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Leinster Intermediate Title for Vinny Connolly
Avondale Forest Park in Co. Wicklow again proved itself as an excellent venue for cross country when Athletics Wicklow hosted the Athletics Leinster Intermediate and Masters Cross Country and Juvenile Cross Country Relays last Sunday. Despite the forecast of wind and rain and freezing temperatures, the day actually turned out dry and calm, though it was still cold. Athletics Wicklow is to be commended for the huge amount of work and effort put in to preparing the course, a hilly parkland course with enough mud and hills to make it a tough but fair test for the runners, and it was met with universal approval by the runners.
The highlight of the day for Mullingar came in the final race, the Intermediate men 8,000m which was won by Vinny Connolly, leading the Mullingar and Westmeath teams to gold. The day started with the juvenile relays where Mullingar fielded a team in the 4 x 250m girls relay, and with great running by Penny Bohan, Liadan Gavin, Amelie Kelly and Clodagh Keane, the girls finished well up in the large entry of nineteen teams, unluckily out of the medal places but not for the want of superb efforts.
When the programme of relay races was finished, we moved to the master women 4,000m where Mullingar fielded a very large squad, all running for individual category medals but also team honours. Finishing very strongly after an excellent race, Jenny Algar had the honour of leading the Mullingar women home, closely followed by Michelle Bohan and providing great support and packing well behind them was Aisling Corcoran, Maura Dervin, Aeilish McGovern, Marie Louise Johnston, Linda Cunningham, Claire Ross, Emer O'Hanlon, Caroline Mullen, Terri Greene, Brigid McCabe, Gemma Kelly, Patricia Broderick, Pauline Troy and Nuala Moran, all racing hard to the finish. As a measure of the performances by the Mullingar women, ten of them finished in the top ten in their master categories, with individual gold medals for Maura Dervin and Brigid McCabe. Of course teams are vital in cross country and the younger team of Jenny, Michelle, Aisling, Aeilish, Marie Louise, Linda, Claire and Gemma finished an excellent fifth Club and sixth County, very close on points to the medal places in a very competitive race. It was better for the older master women team of Maura, Emer, Caroline, Terri, Brigid, Patricia, Pauline and Nuala who were delighted to finish first Club and second County.
In the 4,000m for master men over 65, Sean McMullin, Nicky McCabe and Paddy Boyhan put in great efforts and were rewarded with top ten finish places for them all in their categories, no individual medals and extremely unlucky to finish fourth County, on the same points as third but losing out on count-back and you can't get closer than that!
The master men 6,000m followed and two tough laps really tested everyone. The first man home for Mullingar was Patrick Muldoon, followed by James Carton, Liam McGlynn, John Bannon and Aidan O'Donoghue, all giving every ounce of effort and near-collapsing exhausted over the finish line. No individual or team medals were won but all can be very satisfied with their efforts.
We finished the day with the Intermediate men 8,000m where the in-form Mullingar team was the pre-race favourite for honours and they certainly didn't disappoint. Vinny Connolly was in contention right from the gun and the leading group slowly whittled down as the laps unfolded, Vinny always pushing the pace until he made his final move with 1,000m to go, a move that proved decisive and he pulled clear to win by a comfortable distance, earning the Leinster title. Seeing Ian McCormack storming up the home straight to finish fourth, with James Keegan on his heels in fifth, it was down to John Whitelaw to provide the vital fourth score for the team and he did so in spades with a fantastic ninth place finish to ensure Mullingar placed first Club. We weren't done yet though, and with Kedagh Geoghegan, Kris Foster and Brian Martin finishing strong and well up, it was first County too, giving the Mullingar men plenty to celebrate.
That finished the day's racing, where the day belonged to Vinny Connolly and our triumphant Intermediate men, but we can't forget the great results from our master women too, to make it a very memorable day for Mullingar.
Top class indoor performances for Mullingar
The middle distance events at the AAI National u/20 and u/23 Indoors held last Saturday at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin produced some top class competition and Mullingar Harriers was very well represented.
First into action was Colin Smith in the u/23 men 1500m. Colin won the silver medal in the 800m last year and was confident of a good run, having just returned from a warm weather training camp with DCU. Colin ran a strong race, positioning himself on the leader's shoulder and maintaining that place throughout the race. With a strong last lap, he secured second place and the silver medal in a time of 3 minutes 54.11 seconds, making it a great start to the day.
Eoin Quinn ran well in a very strong heat to win and secure his place in the final of a very competitive u/23 men 800m. In a tactical final, Eoin encountered a lot of positional challenges, as tactics really came into play. Despite this, Eoin finished really strongly but was just out of the medals in fifth place with a time of 1 minute 56.24 seconds. In the u/23 women 800m, Shauna Leydon gave herself every chance of a medal putting herself among the medal contenders from the outset. Despite a great effort, Shauna had to settle for fourth place in a time of 2 minutes 18.51 seconds, a new personal best time. It was an encouraging start to the season and a very strong performance by Shauna.
In the heats of the u/20 women 800m, Aimee Wallace was competing at National level for the first time in over three years and despite being just shy of her seventeenth birthday, she ran with great confidence. Aimee was always positioned prominently and secured an automatic qualification position. In the final, Aimee ran a really brave and aggressive race to break away with the two pre-race favourites. She remained in contention until the final 150 metres and finished well to comfortably take third place and a bronze medal in a time of 2 minutes 15.08 seconds This was a fantastic comeback to this level of competition by Aimee and will provide her with great confidence for her own age group championships in the weeks ahead.
Another young athlete tasting competition at this level for the first time was Kyle Faherty who competed in the u/20 men 200m. Kyle is still fifteen and doesn't turn sixteen until July, but he looked very much at home and relished the challenge. The entry was so big it required seven heats and with only the six fastest times qualifying for the final, it was always going to be a very big task for Kyle, but he ran a great race to place second in his heat and even though his time was not enough to advance to the final, he will have learned a lot from the experience and remarkably he is underage for a further three years, so has plenty of time to progress.
The women's 3,000m race walk was a combined race of u/20 and u/23 women. Aisling Lane was racing in the u/20 women category and lost no time by going straight into the lead from the start, and with an faultless display in this very technical event went on to absolutely dominate the race and win by a big margin of over a lap to secure another very well deserved National title. The men's 3,000m race walk was also a combined race of u/20 and u/23 men and featured two from Mullingar, both polished performers and their class showed, as Matthew Glennon cruised to an easy victory in the u/23 race, and Andrew Glennon won silver in the u/20 race.
The Club's Annual General Meeting will be held in the DeCourcy Suite, Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar this coming Friday at 8pm. We hope see all our adult members attend and also the parents of the very many underage athletes who receive training, coaching and guidance throughout the year. The meeting will take about an hour and a half and we urge everyone to show your appreciation of the work being done at the Club by attending the AGM. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
Check the Club's website at www.mullingarharriers.com or its Facebook page for all the latest news.
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Who is leaving: Aleksandr Samokutyayev, Yelena Serova and Barry E. Wilmore have been on the station since in late September and will return to Earth this Wednesday, March 11th after almost six months in space. Their departure will mark the end of Expedition 42, which will transition into the first part of Expedition 43 with the remaining three crewmembers on board.
Who is staying: Anton Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry W. Virts arrived on the station in late November and will be staying until May 14th. They will be the sole occupants of the ISS from March 12 to 27, when the second half of Expedition 43 arrives. With two big spacewalks the crew has been very busy in the last few weeks, but @AstroSamantha and @AstroTerry are still posting daily photos from orbit and Samantha Cristoforetti is also still writing her Logbook on Google+.
Who is launching: The second part of Expedition 43 is going to launch on March 27th with Roscosmos cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Korniyenko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on board. Kornivenko and Kelly are the One-Year-Crew, who will stay a full twelve months. Scott Kelly, who already stayed on the ISS for six months in 2010 and 2011 and was in space twice before that, is also the identical twin brother of astronaut Mark Kelly, providing an unique reference for long-time spaceflight. Scott Kelly is also an active Twitter user at @StationCDRKelly, which will guarantee the social media presence of ISS occupants for a long time. Mikhail Kornivenko is also a veteran ISS occupant who was on the station from April to September 2010. Like the previous expedition, 43 also has a great movie poster, this time in true Star Wars style.
Also launching will be the eigth SpaceX Dragon freighter to the ISS scheduled for April 10th, with a Russian Progress freighter following on April 28th. After the loss of Orbital Science's third Cygnus freighter both Roscosmos and SpaceX have picked up the slack and the ISS has never been in danger running out of provisions. More SpaceX freight launches are scheduled this year for June 22, September 2 and December 9, while more Progress freighters will launch on August 6 and October 22. Orbital Sciences has also contracted with ULA to launch their Cygnus transporter to the ISS on an Atlas 5 rocket later this year. The only other freight launch scheduled this year is the fifth Japanese HTV transporter going up on August 17.
There has also been some discussion about the announcement of Russia that they will support the ISS until 2024, but then wants to take their own modules out to build their own space station. This is first and foremost good news, because there was a lot of concern about Roscosmos dropping support in 2020 already, but if the deconstruction of the station will really happen in nine years is still much too early to say. It would be technically possible because the Zvezda module owned by Russia provides major life support and electrical functions for the station, although removing it and the other Roscosmos modules Zayra, Rassvet and the Pirsk and Poisk docking ports would certainly not be Russia's decision alone.


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Young hooker Jamie George hopes Saracens place faith in his abilities ahead of pivotal new season
By Thomas Allnutt
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Saracens forward Jamie George believes next season will be the most important of his career so far and and has urged the club to place their faith in him, rather than sign a new hooker.
George made his Sarries debut in November 2009 but has struggled to establish himself in the first team since, relying primarily on appearances off the bench or in the less prioritised LV= Cup.
The 22-year-old found himself behind experienced South African duo Schalk Brits and John Smit in the pecking order last season but with Smit having retired, George senses his moment has arrived.
"It's going to be a massive season for me. Obviously with John leaving it creates an opportunity and if I can get a good pre-season behind me it will set me up nicely," George said.
"It's definitely my most important season so far - I've been targeting it ever since last year really - so hopefully it's going to be a huge time for me.
"That's the main reason I've been working hard in the off-season so I can make the most of the chances I get."
George was assured by Saracens during the last campaign that he would be given more starts this season and those assurances were reiterated when he sat down with the coaching staff last month.
He said: "We all had end of season reviews and the main thing I got from mine is that this season is a big season for me, that I'm going to get more opportunities and I need to take my chance."
Smit's decision to retire and become chief executive at the Sharks means George's first team prospects are greatly improved. But the young forward admits he was also sad to see Smit leave.
"It was really mixed feelings for me because we became very close and he helped me out massively with my game throughout the two years that he was here," George said.
"John really did act as a mentor to me and I'm very grateful to him for everything he's done.
"But then at the same time it hopefully gives me the chance to play more rugby which is what every rugby player wants to do."
George is now the second most senior hooker at Saracens and the club's inclusive rotation policy would see him handed regular starting spots throughout the season.
He hopes that remains the situation going into the new campaign and believes there's no need for the club to bring in reinforcements.
"I hope they leave it as it is, I think we've got a good crop of hookers at the club already," he said.
"There's Schalk and myself but then there are three younger guys as well.
"There's Jared Saunders who's just converted from prop, Scott Spurling who's always been with the England Under-20s and Max Crumpton who's also involved in the England Under-20s.
"So there's a good crop of guys coming through and I think we can back those players as well.
"I don't think we need to bring in a backup hooker but then I would say that wouldn't I?"
Having represented England at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-20 level, George was tipped for a big future in the game when he first emerged on the scene at Saracens.
He believes however he is a much better player now and he's ready to take his chance.
"I'm a much better player now than I was three years ago and that's down to the coaching at Sarries as well as the help I've got from John and Schalk.
"When I made it into the first team I was just a year out of school and in my first year as a professional and as great as it was I had to learn very quickly.
He added: "I think I'm ready now. I became a lot more confident throughout last season and physically I'm in a lot better shape.
"I think I put in some of my best performaces at the end of last season - I feel like this is my time and hopefully I can show that."
George insists that despite sometimes feeling frustrated at his lack of first team opportunities, he has never thought about leaving the Men in Black.
"I never considered leaving Saracens," he said. "I'm a Sarries boy through and through and I wanted to stay at the club the entire time."

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Dryland Pasture Mix is a premium mixture of introduced cool-season grasses for the Great Plains states and the Intermountain region.
Dryland Pasture Mix is a premium mixture of introduced cool-season grasses for the Great Plains states and the Intermountain region. The majority of the mix is made up of drought-tolerant, sod-forming, dryland forage grasses that are excellent for moderate spring grazing and fall pasture. It works well for weed control and soil stabilization for erosion control areas. Good to 10,000 ft. elevation.
SEEDING RATE: 20-25 pounds per acre (30-35 lbs per acre broadcast) or 1/2-1 pound per 1000 square feet. Rake into the top 1/4 inch of soil, water daily or as needed to keep the soil surface moist until the seedlings reach 2 inches tall.
Dryland forages should be established on a "conventional" seedbed – ground that is firm, mellow, moist and free of weeds, debris or large clods. Rough and fluffy seedbeds can result in slow and erratic stand establishment, weed encroachment and delayed use of the pasture.
Proper seeding techniques and equipment are critical to all forage seedings but are most critical under dryland conditions. Dryland pasture seeding should occur in the very early spring to capitalize on potential late snows and early rains. "Dormant" seeding is successful in the late fall or winter, as long as temperatures remain too low for germination until spring. Late-summer seedings should only be planted if supplemental moisture is available from stored soil moisture or irrigation. A minimum of 2 feet of soil moisture is needed for successful plant establishment. Seeding at other times should be avoided due to erratic precipitation.
Seeding technique can influence seedling establishment much more than inherent differences among species. Most forage species have small seeds that require precise, shallow placement. Forage seeds should be planted at the appropriate seeding rate into a firm seedbed and at a depth of less than one-half inch. This can best be accomplished with a drill that has depth bands, a seed agitator and packer wheels. If the seed is to be broadcasted, 1)drag soil with a harrow or other appropriate equipment, 2)place seed – double seeding rate, 3)drag soil again to cover up seed, 4)pack seedbed to ensure proper seed-soil contact.
Proper seedling density leads to faster establishment, weed suppression and optimum forage production under dryland conditions. Generally, most grasses and legumes are sown in 12 to 14-inch rows, whereas Russian wildrye performs best in 18 to 24-inch rows. Alternate row seeding of grass and legume may facilitate better establishment.
New seedings must be protected from grazing until they are well established. Generally, grazing should be deferred at least until the first seed crop has matured. It may be necessary for the non-use period to exceed one year if the seedling establishment was slow due to poor weather, weeds or other factors. Further information regarding grazing management is available at your Extension Office.


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Conveyancers use legal processes to transfer ownership of property or land in England and Wales.
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What does a licensed conveyancer do?
Conveyancers are property lawyers who deal with the paperwork and finances needed to buy and sell property or land in England and Wales. Your day-to-day duties may include:
advising clients on the buying and selling process
researching who legally owns the property being bought
conducting 'searches' – asking local authorities about anything that might affect the property
drafting contracts with details of the sale
talking to mortgage lenders, estate agents and solicitors
paying taxes like stamp duty
preparing leases and transfer documents
keeping records of payments
checking that contracts are signed and exchanged
What do I need to do to become a licensed conveyancer?
You can become a licensed conveyancer through:
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working towards this role
training with a professional body
You could do a technician conveyancer higher apprenticeship and move onto a licensed conveyancer degree apprenticeship.
You'll usually need four or five GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent qualifications, for a higher or a degree apprenticeship.
You could start in a conveyancing office and work your way up by training to become a registered conveyancing technician.
six months' practical experience in a probate or conveyancing practice, in a legal firm or in an organisation offering probate services to the public
to apply for registration with the Council for Licensed Conveyancers
You could then take the Level 6 Diploma in Conveyancing Law and Practice to fully qualify.
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You can start studying even if you're not working in the legal profession. Each diploma takes around 18 to 24 months to complete, including practical experience.
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«Бекхан» — российская рок-группа. Одна из групп, работающих в эстетике группы «Кино». Бессменный лидер — Бекхан Барахоев.

История
Группа «Бекхан» была образована в 1991 году в Грозном. Первую известность группа получила благодаря заявлению лидера группы Бекхана Барахоева о том, что в него вселилась душа Виктора Цоя, погибшего в 1990 году и о том, что ему снятся новые песни Цоя. Впоследствии Барахоев опроверг все сделанные ранее заявления, обвинив в раздувании этого скандала журналистов.

В 1992 году вышел первый альбом — «Мы вернёмся». После начала военных действий в Чечне работа группы остановилась. В феврале 1997-го при поддержке Юрия Шевчука был записан в Санкт-Петербурге второй альбом — «На краю». В 2008-м году вышел третий альбом — «Покаяние».

В 1999 году прошёл совместный гастрольный тур групп «Алиса», «Агата Кристи» и «Бекхан».

Состав

Состав группы на 1998 год
 Бекхан Барахоев — вокал, гитара
 Султан Маккаев — гитара
 Александр Митрофанов — ударные
 Майрбек Ибрагимов — гитара
 Алексей Лазебный — клавишные
 Алихан Алиев — бас-гитара

Состав на 2013 год
 Бекхан Барахоев — голос, гитары
 Franc Sharo — бас-гитара
 Роман Корсунский — гитара
 Антон Строц — барабаны
 Дмитрий Мальцев — клавишные

Дискография

Альбомы
 1992 — Мы вернёмся
 1998 — На краю
 2008 — Покаяние

Синглы
 2016 — Циферблат

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт группы «Бекхан»
 Бекхан Барахоев: не обязательно все время воевать

Рок-группы России
Музыкальные коллективы, появившиеся в 1991 году
Музыкальные коллективы 1990-х годов
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Exploring the Road less Traveled Wanderlust ON THE WAY Located around 45 miles outside the city, the Awendaw Passage (Palmetto Trail) is a perfect place to pull the bikes off the car, go for a run, or just stretch the legs and enjoy sweeping views of a pristine saltwater marsh. The trail winds along the creek for which it is named and is easy to ride for beginners, at least in the starting portion. Experienced bikers will find more of a challenge as the trail moves deeper into the woods, as it gets more 'rooty' and technical. With several long wooden bridges traversing the marsh and lots of speed available on the pine straw and packed sand, it is a worthwhile place to stop the car and spend a few hours. 34 WBM january 2021 By Fritts Causby HE ROAD TRIP is as American as apple pie, blue jeans and cheeseburgers. And with concerns about the pandemic still making air travel a risky proposition for many people, it is more important than ever. But who wants to spend all their free time in the car? Sure, some will say that it is more about the journey than the destination, but for those who would prefer to spend the weekend exploring the outdoors, getting some fresh air, or just relaxing on the deck of a waterfront restaurant instead of driving, it's worthwhile to break out the map and target some fun areas that are easy to reach. In the past, driving to Charleston from Wilm-ington could be a wrenching, brake-crunching experience, an endeavor that could easily consume the better part of a day. But since the completion of the bypass around Myrtle Beach, the drive is mostly composed of four-lane roads and can be done in about three-and-a-half hours — in the off-season, anyway. in Charleston T JEFF WEBSTER/FLIKR
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When you let yourself feel something, you move up.
When you let yourself have something, you move up.
When you let yourself give up, you move up.
By moving up, we are referring to the idea of moving up vibrationally from a place where thoughts feel compressed and tight to a place where thoughts feel open and expansive.
When you hold on to the past, you cannot move up.
When you fear the future, you cannot move up.
When you hold on tightly to what you think you have, you cannot move up.
Nothing is more important than moving up.
Moving up, however, is not like being shot into outer space.
Moving up, however, is not like drinking a big cup of coffee.
Moving up, however, is not hard.
When you feel better, you are moving up.
There is nothing to accomplish here.
But there is a whole heck of a lot that you can have as you move up.


Re: What happened to...Shadow of the Beast?
It's all a bit quiet...and nothing much to read on the net about it either other than the info that was released nearly 2 years ago!
I don't think it's quite dead tho...I'm sure that would be announced as well...I guess it's just MIA for the time being.
I was right in thinking it was just keeping it's head down...looks like fun.
Any idea when it's due out?


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July 25, 2012 News
A San Luis Obispo woman is suing a former cop for allegedly using 'excessive force'
By Colin Rigley
It's been almost exactly two years since Rodi'a Monterroso-Bragg was thrown to the asphalt on a 93-degree day in downtown Paso Robles. A lot's happened in that time: The city's chief of police resigned, Paso Robles has been hit with multiple lawsuits from former police officers, and the cop who arrested her resigned.
Now Rodi Bragg (as she likes to be called) has filed a lawsuit of her own. On July 18, Bragg filed a lawsuit against former officer Jeffry Bromby, the city of Paso Robles, former chief Lisa Solomon, acting Chief Robert Burton, and City Manager Jim App, alleging that she was the victim of excessive force for stealing a $2.99 bottle of juice on July 30, 2010.
Bragg was 21 years old when she claims Bromby "without provocation, cause, or warning, violently threw plaintiff down to the street" while he was responding to a reported theft at a Paso Robles grocery store.
Before Bromby arrived at the scene, Bragg had already been subdued and restrained by store employees. According to a copy of the video taken from Bromby's patrol car camera, Bragg attempted to walk to the sidewalk to get her shoes before Bromby grabbed her by the wrist and threw her to the ground.
"You know what … you're gonna go down again," he can be heard saying in the video, which New Times made available for the Aug. 17, 2011, article, "Paso's cop headache."
Bragg suffered abrasions and burns to her arms from the incident, during which she was held on the ground for more than 85 seconds, according to her lawsuit.
"Defendant Bromby began to attack plaintiff, forcing her against the scorching asphalt as she cried out in agony and pleaded with him to stop," the lawsuit reads.
Bragg wasn't provided medical attention at the scene and was instead left to sit in the patrol car for about 10 minutes while Bromby and two other officers conducted an investigation.
Here's how Bromby described the incident in his police report: "I stood BRAGG up, telling her she would be placed in my car, and she immediately pulled away, and began to struggle with me. I made several verbal attempts to get BRAGG to quit fighting. She did not comply, so I placed her on the ground, face down to gain control of her and be able to place her hands behind her back in handcuffs."
She was arrested and charged with petty theft, battery, and resisting arrest. Though Bragg ultimately pleaded guilty to the petty theft charge, for which she was sentenced to community service, the District Attorney's Office dismissed the other charges after reviewing video evidence of the arrest.
SLO-based attorney David Vogel is representing Bragg in the lawsuit. Bragg previously asked the city for compensation, but Vogel said her request was rejected because she failed to file a complaint within six months, as is required under state law.
In his police report, Bromby wrote that Bragg had been extremely combative with store employees and that he was injured while attempting to arrest her.
"Let's just say that the facts of the case still need to be uncovered," Vogel said. "It could be Bromby's position that she was extremely combative, but we believe that the facts are otherwise. … Generally you're only supposed to use whatever force is reasonably necessary to effect an arrest and in this case it was not necessary to press her against hot pavement in order to effect this arrest."
Though the lawsuit has been filed, Vogel said he hadn't received confirmation that city officials were served with court papers.
A number listed under Bromby's name came up as disconnected, and he couldn't be reached for comment.
City attorney Iris Yang told New Times she hadn't received a copy of the lawsuit for review, as of press time. App, the city manager, didn't return a request for comment.
In the lawsuit, Bragg draws from a New Times interview with Solomon when she was still chief: "While the use of force in this case is deemed within policy to gain control of the prisoner, it is unfortunate that it took place on a hot surface. There were other options the officer could have considered in handling the prisoner after the take-down that might have resulted in a better outcome."
Bragg's lawsuit alleges that inadequate training and screening policies could be partly responsible for her injuries.
"It seems to have been a [police] department that lacks instructional control," Vogel told New Times.
Bromby resigned from the department for undisclosed reasons on June 30, 2011, after eight months on administrative leave. He had received at least three citizen complaints while he was an officer in Paso Robles.
He previously worked with the Arroyo Grande Police Department where he attained the rank of sergeant. He also worked as an officer for the SLO County Narcotics Task Force for a short time. Bromby later moved to Atascadero, where he was an officer from March 2005 to January 2006. There was a one-year gap before Bromby was hired in Paso Robles.
After he left Paso Robles, Bromby was charged with four misdemeanor counts of "unauthorized access of DMV information" and "unauthorized access of computer data" by the District Attorney's Office, but prosecutors dismissed the charges on June 19 before the case could
go to trial.
Solomon resigned March 20 of this year amid accusations by Paso Robles police officers of retaliation and sexual harassment.
Bragg is asking for compensatory and punitive compensation as well as legal fees. ∆
News Editor Colin Rigley can be reached at crigley@newtimesslo.com.
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How often as children do we dream of being a superhero? Or even just a plain old hero? Or doing something for someone that will make their life good and happy again?
As children, we dreamed of helping other people.
Since life is all about me, why do people not like me for who I am?
Since life is all about me, why is everything so screwed up?
There are times when being brash is useful.
Yet there are times when brashness is so disuseful it borders idiocy.
Hoping for things that never seem to come is, in and of itself, some form of agony.
Perhaps self-torture, depending upon the desire.
There are plenty of things I have hoped for that have come about.


Researchers at California's Gladstone Institutes have used human stem cells to create a neuron that could potentially benefit people with spinal cord injuries. The special type of neurons created by the group is responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to the spinal cord, a process that is essential for movement control.
The scientists created a special type of neuron from human stem cells called V2a interneurons and transplanted them into the spinal cords of mice. The transplanted interneurons survived and integrated with native cells.
The signals carried by V2a interneurons from the brain to the spinal cord are ultimately transmitted to the extremities. Interneurons relay signals over long distances along the length of the spinal cord and are critical in muscle movement and coordination as well as breathing. The paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries is caused at least partly due to damaged interneurons and severance of the connection between the brain and the person's limbs.
Interneurons are an exciting therapeutic approach because they have the ability to reroute following injury to the spinal cord. Senior investigator and study author, Todd McDevitt, Ph.D., at Gladstone explains the goal is to discover methods to rewire damaged circuitry and create new routes for interneuron signal transmission at injured sites.
Currently, there are a number of clinical trials underway for spinal cord injuries, most of which involve neural or oligodendrocyte progenitor cells which can mature into various types of cells and supporting tissue found in the brain and spinal cord. The Gladstone research, however, is a first of its kind in that it attempts to produce V2a interneurons and potentially rebuild long-distance signal pathways.
The findings of the study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show that for the first time, using a mixture of chemicals, scientists were able to coax human stem cells to mature into V2a interneurons.
The challenge was finding the right amount, concentration, and timing of each chemical that would lead to the production of large numbers of interneurons says graduate student Jessica Butts. The mixture was tested and tweaked until the team found the combination of chemicals that induce prolific interneuron production.
In further experiments, the lab-grown V2a interneurons were transplanted into healthy mice by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco. The transplanted cells matured and integrated well with the existing cells in the spinal cords of the mice by forming connections with existing neurons. Following the transplant, there were no movement disorders or impairments noted in the animals.
The team is encouraged by the findings that transplanted interneurons can integrate into native cord tissue and sprout in both directions for long distance signal transmission. The next step is to transplant the V2a interneurons into mice with induced spinal cord injuries to see if the procedure can help restore movement. Ultimately, the goal is to explore the potential of stem-cell-derived interneurons in the treatment of debilitating neurodegenerative disorders in humans, such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).


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Friends, I've been working on a book that I actually wrote about four years ago. I've probably edited it about nine times now. It never ceases to amaze me how many mistakes one can still find after a gazillion edits.
This time around, the book WILL BE PUBLISHED. Period. My inner renegade has awakened. And it's only April.
When I get into this writer/editing mode it consumes me. I sleep four hours a night. I can't watch an entire television show without thought bubble interruptions. I'm constantly scribbling notes to self. It's a dark world but not so dark because whenever I delve in to my literary-ness I sense hope.
But while in the midst of this right brain-ness I become a loner who mumbles a lot and forgets to change my clothes or brush my teeth.
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This is all a dream we dreamed. One afternoon, long ago… It was three years ago today that Deadheads got together to celebrate 50 years of the Grateful Dead. We've got goosebumps just thinking about the moment the band finally took the stage, while we were surrounded by our closest family and friends. To close out a beautiful end to a beautiful celebration, Mickey Hart told fans to take the feeling they had at that moment and do something positive with it. Hart said in closing. "I'll leave you with this: Please, be kind." Check out these photos to relive the memories!


Firmware was 1:00 rev 2:00 . Is this 100d ?
No, This is 1.00B (revision number: 1.00 > A, 2.00 > B, 3.00 > C a.s.o.) You can try to make a firmware dump.
No much time to play with g7x-100d-1.5.0-4544-full_PREALPHA.zip build, but I must tell you I successfully loaded it on my G7 X.
I started it with the firm update method, made the card bootable, shut the camera down, locked the card and voilà, CHDK is there.
remote shutter feature (Ricoh CA-1) : OK!
Posted new test build 4561 in this post.
I'm happy - and impressed ! - you could start porting this camera.
I've downloaded the test version and will explore reactions with scripts.
Added jogdial support. This means you can use the control wheels in the CHDK menus, and that they are not seen by the canon firmware when you are in alt mode.
May i ask a clarification ? from my perspective, jogdial commands were already in previous build with wheel_left/_right script command. And eg when in Tv Mode, the wheel command are effectively changing the shutter speed and canon ui is updated in this mode.
did you, by any chance, add a command for the lens ring ? I don't know how to simulate this one in scripts ?
Yes, the left/right commands already worked, this change made the CHDK UI aware of the jogdail, so you can use it to navigate the CHDK menu, and use the front one to cycle through menu item values. It also prevents these events from reaching the canon firmware when you are in alt mode.
to simulate the control dial, but they don't appear to. Neither do the RotateRingFuncLeft and RotateRingFuncRight.
I also use the font 'menu-a20.rbfv', but I can't still read it without glasses…. Yes that happens when you get older… which is the largest font?


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The European Imaging and Sound Association celebrates the year's most desirable hi-fi hardware.
The association of journalists, after reviewing the Altitude32 decided to elect it best product in the Home Theater High-End category.
The award for handed to Trinnov's co-founder and CEO Arnaud Laborie during the official ceremony held in Germany.
The official EISA Award citation for the Altitude32:
Serious home cinema enthusiasts seeking the very best experience need look no further than Trinnov Audio's Altitude32. Able to output 32 discrete channels, this is no ordinary home cinema processor. Advanced, fully-customizable room optimization and equalisation enables it to tailor its sound to the specific speaker layout and characteristics of a home theater, and it will map any Dolby Atmos, DTS:X or Auro-3D native feed without breaking into a sweat. The outcome is a reference-class performance, with the Altitude32 bringing astonishing clarity and definition, scale and presence, to movie soundtracks. Software-based architecture means it is ready for future updates, and despite its state-of-the-art feature set, operation is always easy with networked control from a PC, smartphone or tablet.
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Q: How to have a part of substring of a column in a file with shell I have a problem,
I have a file named variants.txt with this text inside:
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42132048_42132049insT";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42132048_42132049insTT";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42132048_42132049delTT";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131884_42131885insT";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131540_42131541delTC";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131420T>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131222G>A";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131145T>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131125C>G";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131122A>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131119G>A";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131118T>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131112G>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131111T>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131067G>A";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131066G>A";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131063G>A";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131059C>T";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131058C>G";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131023C>G";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131016T>C";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="rs138100349   ";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="rs118203758 ";

I want to match if the last column (that starts with name=) contains substring g. and, if so, print everything between g. and the trailing "; to another file.
For example:
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42132048_42132049insT";
select chrom,chromStart,chromEnd,name from snp147 where name="NC_000022.11:g.42131125C>G";

I want:
42132048_42132049insT
42131125C>G

How can I do this?

A: try:
awk '{num=sub(/.*:g\./,"");num+=sub(/\".*/,"");if(num==2){print};num=""}'  Input_file

A: Choosing the input field separator regex carefully (via -F) allows for a simple solution:
awk -F':g\.|";' 'NF>2 {print $2}' file

*

*Regular expression (regex) :g\.|"; splits each input line into fields by literal :g. or (|) literal ";, which splits lines of interest into (at least) 3 fields, with the substring to extract contained in the 2nd field ($2).

*NF>2 only matches lines with at least 3 fields (NF is the number of fields), which ensures that lines that don't contain a substring of interest are ignored.

A: You can do it with awk, grep and sed:
awk -F'name=' '{print $2}' variants.txt | awk -F'g.' '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/";//g'

That is:

*

*Take the string from the original file from "name=" to the end.

*Get only the lines which have the string "g."

*Take from that "g." to the end

*Remove the final " and ; characters to get the output as mentioned in your example.

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A joint investigation by ARD, The Guardian, and Holland Media Combination has found that African athletes are being naturalised in exchange for money by nations keen to capitalise on their success, often with little regard for their welfare. The same investigation has also found that prohibited substances – such as erythropoietin (EPO) – is freely available for sale in Ethiopia, a country used by many nations for high altitude training camps. The country's national stadium is in the capital Addis Ababa, which is over 2,000 metres above sea level.
In a documentary screened by ARD on 4 August (video below) Layesh Tsiege explains how she changed her name to Layes Abdulayeva to compete for Azerbaijan, despite living in Ethiopia. She alleges that her passport took one week to arrange, after she was spotted by Turkish coach Mitin Sesak in the Ethiopian capital. She alleges that she was promised US$1,000 per month plus bonuses such as houses and cars for wins, however she only received around $300 per month plus none of the promised prizes.
She also alleges that she was ordered to dope by Sesak, who is now serving a lifetime ban. The Azerbaijian athletics federation told The Guardian that Tsiege had never agreed a contract, but also said that she had been paid her prize money. It also said that Tsiege had been repeatedly tested for prohibited substances, and had never reported an adverse analytical finding (AAF).
The documentary alleges that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has recorded over 500 changes of nationality in the last 20 years. In the 2016 Rio Olympic year, IAAF documentation reveals that 85 changes to nationality were recorded up to 26 July. Of those, 36 were from African countries. All of the Olympic medals ever won by Bahrain have been won by naturalised African athletes.
Under IAAF Competition Rules (Rule 5.4(d)), an athlete who has already represented a nation must wait three years before representing a new nation. However, this period can be reduced to one year with the agreement of the two member federations concerned. Also, it does not apply to young athletes who have yet to represent their nation.
The makers claim to have documents proving that Turkey arranged for the transfer of allegiance of three Kenyan athletes for US$5,000. Turkey finished fourth in last year's IAAF U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Ten of its 12 medals were won by naturalised athletes, six of whom were from Kenya. This included Yasemin Can, who was born as Kenyan Vivian Jemutai, who represented Turkey at the 10,000m in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Yasemin Can finished seventh in the 10,000m at the Rio 2016, after Ethiopian Almaz Ayana smashed a world record that had stood since 1993 by almost 14 seconds. There is no suggestion that Can or Ayana have broken any rules, but Ayana's performance raised eyebrows, especially as the previous record holder was alleged to have been part of a Chinese state sponsored doping regime in the 1990s.
Layesh Tsiege's husband is Ethiopian national team coach Yirefu Birhanu. In the documentary, he alleges that prohibited substances are being given to athletes by unscrupulous coaches, who refer to them as 'vitamins'. The documentary and supporting investigative work by The Guardian alleged that erythropoietin (EPO) was freely available in a pharmacy opposite the Addis Ababa national stadium during this year's national championships. In three visits, two Guardian reporters managed to purchase nine vials of EPO for £79 from the pharmacy without a prescription.
The documentary and Guardian report alleges that despite the official line that doping controls at the national championships were strict, there were testing discrepancies. ARD reporters stationed themselves at the finish line for four hours during the championships, and allege that no athletes were taken to the doping control station (DCS). On visiting the DCS themselves, they found it unstaffed.
The ARD documentary says the official line was that 23 tests were carried out. Testing figures supplied to The Guardian initially had the wrong date on them, and appear to be inconsistent. It also features a recording with a top female Ethiopian athlete – allegedly a winner of the Berlin Marathon – who confesses to stopping use of EPO and human growth hormone (HGH) one week before a major race.
The documentary also alleges that German coach, Alexander Hempel, is exploiting athletes for money paid by race organisers for African pacemakers. The documentary features footage of a basement in Hempel's Schöneck home where athletes are allegedly housed. Contracts sent to ARD allegedly stipulate a US$10,000 payment to Hempel if they are breached.
Under IAAF Regulations, athlete representatives are required to undertake a test requiring knowledge of the IAAF Code of Ethics. Hempel denies the accusation that the athletes are being exploited, and claims that his contracts are standard, but allegedly refused to send them to ARD.
The IAAF is not the only sport that has struggled with transfer of nationality issues. Ten years ago, Qatar's Aspire Academy launched Aspire Football Dreams, a programme to identify young African football talent, the best of which would then travel to Qatar for assessment. Since 2007, Aspire boasts that 3.5 million boys have passed through its programme. The country has also naturalised a number of footballers from other countries in order to raise the profile of the sport. It is preparing for its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
The use of Latin American footballers by Asian nations, including passport falsification, has also been well documented by The Sports Integrity Initiative. In 2015, I found that African football players were being duped by fake agents using the promise of European football glory (video below). Many African footballers brought to Europe are also abandoned by unscrupulous agents.
Rugby union has also struggled with naturalisation issues, as its rules allow players who have lived in a country for three years to represent that country internationally. Pundits have claimed that this issue damages the international game.
Under the current sporting system, athletes have few rights. The Athlete Agreement mandates that all disputes must be settled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), preventing recourse to an ordinary court of law. The CAS is financed by the Olympic movement, which also decides who should be appointed as arbitrators.
In such a closed system, international sporting federations have a duty to identify and protect athletes from exploitation, such as has been outlined by ARD, The Guardian and Holland Media Combination. In February, the IAAF indicated that it knew this problem existed.
Yet since February, the IAAF appears to have sat on the issue. 'The ARD documentary that aired last week contained a number of concerning allegations regarding the integrity of athletics', wrote an Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) spokesperson in response to questions on the issues highlighted in the investigation. 'As such, the Athletics Integrity Unit will be following up as necessary and making inquiries regarding the areas within its remit'.
Once again, whistleblowers have chosen to go to media organisations rather than the international body that is supposed to represent them. The fact that the IAAF knew about this issue but the affected athletes chose to go to the media should worry every athlete under its jurisdiction. Especially as the IAAF is publicly courting the reintroduction of life bans for doping, despite a number of identified issues with this.
In 2013, the IAAF decided to delay the announcement of Russian doping positives until after the Moscow 2013 World Championships in order to avoid damaging its commercial interests. It would appear that the IAAF has not learned from this mistake. Once again, it appears to have identified a serious issue, and swept it under the carpet to risk damaging the image of athletics.
Last week, the Russian Athletics Federation's (RusAF) Mikhail Butov explained that whilst events such as London 2017 had not yet been affected by a loss of public faith in athletics, many smaller events were suffering. It appears that athletes with serious complaints have again lost faith in the IAAF's ability to resolve them. Unless the IAAF gets to grips with the conflict of interest created by its dual role in policing and promoting sport, the public will also lose faith in the sport. If that happens, it will not have any commercial interests left to damage.


Our school is delighted to have been especially selected to take part in a bespoke action research project focused on healthy eating and exercise.
Melanie Braid is a creative and innovative teacher, with over 25 years of experience. She has a Psychology degree and is passionate about cooking. Most of the children in our school know her as Ms Braid, as a regular supply teacher in school. She has now embarked on a new career as an educational researcher and writer.
Melanie has created an engaging character to assist her in this research. He is a little bear called 'Chef Noodles' who just loves to cook. Every Friday afternoon, for the next six weeks the children will have a fun lesson from Chef Noodles about an aspect of healthy eating and exercise. His aim is to pass on his love of cooking healthy food, help children to develop a healthy relationship with food and exercise for life.
As a part of this research, each of our families will receive a simple food diary and questionnaire to complete together. These will be repeated again at the end of the six week trial. Chef Noodles would be very grateful if you would make time to do this.
The children will become Noodles' ambassadors and pass on their newfound knowledge to the humans in their family, to encourage them to make healthy choices about what they eat and to do more exercise to keep themselves strong. The children will have lots of fun working with Chef Noodles and we thank you for your support.!


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Q: Divide the rational expressions below and simplify as much as possible: The question is :

$$\frac{x^2 + 8}{2x^2 + x - 3}\div\frac{x + 2}{x - 1}$$

the answer I get is
$$\frac{x^2 + 8}{(2x + 3)(x + 2)}$$
but a further factor of $x+2$ is factored out somehow from the $x^2+8$.
I'm having doubts about this. please help, thanks
ANSWER GIVEN BY PROF:

$$\frac{(x+2)\left(x^{2}-2 x+4\right)}{(x-1)(2 x+3)} \cdot \frac{x-1}{x+2}=\frac{x^{2}-2 x+4}{2 x+3}$$

A: In the answer given by the prof $(x+2)(x^2-2x+4)=x^3+8$.  It seems the problem statement has the wrong exponent on the $x$ at the start.  Your answer is correct for the problem as given.


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State Police: 'Belligerent' Gretchen Wilson, Of Country Music Fame, Arrested At Airport
By Christine Dempsey
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Country music singer Gretchen Wilson was arrested at Bradley International Airport Tuesday night, state police say. (Provided by Connecticut State Police)
Grammy winning country singer Gretchen Wilson was arrested at Bradley International Airport on Tuesday night after causing two disturbances, state police said.
Wilson, 45, of Lebanon, Tenn., was charged with breach of peace. She is scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court in Enfield on Sept. 13.
According to the state police, troopers were dispatched to a plane's portable bridge about 7:20 p.m. after a call about a minor disturbance on an incoming flight. Wilson had been causing problems related to a passenger in a plane bathroom, according to Trooper Kelly Grant.
"While interviewing the accused on the jetway, she became belligerent toward the troopers and caused a disturbance," police said in a report. Wilson was taken into custody; she later posted $1,000 bail.
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Her lawyer, Robert Britt, declined to comment Wednesday afternoon. "Because the matter is pending in court, I don't feel it appropriate to make any comments at this time," he said.
Wilson won a Grammy for her 2004 country hit, "Redneck Woman." The Illinois native also is known for her No. 1 albums, "All Jacked Up" and "One of the Boys," according to The Boot, a country music news website.
Her other albums include "Here for the Party" and "Ready to Get Rowdy."
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Q: Quick PHP Pagination not working Found a working code on PHP pagination here and i am trying to integrate this code into my search engine. I tried but the pagination function doesn't seem to work please can anybody tell me what's wrong with my code and any possible fixes.
<?php
if(isset($_GET['search']))
{
$search = $_GET['search'];
$condition = '';
$query = explode(" ", $_GET["search"]);
foreach($query as $text)
{
    $condition .= "question LIKE '%".SQLite3::escapeString($text)."%' OR answer LIKE '%".SQLite3::escapeString($text)."%' OR keywords LIKE '%".SQLite3::escapeString($text)."%' OR ";
}
$condition = substr($condition, 0, -4);

$sql_query = "SELECT * FROM questions WHERE " . $condition;
$result = $db->query($sql_query);
echo $sql_query;
$queryCount = "SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM questions WHERE " . $condition;
$countRet = $db->querySingle($queryCount);
if ($countRet > 0)
{
    $perpage = 1;
    $start = isset($_GET['start']) ? $_GET['start']: '';
    $max_pages= ceil($countRet / $perpage);
    if (!$start) {
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        $getQuery = $db->query("SELECT * FROM questions WHERE $condition LIMIT $start, $perpage");
        while($row = $getQuery->fetchArray(SQLITE3_ASSOC))
        {
            echo '
'.$row["question"].'
';
        }
        //Pagination Codes
        echo "";
        $prev = $start - $perpage;
        $next = $start + $perpage;

        $adjacent = 3;
        $last = $max_pages - 1;

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            //prev button
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                echo " Prev ";
            }
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                    $i = $i + $perpage;
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            elseif ($max_pages - ($adjacent * 2) > ($start / $perpage) && ($start / $perpage) > ($adjacent * 2)) {
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                    if ($i == $start) {
                        echo " $counter ";
                    }
                    else {
                        echo " $counter ";
                    }
                    $i = $i + $perpage;
                }
            }
            else {
                echo " 1 ";
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                $i = $start;
                for ($counter = ($start / $perpage) + 1; $counter <= $max_pages; $counter++) {
                    if ($i = $start) {
                        echo " $counter ";
                    }
                    else {
                        echo " $counter ";
                    }
                    $i = $i + $perpage;
                }
            }
        }
        //next button
        if (!($start >= $countRet - $perpage)) {
            echo " Next ";
        }
        echo "";
    }
}
else
{
    echo 'No data found';
}

}
?>

The code above doesn't seem to work for some reason. I have tried to debug but cant't seem to find the error or errors. Any reasonable help would do with this. Thanks in advance.

A: First you set $start in your ternary logic:
$start = isset($_GET['start']) ? $_GET['start']: '';
After this, you check whether $start exists or not, and if it doesn't, you set it 0:
if (!$start) {
    $start = 0;
    $getQuery ...
    while($row = $getQuery ...

The problem is all of your query and pagination logic is inside of this if conditional; if $GET['start'] is set, then your query and pagination logic will never trigger. And on top of this, all of your outputted  links do indeed send the start parameter:

To resolve this, simply set your ternary to 0 for the failure condition, and omit the if conditional entirely:
$start = isset($_GET['start']) ? $_GET['start']: 0;

This can be seen in the following:
$start = isset($_GET['start']) ? $_GET['start']: 0;
$max_pages= ceil($countRet / $perpage);
$getQuery = $db->query("SELECT * FROM questions WHERE $condition LIMIT $start, $perpage");
while($row = $getQuery->fetchArray(SQLITE3_ASSOC))
{
    echo '
'.$row["question"].'
';
}
//Pagination Codes
echo "";
$prev = $start - $perpage;
$next = $start + $perpage;

$adjacent = 3;
$last = $max_pages - 1;

if ($max_pages > 1) {
    //prev button
    if (!$start <= 0)
    {
        echo " Prev ";
    }
    if ($max_pages < 7 + ($adjacent * 2)) {
        $i = 0;
        for ($counter = 1; $counter < 4 + ($adjacent * 2); $counter++) {
            if ($i == $start) {
                echo " $counter ";
            }
            else {
                echo " $counter ";
            }
            $i = $i + $perpage;
        }
    }
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    echo " Next ";
}
echo "";


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Four months after Hurricane Maria, much of Puerto Rico is still struggling. (Photo: Ivan Cardona)
Cardona, a Puerto Rican native, came to the Fox School for his first residency of the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program on September 15—about one week after Hurricane Irma rocked the island territory.
Immediately after the weekend residency, he faced down Hurricane Maria, which directly hit the island with 175 mph winds and more than three feet of rain. Cardona barely arrived home in time to take shelter with his two young daughters.
"My home rumbled and shattered for over 24 hours," Cardona remembered. At 5 a.m., he watched as water began creeping into his home. After the storm, with his family safe, his house compromised and his business flattened, Cardona reflected on his situation. "Puerto Rico was simply gone, and whoever took it away left a broken, wrecked, and shattered skeleton of an island."
Nearly the entire island lost electricity and almost half lacked access to clean drinking water. As Cardona was left to rebuild his community, his dreams of a doctorate degree could not have felt further from his grasp.
"Weeks went by before I got to communicate with Temple." Without internet, Cardona traveled to the nearby medical center for his evening WebEx classes, "hiding from the mandatory curfew on the island," he conceded.
Yet despite these seemingly insurmountable odds, Cardona persevered.
In mid-October, he traveled back to Philadelphia to, in his words, graciously bow out of the program. Instead, Cardona received overwhelming support from colleagues and professors. "I felt a real sense of empathy, commitment and concern that I never expected," he said of his experience. With new books to replace his waterlogged ones, Cardona finished his second residency with a renewed spirit.
Now, four months after Hurricane Maria hit, nearly one-third of Puerto Rican residents are still living without power. Although Cardona's struggles are far from over—long lines at the ATM, grocery stores, and gas stations constantly overwhelm him—he has led efforts to clean up and rebuild his community. In November, he organized a Thanksgiving dinner for over 2,000 people, and in December, he coordinated a toy drive that benefited nearly 3,000 children.
As he starts the second semester of his three-year executive doctoral program, Cardona reflected on the challenges of last few months. Thanks to the support from his colleagues, he was able to keep up with his studies while helping the island recover. "I realize we were more than just a cohort," he said. "I'm part of the Temple family and we take care of one another. It is something that truly makes me Temple proud."
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Kody Brooks, brother of one of the other suspects, is also being sought by police as one of three suspected of being involved in the Aug. 1 assault.
Burlington police are seeking to arrest a third person they believe was part of an assault that occurred outside Five Guys on Church Street earlier this month.
Police are asking for the public's help in locating Kody Brooks, 23, of South Burlington. He is the older brother of one of the other suspects, Scott Brooks, 22, of Burlington.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Kody Brooks on suspicion of unlawful restraint, simple assault and disorderly conduct. Bail on the warrant is set at $5,000, police said in a news release.
Scott Brooks and Octavious Allen-Napier, 24, of Philadelphia have also been arrested and are being jailed without bail while their criminal cases are pending. Scott Brooks has denied charges of aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and violating conditions of release set in another assault case. Allen-Napier has also denied charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.
Police have said two people were injured in the Aug. 1 assault. One of those people had to be brought to the University of Vermont Medical Center for treatment, but he has since been discharged.
The assault followed a verbal argument that took place inside Five Guys. When the male victim, 48, left the restaurant, he was restrained from behind by Scott Brooks while Allen-Napier punched the man in the face about five times, police have said. He was then thrown to the ground.
The man later suffered a seizure at the hospital and had multiple injuries, including a broken jaw, missing teeth, a cracked orbital bone (eye socket), court documents show.
A woman, 42, attempted to help the male victim, but she was immediately restrained from behind by Kody Brooks, police said. She was thrown to the ground and dragged during the struggle.
Police urge people with information about Kody Brooks' whereabouts to contact the Burlington Police Department at 658-2704, extension 8.


UPDATE: This review was updated to include the 512GB capacity of this drive series.
We didn't have a problem running the M8Pe(G) in our Lenovo Y700-17 notebook with the heatsink installed. We caution that the drive may not fit in all notebooks. Also, if you do separate the SSD from the heatsink, it will not stick together again. We removed the heatsink after testing and destroyed the thermal transfer material. It is possible to find new thermal transfer material, but you will need to find a pad that has a strong double-sided adhesive to secure the heatsink.
The M8Pe is a high-performance product that delivers up to 2,500 MB/s sequential read and up to 1,400 MB/s sequential write. Plextor didn't rely on the "normal" NVMe tricks that some vendors use to achieve these numbers, such as using complex and unrealistic multi-threaded workloads. End users can reproduce the results with simple one-click test tools. This article focuses on the largest model. We are waiting for a firmware update to test the 512GB model.
Users can read sequential data nonstop for 70 seconds at 2,400 MB/s before encountering a throttle condition. This equates to a 168GB data transfer. You can also write sequential data nonstop for 40 seconds at 1,300 MB/s, or 52 gigabytes. My theory is that the largest single file transfer most users will move at one time is a Blu-Ray ISO, which is 40 to 50 gigabytes of data. The M8Pe's pre-throttle performance exceeds that threshold, but only by a small margin during sequential data writes. Plextor designed the M8Pe series for gamers, so over the life of the products, you may migrate your Steam folder, which is often much larger than a movie. You may experience thermal throttle conditions during that type of rare extended workload, but we don't worry about outliers that you may experience only once a year.
The company offers several very good software tools for SSDs, including a DRAM cache feature, isolated/hidden folder and even an automatic compression algorithm, but the M8Pe series does not support any of Plextor's software at this time--Plextool included. This may change over time, but Plextor didn't elaborate on its plans for the future. We hope these tools receive updates to work with the new flagship series.
The Plextor M8Pe(G) ships with the thin aluminum heatsink installed from the factory. The M8PeGN ships without a heatsink. It surprised me how well the small cooler performed in our testing. I think you will also be surprised. The dense thermal transfer material may account for the majority of the cooling advantages. Either way, it is always beneficial to ensure proper airflow in your computer case. Many of the modern components are very small, can generate a lot of heat, and run better with active cooling.


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12 Interesting Facts About Strikingly Colorful Bird Lilac-Breasted Roller (video)
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Undoubtedly, the lilac-breasted roller easily ranks among the world's most beautiful birds. It looks like a rainbow. It has around 8 colors; green, white, black, yellow, turquoise, dark blue, reddish-brown, and lilac. Do you love birds? Want to hear some facts about the beautiful lilac-breasted roller? This article will explain almost everything.
This bird is a member of the roller family of birds, which is also known as Coraciidae. The lilac-breasted roller is a strong and swift flier. A Swedish scientist identified as Carl Linnaeus gave the bird its Latin name Coracias caudatus. There are two subspecies, C.c caudatus, and C.c. lorti. The latter is sometimes called the "blue-breasted roller" or the "lilac-throated roller," and the two subspecies live in different parts of Africa, and their ranges do not overlap.
What does this bird look like? It has a robust body and a proportionately large, green head with a heavy black beak. It has a white chin and a white or yellow band above the eyes and beak. The bird's breast is a dark lilac that grows lighter towards the throat. The abdomen and underside of the wings are turquoise, and the wings' underside is also trimmed with dark blue. The upper part of the wings is reddish-brown. Their forked tail, which is also turquoise, ends in black streamers.
Both males and females have the same coloring. Juvenile birds don't have the black streamers, and their throats and breasts are reddish-brown. As they grow up, their throats and breasts will turn lilac. This bird has syndactyl feet with the second and third toes fused together, like other members of the roller family. While its upper legs have turquoise feathers, its lower legs and feet are bare, scaly, and yellowish.
How many colors does this bird have? It wouldn't be a mistake to call the lilac-breasted roller the "rainbow roller." They have around 8 colors; green, white, black, yellow, turquoise, dark blue, reddish-brown, and of course lilac.
Why is it called the lilac-breasted roller? Generally, rollers owe their common name to their mating display, which consists of a lot of dives and swoops accompanied by loud and harsh cries. During a mating flight, this bird will fly upwards for about ten meters (33 feet) and then swoop down with wings closed. In another aerial stunt, the bird will roll from side to side while flying very fast. If the aerial courtship is successful, the two birds will mate in the air.
How big are they? They can be 36 to 38 cm (14.2 to 15 in) long, including the tail which can be 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long.
How much do they weigh? This bird has an average weight of 104 grams (3.7 ounces), with the males being slightly larger than the females. What is the lilac-breasted rollers wingspan? They can have a wingspan between 50 and 58 cm (19.7 and 22.8 in).
Are these birds friendly? "Friendly" may be a stretch, but the lilac-breasted roller does not fear humans. You can get quite close to them without it flying off—which is great when you want to take a photo of them. On the other hand, these birds are fiercely territorial, and they will defend their nest if you come too close to it, even if they don't have eggs or chicks at the time. Also, they defend their favorite hunting grounds and will chase off intruders.
How many years do they live? They have an average life expectancy of around ten years in the wild, and captive birds can live a bit more. The lilac-breasted rollers are ready to breed when they are around two years old.
What birds are eating them? Various birds of prey are the main predators of the lilac-breasted roller. Known predators include Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi), the red-necked falcon (Falco chicquera), the peregrine (Falco peregrinus), and the Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus).
Are they an endangered species? Their exact number in the wild is not estimated yet, but it is believed to be stable. They are not currently listed as endangered.
What is their diet? These birds eat mainly insects like beetles and grasshoppers. Also, they will eat snails, scorpions, and sometimes small lizards, rodents, and other birds. They like to perch on high treetops or telephone poles to watch for their prey.
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