Michael Zarian won two individual events in Harvard's dual-meet victory at Bryant.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Harvard men's swimming and diving team picked up its third dual-meet victory of the season in the last three days, defeating Bryant on the road, 186-109. The swimming team competed at Bryant, while the diving squad took on the Bulldogs at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.
Two days after sweeping Cornell and Dartmouth in Ithaca, N.Y., the Crimson jumped back into the pool and continued its winning ways. After claiming 13 events in the opener, Harvard captured 11 more events and posted the top time in another, which was exhibitioned.
Michael Zarian '21 led a balanced attack for the Crimson, posting victories in the 100-yard backstroke (51.18) and the 200 breast (2:07.74). The sophomore was the only multi-individual-event winner for Harvard as the other eight titles were pocketed by eight different student-athletes.
Daniel Tran '19 and Daniel Chang '20 each won one individual event as well as swimming legs on the winning 200 medley relay team. Tran was victorious in the 500 free (4:34.75) and Chang emerged with the fastest time in the 200 back (1:53.66). The duo teamed with Umitcan Gures '22 and Andrew Acosta '22 on the aforementioned relay team and finished in 1:33.51.
Raphael Marcoux '20 turned a season-best 20.37 in the 50 free to capture the crown. The junior also swam on the 400 free relay that posted the fastest time. That race was exhibitioned by Harvard.
The Crimson received solid performances from a pair of seniors in Logan Houck '19 and Gavin Springer '19. The former won the 1,000 free in 9:27.10, and the latter claimed first place in the 200 free (1:43.45).
Harvard underclassmen Mahlon Reihman '21, Hal Watts '21 and Daniel Kim '22 found themselves atop the podium at the end of their respective competitions. Reihman was the top performer in the 100 free (46.07) as was sophomore classmate Watts in the 1-meter diving event (269.75). The freshman, Kim, won the 200 fly in 1:50.93.
Gures and Acosta joined Grant Goddard '19 and Marcoux on the field's fastest 400 free relay team. Their time of 3:06.44 was exhibitioned.
Harvard will be in action on Friday, Nov. 16, when it welcomes Columbia to Cambridge. The Ivy League meet is scheduled for 3 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.


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Cliff-hanger Win At Doubles Tournament
12 pairs of players contested Bath Croquet Club's recent Walter May national doubles weekend tournament. Players came from as far away as Cornwall and Kent, as well as players from Cheltenham, Poole, Kington Langley and Bath.
The standard of play was high, and the games were very close, but by the end of the first day Bath players Richard and Connie Stopforth were clear leaders with three wins from three games in their section. On the final day, the Stopforths playing with great skill and care increased their lead in the morning by winning their fourth game.
The final pitted the Stopforths against the winners of the other section, tournament manager Cliff Jones and his partner Julie Horsley. It was an exciting final with the Bath pair going ahead early on due to their higher handicaps and skilful use of their bisques (extra turns) against the more experienced Jones and Horsley. When time was called, the Stopforths were both for the final rover hoop with Jones and Horsley both two hoops behind.
In his final turn Jones managed to engineer a break from an almost impossible position, and peeled his partner's ball through a hoop whilst also running three hoops with his own ball in order to level the score. It was now required for one of the teams to score a 'golden hoop' to win the tournament. Connie Stopforth came onto the lawn and shot at the opponents balls, but narrowly missed. In a nail biting finish Horsley rushed Jones' ball to the hoop, took croquet and then scored the hoop with her continuation stroke to win the match and the tournament by just one point.
The final was a fitting tribute to a keenly fought tournament, enjoyed by all the players and for the first time for several years there was no rain.
(Article also published in the Bath Chronicle)
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Green Recovery India
Can India harness public participation to drive sustainable development?
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By Anushka Mohite / September 17, 2020
The year was 1973. Villagers in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand were being increasingly shut out from forest land, which was being mercilessly destroyed by private contractors hired by the state government. The hacking of trees to make way for roads made the region prone to landslides and left natives distraught. Large-scale migration of the local male population meant the women were in charge in these villages. Angry and struggling to make ends meet, they banded together and launched a non-violent agitation, popularly known as the Chipko movement. The women hugged trees, sang songs and stood tall in the face of officials wanting to cut down one of their primary means of livelihood. And it worked. There were several instances of the government backing down from cutting trees. Some believe the movement also gave impetus to the creation of the Forest Conservation Act (1980) and highlighted the need for a separate environment ministry. In many ways, the Chipko movement showed us the power of public participation and what can be achieved if the government listens to these voices. But that was India then.
The India we see now seems to have stopped listening. Five decades later, rapid, but uncontrolled urbanisation is seeking to muzzle these voices at a time when they should be listened to the most. The most glaring evidence of this is the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification. Environmentalists have pointed out a few contentious clauses in the draft notification — one of them being the shortening of the time for public hearings. This raises a major red flag because such hearings allow those affected by the project concerned to voice their concerns.
If one was to look at such conflicts objectively, it is the marginalised and the poor who stand to lose on both sides of the argument. While on the one hand, environmental damage does affect local populations, shutting down illegal constructions or polluting power plants leads to job loss, usually at the lowest rung of the hierarchy. The only solution that remains is to maintain a balance between the two. But how can this be achieved?
A 2014 study published in the Journal of the Indian Law Institute examined the importance of public participation while granting environmental clearances in India. It identified the 'extremely limited space' given to public hearings in the existing EIA regime. The study concluded that the only way to ensure a democratic decision-making process was to include public consultation at every step of the EIA process — this includes screening, scoping and post-clearance monitoring. The study argued that given the limited staff at hand to assess the countless projects in question, native populations would have a much wider and deeper reach and would be able to provide some unique feedback, given their knowledge of the area.
With the world still reeling from the COVID-19 crisis, the need for climate-resilient infrastructure has never been more apparent. But this cannot become a reality unless we demand a stronger environment assessment process, which requires a robust public voice. This cycle is currently at a standstill and can only move ahead if all stakeholders pedal in unison.
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Written by David Berkowitz	Posted on May 29, 2012 November 26, 2020 Less than 0 min read
originally published in MediaPost's Social Media Insider
As Facebook&39;s stock limps along, a popular refrain says that social advertising doesn't work. Ross Douthat, in a recent New York Times opinion, goes as far as to say that Facebook's IPO is a sign of how the Internet "created a cultural revolution more than an economic one." If Facebook is the biggest proponent of socially targeted ads and it can't convince investors that it will grow rapidly, that must be a scathing indictment of its whole model, right?
Saying social advertising doesn&39;t work because of Facebook&39;s troubles is like saying democracy doesn&39;t work because India – the world&39;s largest democracy – struggles with epidemics of corruption, frustrating red tape, and issues serving hundreds of millions of its poorer citizens. Americans, divided as we may be, will generally laud the merits of democracy and claim it's the best possible political system. Similarly, most New Yorkers will say the democratic system is functioning far better under Governor Cuomo than it did under the prior two short-lived administrations, but that means we wanted to change leadership rather than switch to fascism.
Facebook may be the most scalable model of social advertising, but it&39;s one example. Often, it listens to feedback from marketers and agencies. Most of the time, it does what it wants and requires advertisers to accept it or go elsewhere. It is one publisher, and not the embodiment of all things social.
Sometimes, Facebook is truly innovative. It treats ads like content and content like potential ads. It seems to have borrowed this ethos from Google, which aims to organize all the world&39;s information and considers ads just a piece of the whole.
Other times, Facebook operates against advertisers&39; best interests. For instance, Facebook routinely runs seven ads on a page, including its homepage, which should be far more valuable and exclusive. By focusing on driving up impression totals, Facebook hurts the ad experience. While Google has similar clutter with search advertising, its performance-based model reaches consumers who qualify themselves and actively seek advertisers. Facebook can&39;t afford the same degree of clutter, especially when that alienates brand marketers.
Now that Facebook has to serve marketers in order to boost its stock price, it&39;s quite possible that it will make social advertising more successful. This could be the kick in the pants it needs. Yet it&39;s also possible that Facebook won&39;t figure it out to the extent that it must to please shareholders and advertisers. And it&39;s possible that Facebook will figure out a great social ad model online but won&39;t be as successful with mobile, where its usage is shifting. That still doesn&39;t meant social advertising is a failure.
Twitter seems to have figured out models that work well for its service, though it will have to be more aggressive to drive up revenues. There are new models arising everywhere, including those from Buzzfeed, Klout, Say Media, SocialTwist, SocialVibe, StumbleUpon, and Tumblr. Any of them can be used to prove or disprove the merits of social advertising, depending on the example and the pundit's point of view.
There are some things we collectively know. We know that people trust their friends for recommendations, and ads can amplify those recommendations. We know that ads perform better when shared or endorsed by a trusted contact, even though there are various factors that impact how much better such ads perform. And we know that as long as consumers spend more time with social media, marketers will seek scalable ways to reach such audiences.
If you ask advertisers what they want, many will tell you they want television spots running on Facebook&39;s homepage. Purists may cringe, but most people will be able to rattle off 20 TV spots they&39;ve seen before recalling a single Facebook ad. Purists may also note that MySpace ran homepage takeover ads that advertisers loved, until most of the site's audience departed. Yet ads can&39;t be blamed for the demise of MySpace any more than ads can be blamed for "Pan Am" getting canceled.
Social advertising –&0160; namely, ads that incorporate some kind of sharing functionality or are targeted based on an individual's network of connections – is no more than five years old in any practical sense. There is a lot all of us have to learn. Given that Facebook is a public company now, it will have to learn faster than just about anyone else to justify its valuation. If it doesn't succeed in that regard, there are plenty of others eager to figure it out and make their case to advertisers.
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This post originally ran in Ad Age. The image above is the rate card from QQTube. How to Make a Bad Impression When it comes to digital marketing, you always get a second chance to make an impression. Impressions are cheap, and way too many buyers and sellers still rely on them as currency. While […]
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To close out the year, I started writing a post about what won't happen in 2016. All my favorite subjects centered on virtual reality. The column below originally ran in Ad Age.  Reality Check: 2016 Won&39;t Be the Year of VR 10 Reasons Why Marketers Can&39;t March Blindly Into Virtual Reality If 2015 was the […]
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As I play catch-up here, I wanted to give a little plug to my friends at the Shorty Awards, where I've been a member of the Real-Time Academy of judges since I was in short pants (get it?). They asked me to publish some career advice there, and I know they have been regretting it […]
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Nick Stamoulis	June 1, 2012
The issue that Facebook has is that it isn't a place of commerce. People use Facebook to get in touch with friends and family, not to be sold to. What was attractive about Facebook initially was that it was free of ads. Implementing a more ad heavy platform may frustrate users.
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How You Can Survive if Your Plane Breaks Down in Midair
By Matt Meltzer Published On 12/16/2016
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If you're afraid of flying, it's one of the white-knuckled scenarios that pesters you every time you take off. You're flying along, peacefully looking down and admiring the urban design of Wichita, when all of a sudden the lights inside the cabin flicker and go dark. The engines go quiet, the plane starts to drift, and the silence is replaced by screams as you plunge toward a very hard landing in a not-so-cushy cornfield.
A full in-flight power outage means your ass, right? Actually, not even close. Power failure, though an extremely rare event on commercial jetliners, isn't anywhere near a catastrophic event. Modern airplanes are equipped with backup after backup of safety features to allow planes to land even after both engines and the electrical systems fail. Don't worry. The steps that follow your plane losing power are, yes, terrifying, but you'll likely land in one piece. Here's how.
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If just the engines fail
Engine failure on airplanes is pretty rare. It's happened fewer than 10 times in the past 20 years -- most memorably in 2009 when an Airbus A320 belly-flopped into the Hudson River. That said, rarely do they include massive fatalities, since airplanes essentially become giant gliders once they lose engine power, and if pilots still have adequate electrical systems they can coast the plane down on the nearest airstrip (or field, or strip of frigid water). The average commercial airliner loses altitude at about a 15:1 ratio, meaning it can travel 15ft forward for every foot of altitude it drops. So an airplane flying at 32,000ft can go about 90 miles after engine failure.
If all the electrical systems fail
Engine failure does not necessarily mean electrical failure. Commercial planes are equipped with an auxiliary power unit, typically in the tail. This unit can be used to power the lights, pressurization system, and electrical controls of the plane if the power provided by the engines quits. And in the extremely unlikely event of a dual flameout, that juice can typically get the plane through until emergency landing.
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And that's not the only backup system. Airliners are also equipped with something called a ram air turbine (RAT), inside the belly of the plane. When the plane senses engine failure, the turbine drops from the belly and creates power from the air passing under the plane, as a sort of onboard windmill. Believe it or not, this generates enough energy to run the plane's essential systems like navigation and fly-by-wire, in which the pilot puts commands into the computer system that can control the wings and rudders via hydraulics. You won't have cabin lights, and you may get cut off mid-Big Bang Theory episode, but you'll likely survive. This was how that Airbus that ditched in the Hudson was able to land with no fatalities.
If the plane is forced to run on this minimal power, it will also begin to lose cabin pressure, as that system isn't supported. As the plane descends, those oxygen masks you see in the safety demo will deploy, which have about 10 or 15 minutes' worth of oxygen for everyone on board. By the time that runs out, your plane will likely be below 15,000ft, and the masks won't be necessary.
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If backup systems conk out
The plane is also equipped with battery systems, reserved for when all other systems fail. But since we're going down through worst-case scenarios, let's say those are also kaput. All is not lost! Though there is not a recorded instance of this in recent commercial aviation history, pilots train for this scenario in simulators all the time.
Commercial aircraft aren't designed to be gliders, but in an emergency they can be. In planes with hydraulics, pilots can control the rudder, stabilizer, and landing gear using only hydraulic systems. Even if one of these fails, most planes are equipped with multiple, redundant hydraulic systems (typically three) so that if one fails, the others can take over.
It's not so different in a plane with a fly-by-wire system. Those also have a mechanical backup that allows pilots to operate the plane if the power goes down
If all of those fail? You're officially on the unluckiest plane in history, and your landing is probably going to be a rough one. But it's also less likely than you hitting the Powerball. A commercial flight suffering total hydraulic failure caused by something other than an explosive has only happened three times since the 1970s.
The old-style 737 aircraft has a manual pulley system for rudder and aileron control, and can theoretically be controlled without hydraulic power. But you won't find many of those flying commercially in the United States.
So even if every power system on the plane fails -- a highly improbably occurrence -- your chances of survival are great. It might be terrifying, and might have you taking trains for the rest of your life, but it probably won't be fatal. The most likely case is you walk away with one hell of a story to tell.
Matt Meltzer is a staff writer at Thrillist whose power never goes out. Follow him on Instagram @meltrez1.


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It is a dish that will suit even your children. Many people don't like vegetables especially children but when it is in form of a soup they tend to enjoy it. Therefore you should ensure that you know how to make a simple, sweet and delicious Italian vegetable soup. If made right it will be very appealing to the eyes of those who dislike vegetables.
The dish uses vegetable soup as the main ingredient supplemented with onions, tomatoes and carrots. It is simple to prepare with the right input. The thicker the soup, the tastier the dish will be.
Vegetable soups are a great way to kill cravings between the main meals. A major constituent of soups water. Having soups hot stimulate appetite, provide relief from cold, chest congestion, and headaches and gives an instant surge of energy to help move forward with day-to-day tasks.
Beginning your Sunday brunch with this Italian vegetable can never go wrong. It sets the perfect mood to having a quiet and peaceful dinner with yourself or family.
Heat oil in a pan and sauteonion, garlic, carrots and celery until the onions turn tranlucent.
Add sugar, tomato purée, basil and courgettes and cook for 4-5 mins on a medium heat.
Add beans, chopped tomatoes, and stock. When the mixture starts boiling, turn the heat to low and simmer for 20 mins.
Add half the parmesan and continue to simmer for a minute. Add some water if required.
Add pasta and cook for another few minutes until the pasta turns al dente.
Garnish with basil and remaining parmesan and enjoy!
Italian vegetable soup is common in the Abruzzo region of Italy and often considered a winter soup.


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No transiting the ATZ when parachuting is in progress. No rotary aircraft in the ATZ either.
Warnings None radio aircraft not accepted.
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This new device, unlike the Tecar and Endotherapy electro-medical devices, allows the physiotherapist to use simultaneously two treatment methods, combining the resistive/capacitive energy transfer and the diffusion of the active agent (where prescribed by the physician), with a hand piece called ROLL-ON (patented).
The warming sensation generated inside the body depends on various factors, and can be perceived by the patient at intensities that range from warmth to intense internal heat. When using capacitive electrodes, the diameter of the electrode and speed of movement must be considered in particular. For the same amount of power applied, larger diameter electrodes increase the temperature more gradually and, in addition, the faster the electrode is moved, the less the heat sensation felt by the patient.
The operator transfers energy and medicines into the patient's gastrocnemius muscle .The effect will be hypervascularization of tissue, and consequently its filling with oxygen, nourishing factors, enzymes on the arterial side, and drainage of catabolites on the venous side.
It is good practice to choose the electrode with the largest area possible in relation to the area to be treated. The electrode can be applied, both staying still in the area treated and using circular or linear movements, depending on the area treated and power you wish to apply. It is very important that most of, if not all of, the electrode's area be in contact with the patient's skin, following any curves and irregularities in the area treated, and continuously adapting to it. The electrode holder handgrip is specifically designed to minimise effort on the part of the operator and to make the treatment more pleasant for the patient (deep massage action, as if the electrode were an "extension of the operator's hands").
Direct coupling means using the TCARE Cellular Regenerator with uninsulated metal electrodes (no dielectric device interposed). The action mechanism, caused by polarity reversal of the current, produces a quicker and more intense increase in heat in tissue deprived of water and electrolytes (bone tissue and adipose tissue especially). This application method is therefore more indicated, perhaps along with the capacitive mode, for pathologies involving these parts of the body. Since the active electrode is not insulated, the current that moves the charges and the temperature generated in the body are less concentrated in the area immediately below the active electrode, producing a directional aspect guided by the passive electrode (return plate).
In other words, one substantial difference from the capacitive mode lies in taking great care when positioning the return electrode, which directs impulses generated by the active electrode. Another difference is that the active electrode remains in a set position or slight rotational movements are made with a diameter slightly larger than that of the electrode used, and continually adjusting the power applied so that the temperature perceived by the patient is pleasant.
The special patented handpiece, known as the ROLL-ON, means that the TCARE Cellular Regenerator device guarantees the best geometric application for achieving capacitive-resistive energy transfers. The particular shape of the handpiece provides an extensive contact area between the electrode and the patient's skin, while the ROLL-ON's functionality ensures that, unlike traditional handpieces, the correct quantity of cream is released at the contact interface on a real-time basis. This is sufficient to guarantee the development of the electro-chemical gradient, without allowing any dielectric arc to be formed. It also makes it possible to avoid wasteful dispersion of conductive cream, which provides significant savings in the operating costs sustained by professionals that use the device.
Capacitive handpiece ROLL-ON. must be combined with dispenser cod. EL0148 and its ball caps cod. EL0128. Accessory product for Tcare device.
Medio capacitive Roll-On, 56 mm .To be combined with mini dispenser cod. EL0149. Accessory product for Tcare device.
Capacitive Mini hand piece Roll-On to treat small anatomic surfaces, 40 mm. To be combined with mini dispenser cod. EL0149. Accessory product for Tcare device.
Resistive handpiece ROLL-ON, 80 mm. must be combined with dispenser cod. EL0148 and its ball caps cod. EL0128. Accessory product for Tcare device.
Medio resistive Roll-On, 56 mm. To be combined with mini dispenser cod. EL0149. Accessory product for Tcare device.
Resistive Mini hand piece Roll-On to treat small anatomic surfaces, 40 mm. To be combined with mini dispenser cod. EL0149. Accessory product for Tcare device.
Passive plate. Standard products supplied when purchasing the Tcare equipment.
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"About TCARE therapy. Is it possible to use hands free? It means therapist use it leave hands on patient body. (South Korea – March 2018)"
No, TCARE it is not hands free. And neither should any of the other CRET devices be hands free. One of the beautiful and important characteristics of CRET is that it enhances the therapeutic effects of tissue or structure (eg joint) movement. In that respect it is very important the therapist works closely with the patient. Generally treatments to no longer than 20 minutes to achieve the desired therapeutic effects. In many cases treatments are even shorter.
"Is the T care belong to TECAR therapy? And what is the TECAR therapy? Is that from Italia? (South Korea – March 2018)."
The correct scientific term is CRET therapy; Capacitive Resistive Energy Transfer . T.E.C.A.R. is a commercial name originating from Spanish or Italian language. Yes, TCare provides CRET therapy. TECAR originates indeed from Italy and also Spain.
"The protocol of treatment for each indications (ex: the freq, energy, …)? (Qatar – January 2019)"
"Is it ok to put the pad near the heart instead of the belly at cervical treatment? (Qatar – January 2019)"
Taking into account the applicative geometry between the pad and the handpiece, the answer is yes, since the electromagnetic current created by Tcare doesn't interfere with cardiac activity, except patients with pacemaker who are already forbidden to have Tcare treatment as described in counterindications. Then, I never put the pad in the cardiac area because it is not so much comfortable for the patient: if she's a female, because of breast; if he's a male, because of hair which may be present in the area and may require a higher use of conductive cream to gain the proper interface between pad and skin.
"Is it allowed to use TCARE if there is internal fixations (ex; metal plate, screws, …)? (Qatar – January 2019)"
Yes, it is possible because of the conductivity of internal fixation material, which is called in Physics "I kind conductor" and which can let the current pass without creating any thermical effect. The difference between I kind conductor and II kind ones is as well described in the training course in order to understand Tcare effects on biological and non-biological tissues.


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New Police Shooting Statistics Debunk One of Black Lives Matter's Biggest Narratives
A total of four unarmed black people were killed in U.S. police shootings last year, according to the latest data compiled by The Washington Post.
These statistics seriously weaken Black Lives Matter's claims of an epidemic of police killing unarmed black men.
The number of unarmed black people fatally shot by on-duty police in the U.S. was down from 18 in 2020, per to the Post's police shootings database, which has become the definitive tracker since its launch in 2015.
Police shot and killed a total of 244 black people, armed or unarmed, last year, the database found, based on reports in the media and by police.
Meanwhile, according to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting statistics released in September, 5,839 black people were murdered in the U.S. in 2020.
That means about 4% of black people — and 0.3% of unarmed black people — who died violently last year were killed by police.
THE NARRATIVE
For years, and especially in the wake of George Floyd's death, police reform advocates and activist groups like Black Lives Matter have made alarming claims about a supposed "epidemic" of police killings of unarmed black men.
"We are scared as Black people in America. … Black men, Black women, Black kids. We are terrified."
LeBron shared a powerful message on Jacob Blake and what it's like to be African American in America. pic.twitter.com/UOMD7rk7Bd
— ESPN (@espn) August 25, 2020
In 2018, NFL quarterback-turned-social justice activist Colin Kaepernick accused police officers of continuing "to terrorize Black and brown communities" and said the legal system allowed cops to kill black people "with virtual impunity."
Northwestern University journalism professor Steven Thrasher wrote in June 2017, following the police shooting of Philando Castile, that black parents "are continuously hunted down by police in the United States."
Osagie K. Obasogie, professor of bioethics at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote a Washington Post column in 2020 declaring: "Police killing black people is a pandemic, too."
President Joe Biden voiced similar sentiments in his campaign plan to address America's systemic injustices.
"Black mothers and fathers should feel confident that their children are safe walking the streets of America," Biden's proposal reads. "And, when a police officer pins on that shield and walks out the door, the officer's family should know they'll come home at the end of the day."


Four point shoulder harness can be fully removed, enabling the chest wader to be rolled down and used as waist waders if required. Three-ply breathable fabric, 3+3 reinforced areas with built-in gravel guards and wading belt.
Hardwearing waterproof protection with reinforced areas at wear points, superb value for money breathable waders.


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Q: Targeting an element On click, I want to target the individual parent's parent's sibling's child. There will be multiple containers. Therefore when removal is clicked I want the img in that div only to be changed.
This is the jquery I currently have - no luck am I missing an extra parent?

$('.removal').click(function() {
  $('this').parent().siblings('.item-img').find('.productImage').addClass('cart-removal-item-img')
});

remove

A: When I fix two typos (quotes around 'this' and misspelled image class), I get this code working

$('.removal').on("click",function(e) {
  e.preventDefault(); // cancel the click
  $(this).closest(".container") // the container div
    .find('.productImg') // the image class in question
    .addClass('cart-removal-item-img');
});
.cart-removal-item-img { display: none }

remove

A: I literally answered my own question add an extra .parent()

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Larisa Yurkiw, kanadska alpska smučarka, * 30. marec 1988, Wiarton, Ontario, Kanada.

Nastopila je na Olimpijskih igrah 2014, kjer je osvojila dvajseto mesto v smuku. V treh nastopih na svetovnih prvenstvih je najboljšo uvrstitev dosegla leta 2015 s štirinajstim mestom v isti disciplini. V svetovnem pokalu je tekmovala deset sezon med letoma 2007 in 2016 ter dosegla štiri uvrstitve na stopničke v smuku. V skupnem seštevku svetovnega pokala je bila najvišje na 22. mestu leta 2016, ko je bila tudi tretja v smukaškem seštevku.

Zunanje povezave

Kanadski alpski smučarji
Olimpijski tekmovalci za Kanado
Alpski smučarji Zimskih olimpijskih iger 2014

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The House wisely began its legislative year with an overwhelming 245-189 vote to repeal ObamaCare and instruct committees to focus on specific actions to get reform right.
The floor debate on Wednesday provided ample opportunity to expose the damage the massive overhaul law already is doing and the Alice-in-Wonderland gimmicks that were used to get it passed.
ObamaCare?s supporters repeatedly claimed that repealing the law would increase the budget deficit. That?s because it contains, according to CBO, huge tax increases and slightly less in new spending (which isn?t true either, but more on that later).
Budget experts Doug Holtz-Eakin, Joe Antos, and Jim Capretta had the definitive article in The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, taking on the claim that ?repealing the Affordable Care Act would increase the deficit by $230 billion over the coming decade.?
The health law, even by low estimates, will cost $1 trillion in new federal spending over the next decade. How can that be turned into painless deficit reduction? ?It's all about budget gimmicks, deceptive accounting, and implausible assumptions used to create the false impression of fiscal discipline,? Holtz-Eakin, Antos, and Capretta write.
These three budget experts take the objective look at the implausible assumptions the current CBO was forced to make and blow away the other side's arguments. ?Federal finances are buckling under the weight of unaffordable entitlement programs.? But ObamaCare?s main goal is: ?Open-ended entitlement expansion: to more people at greater expense than anytime since the 1960's. If CBO is right, 32 million people will be added to the health entitlement rolls, at a cost of $938 billion through 2019, and growing faster than the economy or revenues thereafter.?
They also explain that the assumptions that the $1 trillion score for spending in the first ten years is also wildly off the mark; the real cost will be closer to $2.3 trillion because millions more people will sign up for the subsidies than CBO estimated.
Members also repeatedly referred to a letter signed by 200 economists saying that ObamaCare ?contains expensive mandates and penalties that create major barriers to stronger job growth. The mandates will compete for the scarce business resources used for hiring and firm expansion. The law also levies roughly $500 billion in new taxes that will enter the supply chain for medical services, raising the cost of medical services.
?At the same time that businesses juggle the potential for higher interest rates or higher taxes, these medical costs will translate to higher insurance premiums, further increasing the cost of operating a business in the United States.? Kudos to the American Action Forum for organizing this letter.
The supporters of repeal clearly won the day on Wednesday with facts and common-sense arguments against the law. Some of the most inspiring speeches were by the freshmen who were filled with passion to move forward with the right reform, saying that their constituents elected them to come to Washington to repeal this monstrosity and start over.
You won?t want to miss our Clip of the Week below for a three-minute montage of their floor statements. One Democrat quipped that now he knows why there is a physician shortage: ?So many of them have been elected to Congress? — 20 in all, counting both the House and Senate, and they are going to be a powerful force.
Legal Challenges Are Serious: Also this week, six more states joined the Florida lawsuit challenging the health law, bringing the number to 26. The six new states are Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In addition, Virginia has its own lawsuit, and Oklahoma is planning to file its own. Other states may follow.
Jonathan Cohn writes in The New Republic this week that the Left is taking these suits very seriously. He argues that ?the health-care repeal litigation is fundamentally more threatening than attempts to repeal the law through Congress.? This has led a number of supporters of the legislation to begin thinking of alternatives to the individual mandate -? a main target of the constitutional challenges.
With at least 28 states challenging ObamaCare in the courts, it is going to be very difficult for courts to ignore. They are lined up against this law because many believe it will cripple their budgets with its mandatory spending. Thirty-three governors wrote a letter to the congressional leadership explaining the damage it will do and asking Congress to delay and give them much more flexibility to do health reform right.
In this video from Kaiser Health News, 22 Freshmen Republicans speak on repealing the health law.
Turner describes 15 rights that you will have under ObamaCare when the full impact hits, such as the right to lose your job and the right to have the government decide what health insurance you must have. Everyone will have the right to pay more for health insurance as the costs soar from what will surely be a heavily loaded list of benefits that your policy must cover. Or you have the right to ask Congress to start over again and get health reform right.
Last week, the Supreme Court ended a long-standing debate over whether or not doctors-in-training, better known as medical residents, are "students" or "employees." The nation's high court, in its misguided wisdom, concluded residents should not be classified as students. With as much as $700 million annually in tax revenue at stake, the classification has never been just semantics. Among the unintended consequences, this decision will deprive the health care industry of badly needed funds and could harm the future of graduate medical education.
Grace-Marie Turner will join Rep. Tom Price, MD, for this policy briefing.


Elixir Shop Hair Fall Serum uses a blend of essential oils that are known for their hair strengthening properties. You mix a few drops of the serum with your shampoo and massage it into the scalp, all the way down to the ends. In just a few washes, the oils will strengthen the hair from the root to the tip and reduce breakage and hair fall. The amount of the serum you use depends on the length of your hair.
What else you need to know: Pure, high-grade oils, such as the ones used in this serum do not make the scalp oily nor the hair greasy. They infact get absorbed very fast and start working their magic. Hair Fall serum will not change the condition of your scalp, so whether it is oily, dry, or mixed, it will stay that way post use.


Full Node And SBP Node should allow tcp and udp on 8483 and 8484 ports to avoid peers can not connect to you.
The more peers you get, the faster you get blocks. If you do like this, you can producer more blocks for the sbp nodes and you can follow up with the whole net for the full nodes.
@Roy-Moro how to check your port. For linux "telnet your ip 8483. "
By default pre-configured VPS from provider has disabled firewall. So there should be no issues.
@Navin incoming, outcoming should not be limited.
Hello! How to allow tcp and udp on 8483 and 8484 ports on Windows 10? I'm not a pro in this area. Can you describe algorithm from step to step (with screenshots)? Because I see now that many full node creators have the same problem.


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The cast of the movie "Manchester by the Sea" led the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with four nods on Wednesday, including one for best ensemble, the guild's top prize.
The annual SAG awards, which honor the year's top achievements in film and television, are picked by more than 100,000 actors. The winners will be announced at a televised awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 29.


"Middle of a midlife transition? Want to move faster? Design your own ritual."
Middle of a midlife transition?
Want to move towards your goal - faster?
Have you ever noticed that authors of "how-to" best-sellers create their own rituals?
They design their own form of visualization, affirmation, or just walking outdoors. Creating a ritual adds energy and purpose to your goals far more powerfully than following someone else's.
What are the ingredients of a ritual?
1. Up to three clear goals. The clearer you can focus on your goal, the more likely you can achieve your desires.
2. Paper or word processor. Psychological studies show that writing can mold behavior. You may write something every day or just look at something you've written. One writer drew the cover of her book and posted it on the wall over her desk. Every day she focused energy on the drawing and, she says, her book seemed to write itself.
3. A frequency guideline: What will you write and how often?. You can simply see your goal statements. You can put energy into them. You can write them out. As a minimum, do this once a day, although don't beat yourself up if you miss. Just go back and keep going.
Those are the basic ingredients -- just like the basic ingredient of an omelet is eggs, milk and water. What makes your ritual unique will be the spices and fillings.
A simple ritual might be, "Write your goal out in a notebook every day." You can add, "Think about your goal as you write it," or, "Play your favorite music, full-blast, while you focus on your goal."
Another might be, "Write your three goals on a 3x5 card and carry it with you everywhere. Look at the card every time you open your wallet."
You could write about your goals at a certain time every day. Say them aloud while walking in your sacred space.
And there are different ways to record your goals. You can draw pictures, write scripts, or make collages.
One year I made up a ritual: Every morning, when I sat down at the word processor, before I began to write, I wrote a little story about moving to Philadelphia. I described the place where I would be living and what I was doing during the day.
Within three months, I had been moved there, all expenses paid. I found an apartment that was remarkably like the one I had described - including sunny windowsills for the cats to sprawl.
Luck? Coincidence? Who knows? I was astounded myself. It never happened again. I've learned that rituals don't last.
I suspect part of the "magic" comes from the act of designing a ritual or program. That is why, in my coaching, I avoid using canned programs. They seem to work best for whoever canned them!
And I encourage clients to do the same. Create your own ritual -- and realize you may need another one for your next goal. Stay flexible, stay open and create what feels right for now.
can help you create your own ritual.


News Release - Investors - Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCRX) today announced the completion of two Phase 3 placebo-controlled studies evaluating the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) as a single-dose nerve block for prolonged regional analgesia. The first study evaluated EXPAREL administered as a brachial plexus block for patients undergoing one of two upper extremity surgeries (total shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair), and the second study evaluated EXPAREL administered as a femoral nerve block for patients undergoing a lower extremity surgical procedure (total knee arthroplasty, or TKA).
EXPAREL demonstrated statistical significance for the primary endpoint of cumulative pain scores over 48 hours as measured by the area under the curve (p<0.0001). EXPAREL also achieved statistical significance versus placebo for the study's key secondary endpoints as follows: total postsurgical opioid consumption through 48 hours (p<0.0001); opioid-free subjects through 48 hours (p<0.01); and time to first opioid rescue through 48 hours (p<0.0001).
The study randomized 156 patients across 17 sites in a 1:1 ratio to receive a single dose of either EXPAREL 133 mg in 10 mL expanded in volume with 10 mL of normal saline for a total volume of 20 mL or placebo 20 mL. EXPAREL was administered as a single-dose brachial plexus block under ultrasound guidance at least one hour prior to surgery. All patients were eligible to receive postsurgical rescue opioids upon request for pain control.
The study captured pharmacokinetic data through 120 hours to determine the median time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) for EXPAREL.
The preliminary safety analysis was consistent with previously reported studies of brachial plexus nerve blocks with bupivacaine.
EXPAREL did not demonstrate statistical significance in the femoral nerve block study (p>0.05) due to a significant deviation from protocol identified at a single center. When these patients were excluded from the analyses, patients receiving 266 mg EXPAREL achieved statistical significance versus placebo for the study's primary endpoint of cumulative pain scores over 72 hours as measured by the area under the curve (p<0.03).
The study randomized 232 patients across 14 sites in a 1:1:1 ratio to receive a single dose of either EXPAREL 133 mg in 10 mL expanded in volume with 10 mL of normal saline for a total volume of 20 mL; EXPAREL 266 mg in 20 mL; or placebo 20 mL. Study drug was administered as a single-dose femoral nerve block under ultrasound guidance at least one hour prior to surgery. In addition to study drug, prior to placement of the prosthesis, 8 mL of bupivacaine HCl (0.5%) diluted with 8 mL of normal saline was administered as a periarticular infiltration to the posterior capsule of the knee. All patients were eligible to receive postsurgical rescue opioids upon request for pain control.
The study captured pharmacokinetic data through 120 hours to determine the median time to Tmax for EXPAREL.
The preliminary safety analysis was consistent with previously reported studies of femoral nerve blocks with bupivacaine.
In 2014, Pacira submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on positive data from a Phase 3 study of EXPAREL in femoral nerve block for TKA. The study evaluated 278 patients who received either a femoral nerve block with EXPAREL or a placebo. EXPAREL demonstrated statistical significance for the primary endpoint of cumulative pain scores over 72 hours (p<0.0001). The EXPAREL group also had lower mean total opioid use (76 vs. 103 mg morphine; p = 0.0016). The results of the femoral nerve block study were published in the peer-reviewed journal, Anesthesiology (Hadzic et al. Liposome Bupivacaine Femoral Nerve Block for Postsurgical Analgesia after Total Knee Arthroplasty Anesthesiology 2016; 124:00-00).
In 2015, the company received a complete response letter (CRL) from the FDA. A CRL is issued when the review of an application is complete, but there are one or more reasons that preclude the approval of the application. The FDA requested an additional clinical trial to establish the efficacy of EXPAREL in an additional clinical setting beyond femoral nerve block for TKA. The FDA also requested a study following safety outcomes through the time to reach maximum concentration of EXPAREL.
The company believes the results from these studies will support the resubmission of its sNDA to the FDA seeking expansion of the EXPAREL label to include administration via nerve block to produce regional analgesia. The sNDA will be based on the positive data from the original Phase 3 study of EXPAREL in femoral nerve block for TKA (lower extremity) and the Phase 3 study of EXPAREL in brachial plexus block for shoulder surgeries (upper extremity). It will also include safety and pharmacokinetic data from the Phase 3 brachial plexus block study and the second Phase 3 study of EXPAREL in femoral nerve block, as well as data from other peripheral nerve block comparative studies.
Pacira plans to submit the full results from the Phase 3 studies for presentation at future scientific conferences and for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
The Pacira management team will host a call today at 8:30 AM ET. The call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-845-0779 (domestic) or 1-720-545-0035 (international) ten minutes prior to the start of the call and providing the Conference ID 61158003. A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (domestic) or 1-404-537-3406 (international) and providing the Conference ID 61158003. The replay of the call will be available for one week from the date of the live call.
The live, listen-only webcast of the conference call can also be accessed by visiting the "Investors & Media" section of the company's website at investor.pacira.com. A replay of the webcast will be archived on the Pacira website for two weeks following the call.
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCRX) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the clinical and commercial development of new products that meet the needs of acute care practitioners and their patients. The company's flagship product, EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension), indicated for single-dose infiltration into the surgical site to produce postsurgical analgesia, was commercially launched in the United States in April 2012. EXPAREL and two other products have successfully utilized DepoFoam®, a unique and proprietary product delivery technology that encapsulates drugs without altering their molecular structure, and releases them over a desired period of time. Additional information about Pacira is available at www.pacira.com.
EXPAREL (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) is currently indicated for single-dose infiltration into the surgical site to produce postsurgical analgesia. The product combines bupivacaine with DepoFoam®, a proven product delivery technology that delivers medication over a desired period of time. EXPAREL represents the first and only multivesicular liposome local anesthetic that can be utilized in the peri- or postsurgical setting. By utilizing the DepoFoam platform, a single dose of EXPAREL delivers bupivacaine over time, providing significant reductions in cumulative pain score with up to a 45 percent decrease in opioid consumption; the clinical benefit of the opioid reduction was not demonstrated. Additional information is available at www.EXPAREL.com.
EXPAREL is contraindicated in obstetrical paracervical block anesthesia. EXPAREL has not been studied for use in patients younger than 18 years of age. Non-bupivacaine-based local anesthetics, including lidocaine, may cause an immediate release of bupivacaine from EXPAREL if administered together locally. The administration of EXPAREL may follow the administration of lidocaine after a delay of 20 minutes or more. Other formulations of bupivacaine should not be administered within 96 hours following administration of EXPAREL. Monitoring of cardiovascular and neurological status, as well as vital signs should be performed during and after injection of EXPAREL as with other local anesthetic products. Because amide-type local anesthetics, such as bupivacaine, are metabolized by the liver, EXPAREL should be used cautiously in patients with hepatic disease. Patients with severe hepatic disease, because of their inability to metabolize local anesthetics normally, are at a greater risk of developing toxic plasma concentrations. In clinical trials, the most common adverse reactions (incidence greater-than or equal to 10%) following EXPAREL administration were nausea, constipation, and vomiting.
Any statements in this press release about our future expectations, plans, outlook and prospects, and other statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may" and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including risks relating to: the success of our sales and manufacturing efforts in support of the commercialization of EXPAREL; the rate and degree of market acceptance of EXPAREL and our other products; the size and growth of the potential markets for EXPAREL and our ability to serve those markets; our plans to expand the use of EXPAREL to additional indications and opportunities, and the timing and success of any related clinical trials; the related timing and success of United States Food and Drug Administration supplemental New Drug Applications; the outcome of the U.S. Department of Justice inquiry; our plans to evaluate, develop and pursue additional DepoFoam-based product candidates; clinical trials in support of an existing or potential DepoFoam-based product; our commercialization and marketing capabilities; our and Patheon UK Limited's ability to successfully and timely construct dedicated EXPAREL manufacturing suites; and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and in other filings that we periodically make with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. Important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements, and as such we anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
EXPAREL, the EXPAREL logo, Pacira, and the Pacira logo are registered trademarks of Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.


Kitted out with hybrid bikes and helmets from Monsal Trail Cycle Hire, we started at Hassop station and headed towards Blackwell Mill. The trail made for a perfect family ride – pan-flat, with sweeping views of the dales for the grownups, plus the added novelty of cycling over majestic viaducts and through the line's original tunnels for the kids. After four miles, we turned back to refuel with a hearty lunch in the Hassop Station cafe, and toasted a fantastic morning with hot chocolates piled with cream and marshmallows.
The afternoon saw us return to the Monsal Trail. This time, though, we weren't cycling over its towering viaducts but climbing through the railings of one them – bridge No 75 in Miller's Dale – to abseil the 24 metres (80ft) down to the river bank below.
I thought our kids, six and eight years old, might balk at the idea of dangling above the fast-flowing river Wye, but, trusting in the quietly reassuring and incredibly friendly Ed Allaway from outdoor education centre Thornbridge Outdoors, they both hopped through the railings and leant back over the precipice without so much as a whimper.
We all did it multiple times, dropping down to inches above the water before being pulled on to the bank. Kids can just be lowered, but our eldest elected to control her own descent, albeit with a backup rope. An adrenaline-filled afternoon was topped off with a tranquil walk along the river Wye from the bridge – birds swooped down to drink, the bright green moss covering the trees caught the evening light, and we didn't see another soul.
Exhausted but elated, we headed to our cosy bolthole at the Devonshire Arms pub in Pilsley to flop into bed, but not before dinner in the restaurant of beautifully cooked pub food with a sophisticated twist (think golden pies and locally sourced meats from the Chatsworth estate, but with silky jus and fondant potatoes) and a comfortingly simple kids' menu.
Day two saw us donning climbing harnesses again, this time with Paul Lewis from Peak Mountaineering, to scale Yarncliffe quarry, a beautiful National Trust site. The children have climbed indoors before, but this was their first foray into ascending real rock. Under the expert and endlessly kind instruction of Paul, they gamely patted about for firm hand-holds and learned how to wedge their feet and hands into the cracks that run vertically up the cliff. My husband and I climb regularly and had longed to climb in the Peak District national park – the gritstone routes didn't disappoint and we plan to come back with the kids to explore the many routes of Stanage Edge and Burbage North with Paul.
Next up was an abseil over the cliff. Something about leaning back over a natural feature, rather than a manmade bridge, made the kids more reluctant, but Paul had lowered thousands of children off that same cliff and knew exactly how to coax ours into achieving it. He was also full of fascinating facts and had the kids entranced with tales of how the spongy sphagnum moss is antiseptic and was used by soldiers to pack their wounds in the first world war.


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Edmonton, London-based J. O'Doherty Haulage Ltd. has purchased ten new Volvotrucks for its 60-strong fleet in order to comply with the Capital's stringent emissions standards coming into force next year.
Volvo trucks' service and safety levels satisfy fors gold Accredited, J O'Doherty haulage
Edmonton, London-based J. O'Doherty Haulage Ltd. has purchased ten new Volvo trucks for its 60-strong fleet in order to comply with the Capital's stringent emissions standards coming into force next year.
Euro-6 Volvo FMX 420hp 8x4 tippers with I-Shift automated transmission systems
Supplied by Steve Askew, Transport Solutions Executive at Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London, the Euro-6 Volvo FMX 420hp 8x4 tippers with I-Shift automated transmission systems are replacements for the company's existing Euro-5 vehicles.
Owner Jim O'Doherty says he has relied on Volvos ever since he was an owner-driver in the 1980s and they now represent the vast majority of his total fleet. The new tippers, with Day cabs and Thompson Loadmaster bodies, join an existing fleet of tippers, grabs, roll-on-offs, skip loaders and tractor units. In order to maintain the strict requirements needed for their FORS Gold accreditation, the FMX tippers have been specified with extra windows, cameras and all the relevant mirrors to keep both drivers and pedestrians safe.
The Volvo FMXs also come with extended warranties, but J. O'Doherty Haulage Ltd. intends to do all the maintenance in-house.
As Jim says, "We are 99% Volvo. Our local dealerpoint in Enfield, part of Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London, is only half a mile from us and we've always worked with them. We get good service and good residual values too."
Jim continues, "We do construction, demolition and muckaway work and that's what these new vehicles will be used for. They'll be off-road quite a bit and so it will be interesting to see how the I-Shift gearbox performs. We've got 60 drivers and they like them. The drivers of some of the other makes wanted to go in the new Volvos, so that must tell you something. I chose them for the best service and their reliability."
Family-run J. O'Doherty Haulage Ltd. specialises in the construction and demolition sectors and services contracts all around the country from its two depots in London.
Nigel Hanwell, Press Officer, Volvo Trucks
E-mail: nigel [dot] hanwell [at] volvo [dot] com


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Personal blog, hosted on GitHub pages.
It's largely based on Barry Clark's 'Jekyll Now' repo, as I've never been too much of a designer xD
Feel free to check it out! https://github.com/barryclark/jekyll-now

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Educational Version to Full Version Issue!
Hello, I have a one year educational version on my laptop, have a Solidworks file I want to bring into my desktop computer at work. I recieved this error message saying I cannot bring it in, saying it is for instructional use only. So, considering I paid for the educational version, and I'm being told it doesn't do anything, I expect it to work.
Re: Educational Version to Full Version Issue!
Contact your VAR, they may be able to convert the file from educational to commercial, years ago a tool was available for such as thing.
That is a warning, not an error, correct? We're you able to open the file at work at all?
It will work, this is just a warning that you have a file created in an instructional\Educational\Student.
Now so you know these file are not to be used for profit by commercial companies and SW can go after said companies for using them.
but if you are just using the commercial seat to finish your homework then it is ok.
You should be able to get a Home Use Licenses from your VAR that you can install on your home computer. This will not have the educational watermark.
sorry Crystal any file that gets created or save in a student\educational seat of SW will print the watermark in a commercial seat of SW.
the only way is if he is allowed to get a home use, depends on how many seats the company has cause you only get one (home) per owned seat.
now if they have a network they (company) can allow him to VPN into the server and run a network seat at home.
If he has a SNL license they can get a home use license for his home PC (one per snl license). If the company has a standalone seat he can install it at home as well using the same serial number (no more than 2 computers per serial number). Ether way, he can get a commercial seat at home.
That is exactly how it was before SW 2015 and that is exactly how I want it to be. Since SW 2015 you have to move your license from one of your computer to the next one you are using.
My setup has always been that I use a Workstation at my office and I´m always carrying laptop with me, when my 2 computers meet the data is mirrored. All data are on drives V:/ on both, so no problems with search paths. When I leave my office my data is up to date with me, backed up. When I go home and if I need to keep on working because a customer calls me up and needs something ,I need to work at home the next day because of sick kids or bad weather. I just connect my laptop to my home setup and keep on working. No problems, everything secure, SW up and running on either PC when you need it.
Get a networks license and have a license server on my laptop so I can grab the license at home when I need it. ( Here I don´t understand how it is priced).
The first one: Always return my license. Is probably the way I have to go and do not like, actually scared. I only wish it was possible to have the price on changing license to a network license more reasonable.
And now I have ranted out that has been on my mind regarding this .
You can also borrow a network license for up to 30 days. And it automatically returns the licenses after the expired borrow time.
I think it´s possible for VARs to strip out the educational watermark from files. Otherwise, True that they are stuck there on commercial seat.
There is a way for a VAR to request this of SolidWorks however it is a long processes of paperwork. It is mostly used when a research license is converted to commercial.
guys I know all about this stuff ex VAR tech support guy and work at the University now.


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Board approves $205M contract for train
The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $205 million contract with a Canadian-based company to run two MARC commuter train lines. The board voted 3-0 for the contact on Wednesday with Bombardier Transportation Services to run the Camden and Brunswick lines. Treasurer Nancy Kopp, one of the three board members, asked the company to explain contracts it has in Iran. Tom Martin, president of Bombardier Transportation Services USA Corp., says the company is no longer pursuing contracts in Iran. He says the company has five small contracts to provide parts for transit vehicles that are expected to be concluded in the next few years. He says none of the contracts violate laws relating to doing business with Iran due to international concern about the development of nuclear weapons.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. —
The Maryland Board of Public Works has approved a $205 million contract with a Canadian-based company to run two MARC commuter train lines.
The board voted 3-0 for the contact on Wednesday with Bombardier Transportation Services to run the Camden and Brunswick lines.
Treasurer Nancy Kopp, one of the three board members, asked the company to explain contracts it has in Iran.
Tom Martin, president of Bombardier Transportation Services USA Corp., says the company is no longer pursuing contracts in Iran. He says the company has five small contracts to provide parts for transit vehicles that are expected to be concluded in the next few years.
He says none of the contracts violate laws relating to doing business with Iran due to international concern about the development of nuclear weapons.


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Wow - great find..... amazing.....
I was watching Fox News and they interviewed the former Ambassador to Morocco--I can't remember his name but you would all know it. He stated that it is obvious that both Iran (through Syria) is pulling the strings on all of this action. That may not come as a surprise to us, but to hear someone who is considered an "authority" say it was quite a shock to me.
BTW Tom, you are flying thru the Avatars again, Bro. Where do you find all of those cool things?
Hear and there...
The "writing" says Shalom to our Arab Friends...
Yes, I saw the writing and that is what caused me to ask. Gives a whole new meaning to Shalom, doncha think?
kennygg
DEBKAfile reports: Iran's national security adviser Ali Larijani flies to Damascus aboad special military plane Wednesday night as war tension builds up around Hizballah kidnap of 2 Israeli soldiers
Larijani is also Iran's senior nuclear negotiator. He will remain in Damascus for the duration of the crisis in line with the recently Iranian-Syrian mutual defense pact. His presence affirms that an Israeli attack on Syria will be deemed an assault on Iran. It also links the Israeli hostage crisis to Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.
The White House released a statement holding Syria and Iran responsible for Hizballah abduction and demanding their immediate and unconditional release.
The Syrian army has been put on a state of preparedness.
DEBKAfile's military sources add that the Iranian air force, missile units and navy are also on high alert.
Originally posted by kennygg
Well, there is the Iran link. This looks more like all of their neighbors are getting into the act. I wonder if the rest of the Arab world will join now.
Following his trip to Brussels, Belgium, to discuss the nuclear deal, Iran's national security chief, Ali Larijani, made his way to Damascus on July 11 to meet Syrian Vice President Farouk al-Shara to reaffirm Iran's commitment to Syria and stress the importance of the Hezbollah attack as a way to signal Israel that Syria is not letting go of its potent militant asset.
Moreover, military cooperation between Iran and Syria has been significantly bolstered in recent weeks.
According to the London daily Asharq Al-Awsat, "Iran has agreed to finance Syrian military deals with Russia, China and Ukraine, to equip the Syrian army with cannon, warheads, army vehicles and missiles manufactured by the Iranian Defense Industries, and to enable Syrian navy drills. Syria, on its part, has renewed its previous agreements with Iran which allow Iranian ammunition trucks to pass [through Syria] into Lebanon."
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I have not read or heard of any reaction from Egypt, I wonder how long
they will set on the sidelines.
Originally posted by Tennken
My own guess is that they would be the last to jump in... certainly not ahead of Syria or Iran
Hamas leader badly hurt in Israeli bombing
By THOMAS WAGNER and SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writers
A Hamas militant leader who has topped Israel's most-wanted list for a decade was badly wounded and underwent four hours of spinal surgery Wednesday after being wounded in an Israeli airstrike, security officials said.
The top fugitive, Mohammed Deif, could end up paralyzed, Palestinian security officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss his condition. Wednesday's blast marked the army's fourth attempt to kill Deif, held responsible for suicide bombings in Israel. In a 2002 missile strike, he lost an eye.
.......Nine members of one family were killed in Wednesday's airstrike, with an Israeli F-16 warplane dropping a quarter-ton bomb on a home in a crowded Gaza City neighborhood. The strike was by far the deadliest in Israel's 15-day military campaign in Gaza, launched after Hamas-allied militants kidnapped an Israeli soldier.
Israel's air force targeted the two-story house of Nabil Abu Salmiyeh, a Hamas activist and university lecturer, after getting intelligence information that the leaders of Hamas' military wing, responsible for the abduction of the soldier, were meeting there. Palestinian security officials said seven or eight top Hamas officials were present.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060713/...E0BHNlYwN0bWE-
How long before these thread(s) become the Arab/Israeli war thread since it its getting way beyond Gaza?
I say...can't we start a new thread.... "Israel at War" or something and just have one link to go to now that this is unfolding the way it is. I can't keep up with all these threads going now?
DITTO!!


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REVIEW: Bridget Jones's Baby by Helen Fielding
AuthorEmma ClarendonPosted on June 18, 2017 CategoriesBooks, Reviews, UncategorizedTagsHelen Fielding
Can London's best loved singleton finally get everything she dreamed of?
This latest book in the series follows Bridget as she goes through the highs and lows of pregnancy – uncertain of who the father is.
It is still the same old Bridget with a whole new set of problems and she is still very much a character that readers can still relate to – but somehow given the shortness of the book, it feels as though the series is running out of steam.
Coming fast on the heels of the recent film, Bridget Jones's Baby is filled with the sort of mayhem and chaos that fans of the series have become used to and is always warm hearted and affectionate.
In Bridget, Helen Fielding has created a very modern heroine with many elements about her that many people can relate to, never shying away from making a fool of herself and always trying to make the best of a bad situation.
But the story makes it clear that there is very little place for the characters to go – no room for further development in comparison for what we had already seen and read in the previous books. Daniel Cleaver is still as immature as ever, while Mark Darcy is still emotionally restrained and Bridget despite the idea of becoming a mother can't quite pull herself together to add a different layer of the character.
While overall the story and Bridget remains endearing, the reader can't help but feel that perhaps with its repetitiveness of 'smug mothers' and 'singletons' it doesn't feel as though it is a series that can or wants to continue much further.
But it is still a light and entertaining read that will still delight fans of the series. A great summer read.
Bridget Jones's Baby is available to buy through Amazon now.
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baghdad - The Iraqi air force on Sunday, a convoy of the leader of Islamic State (IS) bombed in the western province of Anbar , near the Syrian border. How to Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi, is not known.
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Kramnik: 'My task is to play the very best chess'
by ChessBase
7/12/2008 – Shortly after his rapid chess match against David Navara in Prague Vladimir Kramnik gave Czech journalist Pavel Motocha an indepth interview on Navara, chess ethics, the world championship title, his upcoming match against Anand and Garry Kasparov's political activities in Russia. An English language translation has appeared on the Kramnik web site. Here are the highlights.
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Interview with Vladimir Kramnik
The following interview was conducted by Pavel Matocha after the rapid chess match between Vladimir Kramnik and Czech GM David Navara (Kramnik won 5.5:2.5). The interview was published in the Czech magazin "Weekly Euro". It has been translated into English and posted on the Kramnik web site (link below). We bring you highlights.
Vladimir Kramnik on his Prague Rapid Chess opponent Czech GM David Navara
David is a very strong grandmaster. In general he plays well – his strongest weapon is a very fast calculation of variations. I noticed already during our first game at the Wijk aan Zee tournament last January that he calculates incredibly quickly. Fast calculations are extremely important in rapid chess, there is no time for calmly contemplating a position.
It is interesting, David is normally very modest and shy, but at the chessboard he is a very confident and tough player. I think he only lacks experiences competing against the very top players. He needs to learn what is it like to play the real top grandmasters. I myself went through something similar when I played my first games against Kasparov and Karpov. It was at that time that I learnt the difference between competing against players from the top ten or twenty, and to compete against the world number one or two. Positions which I considered to be winning all of the sudden were not. They kept putting up resistance, they were able to find new resources to defend in those unfavourable positions.
About behaviour at the chessboard
[Kasparov would] sometimes stare into my eyes during a game, or make some grimaces.However I never took much notice of it. Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react to them at all. Once you start thinking about these things during the game, even analysing them, you're caught. Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though Vishy Anand has belonged to the absolute top players in the world for fifteen years. This difference cannot be explained purely in chess terms, there must have been some psychology.
On the World Championship title
You can call me an old-fashion guy, but I still believe that the real chess championship is actually a match between the best players, not a tournament. So that is going to be the match which will take place between me and Vishy Anand this autumn in Bonn.
The tournament in Mexico was from my point of view a huge compromise. The problem was that the situation around the World Champion title was still difficult even after my unification match against Topalov. There was a need to find an acceptable compromise. After the unification my aim was to come back to a final match contest for the world champion crown under the umbrella of FIDE. In all the years after defeating Kasparov I felt this responsibility. Anything else would not have been in accordance with chess history, and also not with the desire of the overwhelming majority of chess fans all over the world.
It was always my goal to end the unhappy period when the World Chess Federation organised their ridiculous knock-out or round robin tournaments for the title. The problem was that the tournament in Mexico had already been agreed and I was informed that if I had refused to play there, the event would not have taken place at all. This would have ended in another impasse. So in order not to cause another split I, in the end, agreed to compromise and played the tournament, which FIDE called World Championship. The truth is I did not win in Mexico, the winner was Anand, and I will compete against him this year in the real contest for the chess crown. I attach ten times more attention to the coming match in Germany – consequently this event is ten times more important to me than the tournament in Mexico.
Is Vishy Anand World Champion?
It is not a question of simply yes or no. Anand won the tournament, which was called the World Championship Tournament, and I competed in that tournament as well. The International Chess Federation FIDE agreed to do it this way, so I have no right not to consider him the World Champion. A question is, however: what is the value of such a title? Similary I considered Kasimdzhanov to be a FIDE Champion, after winning the knock-out tournament in Libya. However I did not consider him to be the real champion. He had won a tournament and by FIDE's definition he was a FIDE World Champion. But the value of this title was lower compared to the classical title won in a one-to-one match by Champions like Lasker, Spasski, Kasparov or me. The winner of the match Kramnik-Anand won't be World Champion only from a legal point of view, he will be considered to be the World Champion and best chess player by the entire public.
Will there be a repeat of the "toilet affair" in Bonn?
Not at all. I am convinced that in the world of chess currently there is only one person from whom we can expect such behaviour. Vishy Anand has never taken pleasure in scandals, and neither have I. From a chess point of view you can expect a very balanced and tough match. My task is to play the very best chess in Bonn and to win the match.
On Kasparov's political activities in Russia
I disagree with him. It seems to me that his political opinions are empty. Garry is too destructive for my liking. According to him, everything in Russia is wrong, Putin did everything wrong . But that is simply not true. Garry's approach to everything is just demagogic and destructive. I disagree with his opinion that the situation in Russia is as critical as he sees it. Of course Russia is not a democracy on the same level as countries such as Germany or France, but you cannot judge today's situation without taking in the historical context. Russia had never been a democratic country in the past, so that is why the transition is not easy. Nevertheless, nowadays eighty percent of the Russian population is not forced to fight for their existence, as they had to, some ten, fifteen years ago.
Here is the full original interview on the Kramnik.com web site
The interview was conducted by Pavel Matocha, a senior reporter and co-founder of the magazin "Weekly Euro". Pavel is the organizer of several important chess events and at the same time chairman of the Prague Chess Society, a civic association founded in 2004 aiming to aid developing chess life and chess culture in the Czech Republic.
Pavel Matocha (left) with the Czech President Vaclav Klaus (right) and Grandmaster Vlastimil Hort (centre) during the match between Vladimir Kramnik and David Navara.
From the Prague Chess Society web site
Psychologist and a chess player Petr Bakalář conducted a curious chess experiment. Holding a chessboard he was walking through the historical centre of Prague, asking in turns locals and tourists to make the moves. His colleague video recorded the entire experiment. The locals, represented mostly by tourist industry workers, mated the foreigners in ten moves in this bizarre game.
The moves of the game: Turisti - Prazane [A02], Random Street Chess, 25.05.2008: 1.f4 b5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 e5 4.Nxb5 d6 5.a4 a6 6.Nc3 exf4 7.Nd5 Bb7 8.Nh4 c6 9.g3 cxd5 10.gxf4 Qxh4# 0-1. [Click to replay]
If you feel like continuing with this Bakalár's experiment, you should contact the Prague Chess Society. "How about a match police versus homeless people at Central Train Station, skinheads versus anarchists during some sort of demo, or perhaps opposition versus coalition in the parliament?" the web site asks.
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£30 million released by government to improve energy efficiency in homes
Prudence Ivey
Green deal money released. - Credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images
Up to £30 million has been made available today to help people improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
The money has been released through the government's Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF), which offers up to £5,600 in vouchers to help with the cost of installing solid wall insulation, double glazing, boilers, cavity wall and floor insulation.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey said: "The best way people can cut their energy bills, this winter and every winter, is to improve their homes so that they leak less heat and use less energy.
"That's why we've increased the funding available for the Green Deal to help even more people start saving money sooner."
Through the scheme domestic energy customers can receive up to £4,000 for installing solid wall insulation (down from £6,000 in the previous release); up to £1,000 for installing two measures from an approved list; up to £100 refunded for their Green Deal Assessment; up to £500 more if applying within 12 months of buying a new home.
In June this year £120 million was released, offering a more generous loan of £7,600.
The money was claimed within weeks of being made available, with the final £70 million snapped up in just three days, leading to protests from those who missed out.
Further releases will be announced on a quarterly basis with the next giveaway expected to be in February 2015.
To apply from today or to find a local assessor visit gov.uk


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Public Hearing on Funds Owed to NYC Schools
New York State still owes NYC public schools $1.4 billion.
Join FFDC on Dec. 3rd at 9 AM to hold Albany accountable and demand that it pay!
What: Public Hearing on Foundation Aid owed to NYC Public Schools conducted by the NYS Senate Education & Budget Committees
When: Hearings begin December 3rd at 10 am; there is a 9 am Rally before the hearing
Where: Rally at 9 at City Hall Park; hearings take place at 250 Broadway, 19th Floor(across from City Hall park)
How to help: Show up with friends & pass this message on; Call you legislators & make sure that they attend and support this cause
Let us know you're joining us! Email Amy Schwartz. amjschwartz@gmail.com
New York State owes NYC public schools $1.4 billion dollars in long overdue Foundation Aid state funding based on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity ("CFE") lawsuit.
As a result of the CFE case against the State, NYC public schools were promised $5.5 billion dollars in Foundation Aid to give adequate funding to provide every public school student the constitutionally mandated right to a sound and basic education. Despite the highest State court directing Governor Cuomo to release all the Foundation Aid funds by 2011, the Governor continues to withhold a significant portion - $1.4 billion still owed to NYC schools.
With a Democratic House and Senate in New York State supporting increased education funding--the time to push for these long overdue funds to help NYC public schools is now.
Please join us on Dec. 3rd to hold NYS accountable and demand that it pay the outstanding CFE funding to the NYC public schools. Throughout the city, our children are denied their constitutional right to a sound, basic and quality education.
December 03, 2019 at 9am - 12pm
City Hall Park; then 250 Broadway, 19th Floor
Amy Schwartz ·