I never imagined that I would be writing this, but I actually agree with the ACLU on something.
I am used to the ACLU defending the indefensible and taking ridiculous positions on issues that inflame public opinion.
But this video is as scary as it gets. If Obama digitizes health care records as part of his overall socialization of the US health care system, this could be a reality more quickly than you might think. Way to go ACLU for getting one right this time.
It is estimated that a fully computerized health record system could save the industry $200 billion to $300 billion a year. This net savings could ultimately slow the rapid rise of health care premiums, which have cut into Americans' paychecks. While wages are rising at a rate of around 3% a year, health care costs are growing at about three times that rate. The Bush administration laid much of the groundwork for the program, leading to several pilot programs in a handful of states, as well as a standardization of medical records.
The medical records provisions have strong bipartisan support largely because they reaffirm precedent set by President Bush's administration, which funded numerous programs in several states requiring the standardization of medical records. Additionally, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton have been pushing for digital health records for years.
Dr. Kenneth D. Mandl, of Children's Hospital Boston, has given this example of the power of electronic medical records to provide a check on safety through his own work: Mandl examined data that was being collected through the Partners Healthcare System between 1997 and 2006, and found an increase in heart attacks eight months after the introduction of Vioxx, a drug that was withdrawn from the market in 2004 because of risk of heart attack or stroke. The peak subsided a month after the drug was withdrawn, the study found. The idea, Mandl says, is not only to collect data, but to have systems that are sensitive to trends and can identify them in real time. But perhaps most important, he said, is that the technology not waste the valuable time of people who provide healthcare.
Also, the ACLU applauded the privacy safeguards in the stimulus package for health IT on 1/16/2009. The American Civil Liberties Union was pleased to see privacy protections as a part of the funding being provided for health IT implementation in the economic stimulus package introduced in the House of Representatives this afternoon. Following the incoming administration's call for a transition to electronic health records and IT systems, Congress has earmarked $20 billion of the overall package to be used for beginning this transfer and adoption.
Speaking of research, want to talk about how Corporate Acquisitions Group, LLC. resigned their BBB Accreditation on June 5, 2009, and are in the process of reanimating their business valuation scam company under the new 'Global Acquisitions' moniker?
Based on BBB files, Corporate Acquisitions/Global Acquisitions Group has a BBB rating of 'F'.
* Failure to obtain required competency license.
* Failure to honor commitment to arbitrate or mediate disputes.
* Complaints filed against business that were not resolved.
* Government legal action(s) against business.
On May 28, 2009 Tyrone E. Tymkovich, President of Corporate Acquisitions/Global Acquisitions LLC., entered into a Stipulation & Final Agency Order in the matter of disciplinary action against his real estate broker's license (er 40029518) with the State of Colorado Real Estate Commission. The order settles charges that Tyrone Tymkovich made violations of the real estate licensing law. Under the terms of the order Tyrone Tymkovich agrees to a fine of $5,500.00 and a permanent revocation of his real estate license. Tyrone Tymkovich admitted to the allegations, factual findings and conclusions of law in the investigative report dated April 27, 2009.
Tyrone E. Tymkovich has plead guilty to theft, a class 2 misdemeanor, and forgery of a check, a class 5 felony. On March 13, 2009, Tyrone E Tymkovich also plead guilty to disturbing the peace, and to threats to person/property. Tyrone E. Tymkovich has repeatedly failed to notify the Colorado board of Real Estate of his criminal convictions, as stipulated by law.
Hey Joey, it looks like you are commenting on two separate posts here. I will address each separately.
You are 100% correct. Digitizing medical records will reduce the cost of health care. I also believe that eventually records will be digitized in some way. It is inevitable.
However, I do not think it is a good idea for the federal government to control that database. I don;t think universal heath care is a good idea for a variety of reasons, and the only reason the government would want to establish a database to save money on health care is if they are providing it. The only way to save money on health care is to kill private industry and / or cut treatments provided. It is also inevitable.
The people who provided this information have asked me not to publish it because they are still exploring their options with attorneys. It will eventually see the light of day, no matter what name the company takes.
I am going to be compiling all of this information into a single repository on http://www.tytymkovich.com (no site there yet).
I am a victim in this like many others. I tried to give a businessman the benefit of the doubt, but it didn't work out. Ty tells me he still plans to make things right with everyone, but actions speak louder than words and so far his actions have been a disappointment.
Also, be aware that Ty loves to commit anonymous online character + business assassinations, as well as his multiple criminal convictions in Denver county for threats to persons/property. He's done it to many people that have told the truth about his ongoing criminal behavior, so watch your back.
Hmmmm, this Big Brother type Fascism just scares me. Imagine if your child gets diagnosed with cancer, and the police come and enforce the administration of chemotherapy drugs when it is proven that chemo does more harm than good?
Another scenario – We are about to experience forced vaccinations (which I won't be having thanks) and a database like this is the ideal vehicle to check if you "comply" or not…..
We have grown up in an age dominated by new technologies. Looking ahead, what is one significant challenge that you anticipate new technologies to bring to the governments.
This is odd. The ACLU has actually come out in support of the Obama Healthcare Plan.
Yes the prospect of having your medical records in a central database comes with its set up potential ramifications. However, our existing fragmented medical records result in duplication and much waste.


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namespace ChainChomp
{
    partial class LibraryWindow
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
        {
            if (disposing && (components != null))
            {
                components.Dispose();
            }
            base.Dispose(disposing);
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code

        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
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            this.romImageTabPage = new System.Windows.Forms.TabPage();
            this.romImageTable = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
            this.romImageListView = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
            this.columnHeader1 = ((System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader)(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader()));
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
            this.addROMImageButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.romImageRemoveButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.emuTabPage = new System.Windows.Forms.TabPage();
            this.emuTable = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
            this.emuListView = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
            this.pathColumn = ((System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader)(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader()));
            this.emuPageFlowLayout = new System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel();
            this.addEmulatorButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.emuRemoveButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
            this.addRomImageDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
            this.addEmuDialog = new System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog();
            this.libraryTabControl.SuspendLayout();
            this.romImageTabPage.SuspendLayout();
            this.romImageTable.SuspendLayout();
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.SuspendLayout();
            this.emuTabPage.SuspendLayout();
            this.emuTable.SuspendLayout();
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.SuspendLayout();
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            // libraryTabControl
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            this.libraryTabControl.Controls.Add(this.romImageTabPage);
            this.libraryTabControl.Controls.Add(this.emuTabPage);
            this.libraryTabControl.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
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            this.libraryTabControl.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.libraryTabControl.Name = "libraryTabControl";
            this.libraryTabControl.SelectedIndex = 0;
            this.libraryTabControl.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(678, 513);
            this.libraryTabControl.TabIndex = 0;
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            // romImageTabPage
            //
            this.romImageTabPage.Controls.Add(this.romImageTable);
            this.romImageTabPage.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 22);
            this.romImageTabPage.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.romImageTabPage.Name = "romImageTabPage";
            this.romImageTabPage.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(670, 487);
            this.romImageTabPage.TabIndex = 0;
            this.romImageTabPage.Text = "ROM Images";
            this.romImageTabPage.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
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            // romImageTable
            //
            this.romImageTable.ColumnCount = 1;
            this.romImageTable.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 81.49351F));
            this.romImageTable.Controls.Add(this.romImageListView, 0, 1);
            this.romImageTable.Controls.Add(this.romImagePageFlowLayout, 0, 0);
            this.romImageTable.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.romImageTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.romImageTable.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.romImageTable.Name = "romImageTable";
            this.romImageTable.RowCount = 2;
            this.romImageTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 8.433735F));
            this.romImageTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 91.56626F));
            this.romImageTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(670, 487);
            this.romImageTable.TabIndex = 0;
            //
            // romImageListView
            //
            this.romImageListView.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader[] {
            this.columnHeader1});
            this.romImageListView.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.romImageListView.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Lucida Console", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.romImageListView.GridLines = true;
            this.romImageListView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 44);
            this.romImageListView.Name = "romImageListView";
            this.romImageListView.ShowItemToolTips = true;
            this.romImageListView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(664, 440);
            this.romImageListView.TabIndex = 3;
            this.romImageListView.UseCompatibleStateImageBehavior = false;
            this.romImageListView.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
            //
            // columnHeader1
            //
            this.columnHeader1.Text = "Path";
            this.columnHeader1.Width = 660;
            //
            // romImagePageFlowLayout
            //
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Controls.Add(this.addROMImageButton);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Controls.Add(this.romImageRemoveButton);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Name = "romImagePageFlowLayout";
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(670, 41);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.TabIndex = 0;
            //
            // addROMImageButton
            //
            this.addROMImageButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
            this.addROMImageButton.Name = "addROMImageButton";
            this.addROMImageButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 23);
            this.addROMImageButton.TabIndex = 0;
            this.addROMImageButton.Text = "Add ROM Image(s)...";
            this.addROMImageButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.addROMImageButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addROMImageButton_Click);
            //
            // romImageRemoveButton
            //
            this.romImageRemoveButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(535, 8);
            this.romImageRemoveButton.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(403, 3, 3, 3);
            this.romImageRemoveButton.Name = "romImageRemoveButton";
            this.romImageRemoveButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 23);
            this.romImageRemoveButton.TabIndex = 1;
            this.romImageRemoveButton.Text = "Remove Selected";
            this.romImageRemoveButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.romImageRemoveButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.romImageRemoveButton_Click);
            //
            // emuTabPage
            //
            this.emuTabPage.Controls.Add(this.emuTable);
            this.emuTabPage.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 22);
            this.emuTabPage.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.emuTabPage.Name = "emuTabPage";
            this.emuTabPage.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(670, 487);
            this.emuTabPage.TabIndex = 1;
            this.emuTabPage.Text = "Emulators";
            this.emuTabPage.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            //
            // emuTable
            //
            this.emuTable.ColumnCount = 1;
            this.emuTable.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 81.49351F));
            this.emuTable.Controls.Add(this.emuListView, 0, 1);
            this.emuTable.Controls.Add(this.emuPageFlowLayout, 0, 0);
            this.emuTable.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.emuTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.emuTable.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.emuTable.Name = "emuTable";
            this.emuTable.RowCount = 2;
            this.emuTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 8.433735F));
            this.emuTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 91.56626F));
            this.emuTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(670, 487);
            this.emuTable.TabIndex = 1;
            //
            // emuListView
            //
            this.emuListView.Columns.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader[] {
            this.pathColumn});
            this.emuListView.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.emuListView.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Lucida Console", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
            this.emuListView.GridLines = true;
            this.emuListView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 44);
            this.emuListView.Name = "emuListView";
            this.emuListView.ShowItemToolTips = true;
            this.emuListView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(664, 440);
            this.emuListView.TabIndex = 2;
            this.emuListView.UseCompatibleStateImageBehavior = false;
            this.emuListView.View = System.Windows.Forms.View.List;
            //
            // pathColumn
            //
            this.pathColumn.Text = "Path";
            this.pathColumn.Width = 660;
            //
            // emuPageFlowLayout
            //
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Controls.Add(this.addEmulatorButton);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Controls.Add(this.emuRemoveButton);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Name = "emuPageFlowLayout";
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(5);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(670, 41);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.TabIndex = 0;
            //
            // addEmulatorButton
            //
            this.addEmulatorButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
            this.addEmulatorButton.Name = "addEmulatorButton";
            this.addEmulatorButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 23);
            this.addEmulatorButton.TabIndex = 0;
            this.addEmulatorButton.Text = "Add Emulator...";
            this.addEmulatorButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.addEmulatorButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.addEmulatorButton_Click);
            //
            // emuRemoveButton
            //
            this.emuRemoveButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(535, 8);
            this.emuRemoveButton.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(403, 3, 3, 3);
            this.emuRemoveButton.Name = "emuRemoveButton";
            this.emuRemoveButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(121, 23);
            this.emuRemoveButton.TabIndex = 2;
            this.emuRemoveButton.Text = "Remove Selected";
            this.emuRemoveButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.emuRemoveButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.emuRemoveButton_Click);
            //
            // addRomImageDialog
            //
            this.addRomImageDialog.Filter = "All files|*.*";
            this.addRomImageDialog.Multiselect = true;
            this.addRomImageDialog.Title = "Add ROM Image(s)";
            //
            // addEmuDialog
            //
            this.addEmuDialog.DefaultExt = "exe";
            this.addEmuDialog.Filter = "Executables |*.exe|All files|*.*";
            this.addEmuDialog.Title = "Add Emulator";
            //
            // LibraryWindow
            //
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(678, 513);
            this.Controls.Add(this.libraryTabControl);
            this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedToolWindow;
            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
            this.MaximizeBox = false;
            this.MinimizeBox = false;
            this.Name = "LibraryWindow";
            this.SizeGripStyle = System.Windows.Forms.SizeGripStyle.Hide;
            this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterParent;
            this.Text = "ROM Image Library";
            this.FormClosing += new System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventHandler(this.LibraryWindow_FormClosing);
            this.libraryTabControl.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.romImageTabPage.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.romImageTable.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.romImagePageFlowLayout.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.emuTabPage.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.emuTable.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.emuPageFlowLayout.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

        }

        #endregion

        private System.Windows.Forms.TabControl libraryTabControl;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TabPage romImageTabPage;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel romImageTable;
        private System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel romImagePageFlowLayout;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button addROMImageButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TabPage emuTabPage;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel emuTable;
        private System.Windows.Forms.FlowLayoutPanel emuPageFlowLayout;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button addEmulatorButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog addRomImageDialog;
        private System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog addEmuDialog;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button romImageRemoveButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListView emuListView;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button emuRemoveButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader pathColumn;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ListView romImageListView;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader columnHeader1;

    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
By admin in America, Kings of the East
Business InsiderFebruary 7, 2017
(Military vehicles carry DF-10 ship-launched cruise missiles as they travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing Thursday Sept. 3, 2015.Andy Wong/Reuters)
A new report by Thomas Shugart on War On The Rocks details the disturbing level to which China appears to have planned out a crippling missile attack on US military bases in the Pacific should its interests in the region be threatened.
For some time analysts have noted that China seems to be tailoring its military to counter the US's. For example, Beijing tested its "carrier killer' ballistic missile on a model of a US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, while its own aircraft carrier is designed for coastal defense and will likely be destined for the South China Sea.
But Shutgart's investigation of satellite imagery comparing China's missile testing grounds with US bases in the region shows an eerie pattern. It appears that China's latest missile tests have all been geared towards knocking out US carriers, destroyers, and airfields in East Asia.
This falls right in line with one of China's core military doctrines — "active defense."
Essentially, if China thinks it is facing a foe that actively seeks to challenge its territorial cohesiveness or sovereignty, the PLA will engage the enemy through all available means: Legal challenges, psychological and cyber warfare, counter-space systems, and preemptive strikes.
Under President Donald Trump, the US has made the most serious challenges to China's territory and sovereignty in recent history.
Trump and key members of his administration have chastised China for its "massive military fortress" in the South China Sea, and even threatened to cut off China's access to the islands it has built and militarized in the region. Trump's phone call with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen struck at the core of China's very existence, as it could undermine China's policy of considering Taiwan as a rogue province that must be back into Beijing's fold.
china missiles csis
(CSIS Missile Defense Project)
China has already engaged its state-sponsored propaganda against the US, developed counter-space systems that could denude the US of its huge satellite-driven information advantage, and developed systems uniquely able to counter US stealth aircraft.
If the US continues to actively challenge China and seek to undermine its territorial cohesion, the next logical step in the PLA's escalation may be to attempt to eviscerate US bases and assets throughout Asia with a blistering missile attack.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
This Educator Gave His Students Two Beautiful Pigs, Now He Wants to Kill Them
by: Care2 Team
recipient: Farsley Farfield Primary School Headteacher Peter Harris
Students as young as four are about to get a lesson they may never forget. Peter Harris — their head teacher at Farsley Farfield Primary School in Leeds, United Kingdom — has decided he wants to teach his young impressionable pupils about the food chain.
To do so he has bought two beautiful Gloucester Old Spot pigs for the schools mini farm. The young students have been taking care of the pair, feeding them, grooming them and even playing with them by hiding apples around their pen. At such a young age, the children have quickly grown attached to the porky duo.
But in nine months playtime will be over. Harris has informed the community that after nine months, he plans to slaughter the two. He believes it will be a valuable lesson for his students that will teach them about the importance of reducing meat consumption.
What? Harris's plan is to teach his children to consume less meat by making more meat? There are many other ways to teach his children about the food chain and mean consumption without killing two innocent animals.
Now parents and community members are up in arms. Apart from the ridiculousness of the proposal, it's also cruel and could traumatise his students who have clearly grown attached to their new schoolmates.
Join parents, activists and community members in standing against headteacher Harris's misguided plans to slaughter the school's pigs. Sign the petition and ask Mr. Harris to let the pigs live their days happily at the school or donate them to an animal sanctuary.


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package io.github.gatling.udp

import akka.actor.ActorSystem
import io.gatling.core.CoreComponents
import io.gatling.core.config.GatlingConfiguration
import io.gatling.core.protocol.{Protocol, ProtocolKey}

object UdpProtocol {

  def apply(configuration: GatlingConfiguration): UdpProtocol = UdpProtocol(
    host = "localhost",
    port = 0
  )

  val UdpProtocolKey = new ProtocolKey {

    type Protocol = UdpProtocol
    type Components = UdpComponents

    def protocolClass: Class[io.gatling.core.protocol.Protocol] =
      classOf[UdpProtocol].asInstanceOf[Class[io.gatling.core.protocol.Protocol]]

    def defaultProtocolValue(configuration: GatlingConfiguration): UdpProtocol =
      UdpProtocol(configuration)

    def newComponents(system: ActorSystem, coreComponents: CoreComponents): UdpProtocol => UdpComponents = {
      udpProtocol => UdpComponents(udpProtocol)
    }
  }
}

case class UdpProtocol(host: String, port: Int) extends Protocol {

  def host(host: String): UdpProtocol = copy(host = host)

  def port(port: Int): UdpProtocol = copy(port = port)

}


Some potential all-stars are excited for the chance to meet Mr. Obama at the game.
"That would be nice if I get a chance to meet him," Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez told MLB.com. "But I've got to make it first. It would be fun to meet the president of the United States."
Mr. Obama will be the second president to deliver a first pitch at Busch Stadium, after former president George W. Bush did so on Opening Day 2004.


TEESSIDE band PRETTY HICKEYS will get 2011 off with a bang with a rare show tonight on home soil.
The four-piece are headlining the year's first gig at the Ku Bar in Stockton this evening with support from NAUGHTY VICARS.
Pictured right, the band formed in 2006 but have not been the most regular sight on the local gigging circuit. Despite their irregularity, however, they've built up a strong and loyal following for when they do come out to play.
Their last gig was in October and tonight's show at the Ku Bar is being billed as the "last gig for a while" for Barney, Fripp, Beezer and Dave - although a quick scoot around the web will show enough signs that it could be the band's last gig ever.
"Things are up in the air a little bit at the moment about carrying on," says drummer Dave. "But it's always like that, it's been like that for the last five years.
Describing that music is no easy task.
The four very different members of the band all cite different influences in terms of the music they listen to.
Hip-hop, blues, dance music, R'n'B, indie - it's all in there but comes back out via a wall of the traditional guitar and drums four-piece that the Hickeys are.
Supporting tonight are hot new band Naughty Vicars who have been gaining a lot of plaudits of late for their melodious pop-rock.
The Eaglescliffe five-piece also have the claim to fame of being surely the only Teesside act to play both the Royal Albert Hall and the O2 Academy.
Opening the show are another local group, four-piece indie rockers ESCAPADES.


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Iran Strike: Trump Says U.S. Was 'Cocked And Loaded' Before He Called Off Attack The president says after he was told a retaliatory attack would likely kill 150 Iranians, he decided that would be too much for Iran's having shot down a drone.
Trump Says He Called Off Strike On Iran Because He Didn't See It As 'Proportionate'
Trump Says He Called Off Strike On Iran Because He Didn't See It As 'Proportionate' 2:25
June 21, 20198:37 AM ET
Bill Chappell
President Trump reconsidered a plan to strike at Iran over its downing of an RQ-4 Global Hawk, like this drone seen at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. U.S. Central Command/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
President Trump reconsidered a plan to strike at Iran over its downing of an RQ-4 Global Hawk, like this drone seen at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.
Updated at 8:30 p.m. ET
President Trump says he called off a Thursday strike on Iran ordered as retaliation for Iran's having shot down a U.S. drone. Trump said he canceled the attack shortly before it was to begin, after he was told 150 people would very likely be killed.
"We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die," Trump said in a series of tweets Friday.
Upon hearing the projected death toll, Trump said, he decided that the strike was not "proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone." The president said he put a halt to the operation 10 minutes before the strike was set to begin.
....On Monday they shot down an unmanned drone flying in International Waters. We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not....
Trump's pullback was first reported by The New York Times, which described how — even as late as 7 p.m. ET Thursday — military and diplomatic officials were still expecting an attack to proceed.
"Planes were in the air and ships were in position, but no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down," the Times reported, citing multiple senior Trump administration officials.
"How many people are going to be killed?"
However, Trump told NBC News on Friday that planes were not yet in the air when he decided against the retaliatory strike. But "they would have been, pretty soon," he added. "And things would have happened to a point where you wouldn't turn back, you couldn't turn back."
In an interview with Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, the president said that about 30 minutes before the operation was to take place, his national security team came to him and asked for his final decision.
"I said, I want to know something before you go," Trump recalled. "How many people will be killed — in this case, Iranians. I said, how many people are going to be killed?"
His military team said it would find out, Trump told Todd, and came back with the answer that approximately 150 people would very likely die.
The president said:
"I thought about it for a second and I said, you know what, they shot down an unmanned drone, plane, whatever you want to call it, and here we are sitting with 150 dead people, that would have taken place probably within a half an hour after I said go ahead.
"And I didn't like it. I didn't think — I didn't think it was proportionate."
It's rare for an executive decision about a U.S. airstrike to change, said retired U.S. Navy Adm. Jim Stavridis, who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander for four years.
While he acknowledges that in the past, planned missile strikes have been canceled because of factors such as targets being moved or weapons needing maintenance, Stavridis told Morning Edition, "Bottom line, I can't think of an instance where a decision has gotten pulled back, if that's what actually happened."
Stavridis spoke to NPR shortly before Trump confirmed that he had called off the strike. In the international community, the president's reversal is likely to be perceived as "somewhat indecisive," Stavridis said. It could also signal that members of Trump's national security team might be at odds with one another, he noted, adding that there is currently no confirmed secretary of defense.
"These are the times when you wish you had Jim Mattis still in that seat," Stavridis said, referring to the former defense secretary, who resigned early this year.
But a senior administration official portrayed the process differently, saying, "There was complete unanimity amongst the president's advisers and DOD leadership on an appropriate response to Iran's activities."
The official added, "The president made the final decision."
Rep. Mac Thornberry, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, was part of the group that was at the White House on Thursday and discussed what he called "a range of options" for how to respond after Iran shot down the drone.
Thornberry told NPR's Tim Mak, "I don't know all the circumstances or reasons" that the operation didn't go ahead. But he later said of the president, "He wants to be careful with what he does. He should be."
Iran says it chose not to fire at second aircraft
Iran said it fired at the U.S. drone after issuing several warnings, according to the state-run Fars news agency.
Although it destroyed the drone, Iran's military said it opted not to target another U.S. aircraft that was in the same area — in part because that second craft had people aboard, according to Fars.
"Along with the American drone was an American P8 aircraft with 35 on board, and it was also violating our airspace and we could have downed it too," said Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who leads the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' aerospace force. He added, "But we did not do it because our aim was to warn the terrorist forces of the U.S."
The Pentagon Friday evening put out a statement that disputes Iran's claims. U.S. Central Command spokesman Lt. Col. Earl Brown — without confirming where the spy plane was — said the Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft was flying in the vicinity of the Global Hawk. He added that the plane can carry only a maximum of 20 passengers with a crew of eight and that the American aircraft did not leave international airspace throughout the mission.
Brown said the photo distributed Thursday by the Pentagon that the U.S. says shows the moment of impact was taken by the P-8A Poseidon.
The Navy has previously described the Poseidon as a maritime patrol aircraft that often works in tandem with surveillance drones. The P-8 is large — it's a heavily modified version of Boeing's 737-800 jetliner. The aircraft has a wide range of abilities, from conducting reconnaissance to firing cruise missiles and torpedoes at targets on land or at sea.
Brown added that efforts to recover debris from the blown-up drone were unsuccessful because it was widely scattered, with high winds and heavy seas. Iran, however, countered that it has recovered debris from the drone in its territorial waters.
Iran releases video of downing RQ-4A pic.twitter.com/wFR0FxjaXS
— Ali Vaez (@AliVaez) June 20, 2019
When Trump discussed potential U.S. responses to Iran around midday Thursday, he sent something of a mixed message.
"You'll soon find out" if the U.S. is planning a strike on Iran, Trump told reporters at the White House, reiterating that Iran had made a "very big mistake" by shooting down the U.S. drone.
But the president also seemed open to the idea that it might not have been an intentional act by Iran's leaders or its military. "I have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldn't have been doing what they did," he said, speculating that "it could have been someone loose and stupid."
Trump also said that it made a "big, big difference" that the RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone was an unmanned aircraft.
Tehran Releases Photos of Downed US Drone Debris Retrieved from Iranian Waters pic.twitter.com/H6UDQQz6a0
— Fars News Agency (@EnglishFars) June 21, 2019
Iran's U.N. Ambassador: U.S. Escalating Hostilities Like A 'Knife Under Your Throat'
Purported images of drone debris
News of the aborted strike on Iranian targets comes as Iranian media outlets aired video purportedly showing a missile from a surface-to-air missile battery streaking into the night sky and hitting the drone.
Iranian media also released images of what they describe as parts of the U.S. drone that were "retrieved from Iranian waters."
The drone was shot down one week after two tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman, in an incident that the U.S. has blamed on Iran. Tehran has denied involvement; the U.S. says Iran used magnetic mines to cause explosions and fires aboard the tankers Front Altair and Kokuka Courageous.
The U.S. and Iran disagree on where the drone was when it was shot down. Iran says the spy craft had intruded on its airspace around Kouhmobarak District in the country's south, near the Gulf of Oman. According to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the Global Hawk had taken off from the United Arab Emirates and "violated Iranian airspace."
But the U.S. has flatly rejected that description. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, commander of U.S. Central Command, said the drone "had not violated Iranian airspace at any time during its mission."
FAA Orders U.S. Airlines To Bypass Iranian Airspace After Drone Shot Down
Guastella said the U.S. drone was flying 34 kilometers (21 miles) away from Iran's coast when the Revolutionary Guard shot it down. He also said the missile attack on the drone was irresponsible, saying it took place "in the vicinity of established air corridors, possibly endangering innocent civilians."
Citing the "inadvertent risk" Iran's air defense systems could pose to commercial airlines, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday morning banned U.S. airlines from flying in an area of Iranian-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, in the same area where Iran shot down the drone.
The FAA's decision came after United Airlines suspended one of its longest passenger routes, a direct flight between Mumbai, India, and Newark, N.J., that often passes through Iranian airspace. The airline told NPR that it made the change out of safety concerns "given current events in Iran."


A report on Stage I of the CSCE prepared for the SED Politburo.
Notes of a conversation between GDR and FRG foreign ministers discussing their first meeting and future relations between the GDR and FRG.
President Kekkonen's foreign policy towards the Soviet Union was more active and vigorous, based on Finland's geo-political situation.
A DPRK Embassy note on the departure of North Korean diplomats from Helsinki.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Finland announces the expulsion of North Korean diplomats.
Announcing the expulsion of North Korean diplomats in Helsinki due to their involvement in a smuggling operation.
Finnish Foreign Ministry and police officials discuss evidence of smuggling carried out by North Korean diplomats in Helsinki.
A police report on the quantities of alcohol and cigarettes smuggled into Finland by North Korean diplomats.
The North Korean charge d'affairs in Helsinki protests the Finnish Foreign Ministry's decision to expel diplomats from the DPRK embassy in the wake of the smuggling scandal.


The meats like food stuffs are very good to health for all types of people from different age groups. They help in giving you the vitamins and minerals required for the growth of the body. Hence many people in this world take them often in their home and also at functions and other special occasions. Their fleshy part is very sweet to eat and they tastes very good comparatively with the available food stuffs.
Pork is the most eatable meat variety in the world due to its availability. You can get abundance of meat products of pork in many parts of the world. Even children used to have them in their home. Many people couldn't survive and pass their days without eating pork and hence they will add them in their daily food. You can also take them daily in your food. Many people who are doing difficult and hard works eat them in a large quantity when compared to others.
There are different ways of preparing them in your home. You can cook them as a whole by frying or baking the whole pork piece. You can also make them into pieces and bake them in your oven. You can implement any of these methods and is solely depend on the members of your family. Everyone in home will prepare the food according to the taste of their children. Whatever they like, they used to prepare for them.
If they love eating the pork, you can very well prepare many different dishes in pork and serve them. Once they have experienced many different varieties, they can manage to give a decision to prepare the type of dish. You can get the type of dish to prepare from them. Mostly, children like to have the pork in small pieces than a large one due to the taste. If you fry them as a whole, then definitely, the taste will be different in the inner and outer parts.
The outer parts are tastier than then inner ones. But if they are pieces, then there is no such difference since all their parts tastes alike. Also small children can't eat a big piece as their mouth is smaller. They couldn't handle them in their hands too. Hence they definitely need help from the elders and they can't eat them in the absence of them. If you prepare them in pieces then there is no such problem.
First get the pork from the meat shop or market and also ask them to cut into small pieces. Then clean them and add pepper and salt for more taste on them. Mix them well and place them in the oven for sometime. Once they are ready, serve them to the children.


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Facebook loses market value over privacy but not in the way you might think
Yesterday, during an earnings call Facebook announced that the company fell short of projected earnings. While Facebook's revenue grew by 42 percent over the same time last year they fell short of their $13.3 billion projection by 'only' making $13.2 billion. That mere $100 million loss caused Facebook stock to dive around 20% and cost the company close to $150 billion in value. One could rightly assume that the market loss had to do with Facebook's many privacy and security issues since the 2016 Presidential Election, but many analysts say that's not the case.
Many market analysts say that Facebook's improvement to privacy and security has caused the loss stating that Facebook can't make money from privacy. It also doesn't help that the number of Facebook users has leveled off. While it still holds the lion's share of social media users in the world many are leaving the platform and Facebook isn't bringing in new users as many young people becoming new users to social media are foregoing Facebook.
That's not to say that Facebook is on the verge of bankruptcy by any means. Facebook also owns the widely popular apps of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, which many end users don't really consider as being a part of Facebook. As Slate points out if Facebook can survive this year's election cycle without a major scandal, and that's a mighty big if, they could be back on the road to profitability. Whether or not Facebook can strike a balance between privacy and profit remains to be seen. It seems that if there was a new social network ready to make Facebook its MySpace, now might be the time to strike.
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A new study shows that North Dakota ranks as one of the best states in the country for women.
In an era that has become historically important for all women in the U.S. and everywhere for that matter with such topics as the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements coming to the forefront of the political landscape, WalletHub determined what states women are finding the best opportunities and faring the best socially and financially. It turns out that the state of North Dakota is the 4th best state for women in the U.S.
Several elements were determining factors in the study, including women's economic and social well-being rank (4th), women's health and safety rank (8th), women's unemployment rank (tied for 1st), and the ranks for high school graduation rate for women (3rd).
The top overall state for women is our friends to the east in Minnesota, while Massachusetts and Vermont finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Wisconsin finished just behind North Dakota to take the 5th overall spot. The bottom five states on the list, which are also considered the worst, are Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana finishing dead last (the worst).
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Pregnant Workers Directive 1992 (92/85/EEC) is a European Union Directive. It concerns the basic rights of workers during and after pregnancy in the European Union.

Contents

The main provisions are as follows.

art 2 definitions, 'pregnant worker is one who informs the employer of her condition'
art 3, guidelines to be drawn up for hazardous work for pregnant workers
art 4, assessment and information
art 5(1) exposure to risks to be avoided. (2) 'If the adjustment of her working conditions and/or working hours is not technically and/or objectively feasible, or cannot reasonably be required on duly substantiated grounds, the employer shall take the necessary measures to move the worker concerned to another job.' (3) if moving not technically feasible, leave to be granted.
art 6, cases where exposure is prohibited
art 7 no obligation for nightwork
art 8(1) continuous period of maternity leave, at least 14 weeks long (2) compulsory for 2 weeks
art 9 time off for ante natal examinations
art 10 prohibition on dismissal, 'save in exceptional cases not connected with their condition which are permitted under national legislation and/or practice'
art 11(1) maintenance of employment rights in the employment contract (2)(b) 'maintenance of a payment to, and/or entitlement to an adequate allowance for workers' (3) it is adequate if it is at least the same as statutory sick pay

Case law
Parviainen v Finnair Oyj (2010) C-471/08, [2011] 1 CMLR 8, a pregnant worker transferred pursuant to art 5(2) to another job was entitled under art 11 to her basic salary and any pay components or supplementary allowances that related to her professional status, such as those relating to seniority, length of service and professional qualifications, but not those that depended on the performance of specific functions in particular circumstances and were intended, essentially, to compensate for the disadvantages related to that performance.
Boyle v Equal Opportunities Commission (1998) C-411/96, [1998] ECR I-6401 Mrs Boyle worked for the EOC, which as an emanation of the state, was subject to the Directive with direct effect. At the time, paid maternity leave, after 6 weeks lasted 12 weeks and was £54.55 a week. The EOC's staff handbook required, among other things, the six mothers to repay contractual maternity pay if they did not return to work one month after leave.  It was argued that Art 141 requires equal pay through the period of maternity leave, as compared to a man. The European Commission argued that contractual sick pay should be the appropriate comparison for a minimum of payment during the period of pregnancy. ECJ held that Art 11 'is intended to ensure that, during her maternity leave, the worker receives and increase at least equivalent to the sickness allowance provided for by national social security legislation in the event of a break in her activities on health grounds… it is not intended to guarantee her any higher income…'
Abdoulaye v Regie Nationale des Usines Renault (1999) C-218/98, [1999] IRLR 811, it is not discrimination to pay women a maternity bonus.

See also
European labour law

References

External links
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Sensors with spatial resolution larger than targets yield mixed pixel, i.e., pixel whose measurement is a composite of different sources (endmembers). The analysis of mixed pixels demands subpixel methods to perform source separation and quantification, which is a problem of blind source separation (BSS). Although various algorithms have been proposed, several important issues remain unresolved. First, assuming the endmembers are known, the abundance estimation is commonly performed by employing a least squares criterion, which however makes the estimation sensitive to noise and outliers, and the endmembers with very similar signatures are difficult to differentiate. In addition, the nonnegative con- straints require iterative approaches that are more computationally expensive than direct methods. Secondly, to extract endmembers from the given image, most algorithms make the assumption of the presence of pure pixels, i.e., pixels containing only one endmember class, which is not realistic in real world applications.
This dissertation presents effective and computationally efficient source separation al- gorithms, which blindly extract constituent components and their fractional abundances from mixed pixels using constrained optimizations. When the image contains pure pixels, we develop a constrained maximum entropy (MaxEnt) approach to perform unmixing. The entropy formulation provides a natural way to incorporate the physical constraints, and gains an optimal solution that goes beyond least squares. However, the assumption of the presence of pure pixels is not always reliable. To solve this problem, we further develop a constrained nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) method, which integrates the least square analysis and the model of convex geometry. The constrained NMF approach exploits the important fact that the endmembers occupy the vertices of a simplex, and the simplex volume determined by the actual endmembers is the minimum among all possible simplexes that circumscribe the data scatter space. Both methods blindly extract endmembers and abundances with strong robustness to noise and outliers, and admit a generalization to lower and higher dimensional spaces. For images containing pure pixels, the MaxEnt approach exhibits high estimation accuracy; while, the constrained NMF method yields relatively stable performance for data with di®erent endmember purities, which shows improved per- formance over the MaxEnt approach when all image pixels are mixtures.
The proposed algorithms are applied to the subject of hyperspectral unmixing. Com- parative analyses with the state-of-the-art methods show their e®ectiveness and merits. To demonstrate the broad application domain of the unmixing schemes, we generalize the proposed idea to solve classic image processing problems, particularly, blind image restora- tion. We reinvestigate the physical image formation process and interpret the classic image restoration from a BSS perspective; that is, the observed image is considered as a linear combination of a set of shifted point spread function (PSF) with the weight coefficients determined by the actual image. A smoothness and block-decorrelation constrained NMF method is developed to estimate the source image.
Miao, Lidan, "Computationally Efficient Mixed Pixel Decomposition Using Constrained Optimizations. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2007.


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Critical Approaches to Harm Reduction: Conflict, Institutionalization, (De-)Politicization, and Direct Action
Christopher Smith (Editor)
School of Social Work, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Zack Marshall (Editor)
Division of Community Health and Humanities Memorial University St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Series: Public Health in the 21st Century
BISAC: MED078000
This book is divided into three sections. Entitled Critical Harm Reduction Policy: From Oppositional Social Movement to Institutionalized Public Health Policy, Part One encompasses a diverse array of issues relating to the cost/benefit analysis of harm reduction as measured in the terms of institutionalization and (de-)politicization. Part Two, Critical Harm Reduction Practice: Autonomy, Ideology, and Evidence-Based Interventions, consists of several concrete case studies concerning harm reduction practice in an array of (non-)traditional contexts. Comprised of a unique series of chapters that each interrogates a different issue relating to the philosophical underpinnings of harm reduction, Part Three is entitled Critical Harm Reduction Theory/Philosophy: Depoliticization, Direct Action, and Drug/Service Users' Experiential Knowledge. Although the emphasis of each section and corresponding set of chapters is remarkably diverse, several themes remain prominent throughout this book, including an overtly critical analysis of the multiplicity of contextual deployments of harm reduction, a recurring focus on elevating the value of experiential knowledge and the fundamentally important, central role of people with direct lived experience. Additionally, the centrality of direct action tactics in the innovation of user-based forms of harm reduction in policy, practice, and philosophically-based contexts are discussed. (Imprint: Nova)
Critical Approaches to Harm Reduction: Conflict, Institutionalization, (De-)Politicization, and Direct Action quantity
ISBN: N/A Categories: Addiction and Substance Abuse, Medicine and Health, Psychiatry, Public Health in the 21st Century Tags: 9781634848787, 9781634849029, Addiction and Substance Abuse
Part One: Critical Harm Reduction Policy: From Oppositional Social Movement to Institutionalized Public Health Policy
Chapter 1. Who Needs Naloxone?
Nancy D. Campbell (School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA)
Chapter 2. Low Threshold Methadone Program: 13 Years of Experience in Portugal
Paulo Lopes, Hélder Trigo, Rodrigo Coutinho, Emília Leitão, Nuno Miguel and Jorge Oliveira (Ares do Pinhal – Low threshold methadone program, Lisbon, Portugal, and others)
Chapter 3. Law Enforcement and Public Health: How North Carolina Became a Leader in Harm Reduction Policy Change
Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Corey S. Davis, Tessie Castillo, Robert Childs, and Leilani Attilo (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, and others)
Part Two: Critical Harm Reduction Practice: Autonomy, Ideology, and Evidence-Based Interventions
Chapter 4. Power, Politics and the Production of Harm: A Critical Look at the Intersecting, yet Unequal, Roles of Scientific Evidence, Power, and Politics in the Provision of Harm Reduction Services for People Who Smoke Crack
Lynne Leonard, and Andrée Germain (HIV and HCV Prevention Research Team, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Chapter 5. Rethinking Harm Reduction and Pregnancy: A Study of Women's Expectations and Experiences of Specialist Maternity Care and Opiate Substitution Treatment
Fiona S. Martin (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Chapter 6. "And The World's Alright With Me": Harm Reduction and Survival at Blockorama
Syrus Marcus Ware, Keisha Williams and Nik Redman (Blackness Yes!/Blockorama, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and others)
Chapter 7. What's Glitter Got to do With It?: Re-Imagining Harm Reduction, Youth Decision-Making, and the Politics of Youth Engagement
Sarah Switzer, Tumaini Lyaruu, Kamilah Apong, Ocean Bell, Lydia Hernandez, Proud Goddess McWhinney, Carver Manual-Smith, Fonna Seidu, Sarah Pariah and Andii Bykes (Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and others)
Part Three: Critical Harm Reduction Philosophy: Depoliticization, Direct Action, Drug/Service Users' Experiential Knowledge
Chapter 8. Everything About Them, Without Them: Sex Work and the Harms of Misrecognition
Laura Winters (Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
Chapter 9. Expanding the Mission of Harm Reduction: A Public Health Population and its Members' Perspectives Towards Health
Kelly Szott (Earlham College, Richmond Indiana, USA)
Chapter 10. Recognition, Exploitation, or Both?: Roundtable on Peer Labour and Harm Reduction
Liam Michaud, Robyn Maynard, Zoë Dodd, Nora Butler Burke (CACTUS Montréal, Canada, and others)
Chapter 11. Harm Reduction Hipsters: Socio-Spatial-Political Displacement and the "Gentrification of Public Health"
Christopher B. R. Smith (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada)
This book is written for:
harm reduction practitioners,
health policymakers,
healthcare providers,
community organizers,
union representatives,
social workers,
researchers in the areas of harm reduction, HIV, Hep C, methadone (OST), naloxone distribution, substance use and addictions, and
people who use drugs.


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Waterford West State School
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Chaplaincy Services provide spiritual, ethical and personal support to school communities. Scripture Union Queensland Chaplains provide positive adult role models for students. Chaplains are present in schools at the invitation of the Principal, in consultation with the local community and with the support of the P&C Association.
What does a School Chaplain do?
A School Chaplain is a safe person for young people to connect with at school who provides a listening ear, caring presence and a message of hope. Chaplains run positive, fun activities for students and assist in fostering supportive, caring school communities.
Working with other members of the school's support team, the chaplain cares for students struggling with issues such as difficult relationships with other children or family members, poor self-esteem, family breakdown and depression.
The partnership between the school and the Chaplaincy Service, supported by local churches, businesses and community organisations, provides a network of local support and assistance. These positive relationships help young people to face difficult issues and also provide hope, connection, meaning and purpose.
The Chaplaincy Service is available to everyone in the school community regardless of their religious beliefs.
Who is the Waterford West State School Chaplain?
Name: Timothy Nuske
Nicknames: Tim, Chappy Tim, Chappy, Othy.
Information: I live locally at Loganholme. I am married to Alyssa my wife of 11 years. I have five children and attend Calvary Family Church. My chaplaincy journey started in term 1, 2009 at Waterford West State School. I currently work as a chaplain at Waterford West State School on Mondays and Fridays. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, I work as the chaplain at Shailer Park State School.
What will chaplaincy look like at Waterford West State School in 2015?
During 2015, chaplaincy will be continuing to work with the YMCA to provide a breakfast club on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The chaplain will be involved in individual pastoral care and run various community events.
The chaplain will assist in running of Father Son and Mother Daughter nights, coach the SEP Futsal team, running a social skills group which is based around stop motion and assist in Friday afternoon sport/training.
Will my child be involved?
Involvement with the chaplain is entirely voluntary and students choose whether or not they want to be a part of the activities that are offered. Parents will be consulted if their child wishes to be involved in ongoing one-to-one meetings with the chaplain or in any programme or group involving spiritual or ethical content. Parents have the right to refuse permission for their child to be involved in any chaplaincy activity or event.
How can I contact the Chaplain?
The Chaplain works on Mondays and Fridays.
Email tnusk3@eq.edu.au
Call the School on: (07) 3442 0333
Guidance Officer
Waterford West State School also has a Guidance Officer, Phil Quinn, attached to the school.
Waterford West Qld 4133
admin@waterfordwestss.eq.edu.au


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Islet transplantation: Immunological perspectives
Luca A Inverardi, Norma S Kenyon, Camillo Ricordi
Clinical trials of islet transplantation are showing remarkable success, but they require administration of chronic immunosuppression, and are underscoring the large gap that exists between the number of human donors available and the number of patients that could benefit from the procedure. Recent progress has been made in the definition of key immunological mechanisms that are involved in determining islet transplant outcome. Clinical and preclinical studies, and studies in small animal model systems, will all eventually contribute to the definition of efficient and safe protocols for islet transplantation. If the use of xenografts is successful, it might represent a solution to the shortage of human organs.
Current Opinion in Immunology
Islets of Langerhans Transplantation
Inverardi, L. A., Kenyon, N. S., & Ricordi, C. (2003). Islet transplantation: Immunological perspectives. Current Opinion in Immunology, 15(5), 507-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0952-7915(03)00115-8
Islet transplantation : Immunological perspectives. / Inverardi, Luca A; Kenyon, Norma S; Ricordi, Camillo.
In: Current Opinion in Immunology, Vol. 15, No. 5, 01.10.2003, p. 507-511.
Inverardi, LA, Kenyon, NS & Ricordi, C 2003, 'Islet transplantation: Immunological perspectives', Current Opinion in Immunology, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 507-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0952-7915(03)00115-8
Inverardi LA, Kenyon NS, Ricordi C. Islet transplantation: Immunological perspectives. Current Opinion in Immunology. 2003 Oct 1;15(5):507-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0952-7915(03)00115-8
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Abstract: The present paper has reanalyzed and reassessed the basic characteristics, the driving forces and the inter-decadal variability of the East Asian summer monsoon with new-inputs of data and research findings. It includes four parts:(1) the basic characteristic features and properties of the East Asian summer monsoon; (2) the driving forces of the East Asian summer monsoon; (3) the inter-decadal variability of the East Asian summer monsoon, and (4) the association of the East Asian monsoon with the global monsoon. The results obtained here have shown that the East Asian summer monsoon is an important and integrated part of the Asian summer monsoon system, with the monsoonal airflow of tropical origin. It is the main circulation and precipitation system in summer to shape the weather and climate in East Asia. The main forces that drive the East Asian summer monsoon consist of three kinds:external forcing, coupled forcing and internal variability. Among them, the anthropogenic external forcing (e.g., greenhouse gas, urbanization effect, and aerosols), which is an emerging driving force, is changing the properties and evolution trend of the East Asian summer monsoon. As a nature factor, the coupled forcing of oceanic and land-surface processes is the main cause of the inter-decadal variability of the East Asian summer monsoon. The coordinated effect of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) is the dominant forcing for the 30-40 year period. Since the 1960s, the East Asian summer monsoon has experienced a strong-weak-strong inter-decadal scale evolution, along with the PDO and AMO. Correspondingly, the precipitation pattern in East China has also shifted from the "North flooding and South drought" pattern to the "North drought and South flooding" pattern with increasing precipitation in North China in the recent decade. Actually, this inter-decadal variation is consistent with the change of the Afro-Asian summer monsoon system. In the present century, influenced by increasing climate warming, the summer monsoon precipitation belt will continue to advance northward, and therefore northern and western China will have persistent above-normal precipitation scenarios. Finally, it is indicated that the Afro-Asian summer monsoon is well corresponding to the concept of the global monsoon compared to other regional monsoons worldwide.


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(2) All investigating peace officers shall report traffic fatalities to the county coroner or follow the procedure established by the joint action of the director of the Idaho state police and the various coroners.
(3) The blood sample, or result of blood testing, with any information as may be required, shall be delivered to the director of the Idaho state police or his designee. Upon receipt of the sample the director will cause all tests as may be required to determine the amount of alcohol, narcotics and dangerous drugs that may be contained in the sample.
(4) The results of such tests shall be used for statistical purposes and shall be subject to disclosure according to chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code.
[49-1314, added 1988, ch. 265, sec. 335, p. 743; am. 1989, ch. 310, sec. 26, p. 799; am. 1990, ch. 213, sec. 72, p. 538; am. 2000, ch. 469, sec. 119, p. 1581; am. 2002, ch. 44, sec. 1, p. 98; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 131, p. 477.]


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Flying to your destination on a Thursday can be more expensive, but this shouldn't discourage you from finding affordable options to get to Playa Del Carmen. Check prices with Cheapflights to find a great deal for your trip.
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Travellers have found it's best to book a flight 55 days in advance to save up to 14% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 55 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from Newcastle International to Playa Del Carmen 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as £622, or £663 for flights within the next 24 hours.
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Bucs' Schiano putting Freeman in tough spot
Bucs starter Josh Freeman seems to be dealing well with a potential quarterback controversy heading into the final season of his rookie deal.
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Some controversies are, admittedly, a creation of the media. But when it comes to the months-long story line about QB Josh Freeman and the doubts about his future with the Bucs, the story has been mostly perpetuated by, well, coach Greg Schiano.
His admission last week that "Maybe I should just not say anything and then it wouldn't be an issue" confirms that even Schiano is aware of this fact.
Multiple public statements by Schiano have raised questions about whether he sees Freeman — entering the final year of his rookie contract — as the team's long-term starter.
Schiano has made a bit of a mess, creating an environment in which fans might begin calling for third-round pick Mike Glennon if Freeman has rough patches this season. Schiano even suggested recently that it's not out of the question that Glennon will win the starting job this year — though he has since backtracked significantly (at least the second time this offseason Schiano has had to walk back statements about Freeman).
The laid-back Freeman doesn't appear disturbed by the talk. He and Schiano seem to be coexisting well, for now, so from that perspective, things are fine.
But there are potential pitfalls down the road.
When Freeman does experience the inevitable struggles that come over the course of a 16-game season, the questions from reporters and fans will immediately commence. And shortly thereafter, players could be asked to take sides, a definite Pandora's box.
Even-keeled as Freeman might be, such a scenario might put additional pressure on the fifth-year player, which is unlikely to produce better results.
Maybe Schiano thinks his comments will have the opposite effect and push the 25-year-old to have his best season yet. And maybe he's right. But one can argue that Schiano is not doing Freeman, the holder of numerous franchise passing records, any favors.
In any case, here's something everyone can agree on: The quickest way to put all this to rest is for Freeman to light it up this season.
If that happens, chances are Schiano would happily eat his own words.
LONG-AWAITED CHANCE: TE Tom Crabtree, signed by the Bucs as a free agent from the Packers in March, might not overtake Luke Stocker as the starter, but he'll get a better shot at extensive playing time than he could reasonably have expected in Green Bay.
Buried on the Packers' depth chart because of their many tight end options, Crabtree never got much of a shot in Green Bay. For that reason, the Bucs had to do some projecting when it came to scouting him.
"You saw (talent) when you studied him on tape," Schiano said. "You had to dig a little bit, but when he got an opportunity, he made plays. To me, there's physical traits and production. Sometimes you don't get a full page of production because there's other people there. But the physical traits (lead) you to believe that the production could be consistent if given the opportunity."
Crabtree had just 18 receptions in three seasons with the Packers.
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NOTHING DOING: RB Jeff Demps was the lone player not in attendance at last week's first offseason practice, not a surprise given his current focus on track and field. The Olympic silver medalist and former Gator, traded to the Bucs last month from the Patriots, still is concentrating full time on sprinting during the offseason and isn't expected around One Buc Place until the preseason — at the earliest. The Bucs seem content to put off any decisions about Demps' future for at least a little while.
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We close out what has been a more challenging week for investors, but perhaps a better one for traders.
We close out what has been a more challenging week for investors, but perhaps a better one for traders. With the pick-up in range expansion and implied volatility across FX and equity markets, opportunity is abundant and there seems little doubt that we would see even higher volatility, especially in FX markets, if there was more life in US fixed income, with the US 10-year Treasury, stuck in a 2.80% to 3.0% range its traded since June.
• Italian bonds have attracted good selling, with the Italy/German 10-year spread widening a chunky 15 basis points to 2.70%. EURUSD seems unperturbed, tracking flat on the session and in a range of 1.1659 to 1.1606. EURAUD pushed into 1.6222, and above the March highs, but has pulled back – is this failed break meaningful?
• US data was by and large upbeat, and while we saw the ADP private payrolls print 163,000 (vs 200,000 eyed), weekly jobless claims hit the lowest levels since 1969 at 203,000. We also saw August ISM non-manufacturing rising to 58.5. Within the sub-components, we saw new export orders pushing to 60.5, with new orders up at 60.4. Again, this data points to an economy running above 3% in Q3.
• There was strong attention on NY Fed president John Williams speech, who detailed that Fed shouldn't be afraid to invert the curve because 'we need to make the right decision based on our analysis of where the economy is, and where it's heading, in terms of our dual mandate goals.' There was also more discussion around the neutral rate, but, by and large these comments are a direct contrast to some of the regional presidents, such as Kashkari and Bullard, and their concerns about hiking the fed funds into a flatter curve.
• The USD index closed out the session -0.2%, with the greenback gaining against the Skandies while losing ground versus the JPY and CHF. USDCHF is eyeing a break of the April lows, and USDCHF shorts look compelling.
• USDJPY was offered through the various US economic data points but dived further lower in late US trade into ¥110.52. Where narrative in the WSJ turned the attention on whether Trump will focus on Japan next. Watch for regional underperformance from the Nikkei 225 today.
• In commodities, US crude won't inspire closing -1.4% at $67.77 and eyeing a test of the July uptrend seen at $66.50. On a more positive tone, iron ore futures closed up 1.9%, while copper pushed up 1%, although the call is for BHP and alike to open on a flat note.
• Moves in Emerging Markets have been far more sanguine with the EEM ETF (MSCI EM ETF) closing +0.1%, while the ASHR EFT (China CSI 300 ETF) closed -0.1%. We also saw gains coming through against the USD in some of the beaten-up EM currencies such as the ARS (+2.8%), (BRL+2.2%) and MXN (+0.8%).
• Leads for Asian equities are largely bearish, with the DAX, S&P 500 and NASDAQ closing lower by 0.7%, 0.4% and 0.9% respectively.
• Eyes on US non-farm payrolls (due 22:30aest) and although the ADP private payrolls were weak, the consensus for the NFPs remains at 191,000 jobs created. The unemployment rate is expected to tick down to 3.8%, with wages increasing by 2.7% YoY.
So, on the whole, the leads will hardly inspire Asia into reversing some of this negative sentiment, where traders still really want to understand the finer details around Trump's $200b in additional tariffs on China. We could hear more on this today or through the weekend, and one question whether we actually see a sell the rumour, buy the fact type scenario playing through markets. While trade dominates, Asia shouldn't be too concerned about holding positions into the US non-farm payrolls print given last month was a fairly messy result and there was simply no move in markets. The view is really, show us a strong move in wages (from the prior month) and we'll act on rates and the USD.
It's a brave call, but I see signs early weakness in the ASX 200 as a buying opportunity, with the Aussie index looking to avoid the seventh day of losses. Stability in EM currencies and indices (as mentioned) could give us some inspiration, as will the gains that were seen in copper and iron ore futures. So, any moves in the ASX 200 into 6115 on open could be a tactical opportunity for a short-term trade into 6130/40. That said, I would be keeping stops tight, because if traders do decide to de-risk into the weekend and the view of limiting one's gapping risk, then we could see the ASX 200 feasibly pushing into 6100 through the session. A lot will be premised on trade in China and Japan and the impact on S&P 500 futures. Instinct tells me that buyers could support, but, as always price action needs to be respected and is our guide.


LISA Armstrong has attacked Ant McPartlin's lover Anne-Marie Corbett again by agreeing that she broke "girl code".
The make-up artist took to Twitter to like a tweet slamming her former PA, just hours after The Sun revealed she'd been hit with a legal warning demanding she stops slamming her on line.
The tweet, which referred to the fact Lisa and Anne-Marie were friends, read: "The healthy thing to do is separate.
It comes as Ant and Anne-Marie were spotted looking more loved up then ever after enjoying a short break in the presenter's home city Newcastle.
Over the weekend 42-year-old continued to make her feelings clear on social media as she acknowledged fans who encouraged her to keep "defending" herself.
The Sun broke the news that Lisa had been sent a legal warning after liking tweets accusing her ex husband's new girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett of being a backstabber.
Lawyers said Anne-Marie was distressed by the attacks, which branded her a "gold digger", "backstabber" and "second best".
Lisa, who Ant divorced at the High Court last week, is said to be furious at the legal warning, which orders her to stop "liking" and retweeting critical comments.
She blames the TV star for being behind it as relations between the trio hit an all-time low.
A source said last night: "It's getting increasingly bitter.
"After everything Lisa has been through she feels so angry and hurt.
"Lisa was at a very low point earlier in the summer when she realised their marriage was over and felt betrayed when Ant admitted he was in a relationship with Anne-Marie, who she thought was her friend.
"She was inundated with supportive comments on social media.
"She liked some posts but she didn't expect a legal warning.


Abstrakt: In this paper, the authors present interim research results from an ongoing ethnographic examination of eight engineering undergraduate students from two technology universities in Prague, Czech Republic. A multi-layered data gathering strategy was employed, including semi-structured in-person interviews as well as in situ and virtual observations of participants interacting with learning environments. This data enabled the authors to examine whether or not students are aware of library services. "Library services" are here broadly defined to include not only traditional support services but also new, emerging areas of activity which can be categorized under the broader concept of undergraduate student support. Findings indicate very poor awareness of library offerings although participants were aware of the library as a study space. The authors additionally touch briefly upon the concept of "backward design" for service development, in which research data is gathered and considered prior to service design and launch.


Sequence-function relationship is a fundamental question for many branches of modern biomedical research. It connects the primary sequence of proteins to the function of proteins and fitness of organisms, holding answers for critical questions such as functional consequences of mutations identified in whole genome sequencing and adaptive potential of fast evolving pathogenic viruses and microbes. Many different approaches have been developed to delineate the genotype-phenotype map for different proteins, but are generally limited by their throughput or precision. To systematically quantify the fitness of large numbers of mutations, I modified a novel high throughput mutational scanning approach (EMPIRIC) to investigate the fitness landscape of mutations in important regions of essential proteins from the yeast or RNA viruses. Using EMPIRIC, I analyzed the interplay of the expression level and sequence of Hsp90 on the yeast growth and revealed latent effect of mutations at reduced expression levels of Hsp90. I also examined the functional constraint on the receptor binding site of the Env of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and uncovered enhanced receptor binding capacity as a common pathway for adaptation of HIV to laboratory conditions. Moreover, I explored the adaptive potential of neuraminidase (NA) of influenza A virus to a NA inhibitor, oseltamivir, and identified novel oseltamivir resistance mutations with distinct molecular mechanisms. In summary, I applied a high throughput functional genomics approach to map the sequence-function relationship in various systems and examined the evolutionary constraints and adaptive potential of essential proteins ranging from molecular chaperones to drug-targetable viral proteins.