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//  Module:      Memory
//  File name:   VeMemory.cpp
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#include "stdafx.h"

//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifdef VE_MEM_DEBUG
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
struct VeMallocInfo
{
	size_t m_stSize;
	const char* m_pcFile;
	int32_t m_i32Line;
	const char* m_pcFunc;
};
static std::map<size_t, VeMallocInfo> s_kMallocMap;
static std::map<size_t, std::pair<VeMallocInfo, size_t>> s_kAlignedMallocMap;
static vtd::spin_lock s_kLock;
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
#endif
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
static std::atomic_size_t s_stMallocCount(0);
static std::atomic_size_t s_stAlignedMallocCount(0);
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern std::vector<void(*)()> g_kClassInitList;
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
extern std::vector<void(*)()> g_kClassTermList;
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
#ifdef VE_DEBUG
void _VeMemoryExit(size_t stRest, size_t stRestAligned) noexcept
{
	VE_ASSERT(s_stMallocCount == stRest);
	VE_ASSERT(s_stAlignedMallocCount == stRestAligned);
}
#else
void _VeMemoryExit(size_t, size_t) noexcept
{

}
#endif
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void* _VeMalloc(size_t stSizeInBytes,
#ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	const char* pcSourceFile,
	int32_t iSourceLine,
	const char* pcFunction
#else
	const char*, int32_t, const char*
#endif
) noexcept
{
#	ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	std::lock_guard<vtd::spin_lock> lck(s_kLock);
	++s_stMallocCount;
	void* pvRes = malloc(stSizeInBytes);
	VeMallocInfo& kInfo = s_kMallocMap[(size_t)pvRes];
	kInfo.m_stSize = stSizeInBytes;
	kInfo.m_pcFile = pcSourceFile;
	kInfo.m_i32Line = iSourceLine;
	kInfo.m_pcFunc = pcFunction;
	return pvRes;
#	else
	++s_stMallocCount;
	return malloc(stSizeInBytes);
#	endif
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void* _VeAlignedMalloc(size_t stSizeInBytes, size_t stAlignment,
#ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	const char* pcSourceFile,
	int32_t iSourceLine,
	const char* pcFunction
#else
	const char*, int32_t, const char*
#endif
) noexcept
{
#	ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	std::lock_guard<vtd::spin_lock> lck(s_kLock);
	++s_stAlignedMallocCount;
	void* pvRes = aligned_malloc(stSizeInBytes, stAlignment);
	std::pair<VeMallocInfo, size_t>& kInfo = s_kAlignedMallocMap[(size_t)pvRes];
	kInfo.first.m_stSize = stSizeInBytes;
	kInfo.first.m_pcFile = pcSourceFile;
	kInfo.first.m_i32Line = iSourceLine;
	kInfo.first.m_pcFunc = pcFunction;
	kInfo.second = stAlignment;
	return pvRes;
#	else
	++s_stAlignedMallocCount;
	return aligned_malloc(stSizeInBytes, stAlignment);
#	endif
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void* _VeRealloc(void* pvMemblock, size_t stSizeInBytes,
#ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	const char* /*pcSourceFile*/,
	int32_t /*iSourceLine*/,
	const char* /*pcFunction*/
#else
	const char*, int32_t, const char*
#endif
) noexcept
{
#	ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	std::lock_guard<vtd::spin_lock> lck(s_kLock);
	void* pvRes = realloc(pvMemblock, stSizeInBytes);
	auto it = s_kMallocMap.find((size_t)pvMemblock);
	VE_ASSERT(it != s_kMallocMap.end());
	VeMallocInfo kInfo = it->second;
	s_kMallocMap.erase(it);
	VE_ASSERT(s_kMallocMap.find((size_t)pvRes) == s_kMallocMap.end());
	s_kMallocMap[(size_t)pvRes] = kInfo;
	return pvRes;
#	else
	return realloc(pvMemblock, stSizeInBytes);
#	endif
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void _VeFree(void* pvMemory,
#ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	const char* /*pcSourceFile*/,
	int32_t /*iSourceLine*/,
	const char* /*pcFunction*/
#else
	const char*, int32_t, const char*
#endif
) noexcept
{
#	ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	std::lock_guard<vtd::spin_lock> lck(s_kLock);
	--s_stMallocCount;
	free(pvMemory);
	auto it = s_kMallocMap.find((size_t)pvMemory);
	VE_ASSERT(it != s_kMallocMap.end());
	s_kMallocMap.erase(it);
#	else
	--s_stMallocCount;
	free(pvMemory);
#	endif
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
void _VeAlignedFree(void* pvMemory,
#ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	const char* /*pcSourceFile*/,
	int32_t /*iSourceLine*/,
	const char* /*pcFunction*/
#else
	const char*, int32_t, const char*
#endif
) noexcept
{
#	ifdef VE_MEM_TRACK
	std::lock_guard<vtd::spin_lock> lck(s_kLock);
	--s_stAlignedMallocCount;
	aligned_free(pvMemory);
	auto it = s_kAlignedMallocMap.find((size_t)pvMemory);
	VE_ASSERT(it != s_kAlignedMallocMap.end());
	s_kAlignedMallocMap.erase(it);
#	else
	--s_stAlignedMallocCount;
	return aligned_free(pvMemory);
#	endif
}
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
#endif
//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Society of Friends, Ohio Yearly Meeting House - Mount Pleasant, Ohio - Quaker Meeting Houses on Waymarking.com
Society of Friends, Ohio Yearly Meeting House - Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Posted by: BruceS
Quick Description: Historic Friends meeting house which was "mother" meeting house of all Quakers west of the Appalachian Mountain in the small community of Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Location: Ohio, United States
Waymark Code: WMK1ZX
Published By: LowellHouseGuy
The Society of Friends, Ohio Yearly Meeting House now owned by the Ohio Historical Society is the most significant building in the village both architecturally and historically. It was erected at a cost of $12,345 during 1814-15 from locally fired brick. Jacob Ong (1760-1857), a Quaker minister and resident of nearby Smithfield, was the principal architect/builder. The 92 by 60 foot two-story building is typical of the plain meeting houses preferred by Quakers. Brick walls twenty-four inches thick are laid in Flemish bond on all four elevations, and twin entries for men and women grace both the four-bay gable (east) end and the six-bay south side. Windows have plain stone slip sills and lintels. The interior, designed to accommodate 2000 or more persons on stiff-backed benches, has a three-tier minister's gallery on the north side whose occupants faced the auditorium. On the south side and both ends, galleries above the main floor were designated in the original plans as "youth galleries." The auditorium's most distinguishing feature is a partition of poplar panels that could be lowered from the attic with a cogwheel and winch that required four men to operate it, completely dividing the men's side on the east from the women's side on the west. Town lots 79, 81, 83, 85, 87 and out lot 12, occupying approximately six acres were deeded to the original Yearly Meeting trustees Jonathan Taylor, Isaac Parker, James Kinsey, Rouse Taylor, and Horton Howard in 1817. After the schism in 1828, the Orthodox and Hicksite Quakers agreed to share this building, holding separate yearly meetings at different times, and after the Orthodox Quakers had the Wilbur/Gurney split, all three groups shared joint title and met separately. The Hicksite Quakers held the last yearly meeting in this building in 1918. Its significance is enhanced as the site of the second Ohio Anti-Slavery Convention in 1837.
- National Historic Landmark District Nomination
The building has undergone extensive restoration over the years with funding provided by the National Park Service, the Ohio Historical Society and many private donors.
The building is open for tours through the Ohio Historical Society by appointment only.
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered the most significant building in the Mount Pleasant Historic District listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Web Address: [Web Link]
Market & South Street
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Year Built: 1814-15

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r.in.xyz - Creates a raster map from an assemblage of many coordinates using univariate statistics.
The r.in.xyz module will load and bin ungridded x,y,z ASCII data into a new raster map. The user may choose from a variety of statistical methods in creating the new raster. Gridded data provided as a stream of x,y,z points may also be imported.
Please note that the current region extents and resolution are used for the import. It is therefore recommended to first use the -s flag to get the extents of the input points to be imported, then adjust the current region accordingly, and only then proceed with the actual import.
r.in.xyz is designed for processing massive point cloud datasets, for example raw LIDAR or sidescan sonar swath data. It has been tested with datasets as large as tens of billion of points (705GB in a single file).
Coefficient of variance is given in percentage and defined as (stddev/mean)*100.
It is also possible to bin and store another data column (e.g. backscatter) while simultaneously filtering and scaling both the data column values and the z range.
If data is known to be on a regular grid r.in.xyz can reconstruct the map perfectly as long as some care is taken to set up the region correctly and that the data's native map projection is used. A typical method would involve determining the grid resolution either by examining the data's associated documentation or by studying the text file. Next scan the data with r.in.xyz's -s (or -g) flag to find the input data's bounds. GRASS uses the cell-center raster convention where data points fall within the center of a cell, as opposed to the grid-node convention. Therefore you will need to grow the region out by half a cell in all directions beyond what the scan found in the file. After the region bounds and resolution are set correctly with g.region, run r.in.xyz using the n method and verify that n=1 at all places. r.univar can help. Once you are confident that the region exactly matches the data proceed to run r.in.xyz using one of the mean, min, max, or median methods. With n=1 throughout, the result should be identical regardless of which of those methods are used.
While the input file can be arbitrarily large, r.in.xyz will use a large amount of system memory for large raster regions (10000x10000). If the module refuses to start complaining that there isn't enough memory, use the percent parameter to run the module in several passes. In addition using a less precise map format (CELL [integer] or FCELL [floating point]) will use less memory than a DCELL [double precision floating point] output map. Methods such as n, min, max, sum will also use less memory, while stddev, variance, and coeff_var will use more. The aggregate functions median, percentile, skewness and trimmed mean will use even more memory and may not be appropriate for use with arbitrarily large input files.
The default map type=FCELL is intended as compromise between preserving data precision and limiting system resource consumption. If reading data from a stdin stream, the program can only run using a single pass.
You can use the -s scan flag to find the extent of the input data (and thus point density) before performing the full import. Use g.region to adjust the region bounds to match. The -g shell style flag prints the extent suitable as parameters for g.region. A suitable resolution can be found by dividing the number of input points by the area covered. e.g.
If you only intend to interpolate the data with r.to.vect and v.surf.rst, then there is little point to setting the region resolution so fine that you only catch one data point per cell -- you might as well use "v.in.ascii -zbt" directly.
Blank lines and comment lines starting with the hash symbol (#) will be skipped.
The zrange parameter may be used for filtering the input data by vertical extent. Example uses might include preparing multiple raster sections to be combined into a 3D raster array with r.to.rast3, or for filtering outliers on relatively flat terrain.
In varied terrain the user may find that min maps make for a good noise filter as most LIDAR noise is from premature hits. The min map may also be useful to find the underlying topography in a forested or urban environment if the cells are over sampled.
The value_column parameter can be used in specialized cases when you want to filter by z-range but bin and store another column's data. For example if you wanted to look at backscatter values between 1000 and 1500 meters elevation. This is particularly useful when using r.in.xyz to prepare depth slices for a 3D raster — the zrange option defines the depth slice but the data values stored in the voxels describe an additional dimension. As with the z column, a filtering range and scaling factor may be applied.
If the raster map is to be reprojected, it may be more appropriate to reproject the input points with m.proj or cs2cs before running r.in.xyz.
The vector engine's topographic abilities introduce a finite memory overhead per vector point which will typically limit a vector map to approximately 3 million points (~ 1750^2 cells). If you want more, use the r.to.vect -b flag to skip building topology. Without topology, however, all you'll be able to do with the vector map is display with d.vect and interpolate with v.surf.rst. Run r.univar on your raster map to check the number of non-NULL cells and adjust bounds and/or resolution as needed before proceeding.
r.in.xyz is expecting numeric values as z column. In order to perform a occurrence count operation even on x,y data with non-numeric attribute(s), the data can be imported using either the x or y coordinate as a fake z column for method=n (count number of points per grid cell), the z values are ignored anyway.
Sometimes elevation data are delivered as x,y,z ASCII files instead of a raster matrix. The import procedure consists of a few steps: calculation of the map extent, setting of the computational region accordingly with an additional extension into all directions by half a raster cell in order to register the elevation points at raster cell centers.
Note: if the z column is separated by several spaces from the coordinate columns, it may be sufficient to adapt the z position value.
# In this example the distance is 15m in x and y direction.
r.mapcalc "lidar_min.rst_scaled = lidar_min.rst / (1852*60)"
Support for multiple map output from a single run.
This can be easily handled by a wrapper script, with the added benefit of it being very simple to parallelize that way.
Add two new flags for support for direct binary input from libLAS for LIDAR data and MB-System's mbio for multi-beam bathymetry data.
note: See the new r.in.lidar module for this.
"nan" can leak into coeff_var maps.
Cause unknown. Possible work-around: "r.null setnull=nan"
If you encounter any problems (or solutions!) please contact the GRASS Development Team.
Extended by Volker Wichmann to support the aggregate functions median, percentile, skewness and trimmed mean.


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Massachusetts Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss CFAA Claim But Permits the Defendants to Ask Again Later
Posted on December 12th, 2013 by Brian Bialas
Echoing a new theme in the federal district court in Massachusetts, last month Chief Magistrate Judge Leo T. Sorokin refused to dismiss a Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ("CFAA") claim brought against the former CEO of a company, but did so without prejudice, meaning that the defendants could ask the Court to dismiss the claim again later in the case. Under the CFAA, "[a] defendant is liable where he or she 'knowingly and with intent to defraud, accesses a protected computer without authorization, or exceeds authorized access, and by means of such conduct furthers the intended fraud and obtains anything of value . . . ." MOCA Systems, Inc. v. Bernier, C.A. No. 13-10738-LTS, 5 (D. Mass. Nov. 12, 2013) (quoting 18 U.S.C. sec. 1030(e)(6)). As Judge Sorokin noted, courts are divided on the meaning of "exceeds authorized access" and "without authorization" in the statute, something I have written about extensively elsewhere on this blog. Some courts interpret these phrases narrowly, meaning that a defendant actually has to "hack" into another's computer system to be liable, while others interpret the law more broadly and permit liability when a defendant violates a contract with his or her employer by accessing certain information and using it for a prohibited purpose (such as to compete with the employer).
In this case, Judge Sorokin referred to a decision by Judge Timothy Hillman, another federal judge in Massachusetts, in which Judge Hillman decided not to dismiss a CFAA claim and to wait until summary judgment, a later stage of the case after the parties have taken discovery, to see whether the plaintiff could meet the narrower standard. Michael Rosen and I both discussed that case here. This approach allowed Judge Hillman to avoid deciding whether the narrower or broader interpretation was correct, although Judge Hillman found the narrower interpretation "preferable." Judge Sorokin took a somewhat similar approach. Although he found that the allegations of the complaint in his case fit even the narrower CFAA standard, he denied the motion to dismiss without prejudice, which means that the defendants can ask the court to dismiss the complaint later should the actual evidence show that they did not "hack" to meet the narrower standard. Such a motion likely would require Judge Sorokin to decide whether the narrower or broader interpretation is correct. This new, "wait and see" approach that Judge Hillman and now Judge Sorokin have taken with respect to the CFAA shows just how controversial the CFAA really is, and how judges are beginning to avoid that controversy whenever they can.


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Q: Convert SimpleXML to DOMDocument, not DOMElement I need to convert a SimpleXML object to a DOMDocument, to use it with DOMXPath. I need DOMXPath so that I can use its registerPHPFunctions method. Can this be done?
With dom_import_simplexml I get a DOMElement, not DOMDocument.

A: You can fetch the document from $anyDOMNode->ownerDocument

A: $dom=new DOMDocument;
$dom->loadXML($sxml->asXML());

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One point I consistently emphasize in my seminars is that dentists have to do more with what they already have. Nearly all doctors perform a comprehensive exam on new patients, but many don't provide this essential service to their long-term patients. If you're not making an annual comprehensive dentistry exam part of every patient's treatment regimen, you're missing a big opportunity to deliver excellent care and generate additional production.
Gum disease is the most undiagnosed condition in dentistry. Measuring pocket depths should be done annually for all patients. This simple exam helps educate patients about the nature of gum disease, how it progresses and what damage it can do. Increasing patient awareness is the first step to increasing treatment acceptance for gingivitis and periodontitis.
This is the area where dentists excel. The identification and treatment of caries drives production in most practices. Dentists should evaluate the state of older restorations and share this information with patients. For example, many baby boomers have amalgams dating from the time they were teenagers or young adults, and these decades-old restorations will probably need to be replaced in the coming years. Letting patients know now about the condition of their restorative work will prepare them for future treatment recommendations.
Many dentists don't broach the subject of cosmetic dentistry unless patients bring it up first. This is a mistake. As evidenced by the popularity of over-the-counter whitening, many people want to have a better, brighter smile. Some of these people are your patients. Tell them what options you have for smile enhancement. Use a shade guide to show them what kind of results they can achieve. If you haven't done this before, you'll be surprised at how many positive responses you receive from patients.
This shows patients how their teeth actually fit together. Even if the occlusion requires no intervention, patients will appreciate learning that information. This exam represents an excellent way to differentiate your practice and build value for your services.
The annual comprehensive exam is a necessity for both patients and practices. In an age when practices are finding it harder to attract new patients, do more with what you have by performing an annual comprehensive exam on every patient.
Donald J. Trump, who ran an improbable and often ugly campaign against the establishment, was holding on to small but significant leads in a series of key battleground states on Tuesday night, upending months of polling that had given the advantage to Hillary Clinton and raising Republican hopes of seizing back the White House.


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Marie Stopes
Teenage girls turn to rat poison as unsafe abortion 'epidemic' spirals
Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone, forcing women to abort unwanted pregnancies via dangerous practices. The consequences can be fatal
Fanella Bola lay against the perimeter walls of a hospital in Sierra Leone and cried at the thought of going through with her pregnancy. The 17-year-old had been turned away from almost every hospital in the capital city of Freetown, where abortion is illegal.
As she dried her tears and prepared to trudge home, the schoolgirl was approached by a market woman who said there was another way.
Continued: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/teenage-girls-turn-rat-poison-unsafe-abortion-epidemic-spirals/
Aberdeen Women's Center
Amanda Clemens
Daniel Kettor
Ellen Lema Allieu
Fanella Bola
maternal deaths
Rainbo Initative
rape and abortion
rat poison for abortion
Rebecca Larsson
Accessing an abortion in regional Australia can feel like a race against time
ABC Everyday / By Rachel Rasker
Depending on where you live, it can take weeks to get a doctor's appointment. For women in regional areas, this can make accessing an abortion feel like a race against time. We spoke to two women, in Shepparton and Derby, about their experiences. These are their words.
Brittany's abortion experience in Shepparton, Victoria
I found out I was pregnant when my period was two days late. My partner and I were using condoms, so I was genuinely shocked.
Continued: https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/accessing-an-abortion-in-regional-australia/101101100
women's abortion stories
Legal but Stringent: Abortions in Zambia
By Marie-Simone Kadurira, safe2choose
Like many countries in Southern and East Africa, abortion legality in the context of Zambia is quite stringent. Unlike many of its neighbouring countries, such as Zimbabwe and Angola, Zambia has a more liberal abortion legislation. It also has a a unique stipulation [1] that allows for abortion upon request. As is evident in many countries where abortion upon request is allowed, access to the service is affected by much more than legislation. Lack of healthcare facilities that offer this service as well as stigma equally contribute to the inability to undergo safe abortions for many women. In this blog, we hope to highlight the legislative framework under which abortions in Zambia exist as well as shed light on the ways in which one can access the service.
Continued: https://www.mwebantu.com/legal-but-stringent-abortions-in-zambia/
manual vacuum aspiration
Marie-Simone Kadurira
safe2choose
Termination of Pregnancy Act of Zambia
Zambia abortion law
UK – Woman in her 40s felt 'scared and pressured' by Marie Stopes when quizzed about 'abortion reversal' treatment she received from pro-life medic
By STEPHEN ADAMS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
A vulnerable woman has told the General Medical Council she felt 'scared and pressured' when the medical director of a major abortion provider quizzed her about 'abortion reversal' treatment she received from a pro-life doctor.
The woman, a mother in her 40s, sought help from NHS consultant Dr Dermot Kearney after she started a 'pills by post' abortion, but then changed her mind.
Continued: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9753587/Woman-40s-felt-scared-pressured-quizzed-abortion-reversal-treatment.html
abortion pill reversal
abortion reversal
Dr Dermot Kearney
Dr Jonathan Lord
General Medical Council
MSI Reproductive Choices
Australia – Meet Jo Bolger, the abortion doula who helps people through pregnancy terminations
ABC Sunshine Coast / By Edwina Storie
Jo Bolger is Australia's first abortion doula — a grandma, a mother of three, and one of those people who brims with warmth.
An abortion doula provides non-medical support, whether it be emotional, physical or informational, through a termination of pregnancy.
Continued: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-01/meet-australia-s-first-abortion-doula/100153212
abortion doula
Angela Taft
Australian Doula College
Children by Choice
Jo Bolger
Renee Adair
Sphere Centre for Research Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health
The Doula Project
In Kenya, abortion focus obscures legislation towards safe reproductive healthcare services
Tagged "the abortion bill", the Reproductive Healthcare bill of 2019 is, in fact a comprehensive document
Written by Laila Le Guen
Reproductive rights in Kenya is an intimate and emotive topic where hard lines have been drawn on both sides. Pro- and anti-abortion campaigners keep cycling through episodes of heightened attention when high-profile cases arise and passions continue to run high. Meanwhile, the country registers numbers of unsafe abortions that are among the highest in Africa. Maternal mortality is high at about 6,000 deaths per year, 17 per cent of them from complications of unsafe abortion.
Limited legal recourse to access termination of pregnancy is a potential compromise that remains contested, leaving the two camps with a status quo that seems hard to shake off. What's at stake on both ends of this fiercely debated issue?
Continued: https://globalvoices.org/2021/03/30/in-kenya-abortion-campaigners-obscure-legislation-towards-safe-reproductive-healthcare-services/
#KeepWanjikuSafe campaign
African Population and Health Research Centre
Ann Kioko
APHRC
Center for Family and Human Rights
CitizenGO
Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops
Laila Le Guen
Mercy Mwangangi
Reproductive Health Bill 2019
Stephanie Musho
Susan Kihika
The pandemic has caused as many as 1.4 million unintended pregnancies. Here's how that impacts women's lives.
Abigail Higgins, The Lily
When the world ground to a halt a year ago, millions of women saw their contraceptive supplies dry up and their routes to replenish them cut off.
New research by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) found that 12 million women couldn't get the family planning services they needed, leading to an estimated 1.4 million unintended pregnancies.
Continued: https://www.thelily.com/the-pandemic-has-caused-as-many-as-14-million-unintended-pregnancies-heres-how-that-impacts-womens-lives/
access to birth control during pandemic
Covid-19 and contraception
Fundacion Oriéntame
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Jennie Greaney
SafeBoda
Stellah Bosire
South Africa – Young women face agonising barriers to accessing abortion in rural areas
Among significant barriers to accessing abortion services, experts cite a lack of management support at health facilities, costs, fear of breach of confidentiality and stigma. Many of these barriers are compounded in rural areas.
By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight
Onke Jezile, founder of Lethabo la Azania, a non-profit organisation that works with children and the youth in Engcobo in Eastern Cape, says pregnant women in rural areas seeking abortion services face an uphill battle.
"For us in the rural areas, we have to fight 20 or 30 times more to get services compared with our urban counterparts," explains Jezile.
Continued: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-02-14-young-women-face-agonising-barriers-to-accessing-abortion-in-rural-areas/
conscientious objection
Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction
CTOP Act
Dr Jabulile Mavuso
Lethabo la Azania
Ndileka Gaba
Onke Jezile
Rural Health Advocacy Project
Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition
SRJC
Ulandi du Plessis
Health Providers Worldwide Welcome Biden Reversal of Anti-Abortion Rule
By restoring funding cut off by his predecessor, President Biden ended four years of what abortion rights advocates called a concerted assault on women's reproductive health in the developing world.
By Bhadra Sharma, Ruth Maclean, Oscar Lopez and Rick Gladstone
KATHMANDU, Nepal — When President Donald J. Trump scrapped tens of millions of dollars in aid to women's health care providers around the world four years ago, the Family Planning Association of Nepal was forced to dismiss more than 200 people and close clinics in at least four parts of the country, one of Asia's poorest.
Family planning education and birth-control distribution slowed or stopped in Nepal, which relies heavily on American financial assistance for public health programs. While abortion is legal in the country, the options for safe procedures were abruptly narrowed.
Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/world/asia/gag-rule-abortion.html
Dr Natalia Kanem
Effiom Effiom
Family Planning Association of Nepal
family planning programs
Giselle Carino
International Planned Parenthood Federation Western Hemisphere Region
Kemp-Kasten amendment
Marta Royo
Mexico City policy
Profamilia
Subhash Shrestha
Abortion provider changes name over controversial figure's views on eugenics
By Bianka Farmakis
A leading global abortion provider has changed it's name in the UK in an effort to distance itself from Marie Stopes, claiming her views on eugenics are in "stark contrast" to the charity's values.
The provider, Marie Stopes International, will be known as MSI Reproductive Choices, severing its connection to the woman who paved the way for family planning.
While the move will occur Tuesday in the UK, the name change will ripple across the 37 countries the charity is located in world wide.
Continued: https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/marie-stopes-abortion-clinic-changes-name-over-eugenics-views/9255ba40-4a84-42a8-9651-6ce6c1831b37
Emma Clark Gratton
Eugenics Society
Marie Stopes International
Simon Cooke


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Play More Games: "Go Beneath"
Did you miss us? It's been a while since there have been any notable releases, but a few stalwarts have decided to be brave and send a couple of their games out right in the middle of E3.
First out is Red Faction: Armageddon by Volition, Inc. If you've listened to any of our shows (especially last week's), you already know that all three of us are hopeless fans of the previous game in the series because of its online multiplayer and signature destructible environments. You may also know that Volition caused a little controversy by removing the multiplayer component from Armageddon. I'd be lying if I said I'm not disappointed, but there's still a lengthy singleplayer campaign where you get to shoot aliens with a huge arsenal of over-the-top, sci-fi weapons, including a gun that flings around whatever debris you can get in your sights. Of course, there's a sledgehammer if you prefer to do things the old-fashioned way.
In addition to the campaign, there's a four-player, cooperative horde mode called Infestation, and Ruin mode, which tasks you with obliterating every structure in sight with your weapon of choice. Many developers have dabbled with destructible environments in their recent games, but none of them deliver quite the same satisfaction that comes from watching structures crumble under their own weight as only Volition's Geo-Mod 2 tech can accomplish. That destruction is front and center in Ruin mode, and I've got to confess that it's a little addictive watching your score creep up as buildings collapse all around you. It's definitely worth trying if you've got a penchant for putting holes in walls or giant laser beams.
It's also worth paying attention to the audio as you play. Guerrilla already had fantastic surround sound support, but they seem to have taken extra special care with the sound effects this time. Explosions and gunfire sound are crisp and pack a real sonic punch, especially when you're dual wielding some Banshee heavy pistols. There's also a cool, eletronic vibe to the soundtrack, composed by Brian Reitzell.
As for competetive multiplayer, here's hoping for its triumphant return in Red Faction 5.
The other big game out this week is Sucker Punch's Infamous 2, which returns you to the shoes of Cole MacGrath. He's still zapping bad guys and generally causing mayhem with his lightning powers, but this time he'll do it in a new city that very much resembles New Orleans. The morality system that we discussed at length in episode 7 makes its return as well, although Sucker Punch promises your decisions will carry more weight this time around. Paul should be happy.
To coincide with their announcements at E3, Nintendo's turned on the eShop for the 3DS. Just power on your system and apply the latest update to gain access to the 3DS's lineup of downloadable titles and classic Gameboy games like The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. The sooner you do it, the better, since they're giving away a version of the NES classic Excitebike that's been updated in 3D. I'm a little jealous.
For a full list of games out this week, check out Tech-Gaming or Amazon.com.
Are you getting either of this week's big games? Has E3 fever got you too preoccupied to actually play games? Let us know what you think of the new releases and any of the news coming out of E3 in the comments!
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As cool as it is that the morality decisions in Infamous 2 supposedly carry more weight, I was so bored by the middle of the Infamouse 2 demo that I probably won't find out how happy those morality outcomes will make me until this game hits the bargin bin.
I felt like I was playing Infamous 1 but with a light spattering of New Orleans' inspired architecture spattered randomly in the city instead of New York City buildings. I wasn't terribly impressed to say the least.


Brandon Hirokawa is the Owner / CEO / President of Hirobel Cycling Solutions. You may of seen or heard of the Hirobel Frame Clamp.
We wanted to know a bit more about Brandon so here we go!
How did you get started in the cycling industry?
I hung out a Pauli's Bicycle and Lawn almost everyday for a year trying to learn what I could from the head mechanic. I was one of the few kids during the late 80's that was interested in bicycles rather than skateboards. Finally the owners wife gave me a job. Then I spend the next year cutting my teeth on Schwinn Sprnts and Aerodynes... the sight of that gold exercise bike makes me sick to this day!
Hirobel is a company with the mindset of innovation. Marc Bellet and I started the company with six solid products. We started off with the Frame Clamp because it would make the biggest immediate impact on how mechanics work today.
We ask everyone, because inquiring minds want to know. What is your favorite tool?
Using the Craftsman Portable Inflator with a Silca Hero Pump Head has been great for the last couple years... it's a time and arm saver at large events.
We understand that you get to visit a fair share of bicycle shops, what are you seeing that's good and what are you seeing that's bad?
I am seeing more space opening up for service or multi-use space being used for trainer events, fitting and even in-shop clinics. I have been more mobile service platforms or shop owners thinking about adding a mobile aspect to their brick and mortar shop.
On the flip side I'm seeing too many shops searching for the magic bullet to optimize their business. They aren't seeing that an optimized store layout, skilled mechanics and a functional service department are a golden goose. I have seen several shops spending a lot money in the service department to make it look amazing with new benches, tools, flooring and equipment, but pay the mechanics minimum wage and expect an instant return on investment.
Invest in people (mechanics) first! The IBD's that don't get it may soon have the best looking showroom floor at the local commercial auction!
How important do you think service will be in the future?
As direct sales become more popular with industry brands and big-box / e-retailers are growing... service will eventually become the cornerstone of the bicycle retail industry. Once those companies offering direct sales have time to realize thee is no amount of pre-box assembly that will replace a skilled mechanic, they will need points of service they can count on.
I do think both direct sales companies and "Service Oriented" IBD's will eventually be more integrated to the delivery of safe bicycles to the end users.
We heard you were back to riding again, What's your bike of choice?
I powder coated by Cannondale CAAD8 and put Shimano Ultegra Di2 on it. It's one fo the frames that I will never get rid of because it was built with a longer top tube back when Cannondale could whip out custom frames pretty fast!
When talking to mechanics, what are you hearing about the challenges they are facing?
I think being taken seriously as a skilled workforce is a big challenge. As bicycle service becomes more complicated the need for skilled labor will increase.
Unfortunately I see a lot of the really talented mechanics go to different industries so they can make a living wage.
What are the characteristics of a great mechanic?
Being able to communicate effectively would be first on my list. Be open to new ideas or products. Being able to see past the fad and recognize true innovation. Pay attention to the details. Details are very important to getting customers back in the door!
Anthony Trujillo is no stranger to the wrench, working for major suspension manufacturers since the late 90's he's been in the trenches and now produces tools for mechanics with an emphasis on suspension.
I obtained my BS in Mechanical Engineering from California State University (Chico) in 1997 and focused most of my efforts for an entry level position in outdoor sports from golf to bike racks. I lucked out having a friend who was doing a summer internship at FOX in the Powersports Division which he had no interest in pursuing. He gave my info to the Engineering Managers for Off-Road/Bike and Powersports and I went on two-bike ride interviews at the end of '97 and was hired in early '98. I spent the first year and a half in the Powersports division and then transferred to the bike department after a managerial shakeup.
Bikes on dirt have always been my #1! Thanks to older brothers, I was thrown on the BMX track when I was like 5, in 1977. Growing up with older cousins and uncles who liked 4x4 camping trips, I grew up happily getting dirty, wheelin', and riding dirt bikes. I think it was 1986 when I got my first mountain bike. I focused in on suspension while I was getting my degree because it seemed the hardest and best use of the degree in the cycling industry. Despite some serious downs, I've been grateful and stoked for most all of my cycling industry experiences.
You have worked (or done work) for some major brands, tell us about the various roles and how they build upon one another.
Yeah, I've seen and done a bit too much to cover it all! It's been a blessing and a curse what I've seen and done. Starting my career as an entry level mechanical engineer with close to nine years at FOX allowed me to grow and learn in an environment that required me to wear many hats supporting multiple departments. I took care of BOM's (a complete build list for a product consisting of all the individual parts, SKU's sourcing...), generated 2-D drawings for all the departments, and was the resident IT guy during the first few years, then adding on circuit and chassis design once in the bike department.
I remember well when FOX bicycle rear shocks were only OEM and still have the internal document communicating to the company that hiring Mike McAndrews (you can read "Mick's" interview by clicking his name) did not mean fox was going into the fork business... HAHA Right!
The direct hands-on experience I had with manufacturing and production departments under the same roof was invaluable. Working directly with Bob Fox, Mick and John Marking wasn't so bad either. For most of my time at FOX, there were only two of us engineers for shocks and two for forks. I learned a lot from those others guys!
Specialized (SBC) had been working on their integrated suspension department for just a couple years before I was brought over to that amazing team. Mick at the lead with Brian Lampman working solely on SBC forks and Fernando Hernandez as in-house machining and suspension technician. I came in to essentially fix the SBC brand shocks and design/develop new ones. It was an amazing opportunity to work with a completely new clean slate and with frame engineers. The micro brain chassis and circuit layout for the Epic is something I'm quite proud of and which SBC still uses today.
SBC was my full court press experience working with Taiwan for manufacturing and production. It was great to be on the OEM side of the fence to understand that perspective from one of the major bike companies. These experiences helped me later wearing a sales hat for X Fusion (XF) and Marzocchi.
X Fusion is another suspension name that many readers will recognize. Tell us about your time there.
My time at X Fusion was a result of a long history with them as a supplier for parts to FOX and being the sole supplier to the SBC brand of shocks. Their products had slowly improved over a decade and after raising their quality level while at SBC, I was happy to work with them and help move their product to a higher level. It was great to provide them with a new look and line of shocks and improve their forks so they could compete in the higher end market. I am most proud of designing the Vector Air DH shock while at XF.
Tell us about OSO, how did this come about?
I started Off Street Only (OSO) in '11 as a sole proprietor in an attempt to take what I learned from FOX, SBC, and XF to support anyone who would hire me. It did work out for the most part quite well for six years! It was the last four years contracting for FOX, while super grateful, I was banging my head against the wall seeing what products were coming out from all the companies in the mtb industry. The marketing seemed to be above the engineering in many cases and, along with other factors, I had that building energy of 'WTF, do your own products already!' and I just couldn't ignore it any longer. That, plus the timing of my long-time friend and ex-coworker, Vincent Chen, asking me to get in the bike biz with him. He's the owner/founder of Racing Bros out of Taiwan and they are doing quite well on the Powersports side of things. Together I expect we can produce what we know can be achieved with our coupled experience. I decided to take the leap and go all in and incorporated OSO in '17.
OSO is still new with much more to come. Currently the Global Headquarters are happily my garage! Right now we have a range of fork and shock dyno's that are designed to make suspension work easier at the manufacturer, service and shop levels.
What's so special about a shock dyno? Why would a shop want to invest in one?
This is something I took for granted, a shock hand dyno is pretty much a must have for every suspension company's R&D lab and production line. With a trained arm, you can quickly and easily diagnose a shock for errors and or check that it was built correctly. You will see every service center and suspension race trailer with one too. I understand if a shop doesn't do air sleeve maintenance, they might not be interested in one for the service area.
If they do, and want to do a good shock review and ever get into the damper, they would need a hand dyno. Having the shock on a dyno allows you to feel any issues without it being masked by tires, linkage, drivetrain and awkward seat pushes. The shock dyno will also last a long time. My plan is to update mounts to fit new products as they become available. Having used many variations of a hand dyno for two decades, I thought it was best to offer my own designs to the masses.
What's your favorite tool... you can't say a hand dyno!?
Oh... easy. Digital caliper. I am always reaching for my calipers. Whether I'm designing parts on my computer or putting parts together in the lab. Always within reach to either measure something or gain a visual reference on a feature.
A second installment to a series of video interview within our industry features Jason Quade. Jason is no stranger to many in our community so we encourage you to take a watch or listen and hear from the man in his own words.
Looking for other PBMA video content? Check us out here!
Mike Reisenleiter is the main man behind Winged Wheel Development. He's taking his diverse cycling industry background and applying what he's learned to help others excel.
So how do you get started in the biz?
When I was barely a teenager, I was fortunate enough to have a couple of close friends introduce me to mountain bikes. We weren't called "groms" yet, but that's exactly what we were. We would hang out at the local bike shop, ride lots and dream about bikes.
I had my first job when I was 12, then worked in my first bike shop when I was 16. When I was in college, most of my time was either spent riding, running a bike-trials focused website, or working on bikes at Johnny Sprockets in Chicago. I was working on portfolio reviews in school and realized I really enjoyed working at the shop so much more.
After a lot of thought I decided to see where my love of bikes could take me for the rest of my life!
What exactly is Winged Wheel, and how did it get started?
Winged Wheel is a business dedicated to giving bicycle retailers the same tools and techniques used by the best businesses in the world. I started Winged Wheel because I believe that the world is better when communities have a local hub for bicycles; and I believe there is no better hub than locally focused retailers.
I've heard countless stories about retails who felt they were working harder than ever to make the same (or less) income. But as I looked at the likely future landscape of retail, I say a very unique opportunity to bicycle retailers to thrive in a way that other retailers simply couldn't... so I founded Winged Wheel to share that vision and build a nation of successful retailer. Those who focus on the customer experience, bicycles service and community engagement.
Tell us about your background that landed you a 12 year career at SRAM.
Over 12 years, but who's counting... I started at SRAM before SRAM offered trigger shifters! When I left SRAM I held the position of Global Warranty Manager. Prior to that I worked in sales and marketing with a focus on dealer interactions.
I ran such programs at SRAM STU (SRAM Technical University) and SRAM's Ride Experience in addition to various events, programs and projects. When I first started the job was based in dealer service. I was answering technical questions for dealers and flying out to support the race truck at NORBA (pre-USA Cycling) races. This was right after SRAM had acquired RockShox in 2003. At that time, my skillset was a good base of technical and communication skills, plus a heap of ambition. Because I had been working in customer service and technical jobs, they gave me a chance despite my age (I was only 22). I had been a lead mechanic at Johnny Sprockets in Chicago and Ed Nasjleti (you can read about Ed here) walked in one day to drop off a part that we needed from SRAM. That connection got my friend Craig a job at SRAM and I joined a few months later.
When traveling you visit shops... what's going on out there?
It is wild to think about how many retailers I've visited. Over the last decade I've probably visited around a thousand retailers on five continents! Lately, the good things I've been seeing revolve around adaptation to the best parts of technological advances. Retailers capitalizing on consumer excitement around eBikes, retailers utilize online booking / scheduling for rentals, tours and services. Retailers who have worked to dial-in their inventory management through open-to-buy planning, auto re-order and so on. Additionally, I've met lots of retailers who see challenges as opportunities and that is really inspiring: one of my favorite retailers went through the hell of an IRS audit, but came out on the other side knowing more about his business than ever before!
On the other side, I've seen many retailers who don't have a bias to action...and worst of all: have engrained that into their culture. I've seen retailers that don't greet customers, that show bravado instead of humility, that don't cherish every customer they have like a family member. These are all death rattles, but can all be undone. Winged Wheel has a service on the site called "Retailer Nightmare" and we can help you right these wrongs.
What does the future bicycle shop look like through your eyes?
I see it as a community focused hub that helps customers live a cycling lifestyle. A place where the customer's name is known, their experiences honored and their needs exceeded. It is a place where consumers are happy to pay full price, feel well served by the retail team and advocate passionately by word-of-mouth. These retailers already exist today and are thriving.
Give us seven words to summarize the future of service.
You knew we'd ask... favorite tool?
A fresh Bondhus 5mm L-bend allen with a ball end. There is probably no other tool that is so effective on so many fasteners on so many bikes... ok and Wikipedia, the best mechanics don't know everything but they know where to find the answer and information they need.
B Vivit is an experienced industry veteran, she is currently an instructor at United Bicycle Institute. B wears many hats like all the instructors at UBI spending time teaching as well as helping manage their social media and marketing. How she got there is an interesting journey including her time at UBI as a student thanks to a QBP Scholarship.
So, how did you get started in the cycling industry?
I do not like driving. And believe it or not, I was so poor for a second that even bus fare sometimes seemed like a luxury[even if waiting for the bus wasn't]. I saved up the few bits I could manage and bought my first used road bike and used that to get around everywhere, and the South Bay Area was NOT bike friendly, wide roads but fast speed limits.
I was working for the footwear department at Sports Basement in the Bay Area, and instead of asking the other staff at my store to fix my bike, I asked for a transfer to the bike department to learn the industry and to start to learn for myself. After a couple years of struggle, I found a mentor that really went out of his way to help me.
LOONG story short, you could say that I started as a bike commuter and then worked my way to Bicycle Mechanics Instructor and Framebuilding support at United Bicycle Institute. I asked a lot of questions, read everything I could get my hands on, and used up a lot of my breaks and days off to learn as much as possible. Eventually my experience managing other departments paid off in my ability to manage a department full of people who knew more than I did about bicycle maintenance.
I relied heavily on my mechanics but slowly gained the knowledge to do-it-myself, while helping turn a non-profitable shop into a profitable one. I went back to school for metal fabrication and with a lot of help from Jon Stynes(City and County Bicycle Shop, SF, CA) I felt comfortable enough to be a full service mechanic. I left Sports Basement and during that summer took the Paul Brodie fabrication course in British Columbia. I moved over to Huckleberry Bicycles and they supported me through the QBP Women's Bicycle Mechanic Scholarship course at UBI. 2016-2017 (read more about B's UBI Scholarship and time at UBI at the bottom of this interview) was very packed with good things. I was back to school learning metal fabrication. The fab industry is another place where women struggle for recognition.
After aaalllll of that, I got back to San Francisco, and looked around at my life. I'd accomplished some major goals that I'd set for San Francisco, my degree, moving forward in my career... I had momentum. After a few interviews with other bicycle companies and a stormy, fearful, overnight drive to Ashland for an interview with my former teachers; Matt (Eames) called to tell me that I got the job.
What challenges have you faced being a female mechanic?
My mother was actually the one who instilled a firm belief that I should learn to maintain the things that I own, by myself. As a single mom, she had been battling to make sure that my brother and I were self-sufficient, and that we had the tools and skills to handle whatever we could. Being from the first wave in the tech industry, she told me that because I was a woman most places of the mechanical or scientific sort would try to take advantage of the fact that I wasn't expected to know anything. She wasn't wrong.
My road to UBI is littered with people who assumed(and told me) that because of my gender, I didn't have the qualifications to do this job. I still do. I try to focus on the things and people that make me happy, let the rest roll off. We still have a culture that thinks women should not be treated on an equal playing field. While vocal when I feel I have a soapbox, my ethic is still to put my head down and work. I think every woman in the science, fabrication, and engineering industry has exceptionally thick skin. Some days, though, it still gets to me. I have to remember that I am thankful for the mentors that have taken their time to show me, the ones that held space for me, for the women who came before and the women who are still fighting for equality. The ones who made my journey even a little bit easier. I hope I can pass that on.
How do you feel about industry diversity? What needs to change? How do you feel the PBMA can help affect that change?
There are 2 major ways I think that the industry can change for the better.
And I think we are seeing a tiny, tiny, tiny bit of change. Mostly because companies are realizing that they are missing out on profits by excluding certain demographics(duh!). And those demographics are becoming VOCAL. They, and their allies, are asking to be included and calling out those who casually exclude or insult them. And also because there isn't any more room in this economy for shops who can't get past their own egos to help people.
Increasingly I'm calling on everyone in the industry to do your homework and vote with your dollars. For all you folk out there, keep on keepin' on, and reach out to those who show you kindness. Show it back and stay in touch. We all need each other.
PBMA has created clinics for furthuring the industry and has stepped up in a big way to create the title "professional" bike mechanic and to really ask us(as an industry) what that means. We have an increasingly technical industry that the rest of the world doesn't really acknowledge as a skillset; we have to evolve with it.
If you had to hire a mechanic or two, what type of qualifications or traits are you looking for?
I have hired mechanics, and I have also fired them. Sometimes it depends on who I need. The specific skillsets and how fast I need them. Suspension mechanics were always in high demand.
Honestly though, as a manager, I was always willing to train someone who was ready to learn. Someone who 'plays well with others.' Enthusiasm for the sport, but specifically for the technical side. Someone who took initiative to find some initial information all by themselves. Seriously, take the initiative to do what you can, until you do get recognized.
You have to pick a goto snack. What is it?
The QBP Women's Scholarship 2017 was an absolute dream. I'm teary-eyed even thinking about how that changed my life. I spent the first three years after the first QBP Scholarship happened (it wasn't til 2017 that I received it) building my resume and focusing on how I could give back in whatever way possible, without the knowledge to do so; throwing rides, sponsoring coed and women's teams, throwing events that benefited the WCA, etc.
UBI was a space that was dedicated to the education of everyone inside of it. And we were THERE. The Ashland instructors, Matt and Nathan(and sometimes Rich), focused on giving us as much of the material as we could handle. Every night consisted of a dozen or so blue binders, a big table, page markers, highlighters, lots of conversation, and sooo much studying. Denise, Ron, and Lynn made sure that we were taken care of outside of the classroom, making sure we knew where to eat and buy food; gluten free, vegan, and all. Kaitlin and Seth (QBP) flew all the way out to Ashland to make us all feel like rockstars. And of course all the sponsors that sent us things to start off a new leg of our careers.
The women I met were absolutely incredible. Every single person in the scholarship was driven. They had goals, and had already set about trying to implement them. There were folx who'd been in the industry for decades and a few who were fresh; non-profit, for-profit; old, young; pink, yellow, brown, olive, blue, and purple; but what we all had in common was a goal specifically to further our communities (whether by providing the best possible customer service, or by creating new opportunities through non-profits). I still talk to most of them. A few have dropped off the map, but usually in the best possible way; by keeping themselves busy with those goals and dreams that we spent each night talking about. It's truly a dream now to watch them all achieve the things they aimed at.
Over the weekend Nathan - who lives a triple/quadruple life as a local pro enduro rider, a dedicated father of two children and husband, as well as his full-time instructing role at UBI and a moonlighting product designer - took us on a mountain bike ride in the Ashland watershed (also an awesome place to mountain bike ANY time and definitely a destination). During that ride, I crashed hard and even took Kaitlin from QBP down with me![Sorry Kaitlin!] I still remember coming back from pain to see Rich bent over me, trying to tell bad jokes to get me to laugh through my bruised ribs, and Kelly Paduch (also a student of the scholarship) using her nurses training to help me turn over. Lynn, from UBI, happened to be driving by and she ferried me to the hospital. After an afternoon in the ER and a catscan, they held me for 3 days with a tear to my liver and a bruise to my pancreas. Over the rest of that weekend, a few girls came to visit, and we hatched a plan to stream the class into my hospital room, so I could at least listen to the lectures, then catch up on the hands-ons. Which Matt and Nathan were super on it about helping me complete. Nathan, Rich, and Matt called me pretty much every day to check-in; and Ripley(Nathan's son) along with Nathan, stopped by to give me a new helmet so I could keep riding when I got home. Above and beyond!
I know I just spend a few minutes of your time telling you about the extras in my experience during the scholarship. But that's because the education was everything you could expect from an institution that has made it their mission to educate an ever-evolving industry for over thirty-five years. An institute that has slowly and surely rolled along trying to create a more professional experience across the board in the industry and to make sure that as a professional bicycle mechanic, the title was one to be earned through study, practice, and effort. And just as important: your gender, your sexuality, your ethnicity, your nationality, etc. are not barriers to the information being passed down. The manual[which is created by the instructors] contains everything to educate a fairly novice mechanic on 90% of the industry; the instructors have the tips, tricks, and answers of decades in the industry, watching the evolution of bike components and companies; and the facilities and hands-on education are clean and well-thought out. It's the education that I would've felt good about paying for, and a lot of times I don't feel that way about my bachelors degree, had I been able to[again, a luxury].
I've already taken too much of your time but suffice to say that without this experience, I definitely wouldn't be where I am today, and I may not even be entertaining that there was anything beyond struggle, financial and cultural, in this industry.
We're excited to share our first ever video interview. Jude Monica from Magura USA talks brakes, training and travel. If you've never met this "Oil Man" yourself and you see him at an event make the effort!


Show everyone who walks through your door that you love them too with these two fun Valentine printables.
Click here to download & print my watermark free fun Valentine I Love You printable.
Set to print at 8 x 10 inches – try using a piece of heavy card stock or just regular printer paper.
It was the early 80's and there I stood on the gym stage in my grade school getting ready to belt out this tune.
All of these many, many, many (yes, I'm that old!) years later, the words are still stuck in my head.
I even remember the two smooching noises that are thrown into after "K you're so kissable".
Click here to print my watermark free Alphabet Valentine Printable.
So print these out, pop them in a frame and give them to your Valentine (or keep them for yourself).
Be my Valentine – I'll even share my conversation hearts with you.
P.S. Have you tried my Cupid Float? It's pink and frothy and sweet so whip up a batch for your true love.
What a fun story. I can picture you all singing your little hearts out!
How sweet to land here and find Valentines to keep. Have to pin that scrumptious looking float too.
Try switching browsers. I wasn't able to open it in Chrome but I could in Internet Explorer.
I love that song! used to sing it a lot when I was a kid! Time to teach it to my little one, thanks for the nostalgia Kelly and the printables!
Very sweet printables, thanks Kelly!
Now I have that song stuck in my head! Cute printables, girl!
Oh, I would have loved to hear you sing!
So pretty and perfect for Valentine's Day!
Can you tell me what font you used for the alphabet printable?


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Q: POST not working with no signs of error haven't programmed PHP in a while but I
have to assemble something for a client really fast.
I've set up 2 forms with POST but when I go to the next file it's just blank space, for some reason POST isn't being registered but is set cause I'm not getting an error echo.
Hese's the forms:
<form action="Funkcije.php" method="post" name="AddFromDB">
            <input type="text" placeholder="Šifra Art" name="ArtNo">
            <input type="submit" value="Dodaj">
        </form>

            <form action="Funkcije.php" method="post" name="AddNew">
                <input type="text" placeholder="Šifra" name="Art">
                <input type="text" placeholder="Ime Proizvoda" name="ImeProizvoda">
                <input type="text" placeholder="Dobavljač" name="Dobava">
                <input type="text" placeholder="Cijena" name="Cijena">
                <input type="submit" value="Dodaj">
            </form>

And here's the 2nd file:
if(isset($_POST["AddFromDB"], $_POST["ArtNo"])){
    addExisting ($_POST["ArtNo"]);
}
else if(isset($_POST["AddNew"], $_POST["Art"], $_POST["ImeProizvoda"], $_POST["Dobava"], $_POST["Cijena"])){
    newItem ($_POST["Art"] && $_POST["ImeProizvoda"] && $_POST["Dobava"] && $_POST["Cijena"]);
}
else if (!isset ($_POST)){
    echo "error";
}

So, by code I should be getting an error if POST is not set but I get nothing. Just a blank space.

A: here, you must be give a name to the submit button to check which form is POST like this...
<form  method="post" name="AddFromDB">
            <input type="text" placeholder="Šifra Art" name="ArtNo">
            <input type="submit" value="Dodaj" name="form1">
        </form>

            <form  method="post" name="AddNew">
                <input type="text" placeholder="Šifra" name="Art">
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Ace Comedian Alibaba, this morning took to his Instagram page to talk about the trending topic on why Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria's now former Minister of Finance resigned.
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Arik Air this morning released an official information on flights scheduled to go to WARRI from LAGOS. Read official message!
Arik Air has announced the diversion of all its flights arriving into Warri to Benin following the closure of Osubi Airport Warri by Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). NAMA in a circular issued on August 29, 2018 said it was withdrawing Air Traffic Services (ATC) from Osubi Airport from 0000 hours on September 3, 2018 until further notice.
Customers who have booked to travel to Warri with Arik Air have been implored to bear with the airline in this period as a result of the disruption of services to Osubi Airport, Warri. Arik Air regrets the inconveniences this diversion will cause its highly esteemed customers.
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I know some people who can eat just anything and they won't add, Infact, they look like they have never seen food. But we all know that there is more to health than weight; some people are slim and not fit , while some a plus size and super healthy. So feeding the right food in adequate proportions is very vital.
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The number one instant messaging platform WhatsApp has launched a new feature to tackle the spread of Fake news. This new feature will basically highlight a forwarded message. Now the receiver will know if the messages was actually composed by the sender or a simple random forwarded message.
Following calls around the world to stop the bane of fake news, WhatsApp made the big announcement on Tuesday via their official blog.
"Starting today, WhatsApp will indicate which messages you receive, have been forwarded to you. "This extra context will help make one-on-one and group chats easier to follow,"The Facebook owned platform said.
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Today in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari officially commissioned the first phase of the Abuja Metro Rail Service. The Abuja Metro Rail Service is the first light rail system in West Africa.
Phase 1 completed; 2 lines, Yellow and Blue, with connections to Abuja Airport and the National Rail Line.
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A local campaign group is raising money to pay for air and water monitoring at an oil site in the Surrey greenbelt because it says the work is not being done by the environmental regulator.
A crowdfunded leaflet about fracking is to be reprinted after distributing 80,000 copies in a month.


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On November 26, 2007 at approximately 1:30 p.m., KT was crossing 1st Avenue at Pine Street in Seattle, Washington. KT was in the crosswalk, crossing with the green light for pedestrians, when he was hit byMS, who was driving a 2005 4 door Toyota pick-up truck.
Upon impact, KT was struck on his right hip and thrown to the ground.
The Seattle Police Department arrived on scene and investigated this incident. MS admitted 100% fault for the accident to the investigating police officer. Your insured was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a marked cross-walk.
As a direct result of MS's negligence, KT sustained a right femoral neck fracture to his hip. Washington law provides that the drivers on the road have the duty to exercise ordinary care and avoid causing a collision. See RCW 46.61.445 and Washington Pattern Jury Instruction (WPI) 70.01.KT did nothing to contribute to the cause of the crash and could do nothing to avoid the collision. MS was negligent when he failed to be attentive while driving a vehicle, failed to yield the right-of-way to the crosswalk, and otherwise obey the rules of the road.
KT sustained the following injuries as a result of the accident:
Right femoral neck fracture (As shown by a Pelvis CT scan)
KT received hip replacement surgery and physical therapy to manage his injuries.
KT is a 58 year old man who enjoys spending time with his family and friends. KT took walks twice each day. He also enjoyed catching busses to area parks for his walks.
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Q: Does the value counts of 1's and 0's in my dataframe while using a Decision Tree Classifier matters? I am using a Decision Tree Classifier and in the data, the target column is 'TARGET' which consists of 0's and 1's
TARGET 0         282686 1          24825 dtype: int64
and after training on 0.75 of the whole data it is giving all the output as 0 and the accuracy_score for training, validation, test set is >0.90.

A: Evaluation:
The test set should produce accuracy less than your training set. The training set is said to be trained with everything it knows and test doesn't know the patterns in training data.
The simple evaluation method is to find train and test accuracy and compare them.
Results

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Imam Khomeini, A Different Charismatic Leader
Actually, there is no doubt that the Late Ayatollah Khomeini, known as Imam Khomeini in Iran and the Muslim World, has been one of the most influential and historical figures of the world's contemporary history. As Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran says, "Without name of Khomeini this [Islamic] Revolution nowhere is known. Indeed, his character was unique and unachievable and his great humane status was a mythical and unthinkable one. He was the first who had no second." It clearly shows that the Late Imam Khomeini was a great and important figure in the entire world.
Imam Khomeini's Biography
Ayatollah Seyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was a Muslim cleric and Marja, and the political leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Following the Revolution, Imam Khomeini became Grand Leader of Iran — the paramount figure in the political system of the new Islamic Republic — until his demise.
Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei: the Principles Governing the Work of Imam Khomeini
The most important work that our exalted Imam did in the world of Islam was that he revived the political and social dimensions of Islam. He held up the banner of the justice-seeking aspect of Islam. The Imam rediscovered Islam's hatred of discrimination, class differences and arrogance.
Status of Humanistic Rights during the Iran-Iraq War from Viewpoint of Imam Khomeini
Today, the International Rights has developed a special branch, so-called the Human Rights, whose purpose is to support and to defend civilian prisoners and even to respect the corpses of the killed people during the civil and international wars. The principle human behavior and indiscrimination, the principle of distinction, the principle of limitation are only a number of the key principles of human rights which must be observed by the both parties of the war.
Sanctions andCovid-19
In the current global pandemic, Iran occupies a unique position. One of the first countries to experience the outbreak of covid-19, it is simultaneously the target of an economic blockade that goes back not years, but decades. How Iran has fared under this dual onslaught is determined by the interaction between its singular place in the geopolitical order and the distinctive character of its own institutions. The dominant power in international politics and its allies have put Iranian society under enormous pressure, yet among countries at a similar level of GDP, few—perhaps none—have more impressive records in building an effective health system. The course of the pandemic in Iran is the outcome of a collision between these two factors. To understand it, each needs careful examination. But first, a brief overview of its arrival and spread.
Imam Khomeini's Role in Formation and Victory of Islamic Revolution of Iran
In all processes, organizations, plans and social currents, along with certain factors such as backgrounds, social conditions and popular beliefs, leadership plays a key role in realizing goals and ideals of the society. Thereby, enjoying a leader, as the guide of the route and movement, is one of the important and essential factors in formation of currents and realization of social demands, which is the case in various thinking schools one may find in the politics and social sciences' lexicons.
The Quiet and Lethal Wars Against Iran
Some wars are fought with bombs and bullets. These are the wars in Syria and Iraq, in Afghanistan and Yemen. Then there are quieter wars executed by drone. These cowardly wars also kill people, but not our people. These quieter wars accomplish what the more cacophonous wars accomplish without the public outcry and condemnation.
Launching Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-Iran Marine Passenger Route under Discussions" Iranian vice-president
ECI President Meets with Afghanistan President
Four stages of the Islamic Revolution of Iran
Among Islamic scientists and philosophers, the late martyr Ayatollah Motahhari, calls revolution, "the rebellion or uprising of a region or country against the prevailing rule and rulers in order to ...
A Crucial Migration Imam Khomeini's Migration to Paris, a Turning Point in Iran's History
In 1978 and while Islamic movement of Iranian people led by Imam Khomeini had reached its culmination, the Shah's regime, disappointed at compromising with Imam Khomeini, tried some political measures to limit his activities or deport him from Iraq....
Islamic Revolution in Leader's viewpoint
The Islamic Revolution of Iran was an exceptional, unique phenomenon of the twentieth century. The inherent features and its specific messages as well as its sphere of influence turned the Islamic Revolution into a bright, firm revolution that became the focus of attention of the ...
Attributes of Imam Ali from the Perspective of a Christian Scholar
The present article is an excerpt from a full book written by George Jordac on Imam Ali entitled "The Voice of Human Justice". Hence, it is limited to only some of Imam Ali's qualities, for it is not possible to enumerate all of them in this brief article.
London Riots and the Big Picture
Amongst shallow, sensationalist coverage of the British media, we are still missing the most important information. What is the demography of the riots? Who is leading it? Does it have any leaders? Is there an ideology behind it all? Why do they loot, what do they loot, and from whom do they loot? And most importantly, what is the meaning of it all?
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Screamed, 'Shave! look like a clown.
Room for but one on Bums; That's my play"
'Only room on this team for one clown!'"
Recently, I read a poem entitled, "All Along the Pinstriped Tower," a parody of Bob Dylan;s "All Along the Watchtower." Some it inspired my own Yankee parody of Dylan's Highway 61, Revisited:"
Case says, "You signed the only one who cannot run!"


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