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Switching from branched-chain amino acid granules to branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient improves the branched-chain amino acid-to-tyrosine ratio in patients with cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia: A prospective study
Aiko Fukui, Naoto Kawabe, Senju Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Kamei, Kentaro Yoshioka
Objective: The present study aimed to elucidate the effect of switching from branched-chain amino acid granules to branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient in patients with cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia. Methods: Twenty-six patients with cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia despite treatment with branched-chain amino acid granules containing 12 g of branched-chain amino acid were enrolled in the prospective study. The branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient and control groups were composed of 16 and 10 patients, respectively. The patients in branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient group switched to branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient mixture containing 12.2 g of branched-chain amino acid and 410 kcal with a half of it consumed as a late evening snack, and the patients in the control group continued branched-chain amino acid granules. Laboratory data related to nutrition parameter were assessed at baseline, 3 months after baseline, and at 6 months after baseline. Results: Two patients were withdrawn; hence, nine and 15 patients in the branched-chain amino acid granules and branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient groups, respectively, were subjected to full analysis. Serum albumin levels and total lymphocyte counts in both groups did not change in the study period. The branched-chain amino acid-to-tyrosine ratio in the branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient group significantly increased from baseline to 6 months after baseline (P = 0.030), whereas that in the control group did not increase. Conclusion: Switching from branched-chain amino acid granules to branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrients improves branched-chain amino acid-to-tyrosine ratio in patients with cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia.
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https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000001544
Published - 01-04-2020
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Fukui, A., Kawabe, N., Hashimoto, S., Kamei, H., & Yoshioka, K. (2020). Switching from branched-chain amino acid granules to branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient improves the branched-chain amino acid-to-tyrosine ratio in patients with cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia: A prospective study. European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 32(4), 501-506. https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000001544
Fukui, Aiko ; Kawabe, Naoto ; Hashimoto, Senju ; Kamei, Hiroyuki ; Yoshioka, Kentaro. / Switching from branched-chain amino acid granules to branched-chain amino acid-enriched nutrient improves the branched-chain amino acid-to-tyrosine ratio in patients with cirrhosis with hypoalbuminemia : A prospective study. In: European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2020 ; Vol. 32, No. 4. pp. 501-506.
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Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)
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The Prime Minister of India will launch Infrastructure for Resilient Island States or IRIS, in the presence of leaders from several countries in the ongoing COP26 meeting in Glasgow.
About Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS)
A new initiative to make critical infrastructure in small island states resilient against disasters induced by climate change.
Host Prime Minister of UK and Australia's Prime Minister, along with the Prime Ministers of Fiji, Jamaica, and Mauritius, countries are likely to benefit from this initiative.
The new programme for the small island states is part of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), an Indian initiative announced by India at the UN General Assembly in 2019.
The launch of IRIS is expected to change that situation and give the initiative momentum.
India, Australia and UK are likely to pledge 10 million dollars each for the project and other CDRI initiatives. Other countries are also likely to contribute. Japan and US have offered support in kind, mainly in technical expertise.
The programme titled "Infrastructure for Resilient Island States' will be implemented between 2022 to 2030 in 58 countries located across three geographic regions: the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean and South China Sea.
About Small Island States & Climate Change
Small island states are the most vulnerable to climate change. They face the worst impacts. At the same time, each of their infrastructure is extremely critical to them.
A larger country, for example, can have five or 10 airports. So, if one or two are damaged in climate disasters, the country can still manage it affairs by diverting its operations elsewhere.
But many of the small island states have just a single airstrip. If this gets damaged, the country loses its connectivity with the rest of the world. It is therefore vital that these infrastructure in such countries are protected against the vagaries of nature.
They have to be climate proofed. It is great the work of CDRI is starting with the small island states. These states need it the most, and they have been actively involved in the planning of this programme.
Many of them face real and growing threats to their very existence from rising seas, and major weather events such as large storms triggered by climate change can knock out critical infrastructure like airports or power supplies and effectively snap their links with the rest of the world.
These countries are highly susceptible to economic losses due to disasters with average annual losses ranging from 1% to 10% of the gross domestic product (GDP) according to a World Bank report titled 'Climate and Disaster Resilient Transport in Small Island Developing States.'
They account for two-thirds of the countries in the world that suffer the highest relative losses due to disasters. Overall, these nations also have the highest multi-hazard risks relative to the size of their capital stock as per the UN Global Assessment Report (2017).
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In Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Suriname, Tuvalu and Maldives 60 to 100% of the population lives within only 5m above sea level.
These regions also face development challenges that constrain their economic prospects such as remoteness to global markets, poor connectivity, lack of economies of scale, inadequate labour-mobility, low levels of development combined with rapid population growth and limited capacity to adapt," a concept note by CDRI states adding that "their geography and natural resource base offer unique opportunities such as potential for growth of eco-tourism, expansion of fisheries sector, forestry amongst others.
Loss and Damage Mechanism
On 'Loss and Damage' also India will support the stand of least developed countries or the countries most vulnerable to climate change impacts. Loss and Damage is a mechanism by which vulnerable nations will be compensated for irreversible impacts of climate change such as sea level rise, biodiversity loss or extreme weather events. The draft text on loss and damage was weak and couldn't be finalised during COP 25 in Madrid.
About Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
CDRI was launched as a global partnership to promote resilience in all critical infrastructure anywhere in the world. So far, 25 other countries, including Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, and the United States have joined this coalition.
CDRI is the second international collaboration set up by India in the climate change sphere, the other being the International Solar Alliance that has now evolved to the status of a "treaty-based" intergovernmental organisation.
CDRI hopes to become a knowledge-network through which member countries can learn from each other and adopt best practices in the development of climate-resilient infrastructure. CDRI does not itself aim to create infrastructure, or play the role of a funding agency.
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Jennifer Ling Datchuk is an artist born in Warren, Ohio and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is an exploration of her layered identity – as a woman, a Chinese woman, as an "American," as a third culture kid. Trained in ceramics, Datchuk works with porcelain and other materials often associated with traditional women's work, such as textiles and hair, to discuss fragility, beauty, femininity, intersectionality, identity, and personal history.
Datchuk holds an MFA in Artisanry from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and a BFA in Crafts from Kent State University. She is an Assistant Professor of art at Texas State University and lives and maintains a studio practice in San Antonio, Texas. She has received grants from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio, travel grant from Artpace, and the Linda Lighton International Artist Exchange Program to research the global migrations of porcelain and blue and white pattern decoration. She was awarded a residency through the Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum to conduct her studio practice at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin, Germany and has participated in residencies at the Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China, Vermont Studio Center, European Ceramic Work Center in the Netherlands and Artpace in San Antonio, Texas. In 2017, she received the Emerging Voices award from the American Craft Council and in 2020 was named a United States Artist Fellow in Craft.
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LNG Carrier Rescues Two American Sailors Off Mexico
Spitler and Anderson, center, with the Crystal Sky's crew (NMM)
On January 18, the crew of the LNG tanker Stena Crystal Sky rescued two American sailors from a damaged yacht in the Eastern Pacific.
The sailors, Don Spitler and Elizabeth Anderson, had planned a voyage from Cabo San Lucas to the Marquesas to the Cook Islands aboard their yacht, the Jaunt. On January 18, while under way 850 nm southwest of Cabo, they encountered severe weather and suffered damage to their rudder and autopilot. They sent a distress text message to the Garmin inReach emergency call center, and the center contacted the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard then used the AMVER vessel reporting system to identify the nearest participating merchant vessel, the Crystal Sky, which was about 240 nm away.
The Crystal Sky's master agreed to divert to assist, and the ship got under way. When she arrived on scene, surface conditions were unfavorable for small boat operations, with winds of 20 knots and swells over ten feet. Her boat crew - Second Officer John Giffin, Third Officer James Hamilton, Third Engineer Shaun Reid and able seaman Alejandro Flores - launched despite the swells and safely rescued the two sailors. They abandoned the yacht at sea, and the two survivors remained aboard until the LNG carrier arrived in Panama.
"To sum up the event, we knew that we were in a difficult rescue situation and had no expectation, only hope," said Don Spitler in a statement provided by the Crystal Sky's ship manager. "We felt for our rescuers as they put themselves out for us. We knew that this was a commercial vessel, not the Coast Guard, but the skill of the captain and crew proved them capable of just such a rescue as well."
"I would like thank Captain Whiteley and the crew for their professionalism and exceptional effort in rescuing Mr Spitler and Ms Anderson," said Andrew Salt, fleet manager for Northern Marine Management. "Fulfilling their obligations to aid those in danger at sea, the crew displayed exceptional seamanship and their actions are a credit to themselves and to the Company."
In a separate statement, the Coast Guard reminded sailors that they are strongly encouraged to have a registered 406-MHz EPIRB on their vessel in addition to any other communications or emergency texting device they may carry (in this case, a Garmin InReach device). EPIRB messages from U.S.-registered beacons are received and processed directly by a federal search and rescue communications center.
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Evaluate and reflect on our work regularly for the purpose of readjusting the path forward.
Align our resources and make realistic recommendations for financial assistance to embrace our ministry.
Reports from other program groups will be heard at the next quarterly meeting, and the Connectional Table will begin looking at the alignment and most effective use of budget and conference resources. During the lunch break, the Connectional Table joined with the Board of Trustees and Conference Staff for the ground breaking service for the new conference center which will be located on adjacent property.


You can connect the module directly to your Arduino/Genuino Uno or Mega, or a breadboard, without soldering using the supplied connector, and then control your motors, relays, solenoids or stepper motor from MECControl.
Six 0.1µF ceramic capacitors are also supplied with this module should you need them to suppress electrical noise from your motors, relays or solenoids.
A 12V DC power supply should be connected between the +12 and GND terminals. A 5V DC 0.5A regulated supply is then available for use from the +5 terminal, as long as the +5V Jumper Link is inserted.
Motor A should be connected to the OUT1 and OUT2 terminals, and is then controlled by the ENA, IN1 and IN2 inputs.
Motor B should be connected to the OUT3 and OUT4 terminals, and is then controlled by the ENB, IN3 and IN4 inputs.
The ENA, IN1, IN2, IN3, IN4 and ENB inputs may be connected to any of the digital pins on your Arduino/Genuino Uno or Mega, labelled 2-13 on the Uno and 2-53 on the Mega. However, if you wish to control the speed of your motors, they must be connected to digital pins 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 or 11 on the Uno or digital pins 2-13 or 44-46 on the Mega .
Coils should be connected between the OUT1, OUT2, OUT3 or OUT4 terminals and the GND terminal, with the ENA and ENB terminals connected to the +5V terminal. They are then controlled by the IN1, IN2, In3 and IN4 inputs.
The IN1, IN2, IN3, and IN4 inputs may be connected to any of the digital pins on your Arduino/Genuino Uno or Mega, labelled 2-13 on the Uno and 2-53 on the Mega.
The four phase leads from a unipolar stepper motor should be connected to the OUT1, OUT2, OUT3 and OUT4 terminals, with the common lead connected to the GND terminal.
Two of the phase leads from a bipolar stepper motor should be connected between the OUT1 and OUT2 terminals, with the other two phase leads connected between the OUT3 and OUT4 terminals.
The ENA and ENB terminals should be connected to the +5V terminal. The stepper motor is then controlled by the IN1, IN2, In3 and IN4 inputs.


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MainOpEds Likud Loyalty: Landau Style - Pt. I
Likud Loyalty: Landau Style - Pt. I
Uzi Landau is the head of the faction within the Likud party that opposes the Gaza-northern Samaria expulsion plan. But he has stated that he is not anti-Sharon, just anti-expulsion. What is that? I'll tell you what it is. It is a contradiction.
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Uzi Landau is the head of the faction within the Likud party that opposes the Gaza-northern Samaria expulsion plan. But he has stated that he is not anti-Sharon, just anti-expulsion. What is that? I'll tell you what it is. It is a contradiction. If you are anti-expulsion, you have to shake the ground that the pro-expulsionists are standing on, i.e., the Likud power base in the Knesset. There is no other feasible solution.
Ariel Sharon is not moved by public opinion any more than he is moved by the opinion of military experts. Even President George Bush couldn't slow him down when he asked Sharon to please not introduce this expulsion project until after the US presidential election.
Sharon is beyond rationality. If he cannot be dealt with directly, the next best thing is to take away his power. I am not talking about a civil war, just an honest act of democracy. The Likud has a powerful block of seats in the Knesset, they are the ones who can do it.
Instead of Landau accomplishing what has to be done, i.e., voting against Sharon, he makes noise, calls meetings, speaks to the press and meanwhile, he keeps Sharon in power. As long as Landau is banging the drums loud enough, no significant, effective opposition within the Likud will be heard. No one will be able to rise through the ranks and actually bring about a change.
If Landau truly intended to do all he could to protect the Jews residing in Eretz Yisroel, he would vote against Sharon. And if he did, there is a good chance that other Likud Knesset members would have the grit to follow his example. But as long as he is the official 'opposition', the Likud MKs are not exercising their power to stop the expulsion plan.
There are 39 (40 minus Sharon) Likud MKs who actually have the power to enforce the anti-expulsion referendum vote and to fulfill the wishes of the Likud Central Committee, and yet not one ? not one! ? has voted against Sharon. How is it that of 39 MKs, all supposedly representing the will of the people who voted for them, not one of them votes according to their mandate, which is so clear?
Landau is faithfully supporting Sharon, as Sharon is methodically acting against the Torah and moving towards putting Jews in Eretz Yisroel in untold danger.
Finally, on the opening day of the winter session of the Knesset, the Likud members ? who have now been labeled 'rebels' because they support the platform of their party and the public who elected them ? have actually abstained from a vote. It was not an actual, real-life parliamentary vote that would have an impact; it was a formality. The approval of the annual policy statement, which includes many general topics. But this time, one of the main features, if not the main feature, was the expulsion plan.
Logically speaking, the anti-expulsionists, the rebels, should have voted against the policy statement. But no. It was the gutsy ones who acted and all they could come up with was abstention. Where is Israeli chutzpah when you need it? Why didn't they vote against the statement of expulsion? Meanwhile, their leader, Mr. Landau, was upset: "We have to learn to pick our battles," he said, "Sharon's speech, which was relatively tame, is not a reason to risk forcing Sharon to form a national unity government."
The same old mantra. The National Religious Party (NRP) is also repeating it. Like it's the latest mitzvah to keep the Labor party out of power. Meanwhile, Labor has not accepted any of Sharon's enticements. And even if they did, how long would this relationship last? Remember, you have Tommy and the Lapidniks to deal with, as well.
And why is Landau afraid of Labor? There are enough Likud members to outnumber Labor. But Landau has to form a strong team. The party is behind him. He is the leader. Let's see him encourage votes against expulsion, rather than flinching and wincing when some Likudniks withhold their votes in abstention. If Sharon was as confident about Labor, equal to the fear of Labor that Landau and the NRP have, Sharon would not be so upset about the abstentions. But Sharon is upset and scared, because he cannot count on his friend Shimon Peres without all kinds of slimy strings attached.
Yet, the same mantra about Labor is also used as the excuse to argue against new elections. Labor was rejected in the last election. They haven't changed their direction. With 'Orange Week' and the 100 rallies and the Human Chain success, my guess is that the public has moved further from Labor, not closer. Last election, the public rejected the Labor platform of unilateral withdrawal. The public has to be smart enough to reject the Likud party in the next election, and for the same reason.


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(NaturalNews) After the disturbing death in 2013 of tens of thousands of bees in Wilsonville, Oregon believed to be linked to a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids, Portland, Oregon has decided -- after a recent unanimous vote -- to ban use of these toxic chemicals on city-owned property. The ban does not prevent people from using neonicotinoids on private property within the city.
The City Council initially presented the proposal to bee advocates, local residents, several biologists and conservation groups -- all of whom testified in favor of the plan to ban neonicotinoids. Focus on the Wilsonville incident was frequently referenced, undoubtedly serving as grounds for the decision.
Vote prompted by earlier massive bee death incident involving neonicotinoids
When the Wilsonville incident occurred right outside a Target store, people immediately knew something was drastically wrong. "Wild bees are killed all the time in agricultural fields where nobody sees it happen," said Mace Vaughan, the Xerces Society's Pollinator Conservation Director. "The fact that this happened in an urban area is probably the only reason it came to our attention."
Although large numbers of deaths of domestic honey bees have occurred in recent years, this case was exceptional. It documented an estimated 50,000 wild bumble bees' simultaneous death, considered by experts to be an extraordinary occurrence.
In that instance, after interviewing the landscaping company that maintains the Target parking lot, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) investigators learned that dinotefuran, an active pesticide ingredient, had recently been used by the landscapers. Investigators confirmed that dinotefuran, sold under the trade name "Safari," contains neonicotinoids. Unfortunately, neonicotinoids have been linked to bee deaths over the years.
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Portland Mayor Charlie Hales agrees with the decision, saying, "I think it's appropriate for us to take this kind of action." He's likely referencing the city's eco-friendly initiatives for which its come to be known for.
The vote calls for the adoption of an ordinance in which the city is banned from purchasing or using neonicotinoid pesticides on city property. Furthermore, retailers are encouraged to label their plants and seeds accordingly.
There are other cities that have already banned neonicotinoids including Eugene, Oregon and Spokane and Seattle in Washington state.
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There is one exclusion to the ban and that is for two of the city's prized rose gardens.
Roses are the city's symbol, but the rose midge, a pest that destroys roses, is difficult to kill without the insecticide. The city plans to look for an alternative method, starting with a small trial at Peninsula Park in North Portland, where testing with non-toxic insecticides will take place. That plan is to phase out all neonicotinoid-based products by December 2017.
The serious ripple effects of pollinators dying is bad for our food system; bees add several billions of dollars to crop value through pollination in the U.S. alone, which is approximately about one-third of all that we eat. If colony losses continue, crops, as well as our food choices, will drastically diminish.
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This study has several claims for attention, not least on account of its focus on Van Diemen's Land from the time of its colonial beginnings as a place of secondary punishment from New South Wales in 1803 to the conclusion of direct transportation in 1853: the fifty years covered by the work offer a substantial analysis of the whole period of its existence as a penal colony from its inception u
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In Ocean Under Steam Frances Steel explores the impact of the 19th-century sea transport revolution in one of the extremities of the British Empire, the South Pacific Ocean. Published as part of the Manchester University Press 'Studies in Imperialism' series, under the general editorship of John MacKenzie, this is a self-consciously 'de-centred' imperial history.
Finance, Politics and Imperialism. Australia, Canada, and the City of London, c. 1896-1914 / Andrew Dilley
A top-notch monograph in the Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series, this book reflects the kind of thorough coverage of issues plus analytical depth that one has come to expect from doctoral research in Commonwealth history at Oxford University.
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The chief of the European Union's head office will not go to Ukraine during the June European Championships unless there is a swift improvement in the human rights situation there.
EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced Monday he will follow the lead of EU's Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding who also said she would skip the ceremonial Euro 2012 opening on June 8.
The tournament, Europe's most important soccer championship for national teams, is being co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine from June 8 until July 1.
Activists have called for protests against Ukraine in support of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who is serving a seven-year jail sentence in a case the West has called politically motivated. Ukraine's president, a fierce rival of Tymoshenko's, denies the charges of bias.


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Q: struct or enums for localization keys and constants in swift ios i have been using enums and structs for storing global variables using static keyword. i also use the same technique for localization keys. e.g. i make a file with enum and define variables with static let so that i can access it easily. example
    enum LocalizationKeys {
        static let firstKey = "testKey" <-- this is the key which is in localization file
    }

for constants i use this too. i was thinking that i have like 5000 static variables, will that affect memory management in anyway ?
if this is not the good way, can someone please guide and show the right way.

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Jerusalem's new Red and White wine bar, directly across the street from Mamilla Hotel, may be geared towards the hotel crowd, but Jerusalemites must not miss out on this gem of a wine bar. Red and White is the perfect wine bar for an intimate and quiet setting "One visitor told me that she had one of the deepest conversations she has ever had here," said Red and White owner, Mark. Mark, an oleh from the United States, opened his new wine bar and store to bring the best of boutique Israeli wines to your palate. Along with his featured kosher wines, Mark can suggest cheeses from the Golan-based Naomi Farm and a selection of food pairings, such as pecan encrusted salmon, ginger soy marinated tuna, and a melt-in-your-mouth cheesecake to finish. For a finer wine, try the 2012 Wadi Katlav wine– its sweet tobacco flavor and soft vanilla spice aftertaste is likely to pleasure any palate.
It is truly a challenge to decide which is better: Talbiye's extensive wine list or its Jerusalem inspired cuisine. One of five Jerusalem restaurants owned by the Machneyuda Group, Talbiye features small dishes paired with an enormous selection of high-end wine from all over the world- of course, Israeli wines are the specialty. Talbiyeh works with wineries around the country, such as Clos de Gat and Pelter Winery. Unlike other wine bars, the food (non-kosher) is anything but an afterthought, Chef Nir Levi stresses. Machneyuda Group's chefs, all from Jerusalem, have been trained all over the world to bring new techniques to Jerusalem-style cuisine. The local ingredients help to create a mix of international cultures, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, so representative of Jerusalem itself. Influenced by the French Brasserie, Talbiye is a quiet spot with a contemporary-chic atmosphere emphasized by the background jazz music and laid back, friendly wait staff. Every dish and wine is "made from the heart" so you cannot go wrong. Ask for a dish like the lentil risotto, and pair it with Clos de Gat's Chanson Blanc 2015, a Chianti from Tuscany, Chablis wine from Burgundy, a Portuguese white, or any of Talbiye's fresh and fruity Israeli wines.
As Israel's vineyards and wineries flourish, Jerusalem continues to attract a young, cultured, and international crowd. Such are perfect conditions for a thriving wine scene, sure to expand in the coming years. Wine lovers, start at these bars and you are sure to be inspired until next year's Jerusalem Wine Festival comes around.
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With the rise of the Nintendo Switch over the last two years, the only question remaining for the Nintendo 3DS handheld was how long it would continue seeing support in the form of new games. While the 3DS has reached nearly 70 million units sold, and Nintendo has confirmed it will not discontinue the 3DS in 2019, the lackluster release schedule and attention given to the handheld has dwindled significantly.
A Nintendo spokesperson has confirmed to Kotaku that it has no plans for any new, unannounced first-party titles for the Nintendo 3DS. This statement suggests that, with the system's current release schedule, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn was the last first-party game to come to 3DS. With more and more developers pushing games onto the Switch now, it's likely there won't be much more on the third-party side either to give 3DS owners reason to come back.
Even before heading into this year, the writing has been on the wall for the 3DS. Back in 2017, Shigeru Ohmori, creative director at Game Freak, told IGN that Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon would be the last mainline games to launch on the 3DS. With the announcement of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield confirmed as Nintendo Switch exclusives for this fall, one of the handheld's biggest franchises has moved on.
Given Nintendo's responses and comments over the past couple years, it doesn't appear the company ever intended to see the Switch as a replacement for the 3DS. It very much felt as if Nintendo had more likely given up on the Switch's predecessor, the Wii U, especially given how many games from the latter system wound up being ported over to Switch anyways.
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Q: Thread is stuck when executing SerialPort.Close() I am facing a problem that a thread in my application runs into a deadlock when I want to close the serial port of a gsm terminal. This problem is well known here and here but all advices in these threads didn't help me.
/// <summary>
///     Closes the COM port, prevents reading and writing
/// </summary>
public void Stop()
{
    Debug.WriteLine("stop called");
    var block = true;
    var bgw = new BackgroundWorker
    {
        WorkerReportsProgress = false,
        WorkerSupportsCancellation = false,
    };

    bgw.DoWork += (s, e) =>
    {
        if (!CanAccessPort())
            return;

        try
        {
            _serialPort.DataReceived -= Read;
            GC.ReRegisterForFinalize(_serialPort.BaseStream);
            _serialPort.Close();
            _isOpen = false;

        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            throw new Exception(PORTERROR, ex);
        }
    };

    bgw.RunWorkerCompleted += (s, e) =>
    {
        Debug.WriteLine("block is set to false =)");
        block = false;
    };

    bgw.RunWorkerAsync();
    while (block)
        Thread.Sleep(250);
}

The code above runs forever when _serialPort.Close() is executed. As a recommended advice I read about running the close operation in a separate thread. I tried with BackgroundWorker and Thread classes but nothing did work. Using AutoResetEvent as suggested in another thread did not work either. Before closing the port I am sending some commands to it and receive several results but it won't close. When I run a simple command line program that starts the port, reads data and tries to close it, everything works and even without threads.
What could cause the deadlock? I am not doing any GUI related stuff as mentioned in almost all other answers.
DataReceived event handler code here:
/// <summary>
///     Reads input from the COM interface and invokes the corresponding event depending on the input
/// </summary>
private void Read(object sender, SerialDataReceivedEventArgs e)
{
    var buffer = new char[1024];
    var counter = 0;
    _keepRunning = true;
     if (_timeout == null)
     {
        // timeout must be at least 3 seconds because when sending a sms to the terminal the receive notification (+CSDI) can be lost with less timeout
        _timeout = new Timer(3000);
        _timeout.Elapsed += (s, ev) =>
        {
            _keepRunning = false;
            _timeout.Stop();
        };
    }
    _timeout.Start();

    // cancel condition: no more new data for 3 seconds or "OK"/"ERROR" found within the result
    while (_keepRunning)
    {
        var toRead = _serialPort.BytesToRead;
        if (toRead == 0)
        {
            Thread.Sleep(100);
            continue;
        }
        _timeout.Stop();
        _timeout.Start();

        counter += _serialPort.Read(buffer, counter, toRead);

        // ok or error found in result string
        var tmp = new string(buffer).Replace("\0", "").Trim();
        if (tmp.EndsWith("OK") || tmp.EndsWith("ERROR"))
        {
            _timeout.Stop();
            _keepRunning = false;
        }
    }

    // remove empty array slots from the back
    var nullTerminalCounter = 0;
    for (var i = buffer.Length - 1; i != 0; i--)
    {
        if (buffer[i] == '\0')
        {
            nullTerminalCounter++;
            continue;
        }
        break;
    }
    Array.Resize(ref buffer, buffer.Length - nullTerminalCounter);
    var str = new String(buffer).Trim();

    // result must be something different than incoming messages (+CMTI: \"MT\", 25)
    if (!((str.StartsWith("+CMTI") || str.StartsWith("+CSDI")) && str.Length < 20))
    {
        // when an incoming message is received, it does not belong to the command issued, so result has not yet arrived, hence port is still blocked!
        _isBlocked = false;
        Debug.WriteLine("port is unblocked");
    }

    var args = new CommandReturnValueReceivedEventArgs
    {
        ResultString = str
    };
    OnCommandReturnValueReceived(this, args);
}

A:     if (toRead == 0)
    {
        Thread.Sleep(100);
        continue;
    }

This code is the basic source of the deadlock.  The rule for SerialPort.Close() is that it can only close the serial port when none of the event handlers for SerialPort are active.  Problem is, your DataReceived event handler is almost always active, waiting for data.  This was not the intended use for the event.  You are supposed to read whatever is available from the serial port, typically appending bytes to a buffer and get out.  The event fires again when more bytes are available.
   while (_keepRunning)

Looks like you discovered this problem and tried to fix it with the Timer.  That doesn't work either, in a very ratty way that's very difficult to debug.  A bool variable is not a proper synchronization primitive, like ManualResetEvent.  The while() loop will not see the _keepRunning variable turn to false when you target x86 and run the Release build of your program.  Which enables the jitter optimizer, it is apt to store the variable in a cpu register.  Declaring the variable volatile is required to suppress that optimization.
I suspect, but can't guarantee, that using volatile will solve your problem.  And you probably want to set _keepRunning to false before calling Close() so you don't get the timeout delay.
A more structural fix is however indicated.  Rewrite the DataReceived event handler so it never loops waiting for data.  Given that this appears to be code to talk to a modem, a simple _serialPort.ReadLine() call should be all that's required.

A: The issues I had went away if I ensured that Open and Close never were called at the same time by any thread. I did this by using a lock.
The essence is the following.
lock(_port)
    _port.Open(.....);

...

lock(_port)
    _port.Close(.....);


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After all they have no real intention of meeting you. There are online modeling agencies that these people steal their images from.
Sometimes you may be talking to someone totally different.
They also will steal images from other dating sites and will go as far as including pics of children from these modeling sites claiming them to be their children. At the time I was researching this and playing with "my guy" there was a lawsuit in process because some one had stolen another mans pic from one dating site and used it to exthort money from someone else on another dating site. They prey on your emotions and though most of us will say it can't happen to me.....don't be too sure.
Some of these people are quite a bit more subtle and the signs are harder to see so Just beware of any online relationship. Most out of country scammers never capitalize their I when speacking of themselves.
Whenever you are getting aquanted with someone PLEASE check them out.
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Unfortunately we have different catagories for these internet leeches, one being an individual who not only does it for fun but those who do it for business.
This has become a very notorious money making business in underprivileged countries like Nigera for example.
It's one the most popular countries along with Russia, Ghana and the Ukrain.
In some of these areas the scammers work for the local mafia and are set up in cafes, homes etc. We are all vulnerable in some way, we all want to be trusting and we are all looking for that something special and these guys and gals KNOW it.
And of course they can't cash their ckecks because the banks there don't deal with American banks. WEEEEEEEEEEL first off if they are working for a big company they would be covered for all of this.
No major company is going to abandon their employees in a foreign country.
Please remember that it doesn't have to be an out of country scammer but someone right here taking advantage of someones emotional state.


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Integrating CMAF into a VOD workflow
Written by Tomas Bacik
The Common Media Application Format (CMAF) has been around since 2016. While CMAF has attracted most attention through its support of low latency live streaming, we see considerable financial and performance benefits when it is deployed into a VOD workflow.
This article is a follow-up to my presentation at this year's Streaming Media West conference. It details how CMAF drives down the infrastructural cost of storage and packaging and improves playback performance thanks to its simplified cacheability. It also discusses the limitations of CMAF's deployment, primarily in regards to its integration with multi-DRM services.
HTTP Adaptive Streaming
The Rise of CMAF
VOD Workflow Scenarios
CMAF Implementation
Support for CMAF
DRM & CMAF
CMAF can be described as a format that utilizes a single standardized container.
It came to life through the collaboration of Apple and Microsoft in 2016. The primary goal of this effort was to challenge the inefficiencies in encryption, packaging, storing and caching of the content.
The advent of CMAF was conditioned by Apple's HLS support of fmp4 (ios 10 or higher) - the container that was used by MPEG-DASH for many years. CMAF is manifest agnostic so we do not think of it as a successor of HLS and MPEG as it does not solve the manifest fragmentation. Quite the opposite, as it still utilizes HLS (m3u8) and MPEG-DASH (mpd).
To understand how CMAF may help to simplify the VOD workflow, let's review the processing and delivery models.
HLS + MPEG-DASH static packaging
In this scenario, separate chunks are created for HLS and MPEG-DASH. It doubles the storage space requirements as well as the CPU capacity employed for content packaging.
HLS + MPEG-DASH dynamic packaging
In this scenario, multi-quality mp4 files are stored. The content is chunked and packaged "on the fly" upon the client's request. It solves the storage space duplication. Benefits on the CPU level are rather questionable as the CPU usage is highly use-case sensitive.
Furthermore, the fact that chunks are created only after they requested by a client (for the first time), may add to the latency of the first request.
And now, let's get to the most troubling part of these two scenarios (at least from the CDN perspective). Creating two identical copies of the same file - each transferred in a different container - also doubles the number of files to cache at the CDN edge level. Given that every single chunk represents a very short sequence of the video (usually between 2-10 seconds) and it often comes in 4 or more profiles (adaptive qualities), this multiplication unnecessarily floods the cache servers with thousands of files for every single piece of content.
The implementation of CMAF creates a solution to all these challenges. It cuts down the requirements for storage space, encoding power and reduces the number of files in cache which results in performance benefits.
Since CMAF utilizes HLS and MPEG-DASH manifests, its integration requires no more than changing your packager output to CMAF. The content is accessed through identical links as with HLS and MPEG-DASH when packaged separately. Taking all the above into consideration, you might be asking why the market has not yet adopted CMAF at a larger scale. The answer lies in its accessibility.
Apple adopted fmp4 in 2016 and it is supported by all devices with iOS version 10 or higher. It means that over 90% of Apple's ecosystem will support CMAF (with exceptions of iPhone 4, The Original iPad and the iPod Touch 4th generation that cannot be upgraded to iOS10). Android supports CMAF from version 7.1.
Furthermore, The trouble may start with non-Apple devices that lack the support of ISOBMFF and still rely on HLS with M2TS. The main compatibility issues are associated with legacy devices which have been retired by their manufacturer. They range from the first generation of Google Chromecast to early Roku devices, as well as an extensive range of legacy Smart TVs and set-top boxes. The issues are mainly associated with no more updates being released to the newest OS which limits the compatibility of devices with new standards such as CMAF.
The real challenge occurs when you encrypt your content using multi-DRM formats. Although the major DRM services (Fairplay Streaming by Apple, Google Widevine and Microsoft Playready), adopted a standardized procedure for enabling video content protection called Common Encryption (CENC), the devil still lies in detail.
CENC has been supporting two major block cipher operational modes:
AES-128 CTR - Counter
AES-128 CBC - Cipher Block Chaining
While Apple has been always faithful to AES-128 CBC, Widevine and Playready were historically using AES-128 CTR. As the encryption takes place at the data level (before it gets encapsulated into a transport container) the multi-DRM implementation has forced us to duplicate video chunks CMAF notwithstanding.
The major shift towards unified encryption is marked by the recently adopted support of AES-128 CBC by Widevine and Playready (version 4). Once AES-128 CBC is employed as a unique encryption method, CMAF will allow for a full-fledged "package once, serve many" streaming solution.
This is great news indeed. Yet, we still need to wait a little longer to see this simplification deployed in production. Widevine and Playready using CBC are supported only in the recent versions of most browsers. Also, a vast array of older devices is unlikely to receive these required upgrades. As such, the audience reach of "CBCed CMAF" is still painfully limited.
CMAF has already shown to be a great solution for the delivery of non-premium content. It has proven to cut down CPU usage and storage requirements while doubling the caching efficiency at the CDN level. Although the format is widely accepted, you may think of your audience reach before implementing CMAF to make sure your viewers are not left behind.
With Widevine and Playready pursuing CBC block cipher, CMAF is set off to become a unified solution which the industry has longed for. The future seems bright. Now we simply need to wait for many devices to be phased out before CMAF demonstrates its full potential in the field of premium content.
Tomas BacikHead of Sales & Client Solutions
27 October 2020 Benefits of SRT for your stream explained


Vierling has hit over .300 in back-to-back seasons for Notre Dame, and this spring hit a career-best 10 home runs with more walks than strikeouts. He was a two-way player with Notre Dame, but was drafted as an outfielder, where he has athleticism and a plus arm. He's shown above-average raw power, but there are some hittability concerns as he moves to the next level.


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List of Boards, Councils, Committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public;
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A directory of its officers and employees;
Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations;
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Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries of such programmes;
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Details in respect of the information, available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form;
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Hello, i'm trying to search over ebay france or germany, so far i've try to play with X-EBAY-SOA-GLOBAL-ID but no luck far. i've tried this on prod and preprod.
Ideally the Item_summary API's search Call should return you DE and FR items. Can you please paste us the complete request that you are using along with the request Headers?
We can then take a look and see what the issue is.
Yes that's what we were trying to do. Meanwhile we found this service : http://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/FindingService/v1 and it seems to be what we were looknig for.
Do you think we should still go through with the item_summary ?
The http://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/FindingService/v1 seems to be unresposnive (either error 500 or 404) without any notice so we are interested in using the Browse API but have the same problem with getting offers for other markets than US.
We add the parameter "X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID: EBAY_FR" or "X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID: EBAY_DE" but we only get products in USD.


for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical adventure.
In Dragon of the Red Dawn, Mary Pope Osborne transports readers back to the splendor, rich culture, and magic of traditional Japan. From the Hardcover edition.


"Gator Rush" serves as the first free content update for Ubisoft's latest racing game. Crucially, it'll add the Hovercraft discipline to the game as well as three actual hovercrafts for you to careen around the map in. Alongside this, a number of in-game locations have been tweaked for the optimal hovercraft experience. The below trailer will give you a pretty solid idea of what all will be changing.
Before we get to anything else, there's also a gameplay preview to whet your appetite even further.
Beyond the new hovercraft content, 20 new activities will be added to the game, and players will also be able to test their mettle against the new Ace difficulty mode for a chance at some Legendary Loot.
The Crew 2 has been out on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC since the end of June and features online co-op for up to four players. Based on recent history, Ubisoft has garnered a pretty solid reputation of standing by their games and providing continuous content updates regardless of sales performance. As such, it's probably a safe bet to snag a copy if you're interested, as there will always be new stuff to experience throughout its life cycle.
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In this photo dated November 12, 2018, the actual Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 - Max 8 plane, that crashed Sunday March 10, 2019, shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shown as it lands at Seattle Boeing Field King County International airport, USA. U.S. aviation experts on Tuesday March 12, 2019, joined the investigation into the crash of this Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that killed 157 people, as questions grow about the new Boeing plane involved in the crash. (AP Photo/Preston Fiedler)
Much of world bans Boeing jet involved in Ethiopia crash
European Union is the latest to halt use of Boeing 737 Max 8
Much of the world, including the entire European Union, grounded the Boeing jetliner involved in the Ethiopian Airlines crash or banned it from their airspace, leaving the United States on Tuesday as one of the few remaining operators of the plane involved in two deadly accidents in just five months.
The European Aviation Safety Agency took steps to keep the Boeing 737 Max 8 out of the air, joining Asian and Middle Eastern governments and carriers that also gave in to safety concerns in the aftermath of Sunday's crash, which killed all 157 people on board.
READ MORE: Baby travelling to see grandfather among Canadian victims in Ethiopian crash
Referring to the Lion Air crash in Indonesia that killed 189 people last year, European regulators said that "similar causes may have contributed to both events."
British regulators indicated possible trouble with a reportedly damaged flight data recorder, saying they based their decision on the fact that they did not "sufficient information" from the recorder.
Turkish Airlines, Oman Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle and South Korean airline Eastar Jet were among the latest carriers to halt use of the Boeing model. Ireland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Australia and Singapore suspended all flights into or out of their cities.
A Turkish Airlines official said two Britain-bound planes returned to Istanbul after British airspace was closed to the aircraft. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
U.S.-based Boeing has said it has no reason to pull the popular aircraft from the skies. It does not intend to issue new recommendations about the aircraft to customers. Its technical team joined American, Israeli, Kenyan and other aviation experts in the investigation led by Ethiopian authorities.
READ MORE: Canada considering all options on Boeing plane involved in Ethiopian crash
The Federal Aviation Administration said it expects Boeing will soon complete improvements to an automated anti-stall system suspected of contributing to the deadly crash of another new Boeing 737 Max 8 in October.
Some U.S. airlines expressed support for the Boeing model, and American Airlines and Southwest continued flying them. A vice-president for American, the world's biggest carrier, which has 24 Max 8s, said they had "full confidence in the aircraft."
Safety experts cautioned against drawing too many comparisons too soon with the Lion Air crash in October. But others in the U.S. began pressing for action.
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which represents more than 26,000 flight attendants at American Airlines, called on CEO Doug Parker to "strongly consider grounding these planes until an investigation can be performed."
Consumer Reports called on airlines and the FAA to ground the jets until a thorough safety investigation is complete.
Even President Donald Trump weighed in, tweeting that additional "complexity creates danger" in modern aircraft and hinders pilots from making "split second decisions" to ensure passengers' safety.
He did not specifically mention the crashes but said, "I don't know about you, but I don't want Albert Einstein to be my pilot."
The Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed six minutes after taking off for Nairobi, killing people from 35 countries.
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Conservatives plan to remove federal tax from home heating bills
Family of Chilliwack pilot killed in Honduras crash creates memorial scholarship fund
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Hugh and Olivia Crain bought Hill House in the summer of 1992 with grand plans to renovate & flip the house as the final stepping stone on their way to building a dream home of their own. The Crains brought their five children to live with them and over the course of the next few months, their lives descended into a nightmare. Twenty-six years later the Crain children are dysfunctional and distant, each attempting to make his or her way through life with little hope. Steve is a famous horror author who lives in denial while Shirley runs a funeral home and always seems on the verge of exploding in anger. The rest don't fare any better. An event occurs one night that forces them all back together, forces beyond their control as moving them towards a moment of confrontation with their family's past and their horrors. It is time to come home.
I went into The Haunting of Hill House reasonably skeptical. I am not the biggest fan of Mike Flanagan though I have enjoyed some of his work. I thought Absentia and Oculus were very competently made and atmospheric horror pieces, I did not enjoy his Ouija prequel though. I also must admit I have not read much Shirley Jackson, whose novel was the basis for this series, but I have enjoyed the work I have consumed. There was an extremely positive buzz surrounding this Netflix adaptation, so much so that I sat down and watched the first episode. I have to say; I was pleasantly surprised in all the best ways.
Flanagan took a pretty standard concept: "A group of disparate people gathers in a haunted house to study its horrors" and reinvented it so brilliantly by turning those people into siblings. Immediately the emotional stakes of the story are amped up. You have the evil presence in the house that feeds on the fears of individuals and when they are related it makes sense that those fears are shared or are in conflict with each other. When a horror story carefully takes its time to lay out the human stakes of its characters, then the evil has a real sense of urgency. I care about the person on the screen; therefore, I empathize with their emotional and physical plight.
The Haunting of Hill House is like if Lost were about a haunted house, though you could argue that the classic tv series already was. The Island, much like Hill House, is a place that collects souls, especially tormented and conflicted ones. Those who visit the Island and Hill House are compelled to return to it, to try and resolve the pain inside them that seems to fester, not realizing entities in that place want to feed on their suffering. Haunting also uses flashbacks and spotlight episodes to flesh out each sibling and parent so that by the time we reach the tenth and final episode the audience is clear about what is at stake and wants this family to find some form of healing.
I deeply appreciated how Flanagan refused to give an origin to Hill House. Much like the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, we don't need to know how or why it became such a fount of corruption, just that it is and that the dark forces behind these places are near omnipotent. Flanagan also makes this particular haunting unlike most we see, which are traditionally just specters of the past crying out from their undeath. Something else is going on underneath the surface that I won't divulge but isn't so obscured that a viewer would be unable to pick up on it. The fifth episode is when Flanagan lays it all out on the table, and we know that more is going on than we previously realized, but even then there are more mysteries to be explored.
The Haunting of Hill House is the program I was clamoring for after the conclusion of Lost. There were many Lost clones to come along, but they all believed the mystery was more critical than multi-dimensional characters and honest, intelligent writing. The Haunting of Hill House, while not a perfect piece of television, feels like the network drama I wished was aired. Instead, new media outlets like Netflix are the home to this refreshing original programming. Better than Stranger Things in the development of its characters' humanity, this is a flagship series for the platform.


Aardwolf is a new platform for creating social networks, connected across the web. While existing social media sites work to funnel the world into a single shared experience (and advertising marketplace), we recognize that we are all individuals with different identities and interests.
Alpha expected. No sign-ups yet to my knowledge.
I'm not convinced that the branding is right here. But it's likely that, if it doesn't gain sufficient momentum, a variant will do the job.
They can even connect with users on other platforms, if -- like the microblogging service Mastodon -- they implement the same free protocols Aardwolf is built on.
So we don't need an Aardwolf instance to reach users there since we already have a mastodon account.
I think we should focus on our devices and not some alpha state social media project.


It seems as though Save on Foods is no longer allowing coupon stacking at their stores.
With the increase of stacking confusion and due to certain ethical policies that are put forth by the manufactures we are no longer able to accept coupon stacking. However you are able to stack one Overwaitea coupon with one manufactures coupons.
At least they are still allowing you to stack a store coupon with a manufacturer coupon. That's better than nothing!
What are your thoughts on Save on Foods not allowing coupon stacking anymore?
That is very sad for me…….thank goodness I did my BIG STACKING GROCERY ORDER yesterday (Tuesday 30th) I DID notice the cashier took notice of the wording of each coupon and brought it to my attention if it said "May not be combined with any other offer."…I took those coupons to London Drugs and cashier there just put them through!!!
The store takes a loss when it accepts a coupon that the manufacturers will not pay you back for. In this case, you cannot stack manufacturer coupons if they say the following: 1) One coupon per purchase 2) Use of more than one manufacturer coupon per products is strictly prohibited 3) Only one coupon valid per purchase 4) Limit one coupon per customer, limit one coupon per purchase.
Unbelievable. The fun is over. I don't know how I can go on. Save-On is my favorite store for stacking. I live in Lower Mainland, BC, guess I will just have to learn how to stack in USA….
This is very store specific as my store (and many others) are still stacking.
For my store, the store manager is currently on vacation so the new coupon policy has not yet been implemented at my store. All stores will soon be unable to stack coupons.
Stacking coupons was like pulling teeth there anyways so no skin off my nose.
Managed to use some stacks at London Drugs tonight, that I was planning to use at Save-On Foods. Was disgusted at their lack of courtesy for their couponing customers in the form of changing policy without notice, so that even pre-ordered items were affected, but bottom line is, I'll shop with my dollars. Elsewhere.
I am sorry about your experience. Most cashiers have not even been notified about this change yet. I agree that there needed to be better communication to our regular coupon stacking customers.
Do we think its coincidence that Save on Foods has sent out this email less than one week after you posted the article on how to stack at Save on Foods?
It's going to be a transition for the SOFs to cease stacking – just like it took a long time for the cashiers to realize that they were stacking coupons about a year ago. So some people still may be able to, but it will be all stores – not store specific.
Oh, and you're welcome! Glad I could share this news, albeit bad, LOL. There's still London Drugs!!
I'm not worried, I can still get great deals there with manufacturer's coupons, Save-On coupons & Save-On More points. Besides, Manufacturer's can see that a store sold 100items & is submitting 150coupons for reimbursement so the stores would be getting flack from the manufacturer's.
We are also unable to stack coupons with store coupons that say the following: 1) One coupon per purchase. 2) Use of more than one manufacturer coupon per products is strictly prohibited. 3) Only one coupon valid per purchase. 4) Limit one coupon per customer, limit one coupon per purchase.


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Troy Davis mourned as supporters take aim at death penalty
Associated Press— October 6, 2011
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Sent to death row 20 years ago as a convicted cop killer, Troy Davis was celebrated as "martyr and foot soldier" Saturday by more than 1,000 people who packed the pews at his funeral and pledged to keep fighting the death penalty.
Family, activists and supporters who spent years trying to persuade judges and Georgia prison officials that Davis was innocent were unable to prevent his execution Sept. 21. But the crowd that filled Savannah's Jonesville Baptist Church on Saturday seemed less interested in pausing in remorse than showing a resolve to capitalize on the worldwide attention Davis' case brought to capital punishment in the U.S.
Benjamin Todd Jealous, national president of the NAACP, brought the crowd to its feet in a chant of "I am Troy Davis"' — the slogan supporters used to paint Davis as an everyman forced to face the executioner by a faulty justice system. Jealous noted that Davis professed his innocence even in his final words.
"Troy's last words that night were he told us to keep fighting until his name is cleared in Georgia but, most important, keep fighting until the death penalty is abolished and this can never be done to anyone else," Jealous said.
After four years of extraordinary appeals, every court that examined Davis' case ultimately upheld his conviction and death sentence for the 1989 slaying of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, who was shot twice while trying to help a homeless man being attacked outside a bus station. MacPhail's family and prosecutors say they're still confident Davis was guilty.
Regardless, questions raised by Davis and his lawyers garnered support from thousands worldwide, including dignitaries such as former President Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict XVI. The night Davis was executed, protests were held from Georgia to Washington, from Paris to Ghana.
During a call-and-response litany at the funeral, the congregation chanted in unison: "We pray to the Lord for our souls and the soul of Troy Davis, martyr and foot soldier."
"He transformed a prison sentence into a pulpit," the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, said in his eulogy Saturday. "He turned death row into a sanctuary."
Other than expressions of outrage at Davis' execution, there was little doom and gloom at his funeral. Warnock's congregation at Ebenezer, the church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, helped raise money for the three-and-a-half-hour service which carried more than a hint of celebrity sheen.
Davis' closed casket was piled with a spray of blue and white flowers — a color scheme decoded by a close friend who mentioned his love of the Dallas Cowboys. Attendees each got a glossy 22-page program filled with a scrapbook's worth of photos, many of Davis in his white prison garb posing with family members during weekend visits.
A song by the Billboard-charting gospel singer Dietrick Haddon got the crowd so excited that ushers walked the aisles stopping people from taking video and photos with their cell phones.
Comedian and activist Dick Gregory, who joined the others in an impassioned call to end the death penalty, first brought people to their feet in laughter.
Gregory said he needed to apologize to Davis' family after the way he handled a recent phone call from a bill collector. "He said, 'Are you Dick Gregory?' And I said, "I am Troy Davis.'"
Davis' nephew, 17-year-old DeJaun Davis-Correia, was the only family member to speak during the service.
He recalled Davis, the uncle who had been in prison his entire life, spending long hours with him on the phone helping with homework, particularly math. Davis-Correia, whose mother is Davis' older sister, said the family always knew when he had tests in school because Davis wrote them all down on his calendar, the same
calendar he filled with the birthdays of all his friends and supporters. And he said his uncle would have wanted a note of celebration at his funeral.
"You really shouldn't be sad all the time, you should be happy and be positive," Davis-Correia said. "That's the attitude my uncle instilled in me."
Amnesty International, which worked for years to exonerate Davis, urged its supporters worldwide to remember him Saturday by wearing black armbands and "I am Troy Davis."
The advocacy group's U.S. director, Larry Cox, spoke from the dais behind Davis' casket Saturday urging those who fought to spare his life not to give up until America ends its use of the death penalty.
"If you thought you saw us fighting to save Troy Davis, now that we've been inspired by Troy Davis you ain't seen nothing yet," Cox said.
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