FOLEY, Minn. (AP) - A Rice woman is already charged with killing her ex-husband in Minnesota and her boyfriend in Wisconsin.
But a Benton County grand jury will convene Jan. 9 to determine if 38-year-old Angelina O'Mara should face a more serious charge in the death of her ex-husband James O'Mara.
She is charged with second-degree murder in his death, but Minnesota requires a grand jury indictment to proceed with a first-degree murder charge.
Angelina O'Mara is accused of killing James O'Mara on or about Oct. 29 in his Sauk Rapids apartment and boyfriend Michael Pies, whose body was found in an Ashland, Wisconsin motel a few days later.
Benton County Attorney Robert Raupp announced his intent to call the grand jury at a Monday hearing.


Charlotte Tilbury's award-winning Magic Cream was created backstage to transform models' skin in an instant. It soon became so cult that Charlotte was compelled to 'bottle' her secret formula; a potent cocktail of plumping, firming and line-lessening complexes that rapidly bestows a gorgeous, runway-ready glow.
This über-cult cream is all you need to bring dulled, dehydrated skin back from the brink. Based on Charlotte's hand-made 'backstage' formula - originally created to prep models' complexions before the shows - this rich, fast-acting treatment delivers a serious hit of hydration thanks to its hyaluronic acid booster: sodium hyaluronate to attract and retain much-needed moisture, alongside a patented bionymph peptide complex which helps turn back the clock (in mere moments). Powerfully firming and line-lessening, this also contains broad-spectrum sun filters to deflect both skin-burning and ageing rays, while extracts of frangipani, aloe vera, damask rose and vitamin A combine to stimulate regeneration, combat inflammation, soothe redness and leave skin looking enviably even-toned and luminous.
1. Complexion Lift & Boost Collagen. Apply cream to the tips of the middle 3 fingertips of each hand. Blend into your cheeks starting from the lower cheek, near the mouth, in a sweeping motion up & out. Repeat this motion, moving up the face to simulate blood flow, and penetrate collagen-boosting ingredients deeper into the skin. To blend in the excess and de-congest puffed up cheeks, tap your cheeks with your fingertips in a pitter-patter motion, starting from the top of the cheek bone and working down.
2. Define Facial Framework: Cheekbones. Place your forefingers under your cheekbones, starting from the nose. Push upwards, into your bone structure, and outwards, smoothing your fingers along your cheekbones, finishing at your ear. Repeat three times.
3. Define Facial Framework: Jawline. Using your thumb and forefinger gently pinch your jawline, 2 seconds per pinch, moving along the line from your chin outwards. This drains puffy skin and sharpens contours. Finish by running your thumb and forefinger along your jaw again, in a sweeping motion, to smooth out skin.
4. Smooth Wrinkles & Relax Furrows. Apply cream to the tips of the middle 3 fingertips of each hand. Starting from the middle of the forehead, massage the cream into the skin in 3 circular motions, moving outwards towards the temples. This relaxes the muscles and smoothes over wrinkles. Pat in any excess cream with your ring finger to stimulate micro-circulation.
5. And Relax... Apply a light pressure on your temples for 5 seconds to finish the massage.
Sure, you love her make up but have you tried Charlotte's skin care?
I got a sample of it with my purchase, and I'm glad I did. It didn't sink into my skin, and made my foundation look like it was sitting on my skin.
It is best makeup base for me. Ideal for everybody, but still too expensive Я бы не назвала это уходом, это скорее идеальная база под макияж для всех, кроме супер-жирнокожих! Круто подготавливает и увлажняет кожу. Но стоит конечно слишком дорого! Поры не забивает точно, не бойтесь ) ***I would not call it skincare, it is rather more of an ideal base for make-up for everyone except super oily skin types. Nice preparation and moisturizes the skin. But of course it is very expensive! Pores do not clog, so do not be afraid of this.
Just recently purchased magic cream 50 ml used it twice now, but sadly the smell is too strong for my liking, it give me headache.
I bought this cream for my upcoming holiday but gave it a go last night and after one use my skin feels and looks incredible! I'm 62 and my skin looks 32! It's expensive but I guess you get what you pay for.
One of the best creams for make up artist, use it for lots of clients more than a year. Buy the new one bottle of cream every 2-3 months!
I'm not normally someone who reviews products, but I have suffered with cystic acne for a total of 6 years now, having been on various prescription drugs/creams nothing seemed to help even after diet changes etc. I was then stuck with having to get the cysts on my face injected with steroids, as this was the only thing that actually made them go away. I then decided to try the Magic Cream as I had heard amazing things and they weren't wrong! I have now been using this product for 8 weeks and I haven't a cyst since I started using this cream. Not only that, but all my redness and dryness on my cheeks have dramatically reduced and my skin is finally starting to show through as a normal tone! I can't express how grateful I am of this product, if your like me and suffer with skin problems, this cream could change your life, like it has mine. I've now changed my beauty regime and brought the glow mask (for over night) and the new cleansers, the results have been incredible. Anyone who says this cream did nothing for them, I personally think they didn't stick with it for long enough but everyone's skin is different, and can be down to a lot of factors in their lifestyle. Cystic acne is something that doesn't have a cure, and is extremely painful! I'm so grateful this cream has prevented them and means I haven't got to get my face injected every week which is winning in itself!! 5* from me!!
Lovely cream as a base under CT foundation , but broke me out so much... I now regret using it. Unfortunately, the same reaction for CT balm and mask. All three were used on different occasions over the last few years, same reaction.
This is hydrating but not the least bit greasy. I got this in the goody bag and I have been using it as a moisturiser-primer. Really really nice, but pricey.
I was very excited to try this. I have dry skin and love a rich, dewy cream. It definitely makes a nice base for makeup but where I struggled with was long-term benefits. Over time, it clogged up my pores and actually made it look less radiant. There is a strong fragrance and overall really disappointing for a high-end face cream. Definitely, style over substance (something I find a little too often with this range).
I have purchased this cream many times but recently decided to go off piste and venture into the world of other moisturisers. It was a mistake! I think due to the price tag I was playing the field, sowing my wild product oats, but there's a reason it's expensive and it's because it's bloody ace! This is for the girlies out there who want to look dewy, fresh and feel moisturised all day long! I have normal to dehydrated skin, so maybe it's not cut out for all skin types! I must say I'm pretty shocked to see some awful reviews on here, but hey, we're all different! For me, I will never cheat on Charlotte again! Me and Magic Cream got a thing and it's LOVE!
This is not magic. It is not even marginal. I have dry skin and a $20 moisturizer is better than this. The glow disappears after you apply foundation.
This magic cream leaves the skin hydrated and give out a soft glow...it's not oily at all. Very good moisturizer.
Omg!!!!Omg!!!Omg!!! Perfection! I have combo skin and it works great! My skin feels very comfortable!!! First I was afraid cause cream feels very thick but once I applied it I had no doubts since then! Will buy again!
Let me start this by saying that Charlotte Tilbury is a goddess so never will a bad word leave my mouth regarding any of her game-changing products. They are all so achingly good. Having said that, this cream is great but not for me. It's very rich but does not break you out. It leaves your skin with a superbly moisturized, luxurious feel. It's a bit much for me personally, as I like to layer products, a serum underneath and primer on top before putting my face on for the day. It just feels heavy for my routine. If you're a one-step girl, however, I would definitely recommend this, as it is rich enough to make up for the other missing steps and you'll have plumped, pampered skin throughout the day.
Love this. Will forever repurchase.
It's an intelligent cream that diagnoses skin type and acts accordingly. I felt it plumped my skin and brought out a glow that I didn't have before. Has SPF so suddenly missed it when my large pot of 100 bucks finished, I quickly wanted to go and grab another. It's worth every single buck and I used it up till its last drop. You only need very little to moisturise your entire face and neck (and elbows if you like) and the magic cream pot lasted me 6 whole months! Excellent value, you will realise only once you've used a pot. Lovely smell and it feels like you are treating yourself to sheer loveliness. Indulge, Please.
I have tried so many moisturizers in the last few years (28 now) and this for me has to be up there in my top 3 of all time. I had a reaction to apple cider vinegar and had hives all over my face, chest and back. Nothing helped for a week until I tried a sample of this and my skins texture improved after one day. So I bought it the next day and I won't be looking back. Amazing.
Good cream but very expensive.
Good afternoon! I liked this cream very much. The skin becomes more hydrated, fine wrinkles will not remove it, but the whole face looks more well-groomed and the make-up on this cream is a pleasure. But the cream is very expensive in my opinion.
It's a very rich cream and just tad too heavy for my oily skin but it didn't leave any sticky residue. I think it's more suited to dry to normal skin types but for the price, you can probably get something similar for less. It's a good product but maybe not suited to my skin.
Love this! Definitely worth every penny! Looks thick, but goes on smooth and you can apply your foundation right after!
More than a moisturiser or a primer. Beautiful, lightweight, hydrating and illuminating. Yes it's expensive but it makes me look and feel better. Make up sits over the top with no issues. Love it.
I was lucky enough to be given three samples rather than waste my money on this rubbish! I used this moisturizer on a few occasions and it's awful. I looked like I'd been hit with an oil slick. I had to wipe it off with cleanser and begin my routine again minus the Magic Cream moisturiser. It is an absolute joke. Astral from Boots for three quid is ten times better. I repeated the process the following week and I'm not sure if it's a coincidence, but on the three separate occasions that I used it, I broke out in spots.
Personally, I found this cream to work really well for me! I have normal/dry skin and it left my skin feeling hydrated and moisturised for the whole day. It takes a little while to sink in but sits really well under primers/foundations! Lovely scent, but something to note is that a little goes a long way with this cream so best to start off with a small amount first to reduce waste. Overall, I love this product, the only thing that really lets it down is the hefty price tag.
I bought the full sized cream and was so disappointed. Another CT gimmick, where the quality of the product really doesn't make this worth a purchase. Greasy, scented cream offering no skin benefits at all. Too heavy for daytime use, and doesn't compare to a decent night cream if used in the evening.
Below average quality cream, for an inflated price - and I say this as someone who spends a lot (happily) on skincare. I take good care of my skin and I am always searching for a good, rich moisturiser to use with serums and other actives underneath. I have very good but sometimes dry skin and tend to spend a lot on actives, and less on a good thick barrier cream for the top. Every few months I splash out on something expensive, hoping to find a holy grail to match my old favourite, the discontinued Sunday Riley Bionic. Contrary to claims, this is not a rich cream (it is a silicone barrier cream, I think, it simply sits on top of your skin). I would say it is similar to a lot of the £10 level creams for normal to dry skin in any high street chemist in the UK - take a look at the ingredients. Very blah. I got this out of curiosity and because a few people have raved about it for very dry skin, including Caroline Hirons. I am always trying new creams - but would certainly not bother with this again, I would suggest Eucerin is a good brand that for a similar cream would cost £12 or under and have much better ingredients, and actually hydrate your skin. For £70 there are so, so many better options, Drunk Elephant is amazing, for example, and contains quality ingredients. The moisture this provides is short-lived and does not absorb well (I think this is why they say it is for dry skin - because it just sits on your skin, like a cheap layer of silicone) - It does not absorb. You could use it as a really overpriced silicone primer/crappy sunscreen - I would not wear at night, either, due to the superfluous SPF. I used it up on my hands.
It is not for me. I bought a full size one and it made me look greasy. I have combination skin to oily and my mom normal skin. She hates it because of the dewiness. Sometimes when I use a foundation that is too dry for the dry parts of my face, I use it and it helps a bit. But so does the Guerlain "L'Or" And I prefer it as a primer. I can't use the cream at night because of the SPF and all the bad stuff that clogs pores. There's a lot of silicones and did you see what position the phenoxyethanol is ?!
I have extremely dry skin that needs replenishing with a rich moisturiser every hour or two. I love this moisturiser because it's very rich and doesn't need replenishing that often and makes my skin so soft and smooth.
I received a deluxe travel size of this cream in the CB goody bag and was really looking forward to trying it out. Unfortunately, on my combination skin, it made my t-zone unusually greasy under foundation. I thought about using it as a night cream, however, discovered that it has SPF in, which is, of course, great for day wear but not so good for night wear. I also noticed a few clogged pores on my cheeks and forehead while trailing this cream. I would definitely recommend getting a sample before splashing out, as it may be too rich for some skin types.
I don't know how it works, but this moisturiser makes my skin look amazing! Full of life, plumper and even gives an added radiance. Ever since I started using this, I have stopped wearing foundation, because I just don't need it! Yes, its super pricey, and the cute tub lasts for ages if used properly! For me it's not even heavy on my skin, I find it light, and gives me added hydration! Makes my tired face look more awake! Doesn't make my face greasy at all, better yet, it makes it feel smooth and creamy! Definitely, something I'd be repurchasing and continuing using forever!
My friend gave me this as she couldn't get on with it; she said it left her face very greasy. I found it too greasy as well for my face under makeup but on the neck and chest it is beautiful: it leaves my skin so smooth and nourished, and I swear my skin looks plumper and less lined. Sometimes I use it as a night cream on my face and although I wake up greasy it does feel lovely.
Much and all as I love Charlotte Tilbury this cream just piles all over the place. Probably my biggest and most expensive face cream mistake.
This was lovely to use earlier in the year when it was cold and my skin was very dry. Really does make your skin look instantly better. However, used it again in warmer weather and it was far too heavy and just made me look and feel greasy, especially with SPF on the top. Too expensive for me for a product I can't use all year round. Drier skin than mine will love it as its a really nice cream.
For years I assumed I had dry skin because I have eczema, I actually have dehydrated skin that produces a lot of oil. This cream was just too thick to actually sink in and hydrate my skin. Good for bone dry skin not good for anyone who needs hydration imo.
I have read a lot of reviews saying it's very heavy but I love it.. I wake up with a nice glow . That's pretty much what I look for in a moisturizer so I love it. I can't wait to try the night cream next.
Will save up as I must get this cream!
Having experienced two samples of this amazing cream I just have to save up and buy it! The samples are very generous and do more than one use, the feel on the skin is really magical, makes my 68 year old skin feel 20 years younger and brings a glow to it which is perfect.
I'm so surprised this hasn't been reviewed yet! I have been using this for a year and have normal skin, early 30's - wasn't too fussed about skin care an thought I had good skin. The price tag for me was crazy and I couldn't understand what the deal was! I tried it every time I went to the counter and after buying the foundation found it didn't sit as well as when I layered this. I took the plunge and haven't looked back! My skin texture, glow, lines and wrinkles have gone. I am a mum of 2 young boys and most days this moisturizer is all I need and I feel confident. It really is life changing, now I am sadly obsessed with Charlotte's products!! I'm eyeing the Night Cream but if in two minds take the plunge. My skin has transformed, I had a few weeks of hmm but once my skin adjusted to the cream as it's meant to I am sold. Lasts forever don't need much had mine a year and still got half left after everyday use. Bought some for my mum and friend and have a back up waiting for me as I never want to be without it. Holy Grail!!!!


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package org.apache.hc.client5.http.osgi.impl;

import static org.apache.hc.client5.http.osgi.impl.PropertiesUtils.to;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * @since 4.3
 */
@SuppressWarnings("boxing") // test code
public final class TestPropertiesUtils {

    @Test
    public void toBoolean() {
        assertConverted(true, null, boolean.class, true);
        assertConverted(true, null, Boolean.class, true);
        assertConverted(false, "false", boolean.class, null);
        assertConverted(false, "false", Boolean.class, null);
        // whatever value is interpreted as `false` by Boolean.valueOf
        assertConverted(false, "not a boolean", boolean.class, true);
        assertConverted(false, "not a boolean", Boolean.class, true);
    }

    @Test
    public void toSingleString() {
        assertConverted("fallback to default value", null, String.class, "fallback to default value");
        // use an object which represents the string
        assertConverted("use the passed value", new StringBuilder("use the passed value"), String.class, null);
        // use the "identity" converter
        assertConverted("use the passed value", "use the passed value", String.class, null);
        // convert another object
        assertConverted("456789", 456789, String.class, null);
    }

    @Test
    public void toStringArray() {
        assertConvertedArray(new String[]{"fallback to default value"},
                             null,
                             String[].class,
                             new String[]{"fallback to default value"});
        // a string is converted to an array with 1 element
        assertConvertedArray(new String[]{"a single string"},
                             "a single string",
                             String[].class,
                             null);
        // use an object which represents the string
        assertConvertedArray(new String[]{"null objects", "will be ignored"},
                             new Object[]{new StringBuilder("null objects"), null, new StringBuilder("will be ignored")},
                             String[].class,
                             null);
        // use the "identity" converter
        assertConvertedArray(new String[]{"null objects", "will be ignored"},
                             new Object[]{"null objects", null, "will be ignored"},
                             String[].class,
                             null);
        assertConvertedArray(new String[]{"fallback to default value"},
                             456789,
                             String[].class,
                             new String[]{"fallback to default value"});
    }

    @Test
    public void toInt() {
        assertConverted(123, null, int.class, 123);
        assertConverted(123, null, Integer.class, 123);
        assertConverted(456, "456", int.class, null);
        assertConverted(456, "456", Integer.class, null);
        assertConverted(789, "not an integer", int.class, 789);
        assertConverted(789, "not an integer", Integer.class, 789);
    }

    @Test
    public void toLong() {
        assertConverted(123l, null, long.class, 123l);
        assertConverted(123l, null, Long.class, 123l);
        assertConverted(456l, "456", long.class, null);
        assertConverted(456l, "456", Long.class, null);
        assertConverted(789l, "not a long", long.class, 789l);
        assertConverted(789l, "not a long", Long.class, 789l);
    }

    @Test
    public void toDouble() {
        assertConverted(123d, null, double.class, 123d);
        assertConverted(123d, null, Double.class, 123d);
        assertConverted(456d, "456", double.class, null);
        assertConverted(456d, "456", Double.class, null);
        assertConverted(789d, "not a double", double.class, 789d);
        assertConverted(789d, "not a double", Double.class, 789d);
    }

    private static <T> void assertConverted(
            final T expected, final Object propValue, final Class<T> targetType, final T defaultValue) {
        final T actual = to(propValue, targetType, defaultValue);
        assertEquals(expected, actual);
    }

    private static <T> void assertConvertedArray(
            final T[] expected, final Object propValue, final Class<T[]> targetType, final T[] defaultValue) {
        final T[] actual = to(propValue, targetType, defaultValue);
        assertArrayEquals(expected, actual);
    }

}

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Staffan Mossenmark - composer & performative sound artist | Workshops | Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006.
WORKSHOP IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 2006.
Mossenmark held a workshop and lectures with musicians and teachers in Johannesburg.


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What's new at the Home Technology Event
Alongside many of the most important brands and distributors, representing the foremost players in the industry, this year's Home Technology will also welcome a host of first-time exhibitors. IE Residential reports on what they will be showing – in familiar market sectors as well as less familiar territory such as home healthcare and home energy monitoring and control.
This year's Home Technology Event promises to offer exhibitors and visitors a fresh and dynamic experience in more ways than one. Alongside many of the most important brands and distributors, representing the foremost players in the industry, this year's show will also welcome a host of first-time exhibitors. These newcomers represent a heady and enticing mix of businesses that will inject a freshness and vitality into the showfloor experience for all. On the one hand, they offer something new under familiar product category headings; on the other, they will present breakthrough technologies in diverse market sectors, such as home healthcare, lighting and home energy monitoring and control – all great opportunities for the CI industry. "Many of our clients are CEDIA members," explains Lance Omsky, sales director at another newcomer to the show, Global Cellular. "We have always attended the show as trade visitors and now we feel it is time to grow our installer base and offer our fantastic products to more members. The approval of professionals in the industry is always an accurate review of how good your product is!" Amongst a broad range of new products at the show, Global Cellular will be launching a new Barkan value for money fixed mount in its range plus its Stylus Audio Visual network media cube (pictured) alongside its latest HDMI cables.
A new market opportunity is the key driver behind the first time participation of Alltrade at the show. "Ahead of the digital switchover coming to the south-east in 2012, the Home Technology Event provides an excellent platform for us to reach a new custom installation audience," says Lee Harding, business development manager at aerial and satellite products distributor Alltrade. "We will be showcasing our Sky Associated Retailer Scheme (formerly Sky Buddy) at the show alongside our range of set top boxes and associated components. We're really looking forward to the event."
Meanwhile, distributor Aventure Ireland is launching several new products to provide different options for installers. Adhoco is a home automation product providing important cost savings for the end user, Egauge is an energy consumption monitoring solution for the home and office, and Ozvision is a product that offers a new way of working when it comes to DVR CCTV technology. Lorcan Brophy, sales director at Aventure Ireland, says: "It is time that we offered something practical to our end users, something with a tangible return on investment and not just something that's seen as a toy for the man of the house. The CEDIA Home Technology Event is the ideal venue for this launch." @page_break@ ControlFX has decided to use the Home Technology Event to showcase the new version of their software that is now supporting the use of Javascript for enhanced logic and two-way control. There will also be the new Lutron silent Venetian blinds with sliding operation over the images on an iPad. For all those dealers that are now migrating over to iPads as a dedicated controller, they now have a beautifully crafted iPad frame with power that securely mounts the iPad (version 1 and 2) for the ultimate on-wall controller. Andy Lloyd, managing director, says: "ControlFX will be showing some exciting new hardware that is so hot off the press, that we are unable to provide any further information at present, but a visit to our stand F9, is highly recommended."
Brother UK also makes its show debut this year. "The smart home industry is an untapped market opportunity for Brother UK," explains Mike Kelly, head of identification at Brother UK. "The Home Technology Event is the best route into this sector, and is, undoubtedly, where we want to be with the Brother UK brand. We will be using the show to introduce some of our new label printer products, and to let people know who we are, what we're about, and why we're right for the residential CI market." CAME UK is bringing a brand new home automation product to the show – CAME Hei. This system allows installers to integrate electrical devices within a home to each other via a digital network of sensors, modules and user interfaces. Simon Box from CAME UK says: "As increasing affordability makes these emerging technologies more desirable to a larger demographic, we strongly believe that CAME Hei is uniquely placed to satisfy growing demand for this type of technology. Visitors to our stand will see working examples of the Hei system which will demonstrate some of the functionality." @page_break@ NextGen is exhibiting at the Home Technology Event for the first time and is thrilled to be launching two new Xray Remote Extenders that both take ordinary remote controls and give them powerful RF capability. "We are looking forward to participating at the event as we have great products to shout about," says Bob Dolatowski of NextGen. "The audience that attends the show is perfect for us, so we are going to make the most of it." With nearly 40 years of experience in the planning and supply of co-axial cable based RF networks, Teldis exhibits at the Home Technology Event for the very first time this year to showcase a new and exciting crossover product. The MAC family of Digital Television Modulators, from Ikusi, allows a multitude of AV sources to be recreated within a terrestrial TV multiplex. For the first time, at a reasonable cost, it is possible to build your own 'Freeview' multiplex. "We hope to become a known supplier of digital RF products into the smart homes installation industry where the legacy of coaxial based networks needs to be used," adds Arthur Row of Teldis. Another first time exhibitor, Think Simple is officially launching its new, classy and elegant Italian designed and manufactured glass lighting control system. A totally innovative range, it not only features a revolutionary design concept that focuses on simplicity of use and attractive glass styling, but it also offers complete freedom in terms of glass colour co-ordination. Ivan Lewis from Think Simple says: "As a company, we see the Home Technology Event as the perfect place to launch our new and exciting range. We are looking to find the right partners to bring Think Simple to the domestic market, and where better to do this than at the show." @page_break@
A new approach is promised by Pharos Architectural Controls, which will be bringing its controls expertise gained in entertainment lighting control to the installation market. Pharos introduces its new Touch Panel Controller during the Home Technology Event. Product Manager Liz Cecil explains: "Our Touch Panel Controller is an elegant, stand-alone lighting control solution with a built-in, customisable touch screen interface. It is beautifully designed to grace the wall of any room and shares the same advanced control engine as our Lighting Playback Controllers, which are deployed in landmark installations around the globe."
For many years Totem has been seen as one of the world's best speaker manufacturers. As the home theatre and architectural markets have grown, Totem has spent years developing a range of products to suit these custom applications without compromising the outstanding performance Totem is now known for. At this year's Home Technology Event, Totem will be presenting its latest on-wall, in-wall, subwoofer and design speakers. "We're delighted to welcome so many new companies to the Home Technology Event 2011," says Cheryl Carroll, Event Manager at Upper Street Events – which has itself come on board as organiser for the first time for this year's show. "Bringing a new dynamic to the show was one of our key objectives, and these debut exhibitors will certainly help do that. Also, new will be an innovative room sets feature giving a fresh perspective on the CI industry. A modern media room, home office, music studio and a games room will bring technology to life as will our 3D feature zone at the heart of the show where the latest home cinema and flat screen technology will be in action." With so many unfamiliar names on the show floor and new initiatives introduced by Upper Street Events alongside more established brands and offerings, the CEDIA Home Technology Event looks certain to deliver a combination of attractions with broad appeal to visitors. At the time of writing, we understand that visitor registrations are well ahead on the comparable time last year, with more than 60% of those coming to the show attending for the first time. www.hometechnologyevent.com
The Home Technology Event – what's new for 2011?
Technology trends – Home Technology Event preview
CEDIA Home Technology Event preview – part 2
Interview – Wendy Griffiths of CEDIA on The Home Technology Event 2010
Take control at the Home Technology Event
CEDIA announces latest exhibitors for Home Technology Event
Home Technology Event 2012 cancelled
Many new exhibitors for Home Technology Event

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There are only two slight differences between the bodies of the NX10 and NX11. The first of these, which has already been discussed, is that the mode dial now has three extra modes on it. The other is a sight redesign of the handgrip on the NX11, which is now deeper and more contoured than that of the NX10 and makes it more comfortable to hold.
One of the things I most enjoyed about the NX10 when I first tested it (AP 3 April 2010) was that it felt like using a miniature DSLR – albeit one that has shrunk in the wash. Any DSLR user should find it great to use and very intuitive – more so, in fact, than most other compact system cameras (CSCs). With no discernible differences in body shape or button placement, the NX11 handles just as well.
Of course, the major new feature is the i-Function capability, which adds an entirely new dimension to the camera's handling. The i-Fn button on the side of the new NX-series lenses can be easily pressed while holding the lens as you normally would, and the focus ring can be used to adjust the setting. Each press of the button switches to a new adjustment, such as white balance, metering, ISO or exposure compensation, and the focus ring then makes the adjustment.
Breaking the habit of pulling the camera away and then establishing which button to press is difficult, but once you begin to use the i-Fn button on the lens the act becomes instinctive and allows you to make adjustments quickly. It would be interesting to see how many other features could be integrated into the i-Function feature. Perhaps it could even be used to edit picture styles, with a turn of the focus ring increasing or decreasing contrast or colour saturation.


Jun 21, 2018 - The Brooklyn Nets selected Dzanan Musa in Round 1 with Pick 29 in the 2018 NBA Draft.
Jul 12, 2018 - Dzanan Musa signed a multi-year contract with the Brooklyn Nets.
Oct 28, 2018 - The Brooklyn Nets assigned Dzanan Musa to the Long Island Nets of the G League.
Oct 28, 2018 - The Brooklyn Nets recalled Dzanan Musa from the Long Island Nets of the G League.
Oct 30, 2018 - The Brooklyn Nets assigned Dzanan Musa to the Long Island Nets of the G League.
Oct 31, 2018 - The Brooklyn Nets recalled Dzanan Musa from the Long Island Nets of the G League.
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Q: Nested Unapply within an UnapplySeq So I'm trying to find out if I can nest the use of an unapply in an
unapplySeq
For context, I'm using the Scala regex library to deconstruct numbers and evaluate them to a string representation.
i.e. 101 = one hundred and one
Given one case:
val tripleDigit: Regex = """^(\d)(\d)(\d)$""".r

def numberToString(num: Int): String = num.toString match {
    case tripleDigit(d1, d2, d3) => //turn into string
    //other cases
}

This all works as expected until I need to factor in the teen numbers (11 to 19) that cannot be evaluated to a string using other numbers
i.e. 31 => 30 = thirty + 1 = one
It can be done with a guard
case tripleDigit(d1, d2, d3) if isTeen(d1 + d2) => //turn into string

but was curious to see if it could be done as part of the extraction
object Teen{
    def unapply(arg: Seq[String]): Option[(String, String)] = {
      arg match {
        case d1 :: d2 :: Nil if isTeen(d1 + d2) => Some(d1 -> d2)
        case _ => None
      }
    }
  }

and then adding into the case statement
case tripleDigit(d1, Teen(d2, d3)) => //turn into string

This didn't work as the unapplySeq extracts to a varargs-like value that I cannot seem to supply to the nested unapply as a List[String] (As each anonymous element is treated as a String)
As far as I know, the only way to get the remaining elements as a list is with _*
case tripleDigit(d1, dn @ _*) => //turn into string

My question is how do I supply the remaining _* list of elements to an Unapply.

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Many years ago on a Caribbean cruise we stopped in Roatan, Honduras. Our ship docked at a commercial pier only a short walk into the small town of Loma Linda. We went shopping in the local market, bought some ground coffee and a tee shirt, visited a local leather shop where they did everything by hand. On the way back to the ship children skipped along with us and locals set up craft stalls in their front yards.
A few years latter we again stopped in Roatan on a cruise but things were much different. We docked at the new cruise ship pier in Mahogany Bay. Across a bridge from the dock is a well-equipped resort beach area and just a short walk down the pier is the shopping village featuring all the usual stores, Diamonds International, Del Sol etcetera. The area was clean, modern, attractive but except for the sales staff the only other people there came off the ships. It was hard to tell if we were in Honduras or Sint Maarten.
Theme parks treat you to wild animals, high-speed excitement and tastes of foreign lands and we appreciate that it is all part of a carefully orchestrated consumer experience. This experience is designed to be attractive, stimulating, clean, safe and above all else fun. It's what makes people want to come back. As millions of people travel by ship or plane to Caribbean ports and resorts do they give much thought that they are taking part in a similar process?
Making tourists happy is big business and it has everyone playing to get a share of that dollar. Island governments go to great lengths to keep visitors safe and happy, telling their friends and coming back. Island resorts function very much like theme parks where the attractions are sea, beach, food and fun. The cruise industry offers ships that meet these same objectives but they are also faced with the need to make port calls. Over the past twenty years the cruise lines have done a lot to shape the on-shore experience of their customers on these Caribbean islands.
The first and obvious addition is the cruise lines creation of private islands. These are isolated locations where the cruise ships offer beaches, water sports and cookouts in a perfectly controlled environment. In the Caribbean these include Disney Cruise Lines – Castaway Cay, Bahamas, Holland America Lines – Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, Norwegian Cruise Line – Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, Princess Cruises – Princess Cays, Bahamas and Royal Caribbean's CocoCay, Bahamas and Labadee, Haiti.
Next are the new cruise ports, usually developed with the help of private companies, local governments and the cruise industry. In the most inclusive form they include Sint Maarten, Cozumel and Costa Maya in Mexico, Roatan in Honduras, Sub Base St. Thomas and the port onGrand Bahama Island. In 2005 a private company with financial support from the government developed Port Zante to accommodate the big cruise ships visiting St. Kitts. Similar facilities where developed in St. Lucia, Curacao and St. Vincent with development planned for Belize and several other ports in the future.
Diamonds International, Del Sol, Columbian Emeralds, Cariloha, Little Switzerland and others.
All-Inclusive resorts aren't really much different from the cruise ships at giving us a feel for an island and its people. Their intent is to provide virtually everything the guest could expect or want in a relatively isolated location. They even arrange tours in much the same way as the cruises. There are also destinations where the entire island has been mostly overwhelmed by Western style and culture. Grand Cayman, Sint Maarten and Aruba can be characterized that way.
If the focus of your trip planning is turquoise water, sun and sand, water sports, entertainment and good food and you don't really have an interest in island culture and history that's fine. After all those are the things that have made the Caribbean the destination it is. But if you would like to spend some time exploring Caribbean life, that option is available.
Fortunately a number of the larger Caribbean destinations have cruise facilities near to larger towns that can offer some insight into the real character and lifestyle of the island. In Curacao the ships dock very near to Willemsted and in St. Thomas many ships dock at Havensight with a nice walk or short jitney ride into Charlotte Amalie. In Antigua ships dock on the waterfront of the capital, St. John. The area near the dock has been developed to offer shopping and restaurants but most of the city is a working West Indian environment. All opportunities to look around, try a local restaurant and talk to people.
NOTE: While most areas in the Caribbean are safe, just like in Europe or America there are places that should be avoided. While we have almost always felt safe we would be cautious in areas of Trinidad, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. In the case of Jamaica every effort is taken to provide a safe environment at the major resort areas as well as major tour destinations.
Late last summer we spent a couple of weeks driving around the north Georgia mountains, hiking and visiting wineries. Georgia wines were a pleasant surprise. In general, their quality was good and the wineries were fun to visit. We had planned this trip for the spring but than had to postpone and didn't update our information before heading out. We discovered too late that many of the wineries had reduced their hours for summer or were closed when we tried to visit, so we had to modify much of our plan. Be sure and update days and hours before you head out and also pricing, as each winery has a different charge for sampling.
Varsity Hot Dogs next to the campus of Georgia Tech. We had heard a lot about this institution and it turned out to be much bigger than we expected and the food was remarkably good. After lunch we left Atlanta heading for the small town of Oakwood and our first night on the road.
Early the next morning we headed for the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Gainesville. The gardens are reasonably new and diverse featuring over 1,200 different plants including 80 varieties of magnolias, oaks and maples. There are some nice lily ponds and a mountain stream flowing through the plantings. The gardens are also home to an impressive concert series in the summer.
From the gardens we drove to Amicalola Falls Lodge inside the state park. The lodge was great, with modern, well furnished rooms. It sits atop the tallest cascading waterfall in the Southeast (729 feet). The falls are paralleled by a staircase with 604 steps and the park is also crossed by The Appalachian Trail. That evening it was a treat sitting out on the deck of the lodge watching a mountain sunset. The Lodge also has a decent restaurant with reasonable prices.
While in the area we visited The Cottage Winery in Cleveland, and Cavendar Creek Vineyards, Montaluce Winery and Wolf Mountain Vineyards & Winery near Dahlonega, Georgia. Dahlonega is a quant mountain town that also offers tasting rooms for many of the region's wineries – sort of one stop shopping and tasting.
From Dahlonega we traveled over to the Alpine town of Helen. The town has been a tourist destination for a number of years. Our first stop in Helen was the Habersham Winery with a nice tasting presentation and gift shop. Years ago the town rebuilt itself as an Alpine village featuring Bavarian food and gifts and offers a number of interesting restaurants and accommodations. The town is also popular for the tubing stream that flows through it. We had lunch at The Old Bavaria Inn, an old-world tavern specializing in imported beers and classic German fare.
After Helen we drove up Brasstown Bald, the highest peak in Georgia at 4,784 feet above sea level. While at the National Park Service facility at the top we got caught in a thunderstorm which brought a bit of excitement to the afternoon, with lightening, thunder and clouds rolling by. After the storm we drove to Hiawassee on Lake Chatuge , checked in to The Lake Chatuge Lodge and then visited the Crane Creek Vineyards in Young Harris for Friday happy hour. It appeared that we should have made reservations as it is a very popular evening event in the area. The staff, however, was very accommodating and we bought cheese, crackers and a bottle of their dry rosé making a great ending to the day.
to several popular events throughout the year including the Georgia Mountain Fair, Georgia Mountain Moonshine Cruizin, Georgia Mountain Fall Festival, Superstar concerts, and Georgia's Official State Fiddlers' Convention. Any of those events have impact on room availability and rates so, if you're planning on going, check dates and make plans well in advance. In the same area we also visited Odom Springs and Paradise Hills Wineries.
We left the lake early Sunday morning and headed for brunch at Tiger Mountain Vineyards & Winery which turned out to be the high point of the trip. The wine and food were delicious. Their Red Barn Café was selected as a top-ten winery restaurant by USA Today and our wine choice, Petit Manseng won a gold medal at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. We would highly recommend this Sunday Brunch.
After leaving brunch we made a brief stop at "Goats on the Roof" in Tiger, a throwback tourist stop featuring gifts, food, ice cream and yes – goats on the roof. We then headed for Tallulah Gorge and another long hike. This is a beautiful and rugged area and was the setting of the Burt Reynolds movie Deliverance as well as Disney's The Great Train Chase.
Tallulah has an interesting visitors' center and a number of trails with steps that go to Tempeste and Hurricane Falls and then further down into the gorge. To go beyond the main trail into the creek to slide on the rocks, you need a permit. Only a small number are issued each morning so you need to be there when the park opens.
Above-The Japan Bridge, Hoi An.
Our recent South China Sea cruise made four stops in Vietnam. Because we were back-to-back cruising, Phu My, the port for Ho Cho Min City was duplicated. We took advantage of two ship's tours and an independent trip into Saigon with bus service provided by the ship (separate fee). We really enjoyed our time spent ashore and found it both interesting and worthwhile. Shopping was inexpensive and easy because the U.S. dollar is the preferred currency. Almost everywhere we went, prices were quoted in dollars (about 22,000 Vietnamese Dong to 1 U.S. Dollar).
The official position of the Vietnamese government is that they are friends with the United States and that the Vietnamese people should welcome Americans. We had extended contact with three different Vietnamese men during our time in Vietnam. The first expressed no political opinion and was friendly and seemed welcoming to us. The second taught history in secondary school, was a party member and seemed focused in his thinking on the war and all the problems America caused and is still causing. The third thought most of Vietnam's post-war problems were caused by government corruption and the party and wished that American style capitalism was given more opportunity.
Our first stop was listed as Ho Chi Min City (Saigon) but the ship docked at Phu My, an industrial area without anything within walking distance. There are some residential areas and a business strip between 5 to 10 miles from the port but nothing of specific interest.
Ho Chi Min City is an hour and a half drive from the port. The cruise ship offered tours and also just a round trip bus service into the city which ran about $60 per person. A number of passengers took local taxis into the city. They claimed that with four people it was cheaper than the bus but you had to negotiate your fare upfront. We arranged a tour to the Mekong River Delta and went into Saigon on the second cruise.
The journey to the Mekong took three hours each way. The long bus ride gave us an opportunity to see rice farming in the countryside, old and new buildings in Ho Chi Min City as we drove through, and thousands of motor scooters carrying local people everywhere. The motor boat ride on the river was interesting followed by a small boat ride down the canals and then lunch at the Mekong River Rest Stop. The highlight of lunch was the delicious local elephant ear fish. Our tour guide was friendly and spent much of the trip talking about the Vietnamese people, their lives and their hopes for the future.
Our recommendation, unless you have a specific reason to visit the Mekong like we did, would be to take a city tour of Saigon or just take advantage of transportation into the city and do your own walking tour. There are a lot of great shopping bargains in the city and many things to see. Some of the highlights include the old Presidential Palace (now Reunification Palace), the Catholic Cathedral, and the old Post office. A short walk from the city center are the Opera House, The Rex Hotel (the roof bar was a gathering place for journalists and military during the war) and Dong Khoi Street with many souvenir shops, good restaurants and fashion boutiques.
Da Nang is a major city with a lot to see and features the Dragon Bridge which is actually a recent addition. Near by is China Beach which is now a modern seaside resort but during the war it was a "rest and relaxation" area for the military. Just south of Da Nang is the city of Hoi An which is well worth a visit. Hoi An is also becoming a beach resort with lots of new properties being developed but it is the old town (Ancient Town) that should get attention because of the history, architecture, shops and restaurants. We stocked up there on tee shirts ($3 and $5) and had a great lunch at Brothers Cafe. If you are cruising you should be able to find a tour that covers all these highlights.
This is also a developing area that is a seaside resort particularly popular with Russian tourists. There is a cable car that crosses the bay, an amusement park, a water park and some good beaches. On our stop we had to tender-in and merchants had set up tables full of souvenirs along the dock. The town itself was small with with a few shops and cafes but you could get a taxi tour at a reasonable price or take one of the ship's tours.
We recently discovered another retired couple that recently visited Vietnam with some good information posted in April 2017. Check out Adventurous Retirees web site.


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The Vermont Cynic • November 2, 2021 • https://vtcynic.com/sports/uvm-womens-soccer-wins-conference-title/
UVM women's soccer wins conference title
Abbie Kopelowitz
UVM women's soccer team hold up No. 1 signs on Virtue Field as they pose with the America East Champions sign.
Lucia Gallo, Cynic Sports Reporter
UVM women's soccer (10-5-1, 7-2) won the America East regular season title for the second time in program history and the first in 25 years on Oct. 24.
The Catamounts are the top seed in the conference tournament. They will play at home as they look to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time.
They will host a semifinal match at Virtue Field at 6 p.m. on Nov. 4, according to the America East website.
UVM clinched the title after a 3-1 victory over the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
In their final regular season game Oct. 28, they defeated the University of New Hampshire 3-0.
The Catamounts enter the conference tournament on a seven-game winning streak, their longest since 1979, according to an Oct. 29 UVM athletics post.
Vermont lost their first two conference games before the winning streak. They have scored two or more goals in each of the seven games.
"We wanted to keep the momentum going into playoffs," senior midfielder Alexa Mihale said. "This game meant a lot."
The title is especially significant for the 10 seniors on the roster, Mihale said
"We all get along so well, and I think it contributes to the way we perform on the field and we're just killing it," Mihale said. "It's awesome to be a part of this team."
Winning the title is a historic moment for the team and the school.
Head Coach Kristi Huizenga, now in her 11th season, steadily improved the team since taking the job in 2011.
UVM qualified for the conference tournament in nine of her 11 seasons.
"It means a lot to be the coach of this team," Huizenga said. "There's been a lot of other teams at this school that have won championships, and it's just been so special to see that unfold for them, so to have it happening to us is amazing."
The Catamounts feel prepared going into the conference tournament, Mihale said.
"I think we're all so confident," Mihale said. "We're ready for the playoffs. We're excited to win the whole thing."
Huizenga said she shared the team's enthusiasm.
"I think we're going in with a lot of confidence," she said. "The team has had a really good balance lately of having that confidence and having that expectation of winning but humbleness at the same time."
UVM will host University at Albany in the semifinal. Albany defeated Binghamton University 2-0 in the quarterfinals Oct. 31.
The Catamounts defeated the Great Danes 2-0 in their regular season meeting on Oct. 13.


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Booker scores 27, Suns pull away to beat Rockets 123-111
Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns: Full Highlights (2:03)
PHOENIX -- — JaVale McGee has played just seven games for the Phoenix Suns and has already become a fan favorite in the desert. At 7-feet tall with long arms, long legs and a tendency to throw his body all over the court, the veteran's stints in the game are never boring.
They're also usually pretty effective.
McGee had emphatic blocks on back-to-back possessions to energize the Suns late in the third quarter, which helped the team rally for a 123-111 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
"Defensively, he's a big dude," Suns coach Monty Williams said. "He's long and athletic and his ability to distract shots, even if he doesn't block it, really helps us."
Devin Booker led the Suns with 27 points while Landry Shamet added 19 off the bench. Phoenix has won three straight games and pushed above .500 for the first time this season with a 4-3 record.
Houston has dropped five straight overall and lost five in a row to the Suns. The Rockets are 1-7.
Shamet and McGee led a strong effort from the Suns' bench, which combined for 52 points. Chris Paul had 13 assists two nights after he had 18 in a win against the Pelicans, which moved him to No. 3 all-time on the NBA's career list.
Booker added nine rebounds and five assists.
The Suns bumbled through a large chunk of the game before gaining some momentum late in the third quarter. McGee sparked the rally with his blocks on back-to-back possessions and nearly had a third but it was wiped out for goaltending. The defensive outburst helped Phoenix turn a narrow deficit into a 93-86 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
The Suns led by as many as 15 points in the fourth.
Houston's Kevin Porter Jr. scored a season-high 20 points, while Christian Wood added 18. Rockets coach Stephen Silas said there were several reasons for his team's third-quarter breakdown.
"There was the momentum, the fans, there's our youth," Silas said. "Their know-how and they came at us like a hurricane and it was hard for us to regroup after that."
Houston used a big second quarter to jump out to a 61-56 halftime lead. Wood led the Rockets with 12 points while Porter added 10. Mikal Bridges had 12 for the Suns before the break.
SARVER FALLOUT
The game was somewhat of an afterthought for the Suns, who spent most of the day digesting the fallout from an ESPN report that owner Robert Sarver has a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile incidents during his 17-year tenure in charge of the franchise.
Williams — who is Black — said he hadn't talked with Sarver since ESPN's story was published and that if he had heard the owner say any of the things that were alleged in the story "I wouldn't be in this seat."
"My reaction is it's a lot to process," Williams said. "There's so many things there and for me it's still not clear, as far as the facts are concerned. As someone who is the caretaker of the program, I find all of these things that are being said serious in nature. These allegations are sensitive — that's an understatement."
Williams was pleased the Suns were able to focus despite the turmoil and pull out a win.
"You're not going to have a long career in the NBA if you can't handle distractions," Williams said. "I was proud of the way we approached this morning and the way we played tonight."
Rockets: F Daniel Theis (right big toe soreness) didn't play.
Suns: Deandre Ayton was back in the lineup after missing one game with a right leg contusion. He finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 26 minutes before fouling out ... G Cameron Payne (hamstring) missed his fifth straight game. ... F Jae Crowder got a technical foul in the third quarter for arguing with a referee.
Rockets: Travel to face the Nuggets on Saturday.
Suns: Host the Hawks on Saturday.
Sources: Brooklyn Nets expect Kevin Durant to miss 4-6 weeks with sprained MCL
The Nets' Kevin Durant has a sprained MCL in his left knee, the team said. Sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that the Nets expect it will be a four- to six-week rehab before his return.
Russell Westbrook says he has no reaction to Magic Johnson criticizing the Lakers' effort.
VanVleet, Raptors take on the Heat
Toronto Raptors (21-19, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (27-16, third in the Eastern Conference)
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2021-22 Southwest Standings
Memphis 30 15 .667 0 L1
Dallas 24 19 .558 5 W2
San Antonio 16 27 .372 13 W1
New Orleans 16 27 .372 13 L1
Houston 12 32 .273 17.5 L1
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Phoenix 32 9 .780 0 W2
Golden State 31 11 .738 1.5 W1
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Senegal's prime minister Mahammad Boun Abdallah resigns
By Elvis Boh
with News Agencies
The prime minister of Senegal, Mahammad Boun Abdallah has resigned alongside his entire cabinet shortly after the legislative elections in conformity with the country's traditions.
Senegal's ruling party emerged victorious during the election and president Macky Sall is expected to proceed with his third cabinet reshuffle.
Mahammad Boun a former adviser to president Macky Sall, became Senegal's prime minister on July 6, 2014.
His resignation has been accepted by the presidency and the the Secretary General of the government has announced the formation of a new government in the coming days
The 54 year old is the third prime minister to have served under Macky Sall after Aminata Toure and former banker Abdoul Mbaye.
African politics
Senegal seizes over 800 kg of cocaine off coast of Dakar
US Treasury Secretary Yellen visits notorious 'House of Slaves' in Senegal
Head of Ethiopia's Supreme Court resigns
Somalia: Puntland state dissociates itself from Mogadishu
Gabon: a new Prime Minister 8 months from the presidential election
Comoros to chair African Union in 2023
A look back at major political events recorded in the year 2022
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"Combination of pentafluorophenylhydrazine derivatization and isotope d" by Jie Li, Elvis M. K. Leung et al.
Apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites are common DNA lesions arising from spontaneous hydrolysis of the N-glycosidic bond and base-excision repair mechanisms of the modified bases. Due to the strong association of AP site formation with physically/chemically induced DNA damage, quantifying AP sites provides important information for risk assessment of exposure to genotoxins and oxidative stress. However, rigorous quantification of AP sites in DNA has been hampered by technical problems relating to the sensitivity and selectivity of existing analytical methods. We have developed a new isotope dilution liquid chromatography- coupled tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for the rigorous quantification of AP sites in genomic DNA. The method entails enzymatic digestion of AP site-containing DNA by endo- and exonucleases, derivatization with pentafluorophenylhydrazine (PFPH), addition of an isotopically labeled PFPH derivative as internal standard, and quantification by LC-MS/MS. The combination of PFPH derivatization with LC-MS/MS analysis on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer allows for sensitive and selective quantification of AP sites in DNA at a detection limit of 6.5 fmol, corresponding to 4 AP sites/109 nt in 5 μg of DNA, which is at least ten times more sensitive than existing analytical methods. The protocol was validated by AP site-containing oligonucleotides and applied in quantifying methyl methanesulfonate-induced formation of AP sites in cellular DNA. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012.


Busy interior scene, possibly a cafe containing many figures with colourful garments.
Henry Nkole Tayali (born November 22, 1943 – July 22, 1987) was a multi-lingual Zambian fine artist, sculptor, printmaker, raconteur and lecturer. He has been described as Zambia's most famous painter and most revered artist. Tayali was one of the first Africans to work tirelessly to raise the profile of indigenous African art and crafts in Zambia, Africa, and the world through workshops, conferences, discussions, exhibitions, newspaper articles, magazines and television appearances.
He played a very pivotal and influential role in cultural and artistic development in Zambia and Africa. He was president of the International Association of Artists in Zambia (which fell under UNESCO), and represented Zambia at various international symposia and conferences. He also headed the Art Centre Foundation, the National Craft Council of Zambia, and the National Museums Board.
In 1989, over seventy artists from around Zambia convened at Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Sciences, and formed the Zambia National Visual Arts Council (VAC) in his honour – as the national organisation for visual artists to be run by artists in Zambia. They named its headquarters at the Lusaka Showgrounds "The Henry Tayali Visual Art Centre". The Visual Arts Council started its operations in 1991, but the Visual Arts Centre was officially opened later in 1995. It hosts art competitions, exhibitions, and seminars and it is one of the must-sees on the Zambian tourist circuit. The Ngoma Awards, sponsored by the National Arts Council of Zambia confers the "Henry Tayali Award" for Best Two-Dimensional Visual Artist.


Advanced Cabinetry kitchen renovations in Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne.
Advanced Cabinetry is a Ballarat based, family-owned company that designs, manufactures and installs a range of kitchen and household cabinetry.
Clint and Tanya are the owners of the company founded in 1999 as an operation run out of a two car garage in BrownHill. In 2002 construction began on a purpose-built factory in Fussell Street, and in 2005 a new award-winning showroom with offices was added.
While expanding and always improving on quality and efficiency of the manufacturing process, Clint and Tanya have also continuously worked to find ways to support the community which supports their family-owned business.
After researching their options, in 2007 they worked with The Ballarat Foundation to open the Advanced Cabinetry Sub-fund and have continued to grow the fund each year.
One of the innovative ways the team at Advanced Cabinetry support their community is a collection of toys, and more recently toiletries, from customers, suppliers and staff. These are donated to local charities at Christmas.
Advanced Cabinetry also makes a donation to the sub-fund on behalf of each of the builders they supply during the year and send a Christmas card to that effect.
Clint and Tanya play a significant role in the general community grant process at The Ballarat Foundation participating in the Allocations Committee.
They continue to have a keen interest in the projects and programs supported by the income generated from their invested funds.
Clint and Tanya encourage other local family-owned businesses to consider following their example by choosing to support the community that supports their business.


This is our collection of Safety and Chamber Flags. Most all competitions require these and even when you're out practicing or plinking, the use of a chamber flag is a great idea.
Included here are offerings from Arredondo as well as CPWSA logo flags from Plugr.


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Hememics Biotechnologies Inc. Received $2.5 Million Investment from AMVI Partners
Vietnamese Investors Back Novel Point-of-Care Technology for Rapid Detection of Pathogens
Hememics Biotechnologies Inc.
Dec 11, 2019, 11:08 ET
ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hememics Biotechnologies Inc., ("Hememics" or the "Company") announced that AMVI Partners, a consortium of high net worth Vietnamese investors, has invested $2.5 million into Hememics. The company will use the funds to initiate clinical research for supporting a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) submission of a novel point-of-care technology for detection of pathogens in under a minute.
The Company has developed a handheld device and a multiplex panel chip that can be used anywhere for ultra-rapid detection of bacteria or proteins. The technology is being developed initially to address the growing need for rapid diagnostics in the detection of sexually transmitted infections (STI), a global market that is forecast to reach $140 billion by 2025.
AMVI Partners, an investment firm with offices in McLean, VA, was introduced to the Company by the Vietnamese American Business Council (www.VABC.US), a non-profit organization also based in McLean, VA, with a mission to create business opportunities between the U.S. and Vietnam.
"We are thrilled to engage in this productive partnership with Vietnamese investors through AMVI Partners," said John Warden, CEO and co-founder of Hememics. "Given the worldwide growth rates for STI such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and HPV, we are especially honored to have interest from the international investment community in our technology."
David Ho, PhD, CSO and co-founder of the Company added, "Our long-term relationship with VABC has made this progress possible. This significant investment will enable us to achieve key milestones on our path to commercial availability."
Media Contact: jwarden@hememics.com
About Hememics Biotechnologies, Inc.
Hememics is a venture-backed biotechnology company that has developed a cellphone-sized POC device to pathogens in less than one minute. Due to a patented process for stabilizing antibodies on their proprietary chip, this technology does not require refrigeration. Coupled with its simplicity of operation, the device can be used anywhere – in the field or at bedside – to provide answers in seconds at the point of triage. The initial device in development is a point-of-care panel for STI. Inova Strategic Investments, the venture capital fund for the Inova Health System, is another significant investor in Hememics. For additional information about the Company, please visit www.hememics.com.
About AMVI Partners
AMVI is an investment firm organized by a consortium of high net worth Vietnamese investors looking to expand their investment portfolio into the high-technology arena. The initial series of investments will focus on U.S. companies with breakthrough technologies that will contribute to humanity causes. https://amvipartners.com
SOURCE Hememics Biotechnologies Inc.
http://www.hememics.com


The Market Vectors Egypt ETF (NYSE:EGPT) is getting in on Wednesday's ebullience surrounding emerging markets funds as shares of the lone ETF exclusively devoted to the North African nation are higher by 4.2 percent on light volume.
On a pure performance basis, EGPT's 2012 gain of 32 percent looks good, but the ETF stumbled in the latter stages of the year as various domestic and regional issues finally began to catch up with the volatile fund.
Today's surge for EGPT comes with a cautionary tale of its own. The ETF, which allocates 42.5 percent of its weight to financial services stocks, is moving higher despite the fact that Egyptians are running out of their local currency the pound and desperately grabbing for U.S. dollars.
The greenback is up more than half a percent against the Egyptian pound today, extending a slide for the Egyptian currency that started in European trading this morning. With Egyptians clamoring for U.S. dollars, the central bank has moved to ration the availability of the U.S. currency, which has prompted elevated buying of euros.
Already home to dwindling foreign currency reserves, a plummeting pound has prompted a surge in credit default swaps used to insure Egyptian sovereign debt against default. Egypt's five-year credit default swaps now stand at around 5.25 percent, meaning it costs $525,000 to insure $10 million worth of Egyptian five-year sovereign debt, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Due to increased political tensions and the aforementioned dwindling currency reserves, which as the Journal notes only cover 90 days worth of exports, Standard & Poor's lowered Egypt's credit rating to B- last week. That is six levels below investment grade. That creates a potential double whammy for Egypt in the form of higher borrowing costs because of the lower credit rating at a time when its pound is losing value.
All this at a time when Egypt is facing slack economic growth and unemployment of around 12 percent. The latter issue could possibly spark more domestic protests because the rate of joblessness for Egypt's young people is more than double the national average.
Investors may have already been bracing for the worst, or at least another decline, with EGPT. The ETF had nearly $55 million in assets under management on September 11, 2012, the same day bloody protests broke out in Cairo. That number has been reduced to $36.3 million as of December 31.


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Nam Yen o Yen meridionals (xinès 南燕 pinyin Nányàn; 398-410) fou una dinastia xinesa d'ètnia sienpei sorgida el 398 per divisió de la dinastia Jin, després de les conquestes dels tabgatch, que va dominar el Shantung amb centre a Kuang-Ku. La seva existència s'emmarca en l'època dels Setze Regnes. Va existir del 398 al 410. Fou eliminada per la dinastia xinesa de Nankín el 410. El seu fundador Murong De era fill de Murong Huang i germà de Murong Jun i Murong Chui and therefore was an imperial prince during both Mujong and darrers yan.

Governants yen meridionals

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, foi um astrônomo japonês, conhecido pela descoberta de vários asteroides que compartilham a mesma órbita, permitindo criar o conceito de grupos ou famílias asteroides, esses grupos são conhecidos apenas dentro do cinturão de asteroides e são chamadas de famílias Hirayama em sua honra.

A família Flora de asteroides foi descoberta pelo professor na Universidade Imperial de Tóquio.

O asteroide 1999 Hirayama foi nomeado em sua honra, e a cratera Hirayama na Lua foi também nomeada em sua honra, juntamente com Shin Hirayama.

Referências
 ŒŽ'Ì–½–¼'́H at www12.plala.or.jp
 Groups of asteroids probably of common origin, Astronomical Journal, Vol. 31, No. 743, pp. 185-188, October 1918
 Obituary Notices (Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 107, p. 42-44 - Obituary Notices :- Hirayama, Kiyotsugu). (en inglés)

Astrónomos do Japão
Nascidos em 1874
Mortos em 1943


I am a 23-year-old mother of three who is looking to help someone create a family. All pregnancies and deliveries were healthy and uncomplicated two out of three pregnancies were natural one I had an epidural . I'm looking to do this independently but I am open to an agency . I live in Oregon but I am willing to travel . I am overall healthy I do not smoke or use drugs or abuse alcohol . I hope to hear from you soon I am an open book good luck to you and your family !


Did you miss this event in August? Well, mark your calendars now! A farmstand set up in our parking lot. Corey Bunnewith mixing up amazing cocktails with the produce. Delicious Italian wines from the one and only George Schwartz. Food made with that same fresh produce. And you. Right?


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Port of NY & NJ
RFP Issued for New Master Plan at Port NY & NJ
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday April 11, 2016 that it would undertake a comprehensive review of the Port of New York and New Jersey's more than 3,000 acres of cargo facilities to better evaluate and plan for future growth, improve operations, and enhance revenue plus opportunities for job creation.
The agency simultaneously issued a publicly advertised Request for Proposals (RFP 45736) as part of its search for a planning consultant to develop a long-range Maritime Master Plan to guide the port's future growth and development over the next 25 to 30 years.
The Port of NY & NJ currently accounts for 336,600 direct and indirect jobs.
The review will examine each of the port's six container terminals as well as its auto, bulk, cruise, and adjacent real estate holdings along with support services and operations. Agency officials expect the review will take up to 18 months to complete.
In developing their master plans, consultants will leverage data and information from previous studies, including the 2014-2015 Land Use Plan and the 2015 Port Demand and Capacity Study. Once completed, a submitted master plan should provide the framework to maximize land use, ensure an appropriate diversity of uses, increase operational efficiency, and provide for enhanced revenue opportunities.
The selected consultant will conduct a market analysis and identify emerging technologies and potential changes in operating practices that could improve efficiency. They will also explore industry trends and developments that could impact the port and analyze the ability of the existing complex to effectively and efficiently meet future demand while generating increased revenues for the agency and its stakeholders plus increased economic activity for the region in a sustainable manner.
Selected consultants will also review port capacity, the current tenant mix, and whether the current structure will allow for future demand to be effectively met while considering unique strategies such as off-port support facilities, inland ports, expansion of the free-trade zone, and short sea shipping.
One of the selected consultant's primary tasks will be to develop an outreach plan with Port Authority staff to work with and solicit ideas and opinions from a variety of internal and external port stakeholders. These include federal, state, and local government agencies, neighboring communities, tenants, industry representatives, elected officials, labor organizations, and the public.
Aside from this Master Plan initiative, the Port Authority already has taken steps to improve operational performance and efficiency at the port through the formation of the Port Performance Task Force in December 2013. The task force developed a series of 23 recommendations designed to reduce truck congestion and air emissions in the Port of New York and New Jersey, improve customer service for truckers and other port stakeholders, and enhance the flow of goods to and from the marketplace.
A group of port stakeholders – the Council on Port Performance – was formed and is now actively working on planning and implementing the recommendations.
"Our port has been a national trendsetter in the maritime industry and continues to be the leading East Coast gateway for international shippers," said Port Commerce Director Molly Campbell. "To continue this positive trend, we must take a holistic look at the entire port operation and develop an optimum plan that will allow us to efficiently grow the business for decades to come following a record 10.4 percent increase in cargo volumes in 2015."
Again, interested firms can click here to obtain a copy of the RFP online.
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Q: Can I use pytesseract in a WebApp? I am developing a WebApp with Django that allows users to upload an image, and "read" the text present in the image.I am using pytesseract to do this task. Everything worked well on my local machine, however when deploying this app on Linode (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS server) I keep getting an error. I am curious if this is due to my code, or due to the nature of linode/pytesseract. I have read online that some hosting companies have anti-virus software that could hinder the use of such packages. Does anyone have advice or any insight on this topic? I am fairly new to web dev. so any advice will help...

A: The file you are trying to execute ends in .exe, which indicates that you are trying to run a Windows program, but your server runs Linux.
You should be able to run pytessaract, but you will have to use a Linux version of pytessaract.


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Q: Reduce MySQL Code down or combine SELECT Statements I have made a few relations to do with a banking database system.
this is my current code. The table has
SELECT COUNT(AccountType) AS Student_Total FROM Account
WHERE AccountType ='Student'
and SortCode = 00000001;
SELECT COUNT(AccountType) AS Student_Total FROM Account
WHERE AccountType ='Student'
and SortCode = 00000002;
SELECT COUNT(AccountType) AS Student_Total FROM Account
WHERE AccountType ='Student'
and SortCode = 00000003;

the rest of the code is a duplicate of this part with the next type of 'Account' and looping back through sortcode's 1-3 again.
I was wondering if there was a more elegant way of producing this. I need to count the number of student, current and saver accounts for each bank.
Or is there a way to combine lots of selects together to make a neat table?

A: That's what GROUP BY is for!
SELECT SortCode,COUNT(AccountType) AS Student_Total FROM Account
WHERE AccountType ='Student'
GROUP BY SortCode;

UPDATE:
You can also GROUP BY with multiple grouping fields:
SELECT SortCode,AccountType,COUNT(AccountType) AS Student_Total FROM Account
GROUP BY SortCode,AccountType;

A: You could also apply a PIVOT approach to this query to always return a single row and know the fixed-final columns of the result set.  However, applying a group by allows for more flexibility of returned rows, especially if you have a large amount of individual things you are trying to tally up.
select
      A.AccountType,
      SUM( IF( A.SortCode = 1, 1, 0 )) as SortCode1Cnt,
      SUM( IF( A.SortCode = 2, 1, 0 )) as SortCode2Cnt,
      SUM( IF( A.SortCode = 3, 1, 0 )) as SortCode3Cnt
   from
      Account A
   where
      A.AccountType = 'Student'
      AND A.SortCode IN ( 1, 2, 3 )
   group by
      A.AccountType

Note... it appears your sort code is a numeric as you have no quotes around indicating a character string.  So, all the leading zeros are irrelevant.  And if you were only doing based on a single Account Type, you don't even need the leading Account Type column and can remove the group by too.


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Wall Street: the rapid progress in Tikrit tasked popular crowd .. and leaders are re-evaluating losses
22/03/2015 (00:01 pm)
Translation: Ahmed Alaa
Battle of the restoration of the city of Tikrit, gunmen "Daash" which was launched on March 2 this, slowed down a bit as it approaches its third week, which hit the Sunni community there some kind of frustration after the military operations that were paid gunmen "Daash" to stop outside the cities.
Iraqi officials, who had confirmed earlier that the military success of the process and reach down to this stage thanks to subsidized units of the popular crowd, which had the greatest weight in the restoration of a few Bldat.aljnod and fighters of the popular crowd security forces, did not hide the difficulties they faced in the major areas of the city, Understanding pointed to their inability to root out extremist organization of these cities because of good immunization them by drawing on the booby-trapping homes and planting mines on both sides of the roads as well as the spread of snipers and suicide bombers.
There is no doubt that the emergence of these obstacles, enhance frustration which leads to the question is an important factor which is, do you that the Iraqi security forces are capable of ending the battle in their favor and pay the extremist group to the outside? This also leads to another question the most important which is, how will the shape and features of the battle in Mosul, in the event of dependence on the ability of the security forces only?
leaders of the popular crowd, for their part, announced earlier, they do not need a US air support in the military blow against the militants, "Daash "However, after this sudden stop, increasing the need for air power and weapons, which has the primary role in the coverage of ground forces. He insists Iraqi security officials, to give one justification after the other on the reasons for the cessation of hostilities, which sparked a major American questions.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, met with his military commanders last week, and explained the timetable for the start of the new attack, they most likely, according to leaks from the meeting room, discussed How the arrival of reinforcements awaited military pieces in addition to this pause is a chance to count the dead and avoid casualties sealed the moment, according to the leaks.
Marwan mighty, the head of the local council before me in Salah al-Din, said that the battle did not stop the way they promoted in the media, as evidenced by that there are clashes with militants and talk about stopping completely is ridiculous, justified, that what is happening is that the military commanders are re-evaluating the situation and studying how to break into the city and go out less casualties from them.
He said Sheikh mighty that the militants "Daash", planted about 6,500 explosive device In Tikrit, almost, and this the only way to protect them from fire of the security forces as well as the majority of them are still holed up in the presidential shortcomings of the dictator Saddam Hussein, as he put it.
mighty admitted that the battle has diminished in the third week of what it was in the previous two weeks, where he was fighting in the the first period on a completely peak, indicating the same time, that these successes also are part of the problem, because the rapid progress that has happened onset tasked fighters, leaving them unprepared for the final attack and last, which they see as too hard.
He attributed the tremendous slowdown in the security forces and the popular crowd, for lack of explosives experts with extensive experience to defuse the thousands of roadside bombs planted by Jhadio organization since last summer.
The Wall Street Journal has been published in a previous report, citing the popular crowd fighters, that the success of their progress was due to the conduct of drones that reveal the cameras jihadists sites regulation and sensor improvised explosive devices that were holed up militants "Daash", as well as the role of Sunni fighters from tribes who provided good intelligence about their region, geographical.
sees American military to retreat militants "Daash" of Tikrit, and they fled, perhaps understand that enhance the capabilities of the organization in Mosul, especially as the process of restoring the city will begin in the spring, according to Washington's latest remarks. It is said that the organization "Daash", dominated the vast expanses of Iraq in its offensive sweeping through last summer, and since then targeted "Daash" religious sects such as the Shiites, Sunnis and Christians, especially Yazidis who settle the mountains of northwest Iraq.
In a report published last week, urged Rights International Criminal Court to prosecute "Daash" to commit genocide against the Yazidis rights organization, as the document on interviews with more than 100 personalities from the victims, the report said, that "Islamic state" is still holding 3000 Yazidi woman.
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Mikania microdonta é uma espécie de planta do gênero Mikania e da família Asteraceae.

Taxonomia
A espécie foi descrita em 1836 por Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle.

Forma de vida
É uma espécie terrícola e trepadeira.

Descrição

Conservação
A espécie faz parte da Lista Vermelha das espécies ameaçadas do estado do Espírito Santo, no sudeste do Brasil. A lista foi publicada em 13 de junho de 2005 por intermédio do decreto estadual nº 1.499-R.

Distribuição
A espécie é encontrada nos estados brasileiros de Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo.
Em termos ecológicos, é encontrada nos  domínios fitogeográficos de Cerrado e Mata Atlântica, em regiões com vegetação de cerrado e mata ciliar.

Notas
Contém texto em CC-BY-SA 4.0 de Ritter, M.R.; Gandara, A.; Simão-Bianchini, R.; Souza-Buturi, F.O.; Abreu, V.H.R. Mikania  in Flora e Funga do Brasil.

Ligações externas
 Mikania microdonta no projeto Flora e Funga do Brasil
 Mikania microdonta no portal do Centro Nacional de Conservação da Flora (Brasil)

Mikania
Plantas descritas em 1836
Flora do Espírito Santo (estado)
Espécies citadas na Lista Vermelha de Ameaça da Flora Brasileira
Espécies citadas na Lista de Espécies da Flora Ameaçadas do Espírito Santo


Quality Risk Management Consultiing begins with a broad assessment of all the potential exposures a firm faces. The value of this broad approach cannot be underestimated. When the assessment of a firms exposures is conducted with a mindset that is focused entirely on commercial insurance solutions, the consultant can miss the mark. Our process provides you with a . . .
Precise Roadmap to Obtain Optimal Risk Prevention Solutions.
Risk Management is the foundation of our work in commercial insurance. The value we bring to ASURA clients stems from our belief and commitment to sound risk management practices. This approach distinguishes our work from many of our competitors. Once a client understands the value of our approach, we have a life long relationship. Risk Management brings embedded long term cost reduction, and impacts morale, health, safety and profitability for our clients.
In the insurance world, Risk Management has a 'double impact.' First, implementing fundamental risk management techniques directly and positively impacts loss ratios in the long term: Workplaces become safer, liability threats are reduced, automobile exposures are less hazardous, and employees are healthier. But there is a second positive and immediate result . . . Even before loss ratios drop, underwriters will frequently reduce insurance premiums on renewing policies, recognizing the steps taken to lower exposures. Underwriters know from experience, the rewards the risk management work will bring.
This is the true value of a risk management brokerage firm as compared to a more typical 'transactional' broker. Underwriters understand that clients working with quality brokers are 'better risks' who will incur fewer claims in the future.
– Increasing deductibles to reduce cost in areas where claims are infrequent.


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Q: aria-relevant when replacing entire table contents I'm testing some of my accessibility implementations using JAWS and noticed that for one of my tables, the entire table gets read every time one row gets added, despite the use of aria-relevant=additions.
The relevant markup is as follows:

            Name
            Time
            Comment

Now the code to update the table is done through an AJAX request that pulls all of the comments and plops it into the tbody:
window.setInterval(function() {
    $.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: 'event.php',
        data: {
            eventID: ...
            page: 'getComments'
        },
        dataType: 'html',
        success: function(data) {
            $('#eventComments').html(data);
        }
    });
}, 10000);

So the first comment would return, for example:

Richard	2014-01-11 01:01:00	Security check in

When there are two comments, the data would look like:

Justin	2014-01-11 01:18:31	Equipment failure

Richard	2014-01-11 01:01:00	Security check in

Every time an update occurs, the entire table is read out whereas I just want the newly added rows to be read. In fact, the entire table is read out every 10 seconds even when no new rows are added! I know that prepending rows using .prepend() is a possibility, but it would not be feasible to retrieve just new rows from the server.
Is there a way to still retrieve all rows from the server and tell the screen reader to read only the new rows?

A: The best solution would be to retrieve only the new rows from the server, as the response would be smaller and probably faster. However if this is impossible, you could get the old rows from the DOM and subtract them from the data retrieved from the server using the replace method. Then you could use prepend to add just the new rows to the DOM, which should result in JAWS announcing only the new rows.
window.setInterval(function() {
    $.ajax({
        type: 'GET',
        url: 'event.php',
        data: {
            eventID: ...
            page: 'getComments'
        },
        dataType: 'html',
        success: function(data) {
            // strip the old rows from the data retrieved from the server
            var oldRows = $('#eventComments').html();
            var reg = new RegExp(oldRows,"g");
            var newRows = data.replace(reg,"");
            $('#eventComments').prepend(newRows);
        }
    });
}, 10000);


This Bart Reiter Special 11" Open-Back Banjo is a clean-cut and straightforward player that evokes traditional sounding banjos, only here with an especially mellow tone. This has an 11" three-ply laminated Maple rim with a Rosewood cap, a notched tension hoop, and 24 L-Shoe brackets. The tone ring is Rolled Brass. Great for both frailing and clawhammer-style playing, this is a nice and versatile banjo with plenty of volume.
This has a 26 1/4" scale length and 1 1/4" nut width. Its Maple neck is steel-reinforced and has an adjustable truss rod, while the fingerboard is Ebony and matched with a 5/8" Ebony-topped bridge. Other features include a laminated veneer down the center of the neck; a Maple dowel stick; 17 nickel-silver frets with pearloid dot inlays; a bone nut; and a no-knot tailpiece. This Bart Reiter Special 11" Open-Back Banjo is a superb instrument overall and comes full setup to your specs. A case is not included, but we do have one available for it for a little more.
I am wanting to know more information about Bart Reiter Banjos - Special Open-Back.