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PT Usha files nomination for IOA President post
Indian sprinting legend PT Usha filed her nomination for the president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) post on Saturday.
P.T. Usha filed nomination for IOA President post. (File Photo) | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj
In a surprise development, the legendary P T Usha on Saturday announced that she will contest for the post of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president when the sports body holds its election on December 10.
The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth-place finisher in the 1984 Olympics 400m hurdles final, announced through a tweet.
"With the warm support of my Fellow Athletes and National Federations I am humbled and honoured to accept and file for the Nomination of the President Of IOA!," Usha tweeted.
With the warm support of my Fellow Athletes and National Federations I am humbled and honoured to accept and file for the Nomination of the President Of IOA!
— P.T. USHA (@PTUshaOfficial) November 26, 2022
The deadline to file nomination papers for the IOA elections ends on Sunday. According to IOA elections returning officer Umesh Sinha, no nomination has been filed for any post so far since the process began on Friday.
Usha, a top sprinter in her heyday, has also been elected as one of the eight Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) by the Athletes Commission of the IOA, making her an electoral college member.
Usha, fondly known as 'Payyoli Express', is being seen as a candidate of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party which had nominated her as a Rajya Sabha member in July.
She is one of the most decorated Indian athletes, having won 11 medals, including four gold in the Asian Games from 1982 and 1994.
She won all four gold in the 1986 Seoul Asan Games -- 200m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay -- and also bagged a silver in the 100m.
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Usha also won 100m and 200m medals in the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games. She also won a phenomenal 23 medals, including 14 gold, in the Asian Championships from 1983 to 1998, collectively in 100m, 200m, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay.
But she is most remembered for missing out on a medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400m hurdles final, where she was beaten by Cristieana Cojocaru of Romania by one-hundredth of a second.
If she is elected as president on December 10, Usha will become the first sportsperson to have represented the country and also become IOA chief since Maharaja Yadavindra Singh, who played a Test match in 1934.
Singh was the third IOA president who held office from 1938 to 1960.
The sudden announcement of Usha as a presidential candidate has taken some IOA officials by surprise. Most of them are not willing to talk on the record, simply saying that they still have one day to decide their future course of action.
Recently, a similar situation arose in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) when Kalyan Chaubey -- a BJP leader from West Bengal and a former goalkeeper -- entered the fray as a surprise candidate in the elections held under the supervision of the Supreme Court and grabbed the top job.
The IOA elections are also being held under the supervision of SC-appointed retired apex court judge L Nageswara Rao under the new constitution prepared by him.
The IOA adopted the new constitution on November 10 after getting approval from the International Committee.
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The IOA has been a faction-ridden body for a long and it remains to be seen if the rival officials come together for a fight against Usha in light of the new developments.
The 77-strong IOA electoral college has nearly 25 per cent former athletes with a host of current and former sportspersons, including Olympic medallists P V Sindhu, Gagan Narang, Sakshi Malik, Yogeshwar Dutt and M M Somaya among its members.
There are 66 members from 33 National Sports Federations which have nominated one male and one female each, eight SOMs (four male and four female), two from the Athletes Commission (one male and one female) and a member of the International Olympic Committee in India, Nita Ambani.
The IOA electoral college also has more women members (39) than males (38).
The IOA polls will be held to elect one president, one senior vice-president, two vice-presidents (one male and one female), one treasurer, two joint secretaries (one male and one female), six other Executive Council members, out of which two (one male and one female) shall be from the elected SOMs.
Two members of the Executive Council (one male and one female) will be the Athletes' Commission representatives
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Birth of Seán Doherty, Fianna Fáil Politician
Seán Doherty, Fianna Fáil politician who serves as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1989 to 1992 and Minister for Justice from March 1982 to December 1982, is born on June 29, 1944 in Cootehall near Boyle, County Roscommon. He also serves as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1989 and 1992 to 2002 and is a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1989 to 1992.
Doherty is educated at national level in County Leitrim and then at University College Dublin and King's Inns. In 1965, he becomes a member of the Garda Síochána and serves as a detective in Sligo before joining the Special Detective Unit in Dublin in the early 1970s. In 1973, he takes a seat on the Roscommon County Council, which had been vacated after the death of his father.
After serving for four years on the Roscommon County Council, Doherty is elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Roscommon–Leitrim constituency at the 1977 general election.
In 1979, Doherty is a key member of the so-called "gang of five" which supports Charles Haughey's attempt to take over the leadership of the party. The other members are Albert Reynolds, Mark Killilea Jnr, Tom McEllistrim and Jackie Fahey. Haughey is successful in the Fianna Fáil leadership election and Doherty is rewarded by being appointed Minister of State at the Department of Justice from 1979 to 1981. In the short-lived 1982 Fianna Fáil government he enters the Cabinet as Minister for Justice. In this post he becomes involved in a series of controversies.
Doherty's brother-in-law, Garda Thomas Nangle, is charged with assaulting James McGovern, a native of County Fermanagh, in a public house in December 1981. On September 27, 1982, hours before the case is due to be heard in District Court in the small village of Dowra, County Cavan, McGovern is arrested by the Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) on the basis of entirely false Garda intelligence that he is involved in terrorism. The case against Nangle is dismissed because the principal witness, McGovern, fails to appear in court. The solicitor representing Nangle is Kevin Doherty, Seán Doherty's brother. This questionable use of Garda/RUC Special Branch liaison, set up under the 1985 Hillsborough Anglo-Irish Agreement, prevents meetings between the Garda commissioner and the RUC chief constable for almost three years.
After Doherty leaves office it is revealed in The Irish Times that he ordered the tapping of three journalists home telephones. The newspaper also discloses that he has been interfering in the workings of the Garda and the administration of justice for both political and personal reasons. He immediately resigns from the party only to rejoin it in 1984.
At the 1989 general election his loses his seat in Dáil Éireann to the independent candidate Tom Foxe. He is also an unsuccessful candidate in the elections on the same day to the European Parliament, but he is later elected instead to the Seanad on the Administrative Panel and becomes the Cathaoirleach (Chairman) of the 19th Seanad.
In January 1992 the phone tapping scandal returns to haunt Fianna Fáil. Doherty announces in a television interview that he had shown transcripts of the conversations to Charles Haughey while Haughey was Taoiseach in 1982 although he had previously denied this. Haughey denies the claim also, but is forced to resign from the government, and then resigns as leader of Fianna Fáil. Doherty then regains his seat at the 1992 general election and holds it until his retirement at the 2002 general election.
Seán Doherty dies at Letterkenny General Hospital of a brain hemorrhage on June 7, 2005 while on a family holiday in County Donegal.
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Mary Robinson Resigns as President of Ireland
President Mary Robinson resigns on September 12, 1997, two months ahead of the end of her term, in order to take up appointment as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
On July 24, 1997 Robinson announces her intention to resign as President of Ireland. The Irish Government states that her announcement "was not unexpected" and wishes her "every success." She resigns by addressing a message to the Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann and it takes effect at 1:00 PM on September 12.
Upon her resignation as President, the role of President is transferred to the Presidential Commission, which is comprised of the Chief Justice, the Ceann Comhairle, and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad Éireann, from September 12 until November 11, 1997, when Mary McAleese is sworn in as the new President.
Media reports suggest that Robinson has been head-hunted for the post by Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan to assume an advocacy as opposed to administrative role, in other words to become a public campaigner outlining principles rather than the previous implementational and consensus-building model. The belief is that the post has ceased to be seen as the voice of general principles and has become largely bureaucratic. Robinson's role is to set the human rights agenda within the organisation and internationally, refocusing its appeal.
Robinson is the first High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Tibet, making her trip in 1998. During her tenure she criticises the Irish system of permits for non-EU immigrants as similar to "bonded labour" and criticises the United States' use of capital punishment.
In 2001, Robinson chairs the Asia Regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and related intolerances, which is held in Tehran, Iran. Representatives of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, a Jewish group, and the Baha'i International Community are not permitted to attend. Robinson wears a headscarf at the meeting in conformance to the Iranians edict that all women attending the conference must wear a headscarf. Women who do not wear the headscarf are criticized, which Robinson says plays into the hands of religious conservatives.
She extends her intended single four-year term by a year following an appeal by Secretary General Annan to preside over the World Conference against Racism 2001 in Durban, South Africa. The conference proves controversial, and under continuing pressure from the United States, Robinson resigns her post in September 2002.
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A social taxi was launched for those residents of the Shumska AH with disabilities and those, who cannot move independently on public transport. A specially equipped "bus" is a very necessary thing for these people, as they will be able to get to the hospital or any institution, by prior appointment. Transportation services may be used free of charge, and will be controlled by the social services centre of the Shumsk City Council.
The Ministry of Social Policy provided the Shumska hromada with a vehicle free of charge in the framework of cooperation with the Council of Europe.
In total, 25 such cars have already been provided all over Ukraine, and four of them are used in the Ternopil Oblast.


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Baby Boy Names | Ending in F
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Jacob is a Hebrew name that means "supplanter". It's a popular name in the Bible, as it was the name of one of the twelve
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What Can You Do to Develop a Commercial Security Plan?
There's quite a bit that goes into the development of a commercial security plan.
As far as commercial security goes, louvers can play a big part in developing a sense of security around your property. Still, there's much more than can be done in the realm of security and there are a lot of considerations to take into account. Finding everything from access control systems to basic lock and key systems can be a priority for a building that has specific security needs. In order to understand what measures need to be implemented, you must first develop a comprehensive approach towards commercial security that allows you to make the right decisions going forward.
The more time you can plan in advance the better. You may need to change things on the fly when coming up with a security plan, especially when working with budgetary issues that you may not have seen coming. Planning ahead of time allows you to install what you need when you need it and allows day-to-day operations to continually flow without being interrupted. Planning ahead of time is a necessary step in developing the best commercial security plan you can.
There are plenty of physical security vulnerabilities out there and a lot of it depends on your industry and facility. What you want to do is really assess the situation and determine what kinds of security measures you're lacking and how that could impact you. Of course you can't pour all of your money into security measures but by figuring out what vulnerabilities may exist, you can figure out what the best way to approach the situation is. Take a walk around your property and determine what kinds of vulnerabilities stand out and matter most to you.
Once you have a plan in place, work alongside experts in their respective fields—like Hercules Louvers if you decide to include louvers in your approach—to figure out what the best way to implement everything is. Just make sure all employees are on the same page and are aware of any construction or changes that are being made so they can still get in and out of your building without any trouble.
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Field data collected using field recorders/Ministry data collection software is the preferred method of collecting and validating data in the field. For several sample types, all data can be collecting using a field recorder, but in some cases, field forms must be used as data collection software does not exist. New tools are currently being developed to allow for field collection and validation of all ground sample types.
Hard copy field forms are no longer being printed. You can go to the Field Forms page to download and print as needed.
New tools are currently being developed to allow for field collection and validation of all ground sample types, including photo interpretation ground calls. Sample data collection software for VRI, CMI, YSM, NFI and NVAF sample data types can be downloaded here.
This software is a copy of the Vegetation Resource Inventory Management System (VRIMS) VegCap. It is used by VRI Phase 1 contractors to validate their phase 1 deliverables prior to submitting the files to the Ministry for integration. This tool currently built to work within ArcMap 10.1 (it may also work in ArcMap 10.2, but this has NOT been tested). Download the software here.
The latest versions of the Ministry-supported growth and yield models, TIPSY and VDYP7, as well as site index prediction software SiteTools and SINDEX.DLL are available here.
GyHost/GyHand software version 2002 is the Growth and Yield Permanent Sample Plot's (PSP) field data collecting, editing and reporting system. The GyHand software allows the user to collect and edit field sample data on the handheld computer while the GyHost Software transfers, edits and reports on the data using a personal computer. Download the software here.


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Are 24-Hour News Networks the Future of News?
The "Big Three" are watched by thousands, but face criticism due to alleged partisanship.
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Alexander Woodcock, Staff Writer
Beginning with the founding of CNN in the year 1980, and the subsequent launch of Fox News and MSNBC, 24-hour news networks have become a mainstay of television. It is now quite ordinary to be able to tune in to these networks at any time and catch up on occurrences in political and world news. But are these truly the best ways to receive news?
The creation of CNN brought a revolutionary idea to the field of television news. Radio stations with the exclusive purpose of relaying news existed prior to 1980, but the entry of television into the business of exclusively news signified a wider audience consuming news than ever before in history. This meant that CNN had found a gold mine in the business world, and it was one that others could hardly resist entering. MSNBC and Fox News launched their own 24-hour news stations in the year 1996, and a new era of news had begun.
There are, indisputably, numerous benefits to being able to receive news at any time of the day. The most obvious of these is that news is now more accessible than ever before. No longer must one wait for a certain period of time to learn about the happenings of the world; they may do this at any time. Additionally, due to their long runtime and therefore their great advertising revenue, 24-hour news networks have resources beyond anything that a smaller newspaper could fathom. This may allow them to hire better and more informed hosts and reporters and support a greater number of staff and researchers, which may in turn lead to better, more accurate news.
But some would claim that the very defining characteristic of 24-hour news networks (their runtime) makes them partisan in nature and untrustworthy. This argument follows the logic that, given that exciting news does not occur at every hour of the day, these networks must sensationalize the news so much that it fails to be news. On top of this, it is argued, 24-hour news networks have almost become partisan propaganda as opposed to independent journalism. This argument is not entirely unfounded. A 2022 study from the University of Pennsylvania found that 24-hour news networks have grown more polarized since their founding, especially since the 2016 presidential election. The study also found that the partisanship of these networks is "more pronounced when it comes to primetime programming".
Why might this be? Why do the "Big Three" of news networks (these being the aforementioned CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News), according to the study, fall prey to such partisan pandering? And does this alleged partisanship outweigh the benefits of being able to learn about the world at any hour of the day? There is far from a consensus on this issue, but let us see what students and teachers at Sutton High School have to say. Sutton senior Carina Campbell saw a clear political divide in the stories 24-hour news networks are telling, making reference to her relatives watching contrasting networks of MSNBC and Fox News.
"We have totally different stories," Campbell said.
Mr. Anderson, when asked why polarization may have emerged, said "they are trying to retain their viewers". When asked a similar question, Mr. Stamos said that 24-hour news networks take advantage of partisanship to make gains, be they monetary or political.
All of this begs an interesting question: are 24-hour news networks the future of news? Campbell remarked that she believed so, given their wide viewership and the waning amount of people watching the evening news. Ms. Riley, however, disagreed.
"I think reading online is more futuristic," she remarked, adding that reading the news is, in her opinion, more educational than watching it on television.
24-hour news networks, it is safe to say, will not be disappearing in the near future. They represent enormous businesses with seasoned reporters working for them. But given the emergence of news on social media as well as online newspapers, coupled with the attacks these networks face for potentially being skewed to one political side, one must wonder if the general population will stick with them or find a new source for their news.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - October 26, 2017 - Torq Resources Inc. (TSX-V: TORQ; OTCQX: TRBMF, "Torq" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the initiation of a fall exploration program at its Gander Gold Project located in central Newfoundland, Canada. The program is designed to investigate the 5 strongest gold-in-till anomalies that were identified during the summer season. These anomalous regions are contained within a 25 km long structural corridor and along trend with the Dog Bay fault zone (Figure 1).
The follow-up screening program is designed to trace gold mineralization back to its source rock underneath the till sequence through a combination of in-fill till and biogeochemical sampling methods. A total 2,400 till samples and 4,800 biogeochemical samples will be collected across the target areas which encompass the anomalies from the summer program in addition to the 'Cracker' and 'Lucky Moose' surface showings (Figure 1). Results from this program will allow the Company to target bedrock mineralization with future trench and drill programs anticipated for early 2018.
Torq Resources is a mineral exploration company with the goal of establishing a tier-one portfolio. The Company's management team, along with its proven technical team, has raised over $500M and monetized successes in three previous exploration companies. Its initial asset is a 120,000 hectare land package in Newfoundland, Canada, an emerging gold jurisdiction. Torq is continually reviewing and targeting acquisitions on the path to discovery and the creation of substantial shareholder value.
Till samples (3 to 5 kg each) are sent to ALS Lab in Vancouver, BC for preparation and analysis. All samples are analyzed using Ultra-Trace Au by Cyanide Extraction and ICP-MS finish method (Au-CN44) and ultra-trace multi-element aqua regia digest ICP-AES/ICP-MS method (ME-MS41L). QA/QC programs using internal standard samples, field and lab duplicates, re-assays, and blanks indicate good accuracy and precision in a large majority of standards assayed.
The historic grab and trench samples were taken from Mineral Assessment Reports filed with Department of Nature Resources, Newfoundland. Grab samples are a non-representative sampling technique and may not be representative of the mineralization present on the project. Further, Torq has not conducted any due diligence on whether appropriate QA/QC protocols were followed in the collection of these samples, nor can it confirm their accuracy or repeatability.
Figure 1: Gander Gold Project highlighting the target area for the fall exploration program.


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Island woman and rescue dog raise thousands in support of local animals
Adam Sawatsky Arts & Entertainment Host, CTV Vancouver Island
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Published Monday, December 2, 2019 4:55PM PST
SHAWNIGAN LAKE – It's not unusual to find Judy calling into her car while wearing pyjamas. "[I see it] all the time!" a local man passing by says, with an affectionate laugh. "Go Jude!"
Judy's friend, Debbi, is watching as I focus the camera on Judy's festive outfit. "They're doggy Christmas pyjamas," Debbi says. "But it's all year long [that she wears them]."
No matter the season, a canine's the reason. "The dog's locked me out," Judy laughs, knocking on the rolled-down window of her car. Two white dogs peer out at her, tails wagging.
The story behind these doggy dilemmas started when Judy couldn't stop being struck with debilitating pain. "The pain's so bad I actually pass out cold," Judy says.
She was eventually diagnosed with a number of health issues, including breast cancer, which forced her to quit her job and retreat from the world.
"It was a life of hell for a few years," Judy recalls.
Judy says she couldn't have survived the experience without the unwavering support of her human friends and the unconditional love of her furry ones. "The dogs are my life," she smiles, placing her hand to her heart.
Now, Judy's focused on paying it forward.
"Literally, she's like a dog magnet," Debbi says. "She can find dogs and owners of dogs quicker than anybody I've known."
Debbi says her friend has helped about 50 missing or struggling dogs in this year alone. Judy will answer a call to help, no matter the time, no matter her outfit, no matter the car keys. Luckily, she knows exactly what to do when she's just rushed a rescue dog to the vet in her pyjamas only to return to find her own dog – Peaches – has locked her out of her car.
"Now I have to run around the vehicle until she hits the button and lets me back in," Judy smiles.
Peaches will eventually place her paw perfectly, Judy says, and they can continue on with their day.
Peaches was one of the 45 Havanese dogs rescued by the SPCA last year. The dog's fur was matted into large clumps and covered in urine and feces. "This is the worst case I have ever seen," a spokesperson for the SPCA said at the time.
Judy was called to help and ended-up adopting Peaches. Since then, they've spear-headed a campaign called Peaches for Pets, which benefits local animals. So far, they've helped raise thousands of dollars – through initiatives like bottle drives – to help local animals in need.
"She's a hero 'round here, as far as I'm concerned," says the man who cheered Judy's pyjamas at the beginning of this story.
Judy humbly dismisses the compliment, and credits others for her numerous contributions, including turning Peaches For Pets into an official non-profit.
"I can get it started," Judy says. "But if it wasn't for everybody else in our community making it happen, it wouldn't happen."
"When they talk about 'all dogs go to heaven', I tell you she's going to be right there with them," Debbi smiles. "She'll be pack-master as far as dogs go!"
It seems that although Judy's car is sometimes locked closed, Judy's heart is always wide open.
A Vancouver Island woman, who credits her dogs and friends with getting her through difficult medical challenges, has launched a local charity to help support animals in need. (CTV News)


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The Lagos State Government has formally requested to the British Museum in London for the return of an extremely important sculptural wood carving, known in the UK as the Lander Stool.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde.
The statement added that the request was formally delivered at a two-day symposium on emerging museum projects in Africa at the British Museum on Saturday.
Ayorinde said the sculpture was believed "to have been taken from Nigeria in 1830 by one of the earliest known explorers of the interior, Richard Lander, who was instrumental in pioneering colonisation of Nigeria.
At the symposium, the statement said Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki announced the intention of his government "to formally seek the return of some Benin Bronze artefacts from various British museums once it completes its new Royal Museum project.
He explained that the centre would indeed be a befitting and conducive gallery space, which according to him, could host on a permanent basis some of the Nigerian artefacts expected to be returned from Europe and America.
According to the commissioner, the Lander Stool is currently in storage in the British Museum and is an important element of the restitution debate.
Prominent academics from around the world have expressed support for the initiative by the Lagos State Government. A Nigerian academic at Amherst College in the US and adviser to the J.K Randle project, Prof. Rowland Abiodun described the Lander Stool as highly significant in the colonial story and of the new Centre.
Similarly, one of the architects on the project, Mr. Seun Oduwole said reclaiming artefacts from the British Museum for the centre would be a significant achievement, noting that this would give Nigerians the opportunity to see their lost history.


FIDO U2F standardizes how request and response messages are to be encoded when sent over from the client over the USB, NFC, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low-Energy transports to U2F tokens. In addition to specifying the encoding, the transport level specification also specifies the format for control messages to the tokens and the format for the error responses from the tokens.
For values of Ne between 1 and 255, Le contains the value of Ne. When Ne = 256, Le contains the value 0.
SW_NO_ERROR (0x9000): The command completed successfully without error.
SW_CONDITIONS_NOT_SATISFIED (0x6985): The request was rejected due to test-of-user-presence being required.
SW_WRONG_DATA (0x6A80): The request was rejected due to an invalid key handle.
SW_WRONG_LENGTH (0x6700): The length of the request was invalid.
SW_CLA_NOT_SUPPORTED (0x6E00): The Class byte of the request is not supported.
SW_INS_NOT_SUPPORTED (0x6D00): The Instruction of the request is not supported.
A byte reserved for future use [1 byte] with the value 0x00.
0x08 ("dont-enforce-user-presence-and-sign"): If the FIDO client sets the control byte to 0x08, then the U2F token is supposed to perform a real signature and respond with either an authentication response message:success or an appropriate error response (see below). The signature MAY be provided without validating user presence.
During registration, the FIDO Client MAY send authentication request messages to the U2F token to figure out whether the U2F token has already been registered. In this case, the FIDO client will use the check-only value for the control byte. In all other cases (i.e., during authentication), the FIDO Client MUST use the enforce-user-presence-and-sign or don't-enforce-user-presence-and-sign values.
A user presence byte [1 byte]. Bit 0 indicates whether user presence was verified. If Bit 0 is is to 1, then user presence was verified. If Bit 0 is set to 0, then user presence was not verified. The values of Bit 1 through 7 SHALL be 0; different values are reserved for future use.


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My passions about locally sourced ingredients and southern food mesh perfectly in my position as Executive Chef at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Walking the galleries of The Mississippi Story exhibition, I see artistic sojourns all around. Pieces reflect the African Diaspora, the fertile Delta, Old Master techniques translated anew by Mississippi artists. These same ideas parallel the histories of West African okra and French-inspired cuisine and home grown food that I live every day. I see, in the visual art around me, a reflection of the culinary world. Another medium of creativity.
It's in this spirit that I'll be sharing with you some of the artworks that invigorate me and make me think even more intentionally about the culinary art I strive to create. I'm lucky to be able to take my coffee just a few steps away from an amazing Glennray Tutor painting. Still Life: Season of Moment, his iconic depiction of mason jars chock full, is one of my favorites. It's about slow food. Preservation and preparation. It's a little canvas window through which I access my own inspirations and rediscover why I love crafting food in Mississippi.


What are the odds that anyone has anything new to say on matters that affect the heart? From randomly stumbling on your soul mate to reckless heart breaks, it seems the entire theme of love and loss has been milked for all it's worth. There are whole boy bands whose entire catalogue is dedicated to the exultation of the break up and TV shows (think Empire), there's an endless flow of new songs addressing love themes.
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Chefs from various outstanding Martin County Country Clubs collaborate to present an extraordinary luncheon experience for attendees.
The symbol for a 50th anniversary is gold, and the 2018 Great Chef Adventure on Feb. 12 at Willoughby Golf Club was a golden fundraiser for Samaritan Center for Young Boys & Families.
Rumor has it that it may have been the most golden one ever!
The event is always a winning combination of inspiration, celebration and dedication. The boys who participate in Samaritan Center's five day a week residential, Christian program designed to address and modify inappropriate behaviors are dedicated to making the changes that will build character, self-esteem and sense of community.
Each year, the Great Chef Adventure is offered as a premiere fundraising vehicle to finance the Scholarship Fund, which ensures boys and families most in need can remain in the program.
Chefs from various outstanding Martin County Country Clubs collaborate to present an extraordinary luncheon experience for attendees. Participants were Christopher Brooks, executive chef of Willoughby Golf Club; Robert Goodhue of Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club; Matthew Dunck, sous chef of Willoughby Golf Club; Juan Marrero Morales of McArthur Golf and Country Club, and Michael Personnaz of Jupiter Island Club.
Boys from the program assist with both food preparation and serving.
The young men who have come through the program and gone on to live fulfilling, productive and happy lives are an inspiration to all.
The day is an additional cause for celebration as funds raised at the silent auction are used to underwrite such improvements as a sports court, covered pavilion and air-conditioning unit on the campus, which is on Cove Road in Stuart.
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder was keynote speaker and he was both inspiring and caring, and was joined on the podium by three of the young residents who attended the luncheon.
The three pillars of Samaritan Center for Young Boys & Families – faith, family and friends – were all in abundant supply at the luncheon, as the non-profit heads into the second half of its first century changing the lives of boys in Martin County.
To learn more, visit www.thesamaritancenter.org.


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Books I have written
Four of the 15 books I have written have been co-authored (numbers 4, 6, 7, 9, and 14 in the list below) and four of them are collections of previous published articles and book chapters (numbers 2, 5, 8, and 10).
10 of the 15 books were published in English first. By the end of 2015, between them, they will have been translated in 37 languages (Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese [classical], Chinese [simplified], Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Mongolian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese) in 40 countries (Argentina, Bulgaria, Brazil, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UK, the USA, and Vietnam).
Three of my books are available only in Korean (numbers 8, 9, and 14) and one of them only in Spanish, although this is a collection of articles first published in English (number 2).
Two of the books (numbers 6 and 10) are really policy pamphlets, rather than full-blown books, but I think they are substantial enough to qualify as the equivalent of novella in the literary world.
Six of my books have been written for the general reader (numbers 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15). You won't be able to read three of these books unless you read Korean (numbers 8, 9, and 14).
The Political Economy of Industrial Policy, Macmillan, London and Basingstoke, 1994 (paperback edition, 1996)
El Papel del Estado en el Cambio Económico, Editorial Planeta Mexicana, Mexico City, 1996 (collection of essays already published elsewhere translated into Spanish and edited by Clemente Ruiz-Duran)
Kicking Away the Ladder – Development Strategy in Historical Perspective, Anthem Press, London, 2002
Restructuring Korea Inc, Routledge/Curzon, London, 2003 (co-author: Jang-Sup Shin)
Globalization, Economic Development and The Role of the State, Zed Press, London, 2003 (collection of essays)
The Northern WTO Agenda on Investment – Do as We Say, Not as We Did, South Centre, Geneva, and CAFOD (Catholic
Reclaiming Development – An Alternative Economic Policy Manual, Zed Press, London, 2004 (co-author: Ilene Grabel)
Gae-Hyuck Ui Dut (The Reform Trap), Bookie, Seoul, 2004 (collection of essays in Korean)
Kwe-Do Nan-Ma Hankook-Kyungje (Cutting the Gordian Knot – An Analysis of the Korean Economy), Bookie, Seoul, 2005 (in Korean) (co-author: Seung-il Jeong)
Why Developing Countries Need Tariffs – How WTO NAMA Negotiations Could Deny Developing Countries' Right to a Future South Centre, Geneva, and Oxfam International, Oxford, 2005
The East Asian Development Experience – The Miracle, the Crisis, and the Future Zed Press, London, 2006 (collection of essays)
Bad Samaritans Rich Nations, Poor Policies, and the Threat to the Developing World, Random House, London, 2007
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Allen Lane (Penguin), London, (September, 2010) and Bloomsbury USA, New York, (January, 2011)
Moo-Ut-Eul Sun-Tek-Hal Gut-In-Ga (The Choices we have to make), Bookie, Seoul, 2012 (in Korean) (co-authors: Seung-il Jeong and Jong-tae Lee)
Economics: The User's Guide, Penguin, London (May 2014) and Bloomsbury USA (September 2014).
Transformative Industrial Policy for Africa, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (2016) (co-authors: Jostein Hauge and Muhammad Irfan)


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Q: An extension of type 'Microsoft.Activities.UnitTesting.Stubs.IMessagingStub' must be configured in order to run this workflow I have a workflow service and I need run unit test for workflow service
Here is code:
[TestClass]
public class WorkflowServiceTest
{
    private readonly Binding _binding = new NetNamedPipeBinding();
    private readonly EndpointAddress _serviceAddress = new EndpointAddress("net.pipe://localhost/WorkflowService");

    [TestMethod]
    [DeploymentItem(@"WorkflowServices\WorkflowService.xamlx")]
    public void StartWorkFlow()
    {
        #region Test 2
        var xamlInjector = new XamlInjector("WorkflowService.xamlx");
        xamlInjector.ReplaceAll
            (typeof(ExecutePofolioControllerActivityAsync), typeof(MockExecutePofolioControllerActivityAsync));
        xamlInjector.ReplaceAll
            (typeof (GetPortfolioControllerStatusActivity), typeof (MockGetPortfolioControllerStatusActivity));
        xamlInjector.ReplaceAll(typeof (GetTraderStatusesActivity), typeof (MockGetTraderStatusesActivity));
        xamlInjector.ReplaceAll(typeof(Delay),typeof(DelayStub));
        xamlInjector.ReplaceAll(typeof(Receive), typeof(ReceiveStub));
        xamlInjector.ReplaceAll(typeof(SendReply), typeof(SendReplyStub));

        // Then we load the service and replace the activities with mocks
        var mockedService = xamlInjector.GetWorkflowService();

        DelayStub.StubDuration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);

        WorkflowServiceTestHost host = null;
        try
        {
            // Host the service
            using (host = WorkflowServiceTestHost.Open(mockedService, _serviceAddress))
            {
                // Setup a proxy to use named pipes
                var proxy = new WorkflowServiceClient(this._binding, this._serviceAddress);

                var serviceTask = new ServiceTask
                {
                    UserId = ValidId,
                    TaskType = TaskType.Start,
                    IssuerName = "UserTest",
                };

                proxy.Start(serviceTask);
            }
        }
        finally
        {
            if (host != null)
            {
                host.Tracking.Trace();
            }
        }

        #endregion

    }
}

So when I run debug UnitTest, I receive an error message at line "using (host = WorkflowServiceTestHost.Open(mockedService, _serviceAddress))":
Here is error:
"Test method
StartWorkFlow threw exception:
System.Activities.ValidationException: An extension of type 'Microsoft.Activities.UnitTesting.Stubs.IMessagingStub' must be configured in order to run this workflow."
I don't know why I receive that error.
Can someone show me the right code for it to work?

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Having a Model United Nations program at a high school can be an incredibly rewarding experience. It can also be a daunting experience if you are the teacher who is sponsoring the team. Depending on your degree, skills, and background, Model UN may be something you will be comfortable with but there is also a good chance that this is something you have never experienced before. No matter how you became a Model UN team sponsor, or if you are thinking of becoming one, this article will provide you with some beginner's information and tips. Model UN should be a great experience for you, your students, and the school. This article will give you a brief overview of MUN and what to expect. If you have created a high school Model UN team or already have one, welcome! Please feel free to use our resources for your team.
Model UN has been around for a long time, so you are getting into something that is established and proven effective. In fact, there was even a Model League of Nations, the UN's predecessor, before 1945. Since the 1940s, MUN has been helping students gain an understanding of international affairs. Model UN conferences are setup to simulate the operation of the actual United Nations and the issues its delegates face every day. Many of the important committees of the UN are replicated for the students to become delegates in while they are at the conference. Your school will be assigned one or more country to represent at a conference and your students will spend the time leading up to the conference immersing themselves in research of that country. They will learn how their assigned country interacts with the global community and where that country stands on important global issues.
The knowledge offered to students through the Model UN will give them information they would probably not otherwise gain. Most students usually only have one global perspective; that of their own country and often familial political view. This gives them the chance to learn the intricacies of diplomacy and strategy that take place on the global level, eventually on a daily basis. The research skills they learn allows them to dig deeper into a story than what the news offers. In high school, there is often little opportunity for students to engage in the complex world of international affairs. This is especially true in an age of excess extracurriculars which rarely deal with speech or interpersonal skills, such as dance or robotics. Curriculums have not completely developed around the idea of a globalized international community even though students graduating will be competing with international students now more than ever. The Model UN process immerses students in this realm and prepares them for everything from talking local politics when they travel abroad to standing out on college applications and impressing during the interview.
Model UN will help develop valuable skills in your students. Throughout the process they will be continually researching and learning about their country and other countries even as they learn about their own abilities, limits and themselves. Students will have to engage in critical analysis to complete position papers and ready themselves for debate and negotiation. Their public speaking skills will be enhanced throughout the process as students learn to skillfully handle the ebb and flow of a debate controlled by parliamentary procedures. The skills that students learn in Model UN are ones that they will take with them into their future, whether that is college or the business world.
For those teachers who have never done this, you need to prepare yourself with a basic understanding of Model UN. Our article Intro to Model UN can help with that. Additionally, your students may have some questions about the United Nations itself. You do not need to an expert but having a basic understanding does help during the early stages. On this website, we have provided a great overview of the UN and its history. You can also find other articles in our guide index.
Unless your degree is in political science, focusing mainly on international affairs, then the topic of the United Nations was probably glossed over or never touched on at all. In fact, if you know nothing about the UN, don't feel bad. Most people aren't sure of the actual operations of the UN. We have tried to simplify the basics for you. The United Nations official website needs to be one of your first stops. Spend a few hours on there and you will know more than most about the UN. Model UN is not just a high school organization, with conferences and participants continuing to do Model UN sometimes through PhD. This is why it is very beneficial to start early as the skills learned can be useful throughout their academic experience.
You are probably asking yourself how much time you are going to have to invest in this. The answer is simple – quite a bit. If you are new to this, there is going to be a learning curve. Rest assured, it gets easier every time you do it. You are going to be hearing and reading many new words and phrases you will have to become familiar with such as resolutions, position papers, clauses, caucuses, committees, and motions. Don't get overwhelmed. That's why we are here.
Broken down as simplistically as possible for now, here is the process you will be following throughout the year with a Model UN team.
Teach students skills such as research, speaking, resolution writing, etc.
More details on each of these steps can be found in our article How to Build Your High School MUN Program.
Don't panic if there are things there you don't understand in that list. Much of this is covered right here on our website and there will be more in-depth articles on all of these topics. You may not be familiar with position papers or resolutions, but you can master them. Not everything needs to be learned before you start your Model UN team. You will be learning as you move throughout the year. Also, from your second year students who finished the previous year will be there as support to make your club, and experience go even more smoothly.


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Several Florida law firms have pledged to help reunify separated immigrant families and volunteered to represent asylum seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Akerman chairman and CEO David I. Spector and Bilzin Sumberg chairman John Sumberg are among the law firm leaders who joined a coalition effort by dozens of law firms nationally offering pro bono representation for the detained children.
Greenberg Traurig co-president Hilarie Bass, in her role as president of the American Bar Association, visited the Port Isabel Detention Center in Texas and the McAllen, Texas, federal courthouse Tuesday to see the situation first hand.
The Miami-based litigator met with parents at the center and attended a court hearing where 75 defendants pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of illegal entry. Each spent a few minutes with a federal public defender before entering the pleas, ABA Media Relations said on Twitter.
The ABA is coordinating volunteers and donations through its South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project.
At Bilzin Sumberg, attorney Sara Herald, a longtime children's advocate, is coordinating the expansion of the firm's work with Lawyers for Children. At least 20 Bilzin attorneys have signed up for a training session July 10 on immigration law and parents' right to pursue reunification.
"First we need to find out who their parents are, where are they, what are their parents' status in terms of seeking asylum and where are they being held," she said Wednesday. "Some of these children are so small they cannot speak for themselves, so you have to pray the government has some appropriate records."
About 105 Holland & Knight attorneys firmwide are working on current or new cases in Texas. Another 20 attorneys have volunteered for training to work with detained parents on asylum interviews and bond hearings. The firm is partnering with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services on the work.
Miami attorney Cheryl Little, executive director of the nonprofit Americans for Immigrant Justice, works on the national stage for human rights advocacy for immigrants.
All the activity is set against a backdrop of rapid-fire court rulings and policy changes under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance directive to arrest everyone arriving at the U.S.-Mexican border without permission.
A San Diego federal judge Tuesday night ordered thousands of migrant children and parents forced apart at the border to be reunited within 30 days, and less time was allowed for youngsters under 5. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw also barred further family separations and ordered the federal government to link separated parents and their children by phone within 10 days.
The lack of clarity over how agencies will reunite families has spurred over 40 law firms and organizations to attempt to fill that void. They have paired with a nonprofit group to launch Project Corazon — the latest push among a slate of other immigration rights groups and pro bono lawyers working to reunite families.
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Thread: VZ58: 20rd Mags and Rear Fixed Stocks Available Anywhere?
Finally getting into one of these (well; a VZ2008) from PSA. Should be here in a week or two.
Is there any current source of 20 round magazines? I found only one site that has em for $44/ea. Ouch ! Then I Stumbled onto a few old threads by a guy named Tim that was ordering them from Czech Republic. I found are European source at 35 euros each. Ouch again !
I'm ditching the little wire folding stock. I hate those. If I want to attach a solid original hardboard stock is there a hardware kit I have to get as well?
Reinstate Dodge Ball in elementary school.
i've never seen a 20 rounder. As for the fixed rear stock, all you'd need is the stock itself and a long mounting screw (the short screw which comes with the folding stock won't work).
Yea. Pretty steep for a 20rd mag.
I did get in touch wit that fellow Tim that imported several from Czech Repub. Said his last shipment was lost in transit and REALLY lost several hundred bucks. A shame.
The 20rd mags are a commercial, post Communist item, hence the high cost.
Big difference between new, made for a niche market, and Military surplus sold at fire sale prices.
Any old timers on this platform recall surp 20 rounders? Skirting around the internet it doesn't really seem so.
They first popped up about 10-12 years ago, when the first "new" semi autos popped up for the Euro market.
I've got a few, but never knew the story behind them. Interesting!
The Vz58 mags are similar to AK mags. They would be about the same process to mod to 20 rounds.
If you or someone you know has shortened AK mags the Vz is pretty simple. That may be what some of the 20's for sale are is cut downs etc.
Whelp. Mine has the trigger gremlin. Fortunately my machinist buddy is going to extend that tab for me.
I know it's been years since I started this thread but I did find 6) 20 round magazines. They look identical to the 30 rounders. Maybe they're cut down but they do look perfect like milsurp 30s. I'll be looking for a few more if anybody has a line on them.
If you found 20s you're lucky. Yes they can be cut down but the aluminum bodies are harder to work with than steel bodied AK mags.
i've had a VZ-2008 for about 5 years and I've only found 10 round mags on eBay from a seller in Czech Republic.
I also just just picked up a beaver barf fixed stock with hardware for under $50 from another CR seller thru eBay, was unissued. As much as I like the folder, the stock is more comfortable.


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That feeling when you get in early before a large group of miners join the party and raise the difficulty is something special. Isn't it? You'll find such opportunity once in a while and it always leads to profit in a short period of time. In Crypto getting in early is the key so keep looking at Altcoin announcement thread of Bitcoin Talk to find out newly launched coins. Once you found the gem, setup the miner, and start mining solo to hit a block on your own. Believe it or not, solo mining is very much possible and even with a single GPU you can hit a block. What!? Let's get into the details.
Here this is a beginners guide and a quick tutorial on how to solo mine Altcoins. Before we get in to solo mining guide we'll see if solo mining really works out and if so what type of coins comes under this solo mining category.
How easy is it to solo mine new Altcoins?
They always say that solo mining only works out for a lucky few. Yes, it is. But theoretically there is math involved and the answer to this question completely depends on the network hashrate and your hardware power. Solo mining is just like winning a lottery and there is no magic number that'll guarantee results. You could either mine a block or you could never solve a block even after mining for a long time. However technically there is a chance of mining a block if you maintain proper communication with the network and keep submitting shares constantly. We can't tell how long as It all depends on several factors. A suitable comparison would be lottery.
Totally forget about Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Monero, Zcash and all other popular Cryptocurrencies. Apply this solo mining guide only on coins in which you could expect results. The most suitable ones are the newly launched Altcoins where the network difficulty will be too low. There are tons of new coins that you can choose from if you head over to Bitcoin Talk announcement thread. Not all of them have attained its popularity and not all of them have mining pools setup initially. Once you found one, do your research before you get in to the mining scene. If you feel the coin is worth your time then quickly setup the mining environment and start solo mining.
Create a config file, config the RPC port, ensure the server is setup and allows the IP address of your hardware.
Never add any external IP to your config file.
How to solo mine any Altcoin?
For this tutorial we've chosen Ravencoin. Solo mining Ravencoin is not possible due to high network difficulty but anyways we are just showing the method and this applies to every crypto coins out there. So to solo mine any other Altcoin all you have to do is apply the same procedure. We'll show you how to GPU solo mine but the same applies to CPU as well as ASICs. Also in this guide there are two methods involved 1. Solo mining using same computer where the wallet runs 2. Solo mining using mining rig where you don't have your wallet setup.
For pool mining no client is needed. Just the pool address, username and password is enough. However to solo mine you need to setup local environment and enable RPC port. Follow the steps below to setup a solo mining environment.
1. First Download and install the QT wallet of the coin that you'd like to solo mine.
2. Once done let the wallet to synchronize completely. Wait until you see the check mark at the bottom right corner of your wallet and says "synchronization finished" or "up to date".
3. Once the blockchain has been downloaded completely, close your wallet and open the wallet configuration file. Please go through the guide if you don't know where the config file is located.
4. Now within the configuration file input the following commands.
You can change the username, password and port to anything you wish.
rpcport is basically a way of identifying a machine. This is the address where your wallet will be listening for network connection and requests.
These 4 details such as username, password, IP and port that you've entered in your wallet config file should be the same in your miner configuration file as well.
5. Here we've used ccminer as an example. Download the mining software that supports solo mining and configure it appropriately.
If you take a look at the above config then you'll notice that the IP, Port, Username and the Password will be same as the wallet config file.
6. Save the batch file and run the miner. That's it! You are now solo mining!
For safety purpose we don't usually install wallets on mining rig so how do you solo mine? Your wallet is not needed actually. To solo mine using your mining rig all we need to do is connect the miner to your PC where the wallet runs. For this we'll need two information.
Internal IP of your mining rigs.
Your WiFi router will automatically assign a local IP address for your computer and each of your mining rigs. This local IP address can only be accessed within your private network and is normally hidden from the outside world. So it is completely safe.
To know the internal IP; open command prompt. Now in the command window input ipconfig and hit enter. You'll find something called Ipv4 address which is the internal address of that particular machine.
Step 1: First close your wallet, then open your wallet config file and allow all those IP. Once done, save the file and keep the wallet open.
Step 2. Now in your mining rig enter the IP address of your wallet machine in the URL field of your batch file. Save it and then run it. If it works then use the same batch file setup for all your mining rigs that you'd like to solo mine.
First to ensure if you are on right track check the block height that you are mining currently. Open your wallet, go to Debug console window and enter getmininginfo which will return the block height. In addition to this you can also use the block explorer.
Next unlike pool mining you won't see accepted shares or rejected shares when solo mining. All you see is your hardware hashing continuously and when you hit a block you'll see a message saying yes! The reward for the block which you solved will reflect immediately in your wallet address that you entered in the miner batch file.
These are the two common errors that you'd come across when solo mining which means either the coin that you are mining or the mining software that you are using don't support solo mining. Research on this as most of the new forked coins have removed getwork command, they only support getblocktemplate.
Currently getblocktemplate is only supported by sgminer, cgminer and some forked ccminer. If you can't find a miner that supports solo mining then for such coins either setup a node stratum pool locally or join a mining pool which is the only solution.
Each and every client is a little bit different so you may encounter some errors at the start. However if you understand this setup then with few tweaks you can get them working. Hope this guide helps!
Solo mining still exists and, in fact, became easier for the less tech savvy people. I mine 10-15 verge a day, for instance, on a 3 year old computer running GTX 1060 3Gb using Begrip Miner from buzzilio.com. Many Alt coins in general are easy to mine, so try these: Verge, FeatherCoin, ZenCash, Komodo, Electroneum, PhoenixCoin etc.
Hello I want to share my ".bat" file for solo mining and pool mining. 22 hours per day I mine in pool and 2 hours per day I mine solo, because I want to try my "luck".
Here is the .bat file.
Taskkill /FI "windowtitle eq c:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe - start1"
Taskkill /FI "windowtitle eq c:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe - ETC_solo"
Note: don't forget to remove the following lines in above config file.
Also add your's bat files. For example in my case my bat file's are "start1" and "ETC_solo".
Hey man great article. But is there a website where it lists all the newest alt coins that are out? I can't seem to find it and would be real nice to jump on the solo mine first!
I tried to set it up with antminer l3+ and no luck.
Hello somebody can help me to install a minerpool or solomining?
We mined schillingcoin but now the developer closed the pool!!
Good guide except you need to remind people to re-open the wallet before the final step when running the configured miner.
This is a very intereting post but it lacks support for an asic miner. I tried following the guide up to the point of setting up my asic miner. now i'm stuck. any help?
Did you ever find out how to?


Abstract The Douglas Cole papers fill nine boxes and span the years 1960 to 1997. They contain biographical materials, materials relating to Cole's involvement with Northwestern University, publications and addresses, and teaching files. Materials relating to Cole's Northwestern University involvement include files on the Comparative Literature Committee, the Dean's Advisory Board on Tenure and Promotions, the Drama Program, and the English Department.
Abstract The Wallace W. Douglas Papers fill 22 boxes. The papers include biographical materials as well as materials covering education, correspondence, teaching, research, professional associations, speeches and publications.
Abstract This series contains The College Of Arts And Sciences, English Department General Files from 1930 - 1964.
Abstract This series, filling five boxes, consists of the English Department course material files, 1964-1985. The materials mostly comprise of exams, reading lists, and syllabi, but they also include materials, relating to freshman seminars, introductory studies, and miscellaneous courses.
Abstract This series comprises the departmental notices of the English department. Issued for general departmental circulation, the notices cover a broad range of topics although most pertain to professorial staff meetings, sponsored lectures, and faculty appointments. Most of these notices were issued by the chairman of the English department.
Abstract This series, is comprised of English department faculty personnel records dating from 1934 through 1981. Tenured and non-tenured faculty, visiting professors and part-time instructors are represented. Typically found within folders are: copies of letters of appointment; salary notifications; some teaching and curricular materials; letters of recommendation; placement materials; and correspondence pertaining to leaves of absence, sabbaticals, grants, research, teaching, and related matters.
Abstract This series is comprised of English Department doctoral qualifying examinations from the period 1956-1977. Most of the examinations date between 1974 and 1977 and typically include both examination questions and candidates' written responses. Completing the series is one folder of examination questions from the period 1956-1964.
Abstract English department records pertaining to graduate students not completing degrees comprise this series. See access restrictions for this collection.
Abstract Bergen Evans joined the faculty of Northwestern University in the department of English in 1932. He was an incredibly popular instructor, and remained at Northwestern until his retirement in 1974. The Bergen Evans Papers, comprising 83 boxes and spanning the period 1921–1978, includes biographical materials, educational materials, correspondence, teaching materials, research and consulting files, addresses, television and radio program files, and publications.
Abstract The Lawrence Evans Papers fill twenty-two boxes and span the years 1956 to 1999. The papers consist of Evans' notes from Harvard classes, correspondence relating to Northwestern, teaching files, correspondence with and about students, graduate student files, biographical information, committee and professional association records, course files, and publication files. The bulk of the papers document Evans' 40 year teaching career as professor of English at Northwestern University.
Abstract The Frederic E. Faverty Papers are arranged in nineteen and one-half boxes and one oversize package. They span the period 1920-1982. The Papers are organized into eight subseries: biographical materials, general correspondence, Harvard University materials, Northwestern University materials, teaching materials and lecture notes, graduate student records, subject files, and publications files.
Abstract The Zera S. Fink Papers, comprising two boxes, are arranged into four groups: general correspondence, course materials, published works and research materials. The bulk of the correspondence is from 1956 to 1959 and largely concerns the printing and publication of his book, The Early Wordsworthian Milieu. Fink's academic specialties included Milton, seventeenth century English literature and Romantic literature.
Abstract The papers of Virgil Barney Heltzel are sparse. They consist of early records of his career at NU, correspondence with colleagues, a student paper, and reprints of scholarly articles published in professional journals.


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No men allowed: Tiny 'SuperShe' island near Finland to open for women visitors only
If you need a vacation from men, SuperShe island may be the place for you.
ByCaterina Andreanovia
If you need a vacation from men, SuperShe island may be the place for you
SuperShe island is an exclusive getaway destination located off the coast of Finland that's available only for women.
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— -- If you need a vacation from men, SuperShe island may be the place for you.
SuperShe island is an exclusive getaway destination located off the coast of Finland that's available only for women.
SuperShe island has several vacation cabins - available only for women who pass the application process.
The goal of the island is to connect women of all ages through yoga, meditation, fitness classes, cooking and more.
It's run by SuperShe - a networking group with the goal of "uniting female powerhouses" and connecting "women who innovate and inspire, and bring them together at one table."
Kristina Roth, the founder and CEO of SuperShe, bought the 8.4 acre island in September 2017 after selling her management consulting company and starting SuperShe. "I was looking at real estate investments personally for myself," she said.
But then she decided to turn it into a haven for women.
"There's so many women that just want to escape somewhere," she said. "I just want to put on my yoga pants, go hiking and just maybe meet some like-minded amazing women."
SuperShe island bills itself as a place for women to rejuvenate themselves and inspire each other.
The island is currently undergoing renovations which she said are about 90 percent done. It has four cabins that can fit 10 people.
In order to stay on the island, you have to apply to become a SuperShe member through the the organization's website and partake in a Skype interview with Roth.
"Honestly, for me, the definition of SuperShe is you're an independent woman and you know what you want," Roth said.
Activities at SuperShe island yoga, meditation, healthy eating, cooking classes, fitness classes, and more.
Roth said she's already received thousands of applications from women across the globe.
She plans to invite some VIP SuperShes to the island for a trial cycle in June and then the island will officially be open for business on July 1.
Currently, SuperShe has a couple hundred members, and staying on the island will cost somewhere between $3,000 to $6,000 for a five-day stay in one of the shared rooms.
The sun sets on SuperShe island, an exclusive destination for women, located off the coast of Finland.
Roth has high hopes for the women-only island located near a country that she said is "super underrated" and "beautiful."
She already owns another property in Turks and Caicos that she wants to turn into another SuperShe getaway – but that won't be ready until 2020.


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Italy talks about tentative recovery for exports in the first quarter
Jun 30, 2021 Italy
According to data by Confindustria Moda Research Centre for Assocalzaturifici. The footwear industry in Italy raised exports, in value terms, by 3% in the first quarter of the current year. These are still quite below pre-COVID levels, the Italian Association underlines
Assocalzaturifici talks about "tentative signs of a resurgence in the first quarter 2021 for the footwear industry", which are driven by exports performance with a 0.3% increase in quantity and 3% in value. However, caution is still recommended as pre-covid levels remain "out of grasp". According to the latest figures from the Confindustria Moda Research Centre for Assocalzaturifici, after the unprecedented crashes in 2020, which saw the loss of about 1/4 in turnover and national production, the gradual improvement in the epidemiological situation and the resulting easing of covid restrictions in Italy and many other countries, has driven a return to slightly less negative business levels in early 2021 compared to the previous quarters, but the figures remain significantly below par.
"The recovery is still a long way off but the weakening of the severity of the pandemic means we can see some light at the end of the tunnel", started by saying Siro Badon, Chair of Assocalzaturifici. "On the foreign front the rebound in March was at least sufficient to bring results for the quarter back to early 2020 levels, but the same cannot be said about the Italian market, where the closure of stores in shopping centres on weekends - that was only revoked last May - caused a further reduction in household consumption compared to the first 3 months of 2020. A recovery will take some time and there will be hefty consequences in terms of selection amongst companies and employment trends. In particular, production in the first quarter is down -6.4% compared to January-March 2020 and by about -30% from the same period in 2019, prior to the start of the pandemic. In the Italian market, purchases are down -3.5% in quantity and -6.9% in terms of expenditure, with a shortfall of more than -20% on 2019 levels", Mr. Badon concludes.
In terms of exports, there were increased flows towards Switzerland (+13% in quantity) and France (+8% in quantity), both of which are linked to outsourced production for international luxury brands, while outside Europe the increase in China (+44.4% in volume and +74.8% in value compared to the first 3 months of 2020), particularly in the higher end of the market (the average price towards this market increased by 21%) especially favoured leading fashion brands. Current exports to China are well above pre-Covid levels in 2019 (+11.2% in volume and +24% in value).
The balance of trade for the first three months shows a surplus of 1.13 billion euro (+11.2%), although it is still -4.3% less than it was two years ago.
In terms of the companies demographics, at the end of March there were 4.097 active footwear manufacturers in Italy, across both industrial and craft sectors (55 less than in December 2020, which corresponds to -1.3%) and a workforce of 71.644 (-238 or 0.3% less). When component manufacturers areconsidered, the fall compared to the final balance for 2020 is even more marked: -123 enterprises and -587 employees. According to the Italian Footwear Association, "these figures do raise some concern for the stability of employment in coming months, especially when the ban on dismissals is lifted".
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7 Things You Didn't Know About Oriflame Perfumes
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My Life, My Style
Beauty Feature
You've probably noticed that we have a huge variety of fragrances, but did you know that Oriflame is amongst the biggest brands in the fragrance industry? Or that we only work with the best perfumers in the world? Keep reading to find out more!
1.	WE HAVE 50 YEARS OF EXPERTISE
Since the launch in 1967, we have gained five decades of expertise within the beauty industry. This helps us create scents that people truly adore!
2.	WE WORK WITH MASTER PERFUMERS
We are very proud to work with the best perfumers in the world, such as Master Perfumers Olivier Cresp, Maurice Roucel, and Nathalie Lorson, to name a few. They are industry icons that have created world-famous fragrances.
3.	WE HAVE WON MULTIPLE AWARDS
Our fragrances have won widespread acclaim from best-selling magazines' reader's choice awards to the prestigious FiFi Awards held by organizations partnering with the Fragrance Foundation. Most recently, My Destiny won Lifestyle Femme at the 2016 Russian FiFi Awards, which is like winning the Oscar's in the world of perfumes.
4.	WE'RE ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FRAGRANCE BRANDS
Our fragrances are loved in more than 60 countries around the world. And in most of these countries we are amongst the Top 5 fragrance sellers. That's something to be proud about!
5.	WE HAVE PROVEN QUALITY OF PRESTIGE PERFUMERY
We strive to meet and exceed the quality levels of prestige perfumery. Together with perfumers, we carry out tests to make sure our fragrance quality levels meet the standards of prestige perfumery. Tests are done with professionally trained panels and measure fragrance impact, diffusion and longevity at 8 hours.
6.	WE SELL ONE FRAGRANCE EVERY SECOND
Our fragrances are so popular that we sell one fragrance bottle every second. That's amazing!
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Working night shifts is not one's idea of the perfect schedule. After all, it forces you to miss out on social engagements and means you need to punch in when everyone else is punching out. But more importantly, it messes up your circadian rhythm, which is a biological process that drives your sleep-wake cycle. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), around 15 million Americans work night shifts. Out of these, 5-10 percent have symptoms that are diagnosed as circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. They may fall asleep later or earlier than usual, they may have excessive daytime sleepiness and may have insomnia. Working night shifts also puts them at risk for health issues that range from depression and metabolic problems to more dangerous diseases like cancers and heart disease.
Sleep disorders like shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) are quite common among night shift workers and lead to difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. Although not every shift worker suffers from it, about 10 percent do. The consequences are serious and include impaired social functioning, health complaints, work-related errors, and dependency on drugs and alcohol. With so much at stake, it's important that night shift workers try to get as much quality sleep as possible.
Your bedroom has a big impact on how well you sleep. Since you're sleeping during the day, you should create an environment that mimics nighttime. Use blackout curtains to block outside light and wear a sleep mask. You should also wear earplugs if noise disturbs you or listen to white noise if you don't like wearing them. Comfort is important when trying to sleep so use pillows that cradle your head and neck and keep them aligned with your spine.
Since shift workers come home to sleep when family members are busy with the day, it's important to ask them to keep the noise down. Activities like vacuuming, listening to loud music, etc. can be very distracting when trying to sleep. You can ask them to schedule chores like vacuuming for later in the day and ask them to wear headphones when listening to music.
Your body needs to follow a regular sleep schedule. This means you need to avoid rotating shifts that have you working the day shift one week and the night shift another week. Your circadian rhythm needs to adjust to a routine, and it won't be able to if your shifts keep changing. In addition, you should try to take days off in between your night shifts to allow your body to recover.
When you get to work, turn on the lights to create bright illumination. This will simulate daytime and will train your body to recognize it as such. It will help you be more alert the same way artificial light keeps you up at night. It will also help you avoid work-related errors that arise from feeling drowsy owing to dim lights.
Your body temperature lowers as night draws near in preparation for sleep. Unfortunately, sleeping in the day means your temperature is higher and it can make nodding off a challenge. What you can do is lower the thermostat to between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit. You can also use a cooling mattress to keep your temperature in check.
Nuvanna is a mattress designed for such a purpose. Its three-layered construction aims to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. The top layer uses phase-changing gel particles that regulate your core body temperature by dispersing heat instead of absorbing it. The middle layer absorbs motion so that you and your partner don't wake each other with your movements. The bottom layer supports various body parts. It keeps your spine aligned and prevents back pain.
It's hard to keep away from phones and laptops especially after a hard night's work. You want to catch up with friends and family and that's only natural. But, the blue light emitted from screens can keep you up by limiting the secretion of melatonin, a sleep hormone. Other types of artificial light can too but blue light is more powerful. What you can do is avoid taking your phone, tablet or laptop to bed. Don't keep them near you either in case you're tempted to check them. Dim the lights of your bedroom as well to encourage your body to sleep.
Caffeine and nicotine are both stimulants, which means they keep you alert. Caffeine isn't only found in coffee so remember to be mindful of what you eat. You should try to avoid foods like soft drinks, black tea, and chocolate. Certain ice creams also contain caffeine so make it a habit to read product labels to see which do.
Following a routine before going to bed can help you relax and transition to sleep. It could be anything that relaxes you like a warm shower, meditating, listening to calming music, or reading a lighthearted book. Avoid watching TV or playing games as they can stimulate rather than relax you.
Many of us often don't have a choice when it comes to choosing our work shifts. Therefore, it's important to do all we can to make sure we get better sleep. You can take a quick nap right before heading to work and exercise when you wake up. Just because you're working the night shift doesn't mean you have to lose out on sleep. These tips will help you get the most of it.