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Q: ddply super slow, how can I speed up my calculation? R code modification requested: I have a data (delisle) and the following code which is taking days to run for my big data matrix. What is a substitute for ddply? Anyone please guide or help?
TYPE  SAMPLE probeA probeB probeC
CatA  52 1.2 3.2 3.4
CatA  52 2.2 4.2 3.4
CatA  58 1.5 6.5 7.8
CatA  58 8.3 6.5 9.5
CatA  94 1.5 4.3 6.4
CatB  52 2.2 2.2 3.4
CatB  58 2.5 4.5 6.8
CatB  58 6.2 6.0 5.3
CatB  94 2.5 5.3 6.4

I computed for each "SAMPLE", for each probe, the fold change between catA and catB using ddply.
Output should be:
SAMPLE probe FC
52  probeA  mean(CatA)/mean(CatB)
52  probeB  mean(CatA)/mean(CatB)
58  probeA  mean(CatA)/mean(CatB)
58  probeB  mean(CatA)/mean(CatB)

My code is EXTREMELY SLOW for big data (20K rows and 5K columns):
 probenames <- as.vector(colnames(delisle))

 for (i in 3:ncol(delisle))
 {
 probe = probenames[i]

 Stats <- function(gs) {

 typeA.sub <- gs[which(gs$TYPE=="CatA"),]
 typeB.sub <- gs[which(gs$TYPE=="CatB"),]
 fc.AB = mean(typeA.sub[,i])/mean(typeB.sub[,i])
 fc.AC =
 fc.BC =
 data.frame(probe,fc.AB, fc.AC, fc.BC)
 }
 output <- ddply(.data=delisle, .variables="SAMPLE", .progress=progress_text(style=3), Stats)
 write.table(output,"SAMPLETYPE.txt",quote=F,sep="\t",append=T,col.names=F)
 }

A: Is this giving you the expected result in a fast way?
library(tidyverse)
d %>%
  select(-probeC) %>%
  gather(key, value, -TYPE, -SAMPLE) %>%
  group_by(SAMPLE, key, TYPE) %>%
  summarise(a = mean(value)) %>%
  spread(TYPE, a) %>%
  mutate(res = CatA/CatB)

Source: local data frame [6 x 5]
Groups: SAMPLE, key [6]
  SAMPLE    key  CatA  CatB       res
   <int>  <chr> <dbl> <dbl>     <dbl>
1     52 probeA   1.7  2.20 0.7727273
2     52 probeB   3.7  2.20 1.6818182
3     58 probeA   4.9  4.35 1.1264368
4     58 probeB   6.5  5.25 1.2380952
5     94 probeA   1.5  2.50 0.6000000
6     94 probeB   4.3  5.30 0.8113208

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Published On: Wed, Jan 29th, 2014
Outbreak News | By Robert
Suspect case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease investigated in Brazil
The death of a 70-year-old man from Belo Horizonte, Brazil is being investigated by health authorities as possibly being caused by the prion disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), according to a Wall Street Journal report Tuesday.
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According to the report, tissue samples are currently be analyzed to determine if the cause of death was CJD. Last year, health officials in the city investigated four other suspect cases; however, all tested negative for CJD.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal disease that affects the nervous system and causes deterioration of the brain. It affects about one in a million people each year worldwide. In the United States, only about 200 people are diagnosed with CJD each year.
In the early stages of CJD, the patient may have rapidly failing memory and other cognitive difficulties. These symptoms become worse much faster than with other more common types of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease. Other symptoms can include personality changes including anxiety and depression, lack of coordination, and visual disturbances. As the illness progresses, mental deterioration becomes pronounced and involuntary movements such as sudden jerky movements, blindness, weakness of extremities, and coma may occur. There is no treatment or cure.
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[…] Suspect case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease investigated in Brazil […]
Nathália says:
Many cases in Brazil.
1. A forestry engineer that worked for Emater, 45, in Santarém (PA), diagnosed with CJD in November 2011, treated at Hospital Porto Dias, Adventist Hospital in Bethlehem, Guadalupe Hospital in Bethlehem, and the Portuguese Beneficent, in São Paulo.
http://diaconoluizgonzaga.blogspot.com.br/2011/10/doenca-misteriosa-vitima-engenheiro.html
2. Adalia Pains´ sister, 63, diagnosed with CJD in 2011, in Ceres, Goiás
http://weblog.aventar.eu/blogue.weblog.com.pt/arquivo/2011/03/doenca_de_creut.html
3. The Amazon man diagnosed with CJD at University Hospital Getúlio Vargas (HUGV), in Manaus (AM) in 2012. Supposedly two simultaneous cases in the Amazon. The statement of a local politician in the assembly: "let's shut up about that story."
http://g1.globo.com/am/amazonas/noticia/2012/03/homem-e-diagnosticado-com-suspeita-de-mal-da-vaca-louca-no-am.html
http://al-am.jusbrasil.com.br/noticias/3068328/tony-medeiros-faz-esclarecimentos-sobre-mal-da-vaca-louca
4. A woman that worked as a cook in Recife (PE), 54, admitted to the Hospital Tercentenary in Olinda, diagnosed with CJD in 2012
http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br/vidaurbana/nota.asp?materia=20120423182923
http://www1.folhape.com.br/cms/opencms/folhape/pt/cotidiano/noticias/arquivos/2011/outubro/1010.html
5. The engineer in Belo Horizonte (MG), 63, admitted to the Mother Teresa Hospital, diagnosed with CJD in 2012
http://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/gerais/2012/04/05/interna_gerais,287392/engenheiro-com-sintomas-de-doenca-da-vaca-louca-esta-internado-em-bh.shtml
6. The agricultural worker aged 27, of St John's Paradise (MG), admitted to the Hospital Aroldo Tourinho in Montes Claros (MG), diagnosed with CJD in 2012. Received a corneal transplant, which is contemplated as a source of contagion.
http://odia.ig.com.br/portal/brasil/minas-acompanha-pacientes-com-sintomas-de-doen%C3%A7a-do-mal-da-vaca-louca-1.429737
7. A 42 y. o. mand and a 31 y.o. woman, both unrelated to each other and admited to the same hospital (interval of one month between admissions) at the University Hospital Onofre Lopes, both diagnosed with CJD in 2011. Before them, other six individuals were diagnosed with the disease since 2006 and admited to that very same hospital, what can be considered a cluster, such as Meixoeiro´s in Galicia (Spain).
http://tribunadonorte.com.br/news.php?not_id=193394
http://www.jeancarlos.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4446:mal-da-vaca-louca-e-descartado-em-pacientes-de-natal&catid=1:blog&Itemid=1
8. Claudia Correia, 51, Rio de Janeiro, diagnosed with CJD in 2012. Assisted by her family, at home. Biopsy confirmed CJD.
http://terratv.terra.com.br/videos/Noticias/Brasil/4194-424616/Mulher-e-contaminada-com-mal-da-vaca-louca-no-Rio-de-Janeiro.htm
9. Maria do Carmo L. Sena, retired, 74, died in 2013, diagnosed with CJD in 2012 in Brasília, DF. Even with police interfering it was not allowed to have an autopsy, allegedly because the authorities lacked infrastructure and there was the risk of contagion for the professionals involved.
http://www.fabiocampana.com.br/2012/12/ministerio-deve-confirmar-exame-positivo-para-vaca-louca-no-parana/
10. The farmer in Cajazeiras (PB), 66, admitted to the University Hospital of João Pessoa, diagnosed with CJD in 2012. According to the report, fed on "cow skin", which is prohibited.
http://www.paraiba.com.br/2012/12/19/84599-diretor-do-hu-de-jp-confirma-suspeita-de-mal-da-vaca-louca-demencia-progressiva
http://saudeparaiba.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/mal-da-vaca-louca-na-paraiba.html
11. E´s uncle. (Prefers to remain anonymous), in Curitiba (PR), diagnosed with CJD in 2013.
12. Maria Cristina Lessa´s uncle, who died in Taubaté (SP), diagnosed with CJD in 2012, died in two months. Upon police request, an autopsy was performed.
http://noticias.terra.com.br/mundo/brazil-no-radar/blog/2012/12/10/brasil-escondeu-casos-de-vaca-louca-diz-revista-americana/
http://youtu.be/piGkw8ThRFM
13. Ribamar C. Almeida´s brother,, diagnosed with CJD in Maranhão in 2012, died in March 2013.
14. Adelia Amorim, 69, diagnosed with CJD in 2013 in Rio de Janeiro.
http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/ancelmo/posts/2013/02/21/suspeita-de-mal-da-vaca-louca-assusta-cidade-do-rio-487100.asp
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please see ;
> but the possibility that a small proportion of human cases so far classified as "sporadic" CJD are of zoonotic origin could not be excluded.
> Also, a link is suspected between atypical BSE and some apparently sporadic cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. These atypical BSE cases constitute an unforeseen first threat that could sharply modify the European approach to prion diseases.
>Recently, however, so-called atypical forms of prion diseases have been discovered in sheep (atypical/Nor98 scrapie) and in cattle, BSE-H and BSE-L. These maladies resemble sporadic or genetic human prion diseases and might be their animal equivalents.
> This hypothesis also raises the significant public health question of possible epidemiological links between these diseases and their counterparts in humans.
>2.66 Dr Fahey also told the committee that in the last two years a link has been established between forms of atypical CJD and atypical BSE. Dr Fahey said that: They now believe that those atypical BSEs overseas are in fact causing sporadic Creutzfeldt->Jakob disease. They were not sure if it was due to mad sheep disease or a different form.
>The pathology features of Nor98 in the cerebellum of the affected sheep showed similarities with those of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.
>Intriguingly, these conclusions suggest that some pathological features of Nor98 are reminiscent of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease.
>These observations support the view that a truly infectious TSE agent, unrecognized until recently, infects sheep and goat flocks and may have important implications in terms of scrapie control and public health.
>These findings raise some interrogation on the concept of TSE strain and on the origin of the diversity of the TSE agents and could have consequences on field TSE control measures.
>In summary, we have transmitted one atypical form of BSE (BASE) to a cynomolgus macaque monkey that had a shorter incubation period than monkeys infected with classical BSE, with distinctive clinical, neuropathological, and >biochemical features; and have shown that the molecular biological signature resembled that seen in a comparatively uncommon subtype of sporadic CJD.
Seven main threats for the future linked to prions
First threat
The TSE road map defining the evolution of European policy for protection against prion diseases is based on a certain numbers of hypotheses some of which may turn out to be erroneous. In particular, a form of BSE (called atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), recently identified by systematic testing in aged cattle without clinical signs, may be the origin of classical BSE and thus potentially constitute a reservoir, which may be impossible to eradicate if a sporadic origin is confirmed.
***Also, a link is suspected between atypical BSE and some apparently sporadic cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. These atypical BSE cases constitute an unforeseen first threat that could sharply modify the European approach to prion diseases.
Second threat
http://www.neuroprion.org/en/np-neuroprion.html
EFSA Journal 2011 The European Response to BSE: A Success Story
EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recently delivered a scientific opinion on any possible epidemiological or molecular association between TSEs in animals and humans (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) and ECDC, 2011). This opinion confirmed Classical BSE prions as the only TSE agents demonstrated to be zoonotic so far
***but the possibility that a small proportion of human cases so far classified as "sporadic" CJD are of zoonotic origin could not be excluded.
Moreover, transmission experiments to non-human primates suggest that some TSE agents in addition to Classical BSE prions in cattle (namely L-type Atypical BSE, Classical BSE in sheep, transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) and chronic wasting disease (CWD) agents) might have zoonotic potential.
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/e991.htm?emt=1
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/e991.pdf
The emergence of novel BSE prions by serial passages of H-type BSE in bovinized mice
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-emergence-of-novel-bse-prions-by.html
Atypical BSE: role of the E211K prion polymorphism
Research Project: TRANSMISSION, DIFFERENTIATION, AND PATHOBIOLOGY OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHIES
Location: Virus and Prion Research Unit
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2013/09/atypical-bse-role-of-e211k-prion.html
Evaluation of the Zoonotic Potential of Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy
We previously described the biochemical similarities between PrPres derived from L-BSE infected macaque and cortical MM2 sporadic CJD: those observations suggest a link between these two uncommon prion phenotypes in a primate model (it is to note that such a link has not been observed in other models less relevant from the human situation as hamsters or transgenic mice overexpressing ovine PrP [28]). We speculate that a group of related animal prion strains (L-BSE, c-BSE and TME) would have a zoonotic potential and lead to prion diseases in humans with a type 2 PrPres molecular signature (and more specifically type 2B for vCJD)
Together with previous experiments performed in ovinized and bovinized transgenic mice and hamsters [8,9] indicating similarities between TME and L-BSE, the data support the hypothesis that L-BSE could be the origin of the TME outbreaks in North America and Europe during the mid-1900s.
http://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2013/09/evaluation-of-zoonotic-potential-of.html
*** PRICE OF CWD TSE PRION POKER GOES UP 2014 ***
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy TSE PRION update January 2, 2014
*** chronic wasting disease, there was no absolute barrier to conversion of the human prion protein.
*** Furthermore, the form of human PrPres produced in this in vitro assay when seeded with CWD, resembles that found in the most common human prion disease, namely sCJD of the MM1 subtype.
Molecular Barriers to Zoonotic Transmission of Prions
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/1/13-0858_article.htm
http://chronic-wasting-disease.blogspot.com/2014/01/molecular-barriers-to-zoonotic.html
*** The potential impact of prion diseases on human health was greatly magnified by the recognition that interspecies transfer of BSE to humans by beef ingestion resulted in vCJD. While changes in animal feed constituents and slaughter practices appear to have curtailed vCJD, there is concern that CWD of free-ranging deer and elk in the U.S. might also cross the species barrier. Thus, consuming venison could be a source of human prion disease. Whether BSE and CWD represent interspecies scrapie transfer or are newly arisen prion diseases is unknown. Therefore, the possibility of transmission of prion disease through other food animals cannot be ruled out. There is evidence that vCJD can be transmitted through blood transfusion. There is likely a pool of unknown size of asymptomatic individuals infected with vCJD, and there may be asymptomatic individuals infected with the CWD equivalent. These circumstances represent a potential threat to blood, blood products, and plasma supplies.
http://cdmrp.army.mil/prevfunded/nprp/NPRP_Summit_Final_Report.pdf
*** CWD TSE Prion in cervids to hTGmice, Heidenhain Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease MM1 genotype, and iatrogenic CJD ??? ***
http://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2014/01/cwd-tse-prion-in-cervids-to-htgmice.html
Another Suspect case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease investigated in Brazil
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2014/01/another-suspect-case-of-creutzfeldt.html
brain disease Brazil Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Latin America and the Caribbean prion prion disease transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/suspect-case-of-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-investigated-in-brazil-81276/
>>> health officials in the city investigated four other suspect cases; however, all tested negative for CJD. …
makes you wonder who's doing the testing, and what test are being used ???
ATYPICAL BSE BRAZIL 2010 FINALLY CONFIRMED OIE 2012
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2012/12/atypical-bse-brazil-2010-finally.html Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Scientific Report of the European Food Safety Authority on the Assessment of the Geographical BSE Risk (GBR) of Brazil
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2012/12/scientific-report-of-european-food.html
*** FDA PART 589 — SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED FROM USE IN ANIMAL FOOD OR FEED VIOLATIONS OFFICIAL ACTION INDICATED OAI UPDATE DECEMBER 2013 UPDATE
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2013/12/fda-part-589-substances-prohibited-from.html
Subtype 1: (sCJDMM1 and sCJDMV1)
This subtype is observed in patients who are MM homozygous or MV heterozygous at codon 129 of the PrP gene (PRNP) and carry PrPSc Type 1. Clinical duration is short, 3‑4 months.32 The most common presentation in sCJDMM1 patients is cognitive impairment leading to frank dementia, gait or limb ataxia, myoclonic jerks and visual signs leading to cortical blindness (Heidenhain's syndrome)…
https://www.landesbioscience.com/pdf/06Ahmad_Liberski.pdf
Animals injected with iatrogenic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease MM1 and genetic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease MM1 linked to the E200K mutation showed the same phenotypic features as those infected with sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease MM1 prions…
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2010/09/07/brain.awq234.full.pdf
*** our results raise the possibility that CJD cases classified as VV1 may include cases caused by iatrogenic transmission of sCJD-MM1 prions or food-borne infection by type 1 prions from animals, e.g., chronic wasting disease prions in cervid. In fact, two CJD-VV1 patients who hunted deer or consumed venison have been reported (40, 41). The results of the present study emphasize the need for traceback studies and careful re-examination of the biochemical properties of sCJD-VV1 prions. ***
http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/M704597200v1?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Cross-sequence+transmission+of+sporadic+Creutzfeldt-Jakob+disease+creates+a+new+&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
snip…see full text ;
http://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2011/01/agent-strain-variation-in-human-prion.html
Annual report of the Scientific Network on BSE-TSE EFSA, Question No EFSA-Q-2013-01004, approved on 11 December 2013
http://efsaopinionbseanimalprotein.blogspot.com/2014/01/annual-report-of-scientific-network-on.html
National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center Cases Examined1 as of January 8, 2014
http://prionunitusaupdate.blogspot.com/2014/01/national-prion-disease-pathology.html
Medical Devices Containing Materials Derived from Animal Sources (Except for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices) [Docket No. FDA–2013–D–1574]
http://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2014/01/medical-devices-containing-materials.html
INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CJD, VCJD AND OTHER HUMAN PRION DISEASES IN HEALTHCARE AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS Variably Protease-Sensitive Prionopathy (VPSPr) January 15, 2014
http://transmissiblespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2014/01/infection-prevention-and-control-of-cjd.html
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD cases rising North America updated report August 2013
*** Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease CJD cases rising North America with Canada seeing an extreme increase of 48% between 2008 and 2010
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2013/08/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-cjd-cases.html
*** CJD TSE Prion Disease Cases in Texas by Year, 2003-2012
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2013/10/cjd-tse-prion-disease-cases-in-texas-by.html
Management of neurosurgical instruments and patients exposed to creutzfeldt-jakob disease 2013 December
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol.
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2013/11/management-of-neurosurgical-instruments.html
*** A parliamentary inquiry has been launched today into the safety of blood, tissue and organ screening following fears that vCJD – the human form of 'mad cow' disease – may be being spread by medical procedures
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-parliamentary-inquiry-has-been.html
Detection of Infectivity in Blood of Persons with Variant and Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2013/12/detection-of-infectivity-in-blood-of.html
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MOM DOD 12/14/97 confirm 'hvCJD' just made a promise to mom, NEVER FORGET! and never let them forget. …
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I'm shy and introverted too but after what we did it didnt make sense to me.and why a gorgeous and tough guy like him is so thoughtful and cautious and not vulgar at all in bed?
After we held each other he looked for his clothes but put the sheet around his waist (as if I didnt see him naked just a few minutes ago), and looked for mine and gave them to me.
Then I put my head on his chest, heard his heartbeat and started crying because I love him a lot and then he just dried my tears and said dont be sad, he didnt ask anything.
But he didnt say anything he just looked sad and thoughtful, not romantic or cheesy.
He turned to me, grabbed my hand and kissed it and put it on his chest where his heart was.
I was looking at him observing all his features, he was looking ahead of him, I caressed his face with my hand following his eyebrows and jawline with my finger.
After a while he asked if he hurt me, I said no, but he turned to the other side.
During our first time he kissed me a lot and he looked at me in a serious and fixed way, after he basically lied on top of me.
The point is that he is the most gorgoeus guy ever, he's very humble and never shows off and never talks about his girlfriends, never talks about his feelings.
But we did it anyway because we love each other so much and I cried because he has been sick and we just broke down, start kissing and made love.


The SEC brought charges against Joseph Meli, Matthew Harriton, and companies they were connected with, on the basis that they were running a Ponzi scheme fraud. According to the SEC, the defendants raised $97 million from at least 138 investors in 17 states, under the guise that the money was being invested into businesses with the purpose of purchasing and reselling tickets to highly in-demand live theater and concert events.
The SEC alleged that specific defendants misled investors into believing that their money would be pooled to purchase large blocks of hard to get tickets for shows, and that the defendants had arrangements with the producers of those shows to obtain tickets. The SEC claimed that those defendants misrepresented that they had agreements with certain producers to purchase hundreds of thousands of tickets to shows such as "Hamilton" and "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", when, in fact, no agreements ever existed and no tickets were ever purchased.
On January 30, 2017 the court entered a Temporary Restraining Order that, among other things, preliminarily enjoined the defendants from continuing their misconduct, prohibited the defendants from accepting investors' funds, froze the defendants' U.S. assets, and required the defendants to provide verified accountings of their assets.
Subsequently, the SEC amended its court complaint to increase the amount involved in the Ponzi scheme fraud to $150 million. In addition to naming five additional relief defendants, the SEC also expanded the scope of its fraud case against the two individuals it originally charged with orchestrating the plan.
As described in the Amended Complaint, Meli and Harriton used $59 million that they received from new investors to pay prior investors.
Millions more were purportedly diverted to enrich Meli and Harriton. Among other things, the SEC alleged that Harriton was paid $1.3 million and Meli withdrew $1.5 million from corporate bank accounts for their own personal use.
Meli also supposedly used the corporate bank accounts to fund personal expenses such as retail purchases, school and camp tuitions, casino expanses, travel, payments to professional services firms, and other things, totaling $6.8 million.
In its original court complaint, the SEC had previously named Meli's wife and one of his companies as relief defendants. In its Amended Complaint, the SEC also named Meli's mother, two of his companies, and two companies owned by Harriton, as relief defendants because they allegedly received investor funds from the Ponzi scheme fraud. Together, the SEC alleges that the seven relief defendants obtained over $2.5 million of investor monies, in addition to $3 million of investor funds used to purchase a home in Meli's wife's name.


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{
    class FileNotReadable : Exception
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="FileNotReadable" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="path">The path.</param>
        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
        public FileNotReadable(string path, string message = null) : base(GetMessage(path))
        {
        }

        /// <summary>Gets the message.</summary>
        /// <param name="path">The path.</param>
        /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        private static string GetMessage(string path, string message = null)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(message))
            {
                message = "File " + path + " is not readable";
            }

            return message;
        }
    }
}

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#include "test.h"

#ifdef __GNUC__
#include <stdlib.h>
#endif

#include "benchtest.h"

#define PTW32_MUTEX_TYPES
#define ITERATIONS      10000000L

static pthread_mutex_t mx;
static pthread_mutexattr_t ma;
static PTW32_STRUCT_TIMEB currSysTimeStart;
static PTW32_STRUCT_TIMEB currSysTimeStop;
static long durationMilliSecs;
static long overHeadMilliSecs = 0;
static int two = 2;
static int one = 1;
static int zero = 0;
static int iter;

/* [i_a] */
#define GetDurationMilliSecs(_TStart, _TStop) ((long)((_TStop.time*1000LL+_TStop.millitm) \
                                               - (_TStart.time*1000LL+_TStart.millitm)))

/*
 * Dummy use of j, otherwise the loop may be removed by the optimiser
 * when doing the overhead timing with an empty loop.
 */
#define TESTSTART \
  { int i, j = 0, k = 0; PTW32_FTIME(&currSysTimeStart); for (i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++) { j++;

#define TESTSTOP \
  }; PTW32_FTIME(&currSysTimeStop); if (j + k == i) j++; }

static void
runTest (char * testNameString, int mType)
{
#ifdef PTW32_MUTEX_TYPES
  assert(pthread_mutexattr_settype(&ma, mType) == 0);
#endif
  assert(pthread_mutex_init(&mx, &ma) == 0);

  TESTSTART;
  assert((pthread_mutex_lock(&mx),1) == one);
  assert((pthread_mutex_unlock(&mx),2) == two);
  TESTSTOP;

  assert(pthread_mutex_destroy(&mx) == 0);

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    testNameString,
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS);
}

#ifndef MONOLITHIC_PTHREAD_TESTS
int
main ()
#else
int
test_benchtest1(void)
#endif
{
  int i = 0;
  CRITICAL_SECTION cs;
  old_mutex_t ox;
  pthread_mutexattr_init(&ma);

  printf( "=============================================================================\n");
  printf( "\nLock plus unlock on an unlocked mutex.\n%ld iterations\n\n",
          ITERATIONS);
  printf( "%-45s %15s %15s\n",
	    "Test",
	    "Total(msec)",
	    "average(usec)");
  printf( "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n");

  /*
   * Time the loop overhead so we can subtract it from the actual test times.
   */
  TESTSTART;
  assert(1 == one);
  assert(2 == two);
  TESTSTOP;

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;
  overHeadMilliSecs = durationMilliSecs;

  TESTSTART;
  assert((dummy_call(&i), 1) == one);
  assert((dummy_call(&i), 2) == two);
  TESTSTOP;

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    "Dummy call x 2",
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) (durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS));

  TESTSTART;
  assert((interlocked_inc_with_conditionals(&i), 1) == one);
  assert((interlocked_dec_with_conditionals(&i), 2) == two);
  TESTSTOP;

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    "Dummy call -> Interlocked with cond x 2",
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS);

  TESTSTART;
  assert((InterlockedIncrement((LPLONG)&i), 1) == (LONG)one);
  assert((InterlockedDecrement((LPLONG)&i), 2) == (LONG)two);
  TESTSTOP;

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    "InterlockedOp x 2",
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS);

  InitializeCriticalSection(&cs);

  TESTSTART;
  assert((EnterCriticalSection(&cs), 1) == one);
  assert((LeaveCriticalSection(&cs), 2) == two);
  TESTSTOP;

  DeleteCriticalSection(&cs);

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    "Simple Critical Section",
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS);

  old_mutex_use = OLD_WIN32CS;
  assert(old_mutex_init(&ox, NULL) == 0);

  TESTSTART;
  assert(old_mutex_lock(&ox) == zero);
  assert(old_mutex_unlock(&ox) == zero);
  TESTSTOP;

  assert(old_mutex_destroy(&ox) == 0);

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    "Old PT Mutex using a Critical Section (WNT)",
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS);

  old_mutex_use = OLD_WIN32MUTEX;
  assert(old_mutex_init(&ox, NULL) == 0);

  TESTSTART;
  assert(old_mutex_lock(&ox) == zero);
  assert(old_mutex_unlock(&ox) == zero);
  TESTSTOP;

  assert(old_mutex_destroy(&ox) == 0);

  durationMilliSecs = GetDurationMilliSecs(currSysTimeStart, currSysTimeStop) - overHeadMilliSecs;

  printf( "%-45s %15ld %15.3f\n",
	    "Old PT Mutex using a Win32 Mutex (W9x)",
          durationMilliSecs,
          (float) durationMilliSecs * 1E3 / ITERATIONS);

  printf( ".............................................................................\n");

  /*
   * Now we can start the actual tests
   */
#ifdef PTW32_MUTEX_TYPES
  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT", PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT);

  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL", PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL);

  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK", PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK);

  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE", PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
#else
  runTest("Non-blocking lock", 0);
#endif

  printf( ".............................................................................\n");

  pthread_mutexattr_setrobust(&ma, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ROBUST);

#ifdef PTW32_MUTEX_TYPES
  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT (Robust)", PTHREAD_MUTEX_DEFAULT);

  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL (Robust)", PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL);

  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK (Robust)", PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK);

  runTest("PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE (Robust)", PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);
#else
  runTest("Non-blocking lock", 0);
#endif

  printf( "=============================================================================\n");

  /*
   * End of tests.
   */

  pthread_mutexattr_destroy(&ma);

  one = i; /* Dummy assignment to avoid 'variable unused' warning */
  return 0;
}


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Though the Maldives and South Pacific islands remain firmly at the top of the honeymoon crush list, we have a lot of gorgeous places to relax post-wedding right on our doorstep! Here are our top picks!
Though you may think this a cliché choice, Paris is the top of the lover's list for good reason. It is a city of wonders and architectural delight that seems to go on forever. Cruise down the Seine, stroll down the moonlit Champs Elysees and surround yourself in the Parisian culture. Whether a weekend jolly or the beginning of a grand Tour de France, you won't regret honeymooning here!
There's no place in the world like Venice. A true floating city that offers great food, great hospitality and unique experiences you'll remember forever. Sailing on the Gondolas is a must but also check out Piazza de San Marco and Doge's Palace for some culture.
Barcelona has it all. Friendly people, beautiful architecture, a buzzing atmosphere and an actual beach! The city is incredibly easy to navigate with the old town and new town juxtaposed. The metro system is reliable too which will take you to Sagrada Família and Gaudi's garden in a few minutes when travelling from Praça d Espanha.
Though the Algarve is a popular destination for honeymooners it can be packed with tourists and family holidaymakers which takes away from the experience somewhat. If you want something more tranquil and all the more charming, try Sintra which sits an hour away from Lisbon. This charming little town has inexpensive Portuguese delicacies, four castles to explore and a generally romantic feeling about it. It's easy to get into Lisbon but still away from the hustle and bustle. Add the pleasant climate and you have a great couple of days ahead!
Iceland is becoming increasingly more popular amongst young travellers for its unrivalled beauty and special experiences it has to offer. No you won't get much sunbathing done here, but you will have the opportunity to try some of the best spa treatments in the world. Wrap up warm and visit the blue lagoons, frozen lakes and awe-inspiring geezers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense.
Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills. He was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors. The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere.
The Dursleys had everything they wanted, but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that somebody would discover it. They didn't think they could bear it if anyone found out about the Potters. Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister, but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs. Dursley pretended she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be. The Dursleys shuddered to think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in the street. The Dursleys knew that the Potters had a small son, too, but they had never even seen him. This boy was another good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn't want Dudley mixing with a child like that.
When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country. Mr. Dursley hummed as he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high chair.
None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window.
At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up his briefcase, pecked Mrs.
Dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss Dudley good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing his cereal at the walls.
"Little tyke," chortled Mr. Dursley as he left the house. He got into his car and backed out of number four's drive.
It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of
something peculiar -- a cat reading a map. For a second, Mr. Dursley didn't realize what he had seen -- then he jerked his head around to look again. There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn't a map in sight. What could he have been thinking of? It must have been a trick of the light. Mr. Dursley blinked and stared at the cat. It stared back. As Mr. Dursley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the cat in his mirror. It was now reading the sign that said Privet Drive -- no, looking at the sign; cats couldn't read maps or signs. Mr. Dursley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind. As he drove toward town he thought of nothing except a large order of drills he was hoping to get that day.
But on the edge of town, drills were driven out of his mind by something else. As he sat in the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help noticing that there seemed to be a lot of strangely dressed people about. People in cloaks. Mr. Dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes -- the getups you saw on young people! He supposed this was some stupid new fashion.He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos standing quite close by. They were whispering excitedly together. Mr. Dursley was enraged to see that a couple of them weren't young at all; why, that man had to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald-green cloak! The nerve of him! But then it struck Mr. Dursley that this was probably some silly stunt -- these people were obviously collecting for something... yes, that would be it. The traffic moved on and a few minutes later, Mr. Dursley arrived in the Grunnings parking lot, his mind back on drills.
Mr. Dursley always sat with his back to the window in his office on the ninth floor. If he hadn't, he might have found it harder to concentrate on drills that morning. He didn't see the owls swooping past in broad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed and gazed open- mouthed as owl after owl sped overhead. Most of them had never seen an owl even at nighttime. Mr. Dursley, however, had a perfectly normal, owl-free morning. He yelled at five different people. He made several important telephone calls and shouted a bit more. He was in a very good mood until lunchtime, when he thought he'd stretch his legs and walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the bakery.
He'd forgotten all about the people in cloaks until he passed a group of them next to the baker's. He eyed them angrily as he passed. He didn't know why, but they made him uneasy. This bunch were whispering excitedly, too, and he couldn't see a single collecting tin. It was on his way back past them, clutching a large doughnut in a bag, that he caught a few words of what they were saying.
"The Potters, that's right, that's what I heard -"
"- yes, their son, Harry -"
Mr. Dursley stopped dead. Fear flooded him. He looked back at the whisperers as if he wanted to say something to them, but thought better of it.
He dashed back across the road, hurried up to his office,
snapped at his secretary not to disturb him, seized his telephone, and had almost finished dialing his home number when he changed his mind. He put the receiver back down and stroked his mustache, thinking . . . no, he was being stupid. Potter wasn't such an unusual name. He was sure there were lots of people called Potter who had a son called Harry. Come to think of it, he wasn't even sure his nephew was called Harry. He'd never even seen the boy. It might have been Harvey. Or Harold. There was no point in worrying Mrs. Dursley; she always got so upset at any mention of her
sister. He didn't blame her — if he'd had a sister like that . . . but all the same, those people in cloaks . . .
He found it a lot harder to concentrate on drills that afternoon
and when he left the building at five o'clock, he was still so worried that he walked straight into someone just outside the door.
"Sorry," he grunted, as the tiny old man stumbled and almost fell.It
was a few seconds before Mr. Dursley realized that the man was wearing a violet cloak. He didn't seem at all upset at being almost knocked to the ground. On the contrary, his face split into a wide smile and he said in a squeaky voice that made passersby stare, "Don't be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today! Rejoice, for You-Know-Who has gone at last! Even Muggles like yourself should be celebrating, this happy, happy day!"
And the old man hugged Mr. Dursley around the middle and walked off.
Mr. Dursley stood rooted to the spot. He had been hugged by a complete stranger. He also thought he had been called a Muggle, whatever that was. He was rattled. He hurried to his car and set off for home, hoping he was imagining things, which he had never hoped before, because he didn't approve of imagination.
As he pulled into the driveway of number four, the first thing he saw -- and it didn't improve his mood -- was the tabby cat he'd spotted that morning. It was now sitting on his garden wall. He was sure it was the same one; it had the same markings around its eyes.
"Shoo!" said Mr. Dursley loudly.
The cat didn't move. It just gave him a stern look. Was this normal cat behavior? Mr. Dursley wondered. Trying to pull himself together, he let himself into the house. He was still determined not to mention anything to his wife.
Mrs. Dursley had had a nice, normal day. She told him over dinner all about Mrs. Next Door's problems with her daughter and how Dudley had learned a new word ("Won't!"). Mr. Dursley tried to act normally. When Dudley had been put to bed, he went into the living room in time to catch the last report on the evening news:
"And finally, bird-watchers everywhere have reported that the nation's owls have been behaving very unusually today. Although owls normally hunt at night and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. Experts are unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern." The newscaster allowed himself a grin. "Most mysterious. And now, over to Jim McGuffin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of owls tonight, Jim?"
"Well, Ted," said the weatherman, "I don't know about that, but it's not only the owls that have been acting oddly today. Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars! Perhaps people have been celebrating Bonfire Night early -- it's not until next week, folks!But I can promise a wet night tonight."
Mr. Dursley sat frozen in his armchair. Shooting stars all over Britain? Owls flying by daylight? Mysterious people in cloaks all over the place? And a whisper, a whisper about the Potters...
Mrs. Dursley came into the living room carrying two cups of tea. It was no good. He'd have to say something to her. He cleared his throat nervously. "Er -- Petunia, dear -- you haven't heard from your sister lately, have you?"
As he had expected, Mrs. Dursley looked shocked and angry. After all, they normally pretended she didn't have a sister.
"No," she said sharply. "Why?"
"Funny stuff on the news," Mr. Dursley mumbled. "Owls... shooting
stars... and there were a lot of funny-looking people in town today..."
"So?" snapped Mrs. Dursley.
"Well, I just thought... maybe... it was something to do with... you
know... her crowd."
Mrs. Dursley sipped her tea through pursed lips. Mr. Dursley wondered whether he dared tell her he'd heard the name "Potter." He decided he didn't dare. Instead he said, as casually as he could, "Their son -- he'd be about Dudley's age now, wouldn't he?"
"I suppose so," said Mrs. Dursley stiffly.
"What's his name again? Howard, isn't it?"
"Harry. Nasty, common name, if you ask me."
"Oh, yes," said Mr. Dursley, his heart sinking horribly. "Yes, I quite
agree."
He didn't say another word on the subject as they went upstairs to bed. While Mrs. Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr. Dursley crept to the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden. The cat was still there. It was staring down Privet Drive as though it were waiting for something.
Was he imagining things? Could all this have anything to do with the Potters? If it did... if it got out that they were related to a pair of -- well, he didn't think he could bear it.
The Dursleys got into bed. Mrs. Dursley fell asleep quickly but Mr.
Dursley lay awake, turning it all over in his mind. His last, comforting thought before he fell asleep was that even if the Potters were involved, there was no reason for them to come near him and Mrs. Dursley. The Potters knew very well what he and Petunia thought about them and their kind.... He couldn't see how he
and Petunia could get mixed up in anything that might be going on — he yawned and turned over — it couldn't affect them . . .
How very wrong he was.
Mr. Dursley might have been drifting into an uneasy sleep, but
the cat on the wall outside was showing no sign of sleepiness. It was sitting as still as a statue, its eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of Privet Drive. It didn't so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next street, nor when two owls swooped overhead.
In fact, it was nearly midnight before the cat moved at all.
A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground. The cat's tail twitched and its eyes narrowed.
Nothing like this man had ever been seen on Privet Drive. He was tall, thin, and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.
Albus Dumbledore didn't seem to realize that he had just arrived in a street where everything from his name to his boots was unwelcome. He was busy rummaging in his cloak, looking for something. But he did seem to realize he was being watched, because he looked up suddenly at the cat, which was still staring at him from the other end of the street. For some reason, the sight of the cat seemed to amuse him. He chuckled and muttered, "I should have known."
He found what he was looking for in his inside pocket. It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter. He flicked it open, held it up in the air, and clicked it. The nearest street lamp went out with a little pop. He clicked it again -- the next lamp flickered into darkness. Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer, until the only lights left on the whole street were two tiny pinpricks in the distance, which were the eyes of the cat watching him. If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs. Dursley, they wouldn't be able to see anything that was happening down on the pavement. Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside his cloak and set off down the street toward number four, where he sat down on the wall next to the cat. He didn't look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it.
"Fancy seeing you here, Professor McGonagall."
He turned to smile at the tabby, but it had gone. Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the cat had had around its eyes. She, too, was wearing a cloak, an emerald one. Her black hair was drawn into a tight bun. She looked distinctly ruffled.
"How did you know it was me?" she asked.
"My dear Professor, I 've never seen a cat sit so stiffly."
"You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on a brick wall all day," said
Professor McGonagall.
"All day? When you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts and parties on my way here."'
Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily.
"Oh yes, everyone's celebrating, all right," she said impatiently. "You'd think they'd be a bit more careful, but no -- even the Muggles have noticed something's going on. It was on their news." She jerked her head back at the Dursleys' dark living-room window. "I heard it. Flocks of owls... shooting stars.... Well, they're not completely stupid. They were bound to notice something. Shooting stars down in Kent -- I'll bet that was Dedalus Diggle. He never had much sense."
"You can't blame them," said Dumbledore gently. "We've had precious little to celebrate for eleven years."
"I know that," said Professor McGonagall irritably. "But that's no
reason to lose our heads. People are being downright careless, out on the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in Muggle clothes, swapping rumors."
She threw a sharp, sideways glance at Dumbledore here, as though hoping he was going to tell her something, but he didn't, so she went on. "A fine thing it would be if, on the very day You-Know-Who seems to have disappeared at last, the Muggles found out about us all. I suppose he really has gone, Dumbledore?"
"It certainly seems so," said Dumbledore. "We have much to be thankful for. Would you care for a lemon drop?"
"A what?"
"A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather fond of."
"No, thank you," said Professor McGonagall coldly, as though she didn't think this was the moment for lemon drops. "As I say, even if
You-Know-Who has gone -"
"My dear Professor, surely a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All this 'You- Know-Who' nonsense -- for eleven years I have been trying to persuade people to call him by his proper name: Voldemort." Professor McGonagall flinched, but Dumbledore, who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not to notice. "It all gets so confusing if we keep saying 'You-Know-Who.' I have never seen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemort's name.
"I know you haven 't, said Professor McGonagall, sounding half exasperated, half admiring. "But you're different. Everyone knows you're the only one You-Know- oh, all right, Voldemort, was frightened of."
"You flatter me," said Dumbledore calmly. "Voldemort had powers I will never have."
"Only because you're too -- well -- noble to use them."
"It's lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told me she liked my new earmuffs."
Professor McGonagall shot a sharp look at Dumbledore and said, "The owls are nothing next to the rumors that are flying around. You know what everyone's saying? About why he's disappeared? About what finally stopped him?"
It seemed that Professor McGonagall had reached the point she was most anxious to discuss, the real reason she had been waiting on a cold, hard wall all day, for neither as a cat nor as a woman had she fixed Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now. It was plain that whatever "everyone" was saying, she was not going to believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true. Dumbledore, however, was choosing another lemon drop and did not answer.
"What they're saying," she pressed on, "is that last night Voldemort turned up in Godric's Hollow. He went to find the Potters. The rumor is that Lily and James Potter are -- are -- that they're -- dead."
Dumbledore bowed his head. Professor McGonagall gasped.
"Lily and James... I can't believe it... I didn't want to believe it... Oh, Albus..."
Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. "I know... I know..." he said heavily.
Professor McGonagall's voice trembled as she went on. "That's not all. They're saying he tried to kill the Potter's son, Harry. But -- he couldn't. He couldn't kill that little boy. No one knows why, or how, but they're saying that when he couldn't kill Harry Potter, Voldemort's power somehow broke -- and that's why he's gone.
Dumbledore nodded glumly.
"It's -- it's true?" faltered Professor McGonagall. "After all he's done... all the people he's killed... he couldn't kill a little boy? It's just astounding... of all the things to stop him... but how in the name of heaven did Harry survive?"
"We can only guess," said Dumbledore. "We may never know."
Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes beneath her spectacles. Dumbledore gave a great sniff as he took a golden watch from his pocket and examined it. It was a very odd watch. It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead, little planets were moving around the edge. It must have made sense to Dumbledore, though, because he put it back in his pocket and said, "Hagrid's late. I suppose it was he who told you I'd be here, by the way?"
"Yes," said Professor McGonagall. "And I don't suppose you're going to tell me why you're here, of all places?"
"I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle. They're the only family he has left now."
"You don't mean -- you can't mean the people who live here?" cried Professor McGonagall, jumping to her feet and pointing at number four. "Dumbledore -- you can't. I've been watching them all day. You couldn't find two people who are less like us. And they've got this son -- I saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!"
"It's the best place for him," said Dumbledore firmly. "His aunt and uncle will be able to explain everything to him when he's older.I've written them a letter."
"A letter?" repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting back down on the wall. "Really, Dumbledore, you think you can explain all this in a letter? These people will never understand him! He'll be famous -- a legend -- I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in the future -- there will be books written about Harry -- every child in our world will know his name!"
"Exactly," said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of his half-moon glasses. "It would be enough to turn any boy's head. Famous before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won't even remember! Can't you see how much better off he'll be, growing up away from all that until he's ready to take it?"
Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind,
swallowed, and then said, "Yes — yes, you're right, of course. But how is the boy getting here, Dumbledore?" She eyed his cloak suddenly as though she thought he might be hiding Harry underneath it.
"Hagrid's bringing him."
"You think it — wise — to trust Hagrid with something as important as this?"
"I would trust Hagrid with my life," said Dumbledore.
"I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place," said Professor McGonagall grudgingly, "but you can't pretend he's not careless.
He does tend to — what was that?"
A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them. It
grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight; it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky — and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of them.
If the motorcycle was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride it. He was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed, and so wild - long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face, he had hands the size of trash can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby dolphins. In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets.
"Hagrid," said Dumbledore, sounding relieved. "At last. And where did you get that motorcycle?"
"Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sir," said the giant, climbing carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke. "Young Sirius Black lent it to me. I've got him, sir."
"No problems, were there?"
"No, sir -- house was almost destroyed, but I got him out all right
before the Muggles started swarmin' around. He fell asleep as we was flyin' over Bristol."
Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall bent forward over the bundle of blankets. Inside, just visible, was a baby boy, fast asleep. Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of lightning.
"Is that where -?" whispered Professor McGonagall.
"Yes," said Dumbledore. "He'll have that scar forever."
"Couldn't you do something about it, Dumbledore?"
"Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground. Well -- give him here, Hagrid -- we'd better get this over with."
Dumbledore took Harry in his arms and turned toward the Dursleys' house. "Could I -- could I say good-bye to him, sir?" asked Hagrid. He bent his great, shaggy head over Harry and gave him what must have been a very scratchy, whiskery kiss. Then, suddenly, Hagrid let out a howl like a wounded dog.
"Shhh!" hissed Professor McGonagall, "you'll wake the Muggles!"
"S-s-sorry," sobbed Hagrid, taking out a large, spotted handkerchief and burying his face in it. "But I c-c-can't stand it -- Lily an' James dead -- an' poor little Harry off ter live with Muggles -"
"Yes, yes, it's all very sad, but get a grip on yourself, Hagrid, or we'll be found," Professor McGonagall whispered, patting Hagrid gingerly on the arm as Dumbledore stepped over the low garden wall and walked to the front door. He laid Harry gently on the doorstep, took a letter out of his cloak, tucked it inside Harry's blankets, and then came back to the other two. For a full minute the three of them stood and looked at the little bundle; Hagrid's shoulders shook, Professor McGonagall blinked furiously, and the twinkling light that usually shone from Dumbledore's eyesseemed to have gone out.
"Well," said Dumbledore finally, "that's that. We've no business staying here. We may as well go and join the celebrations."
"Yeah," said Hagrid in a very muffled voice, "I'll be takin' Sirius his bike back. G'night, Professor McGonagall -- Professor Dumbledore, sir."
Wiping his streaming eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself onto the motorcycle and kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the air and off into the night.
"I shall see you soon, I expect, Professor McGonagall," said Dumbledore, nodding to her. Professor McGonagall blew her nose in reply.
Dumbledore turned and walked back down the street. On the corner he stopped and took out the silver Put-Outer. He clicked it once, and twelve balls of light sped back to their street lamps so that Privet Drive glowed suddenly orange and he could make out a tabby cat slinking around the corner at the other end of the street. He could just see the bundle of blankets on the step of number four.
"Good luck, Harry," he murmured. He turned on his heel and with a swish of his cloak, he was gone.
A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect
astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled over inside his
blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley... He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "To Harry Potter -- the boy who lived!"
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The Gira System 106 is intelligently designed in every detail, so that it is very simple and secure for the fitter to install. The housing should be mounted separately on the wall. Then, the different modules are initially inserted into a function support frame and this is then snapped into place in the housing. A particularly useful feature: a safety cord, which prevents the modules accidentally falling out during installation. The housing can finally be screwed shut and made theft-proof with a patented bit holder and the special bit.
Screw the body of the door station to the desired position on the wall.
Insert the different modules into the function support frame.
Each module is attached to the function support frame at all four corners with bayonet locks. A quarter turn of the locks is sufficient. An audible click then signals the correct fit of the locks.
The camera module has a rotary coding switch on its rear side. This enables the image sections to be set in nine different positions. If the camera cannot be installed at the optimum height of 1.5 m, the image sections can be adjusted accordingly using the rotary coding switch.
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Once the function support frame is fully loaded, hook it onto the top of the housing and lay it over the body all the way down. Then snap the function support frame with modules in place in the body.
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A Clash of Clans Hack is any tool, software, modification, method or mans for players to gain unfair advantages and cheat in COC on both Android and iOS alike. – While there is a huge variety of different ways of hacking the game with no root and no jailbrake required, hacks and generators for unlimited free Gems (crystals), Elixir, Dark Elixir, free Gold (money / coins) and other Resources or free Builders, free in-app purchases do not exist for CoC and are always fake.
Clash of Clans Hack
There are several more and less sophisticated and prolific methods of game hacking applied in CoC on Android and iOS alike: App modding is used to modify the APK and iOS game app files themselves to gain advantages, tools, such as memory editors are used to modify game data and memory to implement cheats, bots and automation software are used to farm the game for unlimited free resources, gems and other desirables and more rare cheating methods, such as exploits and glitches can be used on rare occasions to make impossible cheats, such as unlimited games, possible for a short time. Generators and online tools are always fake, because CoC is a very server-side processing heavy game at this point and any legit game modding method is client-sided.
Mods & Mod Menus
Modding is the most popular cheating method for CoC on both Android and iOS and it is a means of modifying app files to implement cheats directly into the game by reverse-engineering the game app and modifying the decompiled code. - The great thing about this method of cheating is that it is incredibly convenient to the end-user, allowing them to simply download the modded APK or modded iOS file, install them in place of the actual game, then play and enjoy the Clash of Clans hacks that are possible at that time. While the installation process for APK mod files and iOS game mods in not entirely without challenge, it beats the alternative game hacking methods by a country mile. Again, just like with hacks and generators, mods for unlimited gems, gold and elixir are not possible, as these are processed server-side.
Mod Menus are fancy versions of mods made by the best developers in the industry that generally come with more options, better features and an in-game menu to toggle individual cheats and customize them.
Generators & Online Tools
As I already mentioned; these kinds of hacks are impossible now. Your Units Health, Your Town Your Gold, Gems and Elixir are not stored you your computer, but on the game server, known as server-side processing. The game servers are not accessible for data editing to us by any legal means. This is the same for all platforms: Even a rooted iOS or Android will not allow you to get unlimited free gold, gems, dark elixir, trophies ect in Clash of Clans. – Everyone that is claiming to have any generators or hacks to get you money, gems, elixir or buildings is trying to scam you. – These people might be changing some display values in the game or using video editing to make their product seem legit, but all they want is for you to fill in surveys or to steal your login data. –All the very important values in Clash of Clans are processed on the game server and there is simply no way to change them. Bots are the closest thing to an unlimited gem and resource cheat if Clash of Clans and we recommend using these instead.
Clash of Clans Bots
Bots are programs that can automatically log into your CoC account and perform certain tasks and procedures fully automatically. This kind of cheat is the closest thing you can get to an infinite gem and resource hack in Clash of Clans, as bots can farm the game forever: Bots and game automation apps can be programmed to upgrade your base automatically and build creatures and your army, complete missions, complete challenges and achievements for free gems and unlocking the gold pass. There are also very few advanced bots that are able to raid enemy bases, deploy troops and heroes, cast spells efficiently and farm gold, elixir, resources and trophies that way. However, in order to raid bases in higher leagues, a human mind is required, but bots are always nice to farm out low-level players. That is also why you might lose a whole bunch of trophies if you do not configure your bot correctly.
Overall bots are the most underappreciated cheat in Clash of Clans, being only outpaced in potential by extremely rare exploit and have the potential to get you unlimited free resources, gems, money, maxed buildings, a maxed base, maxed units and other goodies over time. If you want to learn how to create your own bot, then check out this tutorial.
APK Mods & iOS Mods
By far the most prolific game hacking method applied in Clash of Clans are APK mods or mod APKs for Android as it is the most popular mobile OS out there and the one that is easiest to develop software including modded apps for, therefore has the biggest community of game hackers and game cheaters of all the mobile devices. APK mods will generally be downloaded as an APK file and on OBB system file, then the APK needs to be installed, the OBB placed in the OBB folder and for both Android and iOS mods it is extremely important to follow the exact instructions on how to correctly install any specific mod in order to ensure it works correctly and one does not get banned from playing the game. It is also highly recommended to test any mod on an emulator first and on an alternate game account before using software on your main Clash of Clash game account that you spend money on.
Exploits & Glitches
Exploiting or 'glitching', both meaning the same thing, are a method of gaining unfair advantages that use bugs in the game bot server-side and on the game client itself to break the game and cheat. – While these bugs that can be exploited for great gain are incredibly, unfathomably rare in Clash of Clans and only exist until the developers become aware of them and hotfix them in the next patch, they have the potential to make impossible cheats possible for a limited time: So while under normal circumstances cheats like free gems, free in-app purchases, unlimited gold, dark elixir, money hacks, infinite trophies for titan league, unlimited shields, decoration unlocks, free gold pass, unlimited magic items, damage hacks, god mode for units, level hacks and similar features are impossible, glitches can make these options possible for a limited time. Especially since CoC is an almost completely server-sided game, exploiting is one of the best methods available for cheaters and game hackers to use. – On top of all these great advantages, most glitches require no root and no jailbrake to use them successfully on both Android and iOS mobile devices, making it the perfect way for newbie cheaters to get started.
Game Hacking Tools
While not as convenient as simply downloading and installing a mod, the use of game hacking tools requires much more time and effort on the part of the user than other means of cheating in Clash of Clans: Not only will memory editing and manual game hacking usually require a rooted Android device or jailbroken iOS phone, it will also require some general knowledge of game programming and structure basics and being able to follow some very in-depth instructions and tutorials. Now the big upside of using game hacking tools is that the same techniques may continue to work for a long time and in multiple different games if they are coded in the same game engine. – While mods will generally be outdated every time a new patch for Clash of Clans is pushed to the client, game hacking methods may be unaffected by multiple or even many updates. – Currently the most popular tools to use are GameGuardian for Android mobile and GameGem for iOS learn the basics in this tutorial.
Possible and Impossible Cheats & Features
Due to the insane popularity of Clash of Clans, Supercell have decided to make the game largely server-sided, which means that almost all data is processed on the game servers, making game hacking extremely difficult to do. – Contrary to what some of the 'fake generator' people will say it is actually impossible to hack server-sided game data in Clash of Clans. Your best bet for gaining unfair advantages at this point is through the use of bots and scripts to play the game automatically and get you more free gems, gold, elixir and other money resources that way.
Mod Money
There are many shady app download websites, APK download websites, app stores and other sources out there advertising Android and iOS mods for Clash of Clans featuring 'mod money' or unlimited money features as parts of their modded app or mod menu download. – These are all fake and will never work as advertised. Again, CoC is completely server-sided when it comes to processing and storing your game currencies, items, resources, buildings in your base, troops, skins including your gem count, gold number, elixir and dark elixir values. – These are all stored on the game servers that cannot be hacked as messing with them would be highly illegal and no one would take such a risk to be slightly better in a mobile game.
In order to understand the concept of a private server and why it would actually allow one to get infinite gold, elixir, troops and gems / trophies, one has to understand the concept of a server: The server is where the whole game is processed and stored and you connect to that server to play using your game client on your PC or mobile device (that you downloaded). Now while usually you are connecting to the official server by Supercell, the developer, there is a way to program the client to connect to another server that you control. Now Clash of Clans does not allow for anyone to create a private server, contrary to other games like Minecraft, but there is still a way. If one were to emulate a server, that means create custom software that does the same thing as the CoC servers, but does not include stolen code, then it would still be possible to run your own private Clash of Clans server. Legally speaking it would be a kind of a gray area, as long as you do not make any money from it. However, this private server would be under YOUR control, allowing you to get unlimited resources and health on your units ect, which is impossible in the official game and on the official servers. It is highly doubtful that people will try to reconstruct the CoC server infrastructure just to get a God Mode, but it is one of the biggest online games out there, so who knows what the future holds.
The Best working Cheat for CoC
As we just outlined, Clash of Clans has slowly transitioned to a heavily server-side processed game infrastructure, making manual game hacking and modding extremely difficult. – The way around this is the use automated farming software also know as 'bots' or robots / scripts. These can still farm an unlimited amount of free resources for you, including gems, gold, elixir, dark elixir and other goodies. You can find more about bots and how to use them down below, but at the moment it is clearly the #1 best way to cheat in CoC and uncontested in that regard.
While emulation and the use of emulators to play Clash of Clan on PC / Mac is not a cheat in itself, emulation software will very often come with a lot of advantages and tools that can make cheating, running automated script s and farming bots, creating macros, mutiboxing, using mouse & keyboard controls, using VPN, easy jailbraking and rooting and other advantageous features quite easy to accesss. – Especially when it comes to cheating with no root and no jailbrake, emulators are the best tools out there, enabling players to root or jailbrake their emulated Android / iOS device at the push of a button, allowing them to have no root and no jailbrake on their actual physical mobile gaming device or phone. Overall, emulators are one of the best tools out there to help facilitate Clash of Clans hacks and all of them are completely free to download and use.
Overall, Clash of Clans is a mostly server-sided game, making cheating using mods, such as APK mdos, and hacks extremely difficult, but not impossible. And while most hacks and generators you will find online will be 100% fake, the real thing does exist and there are ways to gain unfair advantages in CoC on both Android and iOS alike, even with no root and no jailbrake required. Bots are by far the best cheat available in Clash of Clans, as game modding in the traditional sense can be quite difficult, but automated farming software is still able to farm what is quite literally unlimited free gold, gems, money, resources and other goodies given enough time. Of course setting up bots and running them is quite difficult at times, unless you use finished products, but it is by far the most effective cheating methods available in the game at this point. As always we recommend using any tools with respect for the game, its developers and your fellow player to avoid and reports and account bans, use HackFinder to find working downloads for long-standing and clean sources and stay safe.
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The Collingsworth Family Releases Highly Anticipated Live Concert DVD
Nashville, TN (May 29, 2020) – Before a capacity crowd at the Ark Encounter's Answers Center in Williamstown, KY, one of Christian music's most popular and versatile musical families, The Collingsworth Family, created a true night of worship that is now available for fans to enjoy over and over. The release, Mercy & Love: Live at Inspiration Encounter, is available from StowTown Records and was recorded during the sold-out three-day/five-concert Inspiration Encounter musical extravaganza.
The recording features songs from the family's Mercy & Love project, released in September of 2018. Additionally, the video includes six songs never before released by the talented family. Those standards include the patriotic "America, The Beautiful," the Andraé Crouch-penned "My Tribute," Johann Sebastian Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," Bill and Gloria Gaither's classic, "Something Beautiful," as well as the timeless hymn "My Savior's Love." A special highlight of the video occurs when three generations of The Collingsworth Family gather on stage and granddaughter Emma Blair sings "I'll Make Him a Home in My Heart."
Mercy & Love: Live at Inspiration Encounter has been a labor of love and one that took many months to come to fruition; however, as Phil Collingsworth explains, the end result was well worth the work and wait. "After months and months of very hard, detailed work, it was exhilarating to see the finished product. Countless hours were invested in making this night happen by so many people who played major roles in the process. The atmosphere that evening was absolutely incredible. God's blessings fell greatly, and we are so pleased the Spirit felt in that room was captured and is now available for those who were in attendance to re-experience. Also, for our many friends who were not able to be with us that night, we are delighted they now have the opportunity to encounter this for the first time."
As world-renowned singer/songwriter/worship leader Darlene Zschech has stated, "True worship is not about the songs, the vocals, the band or the choir. All of those things contribute towards a great expression of worship but the essence of worship is when your heart and soul, the core of your being, connects with and adores the Spirit of God." With Mercy & Love: Live at Inspiration Encounter, as with each time The Collingsworth Family steps onto any platform, the essence of worship is most evident.
Mercy & Love: Live at Inspiration Encounter is available at retail outlets worldwide and is distributed by Provident/Sony Distribution.
ABOUT THE COLLINGSWORTH FAMILY:
Family group and acclaimed musicians, The Collingsworth Family, are one of Gospel Music's most beloved artists. As highly accomplished musicians, Phil & Kim Collingsworth, along with their children, Brooklyn (Blair), Courtney (Metz), Phillip and Olivia, have mesmerized audiences all over the world. In addition to singing, the family impresses with their instrumental power: Kim on the piano, Brooklyn and Courtney both on violin, and Phil, Sr. on the trumpet. The Collingsworth Family has been honored by both fans and industry peers alike. Awards and nominations have been bestowed upon them from the Gospel Music Association, the Singing News Fan Awards, and most recently, the Grammy committee. But accolades and awards are not what drive this family's ministry. Phil & Kim's entire purpose is to give the talent God has loaned them back to their Creator as a sacrifice of praise.


The Apex council meeting on Krishna river held in New Delhi has decided for setting up telemetry systems for water gauging on river Krishna to provide upto date data on flow of water in the river.
The council under the Chairpersonship of Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti also decided to constitute joint teams for river basin study of both the states.
The joint teams will have experts from both the States and Centre.
The teams will give their report about water sharing which will be forwarded to Krishna tribunal for speedy decision.
Both the states will continue consultation on official levels on other related issues. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri N Chandrababu Naidu and Chief Minister of Telangana Shri K Chandrashekar Rao.


If you're like me, you've likely been caught by surprise at some of the bold predictions being made in the news these days regarding tablet usage. As we inch closer to the "Post-PC world," as the analysts have titled it, it has become increasingly difficult to separate the hype from the substance in identifying the ways that tablet devices are shaping our lives.
Access to information at your fingertips allows for more informed and immediate decisions, even while away from the hospital or your practice. This article explores the benefits and drawbacks to having yet another device in tow, tackling questions such as how native application support and disinfection procedures may play into tablet adoption on a larger scale.
A recent study, focused specifically on medical residents, reveals that tablet devices facilitate more immediate patient care, as "The implementation of personal mobile computing via iPads was associated with improvements in both perceived and actual resident efficiency." Read more for some compelling statistics, like this one: 90% of residents reported routinely using iPads for clinical duties.
While the iPad has become ubiquitous with the word 'tablet', there are many other devices on the market geared towards the specific needs of healthcare professionals. This article provides an evaluation of nine devices (iPad included) that outline several advantages and disadvantages to be considered when going mobile at work.
Healthcare isn't the only industry experiencing dramatic tablet predictions; in fact enterprise tablet adoption is estimated to grow by almost 50% per year. This visually intriguing infographic explores the bigger picture by looking at ways in which tablets are used in various sectors, healthcare included.
As thought provoking as the opinions of these pieces are, I would also like to hear from you. Can you relate to any of the stories above? Do you feel these trends reflect your own professional or personal experience?