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Karen Huger throws shade at Gizelle Bryant, alleges that castmate's brand EveryHue Beauty has been liquidated
Sat Nov 21, 2020 at 11:52am ET
By Natalie Hunter
Gizelle Bryant and Karen Huger are on RHOP. Pic credit: Bravo
Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger has slammed co-star Gizelle Bryant's makeup line EveryHue Beauty and insinuated that the company was liquidated.
Karen addressed her co-star's business during an interview on The Wendy Williams Show.
The Tea of Potomac uploaded a video of the interview to its Instagram account. In the video, Karen starts off by dissing Gizelle's business skills.
"If Gizelle needs some help in understanding why or how to grow a brand, tell her to call my people, ok?" she says.
She then insinuates that she shut down EveryHue in secret without informing her customers.
"You don't have a makeup done and have it disappear without saying bye to your customers that supported you," she continues. "EveryHue is no longer available to any customer. It was liquidated. Let's just go ahead and say that. I'll help you if she needs some help."
Karen's shade even leaves Wendy Williams' speechless. All Wendy says in response is, "Oh."
A post shared by The Tea of Potomac (@theteaofpotomac)
EveryHue Beauty
Gizelle launched her makeup brand EveryHue Beauty in 2017. It took her two years to develop the line, but she told PEOPLE that it was worth the work because it's a project that she's passionate about.
Her own struggles finding makeup that matched her skin tone inspired her to create the brand.
"I could never really find one foundation or tinted moisturizer that matched my skin tone that didn't read orange or yellow or red so I had to mix things, which becomes expensive so I really wanted to create something in which you didn't have to do that anymore," she told the outlet at the time.
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"So it really required us spending a lot of time in the lab working on the formulations. EveryHue really blends into your skin and matches your skin tone perfectly," she continued
Over the years, she expanded the brand from just foundation to include blush, concealer, moisturizer, and setting spray.
In 2018, EveryHue was picked up by Target and sold in its stores.
Karen and Gizelle's relationship
This isn't the first time that Karen has come for Gizelle.
During this season of RHOP, Karen called Gizelle out and claimed that she never brought her man Jamal Bryant around.
Gizelle then explained that he was always out of state and busy with work, but Karen didn't buy Gizelle's excuse.
Gizelle also has called Karen out over her behavior on the show. Karen had ordered a glass of milk while they were all out to dinner and claimed it was because she had ulcers.
However, Gizelle shaded Karen and claimed that the real reason why she ordered milk was that she didn't want to get drunk and embarrass herself as she did in Newburg.
The Real Housewives of Potomac airs Sundays at 9/8c on Bravo.
Natalie Hunter
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<?php

namespace Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests;

use Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\MongoGridTestHelper;
use Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\SplFileInfo;

class SplFileInfoTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * @var string
     */
    private $workspace = null;

    /**
     * @var integer
     */
    protected $time;

    /**
     * @var boolean
     */
    protected $legacy;

    /**
     * @var MongoGridFS
     */
    protected $gridfs;

    /**
     * Get a SplFilInfo
     *
     * @param string $filename The full filepath
     *
     * @return SplFileInfo
     */
    protected function getFile($filename)
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            return new \SplFileInfo($filename);
        } else {
            return new SplFileInfo($filename, $this->gridfs);
        }
    }

    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->legacy = isset($_SERVER['LEGACY_TESTS']) ? (bool) $_SERVER['LEGACY_TESTS'] : false;
        $this->workspace = sys_get_temp_dir().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.uniqid();
        $this->time = time();

        $old = umask(0);
        mkdir($this->workspace.'/bar', 0777, true);
        chmod($this->workspace.'/bar', 01777);
        touch($this->workspace.'/foo.txt', $this->time, $this->time);
        touch($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        file_put_contents($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt', 'bar');
        umask($old);

        if (!$this->legacy) {
            $this->gridfs = MongoGridTestHelper::getGridFS();
            $this->gridfs->storeBytes('', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'filename' => '/', 'type' => 'dir'));
            $this->gridfs->storeBytes('', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'filename' => getcwd(), 'type' => 'dir'));
            $this->gridfs->storeBytes('', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'filename' => $this->workspace, 'type' => 'dir'));
            $this->gridfs->storeBytes('', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'filename' => $this->workspace.'/bar', 'type' => 'dir'));
            $this->gridfs->storeFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'type' => 'file'));
            $this->gridfs->storeFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'type' => 'file'));
            $this->gridfs->storeFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt', array('uploadDate' => new \MongoDate($this->time), 'type' => 'file'));
            $this->clean($this->workspace);
        }
    }

    protected function tearDown()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->clean($this->workspace);
        } else {
            $this->gridfs->drop();
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param string $file
     */
    private function clean($file)
    {
        if (is_dir($file) && !is_link($file)) {
            $dir = new \FilesystemIterator($file);
            foreach ($dir as $childFile) {
                $this->clean($childFile);
            }

            rmdir($file);
        } else {
            unlink($file);
        }
    }

    public function testGetPathname()
    {
        //file does not need to exists
        $file = $this->getFile('foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo.txt', $file->getPathname());

        $file = $this->getFile('/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('/foo.txt', $file->getPathname());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/');

        $this->assertEquals('/bar', $file->getPathname());
    }

    public function testGetFilename()
    {
        //file does not need to exists

        $file = $this->getFile('foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo.txt', $file->getFilename());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo.txt', $file->getFilename());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/.');

        $this->assertEquals('.', $file->getFilename());
    }

    public function testGetBasename()
    {
        //file does not need to exists

        $file = $this->getFile('foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('txt', $file->getExtension());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('txt', $file->getExtension());

        $file = $this->getFile('something.tar.gz');

        $this->assertEquals('gz', $file->getExtension());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar');

        $this->assertEquals('', $file->getExtension());
    }

    public function testGetExtension()
    {
        //file does not need to exists

        $file = $this->getFile('foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo.txt', $file->getBasename());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo.txt', $file->getBasename());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo', $file->getBasename('.txt'));

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar');

        $this->assertEquals('bar', $file->getBasename());
    }

    public function testGetPath()
    {
        //file does not need to exists

        $file = $this->getFile('foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('', $file->getPath());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('/bar', $file->getPath());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/');

        $this->assertEquals('', $file->getPath());

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar');

        $this->assertEquals('', $file->getPath());
    }

    public function testToString()
    {
        //file does not need to exists
        $file = $this->getFile('foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('foo.txt',(string)$file);

        $file = $this->getFile('/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('/foo.txt',(string)$file);

        $file = $this->getFile('/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('/bar/foo.txt',(string)$file);
    }

    public function testGetType()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('file', $file->getType());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/');

        $this->assertEquals('dir', $file->getType());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace);

        $this->assertEquals('dir', $file->getType());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetTypeFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getType();
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetTypeDirNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown/');
        $file->getType();
    }

    public function testIsDir()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isDir());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace);

        $this->assertTrue($file->isDir());
    }

    public function testIsDirNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isDir(), 'false if dir does not exist');

        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isDir(), 'false if dir does not exist');
    }

    public function testIsFile()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');

        $this->assertTrue($file->isFile(), 'false if file does not exist');

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace);

        $this->assertFalse($file->isFile(), 'false if file does not exist');
    }

    public function testIsFileFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isFile());

        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isFile());
    }

    public function testGetRealPath()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/');

        $this->assertEquals('/', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile('.');

        $this->assertEquals(getcwd(), $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile('./');

        $this->assertEquals(getcwd(), $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile('');

        $this->assertEquals(getcwd(), $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'\/foo.txt$@', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/../foo.txt');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'\/foo.txt$@', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/./foo.txt');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'\/bar\/foo.txt$@', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/.././foo.txt');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'\/foo.txt$@', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/..');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'$@', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/.');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'\/bar$@', $file->getRealPath());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/');

        $this->assertRegExp('@'.preg_quote($this->workspace, '/').'\/bar$@', $file->getRealPath());
    }

    public function testGetRealPathFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('unknown.txt');
        $this->assertFalse($file->getRealPath());
    }

    public function testGetSize()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt');

        $this->assertEquals(3, $file->getSize());

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertEquals(0, $file->getSize());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetSizeFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');

        $this->assertEquals(3, $file->getSize());
    }

    public function testGetIsReadable()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt');

        $this->assertTrue($file->isReadable(), 'always readable (no perms support)');
    }

    public function testGetIsReadableFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isReadable());
    }

    public function testGetIsWritable()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt');

        $this->assertTrue($file->isWritable(), 'always writable (no perms support)');
    }

    public function testGetIsWritableFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isWritable());
    }

    public function testIsExecutable()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isExecutable(), 'file never executable (no perms support)');

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar');

        $this->assertTrue($file->isExecutable());
    }

    public function testIsLink()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt');

        $this->assertFalse($file->isLink(), 'always false (no symlink support)');
    }

    public function testGetPerms()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/dummy.txt');

        $this->assertEquals('0666', substr(sprintf('%o', $file->getPerms()), -4));

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar');

        $this->assertEquals('1777', substr(sprintf('%o', $file->getPerms()), -4));
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetPermsFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getPerms();
    }

    public function testGetMTime()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $this->assertEquals($this->time, $file->getMtime());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetMTimeFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getMtime();
    }

    public function testGetCTime()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $this->assertEquals($this->time, $file->getCtime());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetCTimeFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getCtime();
    }

    public function testGetATime()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $this->assertEquals($this->time, $file->getAtime());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetATimeFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getAtime();
    }

    public function testGetLinkTarget()
    {
        $this->markTestIncomplete('This test has not been implemented yet.');
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetLinkTargetNotASymlink()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $file->getLinkTarget();
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetLinkTargetFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getLinkTarget();
    }

    public function testGetGroup()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $this->assertInternalType('integer', $file->getGroup());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetGroupFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getGroup();
    }

    public function testGetOwner()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $this->assertInternalType('integer', $file->getOwner());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetOwnerFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getOwner();
    }

    public function testGetInode()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $this->assertInternalType('integer', $file->getInode());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException RuntimeException
     */
    public function testGetInodeFileNotFound()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile('/unknown.txt');
        $file->getInode();
    }

    public function testGetFileInfo()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->markTestIncomplete('Not same behavior.');
        }

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $file2 = $file->getFileInfo();

        $this->assertEquals($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt', $file2->getPathname());
        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\SplFileInfo', $file2);
    }

    public function testGetFileInfoWithSameClassParameter()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->markTestIncomplete('Not same behavior.');
        }

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\SplFileInfo', $file->getFileInfo(get_class($file)));
    }

    public function testGetFileInfoWithClassParameter()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest', $file->getFileInfo('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest'));
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException UnexpectedValueException
     *
     * SplFileInfo::getFileInfo() expects parameter 1 to be a class name derived from SplFileInfo,
     */
    public function testGetFileInfoClassNotDerived()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $file->getFileInfo('StdClass');
    }

    public function testGetPathInfo()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->markTestIncomplete('Not same behavior.');
        }

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $dir = $file->getPathInfo();

        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\SplFileInfo', $dir);
        $this->assertEquals($this->workspace.'/bar', $dir->getPathname());
    }

    public function testGetPathInfoWithSameClassParameter()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->markTestIncomplete('Not same behavior.');
        }

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\SplFileInfo', $file->getPathInfo(get_class($file)));
    }

    public function testGetPathInfoWithClassParameter()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');

        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest', $file->getPathInfo('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest'));
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException UnexpectedValueException
     *
     * SplFileInfo::getPathInfo() expects parameter 1 to be a class name derived from \SplFileInfo,
     */
    public function testGetPathInfoClassNotDerived()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/bar/foo.txt');
        $file->getPathInfo('StdClass');
    }

    public function testSetInfoClass()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $file->setInfoClass('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest');

        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest', $file->getPathInfo());
        $this->assertInstanceOf('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileInfoOverrideTest', $file->getFileInfo());
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException UnexpectedValueException
     *
     * SplFileInfo::setInfoClass() expects parameter 1 to be a class name derived from SplFileInfo,
     */
    public function testSetInfoClassNotDerived()
    {
        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');

        $file->setInfoClass('StdClass');
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException Exception
     */
    public function testSetFileClass()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->markTestIncomplete('Not same behavior.');
        }

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $file->setFileClass('Pitpit\Component\MongoFilesystem\Tests\SplFileObjectOverrideTest');
    }

    /**
     * @expectedException Exception
     */
    public function testOpenFile()
    {
        if ($this->legacy) {
            $this->markTestIncomplete('Not same behavior.');
        }

        $file = $this->getFile($this->workspace.'/foo.txt');
        $file->openFile();
    }
}

class SplFileInfoOverrideTest extends SplFileInfo
{
}

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It used to be a simple list: #2 pencils, Crayola markers and a pencil box. Now, the list continues, with more and more supplies that schools used to purchase. Dry erase markers, Kleenex, and anti biotic wipes? As a parent, I'm afraid to look at school supply receipts; did you know the average spend for school supplies with K-12 students is now $688? Yikes.
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Back to school online purchases this year included a backpack and a pair of running pants. I'm not alone — a whopping 39.6% of back to school purchases are made online now, up dramatically from 10.9% in 2003.
I have a few online lessons for next year though. The backpack purchase was last minute – it had to be a one-strap backpack with neon colors. The outrageous shipping almost doubled the price. As for the running pants, I thought they came with a jacket. Oops. Online purchases are not without a few hiccups, right?
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Q: Error using flexibility polyfil I'm trying to use this polyfill to allow me use flexbox in IE8 and 9, but I'm just getting errors.
I have version 1.0.6 included in my project, as the latest version doesn't work according to the issues.
I am then calling it using the following code in my site.js file:
function supportsFlexBox() {
    var test = document.createElement('test');

    test.style.display = 'flex';

    return test.style.display === 'flex';
}

if (supportsFlexBox()) {
    // Modern Flexbox is supported
} else {
    flexibility(document.documentElement);
}

However, I am getting the following error in console on IE9:
Function expected

I have also tried using just the following code (without the wrapping if statement):
flexibility(document.documentElement);

But I get the following error in Chrome
flexibility is not a function

Has anyone used this polyfill and it working before, or able to help me get this working? I'm not sure if im calling the function incorrectly or if there is a bug in the polyfill itself.

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Responsive web design is the answer to the varying sizes of monitors, tablets, and mobile phones. With so many screen sizes today, it's so hard to keep track and it's also very impractical to create a separate set of codes for each to ensure "proper viewing" of websites. Imagine, a traditional site with dimensions of 1280×800 is accessed by a smartphone that's virtually the size of your palm. If it doesn't have a responsive web design, it would be very difficult and annoying to view it. There would be too much scrolling, up and down and sideways, just to view the site.
On the other hand, with responsive web design, switching from laptops or desktops to tablets or smartphones is a cinch. Websites will automatically detect and adapt to the screen size and display its contents in the best possible way. Aside from that, it will also respond to how the user holds the device -landscape or portrait.
Responsive web design aims for fluidity and flexibility. One of the techniques used to achieve this is by automatic image adjusting. It's either the entire image is reduced in size or only portions of it is displayed. Another technique is by changing the layout of the website. By rearranging elements like the navigational bar, logo, text content, smarter use of viewing space can be achieved. If the original web design permits it, automatic reduction of resolution is use where practically a scaled-down version of the original site is displayed on handheld devices.
Although it seems that responsive web design is the answer to the problem posed by different screen sizes, it still has some limitations. That's why it's very important that devices with relatively small screens should be considered right from the start when you're designing your website. The use of mobile devices for browsing the Internet, locating businesses, and shopping online is continuously on the rise. So, it's smart to make sure that your website is perfectly viewable and functional when accessed through mobile devices.
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What are bacteria?
This colorized image (a scanning-electron micrograph) shows four spherical methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria (purple) in the process of being ingested by a human neutrophil white blood cell (blue). (Image credit: Callista Images via Getty Images)
Bacteria is a single-celled organism that can be found in almost everything: the ground, the ocean, your hands, and your gut. Some bacteria can be harmful but most are harmless. Others are beneficial for human health. Many times, people live in symbiosis between bacteria and humans, maintaining mutually beneficial relationships without realizing it.
Let's now dissect this diverse group single-celled organisms. Here's a brief overview of bacteria, their functions and the ones you should be looking out for.
What is bacteria?
Bacteria is a single-celled organism with an unique internal structure. Eukaryotes are multicellular organisms that have distinct nuclei attached to a membrane. This is different from the eukaryotics found in humans and other multicellular organisms. Bacteria is prokaryotes. This means they don't have organized nuclei and other membrane-bound organelles.
Bacterial DNA is free to move within bacteria cells, in a thread-like, twisted mass called the nucleoid. Some cells also contain separate pieces of DNA, called plasmids. According to the Microbiology Society, plasmids can contain genes that confer a survival advantage on bacteria, such as genes that transmit antibiotic resistance.
Bacteria should not be confused with archaea, the major group of prokaryotes. Archaea can also be single-celled organisms. However, the types of molecules that they use to build cell walls and the metabolic processes they use are different.
Structure of bacteria
Lactobacillus acidophilus is a milk-curdling bacteria. They are cylindrical-shaped. (Image credit: Shutterstock)
There are five basic shapes for Bacteria: spherical (or cylindrical), comma-shaped (or corkscrew) and spiral. These shapes have the scientific names cocci (round), vibrios ("comma-shaped"), vibrios ("cylindrical"), spirochaetes ("corkscrew") and spirilla ("spiral"). Names often reflect the shapes and configurations that bacteria take. The Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria, which is milk-curdling, is a type of bacilli. Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, is a type of cocci.
Bacterial cells have an outer and inner cell wall. Some bacteria, such as the mycoplasmas have no cell wall. Some bacteria might even have an outermost protective layer called the capsule. Sometimes, whip-like extensions cover the bacteria's surfaces, either long ones called flagella or shorter ones called pili. They help bacteria move and attach to their host.
According to the Science Education Resource Center of Carleton College, bacteria can be classified based on the composition of their cell wall using a test called Gram stain. Gram-positive bacteria is bacteria that does not have an outer membrane. Gram-negative bacteria that have an outer membrane won't be stained. S. pneumoniae is an example of a Gram-positive bacteria, while Escherichiacoli can cause food poisoning and Vibriocholerae can cause cholera are Gram-negative bacteria.
Under the cell membrane and cell wall, bacteria contains cytoplasm. This is a mixture of water and salts. The cytoplasm contains the nucleoid and plasmids as well as tiny protein factories called "ribosomes", which are where genetic instructions of the cell are translated into products. Tetracycline and other antibiotics target bacteria ribosomes in order to stop them from synthesizing protein, thus ending the life of the cell.
Some bacteria's cytoplasm may contain small pockets called inclusions that store nutrients for when they are needed. The chromatophores are structures that photosynthetic bacteria use to generate energy from sunlight. They may be found throughout their cytoplasm. These chromatophores contain pigments that are used in photosynthesis.
How does bacteria reproduce and eat?
Bacteria is one of the oldest forms of life on Earth. They have developed a wide range of survival strategies. Some bacteria can be photosynthetic while others can decompose organic matter into nutrients. Some bacteria form symbiotic or mutually beneficial relationships with their host.
According to Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, most bacteria reproduce by binary fission. A single bacterial cell (the "parent") makes a copy its DNA and becomes larger by increasing its cellular content. The cell splits, pushing out the duplicated material and creating two identical cells called "daughter".
Budding is a method of reproduction for some bacteria types, like cyanobacteria or firmicutes. The daughter cell is an offspring of the parent. It begins as a tiny nub and grows to the same size as its parent before splitting off.
The DNA in the offspring and parents is identical after binary fission. By incorporating additional DNA from their environment into their genomes, bacteria cells introduce variation to their genetic material. According to the San Diego State University College of Sciences, horizontal gene transfer is a form of gene transfer. Live Science reported that the resulting genetic variation allows bacteria to adapt and thrive in changing environments.
Horizontal gene transfer can occur in three ways: transformation, transduction, and conjugation.
This diagram shows the stages involved in bacterial conjugation. (Image credit: Shutterstock)
Transformation is the most common method of horizontal gene transfer. It occurs when a bacteria absorbs DNA fragments from the surrounding environment and then uses them to create its cell membrane. Other bacteria release the DNA fragments into the environment. A bacterium must be competent to undergo transformation. This happens when nutrients are low or the density of a bacterial population is high. It might be evolutionary advantageous to test out new DNA in these situations.
Transduction is when a virus takes DNA from one bacterium to infect another, inserting a new gene sequence. Conjunction occurs when bacteria come into direct contact. A recipient cell receives DNA directly from a donor cell by forming a tube-like appendage called a pilus. This is what happens in E.coli, where some cells have a particular type of plasmid called the fertility factor or F factor. According to Modern Genetic Analysis (W. H. Freeman and Company 1999), this occurs. F factor-negative cells can be given DNA by F factor factor cells. The third type of transfer, called conjugation, aids in the spread of antibiotic-resistance genes.
What is the health benefit of bacteria?
Many bacteria can be beneficial to us. They can turn milk into yogurt or ferment cabbage into Kimchi. Some species do their work within us. According to the Microbiology Society there are approximately 10 times more bacteria cells than human cells in a person's body. Many of these cells live in the digestive system. These bacteria receive a steady stream of nutrients from our gut. They also help to break down foods that the human digestive enzymes cannot. Bacteroides taiotaomicron is an example of a bacteria that helps to break down complex carbohydrates. According to Mount Sinai's health library, L. acidophilus is responsible for breaking down sugars in milk. It also creates byproducts like lactic acid or hydrogen peroxide. These byproducts make it less friendly to harmful bacteria.
According to Nature Reviews Microbiology, bacteria on the skin can produce byproducts that protect against harmful bacteria. For example, the benign bacterium Corynebacterium is able to inhibit the growth of S. pneumoniae, which can cause pneumonia.
Some skin bacteria can be both beneficial and harmful. Staphylococcus epidermidis, a spherical bacteria that colonizes skin, can infect the body if it gets into the bloodstream. S. epidermidis produces proteins that can inhibit the growth its more dangerous cousin, Staphylococcus Aureus. S. aureus can also cause infections if it penetrates the skin barrier, but these infections are usually more severe than S. epidermidis.
What is the health impact of bacteria?
During a 1965 plague study, technicians in a San Francisco bacteriology lab isolate the bacteria Yersinia Pestis. (Image credit: Image courtesy CDC/Margaret A. Parsons. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
S. aureus bacteria is a type of bacteria that can live with humans for most of the day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 30% of people have S. aureus in the nose. These bacteria can cause serious infections if they make their way into the body, particularly in immunocompromised patients. According to the CDC, Staph infections can lead to sepsis (full body inflammation due to infection), pneumonia, endocarditis and osteomyelitis (inflammation and swelling of the bones).
Other bacteria can be very harmful to people. V. cholerae is responsible for Cholera which is a diarrheal illness that kills approximately 95,000 people each year. Black Death was caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pestis. It was spread by fleas which bite rodents. Bacillus anthracis is capable of forming anthrax spores in soil that can be inhaled or eaten.
People can be infected by some of the most problematic bacterias through spoiled foods. Salmonella bacteria can cause salmonellosis. This illness is characterized by stomach cramping, fever, diarrhea and stomach cramping. According to the CDC, although most people feel better within four to seven days of being infected, salmonellosis can cause serious illness and even death in older adults and children.
E.coli, another bacterium that causes food poisoning, is often spread through contaminated water and food. Many strains are harmless in the intestines of humans, but some can cause diarrheal illnesses. E.coli diarrhea, like salmonellosis is, is usually very unpleasant and short-lived. However, 5% to 10% of people who experience hemolytic uremic syndrome (a kidney complication) can become life-threatening according to the CDC.
Helicobacter Pylori is another common bacterium that could be dangerous to humans. According to the Mayo Clinic, about half of people have this bacteria in their stomachs. Although most people don't experience any symptoms, some people may develop peptic ulcers, which are painful sores that affect the stomach lining. Although it is not clear how bacteria spreads, risk factors include crowded living spaces.
What is bacterial vignanosis?
Bacterial Vaginosis refers to a condition where anaerobic bacteria (bacteria which do not use oxygen in metabolism) takes over Lactobacillus, a beneficial bacteria in the vagina. According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms include vaginal itching and gray or green urine.
Bacterial Vaginosis is quite common. A nationwide study between 2001-2004 found that 29% had been randomly tested for the bacteria that causes the condition. This corresponds to approximately 21 million women affected in the U.S. at any one time. Only 15% of women who were positive for the bacteria had symptoms.
According to the Mayo Clinic, it is not known what causes bacterial vaginal infections. Some people may be more susceptible than others because their vaginal environment doesn't allow for healthy Lactobacillus bacteria. Doing sex with a partner, or multiple partners, can increase the risk of developing bacterial vaginosis. This is because they disrupt the normal bacterial communities in the vagina. According to the CDC, bacterial vaginosis is often caused by Gardnerella vaginalis and Prevotella species as well as Mobiluncus and Mobiluncus bacteria.
Untreated, bacterial vignaisis can lead to preterm births and increase the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Antibiotics can be used to treat bacterial vaginosis.
The image of spherical bacteria is shown by the artist. Both Streptococcus and Staphylococcus are spherical. (Image credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock)
Antibiotics are commonly used to treat bacterial infection. In recent years, however, the inappropriate and unneeded use of antibiotics has led to several antibiotic-resistant strains.
The resistant bacteria is no longer able to withstand previous effective antibiotics. The CDC estimates that at least 2,000,000 Americans are infected each year with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which results in t23,000 deaths annually.
Dr. Christopher Crnich is an infectious-disease physician, hospital epidemiologist and hospital epidemiologist at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital. "Pretty much every infection you can now think of has been identified as being associated mit some level of resistance," he said. "There are very few infections we treat now where resistant bacteria is not a clinical concern."
MRSA is one of the most well-known antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. It resists methicillin as well as other antibiotics that are used to treat Staphylococcus infection. This is mainly acquired through skin contact. MRSA can spread to the bloodstream and cause pneumonia in hospitals and nursing homes. MRSA can also spread to communities. According to the CDC, this is especially true in areas where there are a lot of exposed skin and other contact with the body. MRSA acquired in the community is most commonly responsible for severe skin infections.
Antibiotic resistance can be combated by being careful with their use. Crnich stated that it is crucial to use antibiotics wisely. You should only use antibiotics if you have a severe bacterial infection.
This article was last updated by Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor.
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2019 Toyota Land Cruiser Model Review
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What's New For the 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser?
The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the top-selling SUVs on the market for its off-roading capabilities and the number of features that it packs in the cabin. Consumers favor the SUV because it offers plenty of performance and proves to be versatile for those who want to have a bit of adventure but still enjoy a reliable car for daily driving. Here are a few of the main specs and facts of the new 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser to review after several decades of evolving and improving as a reliable model.
2019 Toyota Land Cruiser High Tech Features
The 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser is available in AWD for those who want increased traction on the road to keep the SUV glued to the ground. Some of the top features that come standard in the new model include a 9-inch touch-screen infotainment system, HD radio, Siri Eyes Free, Bluetooth, the Entune app suite, wireless phone charging, four-zone automatic climate control, and a 14-speaker JBL premium audio system. The vehicle offers a sleek and luxurious cabin with leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated and ventilated front seats, a power liftgate, and heated second-row seats. It resembles a luxury vehicle with the premium materials that are used and offers a high level of outward visibility. A rear-entertainment system was only available as an upgrade in recent years but now comes standard, which makes the SUV more of a family car.
Approximately 16.1 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third row, which can expand to 43 cubic square feet behind the second row. With the second and third row folded down, 81.7 cubic feet is provided. The vehicle can seat up to eight people comfortably with spacious and supportive seats. Passengers in the second-row can enjoy seats that slide and recline, which makes it easy to customize the level of comfort depending on the height and preferences of each person riding in the vehicle.
2019 Toyota Land Cruiser Engine and Performance
The new Toyota Land Cruiser is built with a powerful V8 engine that proves to be capable of different driving situations and challenges. The engine produces an impressive 381 horsepower, which allows it to have quick acceleration despite its size. The fuel economy is 13 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway. The suspension system that is installed is firm with a minimal amount of body roll present that allows it to maintain its composure both on and off the road. When slowing down or coming to a stop, the brakes are firm and strong.
The 2019 Land Cruiser was built to tackle the unbeaten path and has plenty of off-roading capabilities. The SUV includes a 360-degree camera to provide a view of different angles to show the surroundings. It proves to tackle steep inclines with ease and deliver more than sufficient power, which offers plenty of fun in the vehicle. It proves to be one of the top performers in its class, which boosts its value and allows it to be versatile.
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A long list standard safety features are included in the new Land Cruiser to improve driver confidence and reduce the risk of a collision. The SUV is outfitted with blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, automatic high beams, a multi-view parking camera, front and rear parking sensors, automatic emergency braking, and pedestrian detection.
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One more day til Christmas! This is a photo of my mom's beautiful tree. She's always had a beautiful tree and for the last several years she's gone with lots of gold, shiny ornaments. Simple but gorgeous. One more Christmas photo coming up tomorrow.
Enjoy the 3rd day of Christmas photos. This is a photo of my mother-in-law's tree, which I helped put together.
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody! I hope everyone is spending time with family and taking it easy while eating lots of turkey. It's pretty easy to take a load off after a Thanksgiving meal.
Here's a closer shot of the two friends fishing that I posted recently. Caught a lot of great shots of these two boys having fun, but most of them were not in HDR, but the ones I did capture for HDR have turned out to be great, not that I'm biased or anything.
Here's another shot from the private lake we visited this past weekend. I'm trying to get some good fall photos before the leaves disappear completely for the winter, though I think the unseasonably warm weather may keep them around a bit longer (Silver Lining).
My wife and I were invited to a get together this past Sunday and on the property of the home we were at was this small lake. There were a few other families there and these boys were part of one of those families and they were enjoying some fishing time. Since I always carry my camera with me I decided to snap some photos of the property and I just thought the scene of these two boys fishing was just so awesome. They were excited to have their pictures taken with the possibility of being on my web site, which I'm not sure they remembered the name of, but hopefully word will get to them. I was playing around with colors, kind of getting bored with the presets I was using while editing some of my photos, so I turned the Vibrance down and BAM! the colors just looked so great, especially considering the fall scenery outside. The mood of the photo just seemed to be perfect to me. I saved this new preset I created and will be using a lot in the future for both HDR shots and portraits. Exploring is fun!
Here's a shot off of Highway 50 near West Point. If you've never driven that stretch of highway between Columbus & West Point there is an area that is a huge open field that is full of photo opportunities, which explain why I have posted so many photos from this area.
Here's a shot I took last Christmas night of downtown West Point. I really need to get out more at night and shoot the small towns as they are lit up because I think I can get some nice shots that way. Plus, it's just fun and challenging to shoot at night.
You may be getting tired of seeing photos of this windmill, but, frankly, I don't care. Ok, maybe I care a little, but still, I love to shoot it at different times and I have tried to get a good night time shot of it several times and finally got one here. I wanted to get the milky way, but too much light pollution prevented that and you can only faintly see it. Still, I like this photo more each time I look at it and I hope you do too.
It was very wet and muddy the day I took this photo, so for lack of better names, this was the title I chose to give. Sometimes it's best to not overthink things. This farm sits across a field from the new Yokohoma tire plant, which you can see the water tower of off in the distance. This phot just never really worked in color and then BAM! take away the color and it suddenly becomes a good photo.
I went out last night hoping to capture a milky way shot even in the midst of light pollution, which is prevalant in Mississippi (and around the country for that matter). I was not successful but I love the result of this photo, which was a shot where I was not even trying to capture the milky way. Shooting at night is tricky and you sometimes don't know what you've got until you get in LightRoom and start editing. I am still really happy with this image, but want to continue to get better at night photography.


More than a decade after the power market was deregulated for 85 percent of the state, some Texans are finding better deals on electricity. But most have paid thousands more than customers still served by monopoly utilities, a new report says.
More than a decade ago, Texas lawmakers set the state's power market free. Longstanding rules limiting who sold electricity to whom — and how much they charged for it — were cast aside so private companies could chase customers, competing for business in a free-market bonanza that would supposedly push down prices for consumers across the state.
Texans who take the time to sort through the options are finding decent deals in the state's deregulated electricity market, a new report says. But the average customer in deregulated Texas — about 85 percent of the state — continues to pay far more for electricity than folks served by monopoly utilities in cities like Austin and San Antonio, according to the most recent data available.
In a report released Wednesday, the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, which advocates for cities and other local governments, analyzed U.S. Energy Information Administration data on residential prices stretching back to 2002, the first year most Texans were allowed to choose their electricity provider under deregulation.
In 2012 and 2013, the analysis showed, Texans in deregulated areas for the first time paid lower electric bills on average than most Americans.
But from 2002 to 2013, the average household in deregulated areas paid a total of about $4,800 more than residents of cities — like Austin and San Antonio — served by just one municipal utility, or those served by electric cooperatives, the analysis said.
Though pricing data for 2014 and 2015 was not available, the report said, Texans are increasingly finding individual deals on the deregulated market that are cheaper than what regulated utilities offer.
Nationally, Texas was the 18th cheapest state to power homes between 2002 and 2013, the analysis said. Residents in just nine states saw cheaper prices than Texans in regulated areas during that period. Twenty-six states averaged cheaper prices than Texans in the competitive market.
Why the discrepancy? The coalition and other consumer groups suggest that continued inefficiencies, customer confusion and relatively high prices from legacy electricity providers could be to blame.
A spike in natural gas prices shortly after deregulation, followed by steep decline could have also helped shape the trend, since competitive providers locked into high-cost gas contracts and took years to recover. The coalition acknowledges that factor, but says that it doesn't account for the trend by itself.
John Fainter, president and CEO of the Association of Electric Companies of Texas, bristles at any suggestion that monopoly utilities offer Texans better deals, but agrees that the competitive market is rapidly evolving and consumers are getting used to it. A state website called Power to Choose allows consumers to compare companies' prices and complaint history.
Wednesday's report also showed that the steadiest increase in most Texas utility bills isn't the cost of electricity, it's the fees charged to deliver it.
Customers can choose whom to buy power from, but monopoly power transmission companies still have to deliver it to homes and businesses. Between 2003 and 2015, the rates of two of Texas' biggest power line companies — which are regulated by the Public Utility Commission of Texas — rose far higher than inflation, making up an increasing share of consumers' bills.
CenterPoint, which serves the Houston area, charges nearly $43.94 on the average monthly bill (for those using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity), compared to $24.61 in 2003.
Oncor, which serves the Dallas-Fort Worth area, increased charges to $38.59 from $23.01 during the same period.
One dollar today in 2002 has the buying power of $1.30 today.
Texas rapidly grew during that time frame, Fainter pointed out, embarking on many huge transmission projects, including building new power lines to carry renewable energy and installing millions of "smart meters" to track energy use in hopes of boosting efficiency.
"All of that has to be paid for," he said.
Disclosure: The Association of Electric Companies of Texas and CenterPoint Energy are corporate sponsors of The Texas Tribune. Oncor was a corporate sponsor in 2012. A complete list of Tribune donors and sponsors can be viewed here.


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by Daniel A. Begun — Monday, March 02, 2009, 06:05 PM EDT
Run Presto Instant-On OS on Existing Systems
The ability to have a PC turn on instantly, providing immediate access to the operating system, files, applications, and network connections has long been a pipe dream. This pie-in-the-sky concept has only recently started to see some traction with alternative, "instant-on" operating systems (OS) that come built into the firmware of some newer systems. Today, however, system management tools provider, Xandros, introduced a new instant-on OS called Presto, that can be installed on virtually any Windows XP or Vista system.
Just like the popular instant-on OS solution, DeviceVM's SplashTop, Presto is a small-footprint version of Linux that comes with mostly Web-based applications (Presto is based on Debian Linux). SplashTop, however, can only run on systems or motherboards that come with the feature preinstalled, as it resides on a system's firmware. That limits SplashTop's availability to a very limited number of new systems and motherboards--although, Asus does appear to be including its version of SplashTop, which Asus calls ExpressGate, on more and more of its mobile and desktop systems and motherboards. Presto has the advantage that it doesn't require any special hardware and it can be installed on older, existing systems. In fact, Presto's only requirements are 4GB of available hard disk space and Windows XP or Vista already installed on the system. Xandros claims that Presto loads "within seconds," and allows you to:
Browse the web securely using Firefox
Chat using instant messaging (IM)
Make free Skype calls
Listen to music and watch videos
View and edit documents created in Microsoft Office
Download games, music, videos and more through the Presto online store
Presto will become available on March 16, where it will be available as a free beta download from the Presto Website. Until Presto is released, it is unknown what the specific app bundle will be, but it is likely to include all free, open source applications, as OpenOffice. There will also be a Presto Application Store, where additional applications can be downloaded and purchased for Presto. Presto is scheduled to officially launch on April 13 and sell for $19.95--the beta is set to expire on April 12. You will also be able to download a trial version of Presto starting on April 13, which will operate for "10 minutes at a time (indefinitely)."
Presto installs and uninstalls via Windows. It modifies the system's bootstapping process, giving you the option of booting into Presto or into Windows. After 20 seconds it will boot into Windows if there is no user response. Presto supports Wi-Fi, 3G, and Ethernet-based networked connections. It can not only access your network shares, but it can even access files and documents stored in the system's Windows folders.
"The first time you run Presto, it needs to figure out what network connections, video cards, and other system hardware are inside your computer so it can configure itself properly. Presto is pretty good at detecting the many combinations of technology that exist. However, there's a chance that your particular computer contains something that Presto doesn't recognize."
Xandros claims that Presto is the only instant-on OS option that does not require special hardware. That is actually not a true statement, as Phoenix Technologies' HyperSpace instant-on OS is also available as a software-only solution. And while Xandros is making Presto available to consumers, it is also offering the OS to OEMs as well, who could conceivably integrated Presto in a system's firmware.
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Paul L. McElveen, 81, husband of Clara P. McElveen, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at his home in Lake City, after an illness.
Graveside services will be 4:00 PM, Monday, April 1, 2019, at St. John Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Pamplico, directed by Carolina Funeral Home.
Mr. McElveen was born in Florence County on April 2, 1937, son of the late Billy D. McElveen and Louise Osborne McElveen. He was a member of St. John Free Will Baptist Church and retired from construction. Paul was an avid Clemson fan.
Surviving are his wife, Clara P. McElveen of Lake City; daughter, Rhonda (Timmy) Keefe of Lake City; son, Michael (Trish) McElveen of Lake City; grandchildren, Dane (Whitney) Keefe of Lake City, Bradley (Brooke) Keefe of Coward, Ryan (Pamela) McElveen, Casie (Tony) Jackson and Kevin (Christine) McElveen, all of Florence; thirteen great grandchildren; brother, Roy McElveen of Lake City; Frances McElveen of Lake City; and sister-in-law, Marilyn P. Anderson of Florence.
Mr. McElveen was preceded in death by brothers, David McElveen, G.P. Broad, and Thurmond Osborne and sister, Letha McElveen.
Memorials may be made to Amedisys Foundation, 198 Westmark Blvd. #2, Sumter, SC 29150.


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Let's talk about games
For part of the assignment this week, we needed to play three different games from the Golden Age of Arcade Video Games wiki page and compare and contrast them. We needed to pay particular attention to layout, mechanics and controls.
The first game I decided to play was Asteroids. It sat pretty high up on the list and was listed as "Atari's most successful coin operated game." I can see why.
Extremely simple to play, engaging, and addicting. It has a single static screen and the graphics are basically a black background with white wire objects around it. The object of the game is to shoot at asteroids and/or UFOs coming at you, in order not to die.
You get three lives, and it's basically survive until you die approach. There's no winning the game. You basically go until you lose all three of your lives, and the "winning" aspect is based on highest scores.
The second game I decided to play was Elevator Action. The classic retro arcade game, it had 8-bit graphics, the typical arcade music and a simple plot line. Get on the elevator to travel through floors and collect objects that will give you points (I think). I liked the game and it seemed easy enough. Unfortunately, the keyboard controls were hard to figure out. I kept getting killed and having to start over, and didn't have a chance to "tuck away in a corner" and figure them out before some bad guy come out from a door and shot me. I did see the video that runs through a demo of the game before you start, and it seems that if you get a hang of the controllers, it could be a very involved game.
Elevator Action
For my final and third game, I decided to go with Tron. I've heard about it, been at lectures with Ken Perlin, saw the trailer for the movie…and yet, have never played it. My immediate reaction when I found it online was whether or not it was the right one. The graphics seemed very advanced compared to my other two games. Once I started playing it though, it was definitely not at all what I was expecting. It's basically snake for two players! The strategy is to basically move through the screen, leaving a trail behind that will eventually lock and "kill" your opponent. You win by succeeding in this, and lose if you get trapped by your opponent. You get three matches per level, and as you move up on the levels, your opponent's computer becomes more and more "intelligent."
What I liked the most about all three games was the simplicity in the story line. As games have evolved, the plots get more complicated and convoluted. These games show the ability of having something be extremely successful, and simple at the same time. Even Tron, with better opening graphics, keeps the interface simple and easy to pick up. Out of all the games, the most difficult one to play was Elevator Action, and it's only because of the keyboard control. I'm guessing that playing it in the arcade would've been easier.
So, even though none of these games had that, my dislikes are messy story lines, hard-to-pick-up games, and non-intuitive controls.
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Missing Japanese boy Yamato Tanooka found unharmed in military barracks
By Romil Patel
Updated June 7, 2016 17:22 BST
Rescuers have found a boy believed to be Yamato Tanooka, the missing Japanese child whose parents left him in bear-infested woods in Hokkaido, according to reports on Friday (3 June). The seven-year-old was found in a disused military building, after days of intense efforts to locate him, which involved 200 members of search and rescue teams, including around 75 members of Japan's self defence force members.
Speaking to AFP news agency, fire department rescuer, Satoshi Saito, said: "The boy was found alive, but we don't have information on details of his condition." But army officials told Japanese media that Tanooka was found "in relatively good health" at the military barracks in Shikabe town. He was given food and water, including rice balls and bread, before being taken to hospital by helicopter according to the NHK network.
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"A Self-Defence Force (SDF) official who was on a drill found a boy whose age appeared to be seven," a police spokesman was quoted as saying by AFP.
"There was no conspicuous external injury, and the boy introduced himself as Yamato Tanooka," he added. According to reports, Tanooka was found at 7.50am local time (11.50pm BST).
Tanooka went missing on the island of Hokkaido on 28 May after his parents kicked him out of the car as punishment for misbehaving after he threw stones at people and cars. They initially said he disappeared while foraging for vegetables, but later admitted to abandoning him on the side of the road on a slope of Mount Komagatake.
Yamato Tanooka Handout
Seventy-five members of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces have joined 200 police and volunteers in the dearch for the missing boy ANN News
Takayuki Tanooka, father of Yamato Tanooka, speaks to reporters in Hakodate on 3 June after his son had been found Jiji Press/Getty
The building (Right building at Center) where a 7-year-old boy who went missing on May 28, 2016 after being left behind by his parents,was found alive, is seen at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Komagatake exercise area Reuters
Yamato Tanooka, the 7-year-old boy who was missing for six days in mountain forests in northern Japan is seen on a television screen in Toyyo Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP
A pedestrian is reflected on a television reporting the news of a missing boy discovery in Tokyo Kazuhiro Nogi/ AFP
Self-Defense Forces vehicles are heading to search for a missing boy in Nanae on Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido Jiji Press/ AFP
File photo: Japanese Self Defense Force soldiers riding motorbikes search for Yamato Tanooka , a 7-year-old boy who went missing after being left behind by his parents on May 28, 2016 Reuters
The building where Yamato Tanooka , a 7-year-old boy went missing on May 28, 2016 after being left behind by his parents,was found alive, is seen at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Komagatake exercise area Reuters
Takayuki Tanooka, father of 7-year-old boy Yamato Tanooka who went missing on May 28, 2016 after being left behind by his parents, was found alive, reacts as he speaks to the media in Hakodate on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, Japan Reuters
File photo: People search for Yamato Tanooka, a seven-year-old boy who went missing two days earlier, in Nanae town on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido, Japan Reuters
A member of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) shows a mattress after a 7-year-old boy who went missing on May 28, 2016 after being left behind by his parents, was found alive, used inside a building at JGSDF's Komagatake exercise area, in Shikabe town on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido Reuters
Yamato Tanooka's parents said they returned to the location just minutes later, only to find he was nowhere to be found. He was subsequently reported as missing. "We have done an unforgivable thing to our child and we have caused a lot of trouble for everyone. I just hope he is safe," the boy's father, Takayuki Tanooka, said after the incident.
This article was first published on June 3, 2016


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The military situation in the world is as threatening today as it was during the Cold War between the West and the old Soviet bloc. The armed forces of nuclear powers are in direct confrontation in a whole series of regions.
In the new Cold War between Russia and the West, American and Russian warships and aircraft have repeatedly come close to colliding in the Black Sea, offshore from the proxy hot war in eastern Ukraine, as well as in the Baltic Sea and adjacent airspace. Following the defeat of the Islamic State, Russian, American, and now Turkish forces are more clearly engaged on opposite sides of the civil war in Syria.
Intermittent fighting between India and Pakistan -- both now nuclear powers -- continues in Kashmir.
In the Far East the confrontation between the US and North Korea may soon resume. There is also a potential for clashes between US and Chinese forces in the contested waters of the South China Sea and in or around Taiwan. According to analysts, China plans to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2020 (Ian Easton, The Chinese Invasion Threat, 2017).
All these standoffs provide plenty of scope for accidents, mistakes, misunderstandings or unauthorised – or, indeed, authorised – actions that might spark nuclear war. Many such past incidents are now coming to light as archives are opened to researchers.
During the Cuban missile crisis, to draw an example from Daniel Ellsberg's new book The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner (2017), the US navy used depth charges to try to force a Soviet submarine to surface. Two of the three officers on the submarine who jointly controlled its nuclear weapon, unable to establish radio contact with higher authority and believing that war had already begun, wanted to fire. The third man refused to cooperate, thereby saving the world.
It is only thanks to a remarkably long run of good luck that the world has escaped Armageddon so far. But how much longer can our good luck hold?
Then there are the many other actual and potential confrontations in which some or all of the sides do not possess nuclear weapons. The 'mobile phone war' over access to precious metal ores like coltan drags on in Congo. Fighting continues in Libya, Somalia and Afghanistan. Saudi Arabia, aided by the US, is waging a genocidal war in Yemen. Iran is back in the American 'crosshairs'.
The 'scramble for the Arctic' still looms ahead, pitting not only the Western powers against Russia but also the US against Canada.
Many conflicts, though far from all, stem to one degree or another from US foreign policy. Under Trump the neocons are again in the ascendant after a partial 'reset' under Obama, as reflected in his nuclear deal with Iran. The aim of the neocons continues to be 'regime change' wherever governments are insufficiently susceptible to US influence, using any means including military force (when judged necessary and feasible). Targets have included 'leftist' regimes like Cuba and Venezuela, Ba'athist and other Arab nationalist regimes (now toppled except in Syria), Iran, North Korea, Russia-oriented regimes in the former Soviet Union (Ukraine, Belarus) and ultimately Russia and China.
A specific source of conflict – in Ukraine, the Caucasus and the South China Sea, for instance – is a difference of opinion between the US and other great powers concerning spheres of influence. Russia, China and India claim special rights to intervene in areas adjacent to their borders. The US, however, recognises no such rights (except for itself).
Any conflict in which the US is involved can easily escalate to the nuclear level, especially as the US has never renounced the right to use nuclear weapons first. (Russia does renounce the right to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states; in the period 1982-1993 it renounced all nuclear first use.) Moreover, the US has recently expanded the range of events to which it asserts the right to respond with nuclear weapons to include 'non-military attacks' like the hacking of key computer systems, even though it is very difficult to determine who is responsible for such acts.
A new nuclear arms race is now underway. It seems unlikely that the US and Russia will agree to extend the 'New Start' arms control treaty, which is due to expire in February 2021. In his speech to the nation on 1 March, Putin announced that Russia has tested new types of delivery vehicle, including hypersonic missiles and underwater drones, that can evade missile defense systems and maintain Russia's ability to deter a US first strike.
The Trump administration has made it clear that action against 'adversary' states will henceforth have priority over the fight against terrorism. This issue poses a dilemma to the neocons because the Sunni Islamists who attacked the Twin Towers on 9/11 and have perpetrated more recent acts of terror in Western Europe are backed mainly by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, which are considered not adversaries but allies.
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11 it must have seemed necessary to assure the American public that the fight against terrorism would take priority over everything else. At no time was this ever really the case, but actions in pursuit of the neocon agenda, such as the invasion of Iraq, were fraudulently justified in terms of anti-terrorism. The passage of time without further acts of Islamist terrorism in the US has evidently emboldened policy makers to state frankly that terrorism is a secondary concern.
Objectively the global pattern of power continues to shift towards multipolarity. No state now has the power resources to dominate the world. In reality all states are now local or regional powers. The pursuit of global hegemony to which the US has reverted is doomed to fail, but is all the more dangerous for that reason. It is a deeply irrational strategy, fuelled by the trend towards the privatisation of armed forces and military industry. It reflects not the interests of the American capitalist class as a whole but the special interests of the military-industrial complex – the 'war business'.
But what can ordinary people do about all this? The extreme gravity of the situation makes it easy to fall prey to despair. The forces at work seem much too powerful for us to challenge, let alone abolish.
However, this is a false impression deliberately maintained by our masters. They do not like to admit that they care about popular opposition. In fact, we are not as helpless as we think. Thus Ellsberg reports archival evidence that public protests against the war in Vietnam really did constrain the options of US policy makers -- in particular, helping to prevent the combat use of nuclear weapons.
The story is not over until it is over.