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Automania by Dr. Iain Corness
Apologies to the GoKart fans
I have to begin this week with an apology to the GoKart fans, following a failure in email communication between myself and the Easykart people who ran the recent 24 Hour Kart Race. Not knowing it was on until the last minute meant that any pre-race information did not get published, and my post-race details were indeed sketchy.
Thailand 24 Hour race
With electronic communication 're-wired', I can now shed a little more light on this event, which was the third 24 Hour GoKart race to be held at the revamped Bira Kart circuit.
There were 24 teams entered for the 24 Hour, with five from France, three from the Philippines, two from Bahrain, seven from Thailand and singleton entries from China, UK, Germany, Japan and Morocco, showing just how much the Thailand 24 Hour has become an international event.
Rain did not deter them
The three winning teams were Mac Boys (France) outright winners on 1,168 laps, Nivea Dubai second on 1,165 laps (and not caring about skin dehydration) and Benfica (Portugal) third on 1,162 laps. Team China were the wooden-spooners, but even so, had covered 1,106 laps in the 24 hours, through night, day and deluge.
The Easykart people (www.easykart.net) have more karting events coming up soon and a couple of new developments for the local karting scene. Now that the lines of communication are again open, I will be able to bring those to you in a more timely fashion.
Autotrivia Quiz
Last week I asked what do the initials AC stand for, in the auto world. (And not Alternating Current.) The correct answer was the initials AC stand for the tiny "Auto-Carrier" tricycles which operated between 1905-1914. Founded by an engineer called John Weller and a pork chop butcher John Portwine who put up the money. So there.
And to this week. We have been looking at Porsche, so, when did the Porsche 901 come out?
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Do you want to be a better driver?
In a novel move, an insurance broker has announced a program to help you retain your no-claim bonus! Working on the principal that if you have increased driving skills, you should be able to avoid more accidents, and in particular, cut down the chances of a single vehicle accident, but this needs driver training.
AA Insurance Brokers have hired the facilities of the Bira International Circuit just outside Pattaya, plus two experienced racing drivers to give lectures and practical instructions on how to better control your car. This will be on Wednesday March 12.
After instruction, the race drivers will take you round the circuit and teach you the finer points of braking and picking the correct lines through any corner. You will then swap seats and the instructor will assist you from the passenger's chair. When he has judged that your competency level has improved, you will then be allowed to continue circulating around the Bira circuit on your own, to polish your new-found skills.
The objective in this course is not to teach people to be racing drivers – you will not become the next Michael Schumacher after a few laps of the Bira circuit, but for you to become 'better' drivers, being able to handle a car properly and safely.
One of the drivers will be from the Pizza Company racing team and will bring one of their modified sedan cars and a few students will be given passenger laps in a real racing car, and experience the excitement of two wheel cornering and last minute braking.
AA Insurance Broker's Peter Smith, who has had one of these passenger rides previously, says, "Very few get out of the car without that pale look that says it all. There isn't a roller coaster ride in the world that even comes close to being in a real racing car."
Refreshments will be provided, including of course pizzas, courtesy of the Pizza Company. No beer … at least for the drivers, until after the event.
There has been a huge response by clients and businesses around the area, all keen to be part of what AA Insurance Brokers plan to be a regular event. I believe some sponsorship places are still available and all profits will be donated to a local charity.
To secure your place, act fast … but you either have to be a sponsor or a client of AA Insurance Brokers to get a place. You can contact AA Insurance Brokers by email on [email protected] But do it soon. And yes, you'll need a helmet.
The ultimate Porsche?
Forget the Porsche Turbo and the Porsche Carrera, try the GT3 RSR. The potent Porsche GT3 RSR has received aerodynamic upgrades for 2008 and you will belong to a very exclusive club with one of these - only 35 are being released globally.
Other driver's view of the RSR
As if the last GT3 was lacking something, the factory says that the 2008 Porsche GT3 RSR is "considerably improved". You could (just about) drive it on the road, but the RSR is really for the race track.
It is based on the Porsche 911 (which if you remember came out about August 1964 so that certainly is an enduring design), and which last year scored wins at the 24 hour races of Le Mans and Spa as well as overall victory at the Nurburgring 24 hours.
The most distinguishing feature of the new GT3 RSR is the front end which received major improvements to the aerodynamics. These include the little 'flicks' on each side of the air intake.
Porsche RSR
The majority of innovations, however, are hidden under the lightweight body, which is made from hot-galvanized steel. The rear end including the rear wing was taken from the predecessor.
The 3.8 liter boxer engine of the GT3 RSR remains unchanged apart from slight improvements to details. It delivers 465 hp (342 kW) at 8,000 revs per minute and delivers a maximum torque of 430 Nm at 7,250 revs. The rev limiter of the efficient six-cylinder kicks in at 9,400 rpm. It has four valves per cylinder, and dry-sumped (naturally).
Much of the know-how in the GT3 RSR's totally new gearbox has come from the RS Spyder sports prototype. The sequential six-speed unit, developed by Porsche engineers, is considerably lighter than its predecessor. Internal friction was substantially reduced. It uses a triple plate carbon-fiber clutch and has a limited slip differential.
The suspension also hearkens back to the original 911 series with McPherson struts up front with an adjustable roll bar.
The brake system has a balance bar control, with one-piece six-piston aluminium fixed callipers; inner-vented, 380 mm in diameter; racing brake pads at the front and one-piece four-piston aluminium fixed callipers; inner-vented, 355 mm in diameter; racing brake pads at the rear.
All up, the 911 RSR weighs 1,200 kg and I want one!
Aside from the GT3 Cup and the GT3 Cup S, the GT3 RSR is the third race car based on the Porsche 911 offered by Porsche Motorsport. And if you want to get your hands on one, be prepared to shell out the asking price of 349,800 Euro plus VAT, plus duty into this country which is calculated by multiplying the price ex-works by your birthday and doubling it.
The world is going green (or mad)
Another automaker that is putting on its 'green' clothes is Honda, who ran their F1 team last year under the banner of My Earth Dream, and while it was evidently one of the fuel misers (relatively) in the F1 pit lane, it was also one of the slowest.
Honda does have some very interesting technology, however, which was debuted in their clean and green V6 in Australia at the end of last year. This new fuel-saving technology is seen in the new, Thailand manufactured, Honda Accord V6.
The V6 version of the new Accord features variable cylinder management, which allows the car to run on six, four or three cylinders depending on the driving environment.
The new 3.5 liter V6 runs on six cylinders during acceleration or under high loads, then switches to four or three cylinders for cruising on the highway or low-speed driving in traffic. This system delivers better fuel consumption and lower emissions, as quite simply, not all six cylinders are gulping fuel 100 percent of the time. A very interesting way around the fuel consumption problem.
Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) is Honda's term for their variable displacement technology. It uses a solenoid to unlock the cam followers on one bank from their respective rockers, so the cam follower floats freely while the valve springs keep the valves closed. The engine's drive by wire throttle allows the engine management computer to smooth out the engine's power delivery, making the system imperceptible. Vehicles equipped with VCM are equipped with an "ECO" indicator on the dashboard which corresponds to the VCM system's operation.
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Security in a Hurry: Advanced Detection Takes Portability to Next Level with First-Ever, Battery Powered Under Vehicle Inspection System; Military-Grade Equipment Packed in a Smart Backpack
Mooresville, North Carolina – November 22, 2021 – Advanced Detection Technology, LLC, announced today that it is the recipient of American Security Today's (AST) Platinum Award for the fifth year in a row. This year's award is for its LowCam® VI100 system, the first-ever, battery-powered under vehicle inspection system (UVIS) that's neatly packed in a smart backpack. For those in charge of safety and security at special events, or who need to set up an improvised security checkpoint quickly and may not know the availability of an onsite power source, the LowCam VI100 system is the only UVIS that is free of cables and cords, yet still offers military-grade toughness and UHD clarity.
"ASTORS nominations are evaluated on their technical innovation, interoperability, specific impact within the category, overall impact to the industry, relatability to other industry technologies, and application feasibility outside of the industry," said AST's Publisher, Michael J. Madsen.
"We are honored to be recognized in AST's distinguished 2021 ASTORS Awards Program. Looking forward, the need for a secure perimeter is greater now more than ever," said Jan Zickerman, CEO Advanced Detection Technology. "We want security personnel to be equipped with the best possible tools, including artificial intelligence that differentiates a potential threat from a real problem, to quickly and easily detect anomalies under vehicles. And with the LowCam VI100 UVIS, we provide a powerful way to get additional 'eyes on the ground' and security into the hands of personnel quickly to help keep an area safe and increase situational awareness when and where it's needed."
Other entities may also benefit from the LowCam VI100 UVIS. With its affordable, "all-in" price point, the solution can accommodate faith-based, law enforcement, political and charitable events, as well as concerts and professional/college sports gatherings. The system can also help address the growing need for monitoring data centers and prisons for items that may be attached under incoming or outgoing vehicles.
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In December, U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor had ruled that Obamacare's individual mandate was unconstitutional and thus the entire Obamacare structure was invalid. Writing to Lyle W. Cayce, Clerk of the Court of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Joseph H. Hunt, Assistant Attorney General, and Brett A. Shumate, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, wrote, "The Department of Justice has determined that the district court's judgment should be affirmed. Because the United States is not urging that any portion of the district court's judgment be reversed, the government intends to file a brief on the appellees' schedule."
O'Connor's decision came in the case Texas v. Azar, in which the constitutionality of the individual mandate was challenged. O'Connor stated that because Congress terminated the fines placed upon people if they did not obey the individual mandate, the reasoning that Justice John Roberts used in supporting Obamacare by calling it a tax was no longer applicable. Thus the invalidity of the individual mandate, which was an essential part of Obamacare, invalidated the entire package.
Resolution of these claims rests at the intersection of the ACA, the Supreme Court's decision in NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius), and the TCJA (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017). In NFIB, the Supreme Court held the Individual Mandate was unconstitutional under the Interstate Commerce Clause but could fairly be read as an exercise of Congress's Tax Power because it triggered a tax. The TCJA eliminated that tax. The Supreme Court's reasoning in NFIB—buttressed by other binding precedent and plain text—thus compels the conclusion that the Individual Mandate may no longer be upheld under the Tax Power. nd because the Individual Mandate continues to mandate the purchase of health insurance, it remains unsustainable under the Interstate Commerce Clause—as the Supreme Court already held.


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Too Many of Whom?
This pamphlet, Too Many of Whom? Too Much of What? was produced by No One Is Illegal, back in 2010. At the time there were…
THE POLL TAX AND HOW TO FIGHT IT
The Poll Tax and How to Fight It was the first of two pamphlets we wrote on the Poll Tax, published around October 1988. It encouraged the rise of mass revolt against the Community Charge as it was happening in Scotland, and as it was poised to be fought and beaten a year later in England and Wales as well.
BEATING THE POLL TAX
Beating the Poll Tax is a relevant 'blast from the past', a widely distributed booklet that encouraged and analysed the rise of mass revolt against the Community Charge in 1989/90 as it was happening. First published by the Anarchist Communist Federation in March 1990 under the Tories, then published online March 2006 by the Anarchist Federation and dedicated to New Labour and the Left, "Our past experience should teach us to expect nothing else of them."
AGAINST PARLIAMENT – FOR ANARCHISM
Insights into the political parties of Britain, and why anarchists oppose all parties. This is a little dated now, but the most well known parties are dismantled.
WORK AND THE FREE SOCIETY
The name says it all. Why work is so terrible and why it must be destroyed before it destroys us!
ASPECTS OF ANARCHISM
Thoughts and commentary on some of the most important issues that anarchists must confront, from an anarchist communist perspective. Collected articles from Organise! magazine on the fundamentals of anarchist communism.
DEFENDING ANONYMITY – THOUGHTS FOR STRUGGLE AGAINST IDENTITY CARDS
This updated pamphlet aims to see through Labour's smokescreens of 'identity theft' and the 'war on terror'.
BASIC KROPOTKIN
Kropotkin and the History of Anarchism, by Brian Morris. An introduction to the thought and politics of one of the most influential anarchist communists of 100 years ago.
ON THE FRONTLINE – ANARCHISTS AT WORK
New for 2009, the AF's workplace strategy is explained.
IN THE TRADITION
Published as a pamphlet for the first time, this collection of articles from Organise! magazine outlines the root of and influences on the politics of the A(C)F.


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What is skimboarding?
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About Sandskater
Sandskater was born out of a passion for the sport of skimboarding. Growing up on the English Rivera in Devon, we started by making woody skimboards from our parents garage in whilst still at school in 1989.
With the worldwide increase in the popularity of skimboarding, and the advent of the internet, we soon found we were disappointed with the inability to get hold of high quality foam core skimboards in the United Kingdom. So in the summer of 2000 we officially founded Sandskater to help promote and support the growing sport and lifestyle that is skimboarding.
Since 2000, Sandskater has grown to be at the forefront of skimboarding promotion in the UK. Our continued commitment to offering free advice, coupled with first class customer service and support, we have established our position at the pinnacle of the sport. Our close ties with all the major players in the United States allows us to stay in touch with all the latest developments, and bring them to you first.
5 years down the road, in November 2005, Sandskater took the leap from internet retailer, to high street retailer by opening the first ever UK skimboard shop, in Paignton Devon. Situated less than 5 minutes walk from the main beach in Paignton, the shop is now the hub of both retail and internet operations for the Sandskater team.
Sandskater doesn't just stop at supplying the latest skimboarding equipment. We recognise the importance of supporting the growing skimboarding community. Sandskater run a regular skim jam series across the country. These skim jams are totally free events for all levels of skimboarder, where riders of all abilities can come along to ride amongst other skimboarders and pick up new tricks and techniques in a relaxed atmosphere.
UK Skim Fest
Back in 2001, Sandskater organised the first ever skimboarding festival in the United Kingdom. Based at Challaborough Bay in south Devon, the UK Skim Fest has quickly become the highlight of the year for the UK skimboarding community.
US professional skimboarders make the trip over to the UK each year to demonstrate exactly what can be done in UK conditions. This means the Skim Fest draws people from all over the UK keen to get tips from the best skimboarders in the world.
British ESL Contest
Every year since 2009, Sandskater has helped Skim UK organise and run an international skimboarding contest in the UK. It is held at Tolcarne beach in Newquay and is a round of the European Skimboarding League. (ESL)
The very best skimboarders in Europe come to Newquay to compete in what is the best round of the ESL tour. They loved it so much in 2009, it is now a permanent fixture on the UK and European skimboarding calendar.
To date, Sandskater has been featured in:
BBC2 Working Lunch program
ITV Westcountry Live
South Hams radio
BBC Radio Devon
Daily Telegraph newspaper
Herald Express newspaper
South Hams Gazette
Bournemouth Echo
Metro Magazine
Our goal is the same as it has always been: to raise the profile of skimboarding in the UK, and support the growing number of UK skimboarders. With your support, you can help us grow skimboarding in the UK to a new level.
If you want to read a little more into how Sandskater came about, check out the story behind Sandskater. You can of course get in contact with us for more info, or if you are a journalist looking for information, have a look at our press centre.
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I bring a warm, non-judgmental, understanding and strength-based approach to my work to address your individual needs. My approach is eclectic and individually tailored because you are unique. I specialize in short-term, solution-focused therapy, as well as longer-term insights and strategies for a range of challenges, including mood, interpersonal relationships, life transitions, personal growth, depression, anxiety, grief, aging, sexual abuse and domestic violence-related issues.
I provide a safe, confidential, and compassionate environment to work with you on the changes you desire. I am also a very interactive and engaging therapist. Because the relationship and connection between the client and therapist is so important, and can produce great changes, I offer a free phone consultation so you can feel comfortable that you are making the right choice in working with me.


Hydrogen-peroxide-disinfectant can be used as an antiseptic-spray on kitchen bacteria. It's for more than just cuts, and makes a great anti-fungal-solution for your skin too.
Long known for the antiseptic properties, it can be made use of in more ways around the home.
For our purposes, we are referring to the 3% peroxide solution in the brown plastic bottle we buy in the grocery or drug-store.
The highly concentrated hydrogen peroxide can give off flammable vapors, resulting in some very dangerous situations, such as ignition, threat of explosion, and even cause some severe pulmonary irritations for people. These risks can result when hydrogen peroxide is pure or even diluted.
Even the weaker strength solutions can bother your eyes, skin and mucous membranes. It's not a good idea to swallow it either.
The 3% or less solutions can bleach a piece of clothing to a pinky color tone. For that reason, be careful it doesn't splash onto other surfaces and use an old rag when using it.
If you are skeptical about hydrogen peroxide and its' medicinal properties, you should consult your physician first before using.
Spray feet with a half and half solution of water and 3% hydrogen-peroxide-disinfectant to ward off fungus, and let dry. This serves as a wonderful anti-fungal-solution.
Infections and cuts can be soaked in the solution for a few minutes a number of times per day to make sure the wound is clean.
A capful of 3% hydrogen peroxide swished around in your mouth as an antiseptic can help heal cankers. At the same time, it works to whiten the teeth.
Many people use it as a mouth-wash and frequently gargle a capful of 3% peroxide with water to rid the mouth of bacteria.
A capful of 3% mixture applied several times per day to an aching tooth will help decrease the pain until you can make it to your dental appointment.
A 1/2 and 1/2 nostril spray solution is used by some to kill the bacteria from a cold or sinuses which are plugged.
A capful of 3% solution added to the bathwater can aid in healing boils and other skin infections.
Fill up a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of 3% hydrogen and water to disinfect around the house. It won't harm the septic system like some disinfectants and other bleaches can.
Give your counters and table surfaces a spray. Or, put some on a dish-cloth and wipe to kill germs and produce a fresh smell.
Spray your cutting board to kill salmonella and other bacterias.
Wait a minute or so, and then rinse board well. A great antiseptic-spray against kitchen bacteria.
Clean your mirrors with your spray with no smearing left behind.
To whiten your load of wash add a 1/2 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide instead of bleach.
For removal of bloodstains, pour directly on the stain. Let sit for a few minutes, rub gently and rinse well with cold water. Repeat this process if necessary.
Using hydrogen-peroxide-disinfectant is a great way to save a few dollars by using it for more than what you thought it was for and in a fairly safe way as well.


A sweet, suspenseful story of a baby badger and his dad with rich, atmospheric illustrations from Jane McGuinness. Curious Baby Badger loves exploring. He is eager to see, and know, more of the world beyond his den.
So, one night, his daddy takes him on a moonlit adventure through the still, black-and-white forest up above their underground home. And that sets Baby Badger's imagination soaring. What's daytime like? he wonders. What's next? A tender father and son story of adventure, discovery and the comforting pull of home, paired with rich, evocative illustrations from Jane McGuinness.


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All Things Peoria - Friday, January 27, 2023
In today's episode, you'll hear about the latest projects at the Peoria International Airport. And WCBU's Collin Schopp asks the U.S. Geological Service about their plans to survey the Illinois River basin via a low-flying helicopter. Plus, on this week's episode of Out and About David Commanday, artistic director of the Heartland Festival Orchestra, talks about the HFO's upcoming concert, West Side Stories.
How a unique Peoria medical program introduces students to rural medicine
The long-running Rural Student Physician Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria introduces third-year medical students to working in a rural setting - and hopefully, becoming inspired to start a career there.
A Chillicothe man faces federal charges tied to the Jan. 15 arson of the Peoria Planned Parenthood clinic.
All Things Peoria - Thursday, January 26, 2023
In today's episode, you'll get a roundup of everything we know about the Peoria Planned Parenthood arson incident. And Peorian James Kemper drops in to talk about his philosophical science fiction novel, "Imagine There's No". Plus, an interview with newly-appointed Republican state senator Tom Bennett.
IG report shows systemic flaws in Illinois prison hiring
It started with a single simple case of nepotism. But an investigation by the state Executive Inspector General's office shows a much more pervasive problem of preferential hiring practices and a startling lack of hiring policy within the division of the Department of Corrections tasked with keeping prisons safe and investigating alleged misconduct within the agency.
The Edwards power plant is now closed permanently. Here's what happens next
With the end of 2022, the E.D. Edwards coal-burning power plant in Bartonville is officially closed.
Imagine a world with no money, religion, or boundaries - one Peoria author did
Imagine a world where there's no religion, no boundaries, no money, and everyone had everything they could ever want or need, thanks to artificial intelligence. That's the idea Peorian James Kemper explores in his new philosophical science fiction novel, "Imagine There's No."
A Chicago-based group with ties to central Illinois established to promote "regenerative" organic agriculture has issued a new study showing a link between regenerative farming, soil health and human health.
It didn't take long for the news to spread like wildfire that emergency room staffing issues would force a suspension of operations at St. Margaret's hospital in Peru.
All Things Peoria - Wednesday, January 25, 2023
In today's episode, you'll hear about a new study from an Illinois nonprofit on regenerative agriculture. And find out why obstetrics services are disappearing from rural Illinois hospitals. Plus, an interview with Dr. James Barnett of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria's Rural Student Physician Program about the effort to keep rural health care sustainable.


I am Deepak Gupta from M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur. There was a campus drive by Tech Mahindra in UEC Kota.
1) online test for Aptitude and English. 40 minutes each.
There were total 60 students appeared from M.B.M. and 19 selected in online test and 7selected finally.
The questions in Online test was basic aptitude and English questions require general practice of R.S. Aggrawal book.
There were simple questions of C and Aptitude in technical round and in HR round, there was interview of 4 students at a time, they asked us to choose some abstract topic and speech on that for 2 minutes.


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Q: Configuring nginx virtual hosts I'm having trouble configuring nginx virtual hosts on a Debian GNU/Linux 7 (wheezy) machine.
All I get is a 500 Internal Server Error.
Here is an example of my vhost_autogen.conf file:
server {
  listen                *:80;

  server_name           api-dev.domain.com;

  access_log            /var/log/nginx/api-dev.domain.com.access.log;
  error_log             /var/log/nginx/api-dev.domain.com.error.log;

  location / {
    root  /code/api.domain.com/public;
    try_files  $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    index  index.html index.htm index.php;
  }

  location ~ \.php$ {
    root  /code/api.domain.com/public;
    try_files  $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    index  index.html index.htm index.php;
    fastcgi_index index.php;
    fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_path_info;
    fastcgi_param PATH_TRANSLATED $document_root$fastcgi_path_info;
    fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
    fastcgi_param APP_ENV dev;

    fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5-fpm.sock;
    fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
    include fastcgi_params;
  }

}

Permission issue is almost certainly is not, since I gave full permissions (777), just to be sure.
Any hints?
Here is the error log:
2013/12/22 17:08:11 [error] 4341#0: *16 rewrite or internal redirection cycle while internally redirecting to "/index.php", client: 192.168.56.1, server: api-dev.domain.com, request: "GET / HTTP/1.1", host: "api-dev.domain.com"

Thanks for the help.

A: You have wrong try_files inside both of your location blocks.
try_files  $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;

When it hits $uri/ this causes nginx to look for every file specified in the index directive. It hits on index.php, goes to your second location, and that's where it seems to get stuck in a loop.
I would rewrite these as:
location / {
    try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
}
location ~ \.php$ {
    try_files $uri =404;
}

The second location does not need an index directive at all.

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Portal at Holland Bloorview achieves rapid success
HAMILTON, Ont. – An active family leadership program has enabled the patient and family portal to exceed expected enrollment at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, in Toronto. After the 'connect2care' portal was launched in December of 2014, "We actively enrolled inpatients, outpatients and community clients, whenever they were available," said Amir Karmali (pictured, right), a family integrated care specialist at Holland Bloorview and the father of a Holland Bloorview client.
Moreover, the team used a mobile cart to educate clients and families and enroll them as users of the patient portal. "We didn't wait for people to come to us," said Karmali. "We went to them to explain how the portal would benefit them.
Karmali spoke at the recent Apps for Health 2015 conference, held at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ont., along with his colleague, Joanne Maxwell (pictured, left), clinical adoption program manager at Holland Bloorview.
Karmali said that 350 families were targeted to be online by July of this year, but as of May, more than 400 had joined.
He added that 700 families were expected to be online by December, but it looks like that figure will be surpassed, as well.
Maxwell noted that the portal offers many benefits to families, and once they become aware of them, they're likely to sign on.
She held up a thick, three-ringed binder of information, and explained, "One family was using one of these to keep track of their child's records. Another dedicated an entire filing cabinet drawer to keeping records. But the portal gives online access to the client's records, so they no longer need to do that."
The portal is integrated with the hospital's Meditech electronic health record system, and Meditech was also the supplier of the portal module. "It's really user-friendly," said Maxwell. "It's one of their best modules."
Holland Bloorview chose the Meditech Patient Portal after issuing an RFP last year and evaluating different options. The cost of the project is about $800,000 and is assisted by Canada Health Infoway.
Currently, the portal gives users access to a range of electronic reports, the client's upcoming appointments and visit history. Two-way secure messaging, between clients and their caregivers, is now being added.
The team is also expanding the range of records that can be accessed by clients and families, by integrating documents from different databases.
And it is implementing the ability to request and cancel appointments. "Appointment scheduling and reminders have delivered huge value, right from the start," said Maxwell.
Maxwell noted the portal has meant a major change for clients and families, but also for care providers. They now have to be more aware that when charting, it's not just for the benefit of other clinicians, but also for the families. As such, literacy becomes more important. "The portal is driving transparency," said Maxwell.
Holland Bloorview is conducting a study to evaluate the impact of the portal. It will evaluate the effects on communication and patient engagement, and provide data for future enhancements and improvements.
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Posted on September 21, 2018 by Brandon Gregory
"People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it. Maybe because down deep, they don't care. They just don't care."
When you think of classic Westerns, several things jump to mind: epic gun fights, fast horse chases, and brave heroes with supernatural skills. High Noon , a 1952 Western directed by Fred Zinnemann ( A Man for All Seasons, From Here to Eternity ) and starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, turns this formula on its head. It spends much more time pontificating and talking about morals than showing us gun fights and chases, and the heroes of the story are (rightly) scared out of their minds and would rather avoid the confrontation altogether. This film takes its time laying out why these characters are the way they are, and exactly what they're thinking in this hard situation. It was so different that career cowboy and genre poster boy John Wayne said it was "the most un-American thing I've ever seen in my whole life." In a 1971 interview, 19 years after the film was released, he was still complaining about it. This isn't exactly a fast-paced Western, and it's definitely not a traditional classic Western, but the writing and acting in this were phenomenal and captivated me for the relatively short runtime (85 minutes).
The story opens with Will Kane marrying his long-time sweetheart Amy and stepping down from his role as the small town's marshal to settle down. Just as he does this (and one day before the new marshal arrives), three outlaws wander into town and proceed to the train station, where they wait on another outlaw: Frank Miller, a man whom Will had put away for murder, but he's since been released and is coming back for revenge. With the inevitable showdown less than two hours away, Will has to search the town to put together a posse to keep him and the town safe. This proves to be a much harder task than he had anticipated.
Don't try to be a hero! You don't have to be a hero, not for me!
Rather than try to be an exciting adventure, High Noon is a more philosophical allegory on doing the right thing even when the world stands against you. When the news of the outlaws arrives, the townspeople urge Will and his new bride to run—and initially, they do, but Will quickly changes his mind as his sense of duty drives him to stay and protect the town, much to the dismay of his new wife, who is a pacifist. Each attempt to get help in dealing with this threat is met with failure, and people have good reasons for choosing not to help. Will grows increasingly more afraid as his prospects of help run out, and he even contemplates leaving and not telling anyone. This show of fear struck American audiences as particularly unlike the cowboys they were used to seeing in film, but I think it made him an even braver character. Which is a harder choice: staying and fighting when you know you'll win or staying and fighting when you're consumed with fear and almost certain you'll lose?
This became a favorite film of several politicians for its unabashed look at how hard it can be to do the right thing when it's not the popular thing. Initially, progressive politicians latched onto it as a metaphor speaking out against blacklisting in the McCarthy era, but conservative politicians latched onto it eventually too. Dwight Eisenhower hosted a screening at the White House. Ronald Reagan cited this as his all-time favorite film. Bill Clinton hosted a record 17 screenings at the White House and said of the film, "It's no accident that politicians see themselves as Gary Cooper in High Noon. Not just politicians, but anyone who's forced to go against the popular will. Any time you're alone and you feel you're not getting the support you need, Cooper's Will Kane becomes the perfect metaphor."
It's generally a bad sign when your wife is so desperate to leave you that she hitches a ride with your ex-girlfriend.
The writing in this film was brilliant. Though slow and methodical, the tension builds throughout this film and the last 15-20 minutes are masterful in the suspense they portray. The characters were also particularly well-done and the relationships between them were deep and meaningful. The dialogue, while still sounding very much like a classic Western, was well-written and natural for the characters. And it all culminated in a surprisingly emotional ending that was just perfect for the film. This was not a sweeping epic like many other Westerns—the plot plays out in real time for the 85-minute runtime—but this is a very tight plot that covers a lot of ground emotionally and shows us some pretty deep characters.
High Noon is a classic Western, but it feels completely unlike one, feeling much more like an allegorical drama that's simply set in the old West. There's almost no action until the very end of the film, and it's the characters and the discussion of morality that really drive this film. It's a great little classic that I only recently discovered and I really enjoyed the characters and ideas in the film.
View my complete list of classic, essential, or just plain good movies!
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Genres: drama, western
Movies Like High Noon
The Magnificent Seven – Though much more action-oriented than High Noon , this one deals with a lot of the same discussions of duty and morality and centers around protecting a small town even when a strong incentive is missing. This is one of the classics of the genre, but it wasn't afraid to turn some of the traditions on their head like High Noon was.
Unforgiven – This relatively modern Western also takes its time to tell its story and show us its characters, although the message and characters end up being considerably darker than High Noon . If you enjoyed the pacing, characterization, and subtle deconstruction of the genre, though, this is a great modern equivalent.
12 Angry Men – This isn't a Western at all, but this classic legal drama is a brilliant discussion of morality and justice that continues many of the thoughts in High Noon . If you enjoyed the ethical and philosophical side of High Noon but don't necessarily need another Western, check this one out.
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Meet Christin Ayers
Credit: KING
Author: KING
Published: 2:25 PM PST November 21, 2019
Updated: 1:32 PM PDT August 10, 2021
As the Executive Producer of KING 5's first ever race and equity unit, Facing Race, I lead a team that tells important stories about race and justice in the Pacific Northwest.
I'm a northern California native who came to KING 5 in October 2019 after reporting on-air in San Francisco, Denver and Missoula, Montana.
When I was an undergraduate student at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, I originally hoped to become a writer, but I started considering journalism as a career after spending a life-changing year studying media and literature at Oxford University in England. Later, I earned my master's degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley.
My most memorable interview was with Barack Obama as he wrapped up the presidential primary race in 2008. I've covered a wide range of news from presidential inaugurations to protests and pro-basketball games, and I've met and interviewed politicians, authors, actors, celebrities and sports figures from Kamala Harris to Kevin Durant.
In my spare time, I like reading, writing, wine-tasting, traveling, gardening and doing amateur yoga at home where no one can judge me.
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Lawrence Shreeve (* 11. Januar 1941 in Windsor, Kanada) ist ein kanadischer Wrestler, der auf das sogenannte Hardcore-Wrestling spezialisiert ist. Unter dem Ringnamen Abdullah the Butcher tritt er als Sadist aus dem Sudan auf, der seine Gegner mit Gabeln und sonstigen scharfen Gegenständen foltert. Heute besitzt er des Weiteren ein Restaurant in Atlanta und ist Mitglied der WWE Hall of Fame.

Leben
Über Shreeves Geburtstag herrscht Uneinigkeit. So werden neben dem 2. November 1936 auch der 1. Januar 1936 und der 11. Januar 1941 als mögliche Geburtstage angegeben.

Jugend
Larry Shreeve betrieb in seiner Jugend die Sportarten Judo und Karate.

Karriere
Shreeve wurde von Stu Hart und Gino Brito trainiert. Zunächst trat er unter den Ringnamen Pussycat Pikens und Zeras Amala an. Später wechselte er zum Charakter Abdullah the Butcher, der sein erfolgreichstes Gimmick wurde. Die Ringfigur spricht kein englisch und benötigt daher verschiedene Ringbegleiter, die für ihn das Sprechen übernehmen. So dienten Shreeve folgende Personen als Ringbegleiter: Oliver Humperdink, Paul Ellering, Paul Heyman und der Grand Wizard.

In der Frühzeit seiner Wrestling-Karriere trat Shreeve hauptsächlich in Kanada auf. So unter anderem bei Stu Harts Promotion Stampede Wrestling, wo er sechs Mal die STAMPEDE North American Heavyweight Championship gewann. Später trat er auch in anderen Mitgliedsverbänden der National Wrestling Alliance an und bestritt dort in fast allen nordamerikanischen Bundesstaaten Matches.

1975 absolvierte Shreeve seinen ersten Auftritt in Japan; bei All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) gewann er in den Jahren 1976, 1978 und 1979 das Turnier Champion Carnival.

Auch in den folgenden Jahren war Shreeve sowohl bei Promotionen All Japan als auch bei New Japan Pro Wrestling eine feste Größe in deren Showprogramm.

1991 wurde er von World Championship Wrestling (WCW) verpflichtet, bereits ein Jahr später jedoch wieder entlassen.

Nach seiner Entlassung trat Shreeve wieder hauptsächlich in Japan an; vereinzelt auch in Amerika. Bei World Wrestling Council (WWC) hielt er die WWC Universal Championship, 1993 trat er kurzzeitig bei der auf Hardcore-Wrestling spezialisierten Promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) auf.

Im Jahr 2003 war Larry Shreeve bei Major League Wrestling angestellt und führte dort gegen Storyline-Rivale Terry Funk seine wohl bekannteste Fehde.

Neben den Vereinigten Staaten und Japan war auch Puerto Rico eine feste Station in der Wrestling-Karriere Larry Shreeves. Dort gewann der Hardcore-Wrestler zwei Mal die WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship, vier Mal die WWC Puerto Rican Championship und fünf Mal die WWC Universal Championship.

Nach einer Welttournee durch verschiedene Wrestlingpromotions ab Dezember 2008 setzte sich Shreeve vorerst zur Ruhe, bis er schließlich im März 2009 bei verschiedenen Independent Promotions seine Rückkehr feierte. Im Oktober 2010 bestritt er sein letztes Match.

Am 2. April 2011 wurde Shreeve von Terry Funk in die WWE Hall of Fame eingeführt.

Erfolge

Titel
National Wrestling Alliance
 1× NWA United National Champion
 1× NWA Wildside Heavyweight Champion
 1× NWA Macon Heavyweight Champion
 1× NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
 1× NWA Texas Hardcore Champion

World Wrestling Council
 3× WWC Puerto Rican Champion
 5× WWC Universal Champion
 2× WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Champion

STAMPEDE Wrestling
 6× STAMPEDE North American Heavyweight Champion

All Japan Pro Wrestling
 1× PWF Heavyweight Champion
 1× NWA International Tag Team Champion mit Ray Candy

Big Japan Pro Wrestling
 1× BJW Death Match Heavyweight Champion

National Wrestling Federation
 1× NWF Heavyweight Champion

Auszeichnungen
 WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2011
 Puroresu Hall of Fame
 Canadian Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

PWI500-Ergebnisse
 Platz 35 in der Liste des Jahres 1991
 Platz 87 in der Liste des Jahres 1994
 Platz 71 in der Liste des Jahres 1995
 Platz 92 in der Liste des Jahres 1996
 Platz 97 in der Liste des Jahres 1997
 Platz 187 in der Liste des Jahres 1998

Sonstiges/Wissenswertes
 Larry Shreeve wird heute unter anderem im Roster eines IWA-Verbandes als Pionier des Hardcore-Wrestlings aufgeführt und ist mit über 70 Jahren einer der ältesten noch aktiven Wrestler.
 1982 hatte er in dem japanischen Action-Film Diamant des Todes (jap. Titel Hoero Tekken) einen Gastauftritt als "Spartacus".
 Shreeve gilt durch seinen brutalen Wrestlingstil als einer der Pioniere des heutigen Hardcore-Wrestlings und wurde zum Vorbild späterer Wrestler. So zum Beispiel für den japanischen Hardcore-Wrestler Abdullah (the) Kobayashi, mit dem er bei der Promotion Big Japan auch ein Tag Team bildete.
 Shreeve besitzt große Narben auf der Stirn, die nach Aussagen verschiedener Wrestler durch konsequentes Blading entstanden sein sollen.

Weblinks
 WWE Hall of Fame-Profil (englisch)
 WWE Hall of Fame-Profil (deutsch)
 Profil auf cagematch.de
 Profil auf genickbruch.com

Einzelnachweise

Wrestler (Kanada)
Mitglied der WWE Hall of Fame
NWA International Tag Team Champion
Kanadier
Geboren 1941
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Q: How to use SwipeRefresh with Jetpack Compose LazyColumn and reverseLayout I am trying to create a chat feature in app. We would like the layout to be reversed in the column for easier scrolling. However, we cannot get the SwipeRefresh to work in this configuration if the list is large enough to scroll. Preferably, we would like to be able to swipe up from the bottom to refresh, but even with trying to use the regular SwipeRefresh from the top, it does not work unless we remove the 'reverseLayout = true'. Has anyone been able to use the reverse layout with the SwipeRefresh or the PullRefresh?
@Composable
fun CRFilesPage(
    uiState: StateFlow<ViewModel.UiState>,
    refreshList: () -> Unit
) {

    val state = uiState.collectAsState()
    val lazyListState: LazyListState = rememberLazyListState()
    val swipeRefreshState = rememberSwipeRefreshState(isRefreshing = state.value.isSending)

    SwipeRefresh(
        state = swipeRefreshState,
        onRefresh = { refreshList.invoke() },
        modifier = Modifier

    ) {

        LazyColumn(
            state = lazyListState,
            reverseLayout = true
        ) {

            items(items = state.value.comments, key = { it.id }) {
                Text(text = it.comment)
            }
        }
    }
}


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Q: Can I use AppleScript to paste a web text clip appended with source attribution and a timestamp, while maintaining embedded links? Complete newbie here so please let me know if I need to clarify or otherwise improve my question. I have searched multiple times using different keywords and have not been able to find a solution to my issue, or make the ones I hoped were a solution work for me.
I want to create a AppleScript script that when triggered will allow me to paste a web text clip appended with source attribution and a timestamp, without loosing any embedded links within the selected text.
Here is a screen shot of what I want to achieve:

Not knowing much of anything programming wise, I was able to cobble together the following AppleScript script after a few days of web searching.
-- clear the clipboard
tell application "Finder"
    set the clipboard to " "
    delay 0.1
end tell

-- copy selected text
tell application "Safari"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "Safari"
            keystroke "c" using {command down}
            delay 0.1
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

-- open and paste web clip into specified TextEdit file
tell application "TextEdit"
    activate
    open "Macintosh HD:Users:Web:Documents:Web Text Clips:Web_Text_Clips.rtf"
    delay 0.2
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "TextEdit"
            keystroke "v" using {command down}
            delay 0.1
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

-- get, format and copy source info and timestamp
tell application "Safari"
    activate
    set theLongDate to current date
    set theWindowName to the name of the front window
    set theURL to the URL of the front document
    set writeString to "- - - - - " & return & "From: " & theURL & return & "Page Title: " & theWindowName & return & "Date: " & theLongDate
    set the clipboard to writeString
end tell

-- paste source info and timestamp into predefined position of the specified TextEdit file
tell application "TextEdit"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "TextEdit"
            keystroke (ASCII character 31) using command down
            keystroke return
            keystroke return
            keystroke "v" using {command down}
            delay 0.1
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

-- copy content of specified TextEdit file
tell application "TextEdit"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "TextEdit"
            keystroke "a" using {command down}
            keystroke "c" using {command down}
            delay 0.1
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

-- delete content of specified TextEdit file
tell application "TextEdit"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        tell process "TextEdit"
            keystroke "a" using {command down}
            keystroke "x" using {command down}
            delay 0.1
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

-- save specified TextEdit file and quit TextEdit
tell application "TextEdit"
    save "Macintosh HD:Users:Web:Documents:Web Text Clips:Web_Text_Clips.rtf"
    quit
end tell

I was forced into this workaround because when I used the set command the embedded links got expunged from the selected web text.
While this script does work, it is quite cumbersome and slow. I have tried all sorts of different things, including some shell script commands, but so far nothing else has worked.
Can anyone help me in creating a more elegant and faster script that still maintains the embedded links in the selected web text?
I am running macOS Sierra 10.12.6.

A: I'm a bit confused by your script, it seems to copy and paste and delete and save, so if I misunderstood your intended use, I apologize. It seems to me like you want a file saved in that Web Clips folder that just contains what you had selected in Safari with the link, title, and date. I would write this as an HTM file rather than a text file, and here's the code I used with inline comments.
set myFolder to ((path to users folder) as text) & "Web:Documents:Web Text Clips:"
set myFile to myFolder & "Web_Text_Clips.htm"

tell application "Safari"
set theLongDate to current date
set theWindowName to the name of the front window
set selectedText to (do JavaScript "(''+getSelection())" in document 1) --use javascript to get what part of the page is selected
set theURL to the URL of the front document
end tell

set myFolder to POSIX path of (myFolder as alias) --convert to posix path for use in the command line
set myFile to quoted form of (myFolder & myFile) --append the file name to the end of the file path
do shell script "touch " & myFile --create the htm file

--Add content to the HTM document
newHTM(myFile) --Add the HTM doctype and opening tags.
addElement("p", "--------", myFile) --"p" is the htm tag for a paragraph, and we want this to be it's own paragraph.
addElement("p", "From: " & theURL & "", myFile) --a bit more complex, adding a paragraph with a link ( is the link tag)
addElement("p", "Page Title: " & theWindowName, myFile) --Adding a paragraph for the Page Title
addElement("p", "Date: " & theLongDate, myFile) --Adding a paragraph for the Date line.
closeHTM(myFile) --Add the closing HTML tags.

------------HANDLERS------------
on newHTM(filePath)
    do shell script "printf '<!doctype html>\n\n\n\t<title>Web Clips</title>\n\n\n\n\n\t' > " & filePath
end newHTM

on closeHTM(filePath)
    do shell script "printf '\n\t\n' >> " & filePath
end closeHTM

on addElement(elem, htm, filePath)
    set htm to "\t\t<" & elem & ">" & htm & "</" & elem & ">\n"
    do shell script "printf '" & htm & "' >> " & filePath
end addElement

This script preserves the link by using HTML to "embed" the link. It will open in your default browser. It appeared to me, from your script, that this file only contains the latest web clipping, so that's how I wrote it. If, however, you want this file to contain a list of web clippings, the script would need to be edited. Either way, I hope this gives you a good start. For readability, I put the adding of html code in handlers below the body of the code.


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Indonesian man faints after being whipped over pre-marital sex, revived to end punishment
The 22-year-old man, who was sentenced to 100 strokes, pleaded to a masked Sharia officer to stop lashing him with a rattan cane before he fell unconscious. However, the man was brought back to senses and the flogging continued.
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published: December 5, 2019 10:20:44 pm
Public flogging has been condemned internationally, however, it is a common punishment for a range of offences banned under the local Islamic law in the Aceh region on Indonesia's Sumatra island. (Source: Reuters)
An Indonesian man who fainted while he was being whipped Thursday for indulging in extra-marital sex was revived to finish the rest of his sentence before he was rushed to the hospital, news agency AFP reported.
While public flogging has been condemned globally, it is a common punishment for a range of offences banned under the local Islamic law in the Aceh region on Indonesia's Sumatra island. These offences include gambling, drinking alcohol and having gay or pre-marital sex.
Aceh is the only place in Indonesia—the world's biggest Muslim-majority country— where the religious law is still in practice.
After completion of the sentence, the man was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
As per the AFP report, the man was found guilty of having sex with a woman who was also sentenced to public flogging in Aceh Timur district with another man with whom she had a relationship.
The crowd that had gathered to watch the flogging kept yelling "harder, harder". An onlooker, Muhammad Yunus, told AFP: "This is the consequence they have to face for violating the law."
Today's incident of flogging in Indonesia comes two months after another man working for an organisation that helped draft strict religious laws on adultery was flogged after being caught having an affair with a married woman.
Rights groups have slammed public caning as cruel and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has called for it to end, but the practice has widespread support among Aceh's mostly Muslim population.
(with AFP inputs)
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January 25, 2010 by dandelionsalad
Why is the BBC's Haiti coverage so appalling? By William Bowles
By William Bowles
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It's perverse I know, but whilst the corporate/state media exhort us to donate for Haiti Relief, it is strangely silent on the issue of the US military occupation of this unfortunate island or why the earthquake caused such total devastation. An occupation that has undoubtedly led directly to the deaths of many Haitians. And this is not simply my opinion, it is borne out by the facts on the ground, or rather in the air, where many of the aid flights ended up, flying round and round or flying to some other place because the US military had occupied the airport, more concerned with 'security' than helping the victims.
As the US has effectively owned the island and its economy for over one hundred years, it is directly responsible for creating the living conditions that resulted in such enormous numbers of people killed and injured. But clearly it is more concerned with stopping desperate Haitians from trying to get to the US and securing US assets on the island than it is with the health of the Haitian people.
I've been scanning through the BBC News website almost every day to see what our 'impartial' and 'objective' state-controlled news organization has to say on the subject. So first I searched through my BBC RSS feed from the 15 January to today, 25 January, using Haiti as the keyword. Only one out of twenty-six stories on Haiti refers to the issue of the US role. However, the article has precious little say about it. Here are the references starting with an Italian government criticism:
"He also criticised US forces in Haiti, saying troops had no training in running a civilian relief operation."
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"We're missing a leader, a co-ordination capacity that goes beyond military discipline," he [Mr Bertolaso, a government minister] said.
"It's a truly powerful show of force, but it's completely out of touch with reality.
"They don't have close rapport with the territory, they certainly don't have a rapport with the international organisations and aid groups."
Then the BBC steps in with:
"The US effort in Haiti has also drawn criticism from some Latin American leaders."
"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez criticised the US for sending too many soldiers but not enough medical supplies."
But why not mention what the other, unnamed, Latin American leaders had to say and why only mention Chavez' criticism about medical supplies when he and other Latin American leaders referred to the "military occupation" by the US of Haiti? Instead, the BBC responds using US propaganda to let us know where it stands on the subject:
"John Caulfield, a US diplomat in Caracas, Venezuela, dismissed the allegations, saying Washington wanted to provide aid to the Haitian people "and not be distracted by those political criticisms". — 'Haiti quake op 'lacks leadership'', BBC News, January 25, 2010
End of story. This is the sum total of the attention the BBC has paid to the subject at least on its Website newsfeeds so next I looked through the BBC site and came across this that has, well, a vague link at best. It's a long piece for the BBC, over 1800 words and its titled, 'What is delaying Haiti's aid?' (21, January, 2010) but unfortunately, aside from a single reference to the US takeover of the airport, it contains nothing at all about the role the US occupation of the island has played in exacerbating the catastrophe. In fact it says nothing at all about the US occupation nor the 'cordon sanitaire' the US has thrown around the island, aside from,
"The US Army has been deployed in vast numbers in Haiti, both to help with the aid effort and to help maintain law and order."
Nor does the article have anything to say about why the country was so ill-equipped to deal with the catastrophe in the first place. Instead we get presented a series of 'technical' explanations from the major players, the UN, large charities and of course it contains the predictable section on 'Safety'. Quoting some character from an Irish 'charity' called Goal,
"John O'Shea of Irish charity Goal told the Guardian newspaper he could not allow aid workers to move into Haiti from the Dominican Republican because he had "no guarantee that the people driving them are not going to be macheted to death on the way down"."
And although it opens the section on 'Safety' with this quote, reading further it's clear that 'violence' is not an issue, if anything the opposite is true, with people organizing themselves without the need of a 'charity' to do it for them. After all, Haitians have been left to their own devices for decades, making do with what little they have in spite of the ten thousand 'ngos' that also occupy the island.
The UN too, is given space to tell us why criticism of its relationship to the US is unwarranted,
"The UN has dismissed such criticism, saying it "underestimated the logistical difficulties" and that the US was the only country in the region capable of providing logistical support on the scale needed.""
The UN claims that,
"the scale of the disaster is "historic", with its staff confronting devastation and logistical problems on a scale never seen before."
Now I might be a bit slow but the 2004 Tsunami killed 250,000 people and left 2.5 million people homeless, even greater numbers than the Haitian quake but actually spread over thousands of miles and several countries, not a couple of hundred miles from the richest country on the planet. Is the UN trying to to tell us that a disaster, concentrated almost entirely on one major city and several smaller towns presented even "greater difficulties" than the 2004 Tsunami?
By contrast with the BBC's coverage, one piece by Seamus Milne in the Guardian's Comment is Free section presents a very clear and concise analysis of why the West's response to the catastrophe has been so hesitant if not downright negligent, which in turn explains why the BBC won't deal with the subject.
"There's no doubt that more Haitians have died as a result of these shockingly perverse priorities. As Patrick Elie, former defence minister in the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide – twice overthrown with US support – put it: 'We don't need soldiers, there's no war here.' It's hardly surprising if Haitians such as Elie, or French and Venezuelan leaders, have talked about the threat of a new US occupation, given the scale of the takeover.
"Their criticisms have been dismissed as kneejerk anti-Americanism at a time when the US military is regarded as the only force that can provide the logistical backup for the relief effort. In the context of Haiti's gruesome history of invasion and exploitation by the US and European colonial powers, though, that is a truly asinine response. For while last week's earthquake was a natural disaster, the scale of the human catastrophe it has unleashed is man-made.
"It is uncontested that poverty is the main cause of the horrific death toll: the product of teeming shacks and the absence of health and public infrastructure. But Haiti's poverty is treated as some baffling quirk of history or culture, when in reality it is the direct consequence of a uniquely brutal relationship with the outside world — notably the US, France and Britain — stretching back centuries." — 'Haiti's suffering is a result of calculated impoverishment' By Seumas Milne, 20 January, 201o
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maha | January 25, 2010 at 3:48 PM
So, basically the US and its partners in crime (UK/Israel, the ngo's and 'charities') has maybe three main strategies for invading and occupying countries against their leaders' will. Instigate a massive disaster with advanced tectonic (HAARP) or weather manipulation weapons, and then flood it with troops, in the process kill as many people while pretending to help and collect their organs for profit (and you wonder why the Israelis were there with their 'doctors' so quick), or, you can claim 'alqaida' is in the country and bomb the hell out of it, or, you can claim the country has wmd and bomb the hell out of it.
D'13 | January 25, 2010 at 10:34 AM
Why is not Santo Domingo referred to or mentioned?
The Island is Santo Domingo and only 1/3rd is Haiti. Interesting how only part of a small island suffered as a result of an earthquake. Perhaps there's more afoot here than you are seeing.
They must {in their minds} use some sort of catastrophe to justify their major objective which is cloaked by the catastrophe of which you are as it seems you are focusing on.
Look not at the symptom rather ferret out the cause or real reasoning for the well timed mini disaster.
All Citizens are the chattel of the governments that they allow to lord over them.
Open your eyes free your mind and see what you are looking at and look at what you are seeing for what it is.


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EZdrummer Vs Superior Drummer
Gideon WaxmanUpdated: November 17, 2020
EZdrummer Vs Superior Drummer Head To Head
EZDrummer 2 Target Audience
Superior Drummer 3 Target Audience
Comparing Sounds Between EZDrummer vs Superior Drummer
Comparing Features and Usability
Price Difference Between EZDrummer vs Superior Drummer
Toontrack EZdrummer 2
Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
In this comparison review, I'm going to be comparing EZDrummer vs Superior Drummer side-by-side to find out which is the better investment. I'm going to be looking at the sample libraries, ease-of-use, features, and cost to determine which is the winner!
Both EZDrummer and Superior Drummer 3 offers amazingly realistic and professional quality drum sounds for your recording projects, but which is the best for your needs?
Toontrack is the company behind both EZDrummer and Superior Drummer, and they have excelled in producing some of the best drum VSTs available for songwriters and drummers alike. Both of these drum software products make excellent tools for producers and songwriters.
Both products have their pros and cons, and also have very different price tags. So which is the best piece of software for you, EZDrummer or Superior Drummer? Let's dive right into the details.
EZDrummer is designed and marketed towards songwriters. It's a streamlined virtual drumming software that makes it easy for you to find the perfect grooves and create unique drums for your music. It contains an expansive library of MIDI grooves, and allows you to easily lay out entire songs right inside the interface.
The interface is comfortable and easy to use. EZdrummer also takes advantage of a powerfully realistic sound engine with five drum kits to help you find your perfect sound. There's a wide range of onboard processing and effects, too, including compressors, EQs, reverbs, delays, and more.
Superior Drummer is aimed towards experienced musicians and pros. It's the ultimate drumming VST that contains a gargantuan 230GB of raw drum sounds to choose from. Superior Drummer builds on EZDrummer with advanced features, to allow for total control over your song arrangements.
Superior Drummer has an insane amount of unprocessed drum sounds, as well as 35 studio-quality effects for processing. There's plenty of additional features, including a built-in grid editor for fine-tuning every nuance of the drums.
Both Toontrack drum software products come complete with a diverse array of realistic and expertly recorded drum sounds. The difference between EZDrummer vs Superior Drummer is that EZDrummer is considered the 'lite' version of the two, and therefore offers limited creative control.
However, EZDrummer benefits from having mix-ready sounding drums right out of the box, that requires minimal adjustments in order to sound good. This means songwriters can spend more time focusing on the writing, as opposed to spending hours finicking over minute sound adjustments.
Superior Drummer is the drum VST that offers complete control over sound design. Unlike EZDrummer, Superior Drummer offers practically unlimited options for sound manipulation, including microphone positions, room settings, and hundreds of professional quality drums to choose from; not to mention adjustments such as microphone bleed and drum heads.
While EZDrummer offers record-ready sounds, Superior Drummer provides raw samples that you can tailor to your own preferences. Superior Drummer 3 is designed for musicians and producers who want to be in complete control of the way their drums sound.
Comparing EZDrummer vs Superior Drummer, it's crucial to understand the features on offer from both drum VST products. Both feature powerful sound engines that are designed to allow for efficient and intuitive drum programming.
EZDrummer allows for a smooth workflow, but it is confined to a MIDI piano roll. It does, however, have some additional practical features such as the Song Creator timeline that makes it easy to create entire songs by dragging and dropping MIDI. The Multiple Hits Emulation is also a great feature that provides for smoother sequenced hits for realistic drums.
Superior Drummer on the other hand takes advantage of a Grid Editor that allows for effortless drum editing. The Grid Editor is based within the interface itself and is very easy to work with. Superior Drummer also has an incredible integrated audio-to-MIDI conversion for powerful drum replacement and augmentation.
Arguably the biggest difference between Superior Drummer vs EZDrummer is the gap in price between the two Toontrack drumming products. Neither reflects better or worse value for money, but it all depends on what you want to achieve from them, and how you plan to use them.
Superior Drummer 3 is available for $399, whilst EZDrummer 2 carries a price tag of $149. EZDrummer is the far more affordable option and is therefore going to have a more mainstream appeal towards songwriters and drummers looking for a flexible and versatile VST to help with songwriting and arrangement.
Both EZDrummer and Superior Drummer are excellent products that will help to facilitate songwriting and music creation on a DAW. In terms of a verdict, I would have to vouch for EZDrummer as the winner when it comes to which offers the best performance, sounds, and features for the price.
EZDrummer is a streamlined tool for songwriters that has the optimal amount of features, with just enough high-quality, mix-ready sounds to help facilitate the creative process. It's streamlined, intuitive, powerful and easy to use for most beginners looking to explore drum arrangement.
Superior Drummer offers far more creative control when it comes to sound design and manipulation. It offers an insane level of adjustment, but it's more complicated to use compared to EZDrummer, with the enhanced features and depth of sounds. Superior Drummer is the best choice for you if you want raw tones to create your perfect drum sound.
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Q: How to select 1 of two column values from a row where one is a value your query and the other you want in SQL? So if I had a database where there was a table person like so:
Person:
  id: (unique)
  name

And a second table that created relationships between rows like so:
Friend:
  person1 (foreign key to Person.id)
  person2 (foreign key to Person.id)

How would I query friends for a person like so:
select (other person) from Friend where person1=(me) or person2=(me);

A: You could use a CASE clause.  For example, if you're looking for all persons who are friends of person with id = 5...
SELECT CASE
   WHEN person1 = 5 THEN person2 ELSE person1 END AS friendId
FROM Friend
WHERE (person1 = 5) OR (person2 = 5)

Naturally you'll use a variable where I'm hard-coding a value of 5.

A: I understand that person2 and person1 are friends
select a.person2 from
(
select person1, person2 from Friend union select person2, person1 from Friend
)
a inner join Person b where b.id = a.person1
where b.name = 'nameofPersonne'

or
 where b.id = 5

A: If you like to select your friends write this following request:
select isnull(f1.person2, f2.person1)
from person p
left join friend f1 on p.id = f1.person1
left join friend f2 on p.id = f2.person2
join friend f on p.id = f.person1 or p.id = f.person2
where p.id = you

A: In Postgres, you can use a lateral join:
select v.otherperson
from friend f cross join lateral
     (values (person1, person2), (person2, person1)) v(me, otherperson)
where v.me = 5;


A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Shiawassee and Genesee counties beginning at 1am Wednesday February 6th and ending at 1pm later that day. We could see that Advisory upgraded based on a latest forecast model.
Ice accumulations are expected as are some snow accumulations. The combination of freezing rain, ice and snow will make the Wednesday morning commute slow.
Tuesday morning forecast models showed us falling somewhere in the middle to low end of total ice accumulations in the region. However, a midday update now suggests that we'll be on the high side of the midrange; midrange being a quarter to three tenths of an inch of ice.
The GFS forecast model in the image above marks Durand at a half inch of accumulation by Wednesday afternoon. The previous update had Durand in the fifteenth of an inch range, so that's a significant change.
Early on Tuesday, most forecasts were calling for two to three tenths of an inch of ice accumulation in our area, with the greatest storm impact south of Flint, in the Waterford area. The updated forecast shows the greatest accumulation of nearly six tenths of an inch in that same general area.
More ice is expected heading into Thursday morning. At this point, that event is not expected to add much to what we get on Wednesday.