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Asia focus for ATN
By Euan Youdale30 September 2013
MTR Corporation's ATN Piaf 880R, operating in Hong Kong
ATN is taking its first steps into the Asian market with Hong Kong-based distributor, Advanced Eco Engineering Ltd (AEE).
AEE, which specialises in the distribution of aerial work platforms among other products, is representing France-based ATN in Hong Kong and Macao. AEE has already sold its first hydraulic vertical mast boom, the PIAF 880R, to the MTR Corporation, which operates the railway the Hong Kong railway network and will use the machine in its stations.
Marie Ollivier, ATN Asia market manager, said, "Asia offers numerous development opportunities to ATN."
ATN will attend the International Rental Conference to be held in Beijing on 14th October where it will have a stand to present the company to this new market.
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Savannah Miller personifies the aspirational modern woman. As well as running her own celebrated fashion business, she is passionate about charity work and has just launched her own beauty range via a collaboration with British brand Bagsy Beauty. She's also a mum of three!
Face Up Beauty caught up with Savannah earlier this week to get the low down on Bagsy, hear more about the Women for Women International charity she and Bagsy are supporting, discover what her fave product from the new makeup range is – oh, and steal one or two of her beauty secrets along the way!
The seeds of the three-year Bagsy deal were sown last year, just after the brand launched its debut range (reviewed here). Savannah was attending a Women for Women International lunch, was already familliar with Bagsy (a friend have given her products), and had a growing desire to launch her own beauty range.
Since its creation in 1993, Women for Women International has helped nearly 429,000 marginalised women in countries affected by war and conflict. 15% of the retail price of every Bronzed Brilliance from the new Bagsy range sold is going to the charity.
It's a 7-piece colour capsule collection for the face, eyes, lips and hair featuring eye-catching packaging inspired by Savannah's signature prints. It has an opulent and vintage feel throughout - perfect for the Autumn/Winter season.
Each product features a whimsical quote much like the debut Bagsy range, only this time they've all been written by Savannah – she immersed herself in every aspect, from concept to final edit. "My whole idea was to create a glamorous older sister to the existing range, and something with a city vibe. I want women to feel good. Bagsy want to make women feel good. The alignment is perfect," she says.
Also in-keeping with the debut, the new collection is designed for portability - just the job for the modern woman who carries her world inside her handbag! Aside from the bronzer, there's a slimline shadow palette, a liquid liner, a mascara, red lipstick and texturizing hair mist. I've been using the products for a few weeks – full review with favourites coming up in a separate post.
While the line-up fills some obvious gaps in the brand's debut collection, the inspiration for it was something altogether different. "I knew which products I wanted to do straight away. These are the products I can't live without, my handbag essentials. It's that narcissistic I'm afraid," chuckles Savannah, with candid charm.
A new lipstick shade will launch next Summer as part of a range refresh – all the new additions will have a lighter feel to tie in with the warmer season.
And so, finally, what of Savannah's top beauty secrets?
2. Apply Vaseline to your eye lashes before going to bed – a weird trick but it's helped Savannah's to grow!
The Savannah Miller X Bagsy Collection is priced from £8 and is available now here.
Sounds like a worthwhile collaboration - loving the packaging.
The Bagsy Collection looks and sounds great!
Loved to know about Bagsy and Savannah Miller, dear Tracey! You and Savannah look very beautiful and I loved to know that 15% of the Bronzed Brilliance go to charity. By the way, I am a sucker for highlighters, and I saw the words "Glow and inspire" among her products - looooved it! I think she is right, a lipstick is really something like an eye-catcher, and all her tips - not wearing makeup, avoiding makeup at least for a day - all very important and true. I like to know about women who help others! You are so sweet, sharing it with us! Hope you have a great weekend, dear Tracey!


Fourteen girls aged between 5 and 6 have been detained by police after revealing, publicly, the name of the girl whose birthday party they were attending, whilst singing Happy Birthday to her in the café of the celebrated dinosaur attraction, Tamba Park.
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You probably heard the advice given earlier this week to reset your router due to some malware referred to as "VPNFilter" infecting a large number of routers. I do not want to second guess this advice, but instead, outline a couple of issues with "resetting" a router.
First of all: Pretty much all router malware (Mirai variants, TheMoon and various Linux Perl/bash scripts affecting routers) will not survive a simple power cycle of the router. However, the vulnerability that allowed access to the malware will. Secondly, some configuration changes may survive. In particular changes to DNS settings that are often done without actual malware, but by using CSRF vulnerabilities in the routers web-based admin interface.
My main problem with having thousands of users reset their routers to factory default settings is that they inadvertently may reset it to use a simple default password.
Oracle plans to end support for Java serialization, which has been the source of many security issues. Oracle's Java platform group chief architect Mark Reinhold said that adding serialization to Java in 1997 was a "horrible mistake." Oracle has not set a date for ending serialization support.
One remembers the security claims that were made for Java (also Chrome) when it was released. As with many other products, security is sacrificed to "features." The claims are washed away by the endless chain of announcement of security vulnerabilities and patches. Patching has become a necessary and routine part of doing business.
As part of an engagement for one of our clients, we analysed the patch for the recent Electron Windows Protocol handler RCE bug (CVE-2018-1000006) and identified a bypass.
With the staggering amount of features that were introduced through HTML5 and CSS3 the attack surface of browsers grew accordingly. Consequently, it is no surprise that interactions between such features can cause unexpected behavior impacting the security of their users. In this article, we describe such a practical attack and the research behind it.
· We (co-)discovered a side-channel vulnerability in browser implementations of the CSS3 feature "mix-blend-mode" which allowed to leak visual content from cross-origin iframes.
· We demonstrate the impact of this vulnerability by showing how visiting a malicious site was enough to de-anonymize Facebook users. In particular, exploitation allowed to leak the profile picture, username and likes of unsuspecting visitors all while requiring no additional user interaction.
Learn How to Implement Serverless Authentication The Custom Way!
We will describe a basic yet complete authentication system using Auth0. I find Auth0 to be a very flexible and easy to use authentication service. Let's dive deeper.
A list of different tools that you can deploy to test AWS infrastructure. Remember to fill out the form if doing testing like this.
10. Bucket finder – This is a fairly simple tool to run, all it requires is a wordlist and it will go off and check each word to see if that bucket name exists in the Amazon's S3 system. Any that it finds it will check to see if the bucket is public, private or a redirect.
Public buckets are checked for directory indexing being enabled, if it is then all files listed will be checked using HEAD to see if they are public or private.Redirects are followed and the final destination checked. All this is reported on so you can later go through and analyse what has been found.
In February 2014, the US ambassador to Ukraine suffered an embarrassing leak. A secret conversation between him and US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland got posted to YouTube, in which Nuland spoke disparagingly about the European Union.
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Imagine a world where everything you ever do or say is watched and rated by invisible eyes.
· Who do you talk to?
· What did you buy?
· Do you brush your teeth?
· Did you forget to floss?
· Do you watch too much TV or play video games or talk on the phone?
· Do you own a gun?
· Are your political opinions in line with the people in power?
· Did you pay your water bill or taxes on time?
Now imagine if all the things you ever did wrong followed you around like a big, bright red Scarlett letter.


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The Uvalde Girls
Small town pride, lifelong ties
By Cathy Gordon, Staff writer | November 27, 2022
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FRIENDS FOREVER Childhood friendships in Uvalde have only grown stronger for Sally Cone of Bunker Hill, Kami Buri of Wilchester, and Amanda Hughes Pickering of West University (pictured, from left), who love each other like family.
Small towns. Where conversations extend beyond platitudes, and everyone knows your name. Close connections are born here. Friends and neighbors are like family, the fabric of what you become. And when buoyant youth, brains tilled like fertile soil, spring from the hometown nest, precious memories are etched in their soul.
Uvalde, population just over 15,000. It's such a place to this pack of gal pals, seven unflappable, fun, vibrant women who are as tethered to each other as ship to anchor. Whether life is handing out roses or crumpling like a worn cardboard box, they're there for one another.
"I barely remember a time before them," says Wilchester resident Kami Buri of her childhood friends from the Hill Country town, 80 miles west of San Antonio. Two of those friends live nearby: Sally Cone of Bunker Hill and Amanda Hughes Pickering of West University. The three, along with Kyley Houck of Huntsville, Tania Leskovar-Owens of Austin, Sami Harris of Waco, and Charla Jenkins, still in Uvalde, are 1997 graduates of Uvalde High School, land of the maroon and white fightin' Coyotes. But their friendships started long before their teen years, with squirmy little wiggles and giggles at each other's breakfast tables. Their families – indeed, the entire community – raised them, as was the case for all their Uvalde classmates.
CONGREGATING IN CONCAN The group of seven women meet annually in Concan, the second weekend of June, husbands and children in tow, for much needed catch-up time and fun on the Frio River. Pictured, from left: Charla Jenkins, Kyley Houck, Kami Buri, Sami Harris, Amanda Hughes Pickering, Tania Leskovar-Owens, and Sally Cone.
The Uvalde Girls, as they call their text thread, are in it for the long haul. They're the glue that binds life's chapters. Weddings, birthdays, parenthood, deaths. They've grieved together at the loss of friends' parents, and rejoiced at the birth of babies, 18 children in all among them, ages 3 to 14.
So, when a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers within the walls of Robb Elementary School in May, the school where their friendships took flight, it was an affront to their very foundation. They mourned for the town that raised them, their family. And they turned to each other, their rock.
GROWING UP TOGETHER The Uvalde Girls, as they refer to their text thread, have seen each other from childhood to parenthood. Here are some of the gals during their high school days. Uvalde High School seniors Kami Buri (left) and Sally Cone wear yellow cords representing their top 10 percent placement in the National Honor Society.
"I immediately checked in on Charla because she has four kids and one of them was elementary age, third grade. But her kids don't go to Robb; her kids are in a dual language program in Uvalde, at a different campus," explains Kami, whose mother was Robb Elementary's school nurse when she and friends attended there. "We have family history there. And we have multiple friends whose sons and daughters were at Robb Elementary that day. Eva Mireles, the wife of one of our classmates, was one of the teachers killed. It was personal, knowing so many affected. We know several teachers who were there at the time. They were in our grade, our classmates. We graduated together. Even if you don't know someone directly, being a small town like this, it affects everybody. There's a ripple effect."
"Total shock. I just remember thinking there's no way that happened in our town. It's just the sweetest little town," joins in Amanda. "It was surreal."
Sally, voice breaking, recalls that day, too. "A dear friend of our families, her son was shot in the arm. So many people, so many connections. I had to get home. I collected my family and within 48 hours we were there. We loved on each other at the town square. Our kids joined in with other kids, chalking the sidewalks with messages and hearts."
Uvalde has its claims to fame. Historically, it's known as the Honey Capital of the World for production of huajillo honey, a light-colored version of the liquid gold, discovered in the late 1800s. Oscar winning actor Matthew McConaughey, actress Dale Evans, and former Governor of Texas Dolph Briscoe were born there. Garner State Park, one of the most visited state parks in Texas, is named after John Nance Garner, Vice President to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who called Uvalde home.
Adding the incomprehensible tragedy at Robb Elementary to the town's "known for" category is a hard pill to swallow, say the women.
"It's not easy when the hometown you love is suddenly known for this horrific act. It's so much more than that. It's a wonderful place. It's where we fostered all these great relationships," says Kami of her friends who regularly schedule girls trips. Next month they'll travel to Savannah to decompress from their busy lives and take in the sights.
Uvalde is the model for how they want to live life.
Amanda Hughes Pickering (left) and Kami Buri are all smiles their senior year.
Uvalde memories are, indeed, sweet, their families as intertwined as dangling gold chains. They knew each other's moms, dads, and grandparents from school, sports, church…. right down to the uncles, aunts, and cousins. Their parents were teachers, coaches, assistant principals, boy scout leaders, city officials. Everywhere you look, a parent, not necessarily your own, had eyes on you. They knew each other's children like a compass knows north. They championed them as if they were their own.
"I tell people all the time about how tight Wilchester is. I feel like I live in this little pocket that mimics what we had in Uvalde. I could, on any given day, call one of 20 moms to go get my kids at school," Kami explains. "My kids are growing up knowing a lot of their friends' aunts, uncles and cousins, grandparents, just like I did growing up."
"Here we are in the fourth largest city in the country and our little hometown carries us. It's just sweet," says Sally. "My kids have the same small town feel here in Bunker Hill. They ride their bikes to school. How many kids do that, in the middle of Houston? It's what we want for them, the same close connections and morals and standards that Uvalde taught us. I'm growing up with those Uvalde friends still. Our kids are, too. We might live 250 miles from there, but that community is in our hearts, and we've kept up those connections."
Kami and Sally's boys compete against each other in sports. Another generation developing ties. Amanda's daughter, 3, is the youngest of the group's children. "She is going to be a big city girl because we live in a big city, but I, too, want those kind of Uvalde values for her. The older I get, the more I feel how important that is," Amanda agrees.
"You couldn't get in too much trouble because there was accountability," adds Amanda, with a laugh. She recalls one time her dad, city attorney for 25 years, and legal counsel at the bank, held her accountable.
"He called me when I was in high school and said 'Can you stop writing hot checks? It's embarrassing. Every time they read off the hot check list in the board meeting, your name is on there.' I was such a kid. I wasn't paying attention to the fact my account got overdrawn."
Four of the seven friends: Tania Leskovar-Owens, Kyley Houck, Amanda, and Kami.
Amanda's mom taught in the local schools, as a substitute.
Sally's dad was president of the Land Bank Association, now known as Capital Farm Credit. He loaned money to ranchers and farmers in the rural community, neighbors, and friends. He led a Boy Scout troop. Her mom was a teacher and taught Sunday school. The couple helped develop youth groups.
"Being the nurse's kid, I didn't get away with any stuff. You didn't catch me faking a stomachache to get out of class," says Kami, who followed in her mom's footsteps, becoming a nurse. Her dad worked in various teacher, coach, and athletic coordinator roles in the school district for 37 years, including football coach and assistant principal at Uvalde High School.
"I remember classmates saying to me, 'Your dad is so strict!' I remember telling them 'Just do what you need to do, and you won't get in trouble!'" exclaims Kami. Her parents divorced. Her stepmother was the cross-country and track coach. "And my uncle was the tennis coach. So, I had a lot of family involved there. I had to walk the straight and narrow!"
When Amanda's dad died in 2005 at age 59, it hit hard. Of the seven in the girlfriend group, Kyley and Charla have lost their dads, too.
"Those deaths are always hard because those men raised us," explains Kami. "The dads drove us 30 minutes to Garner State Park to go dancing. All the Houston cute boys would go, and we weren't yet driving age. They'd bring their fold-out chairs and sit there the entire time, quietly, till it was time to take us home.
Childhood friendships in Uvalde have only grown stronger for (from left) Amanda Hughes Pickering, Sally Cone, and Kami Buri.
"I adored Amanda's dad," Kami continues. "I would always sit in the kitchen and chit chat with him while waiting on Amanda. Amanda was always late."
"Guilty," Amanda quips, adding, "It was like each other's parents were everyone else's parents, too. They all wanted us to succeed."
"I think the spirit of Uvalde touches so many people, whether it's people who come here from other places to hunt or to go to Garner State Park to camp. It's such a beautiful area," says Sally of the region's majestic Cypress trees, rivers, and cliffs.
The seven couples, children in tow, take advantage of that beauty the second weekend of each June, renting a large house in nearby Concan in central Uvalde County, along the spring-fed, crystal-clear Frio River. The dads – bonded, with their own text thread – float the waters and golf with the older children.
Kami, Sally, Amanda, and their gal pals talk and talk, side conversation upon side conversation, afternoons morphing into evenings. Food, drinks, laughter. Lots of laughter. And they tuck their feet under each other like those little girls that shared dreams and secrets under a wide-open Uvalde sky.
Support for Uvalde
People from all points of the globe responded to the Uvalde tragedy with donations and support for the victims' families, and the town itself, reeling from the deadliest school shooting in the United States in a decade.
"People all over the world care," says Sally, who, along with her girlfriends' respective families did what they could "from our little corner of the world. It's been an amazing outpouring of help all around the world."
Kami reached out to Wilchester Elementary. The principal included a link in her weekly email where parents and staff could donate directly to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's (UCISD) Amazon teacher wish list or make monetary donations directly to its PTO. She and husband, John, made a personal donation, matched by his employer, and her in-laws donated, too, through their involvement with their bingo committee.
The couple met with the UCISD PTO in September to deliver their check. "Hearing all the things the PTO has done is remarkable, trying to fill gaps for families and regain a sense of normalcy," Kami explains.
"I've gotten so many emails from friends who live all over. People doing amazing things in response. And they are still doing it," says Amanda, who assists with philanthropy for her employer, The Friedkin Group. They joined with Toyota Motor North America, providing substantial funding to several nonprofit organizations in Uvalde that are helping those impacted by the shooting.
Sally and husband, Matthew, donated to the Robb Memorial Fund through the First State Bank of Uvalde, and directly to a family who was impacted. "We support and encourage other Uvalde friends who have launched their own fundraising initiatives that are making great impacts."
One of the women's Uvalde classmates and friends, Roland Ramirez – head athletic trainer and director of sports medicine for the Houston Texans – was part of a contingent that surprised Uvalde High School football players at a dinner before the Coyotes' season opener in September. The Texans organized transportation and a suite for the Uvalde team to attend Houston's opener against the Indianapolis Colts. The Texans wore "Uvalde Strong" decals on their helmets and gifted the Coyotes new uniforms provided by Nike.
"People just do what they can, and that makes a difference," Kami says.
Robb Memorial Fund donations are accepted through Zelle at: [email protected] or via check to 200 E. Nopal St., Uvalde, TX 78801.
Donations to the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District PTO can be made via PayPal or checks can be sent to Uvalde CISD PTO, PO Box 5401, Uvalde, TX 78802.
Kami Buri, Sally Cone, Amanda Hughes Pickering, Kyley Houck, Tania Leskovar-Owens, Sami Harris, Charla Jenkins
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the work of the Lord will go forward in a natural law-abiding way because of those who have received the message of the restored gospel. but each year China sends thousands of its choicest sons and daughters to various foreign lands to study. scientists. scholars.Elder Oaks We cannot send missionaries to the People's Republic of China. and artists. and many of these Chinese students are joining the Church. At the same time. In those places they quite naturally meet our missionaries. Some have already returned to China. We encourage our Chinese members to return to China. . The work of China will go forward with these young engineers. Their country needs them in China and the Lord needs them in China. and others will return when their studies are completed.
If we could only make a small beginning in every nation. soon the converts among each kindred and tongue could step forth as lights to their own people and the gospel would thus be preached in all nations before the coming of the Lord.Pres. Kimball There are almost three billion people now living on the earth in nations where the gospel is not now being preached. .
Pres. and may starvation and untimely death stalk no more through the land. Break the hands of superstition. McKay January 9. and may the young men and young women come out of the darkness of the past into the Glorious Light now shining among the children of men. O God. Give them special power and ability to approach this people in such manner as will make the proper appeal to them. 1921. and who have never been given the opportunity even of hearing the true message of their Redeemer. David O. Heavenly Father. manifest thy tender mercy toward thy suffering children throughout this famine-stricken realm! Stay the progress of pestilence. We feel deeply impressed with the realization that the time has come when the light of the glorious gospel should begin to shine through the dense darkness that has enshrouded this nation for ages. who are bound by fetters of superstition and false doctrine.China Dedicatory Prayer In this land there are millions who know not thee nor thy work. We beseech thee. May the elders and Sisters whom thou shalt call to this land as missionaries have keen insight into the mental and spiritual state of the Chinese mind. to reveal to thy servants the best methods to adopt and the best plans to follow in establishing thy work . Countless millions have died in ignorance of thy plan of life and salvation.
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Four times Olympic gold medallist rower, Sir Matthew Pinsent, was the star attraction at this year's Lord's Taverners Christmas lunch which saw over 1,200 guests fill the Great Room at London's Grosvenor House Hotel for an afternoon of fundraising.
Pinsent's special appearance, with gold medals in hand, was greeted with rapturous applause and helped raise £150,000 for The Lord's Taverners on an afternoon that also saw ECB Chief Executive, David Collier, present the youth cricket and disability sports charity with a cheque for £440,000.
Sky Sports cricket presenter helped open proceedings with a Q&A with Lord's Taverners President, Barry Norman, before recently-appointed Taverners sports ambassador, young GB wheelchair basketball player Richard Sergeant, said grace.
During a busy afternoon of activity representatives of LV=, sponsors of our SOS Kit Aid cricket and rugby kit recycling initiative, were on hand to present the 20,000th piece of kit to Cathy Gillespie, head teacher of Stewart Headlam Primary School.
Auctioneer extraordinaire, TV's Charlie Ross, conducted an amazing auction that raised over £100,000 before comedian Simon Evans brought the house down to finish proceedings.
Many thanks to all of our Members, supporters and their guests for helping change the lives of disadvantaged or disabled youngsters across the UK.
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Ah, sunny Miami; home of the Miami Heat and the Miami Dolphins. Believe it or not, Miami was awarded as Americas Cleanest City in 2008 for year-round good air quality, clean streets, wide green areas, recycling programs, and clean drinking water. Whats more, Miami was even recognized by UBS in 2009 as the richest city in the United States. Indeed, Miami is the place to be.
Sure, Miami has the sun and sand, but experiencing harsh weather from season to season is inevitable. Harsh weather can be a hassle, and perhaps the things that endure and take the most damage from the elements are your roofs.
Okay, so youve been seeing signs of wear and tear in your roof, and not to mention the leaking is giving you a migraine. Whats more, you notice the paint is peeling off and your shingles arent what they used to be. In times like this, its best to call a professional roofing contractor. A capable roofing contractor is trained and certified to handle all your roofing needs.
The best roofing contractors Miami, FL has to offer will teach you everything you need to know in the world of roofing as well as provide a variety of services. Theyll give you a clearer understanding about roofing work, expert advice on home improvement projects, as well as give cost estimates for your projects. They can also recommend options for your roofs materials and construction depending on your needs.
Roofing contractors are skilled when it comes to the construction and repairs of a roof, and can do everything in between. These contractors will inspect your roof and assess an ideal option for your roof. They can repair your roof or do a complete overhaul, whatever is needed, to ensure that your roofing in Miami, FL is secure and does its purpose of protecting those inside.
You can find reputable Miami roofing contractors in your area through the Internet or local directory listings. Before hiring one, be sure that they have all the necessary licenses, certifications, and insurance coverage. You can bet that youll get the most out of your roof with the best roofing contractors Miami, FL has to offer.


Hiram Corson, MD, was born in 1804 in Plymouth Township to Joseph and Hannah Dickinson Corson. He was married to Ann Jones Foulke in 1833 and had nine children with her. He studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Corson was an early detractor of the medical use of alcohol and an active abolitionist. He took on his niece, Sarah Adamson (later Dr. Sarah Adamson Dolley) as an apprentice. After she earned her medical degree, he supported her application to Blockley Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Corson was widely published and honored by many professional societies, including the American Medical Association and College of Physicians of Philadelphia. At the end of his life, Dr. Corson was thought to be the oldest practicing physician in the United States. He retired from medicine in 1895 and died in 1896.
Alan W. Corson, Hiram's brother, was born in Whitemarsh, Pa. in 1788. He was a polymath and school teacher, first at Plymouth Meeting Friends School, then at his own boarding and day school. In his mid-life, he stopped teaching and worked on his extensive farm while also working as a land surveyor. He was married to Mary Egbert in 1811, and they had five children. Alan W. Corson was a strict Quaker who wore their tradition plain clothes. He should not be confused with his grandson with the same name. He died in 1882.
This collection of papers contains several volumes of Dr. Corson's diaries, his published works, correspondence (personal and professional), and notes. There are also newspaper clippings of Dr. Corson's writings and on topics that were of interest to him, particularly female physicians and care of the insane. Corson was a champion of asylum reform and promoted women in medicine, and many of his writings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings concern these issues. His published writings consists of medical treatises on pneumonia, diphtheria, and cholera. In addition to Dr. Hiram Corson's papers, there are some papers belonging to his uncle, Alan W. Corson, which consist mainly of correspondence. There is a small group of papers relating to the Montgomery County Anti-Slavery Society.


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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good Night
Posted on July 29, 2005 by RepMan
So Jurgen E. Shrempp is leaving the DaimlerChrysler CEO's suite a year earlier than planned. The New York Times speculates that the automaker's surprising second quarter earnings gave Shrempp the cover he needed to exit now. Using terms such as "embattled" to describe the 60-year-old executive and labeling the company "trouble-prone" understates the enormity of the Chrysler division's problems.
As Ford and General Motors continue to struggle, what is Chrysler's answer to its woes? Why, to bring back its former chairman as its pitchman. Brilliant! Genius! Too bad that Lee Iacocca is unknown to a generation of car buyers. To make matters worse, he is paired with the actor best known as Seinfeld's George Costanza.
DaimlerChrysler's stock rose more almost 10 percent on the news of Shrempp's impending departure. Maybe the company should borrow its new advertising slogan from a song that is less Rodgers and Hammerstein and more traditional blues: "Been down so long, it looks like up to me."
Scrutiny Could Make NASA Stronger
The front pages of today's New York Times and Washington Post sport large color photos of Discovery's launch, each of which accompanies an article heralding NASA's return to the space shuttle business. Prominent in both these stories is not only the mention of Discovery's ill-fated predecessor, Columbia, but an admission that two pieces of "debris" came off the shuttle during its flight.
One could be cynical and attribute NASA's candor to necessity; after the Columbia disaster subjected the agency to painful outside scrutiny and intense self-examination, it had no choice but to re-examine the shuttle program. Yesterday, to show that it had learned its lesson, NASA mounted cameras all over the launching pad to monitor for the slightest speck of potential trouble. Sure enough, it found some. As John Schwartz points out in his analysis, "all this inspection may be a mixed blessing."
It may, indeed. Still, the agency's openness looks to be the right way to go. If NASA can bring back Discovery without a hitch, its reputation will be burnished. By extension, the American space program can anticipate a bright future.
Throw in Some Shorts and a Hat and I'm All Yours
In a further indication of the near total lack of accountability in our society, the New York Times today reported that Sony BMG Music Entertainment used all sorts of payola schemes to induce radio disc jockeys to play their contracted performers' music over the airwaves.
Giveaways included flat-screen televisions, PlayStation 2 games, and out-of-town trips for two. My favorite, though, was Sony's sending one Adidas sneaker with the promise of a mate if the DJ would play the song A.D.I.D.A.S. By Killer Mike at least 10 times.
Sadly, business ethics has come close to becoming an oxymoron. Why the trend started and why it continues to take on new and ever more bizarre iterations in this post Enron/Bernie Ebbers world escapes me. It's high-time one of our political leaders called for the creation of a blue-ribbon panel to address the moral and ethical challenges eroding every pillar of our society. Of course, we'd need to find some ethical politicans to lead such an effort. Maybe if Sony offers some Adidas sports gear as inducement, we can round up some willing participants?
What Became of Accountability?
Clyde Haberman's column in today's NY Times about the alleged doctoring of Mayoral Candidate's C. Virginia Fields' campaign photo to depict her as resonating with a diverse population provides a dead-on discussion about accountability, or the lack thereof. The photo in question was doctored, and the faces of white people replaced with those of people of color. When the deception was revealed, Fields blamed her top advisor who, in turn, blamed Fields.
What's become of accountability? From Bernie Ebbers and Ken Lay to Barry Bonds and Karl Rove, no one seems to accept responsibility for their actions anymore. Beyond being a bad thing, it's also dumb. I believe accountability can be a huge factor in successfully differentiating an individual or an institution. Think about it. There are so few people who accept responbsibility for their actions nowadays that those who do will break through the clutter. Being accountable isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing.
Crisis Doesn't Take a Summer Vacation
What do the major Firestone tire recall, Martha Stewart, Mad Cow Disease and the NYC blackout have in common? They were all seismic crisis events that occurred in the Summertime. It amazes me how complacent Corporate America is when it comes to crisis preparation. They seem to be on a permanent Summer vacation. Recently, we conducted surveys of business continuity and risk managers of Fortune 500 companies and found out the vast majority have never simulated a potential crisis. As a result, they're not prepared for the inevitable. It's simply amazing that this mindset still prevails in our Post 9/11, Madrid and London bombings world.
What will it take for business and industry to wake up? CEO kidnappings, hostage situations, actual terrorist attacks on fabled American brands?
It's a chilling thought in the middle of a heat wave.
PoweRGirls is Weakening the PR Industry's Image
I just addressed a group of about 100 public relations college students and Summer interns. In the session, we spoke about their dreams, hopes and futures in the business. When I asked what was keeping them up at night, almost all of the young women pointed to Lizzie Grubman and PoweRGirls, the MTV reality show about a group of female PR party planners. Young industry professionals are outraged that Grubman and her party planning cohorts have become the standard bearers of the PR world. The group I met with today see themselves as being light years away from the vacuous, starstruck, one dimensional types portrayed on the show. And they're right. Public relations today is a far-flung, sophisticated industry that provides a wide range of services, from crisis counseling and issues advocacy to marketing support and employee communications. It's a shame that bright, young professionals just entering the field have to routinely deflect such banal questions as: "oh, so you do parties?"
Coke Isn't It
Sometimes I'm amazed at the hubris of companies like Coca-Cola, who today announced a new program to encourage physical activity in our children. The program is called "Live it," and will feature sports stars like Lance Armstrong urging sixth grade kids nationwide to stay active. While the idea is laudable (and smart from a corporate image standpoint), it's also deceptive since Coke is selling its soft drinks in thousands of middle schools around the country. Instead of positioning themselves as a solutions provider, Coke should find other ways to make money and pull its vending machines out of our nation's middle schools. A little less Coke and a lot more exercise would start putting a dent in our nation's childhood obesity crisis.
Return of the Mack
Mack the knife is back in the saddle at Morgan Stanley after Phil Purcells' passion play finally came to a bloody conclusion. Mack, the former CEO, has a Herculean task on his hands to begin repairing Morgan Stanley's tarnsihed image. He needs to first settle organizational fratricide. But, then he quickly needs to assure clients and the Street that the house is back in order. How? By initiating new policies focused solely on delighting the client. Convince the skeptics that the internecine warfare has ended and that the business of Morgan's business will be laser-focused on client service. Communicate some current case studies of delighted clients. Showcase new and former Morgan employees extolling their single-minded focus. The sooner Mack starts to act, the sooner Morgan's listing ship will right itself and begin sailing through smoother waters.
Ex-scrushy-ating
My, oh my. Richard Scrushy just won't leave well enough alone, will he? Following on the heels of his surprising acquital by a hometown jury, Scrushy is now threatening legal action against Healthsouth to get his old job back. I'm sure the Healthsouth board wants Scrushy back about as much as the Mets would like to have the horrific Mo Vaughn in the starting line-up again. For Healthsouth, Scrushy's Phoenix-like rise from the ashheap of corporate malfeasance is a reputation nightmare. Trying to distance themselves from all of his alleged wrongdoings, Healthsouth has to be struggling to convince remaining customers that they'll stay focused on the business of their business. So, what do you do if you're Healthsouth? Figure out a way to buy Scrushy out ASAP. You do not want to fight him in a protracted court case. While Healthsouth might win the legal battle, they'll lose in the court of public opinion (or in this case, the court of customer opinion). Customers will only put up with so much distraction. Healthsouth needs to put Scrushy behind them pronto. Or their business will be heading south….permanently.
How Should MLB Strike Out Steriods?
Posted on July 11, 2005 by Jeff Simpson
Tomorrow's annual All-Star game provides a perfect time for Major League Baseball to take a seventh inning stretch to reflect on its significant image problem by announcing rock-solid strategies for re-claiming its reputation.
I suggest that MLB embark on a significant grass roots campaign aimed at tomorrow's major leaguers. Former and current ballplayers should participate in a national education campaign aimed at young people that decries the use and abuse of steroids. What better way for a person like Mark McGwire to try and turn around his image than by admitting fault and imploring kids not to follow in his path? I'd call the campaign "strike out steroids," announce it at the All-Star game and introduce it nationwide next Spring.
It's time for baseball to wake up and pull this one out in the bottom of the ninth.


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Q: segmentation fault result I was trying to execute the following code on the Linux installed on the desktop as well as the same linux installed in virtual machine.
#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  int *ptr;
  printf("%d\n",*ptr);
  return 0;
}

I was surprised to see the results
on linux installed directly on desktop it gives "segmentation fault"
whereas on linux installed on virtual machine it prints some junk value.
Can anyone please help me out to understand why is it so?

A: Your pointer is not initialized. Initialize it like below:
int a = 42;
int *ptr = &a;

Dereferencing a non initialized pointer invokes undefined behavior,  your printf  call can print some garbage or just crash.
May I suggest you to read a book on C programming?

A: Because you are dealing with "UNDEFINED BEHAVIOUR". Exactly what happens isn't defined. It may crash, it may burn, or it may do something else expected or unexpected.
In this particular case, it's probably to with the value that ptr gets from being on the stack - it will have a valid memory address on the virtual machine, so you get some random bits of memory that you don't know what it is. On the non-virtual machine, the value is different [or memory is located differently] and you get a seg-fault for accessing an invalid memory location.
There is NOTHING useful to be gained from accessing a pointer that hasn't been set to anything, but it's far from guaranteed to crash. It may just as well print whatever is at that memory address.

A: You have uninitialised pointer. Pointer is just like integer with the address to which points. Since its uninitialised, it may contain any value. So on your VPS it may point to some valid address that your process can access and on your computer it points to something unknown that the process cant access.

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Brian was able to get off of work early that Friday. So around noon we were off to one of the coolest locations in all of Arkansas. We were hiking to the Goat Trail that evening. A location which is precariously located on the side of the tallest bluff between the Appalachians and the Rockies: Big Bluff.
We arrived at the trailhead and started our 3 mile hike in what seemed like winter conditions. The temperature was approximately 48 degrees with blowing cold wind and mist. I'm glad I had the foresight this trip to pack some heavier clothes; a hoody was definitely helpful at blocking the wind and keeping me warm!
If you've never been to the Goat Trail on Big Bluff then you're missing out! The hike in is 3 miles, but gradually downhill and easy. I think we made the hike in a little over an hour. That was with about 50+lbs on our backs, so if you're day hiking it, you could probably do much better. We weren't in a hurry so we hiked at a steady pace. There were around 5 vehicles at the trailhead on the way down, but we only saw 4 other people on the trail. Two separate groups, a younger couple and a mother and daughter, were on their way out as we were hiking in.
The mother and daughter actually hiked all the way to the top of the hill before the drop to the Goat Trail and then turned around without even seeing the view! Brian and I were kind of shocked when they said they walked 2 miles then turned around. We couldn't fathom why someone would want to hike the trail to the top and then not even see one of the best views in the state. Oh well, to each his own!
After arriving we quickly set our gear aside and took the cameras down to the Goat Trail for some awesome pictures from Big Bluff. The views were amazing, as can be expected, and there was good cloud cover on the tops of the mountains. We explored the bluff for about 2 hours and got some great shots of the scenery.
Shortly after we arrived a couple of canoes came around a bend in the river. Brian and I saw the perfect opportunity to grab a couple of shots that would show the scale of this magnificent scene. After waving and yelling back and forth to the canoeists we took their photograph and let them go about their way; they soon "pulled over" to camp right beneath Big Bluff. What a great spot!
The light was waning so we decided to hike back up to our camping spot and get our shelters built. I hung my hammock then helped Brian set up his new tent. The amount of rocks at the top of the mountain there greatly harshed Brian's gig as he tried to drive stakes into the ground. We figured out a way to pull his tent apart using the various large rocks and guy lines and it was able to stand after that. We then set out to build a fire, which proved extremely difficult considering the amount of wet tender that we found; the area had received quite a bit of rain the night before.
We eventually, after an hour or so, got a nice huge fire going. We sat around and had a few drinks while we waited until well after dark to finally get some sleep. Around 10:30 or so we heard a couple of voices coming down the trail and noticed a few lights. We thought to ourselves, who would be crazy enough to hike this 3 mile trail in the middle of the night? I shouted a hearty hello but nobody returned the gesture. The lights went out and we both wondered what was going on. After a short pause the lights came back on and the voices behind the lights shouted hello back to us. Ok…? I thought. Let's find out who these people are!
I walked towards the light expecting a couple of guys with packs, guys perhaps just as crazy as me and Brian. To my surprise as I got closer to them and they got closer to me, I noticed there was not one, not two, but 10+ guys with flashlights! The heck? I asked them, what the heck are you doing hiking out here in the middle of the night?! They returned with: "What the heck are you DOING out here in the middle of the night?" I said camping. They said hiking. Touché.
The funny thing is, just earlier I had told Brian, no matter where I'm at or what I'm doing something strange happens to me on every single adventure that I go on. I guess that's why they call them adventures?
In any case, the guys were there and we had a strong fire burning. The night was cold, definitely below 40, so they figured they'd stick around for a while and use our campfire to get warm. They told a few stories and we all shared a few laughs before they decided it was time to hike back out at 11:30 at night.
Shortly thereafter Brian and I decided it was about time to hit the hay, it had been a long day of adventure, after all.
I told my story, let's hear yours in the comments below!


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Oncologists sign Agreement of Understanding with General Health Insurance Company and trust that the promise will be kept
Prague 1. March 2007 – The Czech Oncological Society ČLS JEP (COS) released today the contents of an Agreement of Understanding with the General Health Insurance Company (VZP). The document, signed by Jiří Vorlíček, President of ČOS, and Pavel Horák, Director of VZP, summarizes the outcome of Monday talks of the two parties on reimbursement limits for oncological treatment and at the same time commits VZP to conclude legally binding contracts with particular health care institutions at the latest by 31. March 2007. This step should assure the reimbursement of expensive oncological treatment for all patients where it is effective and rational. The contracts are to be updated at least every year so that they respond to the demographic data of patients in the Czech Republic. Technically and financially demanding treatment shall be concentrated in Complex Oncology Centres (COC) and shall be provided on the principle "the right treatment to the right patient" with the aim of rational spending of means for therapy as expensive oncological treatment is not appropriate for every patient. VZP committed itself in the Agreement to finance treatment of current COC patients as well as those patients that turn to the COCs in the course of the year. It is important to highlight in this respect the importance of oncologists working outside the COCs. "It is they who evaluate oncological diseases of individual patients and while composing treatment strategy send patients fulfilling the given criteria to the COCs where provision of expensive treatment is centralized," said Professor Vorlíček.
The estimates of numbers of patients that are to be treated by a certain therapy in a given year are made on the basis of data from the National Oncological Register and demographic data on population of the Czech Republic. Professional team conducting these analyses is led by the Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses of Masaryk University in Brno, which guarantees the development and running of the national portal on tumour epidemiology in the CR. The basic data on incidence (number of new cases officially recorded in the population in a given time period) and mortality (the ratio of deaths in population observed in a defined time period) for all tumour illnesses is publicly available on the portal www.svod.cz. "In this way established estimates should contribute to the adjustment of health insurance plans of health insurance companies," emphasized Prof. Vorlíček.
COS is determined to provide patients, their families and friends with the maximum amount of information related to oncological illnesses. "In daily praxis the aspiration of the patient to learn more about the disease often collides with heavy workload of doctors at ambulances and most of all with the inability of the patient to apprehend the information provided in stressful environment of a medical facility," explained Professor Vorlíček. The work of COS members has resulted in a new section of www.linkos.cz web pages devoted to general public. It concentrates at one place detailed and professionally guaranteed information on diagnoses, treatment options, oncology centres, treatises, statistics on incidence of tumour diseases and psychologist's assistance. The section also deals with prevention, draws attention among other things to healthy life style and introduces the programme of preventive checks. The internet source of information on cancer will be publicised through posters and cards freely available in surgeries and waiting rooms of oncological workplaces. "I am proud of the fact that the COS has succeeded in building an exceptionally complex source of information, and I can only invite you to visit www.linkos.cz/pacienti," summarized Professor Vorlíček.
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President of Czech Oncological Society
E-mail: jvorlic@fnbrno.cz
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Science Hack Day! I really didn't know what to expect going in, but after attending this year in San Francisco I'm pretty hooked.
I hadn't ever been to any other events like a Science Hack Day. Academic conferences, workshops, job fairs – other gatherings of people with ostensibly common interests, sure. But the hack day was much less like those gatherings than I expected – it was more a free-for-all playground of ideas filled with people who are both willing and able to enable, execute, and enhance those ideas.
In retrospect, it makes sense and seems like it should have been obvious. Science Hack Day draws a broad cross-section of makers, scientists, artists, and engineers collected into an environment without the pressures of a professional conference or job fair, but with a clear goal (unlike something even more relaxed, like a ComicCon), and fosters an atmosphere of constructive (and perhaps even slightly frenzied) creativity.
The hack I worked on was largely in software and data archives, with no particularly physical manifestation. However, the space we worked in was buzzing (literally) with the presence of other hacks-in-the-making – chirps from a virtual rainforest soundscape and rumbles from a sonic table, hot-sugar scents from a table of 3D printed candy, lights from lasers sweeping through a tank of fog and a prototype portable planetarium. Some ideas were developed as concepts alone – how would you cost and schedule the development of an autonomous backpack helicopter for transporting kids to school? Others resulted in working tools I would want to use day-to-day – such as a slick chrome extension for determining the carbon footprint of any trip I plan in Google Maps.
With a tight deadline to go from idea to prototype, it might have been easy to get stuck into any one project and tune out the rest of the room. But it wasn't. And that's great. People cycled through the space day in and day out, bringing their ideas with them. It was impossible not to put down my laptop and walk over to see what the tables around me were hacking, and more often than not I'd walk back with something new to try.
I don't think I can register for 2016 soon enough.
Alex Parker is a planetary astronomer, data visualizer, and artist. He currently works as a research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, seeking to understand the origin and evolution of our solar system. Dr. Parker's artwork and data visualizations have been featured in television programs, film festivals, museums, and planetariums around the globe.


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Home Hunting Mossberg SA-28 Shotgun
Mossberg SA-28 Shotgun
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The term "affordable" is often used in the gun industry as a synonym for "cheap," but the SA-28 is decidedly not in that category. What you'll get for your money is nothing less than amazing to me considering competitive offerings that sell for double or triple the price of the SA-28. For starters, the gun looks far better than its price tag would suggest. The barrel, with a full-length vent rib and a single brass bead, is a nicely polished blue, as is the alloy receiver, which is mounted to a satin-finished walnut stock with laser-cut checkering on the grip and forend.
The quality of the wood used for the stock was another pleasant surprise. On guns in this price range, you might expect to see a plain-Jane, straight-grained walnut stock, but the wood on the gun I tested in the field and the one sent to me for further testing were a cut above what passes for a standard walnut stocks these days, and had nicely-figured grain patterns normally found only on guns costing far more. The stock has a slender rubber recoil pad, and that's all that's needed given the gun's mild recoil. A small uppermost section of the recoil pad is actually hard plastic, put is there to help prevent snagging of clothing when mounting the gun to the shoulder.
The shotgun breaks down easily for cleaning and storage in a hard case provided with the gun. A box is provided for storage of the choke tubes, minus the one being used on the gun.
The SA-28 does not come with the usual three choke tubes you might expect, but is shipped with a full "Sport Set" of interchangeable choke tubes, including Full, Improved Modified, Modified, Improved Cylinder and Cylinder. The gun also comes with a nice hard case, gun socks and a plastic box to hold the choke tubes.
Like its SA-20 sibling, the SA-28 operates with a gas-piston that rides back and forth on twin rails to prevent binding, but the 28 is, happily, both lighter and slimmer than the 20-gauge gun. Functionally, the shotgun had no issues, and it ran like a champ for me and everyone else who shot it. Feeding, extraction and ejection of spent shells went off without a hitch over three days of shooting.
Capacity of the tubular magazine is four shells, but the shotgun arrived with a magazine plug in place to limit capacity to two shells in the magazine plus one in the chamber to comply with legal hunting requirements. You can remove the plug by simply unscrewing the magazine cap and pulling the plug out by an end that protrudes slightly from the magazine.
Disassembly for cleaning was a snap. You start by removing the magazine cap and sliding the forearm off. Then hold the bolt operating handle and press the bolt release button, allowing the bolt to slowly travel fully forward, and pull the barrel from the action. The bolt will slide out once you properly position and remove the bolt handle. I initially found it a little difficult to reassemble the barrel to the action. The trick was to start with action closed, slide the barrel partway in, and then pull the action fully to the rear while seating the barrel.
The author put the SA-28 through its paces at Scattergun Lodge in South Dakota, and found the 28 gauge semi-auto to be deadly on birds within reasonable range. The trim shotgun—and the shells designed for it—were a joy to carry on long marches through fields of milo. Weighing little more than six pounds, the gun pointed well, was quick on target and had very mild perceived recoil.
It's hard to find anything to complain about with this shotgun. If I had to single out anything for improvement, it would be the pull weight of the trigger, which broke at around seven pounds. In the field, however, I honestly never noticed the heavy trigger pull and it didn't bother me in the slightest. (If you're pickier than I am about shotgun triggers, you can get a replacement trigger return spring from M*Carbo that's easy to install and cuts the pull weight by about 40 percent).
Although I hunted with a variety of Mossberg shotguns over three days, including the big brother SA-20 model, I found myself drawn back to the trim little 28-gauge for the final day of hunting, and it didn't let me down. It didn't take me long to decide that the cherished over-and-under guns in my safe would have to make a little more room for an autoloading newcomer.
In addition to the all-purpose field model I hunted with, the SA-28 is also available in a couple of Youth Bantam versions that have reduced lengths of pull and shorter, 24-inch barrels. For more information, contact O. F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.; Tel. (203) 230-5300,: Web: www.mossberg.com
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7/23 @Pit L0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .244 .330 .423
7/25 @Cin L2-11 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .256 .344 .427
7/27 @Cin L3-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .259 .344 .459
7/29 NYM L4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 .340 .453
8/1 Cin L1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .347 .456
8/6 @ChC L0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 .336 .448
8/7 @ChC W3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .324 .430
8/17 SD L3-10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .328 .458
8/19 @LAD L1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .326 .446
8/22 @Oak W3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 .310 .422
8/24 @Oak L2-3 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 .315 .447
8/28 LAD L1-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .303 .421
8/30 TB L2-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .308 .424
Aug. Totals 55 7 11 1 0 3 4 3 11 1 2 .200 .254 .382
9/6 @Phi L2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .235 .316 .412
9/8 @Phi W6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .314 .409
9/12 Tex W10-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .247 .321 .416
9/25 Was L1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .323 .413
Sep. Totals 60 10 15 2 0 1 4 7 15 0 0 .250 .328 .333
10/1 @Mil W4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .236 .309 .389
10/3 Atl W4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .303 .382
10/4 Atl L1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .302 .380
10/5 Atl W12-9 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .230 .304 .392
Oct. Totals 13 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 .077 .143 .308


When we have insufficient knowledge of what terms like credit score and credit report mean or how these are calculated or just what these terms indicate about our financial status, we tend to base our decisions on a series of misconceptions that are outright baseless.
To help you make clear financial decisions that are based on correct knowledge, here we present to you the various myths that are associated with the CIBIL score.
Myth No. 1: The more the income, the better is your credit score.
In the formula that the various agencies use to calculate your credit score, your income never comes into play. A credit score is only indicative of your ability to pay off loans or credit card bills.
Myth No. 2: You should avoid checking your credit report frequently as it lowers the credit score.
This one is based on the fact that frequent hard inquiries by the lenders dwindles your credit score. You, checking your own credit report, is a different thing. You can opt for soft inquiries for your credit report, and this will not affect your credit score at all.
Myth No. 3: A person can have only one credit score.
You get your credit score calculated from two different agencies. Will both the scores be the same?
Maybe, but may not be. Different agencies calculate the credit score differently. Different creditors use the credit scores generated by different companies, each having their own method.
Myth No. 4: When you get a new credit card, it lowers your credit score.
When you get a new credit card, your credit score does go down but only minutely. This decrease in score can be easily compensated by regular and responsible use of the card.
If you have a balance on your credit card for several months in a row while having pending bills, it will have a negative effect on your score. Such a condition presents you as someone irresponsible in the eyes of the creditor.
A married couple is still a pair of two individuals. The score is reflected on the account on which the debt is taken. If the loan is on account of one person, it will affect the score of that person only.
Myth No. 7: Closing all your credit accounts will build your credit score.
If you have balances to be paid off, and you close your credit cards, it will have an adverse effect on your situation. This is the most baseless of all the myths we have talked about.
As consumers, what you should know is that you just have to be a prudent user of the card in order to maintain a good credit score and a lifestyle free of the debt trap. You should know what affects your score and what doesn't. Have your credit score concepts clear. Don't let the clouds of myths shower on your decisions.
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A brief route description of the SW ridge route: Follow the county road from Laksvatn to Mo Planteskole near Slettmo.
You will find a small tunnell under the E8 road. I skied straight up towards Ørntuva (624). Ørntuva is a common avalanche area, i.e.
you should carefully consider the snow conditions before climbing this section. Late spring is the best time to do this.
on the snow conditions - crampons and an ice iaxe.
Ørntuva is a common avalanche area, i.e. you should carefully consider the snow conditions before climbing this section.
Kistefjellet (782) in front of Henriktinden. Photo taken from Vardtinden.
Henriktinden as seen from Blåtinden.
A telephoto of the summit taken from Slettmo.
A view from Ørntuva toward Slettmo and Balsfjorden.
The entrance to the summit plateau.
Balsfjorden as seen from the summit.
The summit as seen from the northern end of the summit plateau.
A view towards Cukcavárri (1223).
A view towards Nállangáisi, Sfinxen and Ellendalen.
The Sami name of Henriktinden is Áhkucohkka. Áhku means old woman. You can find her seated just below the North summit.


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ZA Bank Enables Instant Loan Approval
ZA Bank announced that starting from today, new users will get their loan application approval results instantly via ZA Bank's official website, enjoying a seamless and convenient digital finance experience.
In order to receive the preliminary approval results in an immediate manner, applicants only have to visit the "Borrow" page on ZA Bank's website, click "Apply Now", and then enter basic personal information. The whole journey will take place on one single website, where an application can be completed in as fast as 90 seconds without the need to submit any proof documents.
Devon Sin
Devon Sin, Co-Head of Retailing Banking at ZA Bank, said:
"In most cases, loan applicants would expect to know the maximum loan amount or interest rate approved by banks as soon as possible. Yet currently some banks require new customers to submit proof documents as part of a time-consuming approval process.
That is why ZA Bank decided to go the extra mile by eliminating the complicated procedures of app download and ID card scanning at the pre-approval stage, making the approval process faster than making a cup of instant noodles.
In addition to existing loan offers, applicants can now get an extra HKD 100 Deliveroo coupon by applying for ZA Bank's loans and receiving the approval result via the official website. From today until 31 March 2022, applicants will receive the Deliveroo coupon by viewing the preliminary approval result in the ZA Bank App within 24 hours after the result is released on the website.
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Personal heroes - because Joel asked.
The following was inspired by reading Joel's post this morning. Apparently in responding I got a bit carried away, and all of this made more sense here as its own post, than there just as a comment. :-)
The question was,
"Anybody else ever have the good or bad fortune to meet a personal hero?"
I have met two, myself, and for all the reasons you discuss here, I think I have been amazingly lucky, because I hold them both in even higher regard as time goes by.
The first was the late Jeff Cooper. At the time I met him I was in my early twenties and fantastically not-necessarily-stupid-but...dense. I'd been reading his work for the better part of a decade by then, and had been actively corresponding by letter (remember letters?) for the latter part of that time; I was at least arguably a card-stock fanboy. When the meatspace meeting finally occurred, I had the oh-so-carefully-prepared list of questions with me, the storied shortness of breath and anxiety of meeting the great personal hero of my life...and then, at the moment of truth, and to the absolute credit of my parents, I had the great good sense to realize that what I most needed to do was to let all of that simply fall away, and instead just pay attention and learn.
And he was magnificent in person. I knew even then, as a wee mental niggling picked up gradually over time, that he was by no means flawless, but somehow it was still easy to see that he was a good man, with truly fantastic and selfless gifts of attitude, analysis, and personal excellence to offer to anyone paying attention. In person, those qualities stood out even more than they came through in his writing, even adjusting (both then and now) for an instructor-mentor being "on" all the time.
As an aside, for most of my own life, it has been reasonably common for someone who has read me, to remark upon later meeting me in person that "wow, you talk just like you write"*. Whenever I hear that, I smile and think of Jeff Cooper; I don't know if that was a deliberate aspiration of mine in terms of writing style, but it absolutely was a deliberate aspiration to unapologetic personal excellence.
Personal excellence. Along with what is unfortunately pigeonholed under the name "the combat mind-set" (because it is so much greater than that), that is one of the two great components of Cooper's legacy. The late William Grigg (who is on the short list of people who I'd have wanted to meet in person) used to write, always of others, "This is a man. Take notes." So true, here, and boy, I did. I did on mind-set, I did on personal excellence, on how he interacted with his wife Janelle (who with obvious affection he called The Countess, a glorious human being in her own right), on mentoring and teaching...very nearly the whole enchilada. This is what a role model is supposed to be like.
Make no mistake, I understand the man had flaws, the most serious of which was his commitment to a State military apparatus. He did have a love of, and even thirst for, fighting that I will never share. But, apropos of the topical core of your post, Joel, I was fortunate to have seen him, at the most critical and formative times, through a lens of "merely" observation. I was lucky to realize that I didn't need a hero to be perfect across the board; at the time I met Cooper I could very easily have set myself up for a classic fanboy fall, but that didn't happen--the not-stupid part of dumb-me, delivered at an important moment.
And that moment was truly important. It was Cooper, after all, from whom I learned about Claire not long after, and I would not have been ready for her without him--just as I would not have been ready for the larger pantheon that followed--Codrea, Vanderboegh, Rothbard, Shaffer, Grigg, etc.--without her.
Robert Fripp
The other personal hero I've met in meatspace is English guitarist Robert Fripp. As with Cooper, it is difficult to overstate how important Fripp has been in my life, and even though like Cooper the influence began with something simple and defined (in Fripp's case, music), it simply exploded with context and contact--and I would say for the same reason: the personal excellence, the talk-walking--on the very most important points to me--was so obvious that other human flaws could easily be contextualized to their proper (in)significance.
I could go on at impressive length (heard ya snicker, there) about the details of Fripp's musical impact, but that sort of thing is for the Craftygrass blog, not here. Suffice it to say that aside from my simply liking much of what he has done, the thing I admire the most is his commitment to the idea that a group forms for a purpose, makes itself available for the purpose (that wording is very intentional), and then stops, when the purpose has been achieved.**
When I met him, having both listened to his music and read his writings for just about a decade, it was on a week-long residential course he was leading, and much like Cooper, in person the man was even larger than his virtual persona. Fripp is humble without fanfare, truly excellent both with students and with his support team, and skilled almost beyond reckoning in both physical mechanics and their context in the greater whole. I would also say that a "freedomista" would be specifically impressed at how he challenges someone to grow.
The flaws he is most often accused of are, I think, telling, in that regard. Critics predisposed to disliking him have long supplied a reputation of Fripp's being authoritarian, but having worked with him for a week in a residential and educational setting, it seems pretty obvious to me that most of this is pure BS. If along with my own context I put together every story that I've heard about him that goes to this point, what I arrive at is that his style is actually the polar opposite: that he is so dispassionately committed to and trusting of the people he works with that, along with his own personal confidence and excellence within the realm of hazardous musical risk, it's simply terrifying, and people don't know how to handle an environment quite that...well, that anarchic. (He's been breathlessly accused of fomenting "musical anarchy" on at least one documentary I've seen, which of course makes me giggle.) I get the impression of someone who understands human nature very well, to the point where he simply does not bother responding to the absurd or the willfully ignorant, and of course the credulous can then easily "qui tacet consentire videtur" all that right into a self-evidently obvious explanation of passive-aggressiveness.
Anyway, as a musical role model, I know of no one better. The way he lives his life, too, while not resembling my own in many respects, is at worst still admirable for its consistency, privacy, and obvious pursuit of excellence, often at visible cost to himself. This is no pretender; if he's pretending just for fame and fortune, then he really sucks at it.
If there is to be any sort of a fall to come, with Fripp-as-personal-hero, it will most likely be because I some day discover what "his politics" actually are, and then that they are somehow beyond the usual level of atrocious (that anyone wishing to remain sane in this absurd world must put up with in order just to live among other people). One of the things I admire the most about him is that he enjoys his privacy, and does not stump for anything other than music. Based on what I can extrapolate from his considerable writing over the years, I would anticipate that one of the reasons he does not participate openly in politics, is that he might well be accused of much wrongthink--but again I would be guessing at that; I do love it that I do not, in fact, know, because he keeps it to himself.
Like I said before, I think I've been fantastically lucky to have met my two personal heroes--arguably the two most important non-family people in my life--in meatspace, and somehow come out on the far side, years later, having batted a thousand.
Of course there have been other heroes, including a few of pretty significant importance, but either I have not met them in real life (e.g., Claire), or I don't consider the context sufficient to merit mention (e.g., I've met both mandolinist Sam Bush and banjoist Bela Fleck in person, but the meetings were so brief that I couldn't assess them with any real confidence).
Although I have not met him in person, I feel at least a bit honor-bound to address Massad Ayoob, who has been an incredible and positive influence on me in certain respects that I must acknowledge as heroic, but who is the best example I can share of a hero who fell from grace--or at least a hero whose uncovered flaw(s) are so vital that I cannot in conscience remand them into insignificance. I give the man full props for being, in some ways, exactly what he implied himself to be: a champion of what Grigg called the Mundanes, someone who would both freely and by profession teach you the things you should know if you need to save your life with lethal force some day. As a matter of the mechanics and considerations of doing this in the flawed legal landscape under which we all suffer, and to a lesser but still significant degree the mechanics of the physical act of saving your life in the first place, he is at least arguably without peer. I have no doubt he understands quite well, how to out the BS of those who think they understand how confrontations happen first on the street and then afterward in court, but really don't; his position both inside and outside the police and law/legal communities gives him a pretty unique perspective.
The problem, of course, is that in the end, when push comes to shove, he is by all appearances fully committed to the Only Ones mentality, to wit: cops' lives matter more than yours, and there is no systemic police problem to discuss. What I have seen, and not seen, from him on this topic is irreparably damning. He used to write about police corruption stories, you know, in almost a Peelian reform sort of way; when I first ran across him, he'd actually write about stories like Frank Serpico's--although looking back on it now, IIRC even then those kinds of stories always were rooted in the "bad apples" rationalization as well: the ultimate immunity and supremacy of the enforcement constabulary itself were presumed, and unquestioned, even then. Now? Well...I can't remember the last time I saw something under his name that addresses the topic at all, that does not simply sound like someone condescending to scold the whistleblower. The worst part about it all is that, having for years read his very useful information about the sort of "cute lawyer tricks" that can be used against you in a courtroom by unscrupulous prosecutors, I cannot help but see his repeated excusings of nearly any sort of police behavior at all, as anything but the same thing. It's become as predictable as gravity that if Ayoob writes about a police abuse or corruption case at all, these days, it is only to carry the water of Team True Blue and tell the very peasants he claims to champion, how it is always and ever not-what-you-think. Even more damningly, when asked, directly, questions that would go to the real point here--meat questions like "do you really believe that no abuse happens?", or "provide an example of what you would consider 'going too far'", or "would a regular person have been excused from this behavior too?", etc., what we hear is...nothing.
I used to care, more, about what happened to bring about this apparent change, from the writer who would champion the little guy standing up to the department, and discuss how important it is to avoid understandably misidentified appearances for the sake of one's own image with the public; into the writer who now treats any sort of systemic inquiry as de facto tinfoil hattery, automatically marginalizing any attempt even to get to the public's perception, much less addressing the legitimate question of "and do they have a point?"--and maybe I still do, as it still invokes a sense of betrayal and makes me angry. But not only is it not stopping, it's getting worse, and a reasonable person might start to wonder if that whole period of championing the little guy and pointing out the deliberate ways that the system deceives the people to serve its own purposes, was merely an advance guard to normalizing the horrors of the police state we suffer from now.
For anyone new to that topic who would like a compare and contrast exercise (it would be involved, but illustrative), I'd simply suggest reading the posts and commentary (watching how he handles the commentary is important) of a year's worth of Mas' posts at Backwoods Home magazine, covering the police abuse stories of your choice, and the posts and commentary of the same period at Will Grigg's Pro Libertate blog.
Okay, enough about that. Makes me irritated.
Finally, on a much happier note: although also not in meatspace, there is also you, Joel. Your example, for me at least, actually sums up much of what I think is important to consider in this weird, enigmatic notion of "heroism" that people seem so fascinated with.
You frequently lead, unapologetically, with this idea that you are a hermit by choice because you're difficult to be around, and didn't choose the desert for the social gatherings. I find this disclosure admirable and perfectly acceptable in a hero, who doesn't have to be anything at all like me.
Your heroism, to me, occupies a very abstract and mental place. To wit: you are easy to admire because you do what many people, myself absolutely included, desire at some level to do, but stop short for one reason or another. You're perfectly clear on what it takes to achieve it, and the risks and concerns that attend your own choices. All this is at once very hypothetical for an observer, and yet it also demystifies the experience in a way that I find extremely useful. It helps me with the life I have here, which in some ways is so very different (e.g., wife and three young kids, traditional day job, way too much time around obvious cheerleaders for Team Tide Pod and the Statist Beer Goggles Emporium, etc.), but which in others I think is functionally quite similar (e.g., the intention to live outside of the unwanted invasions of "regular" society, voluntary interdependence upon selected friends and neighbors, available retreat from aforementioned TTP and SBGE types, increasing self-sufficiency through personal learning and development)...
And finally, you live unapologetically and, I think, without real judgment. Oh sure, you like to declare the things you find absurd with wonder and even a little humor, but that's regular human being stuff, nothing recognizably like the pluperfect misanthropic malice increasingly emerging among the more socially acceptable of Master's minions. You're also the first to observe that even you, for all your choices that may seem drastic even to committed freedomistas, are also on a continuum, just perhaps in a very different place than most. That simple observation right there is more valuable, both first as an epiphany and afterward as a reminder, than it might appear.
And of course, with someone who openly (and repeatedly) declares his faults, and who regularly fesses up to his mistakes even when nobody else would ever have noticed, how could you even have a fall from hero grace? You said already that you're a 'mudge, so we knew that coming in...
If the purpose of a hero is to have a personally important point of reference to which to aspire and work towards, well hell, you fit the bill as well as anyone I've run across. Which could be considered an accusation of damning with faint praise, except that in my case the praise really isn't faint. :-)
* Usually that has been meant as a compliment, but then again I don't worry overmuch about the "TL;DR" crowd in terms of how it reflects on me. :-)
** A regular feature of King Crimson's work has been that, just as a given incarnation of the band has matured its voice and started to "succeed" in the marketplace, it dissolves, the magic having been in the listening to the muse to find the voice, rather than in the repetitive output of a matured-but-no-longer-growing voice. This is very frustrating to some people--there is obviously something in the psychology of the band name and wanting to ascribe "consistency" to it over time--but I find it utterly admirable. Part of this is that King Crimson are identified mostly in the "rock" music genre, and that is a genre that insists on consistency of the output behind a name. But not all genres are like that. With "jazz" music, by contrast, it is perfectly normal for a bandleader to form and dissolve various groups over time, often with very different styles and output. Crimson are a little different there, though, in that even though the styles of the different incarnations can be pretty wildly different, one can always feel the King Crimson muse present somehow, and it's not just the consistency of Robert's presence. People of course argue about that, but most of those arguments come from the sort of people that out their own ignorance pretty quickly.
Labels: Claire, Grigg, Jeff Cooper, Joel, Liberty, Mas Ayoob, Resistance


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Army Day in Mali in 2021
Army Day
How long until Army Day?
Dates of Army Day in Mali
2022 Mali Thu, Jan 20 National Holiday
2021 Mali Wed, Jan 20 National Holiday
2020 Mali Mon, Jan 20 National Holiday
2019 Mali Sun, Jan 20 National Holiday
2018 Mali Sat, Jan 20 National Holiday
To recognise the important role, the Mali military has played in bringing peace and stability to the nation
When is Army Day?
Army Day is a national holiday in Mali on January 20th each year.
Also known as Armed Forces Day, this holiday recognises the role of the military in the nation and honours those who have given their lives in service.
History of Army Day
Mali gained independence from France in 1960. In October of that year, the Malian armed forces were formed by a combination of Malian conscripts and volunteer veterans of the French Armed Force.
In the years following independence, the military relied on the Soviet Union for support and training.
Weakened by the collapse of the Soviet Union and a rebellion by Tuareg separatists, the army has been rebuilt with assistance from France and the USA. Today Mali is an active contributor to peacekeeping forces in West and Central Africa as befits the eighth-largest country in Africa.
In recent years, the importance of the army has been underlined by their efforts to subdue Islamist militants in eastern Mali, with 24 soldiers killed in an attack in November 2019.