and only if the number of downstream firms exceeds a threshold level. When there is more than one integrated firm, a spin-off by a firm can trigger spin-offs by others that would not occur otherwise.
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Funding emergency services in Kapiti literally saves lives.
Cindy Foote of Jade Property Management says a recent decision about giving clients Christmas gifts was made easier following her experience with Outward Bound.
Ms Foote says the challenges of Outward Bound changed the paradigm for her in terms of consumption.
She says, we all consume too much and so this year she and her Jade staff decided their $2000 Christmas budget would be donated completely to Wellington Free Ambulance in Kapiti.
Ms Foote says Wellington Free do a brilliant job and everyone has been touched in some way by the work they do.
"The fact is what they do is save lives. We are short of ambulances here on the Coast and they need our support," says Ms Foote.
Wellington Free Ambulance also celebrated 90 years of service this week with their One-of-a-Kindness Gala with all money raised going towards the People's Ambulance.
Guests included an array of business people, Mayors and long-time supporters, including Wayne Norwood, grandson of Wellington Free's founder Sir Charles Norwood.
Wellington Free Chief Executive Mike Grant says he is overwhelmed by the support of the event's sponsors and the public this year.


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Dah smrti (eng. The Living Daylights) britanski je akcijski triler iz 1987. To je 15. film o  Jamesu Bondu i prvi s  Timothyjem Daltonom u glavnoj ulozi. Film je preuzeo naslov iz kratke priče  Iana Fleminga "The Living Daylights", koja je objavljena u The London Sunday Timesu 4. veljače 1962. Početak filma gotovo u potpunosti odgovara priči.

Film počinje s Bondom koji istražuje smrt nekoliko agenata MI6.  Sovjetski prebjeg, Georgi Koskov, informira ga da general Puškin, čelnik KGB-a, sistematski ubija zapadne operativce. Nakon što su se Sovjeti tobože dočepali Koskova, Bond ga slijedi i otkriva kako je pronovjerio vladina sredstva. Ovo odvodi 007 do afganistanske pustinje gdje se održava prodaja droge. Bond uz pomoć lokalne milicije uništava pošiljku opijuma, a trag ga vodi do prodavača oružja, Brada Whitakera, koji pruža utočište Koskovu.

Film su producirali Albert R. Broccoli, njegov pastorak Michael G. Wilson i njegova kći Barbara Broccoli, a premijerno je prikazan 1987. Bio je to zadnji film koji je kao predložak koristio naslov priče Iana Fleminga, sve do filma Casino Royale, 2006.

Produkcija

Casting

Potraga za novim Jamesom Bondom

Roger Moore se 1985. povukao iz serijala nakon sedam filmova. Bio je to početak velike potrage za njegovim nasljednikom.

Timothy Dalton, Sam Neill, Lewis Collins, Sean Bean i Pierce Brosnan bili su među glumcima koji su se 1986. pojavili na probama za ulogu. Timothy Dalton, za kojeg se govorilo da će zamijeniti  Seana Conneryja 1968. (što je odbio jer je smatrao da je premlad) i Rogera Moorea 1980. (kad su se pojavile glasine da se ovaj povlači), koji je bio i prvi izbor producenata za Dah smrti, morao je odbiti ulogu jer je snimao film Brenda Starr, dok Lewis Collins, Sam Neill i Sean Bean nisu prošli.

Producenti su ulogu ponudili Pierceu Brosnanu. U to vrijeme, Brosnan je glumio u televizijskoj seriji Remington Steele koju je NBC otkazao zbog male gledanosti. Najava da je Pierce Brosnan izabran za ulogu Jamesa Bonda oživjela je zanimanje za seriju, što je nagnalo NBC da potpiše s Brosnanom ugovor za još jednu sezonu. Međutim, nakon toga je Albert R. Broccoli odbacio ponudu za Brosnana, rekavši kako ne želi da je glumac povezan s aktualnom televizijskom serijom. To je rezultiralo okončanjem serije Remington Steele, koja je završila skraćenom četvrtom sezonom.

U međuvremenu je Timothy Dalton opet postao dostupan, pa su mu još jednom ponudili ulogu, što je on ovaj put prihvatio potpisavši ugovor za tri filma. Ironično, zbog petogodišnje stanke koja je nastala nakon filma Dozvola za ubojstvo zbog sudskih procesa, odustao je od uloge, koja je opet ponuđena Pierceu Brosnanu. Osim toga, prethodno odbijeni Sean Bean poslije je glumio negativca Aleca Trevelyana, glavnog antagonista u filmu Zlatno oko.

Ostali glumci

Joe Don Baker, koji je nastupio u ovom filmu, pojavit će se i u filmovima Zlatno oko i Sutra nikad ne umire u različitoj ulozi, kao Jack Wade, Bondov suradnik iz CIA-e i poluzamjena za Felixa Leitera. On nije prvi glumac koji je utjelovio negativca i saveznika. Charles Gray glumio je Hendersona u filmu Samo dvaput se živi prije nego što se pojavio kao Ernst Stavro Blofeld u filmu Dijamanti su vječni.

U uvodnoj sekvenci na Gibraltaru, dubler Timothyja Daltona Simon Crane glumio je SAS-ova operativca kojeg je ubio varalica, a koordinator kaskadera Paul Weston glumi časnika koji pogađa Bonda. Kaskader je prvo angažiran za ulogu zlog varalice, ali ubrzo je postalo jasno kako trebaju pravog glumca. U zadnji trenutak je angažiran Carl Rigg - samohrani otac koji je kući čekao sljedeći posao pa je dijete ostavio susjedu kako bi mogao odletjeti na Gibraltar.

KGB-ova generala koji smješta Koskovu trebao je biti general Gogolj; međutim, glumac Walter Gotell je bio prebolestan da podnese ozbiljnu ulogu, pa je lik Leonida Puškina zamijenio Gogolja, koji se nakrakto pojavljuje na kraju filma, kad biva prebačen u sovjetsku diplomatsku službu. Bilo je to posljednje Gogoljevo pojavljivanje u filmovima o Jamesu Bondu (Gotell je umro 1997.).  Mortenu Harketu, pjevaču grupe A-ha (koja je izvela naslovnu pjesmu), bila je ponuđena mala uloga jednog od ljudi glavnog negativca, ali je odbio zbog nedostatka vremena i jer je smatrao da su ga htjeli angažirati zbog popularnosti, a ne zbog njegove glume.

Snimanje

Iako su korišteni dubleri, Dalton je inzistirao da on sam izvede što više akrobacija. Scena u kojoj Bond padobranom iskače iz Land Rovera na Gibraltaru snimljena je na Beachy Headu u Sussexu. Prva snimka odbačena je zbog promatrača koji se mogu vidjeti u pozadini. Samo snimanje je postalo akcijski film kad je brod u podnožju litice s kojeg se snimao pad upao u opasne struje pa su poslani spasioci iz lokalnog Eastbournea kako bi izvukli ekipu od litica, a neki su članovi dobili nagrade za hrabrost.

Snajperska puška koju Bond koristi kako bi zaštitio generala Georgija Koskova (Jeroen Krabbe) od ubojstva je Walther WA 2000. Bond odlučuje koristiti čelične metke (koji zapravo nikad nisu proizvedeni), rekavši kako KGB-ovi snajperisti često nose neprobojne prsluke.

Piratske verzije

Godine 1987., prije službenog objavljivanja filma, Britanijom su kružile piratske verzije filma. U njima je nedostajalo većine akcijskih sekvenci, nije bilo završne glazbe, neke scene bile su izmijenjene, a i kvaliteta zvuka je bila dosta loša. United Artists povukao je neobičan potez pa je na ranim britanskim trailerima za film bilo upozorenje o piratskim izdanjima.

Špica i dizajn

Dah smrti je prvi Bond film poslije Operacije Svemir čiji se naslov nije pojavio u odjavnoj špici prethodnog filma, što je postalo pravilo za sve filmove koji su uslijedili.

Originalni poster filma - sa ženom u bijeloj haljini koja drži pištolj dok James Bond stoji u pozi u cijevi pištolja - bio je predmet kontroverzi u nekim dijelovima svijeta, uz prigovore kako glorificira nasilje nad ženama (iako se ništa takvo ne događa u filmu).

Filmske lokacije

 Gibraltar
 Bratislava, Slovačka
 Beč, Austrija
 London
 Tanger, Maroko
 Afganistan
 Pakistan

Lokacije snimanja

 Pinewood Studios
 Njemačka
 Austrija
 Maroko
 SAD
 Italija
 Gibraltar
 Elveden Hall, Suffolk, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo

Radnja

U prologu, agenti 002, 004 i 007 padobranom se spuštaju na Gibraltar kako bi testirali svoje obrambene snage. Agenta 002 odmah zarobljava SAS (Special Air Service), dok se James Bond i 004 počinju penjati preko stijena do baze. Dok se penju, pojavljuje se ubojica i pošalje ceduljicu preko užeta na kojoj piše Smert' Shpionam, prije nego što ga je prerezao, ubivši agenta 004. Bond svjedoči ubojstvu i počinje slijediti ubojicu u Land Roveru punom eksploziva kroz uske ulice Gibraltara, što završava padom auta preko litice. Bond uspijeva pobjeći, dok ubojica pogiba.

Početak filma povezan je s glavnom radnjom, gdje Bond pomaže  sovjetskom prebjegu, KGB-ovu generalu Georgiju Koskovu da dođe na Zapad, štiteći ga u koncertnoj dvorani u  Bratislavi, u  Čehoslovačkoj (danas Slovačka). Bond primjećuje kako je snajperist koji štiti Koskova prekrasna čelistica iz orkestra, djevojka zvana Kara Milovy. Sumnjajući da ona nije ubojica, hicem joj izbija pušku iz ruku, poštedivši joj život, dok istodobno olakšava Koskolvljev bijeg iz dvorane.

U  Engleskoj, general Koskov informira MI6 da je staru KGB-ovu politiku Smiert Spionom - doslovno Smrt špijunima ponovno oživio general Leonid Puškin. Grupa KGB-ovih agenata, prevođena ubojicom Necrosom otima i vraća Koskova u  Rusiju.

Bond kreće u Bratislavu kako bi ubio generala Puškina. Međutim, ubrzo počinje sumnjati kako je Koskov inscenirao svoju izdaju nakon što je otkrio kako je Milovyna puška bila napunjena ćorcima. Pobjegavši s Karom Milovy u Beč, Bond se sastaje s agentom MI6-a, Saundersom, u jednom kafiću kraj zabavnog parka, koji mu otkriva vezu između Koskova i prodavača oružja, "generala" Brada Whitakera, koji pokušava prodati KGB-u high-tech oružje. Necros, skrivajući se u obližnjem grmlju pored kafića, aktivira brzo zatvaranje automatskih vrata ubivši Saundersa na odlasku. Bond pored njegovog tijela naiđe na balon s natpisom "Smiert Spionom" te poziva Milovynu da smjesta krenu u Tangeru gdje se sastaje s Puškinom, neprimjetno se ušuljavši u njegovu hotelsku sobu. Puškin mu otkriva kako je proganjao Koskova zbog zlouporabe državnih sredstava. Bond i Puškin dogovaraju se kako će inscenirati Puškinovo ubojstvo, što će prisliti Whitakera i Koskova da nastave sa svojim planom; Bond "ubija" Puškina za vrijeme govora na trgovačkoj konvenciji u Tangeru.

Milovyna je telefonski saznala gdje je Koskov kontaktiravši Whitakera. On ju je uvjerio da je Bond agent KGB-a koji ga pokušava ubiti. Bond se vraća k Milovnyji te joj otkriva svoj pravi identitet i da ju Koskov želi ubiti jer previše zna za okolnosti te da ju je Bond trebao ubiti, ali nije mogao. Bond ubrzo osjeti da mu je u votka-martiniju podvalila sredstvo za uspavljivanje, a ona prekasno shvati kako ju je Koskov ustvari prevario kad ju je te noći iskoristio kao snajpericu. Bond pada u nesvijest netom nakon što su ušli Necros i Koskov. Nakon što su ih zarobili, Bond i Milovy su odvedeni u sovjetsku zračnu bazu u Afganistanu. Uspijevaju pobjeći i osloboditi osuđenog zatvorenika. Zatvorenik je Kamran Šah, vođa lokalnih mudžahedina. Bond otkriva da Whitaker i Koskov dijamantima plaćaju veliku pošiljku opijuma i tako opskrbljuju Sovjete oružjem.

Mudžahedin pomaže Bondu i Milovy da uđu u bazu. Bond postavlja bombu u teretni zrakoplov koji prevozi drogu, ali ga Koskov prepoznaje. Bond otima zrakoplov, dok mudžahedin napada zrakoplovnu bazu. Milovy se pridružuje Bondu u avionu i preuzima kontrolu dok Bond odlazi deaktivirati bombu. Međutim, u avionu se sakrio Necros koji napada Bonda.  Milovy slučajno otvara vrata za teret, a Bond i Necros ispadaju van, ali se hvataju za mrežu koja drži opijum; Bond šalje Necrosa u smrt i deaktivira bombu.

Milovy preleti preko Kamrana Šaha, kojeg progone Sovjeti preko mosta. Bond baca svoju bombu na most koja ubija Sovjete i pomaže mudžahedinu da pobijedi u svojoj bitci.

Bond stiže u Whitakerovu rezidenciju dok ovaj igra taktičku Bitku kod Gettysburga. Nakon što mu je Bond rekao kako je opijum spaljen, Whitaker ga odlučuje ubiti.

U posljednjem sukobu s Whitakerom, Wellingtonova bista pada na Whitakera, a Bond dobacuje, "Doživio je svoj  Waterloo." KGB spašava Bondov život nakon što su agenti, predvođeni generalom Puškinom, upali i ubili Whitakerova čuvara koji je Bonda doveo u nepriliku. Tu je i general Koskov, a iako nije ubijen, vraćen je u  Moskvu "u diplomatskoj torbi".

U završnoj sceni, Bond preko Puškina dogovori nastup Milovnyje u Bečkoj Operi u znak dobre volje.

Vozila i naprave

 Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Opremljen standardnim oružjem, ukljujući skije sa strane,  projektile, lasere, mlazni pogon, samouništavajući uređaj i modificirani radio kojim se može hvatati policijska i vojna frekvencija.
 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro
 Privjesak za ključeve - Bondov privjesak za ključeve iz Odjela Q koji je također eksploziv koji aktivira vučji zvižduk.

Glumci

 Timothy Dalton - James Bond
 Caroline Bliss - Gđica. Moneypenny
 Robert Brown - M
 Desmond Llewelyn - Q
 John Terry - Felix Leiter
 Joe Don Baker - Brad Whitaker
 Maryam d'Abo - Kara Milovy
 Art Malik - Kamran Šah
 Jeroen Krabbe - General Georgi Koskov
 John Rhys-Davies - General Leonid Puškin
 Geoffrey Keen - Ministar obrane Fredrick Gray
 Walter Gotell - General Gogolj
 Andreas Wisniewski - Necros

Vanjske poveznice

MGM's official The Living Daylights website
The Living Daylights review in 007 Magazine
Living On The Edge-A review of The Living Daylights and Timothy Dalton's performance
The Living Daylights CBn Reviews
Inside The Living Daylights Documentary

Britanski filmovi 1980-ih
Filmovi o hladnom ratu
 1987


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New York Governor Announces Marijuana Legalization Listening Sessions
Tom Angell
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced that state officials will hold a series of "listening sessions" about marijuana legalization starting next week.
The move is the latest in an intensified evolution of the cannabis policy debate in New York and for Cuomo's position on the issue personally.
"Community input is critical as we work to draft balanced and comprehensive legislation on a regulated marijuana program in New York," Cuomo said in a press release. "The multi-agency report identified the benefits of a regulated marijuana market, and with these listening sessions we are taking another important step to develop a model program for New York. We look forward to hearing what New Yorkers in every corner of the state have to say."
Last year, Cuomo called marijuana a "gateway drug" and said he was opposed to legalization.
But that has changed amid a contentious primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon, with whom he clashed over cannabis and other issues during a debate on Wednesday night.
Earlier this year, Cuomo ordered state officials to conduct a study on legalization, the result of which was a July Health Department report that determined the "positive effects" of legalization "outweigh the potential negative impacts."
Earlier this month, the governor created a working group that is charged with drafting marijuana legalization legislation that lawmakers can consider when their new session begins in January.
Meanwhile, the chairs of four Assembly committees announced this week that they will hold a series of hearings on cannabis legalization this fall.
The state Democratic Party voted to officially endorse marijuana legalization in May, calling it "an important social justice issue."
And this summer, police and district attorneys in New York City moved to enact relaxed marijuana enforcement and prosecution policies.
The 15 upcoming listening sessions, the first of which is scheduled for Wednesday in Albany, are intended to "garner input from community members and key stakeholders on the implementation of a regulated marijuana program in New York State."
The full list of listening sessions is below:
Wednesday, September 5 – Albany
Thursday, September 6 – Glens Falls
Monday, September 17 – Bronx
Thursday, September 20 – Manhattan
Monday, September 24 – Queens
Tuesday, September 25 – Brooklyn
Wednesday, September 26 – Staten Island
Thursday, September 27 – Long Island
Monday, October 1 – Newburgh
Tuesday, October 2 – Binghamton
Wednesday, October 3 – Buffalo
Thursday, October 4 – Rochester
Tuesday, October 9 – Syracuse
Wednesday, October 10 – Utica
Thursday, October 11 – Watertown
New York Lawmakers Announce Four Marijuana Legalization Hearings This Fall
Photo courtesy of Zack Seward.
Senators Press Trump Cabinet Members To Expand Marijuana Research
Lawmakers In US Territory Send Marijuana Legalization Bill To Governor
Tom Angell is the editor of Marijuana Moment. A 20-year veteran in the cannabis law reform movement, he covers the policy and politics of marijuana. Separately, he founded the nonprofit Marijuana Majority. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. (Organization citations are for identification only and do not constitute an endorsement or partnership.)


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Jade chino es todo aquel jade extraído o tallado en China a partir del Neolítico. Es la piedra dura utilizada en China por antonomasia para tallar esculturas. Si bien en Europa se conoce especialmente la jadeita de color verde brillante, a lo largo de la historia de China, el jade se ha presentado en gran variedad de colores y la nefrita blanca "grasa de cordero" ha sido el tipo de jade más valorado. Las canteras en Henan y a lo largo del río Yangtze han sido explotadas desde épocas prehistóricas y se encuentran casi agotadas; a principios del siglo XXI gran parte del jade es extraído de la provincia de Xinjiang en el noroeste.

El jade era valorado por su dureza, resistencia, cualidades musicales, y belleza. Especialmente sus características sutiles y colores traslúcidos hicieron que fuera asociado con los conceptos chinos sobre el alma y la inmortalidad. El uso antiguo más prominente es la talla de los Seis jades rituales, que se remontan al tercer milenio a.C. en la cultura de Liangzhu: el bi, el cong, el huang, el hu, el gui, y el zhang. Si bien estas piezas son tan antiguas que se desconoce su significado original, para cuando se componen los Ritos de Zhou, se consideraba que los mismos representaban el cielo, la tierra, y las cuatro direcciones. Durante la dinastía Han, la familia real y la nobleza eran enterrados recubiertos por completo en un traje mortuorio de jade cosido con hilos de oro, con el convencimiento que preservarían el cuerpo y las almas adosadas al mismo. También se creía que el jade combatía la fatiga. Durante esta dinastía progresó en gran medida el uso artístico del jade.

Estos usos dieron lugar después del período de los tres reinos a las prácticas budistas y nuevos desarrollos en el Taoísmo como por ejemplo la alquimia. Sin embargo, el jade siguió formando parte de la medicina tradicional china y siendo una importante materia prima artística. Si bien su uso nunca alcanzó gran difusión en Japón, el jade fue importante en el desarrollo del arte de Corea y del sureste de Asia.

Galería de piezas chinas de jade

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Howard, Angela Falco, Chinese sculpture, Yale University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-300-10065-5, ISBN 978-0-300-10065-5. Google books
 Pope-Hennessy, Una, Early Chinese Jades, reprint edn. READ BOOKS, 2008, ISBN 1-4437-7158-9, ISBN 978-1-4437-7158-0 Google books
 Scott-Clark, Cathy and Levy, Adrian. (2002) The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade. ISBN 0316525960
 Watson, William, & Ho, Chuimei. The arts of China after 1620, Yale University Press Pelican history of art, Yale University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-300-10735-8, ISBN 978-0-300-10735-7
 Laufer, Berthold, 1912, Jade: A Study in Chinese Archeology & Religion, Reprint: Dover Publications, New York. 1974.
 Rawson, Jessica, 1975, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London: Albert Saifer, ISBN 0-87556-754-1
 Between hell and the Stone of Heaven: Observer article on Jade Mining in Burma
 Old Chinese Jades: Real or Fake?
 BOOK REVIEW, The Stone of Heaven: The Secret History of Imperial Green Jade by Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark

Arte de China
Historia de China
Religión en China
Escultura
Talla de piedra
Joyería


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Q: How do I read in a file from ansible and get it to return the last few lines? I have a log file that updates over time. After it updates there is a specific line in the log that specifies that the update is complete, near the end of the file. I want to create a task using Ansible that reads in this file and returns the last line of the file, or at least the last few lines. If the line isn't found re read the file (as it means it is still updating). Does anyone know how I can go about this?
I've tried looking at documentation and have made a task that at reads the log file into a variable but I'm not sure where to go from here, or even if this is the right way to do it? Below is what I've done so far. I'm working on a windows machine.
- name: Check Log file
    win_shell: cmd /k TYPE C:\Files\logfile.log
    register: logFile

Thanks!!!

A: Here we can use a module called lineinfile although the module is used for a different purpose but it can be used in conjuction to

*

*check_mode: yes which ensure it will not write anything to file ever

*until: not presence.changed will do the required looping for you

*retries: 5 this is the number of retries, therefore for infinite loop set it to a large number but absolute infinity is not encouraged here!
- name: find
     lineinfile:
       path: /PATH/TO/LOG_FILE
       line: 'registering Mbean....'
     check_mode: yes
     register: presence
     until: not presence.changed
     retries: 5
     delay: 10
UPDATE: @zeitounator suggestion in comments of the question looks cleaner and is implemented below
- name: WAIT
  wait_for:
    path: /PATH/TO/LOG_FILE
    search_regex: 'registering Mbean....'

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"Емигрантска мисъл" с подзаглавие Орган на емигрантската организация е български вестник, излязал в един брой на 12 декември 1922 година в София.

Вестникът е орган на македонската емиграция. Поддържа проземеделски позиции и е против двореца и десницата в македонското революционно движение.

Бележки

Спрени вестници в София
Периодични издания, свързани с Македонския въпрос
Български земеделски народен съюз


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News + Opinion » News
Vermont DMV To Use Facial Recognition Software On All New Driver's License Photos and IDs
by Ken Picard
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) confirmed this week that it plans to upgrade its database to enable the use of facial recognition technology on all newly issued driver's licenses and state identification cards. The DMV says the upgrades to its photo-capture workstations are designed to crack down on identity fraud. However, civil libertarians warn that the capture and storage of such biometric data, which are unique to each individual, move Vermont another step closer to a full-time surveillance state.
"Facial recognition software offers the most promise to ensuring that a person is not using another person's information to obtain a license/ID card nor has multiple identities within our database," explains Michael Smith, the DMV's director of operations, in an email query response to Seven Days. "The software focuses on facial features that aren't easy to alter. Using sophisticated mathematics, it measures characteristics such as the distance between pupils, mouth size and shape of facial features."
The new technology, which is tentatively scheduled for implementation by late fall, costs $900,000 and is being paid for entirely by federal funds. Once implemented, Smith says, the system will compare each driver's license or ID card photo issued that day with photos already in the DMV's database. If potential matches are detected, the system will flag them for human review by the department's Criminal Investigators Unit.
The DMV director also claims that Vermont's database will not be linked to databases in other states or the federal government, nor will it be used to identify people for other law enforcement purposes, such as apprehending those with outstanding criminal warrants or people on the federal no-fly list.
But Allen Gilbert, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Vermont expresses grave doubts that the federal government would cover the entire expense of such a valuable homeland security tool and expect nothing in return. As he puts it, "That just doesn't pass the sniff test.
"This is a major step in a much bigger and braver new world," Gilbert adds. "This is the first I've heard of facial recognition software being used by anyone in government in Vermont."
Specifically, Gilbert is concerned about what rules, if any, the DMV has adopted to govern how all that biometric information is used, including how long the data is stored, who has access to it and with whom it can be shared. He points to the British government's significant investment in facial recognition technology in recent years as part of its ongoing efforts to fight terrorism. In London, for example, the software is linked to myriad surveillance cameras around the city and can be used to identify where people are traveling at any given time.
Gilbert is also skeptical that this new system will be used strictly for countering ID fraud through the DMV. He likens the inevitable "mission creep" of facial recognition software to Vermont's prescription drug monitoring system, where the stated goal was to provide better health care for Vermonters by ensuring they're not abusing opiates.
"Next thing you know," he says, "the cops want to use it to catch drug dealers."
Vermont is by no means the first state to adopt facial recognition technology for its driver's license database. The software is being sold to the Vermont DMV by MorphoTrust USA of Billerica, Mass., which claims it's also being used on 80 percent of all driver's licenses issued in the United States, as well as all U.S. passports and passport cards.
According to the company's website, it works with the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and various state and federal agencies on document authentication, data verification, and the capture and storage of other biometrics, such as iris and fingerprint data. MorphoTrust also operates a nationwide network of more than 1200 service centers that offer "a wide range of identity-related services such as enrollment and background vetting."
Image courtesy of the Vermont DMV.
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by Mark Davis July 18, 2017
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There are two ways in which I could make suggestions relative to the mineral and vitamin problem in the selection of food, the one on the basis of detailing a special menu for each day, which is very unsatisfactory, and the other would be in the form of general principles which should control and guide you in selecting the foods which will meet the body's daily needs. I would suggest the latter and the following is an outline of the principles involved.
If you will think of an automobile into which you would have the choice of putting two kinds of gasoline, one that would furnish only power, corresponding with ordinary gasoline, and the other capable of making new tires grow as fast as the old ones are worn out, continually putting on a new coat of paint and even making an Austin grow into a Pierce-Arrow, there is no doubt as to which gasoline you would use, even though there would be a great deal of difference in the price. This very closely represents the condition that obtains in our bodies.
We have a sense of hunger which expresses itself as appetite and we eat until this is satisfied, but this only applies to that part of our food which produces power and heat. We have almost no sense of hunger for the minerals and other chemicals and vitamins that are needed for building new and repairing old tissues. Modern civilization is making a tragic mistake in getting away from the natural foods that are low in energy and high in minerals and increasing the intake of the heat and energy producing foods. This energy can be quantitatively expressed by the amount of oxygen that may be utilized when modern foods are burning either by the wet process within our bodies or by the dry process in special apparatus. We speak of this in terms of calories.
Most people need from 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day, according to the nature of their physical activities. Similarly, we need two grams of phosphorus and one and one-half grams of calcium a day in our food in order to keep up the body's daily requirements. Our problem, then, is to get enough of the minerals and vitamins without exceeding our limit in calories. Our bodies call a halt usually when they have taken in enough calories to satisfy the appetite but at the same time they probably have not obtained enough of the minerals and vitamins sufficient for the daily requirement. Cereals, milk and sea foods are the foods that nature had provided us with in natural form that will satisfy our hunger and will at the same time take care of our body's requirements. Modern civilization has modified this by providing us with menus that tend to be too high in calories and too low in mineral content.
Out next great problem is to keep the battery of our car charged sufficiently so that we will utilize the fuel efficiently. The vitamins provide the battery charge for animals including humans. One of our greatest struggles is to get sufficient vitamins, particularly the fat-soluble vitamins. There is a great tendency toward trying to supply these with synthetic products which are not a substitute. The amount of minerals that are in the food that we eat, that will be utilized by the body, will be largely determined by these activating substances. We may apply these principles to the daily diet.
It is not wise to fill the limited space with foods that are not doing our bodies any particular good. You would be interested to know that while you would have to eat 7 1/2 pounds of potatoes or 11 pounds of beets or 9 1/2 pounds of carrots to get the daily phosphorus requirement, all of which would provide too high a number of calories, you would obtain as much phosphorus from 1 pound of lentils. This would also provide the calcium. You would also supply the entire day's requirement of minerals from 0.8 pounds of fish or 0.6 pounds of cheese. [Raw] milk is one of the best, if not the best single food, since you obtain the minerals rapidly in proportion to the calories. The main thing is to get the daily phosphorus and calcium requirements and sufficient of the vitamins, particularly fat-soluble vitamins.
There is a misapprehension regarding the value of fruits as food. Of course, fruits are desirable as an adjunct, but most of them are very low in minerals. You would, for example, have to eat 37 pounds of apples a day or 26 pounds of oranges to get your two grams of phosphorus and when these fruits are sweetened into jams or jellies, you would have to eat 32 pounds of orange marmalade a day, which would provide 33,000 calories; few of us could take care of more than 3000 calories. You would also have to take over 30,000 calories of honey to get your two grams of phosphorus, for which you would need to eat 28 pounds per day. Similarly, you would have to eat 34 pounds of maple syrup which would provide 85,000 calories. Among the poorest foods we could feed children would be white bread and jam or pancakes with maple syrup or similar combinations, and these are no better for adults than they are for children, for we all have the same problems except that the stress is greater during periods of rapid growth.
The basic foods should be the entire grains such as whole wheat, rye or oats, whole wheat and rye breads, wheat and oat cereals, oat-cake, dairy products, including milk and cheese, which should be used liberally, and marine foods. All marine or sea foods, both fresh and salt water, are high in minerals and constitute one of the very best foods you could eat. Canned fish such as sardines, tuna or salmon are all excellent; also the fresh seafood such as oysters, halibut, haddock, etc. The protein requirement can be provided each day in one egg or a piece of meat equivalent to the bulk of one egg a day. The meals can be amply modified and varied with vegetables, raw and cooked, the best of the cooked vegetables being lentils used as a soup. The cooked vegetables are cauliflower, brussels sprouts, asparagus tips and celery. Lettuce is the best of the raw vegetables.
Cut down on [refined] starches and sugars. Sweet things satisfy the hunger and provide calories and thus not only displace foods higher in minerals, but reduce the total amount of food eaten by satisfying the appetite. Reduce all white flour products and pastries to a minimum. One of the best sources of minerals is provided in cheese. Use freshly cracked wheat for cereal, muffins or bread. Much of the value of the wheat germ is lost by oxidation if the product is not fresh.
There are only a few foods that would give you your fat-soluble vitamins. These are the fish products, including practically all fresh water and salt water foods, milk, cheese and butter made from cows that have been on a rapidly growing green young wheat, either fresh or stored grass, particularly butter made in June. This is much richer than butter made during other seasons of the year. Eat butter chiefly for its vitamin content.
One of your greatest difficulties will be to provide the children and yourselves with sufficient fat-soluble activators and vitamins. We being mammals, have bodies prepared to get these from milk and its butterfat, which is not in skimmed milk. There is not much left for the children when the cream has been taken from the milk for the parents' coffee. Where possible, have June butter stored for winter use. Cod-liver oil can be given in moderate doses without injury and to great advantage. Seldom, however, should a child be given more than a teaspoonful a day for extended periods, because of toxic effects that often develop. It is better to take cod-liver oil with the meal rather than before or after, as it aids in the utilization of the minerals in the food.
We are now able to determine from a chemical analysis of an individual's saliva whether or not tooth decay would be likely to be present in that particular mouth. Remember, it is the defensive chemicals that must be present in the saliva to prevent tooth decay and these are provided to the saliva by having the food amply high in minerals and fat-soluble vitamins. The saliva furnishes the greatly needed minerals which aid in the digestive process; hence the great advantage in having the food in a physical form to require chewing, which makes the saliva flow. Do not let the children wash their food down with their drink. They should drink about a quart of milk a day, preferably after each meal or part of it between meals.
An excellent program then will be to use a cooked cereal made from freshly cracked wheat or oats, this to be eaten with cream or milk and a limited amount of sugar sufficient to flavor the cereal. Have them follow this with one or two glasses of milk. Recently baked whole wheat muffins made from freshly cracked wheat and spread liberally with a high vitamin butter are excellent in both their mineral and vitamin content. These can be eaten to advantage with cooked applesauce or other cooked fruits not too highly sweetened. The highly sweetened marmalades and jams check the appetite and make a disproportion of the calories to the minerals and vitamins. There is no objection to having the children fill up on bulky foods such as potatoes and vegetables, if the daily mineral and vitamin requirements have been satisfied first. If June butter cannot be obtained, which is usually the case for most of the year, and unless arrangement can be made for having some put in storage for winter use, it will be well to reinforce the diet with a little cod-liver oil during the winter months.
In my studies of growing children in other countries as well as in this country, in every instance where they were eating foods that were found to be high in minerals and vitamins, there was no tooth decay and in every instance where modern foods high in calories and low in minerals were used, rampant tooth decay was prevalent. Remember that it would take three large loaves of white bread a day to provide our requirements for phosphorus, but this would give us 10,000 calories, an amount which it would be physically impossible to utilize. Eating this with skimmed milk would be one of the surest ways to produce dental caries and in some cases might even produce convulsions. The safety valve of the primitive people has been the impossibility of their getting hold of any foods that were high in calories and low in minerals, but my studies have indicated that they break down and develop dental caries as readily as any other people when they go on modern diets.
Practical demonstrations of the way this program works out will shortly be available in a series of article which I have provided for one of our journals, The Dental Digest. These articles will emphasize that tooth decay is a symptom and not a disease. It is evidence of faulty nutrition and not, as so many have thought, entirely the result of the lack of mouth care. Mouth care is, of course, desirable. Preventive diets usually cost less, besides preventing the expense of repair of the teeth.
These are times when these practical problems should be and must be considered carefully. I hope I have not seemed to be lecturing to you. I love you all dearly and am deeply concerned for your best welfare.
Editor's Note: Weston Price probably wrote this in 1934, after his research of isolated Swiss villagers and Gaelic islanders, but before he had visited groups whose diets were higher in animal products, such as the Eskimos and Africans. He therefore placed more emphasis on grains than he might have later in his career. Remember also that he is writing during the Depression, when meat was expensive. Many people today find that they do very poorly on a high grain diet.
We must also point out that today's commercially available milk is a vastly inferior product to the milk readily available to his nieces and nephews in Canada and the Midwest. If we wish to obtain the same health benefits from dairy products as did the primitive Swiss, we must make a special effort to seek out high quality milk products such as biodynamic yoghurt, traditionally made cheeses and raw milk from pasture-fed cows. The challenge of supplying sufficient fat-soluble activators remains.
Note Price's emphasis on the importance of phosphorus in the diet, when the modern thought warns against foods like meat and eggs because they supply "too much phosphorus" and are hence "too acid-forming." Price found primitive diets rich in phosphorus, principally from animal foods and whole grains.
The phosphorus in whole grains is bound up in phytic acid, which will block minerals unless properly neutralized by sprouting, soaking, sour leavening or long slow cooking, all of which were practiced by primitive societies. Discovery of phytic acid did not occur until a few years later, and Price did not observe how grains were prepared among the Gaelic and Swiss; hence his ignorance of these techniques.
Price's endorsement of sugar over maple syrup for oatmeal is puzzling. We recommend mineral-rich maple syrup or other natural sweeteners in preference to white sugar—always in moderation, of course.


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Q: Confused regarding this statement about "function call by reference." What I'm confused about is whether the question is asking about passing arguments to functions as references (as opposed to "Call by Value") or about how we can set a pointer to point to a function.
The exact question is:
"Explain the function call by reference giving a suitable example in support of your answer."
The way it's termed makes it feel like it's asking about the latter. In my head, it seems as if it's asking how a function is called by reference, i.e, using a pointer.
C++ for what I'm talking about: int (*ptr)(int, int);
Which can later be assigned to a function like int max(int a, int b);
I know this is a bit of an odd post for Stack since it's more of an English question, but it's the only place I could think to ask.
EDIT: A lot of people are asking what I mean by the second thing. Since I'm new to the concept, I'll just copy - paste what my textbook gives as an example: (Sorry for the terrible formatting, sorry!)
main() {

int max(int a, int b){...}; //Your typical maximum function
int (*ptr)(int, int);
ptr = max;

//Then if you want to run the program

m = (*ptr)(2, 5);
cout << m; //Outputs 5
}