The space within a photograph can be divided into three planes, the foreground, the middle, and the background. This is fairly straight forward; the foreground is the area in the photo closest to the camera, and the furthest is the background - everything in between is the middle.
Generally people look at the foreground first. It's important to consider this when you're composing your photo. What's in the foreground can add depth to the photo, decide on how much depth you want or if you need depth to make your photo work. With landscapes, you can try and spot an interesting rock, flowers, etc to compliment the scenery you're photographing. With portraits, I find having the subject in the middle and blurring a something like a fence adds a nice touch of softness to the photo. Here's an example of this in action; example.
Don't be afraid to break the norm when focussing on the foreground, middle, or background. Especially when shooting on the street. I found that out when I was on the streets shooting a model, there could something even more interesting in the background - like in my photo with Evie.
Shooting from different vantage points provides an interesting and fresh perspective to your photos. This is not just limited to landscape photography. Portraits, fashion, photojournalism, and wildlife photographs can benefit from a different perspective. If you're looking to create a certain mood or atmosphere in the photo, you should decide carefully whether to shoot from a low angle or a high angle. The effects of a low angle shot empowers the subject, and a high angle adds a sense of vulnerability. For example, when Superman is on a ledge - he's often shown from a low angle perspective to emphasise his power.
Here are some examples of different vantage points.
Let me know in the comments below what techniques you would like me to explore next.
These two composition technique are fairly straight forward, but incredible effective. Like with the Rule of Thirds, there are key areas where peoples' eyes are particularly drawn to - the centre of the frame being the most popular. This is one of the most common framing techniques, dating back to the beginning of photography.
By placing the subject in the centre of the frame, it helps the viewers to easily identify the main subject of the frame. When shot at a wide aperture, it allows for an evenly spaced background blur which adds depth to the photo and brings the focus (no pun intended) to the foreground subject.
A symmetrical shot is incredible pleasant to view. It creates a balance in the photo. You can find lots of examples of this in urban architecture photographs or cityscape shots. In the case of the photos with Huntar, and Lotta, the symmetrical background helps to balance out the background and to bring interest to the subject.
Composition Techniques: What is the Rule of Thirds?
This post is the first in a series on Composition Techniques. The aim of this series is to explore composition techniques that budding photographers should be experimenting with.
The rule of thirds is a framing technique that is used in paintings, film, and photographs. This technique should be one of the first compositional technique any photographer learns, because it's so versatile. It applies to photos no matter the aspect ratio or orientation.
The composition is divided evenly into 9 parts by two evenly spaces horizontal and two evenly spaced vertical lines. If you're shooting video or stills, the LiveView mode on your camera can enable the rule of thirds grid. This technique is really handy in helping you frame a photo for several reasons.
One, people are particularly drawn to the area where the lines intersect. It's ideal to frame the main subject of the photo accordingly, such as framing the eyes of the subject where the lines are - making them more of the focus. This is particular important when taking traditional portraits.
The rule of thirds can help you straighten the horizon, and to leave empty space in the composition appropriately (as seen in the picture above, and the picture of Gudlaug on the ship). It's important to sometimes have an space around the subject to help balance out the photo, and to set a scene.


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Q: optimize jquery loop to set widths I'm trying to stop strings in a div expanding beyond the size of their variable-sized parent divs using the tactic of setting an overflow and fixing the width. I have about 4400 dom elements on the page (can't be decreased and typically can be more), but only about 100-300 need to be changed. Of course, not a problem in FF/Webkit which can do that in less than a second, but IE is extraordinarily slow at over 7 seconds.
I've already eliminated any dom traversing by using an array of pre-determined id elements to address the tags in question. Is there something I'm missing or some alternative trick to do this in a shorter time for IE?
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A: Well, at the point of being right down to the metal of the DOM and still not eliminating any speed, I've gone for the alternative which is to mitigate the problem so it's less of a problem for the user (maybe IE9 will save MS from this sort of embarrasment!). I looked at this blog entry by Nick Fitzgerald which showed a technique for overcoming the issue. So here, using Nick's pattern, is my solution in the end (just the part for handling IE, I left the non-IE version as is):
yieldingEach(ids, function(namebox) {
    var elemName = document.getElementById(namebox + '_name');
    if (elemName) {
        var elem = document.getElementById(namebox);
        elemName.style.width = (elem.scrollWidth - 4) + 'px';
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});

A: This is a non-jQuery version...verify it works in IE, but it would be slightly faster since you're not having jQuery do it for you.
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This prestigious apartment is on the 1st floor of a noble building under the protection of the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Cultural Activities. It is located in Via dei Due Macelli, few steps away from the Spanish steps and the Trevi fountain. Recently renewed by the famous interior designer and architect Cristiano Beni, it is made up of a large living room, furnished with Fendi elements, a large dining room accommodating up to 8 people, a suite (40 square meters) with a large double bed and a Jacuzzi for 2 people with waterfall, a relax corner with biodynamic armchairs, a large bathroom with shower and hammam for 4 people, a double bedroom with large walk-in wardrobe, a fully equipped modern professional kitchen, a bathroom with shower for two people. The apartment is provided with a/c, LCD tv with home theatre, washing machine, dryer, dishwasher. It is finely furnished: high ceilings with exposed wooden beams and slate pavements. Its central location makes this apartment the perfect Roman vacation going for luxury.


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Pentagon Puts Cyberwarriors on the Offensive, Increasing the Risk of Conflict
Posted by aurelius77 on June 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has quietly empowered the United States Cyber Command to take a far more aggressive approach to defending the nation against cyberattacks, a shift in strategy that could increase the risk of conflict with the foreign states that sponsor malicious hacking groups.
Until now, the Cyber Command has assumed a largely defensive posture, trying to counter attackers as they enter American networks. In the relatively few instances when it has gone on the offensive, particularly in trying to disrupt the online activities of the Islamic State and its recruiters in the past several years, the results have been mixed at best.
But in the spring, as the Pentagon elevated the command's status, it opened the door to nearly daily raids on foreign networks, seeking to disable cyberweapons before they can be unleashed, according to strategy documents and military and intelligence officials.
The change in approach was not formally debated inside the White House before it was issued, according to current and former administration officials. But it reflects the greater authority given to military commanders by President Donald Trump, as well as a widespread view that the United States has mounted an inadequate defense against the rising number of attacks aimed at America.
It is unclear how carefully the administration has weighed the various risks involved if the plan is acted on in classified operations. Adversaries like Russia, China and North Korea, all nuclear-armed states, have been behind major cyberattacks, and the United States has struggled with the question of how to avoid an unforeseen escalation as it wields its growing cyberarsenal.
Another complicating factor is that taking action against an adversary often requires surreptitiously operating in the networks of an ally, like Germany — a problem that often gave the Obama administration pause.
The new strategy envisions constant, disruptive "short of war" activities in foreign computer networks. It is born, officials said, of more than a decade of counterterrorism operations, where the United States learned that the best way to take on al-Qaida or the Islamic State was by destroying the militants inside their bases or their living rooms.
The objective, according to the new "vision statement" quietly issued by the command, is to "contest dangerous adversary activity before it impairs our national power."
"It is essentially a 'forward defense' approach," Jason Healey, who runs the cyber initiative at Columbia University in New York, said recently. "Clearly, what we have been doing so far isn't working. But you want to think through the consequences carefully."
The chief risk is that the internet becomes a battleground of all-against-all, as nations not only place "implants" in the networks of their adversaries — something the United States, China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have done with varying levels of sophistication — but also begin to engage in daily attack and counterattack.
Full article: Pentagon Puts Cyberwarriors on the Offensive, Increasing the Risk of Conflict (WRAL)
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Mandy: Dear James, my name is Mandy and two years ago after years of seeking I was introduced to the teaching of Sri Ramana Maharshi. While I learned this beautiful teaching and practiced self-inquiry, I got to know that I don't need to seek anymore and that I do have it all, but to understand that doesn't make it easy and simple to attain.
So these past two years I read many books on Advaita Vedanta, yoga, enlightenment, self-knowledge, etc. and practiced this teaching as best as I could (and understand). As result of this practice combined with self-abidance, I experienced many weeks of joy and clarity and I really felt like I was being held by the Lord of Love.
I have a family that I need to take care of and I don't live in a spiritual place. I'm practicing karma yoga as devotion as I can, but the fire of knowing the self is burning so intensely in my heart that I wonder if it's possible to attain enlightenment while not living in a cave in Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai.
After reading several of your books and watching many of your YouTube recordings on Vedanta, I understood that I can't just study the knowledge of Vedanta by myself because the ignorance colors the teaching with my belief and tendencies, and as a result I unable to see the truth in it.
That is why I need a teacher to help me to understand the teaching correctly and reveal the truth from it.
I want to grow my spiritual wisdom and to know "who am I?" more than anything!!
Are you teaching personal sessions? Do you have any openings? How can I find a teacher that I can work intensely with? And where?
James: I am very happy to hear from you. It gives me great pleasure to meet someone who has such a burning desire to know the truth. In answer to your question "I wonder if it's possible to attain enlightenment while not living in a cave in Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai?" the answer is a definite yes. In fact, most of the "cave-dwellers" I know of don't get enlightened, because they are not taught how to inquire. They think that some kind of magic will happen as a result of dropping out of the world and thinking only of the self. Even Ramana went to the cave AFTER he knew who he was because he was so happy in himself that he didn't need the world. He could just as well have gone into the world but that was not really an option for him considering his caste and his contemplative nature. Karma yoga leads to liberation and it is for people who have families, etc. Having said that, it is absolutely necessary to have a teacher. I have too many students now and I have many duties related to ShiningWorld so I can't teach you personally. However, I can suggest a very good teacher for you, someone who is free and who knows how to teach Vedanta. He is one of my very best disciples. He is honest and is not in it for the fame or the money, but you should donate what you can as you go. If you decide to let him teach you, please write to me after a few months and tell me how it is going. I wish you all the best.
Mandy: Thanks so much, James, for your response. I will definitely contact the teacher you recommended for me, and hope you will come soon to teach in Silicon Valley area so I can attend.


"Powerpuff Girls" fans are eagerly awaiting the revival of the series on Cartoon Network, and now they can get their first sneak peek of the new animated series. The clip is from the premiere episode, titled "I Am Not a Princess!", which is appropriate for these pint-sized crimefighters.
In the clip, Bubbles, Blossom and Buttercup face off against a lumberjack villain who wants to destroy a "hippie carnival" and restore manliness back to Townsville. The actual hippies can't be bothered to defend themselves, so it's up to the Powerpuff Girls to step in.
"This day finally got interesting," says Buttercup. "If you're looking for a fight, old Buttercup can satisfy your need for a beat down," which she proceeds to give the lumberjack after he calls her a princess.
Buttercup always was the sassiest.
"Powerpuff Girls," starring Amanda Leighton as Blossom, Kristen Li as Bubbles, Natalie Palamides as Buttercup and Tom Kenny reprising his role as the Narrator/Mayor, premieres spring 2016 on Cartoon Network.


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import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
import com.mongodb.DBObject;
import hudson.util.CopyOnWriteList;
import org.mongodb.morphia.mapping.CustomMapper;
import org.mongodb.morphia.mapping.MappedField;
import org.mongodb.morphia.mapping.Mapper;
import org.mongodb.morphia.mapping.cache.EntityCache;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

class CopyOnWriteListMapper implements CustomMapper {
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        for(Object obj : copyOnWriteList) {
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Here are some of the entries on our thankful tree at the store.
"the way Dakota loves Aaron & Cari. <3"
"Bailey is thankful for crumbs that fall on the floor...woof!"
The talents of other. Friendships."
I am thankful for my lovely wife and the times we have."
"French toast with butter and maple syrup. Thanks!"
"I'm thankful for my beautiful wife, she's amazing."
"Music, art and literature.... Illuminating the beauty and complexity of life."
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday everyone!
Both of our locations will be closed on the 28th and will resume normal hours the next day!
Block printing is the perfect DIY project for the Holidays.
There's so many different things you can do with it a single carved print. Make your own wrapping paper, cards, gift tags or framed prints.
You can even block print onto fabric using Speedball's new fabric printing inks.
Create customized hand towels, table clothes, T-shirts and more!
For all supplies you need to get started, visit us at the store and please feel free to talk to one of our employees. We'd love to answer any further questions you might have about this project.


An estimated 53% of adults with serious mental illness smoke, whereas, only 18% of adults in the general population smoke.
People with serious mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years compared to the general population. Smoking is one of the primary reasons for this disparity. An estimated 53 percent of adults with SMI, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depression, smoke cigarettes, whereas, only 18 percent of adults in the general population smoke. While studies have shown that most smokers with SMI want to quit, they are less likely to do so—or to take advantage of available smoking cessation treatments. In order to better understand why quit rates were so low among this group, researchers from Dartmouth College and Harvard Medical School explored how social networks (defined as social interactions and personal relationships) influenced smoking outcomes among people with SMI who participated in smoking cessation programs.
The researchers asked 41 people with serious mental illness, who participated in smoking cessation treatment in community mental health centers throughout New Hampshire, to identify their social contacts and their relationships, including whom they spent the most time with during a typical week. They were also asked to name up to five people who have said or done anything to influence their smoking in the past year. In total, each person named up 10 friends, family members, roommates, romantic partners, coworkers or others who they spent the most time with and/or who had influenced their efforts to quit smoking. They then were asked to give information on the type and strength of the relationship; whether and how often they had smoked cigarettes with the contact in the past 12 months; if the contact was a current, former or never smoker; and if the contact had ever helped them quit or gotten in the way of them quitting. They also were asked whether they thought the contact would approve of them using cessation counseling or medications to quit smoking.
Forty-four percent of the 243 contacts identified in the social network interviews were family members, with 12% identified as parents; friends comprised 45% of social networks—with coworkers, neighbors, peers at the mental health center, and members of a shared social group comprising the rest of the network.
Participants reported contacts' smoking status as 52% current smokers; 30% never smokers; and 18% former smokers.
Fifty-seven percent of contacts had helped a participant quit smoking within the past year, whereas 14% of contacts hindered a participants' efforts to quit smoking.
The researchers say the strongest result they found was the association between contacts' smoking status and study participants' smoking status—having contacts who were former smokers decreased the odds that participant was still a smoker following cessation treatment. They also found that having a highly connected friend group was associated with decreased odd that the participant was still smoking post-treatment. The researchers noted that having former smokers in one's network may be a valuable resource for quitting, particularly for vulnerable groups where there is a high prevalence and acceptability of smoking. They also suggested that future cessation treatments could teach smokers with SMI effective skills for seeking support for quitting from people in their social networks.


1/I look at historical events like MLK's I have a dream speech and Woodstock and think to myself what it must have felt like to be involved. To know that the cultural zeitgeist is alive and flowing through me.
I think it's both. Sometimes when experiencing an event that takes on more weight later, it feels significant and has a huge emotional impact at the time. Sometimes it doesn't. It varies from person-to-person too - two people could attend the same event and have different responses.
I think as broadcast media declines, the sense of coherent narrative becomes less shared. It still exists, but like strands of a braid - different perspectives woven together.
There are also moments that feel historically significant at first, but then fade into oblivion. Like the presidential candidates that lost.


Saskatoon, CA — A Saskatoon police K9, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois, reportedly wouldn't let go of a 6-year-old after the dog attacked the little girl. Predictably, the Saskatoon police department is defending not only its dog but its handler. But if the script was flipped and the family's dog had attacked the officer, one can bet the policeman would have killed the family dog right in front of its owners.
Our canine officers and their animals are an important part of our organization…The dogs are selected for police work and they all receive extensive training to a provincial standard and that is reviewed annually by supervisors in the unit.
This is a working dog…It's trained to track. It's trained to protect the handler. It's trained to do the things it was doing…It acted outside of that training and that's what we're investigating.
The tiny child was bitten between the armpit and her hip and while police claimed the dog immediately released when ordered to do so, witnesses claim otherwise.
My other daughter — she's seven — stated that all Autumn did was look over and say, 'Oh, look! Puppy!' And next thing you know he was on her, pulling her down to the ground and attacking her.
Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence but, having said that, I don't want to downplay the seriousness of what would have been a terrifying event for a little girl and her family.
As TFTP has reported, police dogs, like deadly weapons, are often just another violent tool in the hands of law enforcement officers used to inflict pain on individuals, many of whom arepeacefully protesting what they perceive to be an illegal search or unlawful arrest. In the Saskatoon case, the victim was a child, an innocent bystander, who likely wanted nothing more than to pet the officer's dog.
As a result of the literally hundreds of violent encounters we've documented between police dogs and civilians, it is the stance of TFTP such unpredictable animals should be banned from police service. Not only are police K9's given law enforcement officer status, defending oneself against being mauled by an officer's K9 can result in felony charges against a citizen.
I'm tired of hearing about it. Cops, their dogs, their lies, and all the other cops that help them lie, and the courts that believe all their lies.
We read these stories everyday, and there's still a million idiots who see cops as the "good guys".
It's all a matter of where you get your news, and there are still far too many people out there who believe the TV. They need to be turned to our side, and you'll do that by educating them. As long as they believe the TV, you'll be a "domestic terrorist who disobeys the law and wants to bring anarchy to America" in their eyes. When they wake up, you'll be a patriot, and they'll help our cause.
Maybe, but the national dog of Israel, the Canaan Dog, is a heckuva lot smarter than any Malinois could ever hope to be!
These dogs are meant to sniff out drugs and maybe explosives. The police make them mean to instill fear in the general population and in doing so show their own disrespect of the citizens they're employed to protect.


Harry Maguire, Ben Chilwell, Jonny Evans, George Thomas and Daniel Iversen all notched up minutes for their nations, as the first international break of the season came to an end on Tuesday.
It proved to be a particularly memorable evening for Leicester City Academy graduate Chilwell, who after nine years at the Club, made his senior debut for England.
Gareth Southgate handed Maguire a start against Switzerland at King Power Stadium, while Chilwell was introduced late on as the Three Lions recorded a 1-0 friendly win thanks to Marcus Rashford's close-range finish. Demarai Gray was an unused substitute in the victory.
Evans, meanwhile, also tasted success as Northern Ireland cruised to a 3-0 friendly triumph over Israel at Windsor Park.
Jonny Evans and Gavin Whyte are pictured at the final whistle on Tuesday night.
Goals from Steven Davis, Stuart Dallas and debutant Gavin Whyte saw Michael O'Neill's men bounce back from their loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the UEFA Nations League.
Over in U21 European Championships qualifying, Thomas, currently on loan at Scunthorpe United, completed the full game as Wales Under-21s were beaten 2-0 by Portugal Under-21s.
In the same competition, Oldham Athletic loanee Iversen kept a clean sheet to help Denmark Under-21s to a 2-0 victory over Lithuania Under-21s.
Finally, attacker James Maddison was unused from the bench as England Under-21s beat Latvia Under-21s 2-1.


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When children are battling a critical illness, so much of normal childhood is taken away from them — it is exhausting, both emotionally and physically. A Wish is something that gives kids the opportunity to look outside their illness — it restores a sense of childhood back to the child and normalcy back to the family. Learn more.


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The 2017 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

The 2017 season saw the début of the KTM RC16, which was previously used by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at the 2016 Valencian Grand Prix ahead of a full season début.

Season summary
Marc Márquez started the season as defending World Champion, having secured his fifth overall title at the 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix with three races remaining.

Whilst Yamaha's new rider Maverick Viñales started the season off with two consecutive victories, the following spring season proved to be unpredictable with four different winners in as many races, following the trend from 2016. Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso then took his first dry-track MotoGP win at Mugello before repeating the feat the following week in Barcelona. With Viñales not finishing the race at Assen, this allowed Dovizioso to lead the championship by four points after eight races, becoming the first Ducati rider to lead the championship since Casey Stoner in . Márquez took the championship lead after winning the German Grand Prix. He held the championship lead until the British Grand Prix, where Dovizioso regained the lead after Márquez's engine blew up late in the race. Márquez bounced back immediately to take consecutive victories in the next two rounds to reestablish himself as championship leader. Over the following three races, Dovizioso claimed two more wins to Márquez's one, but a poor result in Australia for the Ducati rider meant that Márquez's points lead remained intact.

Going into the final round in Valencia Márquez topped the standings, 21 points ahead of Dovizioso, with both riders winning six races apiece. Viñales was third, 56 points behind Márquez. Therefore, Márquez needed to finish 11th or higher to guarantee a championship, whereas Dovizioso was forced under all circumstances to win in Valencia.

Márquez was on pole in Valencia, and Dovizioso started 9th. After Márquez saved a high-speed potential crash into turn 1, he dropped back behind Dovizioso. The title chances of Dovizioso ended when he crashed with five laps of the race remaining, losing the hope in taking the championship. Meanwhile, Márquez finished third behind Dani Pedrosa and the season's top rookie and independent rider Johann Zarco. Márquez won his sixth title and fourth MotoGP title overall.

Calendar
The following Grands Prix took place in 2017:

 ‡ = Night race

Calendar changes
 The Austrian and Czech Republic Grand Prix swapped places, with the Czech Republic hosting the tenth round, while Austria hosts the eleventh round.
 The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track had not commenced. The two circuits reached a deal which would see Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race.

Teams and riders

All the bikes used Michelin tyres.

Team changes
 Austrian manufacturer KTM joined the series with a factory-supported team for the first time.

Rider changes
 Jorge Lorenzo joined Ducati, after leaving Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. Lorenzo's move to Ducati ended his nine-year relationship with Yamaha.
 Maverick Viñales joined Yamaha, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar.
 Andrea Iannone joined Team Suzuki Ecstar, after leaving Ducati. He was partnered by Álex Rins who moved up to the premier class.
 Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró left Tech 3 Yamaha to join the newly formed Red Bull KTM factory team for the 2017 season.
 Aleix Espargaró joined Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar. He was partnered by Sam Lowes who moved up to the premier class.
 Jonas Folger and Johann Zarco, the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Champion, moved up to the premier class, débuting with Monster Yamaha Tech 3.
 Stefan Bradl and Eugene Laverty left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship.
 Álvaro Bautista left Aprilia Racing Team Gresini to return to Aspar Team. Bautista previously competed with Aspar Team between the 2006 125cc and the 2009 250cc seasons.
 Karel Abraham returned to MotoGP with Aspar Team after previously competing in the Superbike World Championship in the 2016 season.
 Yonny Hernández returned to Moto2, after being left without a ride in MotoGP.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations
 Winglets, additional aerodynamic aids first introduced in 1999, will be banned from 2017 following repeated concerns about their safety.

Sporting regulations
 A rider may be assisted by no more than four mechanics while changing bikes during a pit stop, all of whom must wear approved helmets. A mechanic may hold in the bike's clutch lever, but only the rider is allowed to select a gear.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Riders' standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Constructors' standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

 Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Teams' standings
The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

Notes

References

External links
 The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing

MotoGP
Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons

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2020 PGA Tour: Mayakoba Classic Betting Tips
November 13th 2019, 12:16pm, By: andyrosos
The 2020 PGA Tour returns from a one week break this weekend, which we felt like we deserved after an absolute stellar start to the season. We picked up our second win of the year at the WGC-HSBC Champions a couple of weeks ago, picking Rory McIlroy to get the job done at odds of $7.00.
We have now previewed seven tournaments throughout the opening stretch of the 2020 season. We have picked the outright winner in two of the tournaments and our top has doubled our money in the placing markets in six out of the seven tournaments.
The Tour rolls on this week as we head to Mexico for the annual Mayakoba Classic to be played at the El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa del Carmon.
Mayakoba Classic Betting Tips
Matt Kuchar claimed his first trophy since the 2014 PGA Tour season when he won at the the El Camaleon Golf Club last year, and he will be back to defend his title this season amongst what will be a fairly strong field.
Selections for the upcoming Presidents Cup will take centre stage this week, as they get their last few preparation rounds in before the tournament kicks off in Melbourne in early December. Along with the defending champion Kuchar, five other Presidents Cup selections will headline the field in the Unites States' Tony Finau and internationals Jason Day, Joaquin Niemann, Adam Hadwin, and hometown hero Abraham Ancer.
PGA rookie Vickor Hovland starts as favourite for a tournament for the first time in his career at just $15 to win the Mayakoba, head of Day, Kuchar, Finay and American Billy Horschel.
The El Camaleon Golf Club in Mexico was designed by Australian Greg Norman and opened for play in 2005. It sits at just over 6,900 yards as a Par 71 and has varied landscapes consisting of tropical jungles, forests and oceanfront. The greens aren't particularly difficult to handle with the putter, finding them in regulation is the real test for golfers at the Mayakoba.
Being on the coast, the El Camaleon Golf Club usually offers high winds and with trees lining the majority of the wholes, players will need to be dialled in both off the tee and on approach this week. Matt Kuchar was dominant from tee-to-green in his win last year and it's a stat we'll be targeting heavily again this season.
If you're targeting strong tee-to-green players this weekend, how can you look past the American Tony Finau. The Presidents Cup selection currently leads the entire PGA Tour in shots gained from tee-to-green with a ridiculous 3.4 shots gained per round, which is a full shot more than his nearest competitor.
Finau was strong in the Mayakoba Classic last year as well, finishing -14 under par after rounds of 69, 65, 67 and 69 to finish T16.
Tony Finau to win
Top 20: $1.90
Abraham Ancer $29/Top 20 $2.00
Harris English $41/Top 20 $2.40
Si Woo Kim $81/Top 20 $2.80


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GENERATIONS: An institution of inspiration
Published 12:00 am Monday, April 25, 2022
By Heath Harrison
Harriette Ramsey has been the librarian at Burlington Elementary School since 1978. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Ramsey has served four decades as Burlington Elementary librarian
BURLINGTON — "It's a dream job," Harriette Ramsey said of her more than four decades as librarian for Burlington Elementary School.
A familiar face to multiple generations of students, Ramsey first took the position in 1978, following a tenure at the Chesapeake branch of Briggs Lawrence County Public library.
"When I first started, they wanted to pay me to read," she said, describing the position as "a utopia." Ramsey said her job is to get children interested in books and inspired by the subject
Burlington Elementary School librarian Harriette Ramsey runs the table at a drive-thru lunch pick-up event at the school for Veterans Day in 2021. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
matter. "That way, they're more prone to read," she said.
Popular books over her time have included the Harry Potter series of novels and those dealing with sports and biographies. "Stories of other people's lives are some of the most popular," Ramsey said.
A member of New Hope Baptist Church in her native Ashland, Kentucky, Ramsey has been committed to community on both sides of the river, serving as founder and first president of the Concerned Citizens of Burlington.
For her work in the community Ramsey was named to the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame in 2014 and was honored as the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce's Servant of the Year in 2012.
Concerned Citizens of Burlington founder and president resident Harriette Ramsey looks over plans for a sewer construction project in this 1985 photo. (The Ironton Tribune | File photo)
That commitment to others can be seen at the school, where she has served as an organizer of the school's annual Veterans Day program, one of the most extensive in the county's schools, in which veterans from the community are invited as guests and treated to patriotic songs from students, while the students in turn hear inspiring words from one who served.
When discussing the program last year, Ramsey said one of the aims of that event is to show students a possible path they can
take through military service. "We try to do something different," she said of the presentations, which have been going on for about a decade. "Because there are lot of things these kids don't get to see or hear about."
Ramsey has also worked to book speakers for the students at the school, such as in February when Mike Pleasant, a retired South Point physical education teacher and former WVU football player, spoke to the students for Black History Month.
One of the traditions for Burlington Elementary School's librarian is to feature an exhibit on Black History Month, featuring items loaned by Suzanne Howard, a graduate of the school and the South Point district. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
The school has also regularly hosted a display for Black History Month, featuring items loaned by Ramsey's friend, Suzanne Howard, a Burlington alumni, who provides dolls, stamps and other items of prominent Black Americans. Ramsey supplements the display with books on the featured individuals.
One of the things Ramsey remembers from her time at the school is starting and running the Pointer Pups TV channel. "It started in the backroom," she said of the broadcasts, which featured school news, menus and speakers.
Bill Christian has been serving as interim principal at the school for the last several months, coming from a job as assistant principal at South Point Elementary.
He described Ramsey as invaluable to the school and the district. "She's like a living legend of the community," he said. "So many who have went through Burlington know her."
Burlington Elementary School librarian Harriette Ramsey is the chief organizer of the school's annual Veterans Day program, one of the most extensive in the county, which features local veterans and speakers from the region. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Christian points to her work with Backpack Blessings, in which food items are sent home to children in need.
He said Ramsey regularly reminds him of the program and that she sits by the door as students leave for the day, handing out the items. Christian said Ramsey refers the students as "her kids" and is always "looking out for them."
With such a tenure dedicated to the school, Ramsey said she often sees former students who have now grown up, gone to the college and started careers.
She said one of the early things she teaches children is a "finger clap," a quieter way to applaud after a book is read. And she says she is often reminded of it by the students many years later.
"They always remember that and they remember me," she said.
Meeting the challenge
Let their voices ring out
Rebuilding connections


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Der Figueirense Futebol Clube, in der Regel nur Figueirense  genannt, ist ein 1921 gegründeter Fußballverein aus Florianópolis, der Hauptstadt des brasilianischen Bundesstaates Santa Catarina.

Geschichte
Der Name Figueirense bezieht sich auf den ehemaligen Stadtteil Figueira, wo die Sitzungen zur Vereinsgründung stattfanden und der Teil des heutigen Stadtzentrums ist. Dort stand für Jahrzehnte ein Feigenbaum (port.: Figueira), der seit 1970 auch im Wappen abgebildet ist. Die Vereinsfarben sind Schwarz und Weiß.

Der Verein spielt im rund 20.000 Zuschauer fassenden Stadion Orlando Scarpelli, das am 12. Juni 1960, dem 39. Geburtstag des Vereins, offiziell eröffnet wurde. Obwohl der Verein auf der Insel gegründet wurde, liegt das Stadion im Stadtteil Estreito auf dem Festland.

Größter Rivale des Vereins ist der andere große Verein aus Florianópolis, der Avaí FC.

Figueirense spielte von 2002 bis 2008 in der ersten brasilianischen Liga, der Série A, und musste am Ende aufgrund der Tordifferenz in die Série B absteigen. 2010 gelang der Mannschaft der Wiederaufstieg in die Série A. In der Saison 2012 stieg der Verein jedoch als Letzter wieder ab. 2014 gelang der erneute Aufstieg. 2015 wurde man in der Staatsmeisterschaft Zweiter. Aufgrund eines Regelverstoßes wurde dem ursprünglichen Meister Joinville EC jedoch der Titel aberkannt und Figueirense zum Meister erklärt.  Mit nun 17. Titeln ist der Verein damit alleiniger Rekordmeister.

Erfolge
 Staatsmeisterschaft von Santa Catarina: (18 ×) 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1972, 1974, 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018
 Staatspokal von Santa Catarina: (3 ×) 1990, 1996, 2021
 Copa do Brasil: Finalist 2007

Bekannte Spieler

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website
 FINET-Website
 Futebol 365

Brasilianischer Fußballverein
Sport (Florianópolis)
Gegründet 1921
Organisation (Florianópolis)


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Countries Which Discovered the Element on the Periodic Table of Elements
Jan 02, 2015 by DI in science
Tagged with: chemistry, science, USA, World
13 thoughts on "Countries Which Discovered the Element on the Periodic Table of Elements"
So why is polonium actually called polonium? Because it was discovered by a Polish (french: Pologne) – French married couple, and the name was given on account of the polish co-discoverer. Same story with radium, it was the same polish-french couple, so this is just 2 errors. Similar for ruthenium, the scientist was acutally of german origins. countries don't discover nothing, its people who do.
You are right, Maria Skłodowska-Curie was from Poland, second surname – Curie was from her husband from France, but she was 100% polish.
pole says:
While she was Polish, she wasn't from Poland. She was from Congress Poland, puppet state of the Russian Empire, by her time devoid of any autonomy (if someone wants to consider it Poland, they better never again say that Poland "disappeared from the maps for 123 following partitions").
So, if the flag shouldn't be French, it should be Russian. Then again, the author of the info-graphic seems to think that tellurium was discovered "by Romania" simply on the grounds that one it's independent discovers found it in the samples from today's Romania (he was Austrian, and there was no Romania to speak of then, while the other one was Hungarian and found it in samples from today's Hungary and it all happened in the Habsburg Monarchy). So…
That being said, the info-graphic is useless, like bob said "countries don't discover nothing, its people who do". The notion of ascribing those people to contemporary countries, while many of them lived centuries ago is moot, ridiculous and error-prone. It also hides many controversies and intricacies, like that fact that it's highly disputed that Lavoisier discovered oxygen independently or that Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac didn't isolate gadolinium, Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran – a French (de Marignac realized a certain oxide was an oxide of this new, at the time not isolated, element). Etc.
TL;DR: This info-graphic is stupid.
Still error is an error. Anyway despite the Kingdom of Poland was in real union with Russian Empire, it had its own flag and coat of arms. Tsar of Russia was a king of Poland. Kingdom of Poland was incorporated to Russia after 1831 when autonomy was suspended and vastly reduced. Finally after January Upraising(1863) autonomy was removed. But you are right about the flag, if not French it should be Russian. I completely agree with you, this info graphic is useless.
sobo says:
if someone was born in Greece during Garman occupation, he comes from Germany?
Don't forget about radium!
Dobry says:
Also Radium was discovered by Maria Skłodowska-Curie and her husband.
4ward says:
Stupid title – Countries do not make discoveries – People do.
Does DI know where is Poland btw?
Trecco says:
Polon and Rad? Why Romania and France? Hahahah, who this write?
Null says:
That inaccuracy, you must google stuff better when creating these charts, folks.
pasazer says:
You forgot, that Oxygen was first described by polish alchemist Michał Sędziwój in 16th/17th century…
Addtionally, this pic is a crap… If someone lived in France or UK, it doesn't mean that they were french or british.
People make discovers, countries don't.
PELE says:
Sorry but POLISH Maria Skłodowska-Curie discovered rad and polon but she did it in France not in Poland
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<?php

namespace Doctrine\Tests\Common\Cache;

/**
 * @group DCOM-101
 */
class FileCacheTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\DoctrineTestCase
{
    /**
     * @var \Doctrine\Common\Cache\FileCache
     */
    private $driver;

    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->driver = $this->getMock(
            'Doctrine\Common\Cache\FileCache',
            array('doFetch', 'doContains', 'doSave'),
            array(), '', false
        );
    }

    public function getProviderFileName()
    {
         return array(
            //The characters :\/<>"*?| are not valid in Windows filenames.
            array('key:1', 'key1'),
            array('key\2', 'key2'),
            array('key/3', 'key3'),
            array('key<4', 'key4'),
            array('key>5', 'key5'),
            array('key"6', 'key6'),
            array('key*7', 'key7'),
            array('key?8', 'key8'),
            array('key|9', 'key9'),
            array('key[0]','key[0]'),
        );
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider getProviderFileName
     */
    public function testInvalidFilename($key, $expected)
    {
        $cache  = $this->driver;
        $method = new \ReflectionMethod($cache, 'getFilename');

        $method->setAccessible(true);

        $value  = $method->invoke($cache, $key);
        $actual = pathinfo($value, PATHINFO_FILENAME);

        $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);
    }

    public function testFilenameCollision()
    {
        $data['key:0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key\0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key/0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key<0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key>0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key"0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key*0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key?0']  = 'key0';
        $data['key|0']  = 'key0';

        $paths  = array();
        $cache  = $this->driver;
        $method = new \ReflectionMethod($cache, 'getFilename');

        $method->setAccessible(true);

        foreach ($data as $key => $expected) {
            $path   = $method->invoke($cache, $key);
            $actual = pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_FILENAME);

            $this->assertNotContains($path, $paths);
            $this->assertEquals($expected, $actual);

            $paths[] = $path;
        }
    }

    public function testFilenameShouldCreateThePathWithFourSubDirectories()
    {
        $cache          = $this->driver;
        $method         = new \ReflectionMethod($cache, 'getFilename');
        $key            = 'item-key';
        $expectedDir[]  = '84e0e2e893febb73';
        $expectedDir[]  = '7a0fee0c89d53f4b';
        $expectedDir[]  = 'b7fcb44c57cdf3d3';
        $expectedDir[]  = '2ce7363f5d597760';
        $expectedDir    = implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $expectedDir);

        $method->setAccessible(true);

        $path       = $method->invoke($cache, $key);
        $filename   = pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_FILENAME);
        $dirname    = pathinfo($path, PATHINFO_DIRNAME);

        $this->assertEquals('item-key', $filename);
        $this->assertEquals(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $expectedDir, $dirname);
        $this->assertEquals(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $expectedDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $key, $path);
    }
}


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ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL DECISION
Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A. - Embratel v. Gustavo Teles
Case No. D2000-0155
1. The Parties
Complainant is:
Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A. –
Avenida Presidente Vargas, 1638
Mark S. VanderBroek, Esq.
Jeri N. Sute, Esq.
Troutman Sanders LLP
600 Peachtree Street, Suite 5200
Atlanta, Georgia, USA 30308
Respondent is:
Mr. Gustavo Teles
Rua Frei Caneca, 122 Bloco B1
Florianopolis, SC 88025, Brazil
Alexandre Machado Navarro Stotz – OAB/SC 13.304
Harger, Porath, Sell & Stotz Advogados Associados – OAB/SC 389/99.
Rua Irmão Joaquim, 113 – Centro, Florianуpolis – Santa Catarina
Brasil – CEP 88020-620
2. The Domain Name and Registrar
The disputed domain name is: <embratel.net>. The registrar for this domain name is Network Solutions Incorporated (NSI), Herndon, Virginia, USA.
3. Procedural History
This domain name dispute is to be decided under the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Policy and Rules (the Policy and the Rules) and the Supplemental Rules of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Arbitration and Mediation Center (the Center).
The Center received the Complaint of Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A. – Embratel on March 13, 2000, by e-mail and on Marh 16, 2000, in hardcopy. The Complainant paid the required fee.
On March 21, 2000, the Center received the response of the request that have been made to the registrar NSI, concerning the verification of registration data, when the registrar confirmed, inter alia, that it is the registrar of the domain name in dispute, that <embratel.net> is registered in the Respondent's name and it is in "Active" status.
On March 22, 2000, having verified that the Complaint satisfies the formal requirements, the Center sent the Respondent a notification under Paragraph 2(a) of the Rules together with copies of the Complaint.
On April 10, 2000, the Respondent sent by e-mail a request for extension of the period for the filing of a response. On April 11, 2000, the Center sent an Acknowledgement of Receipt to the Complainant emphasizing that before granting the required extension of time, the Center would request the Complainant's confirmation.
On April 13, 2000, the Center received the e-mail informing that an extension was not acceptable by the Complainant. On the same date, the Center sent to the parties the acknowledgment receipt of the response by the Respondent, considering the first e-mail as a response and proceeding to appoint the Administrative Panel.
On May 15, 2000, the Center appointed Mr. Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta as the single member of the Administrative Panel (the "Panelist") and notified the parties of this appointment.
This Decision is due by May 29, 2000.
4. Factual Background
4.1 The Trademark
The complaint is based on ownership of the trademark EMBRATEL, consisting in the beginning letters of the Complainant trade name: Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações.
According to document filed as Annex D and search at the data base system of Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, the Complainant is the owner of the registration No. 004504143 for the trademark EMBRATEL filed on April, 9 1968 and renewed for ten years on June 6,1992.
The above mentioned registration has special protection under the laws of Brazil, since it has achieved "notorious" status, according to certification of the "Declaration of Notoriety" issued by the Brazilian Trademark Office attached, which protects the mark in all classes of goods and services.
The Complainant affirms that it has continuously and extensively used and promoted its EMBRATEL trademark since 1965, including the identification of its web site <embratel.com.br>.
In order to support the use and notoriety of its trademark, the Complainant alleges that same distinguishes domestic and international services in the field of long distance telephone calls, data communication, teleinformatic services, text communication, broadcasting of radio and television signals and mobile communication, as well as the employment of more than 9,800 employees. The Complainant also declares that has the largest telecommunications network in Latin America and revenues on the range of U$ 3 billions during the 1999 fiscal year.
The Complainant also alleges that it has an EMBRATEL trademark registration granted in France as well as applications for the registration of the same trademark in eleven countries.
4.2 The Complaint
The Complainant submitted the complaint regarding the domain name <embratel.net> based on the following:
a) The domain name <embratel.net> is identical, and therefore confusingly similar to the trademark EMBRATEL, whereas:
i) There is a similitude, in appearance, pronunciation and sound to the EMBRATEL mark, so the addition of ".net" to the domain name is a necessary element of the domain and not a voluntary chosen addition;
ii) The use of the word "embratel" provoke the suggestion, connotation and commercial impression of the Complainant's reputation, since that the uniqueness of EMBRATEL mark is demonstrated by the fact that a trademark search of Brazil's trademark registry disclosed only Complainant's trademark.
b) Respondent has no legitimate interest in the contested domain name, whereas:
i) The domain name is not being utilized in connection with a bona fine offering of goods and services;
ii) The Respondent, as an individual, is not identified by the name "Embratel";
iii) The Respondent does not operate a business known as "Embratel" nor offer goods or services under the "Embratel" name or trademark.;
iv) The Respondent has not rights of any class on the trademark EMBRATEL in Brazil;
v) The Respondent is not making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name;
vi) The Respondent has no authorization of the Complainant to use its trademark EMBRATEL;
vii) The word "Embratel" is an invented word formed by the initials of the words composing the Complainant's trade name.
c) The <embratel.net> domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith, whereas:
i) Respondent does not conduct any legitimate business under the EMBRATEL mark;
ii) Respondent have been contacted by phone by the Complainant and stated that the registered <embratel.net> domain name in order to sell it to Complainant;
iii) Respondent has registered the above domain name in order to prevent Complainant from reflecting its mark, unless Complainants pays to purchase the domain name from Respondent;
iv) The registration of the <embratel.net> domain name by the Respondent divert consumers from the Complainant site and difficult the public to locate this site;
v) The registration of the <embratel.net> domain name by the Respondent has created a likelihood of confusion as to his affiliation with Complainant and Complainant's EMBRATEL mark, since that constitutes a false representation of legitimate link between the parties;
vi) The use of <embratel.net> domain name by a competing company acquiring it or by the Respondent, could disrupt Complainant's business and cause substantial confusion among the public trying to reach the web site of the Complainant;
vii) As per the doctrine in Telstra Corporation Ltd. V. Nuclear Marchmallows case, even a passive holding of a domain name amounts to "acting in bad faith".
d) Maintaining a web site that does not work, the Respondent tarnish the prestige of the trademark EMBRATEL.
e) The use of identical and confusingly similar domain name has caused, and if not altered, will continue to cause serious damages to Complainant and to the goodwill associated with the Complainant and its EMBRATEL mark.
f) As the Respondent is domiciled in Brazil, the legislation of this country should be considered to judge the conduct of the Respondent at the light of the Policy. The Complainant understands that the conduct of the Respondent is in violation of Brazilian trademark law.
4.3 The Response
The Respondent required an extension of the period of time for the filing of the response to the Center. However, the Center denied the requirement and accepts the requirement as a response.
5. Discussion and Findings
According to paragraph 4(a) of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, the Complainant must proof each of the following circumstances:
i) The domain name is identical or confusingly similar to the EMBRATEL trademark; and
ii) Gustavo Telles, the Respondent, has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and
iii) The domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.
The policy furthermore describes illustrative circumstances, without limitation, which form the basis of the above-mentioned proof.
5.1 Identity and confusing similarity
It is clear that the domain name <embratel.net> is identical to the trademark registered and used by Complainant.
The additional particle ".net" is not sufficient to distinguish the domain name from the EMBRATEL trademark, since ".net" is a common particle in domain names.
5.2 Rights or legitimate interests
Inasmuch the fact that the Respondent has not given indication whatsoever that they have any right or legitimate interest in the sign EMBRATEL, it is also clear that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name. Both parties are established in Brazil and the trademark search at the database system of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office did not disclose any similar mark to EMBRATEL in the name of a different company or individual other than the Complainant.
Moreover, the EMBRATEL mark has the status of "notorious" mark according to the Brazilian trademark law, that protects the mark in all classes of goods and services.
The Complainant, Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A.- Embratel, has the largest telecommunications network in Brazil and a goodwill in the global telecommunication market.
On the other hand, the Respondent does not have any enterprise or business known by EMBRATEL, neither any trademark containing this word and the
domain name has never being used for an Internet service nor for an active web site.
5.3 Bad faith
The Panelist is of the opinion that the registration of the domain name <embratel.net> took place in bad faith. As circumstances supporting this conclusion, it should be mentioned first of all that no legitimate interest or use in or with respect to the sign EMBRATEL could be established on the side of the Respondent.
Secondly, Respondent was not using the disputed domain name and only uses it to block the trademark owner to use it.
Respondent's registration of the disputed domain name with full knowledge that the name belonged to Complainant infringed the Registrar Service Agreement in §17 (ii), that states:
"to the best of your knowledge and belief neither the registration of your domain name nor the manner in which you intend to use such domain will directly or indirectly infringe the legal rights of a third party".
The evidence on Respondent's attempts to sell the disputed domain name to Complainant for more than he paid for it is unclear, however, in view of the already discussed indicia of bad faith, this practice is hereby recognized.
In resume, the Panelist finds that the Respondent registered the domain name <embratel.net> in bad faith.
6. Decision
In light of the foregoing, the Panelist decides that the domain name registered by Mr. Gustavo Telles (Respondent) is identical to the trademark EMBRATEL of Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A.- Embratel, that Mr. Gustavo Telles has no legitimate interests in respect of this domain name, and that the domain name in issue has been registered in bad faith.
Accordingly, this Panelist requires that the registration of the domain name <embratel.net> be transferred to Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S.A.- Embratel.
Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta
Sole Panelist
Dated: May 29, 2000
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Assaults on emergency service staff have to stop and offenders should have tougher sentences, says senior police chief
Verbal abuse, spitting, biting and even sexual assault has been reported by emergency services staff
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Assaults on emergency service staff have to stop and offenders should have tougher sentences, says senior police chief, after reports of verbal abuse, spitting, biting and even sexual assault.
Police, ambulance, fire and healthcare staff are regularly subjected to attacks from those they are trying to help.
Last year alone in Devon and Cornwall, 492 police officers and staff were assaulted while on duty, including more than 60 cases of actual bodily harm. So far in 2017, 416 police officers and staff have been assaulted, five leading to grievous bodily harm levels of injuries.
500 Devon and Cornwall police officers attacked in a year - and it's getting worse
Superintendent Toby Davies, commander for North and West Devon, stated over the last 12 months 45 assaults have been recorded on police staff within his area, which marks 58% higher than the preceding year. However he fears in reality the true figure will be far higher as many staff are not reporting all assaults, something the team is working on locally to improve.
He said: "Officers have been assaulted in a number of ways: we have had several spat at in their face; eyes gouged; pushed to the floor; clumps of hair torn out; severe bruising from punches to the head; dislocated knee; sprains and minor bone breaks.
"Police officers, Police Community Support Officers and Detention Officers have all been victims of assault over the past year. Our officers are out there doing their job in often very difficult circumstances, it is wholly unacceptable that they are being assaulted trying to protect our communities and it should never be accepted as 'part of the job'.
"Officers who have been assaulted should be treated in the same way as any other victim, as the impact is no different whether an officer or not. We should not tolerate assaults on any of our local emergency service workers or public servants going about their business and I fully support the calls for tougher sentences on offenders to send out a clear message that it is unacceptable within a modern society."
Superintendent Ian Drummond-Smith from Devon and Cornwall Police, commander for East Cornwall, added it is "completely unacceptable" that officers and staff from the police and other blue light services are being assaulted, bitten, kicked at and verbally abused while on duty.
During 2016, South West Ambulance staff were on the receiving end of over 140 assaults. One incident in Torquay saw Stuart Riley, a paramedic, and Karen Lott, an emergency care assistant subject to a serious assault.
They were attempting to treat a person who was under the influence of a new psychoactive substance, who turned violent; the mental scars have still yet to heal for Karen.
In 2016, 334 incidents of violence and aggression were reported by staff at Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. This includes instances such as verbal and racial abuse, threatening behaviour and physical assaults.
A spokesperson for Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service said: "Assaults on emergency services staff not only put them at risk but could also have an impact on members of the public in need of our help. We do not tolerate the kind of behaviour and work closely with the police to ensure anyone committing a crime of this nature is prosecuted."


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Radinovich tries to bridge the DFL divide
Joe Radinovich at the Timberjay office in Tower.
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Can Joe Radinovich speak to both sides in a divided DFL?
That's the task he's laid out for himself as he campaigns for the seat his political mentor Rick Nolan has held since 2012. Radinovich stopped by our office in Tower recently to talk about the race and the issue that has roiled the innards of the DFL party for at least the past two election cycles, and helped push Nolan out of a re-election bid.
Radinovich sees the divide over copper-nickel as the classic wedge, and it's potent because it ultimately comes down to identity. He grew up near Crosby, on the Cuyuna Range, decades after the last of the mines there had closed. "But as far as I knew, I lived in a mining town. That's how strong the identity was," he said.
Community identity can change, but it takes time and it takes an influx of new people from different backgrounds to light the fire. We see that in process in a place like Ely, where there is no longer a clear consensus on the community's identity, and where copper-nickel has become a dividing line that is far more a debate about tribal identities than economics. Radinovich has seen some of those changes in Crosby, as well, as a result of the new mountain biking park established on old mine spoils, which has brought some new businesses and vitality to a main drag that had seen little change in decades.
Radinovich, to some extent, walks in both worlds, having grown up in the mining culture while having worked most recently as chief of staff to the mayor of Minneapolis. He rejects things like boycotts of Bent Paddle beer as unhelpful and doesn't necessarily see a new form of mining as answering the need for good jobs, given the rapid mechanization that's occurring in the industry. "Thirty-five years ago, we had roughly fourteen and a half thousand ironworkers producing 40 million tons of iron ore," he said. "Then thirty-five years later, we have four and a half thousand ironworkers producing the same amount of ore. Technology and mechanization are displacing those jobs."
And it isn't just mining, he notes. "The same thing is happening on farms and in factories and in the checkout aisle of the grocery store," he said.
That transition is creating tremendous economic angst for those who work in primary industries, and Radinovich believes that Donald Trump was able to channel that discontent, to make the inroads that he did in the Eighth District. To a large extent, says Radinovich, the copper-nickel debate is really a stand-in issue for the economic anxiety being felt by workers in primary industries as the economy undergoes what many analysts believe is a transition far more profound for working people than the Industrial Revolution.
The question is, how do we as a society address those legitimate concerns? Radinovich said getting back to a focus on the primary issues that have long motivated Democrats is an answer to the economic challenge, which will ultimately resolve the political divide. "What unites Democrats and our coalition is our investments in education, health care, and protecting Social Security and Medicare," he said. Radinovich believes that if we can ensure that people have basic security, in terms of their housing, food, public safety, and health care, they'll be better able to take advantage of the economic changes and new opportunities that he sees as inevitable.
"We need to talk more about the real problem," he said. "These changes are happening no matter what we want to do about it."
Radinovich's analysis is familiar to those who oppose copper-nickel development since they, too, have argued that the actual job creation from new mines is likely to be underwhelming at best. In that sense, Radinovich is speaking a language that opponents of copper-nickel can hear and understand.
Radinovich talks to copper-nickel supporters, however, by using an industry talking point that appropriates the "think globally, act locally" sentiments expressed for years by progressively-minded environmentalists.
Radinovich says the new economy, particularly the new, greener energy economy, will take additional resources to build, and that it matters where the material is sourced. "If we need copper-nickel, and other minerals in the future, how do we do it?" he asked. "It isn't really so much about jobs. It's about sourcing for the materials we need in the 21st century," he said.
At a candidates' forum in March, Radinovich cited the maltreatment of mineworkers elsewhere in the world, particularly in Africa, where child labor is often deployed in the mines.
It's a sentiment that tugs at progressive heartstrings, even as it suggests an outcome that is entirely unrealistic. Let's be clear— new mining in northeastern Minnesota will have absolutely no effect on labor or environmental practices at mines elsewhere. Mining companies care only about profit and they'll continue to mine first wherever it's the cheapest to do so.
Starting new copper-nickel mines in Minnesota won't raise the labor or environmental standards in other countries. The globalization of the production and distribution of basic commodities has put exactly the opposite pressure on the industry and affiliated states and countries, having led, instead, to the weakening of environmental and labor standards as governments try to maintain competitiveness with lower-cost countries. There's a reason the Minnesota Legislature is constantly seeking to weaken or prevent enforcement of the state's pollution standards.
Radinovich is hoping to thread the needle on this issue. What is uncertain is how effectively any candidate can achieve that task given the pretty stark divide, and given other candidates who have staked out clearer pro- and anti-copper-nickel positions. Radinovich is an impressive candidate to be sure. He's young, articulate, politically savvy, and having served as Nolan's campaign chair last time, he is undoubtedly well-connected in the Eighth District. He's raised considerable funding, second on the DFL side only to Jason Metsa, who has the backing of the mining industry.
The key question for many DFLers, particularly on the anti-copper-nickel side of the divide, will be whether to back former news anchor Michelle Lee, who opposes copper-nickel development, but whose initial roll-out has been a little rocky, or Radinovich. The fourth candidate in the race, Kirsten Kennedy Hagen, hasn't gotten much traction.
Radinovich can at least feel confident that others have been successful in the district with his current position on copper-nickel, namely that it should be up to the established process to decide. That's the same position that Nolan held for years and it seemed to satisfy most DFLers.
It was only once Nolan started backing legislation to override those processes and stack the deck in favor of the industry, that he lost a significant contingent of DFL support and sparked the endorsement challenge of Leah Phifer.
Whether Radinovich can reassemble Nolan's fractured coalition remains to be seen. But he may well be the only candidate in the race who can.
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Kelly Dahl
Radinovich is all-in on sulfide mining and participated in a political hit job on Leah Phifer. Vote for Michelle Lee or Skip Sandman.
Steve Jacobson
I think you need to find another candidate as both Lee and Sandman are waisted votes! Leah was going to lose also thus quit.
I'm not sure who will ever step up to the plate and put up a good challenge to any GOP canidate. The fact of the matter is that the old DFL is now the new environmentalist and the many miners who will be voting love mining no matter what kind of mining it is. The only reason Nolan was elected is because of his pro-mining stance. Otherwise, just voting party lines Mills pretty near won by party line alone. That's not going to happen in this next election. Better start looking for skeletons although that didn't hurt Trump.
Steve-voting for what you care about is not a wasted vote. I would suggest that miners who do not want to have a right to work state and no more unlimited unemployment focus on the future rather than the past.
Shaking my head
I would be very wary of anyone who has been the chief of staff for the Mayor of Minneapolis.
Yep, I just read the article again, he's a non-contender for the 8th district. Better start searching for another candidate.
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Q: How does the LASSO regularization parameter affect the number of features retained? I am working on a project where I am implementing Lasso regression in R for feature selection and my scenario is as follows.
For the minimum value of $\lambda$ most of the corresponding coefficients are zero (40 out 45 coefficients are zero). It is said that the coefficients will become zero when $\lambda$ is too high. On the contrary for me, the $\lambda$  value is very small (actually to the power of -5) i.e. I have a very small $\lambda$ value and most of the coefficients are zero.
So, I have a few questions listed below:

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*Is this scenario common? Can I take any measures to prevent it?

*Is selecting by Lasso not suitable for feature selection in my scenario? If so, what are the other methods I can use?

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Added R code below:
    coef(cv.glmmod, s = "lambda.min")[which(coef(cv.glmmod, s = "lambda.min") != 0)]
    > 6.456279e-05 3.838600e-07 1.356334e-05
    colnames(Final_raw)[which(coef(cv.glmmod, s = "lambda.min") != 0)]
    > "smart_1_raw"   "smart_189_raw" "smart_198_raw"
    plot(cv.glmmod)
    best_lambda <- cv.glmmod$lambda.min
    best_lambda
    > 9.175735e-05
    (plot(cv.glmmod$glmnet.fit))

P. S. : I have also tried Ridge and Elastic net and the results were similar as the above.
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*Output of plot(cv.glmmod)

*Output of plot(cv.glmmod$glmnet.fit)

A: The penalty parameter $\lambda$ must be chosen after your design matrix is scaled. From section 2.5 of the glmnet paper:
$$N\alpha\lambda_\max = \max_{l \in \{1, \ldots, p\}} \left\vert \sum_{i=1}^n X_{il} y_i \right\vert$$
Note $\alpha = 1$ for lasso regression. $\lambda_\max$ is the value of $\lambda$ for which all coefficients are 0. This function will find $\lambda_\max$ from your input design matrix $X$ and response vector $y$:
find_max_lambda <- function(X, y) {
   mysd <- function(x) sqrt(sum((x-mean(x))^2)/length(x))
   sX <- scale(X, scale = apply(X,2,mysd))
   max(abs(colSums(sX*y/length(y) ) ) )
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Mongolian Phrases in the Mamluk Era Literature and Books of its Historians from (648 – 803 H)
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The Mongols attacked the Muslim World in the 17th century, and the conflict continued with the Muslims for more than 200 years, i.e. 617 – 803. Wars between the two sides were with alternate success. During such era, many Mongolian words and phrases became in use in the Arabic language. Such loanwords were used in literature and history books. In this paper, the researcher explores the Mongolian words mentioned in Mamluk literature and history books about Mamluks (648-803), explains their various meanings, refers to the text in which such words and phrases were used and how their pronunciation was changed, and proves the way they were written in Arabic sources which dealt with that era.


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Located in Ottobrunn, Germany, the new office represents a significant investment in the European market for Magna-Power Electronics. The new sales office allows the company to address the distinct requirements and applications of Germany and the surrounding countries. In particular, these applications include the emerging solar and electric vehicle markets, which demand high-power, rugged, and accurate programmable DC power supplies for both development and production purposes. In addition, the sales office will provide a fast turn-around for product servicing in the European market, strengthening the company's local support.
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It's the same slippery slope America headed down post/9/11. In numerous ways, Israel replicated it. This law will add another nail in the coffin of a free society, leaving everyone unsafe – uncertain whether midnight justice will leave them isolated in detention, awaiting harsh rulings to keep them there for exercising rights they've now lost.
They let authorities arrest and detain individuals indefinitely without charge, based on secret withheld evidence. Obama made if official policy in America. Yet under US, Israeli and international law, it's illegal, deplorable, and an affront to democratic principles.
Moreover, it's justified on alleged or concocted evidence, previous activities or motives. Yet due process is denied because no proof is needed. In other words, administrative detentions are police state measures used to imprison individuals without evidence or legal justification.
CL ill-defines the terms "terrorist act," "terrorist organization," and "member of a terrorist group," effectively declaring those charged guilty by accusation, no evidence needed. That's despotism.
For example, under Article 2, "a member of a terrorist group" includes anyone who allegedly intends to become a member, without evidence to prove it.
Moreover, suspects bear the burden of proof they can't contest without knowledge of alleged evidence against them. Criminalizing individuals indiscriminately is political persecution against which they have no defense.
As a result, false confessions may be obtained to convict innocent people, what Palestinians commonly face, they, too, judged guilty by accusation, even children for alleged stone-throwing. They're imprisoned for it unjustly even if entirely innocent. And if guilty, they deserve no more than reprimands.
CL establishes new rules contradicting fundamental criminal law principles. For example, Article 47 permits hearsay exceptions, letting a suspect's alleged statement(s) be submitted as evidence, even if he or she isn't present in court because they reside outside Israel or aren't available for other reasons.
Although CL prohibits convictions this way, it permits hearsay used as corroborating evidence. Note also that most Israeli security cases rely largely on confessions extracted under torture, making them illegitimate in due process proceedings. But not in Israel where it's common practice against Palestinians. CL will allow it against Jews.
CL's provisions thus "turn law-abiding citizens and organizations (with no connections whatsoever to violent acts) into 'terrorists' " because Israel says so. It also authorizes unchecked, draconian executive powers, based on alleged suspicions, not hard evidence, leaving suspects unable to defend themselves.
Israel's extremist right-wing Knesset very likely will pass what no legitimate democracy would tolerate. In Israel and America, it's common practice, filling prison cells with innocent victims unjustly.
Against Muslims, Blacks and Latinos in America, as well as Palestinians in Israel, it goes unnoticed. When everyone in both countries is vulnerable, perhaps public awareness will take note and act. The alternative is too dire to imagine, but it's coming unless public outrage prevents it.


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Арочко Николай Николаевич (белор. Арочка Мікалай Мікалаевіч; 10 декабря 1930, д. Ветевичи, теперь Слонимский район — 2 марта 2013, д. Ветевичи, Слонимский район) — белорусский поэт, литературовед. Доктор филологических наук.

Биография
Родился в крестьянской семье. Окончил Озерницкую среднюю школу (1951), поступил на филологический факультет БГУ, который закончил 1956. Работал в журнале «Сельская гаспадарка Беларусі» (1956—1960) и в газете «Літаратура і мастацтва» (1962). Окончил аспирантуру при Институте литературы имени Янки Купалы АН БССР (1966). В 1966 — начале 1990-х гг. — научный сотрудник Института литературы имени Янки Купалы АН БССР. Член Союза писателей СССР (с 1958).

Творчество
Дебютировал в печати стихами в 1949 (барановичская областная газета «Чырвоная звязда»). Автор сборников поэзии «Не ўсе лугі пакошаны» (1958), «Ветраломная паласа» (1962), «Крылатае семя» (1967), «Кветкі бяссмертніка» (1972), «Матчына жыта» (1978), «Колас на ржышчы» (1980), «Бяздоннае» (1985), «Падземныя замкі» (1986), драматических поэм «Курганне. Крэва» (1982), «Судны дзень Скарыны» (1990), книги стихов для детей «У птушынай вёсцы» (1964) и повести «Хай расце маладая таполя» (1964).
Основные черты поэзии Арочки — сердечность, сосредоточены размышления о жизни и время; позже — углубление философского начала, обращение к пережитого во время войны (поэма «Матчына жыта») и исторического прошлого (поэма «Курганне»).
Автор критико-литературоведческих книг «Валянцін Таўлай» (1969), «Галоўная служба паэзіі» (1974), «Беларуская савецкая паэма» (1979), «Саюз часу і майстэрства» (1981), «Максім Танк: Жыццё ў паэзіі» (1984), «Поэзия и война» (1987). Один из авторов «Истории белорусской советской литературы» (1977).
Переводил с русского, латышского, польского и английского языков. В том числе переводов отдельные произведения А. Прокофьева, Я. Райниса, В. Броневского и Д. Байрона.

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Литература
 Беларускія пісьменнікі (1917—1990): Даведнік; Склад. А. К. Гардзіцкі. Нав. рэд. А. Л. Верабей. — Мн.: Мастацкая літаратура, 1994. — 653 с.: іл. ISBN 5-340-00709-X
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From the winner of the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the 2013 Writing Australia Unpublished Manuscript Award comes Lucy Treloar's new novel.
Some things collapse slow, and cannot always be rebuilt, and even if a thing can be remade it will never be as it was.
Salt Creek, 1855, lies at the far reaches of the remote, beautiful and inhospitable coastal region, the Coorong, in the new province of South Australia. The area, just opened to graziers willing to chance their luck, becomes home to Stanton Finch and his large family, including 15 year-old Hester Finch.
Once wealthy political activists, the Finch family has fallen on hard times. Cut adrift from the polite society they were raised to be part of, Hester and her siblings make connections where they can: with the few travellers that pass along the nearby stock route - among them a young artist, Charles - and the Ngarrindjeri people they have dispossessed. Over the years that pass, and Aboriginal boy, Tully, at first a friend, becomes part of the family.
Stanton's attempts to tame the harsh landscape bring ruin to the Ngarrindjeri people's homes and livelihoods, and unleash a chain of events that will tear the family asunder. As Hester witnesses the destruction of the Ngarrindjeri's subtle culture and the ideals that her family once held so close, she begins to wonder what civilization is. Was it for this life and this world that she was educated?
Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 and Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2016.