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Private Concern
by Brooke Oberwetter
The Senate Democratic leadership is using an Internet petition to send a message to President Bush: preserve the current Social Security system. But given that younger people most often use the Internet, and that younger workers stand to lose the most by defending the status quo, perhaps this particular delivery system was a bit of an incongruous choice.
"The Social Security Trust Fund is not in crisis; it currently is projected to remain solvent until 2042," says the petition. Well, Senators, in 2042 I'll be 63 years old and looking forward to my retirement. What is your plan for my retirement?
I know it's crass to inject my own personal interests into a policy discussion, to ask, "What about me?" There are many groups of other people, we're reminded, who should come first. The children, for example — the elderly, the poor, the Iraqis. Nobody will ever say, "Eat all your peas, Timmy. After all, there are twentysomethings out there barely making the rent." When it comes to Social Security and youngish adults, we're on our own. "What about me?" is exactly the question people my age should be asking.
WHEN SOCIAL SECURITY WAS ENACTED, there were significantly more people working than there were retirees getting benefits. Life expectancy was shorter too, which meant that retirees weren't getting benefits into their 80s and 90s. According to the 2003 Social Security Trustees Report, there were 16 workers paying for the benefits of one retiree in 1950.
But as the enormous baby boomer generation begins to retire in 2008 and life expectancies rise, there will be fewer and fewer workers — young workers, it bears repeating — paying for retiree benefits, and a massive bill to be paid. By 2020, it is projected that only two workers will be bearing the financial burden of each retiree.
So, twentysomethings continue to pay into the system even as we save independently for our own retirements, knowing full well that the money we put in now will be long gone by the time we're ready to retire, with no one around to pay for us. "Social Security has grown to become an essential facet of American life," say the Democratic Senators. They say that like it's a good thing.
THE COLD FACT IS, workers in their twenties are effectively giving away our Social Security contributions. We are at the bottom of the Ponzi-scheme, with no one left to hoodwink into the deal. And like Charles Ponzi, the poor fellow, the United States government forgot the first rule of swindling. Don't stick around making more and more promises; take the money and run.
And how do policymakers want to fix the system? The best plan for young workers would be a system of private accounts. The Cato Institute, for instance, has unveiled the "6.2 percent solution," which would allow young workers to invest half of our payroll taxes (6.2 percent of our income) into privately managed retirement accounts, similar to IRAs. The other half — the half that employers pay — would go towards the transitional costs of paying the traditional Social Security benefits for those who have already retired and those nearing retirement.
Though there will be substantial costs up front to transition the ailing system to private accounts, it's important for those turned off by the prospect of greater deficits to understand that reforms don't generate new deficits, but simply pay for future deficits earlier. The savings will run to several trillion dollars.
The other two options for reform are cutting benefits and raising taxes. Neither one should be very attractive to my cohort because neither solves the problem of the imbalance of retirees to workers. And neither reducing outlays nor increasing revenue holds the promise of the high returns possible with private investment. With reduced benefits and higher taxes, we will simply pay more now to get less later, and put off fixing a problem that we could be remedying today. It would certainly be a shame if we passed on the mess we've inherited from our parents to our own children.
LAWMAKERS CONTINUE TO INSIST that they won't break the promises made to retirees and those nearing retirement. "Breaking our promise to America's seniors," as the petition puts it, is not an option. Benefits won't be cut; privatization is out of the question.
But every dollar of my payroll tax is a promise to me, and that adds up to a couple hundred thousand promises that no one really seems to mind breaking. Their mouths are writing checks that the trust fund won't cash.


Subject matter experts (SMEs) are necessary to almost every proposal.
They are the ones who design and build the product (or provide the service). They most likely work on contract for your customer, so they know what to do, how to do it, when and where to do it, and who is responsible for it. They can provide lessons learned to improve your methodology, identify reasonable quality metrics and measurements, and make recommendations for continuous process improvements. SMEs often know the real decision makers and have insight into their preferences.
1) Because of their deep product knowledge, SMEs "know too much." They know there is no simple answer; everything depends on the customer environment, system configurations, SLAs, other vendors involved, and so on. They often struggle to respond only to what the RFP requires.
2) SMEs may not actually write frequently, but if they do, it's probably in a style very different from what proposals require. For example, user manuals are dry, short, and to the point, providing precise, logically organized instructions. Technical specifications are heavy on jargon and metrics with little prose. Conversely, scientific and research papers provide heavily detailed theories, methodologies, rationales, and results leading up to conclusions.
These experts are ill prepared to work within a stringent compliance-driven proposal outline, which makes a hash of any lengthy technical discussion and imposes ridiculous page limits. Closely related material may defy logical order and be split into multiple sections, with seemingly unrelated material stuck in the middle. Asking your SME to learn to write in this fashion will be frustrating at best, and is not the best use of his time or expertise.
Still, there is another, even more germane reason not to task SMEs with writing proposal responses: a proposal is not a technical document. It is a customer-oriented response to specific requirements. SOWs and SLAs and technical volumes notwithstanding, a proposal must above all persuade the evaluator that your solution is the best combination of not only technical, but also management, security, customer support, cost, and other factors.
So how do you get the most value from your SMEs? Bring in a seasoned proposal writer to turn your SME's data into "proposalese." Proposal writers start with the RFP requirements to understand what the proposal must provide. They absorb or even help develop win themes, discriminators, and value propositions. Then they work with the SMEs through interviews, Q&A sessions, and read/review/edit cycles, to craft a compliant, compelling response to the convoluted RFP requirements.
So what is "proposal style" writing, and why does it require dedicated proposal writers?
To satisfy a newspaper audience then, a journalist must put the most important points up front. Backup data comes later. Think of a triangle, point down, or a funnel: at the top, the broadest point, is where your conclusion goes – the most important material that you want the reader to remember. After that come the proof points or substantiation for those who continue reading. Additional details and background information follow, to satisfy the diehards who want the whole story.
This is pretty much exactly what you need to do in proposals: assume the audience (evaluator) will spend very little time with your proposal, so put all the most important information right up front so the evaluator can find it with little effort. Proof points, like references to similar successful efforts, should follow, as validation for your approach. Extensive details can bolster your argument, especially when summarized effectively with a features/benefits table or similar device to reinforce your solution.


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Elaina Maureen Maxwell (born December 16, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, and professional kickboxer.

As a three-time San Shou Champion & BJJ purple belt, she trains under the guidance of Kirian Fitzgibbons and Cesar Gracie. After winning the first American gold medal at the World Wushu (San Shou) Games in Macau, China in 2003, Elaina began to explore Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

With five titles and a San Shou record of 14-1 (2 KOs), she was booked to fight at the International Cage Fighting Organization - Warrior's Cup in Stockton, California on August 12, 2006.

Early life
Maxwell has a fraternal twin sister named Ila. She started playing soccer in grade school and played volleyball in middle school.

IKF - International Kickboxing Federation
Elaina Maxwell won the IKF Amateur San Shou Rules Super Welterweight United States Title by forfeit when her opponent Melissa Alley pulled out of the bout after the event started on July 24, 2004 in San Jose, California.

First Defense: July 23, 2005, San Jose, California: Defended her title when she defeated Tiffany Chen of New York, NY with a round kick to Chen's face that split her chin open at 1:27 of round 1 stopping the bout.

Mixed martial arts career
Maxwell was part of Strikeforce's first female mixed martial arts bout against Gina Carano on December 8, 2006. She lost the fight via Unanimous Decision.

She faced Michelle Maher in an MMA title match on July 24, 2007 at Melee on the Mountain. She won the fight via Split Decision and is currently the Golden State MMA Light Middleweight Champion.

Maxwell faced Miesha Tate at Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson on June 27, 2008. She lost the fight via Unanimous Decision.

She was scheduled to face Alexis Davis at Raging Wolf 7: "Mayhem In The Mist 3" on May 8, 2010, but pulled out of the fight due to an injury.

Maxwell faced Lizbeth Carreiro at Freestyle Cage Fighting 44 on July 24, 2010. She won the fight via TKO in the first round.

Her next fight was against Alexis Davis at Raging Wolf 9 on August 28, 2010. This fight was originally for the Raging Wolf Women's Flyweight Championship but Maxwell was unable to make the 135 lbs weight limit, so the fight was changed to a non-title, three-round contest. Maxwell won the fight by unanimous decision.

On November 19, 2010, Maxwell faced Shayna Baszler at The Cage Inc. - Battle At The Border 7. Despite controlling the striking exchanges, Maxwell lost the fight by submission due to a kneebar in the first round.

Maxwell faced fellow Strikeforce veteran Shana Olsen at Crowbar MMA: Spring Brawl 2 on April 29, 2011 in Fargo, North Dakota. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

On July 23, 2011, Maxwell faced Angela Samaro at King of the Cage: Shockwave in Oroville, California. She defeated Samaro by TKO in the third round.

Maxwell faced Ashley Sanchez at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 2 on March 30, 2012 in Kearney, Nebraska. She won the fight by unanimous decision.

Maxwell was scheduled to face Julia Budd at Invicta Fighting Championships 3 on October 6, 2012, but she was forced to withdraw from the fight due to suffering a concussion in training.

Media
Maxwell was featured on MSNBC's Warrior Nation as she prepared to face Gina Carano.

Mixed martial arts record

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| Win
| align=center| 7-4
| Ashley Sanchez
| Decision (unanimous)
| RFA 2 - Yvel vs. Alexander
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Kearney, Nebraska, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 6-4
| Angela Samaro
| TKO (elbows)
| KOTC: Shockwave
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 1:00
| Oroville, California, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 5-4
| Shana Olsen
| Decision (unanimous)
| Crowbar MMA - Spring Brawl 2
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Fargo, North Dakota, United States
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| Loss
| align=center| 4-4
| Shayna Baszler
| Submission (kneebar)
| The Cage Inc. - Battle At The Border 7
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 4:03
| Hankinson, North Dakota, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 4-3
| Alexis Davis
| Decision (unanimous)
| RW 9: Mayhem In The Mist 4
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 5:00
| Niagara Falls, New York, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 3-3
| Lizbeth Carreiro
| TKO (punches)
| Freestyle Cage Fighting 44
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 2:55
| Claremore, Oklahoma, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 2-3
| Miesha Tate
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| San Jose, California, United States
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|-
| Win
| align=center| 2-2
| Michelle Maher
| Decision (split)
| MOTM - Melee on the Mountain
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| align=center| 5
| align=center| 5:00
| Friant, California, United States
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|-
| Loss
| align=center| 1-2
| Michelle Maher
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Young Guns
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 3:00
| San Jose, California, United States
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| Loss
| align=center| 1-1
| Gina Carano
| Decision (unanimous)
| Strikeforce: Triple Threat
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| align=center| 3
| align=center| 2:00
| San Jose, California, United States
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| Win
| align=center| 1-0
| Michelle Maher
| KO (punches)
| WC - Warriors Cup
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| align=center| 1
| align=center| 1:05
| Stockton, California, United States
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See also
 List of female mixed martial artists

References

External links
 Elaina Maxwell Awakening Profile

 Official MySpace Page

Living people
American female mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou
Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Female Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners
1978 births
Sportspeople from San Jose, California
American sanshou practitioners
American female kickboxers
21st-century American women

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Focus Features today announced it will air three award-winning films from its library on Facebook Live as part of its Focus Fridays celebration.
The first broadcast will be at 6pm Pacific Time on Friday, August 25, with the two following movies on the two subsequent Fridays at the same time. The movies are The Motorcycle Diaries, The Constant Gardener, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in that order. They'll all be broadcast live from the Focus Features Facebook page.
This marks one of the first occasions that I know of in which a studio has aired one of its films legitimately on the service. Facebook Live has been used to stream pirated movies in the past. Facebook last year introduced a feature called Rights Manager to match footage to existing copyrighted material in an attempt to curb the rampant piracy.
Focus's broadcasts are part of the studio's 15-year anniversary. The studio has already held other celebrations, including a special panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas and rooftop film screenings in Los Angeles and New York.


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I clearly recall my first day teaching neurophysiology as a doctoral student. I knew the content well, or at least I thought I did, but everything started to crumble a bit as questions came in. Putting the complex into words that are both approachable and accurate is not as simple as it sounds. Fast forward a few years and I had the words, but I was developing my own blind spots—what once seemed complex was now intuitive to me, BUT not to all students. Finding the balance of approachability that passes along our love for neuroscience and digs into deeper topics, necessary for today's SLPs and AuDs, was part of the purpose of this textbook. —Jerry
Understanding how the brain controls speech, language, swallowing, and other aspects of communication is essential for differential diagnosis and selecting the most appropriate treatments. But neuroanatomy and neurophysiology can be daunting for students. In my program, students refer to the Neuroscience for Communication Disorders course as "anatomy and physiology on steroids." Most come into the class anxious about the amount of material, as well as the complexity and the difficulty of the material. But, they also come wanting to understand the brain better, how the brain controls speech, language, and other aspects of communication, and what happens to communication when something goes wrong. —Peggy
Relating neuroscience to daily life is one way to make the material accessible to students. Everyone has a nervous system and everyone has life experiences that illustrate nervous system functions. Connections between the vestibular nuclei and brainstem reticular formation become real when they are linked to seasickness and nausea caused by roller coasters. The story of the Gallaudet 11, men recruited by NASA for tests of weightlessness provides additional links. These men had damaged vestibular organs due to spinal meningitis and thus were unable to develop seasickness, making them the ideal candidates for tests that made the NASA astronaut candidates (and those conducting the experiments) sick. (see https://www.nasa.gov/feature/how-11-deaf-menhelped-shape-nasas-human-spaceflight-program)
Of course, not everything is so easily linked to life experiences; the action of neurotransmitters at a synapse is still quite abstract. But links are out there. Botox is widely known as the solution to facial wrinkles by creating weakness or paralysis of muscles (e.g., the frontalis muscle in the forehead). The botulinum toxin in Botox prevents the release of neurotransmitters from a neuron at the neuromuscular junction. Without neurotransmitters, the muscles do not receive the signal that triggers contraction, leaving the muscle unable to move.
A second way of making neuroscience approachable is through clinical cases. Students of speech-language pathology, audiology, and other habilitative/rehabilitative professions are interested in patients and clients and always ask (often to the chagrin of instructors), how course material is relevant to their eventual career. Cases of clients with multiple sclerosis illustrate the importance of myelin to speed up action potentials. When those signals are slowed in affected neurons, cognition is slow, memory can be affected, and motor disorders occur. Comedian Josh Blue, who has cerebral palsy (CP), uses jokes to describe how his CP is mistaken for drunkenness: "My mom's great. She's the only person in the world who can tell when I'm drunk. She's like, 'Josh, are you walking straighter? I heard you come in and put the key right in the door.'" (see https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/laughing-with-him/) These jokes not only add some levity, but also aid in understanding of the cerebellum's role in coordination and motor control. Strokes affecting different parts of the brain illustrate functional organization. Rare disorders such as akinetopsia (loss of recognition of motion) and alexia with agraphia (difficulty reading with intact writing) highlight how, despite the extensive interconnectedness of the brain, it is still possible to have loss of very specific functions (but only rarely).
So, it comes down to a balance of applications, intriguing topics, and clear illustrations (both metaphorical and literal). We hope our Clinical Neuroscience for Communication Disorders textbook helps you to achieve that balance and connect new generations of future SLPs and AuDs to neuroscience. —Peggy and Jerry
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Q: Does anyone know how can i get that searched user data from mongodb in the search bar called react-native-dynamic-search-bar Does anyone know How can I do this in my social media app?
1: My project is a social media app in which I have search bar I am using react-native-dynamic-search-bar
2: So now I want that if a user search any user name in that searchbar than that user can see profile of that user for example "you ask your friend his Instagram and he give his insta id and than you go to insta and than search his id and now you can see his profile" I want same that if a user search any user name than he can see his profile you can see my Schema
3: I am using react native nodejs and mongodb and for search bar I am using react-native-dynamic-search-bar.
My Schema (nodejs):
const mongoose = require('mongoose');

const Schema = mongoose.Schema;

const Users = new Schema({
    name: String,
    phoneNumber: String,
    profileImage: {
        type: String,
        default: 'https://www.pngitem.com/pimgs/m/146-1468479_my-profile-icon-blank-profile-picture-circle-hd.png'
    },
    about: String,
    selectedCountry: {
        type: Object
    }
})

module.exports = mongoose.model("users", Users)

My utils file in which axios is there
import axios from 'axios';
import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage';

export async function apiReq(
    endPoint,
    data,
    method,
    headers,
    requestOptions = {}
) {

    return new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
        headers = {
            ...headers
        };

        if (method === 'get' || method === 'delete') {
            data = {
                ...requestOptions,
                ...data,
                headers
            };
        }

        axios[method](endPoint, data, { headers })
            .then(result => {
                const { data } = result;

                if (data.status === false) {
                    return rej(data);
                }

                return res(data);
            })
            .catch(error => {
                console.log(error)
                console.log(error && error.response, 'the error respne')
                if (error && error.response && error.response.status === 401) {
                    return rej({ ...error.response.data, msg: "Aunauthorized" })

                }
                if (error && error.response && error.response.data) {
                    if (!error.response.data.message) {
                        return rej({ ...error.response.data, msg: error.response.data.message || "Network Error" })
                    }
                    return rej(error.response.data)
                } else {
                    return rej({ message: "Network Error", msg: "Network Error" });
                }
            });
    });
}

export function apiPost(endPoint, data, headers = {}) {
    return apiReq(endPoint, data, 'post', headers);
}

export function apiDelete(endPoint, data, headers = {}) {
    return apiReq(endPoint, data, 'delete', headers);
}

export function apiGet(endPoint, data, headers = {}, requestOptions) {
    return apiReq(endPoint, data, 'get', headers, requestOptions);
}

export function apiPut(endPoint, data, headers = {}) {
    return apiReq(endPoint, data, 'put', headers);
}

export const setItem = async (key, value) => {
    try {
      const jsonValue = JSON.stringify(value)
      await AsyncStorage.setItem(key, jsonValue)
    } catch (e) {
        console.log("error raised during setItem",e)
    }
  }

export const getItem = async (key) => {
    return new Promise((resolve, reject)=>{
        AsyncStorage.getItem(key).then(data=>{
            resolve(JSON.parse(data))
        }).catch((error)=>{
            reject(error)
        })
    })
  }

  export const clearAllItem = async () => {
    try {
        await AsyncStorage.clear()
    } catch (e) {
        console.log("error raised during setItem",e)
    }
  }

file in which search bar is there
//import liraries
import React, { Component, useCallback, useState } from 'react';
import { View, Text, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, Image, FlatList } from 'react-native';
import HeaderComponent from '../../Components/HeaderComponent';
import HorizontalLine from '../../Components/HorizontalLine';
import WrapperContainer from '../../Components/WrapperContainer';
import imagePath from '../../constatns/imagePath';
import strings from '../../constatns/lang';
import navigationStrings from '../../constatns/navigationStrings';
import colors from '../../styles/colors';
import fontFamily from '../../styles/fontFamily';
import { moderateScale, moderateScaleVertical, textScale } from '../../styles/responsiveSize';
import styles from './styles';
import SearchBar from "react-native-dynamic-search-bar";

const Chats = ({ navigation }) => {

    const [data, setData] = useState([])

    const leftCustomView = () => {
        return <TouchableOpacity>
            {data.length > 0 ? <Text>Edit</Text> : <View style={{ height: 20 }} />}
            <SearchBar                        // Search bar is here
                fontColor="#c6c6c6"
                iconColor="#c6c6c6"
                shadowColor="#282828"
                cancelIconColor="#c6c6c6"
                backgroundColor="#ffff"
                placeholder="Search here"
                onChangeText={(text) => console.log(text)}
                onSearchPress={() => console.log("Search Icon is pressed")}
                onClearPress={() => this.filterList("")}
                onPress={() => alert("onPress")}
            />
        </TouchableOpacity>
    }

    const onPressRight = () => {
        navigation.navigate(navigationStrings.USERS)
    }

    const renderItem = useCallback(({ item, index }) => {
        return (
            <View>
                <Text>Flat item</Text>

            </View>
        )
    }, [data])

    const listEmptyComponent = useCallback(() => {
        return (
            <View style={styles.listEmptyStyle}>
                <View style={{}}>
                    <Text style={styles.commStyle}>
                        {strings.TAP_ON} <Image source={imagePath.icEdit} /> <Text style={styles.commStyle}>{strings.IN_THE_TOP_RIGHT_}</Text>
                    </Text>
                </View>
                <Text style={{ ...styles.commStyle, color: colors.grey, marginTop: moderateScaleVertical(16) }}>{strings.YOU_CAN_CHAT_WITH_CONTACTS}</Text>
            </View>
        )
    }, [data])

    return (
        <WrapperContainer
            containerStyle={{ paddingHorizontal: 0, backgroundColor: '#000000' }}
        >
            <HeaderComponent
                rightPressActive={false}
                centerText={``}
                containerStyle={{ paddingHorizontal: 8 }}
                leftCustomView={leftCustomView}
                isLeftView={true}
                rightImg={imagePath.icEdit}
                onPressRight={onPressRight}
            />

            <FlatList
                data={data}
                renderItem={renderItem}
                ListEmptyComponent={listEmptyComponent}
                contentContainerStyle={{ flexGrow: 1 }}

            />

        </WrapperContainer>
    );
};

export default Chats;

Can anyone can tell how can i get user data in that search bar pls help me if you have done these type of proejects

A: You should probably stock the result of your research in a reducer and bind your data variable to this reducer.
So after receiving the result of your mongoDB database you could dispatch it in your reducer. Like this your flatlist will be always updated with the last data you received from your api.

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Q: Bootstrap 4 to have navbar items allways expanded on small screen with no button I am working on a website footer, and am looking for a way to make a nav that has all it's items in one row on a large screen, and collapsed to many rows on a smaller screen. The collapsing happens just fine, but I cannot figure out a way to:
a) automatically show the rows and not have them hidden until the toggle button is hit
b) eliminate the toggle button all together
My current code:

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>

    link1

    link2

Currently, this just collapses into nothing without a button (obviously because I have removed it). Is there an easy way to make it default to expanded on smaller screens?

A: Figured it out...
Needed the "show" class applied to the collapse (the div with id navbarColor03).

<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0-beta.2/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>

    link1

    link2


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Mystery of cosmic rays' origin finally solved
Space 14 February 2013
By Lisa Grossman
Cosmic ray-diator
(Image: NASA)
Video: Stellar cataclysm
The protons that constantly smack into Earth's atmosphere at near the speed of light get their huge energies from exploding stars. At least that's what physicists and astronomers had long suspected, but direct evidence for the idea has been difficult to come by – until now.
Cosmic rays are any charged particles arriving at Earth from space. Nearly all of them are protons, and some have been accelerated to speeds higher than any achieved by a particle accelerator on Earth. Although we have known about cosmic rays since 1912, their origins have remained a puzzle.
"It's a 100-year-old mystery," says Stefan Funk of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, California. "What creates these large energies?"
Physicists suspected that one possible source was the violent outburst of a supernova within the Milky Way. The material blown out in the process moves so quickly that it creates a shock wave. Whenever a proton crosses the shock wave boundary, it gets a kick.
Because protons are charged, they can get caught in magnetic fields which carry them back and forth across the shock many times, like a tennis ball bouncing back and forth across a net.
"Eventually their energy gets large enough that they can leave the shock region," Funk says. "Then it is a newborn cosmic ray."
Total scramble
But magnetic fields can also deflect cosmic rays on their way to our detectors. By the time they reach Earth, their directions are totally scrambled, making it hard to determine their origin.
Another approach to the problem was needed – and gamma rays provided it. We know that when the high-energy protons collide with low-energy protons further out, the violence of the collision indirectly creates gamma rays. These are uncharged and so travel in straight lines, unaffected by magnetic fields.
Funk and colleagues used the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope to observe the two brightest supernova remnants in the galaxy. Would gamma rays from these objects bear the telltale signature of having been made by proton collisions?
Because of conservation of energy, the gamma rays produced during the proton collisions will have a minimum energy of around 150 to 200 megaelectronvolts each, Funk says. If lots of protons are colliding near the supernova remnant, there should be more gamma rays with that energy or higher coming from that region – and almost none with lower energies
"That's exactly what we see," says Funk. "This is a characteristic, smoking gun feature that absolutely and uniquely tells us that what we are seeing are gamma rays from accelerated protons."
"It is a fairly big deal," says Stefan Westerhoff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who was not involved in the work. "That supernova remnants are the sites of cosmic ray acceleration has been suspected for a long time, and there has been indirect evidence for this for a while." The Fermi result "is a very neat measurement and probably pretty much settles the issue", he says.
The finding doesn't explain the origin of all cosmic rays, however. Some are muons or positrons instead of protons – and one class, the ultra-high energy cosmic rays, are probably from outside our galaxy.
Journal reference: Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1231160
Magazine issue 2905 , published 23 February 2013
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Title: Live at the Marquee 1980
Subject: Live at the Marquee
For other uses, see Live at the Marquee.
Marquee Club in 1980
Live at the Marquee 1980 is a live album by British rock band Atomic Rooster, recorded at London's Marquee Club. No known live soundboard recordings exist of the 1980 (Crane/Du Cann/Hammond) lineup of Atomic Rooster and the source cassette tape, belonging to Du Cann, was recorded via a single onstage microphone.
"They Took Control of You" (Du Cann/Clara Du Cann) 7:15
"Death Walks Behind You" (Du Cann/Crane) 6:40
"Watch Out!" (Crane) 4:48
"Tomorrow Night" (Crane) 6:29
"Seven Lonely Streets" (Du Cann) 8:37
"Gershatzer" (Crane) 10:04
"I Can't Take No More" (Du Cann) 8:51
"In the Shadows" (Du Cann) 11:24
"Devil's Answer" (Du Cann) 5:58
"Do You Know Who's Looking for You?" (Crane/Du Cann) 4:40
Vincent Crane: Hammond organ
John Du Cann: guitars, vocals
Paul Hammond: drums, percussion
Live at the Marquee
The Format, Live at the Marquee (festival), Live at the Marquee (Dream Theater album), Live at the Marquee (Gary Moore album), Live at the Marquee (King Crimson album)


Janis is a bargain shopper and makes it a point to always look for the best deals in quality groceries, clothing, and household items.
Which Peanut Butter Tastes Better?
What's Your Favorite Brand Name Peanut Butter?
If you told me a couple of years ago that I would have purchased an off-brand jar of peanut butter at Save-A-Lot gorcery store, I would have told you that you've lost your mind.
Well, guess what? I bought a jar of "Panner" Peanut Butter a couple of weeks ago because it was $1.99.
Yes, the Peter Pan knock-off became an option for me and it tastes surprisingly good with a smooth, creamy texture and nutty flavor.
An 18 ounce jar of the popular Peter Pan or Skippy retails around $2.50. I did the math.
How Do You Rate Off-Brand Peanut Butter?
Over the past several years, consumers have witnessed the price of food continue to skyrocket to heights unseen.
But it's actually been going on for the past several years, where the average family unit can barely afford a basket full of grocery staples.
In our dismal economy, it's very difficult for the average middle class family, couple, or senior citizen to make ends meet as they juggle living expenses and basic sustenance in the form of food.
As a result, more consumers are finding themselves altering the way they shop for food by choosing store brands, off-brands, or knock-off brands because they are more affordable and are, at least in most cases, equal in quality.
In a 2008 ABC News report by Ely Brown and Chris Bury, featured was the no-frills grocery store chain, Aldi, which at the time was a hit spreading across the country.
It's a low-cost grocer known for its off-brand, oddly-named products, giving customers deep discounts and significant savings on groceries.
The privately-owned company purposefully expanded at a time when the economy was beginning its infamous decline.
In the summer of 2012, Becky Worley of ABC's "Good Morning America" reported that knock-off brands of cereals are winning the war against traditional, beloved brands.
She found that off-brand cereals were consistently fifty cents cheaper than brand name cereals.
However, in a blind study, she found that quality varied depending on the type of cereal, age of participants, and taste preference.
Due to the surge in demand for store brands, consumers have come to expect better quality.
It was reported by Brad Tuttle in his blog on Smart Spending, that of the 14,000 new foods introduced in 2011, about one-third have been generic supermarket house brands.
I'm a Lay's Potato Chip girl and will buy a large bag on sale for $3.00 in a minute. It lasts a few weeks (if my hubby doesn't get to it) with a bag clip to maintain freshness. But when I purchased "J.Higgs" Ripple Potato Chips because they were $1.79, I was pleasantly surprised after tasting them.
The purchase itself was monumental as I felt that I was stooping to a lower grade of junk food (lovely oxymoron). This was the same day I purchased the Panner Peanut Butter. What does this mean? Am I losing my good taste? Or am I now in the same boat as most Americans, regardless of socio-economic status, who are just trying to save a dime?
As a self-employed business owner, I humbly submit to the latter as I have been adjusting financially to no longer having a salaried pay check. This means much less money coming in and much less to spend on desired treats, as well as, necessities. So I make it a point as a thrifty shopper to shop for quality off-brand products on a regular basis.
If you haven't already, I recommend trying store brand or off-brand foods, if chosen carefully for quality.
Try those foods with a smaller amount of basic ingredients that don't vary much from brand to brand, regardless of the label, i.e., peanut butter.
Processed foods and cereals are usually the worst. Also try the produce. I find that fresh fruits and vegetables are consistently superior and cheaper compared to produce sold in the major supermarket chains.
Produce sold in off-brand stores usually come from local farmers with minimal transport time and is, therefore, less bruised, fresher and lasts longer.
I must say that in most cases, buying off-brand foods in a dismal economy can be a "win-win" for the consumer in quality and savings, which is not bad . . . not bad at all.
Thank you so much, glad you found it useful. I swear by Aldi and Save-A-Lot.
As a new single parent, I've began shopping at Aldi and Sav-a-Lot. The items are of the same quality of the name brands. Of course, I still buy my name brand ice cream. This is a great, informative, and useful hub. Voted all the way up.
You're a very smart shopper. Thank you for stopping by.
I don't think I have ever purchased brand name foods. I really don't see a point. The store brand almost always tastes the same to me. I'd rather not pay more for the label.
Hello ElleBee, thanks for the tip about returns, didn't know that. I'm so glad you liked the article. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting.
This is great advice about buying "off " brands. I think your advice to try it and see if you like it is definitely great. It is always worth trying another brand to see if you think it tastes as good, I - and most people I know - say there are certain items they have no problem going bargain brand on, and certain items where they definitely want the "real thing." Cereal, pasta, and spices are all bargain brand or "whatever's on sale" items in my house, but if you try to replace Diet Coke with store brand cola, and you'll be sent back to the store! Also worth noting that many groceries have a satisfaction guarantee on their own store brand items, if you try it and don't like it they will grant you a refund or replace w/ a national brand product.
Absolutely, Carol. Thanks for stopping by, appreciate your comment.
If you read the ingredients you are good to go. Better yet make your own peanut butter eh??? Great hub with a dwindling economy we have to save somewhere.
Thanks, tillsontitan for stopping by and commenting, I appreciate it.
Thank you, DzyMissLizzy for stopping by and reading. Your comment is very much valued.
I'll tell you what, though--many years ago, I vowed never to buy "Jif" peanut butter, because I viewed them as providing false advertising. Why? Because their ads said, "..tastes more like fresh peanuts.."
Then I read the label. Molasses is among the ingredients. I'm sorry, but I never heard of fresh peanuts tasting like molasses, so I fail to see why they added it.
But, your article and your points are right on track, and backs up the things I said about how and where made. Good work.
We're all creatures of habit, no matter what the cost. Thanks to the rising cost of everything that's changing and JanMaklak is right, often the no-name brand is made by a brand name company but sold under the different label. Nice review Jan!
You're right, Flightkeeper, hope you have some luck. There are items I wouldn't use if it was free but for the most part, it works for me. Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting.
There's an Aldi store near me that I"ve never gone into before and you got me thinking about going. I'm like you, I tend to think that off-brands are things that have to be tried to see if the quality is the same and sometimes it's better. It's definitely hit or miss but once you find the ones that are just as good or better, it's a great value.
Thank you so much for reading it, tobusiness. Good to see you. I appreciate your comments.
Lots of good ideas here, more people should try out the different brands, they maybe pleasantly surprised. Great hub, very timely.
Good analysis, I agree. Thanks for stopping by and for you comment.
I find it hit or miss with store brand products. Peanut butter doesn't taste much different but frozen vegetables, ugh! Big difference there! Overall, most of my groceries have been store brand to save money and I can't taste a big difference, but I have saved money!
How about that, small world. But I'd like to limit exchanges here to comments and replies about the article. It can affect google indexing from my understanding. Thanks, see you around.
Betty Crocker has a simple pancake mix all of one's.
It's a good recipe that will give you fluffy pancakes. I learned this years ago and the fact that is was one of everything made it simple to remember.
Now you don't have to buy pancake mix!
Hi JanMaklak, good to know this, basically the same food, eh? Thank you for stopping by and reading this hub.
My job brings me into many food manufactures. Almost invariably a private manufacturer contracts with the brand name to make a product whether it's margarine, cooking spray, muffins, cookies, etc. The private label stuff comes from there too. The recipe is the only thing to change. If you can tolerate the 'no name' brand taste (not really that different) you're all set.
So glad you liked it and can relate. I appreciate your stopping by. Thank you for the vote up, grateful for the share.
Great hub! I have been buying store brands for years. Upvoted and shared.
Thanks so much for your comment, HoneyBB. I appreciate the vote and validation.
Absolutely, shiningirisheyes. Thanks for stopping by and reading this hub, my review entry.
Very helpful hub and I practice this as well. It's a perfect way to provide economic savings while purchasing stellar products with out the added expense of purchasing the "well known label."
You're welcome Mhatter, good for you. Thanks for commenting.
Thank you for sharing this good and practical advise. There are extreme few item with brand names I buy. Like Show Boat sausages.
I hear you, billy. Thanks for stopping by.


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The famous American vaccine company Profectus settled in Hong Kong
First recommend HPV cervical cancer treatment vaccine
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA and HONG KONG, April 20, 2018
Profectus Biotech and Medisun Medical Group today announced the opening of a new joint venture in Hong Kong. The primary mission of the new company, ProMed BioSciences, Ltd., is to establish a leading vaccine company focused on the development of preventive and therapeutic vaccines for infectious diseases and cancer. The joint venture will leverage Profectus' vaccine development expertise, clinically proven vaccine platform technology and a developing vaccine product line, in line with Medisun's expertise, established clinical network and market access capabilities, expected in the second half of 2018 to put into operation.
The company's first product development program will focus on the development, production and commercial application of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines for HPV (human papillomavirus)-related lesions and cervical cancer [based on PBSVax® technology developed by Profectus]. ProMed BioSciences also plans to develop and treat hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Chikungunya and Zika, as well as personalized vaccines to treat cancer. The joint venture is expected to launch new vaccines in their respective markets, which will help promote the development of new vaccines, but ultimately the goal is to benefit patients around the world.
Mr. Jeffery Meshulam (first from left), President of Profectus Biotechnology, Mr. Terry Lierman (second from left), Chairman of Medivh Medical Group, and Mr. Danny Wong (fourth from right), founder and executive chairman of Medisun Medical Group, at Profectus ,USA.
– Long-term strategic cooperation to address the huge demand for prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer in Asia
-Profectus' expertise in vaccine development and platform technology, combined with Medisun's localized expertise and experience, to establish a leading Hong Kong vaccine company focused on serving Asia
"This strategic cooperation will help establish Profectus' business in Hong Kong and China. Through close cooperation with Medisun, we can assist Hong Kong and China to develop advanced vaccine technology to help prevent and treat Asian patients. Mr. Jeffrey Meshulam, President of Profectus, said, "We are pleased to be able to work with recognized local partners to achieve the highest standards of scientific research and development integration and medical services."
"This collaboration will help Profectus and Medisun to jointly produce life-saving vaccines for infectious diseases and cancer, and address the huge medical needs that have not been met in Hong Kong, China and Asia." Mr. Danny Wong, founder and executive chairman of Medisun Medical Group, said "ProMed BioSciences will leverage Profectus' expertise in vaccine development and technology, combined with Medisun's local expertise and close links with healthcare facilities in Hong Kong and China, and government medical regulatory agencies to develop vaccines to provide leadership for Asian patients disease prevention and treatment programs."
ProMed BioSciences will focus on the following:
• Conduct technical research in Hong Kong or China
• Conduct clinical trials in Hong Kong or China
• Promote the expansion of Medisun Medical Center
• Develop vaccines to address disease prevention needs
• leverage to maximize the expertise of both partners
Mr. Jeffery Meshulam, President of Profectus Biotechnology (first from left), Mr. Terry Lierman, Chairman of Medisun Medical Group (first from right), Mr. Danny Wong, founder and executive chairman of Medisun Medical Group (middle), at the US headquarters of Profectus.
About ProMed BioSciences
ProMed BioSciences Limited is a joint venture between Profectus BioSciences (USA) and Medisun Medical Group (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong to develop and conduct new vaccine clinical trials and commercial applications to address infectious diseases and cancer in Asia with the huge demand for prevention and treatment.
About Medisun
Headquartered in Hong Kong, Medisun Medical Group is a professional medical investment group dedicated to the research and development and commercialization of global regenerative Medisunne products, as well as quality hospitals and treatment centers. Medisun invests extensively in the fields of regenerative and stem cell patent technology, including stem cell therapy for heart failure, stem cell therapy for liver disease, kidney disease, nervous system disease, cancer, AIDS, and immune cell therapy for a variety of cancers. Medisun and Harvard University Stem Cell Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical School Life Science Center, Tsinghua University and other institutions have long-term cooperation plans to jointly invest in regenerative and stem cell therapy technology, with Medisun as a cooperative business The holding entity and holds global intellectual property rights. Medisun and the University of Maryland's Institute of Human Virology (IHV) set up a technology clinical trial and development platform for viruses and cancer. Based on the Medisun Biomedical Laboratory in Hong Kong, Radiation will jointly build medical clinics in China and Asia. The experimental resource network promotes the world's largest clinical research and development platform for virus research and cancer treatment technology. The Medisun Reproductive Centre is located at the Proud Square in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. It has a 50,000 square foot stem cell GMP production base, a cancer treatment centre and an anti-aging centre. It brings together European, Japanese, American and individual Chinese experts to develop a rigorous and professional R&D process. Provides immune cell therapy and a variety of stem cell health treatments.
For more information, please visit http://www.medisun.hk/
About Profectus BioSciences
Profectus BioSciences is a clinical stage vaccine development company focused on developing new vaccines for infectious disease and cancer prevention and treatment. The Profectus vaccine is based primarily on the company's proprietary VesiculoVax™ and DNA vaccine technology platform. By simply using the VesiculoVax™ vaccine alone, B cells can be rapidly expanded to provide protection against emerging infectious diseases that threaten public health and biodefense mechanisms, such as Ebola, Marburg, Chikungunya, Zika virus, equine encephalitis virus, and respiratory syncytial virus. When VesiculoVax™ is used as a vaccine when the immune system is launched with the best pDNA vaccine, the Vesiculo Vax™-directed vaccine expands the triggered T cells into effector cells, which are ideal for attacking virus-infected cells and cancer. Current projects using the Prime / Boost Vaccine System (PBS Vax™) strategy include hepatitis B virus (HBV), human papillomavirus (HPV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV). Partners and collaborators include UTMB's Galveston National Laboratory, Yale University, University of Maryland Human Virology Institute, HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology Center, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health AIDS Division, Bill And the Melinda Gates Foundation, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the AIDS Vaccine Trial Network and the AIDS Clinical Trial Group. Profectus is funded by Cross Atlantic Capital Partners ("XACP") in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The main investor in XACP is the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System ("PSERS"). For more information, please visit www.profectusbiosciences.com


Tamaki College, established in 1957, caters for students from Year 9 to Year 13 and is situated in the east Auckland suburb of Glen Innes which is 15 minutes from Central Auckland. The school is on several bus routes and a 10-15 minute walk from the Glen Innes railway station.
Auckland, the largest Polynesian city in the world, has a steady, temperate climate with average temperatures between 24˚C in summer and 14˚C in winter.
Tamaki College is a vibrant, multi-cultural, co-educational secondary school of some 560 students serving the local communities of Glen Innes, Pt England and Panmure particularly, but there are students from all parts of Auckland who choose to attend Tamaki College.
Tamaki College has an excellent reputation for providing a high-quality education, and is acknowledged as a centre of innovation. We are committed to Blended Learning using the Google Applications for Education framework and our teaching staff augments this with the use of a wide range of creative approaches using digital tools and pedagogies to deliver excellent teaching and ensure positive outcomes for our students. International students are able to access all curriculum areas, including academies. All technology and every other benefit or opportunity available to domestic students is also available to International Students. We encourage International Students to immerse themselves in as many areas of school life as they can and to enter fully into membership of the Tamaki College family. Our attractive campus provides an environment highly conducive to effective study and student success.
Our school is committed to upholding the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students which is administered by the NZ Qualifications Authority. You can download a copy of the Code here.
Where grievances arise, a complaint can be made to the International Education Appeal Authority. Forms for making such a complaint may be accessed here.
Please note that Tamaki College does not arrange home-stays for International Students. It is preferred that students live with friends of the family or relatives in a stable, supportive, and nurturing environment.
As our medium of instruction is the English language, potential International Students are required to have a reasonable standard of English. A recent school report must accompany an International Student Application indicating English as one of the applicant's current subjects.
A College Prospectus and Application Package are available on request.


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Nats Finish Regular Season Tied for AL Lead. ARLINGTON, VA, June 9, 2012 /NATSweb/ -- The Nationals ended the regular season in a tie for the American League lead with the Orioles by defeating the Orioles 5-2 on Saturday. Isaiah 'Satch' Mefford drove in 2 runs in the top of the sixth inning and John 'Bandit' Merlene came in to close the game and earn a save clinching pennant tie. Mac 'Freak' Mulock earned the win.
John pitching in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Nationals played a close game against the Orioles before pulling away in the top of the 6th inning for a 5-2 win. They finished the regular season with a 12-6 record. 2012 Arlington Little League Baseball, Majors Division. Nationals vs Orioles (09 Jun 2012) (Image taken by Patrick R. Kane on 09 Jun 2012 with Canon EOS-1D Mark III at ISO 800, f4.0, 1/4000 sec and 165mm)
John strikes out the lead-off batter in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Nationals played a close game against the Orioles before pulling away in the top of the 6th inning for a 5-2 win. They finished the regular season with a 12-6 record. 2012 Arlington Little League Baseball, Majors Division. Nationals vs Orioles (09 Jun 2012) (Image taken by Patrick R. Kane on 09 Jun 2012 with Canon EOS-1D Mark III at ISO 800, f4.0, 1/4000 sec and 165mm)


In recent days, Eskom heads have mentioned that the contract for the system for monitoring their boilers for faults had expired and had not been reinstated.
It has now been uncovered that this had been due to a dodgy deal entered into by the entity, where they had paid for software twice.
A company named Carab Technologies had taken software already in place at Eskom, hijacked it and sold it back to the power entity for a whopping R275 million.
The tender to appoint this company had been extended a total of four times until last year when Eskom had denied a R70 million extension for a further two years.
Last week's nationwide blackouts had been partly due to the decision to stop the irregular tender, which had been denied reportedly because there had been no evidence that another company couldn't do the job.
The appointment of Carab Technologies in itself was reportedly irregular in it's own right. According to News24, regulations had been broken when a private company conducted a market survey and recommended Carab.
Employees from Carab Technologies had been present when the private company had recommended them, which eventually resulted in their appointment, allegedly forgoing the tender process.
The contract, dodgy as it was in the first place, had also included a section detailing how training would be provided by Carab Technologies, which, rather unsurprisingly, never happened.
Taking these revelations into consideration, it is little wonder that the power entity is struggling to keep the lights on.


We first take a look as to why people who get VR stop using it pretty quickly, and what factors make it sit on a shelf instead of on people's faces.
One thing that might help is compelling content - such as Tetris Effect, which is the VR title nobody knew VR needed.
I also picked up the US release of the Commodore 64 Mini, which includes 64 games but allows you to import - and program - your own.
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Ghabrivirales is an order of double-stranded RNA viruses. It is the only order in the class Chrysmotiviricetes. The name of the class is a portmanteau of member families: chrysoviridae, megabirnaviridae, and totiviridae; and -viricetes which is the suffix for a virus class. The name of the order derives from Said Ghabrial, a pioneering researcher who studied viruses in this order, and -virales which is the suffix for a virus order.

Taxonomy

The following families are recognized:
Chrysoviridae
Megabirnaviridae
Quadriviridae
Totiviridae

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In July, Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios, will release The Art of Mouse Guard 2005-2015, a beautiful, oversized hardcover that chronicles and celebrates 10 years of David Petersen's award-winning, best-selling series.
What's to Love: Since its debut in 2005, David Petersen's Mouse Guard has been a New York Times bestseller, won Eisner and Harvey awards, and has become an influential staple of the comics industry, earning thousands of fans. In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the series' debut issue, The Art of Mouse Guard: 2005-2015 is a celebration of the beautiful world, memorable characters, and intensive artistic process of David Petersen's beloved series.
What It Is: Celebrate the first 10 years of a comics classic from the very first sketch. For the first time since the series debut, David Petersen's process for creating the world of Mouse Guard and bringing it to life in stunning illustration is documented in exquisite detail. With never-before-seen sketches; 100 pages of full-color, oversized artwork; and commentary from colleagues, collaborators, and Petersen himself, readers and fans get an unprecedented look behind the pages at how their favorite characters and adventures were born.


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YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge added a fifth location to their system this year, the Botetourt Family YMCA. Mark Johnson, CEO of the group of Ys, explained how some Botetourt County citizens approached the Y around 2013, expressing interest in getting their own facility and discussing how the Y could partner with schools and help boost economic growth.
"From there the group grew, raising money for a needs assessment and a fundraising study," said Johnson. "Both came back positive. Over a four-year period the steering team raised $9.25 million toward the $10 million project. Botetourt County was a major contributor to the project."
GRO Development—a group of architects that works on Y facilities across the country—consulted in the initial planning and design phase, according to Johnson. "We also made several visits to Ys on the East Coast to look at design, materials and functionality. Once (Salem, Va.-based) G & H Contracting got on board they also did a lot of research to help make sure our design was affordable and easy to maintain."
Johnson joked that they have a saying in the Y: "Once you've seen one Y, you've seen one Y. Every YMCA is unique to the community it serves, and we really wanted the Botetourt Y to represent the Botetourt community."
Johnson, who has a construction background, also worked in his grandfather's cabinet shop, so it was a natural fit for him to oversee some of the features in the new building like the wood shiplap walls. Other features include epoxy floors for a stone look, a stone fireplace, and concrete floors and exposed steel beams to give an earthy feel to the facility that reflects its rural setting, according to Johnson. "We also chose a black chandelier, stainless signs and a few other features that were in sharp contrast to the earthy feel to reflect the sophisticated, innovative tone in the community.
"The plus to the materials used is they sent a message but they were also very durable, cost-effective and easy to clean and maintain," said Johnson, explaining how their design focused on making a good impression, therefore the entrance and welcome desk areas have higher design elements than the areas deeper in the facility. "Things like locker rooms were designed to be attractive but very cleanable since we know members want clean first."
Aquatics are a big part of many YMCAs, and the Botetourt facility features an eight-lane lap pool and a warm-water recreation and therapy pool. Johnson said technology played a big role in their aquatics. "High-efficiency boilers, innovative humidity control, lights that give us up and down light for safety and a gutter system that actually sucks chloramines off the top of the water before they get into the pools primary atmosphere were all added because we know that the environment in the room is central to the experiences of our members and program participants."
— Mark Johnson, YMCA of Virginia's Blue Ridge
Other amenities at the new 43,000-square-foot facility include a basketball court, indoor walking track, three group exercise studios and a gymnasium with weights and more than 50 state-of-the-art exercise machines. Johnson said they looked to find the right balance between exercise space and program space, knowing that the community comes for both. "We focused on studies we did in advance and projected member usage during peak times to help us get the right balance. Kid's programs are central to who we are, so we made sure we had space to grow things like summer camp, dance and swim lessons. In fact, we removed an entire wall in the pool to allow for better space to stage swim lessons and swim meets." Water fitness, swim team and lifeguard training are other aquatic offerings.
The new branch offers a wide range of fitness and exercise classes, as well as personal training. Kids' offerings include soccer, T-ball, basketball, volleyball and pickleball. There are birthday parties and afterschool programs. The monthly Kids Night Out features games, crafts and swimming. There's daycare and a small activity center for kids. Johnson said they look to enrich kids' lives through experiences they might not be able to otherwise have. "Keeping kids safe is important to us, but we believe we can do much more than that in the time we are blessed to serve them."
There is also a community room for hosting meetings and parties, and Johnson said they've already hosted various community events. "We want to be the community gathering space, so we work with several groups to make gatherings possible."
The Blue Ridge Ys also have a financial assistance program, offering more than $700,000 in aid last year alone. "That's scholarships for programs, childcare, memberships and more. This is funded through annual giving campaigns at each branch, sponsorships and a staff commitment to function as efficiently as possible so we can serve more people regardless of their ability to pay," said Johnson.
Initial projections for membership and program participation have been exceeded at the Botetourt Family YMCA, and Johnson confirms that the community has embraced the new Y in a big way. "I've never experienced such an outpouring of support in the first few months of operation." RM
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We live in an era of people taking self-portraits, or selfies as they are more commonly known as, regularly. Applications such as Instagram and Snapchat contribute to the younger generation's growing obsession of taking pictures of everything in their day to day lives.
People have now become so used to having a camera being pointed at them that most individuals have bred an automatic response to it. Many of them would know to strike a pose so they would look good in the picture because once a that picture is taken, it can be shared with hundreds of people on social media. It is important to look your best and display all the right angles so the picture will look flattering.
Even children know of this importance and there's no better example than this young girl in the video below. She looks as if she was having a tantrum but as soon as her mother calls her and she spots the camera, her anger is forgotten. She strikes a red carpet-worthy pose with a hand on her hip and another to her face.
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The latest wave of concern about global warming is hitting U.S. ports, and OOIDA officials say they want to ensure that long-haul truckers can access ports without having radio frequency identifiers attached to their trucks or other invasive tracking.
The California Air Resources Board plans to vote Friday on the agency's proposed port drayage rule. The rule would require all trucks entering the ports to have engines that meet 2007 emissions standards by the year 2014 and would require trucks to sign up in California's drayage truck registry.
The meeting will be webcast at www.arb.ca.gov, beginning at 11 a.m. CST.
OOIDA has responded to CARB's proposed port truck rule with 11 pages of comments sent by Jim Johnston, the Association's president and CEO. In the comments, OOIDA officials say they believe the proposed CARB port truck rule defines drayage too broadly and unfairly burdens interstate commerce.
"OOIDA believes that while the intent of the proposed regulation is laudable, the proposal contains some fundamental flaws," the comments state.
CARB defines a port drayage truck as any diesel truck 33,000 pounds or greater that ever enters or leaves a port. OOIDA pointed out that every heavy-duty diesel truck that enters California will likely fall under similar emission restrictions when CARB's proposed in-use diesel emission reduction initiative is approved and put into effect. The in-use rule is planned to be considered in October 2008.
Also, the Association pointed out that long-haul truckers are being lumped into a much different group. California officials are on record as being concerned about thousands of older, dirty trucks that rarely leave the Los Angeles area. Researchers at California State University-Long Beach produced a study in 2004 that showed that an estimated 16,000 trucks make 80 percent of port calls at the southern California ports, leaving the remaining 20 percent of port calls to long-haul trucking operations.
"The vast majority of OOIDA members are long-haul operators that enter California ports and rail yards only infrequently," the comments read.
In addition, OOIDA's leaders believe that CARB's planned truck registry and requirement that trucks display a sticker showing membership in the registry violate Sec. 4306 of the SAFETEA-LU Act, in which Congress explicitly prohibited states and other local governments from requiring trucks engaged in interstate commerce from having identification.
Environmental regulations at ports have snowballed in recent months.
The twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach adopted clean truck programs this in November that ban pre-1989 trucks by October 2008 and would require all truck engines to meet 2007 emission standards by 2012. The two ports are scheduled to consider additional proposals later this month to require all drivers to be company employees, and to restrict access to companies that are licensed concessionaires.
The Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma are considering clean truck programs as well.
Joe Rajkovacz, the Association's regulatory affairs specialist, flew to California Monday, Dec. 3, and plans to attend CARB's meeting on Friday, along with Laura O'Neill, OOIDA government affairs counsel from the Association's Washington, DC, office. Rajkovacz participated in several meetings already this week with CARB staff members and officials from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
Rajkovacz told Land Line on Wednesday he believes OOIDA and other industry leaders can help CARB put together a drayage truck rule that won't be subject to challenges.
The Association has repeatedly stated that truck drivers aren't opposed to clean air but want to ensure a level playing field for small business owners and the feasible implementation of emission requirements.


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Kota : Body moves at funeral, doctors confirm death
The family and relatives of a deceased 30-year-old man were in for a surprise as the body, while in the crematorium for the last rites, began showing some movement with foam coming out of the mouth.
October 19, 2019, 06:30 IST
Kota: The family and relatives of a deceased 30-year-old man were in for a surprise as the body, while in the crematorium for the last rites, began showing some movement with foam coming out of the mouth. However, all hopes of the man being alive were dashed when the relatives rushed the body to the hospital and the doctors declared him brought dead.
Pappu Raiger (30) had died a natural death on Thursday night at his home in Ghodawale Bababasti under Jawaharnagar police station of Kota city. The family members and relatives took the body for funeral to Kishorepura Mukti dham. While the body lay at the crematorium for last rites on Friday morning, it showed some movement with foam coming out of his mouth. The family members rushed the body to MBS Hospital, however, the doctors on duty declared him brought dead.
On information of the incident, Jawaharnagar police also reached the MBS Hospital but family members refused for postmortem.
On receiving the information, police reached the hospital and found that the doctors had declared Raiger brought dead, said sub-inspector at Jawaharnagar police station Kalawati. The family members refused to give a report to the police in the matter, she said.
Raiger reportedly consumed excess liquor with his friends and reached home in an inebriated state, where he collapsed unconscious and died.
Foaming out of the mouth and nose is a common phenomenon after death and the post-death accumulation of gases in the stomach and body tend to cause slight movement in the body, but it is not unnatural, said Dr Anil Arora, a senior medical jurist here.
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It's published the announcement Erasmus + /Erasmus for the academic year 2019/2020, which allows students of the University of Pisa to perform one or more mobility periods abroad for study, thesis and traineeship in the period between 1 June 2018 and September 30, 2019.
The deadline for submitting applications is fixed at 12 am of April 19, 2019.
(English excluded) at the close of the call. In addition, they can leave only after having acquired at least 25 credits (of which at least 12 credits of INF/01 and 9 credits of MAT/* or FIS/*) and be enrolled in the second year.
For students of the second and third year: have acquired at least 36 credits.
can not take abroad the fundamental teachings of the third year.
The student can apply just if he/she has passed at least one exam. In addition, students must have passed at least three exams upon departure.
Priority will be given to applications by students who did not benefit of an ERASMUS scholarship for study and/or placement in the same study cycle.


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The Exposure Profile Target II offers faster, more accurate testing as it requires only three shots to gather a wide range of exposure data from the camera's imaging system. The first shot is made at the normal, metered exposure determined by a Sekonic L-758DR. The second shot is made at -3EV below the metered exposure and the third shot at +3EV above the metered exposure. Please refer to the illustrations on the next page.
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Thomas Felbermair named new Vice President, MINI Region Americas
This entry was posted in news and tagged David Duncan MINI USA Thomas Felbermair on April 14, 2016 by James Day.
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BMW Group just announced that Thomas Felbermair, VP MINI Europe, will take over the role of Vice President, MINI Region Americas currently held by David Duncan. Duncan will move on to BMW Group.
From BMW Group PressClub USA:
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 14, 2016… BMW of North America, LLC (BMW NA) today announced new appointments within its senior management team. David Duncan will transition to a BMW Group position as the Head of Corporate and Special Sales for the company while Thomas Felbermair will join as Vice President, MINI Region Americas, Duncan's former role. These appointments take effect May 1, 2016.
In his new role as Department Head, Corporate and Special Sales, Duncan will lead the team responsible for European Delivery, Corporate Fleet Sales, Executive Allowance Sales and Daily Rental Account Sales. The position is a BMW Group function supporting multiple brands within the company portfolio including BMW, MINI and BMW Motorcyles. He will collaborate closely with the sales department, regional offices, field teams, and the dealers to continue volume development of corporate and special sales accounts.
An 18-year employee of the BMW Group, Duncan has extensive business experience in various leadership positions within the organization. He joined the company as an area manager for BMW Motorcycles on the West Coast in 1998. Three years later he moved over to the MINI brand where he established the original U.S. dealer network prior to the 2002 re-launch of the brand in the market. Duncan then transferred over to the BMW brand in 2004 as Center Development Manager in the eastern region before being promoted to Regional Sales and Marketing Manager in 2006. He rejoined MINI in 2009 first as Department Manager of Product Strategy, later assuming responsibility for MINI Sales and Aftersales in 2010, and finally leading the MINI organization since 2014.
Thomas Felbermair replaces Duncan as the Vice President, MINI Region Americas. Felbermair will focus on driving sales, service, customer and dealer satisfaction, overseeing the business operations for the brand in the Americas region. He most recently held a similar postion in Germany as Vice President for MINI in the European region.
Felbermair's automotive career spans more than two decades across multiple aspects of the business from sales and product launches to sports marketing and sponsorships. While much of his background is rooted in sales, Felbermair spent a significant portion of his years in the industry supporting the Porsche Michelin Supercup. He began his career at Audi and then transited to Porsche where he focused on Formula 1 motorsports events, marketing, dealer development and product management. Felbermair later returned to Audi to become the Head of Sales for the brand in Germany where he increased market share to a record 8.6%. He then moved over to Lamborghini to take on the challenge of running their sales and marketing division before joining the MINI brand in 2015.
"Our business is all about our customers and improving their experience through all aspects of the customer journey," said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO, BMW of North America. "These changes will strengthen our business and I congratulate David Duncan on his new role in the burgeoning area of corporate and special sales and we welcome Thomas Felbermair as the new leader of MINI. I know they both will do well."
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First Look: Matt Smith Plays Artist Robert Mapplethorpe In Upcoming Biopic
Producers behind the upcoming biopic on the life of Robert Mapplethorpe on Friday released the first trailer for the film.
Mapplethorpe, who is best known for his controversial homoerotic photographs, died in 1989 at the age of 42 from complications related to HIV/AIDS.
Matt Smith (Dr. Who, The Crown) portrays the legendary photographer in Mapplethorpe, which is scheduled for a March 1, 2019 release.
"The film depicts Mapplethorpe's life from moments before he and Patti Smith moved into the famed Chelsea hotel, home to a world of bohemian chic. Here, he begins photographing its inhabitants and his newfound circle of friends including artists and musicians, socialites, film stars, and members of the S&M underground. Mapplethorpe's work displayed eroticism in a way that had never been examined nor displayed before to the public," a synopsis of the film states. "Exploring the intersection of his art, his sexuality and his struggle for mainstream recognition, Mapplethorpe offers a nuanced portrait of an artist at the height of his craft and of the self-destructive impulses that threaten to undermine it all."
In the trailer, Smith's Mapplethorpe is heard saying: "Photography, it's about light. It's about composition. It's about the personality of the subject. I'm an artist. I would have been a painter but the camera was invented."
Marianne Rendon plays singer-songwriter-poet Patti Smith, with whom Mapplethorpe had an intense but tumultuous relationship as he struggled with his sexuality.


The combined forces of over 80 musicians from Gloucestershire are set to entertain families with music from some of your favourite films.
The Gloucestershire Symphonic Wind Orchestra (conducted by Jenny Steele) and the National Award winning Gloucestershire Youth Wind Orchestra (conducted by Steven Legge) will present a family focused programme of well known music from the silver screen.
Steve Legge (Musical Director) said: "Gloucestershire Music is very proud of its youth and adult music groups. This concert is real fun! Aimed at families and film lovers there is something for everyone. We are delighted that Paul McLaughlin will narrate and with over 80 musician it is sure to be a fun and exhilarating afternoon. We will also be running a workshop in the morning for young wind, brass and percussion players."
Join us on Sunday 7th February for music from: Jurassic Park, The Mission, Frozen, Chicken Run, James Bond, Despicable Me, Out of Africa and more.


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Q: Is it possible to move substrings to a specific location with RegEx? Background: I used quill.js to get some rich text input. The result I want is quite similar to HTML so I went with the quill.container.firstChild.innerHTML approach instead of actually serializing the data. But when it comes to anchor, instead of
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I actually want
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With .replace() method I easily got {{link:test.html}}Anchor but I need to put the link description after the Anchor text. Is there a way to swap {{link:test.html}} with the next  so I can get the desired result? There can be multiple anchors in the string, like:
str = 'This is a test. And another one here.'

I would like it to become:
str = 'This is a test{{link:test1.html}}. And another one{{link:test2.html}} here.'

A: You could also use dom methods. The dom is a better html parser than regex. This is a fairly simple replaceWith

str = 'This is a test. And another one here.'

var div = document.createElement('div');
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A: Yes, you can use capture groups and placeholders in the replacement string, provided it really is in exactly the format you've shown:

const str = 'This is a test. And another one here.';
const result = str.replace(/([^<]+)<\/a>/g, "$2{{link:$1}}");
console.log(result);

This is very fragile, which is why famously you don't use regular expressions to parse HTML. For instance, it would fail with this input string:
const str = 'This is a test blah. And another one here.';

...because of the blah.
But if the format is as simple and consistent as you appear to be getting from quill.js, you can apply a regular expression to it.
That said, if you're doing this on a browser or otherwise have a DOM parser available to you, use the DOM as charlietfl demonstrates;


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Big Girl Time
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Mary Efron was one of the first women I ever photographed for Advanced Style. I met her while walking around New York and then she came to visit me at my job at The New Museum a few days later. She has always had the chicest style and sharpest wit. I asked Mary to share some of her life and style advice for my latest book . Check out her essay below:
My life is the story of a woman and her wardrobe. No doubt an x ray of my brain would primarily show closets and racks containing my current wardrobe. Yes, this is the confession of an obsessive clothes piggy, but it's also my way of coping with the world as I age and shrink. To paraphrase Audrey Hepburn– enchanting universal icon– looking my best is my way of dealing with the world; I interpret this to mean the better one looks the more one is treated respectfully and taken seriously. We who begin with diminutive stature and are over 70 years old have a special problem in obtaining Presence in an ageist society, and by Presence I mean conveying a sophisticated intelligent adult persona. While not presuming "to give advice" I am happy to share my strategies and tactics for coping with the transformations of the aging process, and making a happier and easier time of it.
What follows are my personal formulae for makeup, shapewear and wardrobe for my petite antique state, along with brief sketches of some famous personalities.
So many surprisingly tiny women have achieved colossal Presence with their personalities, brains and modes of dress: for instance, Gloria Swanson's character Norma Desmond so aptly said in SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950), "I'm still big. It's the pictures that got small." Ms. Swanson was, in fact, 4'11". In real life Hollywood's exotic glamour queen of the 1920's did not have a problem with her age: "I don't let age bother me. Whenever I am a year older, everyone else is too."
"I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. de Mille", Norma Desmond announces in that classic heartbreaking moment in SUNSET BOULEVARD; I get ready for my close-up every time I leave my apartment. At 75 nature needs a lot of help, and I have no problem with artifice over nature. Developing the skill of makeup application has been close to a lifelong practice; I' always tried to assess needed changes as time advances. Obviously, the cosmetics industry gives us more than enough options. I've found an effective way to discover appropriate products is to visit a multi brand cosmetics store like Sephora and ask one sales associate to show me the various brands. Of course, I buy a few items and subsequently make purchases at stores that give discounts or have a points system of cash rewards, like Bloomingdales.
I celebrate the freedom to improve my appearance with a variety of products. While I can't look younger I can look better and fresher. Madame Helena Rubinstein used to say, "There are no ugly women, only lazy ones."
Madame Rubenstein was another diminutive (4'10") force of nature whose accomplishments are astonishing, especially considering her background: born in a small Jewish town near Krakow in 1872 to an Orthodox Jewish family, Madame created a huge cosmetics empire, amassed a magnificent eclectic art collection, had palatial homes in Paris, London and New York, and was remarkably progressive, culturally and politically. In spite of her small size she wore masses of large jewelry, which looked stunning. The recent exhibition, BEAUTY IS POWER (Helena Rubinstein's slogan since 1904), organized by the Jewish Museum, New York, was a revelation of Madame's extraordinary biography. The frontispiece of the excellent catalogue for the exhibition, distributed by Yale University Press, has the image of Picasso's tapestry CONFIDENCE, which was in Madame's posthumously dispersed art collection.
Now let's consider underpinnings. "Flatter-U corsets do what you wish Nature would do—that is , a scientific equalization of the flesh," proclaims a girdle ad, ca. 1930. Modern shapewear has even improved on the corsets that had formerly conquered Nature, but experience has taught me I need help to find the right garment. Bloomingdales has a large inventory and, wonder of wonders, still offers the free services of knowledgeable bra fit specialists, who can also help with compressors, formerly known as girdles. Uniqlo has serviceable low cost compressors for everyday wear. Modern shapewear, if properly fitted, is comfortable, confidence building and yes, rights the wrongs of nature.
Wandering past various come-and-get-it-boys lingerie boutiques at Bloomingdales, I think of blond bombshell Mae West, who was Confidence personified. Her outrageous character seduces with her brains and humor, lusty smirk and rolling hips, never doubting the power of her beauty to rule the male human animal. Ms.West is so smart and sexy, her ample curves squeezed into embroidered and beaded satin gowns, happily slithering toward the camera or her male prey on six inch platform shoes, which are always hidden by a long dress. Five foot tall with a giant personality, she would say things like, "When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before." Way before the feminist movement, Mae West turned the tables on men, treating them the way they were mistreating women. In the early 1930's Ms. West once spotted an extremely attractive young man on the Paramount lot and said, "If that boy can talk he's in my next picture. " The picture was I'M NO ANGEL, the "boy" was Cary Grant, and she told him to "Come up and see me some time. Any time." Playwright, screen writer, actress (on the stage since age 7 and 40 years old in her first movie), aka The Statue of Libido, Mae West had—and still gives us—a wonderful time, always beautifully and fully dressed, and under all she no doubt wears the very best foundations to be had.
At last we come to the final stages of our "armor to face the world", more flattering and confidence boosting with just the right clothing and, most important, accessories. Style is eternal and fashion is ephemeral: I look for pieces that will be wearable for many years and span multiple generations, since I have a lovely daughter-in-law and glamorous granddaughters. My wardrobe consists primarily of items devised during the 1920's—skirts, sweaters and trousers—and the 1930's—shirtdresses, fitted sheath dresses, fitted jackets and swing or straight skirts. In other words, what used to be called All American Sportswear that can go anywhere, depending upon accessories. By keeping lines simple and colors on the dark side, either monochrome or harmonious, a longer illusion is created. Baby Jane moments are to be avoided, so all hem lengths must at least cover my knees.
From the bottom of my heart, as stated by a slogan contest winning window dresser I used to know, "Accessories are your Successories". Not only are they that idiosyncratic touch which set one apart, there is also The Halo Effect, known in retail display as the charm exceptional pieces can have of enhancing the beauty of surrounding items.
Hollywood studio designers and stylists of the past seem to have known everything about making under-sized women look like normal mid-height adults. Apparel for Judy Garland (4'11) and Natalie Wood (5') exemplify this skill: outfits designed for these megastars made the eye travel vertically; eye catching details such as jewelry or embellishments were up near their heads, proportions were never exaggerated and fit was always perfect. Practical, timeless and flattering, the styling devised for Judy Garland and Natalie Wood is the mode I've followed for many years.
How we put ourselves together sends a message about Presence in this ageist superficial world, so why not use some artifice to advantage? Of course, take it or leave it, it's just personal– and we are in "Big Girl Time. – From the book Advanced Style: Older and Wiser available HERE.
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I think Ciate is my new favourite nail polish brand! Check out my nails this week, done using Ciate Strawberry Milkshake and Pepperminty!
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