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The Marine's Last Defence
The Prosecutor
The Girl Next Door
Kcpd Protector
Cowboy Behind The Badge
Crossfire Christmas
Way Of The Shadows
Evidence Of Passion
Maverick Sheriff
Renegade Guardian
Rescue At Cardwell Ranch
Christmas At Thunder Horse Ranch
The Secret Of Cherokee Cove
Lone Wolf Lawman
A Texas Ranger must protect the daughter of a serial killer from becoming his next victim...
Breaking into the home of the woman who shared his bed three months ago isn't Weston Cade's usual M.O. But the Texas Ranger is on a personal vendetta to catch a killer, and Addie Crockett is the man's biological daughter. The beautiful rancher also happens to be carrying Wes's child...
Addie can't remember her birth father, but she'll never forget the lover who took her to bed — and disappeared. Now, she has to trust Wes with her life. And the life of their unborn baby. As desire reignites, Addie quickly discovers that with this lawman by her side, she just might escape the target on her back.
FBI agent Seth Hawkins was on a mission to catch a serial killer. Yet his only lead had no memory of how she'd been abducted...or anything else about her identity. The only thing Tamara Jennings knew for sure was the undeniable attraction she felt for the strong, handsome man who saved her life. But as memories of her forgotten past return, would they lead her to the killer – and to a life she could share with Seth?
Navy Seal Surrender
Navy SEAL John Sloane thought he'd come home to Texas to save the family ranch and reconnect with his estranged twin brother. He never expected to reunite with the girl whose heart he broke. But when Alicia Adams's daughter is kidnapped, the fearless SEAL jumps into action.
However, the off–book op poses unfamiliar dangers to John. To regain her trust and protect her from the kidnappers, he'll risk his career and his life. It all hinges on one daring scheme that could prove he's the hero she needs – or break her heart all over again...
Return to Silver Creek with the scorching story of a Texas lawman who'll risk everything to save his ex–love–and his unborn child…
FBI agent turned Texas deputy Josh Ryland is stunned to find pregnant hostages on a routine check for suspicious activity at a remote ranch. Even more shocking is the identity of one of the captives. Five months ago, Josh and FBI special agent Jaycee Finney shared a weekend of passion that ended badly. Now she's in danger–and claims he's her baby's father.
Jaycee owes Josh the truth. After her unwitting reckless behavior almost got him killed, the cowboy cop has good reason not to trust her. But with the ruthless mastermind of a black market baby ring gunning for her, it's Jaycee who has to trust Josh with her life…and the life of their child.
To the rest of the world, Sabrina Watkins doesn't exist. But to this cop, she is very much alive in Angi Morgan's The Marine's Last Defense
After escaping a killer, playing dead was the only way Sabrina Watkins could get out of Amarillo alive. Now she's living in Dallas, where no one knows her true identity. Until homicide cop Jake Craig shows up.
A half–frozen pup he finds at a crime scene brings Jake to Sabrina's doorstep. Suddenly, the former marine is playing hero to a desperate woman on the run. Sworn to clear her name, Jake's already falling for the stunning brunette with the amethyst eyes. Can he keep her safe and turn a rescue mission into a last chance at love?
Two attorneys with everything to lose fight for justice in THE PROSECUTOR by USA TODAY bestselling author Adrienne Giordano
Chicago assistant state's attorney Zac Hennings just got handed a political hot potato: keeping the convicted murderer in a high–profile case behind bars. He's up against his most formidable–and alluring–adversary. First–year law student Emma Sinclair is passionately fighting to free her brother. But she needs the take–no–prisoners prosecutor's help.
Caught between attraction and letting a killer go free, Zac walks a tightrope. Until evidence surfaces that the real culprit's still out there. With his career and Emma's life on the line, Zac races to right a terrible wrong. Refusing to back down, he'll bring a cunning lawbreaker to justice–or die trying.
He pledged to protect his neighbor, in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents: Guts and Glory miniseries
When Gabrielle Harper's gutsy investigative reporting attracted a serial killer, her new neighbor began keeping an eye on her. But Cooper Marshall was more than his chiseled frame suggested. He was an Elite Operations Division specialist who thrived on adrenaline, who always took risks, whose every instinct was geared to protect. Even if it meant breaking cover. Gabrielle wasn't the sort to hole up in her Washington, D.C., walk–up, waiting to be the next victim. So when the time came, he'd throw her on the back of his motorcycle and ride with a vengeance to save her life. Until then, he'd watch and wait, and try not to get carried away with attraction to the girl next door….
USA TODAY bestselling author Julie Miller returns to The Precinct with a tale of a killer on the loose and a tornado about to hit Kansas City
There was no way Deputy Commissioner George Madigan was going to let his beautiful assistant fall prey to a stalker. Because Elise Brown wasn't just another employee. Her vulnerable blue eyes triggered all of George's protective instincts…and now her life was in jeopardy.
Working together almost 24/7 to bring the perp to justice–and sharing kisses passionate enough to ignite a Kansas City heat wave–George and Elise had forged the kind of partnership that could keep her out of harm's way and potentially lead to happily ever after.
Until a deadly tornado struck and Elise was taken hostage….
A spy is forced to come in from the cold in the first book in The Gates miniseries, by award–winning author Paula Graves.
Coming in from the cold is the only choice for Sinclair Solano, once a fiery young radical turned CIA double agent turned fugitive. Not only must he free his kidnapped sister from the rebels he betrayed, but he also must clear his name. And neither will be easy with beautiful FBI agent Ava Trent dogging his trail. Seeing no other option, Sin uneasily joins forces with Ava to plan an ultra–daring guerilla attack and rescue op. But the mission requires trusting Ava, and putting her irresistible body in the line of fire. Being alive had never been so dangerous...
Two newborns in jeopardy bring together former sweethearts in the second book in USA Today bestselling author Delores Fossen's Sweetwater Ranch series!
The last thing Texas Ranger Tucker McKinnon expects to find in his pantry is two sleeping newborns. But it's the woman who spirited the infants to his ranch who stirs the lawman's blood, along with haunting memories.
Once, Tucker and Laine Braddock were inseparable...until murder divided their families. Now, with a killer on Laine's trail, Tucker has never felt more powerless. Or been more determined.
Desperate to keep her and her innocent charges safe, Tucker uncovers some shocking truths. Including the feelings they still share—and the desire they're finding impossible to resist.
An injured undercover agent must keep an innocent nurse from getting caught in the crossfire in the latest installment of The Precinct.
With his life bleeding out from bullet wounds and a car crash, Charles Nash's best option is to kidnap the innocent nurse who stops to help him. At gunpoint, the jaded DEA undercover agent offers Teresa Rodriguez a desperate deal: if she keeps him alive long enough to find out who's blown his cover and set him up to die, she'll be home for Christmas.
As the two go on the run from an unknown killer, the Good Samaritan gives Nash a bad case of unprofessional desire. He's drawn to the sexy little spitfire for her bravery, boldness and attitude. But how can he count on kissing her under the mistletoe when so many enemies are working to ensure they don't make it to the holidays?
The woman who doesn't remember is the one he can't forget in Cynthia Eden's latest Shadow Agents: Guts and Glory book
Fifteen years ago, Noelle Evers was kidnapped. Two days later, her abductor was dead, leaving her with no memory of what happened. Now an FBI profiler, she uses her past trauma to get inside the minds of killers. But she can't read her new partner. EOD agent Thomas Anthony is controlled. Dangerous. And hauntingly familiar.
Thomas has been covertly watching Noelle's back. He wanted to tell her the truth, but couldn't blow his cover. Their latest mission just revealed a link to her past. With desire ramping up between them–and a predator hunting Noelle–it's time for Thomas to step out of the shadows. Or lose his second chance to save the woman he loves.
Friends become endangered lovers in New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden's Shadow Agents: Guts and Glory miniseries.
Trusting the wrong man had almost cost EOD agent Rachel Mancini her life. Now, years later, the killer's back to make the hit he missed. But he won't succeed while Rachel's gorgeous partner Dylan Foxx is on the case. He's been the sexy ex–lawyer's friend for years and will do anything to keep her safe. And though it could prove fatal, he wants her in his arms...and his bed.
But first he has to stop the madman obsessed with Rachel. Ex–SEAL Dylan has the skills and determination to meet every danger the twisted assassin can unleash. A relationship has never had a place in his life…until he senses Rachel wants him as badly as he wants her.
Delores Fossen kicks off her new series, Sweetwater Ranch, with a Texas lawman, a beautiful district attorney…and the child they'll risk everything to protect
Saving a little boy's life reopens painful wounds for Texas sheriff Cooper McKinnon. This could be his son, whose loss has haunted him for two years. But Cooper has a formidable adversary in Jessa Wells. She's the adoptive mother–and she'll do anything to hold on to Liam.
It's cruel justice that the man who shares Liam's rare blood type has an unsolved murder in his own family. And the danger's far from over. Fighting her desire for Cooper, Jessa has no choice but to join forces with the maverick cowboy. Jessa knows working together is their best shot at keeping the child safe. But it's the possibility of a future alone that breaks Jessa's heart.
With two infants already missing, Maya Ellison worried that her son would be targeted next. She would guard him with her life, but for once she wouldn't have to do it alone. Slade Becker went beyond the call of duty and sequestered the single mother and her son on his ranch.
Slade guaranteed their protection, and soon Maya learned there was no place safer than his embrace. And she knew there was no place in Texas that the kidnapper could hide from the imposing US Marshall –nothing on earth could break up their new family…
The highly anticipated continuation of the Cardwell Ranch Collection read by more than 2 MILLION!
Saving her once was risky. Rescuing her again may be fatal.
When Hayes Cardwell arrived in Big Sky, Montana, for his brother's wedding, the Texas P.I. didn't expect to play hero. But ever since he saved her from a brutal abductor, he can't get McKenzie Sheldon out of his mind and heart. As passion blindsides him, Hayes vows to protect the beautiful business owner from once again becoming the target of a killer intent on finishing the job.
McKenzie was drawn to Hayes from the moment she awoke and saw the tall, dark cowboy who'd rushed to her rescue like some Western fantasy. With his lean, sexy looks and fierce protective instincts, the gun–shy bachelor is already lassoing her heart. But can he protect her from a danger that's much closer than they think…a killer hiding in plain sight who's about to spring a final trap?
A holiday rescue at Thunder Horse ranch!
En route to investigate an illegal crossing, Border Patrol Agent Dante Thunder Horse's helicopter goes down in a fiery blaze. He makes it out of the wreckage–just barely–and tackles his assailant to the ground.
Paleontologist Emma Jennings is no killer–but she's now in the crosshairs of one. Sworn to protect the woman who saved him, Dante needs to find out who shot him down and why.
When Emma accompanies Dante back to his Badlands ranch, where a vengeful enemy threatens his family and their proud heritage, she's in even more danger...of falling for the brave Lakota pilot. But can there be a future with a man haunted by the past?
An unexpected reunion turns into a life or death situation in Beverly Long's The Men from Crow Hollow miniseries
On the run for her life, Chandler McCann never expected to find Ethan Moore, her childhood crush, at her family's Rocky Mountain cabin. Although the former Army helicopter pilot had grown up to be honorably protective–and ruggedly handsome–could she confess why she'd really come to this remote hideaway?
Ethan could tell there was more to Chandler's "visit" than she'd say, but with secrets of his own to safeguard, he understood. Still, with unknown assailants suddenly hot on their trail and a brutal snowstorm bearing down on them, Ethan knew he'd do anything to keep the emerald–eyed beauty safe. And keep their spontaneous reunion from ending.
In the city by the bay it'll take two experienced FBI agents to bring an end to a serial killer's reign.
The quicker Special Agent Christina Sandoval brings a serial killer to justice, the sooner she can get back to her daughter. Reason enough for the FBI to send her a partner–who also happens to be her ex–fiancé, Eric Brody.
While Eric's own kidnapping as a child has left him with a sense of justice that never failed, his relationship with Christina had. Now the deeper they dig into the current case, the more personal things get. Trying to capture an elusive killer who seems to know more about Christina than Brody ever did, they'll both need to stop holding back. Or fall victim to this private war, waged without boundaries…
A near–fatal accident unearths old family secrets in this Bitterwood P.D. book from award–winning author Paula Graves
Detective Walker Nix knew there was more to the Bitterwood police chief's "accident" and that someone wanted his boss dead. But when the victim's sister, U.S. marshal Dana Massey, insisted on becoming involved, Nix had a hunch his case–and his heart–was in for a heap of trouble.
With decades–old secrets–incuding a missing secret baby–being uncovered, it soon became apparent that Dana's family was at the center of the mystery. As Nix helped Dana solve this cold case, he found himself opening up more than he'd ever dared. Yet when it was over, she'd be leaving. Unless Detective Tall, Dark and Handsome took the scariest step of all…

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A fellow of IEEE, Dr. Sheu is currently active in research related to complex biological systems, knowledge-based medicine, semantic software engineering, proactive web technologies and large real-time knowledge systems for defense applications. He has authored two books: "Intelligent Robotic Planning Systems" and "Software Engineering and Environment - An Object-Oriented Perspective." He also has published more than 100 papers in object-relational data and knowledge engineering and their applications, and biomedical computations.


George H. Doran, New York, 1st American printing, 1914. Xv + 263 pp. Re-cased retaining original green cloth boards + original e.p.'s ; gilt ; 20 x 13cm. V.G. Published on the eve of the Great War in 1914, this is an abridged version of the author's treatise, "On War Today" which was translated by Hugh Rees and published in 1913. The editor explains in his preface that the book is "of special interest at the present moment as an exposition of the ideas underlying the German plans for the war with the Allies, and the methods on which the German staff rely in their operations in the field. The book is an attempt to show how war can be successfully conducted with the enormous masses of men now thrown into a conflict between nations, the armies of millions that put the whole fighting power of a people into the battle line." Chapters include The Secret of Modern War ; Armies of Masses ; Force and Numbers ; Modern Arms and Appliances ; The Importance of Cavalry ("Note on the March of Great Armies") ; Self-Reliance, Method, and Command ; Attack and Defence ; The Object and the Conduct of War ; Time, Space and Direction ; Principles of Command ; Naval Warfare ; Retrospect and Prospect.
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Paul Jordan, an Army veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, won a job with KISS as part of TODAY's Hiring our Heroes series. He's writing dispatches about his experience for TODAY.com.
The lights have dimmed, the amplifiers have cooled and the confetti has fallen. The tour has ended.
Paul Jordan makes the iconic KISS face on TODAY with Gene Simmons, right.
KISS played in 44 cities including Toronto, Mexico City and Monterrey. I helped set up and tear down 17 tractor-trailers worth of gear in every location.
It was a grueling job — and I loved every minute of it. And it actually had many similarities to my military life.
I started each day early. I was part of a team given a specific task, which was overseen by a senior staffer. He reported in the chain of command to the production manager, who answered to the band.
We worked until the job was done. After the show, all of the gear had to be packed back into the trucks in an orderly way. This was completed meticulously so that it would all fit. Only when everyone was finished could I take a shower and get on the bus to drive to the next city.
It's similar to the average day for a soldier: early mornings, teamwork with a collective goal, a chain of command and everyone working until the job is complete.
The two worlds collided when the tour production team raised more than $51,000 for Operation Resilient Warrior, an organization that supports military service members, veterans and their families. It was an incredible feeling to give back to the military community.
The KISS tour also included Motely Crue. Vet Paul Jordan hangs out with Crue bassist Nikki Sixx.
I had trouble integrating back into society after retiring from the Army two years ago. It was difficult for me to relate with civilians, especially when struggling with PTSD. I was often frustrated and depressed during my ordeal with unemployment. It seemed as if society wanted me when I was serving, but didn't want me when I was done. Life was going nowhere for me.
I couldn't believe it when I received the call to interview for the KISS roadie job. It was the first response I heard in months.
I'd like to thank Hiring Our Heroes, who helped set me up with this opportunity. They didn't stop with me: they help veterans and separating service members find jobs every day.
I know now that life exists after military service. You just have to find something you're passionate about and go get it. There is a world of opportunity out there.
And there are so many doors open in front of me now.
Hiring our Heroes is an initiative from NBC News and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that aims to get veterans back into the workforce. Find a list of upcoming job fairs here.
How very wonderful. Thank you for your service.
Now you need to write your story. Might I suggest the title "I'm with the band."
Yes, please write your story!
Kiss is a class A band. They don't just try to look good, they actually do good things. Rock on!


This weave, based on Abhainn, starts with 2 rows of 2-2-2-2 mirroring each other in 18swg 3/16. First, connect 2 rings from each row, kitty corner from each other with 18swg 15/64, then connect another 18swg 15/64 ring to that ring and 2 rings from each row, going the same direction but leaning in opposite directions. To edge, add one ring to one set of 2 rings on the outer edge, a new ring is connected to that ring and the next set of 2 rings. Careful to keep the new ring's orientation the same and on the outside of the next set of 2 interior rings of the 2-2-2-2 chain.


I don't remember all too much about this show. It was hosted by Louise McNamara. Dealt with the Human Body - think it was geared towards ages 6-8. I think there were 12 episodes in all. This show aired on PBS, TVO, TV Ontario, TVOntario.
As you can see "What Keeps You Alive" was on episode in the series.
A character called "Iris the Virus" A picture of a really nasty looking, dirty face and them saying "this is what happens if you never wash your face"
The host of the show eating Indian food with her hands and saying that not everyone eats with a fork, but it's important to wash your hands.
Maybe it was a show to teach kids hygiene?
8.What Are You Made Of?
28.What Are Families Made Of?
Are You A Machine - introduces children to the idea that their bodies are like machines in many ways and different from them in other ways.
What's Your Fuel? - explains how the body changes food into fuel needed for energy.
Twenty White Horses - demonstrates how teeth function and why it is necessary to take good care of them.
You and your Feelings - explains emotions and the importance of considering the feelings of others.
My, How You've Grown! - introduces the idea that growth takes place when cells divide and portrays the amazing potential of a baby.
If you have any information on this show - please let me know.


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Q: How can I retain a local variable that is set in a completion block? I have a function that takes an URL and returns a file URL asynchronously, when I print the value of fileURL inside the completion block it prints out perfectly, but the variable (fileURL) does not retain the value outside the completion block
FileFactory.FetchFileWithURL(workingURL, completionHandler: { (url) ->    Void in
            fileURL = url
            print(fileURL) //prints valid URLs

        })

print(fileURL) //prints nil

fileURL is defined as:-
var fileURL:String?
How can I make sure, that fireURL retains the value it got from completionblock?
EDIT:
Found similar question, but unfortunately it's in objc here
Is there any equivalent of Objective-C's __block in swift

A: Call a new function inside the block. Do what you want to do with fileURL inside the new method.
FileFactory.FetchFileWithURL(workingURL, completionHandler: { (url) ->    Void in
        fileURL = url
        print(fileURL) //prints valid URLs
        doSomethingWithFileUrl(url)
    })

A: FetchWithURL is an asynchronous function. fileUrl is instantiated in the completionHandler which itself is called only after the asynchronous task has been completed. Therefore, it simply isn't possible to use a value that doesn't exist yet.
Any operation that needs to be done with fileUrl must be done in the same completionHandler.
FileFactory.FetchFileWithURL(workingURL, completionHandler: { (url) ->    Void in
            fileURL = url
            print(fileURL) //prints valid URLs
            //other operations with fileURL
})

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I am a 33 year old, non-smoker, female (which I understand are all in my favor for a more positive prognosis). I was diagnosed years ago with Hashimotos, then hypothyroidism and more recently, due to further symptoms, had a thyroid u/s, fine needle aspiration, and barrium swallow. I saw the surgeon recently who indicated that there was Hurthle cells seen on the biopsy. I also distinctly remember her saying that I did not have cancer but that we would not know if it was a malignant tumor or a benign tumor until she took the left side out. Everything I have read on the internet since this appointment seems to point out that it would be at this point called a Hurtle Cell Neoplasm (HCN) until it is removed and done a histological study at which point they can determine if it is a Hurtle Cell Adenoma (HCA) or Hurtle Cell Carinoma (HCC), is this correct? Does it mean I have cancer but we are uncertain yet if it is benign or malignant?
Benign means non cancer, you don't have cancer, and malignant means cancer, you do have cancer.
So at this point, you don't know. All you know is that you have a nodule with hurthle cells in it, and you need to have it removed, they will see if it's encapsulated or not, if it is encapsulated, it's "benign"---not cancer, if it's not, it's "malignant" cancer.
First, don't worry too much, just make sure you have a great surgeon that does many thyroids. I had thyroid cancer years ago, and I'm fine, it's curable. My surgery was very easy.
After surgery, if it's cancerous, you will have a radiation pill treatment to iradicate all thyroid tissue, and then you will take enough medication to make sure that the thyroid tissue doesn't grow back.
reece-I too am confused about a similar biopsy finding and will post in a separate thread.
Jenn-I can see why you are so confused. I do not understand my similar biopsy either! The cancer specialist said you can wait and watch or have it out now. It seemed so --inconclusive. Best of luck to you and let us know how it goes. Are you going to have surgery soon?


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Let's continue with the next coin in our Altcoin Report Series: Monero. But first some great news! You can start to auto-trading Monero with X11 mining contracts beginning today!
Its source code is not forked from the Bitcoin project, but rather a complete rewrite of a blockchain coin architecture with scalable blocksizes already implemented.
Monero implements exciting new technology directly from the CryptoNote protocol implementation. The CryptoNote Whitepaper was released in fall of 2013 and focuses on transactional privacy. Transactions in Monero are processed through the use of cutting-edge cryptographic ring signatures, which are obfuscating the origin and size of the value being transferred by mixing in other transactions. This ensures that purchases, receipts, and other transfers remain private by default. As a result, it is extremely unlikely that a transaction could be linked to a particular user.
It is not possible to look up a Monero address balance on the blockchain. When a transaction is made a one-time address is derived from the Monero address and funds are sent to this address. The owner of the Monero address can control all his/her one time addresses at a later point in time.
An upcoming update to the Monero codebase from the Monero Research Lab is going to include a new feature called "Confidential Transactions" which will completely hide the sender, receiver and transaction value. The Monero team used the code written by Gregory Maxwell for the Elements sidechain project and adjusted it for the usage of ring signatures. The hardfork implementing Ring Confidential Transactions will likely happen towards the end of this year.
An important point to understand is that with Monero, privacy is built into the protocol itself and doesn't have to be managed by the user.
Average block time between two blocks is 2 minutes. Mining will issue around 18.4 million coins in the first 8 years and afterward, a "tail emission" will issue sub-1% inflation to create a miner incentive.
Monero features a dynamic block size which is derived from the median of previous blocks. Once a spike in transactions happens, the block size will automatically adjust to include all transactions into blocks within a reasonable timeframe.
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What will happen to my Bitcoin Mining contract?
All Bitcoin (sha256) mining contracts will continue mining the original Bitcoin blockchain as before.Everybody can fork the Bitcoin protocol at any time. This does not mean that any fork has the same mining and community support that the original Bitcoin protocol has. Any fork of the Bitcoin protocol is to be treated as it's own cryptocurrency.
I have Bitcoins in a wallet, what will happen to them?
It depends on where you store your coins. If you hold them directly in your wallet with your private keys you have full control over your funds. In this case your balance from before the fork will appear in both branches after the fork, i.e., you will have the same balance of Bitcoin A and Bitcoin B.If you're using an exchange to hold your funds, the exchange has control over your funds and you might end up owning both versions of the coin, or just one that the exchange chose to support. The exchanges have already or will communicate their procedure to you.
What will happen to my Bitcoin (SHA256) contract daily mining payouts?
Nothing changes for the mining of the original Bitcoin protocol chain. All daily payouts will be processed as usual. You will receive your daily payout at the end of a mining day. A mining day starts at 00:00 UTC and ends at 23:59:59 UTC.
Do I get double the mining payout when Bitcoin forks?
No. Mining is not to be mistaken with owning a balance in the Bitcoin network: The mining for Bitcoin A will not be the same as for Bitcoin B as the transactions will change and thus the hashing solutions for those transactions will be invalidated. Since we're actively mining the original blockchain with the hashpower provided, we're only receiving the mining returns of that blockchain that then get paid out to our users.
Will there be fluctuations in the mining difficulty of Bitcoin?
There is a chance that the global Bitcoin hashrate could fluctuate as some miners switch their hashpower over to the forked protocol but it's impossible to tell what will happen exactly.
Will you add any new Bitcoin fork as minable option to your customers?
Should a Bitcoin protocol fork, e.g. "Bitcoin Cash" last for a longer period and gain interest by our clients, we will analyze and assess the possibility of adding it to the mining portfolio.
Are other mining contracts, e.g. for Litecoin, influenced by this?
No – the mining of other cryptocurrencies is not influenced by a potential Bitcoin fork. However, as usual with big news in the industry, fluctuations in the market value of any coin are to be expected.
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Now, imagine using these kinds of predictions for real world analysis – earthquake predictions; political outcomes; medicine prices; stock market analysis. Given a monetary incentive, people will be motivated to predict their outcomes as accurately as possible – so they'll research, learn, and improve.
Before we get into what makes Augur unique, let's take a step back and talk about tokens – what they are, how they work, and how cloud mining it all ties in with Ethereum.
If you mine Ethereum, you're already familiar with the concept of tokens – Ether is a kind of token. Tokens are fairly easy to understand – they're a representation of something we attribute value to. We've used them for trade since 1400 AD – where we took stones and carved them into disks – to represent other goods, and now in 2017, we're using them to represent property in the digital world.
Tokens can represent any asset. Imagine a world where you could grab a token that gives you a week's worth of produce from the farmer's market, or a little digital token that is redeemable for a download from your favourite artist. And even better, you don't need to physically store tokens – they live on the cloud, or in your machine, or even on your phone – or more accurately, in your Ethereum wallet.
Augur has three kinds of tokens: the first two are called value tokens, and allow you to exchange them for real money (fiat, or cryptocurrency). The third kind is called REP – short for reputation.
REPutation tokens were created to solve two big problems: first, they were sold in a limited time auction, to provide funding for the development of Augur. But further, it ensured that the initial group of reputation holders are genuinely interested, and invested, in the network's success.
It's a rather ingenious incentive system, and part of Augur's appeal: REP holders are required to honestly REPort the outcome of events. By doing so, they earn more REP – we can think of this as a dividend (a sum of money paid out regularly) of sorts. Dishonest reporters, however, have their REP confiscated and redistributed to honest reporters. It keeps the entire system clean and transparent.
Augur made a fantastic, two-minute video on the entire topic of reputation – check it out.
Prediction markets sound a little like snake oil at first glance. After all, it's an investment in future facts. You invest information that will, to your mind, become a fact before it becomes a fact; if it never becomes a fact, you lose your money. If it does? You earn money in proportion to the number of people who thought you were wrong.
The more Augur is used, the more it will be able to deliver accurate probabilities on the future existence of facts. If enough people use it, humanity, in theory, could know the future before it happens.
Prediction markets have existed for quite a while and still do exist. Intrade is perhaps the most popular example, but it had to exclude the US from it's list of allowed traders. In some jurisdictions, it's seen as gambling; in others, options trading. And there's further worry that incentives might be created for controversial topics – like predicting the death of a celebrity.
These small things have held prediction markets back – and even if all of this was sorted out, building on top of the platform is not an easy job, and there's no guarantee that the system will not be corrupted at a later date.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is where Augur comes in.
Decentralized systems are fantastic, and allow ideas – new, and old – to blossom into wonderful new ways. We'd not have some of our most favourite social media sites if it wasn't thanks to innovation without permission.
Prediction markets need that same kind of decentralization – the ability for anyone, anywhere, to create a market, bet on the outcome, and report the outcome. But with Augur, there's a little more to it than just that.
At the end of a prediction, the results must be reported. In previous markets, this would be reported by the people who ran prediction markets themselves – and you had to trust they'd report correctly. With a decentralized system, however, you don't need to trust just one party – you trust multiple.
Once again, Augur made a terrific two-minute video on this topic – which you can watch now.
Litecoin was born out of the ashes of failure – or, more specifically, the ashes of Fairbrix. A clone coin (and a fork of Tenebrix), Fairbrix was plagued with problems that led to its swift downfall. A premine period put seven million coins in the hands of a developer before launch; a software bug saw the genesis block fail to mint coins. Fairbrix left the cryptocurrency community clamouring for a Bitcoin substitute that the average Joe could mine on his hardware. And engineer Charles Lee decided to give them just that.
Lee wasn't happy with the state of mining. At launch, Bitcoin was fair – anyone could mine with a CPU, and profit. GPU mining emerged, and it became a little more difficult, but the divide still wasn't too great – until ASICs arrived.
ASICs are specially engineered hardware, designed to do one thing, and do it well – and it blew CPUs and GPUs away in terms of efficiency. Now, the average hobbyist could only dream of making a profit – if you didn't have multiple ASICs, you didn't have a chance.
Fairness was an outfit Litecoin wore best, and a staple theme in Lee's discussion and work. A proof of work algorithm, he decided, was the best choice – a system where finding a problem is difficult, but verifying it is simple.
Scrypt – the algorithm that Litecoin and its deceased brothers chose – aimed to even the great divide between ASIC owners and the average miner. It did this by forcing the use of a specific part of the CPU (and GPU), called the scratchpad.
First, a comparison: Bitcoin uses Sha-256d. Sha-256d only needs computing power – this means that, given enough computing power, you can calculate 'rounds' of Sha-256d very quickly.
Scrypt, on the other hand, uses computing power and memory. This is because it generates a large amount of pseudo-random data, storing it in the scratchpad, and referencing the data in a random way.
The scratchpad is a fixed amount of space that lives in your CPU or GPU, independent of things like 'VRAM' and actual machine 'RAM'. You can't add to it, and it fills up fast. At launch, this made it impractical – if not impossible – to run on specific hardware like FPGA or ASICs. A very specific machine with a large scratchpad size would need to be made for Scrypt mining.
It was the approach to launching Litecoin – rather than the technology behind it – that generated the wave of publicity. The source code for Litecoin was launched a week before the genesis block, and Lee encouraged people to mine on the Testnet (a testing ground for altcoins, which doesn't generate rewards or add blocks to a live chain).
This had a joint effect: not only did it get people talking about Litecoin, and it's benefits, but their hardware was set up and optimized for the launch.
On October 7th, 2011, after mining only 150 LTC, Charles Lee released Litecoin to the world.
Litecoin was, primarily, a vehicle for investors who wanted to get in early on what could be the next wave of digital currencies.
Six years on, it's left a very impressionable history. Sure, it's not easy to find a pub that will take your coins – or a taxi – but you'll be able to spend your coin on gift cards, pet food, and even jewelry.
It's become a testing ground, too – big changes to Bitcoin could cost the market a lot of money, but with Litecoin, more risk is able to be taken. The community is smaller, so it's easier to convince a large portion of people to upgrade – often, Litecoin tests out new features or experimental ideas that Bitcoin cannot.
The project got a small boost when Warren Togami – a former engineer at Red Hat – signed on as Litecoin's lead developer – and created a nonprofit foundation to manage the Litecoin software, much like the Bitcoin Foundation.
Charlie Lee is still engaged with the Litecoin project and gives thoughts for improvement on various crypto-topics, for example including SegWit and Lightning Networks in Litecoin and Bitcoin.
Litecoin is traded on Poloniex, Kraken, Shapeshift and many more.


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Architecture of Dublin City
Francis Street Dublin
John Bourke (-1871)
John Leeson
Random Building
1932 – Round Tower, College Green, Dublin
1834 – St Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street, Dublin
Architecture of Leinster
Architecture of Co. Dublin
Architect: John Leeson / John Bourke
Built between 1829-34 by John Leeson with later work by John Bourke in 1858, St Nicholas is the only church in the city to preserve its two sets of communion rails intact. Originally the church provided a much more stern aspect to the street as its portico and campanile were added in 1860 by John Bourke to complete Leeson's concept, although with changes to the details. The church is set back from the street facing onto a small courtyard entered by some simple gates.
The internal space of the church is dominated by the 'Pieta' by John Hogan above an neoclassical Italian altar flanked by angels. It is believed he may also have been responsible for the side altars. W.H. Byrne, during his alterations of the church interior in the late 1880s-early 1890s, closed up the windows around the 'pieta' for dramatic effect. There is also stained glass from the Harry Clarke Studio dating from 1928 and statuary by John Smith.
Described by Lewis in 1837, "The interior is exquisitely finished: the great altar, which is of Italian marble, was executed at Rome; over it is a group representing a " Dead Christ on the lap of Mary," by Hogan, and two relievos, "The Last Supper" and "The Marriage of Joseph and Mary," from Raphael. "
1834 churches Dublin Francis Street Dublin John Bourke (-1871) John Leeson
1862 – House of Retreat, Inchicore, Dublin
1874 – Blessingbourne House, Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone
1789 – Unbuilt Design for a Villa, Cork
1790s – Design for Coole House, Gort, Co. Galway
1790 – Design for Casino at Lough Cutra, Gort, Co. Galway


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NB: these notes discuss the ending.
The high concept here is casting Tom Hardy as both Kray twins, just as the high concept of The Krays was casting Gary and Martin Kemp in the roles – as expected, perhaps, Hardy is superb as the psychopathic, gay Ronnie and just excellent as the more restrained (at first), ambitious Reggie. The earlier film, which came out 25 years ago (!), concentrated on the boys and their Mum, whereas this comes at the story from the point of view of Frances (Emily Browning), who marries Reggie and narrates even after her suicide (the film doesn't examine the possibility that she was killed by her estranged husband). Writer-director Brian Helgeland focuses on the brothers and Frances, with the rise-and-fall stuff off to one side – here, Reggie has contradictory desires to become a legit club-owner and society figure while moving into more professional (and profitable) crime via a hook-up with the American mob (repped by Chazz Palmintieri) while Ronnie scuppers both these ambitions, by running the club into the ground while Reggie is serving a prison sentence and impulsively pulling off an old-school shot-in-a-pub murder.
The doom of the Kray Twins was, of course, down to the rule that gangsters who become famous tend not to last long in their professions, and this makes some attempt at evoking the '60s celeb style (namedropping Joan Collins and Barbara Windsor and talking up the kinship between the aristocracy and flashy crooks) that Reggie in particular aspired to. An irony is that, according to the version of events set out here, the brothers would have fallen earlier if it weren't for the fact that Ronnie was involved with gay orgies that also featured government and establishment types who had to be protected from scandal. It's interestingly cast, with actors who came to prominence in the last wave of Brit gangster flicks in significant roles – Paul Bettany and David Thewlis, the stars of Gangster No. 1, are gangland rival Charlie Richardson and fed-up business manager Leslie Payne, while Christopher Ecccleston, the gunman of Let Him Have It, is now the seething Northern Scotland Yard man on the case. Kevin McNally and John Sessions sit-com it up a bit as Harold Wilson and Lord Boothby, while Sam Spruill makes a squirmy Jack 'the Hat' and Colin Morgan serves his time as the brother-in-law. There's a touch of Dead Ringers in the way Helgeland has the less maniac of the pair follow his wilder brother into insanity when their lives spiral out of control – here, when Ronnie asks why Reggie has stabbed Jack, he is told 'because I can't kill you'. Hardy's Ronnie is such a lookalike that real photos of the crook are used as a prop and you can't tell and he works a little in his Bronson mode, especially when he is ranting aggressively at club patrons or intimidating others with his weird, quixotic nature and perverse honesty.
There's a seam of black comedy in the brothers' love-hate relationship (Ronnie sometimes sounds like Harold Steptoe), which runs to a great (slightly anachronistic?) fight set-up as Reggie deadpans a joke ('a paranoid schizophrenic walks into a bar') and Hardy is daring enough to make these monsters funny as a way of undercutting their supposed glamour – even Reggie is as much a lump as he is a social success, and Ronnie is a caravan-squatting lunatic, who wrecks their prospects almost every time he makes a decision. A problem is that Frances' story is overfamiliar – the stock figure of the gangster's long-suffering wife just isn't interesting enough to make the many scenes of her being miserable feel like anything but padding, though there's a perfect vignette as the seldom-seen Vi Kray (Jane Wood) and Ronnie scorn her attempt to make a nice cup of tea. Other odd things – why such a bland title (okay, that Ridley Scott film is thirty years old – but there's still likely to be confusion?) and where are the wartime sequences that seem to have been shot (actors are listed in the roles of young Ronnie, Reggie and Violet).
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Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shows remarkable promise, but experts advise public to 'put this in perspective'
Emily Scott
As news of Pfizer's promising vaccine results rippled across the globe, scientists and public health officials warned that a true solution to the coronavirus pandemic is many months away and that people should continue wearing masks and social distancing.
Pfizer said Monday its coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, sparking enthusiasm that a positive development in the global pandemic may be on the horizon. The findings are based on the first interim analysis of Phase 3 clinical trial data by an independent board, Pfizer said. The results were announced in a news release and have not been peer reviewed.
Pfizer, which is developing the vaccine with the German firm BioNTech, is one of several drug companies considered front-runners in the global race for a vaccine against the coronavirus. The virus has infected 50 million people and killed 1.2 million worldwide.
Pfizer's stock price trended significantly higher Monday, jumping nearly 10% in midday trading before closing at $39.20, up $2.80 per share, a 7.7% gain. Reacting in large part to the vaccine news, three major stock indexes were on record paces early on Monday but fizzled in the afternoon, with the Nasdaq ending up down 1.5%. It was still a strong day for the other indexes, with the Dow jumping 3%, the S&P 500 gaining 1.2% and the Russell 2000 rising 4.2%.
Will you get a coronavirus vaccine? Many don't trust it, and…
The 90% effectiveness rate reported by Pfizer Monday is significantly higher than the 50% bar the Food and Drug Administration is requiring for coronavirus vaccines. Vaccines for measles, yellow fever and smallpox are around 93% to 94% effective, while vaccines for seasonal flu can be anywhere from 10% to 80% effective, said Bali Pulendran, an immunologist and professor of pathology at Stanford Medicine.
"I think this is very exciting," Pulendran said. "None of us could predict what the efficacy would be. We were all thinking 60%, 70% would be terrific but I think this interim analysis showing 90% effectiveness is very encouraging."
Dr. Eric Topol, a clinical trials expert at the Scripps Research Institute, called the interim findings "very impressive" and a potential turning point for the pandemic.
"We have a vaccine that works," he said in an email. "Others will also work. It's the beginning of the turnaround. The most positive news we've had since the beginning of the pandemic."
It is not clear, based on the interim analysis, how long the vaccine effectiveness lasts or whether it works well in all demographics, such as elderly people, pregnant women or immunocompromised people.
"Those are some of the issues we will no doubt find out in the coming months," Pulendran said. "But this is an extremely exciting and encouraging new piece of news."
Still, even with a promising vaccine candidate apparently within reach, the country is a long way from ending the pandemic. On Monday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials reported that new daily infections in the United States are up 24% to 99,000 cases a day, compared to the previous seven-day average of 80,000 a day. California is also seeing an uptick in new cases, with one Bay Area county, Santa Clara, on Sunday reporting a near-record 358 new cases — second only to the 385 cases recorded July 15 at the height of the summer surge.
"It's really important for everybody to understand while there is good news about the Pfizer announcement this morning, we actually don't know how long these vaccines will last or what they will do once they're broadly used in a population," Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC vaccine task force, said in a call Monday. "We need everybody to keep wearing their masks and keep up social distancing. … We looked forward to a time we're not required to keep up those precautions, but that day is certainly not now."
At least one vaccine — most likely from Pfizer or Moderna — is expected to get FDA emergency use authorization by the end of 2020. However, there will be a very limited number of doses available at first, and those will likely go to health care workers who work closely with COVID-19 patients. Vaccines likely will not be widely available for the public until summer 2021 or later.
"While being appropriately excited re: vaccine, it's worth remembering that it probably won't make a material difference in everybody's life/schools/economy until next summer," Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of UCSF Department of Medicine, tweeted Monday. "If so, that means the time from now to then is equal to the time from the 1st Covid cases in U.S. to now."
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a Monday news briefing that progress with the Pfizer vaccine was encouraging but not yet cause for celebration.
"This vaccine is not going to be readily available for mass distribution likely well into the next year," Newsom said. "Put this in perspective."
He said it would be a "terrible mistake" if people saw the headlines touting the news of vaccine development and let their guards down, encouraging state residents to continue to wear masks and social distance as case numbers begin to surge.
Pfizer said it plans to apply for FDA authorization after reaching a safety milestone of collecting two months of safety data for trial participants, which is expected the third week of November. Pfizer said no serious safety concerns have been observed.
The trial has enrolled nearly 44,000 people globally, including some in the Bay Area. The interim analysis found 94 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among trial participants.
"Today is a great day for science and humanity," said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer's CEO and board chair. "With today's news, we are a significant step closer to providing people around the world with a much-needed breakthrough to help bring an end to this global health crisis. We look forward to sharing additional efficacy and safety data generated from thousands of participants in the coming weeks."
Pfizer says it will produce 50 million doses of the vaccine in 2020 and 1.3 billion doses in 2021. This vaccine is administered in two injections, given 21 days apart.
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BREAKING: Steve Yzerman told #TBLightning players in a meeting today he's stepping aside as GM to be in advisory role, per source. BriseBois taking over as GM.
Why would i bother to make that up?
I stand corrected. Perhaps when Gorton ripped him off in his deal last year he gave up.
Yzerman will be moving aside and into an advisory role while assistant GM Julien BriseBois will replace him.
A 4 p.m. ET press conference on Tuesday has been schedule featuring Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, Yzerman and BriseBois.


Our Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon is an annual event, where we encourage people throughout southeastern Wisconsin to protect the woodlands of their neighborhoods by pulling this invasive plant. The pull-a-thon is a competition, a fundraiser, and a way for people to join together and have a positive impact on their environment.
This spring, 10 teams formed by 361 volunteers helped to raise funds and awareness while controlling 13,500 pounds of garlic mustard and dame's rocket in our natural areas. Volunteers recruited friends, family and colleagues to sponsor their pulling efforts. What a fun way to make a real difference in the protection of the wild areas that we love!
The tax-deductable pledge contributions were shared between SEWISC and event partners and the funds will be used for invasive species education, prevention and control in southeastern Wisconsin. Honorable mention goes to the Eagle Nature Trail Team, which, for the past two years, has been the winning team in raising donations. Thank you to all the 2015 teams and to their generous sponsors.
The Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon Trophy is a team-to-team award for dedicated efforts to control invasive species in southeastern Wisconsin. Each year, the team with the most bags of pulled garlic mustard and/or dame's rocket wins the trophy which travels throughout our eight-county region.
Join the fun. It's never too soon to begin recruiting 2016 Pull-A-Thon Teams! Will the impressive trophy be passed to another team in 2016, or will the Caledonia Conservancy win the competition and keep the trophy for another year?
Got garlic mustard? If you would like to volunteer as a Team Leader in 2016 and add your worksite location to our event, please email us at: .


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Will Ghana shine once more as a beacon of democracy in Africa?
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Sir Antonio Pappano
Music Director, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Music Director, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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One of today's most sought-after conductors, acclaimed for his charismatic leadership and inspirational performances in both symphonic and operatic repertoire, Sir Antonio Pappano has been Music Director of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden since 2002, and Music Director of the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome since 2005. Nurtured as a pianist, repetiteur and assistant conductor at many of the most important opera houses of Europe and North America, including at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and several seasons at the Bayreuth Festival as musical assistant to Daniel Barenboim for productions of Tristan und Isolde, Parsifal and Der Ring des Nibelungen, Pappano was appointed Music Director of Oslo's Den Norske Opera in 1990, and from 1992-2002 served as Music Director of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. From 1997-1999 he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Pappano made his debut at the Vienna Staatsoper in 1993, replacing Christoph von Dohnànyi at the last minute in a new production of Wagner's Siegfried, his debut at the Metropolitan Opera New York in 1997 with a new production of Eugene Onegin, and in 1999 he conducted a new production of Lohengrin at the Bayreuth Festival. He has worked at the San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Théâtre du Châtelet and Staatsoper Berlin, and highlights of recent seasons include his operatic debut at the Salzburg Festival (Don Carlo) and the Teatro alla Scala (Les Troyens). His repertoire at the Royal Opera House has been notably wide-ranging, generating acclaim in productions including Ariadne auf Naxos, Wozzeck, Falstaff, La Bohème, Don Giovanni, Aida, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Il Trittico, Fidelio, Parsifal, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Lulu, Les Vêpres Siciliennes, Guillaume Tell, Andrea Chenier and Szymanowski's Król Roger, Birtwistle's The Minotaur and Turnage's Anna Nicole. Recently he has lead new productions of Boris Godunov, Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci, Norma and Otello, and revivals of Manon Lescaut and Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg. In the 17/18 season and beyond he conducts new productions of La Boheme and Semiramide, and revivals of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, and Der Ring des Nibelungen.
Pappano has appeared as a guest conductor with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras, including the Berlin, Vienna, New York and Munich Philharmonic Orchestras, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Chicago and Boston Symphonies, the Philadelphia and Cleveland Orchestras and the Orchestre de Paris. He maintains a particularly strong relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducting them annually at their home in London's Barbican Hall, and widely on tour. Recent highlights include his debuts with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the London Philharmonic at the Aldeburgh Festival, and performances at the BBC Proms and Bucharest Festival with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and his debut with the Verbier Festival Orchestra. Future appearances include his debut with the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Bavarian Radio Symphony, return visits to the Berlin and New York Philharmonics, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Staatskapelle Berlin, and tours of Europe, Asia and the US with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
Pappano has been an exclusive recording artist for Warner Classics (formerly EMI Classics) since 1995, and his discography features numerous complete operas, including Don Carlo, La Rondine, La Bohème, Guillaume Tell, Il Trittico, Massenet's Werther and Manon, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Il Trovatore, Tristan und Isolde, and most recently Aida, hailed as "unmissable" (The Sunday Times), "a triumph" (BBC Radio 3), "a magnificent achievement, of rare accomplishment" (Gramophone). His orchestral recordings with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia include Rachmaninov's 2nd, Mahler's 6th, Dvorak's 9th and Tchaikovsky's 4th, 5th and 6th symphonies, Respighi's Roman Trilogy, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Petite Messe Solenelle and selected Overtures, Britten's War Requiem, and Verdi's Requiem, and his discography also documents his work with other ensembles including the London Symphony and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, and the orchestras of the Royal Opera House and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, in music ranging from Pergolesi and Mendelssohn through to Panufnik, Boesmans and Maxwell Davies. Numerous productions from the Royal Opera House have been released on DVD, including Carmen, Les Troyens, Parsifal, Simon Boccanegra, Le nozze di Figaro, and Manon Lescaut. His recordings have received extensive accolades including Classic BRIT, ECHO Klassik, BBC Music Magazine and Gramophone Awards.
As a pianist, Antonio Pappano appears as an accompanist with some of the most celebrated singers, including Joyce DiDonato, Gerald Finley and Ian Bostridge. He has also partnered singers and instrumental soloists on disc, including in operatic recitals with Nina Stemme, Placido Domingo, Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann, concerto recordings with soloists including Leif Ove Andsnes, Maxim Vengerov, Janine Jansen, Jan Lisiecki and Beatrice Rana, and chamber recitals with Ian Bostridge, Barbara Bonney and Joyce DiDonato.Antonio Pappano was born in London to Italian parents, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 13. His awards and honours include Gramophone's 'Artist of the Year' in 2000, the 2003 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera, the 2004 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award, and the Bruno Walter prize from the Académie du Disque Lyrique in Paris. In 2012 he was created a Cavaliere di Gran Croce of the Republic of Italy, and a Knight of the British Empire for his services to music, and in 2015 he was named the 100th recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Gold Medal, the body's highest honour. He has also developed a notable career as a speaker and presenter, and has fronted several critically-acclaimed BBC Television documentaries including 'Opera Italia', 'Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle' and 'Pappano's Classical Voices'.
Antonio Pappano was born in London to Italian parents, and moved with his family to the United States at the age of 13. His awards and honours include Gramophone's 'Artist of the Year' in 2000, the 2003 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera, the 2004 Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award, and the Bruno Walter prize from the Académie du Disque Lyrique in Paris. In 2012 he was created a Cavaliere di Gran Croce of the Republic of Italy, and a Knight of the British Empire for his services to music, and in 2015 he was named the 100th recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society's Gold Medal, the body's highest honour. He has also developed a notable career as a speaker and presenter, and has fronted several critically-acclaimed BBC Television documentaries including 'Opera Italia', 'Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle' and 'Pappano's Classical Voices'.
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Pappano, Jurowski and Levit Shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
The shortlist for the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards were announced on Thursday 12th April, with Sir Antonio Pappano, Vladimir Jurowski and Igor Levit all receiving nominations. Vladimir Jurowski and Sir Antonio Pappano are shortlisted for the RPS Music...
"The best thing about this show — indeed the best thing I've experienced in a theatre all season — is Antonio Pappano's superlative conducting and his orchestra's stunning playing of Wagner's epic score. The Royal Opera should rename the opera "Die Meisterinstrumentalisten", except it might not fit on posters. This is a musical interpretation of exemplary fluidity and pace, stirring in the right places (abetted by a rampant chorus), but also precise, subtle and virtuosic. After five hours and some, I wanted to hear it all again."
The Times; March 2017
"Keeping the electricity at high voltage throughout is Antonio Pappano, whose conducting cuts boldly into Mussorgky's rougher edges and eccentricities. Fired by incandescent orchestral playing, this is the sort of major artistic achievement that justifies subsidy for opera."
"Pappano succeeds in Bruckner where many of his colleagues fail: the fluidity with which he unfolds the musical argument and the supple flexibility of his phrasing. The tempi are kept well flowing, allowing the conductor to construct his interpretation over a convincing internal logic. The orchestra rewarded him with exemplary playing, both in the individual solo lines and in full ensemble. The imposing and majestic setting of Frauenkirche donated its own particular atmosphere… With these concerts, the pairing of Pappano and Santa Cecilia has proven itself as a major artistic brand of our time."
Pierre-Jean Tribot
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Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph Mar 15th 2016
"Pappano succeeds in Bruckner where many of his colleagues fail: the fluidity with which he unfolds the musical argument and the supple flexibility of his phrasing. The tempi are kept well flowing, allowing the conductor to construct his interpretation over a convincing internal logic. The orchestra rewarded him with exemplary playing, both in the individual solo lines and in full ensemble. The imposing and majestic setting of Frauenkirche donated its own particular atmosphere… With these concerts, the pairing of Pappano and Santa Cecilia has proven itself as a major artistic brand of our time. "
Pierre-Jean Tribot, ResMusica Jun 1st 2015
"Pappano was incandescent, inspiring his orchestra and chorus to marvels of drama in the big scenes, yet also wondrously detailed, revealing textures in this masterly score of breathtaking transparency and delicacy. Aida in the theatre is rarely, if ever, like this."
Hugh Canning, Sunday Times Apr 28th 2015
"With all three operas conducted by Antonio Pappano, who seems to have an almost mystical feel that always brings out the best in Verdi's music, this all added up to a wondrous evening's entertainment."
William Hartston, Express Oct 28th 2011
"Sir Antonio Pappano and his ROH Orchestra were magnificient, a riveting account of the score, mind-boggling in its concentration given he has also found time during his run to tour Italy with the LSO and give two London concerts with it […] Verdi's music runs hot through Pappano's veins. (Don Carlo)"
Kevin Rogers, Classical Source May 23rd 2013
"The orchestra, under Antonio Pappano, gives as fine an account of opera's greatest score as I've ever heard, spinning long, long lines, so that the music flows in paragraphs, but with total consideration for the differing abilities and strengths of the singers. (Ring)"
Paul Levy, The Wall Street Journal Oct 4th 2012
"The Prom performance also confirmed what to me was obvious from the first, that Antonio Pappano is master of the work […] Pappano paced the whole work impeccably. (Les Troyens)"
David Cairns, Opera Sep 1st 2012
"Antonio Pappano's conducting, meanwhile, is electric and eruptive throughout, yet wonderfully attentive to the needs of his singers, so that no one has to battle to be heard against the orchestra. Outstanding. (Otello)"
Tim Ashley, The Guardian, Jul 15th 2012
"This is Pappano's Figaro, though. His attention to orchestral detail is quite magical and his deft harpsichord flourishes raise continuo-playing to an art form. I'll go so far as to say that it is the best-conducted account of this opera I have yet heard."
Mark Valencia, What's On Stage Feb 12th 2012
"Antonio Pappano again and again demonstrated his impeccable Verdian credentials. (Simone Boccanegra)"
Roger Parker, Opera Jan 1st 2012
"An evening as much of Verdi's music as the singing, driven (we are lucky to have him) by Antonio Pappano's tremendous feel for drama in music as conductor. "
Adrian Hamilton, The Independent Oct 28th 2011
"Conductor Antonio Pappano ensured that musical values were genuinely high"
George Hall, The Guardian Oct 28th 2011
"The other great stars of the night were in the pit – the Royal Opera House Orchestra absolutely on fire under Antonio Pappano's inspired direction. The music roared, swooned and sobbed in one unstoppable arch, so much so that the only real break for applause was after Tosca's aria."
Ditlev Rindom, Mundo Clasico Aug 25th 2011
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Women are not appropriately 'hard-wired' to play chess or park cars according to one of the UK's most high profile chess masters.
Nigel Short, who is one of the most prominent figures in British chess, and the first Englishman to play a World Chess Championship match, was trying to explain why there are so few women at the highest levels of the game.
He told New in Chess magazine: "I don't have the slightest problem in acknowledging that my wife [Rea] possesses a much higher degree of emotional intelligence than I do.
His comments drew an immediate response from female chess players, who were quick to point out that Short himself had lost to a woman.
"Judit Polgar, the former women's world champion, beat Nigel Short eight classical games to three in total, with five draws. She must have brought her man brain.
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Big changes for things to stay a lot the same.
The center where we serve in Elkhart, Indiana, has been granted wings to become an independent non-profit organization called SonSet Solutions!!
Exert of the press release of Reach Beyond:
(Sept. 29, 2014 - by Ty Mays) The board of trustees of Reach Beyond announced Thursday, Sept. 25, that the HCJB Global Technology Center, the ministry's technology division based in Elkhart, Indiana, will become an independent, nonprofit entity called SonSet Solutions. The move allows the center to pursue new ministry opportunities while continuing to serve the technology needs of Reach Beyond.
For nearly 30 years, SonSet Solutions (formerly HCJB Global Technology Center) has been a ministry of Reach Beyond, providing radio technology, broadcast equipment and other engineering services to help spread the gospel to unreached people groups worldwide. The two organizations believe the move will be mutually beneficial, multiplying the impact of both.
"As technological developments continue to emerge at a mind-boggling rate and shape the world around us, it's more imperative than ever that Christ's followers seize the capabilities available to us for communicating the message of new life in Jesus Christ," explained David Russell, president and CEO of SonSet Solutions. "The move by the board of trustees of Reach Beyond will help strengthen the church and engage more believers in God's work."
Although this means big changes; like learning how to operate as an entire organization, not just a ministry branch of a larger one, and finding the finances to do so; for Tom and I, things will stay pretty much the same. We are still Reach Beyond Canada missionaries serving at a US non-profit. We still get to be part of the same awesome projects while doing so. Elkhart will still be our home base and we get to serve ministry partners all around the globe from here. But now get to do so in a manner that is much more efficient and responsive to our partners' needs. And for this, we are thankful.


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Q: Apache error to start I'm trying to start apache2 and it gives me this error:
root@kali:~# service apache2 start
Job for apache2.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl  status apache2.service" and "journalctl  -xe" for details

The status shows:
# systemctl  status apache2.service

The journal log shows:
# journalctl  -xe .....

A: You have some other process already listening on port 80.  Based on your netstat command output from your comment above -
root@kali:~# netstat -plnt | grep ':80' tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 22620/python3

It looks like some python script is acting as a webserver.  Re-run the command to get the current process id (the 222620 in this example) and then run cat /proc/NUMBER/commandline on it to see what script was actually called, or look for it in the output of top, ps and similar tools.


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Diseases reference index «Rocky Mountain spotted fever»
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is an infectious disease brought on by a specific type of bacteria carried by ticks.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii (R. Rickettsii), which is carried by ticks. The bacteria spread to humans through a tick bite.
In the western United States, the bacteria are carried by the wood tick, and in the eastern U.S. it is carried by the dog tick. However, other ticks spread the infection in the southern U.S. and in Central and South America.
Contrary to the name "Rocky Mountain," most recent cases have been reported in the eastern United States, including North and South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Most cases occur in the spring and summer with about 1,000 cases reported per year. Most of the reported cases have been in children.
Risk factors include recent hiking or exposure to ticks in an area where the disease is known to occur. The bacteria is unlikely to be transmitted to a person by a tick that is attached for less than 20 hours.
Symptoms usually develop about 2 to 14 days after the tick bite. They may include:
Severe headache
Mental confusion
Rash -- usually starts a few days after the fever; first appears on wrists and ankles as spots that are 1 - 5 mm in diameter, then spreads to most of the body. About one-third of infected people do not get a rash at all.
Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:
Abnormal sensitivity to light
Tests that may be done include:
Antibody titer by complement fixation or immunofluorescence
Kidney function tests
Partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
Prothrombin time (PT)
Red blood cell count
Skin biopsy taken from the rash to check for R. rickettsii
Urinalysis to check for blood in the urine or protein in the urine
Treatment involves careful removal of the tick from the skin and antibiotics to eliminate the infection. Doxycycline or tetracycline are frequently used for both confirmed and suspected cases. Chloramphenicol may be used in pregnant women.
Note: There is concern that tetracycline and doxycycline may stain the teeth of children whose permanent teeth have not yet formed. Tooth discoloration, however, is very unusual when a child takes these medicines for 14 days or less. Therefore these medicines are first line treatment, even for children.
Treatment usually cures the infection. Complications are rare but can include paralysis, hearing loss, nerve damage, and, rarely, death.
Clotting problems
Lung failure
Pneumonitis (lung inflammation)
Call your health care provider if symptoms develop after exposure to ticks or known tick bite. The complications of untreated Rocky Mountain spotted fever can be life threatening.
When walking or hiking in tick-infested areas, tuck long pants into socks to protect the legs, and wear shoes and long-sleeved shirts. Ticks will show up on white or light colors better than dark colors, making them easier to see and remove from clothing.
Remove ticks immediately by using a tweezers, pulling carefully and steadily. Insect repellent may be helpful. Because less than 1% of ticks carry this infection, antibiotics are not usually given after a tick bite.
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What are 'introvert hangovers' and do you suffer from them?
Lucy Pavia 24/08/2016 5:33 pm
There's a new term for people who become over-stimulated by social situations. But what are these so-called 'introvert hangovers' and are you a sufferer?
Does the following sound familiar to you?
You've been at a party for three hours. Your boyfriend promised you'd only stay for one but he's got stuck in and you haven't left. You've now been introduced and talked to a huge number of people. What should be a fun social situation has actually left you feeling completely overloaded and all you want to do right now is go and sit in a quiet room alone and not talk to anyone.
There's now a name for this feeling: an 'introvert hangover.' And according to writer Shawna Courter, who wrote this post for Introvert Dear, 'introvert hangovers' can be just as bad as the alcohol version.
'Introverts have a more limited ration of energy available for socialising' she writes, 'compared to our more extroverted counterparts. When we push past those reserves, we hit a tipping point where we go from being "fine" to "definitely not okay." An "introvert" hangover is, simply put, a withdrawal into oneself brought on by overstimulation.'
Many people are born extroverts who thrive off a noisy room full of people. But there are in fact real scientific differences between these social butterflies and their shy counterparts.
More from Marie Claire: How to be lonely (and own it)
Introvert hangovers: do you suffer from them?
According to Dr Scott Barry whose studies with Susan Cain on introverts are explored in Quiet Revolution, it's all about the way we respond to the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain. Introverts and extroverts have the same level of dopamine, but extroverts find the dopamine system in their brain gets activated by outside 'rewards' that come from (along with food, money and sex) chatting, telling jokes or giving and receiving compliments.
Introverts find their dopamine systems do not get stimulated by these external social 'rewards'. Instead introverts are more likely to use a neurotransmitter called acetylocholine, which makes them feel good when they turn themselves inwards. Introverts are not less happy than extroverts, they just find their happiness in a different way.
So the next time you're at a party and see someone sitting off on their own, they might just be an introvert feeling a little 'hungover' from the party and in need of a breather.
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Japanese Like Chinese Better Than Koreans
By Lee Ha-won
Japanese people prefer Chinese to Koreans even though the island country's relations with both neighbors have historically been chilly, a poll suggests.
Koreans scored 1.9 points out of five but Chinese 2.1 points in a recent poll of 2,400 Japanese people about their views of China, Korea, Russia and the U.S., the Mainichi Shimbun reported Monday.
Koreans saw their score fall 0.2 points and the Chinese score rose by the same amount from a year earlier. Korea was the only country whose score dropped, and the 1.9 points were the lowest score Koreans have earned since the poll was first conducted in 2014.
Americans were the best liked with 3.4 points, followed by Chinese. Koreans and Russians were tied.
Japanese people also think that their country's relations with Korea will get worse 10 years down the line, while those with the other nations will improve.
A similar poll by the Japanese Cabinet office also showed that fewer Japanese like Koreans, plunging from 39.4 percent in 2018 to 26.7 percent in 2019. The percentage who dislike Koreans jumped from 58 percent to 71.5 percent.
Koreans' Affection for Japan at Historic Low
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Cazuela ( or ) is the common name given to a variety of dishes, especially from South America. It receives its name from the cazuela (Spanish for cooking pot) – traditionally, an often shallow pot made of unglazed earthenware used for cooking. The ingredients and preparation vary from region to region, but it is usually a mid-thick flavoured stock obtained from cooking several kinds of meats and vegetables mixed together.

Chilean cazuelas

The cazuela is a typical dish of Chile. The most common types are made of chicken or beef, but there are also other types made from pork, lamb and turkey.

One of the most important facts about Chilean cazuela is that it is made by cooking all the ingredients separately and uniting them when serving in the plate. A typical dish of Chilean cazuela is made by boiling the meat (normally beef or chicken) with chopped onions and carrots. All the rest of the ingredients are boiled separately in individual pots, but the stock from the meat is complemented with the stock from the boiling of the vegetables; the plate is served accompanied of a piece of squash or zapallo camote in Spanish, one big potato or a couple of small potatoes, green beans, previously cooked rice and a piece of sweetcorn. Its normally topped with a bit of fresh coriander, parsley or ají verde.

The cazuela is typically eaten by consuming the liquid stock first, then eating the meat and larger vegetables (e.g. potatoes, large piece of squash or carrot) last. However, the meat and larger vegetables can also be sliced up within the liquid stock and can be eaten simultaneously with the liquid stock. Normally the leftovers are chopped, mixed with green peas and made into another stew called carbonada.

The Chilean cazuela  shares roots with a Mapuche stock called "korrü".

Peruvian cazuela
Cazuela is a typical dish of the Amazonas region in Peru. The dish is prepared and cooked differently in each province or district of the Amazonas.

In Chachapoyas, the cazuela is prepared by boiling a piece of hen, a good piece of meat and a good piece of sheep. Adding some wild cabbage, rice, carrot, sweetcorn grains, and a glass of white wine.

A few minutes before taking the saucepot out of the fire, they add some milk and vermicelli noodles (also called cabello de ángel noodles). The cazuela should be made to have sufficient broth or juice to be able to be served as a soup.

Colombian cazuela
Cazuela is a typical dish of the  Caribbean and Antioquia regions in Colombia. The dish is prepared and cooked differently in each region of Colombia.

In general the recipe for Colombian Cazuela include beans, onion, garlic, tomato, avocado, sausage, chicharron, tocino, green and yellow plantain, salt, and Olive oil or vegetable oil.

Puerto Rican cazuela

In Puerto Rico, cazuela is a traditional crustless pie cooked in banana leaves usually made during the Christmas season. It is similar to a pumpkin pie but uses batata (a type of sweet potato), calabasa (Caribbean squash), raisins, ginger, spices, coconut milk, eggs, butter, and bread, flour or rice flour. There are recipes with added sweet plantain, ripe breadfruit, taro, or yuca with baking powder and lard.

Other regional variations
In southern Arizona, cazuela (sometimes spelled casuela) is generally made with carne seca or machaca (two varieties of dried beef) with potatoes, garlic, green chiles, and herbs.

See also

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References

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Swanland oder Swan Land bezeichnet:.

 Swanland, Civil parish in der East Riding of Yorkshire, England
 Swan Land District, District in Western Australia
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"I have got a job for you".
" I want you to do my eulogy AND it's got to be funny"!
Chris's mum and dad, Mary and Donnie were from Liverpool and moved to Warrington when Chris was about 7 with her younger brother Gary. School friend Steph tells me they were known as the Liver Birds of Penketh!


After my son's diagnosis of ASD and then later ADHD, I was overwhelmed with all of the information and resources. There were so many books that talked down and threw out statistics that were either depressing or unrelated to my situation. I was looking for something relatable. I had no friends going through the special needs ride and while I wanted information, I also wanted comfort.
I found that comfort and solace in Penny's first book, Boy Without Instructions. As I turned the pages, I kept saying "Yes. This." No advice or instruction, just feeling like I wasn't alone, which I so desperately needed.
Once I got out of the first stage of grief and shock, I was ready for action and help. Lucky for me, that's right about the time Penny's second book came out, What to Expect When Parenting Children with ADHD. I was so frazzled by trying to just survive, that I couldn't even begin to think about how to take proactive steps to improve my family's quality of life. Full disclosure: I also have ADHD. So, yeah. If I have a hard time with executive function and organization, how am I supposed to help my son learn those skills and get this house running efficiently??
I say all that to say that Penny understands this. She knows what ADHD parents need: quick, to the point, and non-judgmental. Her worksheets are AMAZING. I am the worst with getting advice and not being able to execute it. The worksheets solve that problem. What sets it apart from other ADHD books out there is that it's written by one of us — a mom of a child with ADHD! Not a doctor or specialist. Those books have their place and use, but Penny fills a void that has been on bookshelves: Advice from a fellow mom. Reading her books feels like sitting down over coffee with a good friend that's been there, and is guiding you through the process.
Penny offers parents, caregivers, and even health care providers a practical guide to navigate the world of ADHD. From diagnosis to the art of balancing expectations, self, and family, she leads you step-by-step through the unpredictable journey of parenting a child with ADHD, all while learning to become your child's biggest advocate and remaining positive.


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Q: How do you authenticate against a CouchDB server when using the couchrest gem? When using the CouchRest gem, how do you authenticate with a couchdb database that has been somewhat secured with roles (so it is not public)? I want to be able to save/destroy documents This is not using Rails--just a .rb file or in irb.
With the CouchDB gem, this was easy to do by passing the user/pwd into the Server instantiation. If the CouchRest gem is so much better, why is this not intuitive? Do I need to resort to raw curl calls and/or cookie-based auth?

A: A partial answer I found is that you can put the auth info in the url:
require 'couchrest'

db = CouchRest.database("http://exampleuser:examplepassword@localhost:5984/exampledb")

I'll research some more since there's probably a way to do this with hashing or something, so the auth doesn't go in plaintext. I'd still like to know how you would do the cookie or OAuth the CouchDB docs mention using the couchrest gem, so I'll put that here too, if I find it.


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Q: Local Storage item loading in as string when I need it to be an integer I'm currently trying to allow users to input a value that is then added to a total and then locally stored. I want to allow the user to load their previous total, and then add more to it through the same input.
What's actually happening is that when the user loads onto the page, the previously stored value is loaded in as a string. I'm unsure as to how to change this to an integer so as the user can then add another integer to it. This updated total then needs to be displayed to a html element.
//Load current total or set to 0
var calories = localStorage.getItem("calorieCount") || 0;
//Display current total
$('[id=calorieCount]').html(calories);

//On add
$('#calorie-add').click(function () {
      //Take current total and add user input
      calories += parseInt(document.getElementById('adjust-input').value);
      //Update current total to local storage
      localStorage.setItem('calorieCount', calories);
      //Display new total
      $('[id=calorieCount]').html(calories);
    });

I understand that anything that is locally stored is stored as a string, but I've seen people mentioning parsing it into an integer and allowing users to manipulate the number. But I'm unsure as to how they've achieved this.
Any help is greatly appreciated :D

A: You need to parse the local storage value as an int the first time you load it like this:
var calories = parseInt(localStorage.getItem("calorieCount")) || 0;

A: In this case, what you can do is parse the localStorage.getItem("calorieCount") string as a number using the Number() function, change the value based on user's input, and then save the new value to localStorage. Try using this code:
var calories = Number(localStorage.getItem("calorieCount")) || 0;
$('[id=calorieCount]').html(calories);
$('#calorie-add').click(function () {
      calories += Number(document.getElementById('adjust-input').value);
      //Update current total to local storage
      localStorage.setItem('calorieCount', calories);
      //Display new total
      $('[id=calorieCount]').html(calories);
    });