My wife and I travel every Thanksgiving to visit our families and this past Thanksgiving was no exception. We set out on the ten hour trip to my parents' home the day before thousands of turkeys reached the consummation of their fate. Focus on the Family Radio Theater's production of Oliver Twist was there to accompany us along our journey. I read Dickens' novel years ago and more recently watched the BBC's TV rendition from decades past.
The rendition of Oliver Twist under review here did justice to the heart of Dickens' classic novel. Indeed, it brought to life this story of misfortune, oppression, and eventual redemption. It presents the story in a way that draws you into it as if you were there along with Oliver throughout his journey. Not only do you feel present in the story, but you begin to identify with the plight of the thousands of orphaned or neglected children for whom Oliver stands as a representative. These effects are no doubt the result of the superb acting and the splendid original musical arrangements. This is not to down play the timeless quality of Dickens' writing which is the soul of this story, but rather to highlight the value of this production for making this classic more accessible to our fast paced culture. This production of Oliver Twist will be a cherished traveling partner for us in the future and I trust will be one for you too.
On a negative note, when I opened my copy I was shocked to find the third disc missing. I hope that this is only true in my case, however, I would not let it deter you from acquiring this treasure.
I received this audio CD free from Tyndale publisher's in exchange for my review.
Man mediates his meaning through the use of language, whether, spoken or written. When a man uses language he intends to transmit his meaning to other humans and thus expects his transmission to be received and responded to. Meyer insightfully distinguishes between "intended transmission" (what was intended) and "effective transmission" (how it was construed). The gap between the two reflects either the failure of the transmitter to express his meaning in language or the receiver's failure to construe accurately the transmission (Meyer 19). The transmitter and the receiver can enter into a dialogue in order to bring the effective transmission closer to the intended transmission. However, in written communication the transmitter is not present for the reception of his transmission and cannot enter into a dialogue with the receiver, in order to clarify his intended meaning. Therefore, Meyer notes that writing is a more deliberate use of language because the transmitter recognizes that he will be absent and thus unable to offer clarification.
In written transmissions (i.e. texts) as in spoken ones, the author (transmitter) seeks to express an intended message and the reader (receiver) seeks to read the text with the purpose of receiving its intended message. The intended message of an author, once penned, is lock in a text or becomes intrinsic to the text only insofar as that message has been adequately communicated (encoded into written language).
What does this mean for OT theology?
First, it means that each author in the OT has a voice and seeks to use it to communicate his intended message or messages. Second, it means that an OT theology will have to represent the intentions of the text on its own terms (in my opinion that means an OT theology will not be formulated in light of the New). Third, theories which allow the reader to deconstruct the author's intended message and construct his/her own intention in its place is null and void at the suppositional level (this would need to be fleshed out and as it stands is an oversimplification). Fourth, theological constructs should not be used to dismiss or flatten the intended message, but rather should be brought into conversation with such intentions. Finally, for me, it means that an OT theology is possible to formulate. However, this does not mean that the process of formulation will be easy or uncomplicated. Indeed, the road toward an OT theology is fraught with dangers. We turn to one of these dangers in an upcoming post.
Mark opens his account of the gospel with these words. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus--Messiah, son of God." There are a few important components in this opening statement. However, I would like to think through just one of the important components: the significance of Mark identifying this Jesus as Messiah. Now, most translations read "Jesus Christ" rather than "Jesus Messiah." I think translating the term christos as Messiah rather than Christ helps the 21st century western reader think more specifically about the significance of Jesus being identified as such. Unfortunately, it seems that the term Christ has lost its meta-narrative-significance; whether it be childhood ignorance and associating the term with someone's last name or just theological malnutrition. It seems that many often associate the transliteration Christ or even the translation Messiah with a notion of Savior or a proof of Deity. But there is something very much different and vital about Jesus being identified as Messiah. What is that? In my next post I would like to attempt to delve into the task of beginning to answer that question.
Messiah." There are a number of things we as evangelicals declare as a part of the good news. Is the reality of Jesus being Messiah a part? Have you ever declared to someone with excitement that Jesus is the Messiah? Do we even know why that is exciting? It seems that the gospel writers--specifically Mark for our present purposes--is doing that very thing. In fact, it seems that this is one of the key components of the good news for the gospel writers. To declare the good news without an understanding and exclamation of Jesus establishing himself as Messiah would be unthinkable to them. Why is it good news? Why is it good news for both Jews and Gentiles that Jesus is Messiah?
me as I have begun to mull over this gospel reality. "The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited" by Scot McKnight and "How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels" by N. T. Wright.
As mentioned in a previous post (here), the state of the union in OT theology is one of disorder and anarchy. I use this latter term to express a situation where it is supposed that everyone possesses interpretive freedom without any universally limiting constraints inherent in the reading and interpretive process. Brueggemann implicitly acknowledges this absence of constraints, as mentioned in the earlier post, by noting that no longer is there a common, universal assumption adhered to at the outset of the reading process. The result of which is interpretive disorder and anarchy.
Are we to be content with such an interpretative situation in OT theology where there is no arbitrating criterion, as Brueggemann seems to suggest? If not, what path should we take through this interpretive malaise?
Critical realism, as I suggested earlier, may prove to be for us an apt guide through the malaise and the agent needed to bring order to the interpretative process. Critical realism (according to Ben Meyer) makes the following hermeneutic proposition: "the text has primary claim on the reader, namely, to be construed in accord with its intended sense." In Critical Realism and the New Testament, Ben Meyer offers several insights into the process of human communication that stood out and I offer ten of them below.
1. Man is a meaning being with a natural drive for the mediation of meaning to and from his fellow human beings (18).
2. Of man's resources for mediation of meaning, language is primary and peerless (18).
3. The drive to communicate is a complex as the entire social dimension of the life of man. But there is a common note that runs through its many performative modes (to request, to inform, to persuade…) and other modalities (…, private/public, oral/written, etc.): the will to transmit intended meaning (18).
4. Transmission envisages reception and normally envisages some response from the receiver(19).
5. Writing calls for a more deliberate use of language than is usual in ordinary speaking(19).
6. The writer expresses a message in a text and the reader construes a text with to receiving its message (19).
7. "Intention" and "intended meaning" is thus not only in the writer; it is also intrinsic to the text insofar as the text objectifies or incorporates or encodes or express the writer's message (19).
8. Critical realism takes sober account of the interpreter's need to measure up to the text and to be attuned to it. When the literature to be interpreted is great, it may well call for an understanding of the world and a self-understanding on the part of the interpreter that at the moment are simply beyond him (xiii).
9. Superficial hermeneutics takes the interpreter's intellectual, moral, and religious authenticity for granted. Deep hermeneutics takes nothing for granted and ultimately concentrates on the above threefold authenticity [[intellectual, moral, and religious]]… (xiii).
c. The circle of reader and text: "I understand myself in virtue of understanding the text; I understand the text in virtue of understanding myself (21).
Since this post is already burdensomely long and technical, I'll start a series of post on the interaction between a "critical realist" hermeneutic and OT theology in the weeks to come. I realize this is not the sexiest thing to blog about but if you do read these posts, I welcome any suggestions, comments, questions, or critiques you may have.
What has caused such a situation to come about? Brueggemann insightfully brings the answer to the surface by noting that the current situation is signified "by the disappearance of any common, universal assumption at the outset of reading." It seems that this is precisely the reason no unanimity in OT theology exists concerning whether or not it possess a center and if so what that center might be. It appears then, the best way forward in the conversation could be by attempting to establish common, universal assumption/s concerning the reading of the OT text and the interpretation and formulation of its theology. If we do not explore such presuppositional matters, as one NT scholar (N.T. Wright) notes, "we can expect endless and fruitless debate." I believe an application of critical realism to the reading of OT texts (what Ben Meyer and N.T. Wright have done in NT studies) may provide the needed suppositional foundation for interpreting the OT and determining whether or not it possess a "center".
 Gerhard F. Hasel, "Major Recent Issues in Old Testament Theology 1978-1983," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, no. 31 (1985): 31–53.
 Phyllis Trible, "Overture for a Feminist Biblical Theology," in The Flowering of Old Testament Theology: A Reader in Twentieth-Century Old Testament Theology, 1930-1990, vol. 1, Sources for Biblical and Theological Study (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1992).
 Walter Brueggemann, Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997), 62.
 N. T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God, 1st ed. (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992), 31.


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package org.apache.rocketmq.connect.cli.command;

import org.apache.commons.cli.CommandLine;
import org.apache.commons.cli.Options;
import org.apache.rocketmq.connect.cli.commom.CLIConfigDefine;
import org.apache.rocketmq.connect.cli.commom.Config;
import org.apache.rocketmq.connect.cli.utils.RestSender;
import org.apache.rocketmq.tools.command.SubCommandException;

import java.net.URL;

public class GetAllocatedInfoCommand implements SubCommand {

    private final Config config;

    public GetAllocatedInfoCommand(Config config) {
        this.config = config;
    }

    @Override
    public String commandName() {
        return "getAllocatedInfo";
    }

    @Override
    public String commandDesc() {
        return "Get the load information of the current worker";
    }

    @Override
    public Options buildCommandlineOptions(Options options) {
        return options;
    }

    @Override
    public void execute(CommandLine commandLine, Options options) throws SubCommandException {
        try {
            String request = "/" + commandName();
            URL url = new URL(CLIConfigDefine.PROTOCOL, config.getHttpAddr(), config.getHttpPort(), request);
            String result = new RestSender().sendHttpRequest(url.toString(), "");
            System.out.printf("%s%n", result);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new SubCommandException(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " command failed", e);
        }
    }
}

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McGee, who recently signed with Phoenix, was fined $3,000 for hitting Purvis Short of the Nets in the back of the head in a March 30 game at Byrne Meadowlands Arena in which 10 technical fouls were called and three ejections were handed out, including one to Bill Fitch, the Nets' coach. Barkley was penalized $1,500 for shoving Patrick Ewing to the floor in the first quarter of the Knicks-76ers game Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Oakley, who was on the bench in street clothes, was fined an equal amount for leaving the bench area and Ewing was fined $500 for escalating the fight.


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Novel Strategy in Reducing Obesity
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Currently more than the one-third of the world's population is either obese or overweight. Obesity has rapidly become one of the largest global epidemics as it puts the individual at high risk for many life-threatening health conditions such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. According to the World Health Organization, over 17.3 million people, 8.2 million, and 3.4 million people worldwide die annually from heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, respectively. While individuals generally attribute obesity to a person's poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles, scientists believe that there is an underlying biological component that influences many cases of obesity. Further understanding of the biological causes behind obesity could greatly impact the overall health of the world population as it would potentially lower the prevalence of premature deaths.
A person's body weight correlates directly with two main factors: food consumption and energy expenditure. Any disruptions to the body's regulation of energy homeostasis could result in obesity. The hypothalamus is the main region of the brain that is responsible for regulating the body's energy homeostasis by sensing nutritional levels in the blood and subsequently controlling the food intake and energy expenditure. Neurons in the hypothalamus are directly activated or inactivated by leptin, the "master" hormone released by adipose tissues (fat) that essentially regulates body weight. Leptin inactivates orexigenic neuropeptide Y/agouti-related neuropeptide, neurons that are responsible for stimulating appetite. Leptin simultaneously activates anorexigenic proopiomelanocortin neurons, which suppress appetite; these two groups of neurons aggregate in a region of the hypothalamus known as the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC). An increase in leptin levels after sufficient food intake causes the two groups of ARC neurons to jointly signal to the brain to strongly inhibit food intake and bring leptin levels back to equilibrium.
However, past studies have shown that many obese individuals have an increased food intake despite high circulating leptin levels, a phenomenon referred to as leptin resistance. Two mechanisms have been proposed to explain leptin resistance: 1) decrease in leptin transport from the bloodstream to the hypothalamus region of the brain and 2) suppression of leptin signaling by an increase in negative regulatory molecules. A study conducted by Professor Masaharu Noda and colleagues from National Institute for Basic Biology attempts to uncover the exact mechanism underlying leptin resistance in obese patients.
Their study demonstrates that protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type J (PTPRJ) inhibits leptin signaling, and that presence of PTPRJ in the hypothalamus is a cause of leptin resistance. Leptin has been known to take part in the LepRb-JAK2 pathway. It binds to long-form leptin receptors (LepRb), which are strongly expressed in the ARC neurons. This then causes the receptor molecules to bind covalently together, or dimerize, and function as a single membrane bound protein. Dimerization of the two receptor molecules activates the associated non-receptor-type tyrosine kinase, Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) through phosphorylation, which is the addition of a phosphate group. JAK2 then phosphorylates other proteins that leads to the activation of downstream signaling proteins. Based on previous research, PTPRJ is known to be a member a family of proteins known as the receptor like protein tyrosine phosphatases that is present in insulin target tissues such as adipose and brain tissue. Researchers suspected that PTPRJ negatively regulated the activation of receptor protein tyrosine kinases, such as JAK2. Experiments using Ptprj knock out mice demonstrated that PTPRJ inhibits JAK2 activation. Therefore, PTPRJ negatively regulates leptin signaling by dephosphorylating two separate residues on JAK2. As a result, the ptprj-KO mice exhibited lean phenotypes with lower amounts of adipose tissue due to reduced food intake through enhanced leptin signaling. Furthermore, diet-induced leptin resistance did not occur. These results not only indicate that there is a biological component to the prevalence of obesity, but they, also, articulate the neurobiological pathway of leptin that was previously undiscovered. In the future, drug treatment inhibiting PTPRJ might serve as a novel strategy for improving the global health epidemic of obesity.
Shintani T, Higashi S, Suzuki R, Takeuchi Y, Ikaga R,Yamazaki T, Kobayashi K, Noda M. (2017) PTPRJ Inhibits Leptin Signalin, and Induction of PTPRJ in the Hypothalamus Is a Cause of the Development of Leptin Resistance. Scientific Reports., 7, doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12070-7
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text:
package v4

import (
	"context"
	"crypto/sha256"
	"encoding/hex"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"

	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
	awsmiddleware "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/middleware"
	v4Internal "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/signer/internal/v4"
	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/internal/sdk"
	"github.com/aws/smithy-go/middleware"
	smithyhttp "github.com/aws/smithy-go/transport/http"
)

const computePayloadHashMiddlewareID = "ComputePayloadHash"

// HashComputationError indicates an error occurred while computing the signing hash
type HashComputationError struct {
	Err error
}

// Error is the error message
func (e *HashComputationError) Error() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to compute payload hash: %v", e.Err)
}

// Unwrap returns the underlying error if one is set
func (e *HashComputationError) Unwrap() error {
	return e.Err
}

// SigningError indicates an error condition occurred while performing SigV4 signing
type SigningError struct {
	Err error
}

func (e *SigningError) Error() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to sign request: %v", e.Err)
}

// Unwrap returns the underlying error cause
func (e *SigningError) Unwrap() error {
	return e.Err
}

// UseDynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware swaps the compute payload sha256 middleware with a resolver middleware that
// switches between unsigned and signed payload based on TLS state for request.
// This middleware should not be used for AWS APIs that do not support unsigned payload signing auth.
// By default, SDK uses this middleware for known AWS APIs that support such TLS based auth selection .
//
// Usage example -
// S3 PutObject API allows unsigned payload signing auth usage when TLS is enabled, and uses this middleware to
// dynamically switch between unsigned and signed payload based on TLS state for request.
func UseDynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	_, err := stack.Build.Swap(computePayloadHashMiddlewareID, &dynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware{})
	return err
}

// dynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware dynamically resolves the middleware that computes and set payload sha256 middleware.
type dynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware struct {
}

// ID returns the resolver identifier
func (m *dynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware) ID() string {
	return computePayloadHashMiddlewareID
}

// HandleBuild sets a resolver that directs to the payload sha256 compute handler.
func (m *dynamicPayloadSigningMiddleware) HandleBuild(
	ctx context.Context, in middleware.BuildInput, next middleware.BuildHandler,
) (
	out middleware.BuildOutput, metadata middleware.Metadata, err error,
) {
	req, ok := in.Request.(*smithyhttp.Request)
	if !ok {
		return out, metadata, fmt.Errorf("unknown transport type %T", in.Request)
	}

	// if TLS is enabled, use unsigned payload when supported
	if req.IsHTTPS() {
		return (&unsignedPayload{}).HandleBuild(ctx, in, next)
	}

	// else fall back to signed payload
	return (&computePayloadSHA256{}).HandleBuild(ctx, in, next)
}

// unsignedPayload sets the SigV4 request payload hash to unsigned.
//
// Will not set the Unsigned Payload magic SHA value, if a SHA has already been
// stored in the context. (e.g. application pre-computed SHA256 before making
// API call).
//
// This middleware does not check the X-Amz-Content-Sha256 header, if that
// header is serialized a middleware must translate it into the context.
type unsignedPayload struct{}

// AddUnsignedPayloadMiddleware adds unsignedPayload to the operation
// middleware stack
func AddUnsignedPayloadMiddleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	return stack.Build.Add(&unsignedPayload{}, middleware.After)
}

// ID returns the unsignedPayload identifier
func (m *unsignedPayload) ID() string {
	return computePayloadHashMiddlewareID
}

// HandleBuild sets the payload hash to be an unsigned payload
func (m *unsignedPayload) HandleBuild(
	ctx context.Context, in middleware.BuildInput, next middleware.BuildHandler,
) (
	out middleware.BuildOutput, metadata middleware.Metadata, err error,
) {
	// This should not compute the content SHA256 if the value is already
	// known. (e.g. application pre-computed SHA256 before making API call).
	// Does not have any tight coupling to the X-Amz-Content-Sha256 header, if
	// that header is provided a middleware must translate it into the context.
	contentSHA := GetPayloadHash(ctx)
	if len(contentSHA) == 0 {
		contentSHA = v4Internal.UnsignedPayload
	}

	ctx = SetPayloadHash(ctx, contentSHA)
	return next.HandleBuild(ctx, in)
}

// computePayloadSHA256 computes SHA256 payload hash to sign.
//
// Will not set the Unsigned Payload magic SHA value, if a SHA has already been
// stored in the context. (e.g. application pre-computed SHA256 before making
// API call).
//
// This middleware does not check the X-Amz-Content-Sha256 header, if that
// header is serialized a middleware must translate it into the context.
type computePayloadSHA256 struct{}

// AddComputePayloadSHA256Middleware adds computePayloadSHA256 to the
// operation middleware stack
func AddComputePayloadSHA256Middleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	return stack.Build.Add(&computePayloadSHA256{}, middleware.After)
}

// RemoveComputePayloadSHA256Middleware removes computePayloadSHA256 from the
// operation middleware stack
func RemoveComputePayloadSHA256Middleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	_, err := stack.Build.Remove(computePayloadHashMiddlewareID)
	return err
}

// ID is the middleware name
func (m *computePayloadSHA256) ID() string {
	return computePayloadHashMiddlewareID
}

// HandleBuild compute the payload hash for the request payload
func (m *computePayloadSHA256) HandleBuild(
	ctx context.Context, in middleware.BuildInput, next middleware.BuildHandler,
) (
	out middleware.BuildOutput, metadata middleware.Metadata, err error,
) {
	req, ok := in.Request.(*smithyhttp.Request)
	if !ok {
		return out, metadata, &HashComputationError{
			Err: fmt.Errorf("unexpected request middleware type %T", in.Request),
		}
	}

	// This should not compute the content SHA256 if the value is already
	// known. (e.g. application pre-computed SHA256 before making API call)
	// Does not have any tight coupling to the X-Amz-Content-Sha256 header, if
	// that header is provided a middleware must translate it into the context.
	if contentSHA := GetPayloadHash(ctx); len(contentSHA) != 0 {
		return next.HandleBuild(ctx, in)
	}

	hash := sha256.New()
	if stream := req.GetStream(); stream != nil {
		_, err = io.Copy(hash, stream)
		if err != nil {
			return out, metadata, &HashComputationError{
				Err: fmt.Errorf("failed to compute payload hash, %w", err),
			}
		}

		if err := req.RewindStream(); err != nil {
			return out, metadata, &HashComputationError{
				Err: fmt.Errorf("failed to seek body to start, %w", err),
			}
		}
	}

	ctx = SetPayloadHash(ctx, hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil)))

	return next.HandleBuild(ctx, in)
}

// SwapComputePayloadSHA256ForUnsignedPayloadMiddleware replaces the
// ComputePayloadSHA256 middleware with the UnsignedPayload middleware.
//
// Use this to disable computing the Payload SHA256 checksum and instead use
// UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD for the SHA256 value.
func SwapComputePayloadSHA256ForUnsignedPayloadMiddleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	_, err := stack.Build.Swap(computePayloadHashMiddlewareID, &unsignedPayload{})
	return err
}

// contentSHA256Header sets the X-Amz-Content-Sha256 header value to
// the Payload hash stored in the context.
type contentSHA256Header struct{}

// AddContentSHA256HeaderMiddleware adds ContentSHA256Header to the
// operation middleware stack
func AddContentSHA256HeaderMiddleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	return stack.Build.Insert(&contentSHA256Header{}, computePayloadHashMiddlewareID, middleware.After)
}

// RemoveContentSHA256HeaderMiddleware removes contentSHA256Header middleware
// from the operation middleware stack
func RemoveContentSHA256HeaderMiddleware(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	_, err := stack.Build.Remove((*contentSHA256Header)(nil).ID())
	return err
}

// ID returns the ContentSHA256HeaderMiddleware identifier
func (m *contentSHA256Header) ID() string {
	return "SigV4ContentSHA256Header"
}

// HandleBuild sets the X-Amz-Content-Sha256 header value to the Payload hash
// stored in the context.
func (m *contentSHA256Header) HandleBuild(
	ctx context.Context, in middleware.BuildInput, next middleware.BuildHandler,
) (
	out middleware.BuildOutput, metadata middleware.Metadata, err error,
) {
	req, ok := in.Request.(*smithyhttp.Request)
	if !ok {
		return out, metadata, &HashComputationError{Err: fmt.Errorf("unexpected request middleware type %T", in.Request)}
	}

	req.Header.Set(v4Internal.ContentSHAKey, GetPayloadHash(ctx))

	return next.HandleBuild(ctx, in)
}

// SignHTTPRequestMiddlewareOptions is the configuration options for the SignHTTPRequestMiddleware middleware.
type SignHTTPRequestMiddlewareOptions struct {
	CredentialsProvider aws.CredentialsProvider
	Signer              HTTPSigner
	LogSigning          bool
}

// SignHTTPRequestMiddleware is a `FinalizeMiddleware` implementation for SigV4 HTTP Signing
type SignHTTPRequestMiddleware struct {
	credentialsProvider aws.CredentialsProvider
	signer              HTTPSigner
	logSigning          bool
}

// NewSignHTTPRequestMiddleware constructs a SignHTTPRequestMiddleware using the given Signer for signing requests
func NewSignHTTPRequestMiddleware(options SignHTTPRequestMiddlewareOptions) *SignHTTPRequestMiddleware {
	return &SignHTTPRequestMiddleware{
		credentialsProvider: options.CredentialsProvider,
		signer:              options.Signer,
		logSigning:          options.LogSigning,
	}
}

// ID is the SignHTTPRequestMiddleware identifier
func (s *SignHTTPRequestMiddleware) ID() string {
	return "Signing"
}

// HandleFinalize will take the provided input and sign the request using the SigV4 authentication scheme
func (s *SignHTTPRequestMiddleware) HandleFinalize(ctx context.Context, in middleware.FinalizeInput, next middleware.FinalizeHandler) (
	out middleware.FinalizeOutput, metadata middleware.Metadata, err error,
) {
	if !haveCredentialProvider(s.credentialsProvider) {
		return next.HandleFinalize(ctx, in)
	}

	req, ok := in.Request.(*smithyhttp.Request)
	if !ok {
		return out, metadata, &SigningError{Err: fmt.Errorf("unexpected request middleware type %T", in.Request)}
	}

	signingName, signingRegion := awsmiddleware.GetSigningName(ctx), awsmiddleware.GetSigningRegion(ctx)
	payloadHash := GetPayloadHash(ctx)
	if len(payloadHash) == 0 {
		return out, metadata, &SigningError{Err: fmt.Errorf("computed payload hash missing from context")}
	}

	credentials, err := s.credentialsProvider.Retrieve(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return out, metadata, &SigningError{Err: fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve credentials: %w", err)}
	}

	err = s.signer.SignHTTP(ctx, credentials, req.Request, payloadHash, signingName, signingRegion, sdk.NowTime(),
		func(o *SignerOptions) {
			o.Logger = middleware.GetLogger(ctx)
			o.LogSigning = s.logSigning
		})
	if err != nil {
		return out, metadata, &SigningError{Err: fmt.Errorf("failed to sign http request, %w", err)}
	}

	ctx = awsmiddleware.SetSigningCredentials(ctx, credentials)

	return next.HandleFinalize(ctx, in)
}

type streamingEventsPayload struct{}

// AddStreamingEventsPayload adds the streamingEventsPayload middleware to the stack.
func AddStreamingEventsPayload(stack *middleware.Stack) error {
	return stack.Build.Add(&streamingEventsPayload{}, middleware.After)
}

func (s *streamingEventsPayload) ID() string {
	return computePayloadHashMiddlewareID
}

func (s *streamingEventsPayload) HandleBuild(
	ctx context.Context, in middleware.BuildInput, next middleware.BuildHandler,
) (
	out middleware.BuildOutput, metadata middleware.Metadata, err error,
) {
	contentSHA := GetPayloadHash(ctx)
	if len(contentSHA) == 0 {
		contentSHA = v4Internal.StreamingEventsPayload
	}

	ctx = SetPayloadHash(ctx, contentSHA)

	return next.HandleBuild(ctx, in)
}

// GetSignedRequestSignature attempts to extract the signature of the request.
// Returning an error if the request is unsigned, or unable to extract the
// signature.
func GetSignedRequestSignature(r *http.Request) ([]byte, error) {
	const authHeaderSignatureElem = "Signature="

	if auth := r.Header.Get(authorizationHeader); len(auth) != 0 {
		ps := strings.Split(auth, ", ")
		for _, p := range ps {
			if idx := strings.Index(p, authHeaderSignatureElem); idx >= 0 {
				sig := p[len(authHeaderSignatureElem):]
				if len(sig) == 0 {
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid request signature authorization header")
				}
				return hex.DecodeString(sig)
			}
		}
	}

	if sig := r.URL.Query().Get("X-Amz-Signature"); len(sig) != 0 {
		return hex.DecodeString(sig)
	}

	return nil, fmt.Errorf("request not signed")
}

func haveCredentialProvider(p aws.CredentialsProvider) bool {
	if p == nil {
		return false
	}
	switch p.(type) {
	case aws.AnonymousCredentials,
		*aws.AnonymousCredentials:
		return false
	}

	return true
}

type payloadHashKey struct{}

// GetPayloadHash retrieves the payload hash to use for signing
//
// Scoped to stack values. Use github.com/aws/smithy-go/middleware#ClearStackValues
// to clear all stack values.
func GetPayloadHash(ctx context.Context) (v string) {
	v, _ = middleware.GetStackValue(ctx, payloadHashKey{}).(string)
	return v
}

// SetPayloadHash sets the payload hash to be used for signing the request
//
// Scoped to stack values. Use github.com/aws/smithy-go/middleware#ClearStackValues
// to clear all stack values.
func SetPayloadHash(ctx context.Context, hash string) context.Context {
	return middleware.WithStackValue(ctx, payloadHashKey{}, hash)
}


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Discovery Will Allow More Sophisticated Work at Nanoscale
New method of fluid gating has implications for drug delivery, power generation, and other uses
July29th,2020
The movement of fluids through small capillaries and channels is crucial for processes ranging from blood flow through the brain to power generation and electronic cooling systems, but that movement often stops when the channel is smaller than 10 nanometers.
Researchers led by a University of Houston (UH) engineer have reported a new understanding of the process and why some fluids stagnate in these tiny channels, as well as a new way to stimulate the fluid flow by using a small increase in temperature or voltage to promote mass and ion transport.
The work, published in ACS Applied Nano Materials, explores the movement of fluids with lower surface tension, which allows the bonds between molecules to break apart when forced into narrow channels, stopping the process of fluid transport, known as capillary wicking. The research was also featured on the journal's cover.
Hadi Ghasemi, Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UH and corresponding author for the paper, said this capillary force drives liquid flow in small channels and is the critical mechanism for mass transport in nature and technology—that is, in situations ranging from blood flow in the human brain to the movement of water and nutrients from soil to plant roots and leaves, as well as in industrial processes.
But differences in the surface tension of some fluids causes the wicking process—and therefore, the movement of the fluid—to stop when those channels are smaller than 10 nanometers, he said. The researchers reported that it is possible to prompt continued flow by manipulating the surface tension through small stimuli, such as raising the temperature or using a small amount of voltage.
Ghasemi said raising the temperature even slightly can activate movement by changing surface tension, which they dubbed "nanogates." Depending on the liquid, raising the temperature between 2 degrees Centigrade and 3 degrees C is enough to mobilize the fluid.
"The surface tension can be changed through different variables," he said. "The simplest one is temperature. If you change temperature of the fluid, you can activate this fluid flow again." The process can be fine-tuned to move the fluid, or just specific ions within it, offering promise for more sophisticated work at nanoscale.
"The surface tension nanogates promise platforms to govern nanoscale functionality of a wide spectrum of systems, and applications can be foreseen in drug delivery, energy conversion, power generation, seawater desalination, and ionic separation," the researchers wrote.
- This press release was originally published on the UH website
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The Nordstrong DS Railcar Indexer uses a single operator while moving railcars faster, easier and more efficiently than ever before.
Designed to work as an alternative to our Nordstrong Railcar Progressioner, our indexer moves cars using a shuttle with retractable arms. Hydraulics move the arms and the shuttle.
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Only 2-3 car lengths are required for compact installation with a shuttle track that can be lag-bolted to the ties. You can handle up to 20 cars with a system of 2 winches, a 40hp hydraulic power unit, 150 feet of track, the shuttle car, electric control system, bend sheaves, cables and hoses.
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#2643: Han Solo – Endor
Posted by Ethan Wilson in	Reviews and tagged with All Time Toys, Endor, Han Solo, Hasbro, Mistakes were made, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Black Series	 January 8, 2021
HAN SOLO — ENDOR
STAR WARS: THE BLACK SERIES (HASBRO)
"Han Solo volunteered to lead the mission to destroy teh new Death Star's shield generator. He and his strike team landed on the forest moon of Endor, where they encountered Scout Troopers and Ewoks."
While Luke and Leia got drastically re-designed looks for Return of the Jedi, Han wound up with an appearance that was generally pretty re-tread-y of his first movie attire. It doesn't make for thrillingly different figures, and that's probably why when we do get Jedi-inspired Hans, they're almost always from the Endor segment, which does at least throw a trench coat over his main look, just to mix things up a bit, I suppose. That's the look that finally got him in on the RotJ bandwagon for The Black Series, and that's the figure I'm looking at today.
THE FIGURE ITSELF
Han Solo (Endor) is another piece of the second assortment of the relaunched Star Wars: The Black Series. He joins the similarly themed Luke and Leia figures from the same set, and is figure #5 in the RotJ sub-set. Like the last two, he was also available in the "Heroes of Endor" boxed set earlier last year. The figure stands a little over 6 inches tall and he has 27 points of articulation. Structurally, a lot of this figure is shared with the Bespin Han figure from 2018. I was overall pretty fond of that figure and his sculpt, so you'd think the re-use wouldn't bug me…but it kinda does. Mostly, it's because they keep some of the stuff I didn't like about it, and don't really fix the handful of issues that were present. The head proper is very similar to the last piece, but to my eyes it looks like the jaw's a touch more prominent on this one. I don't know if that's intentional or just mold variation, but it doesn't really help the issues of the prior figure looking kind of narrow-shouldered for Han. Nor does the new hair sculpt, which is just generally a bit poofier than the prior piece, again making the head look larger compared to the shoulders. Additionally, the jacket piece has been swapped for a vest, which doesn't have the same high-sitting collar as the jacket, which makes the neck look longer and thinner, which just makes the head look larger and thereby makes the shoulders look again smaller by comparison. He also gets a new set of arms, which wind up looking rather on the scrawny side themselves; given how thin they are, but yet how baggy the sleeves are, Han must really not have any muscle mass to speak of under those sleeves. The whole thing is topped off with the trench coat, which is a cloth piece to match Luke and Leia's ponchos. Trouble is, the coat just exacerbates the issues with the body, honestly, because it's clearly tailored for a figure *slightly* bigger than this one. This results in it dragging at his feet and hanging down over his hands, making it look not unlike Han is a small child who has stolen his father's coat. It's not a very imposing or impressive look, and ultimately just adds to his gooniness. It honestly looks a bit better when placed on the Bespin Han, if I'm honest. Of course, even then, the jacket is also missing the pockets on either side, and the pattern generally seems a bit too dark for what Han wears in the movie, so it's always a bit of a compromise. Even Han's paintwork ends up a little rougher than previous entries, with some rather sloppy application on the shirt and belt, even going down to the strap for the holster. The face also feels like it has a bit too much color going into it, making it look like Han is a bit flushed. Han's only accessory is his usual blaster pistol. It's the same piece as the Empire version, but this time with the proper color scheme. It's too bad they couldn't also give him a few of the detonators or something, just to make the package a little more exciting.
THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION
Han's Endor look has never been one of my favorites. Even in the films, after the coolness of the Bespin look, this one seemed like a bit of a step down, at least to me. It doesn't help that it always seems to have rotten luck with figures. This figure is, unfortunately, not an exception, either. There's no real smoking gun as to why this figure doesn't work compared to the other two; it's just a lot of small stuff that ultimately adds up to a figure that's just not so great. It's a shame, because this one feels like one that could have really shined, but it's instead the weakest in its respective series. Oh well. At least it's another Han Solo for people to buy.
Thanks to my sponsors at All Time Toys for setting me up with this figure for review. If you're looking for Black Series, or other toys both old and new, please check out their website and their eBay storefront.
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A Partial List of Sofonisba's Paintings
Portrait of Elena as a Nun, (1551) Southhampton City Art Gallery.
Self Portrait with a Book, signed and dated (1554) Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna.
Self Portrait in Miniature (pendant with letter symbols) (1554), Museum Fine Arts, Boston.
Boy Bitten by a Crayfish (c. 1554) influenced another Michelangelo, Michelangelo da Caravaggio, who used it decades later to execute his Boy Bitten by a Green Lizard. Museo di Capodimonte, Naples.
The Chess Game (1555) Museum Narodow Poznan, Poland. By 1600, Chess Game is at the Roman estate of Fulvio Orsini. Cat. 43.
Girl Laughing at Nanny Reading (1555) Uffizi Gallery, Drawings and Prints, Florence.
Self Portrait with Braid in Hair (oval), Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan.
Self-Portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola, Accademia, Florence.
Portrait of a Dominican Astronomer, upside down signature hidden in the notes, (1556) Collection of Gino Calligaris, Terzo d'Aquileia, Cremona Cat. 21.
Portrait of a Soldier, (1558?) at the Accademia Carrera, Bergamo is an unattributed 16th century portrait in Sofonisba's style. See Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, Anonymous (with Sofonisba's facial style), (1570-90?) Prado, Madrid
Self Portrait at the Cavalletto, (1556) oil on canvas, Lancut, Museum Zamek.
Self Portrait at the Spinet, (1557) Goodwood House.
Portrait of Minerva Anguissola (Round), Institute Neerlandais, Paris.
Portrait of Bearded Man with Book, Burghley House, England.
"Quadretto fatto et depinto per Sophonisba," See Cat. 364, based on letter to the House of Gonzaga in Mantua, March 12, 1557 from Sofonisba to Margaret Paleologo Duchess of Mantua, letter ASMN Gonzaga 1969 cc 12-13, Archivio Gonzaga di Mantova.
Portrait of Giulio Clovio, (c. 1556-9?) Federico Zeri Collection, Mentana has been misattributed to Titian over the centuries.
Portrait of Dominican Ippolito Chizzola (1556) Pinacoteca Tosio-Martinengo, Brescia.
Portrait of Monk, (c. 1556) Private Collection, England.
Portrait of Three Siblings, (c. 1556) Corsham Court, England.
Portrait of Massimiliano Stampa, 1557 Walters Art Gallery Baltimore.
Portrait of a Woman (Bianca Ponzone Anguissola) 1557, Berlin, Staatliche Museum.
Holy Family (1559) Accademia Carrara, Bergamo.
Holy Family with Saints Anne and John the Baptist, University of Miami, Coral Gables.
Self-Portrait (Round)(1559), Uffizi, Gallery, Florence.
Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba (1559) Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena.
Family Portrait (1559) Nivaa, Nivaagaards Malerisamling.
Boy with Nanny, Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
Portrait of Isabel de Valois (1561) Pinacoteca de Brera, Milan?; multiple copies cited in Kusche & Ferino, 61.
Pieta`, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.
Portrait of Giovanna of Austria (1561) Oil on canvas, Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Lucia at the Spinet (1563) Oil on canvas, Althorp, Spencer Collection.
Portrait of Don Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza (second half sixteenth century) Lobkowicz Palace, Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic.
Portrait of Don Carlos, See Kusche Retratos y Retratadores, 221 224.
Portrait of Isabel de Valois (1565) Prado Museum, Madrid.
Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1565) Dublin, National Gallery.
Portrait of Philip II with Rosary (c. 1568) Prado Museum, Madrid; For x-ray of her change of pose from Philip as lover to Philip in prayer, see Maria Kusche Retratos y Retratadores Alonso Sanchez Coello Y Sus Competidores Sofonisba Anguissola, 218 and Sofonisba Anguissola, A Renaissance Woman, Kusche and Ferino-Pagden, 68.
Portrait of Don Sebastian of Portugal (1572) Fundacion Casa de Alba, Madrid.
Portrait of Anne of Austria (1573?) Prado Museum, Madrid.
Portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Prado Museum, Madrid.
Portrait of Minvera Anguissola (Posthumous), Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum.
Portrait of Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia (1573) Sabauda Gallery, Turin. Kusche, Retratos, 234.
Portrait of Infanta Catalina Michaela (with monkey) (1573) Gallery Rafael Valls, London. Kusche, Retratos, 235.
Madonna dell' Itria (1579) Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, Paterno`, Sicily; attributed to Sofonisba by Alfio Nicotra, Catania, Sicily.
Portrait of Francesco de Medici, Grand-duke of Tuscany, oil on canvas, London, Sotheby's, Asta (?) del April 14 2011, lot 35), see Alfio Nicotra, "Sofonisba Anguissola Ritrattista dei Medici dei Savoia" Incontri La Sicilia e l'altrove Anno II, numero 5 October-December 2013.
Portrait of Eleanora di Medici (1580) oil on canvas, Madrid, Fundacion Lazaro Galdiano (inv. No. 8486), see Nicotra, "Sofonisba Anguissola Ritrattista dei Medici dei Savoia."
Portrait of Carlo Emanuele I of Savoia, Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome.
Double Portrait, Galleria Doria Pamphili, Rome.
Portrait of Catalina Michaela, Duchess of Savoy (1585) Prado Museum, Madrid; this portrait has been misattributed to Sanchez Coello, see Daniela Pizzagalli.
Lady in Ermine (Portrait of Catalina Michaela) (1591) Pollok House, Glasgow; this portrait has been alternately misattributed to El Greco and Sanchez Coello.
Girl with Dwarf (private collection, Madrid); this painting has been cited as an influence on Diego Velazquez' 1656 Las Meninas.
Portrait of Filippo Emanuele, Emanuele Filberto e Vittorio Amedeo, Princes of Savoia, Turin (See Alfio Nicotra Incontri la Sicilia)
Portrait of Margherita di Savoia con Leone Sabaudo alto Catena Galleria Sabauda, Turin, Alfio Nicotra attributes to Sofonisba while the gallery attributes it to Giovanni Caracca with a question mark.
Portrait of Old Woman (c. 1585?), Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Nivaa.
Nursing Madonna, (1588) Szepmeveszeti Collection, Budapest.
Portrait of Isabel de Valois (c. 1590) (Signed Sofonisba Lomellina), Kunsthistorishces Museum, Vienna.
Portrait of Infanta Isabel Clara Eugenia (1599) Spanish Embassy, Paris.
Miniature of Isabel Clara Eugenia (1599) Subastas Alcala, Madrid.
Self-Portrait as an Old Woman with Book (1610) Kunsthaus, Zurich.
Madonna with Child (round), Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo (Monastery of San Martino alla Scala, Palermo).
ISBN 978-0-86698-821-6.


This shrimp and mushrooms sauce is luscious, juicy and just succulent. It's delicious over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta, making it an all-around great dish! I also discovered that it reheats wonderfully so you can make it a day ahead and warm it up stove-top before serving.
We stopped in to visit friends in Nevada on our way home from California a couple weeks ago and Lyuda (who sure knows her way around the kitchen), served us an amazing lunch which included this shrimp and mushroom garlic bisque sauce over some fluffy white rice. I shamelessly re-filled my plate 4 times. It was an instant favorite.
Lyuda shared the recipe with me and I've already served it to company at our house, this time over chive mashed potatoes. It was a hit! Lyuda also gave me her recipe for a delicious crab salad that she served and I will post it soon (stay tuned!).
2. In the same skillet over med/high heat, caramelize your diced onions and sliced mushrooms then add the tomato mixture back into the same pan.
3. Add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 Tbsp chili sauce. Stir to combine. Add in 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and stir to combine.
Let the sauce cool down a little bit (it will thicken a little as it cools) then serve over your favorite plain rice, pasta or mashed potatoes. It's soooo good! These pictures don't even do it justice. If you could just chomp down on one of these juicy shrimpers. Oh goodness!
This shrimp and mushroom sauce is luscious, juicy and just succulent. It's great over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta, making it an all-around great dish! I also discovered that it reheats wonderfully so you can make it a day ahead and warm it up stove-top before serving.
In a large heavy bottom skillet or a WOK, combine your diced tomatoes and pressed garlic with 3 Tbsp olive oil and simmer uncovered over medium heat until tomatoes are soft and release their juices (10-12 min). Remove your tomatoes and set aside.
Add 1 tsp salt, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1 Tbsp chili sauce. Stir to combine. Add in 1 1/2 cups chicken broth and stir to combine.
Bring your sauce to a simmer over med/high heat and add in the shrimp. Turn the shrimp a couple times in the sauce while cooking and simmer until shrimp is cooked through. Don't overcook or your shrimp will turn rubbery.
Let the sauce cool down a little bit (it will thicken a little as it cools) then serve over your favorite plain rice, pasta or mashed potatoes.
I just have a dinner, yes I made this recipe, Shrimp and Mushrooms in a Garlic Sauce. It's so easy to do, and the taste is so delicious.
For sure, I recommend this recipe and try to do it. You not going to regret, my husband really enjoy it.
I stumbled on your blog by luck, when looking for shrimp and mushroom recipe.
I had all in the ingredients at hand, so I gave it a shot.
Just made this dish today. The flavors are excellent! The only thing I would change is adding a bit more salt and add pepper to taste.
Next time around I might add red pepper flakes for an extra kick.
Just made this for dinner tonight, delicious! I usually add lots of spices to my cooking, couldn't believe this turned this yummy with nothing but salt!
It's so great to know that it works well! Thank you so much for sharing that with me. You're awesome!
Made it for dinner, it was a hit! My eight year old is not a fan of mushrooms so maybe next time I will put a little less of them, otherwise I got two thumbs up.


May 2010 – Fishing in the Snow!
Carey's Big Early May Rainbow!
According to the reports coming in, and despite the crazy weather we've been having lately, the ice is off most of the lakes under the 4000 foot mark. More good news is that most of the lakes under 3600 have turned and are starting to fish well with lakes like Jocko, Pass, Heffley, Campbell and Scuitto really starting to come on strong! As for the lakes between 3600 and 4000 feet … well … could be good if you catch em right at ice off but could be bad as well … our advice is to stick with the many productive Kamloops area lakes under 3600 for a while yet.
And speaking of productive Kamloops area lakes … last weekends adventures took us to a couple of our favourites where we were fortunate to experience some of the best chironomid fishing that we've had so far this year! Using the long lining technique explained on our website, along with the recently discussed black N red and KKK chironomid pupa patterns, we managed to take quite a few porky bows. Throat pump samples revealed that the fish at this level are beginning to feed on chironomid pupae but are not yet gorging on them.
5 Pound Rainbow on a KKK Chironomid Pupa!


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A patent is a limited-time monopoly for a new invention or discovery. Congress is empowered to make laws to grant patents to inventors under Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. The Patent Act governs the granting of patents and the workings of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Those who are able to secure a patent have the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling their patented inventions.
There are three types of patents: utility patents, design patents, and plant patents. The most frequently sought-after type of patent is the utility patent, which protects new, useful processes, machines, manufactures, compositions, or improvements. A design patent can be granted to someone who invents a new design for a manufactured item. A plant patent can be granted to anybody who invents or discovers and asexually reproduces a new kind of plant.
Those who want to obtain a patent submit applications to the USPTO, which reviews applications to determine whether a particular invention is patentable. Under Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Act, an invention may be patentable if it is statutory, new, useful, and nonobvious. Certain items that have been deemed to be not statutory are data structures, nonfunctional descriptive material like literature or music, and electromagnetic signals. The patent application must adequately describe the invention, and the inventor must claim it in clear and definite terms.
Whether an invention is novel requires a search for prior art, which is the body of knowledge involving similar and earlier products or processes, and an analysis of whether the public knew of the invention before the invention was invented, whether it was described in a publication more than a year before the filing date, and whether it was used publicly or sold to the public more than a year before the filing date. In general, there is just a one-year period after disclosing the invention to someone without a confidentiality agreement during which "novelty" will be found. It is important to be diligent about filing a patent application.
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An invention must be not only novel, but must also be a nonobvious improvement over prior art. The invention will be compared to the prior art in order to figure out whether a person who had ordinary skill with the technology used in the invention would have found it to be obvious.
A patent office examiner must review previous patents to determine which patents are similar to the invention that is the subject of the patent application. The examiner will look at whether the features of the invention can be found in a single patent to determine novelty, and in two prior patents to determine nonobviousness. In general, simply substituting one material for another in an invention or changing its size or appearance will not be sufficient to obtain a patent.


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Francine Melanson, 46, of Ardmore Street, Worcester, was arraigned bygone in Lawrence District Cloister on one calculation of burglary of acreage beneath $250. A not accusable appeal was entered and her case was connected to Oct. 3.
Documents in a one-inch-thick cloister book announce a diffuse analysis by accompaniment badge that allegedly includes Ms. Melanson bent on video removing drugs from the corpuscle block beforehand this year.
The analysis began back a woman arrested by Leicester badge in October 2006 claimed some of her hydrocodone pills were missing. The decree biologic is acclimated for affliction management.
State badge installed a camera in the corpuscle breadth of the cloister in November and, in a band fabricated on Feb. 13, 2007, allegedly saw Ms. Melanson with several bolus bottles in advanced of her. According to a badge report, she appeared to be account the labels afore selecting one bottle, cloudburst the pills into her duke and capacity them in her pocket.
She was acutely empiric agreement the pills from the canteen into her pants pocket, the address states, abacus that she again took agnate attractive tablets from addition canteen and caked some into the abandoned container.
In an account with accompaniment police, Cloister Administrator Scott Marderosian said there had been allocution amid his co-workers, Cloister Officers Vernon Gus Chester and Dale Sheldon, and himself about the missing drugs.
In backward September 2006, Cloister Administrator Marderosian had counted oxycodone pills in a canteen acceptance to a man answerable with casting items at cartage on Route 49. He placed the decree in a bag and abounding out an assimilation sheet.
Later that day, Cloister Administrator Marderosian said he noticed the canteen was in a altered bag and had a new characterization one abounding out by Ms. Melanson. He counted the pills and begin 8. That morning hed tallied 18.
I still couldnt accept it was her, he told accompaniment badge back asked why he had anecdotal the pills. I anticipation there was a botheration and I couldnt accept it was her.
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Court Recognizes Appropriateness of Self-Isolating at a Cottage During COVID-19
As the situation with COVID-19 continues to change and develop, some parties have been challenging their parenting arrangements. In this recent case, an Ontario court considered the mother's request to suspend the father's access to their child because the father had chosen to self-isolate with his new partner (and her family) at a cottage.
The parties separated in May 2017 after cohabiting for approximately two and a half years. They had one child, who was four years old.
In October 2017, the parties reached a partial separation agreement, which stipulated that the father would have parenting time with the child six nights and seven days out of every 14 days.
During the pandemic, the father decided to self-isolate at a cottage with his new partner and her parents. The mother, who has stage 3 breast cancer and is at high risk of experiencing complications and serious illness if she contracted COVID-19, objected to the arrangement.
The mother brought a motion seeking to suspend the father's parenting time with the child, or in the alternative, an order that the father adhere to strict COVID-19 protocols.
The Relevant Legal Principles
Recent case law outlines that existing parenting orders (which include existing parenting agreements) should generally be respected and complied with because there is a presumption that the existing arrangement "reflects a determination that meaningful personal contact with both parents is in the best interests of the child." That said, the courts have also indicated that there may be some cases where a parent's lifestyle or behaviour may raise enough concern that direct contact will have to be reconsidered.
The court also referred to an order that was made under s. 7.0.2(4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, which provides that no person shall attend:
an organized public event of more than five people, including a parade;
a social gathering of more than five people; or
a gathering of more than five people for the purposes of conducting religious services, rites or ceremonies.
The exceptions to the above are if the gathering is (1) of members of a single household, or (2) for the purposes of a funeral service that is attended by not more than 10 people.
The Court's Decision
In dismissing the mother's motion, the court found that while the father and his new partner may not have been ordinarily part of the same household as her parents before COVID-19, there was nothing in the order that prevented them from choosing to form a single household for the duration of the pandemic. The court concluded that the father's arrangements were reasonable. None of the people in the father's household had had direct contact with anyone else in over a month, and the father was not acting irresponsibility or recklessly exposing the child (and by extension the mother) to COVID-19. The father's arrangements were therefore far from behaviour that would raise "sufficient concerns about parental judgment" that would warrant cutting off direct parent-child contact. In fact, the court found that the father's decision to combine into a single household with his new partner and her parents provided substantial benefits to all members of the household. The court stated:
In these uncertain times, everybody needs to get by somehow. The decisions the [father] and [his new partner] have made to get by during this pandemic are responsible and consistent with public health guidelines.
The court also found that the risk to the child by spending her parenting time with the father at the cottage was negligible. The risk of the child becoming ill and being unable to receive adequate treatment in time was theoretical.
In the end, the court concluded that it was in the child's best interest that the parties continue the existing parenting arrangements.
In deciding if a party's parenting arrangements during COVID-19 are reasonable, the courts will make a determination in accordance with the best interests of the child and consider whether that party's behaviour raises enough concern about their parental judgment.
If you have questions about your rights, it is best to speak with a lawyer. At Gelman & Associates, we understand that this is an uncertain and stressful time. We are remaining open to help our clients, but are taking precautions to keep safety paramount. While we may not be able to meet in our office, our lawyers are fully prepared to continue to offer all of our legal services paperless and conduct important meetings using digital technology. Our goal is to always empower clients to make informed decisions about their future.
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A Dorset school has today (Thursday 4 July) won top prize at a national awards ceremony run by Pearson, the UK's largest awarding body for academic and vocational qualifications.
Milton Abbey, an independent school located between Blandford Forum and Dorchester, has been recognised for its expertise in delivering a wide array of BTEC courses – alongside A-Levels and GCSEs – providing a truly tailored set of subjects for each student.
In additional to winning BTEC School of the Year, it also received Silver Awards for Teacher of the Year and Creative Media Student of the Year, plus a Bronze Award for Business & Enterprise Student of the Year.
Judith Fremont-Barnes, Head of Milton Abbey, said: "We are delighted to have been awarded BTEC School of the Year. It is a wonderful recognition of Milton Abbey's commitment to excellence, in and beyond the classroom.
"The award reflects the hard work and creativity of our fantastic students across a range of 14 relevant, practical and innovative BTEC courses. From Countryside Management to Hospitality, from Enterprise and Entrepreneurship to Digital Creative Media – our students can follow their passions and find just the right course of study.
"I am immensely grateful to our dedicated and professional team of teachers who inspire our students to achieve ambitious goals. Teachers and support staff in our busy boarding school give their time and encouragement unstintingly to ensure the best possible outcomes for young people.
"At Milton Abbey we place a high priority on employability. Our BTEC courses ensure our graduates are ready for the worlds of work and higher education, prepared to take on whatever challenges lie ahead. Now in our twelfth year of offering BTECs, we love the initiative, communication skills, teamwork and problem-solving aspects promoted by the courses. Our students develop great confidence as well as expertise."
As part of this focus on future employability, Milton Abbey runs an innovative Entrepreneur in Residence Scheme, with lectures and one-to-one business mentoring from household names including designer Cath Kidston, fashion mogul Johnnie Boden, Nick Wheeler OBE of Charles Tyrwhitt and David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse. This year the school hosted Annoushka Ducas MBE, the jewellery designer who co-founded Links of London.
The scheme has a competitive element, with students pitching ideas for a start-up business and receiving funding to help make their ideas a reality. This year's winner, Joe Sturdy, is already in business converting mountain bikes to electric bikes. He will use the funding to expand and run his business alongside studying at university. At the national BTEC awards, he also received a Bronze award for Business & Enterprise Student of the Year.
At Milton Abbey, students are able to combine BTECs with A-Levels or GCSEs, allowing the school to find exactly the right subject combination for each student. BTECs are offered alongside a full range of A-Levels at Sixth Form and younger pupils can study BTECs in additional to core GCSE subjects like English, Maths and Science.
Darius Bamberg, a Sixth Form student who received a Silver Award for Creative Media Student of the Year, said: "I have really enjoyed studying at Milton Abbey because the small size of the school has allowed me to have a good relationship with everyone, including my teachers.
"The BTEC course I took in Film & TV Visual Effects has enabled me to learn the necessary skills I need to progress with my career of choice, due to the practical element that BTECs offer. I thank Milton Abbey for everything it has done for me and I look forward to what the future holds, starting with an exciting course at Leeds University next year."
Hugo O'Kelly, who has studied a BTEC in Hospitality alongside a Geography A-Level, said: "BTEC Hospitality has been the perfect subject for me. I have both improved my culinary skills, which will stay with me for years to come, and also learnt a lot about time management and presentation skills.
"As well as improving my skills in the kitchen, I have also catered for multiple events, such as the School Fete and a steak night. These events have helped me to learn about marketing, planning, and how to work as part of a team. It has become clear to me that BTECs provide not only a valuable qualification, but also teach valuable skills to use post-school, which I am very grateful for."
The Pearson awards consider the range and quality of BTECs offered by schools across the whole country. Winning School of the Year is therefore a tremendous accolade for Milton Abbey and a reflection of the excellent education and breadth of opportunity on offer.
In terms of university entrance, equivalent points can be earnt and combined from both BTEC and A-Level courses. BTECs focus on giving the practical skills and theoretical knowledge students need to succeed in their chosen field after school, with many going on to study these subjects further at university and some pursuing apprenticeships or careers in sought-after industries.
Milton Abbey's Head of Sixth Form, Dr Josh Bradbury, explained: "Each year, our Sixth Form students leave us with exciting futures ahead, whether they have studied BTECs, A-Levels or a combination of the two.
"Many gain places on excellent university courses, some go on to study at specialist international colleges where they can build their skills as a chef or hospitality manager, some secure competitive apprenticeships with leading employers, and a few have even left to run their own successful businesses full-time."
Side Panel | Full list of accolades for Milton Abbey at Pearson BTEC Awards 2019
· Winner: School of the Year
· Silver Award: Teacher of the Year – Elisabeth Carr, Director of Land-Based Studies
· Silver Award: Creative Media Student of the Year – Darius Bamberg
· Bronze Award: Business & Enterprise Student of the Year – Joe Sturdy
· Bronze Award: Original Music Composition and Performance for BTEC Showstopper Challenge – Harry Chaytor-Norris
Side Panel | About Milton Abbey
Milton Abbey is an independent boarding and day school that offers the ideal balance of support and challenge for boys and girls aged 13 to 18. It is purposefully small, with an exceptional staff-to-pupil ratio, ensuring every student gets the personal attention, individualised teaching and encouragement they need to succeed.
Set in extensive and inspiring grounds, landscaped by Capability Brown and with a 14th Century abbey as its focal point, the school boasts its own farm and equestrian facilities.
Indoor teaching facilities include a hospitality kitchen, creative media suite for video production and game design, a music technology studio, a large theatre, and classrooms in a converted 18th Century stately home. Provisions for sport include a private golf course, indoor golf simulator and a resident PGA Pro, extensive grass pitches, a multi-sport all-weather outdoor pitch, swimming pool and indoor cycling training studio.
This extensive range of facilities allows Milton Abbey to offer a wide and varied range of courses. The school has become a market leader in delivering BTEC qualifications, providing a wide selection of GCSE and A-Level subjects too.
Anyone interested in learning more about the courses and other opportunities available at Milton Abbey School should visit www.miltonabbey.co.uk.
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2000/01 Liverpool Home Premier League Football Shirt Owen #10 (S)
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Official Reebok Liverpool home football shirt from the 2000/01 season. Complete with Owen #10 on the back of the shirt in official Lextra Premier League lettering.
Condition of this vintage football jersey is 7/10 - Good. Small bobbles and line pulls scattered around (see photos).
Owen helped Liverpool to a Treble in 2000–01. The team won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup to end a six-year trophy drought. Owen was the recipient of the European Player of the Year award in recognition of his performances that season. He became the first English winner of the European Footballer of the Year award since Kevin Keegan was given the honour in 1979. Owen scored both Liverpool goals late in the 2001 FA Cup Final to turn around what had appeared to be a certain defeat for Liverpool at the hands of Arsenal.
Liverpool and Owen challenged for the league championship during the 2001–02 season. The team eventually finished runners-up to Arsenal, with Owen playing a key part in the campaign. On 29 December 2001, Owen scored his 100th goal for Liverpool during the season against West Ham United. He also led them to success in the Charity Shield and the UEFA Super Cup during the start of the season in 2001.
Liverpool thus became the first English team to win five trophies in one calendar year. Owen signed a four-year contract worth £70,000-a-week with Liverpool during the season, making him one of the highest earners in the English Premiership.
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Because of the persecution, the suffering, and the judgment the believers faced, Peter encourages them and their church leaders in this final chapter of his letter. While the word "elder" refers to an older person, in the church it means a pastoral leader. Instead of an apostle, Peter uses "elder" here to describe himself as one of many church pastors. Peter was a witness of the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ. He along with other believers will be a participant in the glory of the coming kingdom of Christ.
Lord Jesus, encourage Your church and her leaders this day to stand strong in the faith. In spite of the possible persecution I may face, help me to be a witness, sharing with others Your love, mercy, and grace.