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// Copyright 2022 The Chromium Authors
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#include "chrome/browser/ui/webui/side_panel/history_clusters/history_clusters_side_panel_ui.h"

#include <string>
#include <utility>

#include "chrome/browser/profiles/profile.h"
#include "chrome/browser/ui/ui_features.h"
#include "chrome/browser/ui/webui/cr_components/history_clusters/history_clusters_util.h"
#include "chrome/browser/ui/webui/favicon_source.h"
#include "chrome/browser/ui/webui/history_clusters/history_clusters_handler.h"
#include "chrome/browser/ui/webui/webui_util.h"
#include "chrome/common/webui_url_constants.h"
#include "chrome/grit/side_panel_resources.h"
#include "components/favicon_base/favicon_url_parser.h"
#include "components/strings/grit/components_strings.h"
#include "content/public/browser/web_ui.h"
#include "content/public/browser/web_ui_data_source.h"

HistoryClustersSidePanelUI::HistoryClustersSidePanelUI(content::WebUI* web_ui)
    : ui::MojoBubbleWebUIController(web_ui) {
  content::WebUIDataSource* source = content::WebUIDataSource::Create(
      chrome::kChromeUIHistoryClustersSidePanelHost);

  Profile* const profile = Profile::FromWebUI(web_ui);

  HistoryClustersUtil::PopulateSource(source, profile, /*in_side_panel=*/true);

  content::URLDataSource::Add(
      profile, std::make_unique<FaviconSource>(
                   profile, chrome::FaviconUrlFormat::kFavicon2));

  const webui::ResourcePath kHistoryClustersResources[] = {
      {"history_clusters/history_clusters.html",
       IDR_SIDE_PANEL_HISTORY_CLUSTERS_HISTORY_CLUSTERS_HTML},
      {"history_clusters/app.js", IDR_SIDE_PANEL_HISTORY_CLUSTERS_APP_JS},
      {"history_clusters/app.html.js",
       IDR_SIDE_PANEL_HISTORY_CLUSTERS_APP_HTML_JS},
  };

  webui::SetupWebUIDataSource(
      source, kHistoryClustersResources,
      IDR_SIDE_PANEL_HISTORY_CLUSTERS_HISTORY_CLUSTERS_HTML);
  content::WebUIDataSource::Add(web_ui->GetWebContents()->GetBrowserContext(),
                                source);
}

HistoryClustersSidePanelUI::~HistoryClustersSidePanelUI() = default;

WEB_UI_CONTROLLER_TYPE_IMPL(HistoryClustersSidePanelUI)

void HistoryClustersSidePanelUI::BindInterface(
    mojo::PendingReceiver<history_clusters::mojom::PageHandler>
        pending_page_handler) {
  history_clusters_handler_ =
      std::make_unique<history_clusters::HistoryClustersHandler>(
          std::move(pending_page_handler), Profile::FromWebUI(web_ui()),
          web_ui()->GetWebContents());
  history_clusters_handler_->SetSidePanelUIEmbedder(this->embedder());
}

base::WeakPtr<HistoryClustersSidePanelUI>
HistoryClustersSidePanelUI::GetWeakPtr() {
  return weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr();
}

void HistoryClustersSidePanelUI::SetQuery(const std::string& query) {
  // If the handler has already been created, pass to the existing WebUI.
  // Otherwise, we don't need to do anything, because
  // HistoryClustersSidePanelCoordinator will pass it to the newly created WebUI
  // via a URL parameter.
  if (history_clusters_handler_) {
    history_clusters_handler_->SetQuery(query);
  }
}

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Laney Landry has been fighting Deads alongside her brother and friends for three years. But she has a secret. She's immune to Dead bites and has to find the right people to trust with the information. Her team rallies around her to find a doctor who can extract a vaccine from Laney which could fight the virus that ended the world.
Sean Daniels leads a colony that provides her team with much needed shelter and supplies. He is obviously interested in Laney. The question is whether he's only intrigued by her as a source for the possible vaccine, or for something more. Tests for the cure might push her body beyond what it can endure, and just as she faces a ghost from her past, her longtime teammate Derek Mitchell hints at an interest in more than just her Dead slaying abilities.
Two honorable and alluring men - one colossal decision to make. Despite historically bad taste in men, can she rise above the chaos of the apocalypse and choose the one who deserves her heart? The right choice could mean the difference between surviving...and living.
Do you think you'll ever settle down?" Laney asked a silent Mitchell. The words fell out of her mouth and as soon as they did, she wished she could swallow them back down again. They were out though, hanging in the air between her and Mitchell, breaking an unspoken rule that forbade them from talking about a future they likely didn't have a chance at.
He kept working silently. His face was thoughtful but his lack of immediate response had said he likely wouldn't give one. She closed her eyes against the pain and waited for Mitchell to bandage her wound.
He gave a short laugh and put the medical supplies into his pack, then reached out his hand to help her up. "Better live today then," he said in a velvet soft voice. Gazing down at her, his light brown eyes were full of indecision and hesitation. It was impossible to ignore his dark haired perfection when he was so close. He leaned forward and opened his mouth as if to say something but shook his head slightly and did an about face instead. His abrupt exit left her flustered, her lips throbbing for something she couldn't quite understand.
Tera Shanley writes in sub-genres that stretch from Paranormal Romance, to Historic Western Romance, to Apocalyptic (zombie) Romance. The common theme? She loves love! A self-proclaimed bookworm, she was raised in small town Texas and could often be found decorating a table at the local library. She currently lives in Dallas with her husband and two young children and when she isn't busy running around after her family, she's writing a new story or devouring a good book. Any spare time is dedicated to chocolate licking, rifle slinging, friend hugging, and the great outdoors. For more information about Tera and her work, visit www.terashanley.com.


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For your convenience we have three large and fully-stocked showrooms across southern BC: One showroom in Richmond, one showroom in Victoria and one showroom in Surrey. At each location we have a team of local and educated professionals to serve you whether you need a stair lift, a walker, or anything in between. Unlike any of our competitors our stair lifts are available in our showrooms to trial before you buy. Come into any one of our locations and try out our stair lifts for yourself.
Straight stairlifts are designed for homes with straight rail staircases, they cannot go around a corner or a bend or turn. A straight stairlift is our most affordable and most popular option.
HME custom curved stair lifts are designed specifically for your curved stair case. A custom curved stair lift will provide a lifetime of safety and durability.
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I designed the 9'3" A to be a very serious "big guy" longer version of the 8'2" A blank for either high performance, retros or fun gun styles. Designed with a performance bottom curve and enough volume for 375 lb. surfers. It should be able to yield 9'0" x 24.5" x 4" also with ability to position the overall rocker and nose widths as needed. Cutting 2" of the length off the nose will enable an 18 3/4" nose width at 12" back, and facilitate well for big guy fish designs. My special thanks to Ben Aipa who provided inspiration on the overall design of this blank and the 8'2" A.


He attracted the biggest crowd on day one of the Byron Bay Writers' Festival, but not before making an appearance at ABC North Coast's live broadcast from the site.
Retired Greens leader Bob Brown joined author and environmentalist Anna Rose to talk everything from saving whales to politics, wealth, the Franklin River, creative intelligence, population growth, and young people.
Mr Brown said he was inspired by most of the young people he met, including Ms Rose.
"I'm running into young people everywhere who are fantastic young people," he said.
"I think they're the hope of the planet and they certainly inspire me."
Ms Rose also rejected claims today's young people are more apathetic than previous generations.
"We have 82,000 young people in the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and it might not be the same kind of activism we saw when people marched during the Vietnam War, but there are so many young people involved in political activism particularly on the issue of climate change," she said.
Other writers to appear at ABC North Coast's broadcast included Susan Johnson, Michelle Aung Thin, Niromi de Soyza, Andrea Hirata, Mark Tredinnick, Melissa Lucashenko, Michael O'Loughlin, Hannie Rayson, Andy Griffiths, Mike Ladd, Bernie Hobbs and John Marsden.
Audio from interviews with all of the writers is attached to this article for download.


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A Look Back at This Year's Impact in Preparation for 2023
Looking back on 2022 fills me with pride and a sense of awe at all the team has accomplished in 12 short months. The Center for Education and Workforce at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation continues to conceive of and lead long-term systems change in education and workforce—the underpinnings of American competitiveness and prosperity.
Cheryl Oldham
Roadmap to Building An Equity-Driven Workforce
Let's start by examining closely our workforce today and why we don't have an inclusive and diverse tech workforce:
Shilpi Agarwal
Fostering Partnerships Using TPM: How the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Builds its Workforce
Connecticut Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS) received $24 million in federal funding to expand job training programs that have struggled to meet demand amid a shortage of skilled workers in the state. Garrett Sheehan, president and CEO of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, discussed the talent challenge OWS focused on when they first applied to the Good Jobs Challenge.
Takeaways from the 2022 TPM National Learning Network Summit
On Tuesday, September 27th, the U.S. Chamber Foundation hosted the 2022 National Learning Network Summit sponsored by GoEducate, with over 100 in-person attendees and more joining virtually. The Summit brought together faculty, fellows, and partners to collaborate and engage the core element of the TPM Academy® strategies through networking, immersive case studies, breakout rooms, and panels led by an array of subject specialists.
Althea Ulin
Addressing the STEM Workforce Shortage
At a time when we need to address STEM labor shortages, we cannot afford to leave segments of our population behind. The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports a strategy to address these issues through the newly funded Community College Presidents' Initiative in STEM Education. Community colleges, serving the most diverse student body in higher education, are fertile ground for effective diversification of the STEM workforce. 51% of community college students taking college credit classes are students of color.
George R. Boggs
Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes
Dr. Elizabeth K. Hawthorne
Dr. Clayton A. Railey
Dr. Vera Zdravkovich
Future of Data in K-12 Education Initiative Can Help Inform a Critical Impasse
The U.S. Chamber Foundation has launced a multi-year initiative with the support of a working group of preeminent leaders in education to develop policy recommendations focused on all students, especially those who have been historically underserved by the K-12 system.
The Long Fight for Workforce Development Begins Before the Headlines Start
Amber Rangel Mooney, who participated in the Elite Cohort of the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Business Leads Fellowship Program (Business Leads), currently works as vice president and director of workforce development at Empire State Development and knows the importance of expanding career growth opportunities first-hand.
Shaping America's Workforce: A Conversation with Cheryl Oldham
Cheryl Oldham, senior vice president at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, reflects on the importance of K-12 policy for America's next generation and the future of the workforce.
The T3 Innovation Network Explores How Data and AI Can Develop a Stronger Workforce
As AI integrates the labor market, people want the business community, specifically business leaders, to shift to a skills-centered HR strategy that involves skills-based hiring, upskilling, and re-skilling.
Proficiency Trumps Pedigree
Learn how Skillful.ly's platform led to a 80-100% hiring rate from apprentice to hire in the first year through a partnership with NYJCC, Bronx Community College, and City Tech.
Kelly Cure

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Q: KWin начинает работать слишком медленно после выхода из полноэкранного режима Как я понял kwin перезапускается и начинает зависать (работает, но очень медленно) помогает только выход из сессии (перезапуск kwin в ручную не помогает). Причём же происходит только на x11, на wayland, такого нет. Но на wayland пока не хочу переходить(одно только отсутствие главного экрана останавливает). Есть ли варианты это решить? Kwin 5.23.4, Kernel 5.15.12, Fedora 35,KDE Frameworks 5.89
P.S. если нужны логи, то скажите где из взять

A: Проблема решилась переходом на OpenGL 3.1 в настройках графических эфектов

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When it comes to fuel, there is no margin for error. It has to be there at the right time and the right price – every time. Trust Mansfield as your FTL partner to deliver full truck fuel supply to every location at the precise time, place and price.
Mansfield delivers over 3 billion gallons annually to our customers in all 50 states and Canada. With over 900 fuel terminal supply points and access to over 30,000 prices daily, Mansfield offers the ideal balance between supply reliability and price optimization. How do we make it happen? Our North American team of dedicated supply, logistics and pricing experts work together to give you superior service, high quality supply and competitive pricing.
Mansfield's LTL (Less than a Truckload or Tank Wagon) fuel delivery service is a smart solution for fueling vehicles, mobile equipment and stationery tanks. Mansfield provides reliable supply peace of mind and flexible delivery options to meet your needs. Our supply management platform gives you full visibility across fueling modes with the tools to optimize prices and fueling modes to reduce costs and gain efficiencies.
The Mansfield DeliveryONE Network is made up of 1200 partners across North America. We join together to deliver fuel everywhere you need it with a combination of carrier transport trucks, tank wagons and agile mobile refueling trucks. Depending on your needs, we offer flexible plans and pricing giving you the benefits of bulk savings when compared to retail and a lower cash outlay required than full truck load deliveries.
For vehicles, mobile equipment and stationery fuel tanks, Mansfield Mobile Fueling Services delivers the fuel you need – precisely where its needed. For fleets, vehicles, as well as mobile and stationery equipment, Mobile Fueling reduces operating costs with complete visibility across mobile fueling transactions. It's convenient and optimizes your drivers' valuable time by not requiring them to stand in lines. And with better transaction detail to manage fuel usage and fleet operations, Mansfield Mobile Fueling is a smart solution.
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I just received a beacon from the past. Last night I opened a trove of photos and came across a letter to my grandmother, from her best friend, dated October 13, 1944…when the world was at war…and her children and her friends' children were fighting overseas.
It seems each new day now we must be conditioned for the unpredictable challenges thrust upon us – and as long as the abnormal remains the norm for now, we must bravely carry on, but God!, what a blessing when all this will end and we can once again descry the arc of peace across untroubled Heaven – please let it be for all our kids' sake!
Attempting to heed the wise words of Edith, keeping all my chins up, and getting involved. There's a link at the end of the post if you'd like to do the same.
Representatives of American cities, states and companies are preparing to submit a plan to the United Nations pledging to meet the United States' greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris climate accord, despite President Trump's decision to withdraw from the agreement.
Want to get active to protect the planet? The good people of Indivisible have a handy guide to help you along: click here.


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Q: Controlling the number of digits of parameters using optim in r I would like to decrease the number of digits for predicted parameters in this example. Any idea?
f <- function(par) {
  a <- par[1]
  b <- par[2]
  (a - 1) + 3.2/b + 3*log(gamma(a)) + 3*a*log(b);
}

optim(c(1, .3), fn=f)
# $par
# [1] 1.399685 0.762025


PLANNING: Summerset operations manager for Hawke's Bay villages Stuart James (left) and chief executive Julian Cook at the Eriksen Road site. PHOTO /SUPPLIED.
One of the nation's largest retirement village operators is planning to open a new Hawke's Bay operation that will also provide specialist care for people with dementia.
Summerset has purchased land to build its second Napier retirement village in the suburb of Te Awa.
The proposed village, which would be situated on a nine-hectare property on Eriksen Rd close to Maraenui Golf Club, would be Summerset's fourth in Hawke's Bay.
It already has villages in Havelock North, Hastings and Taradale.
Summerset chief executive Julian Cook said the company was delighted to secure the land.
"Demand for homes at our other Hawke's Bay villages is high. We have been looking for the right piece of land in the area for some time so more people can experience the Summerset lifestyle."
The village would establish around 320 homes, including two and three-bedroom villas, and one-bedroom serviced apartments. There would also be rest home and hospital level care.
Another 20 apartments would operate as the company's only Hawke's Bay-based memory care centre.
The centre is modelled on international design standards for dementia care and allows residents to live in their own one-bedroom apartment with living space/kitchenette but in a secure environment.
Cook said Summerset was the first aged care operator in New Zealand to launch that style of apartment living for those with dementia.
"We opened our first memory care centre at our Levin village and this concept will be included in all our future villages.
"It's really satisfying to be able to bring our memory care concept to Hawke's Bay. These centres provide residents with the dignity and respect of having their own home within a secure centre, purpose-designed for their needs."
Summerset's unique memory care concept was awarded the Aged Care Association's Built and Grown Environment Award for exceptional design in aged care last year.
Napier has a current 75+ population of around 5570 and a forecast 75+ population of around 7790 by 2028. Neighbouring Hastings District has a current 75+ population of 5700, which is forecast to increase to 6950 by 2023.
The Napier land purchase brings the company's number of greenfield sites to seven across the country. Summerset is planning to apply for resource consent in 2019.


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The human capacity to make diverse attire styles gives alternatives to others in making determination of the outlines that they need to wear. That is the reason today; we can see diverse classes of garments in guys and females. The garments range from easygoing to formal, popular to semi-formal, customary to gathering wear et cetera. The interest of individuals makes the dealer to bring out something new and imaginative in the business sector. Case in point in the ladies classes of attire we can see outfit, ball outfit, nighttime outfit, wedding dresses, Capri, long skirts, and most usually gasp and shirts. Despite the fact that there are different quantities of outlines to be found on the planet. While in the classification of men's garments there are jeans and shirts, suits, wedding fabrics, gathering wear, and clothing regulations that they should be taken after for a specific event.
So intentionally or unknowingly all these apparel styles turn into a piece of design. As specified beforehand, ladies have assortments of outfit for distinctive events. So it likewise demonstrates the fast development of design industry and taste of individuals in apparel style.


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#Ketamine, #Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Safe Ketamine Treatment with Dr. Steven Mandel
Dr. Steven Mandel's interview invites us to learn about his impact on the field of safe ketamine treatment as a pioneer and a practitioner.
By Steven Mandel, MD
October 18, 2021(Updated: November 12, 2021)
Safe ketamine treatment is a requirement for effective healing and includes ethical practice, responsible care, and above all, a focus on the patient. Join Dr. Steven Mandel as we learn about his impact on the field of ketamine treatment as a pioneer and a practitioner.
Getting to Know Dr. Steven Mandel
Dr. Steven Mandel is an internationally recognized expert and pioneer in the use of ketamine infusion therapy to treat mental health disorders and chronic pain. Dr. Mandel has more than 40 years of experience utilizing ketamine as a board-certified anesthesiologist and completed everything towards his Ph.D. in clinical psychology except for his dissertation.
He is the founder and president of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles, a leading ketamine infusion clinic in southern California. Having administered more than 13,000 ketamine infusions, Dr. Mandel works closely with patients to treat mental health disorders, including depression, suicidality, anxiety, and PTSD. Dr. Mandel is also a founder of the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists and Practitioners (ASKP3), where he served as the organization's first president and is currently an active board member.
Dr. Mandel first became interested in mental health through his family of origin, when depression and behavioral challenges made him curious about the impact of mental health. Dr. Mandel received a full scholarship to study clinical psychology as graduate student and was close to earning his Ph.D. when he had the opportunity to go to medical school.
"I became an anesthesiologist, but I continued my interest in the mental health profession…it turned out that ketamine – a drug I was using for anesthesia – became known to really be an amazingly effective lifter of mood and reverser of suicidality. I just jumped on it, and I started applying the interest that had been latent since I was a child to my professional work."
Safe Ketamine Treatment
Ketamine's speed in reducing symptoms is one singular feature of its impact. "Ketamine is a unique medicine, even among other psychedelic medicines. It is…a dissociative medicine. It works…very quickly in hours or days, as opposed to months. It's very safe." Dr. Mandel sees ketamine's safety as one of its defining features. "You can even give [ketamine] to pregnant ladies if they're suicidal, [as] it does not harm the fetus to nearly the same extent as all the other agents are known to do." It also just plain works. As Dr. Mandel says, "It's extremely effective. In our clinic, about 83% of our patients experience 50% or more relief of their symptoms. There are no other traditional antidepressants that give you that go-to result."
Another key feature that sets safe ketamine treatment apart is, as Dr. Mandel says, "Ketamine has virtually no [acute] side effects. It doesn't produce obesity, the loss of libido, and the locked-in feeling that so many other antidepressants do. It works by a totally different mechanism…and by so doing, it actually modifies growth in the brain and causes new growth in areas of the brain associated with depression."
The clinical studies that support the efficacy of safe ketamine treatment demonstrate its neurological impact. "In laboratory models, we can actually prove growth in the areas that were depressed. So, it has an immediate effect of changing your mood and giving you a really transformative experience, and then it causes new growth in your brain. That's very different from the traditional medicines."
Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles & Safe Ketamine Treatment
The work of Dr. Mandel, and his business partner and son Sam Mandel, at Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles is focused on providing safe ketamine treatment by being patient-focused. "The patient comes first. The entire set and setting of the clinic are designed to promote transformation for patients. We make sure patients feel safe, comfortable, relaxed…and secure." This starts at the first step through the door. "[Patients] come in to a warm and inviting reception area…[it can feel] like someone's living room. They're greeted by people who really want to see them and are glad that they're there." Patients' time and dignity is respected from the start – something that shows up in the intake process. "[Patients] never have to share [information] more than once, because it goes right to our server and populates all the relevant fields." The team also focuses on ensuring patient's have all the information they need. "[We are] really transparent, fully involving the patient in all decisions regarding his or her care and not proceeding without consensus." This is especially vital for patients who may be new to ketamine treatment and may have questions or concerns that must be warmly and accurately addressed before the healing can begin.
When its time for treatment, patients are brought into a softly lit room with a reclining lounger and blankets. "We provide noise-canceling headphones and music for people who prefer it, and almost all do. We think it facilitates the experience." The IV ketamine treatment is established quickly and painlessly with very small needles by a highly skilled professional. Hospital-grade monitoring is then applied comfortably, because as Dr. Mandel says, "we don't see any conflict between comfort and safety."
This reflects the focus on safe ketamine treatment at Dr. Mandel's clinic. "We make sure that people are fully protected and monitored and feeling very cared for and nurtured. After the patient is satisfied that all his or her questions are answered and they're ready to proceed, and not until, then we proceed." "We are mindful that this is an everyday thing for us and we're extremely comfortable with it. And for the person coming in for his or her first infusion… [it can be] pretty scary. [Maybe] they've heard of bad ketamine, the horse tranquilizer, or ketamine the party drug, and are here they are having this for treatment. And what's really bothering them, is that they are really feeling kind of hopeless or helpless or worthless. They're not having pleasure in life and not able to accomplish their everyday tasks. Many of them have tried many other things before coming. They are in a very vulnerable state, and we are present to that every time because it's brand new for them."
Advancing Ethics in Ketamine through ASKP3
In addition to being a leader of safe ketamine treatment with Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles, Dr. Mandel has worked to create standards to support healing through the field of ketamine infusions for mental health. He has achieved this goal in large part through his work as a founder of the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists and Practitioners (ASKP3). At the time of its founding, there were "not much more than a handful [of ketamine practitioners] in the entire country. I got people together and we spoke in the fall of 2016; by 2017 we formed an organization."
Part of the appeal and impact of ASKP3 has been to gather practitioners from all different health and mental health fields. "We were inclusive from the very beginning. Ketamine is an orphan drug. Almost all drug information and, in fact, health information, is acquired from those who are selling drugs and devices. Nobody is selling ketamine because there's no profit in ketamine for the people who produce it…It's a ubiquitous, commodity drug, primarily used for anesthesia. It's among the most widely used anesthetics on Earth and has been for many decades. But for mood disorders, there's no…specialty that's championing it. It's not the province of anesthesia, even though it's an anesthetic drug. It's not the province of psychiatry, even though psychiatry deals with behavior problems. It's not something that emergency room physicians focus on, typically, even though many emergency room physicians are very good ketamine practitioners. It falls through the cracks. Somewhat analogous to headache, where many different specialists bring their attention to [this specialized area]. Not because they have expertise from training, but because they are passionate about it, and they get together and learn from one another and try to advance the field that way, because there isn't a vendor who is disseminating information in order to promote its use."
ASKP3's mission is "to get ketamine out there for patients in a safe and effective manner. And I emphasize that because initially, it was getting it out there for patients because it really was only available in a handful of places in the whole country. Well, now it's available in several hundred places and the current issue is how varied the quality of care is. So, in addition to championing the use of ketamine, we are championing standards for providers and a code of ethics…We have developed a code of ethics. We have spent tremendous time and energy developing a national standard certification which is still in the works. We are making sure that before anything is rolled out, it's done in a thoughtful and meticulous way that both protects and enhances all the stakeholders, including providers and patients."
Increasing Access to Safe Ketamine Treatment
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Anyone else getting the server maintenance message?
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Q: Java JNA with Windows CE, implementing .NET's MessageWindow equivalent I'm trying to make a java program to interact with a third-part DLL (I don't have that code)and receive window-based messages in Windows Mobile 6.5. I'm using JNA to achieve this. I can execute and read data from other methods in the DLL without any problem.
In C# i can make it work by extending MessageWindow class and overriding WndProc method

internal class MyClass : MessageWindow
{
 protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
 {
  if (m.get_Msg() == 74)
  {
      doSomething();
  }
  base.WndProc(ref m);
 }
}

I wrote the same function in Java but it's not working

//Finds the pointer to the Frame
INT_PTR winHandle = GetWindowHandle.findWindow(null,"MyFrame");
//Gets a pointer
final LONG_PTR prevWndProc = new LONG_PTR(CoreDll.INSTANCE.GetWindowLong(new HWND(winHandle.toPointer()), -4).longValue());
//CallbackProc implements Callback and StdCallback
CallbackProc ptr=new CallbackProc() {
    @Override
    public LRESULT callback(HWND hWnd, int uMsg, WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam) {
    if (uMsg == 74)
    {
      doSomething();
    }
    return CoreDll.INSTANCE.CallWindowProc(prevWndProc, hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
  }
};
CoreDll.INSTANCE.SetWindowLong(winHandle,-4 ,ptr);

I researched on the web several hours and I haven't found anything helpful. If anyone can give me some hint I will really appreciate it.
Best Regards
EDIT
I edited my code to the following:

//Finds the pointer to the Frame
INT_PTR winHandle = GetWindowHandle.findWindow(null,"MyFrame");
//Gets a pointer
final LONG_PTR prevWndProc = new LONG_PTR(CoreDll.INSTANCE.GetWindowLong(new HWND(winHandle.toPointer()), -4).longValue());
HWND Hwnd=new HWND(winHandle.toPointer());
//CallbackProc implements Callback and StdCallback
CallbackProc ptr=new CallbackProc() {
    @Override
    public LRESULT callback(HWND hWnd, int uMsg, WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam) {
    if (uMsg == 74)
    {
      doSomething();
    }
    else if (uMsg == 2828)
    {
      stop=true;
    }
    return CoreDll.INSTANCE.CallWindowProc(prevWndProc, hWnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
  }
};
CoreDll.INSTANCE.SetWindowLong(winHandle,-4 ,ptr);
new Thread() {
      public void run() {
          fireMsgWndEvent(0,"Run!");
          while (!stop) {
                    try { Thread.sleep(10); } catch(Exception e) { }
                }
                fireMsgWndEvent(0,"Stopped!");
            }
        }.start();

int result;
MSG msg = new MSG();
while ((result = CoreDll.INSTANCE.GetMessage(msg, null, 0, 0)) != 0) {
 if (result == -1) {
   System.err.println("error in get message");
    break;
}
else {
    System.err.println("got message");
    CoreDll.INSTANCE.TranslateMessage(msg);
    CoreDll.INSTANCE.DispatchMessage(msg);
}
}

But still didn't get any luck with it, I'm not receiving any message, please help me :'(


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Visit Chandragad Fort: The Fort with Tanaji Malasure's Weapons (2023)
Chandragad Fort in Raigad District of Maharashtra is one of the many that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won over during his time. Today, the Chandragad fort is a popular tourist and trekking location because of its location. If you plan to visit Chandragad fort, here is some information that you should know.
Historical Importance of Chandragad
Chandrarao More of Javli built this fort, that is the reason behind the name before it came under the Maratha rule. The Marathas used the Chandragad fort to keep an eye on the hilly terrain that surrounds it.
Structures inside Chandragad
The Chandragad fort is still in excellent condition. The fortifications and ramparts are still strong and look formidable. The Chandragad fort is on a hill, so there is a little bit of trekking involved. Inside the fort, you will see water tanks and a magnificent temple. Near the temple, you will see a pole with inscriptions in the language of the South.
At the temple where you start your trek, ask the locals about the weapons of Tanaji Malasure and they will show you a gupti and a dandpatti, which were recovered from a mango tree in the vicinity.
You will see the remnants of a temple, known as the Janani Temple and the remains of the royal palace.
You can even see the ramparts created in the walls to house guns, to ward off enemies, and keep an eye on the valley below. There are about five to eight lakes in all inside the Chandragad fort structure. Most of the forts in Maharashtra have natural water tanks, and they show the ingenuity of the builders. They did not build on the rocks. Instead, they carved inside the rock to create a natural cistern for the water, a style that is visible in the Chandragad fort as well. Some of the structures, like the temple and the entrances, have been painted white.
The Chandragad fort's inner sanctum has two gates, one from the North and another from the West. You will see the Ramalingeswara temple inside the Chandragad fort.
The Chandragad fort is relatively small, as its main aim was to store grains and enable the Owners to collect taxes from the village at the foothills.
You also see a structure that experts claim are stables used during the Maratha rule. At the very top of the fort, you see a Shiv Ling and a stone Nandi.
Tourist Experience of Chandragad Fort
Chandragad is a hill fort, and the trek is of medium difficulty. There are some steep slopes and some rocks that you will have to climb through to reach the top of the fort. The best season to visit the Chandragad fort is, of course, the monsoon. But you must be careful, as the said rock formation becomes somewhat of a heavy current lake during this season.
If you travel here during monsoons, you get the unmissable and unforgettable view of the clouds coursing between the hilltops, and you are above all of this – an experience you can never forget. You will also several natural waterfalls, big and small all over the valley, giving you a sense of how nature creates its beauty.
During the summers, the place becomes very dry and humid, and you need to carry water as well as snacks to keep yourself hydrated. Also, there is no commercial activity from the village to the top of the fort, so you need to arrange for whatever you might need on the way. You might get some makeshift shelter at the Chandragad fort or while coming down, but there is no accommodation as such.
Places to Visit Near Chandragad
Chandragad fort is a 2-hour drive from Mahabaleshwar. If you plan to visit Chandragad and have a weekend free, you can spend a whole day in Mahabaleshwar. The total distance is less than 60 KM. If you plan your Chandragad fort tour well, you will already be descending by the late afternoon, leaving you a good amount of time to check in to any of the hotels in Mahabaleshwar. Mahabaleshwar is a tourist hill station and there are several places for you to visit and spend time in.
Credit: Manjunath B S Image Source
If you are trekking all the way, you can reach Arthur's Seat, which you can reach via the Bahirchi Ghumti route. The point gives you a spellbinding view of the valley below.
If you are in Mahabaleshwar, you can also crawl the local market and check the contemporary culture and fashion of the hill station.
You can also visit the Mapro Garden, which offers you the best quality seasonal fruits and lunch and dinner options as well.
A short distance away from the Mapro garden is a go-karting rink. This rink offers go-carting at cheap rates, so it is a good idea to spend at least a few hours here.
Other places of attraction are the Kate's Point, which gives you another beautiful view of the valley and the Needle Hole Point/Elephant Point so known because of the natural shape that is like an elephant's trunk.
If you are in Mahabaleshwar, you should make it a point to visit Wilson's Point, which gives you a glimpse of the first sunset and the first sunrise light in Mahabaleshwar.
Mahabaleshwar is also home to the Venna lake, which offers you an opportunity of calm and serene boatrides. Near the lake, you will see some horse riding options as well.
Mahabaleshwar also has several points that give you incredible view of the valley. Most of these points have small gardens near them, so you can also take a breather along the way.
How To Reach Chandragad Fort?
You can reach Chandragad from Pune or Mumbai. Both these locations have several ST buses and private buses that will drop you to Poladpur. From Poladpur you need to take another mode of transport to the village Dhawale. To travel by train from Pune, you first need to reach Mangaon station and then towards Poladpur and Dhawale. The total distance is about 150 km. From Mumbai, you need to take an ST bus or private bus to Poladpur. If you wish to travel by train, board a train from Bandra to Mangaon Junction. The total distance from Mumbai is about 200 KM.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 4000
Washington, DC 20530,
1275 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007,
323 Center Street, Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72201,
California Office of the Attorney General
300 So. Spring Street, Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA 90013,
PL-01; The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050,
100 West Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601,
Iowa Department of Justice
Hoover Office Building-Second Floor
1305 East Walnut Street
Des Moines, IA 50319,
Public Protection Division
1885 North Third St.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley
One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108,
STATE OF NEBRASKA
Nebraska Department of Justice
2115 State Capitol
Lincoln, NE 68509,
555 E. Washington Ave., Suite 3900
Las Vegas, NV 89101,
Office of Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray
150 E. Gay St., 23rd Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215,
Oregon Department of Justice
Salem, OR 97301-4096,
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Office of Attorney General
Antitrust Section
14th Floor Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120,
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Providence, RI 02903,
STATE OF TENNESSEE
Office of the Attorney General and Reporter
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243,
Wisconsin Department of Justice
124 Halsey Street, 5th Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102,
STATE OF WASHINGTON
800 Fifth Avenue Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98104,
Plaintiffs,
TICKETMASTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
West Hollywood, CA 90069,
LIVE NATION, INC.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210,
Defendants.
| Case: 1:10-cv-00139
Assigned to: Collyer, Rosemary M.
Assign. Date: 1/25/2010
Description: Antitrust
Date filed: 1/28/2010
AMMENDED COMPLAINT
The United States of America, acting under the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, and the States of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Washington and the Commonwealths of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, acting under the direction of their respective Attorneys General or other authorized officials ("Plaintiff States") (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), bring this civil action pursuant to the antitrust laws of the United States to enjoin the proposed merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. ("Ticketmaster") and Live Nation, Inc. ("Live Nation") and to obtain such other equitable relief as the Court deems appropriate. The United States and the Plaintiff States allege as follows:
1. This lawsuit challenges a proposed merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation. If not enjoined, the merger will eliminate competition between the companies in the line of commerce of the provision of primary ticketing services ("primary ticketing") to major concert venues in the United States, in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18.
2. For over two decades, Ticketmaster has been the dominant primary ticketing service provider in the United States to, among others, major concert venues. Primary ticketing, the initial distribution of tickets, has been highly profitable for Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster charges a variety of service fees, which are added to the face value of the ticket. Ticketmaster typically shares a percentage of the money from some of these fees with venues. In 2008, Ticketmaster's share among major concert venues exceeded eighty percent and its revenues from primary ticketing were much greater than that of its nearest competitor. Ticketmaster's contract renewal rate with venues typically exceeds eighty-five percent.
3. Live Nation is the country's largest concert promoter. It also controls over seventy-five concert venues in the United States, including many major amphitheaters. Live Nation had been Ticketmaster's largest primary ticketing client for a number of years. In 2007, however, Live Nation announced that it would not renew its contract with Ticketmaster. Instead, Live Nation would become Ticketmaster's direct competitor in primary ticketing when its Ticketmaster contract expired on December 31, 2008. After spending nearly two years evaluating, licensing, and developing a ticketing platform, in late December 2008, Live Nation launched its ticketing service for its own venues and potential third-party major concert venue clients.
4. Live Nation presented a new and different source of competition in primary ticketing. As a concert promoter, Live Nation could offer venues access to concert tours as an inducement to use Live Nation's ticketing service. Ticketmaster had no concert promotion business. In contrast, as both a venue owner and a concert promoter, Live Nation had economic incentives to reduce service fees on tickets in order to fill more seats and earn the associated ancillary revenue from doing so.
5. Entrants face substantial hurdles in the form of Ticketmaster's economies of scale, long-term contracts, and brand recognition as well as the technological hurdles necessary to compete in primary ticketing. Live Nation had overcome many of these by virtue of its position in promotion and venue operation and the two years it had devoted to building a ticketing platform.
6. On February 10, 2009, Ticketmaster and Live Nation announced their plans to merge. The merger would eliminate head-to-head competition between Ticketmaster and Live Nation in the provision of primary ticketing services. Unless remedied, the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation would substantially lessen competition for the provision of primary ticketing services in the United States in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18.
7. Thus, the United States and the Plaintiff States ask this Court to enjoin this proposed merger.
II. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
8. The United States brings this action under Section 15 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 25, to prevent and restrain Ticketmaster and Live Nation from violating Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18.
9. The Plaintiff States, by and through their respective Attorneys General and other authorized officials, bring this action under Section 16 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 26, to prevent and restrain Ticketmaster and Live Nation from violating Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18. The Plaintiff States bring this action in their sovereign capacities and as parens patriae on behalf of the citizens, general welfare, and economy of each of their states.
10. Ticketmaster and Live Nation provide and sell primary ticketing services to major concert venues in the flow of interstate commerce. Ticketmaster's and Live Nation's activities in providing and selling primary ticketing services to major concert venues substantially affect interstate commerce as well as commerce in each of the Plaintiff States. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action and these defendants pursuant to Section 15 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 25, and 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337(a), and 1345.
11. Venue is proper in this District under Section 12 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 22, and 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(1), (c). Defendants Ticketmaster and Live Nation transact business and are found within this District.
III. PARTIES AND THE PROPOSED MERGER
12. Ticketmaster is a Delaware corporation headquartered in West Hollywood, California. It is the largest provider of primary ticketing to major concert venues and others in the United States and the world. In 2008, Ticketmaster sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.9 billion on behalf of more than 10,000 clients worldwide and earned approximately $1.4 billion in gross revenues. Ticketmaster also owns a majority interest in Front Line Management Group, Inc., the largest artist management group in the country.
13. Live Nation is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. It is the world's largest promoter of live concerts, with 2008 worldwide gross revenues of over $4 billion. Live Nation's North American Music business principally involves the promotion of live music events at Live Nation owned and/or operated venues and in rented third-party venues primarily in the United States and Canada. Live Nation also owns or operates over seventy-five live entertainment venues of various sizes in the United States. This includes eleven House of Blues ("HOB") venues around the country.
14. On February 10, 2009, Live Nation and Ticketmaster entered into a definitive merger agreement providing for an all-stock "merger of equals" transaction with a combined estimated enterprise value of $2.5 billion.
IV. BACKGROUND
A. The Live Music Entertainment Industry
15. The components of the live music entertainment industry pertinent to this case are:
Image depicting components of the live music entertainment industry.
Image depicting components of the live music entertainment industry: Performer to Manager Agent to Promoter to Venue Operator to Ticketing/Marketing to Consumers, Fan Clubs, Merchandise.
16. An artist manager serves as the "CEO" of a performer's business activities, advising in some or all phases of the performer's professional life (tours, appearances, recording deals, movies, advertising, etc.). Managers often are compensated based on a share of the performer's revenues or profits.
17. The artist manager often hires booking agents to assist in arranging a concert event or tour. The manager or booking agent contracts with promoters, such as Live Nation. Under such contracts, the promoter typically receives the proceeds from gross ticket receipts and then pays the performer, venue, and other expenses associated with the event. For example, the promoter generally contracts with the venue (or uses its own venues), arranges for local production services, and advertises and markets the concert. The promoter bears the downside risk of an event if tickets sell poorly and reaps the upside benefit if tickets sell well.
18. Venue operators provide the facilities where the events will be held and often many of the associated services, such as concessions, parking, and security. Venues traditionally receive a fixed fee for hosting an event as well as proceeds from concessions, parking, and a share of merchandise sales (which may be controlled by the performer or promoter).
19. Ticketing companies such as Ticketmaster arrange with venues -- and at times promoters -- to provide primary ticketing services. They are responsible for distributing primary ticket inventory through channels such as the Internet, call centers, and retail outlets and for enabling the venue to sell tickets at its box office. The ticketing company provides the technology infrastructure for distribution. Primary ticketing firms also may provide technology and hardware that allow venues to manage fan entry at the event, including everything from handheld scanners that ushers use to check fans' tickets to the bar codes on the tickets themselves. In some cases, primary ticketing services are provided by the venue itself.
20. The overall price a consumer pays for a ticket generally includes the face value of the ticket and a variety of service fees above the face value of the ticket. Such fees are most often charged by the provider of primary ticketing services. Venues generally receive a split of the money from ticket service fees. Often described as "convenience," "processing," and "delivery" fees, these service fees can constitute a substantial portion of the overall cost of the ticket to the consumer.
B. Ticketmaster Dominates Primary Ticketing
21. Ticketmaster has dominated primary ticketing, including primary ticketing for major concert venues, for over two decades. It derives substantial revenues from ticketing for venues that host major concerts. Other companies seek to compete against Ticketmaster for primary ticketing to major concert venues, but none has been particularly successful. In fact, no other competitor (other than Live Nation) has more than a four percent share, while in 2008 Ticketmaster's share exceeded eighty percent among major concert venues. Plaintiffs have focused on the top 500 revenue generating venues in the United States as reported by Pollstar (referred to in this Complaint as "major concert venues"). Pollstar is a widely used third-party service that collects information on ticket sales. The pie chart below shows primary ticketers' shares of major concert venues, based on seating capacity:
Pre-Live Nation Entry
Share of Venue Capacity
Pre-Live Nation Entry Share of Venue Capacity.
Pre-Live Nation Entry Share of Venue Capacity
Ticketmaster: 82.9%
Tickets.com 3.8%
New Era Tickets 2.3%
Front Gate Tickets 2.9%
22. High shares are not the only indicators of Ticketmaster's dominance. Ticketmaster's revenues are much greater than those of the next several largest primary ticketing service competitors (other than Live Nation). Moreover, while other primary ticketing competitors do compete against Ticketmaster for primary ticketing rights at venues, Ticketmaster has had very high renewal rates.
23. Ticketmaster's costs for distributing a ticket have been decreasing as consumers increasingly purchase tickets through the Internet. The cost-per-ticket to Ticketmaster for tickets sold through its website is significantly lower than the cost-per-ticket to Ticketmaster for tickets sold over the telephone or at a retail outlet. However, ticketing fees retained by Ticketmaster have not fallen as its distribution costs have declined.
C. Live Nation Decides to Enter Primary Ticketing
24. Prior to entering into primary ticketing, Live Nation had been using Ticketmaster as its primary ticketing provider for its venues and was Ticketmaster's largest customer. In late 2006, Live Nation concluded that it was unlikely to renew the Ticketmaster contract. Live Nation began considering other options for its primary ticketing needs, including operating its own primary ticketing business to ticket its own venues and to expand the service to third-party venues.
25. On Dec. 20, 2007, Live Nation announced an agreement with CTS Eventim ("CTS"), the leading German primary ticketing provider. Under the agreement, Live Nation would use CTS technology to provide primary ticketing services to Live Nation's venues as well as third-party venues in the United States.
D. Live Nation Was a Competitive Threat to Ticketmaster
26. As a promoter, Live Nation's relationships with many third-party venues gave it the ability to offer third-party venues access to content. Live Nation believed that its prominence in promotions would give it immediate credibility in primary ticketing.
27. Live Nation was in a position to challenge Ticketmaster's dominance in primary ticketing due to its control of venues. Live Nation selects the primary ticketing provider for over seventy-five live entertainment venues in the United States and had been Ticketmaster's largest customer.
28. Live Nation also expected to compete on price with Ticketmaster. According to Live Nation, its concert promotion business operated on small margins, while Ticketmaster's margins from ticketing were substantially higher. Thus, entry into primary ticketing created an opportunity for Live Nation to increase its overall profit margin and disrupt Ticketmaster's business model by lowering service fees.
E. Live Nation Enters Primary Ticketing
29. Live Nation's strategy was to launch Live Nation ticketing for its own venues in 2008, and then in late 2009 and early 2010 seek to compete for third-party ticketing contracts.
30. Even before launching its ticketing platform, however, Live Nation began competing with Ticketmaster to win primary ticketing contracts for third-party venues. In September 2008, Live Nation signed a multi-year ticketing agreement with SMG, the world's largest venue management company, whereby it would have certain rights to ticket SMG-managed venues as each venue's Ticketmaster contract ended.
31. Using its promotion business as a stepping stone, Live Nation also began competing with Ticketmaster for the primary ticketing contracts for other venues. This was met with some early successes. For example, in October 2008, Live Nation won the ticketing contract at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
32. Live Nation began selling tickets for its own and third-party venues on December 22, 2008. Almost overnight, Live Nation became the second-largest provider of primary ticketing in the United States.
33. On February 10, 2009, Live Nation and Ticketmaster entered into a definitive merger agreement.
34. Live Nation has sold millions of tickets using the CTS system. The pie chart below shows primary ticketers' shares of major concert venues, based on seating capacity, following Live Nation's entry into primary ticketing.
Post-Live Nation Entry
Post-Live Nation Entry Share of Venue Capacity.
Post-Live Nation Entry Share of Venue Capacity
Live Nation 16.5%
V. RELEVANT MARKET
35. Primary ticketing services are sold pursuant to terms individually negotiated with customers. The customers most directly and adversely affected by the merger are major concert venues, which generate substantial income from live music events. Major concert venues that generate substantial income from live music events can be readily identified, and market power can be selectively exercised against them, because there is no reasonable substitute service to which the customers could turn. Nor can these customers engage in arbitrage. The provision of primary ticketing services to major concert venues is a relevant price discrimination market and "line of commerce" within the meaning of Section 7 of the Clayton Act. See U.S. Dep't of Justice, Horizontal Merger Guidelines § 1.12 (1997).
36. The United States is the relevant geographic scope of the market. Major concert venues purchasing primary ticketing services are located throughout the United States.
VI. ANTICOMPETITIVE EFFECTS
37. A combination of Ticketmaster and Live Nation would lead to a high share among providers of primary ticketing for major concert venues. The set of customers most likely to be affected by the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation are major concert venues. Ticketmaster has the vast share of this primary ticketing business. As described in the pie chart in ¶ 21, before Live Nation entered primary ticketing, Ticketmaster had an eighty-two percent share. The next largest share was Tickets.com at less than four percent. As depicted in the pie chart in ¶ 34, with Live Nation ticketing its own venues and some third-party venues, Ticketmaster's share in this same group is reduced to sixty-six percent and Live Nation becomes the second largest ticketer with a sixteen percent share - more than four times larger than Tickets.com.
38. The market for primary ticketing for major concert venues is highly concentrated. The proposed merger will further increase the degree of concentration to levels raising serious antitrust concerns as described in the Horizontal Merger Guidelines issued by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. Id. § 1.51.
39. Using a measure of market concentration called the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index ("HHI"), defined and explained in Appendix A, the post-acquisition HHIs increase by over 2,190 points, resulting in a post-acquisition HHI of over 6,900.
40. The merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation would eliminate Live Nation's competitive presence in the market for the provision of primary ticketing services for major concert venues, resulting in less aggressive competition, less pressure on the fees earned by Ticketmaster, and less innovation for venues and fans than would exist absent the merger. The proposed merger came at a time when Live Nation was just starting to make a competitive impact. Live Nation's ability to begin to attract third-party venues and stated intentions to compete on price likely would have resulted in increasingly competitive pricing and better services to major concert venues and consumers in the future. The proposed merger is likely to lessen competition for primary ticketing services for major concert venues.
41. The proposed merger will also reduce the merged firm's incentive to innovate and improve their respective primary ticketing services. Ticketing innovations are less likely to occur in a post-merger world in which Ticketmaster's dominance will continue and Live Nation's ticketing service has been shuttered. Notably, the benefits of quality enhancements and product variety that flow from experimentation would be far less likely to take place.
VII. ABSENCE OF COUNTERVAILING FACTORS
42. Supply responses from competitors or potential competitors will not prevent likely anticompetitive effects of the proposed merger. The merged firm would possess significant advantages that any new or existing competitor would have to overcome to successfully compete with the merged firm.
43. Ticketmaster has historically possessed competitive advantages. As a result, small ticketing firms have been limited in their ability to compete. With the merger, additional entry barriers are emerging. The merged firm's promotion and artist management businesses provide an additional challenge that small ticketing companies will now have to overcome. The ability to use its content as an inducement was the point that Live Nation touted as the basis on which Live Nation could challenge Ticketmaster in ticketing.
44. No existing ticketing company or likely entrant possesses the combination of attributes to prevent the selective exercise of market power over the major concert venues by the merged firm. New entry into the provision and sale of primary ticketing services is costly and time-consuming. Major concert venues require primary ticketing services to be provided in the United States by service personnel located in the United States. It would take a new entrant a substantial investment of money and over two years to develop the combination of comparable characteristics necessary to compete with the merged firm in primary ticketing. New entry is not likely to occur in a timely or sufficient basis to prevent the anticompetitive effects that would otherwise result from the merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
VIII. VIOLATION ALLEGED
(Violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act)
45. The United States and the Plaintiff States incorporate the allegations of paragraphs 1 through 44 above.
46. The proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation would likely substantially lessen competition in interstate trade and commerce in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act in the provision and sale of primary ticketing services for major concert venues. 15 U.S.C. § 18.
47. The proposed merger threatens to reduce competition in a number of ways, including, among others:
eliminating the head-to-head competition between the merging parties;
reducing the incentives of the merging parties to innovate and improve their primary ticketing services, including the loss of the increased opportunity for innovation from a firm engaged in experimentation in primary ticketing;
impairing the ability of venue customers to benefit from competition between these firms, including competition based on price, terms, quality, service, and innovation; and
impairing the ability of consumers to benefit from competition between these firms, including competition based on price, terms, quality, service, and innovation.
48. The proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation likely will have the following effects:
actual and potential competition between Ticketmaster and Live Nation in the provision and sale of primary ticketing services for major concert venues will be eliminated; and
competition generally in the market for primary ticketing for major concert venues would be substantially lessened.
REQUESTED RELIEF
49. The United States and the Plaintiff States request that:
the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation be adjudged to violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18;
Ticketmaster and Live Nation be enjoined from carrying out the proposed merger or carrying out any other agreement, understanding, or plan by which Ticketmaster and Live Nation would acquire, be acquired by, or merge with each other;
the United States and Plaintiff States be awarded their costs of this action;
the Plaintiff States be awarded their reasonable attorneys' fees; and
the United States and Plaintiff States receive such other and further relief as the case requires and the Court deems just and proper.
Dated: January 28, 2010
FOR PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES:
_______________/s/________________
CHRISTINE A. VARNEY (DC 411654)
WILLIAM F. CAVANAUGH, JR.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
J. ROBERT KRAMER II
JOHN R. READ (DC 419373)
DAVID C. KULLY (DC 448763)
AARON D. HOAG
Email: aaron.hoag@usdoj.gov
ANN MARIE BLAYLOCK (DC 967825)
PAM COLE
ANDREW J. EWALT (DC 493433)
TIMOTHY T. FINLEY (DC 471841)
KERRIE J. FREEBORN (DC 503143)
ETHAN C. GLASS
CHRISTOPHER HARDEE (DC 458168)
WILLIAM H. JONES II
JACKLIN CHOU LEM
CREIGHTON J. MACY
MARY BETH MCGEE (DC 358694)
LISA SCANLON
CLAUDE F. SCOTT, JR. (DC 414906)
JOHN M. SNYDER (DC 456921)
LAUREN SUN (DC 991508)
JENNIFER A. WAMSLEY (DC 486540)
WEEUN WANG
CHRISTINA M. WHEELER
Attorneys for the United States
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF ARIZONA
TERRY GODDARD
NANCY M. BONNELL
AZ Bar # 016382
Antitrust Unit Chief
Consumer Protection & Advocacy Section
Email: Nancy.Bonnell@azag.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF ARKANSAS
DUSTIN McDANIEL
David A. Curran
Arkansas Bar No. 2003031
323 Center St., Suite 200
Email: david.curran@arkansasag.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF CALIFORNIA
EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Attorney General
of the State of California
KATHLEEN FOOTE,
Sr. Assistant Attorney General
PAULA LAUREN GIBSON, State Bar No. 100780
Deputy Attorney General
Email: Paula.Gibson@doj.ca.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF FLORIDA
BILL McCOLLUM
PATRICIA A. CONNERS
Associate Deputy Attorney General
LIZABETH A. BRADY
Chief, Multistate Antitrust Enforcement
LISA ANN MCGLYNN
Email: Lisa.McGlynn@myfloridalegal.com
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF ILLINOIS
LISA MADIGAN, Attorney General
By: Robert W. Pratt
Chief, Antitrust Bureau
Email: RPratt@atg.state.il.us
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF IOWA
Thomas J. Miller
Attorney General of Iowa
Layne M. Lindebak
Special Litigation Division
Email: Layne.Lindebak@iowa.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF LOUISIANA
JAMES D. "BUDDY" CALDWELL
STACIE L. DEBLIEUX
LA Bar #92142
Baton Roughe, LA 70802
Email: deblieuxs@ag.state.la.us
FOR PLAINTIFF COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MARTHA COAKLEY
By: _______________/s/________________
William T. Matlack, BBO #552109
Chief, Antitrust Division
Matthew M. Lyons, BBO #657685
Assistant Attorneys General
Email: William.Matlack@state.ma.us
Email: Matthew.Lyons@state.ma.us
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEBRASKA
JON BRUNING
Leslie Campbell-Levy
Chief, Consumer Protection & Antitrust
Email: leslie.levy@nebraska.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEVADA
ERIC WITKOSKI
Consumer Advocate and Chief Deputy Attorney General
By: BRIAN ARMSTRONG
Senior Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada, Office of the Attorney General
Email: BArmstrong@ag.nv.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF OHIO
RICHARD CORDRAY
Jennifer L. Pratt
Chief, Antitrust Department
Patrick E. O'Shaughnessy (D.C. Bar # 494394)
Senior Assistant Attorney General
150 E. Gay St., 23rd Floor
Email: jennifer.pratt@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
patrick.o'shaughnessy@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF OREGON
JOHN R. KROGER
Attorney General of Oregon
By: Caren Rovics
Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
Civil Enforcement Division
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Email: caren.rovics@doj.state.or.us
FOR PLAINTIFF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
By:_______________/s/________________
James A. Donahue, III
Chief Deputy Attorney General
PA Bar No. 42624
Jennifer A. Thomson
Norman W. Marden
PA Bar No. 203423
Joseph S. Betsko
Deputy Attorneys General
E-mail: jdonahue@attorneygeneral.gov
E-mail: jthomson@attorneygeneral.gov
E-mail: nmarden@attorneygeneral.gov
E-mail: jbetsko@attorneygeneral.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
PATRICK C. LYNCH
Tel: (401) 274-4400 ext. 2401
Email: emurray@riag.ri.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF TENNESSEE
Robert E. Cooper, Jr.
Attorney General and Reporter
Victor J. Domen, Jr.
Email: Vic.Domen@ag.tn.gov
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF TEXAS
Attorney General of Texas
C. ANDREW WEBER
First Assistant Attorney General
DAVID S. MORALES
Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation
JOHN T. PRUD'HOMME
Acting Chief, Antitrust Division
David M. Ashton
State Bar No. 24031828
Email: david.ashton@oag.state.tx.us
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF WISCONSIN
J.B. VAN HOLLEN
GWENDOLYN J. COOLEY
WI Bar #1053856
Email: cooleygj@doj.state.wi.us
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF NEW JERSEY
PAULA T. DOW
Acting Attorney General of New Jersey
Joshua T. Rabinowitz
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Email: Joshua.Rabinowitz@dol.lps.state.nj.us
FOR PLAINTIFF STATE OF WASHINGTON
by Attorney General ROB McKENNA
Tina E. Kondo
Deputy Attorney General, Antitrust Division Chief
Washington State Attorney General's Office
Email: tinak@atg.wa.gov
DEFINITION OF HHI
The term "HHI" means the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, a commonly accepted measure of market concentration. The HHI is calculated by squaring the market share of each firm competing in the market and then summing the resulting numbers. For example, for a market consisting of four firms with shares of 30, 30, 20, and 20 percent, the HHI is 2,600 (302 + 302 + 202 + 202 = 2,600). The HHI takes into account the relative size and distribution of the firms in a market. It approaches zero when a market is occupied by a large number of firms of relatively equal size and reaches its maximum of 10,000 when a market is controlled by a single firm. The HHI increases both as the number of firms in the market decreases and as the disparity in size between those firms increases.
Markets in which the HHI is between 1000 and 1800 are considered to be moderately concentrated, and markets in which the HHI is in excess of 1800 points are considered to be highly concentrated. Transactions that increase the HHI by more than 100 points in highly concentrated markets presumptively raise significant antitrust concerns under the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission 1992 Horizontal Merger Guidelines.
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Ashley Madison CEO Noel Biderman resigned on Friday, following the data hack which released confidential information about millions of Ashley Madison's clients, including Josh Duggar. A hacker or group of hackers known as the Impact Team claimed responsibility for the security breach last week. They exposed the email addresses, names, and other information from millions of users of the site, which claims to connect people who are looking to have affairs. The company is currently facing at least five lawsuits seeking class-action status and more than a half-billion dollars.
The leadership change follows a hacking that revealed the email addresses of more than 30 million members of Avid Life Media's dating websites, at least one of which was targeted at married members. As a result, law firms have said they would file lawsuits against the Canadian company. The customer base's personal information was spread far and wide across the internet earlier this month, with police tying multiple blackmail attempts and at least two suicides to the leak. A 500,000 Canadian dollar reward (approximately $376,000 USD) is being offered for information leading to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. Avid Life Media is the parent company of the adultery website which released a statement following Biderman's resignation.
The hacker group known as "The Impact Team," said the breach was spurred by a disagreement with Avid Life Media's business practices, specifically a "full delete" feature. For $19, the company allows repentant cheaters to scrub their information from the website.
Security specialist Brian Krebs has posted new information on the hack, including a possible lead: a Twitter user (or, as Krebs speculates, users) called Thadeus Zu posted a link to the hack before anyone else and appears to have had special knowledge of the data breach before anyone else did. The emails – released by an entity calling itself The Impact Team – appear to be from Biderman's work email and their release had already done damage to his personal reputation: the executive told the New York Daily News in 2014 that he had never cheated on his wife, but the hacked documents suggested otherwise.


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It's amazing, isn't it, how punters all around the world can't seem to get enough of quinella betting. In fact, quinella's offshoot, the exacta, is just as popular in many countries, particularly the U.S.A.
Here in Australia we refer to the exacta as a 'forecast' (first two horses/dogs in correct order). The quinella is an easier bet (first two in any order) but naturally the dividends are not as high as those with the exacta.
But what is the best way to go about beating the quinella? The answer, I am convinced, is not to adopt the average punter's approach of just taking box quinellas. In the end, the divvies will ensure you go broke.
In a new booklet called Multiple Choice, A Guide To Winning With The Quinella, by Ian Barns, of the Punter's Choice racing service, the ins-and-outs of quinella betting are covered in detail. A feature of this product is a separate plastic card called 'Quincard' which tells you at a glance how much money to bet on all the various quinella combinations.
It's important in quinella betting that you try to get value, just as you do when betting win and place. My bet a quinella which is paying, say, 7/1 when you know that if the odds were fair it should be paying 14/1? The Quincard concept helps in that it enables you to tell quickly whether the quinella odds on the track TV monitor are 'fair'.
For instance, Quincard tells you that two horses at 3/1 and 15/8 will need a bet of 25 units to return you 100. If you check the prices on the track monitor and see that this combination is paying $5 you can easily ascertain that this is a value price, because 25 times 5 equals $125.
When betting quinellas it's been my experience that you should always ignore races which have less than 10 runners. Why? Because the value just won't be there. The small field means that punters are more easily able to couple up all the combinations.
The more runners there are the better the quinella dividends are going to be. Professional punter Don Scott, in his bestselling books, points out that small fields mean poor value at least 60 per cent of the time.
There is another warning for quinella punters seeking to secure long-term profits: Don't back the hot favourites! Some horses end up at crazy odds on the tote, and whenever this happens you can virtually be sure that the quinella dividend will pay just as badly.
Trying to work out what quinellas will pay is a difficult exercise. Fortunately, there are publications around, like the Punter's Choice one, which can help in this regard. It has a 'theoretical dividends' chart in the back of the booklet.
You can tell at a glance what the divvies should be-for instance, a 13/2 chance and a 2/1 chance mean odds of 8.5 to 1. An 11/4 chance with a 25/1 chance mean odds of 41/1.
Don Scott's advice is that you eliminate all races with fewer than 10 runners, eliminate all bad value chances-and then combine the top chances in quinellas according to their true quinella odds. This simply means that if a quinella dividend is not showing value you don't back it.
If you don't have access to things like Quincard and so on, you can use a simple technique to calculate likely quinella dividends. It's a fairly accurate method. Let's assume you have two horses at 4/1 and 5/1. You add ONE to the 4/1 chance and then multiply the two figures-5 x 5 equalling 25, and then divide that figure by 2, leaving you with an estimated divvy of around 12/1. (Some people claim you shouldn't divide by 2 but I suspect that if you don't you will be anticipating quinella payouts that are far too optimistic).
Using this method, you might have a horse at 3/1 and another at 6/4. The multiplication is 4 x 1.5 equalling 6, which is divided by 2 giving you a potential 3/1 quinella. This corresponds very well with the divvies listed by Punter's Choice and other services.
Using $1 units this is a total of 50 units ($50). Let's say you went 9 quinellas without a win. You would have staked $16. Your next bet is a $3 bet. Your quinella gets up and pays $8.50, returning you $25.50. You are now well in profit. Total stake has been $19, total return $25.50. You are $6.50 ahead and you've only struck one moderately priced quinella!
You never risk too much money with this approach. Even if your first 16 bets all lost you would be down only $50. If this happens you can adopt one of two approaches-(a) start a new progression; or (b) start a new progression from the halfway point (that is, from the second $3 bet) and continue from there.
Quinella betting may look easy but, like other forms of betting, it has its traps and pitfalls for the unwary. The key is not to link up too many horses; you have to select your races carefully. Ignoring races with less than 10 runners is a simple way of cutting back on your bets.
Remember that you are seeking value. If very short-priced horses dominate the race and look like winning, stay clear. Always try to ensure that you are betting sensibly-don't bet the quinella combinations that are under the odds, put your money only on those which offer value.
You can follow the progression staking I've outlined, or adopt the other approach of betting in accordance with the 'fair' price of the quinella, on overlays only. It's up to you.


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Dawkins campaigns to keep God out of classroom
Oxford's campaigning atheist Richard Dawkins. Photograph: Guardian/Graham Turner
Alexandra Smith
The University of Oxford geneticist and campaigning atheist Richard Dawkins has established a foundation to keep God out of the classroom and prevent "pseudo science" taking over in schools, it emerged today.
The new Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason will subsidise books, pamphlets and DVDs for teachers to fight what the professor describes as the "educational scandal" that has seen the rise of "irrational ideas".
His foundation will also conduct research into what makes some people more susceptible to religious ideas than others and whether these people are particularly vulnerable.
Prof Dawkins' renewed push to counter what he perceives to be the religious indoctrination of young people comes amid revelations that dozens of schools are using teaching materials in science lessons that promote the creationist alternative to Darwinian evolution, condemned by the government as "not appropriate to support the science curriculum".
The packs promote the theory of intelligent design and the group behind them, Truth in Science, said 59 schools are using the information as "a useful classroom resource".
The group sent the teaching pack to the head of science at all secondary schools in England on September 18. To date, 89 schools have returned the enclosed feedback postcard - 59 were positive, 15 negative or dismissive and 15 said the material was "not suitable".
Richard Buggs, a member of Truth in Science, said the group was not attacking the teaching of Darwinian theory. "We are just saying that criticisms of Darwin's theory should also be taught," he said.
"Intelligent design looks at empirical evidence in the natural world and says, 'this is evidence for a designer'. If you go any further the argument does become religious and intelligent design does have religious implications."
However, the government has made it clear that "neither intelligent design nor creationism are recognised scientific theories".
Prof Dawkins, Oxford's professor of the public understanding of science, is the author of several bestselling books extolling evolution, such as The Selfish Gene. His latest book, The God Delusion, is a sustained polemic against religious faith.
He has established foundations in both Britain and the US and is now applying for charitable status. They were founded in response to what he calls the "organised ignorance" that is promoting creationism, the belief that the Biblical account of the origins of man is true.
Another challenge to Darwinian theory comes in the form of intelligent design, the suggestion that life is the result of a guiding force rather than pure evolutionary natural selection.
Prof Dawkins said: "The enlightenment is under threat. So is reason. So is truth. So is science, especially in the schools of America. I am one of those scientists who feels that it is no longer enough just to get on and do science. We have to devote a significant proportion of our time and resources to defending it from deliberate attack from organised ignorance."
He also plans to campaign against children being labelled with the religion of their parents. "It is immoral to brand children with religion," he said. "This is a Catholic child. That is a Muslim child. I want everyone to flinch when they hear such a phrase, just as they would if they heard that is a Marxist child."
Prof Dawkins' views have sparked criticism from academics, religious leaders and fellow scientists. The Church of England described them as "disturbing", while others complained that Prof Dawkins' foundation bore the "whiff of a campaigning organisation" rather than a charity".
John Hall, dean of Westminster and the Church of England's education officer, told the Independent today: "He is clearly looking for a fight. His clear intention is to push his view that religion is dangerous and that to bring up a child in their parents' beliefs is a form of abuse. Obviously I am concerned about that. There are good grounds for thinking that this would just be a charitable vehicle for pushing Richard Dawkins' views."