Most of motorcycle riding is solo, but group riding can also be an important part of motorcycling— lending to community, safety in numbers and an altogether different riding experience. But it's definitely not intuitive. Even if you've been riding for years, group riding isn't automatically in your wheelhouse, so it's wise to study up on how best to approach group riding. There are rules and suggestions, both of which you should be mindful of. This is by no means a complete list, but it will help you be better prepared for a safe and fun group ride.
No, this doesn't mean just being excited to hang with other two-wheeling friends. It means having everything you need for the day's ride including a full gas tank (none of this, "Hey guys, mind if we stop for gas first?"), safety gear, communications device (CB, two-way, mobile phone), tools, map, etc. At least one member of the group should have a full tool kit, a master map, and a first-aid kit with no exceptions.
It's not a smart idea to just join a group where you hardly know anyone. Ride with those whose riding habits, maturity and skill you know and trust. There's no time to deal with idiosyncrasies in surprise mode. Everyone's safety is at risk, and who wants to ride with a group where they don't know anyone? It takes the fun out of it all and it's also unwise.
Here's where you discuss vital things like group size, assigning a lead rider and a sweep rider, the route, planned stops, hand signals and other important details.
It's wise to keep the group no larger than seven, though nine isn't out of the question. If your group is bigger, then create separate groups with their own lead and sweep positions. Separate these groups with several seconds of gap. Regardless of how many sub-groups there are, it's also smart to keep the number odd so when you stagger riders, the lead and sweep riders are in line and can see each other. These roles should also be held by experienced riders with communication devices. The weak rider should station behind the lead, with more experienced riders behind the least experienced. The lead acts as recon and initial communicator, and the sweep rider will manage the pace.
A group ride without formation is an accident waiting to happen. Structure is very important, as is maintaining order and space. Too much space will break you up. Too little is dangerous. You might want to ride next to your buddy and have deep conversations, but that's just not smart—distracting your riding concentration and ridding you of at least one escape route.
The leaders should be positioned in the left portion of the lane with the next rider one second back and staggered, and so forth. If a rider(s) drops out, the other riders will fill vacant positions by moving up to the next staggered position, rather than immediately ahead of them. This prevents unnecessary passing.
You might have the sweetest bike in the group or the coolest gear on planet Earth, but no one cares if you ride like a moron. Stay in your formation at all times (unless there's an emergency that prevents you from doing so), and respect the order that was chosen. There's a reason for the position you're in, so keep it.
It's actually safer to ride single file in some situations where it's narrow or unwise to stagger. Turns should always be done single file, as well as on/off ramps, construction areas, narrow streets with cars parallel parked, narrow bridges and when passing slow vehicles. Return to staggered formation once you're out of these areas. Keep in mind never to pass in order to get in single file formation.
It's entirely possible that a rider or more than one will get separated from the rest of the group. Aside from knowing how to move into the vacant positions, it's also vital to know regrouping plans. There should be meeting spots or waypoints that everyone knows in advance. A good rule is to convene at the next waypoint when you know you've lost someone. This is also where communications devices are key.
The leader can't just pass when the traffic in front of him is slow. He's got to know there's enough room in front of that vehicle to accommodate the whole group safely. Once you pass (in order, single file), each rider shouldn't extend the gap, preventing riders behind him from making it into the open zone and getting stuck behind the slow vehicle.
Riding solo takes energy and concentration, and group riding adds another dimension to it all. Know your stopping points and keep to them. It doesn't matter if someone in the group wants to keep riding. The rules are the rules. Plus, it gives you time to rest and actually talk face-to-face, sharing the pleasures of the group ride and reducing fatigue at the same time.
* Belles On Bikes exception to this rule: We understand group riding can be daunting for new riders, and experienced riders may prefer a faster pace, but these are the guidelines we try to go by to keep everyone safe.


Skanska's US subsidiaries have been awarded new contracts with a total value of USD 407 million, slightly more than SEK 3.7 billion.
The American company RCN has contracted Skanska to build the company's new head office. The contract amount is in excess of USD 100 million, about SEK 920 million.
Skanska will also renovate, reinforce and seismically retrofit the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge across San Francisco Bay in California.
In addition, Skanska's subsidiary Beers has been awarded the contract for design and construction of the new Tampa International Airport Airside "E" Terminal in Tampa, Florida.


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Q: InnoDB error with create table Have someone idea, why this SQL return error on create table accounts?
1005 - Can't create table 'mobilewaiter.accounts' (errno: 150)
I saw, that problem can be with index on keys, but everything refer on primary key.
Help me, thanks.
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `tables` (
  `_id` int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `tag` varchar(40) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `name` varchar(40) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `occupied` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
  PRIMARY KEY (`_id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_czech_ci AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `users` (
  `_id` int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `nick` varchar(20) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `password` varchar(40) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `salt` varchar(20) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `email` varchar(50) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `firstname` varchar(20) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `lastname` varchar(20) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `role` varchar(20) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`_id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_czech_ci AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `accounts` (
  `_id` int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `table_id` varchar(10) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL,
  `state` varchar(20) COLLATE utf8_czech_ci NOT NULL DEFAULT 'created',
  `user_id` int(10) NOT NULL,
  `start_time` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  `end_time` timestamp NULL DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`_id`),
  FOREIGN KEY (`table_id`) REFERENCES `tables`(`_id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE,
  FOREIGN KEY (`user_id`) REFERENCES `users`(`_id`) ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE
) ENGINE=InnoDB  DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8 COLLATE=utf8_czech_ci AUTO_INCREMENT=1 ;

A: table_id is varchar(10) but you want it to reference tables._id which is int. In order to use foreign keys the data types of the columns should be the same

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Best and Worst Super Bowl Commercials – 2008
For the second year in a row, The T Dog Media Blog picks the best and worst commercials that aired during the Super Bowl. Here are the five best and the five worst: (Click the link to watch the commercial)
1. Dwayne Wins (T-Mobile) This ad featuring Charles Barkley and the Miami Heat's Dwayne Wade was funny as hell. I couldn't stop laughing.
2. It's Mine (Coca-Cola) – A close second. It's a battle of the Underdog balloon and the Stewie balloon over a Coca-Cola – balloon. And guess who comes away with the Coke…
3. Budweiser Clydesdale Team – A Clydesdale fails to make the team. So, who is his coach to train him to make next year's team? A Dalmatian. Very clever.
4. Nod (Diet Pepsi Max) – Haddaway's 1993 hit What Is Love is used in this commercial, reminiscent of those Night at the Roxbury sketches on Saturday Night Live with Chris Kattan…
5. Magnetic Attraction (Pepsi) – Who here doesn't want to see Justin Timberlake get what's coming to him? Freakin' hilarious.
Honorable Mention: WALL*E SuperBowl Spot (Disney), Perfume (Planters), "Truth in Engineering" (Audi), Victoria's Secret Ad (well, duh?)
1. Trading Baby 2008 (E*TRADE) – Oh wow, a talking baby. Didn't we see this a Quizno's ad several years ago with Baby Bob? How original. Oh, oh, and now, the kid pukes on camera. Hey kid, down on the floor… DOWN ON THE FLOOR!
2. Meet Carmen Electra (Ice Breakers) – She's still around? What is she, 50 or something? And why does she have a Super Bowl Ad?
3. Breathe Fire (Bud Light) – Completely, utterly stupid.
4. Queen of Hearts (Career Builder) – Yes, your heart can jump right out of your body and leaves for a better place! The only surprise here, is the lady didn't immediately drop dead (so that's why Dick Cheney's been alive all those years…)
5. Thrillicious: 2008 Sobe Life – That was Naomi Campbell was in this ad? I thought it was Rihanna or that chick who won recently "won" Top Model…
Also in the trash bin: Both Sales Genie commercials (and you thought last year's ads were bad) and Carlos Mencia's Bud Light commercial (did he steal this from Joe Rogan, too?), plus another anti-drug commercial from your friend and mine, the government.
Halftime Show: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the performers. Would it kill them to play some new stuff? (and they didn't play my favorites – "Don't Come Around Here No More" and "Mary Jane's Last Dance". Totally disappointing. Spent halftime on YouTube.)
-USA Today's annual Ad Meter ranked Budweiser Clydesdale Team ad number one on its survey, while the Doritos ad featuring an unknown signer ranked at the bottom.
– Bob Garfield of Ad Age reviews the Super Bowl ads. Memo to Garfield: Dude, lighten up (and whose this Terence Henderson guy making nasty comments to someone in the comments section? Impostors…)
– For the second year in a row, YouTube is rating the ads. The winner will be announced on February 12 (hopefully, it's not the one with the baby throwing up.)
– The reception toward this year's ads, much like last year's, were pretty cold, and yours truly tend to agree (maybe the copywriters should've went out on strike as well?) Most were average, at best. I scaled back on writing about the Super Bowl ads this year and limited them to the top five and the bottom five. Writing about last year's ads was too much work, and for what?
– Thumbs down to TV Squad for their ad reviews. Like geez, how many softball reviews can you squeeze in an article? They all weren't that great. Only the Meet the Spartans generation can write such junk…
– By the way, if you skipped the pregame show… good for you! The only performer worth watching was Alicia Keys. It was typical Hollywood arrogance on display with a "red carpet", egged on by Ryan Seacrest, and constant tie-ins to American Idol. This was the Super Bowl, not a Lakers game.
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Throat Cancer in Tampa & Spring Hill, FL
Throat cancer is a generalized term that describes cancers of the larynx, tonsils and other structures of the throat. Throat cancer causes a range of symptoms that may be misdiagnosed, especially in the early stages. The board-certified Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeons of Suncoast ENT Surgical Specialists are specially trained to recognize the early signs of throat cancer in patients living in Tampa, Spring Hill and nearby towns in Florida.
What Is Throat Cancer?
Any cancer that attacks an individual's voice box, tonsils, or that develops anywhere on their throat is referred to as throat cancer. This would also include tumors that grow in that area.
The human throat is basically a tube that is full of muscles. It starts just behind the nose and goes through the neck. Our voice box is positioned just under our throat. The voice box can fall prey to throat cancer. The human voice box is composed primarily of cartilage. It is home to the vocal cords. When a person talks, the vocal cords vibrate to create sound.
Throat cancer is aggressive and has been known to attack the epiglottis. This is a small piece of cartilage that functions as a lid that closes over your windpipe. Tonsil cancer is another type of throat cancer. The human tonsils are situated in the back part of the throat. Individuals who smoke, chew tobacco and drink excessive amounts of alcohol increase their chances of getting throat cancer.
Symptoms of Throat Cancer
Some of the symptoms of throat cancer are:
Heavy Coughing
Fluctuations in the Voice, Including Voice Loss
Pain When Swallowing
Pain or Discomfort in the Ear
A Growth or Lump in the Throat That Will Not Heal
Causes of Throat Cancer
Like other types of cancer, throat cancer is the result of genetic mutations that occur in the cells around the throat. These mutations cause these cells to grow in an uncontrolled manner, and they also cause the mutated cells to have a lifespan that far exceeds those of normal cells. As the mutated cells grow and accumulate, they begin to form a tumor in the throat.
The mutation of cells that results in cancer is relatively misunderstood. However, doctors have been able to identify some lifestyle factors that could increase a person's risk of getting throat cancer.
Types of Throat Cancer
Throat cancer is an overall term that is used to describe any form of cancer that develops in or around the throat (pharyngeal cancer). This term can also be applied to cancers that form on or in the voice box (laryngeal cancer).
The throat and the voice box work together. The voice box is situated right underneath the throat. The majority of throat cancers stem from the same type of cells. Different terminology is used to describe different throat cancers based on the part of the throat where the cancer began.
Cancer that originates in the area of the throat just behind the nose is called nasopharyngeal cancer.
Cancer that originates in the area of the throat that is just behind the mouth including the area of the tonsils is referred to as Oropharyngeal cancer.
Cancer that originates in the lower section of the throat in the area above the esophagus and the windpipe is called Hypopharyngeal cancer.
Cancer that originates in the vocal cords is called Glottic cancer.
Cancer that originates in the top part of the larynx or in the epiglottis (a small piece of cartilage designed to prevent food from entering the windpipe) is referred to as Supraglottic cancer.
Cancer that originates in the lower part of the voice box in the area below the vocal cords is called Subglottic cancer.
Factors That Can Increase Your Risk of Throat Cancer
Tobacco Use, Including Smoking Tobacco, and Chewing Tobacco
Alcohol Abuse or Excessive Use of Alcohol
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
A Diet That Lacks Fruits and Vegetables
Tests and Diagnosis
Diagnostic testing for throat cancer may include:
Doctors may use an endoscope to get a better look at the throat. An endoscope is a specialized tool that not only magnifies the throat, but it also illuminates the area around the throat, giving doctors a better view of anything that is affecting the area. The procedure that the doctors use is called an endoscopy. The endoscope is outfitted with a small camera that will transmit images from the throat to a monitor that the doctor watches. Throughout the examination, the doctor is looking for abnormalities in the throat. A second type of scope that doctors can use is called a laryngoscope. This scope can be put inside the voice box. It is equipped with a lens to magnify the vocal cords, making it easy for the doctors to examine them. This examination is referred to as a laryngoscopy.
A second examination doctors may recommend is a biopsy. A biopsy is used when doctors remove a sample of tissue from the throat for testing. Biopsies are usually recommended if an endoscopy or laryngoscopy reveals abnormalities in the throat. Tissue samples are collected by passing surgical instruments through the endoscope and collecting tissue for testing.
Imaging test, including x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and PET's, can help doctors determine how far the cancer has grown and if it is affecting areas underneath the surface of the throat or voice box.
Throat Cancer Treatments
Depending on how far the cancer has spread, doctors may recommend one of the following or a combination of the following therapies.
Minimally invasive endoscopic surgery: allows doctors to remove entire tumors throughout the mouth without causing large incisions and without affecting a person's ability to speak or to swallow.
Trans-Oral Laser Microsurgery (TLM): is a procedure that uses a hollow core fiber that is very flexible. CO2 laser energy is transmitted through the fiber. This technique allows surgeons to access parts of the throat and to perform 360-degree resections around tumors in a way that was not previously possible.
Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS): uses specialized surgical instruments, advanced computer technology, and state-of-the-art 3-D dimensional imaging to perform precision surgeries in the neck and throat.
Supracricoid Partial Laryngectomy: During this procedure, vocal cords and thyroid cartilage are removed. Other structures that are needed to swallow food and to speak are spared.
The main objective of chemotherapy is to shrink the tumor or kill remaining cancer cells after surgery or radiation treatment has been performed. Chemotherapy may be combined with radiation therapy for patients who have large tumors or those who cannot physically tolerate surgery.
Suncoast ENT Surgical Specialists offers the latest techniques in radiation therapy such as intensity modulated radiotherapy. When coupled with proton therapy and the skill of a well-trained doctor, intensity modulated radiotherapy allows healthy tissue around cancer tumors to be spared during the radiation process.
Brachytherapy: Small radioactive seeds are inserted next to the body in close proximity to the tumor
3D-Conformal Radiation Therapy: Radiation beams are given that are the exact shape and size of the tumor
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy: A specialized form of treatment tailored to the shape and size of the tumor
The physicians of Suncoast ENT Surgical Specialists have the knowledge, skill and expertise you need for your throat cancer. If you are interested in finding out how we can help with your diagnosis and treatment, contact our office in Tampa or Spring Hill to schedule a consultation.
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Meet the Harris County Voters Who Showed Up After Midnight to Cast a Ballot
The county's decision to open eight locations for round-the-clock early voting drew workers too busy to vote during the day—and others eager to send a message about voter suppression.
By Peter Holley
Miguel Valencio, a forty-year-old Harris County voter who works in the Ship Channel, showed up to vote in his welding helmet around 1 a.m. at the Kashmere Gardens Multi-Service Center. Peter Holley
Miguel Valencio was still wearing his fireproof coat and welding helmet, which conveniently doubled as a face mask, when he arrived at the Kashmere Gardens Multi-Service Center around 1 a.m. to vote. The forty-year-old engineer who works in the Houston Ship Channel for an oil-field services company had not been particularly enthusiastic this summer about casting a ballot for Joe Biden. But then, in early October, Governor Greg Abbott angered him by issuing an order that limited Harris County's 4.7 million residents to a single location to drop off mail-in ballots. He grew determined to send a message by exercising his right to vote in person.
"What I like about engineering is that you can't manipulate the laws of physics and mathematics," Valencio said. "As we've seen lately, election laws are not the same."
Valencio's vote in the early morning hours Friday was made possible by Harris County clerk Chris Hollins's decision to keep eight polling locations open for 24 hours, from Thursday morning through Friday morning, rather than closing at 7 p.m. as they have the rest of the early voting period. During the extended period, 10,250 Houstonians voted, adding to what had already been record-breaking turnout in the county. For many voting at the eight sites on a frigid October morning, when temperatures plummeted into the low 50s—a deep freeze, by Houston standards—the primary motivation for showing up was simple: casting a ballot was finally convenient.
Drive-through Voting. 24-Hour Polling Places. Finger Condoms. Welcome to Election 2020 in Harris County.
"I just got off work and I don't have any time during the day," said one woman, an employee of Metro, Harris County's public transportation agency. She asked me to snap photos of her and her friend with their "I voted" stickers. Moments later, a woman with a baby on her hip ambled by, followed by a man who identified himself as a construction project manager who was too busy to vote during the workday. Some voters showed up in pairs, but the majority arrived alone, returning to their cars to warm up for a few minutes when the lines slowed. At one point around midnight, a technical glitch with polling machines caused a thirty-minute delay. No one drove off without voting.
The crowd at NRG Stadium, home of the Texans, was even larger at times, with voters still gathering in the cold, wind-swept parking lot at 2 a.m. An overworked Amazon delivery driver brought her friend to vote. A middle-aged teacher, still wearing her business-casual work attire, was desperate to go home and get some rest. And a white-haired boomer wearing an Alabama Crimson Tide cap and a pair of gym shorts looked like he'd just rolled out of bed. "This is great," he said, before hopping into his black BMW and driving away. "I walked right in and walked out—no lines!"
Norre Citizen, a 21-year-old H-E-B employee who grew up in Houston, told me he had been thrilled to find out about the existence of 24-hour polling locations earlier that day when he saw a news clip while on break at work. "I was going to wait until the last minute, but I'm glad I'm here," he said, adding that he voted for Biden. "The two most important issues for me are police reform and racism. As a Black man, I feel worried for the safety of my family and I want to see change."
Around 2:30 a.m., a trio of Rice undergraduates hopped out of a pickup truck. They were there, they said, to experience the phenomenon of late-night voting. "Who knows when this might happen again?" reasoned Harry Golen, a Massachusetts transplant who said he feared the gradual dissolution of American democracy.
Norma Gonzalez was worried about the state of the country, too. I intercepted the 25-year-old as she walked toward her car around 3 a.m. and asked her what had prompted her to vote so early in the morning. She started with immigration policy before mentioning her concerns about Abbott attempting to suppress voting in Harris County. Like Valencio's, her vote was an act of defiance. "I guess it's important to show them we're going to vote no matter what," she said. "And if enough people come to this 24-hour voting location, next time it will be harder for them to take it away."
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This herb that we are going to present to you in this article is also known as holy herb. The holy herb actually is Basil, and it has been used since ancient times, but not it is becoming popular again due to the phytonutrients that it contains.
This healthy plant contains numerous health benefits and usually it grows in tropical climate. You could find more than 60 different variants of basil that are divided in 3 categories: purple, bush, or sweet.
You could easily grow this plant indoors, but also outside. Once the budding head appears you could snip it off and under the base of the leaf close to the bottom on the stems new branches will grow.
It is best to use this herb fresh because it provides great smell, but also it contains vitamin K which is great for preventing blood clotting.
In fact, two tablespoons of basil contain 30% of the recommended daily dose. On the other hand it contains vitamin A, beta carotenes, antioxidants, and many other healthy properties. This herb also could help you prevent cholesterol from oxidizing from the blood, thus preventing atherosclerosis, cardiovascular illnesses, and stroke. Basil is packed with calcium, vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, and potassium. Also it contains antibacterial properties and DNA protecting flavonoids.
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Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he moved at a young age and grew up in New Port Richey, Florida. Dr. Spiker earned his doctorate from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and a bachelor's degree in Biology from Florida State University. He describes one of his greatest joys as "watching the organization grow from a concept into a mission-oriented company full of talented individuals."
Favorite book? In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette. I found this book equal parts humbling and inspiring.
Hobbies? Swimming, watching The Simpsons episodes on endless repeat, finding ways to insert my favorite Simpsons quotes into my everyday life.
Personal motto? "Bite off more than you can chew and then chew like hell." – Peter Brock
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Christine Battista is a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Essentials PetCare, a.k.a. The Maestro. Her professional experience includes marketing, merchandising and product development; working with small organizations, non-profits, and national retailers as well.
Christine comes from an entrepreneurial family, and was born and raised in Port Richey, Florida. She earned her master's degree in Consumer Affairs from Auburn University, and double-majored in Merchandising and Apparel Design, earning her bachelor's degree from Florida State University. She takes pride in ensuring our team's efforts always remain true to our mission–serving as an advocate on behalf of pet parents, and encouraging consumer transparency and education to enhance the lives of people and their beloved pets.
Best concert ever attended? Madonna: Rebel Heart tour – Brooklyn, NY
Skills or talents that most people don't know about? Ballroom dancing, sewing and patternmaking
Personal motto? "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined." – Henry David Thoreau
Bruce Newman
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Bruce Newman is a co-founder of Essentials PetCare and serves as our Executive Chairman, i.e. the Navigator. Bruce's background includes 30 years of entrepreneur experience in developing and financing businesses in the area of B2B software, technology solutions for big box retailers, and investment banking.
Bruce grew up with his six brothers and sisters on Long Island in New York where he started his first business at the age of 21. Bruce enjoys working with determined people who have a shared vision of building an organization that can have meaningful impact.
If you were a superhero, which one would you be? Batman of course, beginning from when I was 7.
Skills or talents that most people don't know about? I'm pretty good at riding a unicycle, although it's been a few years. Good to have in my back pocket if I ever decide to join the circus!
Personal motto? Always do the right thing.
Travis W. Wagner, DVM, DABVP
Dr. Wagner is the Regional Clinical Director for Essentials PetCare. As a classmate of Dr. Spiker, Dr. Wagner graduated from Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2005. Originally from Birmingham, AL, he started his small animal medicine career in Alpharetta, GA, for two years before moving back to his wife's hometown of Gadsden, AL. He spent several years in emergency/critical care practice at a surgical referral hospital and also helped establish a practice limited to internal medicine service for the specialty hospital. He continues to practice full time general medicine and surgery at a small animal hospital in Rainbow City, AL.
In 2017, Dr. Wagner passed board certification with the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in the area of canine/feline practice. This is an organization that certifies general practitioners as practicing on the standard of a specialist through a rigorous review of credentials, writing of detailed case reports and literature reviews, and a two-day board exam. Dr. Wagner joined Essentials PetCare in 2018 and initially began assisting with development of our medical protocols to ensure they were the highest standards possible and in accordance with published guidelines by the American Animal Hospital Association, American Association of Feline Practitioners, and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. He now serves as a Regional Clinical Director to oversee the implementation of these protocols and ensure that our patients receive the highest quality of care.
Dr. Wagner entered veterinary medicine because of a love for animals, but he has come to realize that the field is often more about helping people. He is excited to have the opportunity with Essentials PetCare to bring affordable care to more pets and pet owners so that more people can improve their quality of life through the human-animal bond. When he's not working, Dr. Wagner enjoys spending time with his family (wife Stephanie, daughter Natalie, and son Reade), running, traveling, and playing drums.
What's the best thing about working at EPC? "Strengthening the human-animal bond by proactively keeping pets healthy and educating owners about basic pet healthcare."
Favorite way to spend a day off? "My typical day off is a morning jog, lunch date with my wife, then playing with the kids after school."
Best concert ever attended? "Any of the 13 Poison shows I've been to, although KISS and Iron Maiden have to rank at the top as well!"
Jesica Workman, DVM, CVPM
Texas Managing Veterinarian and State Administrative Director
Dr. Jesica Workman is the Managing Veterinarian and State Administrative Director for Essentials PetCare in Texas. Born in Kansas, she grew up on a farm and has always had a love for animals. Dr. Workman earned her doctorate from Kansas State University and is a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager. After graduation, she moved to Texas to join her husband. Dr. Workman loves working with people and their pets and has a passion for education.
What's the best thing about working at EPC? "Having the ability to help pets and impact the community in a positive way."
Hobbies? "Yoga, reading, scuba diving, crafting, ballroom dancing."
What would be your personal motto? "Hakuna matata? Just kidding – The golden rule: treat others as you wish to be treated."
Karli Dumovich
Texas Field Leader
Karli Dumovich is a veterinary technician, Texas Field Leader, and clinic manager in Anna, TX. She was born and raised in Southern California before moving to Texas in 2015. Karli attended the Veterinary Technology Program at San Juan College and is returning to school to finish her degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation. Karli has had a deep love for animals since she was young. She grew up visiting the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park and attended numerous camps through their summer programs. This fueled her passion for animals and wanting to help them, and was the steppingstone that helped Karli enter the veterinary field.
If Karli could travel to one place, it would be Scotland. Her favorite way to spend a day off is enjoying family activities with her daughter and husband. Some of her hobbies include painting and woodworking with her husband.
Stephen Godwin, JD, MA
Director of Talent Operations
Steve Godwin is our Director of Talent Operations, or as we refer to him behind his back, "Ditto." Steve has over twenty years of human resources experience and service as counsel to senior management. Prior to joining Essentials PetCare, he called Tallahassee home, serving as legal counsel to several Florida executive branch agencies and most recently as Director of House Administration for the Florida House of Representatives.
He received a Juris Doctor degree, a master's degree in Public Administration, and a bachelor's degree in International Affairs & Political Science from Florida State University. Steve says he enjoys working for a company like Essentials PetCare that "offers a team management approach to performance and productivity, which provides a fun, exciting, and challenging work environment, and for which my contribution is meaningful to me, my employer and the public."
If you were a superhero, which one would you be? Run Away From Danger Man
Personal motto? "Quondo Omni Flunkus Moritati"
If you could travel to one place, where would it be? 19.3947 N, 154.9291 W.
Shoshana Milberg
Director of Talent Development
Shoshana Milberg is our Director of Talent Development. She started working in the veterinary industry in 2007 when she took a break from working as a middle school, science teacher. She graduated from The George Washington University with a BS in Biological Anthropology and later earned a AS in Veterinary Technology from St. Petersburg College.
As a Certified Veterinary Technician, she has held several roles in and outside the hospital such as: Veterinary Technician, Practice Manager, Field Leader, and Operations Specialist. Strength Finders, Servant Leadership and First Break All the Rules are some of her favorite leadership books.
Hobbies? "I love to travel and when I do, I'm in my camper with all my pets (cats and dogs). Our longest trip was 40 nights and we covered 6,000 miles around the US!"
Quote? "Collect moments, not things"
Top three things that are most important in your life? "Being kind, positive and grateful."
Debby Battista
Talent Support Manager
Debby is our Talent Support Manager, guiding our organizations' efforts to discover and support the most talented team members to help fulfil our mission. She grew up in New York on Long Island, the eldest of 7 children, which helped initiate her organizational and "people" skills.
After moving to Florida and many years of owning and operating family businesses including restaurants, bars, and a hotel, she entered the field of Healthcare Provider Credentialing, working for nearly 2 decades in this industry. Debby is passionate about the EPC model and "being on the ground floor of an innovative and much needed new concept on a national level, to see it all take place and watch the growth!"
Best concert ever attended? "Rolling Stones"
If you could travel to one place, where would it be? "To Italy again!"
Personal motto? "Try to learn something new every day."
Jason Samough
Jason Samough is our Construction Project Manager. He has a bachelor's degree in architecture, a master's degree in construction management, and has worked for a variety of public and private sector clients in Miami and San Francisco for nearly two decades. Jason's passion for building design, construction techniques and their effect on the operations of a business always encourages him to find the best balance of cost, functionality and appeal to fit the particular needs of a facility. Jason particularly enjoys being a part of a unique company like Essentials PetCare because it allows him to employ ideas from his other areas of interest, such as business, law and technology. When not attending to the needs of Essentials PetCare, Jason spends time trying out local restaurants, hiking on trails and running with his wife and their adopted Foxhound, Coco.
Hobbies? "I still 'build' with Legos, but this is really research for work!"
Words to live by? "Treat others the way you would like to be treated."
"I think 'fusion' food is like fusion language; it doesn't make any sense; and I don't understand it."
Rose Lugo, Ed.D.
Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships
A consummate marketer specialized in the pet industry, Rose boasts 20 years of experience in media. She has combined her storytelling and anpalytical marketing skills to help leading pet brands like The Dog Whisperer, Purina, Heartgard, Frontline, and Vetericyn build emotional connections with pet families.
Rose earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at renowned Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil; conducted graduate studies in television and film at California State University of Los Angeles; and holds a doctoral degree in education, with specialization in media literacy, from Loyola Marymount pUniversity in Los Angeles, California. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Rose is passionate about Essentials PetCare's mission and constantly thinks of ways to share it pet parents. When she is not busy with pet marketing, Rose enjoys spending time with her husband Tony and their beloved pack—Minimmas, Maximmus II, Mel, Mo, and Marvin.
Best concert ever? Shakira's El Dorado World Tour in Miami.
Hobbies? Recently started teaching myself to play the piano. Yes, there's an app for that.
Personal motto? Go big or go home.
Marie Umholtz
Marie Umholtz is our Marketing & Communications Manager, a.k.a. the Media Whisperer. She has a background in professional writing and digital media.
She grew up in Florida and received a bachelor's degree in English with minors in art and multimedia management at Saint Leo University. She has a passion for helping people discover the best opportunities in pet care and educating clients, so they can make the best decisions for their pets.
Hobbies? I love art—both studying and creating it—in my spare time. I especially love drawing, painting, and sculpting.
Skills or talents that most people don't know about? I was able to ace a biology lab practical once thanks to watching SpongeBob.
If you could travel to one place, where would it be? If it's a real place, I'd love to visit Italy. If it could be anywhere, I'm going to Narnia.
Our Mascots
Annie Chief Inspiration Officer
Rosie The Original D.O.G.
Chief Inspiration Officer
When our founders discovered Annie as a sick puppy, it prompted our movement to make a difference in the lives of pets and their people. As our Chief Inspiration Officer, Annie works effortlessly on a daily basis to provide continuous motivation and inspiration to our founders and our entire team. When days are tough, she reminds us of why we embarked on our mission of making veterinary care affordable and accessible. When obstacles seem to grow even bigger, Annie's sweet nature provides reassurance that all of our hard work and dedication will prevail. Read Annie's full story.
Favorite Food: Purina Veterinary Diets HA Hydrolyzed
Favorite Treat: Unconditional love
Motto: Never hold back
The Original D.O.G.
On September 6, 2016, Rosie was the very first patient at the Essentials PetCare pilot clinic in Port Richey, FL. Fate broke our hearts when this puppy was abandoned the day before we opened our clinic doors. Just like her older sister, Annie, she suffered from a severe case of demodectic mange. She was just a small pup at 4 pounds, and she appeared to be about 4 months old. She had very little hair, and our clinic team named her by the color of her bright pink skin. Rosie was fortunate to recover quickly, and to our surprise, blossomed from a hairless Chihuahua into a beautiful long-haired Chihuahua. Rosie, a.k.a. The Original D.O.G., was the first of many patients to be helped at Essentials PetCare. Read Rosie's full story.
Favorite Past Time: Being fostered and loved by so many EPC family and friends
Hobbies: Quivering, burrowing under blankets, and playing fetch with sticks
Favorite Treat: Hard core snuggling
Sound like a pack you want to run with?
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Dscoop conferences, plus a new website and local events, will be used to interact with brands.
Alon Bar-Shany addresses a full house at Dscoop.
On March 27, 2018, Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager of HP Indigo, detailed the digital print and packaging market while also providing a glimpse into the future at Dscoop 18. The event took place at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas, TX, USA from March 25-28.
Dscoop 2017, which took place in Phoenix, AZ, marked the 40th anniversary of HP. Bar-Shany utilized Dscoop 18 to reflect on the 10-year anniversary since the stock market collapse in 2008. Not only did he provide valuable lessons learned along the way in the printing industry, he gave suggestions as to what might help avoid those same pitfalls going forward.
HP originated in 1977, and it has been 25 years since the introduction of Indigo at IPEX in 1993. According to Bar-Shany, the launch of HP Indigo S3 at drupa 2008 was a turning point for the brand. Brands and printers both began their transformation, which coincided with the recession of 2008.
In the next 5-10 years, the printing industry will have to answer several important questions. For example, how does it compete with internet presences like Google and Facebook? There will need to be an answer to greater demands for immediacy, data and personalization.
Bar-Shany conceded that the future is somewhat harder to predict, as new, emerging technologies have changed the outlook. Product lifecycles are getting shorter, and consumers preferences have continued to change over time. Today, consumers are willing to pay more for experiences and memories, but also higher quality.
This will often be seen in the craft beer industry, which capitalizes on unique and intricate labels featuring eye-popping graphics. There are over 3,000 craft breweries in the US, and craft sales have grown by 17% since 2013. Bar-Shany also emphasized that many label converters for craft beers use HP Indigo presses to capitalize on short runs and quick turnaround times.
In order to keep up with industry trends, HP has made significant investments in inkjet technology. The company is also relying on feedback from customers by requesting samples and case studies. HP is trying to change the perception around digital and the supply chain that digital printing can be a reliable solution for bigger brands, as well as those specializing in shorter runs.
Dscoop conferences–of which there are three in 2018–plus a new website and local events will be used to interact with brands. In addition, PrintOS Marketplace is coming this summer. The goal of PrintOS Marketplace will be to leverage the power of the cloud while creating variable data campaigns and more. Bar-Shany said that he hopes this is the backbone of the industry when drupe 2020 rolls around. HP is also trying to market print to the next generation of printers with initiatives like the Academia Inclusion Program, which will utilize Dscoop for a younger generation. This includes the designers and printers of tomorrow, explaining why print is exciting.
In the immediate future, HP will display its new HP Indigo 6900 digital press at Labelexpo Americas, with several beta sites scheduled for the summer, as well. Bar-Shany added that new HP Indigo ElectroInks can be differentiator, and HP hopes to educate users on the benefits of a new labels and packaging DFE and PrintOS. In addition, there are business opportunities with HP Indigo 20000 and Pack Ready.


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CANAL LIFE
Framilode
OS Map c1880 (National Library of Scotland) Larger Map
The entrance to the canal from the River Severn at Framilode was close to the mouth of the River Frome which had long been a haven for trading vessels.
Initially, there was just a lock (1) that could be used by vessels around the time of high tide on most days, although not for the lowest neap tides. The basin (2) and adjoining warehouse (3) were built in the 1790s to provide transshipment facilities for visiting vessels that did not want to continue up the canal, although it seems that little such traffic developed.
The Canal Company built a house beside the bridge for their lock-keeper and toll clerk (4), and they also owned other houses nearby (5). The long row of houses backing on to the towpath (6) was built by the owner of Framilode Mill (7) which produced tin plate and other metal products until it closed in the 1830s. Further south along the towpath were two beer houses: the Bell (8) and the Ship Inn (9). Both were well placed to serve bargemen who had arrived from a trip on the Severn or were waiting to leave the canal at high tide.
Framilode Swing Bridge
(Michael Handford)
The image shows the swing bridge viewed from the south-west, with the lock house on the right when its extension was used as the village Post Office. In the background is the warehouse, which was not used much for storing cargoes, but its upper floor was used as a meeting room for the Framilode Benefit Society of Watermen whose members were supporters of the temperance movement and did not want to meet in a pub. For a time it was also used as a school room before a National School opened in Framilode.
Since the right of navigation was withdrawn in 1954, the bridge hole has been filled in and the lock house and the warehouse are now private residences.
Framilode Basin
The basin was built in the 1790s, partly paid for by the Thames & Severn Canal Co, to provide space for vessels bringing Newport coal to transship into local barges that could continue up to Brimscombe and beyond, although it seems that little such traffic developed.
The image shows the barge Irene waiting for the lock keeper to open the gates when the tide in the river reached the right level. She appears to be carrying a cargo of grain loaded at Sharpness for delivery to the mill at Lower Framilode, half a mile down river. Since 1954, this basin has also been filled in and the area is a private garden.
For Ivor Gurney's connection to Framilode read about the Framilode Lock Keeper.
It Happened Here
As the only access to and from Framilode church was across Framilode Bridge, locals say that at one time it was traditional for newly married couples to pay a 'toll' to the bridge keeper when crossing his bridge.
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Medesis Pharma Extends Collaboration in Biopharm Sector
Philip Ward
Medesis Pharma has signed a collaboration agreement with the French Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies
Medesis Pharma, a biopharmaceutical company represented in France and Canada, has signed a collaboration agreement with the French Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, CEA) on the development of compounds designed to remove radioactive/toxic metal contaminants from the body.
Medesis Pharma is targeting the defense markets and the civil nuclear industry (especially governmental stocks of decorporation products for civil protection in the vicinity of nuclear power plants). At present, there are no appropriate marketed products to use on a broad population for decorporation of plutonium and cesium, and there is no treatment for the decorporation of uranium, according to the company.
"Here at Medesis Pharma, we are delighted to extend and formalize our collaboration with CEA - simply the best possible partner for many opportunities in this part of the pharmaceutical market," commented Pharma Medesis' CEO Jean-Claude Maurel.
Meanwhile, Eric Quémeneur (Program and Research Exploitation Director in the CEA's Life Sciences Department) welcomed the opportunity to jointly develop original compounds in under-explored therapeutic areas.


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Q: Fit div to screen I have two divs:

"header" is a fixed size (40px) bar, and "scroll" is a sidebar, with a scrollbar. I want to make "scroll" fill all the height that is available,  between "header" and the bottom of screen. But if I set 100% or 100vh height on "scroll", it fills the height, but also takes 40px more, which doesn't fit in the screen, so the scrollbar appears on the browser too, even though the div "scroll" has it's own scrollbar.

A: If you want you could use CSS3 calc.
width: calc(100% - 40px);

But beware that not all browsers support this (yet).
See http://caniuse.com/calc to see browser support for calc.

A: This can be done in two ways.
div {
width: calc (100% - 40px);
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or
div {
margin: 40px 0 0 40px;
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this will margin the top and the left side. assuming thats where the scroll bars are. If you want to just margin the top 40 pix then do
div {
    margin-top: 40px;
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A: I would give the .scroll element position:absolute; like this: Fiddle Demo
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    background-color:yellow;
    position:relative;
    height:500px;
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.header {
    background-color:red;
    height:40px;
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    width:100px;
    position:absolute;
    top:40px;
    bottom:0px;
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Australian Eurovision and Australia Decides artists get into action with raising funds for bushfire
Over several months bushfires have spread across all states throughout Australia, from the Blue Mountains in New South Wales to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Unfortunately thousands of properties have been destroyed, 100s of millions of Australian native animals have been killed, along with many human fatalities.
Over several weeks Australia has been inundated with great generosity, love and appreciation from all over the world, including Eurofans.
Big stars, celebrities and musicians across the world have also sent messages of support and donations.
We've seen Lizzo who is currently touring in Australia donating her time to volunteer at Foodbank, who are currently providing food supplies to bushfire evacuees.
Australia's own Delta Goodrem has writing and released a heart felt song "Let It Rain" with all proceeds going to bushfire relief. Her single is currently at number one on the Australian iTunes chart. And of course the Minogue family, practically Australian royalty, donated $500,000.
During the week we also saw the 2014 cover of "I Am Australian" reach number 5 on the Australian iTunes chart as the song as the song has been used on television and online during the bushfire coverage. The song is a cover of an Australian classic originally written in 1987 by members from The Seekers and The Bushwackers. It is recognised by some as Australia's unofficial national anthem. This recording from 2014 is sung by many Australian Sony artists and features Jessica Mauboy and Dami Im.
Some Australian Eurovision and Australia Decides artists have shown their support by making public donations, collecting donations and performing in fundraisers:
Alfie Arcuri
Alfie Arcuri set up a facebook fundraiser to raise $7,500 for WIRES an organisation that helps recuse wildlife. If you would like to donate you can find the link here.
Dami Im gave an impressive donation of $10,000 to the Australian Red Cross.
On February 13 Didirri and friends, which include Pierce Brothers, Jack Botts and Steve Cousins, will be performing a Bushfire Relief Fundraiser in Melbourne at The Corner Hotel, 100% of all the profits and $1 from every drink purchased on the night being donated to bushfire relief charities. Tickets are selling fast, you can get tickets here.
Ella Hooper
Ella Hooper's band Killing Heidi who are currently on the road with their Red Hot Summer Tour recently performed two shows in Mt. Gambier, South Australia with all proceeds from merchandising sold donated to the South Australian CFS Foundation.
On February 19 Electric Fields will be performing alongside other Australian artists like Luke Million, Motez, Noen Tetra and others in a Bushfire Relief Show in Adelaide at the Lions Arts Factory, with all ticket sales going to bushfire relief charities.
You can still get tickets here for only $20.
Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian and his wife donated an undisclosed amount to bushfire relief charities. He also stated that he will be "partnering with some very talented people soon to help", we will keep you updated on the developments.
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Jessica Mauboy and Montaigne
Jessica Mauboy and Montaigne are performing as part of the Australian Open Music for Relief. All proceeds to to the Australian Red Cross bushfire appeal. Tickets from ticketmaster.
Jordan-Ravi
Last week Jordan-Ravi showed his support by busking in Melbourne where he raised money for the fire fighter departments.
Kate Miller-Heidke
On New Year's Eve Kate Miller-Heidke performed on ABC's NYE Concert with other artists and helped raise $13.3 million for the Red Cross Diaster Relief & Recovery fund.
On the night she performed a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" which you can watch here:
Tania Doko
On February 11 in Stockholm Sweden Tania Doko is teaming up with Aussies in Stockholm at The Australian Swedish pub Roo and Elk to raise funds for The Red Cross, St Vincent de Paul and other bushfire relief charities. Entertainment by Tania Doko, Sheona Urquhart, and Hart from Ell & Hart. They will have a quiz and also will be auctioning off special packets of Tim Tams, check the link here for more details.
Further messages from other Australian Eurovision and Australia Decides artists with links to various CFS Foundations and charities:
Casey Donovan
Courtney Act
Diana Rouvas
Isaiah Firebrace
Mitch Tambo
Vanessa Amorosi
Vanessa also appeared at Hay Mate a fundraiser for farmers experiencing drought (part of the cause of these bushfires).
If you haven't donated you can donate to https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/disaster-relief-and-recovery-donate


TOPIC:	No update DOV ?
I was hoping we would get a spreadsheet update from you.
While I am still positive on the development of scleroderma and OA I severely lowered my estimates for 2020.
I had a "best case" of 153 million falling to the bottom line but now see just 43 million and removed the "best case" fluff along with a few other changes.
While I believe the scleroderma market remains the same I have lowered avg. sale est. to 8k per dose. and also lowered the # treated in 2020 for EU and USA.
OA I believe can be massive but still conservative on time to market...Especially elsewhere in the world...also still assume we will be sharing revenues with a partner.
Severely lowered Lorem's contribution in 2020. Same with SUI and burns. Kerastem ? Also not expecting much.
Still using either 225 and 240 million as 2020 share counts which translates to $0.18 to $0.19 a share in earnings.
One can apply any PE they want but a PPS range of $4 to $10 seems realistic. Markets can be unrealistic of course so if we (cell therapy) gets in vogue who knows.
BTW...early 2015 when our "analyst" were pumping $6 and $7 PPS projections I said 2015 would remain sub $3 . I think I am safe in lowering that to sub $2 for the remainder of 2015.
Others welcome to add their opinions !!!!!
I have been playing around with the spreadsheet and making similar adjustments downward based on timelines projected by Hedrick. I don't know whether to just go with what he says or try to second guess his timelines. For instance, the SCLERADEC I trial in France treated 2 patients per month per site. Hedrick's comments contained a small amount of optimism that they might be able to do better than treating one patient per quarter per site. This optimism comes as a result of an information blitz through the Scleroderma Foundation starting in September. So there is roughly six months of potential swing in the U.S. timeline. I suppose it will take a year for the FDA to decide whether or not to approve the cell therapy for Scleroderma, but there is upside there as well especially if the Foundation gets vocal.
Hedrick's timeline for the EU pivotal Scleroderma trial was for it to be completed in April/May of 2016. However, he estimated it would take 18 months for the EU to decide whether or not to approve the therapy. To me that seems very slow considering the drug has already been granted orphan status which provides support largely to speed the approval process across the EU member countries.
Hedrick's SUI trial timeline was actually more bullish than what we have been tossing around on this board. Reimbursement perhaps as early as 2018??
The two most bullish comments by Hedrick had to do with the timing of a potential purchase of CTX2 devices by BARDA. I have never included this potential in my numbers, but Jason Kolbert has and he has been projecting this purchase years too early. He now must be clear that 2017 would be the earliest potential and may be why he has lowered his 12 month target to $5 (along with everyone else). The second most bullish discussion was around the early preparation of a draft proposal for a Phase III pivotal trial for OA that could start as early as mid 2016. For that to happen, Jeremy Hayden must be successful in negotiating a partnership that gets signed sometime before the start of the 2nd quarter 2016.
I expect the results to be equal or better than the results from the Czech Republic trial that Fas posted sometime ago. (See below) I have been playing around with various potential partnership structures for OA. In my mind, a good deal for Cytori would include: 1) upfront cash to obtain an exclusive license for all of North America 2) pay 100% of the phase III trial and 3) contain a CTX2 purchase agreement upon hitting the FDA approval milestone.
I am still doing some research on the actual insurance reimbursement for various procedures that could be replaced by our cell therapy (a chondroprotective injection costs $1,700 from the doctor alone), but I can say an extremely conservative estimate would be $2,000 net of COGS for the partner and for Cytori. In 2011, there were 711,000 total knee replacement surgeries in this country. Cell therapy would be done long before the OA progressed to the point of a total joint replacement. It is easy to see how Hedrick has stated this could be a multi-billion dollar opportunity. So what is the appropriate number for upfront cash? What is the appropriate number for CTX2 devices to be sold or given to orthopedic surgeons? That all depends on the results of the ACT trial. This potential partnership could be the validation we have been seeking.
One thing is for sure - With the last patient being treated on June 12th, everyone now knows who got the cells and who got the placebo. That should have been evident within three weeks of the procedure. The first patient is just now hitting their 24 week checkup. It is not surprising Cytori would begin the planning of the Phase III trial this fall.
Therapy of osteoarthritis relies on non-steroid analgesics, chondroprotectives and in late stages total joint replacement is considered a standard of care. We performed a pilot study using novel stem cell therapy approach that was performed during one surgical procedure. It relies on abdominal lipoaspiration and processing of connective tissue to stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells that typically contain relatively large amounts of mesenchymal stromal and stem cells. SVF cells are injected immediately to the target joint or to the connective tissue of the target joint. Since 2011, total of 275 patients have been recruited and followed for up to 24 months to demonstrate the therapeutical potential of freshly isolated SVF cells. At the same time, one to four joints (knees and hips) were injected with SVF cells per patient. A total number of 433 joints were treated. Semiquantitative clinical scale evaluation and non-steroid analgesics dependence was used as measurement of the clinical effect, all patients were diagnosed with stage II-IV osteoarthritis using X-ray and ultrasound, in some cases MRI was also performed to monitor the changes before and after stem cell therapy.


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Rabbi's 7th-grade daughter finds swastika, message 'you don't belong here'
Note given to rabbi's daughter (Screenshot/NBC News 3, Las Vegas)
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"That's an emotional threat that may lead to a physical threat," says the rabbi. The school says two boys have been identified and the incident is under investigation.
By World Israel News Staff
A 7th grader at Escobedo Middle School in Las Vegas, a rabbi's daughter, came to school one day to find a note with a swastika and the words "you don't belong here" on her desk, reports the local NBC News 3.
The father, Rabbi Craig Rosenstein, told a News 3 reporter that his daughter came home with the note, and that "apparently, there was a second picture that was a drawing of Hitler with his hand in the air and the Nazi salute and a swastika above that."
His daughter, who was adopted, is also African American.
He said that he has spoken to school staff who say two boys have been identified and that the incident is being investigated.
In a statement to News 3, a district spokesperson wrote in part, "The school is taking this incident seriously and appropriate staff has been in contact with the student's parents. Racially motivated incidents are never tolerated in the Clark County School District."
"When there's a phrase that says, 'You don't belong here,' that to me is terrorism," said the rabbi to News 3. "That's an emotional threat that may lead to a physical threat," he added.
The rabbi tweeted: "If this can happen to my kid, it can happen to yours. This needs to stop!"
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Stuart Overington is an accomplished conductor, vocal animator and composer working between Manchester and London, UK. Having trained as a singer and conductor at the Royal Northern College of Music he is known for his engaging, informative and inclusive style and works with a wide and diverse range of ensembles.
In 2019 he also began working with the National Children's Choir, leading their Green choir.
Stuarts diversity as a conductor is shown in his output Previous projects have included concerts with John Rutter, Stephen Bell, Sir Mark Elder, David Hill and Andrew Greenwood as well many performances for TV and Radio with bands such as Snow Patrol, C Duncan & Elbow. Forthcoming project include St Matthew Passion with Jonathan Peter Kenny & English Touring Opera, a number of concerts with RNCM Chamber choir and Edvard Grieg Kor across UK and Norway and numerous concerts with the Hallé Orchestra including Debussy's Nocturnes with Sir Mark Elder.
Alongside his choral work, Stuart regularly works on music education projects for various companies including Royal Opera House, Opera North and the Voices Foundation. He is increasingly being recognised as a leader in the field of singing with children and young people.
Stuart is also an experienced composer and arranger writing pieces for junior and youth choirs. In 2015 the Hallé Orchestra and Children's Choir premiered one of his works at the Bridgewater Hall and is regularly commissioned to write music for children and young people. A number of his songs will be published in the forthcoming book from Boosey & Hawkes' best selling series Singing Sherlock.
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Stuart has established and directed a number of junior, youth and community choirs across the country. Hu currently runs a number of groups including ensembles from the Royal Northern College of Music, Hallé Orchestra and Chethams School of Music as well as running projects for Opera North and the Royal Opera House.
Stuart is also an experienced composer and arranger writing pieces for junior and youth choirs. in 2015 the Hallé Orchestra and Children's Choir premiered one of his works at the Bridgewater Hall. A number of his songs will be published in the forthcoming book from Boosey & Hawkes' best selling series Singing Sherlock.


Finetex EnE, Inc.'s nano-division sales during 2Q 2017 has shown solid growth in both QoQ and YoY basis. According to the company's 1H 2017 earnings report released on 14 August, total sales was approximately $15.5m which is 30% increase vs. Q1 2017 and 46% increase vs. 2Q 2016. Finetex EnE's nano-division, the company's core business, sales growth was an increase of 44% from Q1 2017 and 149% from Q2 2016.
Two factors have principally attributed to Finetex EnE's such solid sales growth in its nano-division: 1) forthcoming global application of the ISO 16890 in the industrial filter has led the company's global clients to pre-emptively move to increase application of nano-filters, 2) Finetex EnE's business with Nike has started to contribute to the firm's revenue more meaningfully during 2Q 2017.
Operating profits, on the other hand, had remained unexciting when compared to its sales growth. This was mainly attributed to the company's one-off item related to the company's account receivable that amounted to $1.25m which was written-off during 1H 2017. However, a company official stated that much of this provision is expected to be reversed during the next quarter.
The ISO 16890 rule is expected to be implemented in the US industrial filtration industries from 2018; this effectively means electrostatic should be ruled out in the process of manufacturing industrial filters. This new rule has substantial effect of Finetex EnE's forthcoming sales and earnings figures as nano-filters would become a major substitute for industrial filter manufacturing process. The company official cited that growth in the demand for nanofiber applied filters would remain solid for coming years.
Finetex EnE has already shipped its orders to Nike's targeted sales for its 2017 Fall, Winter and Holiday seasons. Finetex EnE also has managed to receive orders for Nike's targeted sales for 2018 Spring and Summer seasons as well. These orders are principally aimed for Nike's sports marketing related products. Finetex EnE expects to receive additional orders for Nike's main product lines aimed for 2018 Fall season. Finetex EnE expects steady and stronger growth in orders from Nike during 2018.
Furthermore, the company's factory in the Philippines is currently progressing with major capex to facilitate such expected increase in demand and new addition of lines are expected to complete by the end of August 2017. Finetex EnE is also expected to introduce its face masks in many local retail channels and stores that include CVs, Supermarkets and Discount Stores. Thus, the company expects its B2C business division to show consistent growths in the upcoming quaters.
Lastly, the JV company with Yili is expected to be in full operation by Q4 2017. This is expected to add new sales related to automobile filters in China. Finetex EnE expects that its businesses have started to bottomed out and solid growth both sales and profits would be likely in the upcoming years.
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form the fabric of our community life. There are very few cities in North America where the Slovak community has built and maintained three churches. In addition to fulfilling the spiritual needs of their respective faith, each church maintains a community hall where many events and gatherings of our community take place - from theatre performances, concerts, banquets, or just meetings of few with common interests. Everyone is always welcome.
tvoria zaklad slovenskeho spolocenskeho zivota v nasom meste. Iba velmi malo miest na severoamerickom kontinente sa moze pochvalit vybudovanim a udrzanim az troch slovenskych kostolov. Popri splnaniu duchovnych potrieb svojich farnikov, kazdy kostol ma aj spolocenske priestory kde si kazdy zo Slovenskej komunity pride na svoje - od divadelnych predstaveni, koncertov a banketov po stretnutia skupin ktore maju spolocne zaujmy. Kazdy je vzdy vitany.
Religious Services: Weekdays - 8:00 AM, Sundays - 10:30 AM. Confessions: Before service.
Pastor: Rev. Roman Ondecko, O.F.M.Con.
Holy Masses: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday: 8.00 a.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:30 p.m.
Bohosluzby: Vo vsedne dni: 8:00 rano, v nedelu o 10:30 rano. Prilezitost k sv. spovedi pred kazdou bohosluzbou.
Spravca farnosti: Rev. Roman Ondecko, O. F. M. Conv.
Nedela: 9:00 hod. (po anglicky), 10:30 hod. po slovensky.
Sv. spoved pred kazdou omsou.
St. West. Vstupne je lubovolne.
Children's dance group Radost from Trencin, Slovakia.
Church of the Ascention of Our Lord, 45 Legendre St. West.
Mons. Sinalovi @ 514-389 9836 alebo Palovi @ 514-695 9212.
a velvyslanectva Slovenskej republiky v Ottawe.
Saturday, September 7, 1996 at 2 p.m.
and a dinner-banquet at the Oratory's facilities.
@ 514-389 9836, or Paul @ 514-695 9212. Cost is $20.
Mirabelom a Dolvalom je rychle a jednoduche.
autobusy do centra Montrealu a do Ottawy su hned vedla.
mate na spojenie v Severnej Amerike.
where their connection to other cities in Canada or the U.S.
or Ottawa are next to each other. The trip takes about 45 minutes.
20:30, 21:30, 22:30 and 23:30.
a translator who speaks your language.
Our e-mail address is 72702.1307@compuserve.com.
Nasa adresa cez Internet je: 72702.1307@compuserve.com.


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Q: Bash insert subnode to XML file Im trying to edit a config file using bash. My file looks like this:
<configuration>
  <property>
    <name></name>
    <value></value>
  </property>
  <property>
    <name></name>
    <value></value>
  </property>
</configuration>

I want to add another couple of <property> blocks to the file. Since all property tags are enclosed inside the configuration tags the file would looks like this:
<configuration>
  <property>
    <name></name>
    <value></value>
  </property>
  <property>
    <name></name>
    <value></value>
  </property>
  <property>
    <name></name>
    <value></value>
  </property>
</configuration>

I came across this post and followed the accepted answer, however nothing is appended to my file and the xml block I try to append is "echo-ed" as a single line string.
My bash file looks like this:
file=/path/to/file/oozie-site.xml
content="<property>\n<name></name>\n<value></value>\n</property>\n<property>\n<name></name>\n<value></value>\n</property>"
echo $content
C=$(echo $content | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
sed "/<\/configuration>/ s/.*/${C}\n&/" $file

A: With xmlstarlet:
xmlstarlet edit --omit-decl \
  -s '//configuration' -t elem -n "property" \
  -s '//configuration/property[last()]' -t elem -n "name" \
  -s '//configuration/property[last()]' -t elem -n "value" \
  file.xml

Output:
<configuration>
  <property>
    <name/>
    <value/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <name/>
    <value/>
  </property>
  <property>
    <name/>
    <value/>
  </property>
</configuration>

--omit-decl: omit XML declaration
-s: add a subnode (see xmlstarlet edit for details)
-t elem: set node type, here: element
-n: set name of element

A: Change the last line by sed -i.BAK "/<\/configuration>/ s/.*/${C}\n&/" $file


Godly Play at the 2018 Forma Conference!
Don't miss two pre-conference Godly Play workshops with Center for the Theology of Childhood director The Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD!
Interested in expanding your program into the full curriclum (age 12)? Losing your patience at a critical moment every week? Wondering if your youngest circle is really getting it? Join other established programs to troubleshoot your program's growing edges with children's spirituality and Godly Play expert The Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD. Modeling the theology undergirding the Godly Play method, this session will be participant driven and will address the specific concerns of the circle gathered–the wisdom of the circle is integral in the ongoing work of nurturing a Godly Play program.
With the second edition of The Complete Guide to Godly Play story volumes comes new stories, curriculum updates, and revisions that will strengthen every Godly Play program. Join contributing editor The Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, PhD, who works closely with Jerome Berryman as the director of The Center for the Theology of Childhood, to discover these important changes and poignant additions and to learn how to implement these curriculum changes in your new or established program.
The Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for the Theology of Childhood, the academic and publishing arm of the Godly Play Foundation. For the past eighteen years she has served a parish in the Diocese of Massachusetts, The Parish of All Saints' Church in Belmont. Also a Godly Play Trainer and Foundation Education Committee co-chair, Dr. Minor has been deeply involved in designing US Godly Play training models.
Posted in Godly Play® News on September 25, 2017 by Regan Schutz.
Our curriculum updates, grammar and illustration revisions, and new stories continue with the revised and expanded second edition of The Complete Guide to Godly Play, Volume 3!
For a quick guide to the 2017 curriculum updates in Volume 3, please see our one-page handout noting the changes you will find detailed in the revised and expanded second edition. We suggest that every Godly Play teacher receive a copy and that you leave a copy in each of your Godly Play rooms.
Beyond the new practice, the new story, and the new words for the stories you already love, the new edition of Volume 3 includes significant grammar and illustration revisions to better support your program.
Posted in Godly Play® News on September 8, 2017 by Regan Schutz.
I began working in parish-based children's ministry when my youngest child was just two months old. Churches are familiar places to them. Children's spaces in particular become like an extension of our living room.
Recently my daughters helped me to select and prepare a small gift to give each student and teacher at our parish's Blessing of the Backpacks – pocket-sized holding crosses made of olive wood in Bethlehem. Sitting in our Godly Play room, the girls took up the big work of taping said crosses to prayer cards and placing them neatly in baskets so that they could be handed out at each Mass.


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Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species: publication, controversy and popularisation
On the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, books from the Whipple Library document the debate Darwin aroused as well as the ensuing popularisation of his ideas through the medium of print.
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Published as part of an obituary notice in the leading paper for women, The Queen, 6 May, 1882. Probably written by his friend and regular correspondent, William Tegetmeier.
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, 1901
Now rarely seen, this first paperback edition was published in 1901. Darwin's publisher, John Murray, termed it a 'corrected copyright edition' and issued it immediately after the first edition went out of copyright. This was in order to compete with other publishers now able to reissue popular impressions of the first edition.
C.R. Bree, An Exposition of Fallacies in the Hypothesis of Mr Darwin, 1872
One of Darwin's many detractors, Bree stated: 'We have no proof of [evolution] and we are, in fact, profoundly ignorant of the modus operandi of creation. We know that the organic and inorganic worlds have been formed by a thoughtful reasoning Being; but the "how" or the "why" are hidden among the mysteries of Omnipotence.'
Bree's table revealing 'omissions' in Darwin's evolutionary theory
Richard Owen, Palaeontology, or, A Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and Their Geological Relations, 1861
Whilst opposing Darwin's explanations, Owen did clearly support the idea of secondary laws to explain the introduction of new species as is shown in this response to Huxley (p. 444). Nevertheless, Huxley and other Darwinians often sought to portray Owen as an advocate of the miraculous creation of species.
Samuel Butler, Evolution, Old and New, or, The Theories of Dr Erasmus Darwin, and Lamarck, As Compared with That of Mr Charles Darwin, 1879
The novelist Samuel Butler became one of Darwin's most vigorous critics, claiming that Darwin had ignored debts to earlier theorists, including his grandfather Erasmus Darwin.
Thomas Huxley, On Our Knowledge Of the Causes of the Phenomena Of Organic Nature, 1863
During the early 1860s Huxley used his position at the Royal Society to advocate Darwin's evolutionary ideas in a series of lectures to working men at the Museum of Practical Geology in central London.
Arabella Buckley, Life and Her Children: Glimpses of Animal Life from the Amoeba to the Insects, 1880 (below left) and Winners in Life's Race, or, The Great Backboned Family, 1892 (below right)
Closely connected to Darwin and his inner circle, Buckley's popular illustrated children's books contain positive references to Darwin's ideas. In Life and Her Children Buckley aimed to acquaint young people with the structure and habits of other forms of life. Starting with the simplest forms of life (tiny slime animals), Buckley worked her way through six of the seven 'divisions of life'. The seventh and final division (backboned animals) would be dealt with in a later book, Winners in Life's Race.
What Mr Darwin Saw in His Voyage Round the World in the Ship 'Beagle', 1879. Extracts paraphrased by W.P. Garrison from Darwin's Beagle diaries.
Son of a US abolitionist, W.P. Garrison published this work anonymously. His stated aim was to 'interest children in the study of natural history, and physical and political geography'. Garrison selected extracts from Darwin's original diaries, reorganising material thematically into four parts: 'Animals', 'Man' (strange peoples and customs, particularly of savage and barbarous life), 'Geography' (physical features of the countries visited by Mr Darwin) and 'Nature' (account of the grandeur of terrestrial processes).
Edward Clodd, The Story of Creation: A Plain Account of Evolution, 1904
Clodd built on Darwin's ideas to account for everything from the origin of the nebulae to the future destiny of Man. Although the work was initially published in 1888 by Longmans, this cheap edition was later issued by Watts & Co. for the Rationalist Press Association. They sought to make Clodd's evolutionary epic available to the widest possible readership in order to further the aims of secular atheism.
Thomas Huxley, Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature, 1863
In this popular book Huxley used evidence from both anatomical and brain structure to demonstrate the similarity of humans to apes.


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Number of cigarettes consumed in Malaysia 2013-2018
Published by R. Hirschmann, Apr 8, 2020
In 2018, about 20.3 billion cigarettes, both legal and illegal, were consumed in Malaysia. Cigarette consumption in Malaysia had increased since 2015, buckling the global trend of decreasing cigarette consumption.
Number of cigarettes consumed in Malaysia from 2013 to 2018 (in billions)
Number of cigarettes consumed in billions
Smoking behavior in the Netherlands 2008-2019
Compliance with the smoking ban in the Netherlands 2017
Smoking frequency among teenagers in the Netherlands 2017, by age
Share of teenagers smoking daily in the Netherlands 1992-2017
R. Hirschmann
Research expert covering Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia
Statistics on "Tobacco market in the Netherlands"
Number of tobacco shops in the Netherlands 2014-2020
Revenue of the tobacco shops in the Netherlands 2013-2019
Revenue per tobacco shop in the Netherlands 2013-2019
Expenditure on tobacco products in the Netherlands 2011-2019
Per capita expenditure on tobacco products in the Netherlands 2011-2019
Expenditure on cigarettes in the Netherlands 2010-2019
Per capita expenditure on cigarettes in the Netherlands 2010-2018
Total expenditure on cigars in the Netherlands 2010-2018
Per capita expenditure on cigars in the Netherlands 2010-2018
Average price of a pack of cigarettes in the Netherlands 2005-2019
Revenue of e-cigarettes per convenience store in the Netherlands 2017-2018
Cigarette consumption in the Netherlands 2007-2018
Total cigar consumption in the Netherlands 2010-2018
Hand rolling tobacco consumption in the Netherlands 2007-2018
Shag tobacco sales in the Netherlands 2012-2017, by type
Top 5 cigarette brands with highest market share in the Netherlands 2017
Market share of Marlboro in the Netherlands 2012-2017
Market share of Camel in the Netherlands 2012-2017
Supermarket revenue of Marlboro in the Netherlands 2015-2019
Supermarket revenue of Camel in the Netherlands 2015-2019
Opinions on smoking ban in public places in the Netherlands 2017
Opinions on smoking ban on terraces catering facilities in the Netherlands 2017
Influence government discouragement policy smoking behavior in the Netherlands 2017
Value of tobacco imported to the Netherlands 2008-2019
Leading suppliers of tobacco to the Netherlands 2019, by import value
Value of tobacco exported from the Netherlands 2008-2018
Leading export countries of tobacco in the Netherlands 2019, by export value
Number of cigarettes consumed in the Philippines 2012-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Singapore 2012-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Thailand 2012-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Vietnam 2012-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Cambodia 2013-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Laos 2013-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Myanmar 2013-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed in Pakistan 2012-2017
Average daily cigarette consumption in Canada 1999-2017
Number of cigarettes consumed APAC 2017, by country or region
Average daily cigarette consumption in Canada by age group 2017
Share of young people who smoke in Canada 1999-2015
Hand rolling tobacco usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014, by user type
Smoking frequency of cigarettes in Sweden 2017, by gender
Number of cigarettes smoked daily in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
Smoking status of students in Canada 2017
Share of students who have tried smoking in Canada by province 2016-2017
Importance of shape or design in cigarette brand choice in EU-28 2014
Cigarette consumption per day in Germany 1991-2019
Cigarettes in the U.S. Imperial Brands Plc Tobacco Industry Electronic Cigarettes (E-cigarettes) Recreational Marijuana
Oxford Economics. (June 20, 2019). Number of cigarettes consumed in Malaysia from 2013 to 2018 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668844/malaysia-number-of-cigarettes-consumed/
Oxford Economics. "Number of cigarettes consumed in Malaysia from 2013 to 2018 (in billions)." Chart. June 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668844/malaysia-number-of-cigarettes-consumed/
Oxford Economics. (2019). Number of cigarettes consumed in Malaysia from 2013 to 2018 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668844/malaysia-number-of-cigarettes-consumed/
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Are you missing the summer sun? Here are three coleslaw recipes to remind you these BBQs, picnics, and casual summer get-togethers. By the way, the coleslaw makes a great side for meatloaf, chicken or any kind of roast all year round. Why wait for summer?
In a large bowl mix shredded cabbage, chopped carrots, onions and bacon bits.
In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.
Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss to combine.
In a large bowl, toss together all ingredients until well mixed and evenly coated.
Cover and chill for at least 1 hour, then mix again before serving.
Grate cabbage and carrot, chop onion.
Place the ingredients in a large bowl, toss and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, fresh lemon juice, buttermilk, white vinegar, and sugar.
Whisk until smooth and creamy.
Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture, stir in salt and pepper, and toss to combine well.
Cover and chill for several hours or overnight before serving.
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import React from 'react';
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';

// import globalStorage
import GlobalStorage from '../scripts/globalStorage';
import { createMonthlyFlow, getExtremeFlow, createGraphData, getAverageData } from '../scripts/parseCsv';
import { ResultsView } from './resultsView';

// Renders button that is displayed in toolbar.
class ToolbarButtons extends React.Component {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);
        this.btnClick = this.btnClick.bind(this);
        this.importFile = this.importFile.bind(this);
    }

    // imports chosen file and manages data
    importFile(e) {
        console.log('File imported');
        // inserting data in global object - memory
        let data;
        let file = e.target.files[0];

        if (!file) { return; }

        let reader = new FileReader();
        reader.readAsText(file);

        reader.onload = function (e) {
            data = e.target.result;
            let parsedData = createMonthlyFlow(data);
            let average = getAverageData(parsedData);
            let extremes = getExtremeFlow(parsedData);
            let wetYear = extremes.wetYear;
            let dryYear = extremes.dryYear;

            // GlobalStorage.resultsTab.rawData = data;
            GlobalStorage.resultsTab.parsedData = parsedData;
            GlobalStorage.resultsTab.wetYear = wetYear;
            GlobalStorage.resultsTab.dryYear = dryYear;
            // store graph data;
            let wetYearData = createGraphData(wetYear, parsedData);
            let dryYearData = createGraphData(dryYear, parsedData);
            let averageYearData = average;
            GlobalStorage.resultsTab.hydrogram.x = "months";
            GlobalStorage.resultsTab.hydrogram.y = [wetYearData, dryYearData, averageYearData];
            GlobalStorage.resultsTab.hydrogram.names = [`wet year(${wetYear})`, `dry year(${dryYear})`, 'average'];
            console.log(GlobalStorage);

            // if button is clicked when results tab is active, rerender results tab (show
            // hydrogram)
            if (GlobalStorage.activeTab === 'Results') {
                ReactDOM.render(
                    <ResultsView />, document.getElementById('main-window'))
            }
        };
    }

    // on btn click click input file
    btnClick(e) {
        document.getElementById('selectedFile').click();
    }

    // renders ugly input button and regular button.
    // Input button is used for choosing csv file with data and is hidden by default
    // Regular button has event listener that clicks input button.
    render() {
        return (
            <div>
                <input id="selectedFile" type="file" onChange={this.importFile} />
                <Button tooltip="Import csv data" icon="folder" onClick={this.btnClick}> ABc </Button>
            </div>
        )
    }
}

class Button extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (
            <button
                className="btn btn-toolbar"
                onClick={this.props.onClick}
                title={this.props.tooltip}>
                <Icon icon={this.props.icon} />
            </button>
        )
    }
}

class Icon extends React.Component {
    render() {
        return (<i className={"fa fa-" + this.props.icon} />)
    }
}

export { ToolbarButtons };

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