Today, I am thinking about how God wants you to disallow certain beliefs.
Just as important as it is for you to accept or to allow certain beliefs to become ingrained into your conscious thinking, it is equally important for you to disallow or to reject other beliefs. This was the case of the wealthy woman the prophet Elisha would come to know.
One day, Elisha visited the town of Shunem and met a wealthy woman who was married but had no children. She told her husband that she felt that Elisha was a holy man of God, so she wanted to make a special room for him in their home. That way, he would have a place to stay when he came to town.
Elisha, in turn, wanted to do something special for the woman. He noticed that she had no son and her husband was an old man. So, he sent for her and told her that about this time next year, she would be holding her son in her arms.
The woman was distressed and asked Elisha not to lie to her. The idea of not being able to have children was so deeply ingrained in this woman's belief system, she was not open to the idea of what God had in store for her. Yet, as Elisha predicted, the woman gave birth to her son the following year.
So today, disallow certain beliefs.


In October 2010, the Government announced that as part of its Welfare Reform agenda, Universal Credit (UC) would replace most current working age benefits. You can find out more about the background to UC in the resources section of the website.
Claimants do not need to have paid national insurance contributions to qualify. In Great Britain, (i.e. England, Wales, Scotland) Universal Credit is dealt with by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). In Northern Ireland, Universal Credit is dealt with by the Department for Communities (previously the Department for Social Development).
Universal Credit was introduced in April 2013 by way of a small pathfinder in one part of the UK. By April 2016, some form of UC was available in all Jobcentres in Great Britain. From October 2016, UC full service started to roll out across the UK and completed in December 2018. You can see how UC was rolled out on the roll-out timetable page.


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Ruffled feathers and raised haunches aside, Fendi launched its Fall/Winter 2011 collection in Seoul on Thursday night without a hitch. After weeks of drama that nearly led to the show's cancellation, the Italian fashion house acceded to the city's request to trim the fur from its catwalk. Seoul officials initially balked after animal-rights activists threatened to protest at the unveiling of Floating Island on the Han River, the event's venue, but Fendi insisted that fur was part of its DNA. Facing an impasse, the opposing sides struck a compromise: Fendi would replace a portion of its befurred garments with less-controversial accessories and establish a scholarship program for South Korean designers. Only then would the show go on. And eventually, it did.
More than a dozen fur pieces remained, however, and anti-fur protestors briefly disrupted the start of the show. About 200 activists rallied outside the new Floating Island Cultural Center brandishing photos of skinned animals and chanting "no fur, no Fendi." One sign in English read, "Fendi kills animals for money." When Silvia Fendi, the company's creative director, arrived, she was pummeled with jeers. She told WWD, however, that she understands their ire.
South Korea is one of the largest markets for Fendi's fur, second only to Italy, according to CEO Michael Burke.
South Korea is one of the largest markets for Fendi's fur, second only to Italy, according to CEO Michael Burke. More than 1,500 companies traffic in the country's multibillion-dollar industry, with wealthy Koreans paying as much as $200,000 for a fur coat. So despite outward hostilities, Fendi expects to triple its 2010 sales in South Korea by year's end. For a country that's no stranger to schisms, the issue of fur couldn't be further from resolution.
Ruffled feathers and raised haunches aside, Fendi launched its Fall/Winter 2011 collection in Seoul on Thursday night without a hitch. After weeks of drama that nearly led to the show's cancellation, the Italian fashion house acceded to the city's request to trim the fur from its catwalk. Seoul officials initially balked after animal-rights activists threatened to protest at the unveiling of Floating Island on the Han River, the event's venue, but Fendi insisted that fur was part of its DNA. Facing an impasse, the opposing sides struck a compromise: Fendi would replace a portion of its befurred garments with less-controversial accessories and establish a scholarship program for South Korean designers. Only then would the show go on. And eventually, it did.


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Merck was awarded the Top Employers Japan and Top Employers Asia Pacific and Top Employers Global certification.
Founded in 1668, Merck is the world's oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company and becomes a leading science and technology company in Healthcare, Life science and Performance materials. Around 50,000 employees work to further develop technologies that improve and enhance life – from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to liquid crystals for smartphones and LCD televisions. In 2016, Merck generated sales of € 15 billion in 66 countries. In Japan, Merck Ltd., founded in 1968, focuses on PM and LS buisiness and Merckserono Co. Ltd. focuses on biopharma buisiness since 2007.
Number of employees: 1370
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Forget 'Emily In Paris' And 'Ratched,' Because 'CoComelon' Might Be The Most Popular Show On Netflix
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First it was Cobra Kai. Then it was Away. Then Ratched came along. And now the crown has been passed down to Emily in Paris. These are the shows that have held the #1 spot on Netflix's
Top 10 list for TV shows over the past 40 days. Which unequivocally makes those shows the four most popular programs on Netflix, right?
Wrong. Because CoComelon would also like to enter the discussion.
For those unaware, CoComelon is a children's program where the kid audience (as Netflix describes it) "learn letters, numbers, animal sounds and more with J.J." The show only has one season with three episodes currently available on Netflix. But those three episodes have generated more traffic than just about any other TV show available on Netflix.
This musical series may only be targeted at a very specific demographic—but CoComelon has captured that audience in an unprecedentedly viral manner. Which maybe shouldn't be too surprising, considering the show started as a YouTube channel that currently has 92 million subscribers who have watched CoComelon's videos almost 78 billion (that's right: "billion" with a "B") times.
And that success has translated very well to Netflix. Perhaps you haven't noticed, however, because the highest position CoComelon has ever reached on the Daily Top 10 charts has been third place (which the show only accomplished one time). Past that, CoComelon has reached the fourth-place position five times and the fifth-place position 13 times.
But despite the fact that CoComelon has never reached that #1 position like Cobra Kai, Away, Ratched and Emily in Paris have, none of those shows have been able to remain as popular as long as CoComelon has. While adult programs have come and gone from the Top 10 throughout the year, CoComelon has been one of the only children's program to rank among them.
In fact, CoComelon has been on the Daily Top 10 charts for 43 consecutive days—a feat only five other shows have achieved since the Top 10 list was established earlier this year. And those five shows just happen to be the five most popular programs on Netflix in 2020: Tiger King, Ozark, Outer Banks, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Umbrella Academy.
Here are the current longest Top 10 streaks on Netflix this year:
Avatar: The Last Airbender – 61 days
Ozark – 57 days
Outer Banks – 51 days
Tiger King – 50 days
The Umbrella Academy – 43 days
CoComelon – 43 days
All American – 42 days
Cobra Kai – 42 days
Love is Blind – 39 days
Space Force – 34 days
As you can see, Cobra Kai is also in the midst of a legendary Top 10 streak. But that show's 42-day streak still trails CoComelon's. Plus, Cobra Kai is on its way off of the Top 10 charts (the show has fallen down to the #9 position for three days straight), while CoComelon has remained steady in the middle of the pack. In its 43 days on the Top 10 charts, the children's program has fallen to the #8 position only twice.
So, with no clear signs of slowing down, it seems CoComelon has a legitimate shot at catching Avatar: The Last Airbender's record of 61 consecutive days on the Top 10 charts.
And if that happens, then there's no telling how high CoComelon will rise on the 2020 Netflix rankings. Thanks to a system I developed that tracks movie and show performance based on Daily Top 10 rankings, I've determined that CoComelon currently sits in 13th place amongst all shows in 2020:
Tiger King – 387 points
Ozark – 377 points
Outer Banks – 356 points
Avatar: The Last Airbender – 339 points
The Umbrella Academy – 320 points
Love is Blind – 299 points
Cobra Kai – 295 points
The Office – 292 points
All American – 266 points
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich – 261 points
Space Force – 248 points
13 Reasons Why – 233 points
CoComelon – 232 points
Dead to Me – 230 points
Shameless – 206 points
With 232 points accumulated so far, CoComelon should easily catch programs like 13 Reasons Why, Space Force and Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich over the next several days and become one of the ten most popular programs on Netflix this year.
After that, CoComelon will have to maintain its popularity into the month of November to move past TV shows like All American, The Office, Cobra Kai and Love is Blind. Which shouldn't be too hard, considering that CoComelon collected 163 points in the month of September alone. So, if CoComelon can keep up this success in October—a month where the show has already accumulated 48 points—then there's no telling how high the show will rise up the charts in 2020.
Forget 'Emily In Paris' And 'Ratched,' Because 'CoComelon' Might Be The Most Popular Show On Netflix originally appeared on Forbes.com
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A simple and efficient approach for the fabrication of antimony pentoxide-carbon composite with ultrathin carbon coatings is reported. The ultrathin carbon layer was made on the metal oxide surface by a two-step procedure: (1) selective polymerization of pyrrole on the surface of antimony pentoxide and (2) thermolysis at high temperature. The carbon content was found to be controlled in a range of 0.53% to 2.15% by adjusting a mixing ratio between metal oxide and pyrrole. The electrical conductivity of the composites increased up to 1.79×10-5 S/cm with an increase of the carbon content. Owing to its simplicity for achieving uniform carbon coating, this approach will provide a viable method to form various metal oxide-carbon composite materials for energy applications.


An AVX2 implementation ported from libsodium. This implementation is faster than libsodium's, and faster than any hash function provided by OpenSSL. See the Performance section below.
A clone of the Coreutils b2sum command line utility, provided as a sub-crate. b2sum includes command line flags for all the BLAKE2 associated data features.
no_std support. The std Cargo feature is on by default, for CPU feature detection and for implementing std::io::Write.
An implementation of the multithreaded BLAKE2bp variant. Enable it with blake2bp Cargo feature.
# Use --no-default-features if you're missing OpenSSL or libsodium.
The benches/count_cycles sub-crate (cargo +nightly run --release) measures a peak throughput of 1.8 cycles per byte.


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Meaghan M. McDermott
The Rochester Police Department is investigating the death of a man at a group home on Avenue A on Wednesday.
According to police, Clinton Section officers responded to 225 Avenue A around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday for a report of a man who was unconscious and not breathing. The man, identified as Luis Minllety, was dead when officers arrived.
The facility is a supported housing program for individuals with various developmental disabilities operated by the Ibero-American Action League.
The investigation involves the Rochester Police Department's Major Crimes Unit, the Monroe County District Attorney's Office, the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office and the New York Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.
Police said they are awaiting an official determination from the Medical Examiner's Office regarding cause of death.
According to a statement from the Mary Cariola Children's Center, Minllety spent nearly 11 years in the agency's school program and was a 2014 graduate.
"The news of his death came as an extreme shock to all who worked with him and continued to track his progress," according to the email statement. "Teaching and caring for youth and young adults with complex disabilities and medical needs creates a wonderful bond and when sad events like this occur, the raw emotions and sense of loss can be overwhelming.
"We know the time that Luis spent here was valued and rewarding for our staff whether working with him in the classroom or seeing his smile as he walked down the hall."
The organization is providing grief counseling for its staff.
Minllety's is the second death of a vulnerable person in a Monroe County-area group home in the past year that's drawn attention from law enforcement.
More:2 women indicted in death of Webster group home resident Heather Roselli
In October, two former workers at the Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Services group home in Webster were indicted on charges of second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of 35-year-old Heather Roselli. Both women, Sandra Abdo and Sarah DiLallo pleaded not guilty.
Roselli was found unresponsive inside 30 Pierce Street in the village of Webster around 1 p.m. on June 18. She died later that night at Rochester General Hospital.
Her injuries included a lacerated liver, which had caused internal bleeding, as well as broken ribs and rug burns on her feet.
DiLallo and Abdo are accused of instigating an argument with Roselli, which escalated into physical violence, with the women ultimately restraining Roselli face-down on the ground until she was unconscious.
The women are also charged with one count each of first-degree endangering the welfare of the elderly or incompetent.
A 2011 report in The New York Times found that one in six deaths in state and privately run group homes over the previous decade was attributed to either unnatural or unknown causes. That report noted that New York state at that time did not do a thorough job of tracking or investigating group home deaths or making such data publicly accessible.
MCDERMOT@Gannett.com


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Rosenbaum was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, into a Jewish family. His parents, Bernhard and Frederikke (Lichtinger) Rosenbaum, were both musicians: his father a violist in the Royal Danish Orchestra, and his mother, a pianist. Borge began piano lessons at the age of two, and it was soon apparent that he was a prodigy. He gave his first piano recital when he was eight years old, and in 1918 was awarded a full scholarship at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, studying under Olivo Krause. Later on, he was taught by Victor Schiøler, Liszt's student Frederic Lamond, and Busoni's pupil Egon Petri.
Victor Cito Borge (born 18 December 1965 in Grünerløkka, Oslo, Norway) is a bassist best known for playing in the Norwegian hard rock band TNT. He joined TNT in 2005, replacing Sid Ringsby, and played on three studio albums and one live album. Borge left TNT in December 2012 to pursue another project, but rejoined in late 2013.
Borge started playing the bass when he was 8 years old. He has also played in the black metal bands Khold and Tulus, and the rock bands Jack in the Box and Autopulver, both of which included former TNT drummer Frode Lamøy.
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Category : A Collection of Games for DOS and Windows
Archive : EDCV199.ZIP
File EDCV199.ZIP from The Programmer's Corner in
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Excellent shareware Chess program. One of the best anywhere. Small, but strong. Outstanding for taking along with a laptop PC.
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Contents of the EDCV199.DOC file
E d C h e s s
(C) Copyright 1988, 1989, 1990 by EdTech Associates Inc.
Program written by
John T. Bell
NOTICE: This product is copyrighted and is not Public Domain software.
SHAREWARE: Permission is granted to copy and distribute this software in
the US and Canada on a not-for-profit basis, provided that the copyright
notices and the software are not modified in any manner. This product
may not be sold either by itself or packaged with another product with-
out the express written permission of EdTech Associates. This document
file must also be included with any distributed copy of the program.
If you would like to be included on our product update list and receive
the latest improvements to EdChess please send $15 to:
EdTech Associates Inc.
CompuServe 72775,353
INTRODUCTION ........................... 2
STARTING THE PROGRAM ................... 2
USING MENUS ............................ 2
THE MAIN MENU .......................... 3
CONFIGURATION MENU ..................... 4
NOTES ON PLAYING ....................... 5
HISTORY ................................ 6
CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE ................ 7
REGISTERED VERSION 2.0 FEATURES ........ 7
THE FUTURE OF EDCHESS .................. 8
NOTES ON REGISTRATION .................. 9
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What is Ed's Chess?
Ed's Chess (or EdChess) is a computer program for the IBM-PC and close
compatibles which plays the game of chess. The program has been written
by David Hendricks and John T. Bell over a period of three years.
Version 1.99 is our second ShareWare public release, and represents
changes and improvements which are over a year in the making.
We have added a number of features to EdChess since the first release.
Although we have tried to keep things simple we feel that a little
explanation of EdChess's features will be helpful.
STARTING THE PROGRAM
The files included with this program should be:
File Size Date Description
EDCV199.EXE 51534 2-04-90 - the chess program.
EDCHESS.LIB 45300 2-04-90 - the opening library.
EDCV199.DOC 23747 2-04-90 - this file.
To invoke the EdChess program enter;
EDCHESS
at the DOS prompt. EdChess should work on any IBM PC compatible
regardless of the video display card. Occasionally, a machine with a
monochrome monitor, and a video card which appears to the software as a
color card, (ie; Columbia, Corona, and Compaq) will not display the
chessboard correctly. If this is the case with your computer then use
the command;
C>edchess -m
The -m option tells the chess program that it is really working on a
monochrome monitor.
USING MENUS
After the copyright notice has been displayed, EdChess will display the
chessboard on the left hand side of the screen and a menu on the right
hand side. Items are selected from the menus by using the up and down
arrow keys on the cursor keypad and pressing when the
appropriate selection has been highlighted. A menu item can also be
selected by hitting the first letter of the menu item.
The EdChess Version 1.99 Main Menu offers the following selections:
In Autoplay mode the computer plays against itself. Whenever a
game has been completed the computer will stop and wait at the
opponent menu for another menu selection. The game which the
computer played may be saved at this point by using the Save
game option of the files menu. A computer game may be stopped
or paused at any time by hitting the key.
Backup Move
This allows the player to move backwards through the moves
which have been played. The player may then continue play from
the new board position. This is very useful if you have made
a mistake and want to find out what would have happened if you
had played the game differently.
The Configuration Menu allows the user to adjust the skill of
the computer to that of the opponents.
This permits the player to move forward through positions
which have already been played but have been backed up over.
Forward and Backward allow the player to single step through
an entire game to observe how it was played.
Load Game
This allows a previously saved game to be restored and
This lets the Human opponent enter a move. If the computer is
the opponent (that is that verify only is OFF) then after the
move is made the computer will immediately start to take its
move. In order to play White the player should use this menu
option to take the first move. To move a piece use the cursor
keys to position the board cursor over the piece to be moved.
Then hit the key to mark that piece. Then move the
board cursor to the square where the piece is to be moved and
hit the key once more. Moves may also be entered by
algebraic notation. To do this, enter the letter which
identifies the column of the piece followed by the digit for
the row. Repeat this for the destination square and hit enter.
To move the pawn from E2 to E4 one would key "E2E4".
Note; Do not enter the quotes.
To Castle, either use the cursor keys to move the King to the
square which he would appear on after the castling, or enter
O-O for a King's side castle or O-O-O for a Queen's side
castle. Either the letter O or the digit 0 (Zero) will work.
This clears the current game from memory and sets the board up
for a new game.
This directs the computer to take the next move. If you want
to play Black then use this command to have the computer take
the first move. After it has taken the move use the Move
command to move the Black piece. The computer will then
automatically continue to play the White pieces. This can also
be used to see what the computer would have played from a
particular board position.
This allows the current game, and all of the moves made in the
game, to be saved to a disk file. This file can be listed or
sent to the printer. A game must be saved using this option
before it can be reloaded. A game may be saved at any time
during game play.
Verify Only
This allows two human players to play the game. The computer
acts as the board, game clock and referee, only verifying that
the moves made are legal chess moves.
Quit, from the Main Menu allows you to exit the game and
return to DOS. It does not automatically save the game
currently in progress, but it does prompt you to insure that
you don't quit accidentally.
CONFIGURATION MENU
The following items appear on the Configuration menu:
This allows the user to set the amount of time that the
computer has to determine (or to think about) its next move.
The computer will never take more than twice this amount of
time before making a move. Over a period of forty moves the
time used by the computer for each move will average out to
this amount of time. The time may be set in seconds, or in
hours minutes and seconds.
Load Config
This command restores the default configuration by reading the
file "edchess.cfg". This file is created by a Save Config
command.
Save Config
This option saves the current configuration information into a
default configuration file. This file is then read and
automatically sets your configuration settings each time
EdChess is started. The file created is "edchess.cfg".
When this feature is on, the computer will attempt to use the
time while it waiting for its opponent to move to calculate
its next move.
This allows you to observe the computers "thought process"
while the computer is figuring its next move. If the window is
on then the computer will display the moves that it is
considering in a window to the right of the board (where the
menus normally appear). Turning the window off slightly
improves the computers performance. (But its much more
interesting with the window on.)
Quit or hitting the Escape key will return the program to the
previous menu. In this case it will return you to the Main
NOTES ON PLAYING
Escape Key
There are several things which may be helpful to point out.
First, the key will always back you out of whatever
you are doing. If you hi-light the wrong piece while moving,
or editing the board, then will allow you to start
over. Escape at a menu will move you to the next higher menu
level (just like Quit). Games may be saved at any time by
using to return to the Main Menu and selecting Files
and Save Game. If you want to stop the machine from thinking
while it is making its move just hit any key ( will do
fine). This should bring a menu which will allow you to
continue or to perform other actions.
Difficulty and Time
The amount of time the computer spends determining its move is
set from the Config Menu. The computer may find that it needs
more time to solve for the current board position than it has
allotted. In this case it will allow itself to go over its
time limit by twice the time allocated. That is, if it had 15
seconds to make the move then it will occasionally allow up to
30 seconds. However it will average out to 15 seconds per move
(or to whatever the Difficulty is set) over a period of 40
moves. So with EdChess unlike other chess games you always
know the longest amount that you will have to wait for the
computer to make its move.
En Passant
The computer understands the rule of EnPassant. This move
which is rarely used, is sometimes mistaken for a bug. The
rule as stated by the United States Chess Federation is:
"EnPassant: This French phrase is used for a special
pawn capture. It means 'in passing,' and it occurs when
one player moves a pawn two squares forward to try to
avoid capture by the opponent's pawn. The capture is made
exactly as if the player had moved the pawn only one
square forward."
Score Pad
At the top right of the screen you should see something like
White 00:00:22 Black 00:00:01
Black to Move within 00:00:30
Ply 4 Rook A1 to B1
Score: -0.75 pts
N: 8086 N/Sec 539
The first line is the game clock and shows how much time each
side has used to make its moves. The second line shows how
much time remains for the computer to make its move. The time
on this line will start blinking if the computer is using time
beyond the difficulty amount (see notes above). The third line
shows how many moves ahead the computer looked to make its
move and the move that the computer just made. The Score on
the fourth line is a measure of how well the computer thinks
it is doing. The larger and more positive the number for the
computer side the better the computer is doing. (I usually
give up if it gets more than four or five points ahead.)
Finally the last line shows the number of nodes or board
positions that the computer has evaluated to make its move and
the rate of evaluation in nodes per second. The information on
this line can be used to adjust the Difficulty setting to
achieve the same levels of play on machines which operate at
different speeds.
Ed's Chess was really Dave's idea, and mostly Dave's work. A few years
ago (in 1986), after Dave and I had finished work on EdFile (a data base
program for the C-64) Dave asked if he could work on a chess program. I
said, "Sure, just keep in touch, and let me know how it goes.". A few
month's later he showed me a demo of his chess program. The program
wasn't fancy (it still isn't, but this was much less so) but it played
better than anything I had from the public domain libraries. I gave him
some pointers on C programming, helped him with the menu system, and
designed a chessboard using the IBM special character set. As Dave
worked on the project he started to play it against some of the
commercial products available on the market. As he started to see flaws
in his algorithms he would improve his code until he was satisfied that
it was superior to the previous version of the program. To test and make
certain that his new code was superior to his old code, he would play
the two programs against each other until it was very clear that an
improvement had been made. The winner of these "chess wars" would then
become the next version of the game, so that this game has really
developed through survival of the fittest.
We feel that EdChess plays a better game of chess than most commercial
games, some which may cost you 50 dollars or more. However we thought
that we would give you a chance to find out for yourself. Our testing
method is easy. We take two similar computers, (same CPU, same speed)
and run one chess program on one and EdChess on the other. Both programs
are set to take approximately the same amount of time per move. Then we
let the computers play chess. Usually we play at least 16 games at each
level of difficulty. The computer with the most wins we then declare the
winner. If you try this, we would enjoy hearing the details and results.
Also if you save the games which EdChess loses and send them to us, it
will help us improve future versions of EdChess. Many of the
improvements made to this version are a direct result of games which
people have sent us to show how we have lost. At this time the games we
are most interested in are games which are played against a human player
at a difficulty level of 60 seconds or greater.
EdChess has been developed entirely with Aztec C Version 4.1d. The
documentation was written using WordStar 5.5. We have used several
different brands of IBM Clones, and a Commodore Amiga.
CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
Version 1.99 of EdChess is a shareware update of our original program.
We have added a larger opening library, and a better game playing algo-
rithm. The game saving format has changed so that times are recorded
with each move, and are remembered for stepping back and forth. Saved
game files can be sent directly to the printer. Several items from the
Main Menu were moved to a new Configuration Menu, and game configura-
tions can be saved and are automatically recalled when starting EdChess
REGISTERED VERSION 2.0 FEATURES
Besides the features added in version 1.99, release 2.0 adds the follow-
ing new features to EdChess:
- Board and Game Editing
- Chess Problem Solving
- Ability to Save Game Configuration
- Ability to Print Game Reports
- Ability to Invert the Chess Board
- Improved Playing Algorithms
- Much Larger Opening Library.
Everything on the above list was requested by people using the EdChess
program. EdChess Version 2.0 and 1.99 both play a much better game than
the first release. We now have over 1300 openings in the opening li-
brary. We have also fixed several bugs in the old program. The old
program did not correctly identify games which were drawn because of the
three move rule ,the 50 move rule, or perpetual check. This (we hope)
has been corrected in this release.
THE FUTURE OF EDCHESS
EdChess is an on going project for Dave and myself. We are constantly
trying to improve the game both in terms of its game playing ability and
its ease of use.
The following are some of the plans that we have for EdChess in the
future.
- Graphic chess board for CGA, EGA, and Hercules adapters
- Telephone chess
- Improved endgame algorithm
- Beginners chess tutorial
- Standard chess notation (ie; P-K4 instead of E2E4)
- Terminate and stay resident (POP-UP) mode
- Opening library editor.
We also have a version for the Amiga in the works, and as we can afford
to we will to support other machines. If you have any suggestions for
improvements or features, we will be glad to listen to them. Thanks for
trying us out and enjoy.
NOTES ON REGISTRATION
If you register your copy of EdChess, with a fifteen dollar ($15.00)
donation, then you will receive a copy of EdChess version 2.0. Please
allow 4 to 8 weeks for delivery.
We encourage people who are using EdChess to register their product. We
will provide registered users with upgrades and improvements as they
become available. We are also trying to notify each person when we
receive their registration.
The registration may be mailed to:
Please include all of the following information when you register.
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Het aartsbisdom Spoleto-Norcia (Latijn: Archidioecesis Spoletana-Nursina; Italiaans: Arcidiocesi di Spoleto-Norcia) is een in Italië gelegen rooms-katholiek aartsbisdom met zetel in de stad Spoleto in de provincie Perugia. Het aartsbisdom staat als immediatum onder rechtstreeks gezag van de Heilige Stoel.

Geschiedenis
Het bisdom Spoleto bestaat al sinds de 1e eeuw. Op 5 januari 1821 werd het verheven tot aartsbisdom, echter zonder de status van metropool. In verband met sterke bevolkingsafname werd het bisdom op 30 september 1986 samengevoegd met het bisdom Norcia. In de jaren erna werden veel parochies samengevoegd en daalde ook het aantal priesters.

Zie ook
Katholieke kerk in Italië

Externe link
 Aartsbisdom Spoleto-Norcia op www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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The Gibson Lounge
Musical instrument industry under investigation
By Rabs, April 18, 2018 in The Gibson Lounge
Rabs 1,047
LocationLondon, U.K.
Huh??
https://www.mia.org.uk/2018/04/our-industry-under-investigation/
The MIA will offer all possible support to the investigation. Please contact paulmc@mia.org.uk if required
Musical instruments and equipment: suspected anti-competitive agreements 50565-6
The CMA is investigating alleged anti-competitive agreements in the musical instruments and equipment sector under Chapter I CA98 and Article
Case timetable, Date, Action
April 2018 to Autumn 2018 Initial investigation: information gathering, including issue of formal or informal information requests to parties. CMA analysis and review of information gathered. State of play meetings with parties under investigation.
April 2018 Investigation opened
On 17 April 2018, the CMA launched an investigation under Chapter I of the CA98 and Article 101 of the TFEU into suspected breaches of competition law by various parties. The investigations relate to alleged anti-competitive agreements and/or concerted practices in relation to musical instruments and equipment.
This investigation is at an early stage and no assumptions should be made that competition law has been infringed. The CMA has not reached a view on whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections to any of the parties under investigation. Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections. Further detail of the CMA's procedures in Antitrust cases is available in our guidance.
As a result, it would not be appropriate at present to include any further estimates of the timing of any later investigative steps at this stage.
LocationThe Wild West
....On 17 April 2018, the CMA launched an investigation under Chapter I of the CA98 and Article 101 of the TFEU into suspected breaches of competition law by various parties. ....
Oh, the "Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union." I guess it's good they don't identify the "various parties," who are apparently innocent until proven guilty. Their business would likely have suffered....
10K-DB 6
Wow,,a bit off topic ,,but I chatted w/a bandmate last night,,and he said the FCC is banning certian wireless gtr/mic units that are within "certain" frequencies,,and itll be unlawfull to own/operate the older ones that do transmit on there "banned" freqs,,,What the heck? that makes an awful lot of wireless units basically useless,,why cant they just leave us alone,,jeeez already.
Edited April 22, 2018 by 10K-DB
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A music retail cartel? Please say it isnt true!
rct 1,216
LocationSouthern New Jersey
There is more to it than that, but essentially, yes. All of the big name wireless makers are having trade ins and buy backs to get the old ones off the market. It really isn't a catastrophe.
rguerra 8
Because the feds have sold those wireless frequencies to the mobile makers to expand on WiFi coverage? If I am correct its all in the 600MHz band that the older wireless mics and guitar senders lived in.
Update on this story.. Apparently it includes Fender
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/27/guitar-maker-fender-four-japanese-musical-instrument-manufacturers/
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LocationScotland,UK.
Won't affect Gibson then!


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@interface FollowersDisplayMgr (Private)

- (void)setUsername:(NSString *)aUsername;

@end

@implementation FollowersDisplayMgr

- (void)dealloc
{
    [navigationController release];

    [userNetworkDisplayMgr release];
    [gitHubService release];

    [username release];

    [super dealloc];
}

- (id)initWithNavigationController:(UINavigationController *)nc
                     gitHubService:(GitHubService *)aGitHubService
             userDisplayMgr:(NSObject<UserDisplayMgr> *)aUserDisplayMgr
{
    if (self = [super init]) {
        navigationController = [nc retain];

        userNetworkDisplayMgr =
            [[UserNetworkDisplayMgr alloc]
            initWithUserDisplayMgr:aUserDisplayMgr];
        userNetworkDisplayMgr.delegate = self;

        gitHubService = [aGitHubService retain];
        gitHubService.delegate = self;

        gitHubFailure = NO;
    }

    return self;
}

- (void)displayFollowersForUsername:(NSString *)aUsername
{
    [self setUsername:aUsername];

    gitHubFailure = NO;

    // Perform fetch after a brief delay because the results can be
    // returned before the navigation controller's push animation is
    // completed, which causes a weird UI glitch.
    SEL sel = @selector(fetchFollowersForUsername:);
    [gitHubService performSelector:sel withObject:username afterDelay:0.2];

    [userNetworkDisplayMgr setNetwork:nil forUsername:username];
    [userNetworkDisplayMgr setUpdatingState:kConnectedAndUpdating];

    [userNetworkDisplayMgr pushDisplay:navigationController];
}

#pragma mark UserNetworkDisplayMgrDelegate implementation

- (NSString *)titleForNavigationItem
{
    return NSLocalizedString(@"followers.view.title", @"");
}

- (UIBarButtonItem *)rightBarButtonItem
{
    UIBarButtonItem * refreshButtonItem =
        [[UIBarButtonItem alloc]
        initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemRefresh
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        action:@selector(refreshFollowers)];

    return [refreshButtonItem autorelease];
}

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- (void)followers:(NSArray *)followers fetchedForUsername:(NSString *)aUsername
{
    gitHubFailure = NO;

    if ([username isEqualToString:aUsername]) {
        [userNetworkDisplayMgr setUpdatingState:kConnectedAndNotUpdating];
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}

- (void)failedToFetchFollowersForUsername:(NSString *)aUsername
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{
    if ([username isEqualToString:aUsername] && !gitHubFailure) {
        gitHubFailure = YES;

        NSLog(@"Failed to retrieve follower list for user: '%@', error: '%@'.",
            username, error);

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            @"");
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        [userNetworkDisplayMgr setUpdatingState:kDisconnected];
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}

#pragma mark Refreshing the display

- (void)refreshFollowers
{
    gitHubFailure = NO;

    [gitHubService fetchFollowersForUsername:username];

    [userNetworkDisplayMgr setUpdatingState:kConnectedAndUpdating];
}

#pragma mark Accessors

- (void)setUsername:(NSString *)aUsername
{
    NSString * tmp = [aUsername copy];
    [username release];
    username = tmp;
}

@end

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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position to investigate the potential contribution agroforestry can make to UK climate change mitigation effort. This 18-month position is part of the CALIBRE project funded by NERC's 'Greenhouse Gas Removal from the Atmosphere' programme. The 'tree technology' needed for carbon sequestration by agroforestry is already available to use on a mass scale, unlike other negative emission technologies, however there are significant policy and socio-economic issues that need to be addressed to unlock its potential in the UK. The successful applicant will focus on assessing the potential for greenhouse gas removal by agroforesty in the next 30-100 years through a desk-based study. The main contribution of this work will be to generate information needed for policy makers to justify action for meeting existing UK climate change mitigation commitments. We will adopt a multi-scale approach, looking at both national scale and farm scale potential.
The main modelling tool used for this research will be the The Sheffield Global Dynamic Vegetation Model (SDGVM) – a model that regularly contributes to the assessments of the state of the global carbon cycle. It will be used to predict the uptake of CO2 from different agroforestry strategies under varying climate change scenarios. Support will be provided in running the model, but the PDRA will design the model experiments and analyses the outputs. The PDRA will also review current field/farm scale agroforestry models available to evaluate multiple benefits and trade-offs at farm scale.
The University aspires to be an "Employer of Choice" and recognises that success is not simply determined by a competitive suite of terms and conditions of service, but by fostering a working environment that protects the physical and mental well-being of its staff. Full details of the University's Health and Well-being policy are available from through the HR website. The University is committed to work-life balance and supportive of flexible working arrangements, and the School's website gives examples of excellent practices in respect of flexible work as well as for maternity/parental leave within the School.
For more information about the post and how to apply, please visit the University of Reading web site.
For more information about the Greenhouse Gas Removal from the Atmosphere programme, visit the NERC website.


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There were reports that the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings. The reported killings took place during law enforcement operations or were linked to criminal activity by government agents. The Ministry of Security's Directorate of Disciplinary Police Affairs investigated members of the Honduran National Police accused of human rights abuses. The Office of the Inspector General of the Armed Forces and the Humanitarian Law Directorate investigated and arrested members of the military accused of human rights abuses.
The National Human Rights Commission (CONADEH) reported 15 arbitrary or unlawful killings by security forces as of August. The Public Ministry reported two such cases in judicial processing and five other cases under investigation as of September.
On April 27, the Public Ministry filed an indictment against police officer Jarol Rolando Perdomo Sarmiento for the February 6 murder of Keyla Martinez in La Esperanza, Intibuca Department. Perdomo allegedly killed Keyla Martinez after she was detained for violating the country's COVID-19 curfew.
The government continued to prosecute individuals allegedly involved in the 2016 killing of environmental and indigenous activist Berta Caceres. On July 5, the National Tribunal Court found Roberto David Castillo Mejia guilty for his role as one of the alleged intellectual authors of her murder.
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Organized criminal groups, such as drug traffickers and local and transnational gangs including MS-13 and the 18th Street gang, committed killings, extortion, kidnappings, human trafficking, and intimidation of police, prosecutors, journalists, women, human rights defenders, and others. Major urban centers and drug trafficking routes experienced the highest rates of violence.
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