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Vas Narasimhan of Novartis: 'We Are Not at All Prepared for a Pandemic'
You'd already been a senior executive at the company. Was being C.E.O. really that different?
I thought I could just keep doing what I had done in my previous roles and it would be fine. It took me probably six to nine months to realize that I've got to adjust because it's an all-consuming role, mentally more than anything. Everyone told me that the job is harder and it takes a huge toll. But I think until I experienced it, I wouldn't have known.
And then there are things you can't be prepared for. I was not prepared for the constant crisis. I'm always in the public spotlight, always the spokesman. Even though everyone told me, I still wasn't prepared for that. I don't know what prepares you other than doing it.
How do you deal with all these stressors?
I've been working with a coach on four principals: mind-set, movement, nutrition and recovery. On mind-set, I set intentions every day. I find that trying to be clear about what I want to accomplish in the day, right in the morning, is very important. What's the impact I want to have?
Nutrition is, Am I eating for performance, or am I eating to enjoy? I'm convinced that your glycemic status impacts your overall ability to make good decisions, handle stress, all of those things.
Movement: I'm a Peloton addict.
And then recovery. I try to sleep seven or eight hours a night. I take all my vacations with my family. I go on walks with my wife, who's like my life coach, and professional coach, and all of everything in between.
How do you make time for all that and still do your job?
There's a feedback loop. If I build those four areas into my daily schedule, I have a bigger impact. So I don't see it as making time. I just build it in. I try to sleep from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. I work out from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m., and somewhere in there I try to do my meditation. Then I get to the office, and I try to take breaks during the day. I try to be super careful about what I eat all the time. I fast for 14 to 16 hours as well. I generally do from 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. to noon, with only coffee and water in between. I find that all of this helps. It's just a matter of doing it for enough times in a row that it just becomes a part of your normal way of being.
What's your view on the reputational problems facing your industry?
One of the five priorities I've set up for our company is building trust with society, which I see as a long game. This is not going to be fast. It's about consistency, whether it's on access and pricing, tackling public health problems like malaria and leprosy, or being a responsible actor on social problems, human rights, gender equality. I believe I have an opportunity to do something unique in this because of my background in developing vaccines and working in public health.
If you look over the last 100 years, the gains in life expectancy have been tremendous. And if you look at some of the philosophers like Steven Pinker, they would say that these are some of the greatest achievements of mankind. And it's even happening in sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, East Africa. You have these life-expectancy gains, and it's because of the advent of modern medicine. That gives me tremendous determination to stay the course. But people don't think about that huge story. They think about what happened recently. And recently our industry has not behaved in the best way.
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Mary Elizabeth "Bib" Stang, 91, of Bellefontaine passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at The Homestead at Logan Acres, surrounded by her family.
She was born Oct.31, 1927 to the late John and Helen Naugle in Bellefontaine. She married Dr. Richard W. Stang. on Oct. 20, 1951.
Survivors include her husband of The Homestead at Logan Acres; four children John Stang of Seattle, Carolyn (Bob) Johnson of Peoria, Ariz., Jane Stang of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Susan (Ty) Cole of Modesto, Calif.; and two grandchildren Ian and Erin Cole of Modesto. She was preceded in death by her sister JoAnn Naugle.
Mary Elizabeth graduated from Bellefontaine High School in 1945, She attended Miami University and graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelor of science in nursing. She was a school nurse in Bellefontaine city schools, a homemaker, and managed her her husband's optometry practice. At times, she was a volunteer nurse for the American Red Cross and taught home nursing at Indian Lake High School.
She accompanied Richard on 20 missions to Third World nations for the Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity. The nations included Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Tanzania, Ukraine, Poland and Romania.
Mary Elizabeth belonged to the First Lutheran Church of Bellefontaine where she sang in the choir and performed in the bell choir. She served on the church council and once was the congregation's vice president.
She belonged to several clubs, including La Cultura, Women's Club, Art Club and a bridge club.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Eichholtz, Daring & Sanford Funeral Home in Bellefontaine. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the First Lutheran Church in Bellefontaine. Interment will follow at the Bellefontaine City Cemetery.
Eichholtz, Daring & Sanford Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.


Were We All Wrong About Pakistan, Too?
The revelation that a leading Pakistani scientist has been running a smuggling operation that provided nuclear military designs to Iran, Libya, and North Korea, has ignited "Shocked! Shocked! Shocked!" outcries in Washington. After all, Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear military program is a national hero in a country that President Bush has described as a key "ally" of the United States in the war against terrorism and the campaign to halt the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). And Khan was a close associate of President Pervez Musharraf, the recipient of huge amounts of American military and economic aid.
As with the failure to discover WMD in Iraq and the White House admission that there is no evidence of a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam, officials, lawmakers, and journalists now want to examine why U.S. intelligence wasn't able to figure out what was happening in Iraq and Pakistan.
In a way, there has been a common element in the story lines advanced by the Bush administration, its political allies in Congress, and the media to explain why we were wrong in assuming that Iraq was a WMD threat and Pakistan wasn't. They seem to suggest that if only "we" had more access to information about what Saddam was thinking and what Musharraf was doing, well, we could have then been able to connect the dots.
But the problems Americans faced in Pakistan, like those in Iraq, had little to do with our ability to get accurate information that would have permitted us to develop the necessary policies. In both cases, the Bush administration made up its mind following 9/11 to pursue specific policies—to support Musharraf and to oust Saddam—that reflected certain distorted frames of reality: a nuclear Iraq, with ties to the 9/11 terrorists, was at the center of the web of anti-American radical Islamic terrorism, while Pakistan was committed to rid the world of those same threats. Iraq was the villain; Pakistan was the good guy. Any news that couldn't be integrated into this neo-conservative narrative was downplayed.
But you didn't have to be a covert U.S. intelligence operator to find credible and comprehensive information about much of what was taking place in Pakistan and Iraq. Some media outlets and think tanks have argued that while Americans have been searching in vain for WMD and for Al Qaeda agents in Iraq, they could have discovered those same threats in Pakistan, with its legions of bin Laden followers, plenty of links between government officials and terrorists, and nuclear weapons that could fall into the hands of anti-American terrorists.
And these same information-gathering and research institutions predicted that U.S. troops would not only fail to locate WMD or Al Qaeda in Iraq, but also that the invasion of Iraq would create political chaos and produce a new wave of anti-American terrorism. At the same time, these experts further warned that Pakistan under Musharraf, whose military and security services had served before 9/11 as the leading backer of the Taliban harboring Islamic militants, was playing an active role in the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
This kind of information would have led to the conclusion that Pakistan—not Iraq—was a central stage in America's continuing antiterrorism campaign, and that by diverting scarce military and economic resources to fight an unnecessary war in Iraq, Washington could weaken its ability to contain those who perpetrated the 9/11 terrorist acts and their benefactors.
By framing their policy assumptions on international realities, as opposed to wishful thinking, an administration committed to protecting U.S. national interests would have worked with other governments to ensure that both Iraq and Pakistan were not engaged in the proliferation of WMD and were not supporting terrorism. It would not have used its military to oust Saddam and it would not have allied itself with Musharraf.
It's thus not surprising that those officials committed to the "let's-get-rid-of-Saddam-and-be-friends-with-Musharraf" policy made sure that President Bush's daily intelligence briefing was dominated by the type of disinformation provided by pro-invasion Iraqi exile groups funded by the U.S. government or by Pakistani officials assisting terrorists in Kashmir and protecting the WMD smuggling operations.
Dissenting perspectives provided free-of-charge were disregarded. Such dissenting opinions continue to be marginalized while the same people who gave us the failed policies for Iraq and Pakistan are now promising that democracy is spreading into Iraq and the Greater Middle East and that Musharraf is ridding Pakistan of "rogue" WMD operations.
But the truth is out there, if you just do a Google search on "Iraq" and "Pakistan." And remember, while the information you get from the CIA, Ahmed Chalabi, and Musharraf costs a lot of money, an online search is relatively cheap.
Leon Hadar is a research fellow in foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.


i still look at the stars.
November 17, 2011 by Julia / Doan in "him", "thoughts"
There is so many things that i want to tell you. Like that i miss your smile. How you would judge things with your own opinion, not even letting me speak up because you are so into it. How you would read between the lines. I dont even want to watch the movies you recommended me anymore because even if i watched them i would think about you throughout the movie. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS, SO SO MANY THINGS.


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WEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2011
Is it the Dunkirk spirit, a short-term response to crisis? Or an idea that has met its time? Although objectively there are plenty of reasons for people to be fearful, and the recent national statistics social trends survey seems to suggest that the British are becoming more suspicious and less inclined to help their neighbour, social innovation is not only alive and well, it is thriving like never before: that, at least, was the impression taken away by participants at a vibrant and absorbing Foundation forum on the subject on 23 November.
Of course, you'd expect anyone who sets up a social enterprise to be an optimist. But even allowing for self-selection, the buzz around social innovation is infectious. 'It's a tidal wave,' claims Cliff Prior, Chief Executive of UnLtd, a charity that this year helped 1,300 social entrepreneurs to get started. 'We are seeing a number of clones of ourselves starting up across the world. We don't create them, people come to us and say, can we replicate it, and we say yes. Right across the world more and more people are wanting to combine a life that earns them and their family a reasonable living and makes them feel proud when they come home at night. That's a change, and I think it's fantastic.'
Others testify to a similar movement. Take Pennies, the 'electronic charity box' that allows consumers to make micro-donations when they use bank or credit cards. In its first year, Pennies has taken one million donations, adding up to an extra £250,000 that has gone into the coffers of 20 UK charities. The British are 'incredibly generous', says chief executive Alison Hutchison. The issue is not persuading people to cough up, she says: it's making it compelling and easy for them to do what comes naturally.
Jamie Cowen, a social entrepreneur whose day-job is advertising (he describes his career as moving from advertising to useful), agrees. There is no dearth of people eager and willing to help others; rather the reverse. As founder of the website Let's Do Something Nice For Ashraf (Ashraf Haziq, the foreign student robbed as he lay wounded on a London street during the riots), he has first-hand experience of spontaneous public willingness to rally round for a good cause. The site raised £23,000 in a matter of weeks. But he also picked up on another trend: the willingness of business to contribute. Business gave a bike and dentistry, proving that the urge to give is (nearly) universal – 'it's the most dynamic force that I've seen in society at the moment'.
That chimes with something else. While some of the impetus for social innovation may be a reaction to the hardship of recession, more, surely, derives from a kickback against the wave of iniquity, greed and despoliation that has emerged in the last few years from 'legitimate' business – indeed, that caused the recession. In his latest book, What Matters Now, 'ardent capitalist' Gary Hamel argues that faced with growing consensus on the havoc they have caused through unchecked corporate power and greed, corporations now must take on board a simple fact: citizens now expect companies to be 'not only socially accountable but socially entrepreneurial' – not passive but active. This maps out the ground on which social innovation, CSR and a more human form of capitalism might meet.
The sub-issues that The Foundation had challenged the three speakers with were around how to get people into action in ways that helped others in a sustainable fashion, and directing the effort where it was most needed. As Charlie Dawson noted in his summing up, these concerns rapidly soon appeared a bit condescending. There is no issue about creating desire. It's already there. One in two Britons donates, one in four volunteers, and about one in 30 becomes a social entrepreneur in some form, even if often very small. In total, 1.7m people lead some kind of community or social venture. The vast majority of ventures are informal, but 10 per cent employ others. One in 1,000 social business takes on 100 or more. UnLtd's average grant is £2,600, but three years on, on average each concern will have created six jobs, 15 volunteering places and be training 30. Eight-five per cent will have survived, and 7 per cent will have moved on to a second venture. 'These are staggeringly good figures,' says Prior. 'And it's not us: it's them.'
The issue, then, is not generating the motivation to act – Cowen is surely right that the desire to and pleasure in helping is hard-sired into human nature – but creating the practical outlets for the urge. Says Hutchinson: 'One, it's got to be compelling: people have to have a vision that they believe in that they want to get to behind. Secondly, it's got to be bloody easy and, thirdly, you've got to feel like you're making a difference, because if don't you won't keep going'. In the case of Pennies, the aim is to use technology to bring the act of giving up to date. Without Pennies, as we move away from physical charity boxes, there would be less of it. But enabling is also about breaking down barriers in other ways. The activity, says Cowen, has to be right for 'people like us'. Hats off to Christian Aid Week, which reportedly mobilises more people than D Day, but not everyone wants to be associated with the church. Others are turned off, or on, by the idea of the Big Society. As many people will be repelled by a corporate involvement as attracted. Interestingly, most social entrepreneurs come from the less well off parts of society, and 80 per cent of those supported by UnLtd have lived with the problem they are trying to solve. Business experience actually comes well down the list of predictors of success at social entrepreneuring.
Everyone agrees that government has a role to play in lowering the barriers to legitimate entrepreneurship. 'In Britain we've devised a system where it's easier to do bad, so long as it's not terrible bad, than good,' notes Prior. Entrepreneurs will be entrepreneurs, and if they can't set up a youth club (health and safety, CRB checks), fine, they'll set up as gang leaders or drug dealers instead. That badly needs to change. At the same time, governments should beware of making the same mistake with social entrepreneurship as they have with charities. When the last administration insisted that, for example, advisory charities merge as a condition for getting central contracts, it effectively killed the local passion and identification that fuelled the volunteering in the first place.
Passion isn't subject to economies of scale. This suggests that welcome though the 'new CSR' is at corporate level (think M&S' Plan A, powerfully presented at a previous Foundation forum, or Google Ideas, the search company's newly created social innovation unit which aims to use Google's own processes to amplify and 'innovate innovation' in a social context), it is complementary to, not a more efficient substitute for, social innovation at community or street level. Communities don't need to be taught what needs to be done, and if they know that they have the talents and skills to do it, plus the motivation to sustain the effort because that's where they belong. 'Is the Big Society a means for the government to evade its responsibilities?' ponders Prior. 'Do you know what, I really don't care, because the government won't be here in four years' time, there'll be another one. What I care about is that the concept of us collectively acting for common good is such a powerful thing that even if they didn't mean it, we do.'
The Foundation's view
To echo Simon's comments, we started with the assumption that successful social innovation is about creating the desire to do good things and then directing it to where help is most needed. We have learnt from the examples of our speakers that we were wrong on both counts. It's not about generating the motivation to act because there's plenty of that out there already, usually from people inspired by seeing an issue first hand. It's about removing the barriers that get in their way. And it's not about directing activity. It's trusting that at an aggregate level the issues people are touched by represent a balance of where help can be usefully received.
We are a management consultancy working with all kinds of organisations to achieve customer-led success. This means tackling big organic growth challenges; growing faster, growing into new markets or fending off threats to growth by starting with what matters to customers and then making it work for the business as well.
The aim is to influence customer behaviour, but this is inherently tough. Why? Because people in any organisation naturally see the world from the inside-out, with colleagues close and customers distant, and lots of assumptions about how things work that aren't challenged.
We help clients look from the outside-in, re-connecting them with what customers really value (the problem they want to solve, not usually what the client sells), then finding new and better ways to create this value.
This means working both as expert advisors and facilitators. The issue with simply gathering outside-in information is that it lacks impact to get senior teams to tackle inconvenient truths in what customers want, and to believe their own organisation can be different.
By using 'Immersion', personal conversations with customers and leaders of organisations in other sectors who have tackled parts of their challenge, we help teams get around the natural and limiting inside-out beliefs that stand in their way. This helps them develop better answers for customers and new ways of achieving lasting success.
We answer three sizes of question:
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Our clients include HSBC, JLR, O2, M&S and Ebay, with achievements including helping create Plan A at M&S, adding £100m of value to a Travelex travel money proposition, and giving Morrisons a competitive direction contributing to their return to growth.
Behind our work our most distinctive characteristic is our team and their outlook. Each individual is motivated to and experienced in crossing the border between the worlds of customers and business which often resist mixing well.
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Sultan Sri Alam, also known as Sultan Mughal (d. 1579) was the sixth sultan of Aceh in northern Sumatra. He led a very brief reign in the year 1579 before being deposed and killed.

Sultan Mughal was one of the five sons of Sultan Alauddin al-Kahar. Before his accession he governed Priaman, a port town on the west coast of Sumatra. He was married to Raja Dewi, a daughter of Munawwar Syah of the Indrapura kingdom. When his elder brother Ali Ri'ayat Syah I died in 1579, he was briefly succeeded by his infant son Sultan Muda. The latter soon died, and the throne went to Sultan Mughal who took the reign name Sultan Sri Alam. According to the chronicle Hikayat Aceh he was excessively generous. Especially he gave away riches to the uleëbalangs (chiefs) of Barus, yet a port town on the west coast. Since the treasury was emptied, two grandees of the kingdom called Maharaja and Malik az-Zahir found him unsuited and deposed him after a very brief reign. The chronicle Bustanus Salatin relates that he was bad-tempered and unfit to rule, and was therefore deprived of his throne as well as his life. He was succeeded by his nephew Zainul Abidin. He was the progenitor of the later sultans of Indrapura. According to a much later genealogy he had a son Syekh Muhyuddin Fadlil Syah, whose great-granddaughter ruled Aceh as Kamalat Syah (1688-1699).

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 Djajadiningrat, Raden Hoesein (1911) 'Critisch overzicht van de in Maleische werken vervatte gegevens over de geschiedenis van het soeltanaat van Atjeh', Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, 65, pp. 135–265.
 Hasjmy, A (1977) 59 tahun Aceh merdeka dibawah pemerintahan ratu (Jakarta: Bulan Bintang).
 Iskandar, Teuku (1958) De Hikajat Atjeh ('s Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff).
 Kathirithamby-Wells, Jeyamalar (1976) 'The Inderapura Sultanate: The Foundations of Its Rise and Decline, From the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries', Indonesia 21.

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Spotting a bunch of youth taking pictures of their friends in malls or metro stations is no big deal. Thanks to smartphones and a connected generation, photos are their daily feeds to their Face-book accounts. But there are a few who are focussed on trying to get better with every shot.
Abhinav Kakkar of Ramjas College, who began photography only 10 months ago, has already won first prize in India and third globally in a competition organised by the Delhi Photography Club. He is a core member of the Delhi University Photogra-phy Club and organised a photo exhibition last year in the college. Besides, he has convinced the college principal that in the 2013 admissions, the college must include photography in the extra-curricular quota. "We are running a group that gives young shutterbugs an opportunity," he says.
This fever has spread across Delhi University, with many colleges running dedicated photo teams. Most clubs organise photo walks every weekend, with the members capturing and refining their work. "We also plan to bring all the photo societies under one roof and work in cohesion," says Vaibhav Bhardwaj, president, Clicks, DCAC.
Besides, there have been attempts to take photography to those who have not been influenced by it so far. Dr Satendra Singh, coordinator, Enabling Unit, UCMS (DU), is soon organising a photo workshop for blind students. "The workshop will help students capture something they have only imagined," he says.


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Bareknuckle Poet Anthology 2018 Best Australian Writing with award winning author Venero Armanno as guest short fiction editor is NOW OPEN for submissions of short fiction, creative/non-fiction, essays and poetry. 2018 is Bareknuckle Poet's third print anthology and will be published in November filling the gap left by the demise of the 'Best Australian…' series previously published by Black Inc. We don't like 'themes' but each year we dedicate an issue to one of Bareknuckle Poet's favourite writers to coincide with the anniversary of their most important works, or on the year they left us.
Considering the constraint of publishing a 'Best Australian Writing' edition the editorial board has concluded we are calling for texts written both 'from' and 'in' this country. Submissions for VOL.3 are restricted to the following: Australian citizens, residents of Australia, and refugees incarcerated by Australia.
biography, creative non-fiction, memoir . . .


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Q: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.json.JSONException I am trying to pass json data from servlet to jsp in string format , but i am facin error's when trying to execute the same
i am not sure whether issue is with my code or tomcat server (7.0.33) i am using
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import java.io.IOException;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
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import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
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import org.json.JSONException;
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2 Jul, 2014 4:47:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener init
INFO: The APR based Apache Tomcat Native library which allows optimal performance in production environments was not found on the java.library.path: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin;C:\Windows\Sun\Java\bin;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Microsoft Online Services;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Microsoft Online Services;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\nodejs\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Shared;C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin;D:\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin\bin;C:\Users\vivekh\AppData\Roaming\npm;.
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INFO: Initializing ProtocolHandler ["ajp-bio-8009"]
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INFO: Starting service Catalina
2 Jul, 2014 4:47:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine startInternal
INFO: Starting Servlet Engine: Apache Tomcat/7.0.33
2 Jul, 2014 4:47:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
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    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost].StandardContext[/ChartDemo]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
    ... 7 more
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/json/JSONException
    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields0(Native Method)
    at java.lang.Class.privateGetDeclaredFields(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Class.getDeclaredFields(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.Introspection.getDeclaredFields(Introspection.java:87)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadFieldsAnnotation(WebAnnotationSet.java:261)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationServletAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:140)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.WebAnnotationSet.loadApplicationAnnotations(WebAnnotationSet.java:67)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.applicationAnnotationsConfig(ContextConfig.java:405)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.configureStart(ContextConfig.java:881)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.ContextConfig.lifecycleEvent(ContextConfig.java:369)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleSupport.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleSupport.java:119)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.fireLifecycleEvent(LifecycleBase.java:90)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.startInternal(StandardContext.java:5173)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    ... 7 more
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.json.JSONException
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1714)
    at org.apache.catalina.loader.WebappClassLoader.loadClass(WebappClassLoader.java:1559)
    ... 21 more
2 Jul, 2014 4:47:28 PM org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase startInternal
SEVERE: A child container failed during start
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerGet(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1123)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:732)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:684)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:322)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:451)
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina].StandardHost[localhost]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1559)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase$StartChild.call(ContainerBase.java:1549)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1131)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHost.startInternal(StandardHost.java:800)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    ... 7 more
2 Jul, 2014 4:47:28 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
SEVERE: Catalina.start:
org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardServer[8005]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina.start(Catalina.java:684)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.start(Bootstrap.java:322)
    at org.apache.catalina.startup.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:451)
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardService[Catalina]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardServer.startInternal(StandardServer.java:732)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    ... 7 more
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: Failed to start component [StandardEngine[Catalina]]
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:154)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardService.startInternal(StandardService.java:443)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    ... 9 more
Caused by: org.apache.catalina.LifecycleException: A child container failed during start
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.startInternal(ContainerBase.java:1131)
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngine.startInternal(StandardEngine.java:302)
    at org.apache.catalina.util.LifecycleBase.start(LifecycleBase.java:150)
    ... 11 more
2 Jul, 2014 4:47:28 PM org.apache.catalina.startup.Catalina start
INFO: Server startup in 269 ms

A: Get the java-json.jar form here and add it to WEB-INF/lib it will work.

A: Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.json.JSONException

Make sure you have included required json jar in your classpath

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During an angiogram, patients are put under light sedation and dye is injected through a catheter that is threaded through the leg to the chambers of the heart or coronary arteries. The X-ray machine takes detailed pictures as the dye moves through the blood vessels. The external X-ray camera moves around the chest and head to capture detailed images from many angles.
The dye helps doctors identify blockages or abnormalities in the heart. If an abnormality is discovered, the doctor may perform a different catheterization procedure to fix the problem, such as implanting a stent to open up a narrowed artery.
Coronary angiograms usually take one hour to perform. Patients are generally awake during the procedure so they can follow directions, such as changing breathing patterns, coughing or moving their arms. Throughout the procedure, doctors monitor blood pressure, oxygen in the blood and heart function. They also determine whether medication is necessary to prevent blood clots.
After the procedure, the catheter is removed and the incision site closed. Patients are monitored until their condition is stable, and then they may be asked to remain lying down for a few hours to prevent bleeding. Afterward, they're generally advised to refrain from strenuous activity for several days.


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Tag: Waters of the U.S.
ND Leadership Uniformly Condemn Federal Revision of WOTUS Definition
by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023
The EPA in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers published the final "Revised Definition of the Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) on Wednesday. The definition will be effective March 20, 2023. It's a significant action that greatly expands the scope of federal jurisdiction to all those areas captured under the new definition,
EPA chief to discuss water regulations during visit to state
by: Josh Wolsky | August 4, 2017
Scott Pruitt, the EPA's top administrator, will be visiting North Dakota next week, and the Waters of the U.S. rule making is expected to be a hot topic of conversation. Between agricultural and energy industries and our cultural disposition toward property rights, environmental regulations and rules have big impacts on North Dakota, and it sounds
Read & Share sourced from: Williston Herald
Trump to order review of WOTUS regulations
by: Josh Wolsky | February 28, 2017
The Waters of the U.S. Rule appears is on official hold pending what is likely to be some type of rollback. The 2015 EPA and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers rule from 2015 sought to redefine and expand the scope of waters and waterways that are federally protected.
Read & Share sourced from: Reuters
Congressional Report Issues Strong Position on Administration Handling of WOTUS Rule
by: Josh Wolsky | October 30, 2016
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a report this past Thursday on the Waters of the U.S. Rule. The report was critical of administrative procedures in crafting the rule among other things. Following it's release, Congressman Cramer issued the following statement. "This oversight report is further evidence the Waters of the U.S.
Growing Demand for Food Good for North Dakota, Regulatory Over Reach Bad
North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring spoke at last month's KMOT Ag Expo. His message: changing world markets are an opportunity for North Dakota growers, but regulatory burdens in the form of the waters of the U.S. rule will create headaches.
Read & Share sourced from: Prairie Business Magazine
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ND takes lead in lawsuit against EPA over Waters of the U.S. rule
by: Josh Wolsky | June 30, 2015
North Dakota's argument: the rule is a federal overreach that will create burdensome regulation for farmers. Waters of the U.S. is an EPA and Corps of Engineers rule that expands the definition of waters protected by the clean water act.
North Dakota Congressional Delegation United in Opposition to Waters of the U.S.
by: Josh Wolsky | May 28, 2015
Senator Hoeven, Senator Heitkamp, and Congressman Cramer all issued statements in opposition to the EPA's new Waters of the U.S. rule. The rule, which is intended to clarify what waters fall under the jurisdiction of the EPA through the Clean Water Act, is viewed locally as a vast overreach of authority by the federal government
With Waters of the U.S., Obama Again Takes Executive Action on Environment
We've covered the Waters of the U.S. rule extensively on The Minot Voice, particularly Senator Hoeven's work to marginalize its impact. But here's some background on where the rule came from, and some thoughts on the other side of the story.
Read & Share sourced from: Los Angeles Times
House Approves Bill to Roll Back Waters of the U.S. rule
U.S. House Resolution 1732 passed 261-155 on Tuesday, it now goes to the Senate. The resolution will slow the adoption process of the controversial Waters of the U.S. rule being proposed by the Corps of Engineers and the E.P.A..
Read & Share sourced from: Dickinson Press
Senators to Introduce Bill to Halt Waters of the U.S. rule
by: Josh Wolsky | April 30, 2015
The EPA's proposed Waters of the U.S. rule would give the federal agency more reach and jurisdiction on private land. The North Dakota congressional delegation is united in their opposition to the rule. Get latest on the story from the Grand Forks Herald.
Read & Share sourced from: Grand Forks Herald
Interview: Senator Hoeven Talks Water, Farm & Ranch Issues on Agripulse
Here's an opportunity to listen to Senator Hoeven speak in detail on several topics.
Read & Share sourced from: Agri-Pulse.com
Feds to Stick Big Paddle in N.D. waters
by: Josh Wolsky | March 30, 2015
The EPA and Corp of Engineers proposed Waters of the United States rule would give the Federal government a whole lot more say on what happens on private land. If you're a landowner or developer, this is news you need to know about.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck Tribune
Hoeven: Congress Takes First Step to Eliminate Proposed Waters of the U.S. Regulation
by: Josh Wolsky | December 20, 2014
— Official News Release — Senator John Hoeven today said he is working on a two-step process to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Waters of the U.S. regulation, which would bring almost every acre of wet ground under federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction. The U.S. Congress took the first step in its
Read Governor Dalrymple's Official Comments on 'Waters of the U.S.' on Behalf of North Dakota
by: Josh Wolsky | November 16, 2014
Governor Dalrymple issued his official comments to the E.P.A. on behalf of the State of North Dakota and its acting agencies on the proposed 'Waters of the U.S.' rule. Read the full comments below.
Senator Hoeven Working to Remove Teeth from 'Waters of the US' Regulations
North Dakota leadership has come out strongly against the EPA's proposed Waters of the U.S. regulations. On Saturday, Senator Hoeven spoke to the North Dakota Farm Bureau on his work to marginalize the regulations including the following specifics: Defund the the implementation of the regulation through legislation. Prevent the implementation of the regulation in the first place.


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"""
Read a PAIRWISE maf from stdin and print the fraction of columns whose bases
match for each alignment.

TODO: generalize for more than two speceis.

usage: %prog < maf > out
"""

from __future__ import division

import sys

import psyco_full

from bx.align import maf

def __main__():

    maf_reader = maf.Reader( sys.stdin )

    for m in maf_reader:
        match = 0
        total = 0
        for i in range( 0, m.text_size ):
            a = m.components[0].text[i].lower()
            b = m.components[1].text[i].lower()
            if a == b:
                match += 1
            total += 1

        print match / total

if __name__ == "__main__": __main__()

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DA Declines To Charge Redlands Wife In Killing Of Her Husband
Filed Under:Charges, DA, Jonathan Hearn, Love Triangle, Redlands, Robert Limon, Sabrina Limon
The DA says they don't have enough evidence to charge Sabrina Limon in the murder of her husband. (credit: Lydia Marrero)
REDLANDS (CBSLA.com) — A High Desert woman arrested in what police suspected was a love triangle killing of her husband will not faces charges, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Thursday that they did not have enough evidence to prove Sabrina Limon, 35, was responsible for the shooting death in August of her husband Robert Limon, 38.
Police on Wednesday said Sabrina Limon was romantically involved with Redlands firefighter/paramedic Jonathan Hearn, 24.
Jonathan Hearn, a Redlands firefighter and paramedic, is accused of conspiring with his lover to kill her husband. (credit: CBS)
Hearn was a firefighter since 2012, authorities said.
After the killing, Sabrina Limon posted several messages of love for her late husband on social media, but detectives said they believed the messages were posted simply to throw them off her trail.
Stacey Butler reported from Rialto Thursday where she spoke to Lydia Marrero, Robert Limon's sister.
Marrero says she cannot believe the DA declined to file charges against her sister-in-law at this time.
"If she's innocent, then you know, she's going to go on with her life. But if she's guilty, it really breaks my heart that she brought this kind of brokenness to our family, to her family," says Marrero.
Marrero is shattered by her brother's murder and upset about the DA's decision.
"I'm not a hateful person, but I'm very angry," she says.
Hearn remains in custody for the murder.
Marrero said the thing she misses most about her brother is his presence in her life.
"Him coming giving us hugs. He was like this big grizzly," she said, choking back tears. "Whatever it takes, I want my brother to get justice."
Marrero also told Butler she believed her brother and his wife were very happy.
The Limons have two young children. Marrero believes they had been staying with Sabrina's sister but suspects they are now home with their mom.
Police: Wife, Firefighter Lover Conspired To Murder Her Husband In Redlands


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Nutrition International, formerly the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), is an international not for profit agency based in Canada that works to eliminate vitamin and mineral deficiencies in developing countries. Although often only required by the body in very small amounts, vitamin and minerals – also known as micronutrients – support an array of critical biological functions including growth, immune function and eye function, as well as foetal development of the brain, the nervous system, and the skeletal system. Micronutrient deficiency is a form of malnutrition and is a recognized health problem in many developing countries. Globally, more than two billion people live with vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

History
In 1990, leaders attending the World Summit for Children set the goal of virtually eliminating micronutrient deficiencies. In 1992, Micronutrient Initiative was established as a secretariat within the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to support progress toward that goal. In 1993 IDRC recruited an executive director for the secretariat and transferred 2–3 of its staff to the new organization. Venkatesh Mannar took over in June 1994 as the executive director. Until 2000, MI was governed by a steering committee composed of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the IDRC, UNICEF, The World Bank, and USAID. In 2000, MI became an independent not-for-profit organization. Joel Spicer became president in February 2014. In 2017, the organization formally rebranded to Nutrition International to more accurately reflect their expanding scope, reach and impact.

Work
The organization advocates for, and provides funding and technical assistance for salt iodisation, the distribution of multi-micronutrient powders, the fortification of staple foods such as wheat flour with vitamin A, iron and folic acid, and dietary supplementation with vitamin A, iron, zinc and folic acid. Since 1997, with funding support from the Government of Canada, Nutrition International has provided more than eight billion doses of vitamin A for use by UNICEF and national governments.

Nutrition International is credited with playing a pioneering role in engaging corporations and trade associations at both the global and national level in partnerships to improve nutrition.

Organization
The staff of Nutrition International includes scientists, nutritionists, and policy and development experts. In addition to its headquarters in Ottawa, the organization has offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Pakistan.

Publications
Annual Report 2012–2013
Investing in the future: a united call to action on vitamin and mineral deficiencies, Micronutrient Initiative, Flour Fortification Initiative, GAIN, USAID, The World Bank, UNICEF, 2008 uture.pdf
Best Practice Paper: Micronutrient Supplements for Child Survival (Vitamin A and Zinc), Sue Horton, France Begin, Alison Greig & Anand Lakshman, Copenhagen Consensus Center
Practice Paper: Micronutrient Fortification (Iron and Salt Iodization), Sue Horton, Venkatesh Mannar & Annie Wesley, Copenhagen Consensus Center
Solution in a Pinch: The Micronutrient Initiative's Double Fortified Salt strategy tackles two problems in one go, The Micronutrient Initiative

References

External links
Nutrition International
iZiNCg
New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
UNICEF - Micronutrients
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Helen Keller International

Health charities in Canada
Hunger relief organizations
Organizations established in 1994


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# Nasty Women Everywhere Artistic rebellion for womens rights, Jan 16 - Feb 26 2017.
Susan Nguyen currently teaches and writes in Arizona where she is an MFA candidate in poetry at Arizona State University. She is a poetry editor for Hayden's Ferry Review and is one half of the zinemaking collective Dumpster Poets. Poems have appeared or are forthcoming in PANK, diode, Boxcar Poetry Review, and others. Find her at www.girlpoet.co.
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Artists have donated their work to raise awareness for womens and individual rights, and money for victims of domestic abuse. In viewing their work, we ask you pay it forward by making a donation to SafeSteps.
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Come cheer on Team L.I.F.E. at the Ironman Wisconsin 2012 this weekend!
Attention Madison, WI area residents! The Ironman Wisconsin is taking place this coming Sunday, September 9th! Although Eric's brother Mike will not be competing this year, his coach, friend and professional triathlete Blake Becker #4 will be. Also racing for Team L.I.F.E. are Brad Birkel (#202), Danny Craven (#1141), Mark Mehler (# not yet assigned), Rebecca Mehler (# not yet assigned), and the rest of the Blake Becker Multisport Club! We are very honored that they will be out there representing L.I.F.E. and wearing Eric's logo proudly. There is also a good opportunity this year that Blake could win 1ST PLACE overall!!! If anyone would like to make some signs, wear some orange and help us cheer Blake, Brad, Danny, Mark, and Rebecca on, please let us know by clicking on Contact Us above and we can try to meet up to get you a wristband ($5) or tshirt ($15). Also if there are any other Ironman athletes out there competing this weekend that would like to represent Team L.I.F.E. let us know that too.
And the rest of Team BBMC!


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It's arguable whether Miami Beach is the second- or third-holiest city in Judaism after Jerusalem and parts of the New York and New Jersey area. Back down south for a few days for a family event, it was, among other things, a great escape from the few frigid days that arrived up north and exited in a flash last week.
The weather down here this past week was spectacular, a week following a meteorologically disappointing intersession that had New Yorkers complaining about the cool and rainy days that dominated that period. So we managed to dodge the freezing temperatures in New York and also missed the less-than-perfect weather at one of our favorite jaunts — Miami Beach.
As a native New Yorker, it is important to be mindful of the seemingly slower pace of life that is the norm just about anywhere outside of New York. Additionally, as identifiable Orthodox Jews, we have the added obligation to do our people proud and not react with a New York attitude to things that occur in out-of-town places that do not necessarily sit right with our usual big-city demeanor.
Here are a few observations about how life at a Miami Beach pace interfaces with a couple — my wife and I — from up north. First of all, let me say that Miami Beach is a great city, and many of the extended parts of the city feature vibrant and deeply meaningful Jewish life. It is certainly not the way it used to be. Today there are restaurants and minyanim galore, the key indicator that an area is catering to or evolving into a place that attracts frum Jewish vacationers.
About two or so years ago, though, with the advent of Lyft and Uber, I pretty much gave up renting a car, dealing with traffic on Collins Avenue, and looking for parking spaces in parking garages and on the streets. Punching some buttons on your phone and having a car pull up to take you where you want to go is the maximum in ease and convenience. And more than that — down here, anyway — prices are quite low and very affordable.
I also gave up driving in Jerusalem, but for different reasons. That is mostly because of the constant impossible traffic congestion, awful parking situation, and, of course, the time spent in your car just idling.
Last week in Miami Beach I had an epiphany and decided to rent a car for the first time in years to visit a friend in Fort Lauderdale. We reserved a small SUV online from Enterprise, which I thought would be simple enough and we would be on our way. But not so fast.
The reservation confirmation said that the car would be ready at 11 a.m. That sounds efficient, doesn't it? I get there, and there is a group of people sitting in a waiting area reminiscent of a waiting room in a medical office, though I would shortly learn that in most medical offices the people move with much more efficiency.
After about 15 or 20 minutes, it is my turn. I step up to the counter and the person in front of the computer screen asks for my credit card and driver's license. He's typing and typing some more. He's grimacing a bit and shaking his head from side to side. I ask him what the issue is, and he responds that at the moment there are no cars available, but that I will be given the first car that is returned in the category that I ordered.
I'm starting to feel a little New York-like but do not want to demonstrate that right here this early on in the process. So I gently ask what that means and then show him the e-mail on my phone that states that I have a reservation at 11 a.m. to pick up a car. Then I inquire, perhaps a tiny bit more testily, why I was given a reservation confirmation when there are no cars available in this branch's parking lot.
The gentleman behind the Enterprise counter says to me that this is the company policy, that is, to send out reservation confirmations. I think I heard him say that, but I wanted to make sure, so I ask again, "Are you saying that it is company policy to send customers confirmation when there are no cars available to rent?" He nods his head in the affirmative, which just assures me that I did hear what he said.
But just to make sure, I asked him again. I repeated, "Are you saying that it is Enterprise company policy to confirm a reservation even when there are no cars to be had?" He says that yes, it is. I am both awestruck and dumbfounded. While I was certain that this was not company policy, I was amazed that this gentleman either believed that it was or was trying to convince me that it was.
About fifteen minutes later, I was driving a pick-up truck to Fort Lauderdale. No, I never drove a pick-up before, but I can now report that it is not much different than piloting a large SUV. It drives like any other car, but you just need to be extra-careful backing up and sometimes turning right.
The day with the pick-up truck was just fine. I did not need the cargo bed, as much as I would have wanted to use it, but that is just the way these things go, I guess. After the day with the pick-up, it was back to my preferred mode of transportation, Lyft and Uber. Which one I use is completely arbitrary, though it seems Lyft runs better discounts and specials than Uber does.
The other day, I had a ride from Lincoln Road back up to the 41st St. area for $1.64 plus a tip. Granted, that kind of pricing is somewhat unusual, but it's still a perk that makes me feel like using Lyft down here more than Uber. But the real story about that Frida afternoon ride was when I asked our driver, who had an interesting accent, if he was from the Ukraine, like the driver we had earlier in the day.
"No," he said. "I'm from Israel." He said his name was Tom and he was from Petach Tikva. He said that he was in commercial real estate but when things weren't going so well he drove for Lyft to tide him over. On the short ride, we talked about Israeli politics and the future of Prime Minister Netanyahu with the advent of the April elections in Israel. He said he likes President Trump very much and that he believes that most Israelis are big fans of the president. And he added that many of the thousands of Israelis in South Florida feel the same way.
All that hubbub notwithstanding, it was a sunny, warm, glorious week in Miami Beach once again.


assalamwalekum i am naaz i need my future husband should be honest,understanding,fr me most imp he should respect elders,lovable and hav a balance both modern and religious values as its my lookout next it destiny and most imp up to god Allah Hafiz.
Change is the only permanent thing.
I am crazy, wild, responsible, always changing and transforming, moody, on path, ever studying myself, with strong tapas, many dreams. I love iyengar yoga, vipassana, my family, my work, silence. I fight demons with courage, fears i have too.


Most of the Oregon faithful got their first glimpse of Austrian-born defensive force Thomas Schaffer (3-Star/Lake Forest, Ill) in the infancy of the 2015-16 recruiting cycle. Now heading into the summer months, Schaffer remains a hot topic around Oregon's defensive line as Ron Aiken continues to make inroads to gain the international's signature.
He has been trying to get on campus since an official offer was extended and maintains he will make Oregon a priority for an official visit in the fall. Stay tuned!
To view Schaffer highlights, please click here.
Oregon's pull in the Chandler, Arizona, area has been well-known over the past decade. Another prep now seems poised to follow former Ducks to Eugene. Chase Lucas (4-Star/Chandler, AZ) has yet to settle on a position at the collegiate level but, nonetheless, is finding communication aplenty from the Ducks.
"Oregon is looking at me for corner, and coach [John] Neal will be by next week on Tuesday. If Oregon offers, that will be a huge honor for me," said Lucas. A 5'11, 177 lb. jack-of-all-trades, Lucas is the type of prep who could be steered towards a spot on the depth chart only to come into camp and move around. However, the uncertainty isn't an issue for the Southwest prep, who's taking everything in stride.


We are delighted to share news that over the weekend Pri Lenart was commended in The Financial Times for providing "the most beguilingly pleasurable of all possible package tours". We would encourage you to read the full article here. It's great to see our walking holidays in Europe recognised as such a superb experience!


I get to live in a fictional world part of the day, talk to myself, wear whatever I want, answer emails and go on Facebook whenever it suits me. I don't have staff meetings and my only boss is The Deadline.
Even better, I've had the privilege of getting to know some amazing people since my first book hit the shelves in 2006. In addition to fab authors like the Cozy Chicks, there are readers I've never met but have become dear to me through Yahoo! groups or other social network sites. And then there are the personal interactions. I've met folks at Malice Domestic, library talks, and signings that I now count among my friends.
One of these wonderful individuals, my friend Loretta, works with animals and is a very special person. She comes to all of my signings and we meet every now and again for lunch. Last week, after a long stretch of not seeing one another, we had lunch and she presented me with the most amazing surprise (see photos).
She designed these pillows and her mother embroidered them. After I'd hugged her, I rushed home and showed them to everyone who came within two miles of my house.
See why I love my job? I sit down every day and picture the faces of the precious readers that have become my friends and I get a daily source of fresh inspiration.
Yes, this post is a love fest. To Loretta and to all the people I've gotten to know since I mailed out my first query letter, thank you!
What has someone done for you lately that had you smiling all day?
Those pillows are beautiful! Handcrafted gifts are the best.
That's great! All my followers make me smile everyday.
Lovely post, JB. I try not to forget most people are genuinely nice and thoughtful (hard to do some days when someone has been mean). Then I see a sweet gesture like the pillows made by your reader, and realize authors are very lucky to be able to inspire folks like that. Something nice? Four friends who've already seen my dog-and-pony show came to a ''Mama Rides Shotgun'' signing over the weekend in Tampa,Fla., and listened to me all over again. Thanks, y'all!
My mom is probably my biggest cheerleader! Doesn't seem to matter what I do, she's always in my corner!
What a wonderful keepsake. Readers are so great!
These are great! My husband came home two hours before I was expecting him, bearing roses on Tuesday night :) I'm STILL smiling.
Some lovely things have happened this week. Great to hear it, friends!


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Maine: Angus King Takes Drop in Polls in Stride
By Jonathan Miller
Posted September 21, 2012 at 4:43pm
Updated 5:04 p.m. | The National Republican Senatorial Committee launched a new ad today against Maine Senate frontrunner Angus King (I), one of at least three outside groups that have gone negative on the two-term former governor.
But if the barrage of negative ads running against King bothers him, he did not reveal such feelings in an interview with Roll Call this afternoon.
"I'm a walking economic development project for Maine," King joked, noting all the money coming into the Pine Tree State's economy on behalf of outside groups trying to make sure he doesn't win.
"They're building a statue of me in the lobby of Channel 6," King added, laughing, referring to the Portland, Maine, NBC affiliate.
But during a 20-minute discussion on his campaign, King admitted that the ads have had an effect and tightened his race with Republican Charlie Summers and Democrat Cynthia Dill to fill the open seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe (R).
"The polls have tightened," he said. "I don't think I'd be honest if I didn't say people being pounded every night by being told that I'm a big spender or I blast mountain tops or whatever it is isn't gonna have some impact."
Two recent public polls showed King with 8-point and 16-point leads among likely voters and registered voters, respectively, over Summers. Dill trailed both candidates by a substantial margin.
"I suspect the real number is between 15 and 20" points, he said, noting that such a margin could either be interpreted as a decline from where he was or that his campaign is in really good shape.
"Most people in the country would be pretty happy with a 15-point lead right now. Ask Tim Kaine how he would feel about a 15-point lead," King said.
In his announcement for Senate, King pledged to eschew negative advertising. "You will not see a single negative ad come out of this campaign," he said at the time to applause.
Does he still stand by that pledge?
"Yes. Yes," he said.
But King made clear he wouldn't be a wallflower when it came to talking about his opponents' positions or pushing back against attacks. "I can go negative against their negative ads. I've said from the beginning that I'm not going to go negative against my opponents, but that doesn't mean I can't push back against this nonsense that's coming from people who don't give a damn about Maine and don't know Portland from Presque Isle."
(Portland is the state's largest city. Presque Isle is a small city 286 miles to the north, close to the border with Canada.)
King said there were differences between him and his opponents that were emerging. "We're certainly going to talk about those in the press and possibly on television, but not these 30-second attacks ads that I've just been deluged with," he said.
In the end, King explained that all the attention he was getting was a sign his campaign was on track.
"One of my favorite sayings is: Yyou don't take flak unless you're over the target."
The new NRSC ad, below, is part of a two-week, $600,000 buy:
youtube.com/watch?v=HbLqufRfEiU
Correction: 5:04 p.m.
An earlier version of this post had an incorrect reference to Portland. Portland is Maine's largest city; Augusta is its capital.


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Learn to play Magic: The Gathering at the Dedham Public Library!
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Starz Announces Four 'Power' Spinoffs
Posted by Unknown on 12:39 PM
The "Power" universe is expanding.
Four spinoffs of the hit Starz series are in the works—"Power Book II: Ghost," "Power Book III: Raising Kanan," "Power Book IV: Influence," and "Power Book V: Force." The network announced the new shows in a teaser, which aired during Sunday's series finale of "Power."
Mary J. Blige and Method Man will star in "Power Book II: Ghost," which was announced last year and is set to debut this summer.
"Power Book III: Raising Kanan" centers around the upbringing of 50 Cent's drug-dealer character Kanan Stark, who was killed in Season 5.
"Power Book IV: Influence" will explore the political world of Larenz Tate's governor-to-be character Rashad Tate. The fifth chapter, "Power Book V: Force," will focus on Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora), Ghost's partner-in-crime, who trades NYC for L.A.
"In television history, only a select few shows have inspired four consecutive series extensions, launched into active production and development at the same time," Starz CEO Jeffrey Hirsch told Deadline. "These new and exciting chapters will continue the journey of some of 'Power's' most controversial characters while featuring a growing ensemble of complex, distinct characters along with the high-octane drama that set 'Power' in a class of its own."
After six seasons, "Power" wrapped its final season last night. No premiere dates have been announced for the newly-announced spinoffs, but production for Power Book II is well underway.
50 Cent, who is an executive producer of "Power," will also debut his new legal drama "For Life" Tuesday on ABC.
The Queen has stepped onto the scene . @therealmaryjblige #PowerBook2 #PowerNeverEnds
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Welcome to the WERA website!
The West End of Lincoln is an historical part of the city which stretches from The Avenue, to the East, along Yarborough Road (lower side), down Aldermans Walk to the fossdyke and back along the canal path, up Holmes Road, Carholme Road and back to The Avenue, including the whole of the West Common.
The West End Resident's Association (WERA) was formed in 1999 after many residents became concerned that the make-up of the community was being altered by developers buying too many properties to turn into student accommodation. Since its formation a lot of good work has been done by the Association, not only for its long term residents, but also for our student population.
We hold up to four public meetings a year, which are open to all residents, and we would ask if anyone has any concerns regarding the area to come and attend the meetings and let us know. These meetings will be advertised in advance on our website and also by posters displayed around the area.
We also have a committee meeting about every 6 weeks, so if there is anything that you wish us to consider about anything relating to the West End then please contact us, via the form on this site. Alternatively, you can email us at weralincoln@gmail.com
Our Committee is also represented on the Carholme Community Forum and the Commons Advisory Committee to represent your views.
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Yes, the guidelines are applicable to existing buildings too. The extent the best practice strategies can be implemented will depend on the characteristics of the existing building, but many of the strategies will be applicable.
Are the guidelines for New York City buildings only?
While the guidelines were developed for NYC, many of the strategies will be applicable to other cities worldwide.
Do the guidelines address the piles of trash bags on NYC sidewalks?
Yes, for the city to get to zero waste we need to consider how waste is managed in our buildings and on our streets. These things are interconnected and the guidelines consider the changes that need to be made at city, neighborhood and building scales in order to reach zero waste.
Are there any other guidelines like this for other cities?
We couldn't find comprehensive design guidelines for designing buildings and cities to help reduce and divert waste. There are guidelines for designing waste storage, for example the Recycling and Refuse Storage Requirements of the Borough of Islington in London, UK, or the Stop Waste Space Guidelines for Recycling, Organics and Refuse Services for Alameda County, California.
What is the waste calculator based on?
We were inspired by the simple calculator on the Metro Vancouver website, which lets an apartment building owner see how many bins for refuse and recycling they'll need for their building. Architects need to know what they are designing for, and most rules of thumb just give a volume for total waste generated. The calculator allows a development team to see how the volume of recycling waste streams will change if they increase capture rates for different waste streams, if they use volume reduction equipment and if they institute waste reduction initiatives. It is new and untested though, so we welcome all feedback from users!
Are there going to be any requirements for architects and developers to apply these guidelines to their buildings?
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It's not too old when Apple released his latest phone. However new iPhone 11 leaks have begun to appear on the web gradually.
For a certain thing, we've just begun seeing renders (appeared as follows), apparently appearing back in one of the models.
The pictures show three cameras in a focal square on the back, and a back that hopes to be made of glass, as we would expect, while the front holds the score from the iPhone XS. We've seen this structure supposedly a second time now so it could be precise.
Be it as it may, it's by all account, not the only structure doing the rounds, with another appearing triple-focal point camera in the left corner. That would be more in keeping with Apple's current position of the camera.
This picture likewise demonstrates a feasible glass back, and the same course of action of the catch of the iPhone XS, and various leakers have guaranteed they're correct.
The wellspring of the pictures included that the three new iPhone models are underway – the successors to the iPhone XS, the iPhone XS Max, and the iPhone XR.
So which configuration is exact? One source has said that the two structures are being evaluated, so at last, they may be dumped, or they may be utilized, or maybe we will not see one or the other.
If you have any questions, we have now received a notification from another source that the most elevated end-to-end iPhone (which we will call the iPhone 11 Max for the present) will have three back cameras, so probably a portion of these photos could well be exact.
A similar source says that the other two handsets will have dual focal point cameras and that the iPhone XR successor will stay with the LCD screen.
Breaks and Renders of up and coming iPhone come step by step, individuals are not letting the iPhones to dispatch gently, and we are adding one of them! Another Leak of the iPhone XI demonstrates its Color, Design, Display and battery subtleties.
Anyway, we'll probably see 5G iPhones in 2020.
The phone will be wearing a 5.8-inch, HD (1125 x 2436) pixel resolution OLED Super Retina show, which is similarly used before iPhone XS 5.8 inch.
The stature of the iPhone XI will be 5.65 inches, the width will be 2.79 inches and the depth will be 0.30 inch (7.6 mm Approx.) As per the break.
This iPhone will likewise be water and residue confirmation with IP68 affirmation, it is a similar IP accreditation used on iPhone XS.
This time iPhone could wear a gigantic 4,000 mAh Battery with a USB Type-C Port, the battery is certainly a powerless purpose of iPhones. However, this time this shortcoming can be understood.
Apple iPhone XI will come in 4 colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray, and Blue.
This hole may not be 100 percent right, as the battery has appeared 4000 mAh, which is a huge distinction from the battery limit of the past iPhones so it may not be valid.


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China's state media may have brushed off the Taiwan phone call debate, by saying it just shows that Donald Trump and his team have 'zero' diplomatic experience. But, as Eve Johnson reports, investors are worried it could be bad news for Asian stocks.
He might be new to the game.... but Donald Trump already seems to be rewriting the rules when it comes to China - US ties. Just days after his controversial call with Taiwan's leader last week.... ....the president-elect took to Twitter .... slamming Beijing over currency manipulation, trade.... and its quote "massive military complex" in the South China Sea. ..signalling a new hardline approach to the world's OTHER superpower. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RESEARCH DIRECTOR AT CITY INDEX, KATHLEEN BROOKS, SAYING: "There are going to be big risks for that diplomatic relationship going on and we think that if the diplomatic relationship between and the U.S. does deteriorate that could be bad news for Asian stocks generally, but particularly Chinese stocks." China may be playing it safe with Trump....but Taiwan is another question. State media on Monday publishing an opinion piece looking at the different ways Beijing could punish Taipei for the call. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN RUWITCH, REUTERS REPORTER, SAYING: "One was stealing away some of Taiwan's remaining diplomatic allies. Taiwan has very few diplomatic allies, and they take a few away that would be a blow to their diplomatic standing, their standing on the world The second is to beef up its military posture in regard to Taiwan. A third possibility is that when in the past when the government in Beijing has been unhappy with developments in Taiwan politically, they've staged military exercises" Experts say Taiwan is THE hot button political issue for China..... Some warning that while Trump's actions might kick up waves today.... ....they could potentially set off a storm once he's sworn in as president.


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