MySQL is one of the popular relational database management systems before proceeding to the explanation of the introduction to MySql we will see the basic concepts related to the database.
The Relational Database Management Systems in short called RDBMS. In the RDBMS the data is stored in the different tables and relations between the tables are established using primary keys and other keys which are known as Foreign Keys. We will learn in details about the relational database management systems to understand MySql more clearly because MySql is a type of relational database management systems.
1. Database: A database is used to store a collection of tables with related data.
2. Table: Table is a collection of related data organized in form of rows and columns. A table in a database looks like a simple spreadsheet. The table used to represents or to stores, the data related to the objects or entities or even to represent the relations.
3. Column: Column also called as the field. The column store the data value for the specific field, for example, the column name is to store the employee name which stores only the employee name.
4. Row: Row also called a record. The row is the set of field values that are relevant to a specific entity in the table. For example in employee table contain fields as eid, ename, salary, address and so on.
Primary Key: A primary key is a unique key which means it should not have duplicate value and also should have the null value. As the primary key is having unique values so it can be used to identify each row or entity.
Foreign Key: A foreign key is a key which is referred to another table's primary key. The primary and foreign Key used to establish the connection between the tables.
Composite key: A composite key also called a compound key. The composite key is a key that having multiple columns as a primary key because to identify each row is one column is not sufficient.
Not null: Not null constraint restricts a column from entering a NULL value.
Unique: Unique constraint restricts a column to enter unique values.
Check: Check constraint restricts a column to enter values from domain specified.
Default: Default constraint enter the default specified value if a null value is entered.
In this topic of Introduction to MySQL, we are going to discuss network Database Management Systems which represent the data into a network structure and to create a relationship between entities use the link between them. It is an interconnected records network. The network database model is similar to a hierarchical database model except where one node can have only one parent, a network child node can have multiple parents node which represents many-to-many relationships.
Object-oriented Database Management Systems also called as OODBMS. It represents the data as objects and also supports for the classes of objects and its properties like inheritance and all, it works with an object in programming languages similarly works in database objects. To represent composite or larger objects an objects linked to each other as by an "is-part-of" relationship.
Open-source – MySQL is an open-source license. So we get it free nothing to pay to use it.
Implemented language – MySQL Written in C, C++.
Powerful – MySql handles a large subset of the data with the functionality of the most powerful database packages. So it makes MySQL is a very powerful program.
SQL data language – MySQL uses a standard database language that is SQL data language, which is commonly used in most of the database. So it compatible with other databases also.
Operating systems – On many operating systems the MySQL works with many languages like C, C++, PHP, PERL, JAVA, and so on.
Large data sets – With large data sets MySQL works well and even very fast.
Web development – MySQL can also be used in web applications as it is work with PHP and the most web development languages.
Supports large databases – MySQL work with large databases. The default file size limit for a table is 4GB, which can be increased depending on the operating system, up to 50 million rows or more in a table.
Multi-layered design – MySQL is multi-layered server design with independent modules. As it is fully multithreaded by using kernel threads, it uses the multiple CPUs if they are available.
Client/server environment – MySQL Server works in embedded or client/server systems.
Mysql is used by Wikipedia, Facebook, Google, Flickr, YouTube, and all famous companies.
The WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and all Content Management Systems (CMS) uses the MySQL.
In developing a website as well uses the MySQL.
As MySql is an open source can be freely downloaded from the website https://www.mysql.com and then install it.


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require "test_helper"

# Single search controller test.
class SearchNamesCommNCultivarParamList2ndParentId < ActionController::TestCase
  tests SearchController

  test "search names second parent id with common and cultivar param true" do
    name = names(:another_species)
    get(:search,
        { query_target: "name",
          query_string: "second-parent-id: #{name.id}",
          query_common_and_cultivar: "t" },
        username: "fred",
        user_full_name: "Fred Jones",
        groups: [])
    assert_response :success
    assert_select "#search-results-summary",
                  /7 names\b/,
                  "Should find 7 names, including common/cultivars"
  end
end

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While Ghost is out busting Chicago's scum, her friends discover a eulogy written for Elisa Cameron's funeral. It speaks of her idyllic childhood . . . and a tragic loss of innocence! One woman's quest for justice comes into focus as past and present meld and the hero now known as Ghost is born!


Many runners assume that retirement from the work force will allow for more training time and bring new horizons. But Charlie Rose knows that this is not necessarily true.
"A lot of my friends think I'm doing well now because I'm retired and divorced," says Rose, a 71-year-old former textile company research manager who broke the American 800m and 1500m records in the 70–74 age group with times of 2:26:14 and 5:12.40 at the National Masters Championships in Eugene, OR, last year. "But, you know, I think it's easier to get in the training when you're working. You set aside a time of the day for your training and you know you have to do it then. When you're retired and have a lot of free time, you tend to put it off and sometimes you just don't get to it. You don't have the same urgency or discipline you had when you were working. And you can only do so much, especially at my age."
As for being divorced, Rose believes that might have worked to his advantage. "They might be right there," he says with a chuckle. "You don't have to worry about being out too long or too sweaty when you get home, any of that stuff."
Rose took up running at 55 as part of a lifestyle change. "I thought, 'I'd better do something, or I'm going to die early,'" he explains, mentioning that he had been a smoker since age 16 and had no real exercise regimen. He did not become a serious competitor, however, until he was in his 60s and most of his PRs, including a 17:35 5K and a 29:18 8K, were set at age 65. He credits Larry Frederick, a former 2:20 marathoner, with helping him realize his potential. "I didn't know what it was all about, and Larry kept badgering me, telling me that I could do much better if I trained smarter."
In recent months, Rose had road times of 19:42 for 5K and 26:06 for 4M. However, his focus has been on the track, where last year, in addition to those American records at 800 and 1500, he also ran a 5:37.8 American 70–74 record for the mile.
Putting in 40–50 miles a week, Rose drives 30 miles twice a week for track workouts with Frederick and others. A typical track workout is 12 quarters in 90 seconds each with a 100m recovery between.
"So many times I see athletes' egos separating them from what the coach sees as important," Frederick offers. "Charlie and I talk about what needs to be done to make him reach a certain goal, and then he puts his head down and bears down on the task. Not that he doesn't have an ego, but he doesn't let it get in the way."
Even though he is a year older, Rose feels he can still improve on his American 800m, 1500m, and mile records and possibly get back under 19 minutes for 5K.


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ABBI: Raising Bucking Bulls for Profit and Pleasure
Gone are the days when the bucking bull was the villain of the rodeo. Today, the bovine athlete enjoys celebrity status in a sport that awards a quarter million dollar payout to the top bull each year.
Much of the sport's popularity begins with Professional Bull Riders, Inc. Twenty bull riders formed the company today based in Pueblo, Colo., in 1992 with the goal of bringing bull riding out of the rodeo world and into mainstream America.
Two decades later, PBR oversees a multi-million dollar industry featuring nationally televised events attended by close to two million fans annually. Even major news outlets have taken notice, including The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and National Public Radio, which have reported on the ascendancy of the "world's most dangerous sport."
Bull riding's success is due in no small part to American Bucking Bull, Inc.'s commitment to breeding high performance bulls. Not only does a fast spinning, high kicking, belly rolling 1,500-pound animal thrill a crowd, it can also earn the rider and stock contractor big money. During the season, bucking bulls compete against one another for over a million dollars in prize money, and those that consistently pull down big points can be worth $300,000 or more. PBR's top-ranked bull Bushwacker, is valued at just under a million dollars.
Kaycee Simpson operates a commercial cattle ranch in Utah. In 1998, he began breeding bucking bulls as a side business. Simpson went on to raise several buckers such as Red Alert and Sheep Dip. "The first time I put a bucking bull on my ranch my grandpa thought I was crazy," Simpson recalled. "But I saw this as an opportunity to change what I do on my ranch. I can sell a calf for $800 putting him through the chow line or I can raise a bucking bull worth $5,000 minimum."
Simpson is now Executive Director of ABBI. The company is owned equally by PBR and stock contactors and promotes the bucking bull breed through DNA preservation and by educating members about bull ownership, breeding, care and welfare. ABBI owns and manages the largest bucking cattle registry in the world which contains the DNA records of 145,000 animals.
ABBI also gives contractors the opportunity to showcase their up-and-coming bovine athletes in sanctioned competitions around the country that award cash prizes for top performers. Last year the organization paid out more than $1.8 million in prize money in addition to $250,000 to Doug Ackerman and Kent Cox, owners of the 2011 ABBI World Champion Bull Back Bender. This October, they will pay out over $1.5 million just at their World Finals events in Las Vegas alone.
Without hesitation Simpson encourages fellow ranchers to try their hand at breeding bucking bulls. "There's sure a lot more adrenaline and excitement in raising a bucking bull than raising a Black Angus calf, plus the opportunity to compete for half a million dollars throughout the year," he said.
Raising bucking bulls isn't just a pleasure, it can be very profitable. Simpson said a beef or dairy heifer may sell for $500 to $700 but a heifer or weanling bull from a line of proven buckers can go for double and even triple that. Moreover, the earning potential for bucking bulls is longer and significantly higher than that of typical show and food cattle. A bucking bull can start winning money as young as two years-old and could potentially continue competing for the next eight years or longer," Simpson explained. Bucking cattle also tend to be hardier and can often be raised on land not suitable for other cattle. For those cattlemen in warmer climates, the Brahman blood found in many bucking cattle handle heat well.
A contractor with a bull possessing the skills to buck professionally is paid each time that bull leaves the chute. "Every time a bull bucks, the contractor gets a pay check on a per-out basis that can range from $100 an out to $8,000 at the (PBR Built Ford Tough) World Finals," said Simpson, adding that bull riding has been largely unaffected by the economic downturn. "Our industry hasn't been changed at all by the financial crisis," he said. "We're still paying out $250,000 for first place." A bucking cow that produces top-level buckers is also highly sought after in the industry. 2008 ABBI World Champion Bull Black Pearl earned over $488,000 in prize money for breeders Steve and Julie Ravenscroft and their partners Boyd-Floyd Bull Co. His dam, SJR 49, sold for $100,000 last year.
Getting started in the industry doesn't have to be an expensive endeavor however. Bull semen can be had for as little as $25 and an embryo transfer purchased for around $1,000. There was a time when a rancher would buy dozens of bulls in the hopes of discovering just one decent bucker. Those days have been eclipsed by a new age of theriogenological technologies and breeding programs designed to reproduce the qualities that make a top-notch bucker. Some 130,000 bulls and heifers from the United States, Canada, Australia, and Brazil are registered in ABBI's DNA database, which helps contractors verify the genetic lineage of dams and sires. Technically, you can even produce bucking bulls without a single bucking bull or cow in your pasture by implanting bucking bull embryos in recip cows. Those calves can later be sold or used as the basis to start a bucking cattle herd. No particular breed of cattle has a reputation for producing exceptionally good buckers. Most are Brahman-crossbreeds with traits that sometimes reflect the region where they were born. For instance, bulls from the American Southwest may have the longer horns of the Texas Longhorn whereas those from the Northwest tend to have characteristics typical of the Black Angus or Piedmontese cattle breeds.
"There's no set breed, there's just a lot of Heinz 57 sauce to make bucking bulls," Simpson explained. "We don't look for one set breed. We just look for the best cow and best bull to mate."
While breeding programs have almost certainly enhanced the athleticism of this generation of bovine athletes—some bulls are more famous than many riders—Simpson agrees with a refrain common throughout the sport: Great bucking bulls are born, not made. "Genetics are key," he said, "but there's always going to be that bull who's a freak of nature that has a passion to buck."
A bucking bull's career trajectory usually begins at 2 years of age when a mechanical dummy is strapped across the young animal's back to determine whether it has the raw talent necessary to buck in ABBI competition. Those that do will be trained and can gain experience by competing at ABBI events in which bulls 2 to 4 years of age can win up to $250,000.
By the time a bull turns 4, the wheat has been separated from the chaff, as it were, with the star buckers destined for the PBR distinguished from the bulls that will fill the chutes at Touring Pro Events. Although the prime age for a bucking bull is 5-7 years old, some bulls remain competitive at 10 and older.
Newcomers to the sport should talk with established stock contractors and learn as much as they can about bucking bull lineages, Simpson advised. "You don't buy a bunch of bulls at the sale barn and keep the ones that buck," he said. "You have to study the genetics and look at the percentages of how many of a bull's offspring became a bucking bull and how many times a cow produced a bucking bull."
Simpson continued, "Realistically, stock contractors need to be in this for the long haul. It takes time and years of education to breed their lines and develop their programs. And even if they don't get the next Bodacious or Bushwacker they still have the opportunity to earn $2,500 on a heifer that someone else can use in their breeding program, which is way more than the $500 to $700 they'd get for a Black Angus heifer used for commercial meat products."
Oftentimes the bond between contractor and bull becomes so strong that the animal is thought of as a member of the family. Stories abound about the extravagant lengths to which some contractors go to pamper a prized bull. One owner would give his bull bottled water because the animal wouldn't drink water from a hose. Simpson says many retired bulls that competed professionally live out their days in comfort. If one of his bulls made it to the PBR, he's kept on Simpson's ranch as a breeding bull, and when the bull dies he's given a headstone.
Simpson attributes bull riding's popularity to a combination of an attraction to danger and an appreciation of America's Western roots. "People want to see a classic David and Goliath matchup. They want to see a 150-pound cowboy go up against a 2,000 pound animal. You can't get that thrill and adrenaline rush playing a video game," he said. "People also want to get back to an American heritage that included ranching and farming and bull riding gets at that."
Raising bucking bulls is also a good way to bring a family together. Whereas younger generations may not be as interested in the day-to-day chores that ranch life entails as their parents and grandparents are, most young people are enthusiastic about the idea of raising bucking bulls for the PBR. ABBI has started a Junior Stock Contractor program to ensure future generations stay close to their roots and appreciate what it means to raise cattle. Children of any age can join and those 9-18 can compete with bulls they've raised at competitive events for prize money and buckles.
Bull riding fans recognize the athletic prowess of these animals and understand it's one of the hardest sports around. "It used to be that rodeo bulls were a dreaded necessity," Simpson said. "Nobody wanted to deal with them or handle them, but they had to be there for the danger factor. Now it's just the opposite. We can sell out Madison Square Garden because people want to watch 55 bulls buck."
Good bulls are powerful but the great ones are also smart. Red Rock, one of the few bulls inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, went unridden in 309 attempts because he reputedly always bucked away from the hand the cowboy used to grip the bull rope, making an already difficult ride more challenging. Bulls with that level of intelligence are rare and a wonder to watch in action. "There are bulls that will buck in the same pattern their whole life, but then you get a bull like Bushwacker, and people ask what he's going to do. Bushwacker doesn't even know what he's going to do until he leaves the gate," Simpson stated.
Now imagine owning a bull like Bushwacker or Red Rock, or even having one capable of competing professionally. "Every day we produce cattle to feed people," Simpson said, "but think about the fun of having your bull bucking at the PBR World Finals for $250,000 and the excitement that would give your family and grandkids."
Back Seat Buckers is ABBI's turn-key bull ownership program. Limited to just 100 animals that have been pre-selected for their ability and elite bloodlines, the animals are drafted in March at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas by program participants who have bought spots.
The animals start competing at 2 years of age and there is a half a million dollars in prize money their Futurity season. Animals are housed, fed, trained, hauled and cared for by some of the top bullmen in the industry, including Kent Cox, Dean Wilson and Joe Baumgartner.
Cox has trained countless ABBI champions and raised and trained 2011 World Champion Classic bull Back Bender. Wilson is an all-around bull man and former bull rider and PBR judge. Baumgartner worked every PBR World Finals as a bullfighter until his retirement and has more in-arena experience with bulls than perhaps anyone else in the world.
The 2012 Back Seat Buckers season consists of four regular season events and a World Finals in Las Vegas in October where the winning bull will earn his owner $250,000. At the conclusion of the season, bulls can be picked up, sold or remain in the program for a Derby (3-year-old) season. Starting at just under $12,000, the cost includes owning one of the 100 bulls and all care, housing, training and hauling for the first season. Owners may bid more money to get a higher spot in the draft. Reservations are now being accepted for spots for the 2013 season.
Visit BackSeatBuckers.com for more information
ABBI, Bucking Bulls, Bull Riding, Bulls

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Geordie Greig! I couldn't think of his name when I was writing the piece about the MoS and I couldn't be bothered to look it up. According to Private Eye, he wants Dacre's job when 'Mugabe' retires. On the strength of today's showing, he should be a shoo-in – and the quality of British journalism won't suffer at all.


In September 1997, Lear Siegler Services (LSI) was purchased by The Carlyle Group, a Washington-based investment banking group, whose other defense industry interests included EG&G Technical Services, Inc. In 2002, Carlyle decided to consolidate the complementary capabilities of LSI and EG&G under common management. The combined company, under the name EG&G Technical Services, Inc., was subsequently purchased by URS Corporation, an industry leader in architecture and engineering services.
EG&G Technical Services, Inc. and LSI consolidated to become the premier provider of outsourced management and technical support services to the federal government. EG&G is a global technology company based in Germantown, Maryland with annual sales of more than $950M and approximately 10,000 employees. EG&G provides a full range of management, scientific, technical, operational and support services to both government and commercial customers. LSI began providing maintenance services to large fleets of aircraft in 1961, followed by its training services to the U.S. military and international customers.
On 1 January 2010, in order to present a single brand to our customers, the long standing EG&G, Lear Siegler, and Washington Group names have been retired and all operations will be exclusively URS.
URS Corporation is a market leader in operations, maintenance, modification, overhaul, systems integration, logistics support and training services to government agencies and commercial customers in the United States and worldwide. Altogether, URS has more than 40 years experience with an uninterrupted record of distinguished contract performance.


Kokomo School Corporation officials recently received official notification from the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization that the International magnet school at Lafayette Park has been officially authorized as IB World Schools offering the Primary Years Program (PYP).
"Congratulations to you on this significant accomplishment and welcome to our growing IB community," Dr. Siva Kumari, Chief Operating Officer, said in her authorization notification letter to the Head of School – Principal Sharon Hahn at Lafayette Park.As its mission, the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.
International Baccalaureate Organization officials noted that currently only 383 IB schools are authorized for the Primary Years Program in the United States.
Lafayette Park International Elementary School serves students in grades preschool through 5th grade, and includes the new KEY readiness preschool.
Lafayette Park Assistant Principal Tammy Tickfer considers the IB program as a journey.
Lafayette Park IB teacher Elizabeth Brown has seen benefits in addition to the academics.
Dr. Hauswald noted that the official IB authorization for the PYP leads nicely into the international opportunities already in place at Kokomo Schools, including student exchanges with partner schools in England, Chile, and Costa Rica, as well as residence halls for male and female international students from around the world attending Kokomo High School.
"We believe this is one more example of how Kokomo Schools continues to improve and expand the quality options for our students and the community," Dr. Hauswald added.


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Theater Review (San Antonio): 'The Irish Curse' by Martin Casella
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Man's obsession with penis size and indeed the alleged influence of the male member on society are the issues taken head-on (so to speak) in Martin Casella's smart and raunchy comedy now playing at the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theatre at the Tobin Center.
Alejandro Cardona and Lawrence Coop in AtticRep's 'The Irish Curse' (Siggi Ragnar)
Every Wednesday night, a group of Irish-American men get together for an hour in the meeting hall of a Catholic church in Brooklyn to commiserate over their perceived shortcomings. Their unifying problem is the size of their penises and how they feel their lack of endowment has kept them from enjoying complete lives.
There's twenty-something braggart, Rick (Alejandro Cardona), who boasts that his size hasn't hindered his popularity with the ladies; rugged gay cop Stephen (Tyler Keyes), who is addicted to anonymous, unreciprocated sex; Joseph (Lawrence Coop), a Southern attorney whose wife left him for a "bigger" man; and Father Shaunessy (Rick Frederick), the priest who sponsors the group but also shares their common complaint.
Their weekly bitchfest is disrupted by newcomer Keiran (Sam Mandelbaum), a blue-collar Irish immigrant, whose natural inquisitiveness prompts the others to consider all aspects of their lives and not to merely allow themselves to be held back by what — or what isn't — between their legs.
Casella's one-act is vulgar, crass, and frequently hilarious. It also has some insightful things to say about the absurd control the penis has over men's lives (including the ability to incite world wars). But the piece also reaches for more profound meaning, as each of the characters reveals his real vulnerability to the others.
AtticRep's production is pretty close to faultless. Co-directors Robert Prestigiacomo and Seth Larson have the ensemble cast playing off each other brilliantly. Mandelbaum's earnest Keiran and Frederick's soulful priest hit the highest emotional notes, while Keyes' unapologetic manwhore and Cardona's would-be lothario bring the most laughs. It's at its best, though, when Casella's dialogue zings from character to character, as when they run through a high-speed evaluation of the penis sizes of various races.
Fredericks' set is spot-on, capturing the look and feel of an east coast church hall — and the smell of the coffee brewing in the urn adds an extra touch of sensory depth.
The Irish Curse plays Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. through April 5th in the Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, San Antonio.
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Piteå snöskoterklubb (PSSK) är en snöskoterklubb som bildades 1971. Piteå Snöskoterklubb ansvarar idag för cirka 414 kilometer skoterled. Underhåll och skötsel av de återstående 367 ledkilometrarna svarar de andra klubbarna i kommunen för. Ledunderhållet sker helt och hållet på ideell basis. Sedan starten 1971, har klubbens medlemmar ökat stadigt och uppgår idag till cirka 860 familjer/enskilda medlemmar. Piteå Snöskoterklubb torde med detta vara Sveriges största snöskoterklubb.

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This past weekend I slipped into this bright and fun mini dress and celebrated my birthday with some of my closest friends! Is it just me, or is finding the perfect birthday outfit kind of stressful? You want to make sure that it's something that definitely represents your style but you also want something comfortable that will last throughout birthday activities! I found this ASOS dress online and decided that it was THE one! BTW it's also only $25!!!! Hope you all enjoyed this post !


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Q: Imail Server Express 11.5 Server APi for .Net : Unable to load DLL 'IMailsec.dll': The handle is invalid I am writing a custom application for IMAIl express 11.5 using IMAIl Server API for .Net
I am using the following code:
        Dim DomData As New DomainData()
        DomData.Aliases = "TestALias"

        DomData.HostName = "TestImailDomain.com"
        DomData.TopDir = IMailAPI_NET.IMailSystem.TopDir & "\TestImailDomain.com"
        DomData.UserDBType = DomainData.DBTYPES.IMail
        DomData.UserDB = "TestUserDB"

        DomData.IPAddress = "192.168.1.12"
        DomData.IMEnabled = True
        DomData.MaxSize = 100
        DomData.MaxOutboundSize = 100
        DomData.MaxSingleMessageSize = 100
        DomData.MaxMsgs = 20
        DomData.MaxUsers = 0
        DomData.AllowedLoginAttempts = 20
        DomData.AllowedLoginLockouts = 10
        DomData.DefaultWebReqPwdLevel = 0

        DomData.SaveHost(True)

I get the following error (in api logs created by imail):

9/30/2011 - 10:47 AM : Error : IMailAPI_NET.DomainData.SaveHost-2 :
  Unable to load DLL 'IMailsec.dll': The handle is invalid. (Exception
  from HRESULT: 0x80070006 (E_HANDLE))

Please advise.
Thanks.

A: Likely as not, you added IMailAPI_NET.dll as a project dependency, but Visual Studio is not copying over IMailAPI_NET.dll's dependencies.
I would recommend copying the following files from IMail into your project's binary directory: imailsec.dll, mailbox.dll and IpswitchLicense.dll

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Amazon are a huge company best known as an online retailer but after releasing the hugely popular Kindle they've branched out into tablets and mobile phones too. Much like Google, Amazon see mobile phones as a well to sell their content so they're keen to get customers using their phones! If you've upgraded and have an Amazon phone to sell then use our comparison to find the best price from the top recyclers. Mobile phone recycling companies are a great option if you want to sell quickly and with no fuss.
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The brightest minds in brain health gathered in Barcelona recently for the second annual conference of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) to discuss how best to respond to the growing global plight of dementia. The inter-professional conference, held April 19-22, 2017, featured panel discussions, poster presentations, and breakout sessions on science, policy, and narrative, in addition to artistic performances. The meeting drew more than 175 attendees from over 15 countries across Europe, North America, and South America, including 18 scholarship awardees primarily from the Mediterranean and Latin America.
A major emphasis of the meeting was to highlight and impact policy decisions at a local and national level by strengthening regional awareness of dementia. On the first day, presenters spoke about the importance of developing a national plan on dementia, and how policy and economics can influence health. Panelists included Tarun Dua from the World Health Organization, Paloma Casado Durández from the Spanish Ministry of Health, and Martin Knapp from the International Inequities Institute at the London School of Economics. The presentations inspired discussions between conference attendees, representatives from local universities and research organizations, and Spanish government officials. Subsequently, Pascual Sanchez-Juan from Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla—a regional partner for the meeting—was designated as the coordinator of the regional dementia plan in Cantabria by the Spanish Ministry of Health.
The second day of the conference was organized in part by the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI and focused on the importance of changing the narrative around dementia and aging. It opened with stirring performances by artists and Fellows Heidi Clare, Jamie Talan, Josh Kornbluth, and Dominic Campbell who shared their talents in music, writing, and improvisation. Jee Kim from the Narrative Initiative and McArthur Fellow awardee Anne Basting, Founder and President of Timeslips, were featured speakers. They discussed the impact media and art can have on identity and beliefs about dementia, both in society at large and for patients themselves. In the evening, attendees had the opportunity to see a performance of André y Dorine, produced by Kulunka Teatro. The play, an emotional depiction of an elderly couple coping with Alzheimer's disease, received rave reviews.
The third and final day was developed in collaboration with the Sociedad España Neurological (SEN) as a scientific exchange between dementia leaders in Spain and GBHI faculty. It included a plenary talk by GBHI Co-Director Bruce Miller, as well as sessions on frontotemporal dementia, advances in dementia prevention, Alzheimer's disease and Down Syndrome, and genetic markers for dementia. A common theme throughout the day was how dementia takes a disproportionate toll on vulnerable populations.
In advance of the meeting, the Atlantic Fellows at GBHI also took part in a leadership training session facilitated by Penelope Brook, Executive Director of the Atlantic Institute, Nadiya Figueroa, Dean of Scholarships and Director of Leadership & Change at the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, and GBHI faculty Christine Ritchie and staff Suzanne Kawahara. During the interactive session, Fellows discussed a case study on how data can influence public policy, and they developed project proposals on ways to engage women in the fight against dementia. Women are disproportionately affected by dementia, with both higher rates of diagnosis and a greater burden of caregiving.
Perhaps most importantly, the annual meeting brought members of GBHI together—many for the first time—to meet, learn from, and inspire one another. Fellows shared their projects with their mentors and peers through poster presentations, GBHI faculty presented their latest research findings during the panel sessions, and breakout discussions fostered important conversations about issues facing dementia research and advocacy work and the role GBHI can play.


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A: PHP never raises any such error: You should be suspicious that a third party has interfered with the installation, possibly installed some kind of "security" focused extension that changes the behaviour of PHP.
All such extensions are not sanctioned by the PHP project, and are terrible.
Despite what the manual says about eval, there is no technical difference between including a file, and evaling some code.
The only difference in the real world is that eval'd code may contain user input: The sanitization and filtering of user input is a problem for PHP applications that do not use eval.
Note: you are missing a return from the evaluated expression

A: You cannot use echo on eval() unless you use return in the evaluated code.

eval() returns NULL unless return is called in the evaluated code

See: http://php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php
So you can do:
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Caution
The eval() language construct is very dangerous because it allows
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With increased 2017 AMI, income ceiling rises for remaining middle-income units
It might be a little easier to find households who meet the income requirements for the remaining middle-income units at 461 Dean and 535 Carlton, since the maximum acceptable income has risen, associated with the annual rise of Area Median Income (AMI).
The minimum income in each "band" has remained the same from 2016 and the rents remain the same, but the maximum, set at 160% and 165% of AMI, respectively, has followed the rise in AMI from $90,600 (at 100% of AMI, for a family of four) in 2016 to $95,400 in 2017.
(The rents in the upper middle-income band are set slightly below the maximum income, at 150% and 160% of AMI, respectively.)
Indeed, the AMI rise from 2015's $86,300 to the current $95,400 represents a 10.5% increase in two years, which surely outstrips the stagnated incomes of the city's poor. (That's partly because AMI, due to a quirk of history, involves wealthy suburban counties, according to City Limits.)
Column at far right omits rents at 165% of AMI
The overall rise in AMI, in fact, suggests that low-income households will find it ever-harder to afford units in projects like Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park even if they win a lottery.
It also explains why neighborhood activists have been asking for AMI to be set according to local incomes. (That said, low-income rents are now set at 37% of AMI for households earning 40% of AMI, and 57% of AMI for households earning 60% of AMI, mitigating the rise.)
Note--at right and at bottom--that a 2017 document from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, compared to predecessor documents, omits the rents for units at 165% of AMI, which are decidedly middle-income.
Is that because of recognition that apartments renting for well over $3,000 don't look "affordable," and few actually apply for them?
Income changes at 461 Dean
A close look at the new official announcement inviting applicants for the remaining middle-income two-bedroom units at 461 Dean reveals maximum incomes have risen: from $116,000 to $122,240 for two people, from $130,560 to $137,440 for three people, and from $144,960 to $152,640 for four people.
2016 housing lottery ad
Income changes at 535 Carlton
A close look at the new official announcement for 535 Carlton reveals:
Studio: maximum goes from $104,475 to $110,220
One-bedroom: maximum goes from $104,475 to $110,220 for a single, and from $119,625 to $126,060 for two people
Two-bedroom: maximum goes from $119,625 to $126,060 for two people, from $134,640 to $141,735 for three people, and from $149,490 to $157,410 for four people
Three-bedroom: maximum goes from $134,640 to $141,735 for three people, from $149,490 to $157,410 for four people, from $161,535 to $170,115 for five people, and from $173,415 to $182,655 for six people
Below, the rise in AMI, with associated rents, via screenshots from HPD.
2015 AMI
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Plasmid DNA was first isolated and purified from bacteria in 1967, about the same time as Tie-dye and Bell-bottoms were in fashion. Scientists have been artificially engineering plasmid DNA in order to unlock the secrets of life ever since. With the characterization of restriction enzymes in the 1960s, the development of bacteria transformation and cloning techniques in the 1970s, and the invention of PCR by Kary Mullis in 1983, plasmid DNA has enjoyed a Rolling Stones-esque career arc and staying power, with seemingly limitless utility.
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Further adjustments to expression vectors and transfection techniques made performing recombinant gene studies in mammalian cells as easy as toast.
Plasmid DNA used to generate the first transgenic animal
Researchers Richard Palmiter and Ralph Brinster generated mice expressing thymidine kinase from herpes simplex virus by injecting recombinant plasmid DNA into fertilized mouse embryos. Genomic integration of plasmid DNA ushered in the development of transgenic animals and stable cell lines, adding insane goodies to the researcher's toolbox like knock-outs, knock-ins, overexpression, disease models, conditional mutants, fluorescently labeled proteins, and targeted integration that are commonplace today. Who knows? Maybe one day plasmid DNA will make pigs fly.
Plasmid DNA used in genetically modified crops
With some help from the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens, scientists successfully integrated recombinant plasmid DNA into plant chromosomes. Various crops including corn, soybean, sugar beets, potatoes, tomatoes, squash, and rice have been genetically modified in order to increase growth rate, shelf life, durability, nutritional value, and resistance to disease. Unfortunately, no progress has been made in making kale taste better and don't even get us started on chard.
Plasmid DNA sheds light on gene promoters
Researchers developed a quick method for monitoring promoter activity in a mammalian cells by fusing the firefly luciferase gene to cloned promoter sequences in plasmid DNA.
Plasmid DNA first used in gene therapy treatments
Plasmid DNA injected into the muscle tissue successfully transfected cells in vivo, thus offering a direct route to a potential therapeutic result.
The main limitation of the injectable plasmid DNA approach, aside from the scary long needle, is poor gene transfer efficiency. But, there are several benefits when compared to recombinant viruses, namely: large DNA packaging capacity, high stability at room temperature, low risk for oncogenesis and immunogenicity, simple construction, and easy generation of large quantities.
Clinical trials are under way to evaluate plasmid mediated gene therapy for cardiovascular, neurological, cancer, ocular, inflammatory, and infectious diseases.
Plasmid DNA first used in vaccinations
Plasmid DNA was found to induce an immune response faster than ragweed triggers a runny nose when injected into the skin or muscle of mice, which made for a convenient method to manufacture vaccines.
Unlike traditional vaccines, DNA vaccines stimulate both humoral immunity (antibodies) and cell-mediated immunity (T-cells). Clinical trials are already evaluating DNA based vaccination in humans for a virtual Top-5 of insidious diseases like: HIV, Cancer, Influenza, Malaria, and HPV.
Plasmid DNA used to visualize protein expression in cells
Scientists fused fluorescent markers to proteins in order to light up their target protein like the Las Vegas Strip.
Plasmid DNA can turn gene expression off, just like a power switch
Plasmid DNA engineered to synthesize small RNAs inside the cell provided a unique way to assess gene function by suppressing gene expression in mammalian cells using RNA-mediated interference (RNAi). By using plasmid DNA to generate RNA directly inside the cell, researchers overcame the limitations of traditional RNA-mediated interference techniques.
Plasmid DNA makes targeted genomic integration in rodent embryos possible
Researchers revolutionized conventional gene targeting techniques used to generate transgenic animals by coinjecting single cell embryos with sequence-specific zinc-finger nucleases and plasmid DNA homologous to the ends flanking the cut site in the genomic DNA.
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Review: 'High Voltage'
Since the mid 80's, the idea of rock and roll meshed with the horror genre has given us varied results. Anyone remember the classic Trick or Treat (1986) or especially Rocktober Blood (1984)?
It seems natural, of course, that the lifestyle inhabited by the rock and roll star, with its flamboyant dress, wired hairstyles and devil-may-care excess lends itself so easily to the world of fantastical' nightmarishness.' It's also probably not a coincidence that with the rise of parental disdain for this style of music and their frenzied whispers of satanic influences on a generation of impressionable kids, the sub-genre really picked up steam as a direct affront to those square, uptight adults.
Regardless of its origins, the most important factor of rock and roll horror films is that they exist, often with tongue firmly planted in cheek. And that's how one must go into High Voltage (previously known as "Hollow Body," which is a far less forgettable title). Written and directed by Alex Keledijan, the film doesn't ask for much more than risible entertainment and a story that features David Arquette play-strumming a guitar and replying to everything with "rock and roll," as if it's the universal reply to any question ever asked.
As broken down, 50-year-old, former one-hit heavy-metal wonder Jimmy, Arquette finds his next meal ticket in the lovely singing voice of Rachel (Allie Gonino), who appears at one of his parties. Also along for the ride is guitarist Scott (Ryan Donowho), as the three form a rock band. Rachel's voice is her strongest asset, but it's one that comes with a price of inferiority as stage-fright often gets the better of her.
That inferiority is quickly subdued when, one night after a show and a disastrous fight with both the band and her domineering mother (Perrey Reeves), Rachel is struck by lightning. Complete with weird vein marks that stripe up and down her arms like some sort of cheap superhero, Rachel quickly comes back to life after being presumed dead with a unique ability to not only belt out the latest song she's written with sassy verve, but literally kill someone with her kiss. It's no surprise, then, after overcoming something as final as death, Rachel's virtual 'deal with the dark side' charisma propels the band into new heights of stardom.
Staged as more of a weird, low-rent science fiction thriller than an outright horror film, it's clear writer-director Keledijan harbors an affinity for the films of David Cronenberg. Yes, the film does linger over the crisp corpses of those that Rachel leaves mangled in her path, but it also (at times) interestingly explores the prickly side of dominance and dual identity that come with fame and a second chance at tasting the fast life that comes with meteoric popular acceptance.
Outside of these ideas, however, High Voltage doesn't leave much of an impression. Choosing to employ a bland voice-over, and performances from Arquette and the rest of the cast that feel lethargic and culled from every rock and roll cliche ever read, the film even fails to register a memorable song or melody. It often holds on the writhing face of Rachel as she sings in a halo of shadows, the audience rarely shown. Budgetary constraints aside, it's a very claustrophobic film that doesn't do any justice to the believable trajectory of the band's enormous, new-found fame.
If anything, the film's loudest swipes come not from the voice of Rachel, but at the unequal state of a musical industry that prefers a kinetic and dangerous lead singer over originality. The film also appears to have even more fun at the expense of Luke Wilson as an opportunistic record producer, who displays all the salacious trappings of a quid pro quo agreement with the band. Of course, Rachel is game.
That she leaves a trail of unexplained deaths in her wake is probably the sharpest commentary on the dog-eat-dog nature of showbiz than anything else. In that regard, High Voltage earns its place in camp rock and roll/horror history.
High Voltage opens in limited release and Video on Demand platforms on Friday, October 19.
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Prior to the 2019 full trek, which includes a 17-date European tour from January 9 through February 1, A BOWIE CELEBRATION has a limited run of West Coast tour dates taking place this month, September 26-30, stopping in Ventura, Riverside, San Diego, Reno and Saratoga. The San Diego show will feature Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress ("Westworld") and singer (Rebel and A Basketcase) Evan Rachel Wood re-joining the all-star band to sing a variety of songs. Wood sat in earlier this year at the Los Angeles and Atlanta shows and was seen on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in April raving about the tour. As Wood explained to Fallon, "It's not a cover band, it's the band! It's the actual band, so when you're there it sounds as close as you're going to get to Bowie." Other special guests who joined the 2018 run included Perry Farrell, Joe Sumner, Fantastic Negrito, Mark Plati, Mr Hudson, David Liebman, Gaby Moreno and Sass Jordan.


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LAS VEGAS -- "Jeopardy!" champion and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer finished out of money in his World Series of Poker debut on Monday, a tournament official said.
Holzhauer finished in 454th place among more than 1,800 entrants in a No-Limit Hold'em event, spokesman Seth Palansky said. Buy-in was $1,500, and Holzhauer didn't reach the top 281 finishers who will win shares of some $2.5 million in prize money.
Holzhauer moved to his second poker event of the day to play with Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton in a $1,000 buy-in Tag-Team No-Limit Hold'em tournament. Sexton began play for both of them.
Holzhauer told tournament officials that he plans to donate half of any winnings to a Las Vegas nonprofit for homeless, displaced and disadvantaged high school students called Project 150.
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Holzhauer played online poker semiprofessionally in the early 2000s but makes a living now with sports betting.
He became a celebrity by winning 32 consecutive "Jeopardy!" games and raking in more than $2.4 million before he lost in early June. He ended his run a little more than $58,000 shy of the overall earnings record set by Ken Jennings, who won 74 games in 2004. Holzhauer left with the 16 highest one-day scores in the show's history.
He has taken part in several events in Las Vegas in recent weeks and donated $10,000 to Project 150 in May. He and his wife, Melissa, also contributed $10,000 to a nonprofit school dropout prevention program called Communities In Schools of Nevada.
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Character Generation Project: Immortal
Those of you who are new to the blog (or who are unfamiliar with what this project is all about) can find that information here. Stephanie's overview for her normal character generation process can be found here.
This character was created for a campaign that a friend is hosting and we are joining. "Be warned," we were told, "the art is bad and the flavor text is really cheesy." And the warning was accurate. Rather than being a fully solo generation, this was made with the GM close at hand - we didn't have many questions, though.
The entire game is free for download on their official website. Apparently there was some sort of contractual dispute with the company which had previously handled printing (or so the rumor has it). I have only a hair more experience with the game than does Stephanie this time, if only because I keep finding used copies of the first edition book at used bookstores.
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Which game is this for?
How long did it take you to generate the character?
A couple of hours, with the others in the group
What was your character concept going into generation?
The type of woman you see working at the local "pagan" bookstore, not much of a fighter
Did you feel like character generation captured the flavor of the setting?
How much control did you feel like you had during character generation?
A fair amount, though it did seem like choosing certain aspects lead me in specific directions
Did the game help you make the character you wanted, or did it feel like you were fighting the game?
I had to find the best way to make my character work within the options, but I didn't feel like it was fighting it, exactly.
Do you like the character you ended up with?
Do you think your character fits your concept?
Do you feel like your character would be effective and/or useful in a game?
I sure hope so!
Was there anything in particular that you struggled with mechanically?
It took a little bit to figure out how the Calling and Tribes would factor into how my character would work, but I was fortunate to have some people who were familiar with the game there to help me.
Did anything run more smoothly than you had expected?
Considering I didn't reallly know anything about the system going into it, it all ran smoother than expected.
What changes would you have made to the character generation process?
Overall, it went pretty well - I didn't spend as much time working my way through the book as I did talking to the other players and GM this time.
Did anything leap out at you as obviously broken or unbalanced?
What led you to choose this game as the next one to make a character for?
We were starting a campaign with a couple of friends we don't get to see nearly often enough.
How would you compare your experience with this game to your experience with other games?
It was meatier than some of the others, but not super frustrating, and it gave me some interesting ideas.
Is this a character you would be willing to play in a campaign?
Does this character make you want to play this game?
N/A, as I created this character for a game.
Do you have any other questions, comments, etc.?
So far, I've enjoyed playing this game with this character.
Have you given any thought to what game you'd like to do next?
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4 Arrowverse Roles That Have Been Recast Before, Because Ruby Rose's Batwoman Isn't The First
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Yesterday, in a shocking turn of events, Ruby Rose announced that she was exiting the lead role of Kate Kane on The CW show Batwoman. She stated that it wasn't an easy decision to make, but for undisclosed reasons, she won't be returning in the titular role for Season 2.
Regardless of the reasoning, it is certainly an unprecedented decision. No lead on a CW Arrowverse show has ever quit. All titular roles from The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, and more, have kept the same lead actor or actress in it. But it isn't the first time a role has been recast in the Arrowverse. It's happened a few times before, and it was only commented on once.
Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman in Episode 3, "Down Down Down" | Robert Falconer/The CW
Remembering the very first episode that Oliver Queen graced fans' screens might be tough; it was a long time ago. Well, only 2012, but still long enough to forget that Sara Lance wasn't always played by Caity Lotz. Before Sara Lance became White Canary and lead her own team in Legends of Tomorrow, she was played by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood.
Wood only appeared in one episode in the first season, so it was easy to forget her role by the time she showed up in Season 2 in a more substantial part. The reason for the recasting was due to scheduling conflicts since Sara would be more of a lead on the show going forward. So the show didn't comment on it at all; it acted like it was Lotz from the beginning. And, as we know, Lotz's Lance went on to be her own lead character in the Arrowverse.
General Lane
Back in Season 1 of Supergirl, when Kara Danvers was still sort of pining after James Olsen, she had a bit of competition. Lois Lane's military, lawyer sister, Lucy, was well-established with Jimmy. But a shocker for the Girl of Steel was that Lucy and her dad, General Lane, would have a big part in her Supergirl endeavors.
In that first season, General Lane was played by Glenn Morshower on a reoccurring basis, but it wasn't that often. Lucy Lane was portrayed by Jenna Dewan. Now, for the upcoming Superman & Lois show, General Lane is going to be portrayed by Dylan Walsh according to Deadline. There's no reason stated, but it's likely because the character is a regular on this show with much more screentime. And, odds are, they won't comment on the change in appearance.
Mxyzptlk
The troublesome fifth-dimensional Mxyzptlk was recast on Supergirl as well. In Season 2, the role was played by Peter Gadiot who was great as the lively character. He caused so much trouble for Kara and her love interest Mon-El, even trying to force Kara to marry him. She defeated him in a clever Rumplestiltskin way.
In Season 5, the role was recast with Thomas Lennon as Mxyzptlk in the 100th episode when a ton of familiar faces returned. This recast was actually addressed on the show, since Mxy is a magical being known for shapeshifting. Apparently his form in Season 2 wasn't his real face, this newer one was. But with Mxy, who knows what the truth is.
Alura Zor-El
Ruby Rose Is Leaving 'Batwoman,' Something an Arrowverse Lead Has Never Done Before
Lastly, Alura Zor-El's recasting is probably the biggest and most significant on this list. In Season 1 of Supergirl, Alura — Kara's mother — and her twin sister Astra, were portrayed by Laura Benanti. Astra was the main villain of that first season and Kara's beloved aunt. She turned to the evil side, even if it was for somewhat good reasons. And as for Alura, Kara found out her mother made some questionable decisions before sending her to Earth.
Fast forward to Season 3, and the role was recast with Erica Durance, who played Lois Lane in Smallville. Even though Durance had a major connection to this story, the recasting was noticeable because of how big it was in the beginning. Benanti's schedule didn't allow for her to return, though, so the legacy casting was able to happen. Her change in appearance wasn't mentioned on the show.
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We are a group of people who have been meeting each week to discuss the local history of Burnage and Levenshulme, and memories of our childhood and early lives. You can view our new blog here.
Working with the Burnage Memory Bank project, we have added our stories, photographs and experiences to the Burnage Memory Bank website, where they can be shared with others. The group also hosts a number of guest speakers, including the Rev. Dennis Nadin, the authority on the history of Burnage, Bernard Burke on growing up in Burnage and his career in independent television, Tony Longshaw on the rivers and streams of South Manchester, Myra Wood on her career at the Duchess of York Hospital, along with many others.
Our trips out have included a visit to central library, where we were given access to a number of resources on the history of Burnage.
Topics we have spoken about include Burnage Garden Village which was created in 1906, the building of the Council Estate just before the Second World War when people queued up to put their names on the waiting list for houses. We have also looked at the history of Burnage Library including the fire which destroyed the previous wooden property and the building of the present Library, the threatened closure by Manchester City Council and the way local people rallied round to save the Library.
We have uncovered a lot of interesting photographs of Burnage in previous days and have created a display with regard to the history of the Library.
We would welcome new members to our group. We meet on Tuesday afternoons between 2.00 and 4.00 p.m. at Burnage Library, on Burnage Lane. A cup of tea or coffee and biscuits are provided, toilet facilities are also available.
Why don't you come and join us? We will make you very welcome!


The newspaper for which I toil began its existence 149 years ago this weekend, on Sept. 12, 1861, as the Smoky Hill and Republican Union. George W. Kingsbury was its editor and proprietor. Its slogan was, "We Join Ourselves To No Party That Does Not Carry The Flag, and Keep Step To the Music Of The Union." The state of Kansas had joined the United States only eight months earlier as a free state and sent more than 20,000 soldiers to fight for the Union cause in the Civil War that began just two months later.
So it is no surprise that the Union newspaper supported both that cause and the party of Lincoln in its nameplate, though of course those are also the names of the rivers that meander through our town and join to form the Kansas River.
I downloaded a copy of the first issue from the Library of Congress, which has digitized the first three years of the newspaper's existence as part of its Chronicling America project. That means anyone can go online and read or print copies of newspapers from all over the country. I am constantly amazed at this modern world, and how it allows researchers access from a computer screen and Internet connection to material that one once had to travel thousands of miles to peruse.
Putting out a newspaper a century-and-a-half ago was tough sledding even under the best of circumstances. And producing a weekly in Junction City during a Civil War must have been brutal. For Kingsbury, this was his second attempt to put out a paper here, having been involved as the printer of the Sentinel a couple of years earlier.
For nearly 30 years, off and on, I've ruined my eyesight looking at microfilm of old newspapers, for a master's thesis on an 1840s-era Republic of Texas newspaper, and years later for a modest book published by University of Texas press. (Advice to aspiring book authors: Keep your day job.) I've had a hand in producing centennial issues for two different newspapers. Next year, Lord willing, our staff will produce a sesquicentennial issue to mark the 150th year for this newspaper. I'm a newspaper nerd from way back.
Only two newspapers in Kansas have stayed in business longer than this publication: the Troy Chief and the Leavenworth Times. That is quite a legacy. The Montgomery family for whom I work have been associated with the Union since 1888. It is still a family operation in a time when most newspapers are owned by corporate chains with distant ownerships. There isn't necessarily wrong with that, but there is something comforting in the longevity, the commitment that comes with family ownership of a company over well more than a century.
I'm grateful to have come into this line of work a bit more than a century after the Union sprang into existence. Newspapering back then truly was brutal work. Type was set one character at a time, the character placed in a wooden case. Payment from both subscribers and advertisers was always iffy. Newspapers particularly in small towns like Junction City, popped up and disappeared with regularity.
Folks are predicting the demise of newspapers once again. No doubt the landscape is changing. How you get your news, even about this town, will evolve eventually. What won't change is that nearly 150 years later, we'll still be the place readers go to find out what happened in the chunk of the Flint Hills that we cover. Nobody does it better or more thoroughly. We're not perfect by any means. But we plug away every day, with a small crew of folks who are trained to get the story and explain it best as they can.
That's a family tradition the folks at this paper are proud to continue, just as they do at small papers all across this country. Next year we'll really celebrate.


It's no secret that staying active has many health benefits — and it's especially important for seniors to keep moving all year round. Don't let the cold, snow, and ice of winter derail you from your regularly scheduled fitness activities. From building strength to boosting memory, here are four things every senior can do to help them stay in shape!
Dancing is probably one of the most fun ways to exercise. Whether your favorite senior prefers to slow dance to the Walz or want's to show off their tap shoes, there's a way for every elder adult to be able to participate in dance — even with limited mobility. Not only can dancing provide fun and entertainment, but it also improves posture and flexibility as well as increase happiness. So get out there and cut a rug!
Tai Chi is a gentle form of exercise that can be enjoyed by people of all physical abilities. It is a great senior exercise and can help improve balance. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend Tai Chi to help reduce the risk of falls. If you have a senior loved one who may have issues with balance this could be an exercise for them!
Get out and enjoy your community while you improve overall cardiovascular fitness. Walking is a low-impact activity that is easy on joints. It can be done at your own pace, and almost anywhere. If it's too cold outside, your local shopping mall is a great place to walk around and get exercise. If you have a treadmill, put on the TV or listen to some music while you walk your way into health!
By incorporating a chair for support, chair yoga allows older adults, who might not want to get on the floor, to experience the many benefits of yoga. These include improved flexibility and range of motion, which can mean more independence completing everyday activities. Yoga is also a great way to relieve tension and stress and can help chase away those winter blues!
The Arbors Assisted Living is a community that fosters a healthy lifestyle for our residents and encourage them to participate in activities that will improve their overall health and well-being. We provide a variety of daily activities in which all are welcome to participate. Contact us to learn more about how we can help your senior loved one.


It's a nightmare really… You know when you get those intrusive thoughts of hanging yourself... You think about it all the time. How do you stop this nightmare?
How do you stop this nightmare?
I used to think that the best way to stop suicide thoughts was to pile up a trailer load of convincing facts. Drowning yourself in reasons why suicide is the wrong thing to do.
And in therapy sessions, I would ram my clients with reasons why they shouldn't feel suicidal. But this just made them feel more evil, selfish, guilty and suicidal.
Essentially, bombarding yourself with reasons you shouldn't feel suicidal only makes you feel abnormal. It makes you feel like a disappointment. Because a quadrillion reason to not feel suicidal does nothing to stop suicide thoughts.
I've discovered a faster more effective way to stop suicidal thoughts from overshadowing people's lives. And surprisingly, this approach requires acceptance.
Isn't accepting suicide thoughts the same as giving up?
If you accept your suicide thoughts and stop fighting against it, what's to stop you going ahead and committing suicide?
Will accepting normalize something that's not normal?
Does accepting mean you are condoning suicide as the right thing to do?
Is accepting suicide thoughts the same as accepting defeat?
These are really difficult questions everyone's afraid to ask. But sweeping suicide under the carpet is a huge part of why it's become a pandemic in our society today.
You see, 3 traps lock you in painful, uncontrollable cycles of suicidal thoughts. Particularly if you are unaware that these traps exist.
What are these 3 traps?
Has depression paralyzed you before?
And your mood dropped so low that you no longer have full control of your thoughts and feelings.
If you've experienced this, it's like your brain feels unable to be positive no matter how hard you try.
Disner et al in his research paper (Neural mechanisms of the cognitive model of depression), suggest that this is because depression attacks parts of your brain that allows you to entertain positive facts.
And as the biological impact of stress takes a toll on you, you lose your ability to enjoy things. Your motivation and energy levels plummet and you begin to feel increasingly suicidal.
You experience all these symptoms, BUT IT'S NOT BY CHOICE.
Because, when you get depressed, you believe you are bringing everybody down. You believe you're not a great friend, spouse or parent. Your thoughts buy into suicide as a tempting way out of your problems.
Suicide seems like something that will help your loved ones since you'd no longer be a burden to them anymore.
But, when you're feeling okay again, you know those thoughts were irrational. You're fully aware that suicide will hurt everyone you love. And you are able to rationalize yourself out of the thoughts or ignore them.
It's paramount that you don't blame yourself for having these suicidal thoughts.
Because, if you blame yourself, your stress levels will spike, triggering more depression. This then makes it harder to reason yourself out of the suicide thoughts.
This is can be dangerous since blaming yourself for having suicidal thoughts can push you towards acting on the thoughts.
Can you relate to this explanation of the biological paralysis? If you are experiencing this now and your suicide thoughts are overwhelming you. Please get in touch with a health professional for support and advice now. Please don't try to go through this alone.
You could also fall prey to repeating suicide thoughts due to something called the pink elephant problem.
If you close your eyes and try your best to NOT think of a pink elephant?
You'll notice one of two things happen.
You would notice that you either can't get rid of the pink elephant no matter how hard you try.
Or the pink elephant keeps popping in and out of your mind like popcorn.
This is a natural phenomenon. Like magnet, the mind latches onto whatever you are trying to push out of your mind . So in a strange way, attempting to stop thinking of the pink elephant makes it more prominent on your mind.
You see, this same problem occurs with suicidal thoughts. The more you try not to focus on suicide, the more suicide thoughts will latch onto you like a leech. So, the suicide thoughts get worse the harder you try.
Essentially, if you get suicide thoughts popping in and out like this, remember that It's not because of you personally. This is just what happens.
I'll be revealing the best way to stop suicide thoughts in a moment.
Did you know you've got strands in your brain that act like highway race tracks?
Your brain is constantly building these super highway tracks. But these tracks could be a blessing or a curse depending on how you use them.
The scientific name for this phenomenon is called neuroplasticity. And it's activated if you think in any particular pattern for too long. Neuroplasticity enables those thinking patterns to occur faster and easier.
And this is what causes our next trap.
You see, if you get bombarded by suicide thoughts regularly, chances are that this is because you've got a "suicide thought trigger."
Your trigger could be a negative thought. Your trigger could be a negative experience connected to a painful past memory. Your trigger could be the negative feeling of depression and anxiety. Or it could be the suicide thoughts themselves.
Once triggered, neuroplasticity sets off a chain reaction of thoughts, feelings and behaviours. This dump you right in a sea of suicide thoughts.
Any attempt to stop feeling suicidal through self-criticism gets burnt into the racetracks. Including all the self-loathing and anxiety that usually comes with self-ridicule.
Whilst each of these 3 traps are horrendous on their own, the common experience is to get attacked by the 3 traps working together. This makes suicide thoughts bleedingly hard to get rid of.
This is why fighting or blocking suicide thoughts is the worst thing you can do.
The only way to stop suicide thoughts from overwhelming you is to accept them as normal within the experience of depression.
But, how do you practically use acceptance for stopping suicide thoughts?
First, what does acceptance really mean?
Imagine you went to the supermarket to buy a pack of baked beans that was worth £3.50. Only to find the cost hiked up to a whopping £15.
In this case, accepting will mean that you are not happy about the change in price. You don't agree with it and it upsets you, but you choose to either buy the baked beans or find another shop to buy it.
Not accepting this hike in price will be you angrily yanking all the stalls down. Demanding to see the supermarket manager. Threatening that you won't leave the shop until they drop the price back down.
In a similar way, accepting your suicide thoughts means you can rationally see that within the context of depression, suicidal thoughts are as normal as having hay fever symptoms.
Treat your suicide thoughts like you're watching a boring football game. Don't try to force the thoughts away.
Don't try to question the thoughts and don't try to challenge them. Just carry on with your day as if something unimportant and meaningless has happened. Treat the thoughts like you would treat other unimportant thoughts that pop in and pop out of your head.
Step 2: Get intimately deep with acceptance, but in baby steps.
You see, if you've been battling suicidal thoughts for a while, the concept of acceptance will be terrifying.
Because you'll fear that accepting suicide thoughts will make you more depressed. So, jumping straight into full-blown acceptance could be traumatizing.
the better approach is to experiment with acceptance in baby steps and test your fears.
For example, you could try accepting for 10 minutes and see if your depression gets worse within that time.
Then you work on increasing the acceptance time from 10 minutes to one day. All the while checking to see if it is making your depression worse.
Then you increase the acceptance time slowly to a week, two weeks etc.
Imagine I sent you into battle and gave you a shield to protect yourself.
But when you got into the battlefield, you decided against using the shield.
You believed your enemies would think you are vulnerable and weak for hiding behind a shield. They would interpret this to mean you are scared of them. You conclude that using a shield would make you more susceptible to attacks. So, you fling your shield away and run into the bloody field unprotected.
This would be preposterous, wouldn't it?
Shields are meant for protection, everybody knows this. No one feels ashamed about this.
However, the truth is that acceptance is your shield against depression and suicide. And dashing into the bloody battle with depression and suicidal thoughts without your "acceptance shield" could literally mean your death.
Start thinking of acceptance as a necessary winning process.
Think of acceptance as the key to stopping suicide thoughts from darkening your existence.
Think of acceptance as that positive action that enables you to live more days without depression.
And think of acceptance as the key to spending more time with friends and family, doing fun things for longer hours without exhaustion and brain fog.
And as you do this, one day, you will be surprised.
Because you'll suddenly notice that you haven't had suicidal thoughts in a long, long time.
Because your body has built new neuropathways that have made you stronger. You have built emotional resilience to suicidal thoughts.
And even if those pesky little thoughts creep up on you ever again, they'll never ever overpower you anymore!
Twice a month I hop on a conference call to teach, answer questions, and give feedback to members of the Take Back Control Program.
If you'd like to succeed at learning how to cope emotionally without wasting years making mistakes because of trial and error, then come join us.


Not only for Windows 8 users but also for Windows 7 users. And that doesn't just include PCs. Windows Phone 8 users will also receive a free upgrade to Phone 10. Joe Belfiore demonstrates Windows 10 running on a Nokia Lumia 1520 later on in the keynote.
Microsoft further explained that Windows 10 is envisioned as Windows As A Service. It will keep users up to date with all the latest features. There will be no more waiting for the next release. And asking 'What version are you on?' will become a thing of the past. It gives developers the benefit of producing for only one version of Windows.
The only suspicion is that Windows As A Service will become a subscription. Much like Office is now. And if so, how far will that subscription model extend? Will Enterprise customers still have the same volume licensing opportunities as they do with Office? Only time will tell. But for now–it's free! And it looks awesome!
Windows 10 will see many overhauls in the UI.
One such change is the Start Menu. In the original release of Windows 8, the Start Menu received a lot of criticism. Namely that it was designed more for tablets and touchscreens versus a mouse and keyboard. While Windows 8.1 saw many improvements for mouse and keyboard Windows 10 takes it a step further. It allows users to switch between a Full-Screen start menu and a Small start menu. All with a single click.
In fact, in the new Continuum feature–designed for 2-in-1 devices such as a Surface Pro–detects if you attach or detach a keyboard and mouse. When you do, it prompts you to enter or exit tablet mode.
Tablet mode switches all windows and the start menu to a touch-friendly full-screen mode. When you exit tablet mode it returns everything to a mouse-friendly windowed mode. The Small Start Menu also returns.
Other changes will be the charms bar. This will see a major change in Windows 10 as it morphs into the Notification area.
This new area is much more feature rich and will allow direct interaction with apps as they post notifications.
In the example screenshot, we can see notifications from Messaging, Facebook, PC settings and more.
I am very impressed with this evolution and I really think it will aid in productivity.
Cortana has been on the Windows Phone for some time. And she is awesome. It is no surprise that she will now be integrated into all Windows 10 devices. Just like a Windows Phone, you can verbally ask Cortana a question (or type if you prefer). She is accessible right from a search box built into the taskbar.
Cortana not only has the ability to gather answers from Bing, but she also learns what interests you. Whether it be sports news, monitoring certain stocks, or, reminding you of an important event Cortana learns from your habits.
Cortana also has the ability to search across multiple sources for information. Whether from the files in your PC, content in your One Drive cloud storage, or elsewhere, Cortana can retrieve that information for you.
I honestly can't wait for Cortana to hit my PC (sorry Clippy ).
Project Spartan is the codename for the next iteration of Internet Explorer. And this is a big one!
Joe Belfiore showcased three fantastic new features from the next version.
Note taking mode allows you to draw and type notes directly on the web page you are viewing. Not only that, it then allows you to save and share those notes with others.
Joe described this succinctly as "expressing our thoughts right on the canvas on the web". I couldn't agree more! This is a hot feature for me.
Reading mode is where Internet Explorer discovers content on a web page and displays it in a familiar view.
Using my blog as an example, the main body of my site would show in the reading view. All other navigational features–sidebar, header, footer–would be stripped away to create a common view.
Joe describes this as creating a standard reading view across sites of varying complexity.
Reading mode also includes a reading list. This list allows you to pin content so it can be synchronized across all your devices. It can even be stored offline. Which is great if you find yourself with no wifi.
Yep. You guess it. Cortana will be built directly into the browser.
In Joe's demo, he shows how Cortana displays what she knows about a restaurant into an inline sidebar view. The inline view has directions, menu links, and even reviews.
Joe further investigates menu items by using Cortana's inline search feature to find nutritional information.
It's a neat feature. Check Joe's demo at the 65-minute mark.
Universal Apps is an initiative to have a familiar experience with all your apps no matter what device you use. Microsoft's goal is to use the same code regardless of screen size.
Joe demonstrated this in Word and PowerPoint where the familiar Office Ribbon was reformatted as the App Bar for a smaller device. Joe also demonstrated Reflow Mode, which optimizes the document specifically for a small screen.
One of my favorite features was the announcement that the Recent Documents List will be synchronized between devices. I really like this!
Another great enhancement was that Outlook for mobile is now powered by the Word engine, just as it has been on the PC for many years.
Joe also demonstrated the new Universal Photo App. An app that looks the same across all devices, keeping all your photos in sync.
The app has the ability to automatically create albums based on date, location, and even people. It will select the best images (including an album cover) and allow you to share and manipulate them in any way you desire. It will intelligently remove duplicates and autocorrect images. It is definitely an app of the future.
Ok. Time for some fun!
Xbox Live will make its way onto the PC. First, it's not the experience you had on Windows Phone. It is so much more than that.
For example, you can stream a game from your Xbox console right onto your PC. All you need is to configure pairing. Phil Spencer demonstrates this at the 82-minute mark.
The thing I am most excited about is PC and Xbox players can now mingle in multiplayer. This is… phenomenal!
It always irked me that I could not play against someone in the same game but on a different system. The irk is no more!
The Xbox App comes with a Game DVR feature. This feature not only allows you to record and share your gaming moments with your friends, but it also helps you to go back in time to capture moments you may have missed (up to 30 seconds).
The Xbox App is more than just about playing. It is also about connecting. On the Xbox App, you can message your friends by voice or text, stay up to date with everyone's gaming activity and, share pictures and videos.
Phil also demonstrated how the new DirectX12 outperforms DirectX11 on the same hardware. That DX12 allowed for a 50% improvement on CPU bound games. That DX12 cut power consumption in half for mobile devices. This lets us play Angry Birds just that little bit longer.
The Surface Hub is Microsoft's step into the digital whiteboard arena. The Surface Hub is a 55″ or 84″ inch 4k TV. It has a built-in computer, sensors and conferencing technologies.
Two of the great but subtle features we saw during Hub demo was when the presenter approached the Hub it recognized her and logged her in. Secondly, when she picked up the stylus it automatically launched OneNote.
I was very impressed with the white-boarding demo. Coupled with the formidable conferencing technologies of Skype for Business (formerly Lync) I think digital whiteboard vendors have a serious contender on their hands.
I look forward to seeing more on this technology as it becomes available.
Okay. I think it was at this point the hyperventilating started. A definite full-scale geek-out.
Enter Holographic Computing. Specifically Microsoft HoloLens. This is where Windows has moved from science fiction to science fact.
HoloLens is a wearable computer comprised of high definition see-through lenses, spacial sound, a sea of sensors and multiple processing units. In fact, Alex Kipman introduced a whole new processing unit called an HPU (Holographic Processing Unit). The HPU is specifically designed to map the entire world around us.
Holographic code is included in every version of Windows 10. And that is exciting!
We then witnessed the creation of a quadcopter in HoloStudio (above). HoloStudio is a holographic creation tool.
In perfect television magic, Alex Kipman presented a quadcopter that had been 3-d printed from HoloStudio.
But what about the practical application?
Quite a lot actually. In fact, Alex let us know that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (creators of the Mars Rover) had been using it for some time. JPL stated that they plan to use this technology to control the Mars Rover.
So what do you think? Is this going to be the best Windows yet? I think so.
Are you super excited? I am!
So they're making Windows more like Android with Oculus Rift as an addon.
I think HoloLens is going to surpass Oculus. If not already.


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Platyptiliini
Moths described in 2007
Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea