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Mark F. Mendelsohn
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J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1993
B.A., Yale University, 1989
Hon. Denny Chin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
A partner in the Litigation Department, Mark Mendelsohn is co-chair of the Anti-Corruption & FCPA Group, and a member of the White Collar and Regulatory Defense, Internal Investigations and Securities Litigation Practice Groups. Prior to joining Paul, Weiss, Mark served as the deputy chief of the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and is internationally acknowledged and respected as the architect and key enforcement official of DOJ's modern Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement program.
Mark's practice emphasizes white collar matters, internal corporate investigations and compliance counseling. He regularly represents clients in FCPA and corruption-related internal investigations, designing and implementing compliance programs, transactional anti-corruption diligence and responding to and defending against government investigations, prosecutions and trials on behalf of both business entities and individuals.
Mark's experience includes representation of the following:
Public and Private Companies
JPMorgan Chase in the favorable resolution of an investigation conducted by various authorities, including the DOJ and SEC, into whether hiring practices in Asia complied with anti-corruption laws;
The Audit Committee of a leading international commercial real estate firm in a DOJ and SEC FCPA investigation of alleged improper payments to an official with a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund in connection with the putative purchase of a skyscraper in Vietnam;
a private Ukrainian technology company in connection with multiple sanctions proceedings before the World Bank arising from corruption, collusion, and obstruction allegations involving multiple World Bank-financed government tenders;
Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG in its favorable settlement of a World Bank investigation in relation to sanctionable misconduct in the Southern Africa Power Market Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
a special committee of the board of directors of The Stars Group (formerly known as Amaya, Inc.), the world's largest online gaming company, with regard to U.S. law issues related to the largest insider trading case in Canadian history, in addition to conducting an investigation of potential improper payments to foreign officials in multiple countries in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa;
a public real estate and financial services company in connection with an internal FCPA investigation of conduct in its Indian subsidiary;
a private financial services firm in connection with an internal FCPA investigation of conduct in its China affiliate;
a commodities trading company in connection with an internal FCPA investigation of conduct in its joint venture in a South American country;
a private equity fund in connection with an anti-corruption risk assessment and the design and implementation of an anti-corruption compliance program;
a technology company in connection with an anti-corruption risk assessment and the design and implementation of an anti-corruption compliance program;
a global non-profit organization in connection with a DOJ FCPA investigation of its operations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union;
a multilateral development bank in connection with an internal investigation of corruption by one if its directors; and
numerous companies, private equity funds and financial institutions in connection with third-party and transactional diligence in Africa, Asia, Europe, North, Central and South America and the Middle East.
Individual Executives
the general counsel of a public oil and gas drilling services company in connection with an internal FCPA investigation; and
executives and managers of the Indian subsidiary of a listed U.S. company in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations.
As deputy chief of the Fraud Section from 2005 to 2010, Mark was responsible for overseeing all DOJ investigations and prosecutions under the FCPA, and for supervising a team of trial attorneys with respect to investigations and prosecutions of a wide variety of federal white collar crimes including money laundering, mail and wire fraud, procurement fraud, Arms Export Control Act and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) violations and violations of economic and trade sanctions laws and regulations, including with respect to the United Nations Oil for Food Program. During his tenure, Mark handled hundreds of voluntary disclosures of illicit corporate payments, worked closely with attorneys in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, helped establish and worked closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's FCPA squad at the Washington Field Office, negotiated numerous corporate plea, deferred and non-prosecution agreements on behalf of DOJ and participated in the appointment of, interaction with and reporting by more than 16 corporate compliance monitors. Mark led an effort to forge closer working relationships with foreign regulators in connection with transnational bribery cases, resulting in coordinated settlements with the Munich Public Prosecutor in Germany in the Siemens prosecutions and coordinated settlements with the U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office in the BAE and Innospec prosecutions, among others. Mark was also responsible for administering DOJ's FCPA Opinion Release Procedure, including issuing the seminal opinion on FCPA transactional diligence and successor liability (Op. Rel. 08-02).
In addition to case-related responsibilities, Mark had significant policy responsibilities, including principal policy responsibilities related to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-bribery Convention. As a member of the U.S. delegation to the OECD Bribery Working Group, Mark served as a lead examiner for the follow-up review of Japan's implementation of the OECD Anti-bribery Convention, played a key role in peer review of the United Kingdom including consultation regarding its Bribery Act of 2010, negotiated the 2009 Anti-Bribery Recommendation and played a leading role in the drafting and adoption of the OECD's "Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance."
During his tenure administering the DOJ's FCPA enforcement program, the DOJ brought more than 50 prosecutions against corporations for violations of the FCPA and related offenses, resulting in more than $1.5 billion in criminal penalties. During that same period, DOJ brought approximately 80 prosecutions against individuals. Among the notable prosecutions were the following: U.S. v. Siemens AG, et al.; U.S. v. Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC and U.S. v. Albert "Jack" Stanley; U.S. v. Congressman William J. Jefferson; U.S. v. BAE Systems plc; U.S. v. Baker Hughes, et al.; U.S. v. Titan Corp.; U.S. v. Statoil ASA; U.S. v. Monsanto; Lucent Technologies, Inc.; U.S. v. Willbros Group, Inc., et al.; U.S. v. Christian Sapsizian, et al.; U.S. v. Viktor Kozeny and Frederick Bourke, Jr.; U.S. v. Gerald and Patricia Green; U.S. v. Innospec, Inc.; and U.S. v. Daimler AG.
Prior to joining the Fraud Section, Mark was senior counsel in the DOJ's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section in Washington, D.C., and prior to that served for nearly six years as an assistant U.S. attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York. During his service with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mark tried numerous cases to verdict and argued several appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. As a federal prosecutor, Mark was a recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service for the "Investigation into Corrupt Payments by Siemens AG," and a recipient of the Assistant Attorney General's Award for "The Safeguarding and Maintenance of Confidence in the American Marketplace." Mark has been recognized by Ethisphere Institute in 2011 as a "Top Gun" among "Attorneys Who Matter," in 2009 as a "Government Star" among "Attorneys Who Matter In Corporate Compliance," and in 2007 and 2008 as one of the "100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics." Mark has been selected to Lawdragon "500 Leading Lawyers in America" numerous times. Mark is also ranked by Chambers for his work as an FCPA practitioner.
Mark has spoken frequently as a faculty member, panelist and keynote speaker at numerous FCPA, anti-corruption, corporate compliance, securities fraud, money laundering and white collar crime programs and conferences. He teaches International Criminal Law as a visiting professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and has also been an adjunct lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School. Mark is member of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court and a member of the Board of Directors of Transparency International-USA.
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I overlook the valley that I once soaked in as one of the treasures of my heart. I can't help but hold my neck in my hands from the pain; I can't help but feel my aching bones. My arms, and legs lay bandaged, and my cloak lay torn. It was once so white, so gleaming with beauty; now it is a sheet full of the blood of men, and kings. It holds the sweat of regret, suffering, and disgust within its fur. When I look into my hands I still hear the screaming. I still bear the marks; the marks of the ancient ones; the ones who had no limits, no boundaries, and no fear. The ones who cast their long shadow onto me, and since, have forced me to be seen as a monster in their memory. This is not prideful; this is not just. I had lost everyone I had ever loved. I had failed everyone I had ever vowed to protect. I had turned my back on the woman I had vowed never to leave… My pride now sits under the tide of the deepest sea. My soul is now bleak, dark, and broken. It has been polluted by the revenge of men, and betrayal of my kin. I was once meant for great things. If only I could reach my hand out one more time to brush the hair from your face, hold you in my arms. I would do anything for that. I would do it all over again so I could hold you in my arms, once more.
I heard the scurrying of someone behind me. I did not move, nor reach for my sword. A faint smile appeared on my face as I had hoped it would be so simple to let go of this world. There had been so many ghosts around me; so many standing in darkness. Sometimes, it was hard to tell whether it was the sound of the living I heard, or the sound of the dead. I looked around the Valley one more time. I took the sight in. It was so green, so covered in woodland, and buried in the centre of the valley was a small village that had once brought me hope, a chance to walk away from our sinful past. Now, it stands as a wicked reminder that it doesn't matter how far you run, death will always follow.
That village, was the place where I decided to become the monster that I am. It seems strange to me, that I find comfort sitting here, observing this place like it is my home when I have never been to a place so dark, so reaped of hope. I could have listened to you; we could have run. I hope wherever you are that you have found your happiness. I am sorry it could not be with me.
I felt the touch of a cold steel blade stick in my back. It did not cut me, but pressed against my skin. The voice was familiar to me.
"Alessandra, is that you?" I asked as I turned my head.
"You're wrong. For most of my life I did not erase another's life unless it was in the name of protecting another. We were hunted relentlessly…" My hands drew my attention and I clenched my fist. They started shaking, and Alessandra could see it.


Since 2005, Susan Brind & Jim Harold have been collaborating on an artwork (with the working title, 'Coffee Letters'). 'Extract from Seven Coffees, Seven Cities (2005—2015)' is a selection of four of these 'coffee letters' in the form of artists' pages selected for Volume 5 of 'The Burning Sand'.
'Seven Coffees, Seven Cities (2005—2015)' draws upon the history of letter writing (the first of which can be dated to approximately 500 BC and that more recently includes the C18th conceit of 'Letters to a Lady'); travel writings (the earliest of which can be traced back to the time of Heroditus in 440 BC); and the 'rihla' tradition (which dates from the C14th and which literally translates as a narrative of a voyage in search of knowledge). The letters reference events witnessed since the turn of the 20th-21st Century. As artists' pages in the journal, they appear in black type on a white ground. The letters, based on first hand experiences and observations, are written by an anonymous 'I' – from different years and various international locations – to an unnamed 'you' – whose location is unknown. The letters reveal a relationship, by means of reflecting upon historical and current events, and moments shared, that reaches across continents, cultures and time.


Recalls overall increased by 24 percent with meat and poultry recalls increasing by 74 percent and produce, processed food and other FDA recalls increasing by 18 percent.
Recalls that are most likely to cause a health hazard or death (Class 1) increased by 44 percent with meat and poultry ones nearly doubling with an 88 percent increase.
Recalls of poultry more than doubled with a 125 percent increase, a significant source of the overall increase in meat recalls.
It is true that the ability to link infections together and trace them back to the source has improved significantly in the last decade through new technology such as Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS). This may explain some of these findings. But whether we've always had a food safety problem and now we can see it, or the problem is getting worse in recent years, misses the point. Americans should be confident that our food is safe and uncontaminated from dangerous bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella.
In addition, the number of recent high profile recalls that stick in the public mind are the tip of the iceberg. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 1 in 6 people in the U.S. get foodborne illness with 128,000 individuals hospitalized and 3,000 dying every year. These infections include E. coli and Salmonella poisoning as well as Clostridium, Campylobacter, and Toxoplasma gondii. The cumulative public health risk of foodborne illness warrants further study into causes and solutions.
Several case studies demonstrate the risk posed by gaps in our safety system.
Source and production safety: Often the cause of recalls can be traced back to contamination during production.
Romaine lettuce recall from Yuma Arizona: An outbreak of E. coli in March of 2018 sickened over 200 people and killed five. After 6 months, the FDA determined the outbreak of bacteria most likely originated from infested water used to irrigate the crop. A nearby Concentrated Animal Feed Operation (CAFO) could be responsible.
Foster Poultry Farms Recall: In 2013, federal inspectors cited Foster Poultry Farms more than 480 times for failing to meet food safety standards at three plants in Central California. Those plants were the source of drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak across 29 states and Puerto Rico that sickened 634 people and hospitalized 240.
JBS Beef Recall: 12 million pounds of raw beef products possibly contaminated with antibiotic-resistant Salmonella were recalled starting in October of 2018. Despite being a dangerous pathogen, plants can sell products even if testing reveals Salmonella.
Ritz Crackers & Goldfish: Three million packages of popular snacks were recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination of the whey used in production. This shows companies should be more be diligent about inspecting their own suppliers.
Still contaminated food may reach stores and homes, making the recall system the last line of defense.
Honey Smacks: This popular children's cereal was recalled after it was linked to a Salmonella outbreak. Later, the FDA issued two additional notices as some stores apparently failed to remove adulterated cereal from their shelves.
Caito Cut Melon Recall: In the United States, nearly half of foodborne illnesses are caused by bacteria on fresh fruits and vegetables. Pre-cut cantaloupe, watermelon and melon mixes from Caito's stores in nine states were linked to possible contamination from a strain of Salmonella Adelaide in 2018. Because these products are perishable and raw, a quick and efficient recall system is necessary because any delay risks more illnesses. The CDC linked 60 illnesses to this recall --and that climbed to 77 by mid-July.
Soy Nut Butter Recall: I.M. Healthy Soy Nut Butter spreads and granolas were recalled in March 2017 after E. coli caused 32 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations (9 of which developed a type of kidney failure). However, the FDA found online companies and some stores still selling contaminated butter after the recall was issued.
The food recalls illustrated by these case studies raise concerns about the efficacy of current policies. Adding to these issues, while we buy our food at the same stores, farmer stands, and restaurants, the current, convoluted system splits primary responsibility for different foods between the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the FDA. This has caused inconsistent oversight, ineffective coordination, and inefficient use of resources.
Americans should be able to trust the food they eat is safe from hazards.
Our findings make it clear that our food safety defenses need an across the board upgrade. Gaps in public health protections, enforcement and inspection make it too likely that dangers will reach Americans plates with potentially disastrous consequences. And, when these dangers are identified through analysis of disease vectors and health impacts, our recall system often allows hazards to continue to impact people's health.
Set health based bacterial load levels for agriculture watering to prevent contamination.
Update food safety standards at facilities every 3 years.


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Q: Firefox JavaScript debugger: wrong cookie value sent I'm running Firefox 36.0.4 on Windows 7 32-bit. I've diabled all add-ons, extensions and user scripts before retesting this.
I'd like to step through JavaScript code that is served up in a <script> tag in the HTML document being produced by a Java (Tomcat) web server.
Unfortunately, when I select the HTML document under Debugger > Sources, the source of the page returns to the login page of the application - it appears that session information is not being used to request the source.
I stepped through the server-side code and found that the correct session cookie values were being sent for the real page request and some AJAX requests sent by the page. However, when I tried to load the page source in the JavaScript debugger, I found that an incorrect session cookie was being sent by the JavaScript debugger.
I can replicate this behaviour in other webapps, not just my own. For example, Stack Overflow:

Is this a configuration issue, or a bug in the Firefox Developer Tools?

A: I can't reproduce your problem using StackOverflow as an example, at least in Firefox Developer Edition ( currently version 38 ):

One thing that might help - try disabling the cache while the toolbox is open - this setting is in the developer tools setting panel ( click on the 'gear' icon at the top right of the toolbox ):

A: After reviewing canuckistani's answer, I downloaded Firefox Developer Edition. Seemingly, the problem was fixed.
Five minutes in, I became sick of being asked whether to remember passwords and having to manually clear session cookies (I prefer being able to do it by simply closing the browser) - it makes testing easier.
As per usual, I went to Options > Privacy > History to disable this behaviour, by setting the value to Never remember history.

Changing this setting requires the browser to restart. However, upon restarting, I once again saw the same erroneous behaviour - the wrong session cookie was being sent to the web application again.
The workaround here is to not use the Never remember history setting. I have filed a bug report at Mozilla.org Bugzilla.

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ECSO deputy cited after collision for running red light
ECSO deputy cited after collision for running red light ECSO deputy cited after collision for running red light Check out this story on pnj.com: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/03/17/ecso-deputy-cited-after-collision-running-red-light/435125002/
from staff reports Published 1:16 p.m. CT March 17, 2018 | Updated 2:33 p.m. CT March 17, 2018
Police sirens(Photo: News Journal file photo)
An early-morning crash at Pace Boulevard and Fairfield Drive resulted in an Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputy being cited for allegedly running a red light.
ECSO Deputy Benjamin Dunlap was cited for failing to stop at a red light after a collision with a second vehicle, driven by Dinorah Diaz Martinez, 20, at Pace Boulevard and Fairfield Drive.
According to a Florida Highway Patrol release, Dunlap responded to a disturbance call around 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, but failed to activate his emergency lights and sirens while running a red light and collided with Martinez, who had a green light. Martinez and another eyewitness told the FHP that Dunlap did not have his emergency lights or sirens on.
Neither person was injured in the collision.
Read or Share this story: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/03/17/ecso-deputy-cited-after-collision-running-red-light/435125002/
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Druga Županijska nogometna liga (2. ŽNL) Zadarska je nogometna liga na području Zadarske županije te je ujedno liga šestog ranga hrvatskog nogometa. Organizira je Nogometni savez Zadarske županije.
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 Podgradina – Podgradina
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Soapstone is still in the early stages of its popularity as a kitchen and bathroom countertop material, but is now a highly coveted commodity. It is an art form by itself, but because of its unique and valuable properties, such as its incredible durability and striking beauty, soapstone is the choice material for many architects, interior designers and home owners. For those with an eye for the spectacular and a vision for forever, soapstone is for you.
Soapstone is a metamorphic rock that can range anywhere from 300 to 400 million years old. Soapstone is chemically inert and is compose of the following minerals: talc, calcium, dolomite, quartz, magnesite, mica, pyroxene, amphibole, serpentine, calcites and iron oxides. It is because of soapstone's talc content that gives it a tactile feel to the touch.
The name of any particular type of soapstone is usually derived from the quarry it originated from. Some of the more popular soapstone's we carry are: Mariana, Indigo, Alberene, Sabon among others.
There are essentially two categories of soapstone: Artistic and Architectual. Artistic soapstone (including most soapstone originating from Canada) has a very high talc content, making it quite soft and more suitable to carving and sculptures.
Architectural soapstone on the other hand, such as from Brazil, India and United States, has a very strong durability and solidity, making for a superb countertop material. It still has the artistic appeal and texture of Artistic Soapstone, but with the integrity needed for use in the home.
As the name "soapstone" implies, it is soft to the touch because of its talc content, almost like touching a piece of dry soap. The stone also has a high fusion point, low electrical and thermal conductivity and great heat retention. These properties make soapstone invulnerable to most physical damage. It will virtually last forever. Soapstone is essentially impenetrable to even the worst of damage, like red wine and heat scorching from cookware.
The remarkable and robust characteristics of soapstone coupled with its intricate natural beauty make it a highly coveted and sought-after choice for kitchen, bathroom and outdoor countertops and sinks. Its ability to withstand all kinds of abuse is the reason soapstone has been used in science classrooms and lab countertops for over a hundred years. As further testament, soapstone was even used as even a protective coating on Brazil's famous statue in Rio des Janeiro, "Christ the Redeemer".


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Q: Remove a duplicate object with a specific key value from an array I have the below Array
[
    {
        "membershipId": "ckktojfvl2510541qu2xlfli79q",
        "key": "ckkt9j5uq59711qu2hod0pgln",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Jennifer",
        "lastName": "Lopez",
        "name": "Jennifer Lopez",
        "DOB": "12/31/1969",
        "age": 51,
        "email": "jlo@me.com",
    },
    {
        "membershipId": "ckotgsxdz107481p2vo6r0mb0l",
        "key": "ckotgs3xo56081p2v2ek518pb",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Richard",
        "lastName": "Rizk",
        "name": "Richard Rizk",
        "DOB": "Invalid date",
        "age": "-",
        "email": "nadia@me.com",

    },
    {
        "membershipId": undefined,
        "key": "ckotgs3xo56081p2v2ek518pb",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Richard",
        "lastName": "Rizk",
        "name": "Richard Rizk",
        "DOB": "Invalid date",
        "age": "-",
        "email": "nadia@me.com",

    },
    {
        "membershipId": undefined,
        "key": "ckothigbd244581p2vfy5tihls",
        "isUser": false,
        "firstName": "Profile",
        "lastName": "Last",
        "name": "Profile Last",
        "DOB": "05/17/1986",
        "age": 35,
        "email": "",

    }
]

The array has four objects, however, two of them are the same in a way.
I need to remove the duplicate that has a membershipId equals to UNDEFINED and keep the other one.
Can anyone help me?

A: Try using:
var data = [
    {
        "membershipId": "ckktojfvl2510541qu2xlfli79q",
        "key": "ckkt9j5uq59711qu2hod0pgln",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Jennifer",
        "lastName": "Lopez",
        "name": "Jennifer Lopez",
        "DOB": "12/31/1969",
        "age": 51,
        "email": "jlo@me.com",
    },
    {
        "membershipId": "ckotgsxdz107481p2vo6r0mb0l",
        "key": "ckotgs3xo56081p2v2ek518pb",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Richard",
        "lastName": "Rizk",
        "name": "Richard Rizk",
        "DOB": "Invalid date",
        "age": "-",
        "email": "nadia@me.com",

    },
    {
        "membershipId": undefined,
        "key": "ckotgs3xo56081p2v2ek518pb",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Richard",
        "lastName": "Rizk",
        "name": "Richard Rizk",
        "DOB": "Invalid date",
        "age": "-",
        "email": "nadia@me.com",

    },
    {
        "membershipId": undefined,
        "key": "ckothigbd244581p2vfy5tihls",
        "isUser": false,
        "firstName": "Profile",
        "lastName": "Last",
        "name": "Profile Last",
        "DOB": "05/17/1986",
        "age": 35,
        "email": "",

    }
];
console.log(data.filter((item)=>item.membershipId));

A: This is how you can remove elements with undefined membershipId if there is another element with the same key and defined membershipId. It creates an array with all keys where membershipId is not undefined. Then creates another array with elements where membershipId is not undefined or the key does not exist in the previous array (which means there is no duplicate with defined membershipId).

let data = [
    {
        "membershipId": "ckktojfvl2510541qu2xlfli79q",
        "key": "ckkt9j5uq59711qu2hod0pgln",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Jennifer",
        "lastName": "Lopez",
        "name": "Jennifer Lopez",
        "DOB": "12/31/1969",
        "age": 51,
        "email": "jlo@me.com",
    },
    {
        "membershipId": "ckotgsxdz107481p2vo6r0mb0l",
        "key": "ckotgs3xo56081p2v2ek518pb",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Richard",
        "lastName": "Rizk",
        "name": "Richard Rizk",
        "DOB": "Invalid date",
        "age": "-",
        "email": "nadia@me.com",

    },
    {
        "membershipId": undefined,
        "key": "ckotgs3xo56081p2v2ek518pb",
        "isUser": true,
        "firstName": "Richard",
        "lastName": "Rizk",
        "name": "Richard Rizk",
        "DOB": "Invalid date",
        "age": "-",
        "email": "nadia@me.com",

    },
    {
        "membershipId": undefined,
        "key": "ckothigbd244581p2vfy5tihls",
        "isUser": false,
        "firstName": "Profile",
        "lastName": "Last",
        "name": "Profile Last",
        "DOB": "05/17/1986",
        "age": 35,
        "email": "",

    }
]

let keys = data.filter(e=>e.membershipId!==undefined).map(e=>e.key)

let result = data.filter(e=>(e.membershipId!==undefined || !keys.includes(e.key)))

console.log(result)


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Q: When I have headphones in my computer and I unplug them the sound (speakers) does not work Sometimes I leave my headphones in my computer after shutting off my computer, when I come back to it I forget that my headphones are plugged in, which is fine, the strange part is if I unplug them later, I get no sound from my speakers. Anyone have any idea why this might be happening and how to remedy it?
Thanks


Xavier's musical and scholastic talents earned him a partial scholarship to the University of Arkansas. He studied under the leadership of Dr. Charles Law majoring in Percussion. During this period, Xavier's talents as a percussionist, as well as a Music Director were sought after by many local, and national artists. Xavier was co-founder and owner of In His Presence Productions, Inc., a Christian production company. Through this venture, he taught percussion basics as well as graphic artistry. His graphic talents have been enlisted by countless businesses and non-profits. While searching for a DJ for his upcoming wedding, Xavier was offered the opportunity to utilize his gifts, talents, and skills as a DJ for the largest entertainment company in Arkansas. Xavier currently DJs close to 100 events per year.


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Home » Christian Colleges and Universities: Opposing SB 1146 Updates
Christian Colleges and Universities: Opposing SB 1146 Updates
Dr. Jim J. Adams - President Emeritus | June 9, 2016
Life Pacific College
August 31 - Update
Senate Bill 1146 was heard and passed by the full Assembly last week. It returned to the Senate floor on Aug. 30 for concurrence to Assembly amendments. It passed with the final vote 25-13. The bill is now headed to the governor's desk. Governor Brown has until the end of September to take action on the bill.
SB 1146 has been amended to address the significant concerns about its encroachment on religious liberty in California higher education. We are pleased that SB 1146 no longer removes the rights of faith-based institutions to freely exercise their religious mission as provided under current law. The new amendments also preserve Cal Grant access for students wishing to attend faith-based institutions. Senator Lara also removed those portions of the bill that we still found problematic--specifically, the requirement that only religious colleges would need to report to the state the reason for expelling any student.
Senator Lara removed this requirement thanks to the prayers and support of our community and friends as well as the intelligent negotiations from our California Christian colleges and the AICCU. We thank Senator Lara for his willingness to listen to the concerns of many Californians and amend this bill to protect students while preserving religious freedom.
SB 1146 has been amended to address the significant concerns about its encroachment on religious liberty in California higher education. Though some concerns remain as to the legality of certain disclosure requirements in the updated bill, we are pleased that SB 1146 no longer removes the rights of faith-based institutions to freely exercise their religious mission as provided under current law. The new amendments also preserve Cal Grant access for students wishing to attend faith-based institutions. Read the amended bill as of Aug. 15, 2016.
While there have been positive developments on the bill, this may simply be a reprieve as reported in The Atlantic. In addition, The Los Angeles Times reported, Lara intends to pursue further legislation next year, when he may reintroduce the provisions that he dropped this year. You can read more about the amendments made to SB 1146 here: Christianity Today.
We thank Senator Lara for his willingness to listen to the concerns of many Californians and amend this bill to protect students while preserving religious freedom. We thank you - our community, churches, and fellow Faith-based Colleges and Universities for standing with us in unity.
Click here for a full update.
July 24 - Update
SB 1146 Messages: A Threat to Student Academic and Religious Freedom. I want to update you on SB 1146 and share some action steps you can take to help us prevent this bill from passing. California Senate Bill 1146 represents an unprecedented narrowing of religious liberty for faith-based institutions of higher education in California. A helpful analysis of the implications of the bill (as amended on June 29) can be found in Christianity Todayarticle.
Recent attempts at amending the bill have only made things more problematic for religious freedom in California faith-based colleges and universities. This bill is considered a clear and present danger to our institution and our friends in Christian institutions throughout the state. SB 1146 creates regulations encouraging frivolous lawsuits against Christian universities and colleges. It opens up the college to be labeled as discriminatory against LGBTQ students simply for holding to our faith, religious values and code of conduct. The bill would affect the Cal Grant and therefore, be extremely detrimental to lower income students and the growing diversity of our campus. For more information, see LPC's website as well as opposesb1146.com.
The bill has passed through the senate committees and has passed two of three state assembly committees, and will go on to the assembly appropriations committee, the floor of the assembly, then to the governor. For progress to be made, the nature of the conversation needs to shift from talking about discrimination (because LPC is not a discriminatory institution) to talking about student choice and religious freedom.
LPC has joined with other Christian colleges and universities to work for a million-dollar campaign to stop this bill. LPC is contributing $30,000 to this campaign based on our enrollment. If the bill is passed and signed by Governor Brown, LPC will continue to work together with other faith-based colleges and universities in California to amend, reverse, or defeat in the courts. The Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) has been lobbying on our behalf in Sacramento for the last few months. However, just last week a group of schools hired another lobbying firm to work with key lawmakers in Sacramento towards an agreeable outcome on this bill. Additionally, LPC will explore exemptions in the bill as an institution preparing leaders for ministry regardless of the program.
The next step for SB 1146 is the Assembly Appropriations Committee on August 3, followed by a vote in the full Assembly later in August. We need your help in opposing this bill. Here are a few ways you can join us in this critical effort:
URGENT ACTION STEPS
Contact Assembly members. If you live in one of the California districts represented by your assembly member, please contact them today. A sample letter can be found here
Contact your pastor and spread the word to your congregation.
Share on Social Media. Share about the bill using hashtag #SB1146. Visit opposeSB1146.com for sample tweets and Facebook posts.
b>Voice your concerns at the Aug. 3 hearing in Sacramento. If you are available to attend the Appropriations Committee hearing on Aug. 3 to voice your opposition.
June 9th - Update
Dear LPC community and friends,
It is unusual for LPC to reach out to you regarding legislative issues, but a proposed bill in the California Senate could significantly challenge our ability to provide students with an education in keeping with our Christian mission and biblical convictions.
As the president of Life Pacific College, I am asking for your help today. I am asking each of you in our community to voice concerns to your California Assembly member regarding Senate Bill 1146, urging them to preserve our ability to fulfill our longstanding mission based on religious beliefs and constitutional principles.
SB 1146, introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), seeks to narrow a religious exemption in California only to those institutions of higher learning that prepare students for pastoral ministry. Although LPC serves this function, we also prepare men and women for careers in business administration, human development and counseling, and a variety of other fields. The bill is intended to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination in education, but has the unfortunate effect of restricting the religious liberty of all California faith-based universities that integrate faith throughout the campus educational experience. Our values and institutional policies compel us to ensure that all students are able to live, learn, and work in an environment that is free from gender-based harassment. What is at risk, if SB 1146 passes, are activities such as prayer, chapel services, faith-infused curriculum, required statement of faith for admissions, discipleship groups and required community service/ministry that are all an integral part of the educational experience for faith-based campuses like ours.
This bill, if it became law, also poses a threat to the ability of our students to receive an affordable education through access to state funds such as the Cal Grant. As many as 42 faith-based institutions of higher education in California could be impacted.
Action on the bill is expected as early as the week of June 20. If approved, the bill will then move to the Assembly - perhaps as early as this July - for a full vote. The best chance to stop or amend it is before it reaches the Assembly floor for debate and vote.
STOPPING SB 1146 REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION
SB 1146 seeks to divest us of our religious distinctives.
HOW YOU CAN HELP STOP IT:
Step #1 — Spread the Word. Forward this to parents, your church family, students or alumni of faith-based colleges and universities, churches or others who value religious freedom for faith-based institutions.
Step #2 —Call or e-mail your Legislators. We have included a sample letter below for your convenience.
Step #3 — Social Media. Express your concerns about the bill on social media using hashtag #SB1146.
Step #4 — Pray. Pray for this moment in California history when our deeply held beliefs are being challenged. Pray that LPC is able to continue living and educating in ways that are consistent with biblical convictions.
Please email your letters to the The Honorable Jose Medina, Chair, Assembly Higher Education Committee assemblymember.medina@assembly.ca.gov. Please carbon copy (CC) the following individuals:
California Residents: Contact your Legislator, which can be found here.
The Honorable Catherine Baker, Vice Chair Assembly Higher Education Committee assemblymember.baker@assembly.ca.gov
The Honorable Ian Calderon, Assembly Majority Leader assemblymember.calderon@assembly.ca.gov
If you have any questions or concerns regarding SB 1146, or how you might express your opposition to the bill, please contact our Senior Director of Student Development, Joshua Arnold, at jarnold@lifepacific.edu. Your swift attention and response to this urgent issue is greatly appreciated.
Jim J. Adams, Ed.D.
SB 1146&
Life Pacific College Letter to Senator Lara
Biola President, Barry Corey's Op-Ed: Christian Colleges and Universities Are Good for Society
William Jessup Takes Firm Stand: SB 1146 Eliminates Religious Freedom
The Sacramento Bee: Bill Violates Religious Freedom on Campus
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This stitch is easy, clever, and wildly deceiving...another Trifecta.
Now that Santa has a warm coat, he needs a complementary bag. This stitch is nothing more than vertical diamonds, yet the combo of similarly colored metallic threads make this stitch very elegant, understated, and stunning.
This diagram is best viewed alongside the stitched sample for this stitch. The stitched sample is found on whimsicalstitch.com's Instagram page.
In the stitched sample, the dark gray lines are a very light gold/copper metallic (in Neon Rays and Kreinik Metallics Fine Braid #8). The aqua line and the light gray line are two separate cream colored metallics (Neon Rays and Flair).
It's a really easy stitch with such an elegant twist. It would also be great to mix colors and thread finishes to draw more attention to an area. This stitch would make a terrific coat, bag, roof, or floor. You could expand the diamonds (and the overall stitch) to create a really fantastic large space stitch. You may also consider eliminating the center diamond (the wide dark gray line) and covering that area in an (over) 2-4-6-4-2 (row) solid diamond for an even more subtle stitch.


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Save the playlist on exit so that it opens the next time the program starts.
Set the program to automatically start playing the playlist when you start the program.
Playing Now is also a special screen. It includes two panes: a list (or thumbnails), and a visualization pane.
Access the Playing Now screen in a variety of ways.
View the list of files in queue to play.
View cover art, lyrics, notes and other fields of the currently playing track in the visualization pane.
Hide the list or the visualization pane, or modify the size of each pane with the slider bar.
Set the program to automatically jump to the Playing Now screen during playback.
This is not to be confused with a plug-in called Playing Now by RhinoBanga which displays a popup showing the currently playing track.
The Playing Now playlist is saved between sessions. If you stop Media Center and then start it again, your Playing Now is still there. Even switching libraries will return to the same Playing Now (when you switch back to the original library).
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Do you believe that there's a spirit of nature?
When God created life His Spirit went forth. Nature is not a person thus has no spirit. Only human beings have a spirit though animals may have a soul… Thus we are not to eat or drink blood as there is life in it, per the Bible.
Spirit and energy are not the same. Spirit signifies personhood and is eternal.
Our spirit is one of the key attributes in how we are created in God's image, whether or not we accept or believe that. When our incomplete spirit invites God by Jesus into hearts via the Holy Spirit, then we are born again and thus reconnecting to God to be fulfilled upon the death of our carnal body and flesh.
To reject the Holy Spirit upon invitation and residence in our soul is what I think the one unforgivable sin is. That isnt 'backsliding' or sinning but rather refuting and shunning God's Holy Spirit.
But God's primary essense is love. He very much loves you and I for the Bible tells us so.
Was Christ a liar, lunatic or Lord?


Jewellery to us, is an extremely personal object. It is either a gift from a very special person, a reward we give ourselves only when we feel we deserve it, or an heirloom passed down the generations.
Engraving onto jewellery is that one thing that can make the piece even more personal to you.
For those looking for that personal touch, we offer complimentary engraving services for most 18K Gold State Property ready-to-wear pieces upon purchase from our Atelier.
The complimentary engraving will be for up to 15 characters (including spaces). Additional characters are charged at SGD 5 each.
Engraving services are available at a discounted rate for pieces within the Silver Addiction collection upon purchase from our Atelier.
The discounted rate is SGD 50 for a maximum of 15 characters. Additional characters are charged at SGD 5 each.
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• SOLVE PUZZLES with your favorite Disney and Pixar characters and moments!
• COMPLETE puzzles of your favorite animated and live action scenes!
• UNLOCK up to 50 free puzzles as you play through your favorites!
If you're experiencing difficulties with audio, please check the audio settings with your device to see if your device is muted. Don't hesitate to contact customer care at http://help.disney.com/Apps/Disney-Jigsaw.
Now featuring puzzles from Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3!!
None of the developers have children. There is no way you make an app that makes it hard for even the parents to find the puzzles they just bought. Actually I just bought a 45 puzzle piece for my daughters trip to Disney of all places and the puzzles are nowhere to be found. But, what is easy to find is the adds to buy the other puzzles. Seriously, simply make an extra tap that says my puzzles where all the puzzles you own are located. Use all your other taps to shove merchandise in our faces, but atleast be respectful of your clients and let us use what we actually paid for.
If the developers of this app had children they would have known better. It would just work like it suppose to. Kids open app, add shows up, my puzzles tap shows, kid knows where his puzzles are, kid do puzzle, everybody happy. Parent buys more puzzles. You make more money the right way. How hard can this be. This is a terrible app.
I love jigsaw puzzles. I love Disney. I mostly like this app. There were three days where I would try to do puzzles but after about fifteen seconds the app would crash and I would be kicked out. I bought a puzzle pack and only three of the fifteen puzzles downloaded. There is no clear explanation for retrieving saved games. I do enjoy the puzzles but there are bugs that if they only affected free puzzles would be annoying but when they affect purchased puzzles it is an outright ripoff! I paid for puzzles that didn't download. I had three days where I couldn't work a puzzle over 8 pieces so I couldn't complete a prize level, I.e. Work all free puzzles for 30 days. Now I have to start over. I lost 60 points toward a prize puzzle because of this. I am not happy.
The previous issues were fixed except that the app has started crashing again. I can only play 6, 8, and 16 piece puzzles. I can like more of a challenge than 16 pieces.
I love this app, it has crashed like 1 or 2 times (but I have an iPhone so that happens a lot so it's okay); I love the free puzzle of the day (it's nice b/c it's literally for the whole day, so it doesn't take it away when you close the app). I used to play this other puzzle app with $0.99 for a huge pack of puzzles but I like this Disney one better b/c the music is more upbeat and fun and I LOVE the Disney puzzles. I wish there were more Disney puzzles (like more TV shows & more movies), and you know what would be BEYOND cool?!? Is if while you are playing the Disney puzzle the actual music from that show/movie was playing. It's nice I can play & still earn points with or without internet.


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International Investment Agreements, Business and Human Rights: Key Issues and Opportunities
The paper was prepared for Prof. John Ruggie, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General for Business and Human Rights. It explores the full range of issues that arise between international investment agreements, business and human rights, focusing on the key duties of states to protect and promote human rights, and the responsibilities of business to respect human rights.
Do investment agreements help or hurt the pursuit of these roles?
The paper also takes a first look at the relationship of Host Government Agreements to international investment treaties in the human rights context. The paper concludes the existing investment treaty regime does nothing to either enhance the relationship between business and human rights, or to ensure investors fulfill their responsibility to respect human rights. Moreover, it can negatively impact the duty of host states to protect and promote human rights. However, the paper notes this need not be the case, and suggests specific approaches to enhancing this relationship, and to embed human rights values into the international investment law regime.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests assistance in preventing worker injuries and deaths during logging operations. Recent NIOSH investigations indicate that many workers and employers in the logging industry are unaware of the risks associated with logging and are not following the procedures in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for preventing injuries and fatalities among loggers. This Alert describes six incidents resulting in the deaths of six workers who were performing logging operations. In each incident, the death could have been prevented by using proper safety procedures and equipment and by following the provisions of the OSHA standards.
NIOSH requests that editors of trade journals, safety and health officials, industry associations, unions, and employers in the logging industry bring the recommendations in this Alert to the attention of all workers who are at risk.
The National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities (NTOF) Surveillance System indicates that during the period 1980-89, nearly 6,400 U.S. workers died each year from traumatic injuries suffered in the workplace [NIOSH 1993a]. Over this 10-year period, an estimated 1,492 of these deaths occurred in the logging industry, where the average annual fatality rate is more than 23 times that for all U.S. workers (164 deaths per 100,000 workers compared with 7 per 100,000). Most of these logging deaths occurred in four occupational groups: logging occupations (for example, fellers, limbers, buckers, and choker setters), truck drivers, general laborers, and material machine operators. The actual number of loggers who died is higher than reported by NTOF because methods for collecting and reporting data tend to underestimate the total number of deaths [NIOSH 1993b].
NTOF data also indicate that 59% of all logging-related deaths occurred when workers were struck by falling or flying objects or were caught in or between objects. Approximately 90% of these fatalities involved trees, logs, snags, or limbs.
In addition, the NIOSH Alaska Activity has identified helicopter logging (long-line logging) as extremely hazardous. This Alert does not address helicopter logging, but information about this topic is available in a recently released report [CDC 1994].
In 1992, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that logging had a workplace injury rate of more than 14,000 injuries per 100,000 full-time workers compared with 8,000 per 100,000 for the total private sector [BLS 1994]. Workers' compensation data showed that injury events causing lost workdays were very similar to those that caused fatal logging injuries [Myers and Fosbroke 1994; Myers and Fosbroke, in preparation]. The four occupational groups that accounted for the most logging fatalities also accounted for the most workers' compensation claims (79%).
OSHA has recently revised and expanded its regulations to address all types of logging operations [29 CFR 1910.266], regardless of the end use of the forest products (such as saw logs, veneer bolts, pulpwood, and chips). Employers must be in compliance with all the requirements of this final standard by February 9, 1995.
Additional job and first-aid training for workers.
Expanded uses and types of personal protective equipment.
More stringent requirements for the use of rollover and falling-object protective structures.
In 1976, NIOSH published NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Logging from Felling to First Haul [NIOSH 1976]. This document recommended safe work practices, personal protective equipment, and medical examinations for loggers.
Between October 1991 and May 1993, the NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program investigated 13 fatal incidents (1 fatality each) that involved workers in the logging industry. The following case reports summarize six of these investigations.
On October 9, 1992, a 33-year-old male tree feller was killed while operating a chain saw. Using a 4-horsepower, 16-inch, bow-bar chain saw, the victim felled a 40-foot pine tree. He then used the bow-bar chain saw to cut the limbs from the felled tree. As the victim cut through a spring pole, the chain saw recoiled and kicked back, fatally striking him in the throat [NIOSH 1993c].
On October 10, 1992, a 53-year-old male tree feller was fatally crushed by a tree that had fallen against another tree and had suddenly become dislodged. The victim had felled a 70-foot yellow pine tree that was lodged against another yellow pine of similar size about 15 feet away. The victim presumably decided to clear the lodged tree by felling the support tree. As he began cutting the support tree, the vibration of the chain saw apparently jarred the lodged tree loose. The lodged tree fell along the support tree onto the victim, crushing him [NIOSH 1993d].
On November 17, 1992, a 58-year-old male tree feller was killed when a tree limb struck him on the head. The victim had been felling trees on a mountainside with a 40-percent slope. When he cut a 100-foot white oak, the tree fell downhill, striking a beech tree 20 feet below and breaking off a 40-foot beech limb that extended uphill over the victim. The limb fell 35 feet, fatally striking the victim on the head [NIOSH 1993e].
On December 3, 1992, a 24-year-old male timber cutter was fatally struck on the head while felling an 80- to 90-foot poplar tree. As the poplar fell, one of its limbs struck a 35-foot snag. The snag broke off about 4 feet above the ground, fell back toward the victim (who was looking in the opposite direction), and struck him on the head. Although the victim was wearing approved head protection, the blow was immediately fatal, as it fractured the first vertebra in his neck [NIOSH 1993f].
On March 22, 1993, a 51-year-old male foreman and skidder operator was fatally struck on the head by a falling tree while he was cutting another tree into logs (bucking). A coworker was felling a 58-foot poplar tree about 50 feet away from the victim. As the tree fell toward the victim, the timber cutter and another worker shouted warnings. However, the victim (who was wearing a protective helmet and ear plugs) apparently did not hear them. He was struck on the head and died instantly [NIOSH 1993g].
On April 8, 1993, a 28-year-old male equipment operator was killed when he was struck and run over by the skidder machine he was operating. The victim pulled into a landing area (which had a slope of less than 5 percent), stopped the skidder, and unhooked a number of logs that were being dragged. The victim remounted the skidder and drove it around an idled log-loader. As he did so, the skidder ran over two logs lying on the ground—one 6 inches in diameter and the other about 14 inches in diameter. When the skidder ran over the logs, the victim apparently lost his balance, fell or jumped from the skidder cab, and was run over by the left rear tire. The victim sustained multiple traumas to the head and torso and died at the scene [NIOSH 1993h].
These FACE investigations and national fatality data indicate that many workers and employers in the logging industry are unaware of the risks associated with logging and are not following the procedures in the OSHA standards for preventing injuries and fatalities among loggers. In each of these incidents investigated by NIOSH, following the OSHA safety procedures would have saved the logger's life.
Before beginning logging operations, carefully check for signs of loose bark, broken limbs, or other damage before trees are felled or removed [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(vii)].
Assign work areas so that no tree can fall into an adjacent, occupied work area. The distance between adjacent, occupied work areas must be at least two tree lengths of the trees being felled [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(6)(ii)].
If a tree is lodged against another tree, remove it before work begins in the area by using mechanical means or other techniques that minimize worker exposures [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(1)(vi)].
Instruct fellers to (1) evaluate each new situation for snow and ice accumulation, wind, lean of the tree, dead limbs, and location of other trees, and (2) take appropriate steps to avoid creating hazards for workers [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(ii)].
When cutting a spring pole or other tree under stress, permit no one but the feller to be closer than two tree lengths when the stress is released [29 CFR 1910.266(h)(2)(iv)].
Assure that seat belts are used for each vehicle or machine that is equipped with rollover or falling-object protective guards. This precaution includes any vehicle or machine provided by either employers or workers [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(3)].
Provide workers with appropriate personal protective equipment, including hand, leg, head, eye, and face protection. Instruct workers in the proper use, maintenance, inspection, repair, and replacement of this equipment and enforce its use. Assure that each worker wears appropriate foot protection [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(1)(i-vii)].
Provide first-aid kits at each worksite where trees are being felled, at each landing, and on each worker transport vehicle. The number and contents of the first-aid kits must reflect the degree of isolation of the worksite, the number of workers, and the hazards reasonably anticipated at the worksite [29 CFR 1910.266(d)(2)(i)].
Before beginning work, conduct an initial and daily jobsite survey to identify hazards and implement appropriate controls.
Designate a competent person to conduct periodic safety inspections to ensure that workers are performing their assigned tasks according to established safe work procedures. Immediately correct any identified hazards or improper work practices.
Ensure that the appropriate chain saw and components are selected for the type of work to be performed.
Purchase chain saws with safety features such as chain brakes, antikickback chain designs, trigger safety switches, and vibration-dampened components.
Ensure that chain saws are operated, adjusted, and maintained according to the manufacturer's instructions.


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The Advantech PCM-5820 features a Cyrix GX1 processor, 2 IDE controllers (one is a CompactFlash reader), a USB port and a PC/104 extension bus.
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