Are you planning to ship a container into Australia with your personal effects in it?
This article is for you. It is a true story of our personal experience in 2016, of a difficult, even emotional, import of our belongings into Australia, around Christmas time.
When we came back to Australia, we moved with a 20' shipping container again, but that time was much less smooth than moving to France, due to particularly tough, heartless procedures imposed by Customs and Quarantine. It was a very stressful time, and a time when we had to wait for your container to be cleared, having nothing else with us than what we had in our luggage. We started to miss a lot of our daily belongings that were still stuck in the container.
The wait for the container to arrive was no shorter than six weeks; it got even longer, due to poor logistic management and counter productive communication with the freight company we were dealing with.
The delivery of the container to the freighter's shed and the clearance was a lengthy process, even more so that it was Christmas period, with commercial inspections being more prioritary than individual households. This point is rather questionable. Why would commecial and material Christmas items be more important than a family who has been waiting, with small children, all that time, in the heat of Brisbane, to get their belongings? Paradoxically, the Australian Government, which Customs are part of, would be swift to tell you, via the Police, that you should not speed on the road during the Christmas break, to arrive on time for Christmas dinner at your family's place, because your life is more important than material things. Well, here it seems these values have been swapped. By the way, that wait was not free; we had to pay for domestic travel, hotel, and flatsharing expenditures all this time. It is not like we were staying freely with our family.
Australia has been applying drastic regulations on what comes into the country. In particular, the Authorities are paranoid and go overboard about the so called biohazards. It is managed on a strict application of rules, that, curiously, is less strict as soon as it deals with race horses coming to Australia for the Olympics or other sporting events, or food products that are super heavily taxed but still get in (e.g. European cheeses, nuts). But as far as the contents of your container goes, they will, by default, judge your contents potentially more harmful for the environment than the guts of a hundred race horses; so they will want to inspect it fully, not just with a sniffer dog to test the presence of drugs or other illicit materials.
To make this inspection feasible, there is more than one way, but they will go for the cheapest, the one that does not use the reliable and accurate technology available these days (spectrometry, X-ray radiography). Instead of sample testing some items at the mounth, middle, and back of your container, and putting the samples in a spectrometer, the kind you would see at the random checkpoint at the airport, they will send one or two Quarantine Officers to the warehouse of the freight forwarder that your shipping agent has mandated, and they will inspect the contents of your container . . . on the ground!
The effect of the above mentionned strict import regulations of Australia onto your container contents are now very concrete, your container WILL be unpacked loose, on the ground, however carefully and compactly you packed it. The container will not know the luxury to be unpacked by agile and considerate hands, but rather by brupt, clumsy, and inconsiderate ones. You would think professionals would assume your belongings are important to you, therefore treating them with respect and care, just like they would for theirs. On the contrary, with that freight forwarder, it was then a time trial, no end customer eyes watching, so the contents quickly found themselves stacked up in the most chaotic way possible, without even respecting the basic rules of stacking.
When, a few months prior to starting the move, we hired a container, we approached a transport agent in the departure country (France). They then worked with the local receiving freight forwarder of their choice, which we did not choose, and they were subject to the lengthy half-duplex communication due to the timezone difference. The least point usually took two days to be answered, and a third to come back to us.
We directly contacted Monaco Global Enterprises to organise a place, date, time, and method for the container delivery. They did not seem to know that individuals cannot receive a shipping container straight to their door, like we did in France. This ignorance led to a lot of confusion and time wasted.
Our relationship with them shifted from really nice and friendly initially to near abusive towards the end, with in the middle, an inacceptable leave-the-boat move. They turned their back on us without letting us know, creating a floating period when no freight forwarder was on our case, without us knowing. Time was suspended for over a week, making it impossible then to ave our container delivered before the Christmas break, and before the new year, like it was originally planned.
Monaco GE initially sounded really easy to deal with on the phone. They made every aspect so simple. All we had to do was to provide a drop-off address and exact physical point, so their truck wouldn't struggle, and they would come back to us with a day and time. Pretty much like when we moved to France. But soon, another music was being played. The drop-off location was assessed as unsuitable by them, because it was "a complex". I then negotiated for a drop-off at the far back of the driveway, which turns into an unsealed area and a field. But that wouldn't do.
As we were still securing a final dwelling for ourselves, the place we were ready to rent didn't work out for other reasons, and we had to abandon the idea to move there. We quickly found another place to move to. This time I asked for a container drop-off along a large reserve nextdoor. I checked with the Council, and apparently we were allowed to leave a container there for the week-end without having to ask for an authorisation. The perfect plan.
Soon we became disenchanted again; as it were, Monaco GE did not believe it was ok to drop off the container there, on that large turnaround road near the reserve, although the place was big enough for a dozen of containers to be dropped off there, and even though tan even larger carpark next door had already two containers there on a permanent basis for a private purpose too!
Maybe my biggest mistake was to try to discuss our rights, because from that point, after supplying the appropriate links from the Council website, and annotated pictures from Google Earth, our contact from Monaco Global Enterprise stopped communicating with us, without telling us they were leaving the boat! We didn't receive a communication from the French agent either. I think she was as confused as we were over the whole situation.
After crying my despair over all roofs, and making a bit of a scandal with the parties involved, Monaco jumped back in, and did a minimal job to be over and done with the "problem guy " that I was.
On that occasion it was made clear to us that the container will be dropped-off at the freight forwarder's warehouse near Port of Brisbane, that the Australian Quarantine agents will go to that place to check the container's contents, that I could be around looking over their shoulder, although be outside of the quanrantine area, and finally I could either organise a final transport of our stuff to our place with the freight forwarder, or simply get hold of the contents myself and move them myself.
I thought I would have helped and reduce the delivery time by offering my assistance to clear the container myself, but Monaco understood my request as a "I'll do the whole process by myself from now on, get off my way.". The problem is less the misunderstanding than the lack of communication from them that followed. They reacted personally, as opposed to professionally.
Choose your freight forwarder . . . 's IQ!
Once again, all the odds were against us when it came to the intelligence (or lack of) and the handling skills of the freight forwarder staff. As much as, officeside, the warehouse manager of Buccini Transports was nice and helpful, he didn't seem too much involved into looking closely at what his team was doing containerside. When I first saw the contents of our container put roughly and chaotically on the floor, with many of the boxes crushed, and all of our spare items put randomly everywhere, I felt like crying, and anger came up into me, instead of being happy to see my stuff again.
So it be clear, let me reiterate that we did not get a chance to choose who our freight forwarder was going to be, as they were elected by the agent in the country of departure.
As much as I insisted with Monaco that I be present at Buccini's when our container will have been emptied, the container got emptied behind 'closed doors', and I could only face the result, a real carnage.
These images show ou how our personal effects got unloaded with only little care, or no care at all, from the container. In particular, notice the complete lack of method and thinking when stacking up boxes; since I had put the heavier and bulkier boxes first, on the floor of the container, and the filmsier / lighter ones on top, these very intelligent staff unpacked in a last-in first-down fashion, stacking up reverse all of our effects. Thus we found our flimsy boxes crushed by heavy ones at th etop, containing books for example. That was just sickening.
No effort was made to respect a semblance of organisation and symetry when stacking. In particular, the boxes I used came in families: I had four different sets of a dozen of identical boxes. The ideal way of stacking them is to stack each set separately, and make sure they have adges against edges, to distribute the stress evenly from one box to the one underneath. Do you think the handlers think of that? No of course, they stacked up boxes with odd-shaped items, creating the worst possible weight distribution, leading to crushed corners or boxes.
There was no point writing "Do not stack, must be topmost" on one of our fragile box, since they anyway put it underneath some really heavy items. They almost worked as if they had done it on purpose, to make us angry. In fact I think they were not as Machiavellian, they couldn't afford this level of nastiness, that would demand a lot of reflexion . . .
- boxes on their sides - super heavy boxes, like a bass amp, put over a set of soda cans, themselves pushing down on box sides.
- written warnings not respected, such as "VERY FRAGILE", and "DO NOT STACK".
Confronted to such a mess, cratches, and possible breakages, I decided to not go any further with the freight forwarder as far as boxes went. I only had them to transport the lounge table, the fridges, and some items that couldn't break, such as mattresses, since the transport from their shed to my place was included in the price. For all the rest I rented a van on my own money, and spent one whole day, helped by a resource found on the Internet, to fill up the truck, and drive back home. At least I was the one accountable for my stuff.
At the origin of this fiasco was the so-called biohazard associated with the import of personal effects. Since Customs want to see and potentially inspect every single box, the idea is to load your effects on pallets before loading the pallets into your container. This way, a pallet cart could easily and quickly unload them one by one, without reorganising your boxes. However, there is a but . . . You should not use wooden pallets, because wood that form pallets is considered a biohzard itself by Customs! There is always something, isn't it?! An option would be to use plastic pallets, the kind we see in some vegie supermarket or importers. They are more expensive than wood, because they are rarer (not really more expensibe to fabricate though), but you could keep them for your next move. To be considered . . .
Good luck for your move to Australia!
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Deloitte Ireland joins forces with leading Mid-West tax specialists Cahill Taxation Services creating the largest tax practice in the region
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Deloitte Ireland has announced the acquisition of Ennis-based tax firm, Cahill Taxation Services to create the largest tax practice in the Limerick/Ennis region.
The acquisition will grow Deloitte's Mid-West tax practice to 45 people and the local office to over 150 people strengthening Deloitte Private's services, particularly for family businesses, privately-owned companies, and HNWIs.
Cahill Taxation Services is a well-established tax practice that provides a range of tax services related to retirement and succession planning, sell side tax advisory, property transactions and revenue audits. The principal of Cahill Taxation Services, Fergal Cahill, will join Deloitte as a Tax Partner within the Deloitte Private offering.
Deloitte is the largest global professional services and consulting firm with nearly 3,000 people in Ireland providing Audit & Assurance, Tax, Consulting, Risk and Financial Advisory services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. Deloitte has over a quarter of its Irish workforce located across its regional offices in Cork, Limerick, Galway and Belfast.
Commenting on the news, Fergal Cahill, Principal and Founder of Cahill Taxation Services said: "This is a landmark announcement for us today that reflects the current resurgence of business across the Mid-West. Having started Cahill Taxation Services 15 years ago and built a vibrant tax practice in the Mid-West I see this as a natural evolution of our growth story. Combining forces with Deloitte to become the biggest tax advisory team in the region enables us to deliver a wider range of services to our clients across various industries. We are excited to have the opportunity to join a global leader to help propel even more local businesses forward. I have been blessed with loyal clients and staff and this exciting development is a testimony to their support of my business throughout the past 15 years."
Harry Goddard, CEO, Deloitte Ireland said: "This is a significant milestone in our business as we expand our tax practice in the Mid-West to create the largest tax practice in the region. I'm delighted to welcome Fergal and his team to Deloitte, building on the strength and depth of our experience and enhancing our overall offering to private sector clients. I look forward to seeing the positive impact they will bring to our team."
Karen Frawley International Tax Partner and Deloitte Limerick Head of Tax said: "We've seen tremendous growth opportunities in the Mid-West over the last number of years across both our multinational and private clients and this strengthens our services in the Mid-West region, growing our headcount to 45 specialist tax practitioners. Fergal and his team bring tremendous experience working with family-owned businesses and high-net worth individuals and this, combined with Deloitte's industry expertise, makes a compelling service offering for Mid-West-based businesses. At a national level this enhances our position as one of the leading firms advising Irish owned family businesses and private clients."
The acquisition is expected to come into effect on 1 June 2022.
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Stephen Royster is a member of the firm's State and Local Tax Group. Stephen provides services in tax consulting and preparation in the areas of multistate income and sales taxes, business incentives, controversy services and other state taxes. His experience with state and local taxes has included all 50 states which enables him to effectively consult on the firm's multistate clients in all domestic jurisdictions.
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These are the shops that are carrying Vintage Keepsakes! If you are a shop and would like to be added to the list – email me!
Also – the coloring of the fabrics on some of these websites is a little off. The colors are closest to the image at the top of the page!


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Rick Owens Steps All Over Fashion
After weeks of following Fashion Week on Style.com, the collections start to blend together in a haze of organza and patent leather and what's supposed to be fun starts to feel like homework. That is, until yesterday, when I was stopped dead in my tracks, or rather my keyboard, by one of the most alive shows I've ever seen. I let out a loud "fuck" to no one in particular.
Rick Owens unleashed an army of snarling "Steppers" stomping down the Paris runway, scaring the shit out of the fashion establishment.
Instead of using models, mere slivers of "real" women, he flew in competitive dancers from the U.S., and dressed them in his creations or "uniforms" grouped by color and had them step, literally, on stage. They reflected the shape, size, sass and diversity of "real" women all over the world, for the first time, maybe ever. And, to me, made everything that came before, or what will come after, irrelevant.
Talk about Street Style.
I called Jslow immediately, the first time I was that moved to talk about what I'd just seen at Fashion Week all season. We both love Rick Owens, own a few of his pieces (they are truly timeless and last forever) and have always respected him as someone who's stayed true to his own vision, never chasing trends or celebrity, even though celebrities love his stuff.
His vision is heavily influenced by his muse/wife, Michele Lamy, whom he's described as "a mesmerizing sphinx…who acts completely on instinct and feelings, where I'm so pragmatic and sensible and kind of, compared to her, boring and conservative." For what it's worth, she also sports a grill.
So thank you, Ms. Lamy, for inspiring such genius, and thank you, Mr. Owens, for inspiring the entire fashion industry and being the first to step up for diversity on the runway.
To get a better feel for this historic moment in fashion, check out this video clip from the show, courtesy of Susie Lau of Style Bubble.
Oh, and by the way, the collection was awesome.
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Fashion diversity, Michele Lamy, PFW, Rick Owens Spring 2014, Rick Owens Steppers
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Emmys' Seriously Shy of Shenanigans
Flip Flops and Fur
Rad! This is a super step up from the ultra boring, ultra skinny white girls slithering down the runway! (coming from a rather white, slightly overweight white girl)…
Ha, Step-up indeed! Still blown away, and loving all of the positive press this is garnering. Really important message, really makes me happy. xo
Wow- stupendous – thanks for sharing.
Paula Mangin
Thanks Carooch! I can only imagine how powerful this was to see in person. Hope to see YOU in person soon. xoxo
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Economics and politics links
Dec. 9th, 2010 at 5:00 PM
AKA the stuff you probably feel like you should read but don't want to
Colin Powell aide says Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld knew hundreds of Gitmo
prisoners were innocent. Majority of 742, ages 12 to 93.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7092435.ece
tax cut tiers by party
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20148c676113a970c-550wi
debate over Obama tactics
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-obama-struggles-20101121,0,1276130.story
life insurance companies reneging on policies
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-life-insure-20101121,0,6924919,full.story
Canadian libertarian for basic income
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/to-end-poverty-guarantee-everyone-in-canada-20000-a-year-but-are-you-willing-to-trust-the-poor/article1806904/singlepage/#articlecontent
economic failure of the Bush tax cuts
http://www.tax.com/taxcom/taxblog.nsf/Permalink/CHAS-89LPZ9?OpenDocument
Koch brothers, billionaires funding the Tea Party, who want to rip
government out at the root, third richest Americans, run one of the most
polluting companies, have spent hundreds of millions on politics
Launched the Cato Institute, Libertarian Party, propagate "Climategate"
hoax, fund anti-EPA Mercatus think tank, got an ozone case decided by
judges they've entertained, have infiltrated anti-climate change
propaganda into the Smithsonian
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer?currentPage=all
Fox reporter John Stossel says socialism nearly killed Thanksgiving,
gets his history facts wrong
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/rewriting-history-fox-reporter-claims-socialism-killed-thanksgiving/
Egypt preventing interviews with Bedouins
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/11/24/131571619/egypt-s-state-security-gets-very-interested-when-reporters-talk-to-bedouins?ft=1&f=1001
Woman Jailed for Getting Pregnant Dies From Medical Neglect
http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/woman_jailed_for_getting_pregnant_dies_from_medical_neglect
Schroeder says Bush lying in memoirs about Iraq
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,728217,00.html
Republican majority announces intention to harass climate scientists
instead of investigating corporate malfeasance
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2010/11/22/101122taco_talk_kolbert
systemic bank fraud mortgage fraud foreclosure crisis
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/232611?RS_show_page=0
Can liberalism save capitalism from conservatism?
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/11/09/liberalism_capitalism_conservatism
future of journalism in data analysis?
http://rfmcdpei.livejournal.com/2586462.html
Blair denounced UK's Freedom of Information Act
Hispanics flee Arizona
http://www.economist.com/node/17581892?story_id=17581892
Georgia vs. California on immigrant education
CCTVs come to Houston
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7310659.html
Republican fight to deny health care to Americans continues
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/27/us/politics/27health.html
US negotiated with and gave money to fake Taliban leader
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/23/world/asia/23kabul.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/business/economy/24fed.html
A leading House Republican called last week for Congress to narrow the
Fed's mandate to focus only on fighting inflation, not on managing
Facebook censorship of messages
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/22/facebook-censorship/
IMF report on human costs of recession and unemployment
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/spn/2010/spn1017.pdf
eating the Irish; Ireland debt exploitation
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/opinion/26krugman.html
Portland terror plot, FBI entrapment
http://heron61.livejournal.com/705730.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/11/fbi_thwarts_terrorist_bombing.html
http://www.slate.com/id/2275735/
paying Americans to commit crimes, then arresting them
bigoted backlash for attacks that didn't happen
Rush Limbaugh spews about Native Americans
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201011240022
Fed Reserve proposes crippling mortgage borrowers even more, removing
beneficial rescissions
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/opinion/29mon2.html
terrorists win by making us spend money
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/11/causing_terror.html
North Korea a racist state?
http://demographymatters.blogspot.com/2010/11/pure-north-impure-south-cause-for.html
Democratic party, white working class, and populism
http://www.slate.com/id/2189011/pagenum/all/
economist dishonesty about trade and inequality
http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue45/Baker45.pdf
freer trade produces losers and hurts unskilled workers in the US,
through lower wages not just lost jobs. Taxation could redistribute
gains to make everyone better off, but taxes are distortionary, and
might cancel efficiency gains; tariffs can be efficient taxes,
especially for developing countries. Also administrative costs of
compensating the losers.
continuing protectionism for doctors, lawyers, accountants, economists
"The country spends around $160 billion a year paying physician
salaries. By contrast, it spends around $70 billion a year on steel.
While most trade economists probably do not even know about the
restrictions imposed on the entry of foreign physicians in 1997, all of
them could probably explain the basic outlines of President Bushjs
tariffs on imported steel from 2002. The latter were explicitly time
limited and peaked at 30 percent for a small category of items. By
contrast, U.S. physicians earn almost twice as much as their
counterparts in other wealthy countries (net of malpractice insurance).
The gap between physicians' salaries in the U.S. and their pay in the
developing world is even larger. Clearly the economic costs of
restrictions on foreign physicians dwarf the costs of the steel tariffs,
but only the latter concerned trade economists."
Georgia discovers it seceded over slavery
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/us/30confedside.html
Iceland doing better than Ireland
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/lands-of-ice-and-ire/
Huxley vs. Orwell
http://www.prosebeforehos.com/image-of-the-day/08/24/huxley-vs-orwell-infinite-distraction-or-government-oppression/
what landlords won't tell you
http://www.smartmoney.com/spending/rip-offs/10-things-your-landlord-wont-tell-you/
properties in foreclosure; landlords vs. their management companies;
look out for associations
fraud of states' rights
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2010/11/nobody-actually-cares-about-federalism-post-reconstruction-edition
historical school apologizing for slavery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning_School
US urban sprawl: freeways and zoning
http://noelmaurer.typepad.com/aab/2010/11/when-asked-why-canadian-cities-are-so-built-up-compared-to-american-ones-martin-wisse-of-the-netherlands-suggests-no-whi.html
GOP vows shutdown
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/12/01/131725152/senate-gop-vows-to-block-all-except-tax-cut-debt-bills
blocks unemployment extensions
http://www.examiner.com/unemployment-benefits-in-new-york/after-unemployment-extension-fails-senate-benefits-lapse-for-millions
Bruice Schneier on Stuxnet
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2010/10/stuxnet.html
http://antivirus.about.com/b/2010/10/02/debunking-the-bunk-of-stuxnet.htm
Australian police seek to remove right to remain silent, apparently
following British lead
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/right-to-silence-could-be-revoked/story-e6freooo-1225964137276
Smithsonian caves in, pulls art
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/01/video-of-crucifix-removed-from-gallery/?hpt=C2
Glass-Steagall and investment bank failure
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/opinion/02hoenig.html?_r=1&hpw
royalty financing
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704679204575646940403312602.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_smallbusiness
Oakland child sex slavery
http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/01/reporters-notebook-on-oakland-thoroughfare-sexual-slavery-a-lucrative-business/?hpt=T2
Fed lending in fall 2008
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/01/AR2010120106870_pf.html
US tracking credit card purchases in realtime without warrants
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/12/realtime/
Republicans and conservatives show their true colors, and filibuster tax
cuts for people earning under $250,000
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/12/tax-cut-extensions-fall-short.html
Nigeria to charge Cheney over Halliburton bribery
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/12/02/Nigeria-to-charge-former-US-veep/UPI-74251291346500/
Republicans bring death panels to Arizona
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/04/opinion/04collins.html?_r=1&ref=opinion
Prince Edward Island xenophobia
Swedish prostitution reduced, but more violent
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,516030,00.html
move to disband corrupt Vernon
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-vernon-20101205,0,6408377.story
anti-Semitic crimes in Bloomington
http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=78825
US states and cities fiscal crisis
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/us/politics/05states.html
Noah's Ark theme park
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/06/us/06ark.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/us/05knives.html
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/12/06/428061/something-else-made-in-china-chinese-gdp/
China students blow away test
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/education/07education.html
Massachusetts trails 14 countries
UK student protests against tripling of tuition
http://vervesub.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/protesters-v-polic/
Wales counteracts tuition rise
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/12/01/welsh-students-to-be-spared-tuition-fees-hike-91466-27747027/
House Democrats object to wealthy tax cuts; DADT and immigration reform stalled by Senate Republicans
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131933772/house-democrats-balk-at-deal-on-taxes?ft=1&f=1001
Jerry Brown to challenge California voters: tax hikes or major service cuts
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-brown-taxes-20101209,0,1143769.story
GOP blocks $7 billion health bill for 9/11 rescuers, while pulling out
all stops for $120 billion tax cut
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/10/nyregion/10health.html
rise in US life expectancy stalling
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101209/ap_on_he_me/us_med_life_expectancy
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Docker is an open tool that allows users to pack and run their programs on different platforms quickly.
In this tutorial, I summarize the tutorials of Huong Dan Java about Docker to you guys can familiarize with Docker easily.
In this tutorial, I will guide you guys how to install Docker on Ubuntu.
In this tutorial, I instruct you how to install Docker on Windows 8.1 environment using the Docker Toolbox.
In this tutorial, I guide you all how to install Docker on the macOS environment.
You need to understand the concept of Image, Container, Registry, Repository, Docker Hub to work with Docker.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create an Image from a Container using the commit command.
In addition to using commit command to create an Image, in the Docker, we can also use Dockerfile to do this.
I will guide you how to run a container from an Image in the Docker.
In this tutorial, I will guide you how to delete the container in the Docker.
To boot a container that has been stopped in the Docker, you can follow the instructions of this tutorial.
We will use the "docker exec" command to access a running container.


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Photo: From left, Dennis, 26, Harusi, 14, Neema, 11, and James, 16. Neema lives in Marafa, Kenya, with eight siblings and her parents. They struggled for years with the side effects of drinking unsafe water from the swamp near their home. Everything changed in 2011, when World Vision drilled a deep borehole well in Marafa. By August 2013, it served 5,000 people. © 2015 World Vision, Chris Huber
December 11, 2018By Samantha Urban Tarrant
Photo: From left, Dennis, 26, Harusi, 14, Neema, 11, and James, 16. Neema lives in Marafa, Kenya, with eight siblings and her parents. They struggled for years with the side effects of drinking unsafe water from the swamp near their home. Everything changed in 2011, when World Vision drilled a deep borehole well in Marafa. By August 2013, it served 5,000 people. © 2015 World Vision, Chris HuberSamantha Urban Tarrant2018-12-11T12:19:16-08:00
Dream team: When foreign assistance meets sponsorship →


The college admissions scandal has dominated the headlines this week, with the recently unearthed scheme reportedly being the largest college admissions scandal of all time.
One of the facts of the case that made it even louder however was the famous faces involved, with Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman and 90210 actress Lori Loughlin among the parents charged for their involvement in what investigators are calling 'Operation Varsity Blues'.
The topic has become a divisive one, with people taking to Twitter to debate the severity of the situation.
One A-lister to speak out on the subject is Academy Award winner Julia Roberts, who addressed the scandal during an interview with Lorraine Kelly.
Opening up about her new film, Ben Is Back, Julia talked motherhood in depth and what a mother would do for her child, comparing aspects of the film plot to the recent college admissions cheating scandal.
The college admissions scandal is still unfolding.


London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, (1974). 8vo. cloth. 336 pages. Third impression of the revised fourth edition. Includes a 40 page chapter on binding and all 8 plates are of bindings. Covers faded. READ MORE about ESDAILE'S MANUAL OF BIBLIOGRAPHY.
London: George Allen & Unwin, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages. Fourth edition. Includes a 40 page chapter on binding and all 8 plates are of bindings. With the Randeria bookplate. READ MORE about ESDAILE'S MANUAL OF BIBLIOGRAPHY.
White Plains: The H.W. Wilson Co., 1916. 8vo. cloth. viii, 248 pages. First edition. (Mejer no.1065). Thirteen chapters on different phases of library binding. Bailey was involved in a number of the library study groups on binding and was Librarian of the Wilmington (Delaware) Institute Free Library. Covers rubbed with wear at top of spine. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown. Two numbers in ink on title page. READ MORE about LIBRARY BOOKBINDING.
White Plains: The H.W. Wilson Co., 1916. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. viii, 248 pages. First edition. (Mejer no.1065). Thirteen chapters on different phases of library binding. Bailey was involved in a number of the library study groups on binding and was Librarian of the Wilmington (Delaware) Institute Free Library. Presentation on free endpaper "To Gilbert D. Emerson with the compliments of Arthur L. Bailey." Jacket worn with piece missing along spine and stain. READ MORE about LIBRARY BOOKBINDING.
(Bookbinding). Börjeson, Ingeborg et P.J. Chollot.
LEÇONS DE RELIURE POUR AMATUERS.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1952. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 120 pages. Third edition. Over 100 illustrations throughout text. Tears along paper wrappers along spine. Ownership stamp embossed on half-title. READ MORE about LEÇONS DE RELIURE POUR AMATUERS.
THE CRAFT OF BOOKBINDING, A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK.
New York: Pitman Corporation, (1975). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 400 pages. First edition. With many plates including some in color. (Brenni no.45). Excellent manual. Jacket spine slightly faded. READ MORE about THE CRAFT OF BOOKBINDING, A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK.
Newton Abbot: David & Charles, (1975). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 400 pages. First edition. With many plates including some in color. (Brenni no.45). Excellent manual. READ MORE about THE CRAFT OF BOOKBINDING, A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK.
With Line Illustrations by Eric Sweet.
BOOKBINDING FOR AMATEURS BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS AND APPLIANCES REQUIRED AND MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR EFFECTIVE USE.
(Bookbinding). Cunha, George Martin and Dorothy Grant Cunha.
CONSERVATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS A MANUAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE CARE, REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS.
BOOKBINDING, ITS BACKGROUND AND TECHNIQUE.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF BOOKS AND RELATED MATERIAL.
Washington: Library of Congress, (1975). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Preservation Leaflets number two. READ MORE about ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF BOOKS AND RELATED MATERIAL.
THE ART OF THE HANDMADE BOOK.
Designing, Decorating, and Binding One-of-a-Kind Books.
(Chicago): Chicago Review Press, (1992). tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. vii, 99 pages. Designing, Decorating, and Binding One-of-a-Kind Books. Reprint of first edition. Illustrated. READ MORE about THE ART OF THE HANDMADE BOOK.
THE PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS.
N.P. U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1933. small 8vo. self paper wrappers. 8 pages. Revised edition. Leaflet no.69. Was folded at one point which has left a crease mark. READ MORE about THE PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS.
(Paris): Hachette, (1926). 12mo. later cloth with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in. 124 pages. First edition. 108 illustrations. Corner missing from front paper wrapper which is bound in. Paper is yellowed. READ MORE about LE RELIEUR PRATIQUE.
GRAPHIC BOOKBINDING A COMPLETE TEXT DESIGNED FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION AND PRESENTED THROUGH NUMBERED DRAWINGS.
BOOKBINDING AS A HANDWORK SUBJECT, BEING A FULL EXPLANATION OF HOW BOOKS CAN BE BOUND WITH SIMPLE APPARATUS IN A SCHOOL CLASSROOM.
BOOKBINDING FOR SCHOOLS, A TEXTBOOK FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TRAINING COLLEGES.


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Building accommodating up to 2,000 people to be prepared for Easter Vigil, Deacon says
Building accommodating up to 2,000 people to be prepared 15 April, 2020 18:28
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For the Easter night, we are preparing a building which will accommodate around 2,000 people, Deacon Shalva Kekelia said, adding that people in the building will follow social distancing guidelines.
"We plan to comply with the social distancing requirement, with the building accommodating up to 2,000 people being now prepared. Chairs will also be available there as we all know that staying up all night is hard. The spots will be marked out on the floor to enforce social distancing more effectively," the deacon said, adding that lawbreakers will obviously be fined, which is why no one should be outside during curfew.
Протоиерей: К Пасхе мы готовим помещение, где смогут разместиться 2000 человек
დეკანოზი: აღდგომის ღამისთვის შენობას ვამზადებთ, სადაც 2000 ადამიანი დაეტევა
Gvantsa Chanturia
Forecast: Snow on the way for most parts of Georgia today 15 January, 2022 / 00:58
Bedoba: Georgia's Lucky Day celebrated today 15 January, 2022 / 00:57
Concert held at Tbilisi New Year Village closing ceremony in Tbilisi 15 January, 2022 / 00:45
Giorgi Gamsakhurdia: Enduring this incurs excruciating pain 15 January, 2022 / 00:33
Man who died at Samtredia service center had no status of socially vulnerable, Social Service Agency says 15 January, 2022 / 00:19
Administration of Government of Georgia illuminated in colors of the Georgian flag 14 January, 2022 / 22:33
Vaccinated citizens no longer to be quarantined if they are exposed to COVID 14 January, 2022 / 22:13
Are two vaccine doses, post-recovery immunity provide you with strong protection against omicron? 14 January, 2022 / 19:41
Citizens having recovered from coronavirus once at high risk of catching omicron 14 January, 2022 / 18:55
Amiran Gamkrelidze: Those infected with "Omicron" did not need resuscitation 14 January, 2022 / 17:58


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The Subs Desk was founded in 2013 by Fiona Cullinan, a magazine journalist with 30 years' experience in journalism and corporate communications, and 17 years' experience online.
Fiona has worked as a sub-editor and writer for national newspapers, consumer magazines, trade press, content hubs and content marketing agencies with blue chip and high street clients.
She enjoys the whole content journey from content strategy to writing and editing to ongoing governance, and brings an experienced editor's eye to all communications, editing for accuracy, sense, SEO, brevity, legality and target market, and generally preparing professional content for publication.
Fiona is the founder of The Subs Desk but she also employs and works with other freelancers and agencies when collaborating on larger projects.
She trained as magazine journalist at the London College of Printing (now Communication), going on to work as a freelance subeditor and travel writer, with features published in the Independent on Sunday, Sunday Mirror, the Metro and on her travel blog.
As a web editor, she spent 10 years doing agency work for clients including Boots, Asda, RAC, DirectLine, Churchill Insurance and Grant Thornton UK. From 2000-2002, she worked as homepage editor for one of the UK's earliest and biggest ISPs, Freeserve (now Wanadoo), responsible for three daily publishings of the homepage, developing strategy for maximising hits and analysing web statistics for senior management.
In 2006, she completed a joint degree in Creative and Professional Writing and Pop Music, and once sang for Deputy PM Gordon Brown.
She also has her own site at fionacullinan.com.
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#include "seurat/artifact/obj_exporter.h"

#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
#include "seurat/base/status.h"
#include "seurat/geometry/mesh.h"
#include "seurat/geometry/mesh_obj_io.h"

namespace seurat {
namespace artifact {

using geometry::Mesh;
using geometry::MeshObjIo;

base::Status ObjExporter::Process(Artifact* artifact) const {
  if (!artifact->mesh) {
    return base::UnimplementedError("No mesh to export.");
  }
  std::string filename = absl::StrCat(basename_, ".obj");
  return MeshObjIo::WriteObjToFile(filesystem_.get(), filename,
                                   *artifact->mesh);
}

}  // namespace artifact
}  // namespace seurat

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The moderator Bankole Thompson did a great job and hopefully WDET has the wisdom to make him the permanent host of Detroit Today. He will make Detroit Today a "must listen to program".
The civil rights attorney, the first guest on the program, is wrong in suggesting that federal officials should immediately investigate what happened. There is something called states rights. Give the state of Missouri a chance to react. If they do not, then get federal officials involved.


When your baby transforms from a sleepy little thing into a baby who takes a nap for a couple of hours and then spends more hours playing, then you understand that you need to call your imagination to keep your baby entertained.
During his or her growth period, your baby's abilities and needs will grow together with him and her. Moreover, in the first year of life it is very important to help your child develop his or her brain in the best possible way. Therefore, when playing together it is important to always taking into consideration your kid's mental and physical development.
Use your face. You can delight your baby with various funny faces and sounds. Usually, babies love when someone talks to them and focuses their attention on them. In the first months of life, it is more likely that your face will become your baby's favorite toy.
Entertain your baby with his or her own body. How can you do that? Lay your baby on the back and teach him or her how to clap the hands gently. While you are wiggling your baby's body, it would be great if you would sing or talk to him or her. This is a method that never fails and you will see how easy it is to keep your baby entertained like this.
Offer your baby a noisemaker. The market is full nowadays with toys that make all kinds of noise. They are also adapted for different ages making sure that your kid is able to use them safely. Babies are generally attracted by all kinds of sounds and you will notice how his or her attention is immediately captured by the new toys.
Sing to your baby. Once your baby is born, your voice will be the most soothing sound for him or her. Moreover, babies find repetition entertaining. Therefore, you do not need to create a big playlist to keep your baby entertained. It is enough if you repeat one song and you do it in different voices and you can be sure that you found the recipe of success. What is more, if you rock your baby as you sing, he or she will be totally engaged into this new activity. During fussy times, you will not fail with a soothing and entertaining song.
Play "Peek-a-Boo". Even though this is an easy game, it has a serious impact behind. This game will teach your kid the idea of object permanence. Therefore, as soon as your child is 4 months old, you can play this game with him or her. Babies are not born with the idea of permanence. Therefore, when they do not see something, they understand that it no longer exists. Therefore, they need to understand that if you are in another room, even though your child does not see you, you are still there and he or she does not have to be scared. "Peek-a-boo" is an excellent game that will teach your child that things continue to exist even if he or she cannot see them.
One interesting object that will keep your baby entertained is the baby jumper. As soon as your child is able to keep his or head independently, you can use a baby jumper to stimulate his or her legs muscles. In addition, your baby will have a lot of fun while jumping and playing the games provided by the jumper.
All in all, apart from keeping your child entertained and helping him or her to have a healthy development, all these games will also ensure a better sleep during the night. Therefore, you will be a happy parent when you will see your child sleeping all night. You will be also able to sleep and get the necessary energy to start a new fun and exciting day with your child.


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Nc Central's Khalil Baker named to AFCA All-America First Team
December 25, 2022 December 25, 2022 Staff
Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics
WACO, Texas – North Carolina Central University junior Khalil Baker has been announced as a member of the 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaches' All-America Team, earning First Team distinction as a defensive back.
Baker (6-0, 185, Winston-Salem, N.C.) is the first NCCU Eagle to earn First Team All-America honors from the AFCA on the NCAA Division I-FCS level. Defensive back Bryan Mills (2019) and center Carl Jones (2016) received AFCA All-America Second Team recognition. When NCCU was competing as a Division II program, linebacker Tommy Dorsey (1996), quarterback Earl Harvey (1988), defensive end Charles Smith (1974), and lineman Doug Wilkerson (1968, 1969) were each presented with AFCA All-America First Team honors.
Baker ranked second in the conference with four interceptions, including a touchdown return in a road win over nationally-ranked New Hampshire in September. He topped the team with 61 tackles (43 solo), including 2.0 stops for a loss, while also recording five pass break-ups and recovering a fumble during his junior campaign. Baker is also fifth in the MEAC in passes defended with nine.
He capped his historic season by amassing 10 tackles in an overtime victory over Jackson State to earn the Cricket Celebration Bowl Defensive MVP award.
Among numerous honors, Baker was named the 2022 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, earned Associated Press FCS All-America First Team recognition, and was selected as the recipient of the inaugural Aeneas Williams Award winner, presented to the nation's best defensive back in HBCU Division I college football on behalf of the award's namesake, Aeneas Williams, and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.
AFCA Coaches' All-America Team
Division I-FCS
2019 – Bryan Mills (DB) – 2nd Team
2016 – Carl Jones (C) – 2nd Team
1996 – Tommy Dorsey (LB) – 1st Team
1988 – Earl Harvey (QB) – 1st Team
1974 – Charles Smith (DE) – 1st Team
1969 – Doug Wilkerson (DT) – 1st Team
1968 – Doug Wilkerson (MG) – 1st Team
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PowerCell's Per Ekdunge spoke as the AutoStack-Industrie project was presented
Jul 04 2017 • Press release
The leading Nordic fuel cell company PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) participates in the German AutoStack-Industrie project to develop a fuel cell platform for the automotive industry. When the project was launched last week, PowerCell's Per Ekdunge was one of the introductory speakers.
Last week, the project AutoStack-Industrie was launched in Berlin by Norbert Barthle, State Secretary at the Ministry for Traffic and Digital Infrastructure. In connection with the launch, Per Ekdunge, one of PowerCell's founders and CEO of PowerCell's German subsidiary, held one of three presentations. Per represented the network's five component suppliers.
"This is a network that includes everything from nanoscale component manufacturers to the delivering of complete fuel cell stacks. Together we have previously shown that we are extremely successful partners. AutoStack-Industrie leads to a common fuel cell platform that allows the automotive industry to replace fossil fuels with hydrogen", said Per Ekdunge.
The aim of the cooperation is to create even closer cooperation with the customers and together strengthen the position as global engineering leader of key components for fuel cell technology.
"As early as 2021, the automotive industry will have access to clean technology that will make water the only emission from cars", said Per Ekdunge.
The group of component suppliers include, in addition to PowerCell: Freudenberg, Dana, Umicore and Greenerity.
Berlin, Germany, July 4, 2017


The children are divided into age appropriate groups and led by energetic counselors. They get to experience the joy of the holidays in their own special way!
Kids love this program and learn a lot in the process ensuring that Chabad High Holidays will be a meaningful and enjoyable experience for the entire family.


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import itertools
import re

from eth_utils import (
    remove_0x_prefix,
    to_dict,
)

from .filesystem import (
    is_under_path,
)
from .string import (
    normalize_class_name,
)

def is_project_contract(contracts_source_dirs, contract_data):
    return any(
        is_under_path(source_dir, contract_data['source_path'])
        for source_dir
        in contracts_source_dirs
    )

def is_test_contract(tests_dir, contract_data):
    return is_under_path(tests_dir, contract_data['source_path'])

def package_contracts(contract_factories):
    _dict = {
        '__len__': lambda s: len(contract_factories),
        '__iter__': lambda s: iter(contract_factories.items()),
        '__contains__': lambda s, k: contract_factories.__contains__(k),
        '__getitem__': lambda s, k: contract_factories.__getitem__(k),
        '__setitem__': lambda s, k, v: contract_factories.__setitem__(k, v),
        'keys': lambda s: contract_factories.keys(),
        'values': lambda s: contract_factories.values(),
    }
    _dict.update(contract_factories)

    return type('contracts', (object,), _dict)()

CONTRACT_FACTORY_FIELDS = {
    'abi',
    'asm',
    'ast',
    'bytecode',
    'bytecode_runtime',
    'clone_bin',
    'dev_doc',
    'interface',
    'metadata',
    'opcodes',
    'src_map',
    'src_map_runtime',
    'user_doc',
}

def create_contract_factory(web3, contract_name, contract_data):
    factory_kwargs = {
        key: contract_data[key]
        for key
        in CONTRACT_FACTORY_FIELDS
        if key in contract_data
    }
    return web3.eth.contract(
        contract_name=normalize_class_name(contract_name),
        **factory_kwargs
    )

def construct_contract_factories(web3, compiled_contracts):
    contract_classes = {
        contract_name: create_contract_factory(
            web3,
            contract_name,
            contract_data,
        )
        for contract_name, contract_data
        in compiled_contracts.items()
    }

    return package_contracts(contract_classes)

@to_dict
def compute_direct_dependency_graph(compiled_contracts):
    """
    Given a dictionary or mapping of compiled contract data, this returns a *shallow*
    dependency graph of each contracts explicit link dependencies.
    """
    for contract_data in compiled_contracts:
        yield (
            contract_data['name'],
            contract_data['direct_dependencies'],
        )

def compute_recursive_contract_dependencies(contract_name, dependency_graph):
    """
    Recursive computation of the linker dependencies for a specific contract
    within a contract dependency graph.
    """
    direct_dependencies = dependency_graph.get(contract_name, set())
    sub_dependencies = itertools.chain.from_iterable((
        compute_recursive_contract_dependencies(dep, dependency_graph)
        for dep in direct_dependencies
    ))
    return set(itertools.chain(direct_dependencies, sub_dependencies))

CONTRACT_NAME_REGEX = '^[_a-zA-Z][_a-zA-Z0-9]*$'

def is_contract_name(value):
    return bool(re.match(CONTRACT_NAME_REGEX, value))

EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES = {None, "0x"}

SWARM_HASH_PREFIX = "a165627a7a72305820"
SWARM_HASH_SUFFIX = "0029"
EMBEDDED_SWARM_HASH_REGEX = (
    SWARM_HASH_PREFIX +
    "[0-9a-zA-Z]{64}" +
    SWARM_HASH_SUFFIX +
    "$"
)

SWARM_HASH_REPLACEMENT = (
    SWARM_HASH_PREFIX +
    "<" +
    "-" * 20 +
    "swarm-hash-placeholder" +
    "-" * 20 +
    ">" +
    SWARM_HASH_SUFFIX
)

def compare_bytecode(left, right):
    unprefixed_left = remove_0x_prefix(left)
    unprefixed_right = remove_0x_prefix(right)

    norm_left = re.sub(EMBEDDED_SWARM_HASH_REGEX, SWARM_HASH_REPLACEMENT, unprefixed_left)
    norm_right = re.sub(EMBEDDED_SWARM_HASH_REGEX, SWARM_HASH_REPLACEMENT, unprefixed_right)

    if len(norm_left) != len(unprefixed_left) or len(norm_right) != len(unprefixed_right):
        raise ValueError(
            "Invariant.  Normalized bytecodes are not the correct lengths:" +
            "\n- left  (original)  :" +
            left, +
            "\n- left  (unprefixed):" +
            unprefixed_left +
            "\n- left  (normalized):" +
            norm_left +
            "\n- right (original)  :" +
            right +
            "\n- right (unprefixed):" +
            unprefixed_right +
            "\n- right (normalized):" +
            norm_right
        )

    return norm_left == norm_right

def verify_contract_bytecode(web3, expected_bytecode, address):
    """
    TODO: write tests for this.
    """
    from populus.contracts.exceptions import BytecodeMismatch

    # Check that the contract has bytecode
    if expected_bytecode in EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES:
        raise ValueError(
            "Contract instances which contain an address cannot have empty "
            "runtime bytecode"
        )

    chain_bytecode = web3.eth.getCode(address)

    if chain_bytecode in EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES:
        raise BytecodeMismatch(
            "No bytecode found at address: {0}".format(address)
        )
    elif not compare_bytecode(chain_bytecode, expected_bytecode):
        raise BytecodeMismatch(
            "Bytecode found at {0} does not match compiled bytecode:\n"
            " - chain_bytecode: {1}\n"
            " - compiled_bytecode: {2}".format(
                address,
                chain_bytecode,
                expected_bytecode,
            )
        )

def find_deploy_block_number(web3, address):
    chain_bytecode = web3.eth.getCode(address, "latest")
    if chain_bytecode in EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES:
        raise NotImplementedError("Cannot find deploy transaction for address with empty code")

    left = 0
    right = web3.eth.blockNumber

    while left + 1 < right:
        middle = (left + right) // 2
        # This only works if the node was not fast synced for the provided
        # `block_identifier`.
        try:
            middle_code = web3.eth.getCode(address, block_identifier=middle)
        except ValueError as err:
            if 'Missing trie node' in str(err):
                left = middle
                continue
            raise

        if middle_code in EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES:
            left = middle
        else:
            right = middle

    code_at_right = web3.eth.getCode(address, block_identifier=right)
    if code_at_right in EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES:
        raise ValueError(
            "Something went wrong with the binary search to find the deploy block"
        )
    code_at_previous_block = web3.eth.getCode(address, block_identifier=right - 1)
    if code_at_previous_block not in EMPTY_BYTECODE_VALUES:
        raise ValueError(
            "Something went wrong with the binary search to find the deploy block"
        )
    return right


To amend sections 3706.25 and 4928.01 of the Revised Code to include cogeneration technology using waste or byproduct gas from an air contaminant source as a renewable energy resource.
(3) The facility complies with mandatory prescriptions regarding fish passage as required by the federal energy regulatory commission license issued for the project, regarding fish protection for riverine, anadromous, and catadromus catadromous fish.
(g) Demand-side management and any energy efficiency improvement.
(c) The facility complies with mandatory prescriptions regarding fish passage as required by the federal energy regulatory commission license issued for the project, regarding fish protection for riverine, anadromous, and catadromous fish.
SECTION 2. That existing sections 3706.25 and 4928.01 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Section 4928.01 of the Revised Code is presented in this act as a composite of the section as amended by both Am. Sub. S.B. 181 and Am. Sub. S.B. 232 of the 128th General Assembly. The General Assembly, applying the principle stated in division (B) of section 1.52 of the Revised Code that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation, finds that the composite is the resulting version of the section in effect prior to the effective date of the section as presented in this act.


The planned West 1 and West 2 buildings will allow the College of Engineering to expand its research and teaching efforts.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A Board of Trustees committee approved the appointment of Payette of Boston, Massachusetts, as the architect of two new research and teaching buildings for the College of Engineering.
The College of Engineering was established at Penn State 123 years ago, and it has seen significant growth over the last decade. Today, the college enrolls more than 12,000 students, with nearly 50 percent more undergraduate students than just 10 years ago. In fiscal year 2018, the college's research expenditures exceeded $130 million – the largest research portfolio of any of the Penn State academic colleges.
"The two new buildings will strengthen and broaden the college's educational programs, advance its research capabilities, allow us to engage new faculty in emerging areas, and deepen the college's impact on society. In short, we will have not built just new buildings, but new opportunities for faculty and students to elevate their thinking to transform the world."


NOTE ON ACTUAL PROGRAM DATES: The course dates for this Global Seminar, LFS 302A: International Field Studies in Sustainable Agriculture – Cuba, will be April 30 – May 23, 2015. The program will be held on-location in Cuba. Please see http://students.ubc.ca/gsp/cuba2015 for more information.


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Q: Whats the easiest way to check if keys match between two objects? assuming you have two objects that have a decent amount of nesting...
const objA = {
  one: {
    a: 10,
    b: 'string1',
    c: {
      d: 10
    }
  },
  two : 'string1'
}

const objB = {
  one: {
    a: 20,
    b: 'string2',
    c: {
      d: 20
    }
  },
  two : 'string2'
}

Is there an easy way to check that all the keys match between them?
*Match: both object have the same keys in the same nested location, there are no extra keys, so objA and objB Match

A: In plain Javascript, you could get the keys, compare the length and iterate the keys and check if the values are objects.

function compareKeys(a, b) {
    var keysA = Object.keys(a),
        keysB = Object.keys(b);
    return keysA.length === keysB.length
        && keysA.every(k => b.hasOwnProperty(k) && (
            a[k] && typeof a[k] === 'object' ||
            b[k] && typeof b[k] === 'object'
                ? compareKeys(a[k], b[k])
                : true));
}

const
    objA = { one: { a: 10, b: 'string1', c: { d: 10 } }, two : 'string1' },
    objB = { one: { a: 20, b: 'string2', c: { d: 20 } }, two : 'string2' },
    objC = { one: { a: 20, b: 'string2', c: { d: 20, e: false } }, two : 'string2' };

console.log(compareKeys(objA, objB));
console.log(compareKeys(objA, objC));
console.log(compareKeys({ a: {} }, { a: "test" }));
console.log(compareKeys({ a: "test" }, { a: {} }));
console.log(compareKeys({ a: { b: "new str" } }, { a: "test" }));

A: I think below code should extensively cover all type of objects for solution.

const doAllKeysMatch = (obj1, obj2) => {

  if (typeof obj1 != 'object' && typeof obj1 != 'object') {
    return true;
  }

  if (typeof obj1 == 'object' && typeof obj1 == 'object') {
    // if both are object types compare all keys
    let obj1Keys = Object.keys(obj1);
    let obj2Keys = Object.keys(obj2);

    return (obj1Keys.length == obj2Keys.length) && obj1Keys.every(key => obj2Keys.includes(key) && doAllKeysMatch(obj1[key], obj2[key]))

  }

  /*
    if only one is of object type check if it doesnt have any keys.
    if empty object is there then return true which means "abc" and {} have same keys
  */

  if ((typeof obj1 == 'object') && (Object.keys(obj1).length < 1)) {
      return true
  }

  return Object.keys(obj2).length < 1;
}

console.log(doAllKeysMatch("abc", "dfg")) // true
console.log(doAllKeysMatch("abc", {})) // true
console.log(doAllKeysMatch({a: "test"}, {a: {}})) // true
console.log(
  doAllKeysMatch(
    {
      a: 10,
      b: 'string1',
      c: { d: 10 },
      two : 'string1'
    },
    {
      a: 10,
      b: 'string1',
      c: { d: false },
      two : 'string2'
    }
  )) // true

A: This is fairly similar to the answer from Nina Scholz, with just enough differences in thoughts to make it an interesting alternative:

const matchingStructure = (a, b, ak = Object.keys(a), bk = Object.keys(b)) =>
  !(typeof a == 'object' && typeof b == 'object') ||
  ( ak.length === bk.length &&
    ak.every(k => k in b) &&
    ak.every(k => matchingStructure(a[k], b[k]))
  )

const objA = {one: {a: 10, b: "string1", c: {d: 10}}, two: "string1"}
const objB = {one: {a: 20, b: "string2", c: {d: 20}}, two: "string2"}
const objC = {one: {a: 30, b: "string3", c: {d: 30}, e: true}, two: "string3"}

console.log(matchingStructure(objA, objB))
console.log(matchingStructure(objA, objC))

It could well fail on cyclic structures.  I haven't thought that through.

A: I recommend to look at the implementation of isEqual from lodash, https://lodash.com/docs/4.17.11#isEqual

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Yevamot 32a
וּמִקְצָתוֹ חָלוּץ and part of it must be released by ḥalitza. That is, if two women were married to a single man, one of these women must enter into levirate marriage and the other must perform ḥalitza.
וְיֹאמְרוּ אִי דִּמְיַיבֵּם וַהֲדַר חָלֵיץ הָכִי נָמֵי The Gemara wonders: So let them say it. Why would it be problematic if people thought that? Even were they to act upon this mistaken assumption it would cause no harm, as there is no transgression involved in performing ḥalitza. The Gemara answers: If he were to consummate the levirate marriage with one and then later proceed to perform ḥalitza with the other, then indeed there would be no reason for concern.
אֶלָּא גְּזֵירָה דִּילְמָא חָלֵיץ בְּרֵישָׁא וַהֲדַר מְיַיבֵּם וְקָם לֵיהּ בַּאֲשֶׁר לֹא יִבְנֶה וְרַחֲמָנָא אָמַר כֵּיוָן שֶׁלֹּא בָּנָה שׁוּב לֹא יִבְנֶה Rather, the requirement to perform ḥalitza with both women is a rabbinic decree that was instituted lest he first perform ḥalitza with one of his brother's wives and subsequently consummate the levirate marriage with the other. Under such circumstances, he would in fact be violating a prohibition. Once he performs ḥalitza with the first woman he is subject to the prohibition indicated by the verse "So shall it be done to the man who does not build his brother's house" (Deuteronomy 25:9). In this verse the Merciful One states that once he did not build his brother's house but rather opted to perform ḥalitza with one of his brother's wives, he may not proceed to build it by consummating the levirate marriage with a different wife.
אָמַר רָבָא נָתַן גֵּט לְמַאֲמָרוֹ הוּתְּרָה צָרָתָהּ אֲבָל הִיא אֲסוּרָה דְּמִחַלְּפָה בְּבַעֲלַת גֵּט Rava said: If the brother who performed levirate betrothal in the case described in the mishna subsequently gave a bill of divorce to that wife in order to nullify his levirate betrothal before he died, her rival wife is rendered permitted to the third brother. The third brother is allowed to consummate the levirate marriage with the wife of the second brother because this wife is no longer considered to be the rival wife of a woman with a double levirate relationship. The bill of divorce serves to nullify the act of levirate betrothal completely. However, the woman with whom the brother performed levirate betrothal and then received the bill of divorce is forbidden to the third brother. Why is this? She might be confused with a woman who receives a bill of divorce. In general cases where levirate betrothal was not performed, if a man gives a yevama a bill of divorce, he is no longer allowed to consummate the levirate marriage with her. If it were permitted to consummate the levirate marriage in this case, people might mistakenly do so in other cases of divorce as well.
אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי אָמַר רָבָא נָתַן גֵּט לְמַאֲמָרוֹ הוּתְּרָה אֲפִילּוּ הִיא מַאי טַעְמָא מַאי דַּעֲבַד בַּהּ שַׁקְלֵיהּ There are those who say an alternative formulation of Rava's statement. Rava said: If the second brother gave a bill of divorce to the wife of the first deceased brother in order to nullify his levirate betrothal to her, then even she herself is permitted to enter into levirate marriage with the third brother. What is the reason for this? That which he performed with her, he removed. The levirate betrothal was completely nullified by the bill of divorce, and it is as though he had done nothing at all. Therefore, as far as the third brother is concerned, she remains with her original, single levirate bond, as though her status had never been changed by the second brother.
מַתְנִי׳ שְׁנֵי אַחִין נְשׂוּאִין שְׁתֵּי אֲחָיוֹת וּמֵת אֶחָד מֵהֶן וְאַחַר כָּךְ מֵתָה אִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁל שֵׁנִי הֲרֵי זוֹ אֲסוּרָה עָלָיו עוֹלָמִית הוֹאִיל וְנֶאֶסְרָה עָלָיו שָׁעָה אַחַת MISHNA: In the case where two brothers were married to two sisters, and one of the brothers died, the widow at this point would be exempt from levirate marriage as the sister of his wife. And afterward the wife of the second brother died. Although the yevama is no longer the sister of his wife, this woman is nevertheless forbidden to him forever, since she had already been forbidden to him at one time.
גְּמָ׳ פְּשִׁיטָא הַשְׁתָּא וּמָה הָתָם דְּלָא מִידַּחְיָא מֵהַאי בֵּיתָא לִגְמָרֵי אָמְרַתְּ לָא הָכָא דְּקָא מִידַּחְיָא מֵהַאי בֵּיתָא לִגְמָרֵי לָא כׇּל שֶׁכֵּן תְּנָא הָא תְּנָא בְּרֵישָׁא וְהָךְ חַזְיַאּ לְהֶיתֵּירָא וְשַׁרְיַאּ וַהֲדַר חַזְיַאּ לְאִיסּוּרָא וְאַיְּידֵי דְּחַבִּיבָה לֵיהּ אַקְדְּמַהּ וּמִשְׁנָה לֹא זָזָה מִמְּקוֹמָהּ GEMARA: The Gemara asks: Isn't this obvious? Now, just as there, in the earlier mishnayot, where there was a third brother and so the woman was not disassociated from this household completely, as the levirate obligation existed between her and the third brother to whom she was permitted, you said that she may not enter into levirate marriage because she was forbidden at one time, here, in the case of only two brothers, where she is disassociated from this household completely, is it not all the more so clear that it should be prohibited for her to enter into levirate marriage? The Gemara answers: The tanna taught this mishna at first, at which time he saw it fitting to rule that those other cases are permitted, and therefore he permitted them. And then he subsequently saw it fitting to rule that they are forbidden. And since that case was novel, it was beloved to him, he taught it earlier. But despite the fact that this mishna was no longer necessary, the mishna does not move from its place.
תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן בָּא עָלֶיהָ חַיָּיב עָלֶיהָ מִשּׁוּם אֵשֶׁת אָח וּמִשּׁוּם אֲחוֹת אִשָּׁה דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יוֹסֵי רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר אֵינוֹ חַיָּיב אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם אֵשֶׁת אָח בִּלְבַד וְהָא תַּנְיָא רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר אֵינוֹ חַיָּיב אֶלָּא מִשּׁוּם אֲחוֹת אִשָּׁה בִּלְבָד § The Sages taught: If he engaged in sexual intercourse with this woman who was forbidden to him, he is liable to receive punishment for violating the prohibition against marrying a brother's wife, because she was never rendered permitted by the levirate mitzva, and he is liable to receive punishment for violating the prohibition against marrying a wife's sister; this is the statement of Rabbi Yosei. Rabbi Shimon says: He is liable to receive punishment only for violating the prohibition proscribing a brother's wife. Rabbi Shimon holds that one prohibition does not take effect where another prohibition is already in place, and since she was already forbidden as his brother's wife, the additional prohibition cannot take effect. The Gemara asks: But isn't it taught in a baraita, Rabbi Shimon says: He is liable only due to the prohibition against marrying a wife's sister?
לָא קַשְׁיָא כָּאן שֶׁנָּשָׂא חַי וְאַחַר כָּךְ נָשָׂא מֵת כָּאן שֶׁנָּשָׂא מֵת וְאַחַר כָּךְ נָשָׂא חַי The Gemara answers: This is not difficult. Here, in the second baraita, it is referring to a case where the living brother married his wife first and afterward the brother who is now deceased married her sister. In that case, the first prohibition to take effect on the yevama was that of a wife's sister, and only later, when she was married to his now-deceased brother, did the additional prohibition proscribing a brother's wife take effect. There, in the first baraita, it is referring to a case where the brother who is now deceased married his wife first, whereby she became forbidden to the brother as a brother's wife, and afterward the living brother married her sister, rendering her forbidden as his wife's sister as well.
וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן הֵיכָא דְּנָשָׂא מֵת וְאַחַר כָּךְ נָשָׂא חַי כֵּיוָן דְּאִיסּוּר אֲחוֹת אִשָּׁה לָא חָיֵיל תִּתְיַיבֵּם יַבּוֹמֵי The Gemara asks: And according to the opinion of Rabbi Shimon, in a case where the deceased brother married one of the sisters first, in which case she was forbidden to his brother as a brother's wife, and afterward the living brother married her sister, the only prohibition in place is that of a brother's wife. Therefore, since the prohibition with regard to a wife's sister never took effect, then after her husband died she should now enter into levirate marriage. As the prohibition proscribing a brother's wife is canceled in the face of the levirate mitzva, she should indeed enter into levirate marriage.
אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי אִיסּוּר אֲחוֹת אִשָּׁה מִיתְלָא תְּלֵי וְקָאֵי אִי פָּקַע אִיסּוּר אֵשֶׁת אָח אָתֵי אִיסּוּר אֲחוֹת אִשָּׁה וְחָיֵיל וְהִילְכָּךְ לָא פָּקַע Rav Ashi said: The prohibition with regard to a wife's sister remains suspended. If the prohibition proscribing a brother's wife is terminated, the prohibition proscribing a wife's sister comes and takes effect. Therefore, it is clear that the prohibition proscribing a wife's sister is not completely terminated. Accordingly, when a man dies and the prohibition proscribing a brother's wife is overridden by the levirate mitzva, the prohibition proscribing a wife's sister takes effect and she is forbidden to him due to that. The moment the first prohibition ceases to exist, the second immediately takes effect.
וְסָבַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אִיסּוּר חָל עַל אִיסּוּר וְהָא תַּנְיָא עָבַר עֲבֵירָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ שְׁתֵּי מִיתוֹת נִידּוֹן בַּחֲמוּרָה רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר נִידּוֹן בַּזִּיקָּה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה הַבָּאָה עָלָיו The baraita indicates that Rabbi Yosei holds that if the brother consummated the levirate marriage with this woman he violated two prohibitions. The Gemara asks: And does Rabbi Yosei hold that a prohibition takes effect where another prohibition already exists? But isn't it taught in a baraita: One who committed a transgression deserving of two death penalties is sentenced to the harsher of the two deaths? One would be guilty of such a transgression if he engaged in intercourse with a forbidden relative who was also a married woman, as he would incur one death penalty due to her being a forbidden relative and one death penalty due to her being a married woman. Rabbi Yosei says: He is sentenced according to the first relationship that applied to him with regard to this woman.
וְתַנְיָא כֵּיצַד אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי נִידּוֹן בַּזִּיקָּה הָרִאשׁוֹנָה הַבָּאָה עָלָיו חֲמוֹתוֹ וְנַעֲשֵׂית אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נִידּוֹן בַּחֲמוֹתוֹ אֵשֶׁת אִישׁ וְנַעֲשֵׂית חֲמוֹתוֹ נִידּוֹן בְּאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ And it is taught in a baraita: In what case did Rabbi Yosei say that he is sentenced according to the first relationship that applied to him? If this woman was his mother-in-law who was widowed or divorced, and therefore forbidden to him only due to her status as his mother-in-law, and later she married and became forbidden as a married woman and he engaged in sexual relations with her, then he is sentenced for violating the prohibition proscribing his mother-in-law, since this was the first prohibition to apply. Alternatively, if she was a married woman and then he married her daughter so that she then became his mother-in-law, and then had sexual relations with her, he is sentenced for violating the prohibition proscribing a married woman.


The research done and published to date with cannabinoids documents some positive outcomes in research and treatment of mostly childhood epilepsy, central nervous system problems and psychotic disorders, although much of it is based on self-reporting by users/parents of children with epilepsy (Devinsky et al., 2016; Porter and Jacobsen, 2013; Palmieri et al., 2017).
Latterly, as interest has risen in self-reported improvements and anecdotal evidence, research has progressed to more robust controlled trials (Devinsky, Patel et al., 2018). There continue to be interesting studies in animals for example research on CBD in mice relating to Huntington's Disease (Consroe et al., 1991; Valdeolivas et al., 2015) but these cannot yet be extrapolated to the human population.
It is known, following extensive research into the properties of cannabis and related products, which includes CBD oil, that the body has 2 types of cannabinoid receptors which are distributed throughout the central nervous system (CNS) (Rosenberg et al., 2015). These receptors have an important role in the control of transmission across synapses and the regulation of neural firing (Mechoulam and Parker).
A study found that anandamide, an endogenous substance which interacts with cannabinoid receptors (Di Marzo et al., 2002), was reduced in adults with recently diagnosed temporal lobe epilepsy (Romigi et al., 2010). CBD has been shown to stop electrically induced seizures in mice (Consroe et al., 1991).
A 2017 trial with cannabinoids in childhood epilepsy which was randomised, controlled and double blinded, showed a reduction in seizures with a significance of +-50 (Devinsky et al., 2017) but a critic of the trial (Peruca 2017), says that this may be more due to CBD and drug interaction with clobazam which the patients were already taking.
In epilepsy, there is some evidence that CBD administration can interact with clobazam, causing drowsiness, therefore adding a caution to patients already taking this drug for their epilepsy. However, the increased drowsiness experienced was eliminated by reducing the clobazam dosage (Geffrey et al., 2015). The only other adverse effects of CBD have been elevation in liver enzymes, much more frequently with those taking sodium valproate, but these levels returned to normal after a few weeks of using CBD products (Devinsky et al., 2016 Devinsky et al., 2017; Thiele et al., 2018).
There is some evidence that CBD becomes more bio-available if ingested at the same time as food, but this was research done with a nasal spray also containing THC (Sativex®), approved in some countries for the reduction of spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis (Stott et al., 2013) so may not be relevant to oral administration (Peruca 2017).
There is no evidence of withdrawal symptoms after medication with CBD (Devinsky et al., 2017). Treatment with NSAIDs for pain has been shown to increase likelihood of gastro-intestinal ulcers and bleeding, myocardial infarction and strokes (Fitzgerald 2004; Topol 2004), but none of these increased risk factors has been found with CBD (Stott et al 2005).
This author has been unable to find any published research available in adults for uncontrolled epilepsy. It was felt that case study research in CBD for adult uncontrolled epilepsy would add to the existing research base, whilst potentially helping this subject to get symptomatic relief.
This case involves a 34-year old adult female who has had uncontrolled epilepsy since 2004. Her diagnoses varied for a few years, from epileptic to non-epileptic seizures and back again, with various differing medication regimes. She was finally diagnosed with "comorbid" epilepsy, a combination of frontal lobe, complex parietal lobe and non-epileptic seizures, in 2015.
Her epilepsy has resulted in at least 10 episodes of hospitalization in the past 12 months. Her seizures are of three different types, which she describes as: 1) complex, big/massive, usually falls to the floor and moves around a lot, with drooling and /or tongue bite. Followed by sleep for 20 minutes to 2 hours, with a big headache and aches in the right side of her body afterwards 2) Focal partial, not so big, less intense/shorter (sometimes) but otherwise similar to type 1). Sleeps for about 20 minutes afterwards 3) non-epileptic, absence, feels disconnected. Followed by confusion, sometimes tiredness and slight headache, with some memory loss from seconds/minutes pre-seizure.
She has been married for 10 years and has a four-year-old daughter.
It is postulated that increasing cannabinoids in this subject's system may help in reducing epileptic seizure activity.
Prior to the start of the trial, the subject was asked to keep a seizure diary, as supplied by the UK epilepsy society (Epilepsy Society 2016 and smartphone app) to provide a baseline number of seizure episodes over a four-week period prior to the commencement of the trial. This showed fits from 1-6 times per week (mean average 3.5), with no warning that they were coming on. She was hospitalised 3 times in the 4 weeks prior to the trial.
The subject was supplied with an EVR 25% 10 ml airless metered pen and instructed to use it once daily for 6-8 weeks, and to take an additional dose if she knew that she was about to have a fit; or get another adult to administer it during fits.
Subjective reporting was that during the trial, there was a gradual decrease in fit frequency and episodes of hospitalisation. She was now able to tell when a lot of her fits were about to start and was able to self-medicate with an additional dose of CBD oil and prevent or curtail them. Her husband had been unable to administer doses during fits.
There had been a mean average 100% decrease in fit frequency (from mean average 3.5 to mean average 0 seizures per week). She was hospitalised only once in the final four weeks of the trial.
Subject reported she was unwilling to stop using CBD products as she felt so much improved, so kept the remains of the contents of the metered pen to use in case she could feel a seizure coming on and bought some low percentage (un-stated) CBD oil from a local shop to take twice daily. Four weeks post trial, she has had only one seizure, but it was a severe one and she was hospitalised. She puts this down to over-heating whilst on holiday.
There can be no doubt that the CBD product used by this subject was exceptionally effective in decreasing epileptic and non-epileptic seizure activity, as she had a 100% reduction in seizure activity.
There would appear to be a benefit in taking a higher percentage CBD product for several weeks, and then moving to a lower 'maintenance dose'.
The exact dosages required to terminate seizure activity will probably differ from subject to subject, but this study shows potentially very encouraging results for adults with uncontrolled epilepsy. Further research with double blinded and controlled trials and large patient numbers is suggested.
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I am continuously amazed at the opportunities which come from social networking. I am grateful that technology enables us to connect with others beyond geographic boundaries and limitations. What a marvel the Internet is.
Using LinkedIn I was able to connect with Lorrie Servati. She is program coordinator and support group leader for Autism Oklahoma for Oklahoma City, founder of Nathan's Voice, and mother of a child on the spectrum. Nathan's Voice has been featured nationally on various autism resource websites and was nominated Top 10 Autism Blogs of 2012. That same year her efforts were acknowledged by Covington Who's Who Registry of Executives and Professionals where she represented the state of Oklahoma in autism advocacy.
Recently, she recorded her first podcast through the National Association of Distinguished Professionals (NADP) on the Executive Broadcast Channel and had a 2-page article featured in the Leader's Across America magazine (Fall 2014).
Lorrie asked if I would contribute to her autism resource website as a guest writer. Her site has featured best selling authors, motivational speakers, researchers, and parents. I was excited to be invited to make a contribution. I wrote a brief article on the effect of loneliness on adults with autism and encouraged research focused on development of interventions aimed at adults. Last night the post went live and I am now awaiting feedback and comments from her readers.


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