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The Lessons Muslim Americans Learn from Trump's Visit to Saudi Arabia
May 27, 2017 by Atiya
by Saeed Khan
An American president's first overseas trip is considered significant because it suggests the trajectory a new administration will assume regarding its foreign policy priorities. If President Trump's first destination of Saudi Arabia is any indication of that prospect, then many analysts will contend that he did not deviate from that script. Beyond the pageantry, warm exchanges and ear-to-ear grins by leaders from both sides, the Trump visit will be best assessed by the words spoken and perhaps, more importantly, those not uttered.
The US-Saudi relationship is nearly as old as the kingdom itself. Founded in 1932, American oil interests traveled to the new nation the following year and established the California-Arabian Standard Oil Company, better known today as ARAMCO. To fortify the critical importance of the bilateral engagement of the two countries, President Franklin Roosevelt made a secret trip to meet with the Saudi monarch and founder of the Kingdom, Abdul Aziz ibn Saud on February 14, 1945, mere weeks before FDR's death. Roosevelt had just met with Churchill and Stalin at the Yalta Conference to discuss the impending conclusion of the European theater of World War II and felt compelled to meet his Saudi counterpart on the way home.
The two leaders met aboard a US naval vessel in the middle of the Suez Canal zone to discuss the oil agreements with ARAMCO. The meeting helped "seal the deal" by which the two countries have maintained an eight-decades-long alliance that involves energy security and regional geostrategic coordination.
The tight US-Saudi relationship experienced a shudder in 2011 when the royal family felt betrayed by then President Obama for his reticence during the Arab Spring in Egypt. When the US failed to intervene to save Hosni Mubarak from being deposed, the Saudis perceived this act as a betrayal of a stalwart, loyal ally. If Riyadh contended, the US was willing to abandon a ruler of three decades for the sake of potential democratization. A similar fate could visit Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies in the whirlwind of political change sweeping the region.
As a result, the Saudis welcomed the Trump election victory, given the President's stated fondness for authoritarian regimes in lieu of democracies for US foreign policy priorities. Their jubilation was on full display as they welcomed Trump to the country.
President Trump's entourage to Saudi Arabia included more than his family, advisors, and security detail. 50 CEOs of American companies accompanied him to Riyadh to negotiate trade deals. By all measures, it was a highly successful, lucrative trip for them as a total package of $350 billion was affirmed. Part of this, of course, was the $110 billion arms sale to the kingdom. As a side gesture of appreciation for the new American president, the Saudis also pledged $100 million to the "first daughter" Ivanka Trump's foundation.
While the arms and trade deals were certainly a high priority for the Trump administration in Saudi Arabia, perhaps the more highly anticipated item on the president's itinerary was his "Islam speech" to a gathering of leaders from majority Muslim countries. The remarks followed the opening welcome of the host, King Salman, who spoke in great length of the alleged threat to the region and global stability posed by Iran. Trump maintained the monarch's theme by singling out the Persian nation as the root cause of much of the conflicts across the Middle East and reiterating his promise that Iran would never acquire a nuclear weapon.
Absent was any acknowledgment of the P5+1 agreement, brokered by his predecessor, which effectively froze any such aspirations and programs from Tehran. Equally ignored was the fact that a day earlier, Iranians reelected President Hasan Rouhani, a decision seen by many as a repudiation of the hardline conservative segment of the country that had high hopes at seizing power at the ballot box. In fact, the topic of democracy was unsurprisingly off the agenda, given the inevitably allergic reaction to it from most of Trump's audience, including his hosts, leaders from the Gulf States and Egypt's General Abdel Fateh Sisi.
During his election campaign and even prior to his overseas trip President Trump had insisted that extremism committed by Muslims be called 'radical Islamic terrorism' and he chastised his predecessor and others for their unwillingness to call it such. In Riyadh, Trump did not invoke this rather toxic language, certainly a positive development to be recognized.
There was another glaring omission from his remarks, one that has to be seen as woefully neglectful if not intentional. Speaking to no fewer than 50 Muslim leaders, Trump made no mention of the multi-million strong American Muslim population, their history in the US that predates the country's independence and their considerable contributions to American society. As a representative of the American people, it was regrettable and demoralizing for American Muslims that they were not considered worthy of representation at a venue where they, not the president, would be the principal bridge and common denominator.
With his Riyadh speech, President Trump crossed the Rubicon by seemingly committing the US to one side of a hyper-sectarian narrative regarding the global Muslim community. Before 1979 and the Iranian Revolution, the US maintained equally close relations with both Saudi Arabia and Iran. Over the past 38 years, that balance has been non-existent, but not for sectarian reasons. Even in light of the current conflicts over Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, American foreign policy has always been framed in geostrategic terms.
Trump's speech is a marked departure from prior policy and unnecessarily so. While the Middle East today is embroiled in a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the conflict is not a sectarian one, per se, despite it being forced into that language. It is about efforts to dominate and monopolize the Persian Gulf-based upon cultural and economic matters. The Riyadh speech was a perfect platform of the American president to help frame and reset the conflict to more accurate and workable terms. It was perhaps the greatest missed opportunity and consequently, a failure of leadership.
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Stratstone BMW Leeds had a recent visit from pupils of Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School, Leeds.
The pupils are currently working on a project about vehicle manufacturing and the different materials used and how the components work.
A guided tour of the retail centre included a meeting with our BMW Genius, alongside our Sales, Service and Parts Departments culminating with a tour of the workshop.
We look forward to seeing the results of the pupils projects and hope to display them in the Retail Centre for our customers to enjoy.


Are you struggling to sleep on a regular basis? Your home and bedroom makes a huge difference to getting a good night's sleep, so ensure your home and bedroom is the best it can be. If you're still struggling, there are some things you can try.
Creating and sticking to a set sleep schedule reinforces your body's sleep-wake cycle, which will help you sleep better at night, so ensure you go to bed and get up at the same time each day (even on weekends and day's off). However if you're struggling to fall asleep, get up and do something relaxing and then go back to bed once you're tired. When you start to stress over not falling asleep, it becomes harder to do so.
Resist consuming a large meal before you go to sleep, otherwise the associated discomfort might keep you awake. Also keep an eye on how much you drink before bed to limit any middle-of-the-night visits to the bathroom.
Following the same routine before you head to bed will tell your body it's time to sleep. Things to include in your routine include having a relaxing bath or shower, listening to calming music or reading a book. Relaxing activities will help you sleep better as it'll make the transition between 'wide awake' and 'tired' much smoother.
Also consider how much you use the TV and other electronic devices before you go to bed; research suggests screen time and media use before going to bed interferes with sleep.
A bedroom is no good unless it boasts ideal sleeping conditions; these include making sure your bedroom is a dark, warm and quiet oasis as you settle down for the night, . Your bed can help as well; the features of a quality bed are subjective, so choose whatever you're most comfortable with. If you happen to share your bed, make sure there's plenty of room for you both.
Daytime naps, especially long ones can severely affect night-time sleep. If you insist on a daily nap, make sure it's between 10 to 30 minutes each day and that you take it during the middle of the afternoon, so that you don't harm your body clock too much.
Regular exercise helps promote a better night's sleep and help you fall asleep quicker. Timing is key with exercise, don't do it too close to bedtime or you may feel too energized to sleep. We recommend exercising earlier in the day.
Stress will never work in your favour when it comes to sleeping. When we have too much to do or think about our sleep suffers a result. Basic ways to help manage stress include getting organised and prioritising and delegating your tasks.
You could even try relaxation techniques, such as self-hypnosis or just simply repeating positive words throughout the day to yourself, such as "calm", "love" and "peace".
Will you be implementing any of these into your life? Let us know on Twitter @haart_uk!


When you get your hair done what do you base the style on? A style you like from a magazine? Your favourite celebrities new do? or do you ever take into consideration the style that is best suited for your facial features?
I recently found these infographics which may help you when you next have your hair done. Whatever your face shape; round, oval, square or heart shaped, and hair type; wavy, straight or curly, these info graphics will help you out!


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Q: Computing $L^2$ Gradient Flow for a "compactness energy" over a weighted graph. I'm reading the following paper on applying mean curvature flow to gerrymandering:

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*Matt Jacobs, Olivia Walch, A partial differential equations approach to defeating partisan gerrymandering.

The setting is that we have a weighted graph of vertices, $x\in \mathbb{R}^2$ where each $x$ is a "small blob" of a larger subset $D$ and we're forming a partition of $D$ into districts $D_i$ by basically sorting these $x$ into districts based on some criteria.
And I'm having a lot of trouble calculating the Gradient flow (wrt the partition $\mathbf{u}$) of the compactness energy defined to be
$$ E_\alpha(\mathbf{u},\mathbf{c})= \frac{1}{2}\sum_{i=1}^N\sum_{x,y\in V} u_i(x) A(x,y)(1-u_i(y)) + \alpha \sum_{i=1}^N\sum_{x\in V}u_i(x)\lVert c_i-c(x)\rVert^2$$
where $A(x,y)$ is a weight matrix transposed and multiplied to itself. $\mathbf{u}$ is a vector of characteristic equations.
The paper shows later on that the gradient (for a single partition) is
$$ \psi_i^{n+1}(x) = \alpha\lVert c_i^n -c(x)\rVert ^2- \sum_{y\in V}W(x,y)u_i^n(y)$$
Is this the Gradient flow of E? To a greater extent, I'm just having a lot of issues understanding where the PDE plays in. I know that Mean Curvature flow is a sort of nonlinear heat equation and that you can derive it from taking this Energy and computing gradient flow, so my professor told me to try calculating it to derive the explicit PDE, but it doesn't seem like the paper reaches any type of PDE.
Thank you for any help and advice and intuition if you're experienced with the content of this paper.

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Waterford Panto Society - Waterford's longest running family entertainment!
The Waterford Panto Society has been making Christmas magic in Waterford City since 1985.
The Society was founded in 1985 by Jimmy Kelly and Padraig O'Griofa. An inspired choice of Director - Denny Corcoran, the undisputed king of variety in Waterford City - drove the society from humble beginnings in 1985 to a major annual production running over 11 shows. Denny passed the baton onto Tops of the Town veteran Michael Grant who produced several shows before in turn passing it on to visionary producer Bryan Flynn. It was under Bryans watchful eye that the Panto came into the 21st century, raising the production standards in all departments.
In 2012 we were delighted to come full circle as Richie Hayes, star of the Gaeity Panto for countless years, took the helm of the society that started him off in the entertainment world all those years ago, as he drove on arguably our most successful show to date with a newly enlarged 17 show run to reach an even bigger audience.
In 2008 a change happened in the Society, as Jimmy and Padraig decided to retire after 23 years of total dedication to the cause. A new committee was born out of the members, and the rest is history. We are honoured to continue the tradition that our two founders started all those years ago.
Now 32 years on the Panto goes from strength to strength as it continues to establish itself as one of the premier Pantos in Ireland.


Ketchikan is a community and port of entry on the north shore of Tongass Narrows, on the south coast of Revillagigedo Island, Alaska. The city was established when a cannery was built on Ketchikan Creek in 1887. The town became a major supply center during the Alaska Gold Rush in the late 1890's and the Ketchikan post office was established in 1892. The city was named for Ketchikan Creek that now flows through town. The name "Ketchikan" comes from the Tlingit name for the creek, Kitschk-hin, the meaning of which is unclear. In modern Tlingit this name is rendered as Kichx̱áan. Ketchikan is now a transportation hub for Southeast Alaska, and a principal tourist destination that offers many onshore excursions including flightseeing trips to Misty Fjords.
Revillagigedo Island is about 50 miles (89 km) north-south and 35 miles (48 km) east-west. The island is separated from the Alaska mainland to the east by Behm Canal, from Prince of Wales Island to the west by Clarence Strait, and from Annette Island to the south by Revillagigedo Channel and Nichols Passage. The island is traditional Tlingit territory, and by the 19th century was divided between the Saanyaa Ḵwáan and Taant'a Ḵwáan people.


An increasing understanding of the molecular control of plant characteristics can significantly speed up the selection process. Time to market is a key factor in commercial vegetable breeding. Depending on the plant type, it takes about 10 years from R&D to commercializing a new seed variety. That is why modern breeding teams use so-called molecular markers to help speed up the selection process. Analyzing small pieces of leaf, our molecular biologists can quickly identify whether or not the desired gene is present in a plant, without having to wait until it is fully grown.
This can save years of development work, and makes it possible to address the specific needs of growers, retailers and consumers in a timely fashion.


Damaged, aged or unwanted cells are removed from the body by an active process known as apoptosis. This highly orchestrated programme results in cell disassembly and the exposure of 'flags' at the dying cell surface that permit recognition and removal by viable cells (phagocytes). Efficient phagocytic removal of dying cells is essential to prevent inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
Relatively little is known of the molecular mechanisms underlying changes at the apoptotic cell surface. We have previously shown that ICAM-3 (a heavily glycosylated, leukocyte-restricted Immunoglobulin Super-Family member) undergoes a change of function as cells die so that it acts as a molecular 'flag' to mediate corpse removal. Our work seeks to characterise apoptosis-associated changes in ICAM-3 and define their role in ICAM-3's novel function in apoptotic cell clearance.
Here we extend earlier studies to show that apoptotic cell-associated ICAM-3 functions, at least minimally, to tether apoptotic leukocytes to macrophages via an undefined receptor. Whilst CD14 has been suggested as a possible innate immune receptor for apoptotic cell-associated ICAM-3, we demonstrate ICAM-3 functions for apoptotic cell clearance in the absence of CD14. Our data additionally indicate, that during apoptosis, leukocytes display early changes in cell surface glycosylation and a marked reduction in ICAM-3, a change that correlates with a reduction in cell volume. This reduction in ICAM-3 is explained by cell surface shedding of microparticles ('apoptotic bodies') that contain ICAM-3. Such microparticles, released from apoptotic leukocytes, are strongly chemoattractive for macrophages. In addition, microparticles from ICAM-3-deficient leukocytes are significantly less chemoattractive than microparticles from their ICAM-3-replete counterparts.
Taken together these data support the hypothesis that ICAM-3 acts as an apoptotic cell-associated ligand to tether dying cells to phagocytes in a CD14-independent manner. Furthermore our data suggest that released ICAM-3 may promote the recruitment of phagocytes to sites of leukocyte apoptosis.
Rossin, D., Dias, I. H. K., Solej, M., Milic, I., Pitt, A. R., Iaia, N., Scoppapietra, L., Devitt, A., Nano, M., Degiuli, M., Volante, M., Caccia, C., Leoni, V., Griffiths, H. R., Spickett, C. M., Poli, G. & Biasi, F., 23 Mar 2019, In : Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 136, p. 35-44 10 p.
Grant, L., Milic, I. & Devitt, A., 5 Apr 2019, In : Biochemical Society Transactions.
International Society for Extracellular Vesicles, 31 Dec 2018, 7, 1, 1535750.
Clayton, A., Buschmann, D., Byrd, J. B., Carter, D. R. F., Cheng, L., Compton, C., Daaboul, G., Devitt, A., Falcon-Perez, J. M., Gardiner, C., Gustafson, D., Harrison, P., Helmbrecht, C., Hendrix, A., Hill, A., Hoffman, A., Jones, J. C., Kalluri, R., Kang, J. Y., Kirchner, B., Lässer, C., Lawson, C., Lenassi, M., Levin, C., Llorente, A., Martens-Uzunova, E. S., Möller, A., Musante, L., Ochiya, T., Pink, R. C., Tahara, H., Wauben, M. H. M., Webber, J. P., Welsh, J. A., Witwer, K. W., Yin, H. & Nieuwland, R., 17 May 2018, 7, 1, 1473707.


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The Town of Erie announced that Crestone Peak Resources will be conducting a 3D seismic survey for the Acme Pad from mid-February to mid-March. Oil and gas developers do seismic testing when they don't know if there is oil in an area or want more information about the formation so that they drill in the best place or direction.
The Acme Pad was approved by Erie in November in the Operator Agreement with Crestone and will greatly impact Anthem Ranch, Anthem Highlands, and Erie residents who live near its location at the corner of Highway 7 and Bonanza Drive. The schools in close proximity are Prospect Ridge and Thunder Vista.
According to the announcement, Seismic Acquisition Services, LLC will be conducting the tests for Crestone mostly from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. when "the environmental requirements and weather conditions permit." The company will distribute door hangers 24-72 hours in advance in the areas where trucks will be operating. They are also required to get a written permit from a property owner to conduct tests on private property.
The Town of Erie included a link to FAQs and a video on seismic testing from Crestone. According to the video, "vibrations created are minimal," "truck routes are set back from houses and buildings," and they "use lower energy levels in residential and high occupancy areas." You can watch the video here to see more about the process.
The City of Broomfield has filed comments on the pending Crestone Acme permits at the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), as directed by Council on November 27, 2018. They focus on traffic, air quality, emergency response and spill prevention.
Join other concerned neighbors nearby. Broomfield Concerned continues to grow across Broomfield and beyond. Join our mailing list and get recent updates.
Broomfield Concerned is a coalition of neighborhoods concerned about large-scale oil and gas development and hydraulic fracturing in residential communities.


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Even if the science isn't there, why at least not try treating Alzheimer's with coconut oil? Well, unlike other natural remedies—like the spice saffron, which was able to beat out placebo, and seemed to work as well as the leading drug, without the side effects—coconut oil is one of the rare plant sources of saturated fat (normally only found in animals), which tends to increase LDL, or bad cholesterol, the #1 risk factor for our #1 killer, heart disease. So, hey, I mean, you want to try coconut oil on someone with Alzheimer's for a few days, to see if it makes a difference? Fine. God, I'd try almost anything. But, if, as expected, you don't see any improvement, I'd be hesitant to keep anyone on it long-term.
Now, those selling coconut oil say one needn't worry, because coconut oil contains a saturated fat that doesn't raise cholesterol. You hear the same thing from the beef people. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association is always going on about how beef contains a saturated fat called stearic acid. Unlike those evil saturated fats, palmitic, myristic, and lauric acids, which do increase blood cholesterol levels, stearic acid has been shown to have a neutral effect on blood cholesterol.
Now, see, that's true, and beef does contain stearic acid. But, guess what? It has twice as much of the palmitic and myristic—which they just admitted does raise cholesterol. It's like Coca Cola saying they know for a fact that soda doesn't make you gain weight, because Coke contains water, and water has a neutral effect on weight gain. Yeah, but that's not the only thing in it—and the same thing with beef, and the same thing with coconut oil.
Years ago, I profiled this study that found that cholesterol levels were significantly lower during a coconut oil diet—but only when compared to a "butter diets." You know you've got a problem when the only way you can make your product look good is to compare it to diets rich in butter. Yes, it made bad cholesterol go up—but not as bad as butter. But, how much is that really saying?
Now, that was all the science we had for ten years. But, four new studies have recently come out—a population study, and three clinical studies. The population was of Filipino women, and although those that ate the most coconut oil had the worst levels of bad cholesterol, those that ate the most coconut oil were also more overweight—which alone can raise your cholesterol. When the fact that the coconut oil-eaters were eating more calories, were more overweight, when that was kind of factored out, the rise in cholesterol lost statistical significance.
To really control for factors, though, you've got to put it to the test. The first clinical trial involved giving people two tablespoons of coconut oil a day for three months. And, their bad cholesterol went up a bit, but not significantly. During this time, though, they were all forced to lose weight by being placed on a calorie-restricted diet. When you lose weight, your LDL should drop naturally; the fact that it didn't on the coconut oil suggests an adverse effect.
Now look, if you're eating so healthy that your LDL cholesterol is under 60 or 70, then, you know, it may not be a problem. Unlike saturated animal fats, coconut oil doesn't cause that spike in inflammation immediately after consumption of animal foods—which makes sense, because, as you'll remember, it may be the dead bacterial endotoxins in animal products, ferried into the body by saturated fat, that are to blame.
In this study, for example, they compared the effects of chocolate cake made out of coconut oil, flax seed oil, or cod liver oil on, the effects on, inflammatory markers. Not much change in the inflammatory gene expression for the coconut or flax cakes, but cod liver oil cake may indeed be worse.
W.C. Willett, Ask the doctor. I have started noticing more coconut oil at the grocery store and have heard it is better for you that a lot of other oils. Is that true? Harv Health Lett. 2011 May;36(7):7.
Comparte "Does Coconut Oil Clog Arteries?"
If you missed my last video, this is a follow-up to Does Coconut Oil Cure Alzheimer's?
Update: In 2017 and 2018, I released new coconut oil videos: Coconut Oil & the Boost in HDL "Good" Cholesterol, What About Coconuts, Coconut Milk & Coconut Oil MCTs?, and Coconut Oil & Abdominal Fat.
Here are the two saffron videos I referenced: Saffron for the Treatment of Alzheimer's and Saffron Versus Aricept. The spice may also help with PMS (Saffron for the Treatment of PMS) and depression (Saffron vs. Prozac).
The "compared to butter" bit reminds me of the "compared to pork" nuttiness: Nuts and Bolts of Cholesterol Lowering.
And, be sure to check out my associated blog post for even more context: Is Coconut Oil Bad For You?
Does Coconut Oil Cure Alzheimer's?


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No bull! New York languishes in the East
By Brian Forbes and Special to The Denver Post | Special to The Denver Post
July 10, 2006 at 5:45 p.m.
The New York Red Bulls have been getting the proverbial horns of late.
The team with the most commercially inspired name since the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim has only one victory in its past eight games and lost its third consecutive start Saturday at FC Dallas.
The Red Bulls (2-6-8) have the fewest wins in Major League Soccer, the second-fewest points and sit at the foot of the Eastern Conference standings going into Friday's visit from the Colorado Rapids (7-5-3).
One bright spot for the Red Bulls has been forward Jean Philippe Peguero, acquired this season from the Rapids in exchange for Thiago Martins and a draft pick. Peguero leads the Red Bulls with six goals in 10 games, matching the combined total from playmakers Edson Buddle, Youri Djorkaeff and Amado Guevara.
Peguero said Monday he is especially confident playing against his former team and eager to help the Red Bulls get out of their recent funk.
"We got to find out what is the problem and start winning games," Peguero said.
There are several problems to choose from.
Coach Mo Johnston's vote of confidence from managing director Marc de Grandpre ended with his dismissal June 27 and the appointment of assistant coach Richie Williams as interim coach.
Peguero was fined and suspended for two games for taking a swing at Columbus Crew defender Marcos Gonzalez during a game June 28 and Djorkaeff left the team to attend to "personal matters" but was seen on TV at the World Cup in Germany.
Regis High School graduate Mark Lisi, 28, leads the Red Bulls with four assists, but had surgery for a sports hernia July 6 and isn't expected to play Friday.
Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo said the Red Bulls' upheaval makes them desperate and dangerous, especially when led by an interim coach.
"If you know you are one game away from being fired, you don't care and you try to be aggressive and attack," he said.
Niko scoops award
Rapids striker Nicolas Hernandez was named MLS player of the week after scoring two goals and adding two assists in two victories. Hernandez scored twice and had an assist in a 3-2 win over New England last Tuesday and assisted on Clint Mathis' first goal with the Rapids in Saturday's 1-0 win over Kansas City.
Hernandez, in his first year with the Rapids, is the first Colorado player to win the award in 15 weeks this season.
Brian Forbes

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I follow your writings on TownHall.com. I wanted to introduce myself in hopes of being a guest on your radio show, in order to try to promote my new book: "Chase The Rabbit." I'm a first-time unknown author and I have self-published this book.
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My book is important, but since I'm a complete unknown, I need help promoting it to a wide readership. I would be truly grateful for any advice or help you might be willing to share with me.


An advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on alternative capital tops a short agenda for Thursday's National Credit Union Administration meeting. The ANPR follows October's board briefing on alternative, or supplemental, capital, and how credit unions could potentially raise it for risk-based capital purposes.
CUNA and Cornerstone have long supported providing credit unions access to supplemental capital, and are encouraged to see the NCUA follow the previous discussion with the ANPR. An ANPR is issued by an agency before it issues a proposed rule, as a way to solicit input on how to best structure a proposal.
Last year's briefing highlighted several issues the NCUA is struggling with when constructing a rule to benefit credit unions, including how to ensure credit unions leveraging supplemental capital to not pose a safety and soundness threat, and potential effects on taxation. However, during the briefing, both NCUA Chairman Rick Metsger and board member J. Mark McWatters indicated they wished agency staff to continue to work on the issue.
The second item on Thursday's agenda is a board briefing on statutory inflation of civil money penalties.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (ET), with a link to a live video stream available on NCUA.gov approximately 15 minutes before.


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Difference Between Facebook and Instagram
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Social media dominance has increased dramatically over the past few years with popular social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. leading the race. Social media usage has witnessed an unprecedented growth over the past decade, thanks to Facebook and Instagram which dominate the social media ecosystem. Social media has seen a significant surge in active monthly users in the last two years and looking at the numbers, it's only increasing with no signs of going back. It's almost surprising to see how social media has evolved over the past decade. Today, social media dominance has reached such an extent even the remotest parts of the world have knew about Facebook and Instagram, and they are most likely using it every day. Facebook undoubtedly dominates the social media scene in terms of audience reach and engagement, but Instagram is good at making noise too. This article looks at the two popular social media sites and explains how they differ from each other.
Facebook has been at the forefront of social networking scene for the past couple of years. Facebook is a California-based social media giant that has evolved from a simple online networking site to a social networking powerhouse. What started out just as a plain website for Harvard students has now become the internet sensation with billions of users worldwide. It has come a long way since its debut in 2004. The first major design overhaul to Facebook was the "News Feed" being added to a user's homepage along with the "Mini Feed" that started appearing on individual profile pages. In 2011, Facebook ditched the "wall" to introduce its infamous "Timeline". It was the brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg which has now become the most popular buzzword among the social media community. Facebook took the social media world by storm when it bought the popular photo-sharing application, Instagram in 2012. The acquisition was a game changer for the social media giant who squashed a potential threat to its dominance.
What is Instagram?
Instagram is a popular photo-sharing application which allows users to share pictures onto their profiles. It was an idea to create a one-stop photo-sharing platform that has now become the second-most popular social media platform out there, with over 300 million active users. It was initially launched in 2010 exclusively for the iOS as an image-centric social media platform. The big change happened when Instagram removed its restriction to go non-square. The decision has not only given a major boost to the app but also inspired it to go an extra mile. Today Instagram is a multifaceted platform that has established itself as a popular buzzword among the youths. Instagram has also spurred a revolution in branding and advertising by providing a platform for the most prominent brands to endorse their products. Instagram has moved beyond photography and its biggest upgrade so far came last year with the worldwide availability of Instagram Live – a feature that allows you to broadcast video to your followers in real-time.
Introduction to Facebook and Instagram
Facebook is a general social networking website that allows users to create online profiles, share pictures and videos, send messages, and keep in touch with friends, family or colleagues over a common platform. Instagram, on the other hand, is almost like Facebook but it's more photo-centric with emphasis on photos and videos. It's more like a photo-sharing application.
Community in Facebook and Instagram
Despite the common goal, they are two separate social media platforms with different approaches to networking. Facebook is mostly a closed-knit community of people who know each other. For example, you can be group with your graduation buddies, you can be group with your workplace colleagues, you can join your family group, etc. Instagram lets you build and join communities of people who share your common interest such as pets, photography, fashion, movies, technology, travel, etc.
Consumer Reach for Facebook and Instagram
Facebook has been around much longer than mostly every social networking platform out there, including Instagram. This makes Facebook clearly a dominant player among the social networking community with a much larger consumer reach and active users. Instagram, although rapidly growing, has relatively lesser user database in terms of consumer reach but it's quite popular among youths. Facebook is generally targeted at all age groups.
Mobility for Facebook and Instagram
Unlike Facebook, Instagram relies heavily on mobility meaning the landing pages should be hundred percent optimized for mobile users so that advertisers would make the best of their online presence on Instagram. Although roughly a third of Facebook users log in with their phones, still a majority of users prefer mobile websites or web versions of Facebook. However, it's perfectly optimized for mobile users.
Targeting Consumer for Facebook and Instagram
Brand awareness is the key to every business which requires you to understand your target audience based on age, gender, interests, etc. Instagram is ideal for business targeting younger demographic, whereas Facebook is great for businesses targeting older generation users who have relatively higher spending.
Brand Awareness of Facebook and Instagram
Studies suggest brand awareness with Instagram is much more effective than it does with Facebook. Average engagement per post is higher than Facebook, thanks to all the visually appealing posts. Instagram is surely better at creating brand awareness than Facebook.
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Summary of Facebook Vs. Instagram
While both are the two most popular social media platforms out there, they have their fair share of differences on various fronts. Instagram is all about photos and videos; it's a photo-sharing application. Facebook, on the other hand, is multifaceted which lets you do anything; you can create and join groups, shop, share photos and videos, create an event, and more with Facebook. Instagram is a neat app without much clutter which makes it easy to navigate and work your way around, whereas Facebook, on the other hand, is a multi-purpose application with lots of features which makes it a little hard to process everything that's going on around Facebook.
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My perception of contemporary atheism is strongly coloured by its high-profile proponent Richard Dawkins.
While in agreement with much of his argument for atheism and his criticism of religion, I often find his tone alienating. When he's in strident anti-religion mode, his rhetoric is tinged with the same sort of fundamentalist fervour he finds so abhorrent in his religious opponents. So I approached this book with some trepidation, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is very readable and, for the most part, reasonable in tone. And it's enlightening both in the content of individual essays and in the wide range of voices and points of view expressed.
As the back cover blurb explains, The Australian Book of Atheism brings together "essays from 33 of the nation's pre-eminent atheist, rationalist, humanist and sceptical thinkers". These include many of the usual suspects, such as broadcaster Robyn Williams, Greens senator Lee Rhiannon, euthanasia campaigner Philip Nitschke and author and academic Leslie Cannold.
But there are many lesser known and, in some cases, surprising contributors who deliver gems. For instance, Chrys Stevenson, in an essay titled Felons, Ratbags, Commies and Left-wing Loonies, gives insight into atheism in Australia since European settlement, and why this country provides fertile soil for a secular and atheist ethos.
Medical doctor Colette Livermore, who was a nun in Mother Teresa's order, gives a fascinating account of her journey away from faith into atheism. Teacher Kylie Sturgess writes about her experiences working in faith-based schools, including an Islamic one, and how she reconciles her atheism with the religion of the students and her fellow teachers. Comedian, singer and performer Tim Minchin delivers a whimsical poem that decisively critiques the flaky New Age views of a female acquaintance appropriately named Storm. And philosopher Tamas Pataki probes and sheds light on the troubling connection between religion and violence.
Fundamentalism is not going to go away, and its supporters are numbered in the hundreds of millions. In my view, we should be prepared to co-operate with people whom we may disagree with on other issues. Moderate religious believers of all kinds may be our natural allies.


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Cheltenham A&E opening to patients soon - everything you need to know
The emergency department aims to return to pre-pandemic state by next month
Jessica MercerNews Reporter
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Cheltenham's A&E department will be open for patients next week as part of its two-step plan to restore service.
Clinicians are welcoming the public back to Cheltenham General Hospital's emergency department on Wednesday (June 9).
The consultant-led Emergency Department will re-open seven days a week between the hours of 8am – 8pm.
The service will remain closed overnight until the overnight nurse-led service re-opens at 8pm on June 30.
This means that from July 1, Cheltenham A&E will be returned to its pre-pandemic state, in line with commitments the NHS Foundation Trust have made publicly and as agreed with the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
To support the re-opening of Cheltenham A&E next week a number of other services will be restored, including medical admissions to Cheltenham.
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Dr Rob Stacey, Emergency Department Consultant and Specialty Director, said: "We want to remind the public that Cheltenham's A&E department will re-open as a consultant-led service as part of a phased return from Wednesday June 9.
"It's also worth reminding people that the minor injuries and illness unit is currently open from 8am – 8pm seven days a week.
"If you have a sprain, fracture, a wound, deep cut or similar and have been advised to access clinical care via NHS 111, Cheltenham A&E is open to all."
Medical director, Professor Pietroni said "Whilst Cheltenham has traditionally served the east of the county, it is a service available to anyone in Gloucestershire, has a superb team of staff and can often see patients in a more timely way than is possible at Gloucestershire Royal during times of peak demand."
The temporary changes to A&E at Cheltenham were introduced last summer as part of the hospitals response to the pandemic which enabled the NHS Foundation Trust to continue life-saving cancer surgery amongst other vital services.
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Thayeria obliqua es una especie de peces Characiformes de la familia Characidae.

Morfología
Los machos pueden llegar alcanzar los 7,6 cm de longitud  total.

Hábitat
Vive en zonas de clima tropical entre 22 °C - 28 °C de temperatura.

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Se encuentran en Sudamérica:  cuencas de los ríos  Amazonas,  Tocantins y Guaporé.

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Each of the 63 cards offers a specific personal invitation to become more Divinely awakened and empowered, in addition to addressing the particular soul shift necessary to achieve that possibility. Every invitation you accept helps you advance your soul's growth and move toward both inner peace and outer success. Each card offers manageable steps that you can achieve day by day to advance toward your highest goals on a spiritual level. In the process, you'll get out of your own way and begin to experience the personal success and satisfaction that you seek in your life, as well as bring your special gifts and energy to the planet.


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615 S. Broadway,
Los Angeles Theatre (Official)
Previously operated by: Fox Theatres (Reading, PA), Loew's Inc., Metropolitan Theatres
Architects: Simeon Charles Lee, Samuel Tilden Norton
Functions: Film Rentals, Movies, Performing Arts, Special Events
Styles: French Renaissance
Phone Numbers: Box Office: 213.629.2939
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The Los Angeles Theatre is one of the crown jewels of the downtown Los Angeles corridor of fantasy that is the S. Broadway Theatre District. Built by independent exhibitor H.L. Gumbiner who built the Tower Theatre in 1927. Flushed with the success of his Tower Theatre he set off with his preferred architect Simeon Charles Lee on a tour of movie palaces around the country, as he planned to build 'the most lavish movie palace that downtown Los Angles would ever see'. Their first stop was the 'fabulous' Fox Theatre, San Francisco which had been designed by architect Thomas Lamb in 1929, and they decided there and then that Los Angeles would have a theatre to equal it, although the site limitations of South Broadway meant that the Los Angeles Theatre would be only half the size of the Fox Theatre, San Francisco. Rather surprisingly, it was decided to style the theatre in a French Baroque style popular during the 1920's, but by 1930 was looking a little 'old fashioned', as Art Deco Moderne styles were becoming all the rage in theatre design as witnessed at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre and the soon to be completed Warner Western Theatre (now Wiltern Theatre). Often viewed as the greatest movie palace to be built in Los Angeles, the theatre was constructed in just five months!
The exuberant façade is highly decorated with twin Corinthian columns with moulded stonework and an empty niche in the center, outside which hang the original large vertical sign bearing the theatres' name. This façade is flanked on each side by single storey retail units faced with elaborate detailing. A large highly decorated Bronze marquee hung over the sidewalk (this was replaced in the 1940's by the current 'bull-nose' design which is still in place today, sans the clock on the upper front section) Today also we see the right hand flank of retail units have had their decorations rendered over in cement, giving an unbalanced look to the building. On the sidewalk under the marquee a terrazzo floor in the pattern of an Aubusson carpet extends from the entrance doors to the curb-side. In this open outer lobby area there is a large central pay-box, the walls are finished in Red Verona marble and the original heavy Brass ornamental doors were replaced in the 1970's. For the convenience of patrons, two loudspeakers were mounted on top of the pay-box relaying the soundtrack of the movie playing inside the theatre, and there was a unit in the wall that indicated the temperature within the theatre.
There is no vestibule, so passing through the entrance doors, patrons are immediately in the grand lobby. Decorated in a French Baroque style fashioned after the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France, both side-walls are mirrored set within pillared recesses and the ceiling is decorated with cast plaster coffered shapes down the center of which hand three large French chandeliers. Immediately above the entrance doors is a huge sunburst effect symbolizing Louis XIV the Sun King, and at the other end of the lobby is the grand staircase leading to the balconies. On the landing between the lobby and the mezzanine is a large crystal fountain feature behind which is an oil painting 'after Fragonard' by interior designer Anthony B. Heinsbergen. Passing through the draped arches leads into the mezzanine lobby which has a room at each end, one a soundproof children's crying room, the other a smoking room, both having large windows so that patrons inside can view the theatre auditorium beyond.
Seating in the auditorium is arranged on three levels, the orchestra level has raised loge seating on the sides, the first mezzanine is set well back from the proscenium and has a series of five stepped boxes extending down the side-walls. The upper balcony is set even further back, creating very little overhang. An innovation for its time was the strips of blue neon tubing which ran under the floor down the aisles to guide patrons in the dark. All the seats in the theatre were wired to an electric indicator to monitor the available seats to the pay-box out front. Five elaborate recessed arches decorate the side-walls, above which is a deeply coffered ceiling which extends up to the main central ceiling dome which has tromp l'oeil oil paintings as a decoration
The 65ft wide rounded proscenium arch has columned organ grilles on either side and curtain swags into which are woven the crest of Los Angeles in the center. These are original to the building, although the side drapes in the proscenium were shortened when CinemaScope was installed in the 1950's. The original main house curtain survives, and is woven like a tapestry with gold and silver threads, all mounted on a massive wooden frame. The design depicts the Royal Court of King Louis XIV with its carriage against a rural landscape complete with a huge triumphal arch. Beyond the house curtain was the title curtain of electric blue velvet with designs in silver beads. The stage is 27ft deep and only the forward portion is rigged to allow for the front curtains and screen to fly up into the stage house. The Los Angeles Theatre was equipped with a small Wurlitzer 2 Manual/10 Ranks theatre organ which had been transferred from the Tower Theatre. In reality it was not large enough for this theatre, but considering that by the time the Los Angeles Theatre opened in 1931, 'talkies' had arrived and organs were generally no longer being installed, but it was considered an asset to have an organ installed here.
Considering the rather small seating capacity of the Los Angeles Theatre compared to other major downtown theatres, it was equipped with the most lavish waiting areas, which are located underneath almost the entire structure. Descending a single staircase under the grand staircase is an intermediate lounge which has a coat check and manager's offices. From there a pair of staircases leads to the basement foyer which also serves as the gentleman's lounge. Down a further five steps leads into the huge oval lounge which is located under the orchestra seating area. This room is panelled in walnut and has a back-lit frosted glass ring in the ceiling, reminiscent of a state room in an ocean liner. Several novel features were provided in this room: built-in electric cigarette lighters being one, but the main novelty is an alcove on one wall which has a 6ft glass screen inserted. On this screen, patrons waiting in the lounge could actually view and hear the movie being presented on the screen in the auditorium above. This was achieved via a series of mirrors and a long tube from the projection booth high above the upper balcony (In recent years this screen has been boarded over). The original carpet in this lounge is the only one to survive the 1960's re-carpeting of the theatre. Off the main lounge are the gentlemen's rest rooms, the ladies powder room and rest rooms (with sixteen stalls in various shades of marble), a children's playroom and a restaurant and kitchens.
The Los Angeles Theatre was opened January 30, 1931 with a star studded world premiere of Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" (his latest silent movie - with music and sound effects). Among the guests attending the first night were: Professor & Mrs. Albert Einstein, King Vidor, Cecile B. DeMille, Darryl F. Zanuck, Hedda Hopper, Marion Davies and Gloria Swanson. A crowd of 25,000 fans gathered outside the theatre. But this was not a good time to build or even open a lavish movie palace, as America was in the middle of the Great Depression and H.L. Gumbiner had outstretched himself building it. Because he was an independent exhibitor, he had problems obtaining the best movies, and the Los Angeles Theatre was closed in December 1931. It remained dark for many months during the Depression and he relinquished his lease to Fox West Coast Theatres who ran it for a time as a 2nd run movie theatre. From the 1940's it was taken over by Loew's Inc. who played their first run MGM movies at the theatre. Metropolitan Theatres took over in the 1960's, playing general release movies in English with Spanish sub-titles from April 3, 1976, later changing to general release movies dubbed into Spanish. The Wurlitzer organ was used for occasional concerts in the 1960's, but it quietly 'disappeared' from the theatre in the 1970's (the same time that the State Theatre organ also went 'missing').
The Los Angeles Theatre had one 'special' occasion on 4th December 1992 when the theatre played host to a gala press and industry screening of Tri-Stars biopic "Chaplin" directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin. Over 1,400 guests attended, including Chaplin's daughter Geraldine Chaplin and his second wife Lita Grey. The producers had selected the Los Angeles Theatre because Charlie Chaplin had chosen it to premiere "City Lights" at its inauguration. For the event 100 volunteers were called in to spruce up the theatre. The Los Angeles Theatre was closed as a movie theatre April 28, 1994.
The theatre was then 'mothballed' and has been used once a year as one of the venues for screening a classic movie for the "Last Remaining Seats" event held each summer, which gives the general public a rare chance to see inside the theatre. For the remainder of the year this palatial structure is now rented by movie studios for film shoots. These have included: Lisa Minnelli "New York New York" where the downstairs lounge doubled for a hotel lobby. Donald Sutherland in "Alex in Wonderland" where the entire opening sequence was filmed in the theatre. It has also been used as location for "W.C. Fields and Me", "Hold That Ghost", "Batman II", "Mr. Wrong", "Escape From LA", "Man on the Moon", "End of Days" and the TV movie "Alien Nation:Millennium" The theatre has also been used for innumerable commercials, music videos. In 2001 the owners proposed plans to convert it into a jewellery market place (like the nearby former Warner Downtown Theatre), but this plan was rejected. In April 2002 another proposal was to restore and convert into a Latino live stage show venue with occasional film use, but this never happened.
Currently, this theatre is one of four theatre owned by the Broadway Theatre Group, which was founded in 2007 to manage, restore, and preserve the historic theatres of Broadway. As of 2016, they, they manage the Tower Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre, Palace Theatre and State Theatre, and have done significant restoration as well as new lighting and electricity systems for all four theatres. The Restoration is ongoing. The Tower Theatre, Palace Theatre and Los Angeles Theatre were rented out for performing arts, live music, film shoots and private events. (with occasional movies at the Palace Theatre and Los Angeles Theatre). The State Theatre was leased to the Mexican based United Church of the Kingdom of God until they moved out in December 2017.
The Los Angeles Theatre is designated a Historic-Cultural Monument and is on the National Register of Historic Places with Landmark Status.
Contributed by Ken Roe
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markp on January 21, 2015 at 5:56 am
Oh Im sorry I missed it. I'll have to try and catch it if they ever repeat it.
HowardBHaas on February 20, 2015 at 5:49 pm
Last night's ABC TV Agent Carter has scenes filmed in the Los Angeles Theatre, depicting it as a movie theater.
DavidZornig on November 4, 2015 at 10:06 pm
2015 photo added, photo credit Charles Phoenix.
OKCdoorman on September 13, 2016 at 10:12 am
Another chase scene whizzing past the Los Angeles is in the 1972 adaptation of Joseph Wambaugh's book THE NEW CENTURIONS, when Stacy Keach is hanging from the driver's side door of a moving car. More "Adult Entertainment" fare appears to have been featured at that time: the 1968 British "X-Certificate" import BABY LOVE, and future SNL contributor Nelson Lyon's experimental film TELEPHONE BOOK.
DavidZornig on May 24, 2017 at 7:57 am
1981 & 1957 photos added credit Bobby Gonzales.
Trolleyguy on August 6, 2017 at 7:02 pm
Just added a 1938 shot in Photos of the marquee with a Los Angeles streetcar framing the picture.
davidcoppock on November 1, 2019 at 4:48 am
Used in the music video for Jaded(Aerosmith).
davidcoppock on June 29, 2020 at 10:20 am
Seen in the movie "Charlies Angels full throttle".
CStefanic on August 17, 2020 at 11:05 pm
What is up with the reno's that are going on right now? I hope nothing too major?
rivest266 on March 14, 2021 at 12:24 pm
The Los Angeles theatre started its Spanish-language policy on April 3rd, 1976 with "Jaws" and "High Plains Drifter" with subtitles.


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Pietro A. Scalia (* 17. März 1960 in Catania, Sizilien, Italien) ist ein italienischer Filmeditor und zweifacher Oscarpreisträger.

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Pietro A. Scalia wuchs in der Schweiz auf und besuchte ein deutschsprachiges Gymnasium. Anschließend studierte er zwei Jahre lang an der University at Albany, The State University of New York und konnte mit einem Stipendium seinen Master an der UCLA machen.

Vor seiner Arbeit als selbstständiger Editor arbeitete Scalia unter anderem auch als Schnittassistent an Wall Street (1987) und Geboren am 4. Juli (1989). Anschließend schnitt er unter anderem Filme für Ridley Scott, Bernardo Bertolucci, Oliver Stone und Rob Marshall.

Für seinen Filmschnitt bei JFK – Tatort Dallas und Black Hawk Down wurde er jeweils mit dem Oscar für den Besten Schnitt ausgezeichnet.

Filmografie

 1990: Megaville
 1991: JFK – Tatort Dallas (JFK)
 1993: Little Buddha (Little Buddha)
 1995: Schneller als der Tod (The Quick and the Dead)
 1995: American Gothic – Prinz der Finsternis (American Gothic, Fernsehserie, 1 Folge)
 1996: Gefühl und Verführung (Stealing Beauty)
 1997: Die Akte Jane (G.I. Jane)
 1997: Good Will Hunting (Good Will Hunting)
 1998: The Big Hit
 2000: Gladiator (Gladiator)
 2001: Hannibal (Hannibal)
 2001: Black Hawk Down (Black Hawk Down)
 2003: Levity
 2003: Masked and Anonymous
 2005: The Great Raid – Tag der Befreiung (The Great Raid)
 2005: Die Geisha (Memoirs of a Geisha)
 2007: 11th Hour – 5 vor 12 (The 11th Hour)
 2007: American Gangster
 2007: Hannibal Rising – Wie alles begann (Hannibal Rising)
 2008: Der Mann, der niemals lebte (Body of Lies)
 2010: Kick-Ass
 2010: Robin Hood
 2012: Prometheus – Dunkle Zeichen (Prometheus)
 2012: The Amazing Spider-Man
 2013: The Counselor
 2014: The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro (The Amazing Spider-Man 2)
 2015: Kind 44 (Child 44)
 2015: The Sea of Trees
 2015: Der Marsianer – Rettet Mark Watney (The Martian)
 2016: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
 2017: Alien: Covenant
 2018: Solo: A Star Wars Story
 2022: Ambulance
 2022: Morbius

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Neben vielen weiteren Auszeichnungen war Scalia auch bis heute viermal für den Oscar nominiert worden. Bei den Oscarverleihungen 1992 (JFK – Tatort Dallas) und 2002 (Black Hawk Down) wurde er bereits zweimal mit diesem Preis ausgezeichnet.

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expr — программа в UNIX‐подобных ОС, вычисляющая значение выражения и выводящая результат на стандартный вывод. Каждая лексема выражения должна быть отдельным аргументом. Операнды могут быть как числами, так и строками. Строковые операнды не надо заключать в кавычки, хотя это, может быть, и необходимо сделать для предотвращения интерпретации их шеллом. expr определяет тип операнда (целое число или строка) по применяемой к нему операции.

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 expr выражение…
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Поддерживаемые операторы
Действительны следующие операторы (в порядке возрастания приоритета):
 | — дизъюнкция
 & — конъюнкция
 < <= = == != >= > — сравнить аргументы и возвратить 1, если операция отношения верна, и 0 в противном случае. (== является синонимом =.) expr пытается привести оба аргумента к числовому типу и произвести числовое сравнение; если приведение не удаётся произвести хотя бы для одного аргумента, то производится лексикографическое (строковое) сравнение
 + - — произвести указанные арифметические операции. Перед этим оба аргумента приводятся к числовому типу; если это нельзя сделать, выдаётся сообщение об ошибке
 * / % — произвести указанные арифметические операции («%» — это операция деления по модулю, как в C). Перед этим оба аргумента приводятся к числовому типу; если это нельзя сделать, выдаётся сообщение об ошибке
 : — произвести поиск по шаблону. Оба аргумента приводятся к строковому типу, при этом второй считается регулярным выражением с неявно добавленным символом «^» в начале. После этого в первом аргументе производится поиск по второму в качестве шаблона. Если найдено соответствие и часть строки выделена символами «(» и «)», то значением операции : является эта часть; в противном случае возвращается целое число, равное количество символов, соответствующих шаблону. Если соответствие не найдено и часть строки выделена символами «(» и «)», то результатом операции : является пустая строка, в противном случае 0. При задании шаблона может быть использована только одна пара скобок «(» и «)»

Дополнительно распознаются следующие ключевые слова:
 match строка рег_выр — ещё один способ произвести поиск по шаблону. Это выражение идентично «строка : регулярное_выражение»
 substr строка позиция длина — возвращает подстроку в строке, начинающуюся с указанной позиции и не больше указанной длины. Если позиция либо длина отрицательны или не являются числами, вернуть пустую строку
 index строка класс-символов — возвращает позицию в строке, в которой был впервые найден символ из класса-символов. Если ни одного такого символа не было найдено, вернуть 0
 length строка — возвращает длину строки

Для группировки можно применять круглые скобки. В качестве строковых операндов нельзя использовать ключевые слова.

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In an interview with Newsmax, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday continued to make hay out of former President Bill Clinton's sexual history.
"Yeah, I mean, a predator -- a sexual predator, basically," Paul said when asked for his thoughts on Clinton. "Repetitive."
On NBC's "Meet the Press" in January, Paul referred back to Clinton's affair with then-White House intern Monica Lewinksy. "He took advantage of a girl that was 20-years-old and an intern in his office." For that, Paul said, Democrats who associate with Clinton cannot take the moral high ground on women's rights.
"What if that unsavory character is your husband?" Paul said in the Newsmax interview, tying Clinton to his wife Hillary, a possible 2016 contender. "What if that unsavory character is Bill Clinton raising money for people across the country, and what if he were someone that was guilty of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior at the workplace -- which, obviously, having sex with an intern at the office is inappropriate by any standard."
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Earlier in May, we went to Paris for a couple of days before our bigger adventure to Disneyland Paris. With Jaxon starting school in September, we decided we would try and fit this "big" holiday in before the schools break up for the Summer.
My first post was getting too long so I split it into two posts. You can find Part One here.
With it being our last proper day in Paris, we decided we'd get up and be organised about what we were going to do. First, thing we headed over to the Sacre Ceour. We decided that we'd walk again which was fine. However the route that Chris had found on Google Maps, involved us climbing up the stairs that he tried to get us to climb back in 2010 when we came. We ended up taking a more gradual route which wiggled across the Montmartre hill instead of taking the stairs up the side.
We wandered along Rue Lepic and Chris commented that we were off to a special location. It crossed my mind whether we were going to be coming near the Cafe Des Deux Moulins which appears in Amelie. Actually in Chris's plan he took us to 54 Rue Lepic which was Van Gogh's House when he lived in Paris with his brother.
While exploring we stumbled upon Le mur des je t'aime (or the Wall of Love). The wall features the phrase "I love You" written 311 times in 250 languages. Some of the languages were easy to recognise or spoke but it was really hard to find English. While Jaxon explored a little where we were, Chris and I sat on the bench nearby and tried to spot the English one. Chris found it in the end but I now can't remember where on the wall it was!
In this little garden, the birds were so tame. I think they were used to being fed by tourists. We found that there were signs all over the place saying not to feed the birds. Jaxon got a little excited and did a squeal which scared the bird away but even then the bird came back and sat on the fence just a little way, away from us.
We continued our walk through Montmartre towards the Sacre Ceour. If like me you're a big fan of the film Amelie, You will recognise the greengrocers from below. Again I was excited and the boys didn't really get why I was excited about a random Parisien shop. If you like the film Amelie, you can find more of the filming locations here. When we came to Paris back in 2010, we had been through the Abbesses Metro Station when we came to Montmartre that time.
Having made it to the Sacre Coeur, again we just wandered around the outside. It was very busy – I'm not sure if that was just the tourists or whether the churchgoers were also making it seem crazy. With it almost being lunchtime we decided to head down the hill towards the creperie that Chris had found. We had a little challenge between us which was for Jaxon and I to ride the Funicular railway down the side of the hill and Chris would race us on foot. The last time we did that was when we were in Bridgnorth and I was pregnant with Jaxon!
I didn't manage to take many pictures on the way down the funicular. As I got my phone out to take a picture, I realised I had a message from my brother. There had been a small attach in the Opera district of Paris the evening before. By the time the attack had happened we had been back in our hotel room for hours but it was really sweet that my brother was on it to make sure we were all okay.
We went for lunch at Crêperie Brocéliande. For our main course we had a galette, which is a savoury buckwheat based crepe. With this being buckwheat it makes it wheat gluten free which meant Chris could eat it. I ate all of mine and then had what was left of Jaxon's as he didn't really like it. Chris also had a crepe for pudding too. The service was so lovely. The waitresses were bilingual and the menu came in French, English and Spanish. We made friends with an American couple and their daughter. The little girl thought that Jaxon was great so they kept pulling faces at each other.
Following lunch, we found a playground for Jaxon to play in. He's spent the last two days doing things that were kind of "adult" activities rather than child-friendly and yet he'd been such a good boy. We spent a little time in the playground before we headed back to the hotel again. Chris and I spent some of the time repacking the suitcase ready to head to Disneyland Paris in the morning.
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EAC tax authorities commit to push for harmonised domestic tax system
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Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority Doris Akol
The East African Community (EAC) tax authorities have committed to push for the harmonisation of domestic taxes in the region in order to deepen trade and investment.
In the latest joint communiqué released in Nairobi, Kenya, the commissioners general of the revenue authorities of Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Burundi also said they had agreed to enhance tax compliance.
The harmonisation of domestic taxes is expected to be achieved by developing a common customs management system to replace the independent systems used at individual state partner states of the EAC.
"This will enhance information sharing and help prevent cross-border fraud," said the statement issued at the end of the 45th East Africa Revenue Authorities Commissioners General (EARACGs) meeting that was held days ago.
"To further deepen the EAC Common Market, RAs resolved to more boldly champion the domestic tax harmonisation agenda with a view to removing internal distortions to the free movement of labour and investment flows," added the communiqué.
The officials agreed to implement the electronic East African Community Customs Valuation System to enable value benchmarking of various goods.
The major goal of these meetings is to ensure that the revenue agencies in the region work together towards the harmonization of tax regimes in the region aimed at fostering competitiveness, employment, and further contribute to the sustainability of public finances and eventually economic growth in the region.
The East African Revenue Authorities Technical Committee (EARATC) helps the Commissioners General to identify challenges, carry out studies and analyse technical issues in tax administration. The committee also provides appropriately researched recommendations in line with international best practice and subsequently ensure implementation of the agreed recommendations.
The EARATC's key achievements in the past few years include; the annual publication of the Regional Comparative Revenue Report, Performance Based Pay, Succession Management Framework, technical assistance to South Sudan in establishing her revenue administration, study and analysis of production sharing agreements, identification of inadequacies in the laws targeting the extractive industry, among others.
Other achievements include; addressing emerging concern on increased volume of transit of sensitive goods through Kenya and Tanzania to non-EAC countries, harmonization of tax procedures, establishment of forensic laboratories, tax payment through electronic devices, formation of international tax offices, taxation of multinational corporations, and making revenue authorities to be a single revenue collector.
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Senator Seeks to Ban Safe Injection Sites In Washington
By Kelly Burch 01/23/17
"Standing idly by while addicts abuse illegal drugs is not compassionate, and it does not solve the problem."
Insite safe injection facility in Vancouver Photo via YouTube
A Washington state senator has introduced a bill that would ban safe injection sites, in a preemptive move against the recommended opening of two safe injection sites in King County, which includes Seattle.
Senator Mark Miloscia, a Republican, is advocating for a bill that would ban the sites by taking away local authority to create them. "We must stop the push for decriminalization of drugs," Miloscia said, while noting that the state should not be facilitating drug use. "Standing idly by while addicts abuse illegal drugs is not compassionate, and it does not solve the problem."
Last year, a Heroin Task Force formed by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and King County Executive Dow Constantine suggested that the county open two safe injection sites in order to fight overdose deaths in the city. Although the sites would not make drug use legal, they would provide a safe space where users could inject and also find information about treatment, proponents say.
"In a nutshell, the idea is not really to give people a place to inject drugs and then go about their lives but really a way that they can inject safely off the street, out of doorways, out of alleyways—hygienic conditions to minimize their risk of infection, such as HIV; to minimize their risk of overdose and to minimize the stigmatization and social rejection that keeps a lot of these people out of the health care system in the first place," Dr. Jeff Duchin, the health officer for King County told NPR last fall.
Seattle officials decided to move forward with the plan despite the political risks. "If it's a strategy that saves lives … then regardless of the political discomfort I think it is something we have to move forward," Constantine said in September.
However, Miloscia's bill may be the biggest obstacle the plan has had to face. The senator said that safe injection sites would be a "disaster," and that he has visited similar centers in Vancouver and seen that they have "failed." He does not believe that establishing sites in King County would ease the effects of the opioid epidemic: "I think King County, my county, is pouring gasoline on the fire."
In order to become law, Miloscia's bill would have to pass the Washington Senate and House of Representatives, which seems unlikely with Democrats controlling the House, said writer Tom James of Crosscut. In the meantime, it appears King County will move forward with the pilot sites.
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Star Wars Episode I Racer: A SuperParent First Look
A classic racing game has been re-released for modern consoles.
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a racing video game for Switch and PlayStation 4, which was inspired by the podracing sequence in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. The game was originally released on Nintendo 64, PC, Game Boy Color, and Dreamcast from 1999 to 2000.
In Star Wars Episode I: Racer, you can compete on a variety of tracks across multiple gameplay modes: Tournament, Free Play, Time Attack, and 2-Player Local Multiplayer (that is, multiplayer supporting two players in the same room, who will both look at the same screen).
You can choose from a variety of characters and vehicles, with each having different stats. For instance, some may have better traction and acceleration, while others have a higher top speed. This allows you to experiment with different vehicles to find one that suits your play style.
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is available to download for $14.99 on Switch and PlayStation 4. The game is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.
Check out 19 minutes of gameplay from the Switch version of Star Wars Episode I: Racer in our First Look video below.
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Three new sub-species of snow leopard discovered
Oxford University Press USA
A recent research paper in the Journal of Heredity reveals that there are three sub-species of snow leopard. Until now, researchers had assumed this species, Panthera uncia, was monotypic.
Studying snow leopard scat from wildlife trails and marking sites revealed three primary genetic clusters, differentiated by geographical location: the Northern group, Panthera uncia irbis, found in the Altai region, the Central group, Panthera uncia uncioides, found in the core Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, and the Western group, Panthera uncia uncia, found in the Tian Shan, Pamir, and trans-Himalaya regions. This is the first range-wide genetic analysis of wild snow leopard populations.
The snow leopard is considered the world's most elusive large big cat and inhabits a vast area of around 1.6 million km2 across 12 countries in Asia. It is a high-altitude specialist that primarily occupies mountains above 3,000m in elevation, a habitat characterized by low oxygen levels, low productivity, temperature extremes, aridity, and harsh climactic conditions. The snow leopard is the largest carnivore in its high-altitude habitat in many areas and is under substantial threat throughout its range.
The snow leopard remains the last of the five big cats to be the subject of a comprehensive subspecies assessment. This gap in research is a direct result of three challenges: the snow leopard inhabits remote regions that are often politically unstable and therefore harder to access, opportunities for radio or GPS tracking are limited because snow leopards are difficult to observe and trap in the wild, and most founders of the captive snow leopard population have an unknown origin.
Genetic sampling via the collection of scat along wildlife trails and marking sites is a non-invasive, effective, and efficient way to survey snow leopard populations and has become an important research approach, replacing previous methods which primarily relied on samples from hunter harvested or captive animals, tracking studies, or museum specimens.
The patterns of variation amongst the snow leopard subspecies suggest a 'barrier effect' due to the desert basins in the area, with the northern subspecies isolated by the Gobi Desert and the central and western species divided by the trans-Himalayas. Follow-up studies are needed to perform additional genetic analyses to provide more information on connectivity and structure within each region.
Dr Janecka explains that "This study is important as it provides the first glimpse of how snow leopard populations are structured and connected, in a nutshell, populations that are connected with other populations, are more stable and have a greater chance of persisting. Delineating subspecies provides two main benefits. The first is a better understanding of the evolution and ecology of the species. The second is that it enables more flexible conservation measures, so plans can be developed specific to the challenges faced within a particular region. Our study highlights the need for transboundary initiatives to protect this species, and other wildlife in Asia."
The paper "Range-Wide Snow Leopard Phylogeography Supports Three Subspecies" is available at: https://academic.oup.com/jhered/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/jhered/esx044
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esx044
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It's been over a week now since Apple launched it's latest additions to the macbook and macbook pro line. We got a shipment at the store soon after they were announced, so I've had a chance to take them for a quick test drive.
Unibody casing: the body of the machine feels very sturdy and looks gorgeous, it's clear the design is based off of what Apple learned by doing the macbook air.
Trackpad: Apple laptops, in the last few years, have had the best trackpads out there because of their comfort and ease of use. But this new one is even better and it feels great! Apple even researched the friction and it feels really smooth. The fact that the trackpad is now one big button makes it even easier to control your computer without the burden of carrying along an external mouse.
NVIDIA graphics chips: they finally got the message: integrated graphics are not the way to go. It's great for standard computing, but for those who wanted to play games or run some more graphically intense apps … the macbook is finally up for the challenge. The macbook pro has the same chip plus a monster of a chip for when you want to do some serious intense graphical computing, this last one does however shorten you battery life by an hour when you're on the go, so you might want to switch back to the standard chip when you don't need it.
Backlit keyboard: useful, but most of all geeky ! Now the high-end macbook also ships with a backlit keyboard.
Green: I don't care what Greenpeace says, Apple is doing a lot for the environment with it's latest notebooks, so much that they got the EPEAT gold label for it.
Glass display: it makes your colours pop, but the glare might spoil it for some of you.
Firewire: where the hell has the firewire 400 gone on the macbook? I can't get over this. Apple is probably trying to set a new standard, but for years they have called it the most reliable connection and a whole lot of external HD's and DV-camcorder work via firewire … not cool, Steve ! I'm under the impression that besides that monster of a video-chip, the firewire 800 port is one of the distinctions between macbook and macbook pro.
Price: the macbook had gotten really affordable and now that the price has gone up 300 dollars from 999 to 1299, I think the rate of switchers is going to go down. I know, the plastic white one is still available at 949, but I don't think they'll be producing them much longer.


As the number of fatalities in the Taiwanese plane crash rises to 23, shocking footage of the plane appearing to fall from the sky has emerged.
The plane falls incredibly close to buildings and what appears to be a main road. As it hits the floor, its wings collide and break apart.
The crash is said to have happened due to the aircraft possibly flying too slowly, and failing to gain a significant enough lift.
It has been reported that 14 people died on the spot, with the following 9 dying from their injuries. Footage of a baby and other survivors has been shown by local media footage, and a rescue effort is ongoing.


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