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Copyright, 1990. The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
By KILEY ARMSTRONG
NEW YORK (AP) -- A widely published writer on scientific topics says
Scientific American magazine wooed him, then left him at the altar
because he believes in the biblical account of creation.
Forrest M. Mims III alleged Wednesday that an editor at the respected
publication asked if he'd like to take over its column about amateur
experiments and rejected him after learning of his beliefs.
Mims, 46, of Seguin, Texas, insisted his own writing is unbiased and
said he has never written about creationism.
"I've wanted this opportunity for 20 years," he said. "To have the
opportunity and then lose it because of what I do on Sunday is
absolutely incredible."
Scientific American publisher John Moehling refused to address Mims'
allegations in detail but said, "We don't discriminate in our pages
among the people who work here or write for us.
Mims said that he has complained to two professional societies, which
"said if I identified them they would drop the complaints."
Mims has written in more than 60 publications, including Science
Digest, The American Journal of Physics and National Geographic World, a
sister publication of National Geographic.
He said that in 1989 a Scientific American editor expressed
enthusiasm for his work and asked if he'd like to become the magazine's
"Amateur Scientist" columnist.
He said he canceled practically all his writing assignments and was
flown to New York, where Scientific American staffers congratulated him
for getting the job.
But the editor who invited him there suddenly grew cold when Mims
mentioned he'd written for Christian magazines on such topics as "how to
organize bicycle trips for church kids," the writer said.
The editor asked if Mims accepted Darwin's theory of evolution, Mims
said. "I replied that I did not."
Later, he said, the editor warned him he would be fired or docked in
pay if he "ever wrote anything about creationism for any magazine." The
editor ended the meeting by telling Mims he had not made up his mind
whom to hire, Mims said.
The magazine ended up publishing three of his columns this year:
about safely observing sunspots, about monitoring ultraviolet radiation,
and about taking aerial photographs from helium-filled trash bags.
Mims now edits a new amateur science magazine, Science Probe!
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Welcome to the Everett site! We hope you find the location convenient and accessible. There are two cohorts of students on site at Everett; a fall start cohort and a winter start cohort.
If you were admitted to the program fall quarter, your classes are in the Everett University Center located at 915 N. Broadway, Everett, WA 98201. It is the building right off of Broadway on the East Side and is also a WSU building (if you did not know better, you'd think this was only a WSU building...so yes; you are in the right place; we and other universities share this building). Room location is in the UWB Time Schedule.
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An academic advisor from the School of Nursing and Health Studies is on-site most Tuesdays to provide advising services in Liberty Hall room 257. Drop-ins are welcome!
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The Aviation department refers to the activities related to the aircraft industry. It has been providing various job opportunities for graduates in India. After finishing 12th class exams, Many students opt for the aviation course. An aviation degree counts as an initiative to provide the willing aspirants to empower education regarding departments in the airlines. It offers a wide variety of job opportunity for aspirants who want to make their career in the aviation field. The best about aviation courses is, candidates belong to all stream i.e arts, science & commerce can find exciting career opportunities in the aviation sector. After the successful interview, candidates are trained for the aviation field. At present, things have changed! There are many aviation sectors oriented courses present, which cater to the needs of the aviation Industry!
Candidates who want to pursue an aviation degree should meet below-mentioned eligibility criteria.
Candidates should have completed their 10+2 or HSC.
Candidates should have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at 10+2 level.
Candidates should have qualified with a minimum aggregate of 50% marks.
BBA in Aviation is an undergraduate program. The duration of this course is three-year. During the BBA curriculum, students develop their managerial skills in the field of aviation. The course is designed in such a way that students will learn concepts of aviation management such as fire safety, passenger forecasting, airport security, and even airport planning.
After completion of BBA, various job opportunities are available for students which are listed below.
BBA course in airport management is the duration of three years. During the course, students are trained in the aspects of the aviation industry like coordinating between them efficiently managing staff, maintenance staff, cargo department, and coordinating between them efficiently. Several concepts are covered such as Airport management, Aviation technicalities, Cargo management, Functioning of Airport, Interdepartmental coordination, Safety, and emergency management, and Staff Management.
This course consists of six semesters. The syllabus according to each semester is given below.
SC In Aviation (B.Sc AV) is a graduate course with a minimum duration of three years. During the course, learners get knowledge about flying aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders etc. Candidates should have passed 12th exams with PCM subjects from a recognised board. They must also secure 50% marks in their examinations. The admission to this course is granted based on merit marks or personal interview. The tuition of B. Sc course ranges between 1.5 Lakhs INR to 2.5 Lakhs INR.
Candidates who are interested in the aviation field they can also opt for a diploma course. It is a full-time course for the duration ranging from 6 months to 1-year. The course aim is to teach the students regarding the management of various operations in the aviation sector. Students prepare themselves for the aviation industry in many areas through the course in the present time, including skills like problem-solving skills, team-working skills and IT skills.
The Private Pilot License is a training program in India which is basically designed for the novice pilots, who fly planes as a hobby. Students who have knowledge of PPL are considered eligible candidates for getting a commercial pilot license as well which is required for flying the commercial planes. The duration of the course will go up to one year. Before obtaining the course, aspirants must ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria specified by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).


Learn how to create a form from a document using artificial intelligence.
1. Open the document in Acrobat 8 Professional—the form can be a PDF version of a document created in Word, InDesign, Excel, Photoshop or even a scanned paper document.
The Document Message Bar, which shows the basic form information; click Highlight Fields to toggle the field background color on or off (Figure 93a).
The new fields added to the form are highlighted.
The Detect Form Fields Report lists the identified fields; repair hints open in the Recognition Report panel.
The report can be toggled open and closed by clicking the Recognition Report panel's icon . The panel displays in the Navigation pane automatically.
Figure 93a The detected form fields and report are displayed in the program window after the file is processed.
3. Choose View > Navigation Panels > Fields to open the Fields panel (Figure 93b). The fields detected on the form are listed in alphabetical order.
4. The panel may be docked in the Navigation pane, or tabbed with other panels. To read both the Recognition Report and the Fields panel, drag the Field panel icon right to detach it from the Navigation pane.
Figure 93b Use the Fields panel to select and work with the fields in the document.
Select a field and delete it.
Double-click a field in the panel to open its Properties dialog and customize the settings.
Add fields as required for your project.
Choose "Edit form in Acrobat" from the Options menu in the Fields panel to activate the Forms toolbar and the fields on the form.
6. Save the form. When the form is saved with another name, the Recognition Report is deleted automatically.
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I'm a little late to the Docker party. However, we're experiencing an increasing number of issues (mostly speed) with our current development environment (VMs), so I really wanted to explore an alternative.
The beauty of Docker, is that we have the speed of the host system for accessing our source code (no more mounted drives), but also, the flexibility of running our stack and swapping out any components we need – don't want to use Apache anymore? Switch out the container for Nginx, back up and running in minutes.
So, over the Christmas period, I started exploring Docker on Mac, and then, in January, started exploring Docker on Windows.
You cannot mount a windows directory from directly within your container, due to the DockerMachine (running as a VM). Whilst you can mount a volume using something like docker run -it -v /docker-data:/data debian bash you can only do this if the /docker-data is within your Users folder – Kitematic will tell you this if you try and add a directory .
So, what if you want to outside of your Users folder? It's a little more complicated.
Firstly, you're going to want to close down your Docker VM. Simply open up VirtualBox, find the VM called Default and shut it down.
Navigate to your VirtualBox folder in a command prompt – cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
Next, run the VirtualBox Media Manager and add a new folder to your VM.
VBoxManage sharedfolder add default --name --hostpath "" so, something like: VBoxManage sharedfolder add default --name mydata --hostpath "d:\development\"
mydata is going to be the name of our data folder. So you'll be able to use whatever name you want here.
Next, we need to tell Docker to mount this every time we start the VM.
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Is your child taking Ritalin?
Is there a plague of psychiatric diagnosis of diseases in children?
This is a true story.
On March 21, 2000, fourteen-year old Matthew Smith was having a good time skateboarding with two of his cousins. Suddenly, he collapsed to the floor and started turning blue. His cousins called 911 but the paramedics couldn't revive him.. At the hospital he was pronounced dead from a heart attack – a heart attack caused by Ritalin.
Matthews parents had been giving him Ritalin since he was six years old. Ritalin is classified as a Schedule II drug, which the DEA reserves for the most dangerous and addictive drugs that can be prescribed legally.
But to the educators at Matthews school, Ritalin was simply a magic pill that made troublesome students easier to manage.
Prior to being diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (or ADHD or ADD for short), Matthew was an energetic, boisterous highly social child who did not focus on his school work quite the way his teachers wanted him to.
Was he in dire need of medication?
The push to label Matthew occurred when he was in the first grade. School officials said that he was fidgety in his seat and would sometimes disrupt the class, and that he often had trouble staying focused on his work.
The school social worker called Matthews parents and said that Matthew needed to take medication saying, "He's got ants in his pants".
This unqualified social worker made the diagnosis and recommendation for medication and handed them a list of physicians who would provide them with a prescription.
Even though technically this constitutes practicing medicine without a license, this same process has been occurring in school districts all across the nation by thousands of teachers, administrators, counselors, psychologists and social workers for years now.
According to Dr. Fred Baughman, there is an epidemic taking place all across America. This is happening everywhere.
Parents are told to place their children on Ritalin or Adderall or else the student will be placed in special education programs or refused attendance at school.
"Parents are succumbing to the threats from school officials without any idea of the possible side effects or negative consequences."
In San Diego at just one school, 65 percent of the fifth graders had been diagnosed with ADD and were on medication.
There are over 6 million children in the United State who have been diagnosed with ADHD and drugged for ADHD.
"We are drugging normal children so that they act less like normal children and forcing them to act like the docile adults who are supposed to be teaching them".
Dr. Baughman is one of numerous medical professionals who recently testified in front of the FDA and Congress.
"ADHD is not a disorder or disease or a syndrome or chemical imbalance of the brain. It is not over-diagnosed, under-diagnosed, or mis-diagnosed. It doesn't exist in 3%, or 5%, or 10 % of the population. In fact, it doesn't exist at all. It's is 100% Fraud."
Dr. Baughman and many others believe that there is no medical basis for the diagnosis.
"It is a manufactured disease-an invented disease that results in huge profits for psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies."
We have allowed school and health care professionals to blanket classify behavior and establish bounds for student conduct in the school environment. We hand out drugs to kids as freely as we give them Flintstone vitamins.
In spite of schools with posted signs everywhere that say "drug free zones" it turns out that nearly everywhere, the most effective drug pushers are the legal ones.
Dr. Baughman, author of the new book, The ADHD Fraud: How Psychiatry Makes "Patients" Out of Normal Children says that parents and educators have to stop thinking that the use of drugs is necessary.
"We've gone on a diagnostic frenzy and sought out a chemical means for achieving peace and quiet in the classroom. Ritalin may solve problems for schools but it's not helping the children."
"Right now, the diagnosis of children is subjective and behavioral and is not biological. We've got to change that."
Once children are labeled as ADHD they are no longer treated as normal. And once a child is viewed as abnormal The rigorous medical research shows that ADD and ADHD simply do not exist.
"The real question is how we go about destroying the monster we've created. We've been conned into believing that evil forces reside within our children. We've been lulled into believing there is a collective madness.
The real evil forces reside in our schools and physicians offices.
Our children act in ways that bother adults. We've got to now teach the adults that the solution is up to them. We know that there are sane people who are horrified at the thought of participating in a massive abuse of children.
It's horrifying. There are over half a million children between the ages of 2 and 5 now being treated with powerful drugs for ADHD. Nobody has any idea of the effects these drugs will have on children so young.
We have got to stop putting children on drugs.
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Dr. Baughman urges parents, teachers, and physicians to recognize the basic truth of the medical proof. For a disease to be present there must be a macroscopic (gross, naked eye, palpable lump, audible heart murmur), microscopic or chemical abnormality in life, or at autopsy.
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"They made a list of the most common symptoms of emotional discomfiture of children and in a stroke that could not be more devoid of science or Hippocratic motive-termed them " diseases"/ "chemical imbalances" each needing/requiring a "chemical balancer"- a pill." Thirty-five years of research in "biological" psychiatry's "chemical imbalances"/"diseases" as actual diseases. In 1970, when "hyperactivity"/ ADHD was first represented to Congress to be a brain disease, only 150,000 had it. Today, not by science, but by the "big lie" -saying it is a disease often enough, 6-7 million have it! Nor is ADHD the only "chemical imbalance"/"disease" of the brain. They give us conduct disorder (CD), oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD), major depressive disorder (MDD), OCD, PTSD, GAD, SAD, etc., a total of 374 psychiatric disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR) of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), said to be "chemical balancers" --pills--thanks, once again, not to science, but to the "big lie."
How many people are affected?
In 2003 Congressional hearings it was said that 17% of the nation's school children, 8.8 million, were labeled and drugged by psychiatry. Toady it is 20%; one in five; 10.4 million! As if this were not enough the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health is set to foist upon us the compulsory, government-mandated mental health screening of all 52 million US schoolchildren. Clearly, it is a psycho-pharm-government cartel. When normal people are told they have a disease to make "patients" of them, for profit, we have "violation of informed consent - malpractice." When, next, normals - lie to, made "patients" are drugged --again, for profit-- we have a "battery - poisoning." This is the greatest health care fraud in US history.
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Fred A Baughman Jr., MD, is an adult and child neurologist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and a Fellow of the Academy of Neurology. He has discovered and described real diseases. He has testified before the US Congress, the European Union, and innumerable other national and international government bodies. He is an expert witness in lawsuits and legal cases regarding psychiatry and invented diseases.
Dr. Baughman is an experienced media guest and has appeared on many national radio and television shows. He has authored over a hundred articles in medical journals and the national press. He resides in San Diego with his wife Annette.
Craig Hovey is an educator who teaches economics at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. He is a writer whose interest in the book's subject was sparked when told by school personnel that his oldest son suffered from ADHD and had top take Ritalin.
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Read this book before someone you love is labeled and drugged.
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All parents with a child in school need to read Fred Baughman's book to learn the reasons to be skeptical when informed that their child has "Attention Deficit Disorder" and must be treated with psychotropic drugs.
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This book documents (how) the charlatan psychiatric profession abuses normal, healthy children with brain destructive drugs for the unconscionable purpose of creating so-called 'mental illnesses' such as ADHD for financial gain.
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Soda lovers beware: nothing can sabotage a slim-down like a soft drink habit. That's because at about 250 calories and nearly 70 grams of sugar per one 20-ounce bottle of regular soda, carbonated beverages make it a little too easy to sip your way to extra pounds. Case in point: in a 20-year study on 120,000 men and women published in The New England Journal of Medicine, people who increased their sugary drink consumption by one 12-ounce serving per day gained more weight over time than those who didn't change their intake.
Even if you're not trying to lose weight, you could benefit from giving soda the slip. A 2010 review of related studies published in the journal Diabetes Care demonstrated that people who consume at least one to two cans of sugary drinks a day have a 26 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who rarely pile on the pop. Other studies have found a link between regular consumption of sugary beverages and a higher risk of heart disease, gout, tooth decay and possibly even compromised bone health.
If you're a daily soda drinker, going completely cold turkey may be difficult—especially since many people report feeling addicted to the sugary stuff. Instead, try weaning yourself off slowly. If you drink two cans a day, commit to cutting down to one can three days of the week to start. Once you've mastered that, try trimming your intake even further.
This isn't just a strategy for slimming down your food intake, it can help you cut back on soft drink intake as well. Sip on a large glass of water before reaching for soda. You may find that once your belly is full, you'll no longer "need" the bubbly stuff.
Identify what exactly it is about soda that has you hooked, then sub in alternatives that dish out similar attributes. If it's the carbonation you crave, give seltzers a go. If it's the caffeine, try an iced coffee or unsweetened tea. If it's the sweetness you like, try experimenting with 100 percent fruit juices or amping up your aqua with fruit. And if you're looking for an easy way to fill up your stomach… you're better off going with something like Nutrisystem protein shakes—a way more nutritious use of the calories. Curious how diet drinks stack up? Although sugar-free sodas seem like a good alternative since they don't dish out any calories, several studies have suggested that diet soda drinkers are even more likely to be overweight or obese than regular soda drinkers. Plus, diet drinks are no better for your health—they deliver many of the same risks as regular soda, including tooth decay and bone thinning. Plus, they've also been linked to heart disease and depression in women. So while subbing in diet sodas is a good way to start weaning yourself off of the regular stuff, you'll get the best benefits by cutting out soft drinks altogether.
One way to help you cut your soda habit is to focus on just how much activity you'd have to do in order to burn off the bottle. Research suggests that if you can train yourself to think of soda in terms of the effort it would take to counter its caloric impact, you may be less likely to drink it in the first place. In a 2014 Johns Hopkins University study, researchers placed signs in stores stating that to burn off a 20-ounce bottle of soda, buyers would have to walk 5 miles or jog for 50 minutes. When teenage customers saw the signs, they were more likely to buy a smaller soda, a water or no drink at all.


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Yola appeared on The Tonight Show to perform a rendition of her song "I Don't Wanna Lie," which comes off the deluxe version of her album Walk Through Fire.
For the rousing, bluesy performance, Yola was joined by her live band; the British singer gave the track her all on vocals.
The deluxe edition of Walk Through Fire, which was produced by Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, dropped last year. Since its release, the album has earned three Grammy nominations, as well as Yola's inclusion in the Best New Artist category. Yola told Rolling Stone earlier this year that she's been surprised by the high acclaim the album has received. "The response has made me highly emotional," she said. "Getting tweeted by Kendall Jenner and Jamie Lee Curtis was not on the list of things I expected for this record."
Yola continues her Walk Through Fire world tour in February, performing in Houston, Texas, on February 7th. The trek includes stops in Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles before the singer heads to Australia in April. She'll pick up the U.S. tour again in May. Tickets are on sale now.
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Richard Elliot December 6, 2019
1 Who is Ana Kasparian?
2 Ana Kasparian Childhood and Early Life
3 Before Fame
4 How Did Ana Kasparian Become Famous?
5 Ana Kasparian Net Worth, Salary, and Assets
6 Ana Kasparian's Body Measurements and Features
7 Ana Kasparian's Family
8 Is Ana Kasparian Married/ Single/Lesbian?
9 Ana Kasparian's Senate Ambitions
Who is Ana Kasparian?
Ana Kasparian can best be described as an Armenian-American political pundit, a writer, and university lecturer. She is famous through co-hosting the online news show, "The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur, a Turkish internet personality. She has also co-hosted numerous other shows which have boosted her popularity and so gained her a huge following. She started working on "The Young Turks" show as a fill-in producer back in 2007, before becoming a co-host in 2012. She has also been the main host of the TYT Network's show, "The Point" since then.
Best part of my job? Working with people like them. ❤
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Ana Kasparian Childhood and Early Life
Anahit Misak Kasparian, now 32 years old, was born on 7 July 1986, in Northridge, Los Angeles California USA, to Armenian immigrants, but she is an American by nationality. This means that she is white by ethnicity, and her birth sign is Cancer. Ana's great-grandparents witnessed first-hand the 1915 great tragedy known as the Armenian Genocide. Ana is an atheist by religion. She is now noted for her charismatic looks, and the way she presents herself confidently on-screen. As a young child, Anna could not utter an English word until later in her childhood when she was enrolled into a kindergarten. This shows how far she has come to be a renowned host of some of the best TV shows. She attributes her love for the "Sesame Street" show as to why she was able to learn English easily and quickly. From the age of 3 to 19, Ana was a ballet dancer, and even performed professionally during that period.
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Ana Kasparian went to Valley Alternative High School from where she matriculated in 2004, before joining California State University, Northbridge, graduating with a BA in journalism in 2007. She proceeded to get her Masters degree in Political Science which she earned in 2010. after which she applied for several internships where she got the opportunity to work in various radio and news stations. This helped her polish her skills and become the renowned journalist she is today. Before she started her career with "The Young Turks", Ana Kasparian worked as an assistant for several news networks such as KFWB and CBS Radio. She also took part in the compilation of AOL news, in addition to working as a TYT University host; these jobs gave her the experience she needed for her journalism career. Her breakthrough came when she joined "The Young Turks" show, the biggest online news program.
How Did Ana Kasparian Become Famous?
When she joined Cenk to host "The Young Turks", people were shocked that she would associate with such a name, as these are the same people who committed the Armenian genocide which affected her family directly – she explained that the name means a person who rebels against authority. Her boldness in hosting the show made her popular, and has continued be forthright ever since. In 2015 Ana Kasparian was also appointed as an Op-ed writer to work on "Raw Story", and since then she has become an online sensation. She is now also a Professor and a lecturer at the California State University, where she teaches broadcast journalism.
Ana Kasparian Net Worth, Salary, and Assets
Are you wondering how much Anna Kasparian is worth? Well, it is true to say that almost all her money comes from the online TV shows that she hosts, and that she earns approximately $50,000 each month, or around $600,000 annually. According to authoritative sources, Ana has already accumulated a net worth of over $2 million as of late-2018, through her growing popularity in the media. She reputedly lives in a lavish apartment in Los Angeles, but does have any other known assets or alternative sources of income apart from her salary.
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— Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) June 12, 2018
Ana Kasparian's Body Measurements and Features
Ana Kasparian is 5ft 3ins or 1.6m tall, and reputedly weighs 115 pounds, or 52kgs. Her vital statistics are 37-27-35 inches, her shoe size is 7.5 U, and.she has sparkling brown eyes that match with her brown hair.
Ana Kasparian's Family
Ana was born to Armenian parents who immigrated to the United States, and although not a lot is known about her family, she also has a brother named Armen and has shared his photo online, admiring his childhood haircuts.
Is Ana Kasparian Married/ Single/Lesbian?
Ana Kasparian is neither single nor a lesbian. She is married to Christian Lopez an actor, model, and Minor League Baseball player. Her courtship and proposal have a fun twist, as Christian's proposal was no ordinary one; after dating Christian for several months, they finally became engaged in October 2015, with his proposal one of a kind. As the couple was carving pumpkins at a contest, Christian carved the words "Will you marry me?" into his pumpkin – when he showed it to Ana, of course she immediately said yes. The couple went ahead and held a secret wedding the following month, before doing so publicly in 2016, attended by her work colleagues, family and close friends. Although they have been married for several years, they are yet to have their first child.
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Ana Kasparian's Senate Ambitions
In 2017, there were rumors that Ana was actively considering running for a Senate seat in 2018, likely with the support of the Justice Democrats, a liberal organization that was started by Cenk Uygur, Ana's co-host at The Young Turks. However, the communications director of Justice Democrats said the group was in the process of launching another candidate, without divulging any names.
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We have seen several transformations in the field of technology that have impacted our lives over the recent years. The banking system has not been spared either by the new trends or inventions in technology. Gone are the days when you would walk miles and queue for hours just to keep tabs of your bank balance or conduct transactions because you can do all that right now from the comfort of your living room or your office.
This has been made possible with the introduction of various banking software. It is a software used to administer different financial operations within a specific financial institution. The banking software has helped automate different operations like depositing and banking application services. Several companies offer banking software solutions.
For the best banking software that can work across several platforms and will suit your business or personal needs. There are several things you should put into consideration when choosing the right financial software. Security is the first and most essential factor because financial data can be very delicate.
Go for one with the right backup systems. You should also go for one that will give you the chance to access your financial data anytime with no charges. Do not forget to look at the customer support system of the company you want to choose. Many customers prefer Web-Based banking software. Here is the significance of web-based banking software.
One reason you should try a web-based banking software is that it will help you reduce operational costs and labor force needed in your organization's IT department. Web-based systems are usually up to date, unlike other banking solutions that will require time to time updates. It will also help boost the growth of your business without the need of purchasing servers.
All your financial data is safe and secure with web-based banking software. Web-based systems in the banking sector are usually audited to ensure advanced security systems secure all the financial data. There are minimal chances of transferring devices or files are minimal with this type of software.


There's no doubt in my mind that the most prominent weight loss tool in Luquillo Puerto Rico today is Garcinia Cambogia. It has been in the general public's perspective for a year approximately. Last autumn Dr. Oz offered it to be one of the latest innovative searchings for in the field of weight loss.
Since then, garcinia's road to fame began. After a year the globe went bananas and now you see it almost everywhere. Everybody in Luquillo Puerto Rico is talking about it. Celebrities have actually admitted to using it to improve their weight loss efforts.
But with the popularity there always comes the unwanted side effects such as scam artists.
The short answer is no. Due to its popularity opportunist, dishonest people in Luquillo Puerto Rico try to make a rapid profit on the innocent public. There have actually been a number of vendors shut down due to the fact that they were marketing fake garcinia products.
I really wish you haven't fallen for their techniques. There are a few methods to discover if the pills that you are considering acquiring cost the cash or otherwise.
Firstly you need to check the nation origins. I personally steer clear of from products made in Asia. The manufacturing and safety and security setting is a joke. I a lot instead pay a little much more if I understand that the garcinia that I'm purchasing was made in an FDA-approved research laboratory.
Following you need to consider the active ingredients list. The easiest way for scammers to reduce edges is by including fillers and binders into the mix, and naturally neglecting the crucial stuff that assists you slim down.
Additionally, fillers and binders could have severe side effects. Just what you should recognize is that during the medical test the doctors made use of Pure Garcinia Cambogia and the volunteers handled to reduce weight without any side effects whatsoever. This is why it is very important to simply take pure and high quality items in Luquillo Puerto Rico.
Whether you're a long-time customer, a person which just casually turns in, or even if you have not ever enjoyed his show, opportunities are you have actually familiarized by this factor that Dr. Oz suggests garcinia cambogia.
Because he first suggested the therapy in fall of in 2012, the therapy has actually risen from loved one obscurity to become one of the best commodities on the diet and physical exercise market in Luquillo Puerto Rico.
Last but not least take a look at the HCA content. It ought to go to the very least 60 %. If it's less than that you will certainly be battling to view considerable outcomes. In the study they utilized 50 % HCA Garcinia Cambogia extract.
The HCA, as in Hydroxycitric Acid, is the part that actually aids you reduce weight. This is the mixture which informs your mind to really feel fuller and instead of holding the fat, to begin burning it.
Even Dr. Oz stressed on his program that you must take pure products. If you locate the video you can see it for yourself.
Where to buy Garcinia Cambogia extract in Luquillo Puerto Rico?
I don't recommend you buy it from the street corner. There are way better means, such as the web.
I have actually been trying and testing numerous Garcinia Cambogia products. but the one which gave me the best outcomes was Pure Garcinia Cambogia. It's the very best choice online.
The manufacturer of Pure Garcinia Cambogia prides itself on providing the highest quality product at a budget-friendly price. Pure Garcinia Cambogia is a pure item and 100 % natural. It also includes 60 % HCA. It is the greatest ranked product amongst them all.
Exactly what are you waiting for? Do you wish to drop a couple of gown sizes conveniently? Pure Garcinia Cambogia is the option for you.
So, just how and why has Dr. Oz pertain to recommend this item? Allow's have a look.
Garcinia cambogia is the scientific name for a fruit which is called Gambooge. The fruit has either a yellowish-green or further green hue to it and is formed like a cross between a squash and a fruit.
Utilized in several recipes– featuring curry– the fruit can be located in Africa, India, and the Far East and has actually been revealed to add to healthy red blood cells, among other points. In addition, the higher HCA material of the fruit, when effectively removed, can additionally supply a dietary increase.
The marketplace today is swamped with products which are laboratory-tested and polished, which is all well and good, but for some, especially those with a sight of healtHCAre and fitness which is more holistic and green in attributes, this can be off-putting.
Thus, the fact that Dr. Oz recommends garcinia cambogia may be viewed as both a sign of and a feedback to the development in the all-natural activity in diet and nourishment circles. As an extract from a fruit, garcinia cambogia is as all-natural as it acquires, and could therefore both aid you lose weight and adhere to a natural or green diet plan and way of living.
Along with all this, garcinia cambogia extract is a reliable fat buster. The supplement, correctly prepared, is able to metabolize cells in such a way concerning assist clear excess fat cells.
Furthermore, the supplement comes close to weight loss from a various angle, functioning as a diet supplement. Garcinia cambogia functions as an appetite suppressant, suggesting that you'll have the ability to really feel complete while consuming much less.
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New PR Company Launched
Following over two successful years with Propergander, Anna Morgan has left to form new public relations company, Media Ink. Launched in June, Media Ink provides a comprehensive public relations service to the events industry. The company has moved into offices in Wembley overlooking the Arena, and will work with clients across the spectrum, from the rock 'n' roll arena to corporate clients.
Roskilde Raises Issues of Crowd Safety
An investigation has been launched following the news over the weekend that eight fans had been crushed to death at the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen. Several others were also injured in the incident which occurred around midnight on Saturday when American rockers Pearl Jam were performing on stage. The front section of the 50,000-strong crowd slipped and the injured were trampled underfoot. Worryingly, the news reports covering the event have, in part, pointed the finger of blame at the sound system, claiming that the rear loudspeakers were not working thus forcing the audience forward. Oasis and the Pet Shop Boys both pulled out of the festival as a mark of respect for the dead, although other bands have chosen to play on. Technical investigations are being carried out and emergency support services have been set up on-site.
Dome Staff Paid to Stay
Despite the well-publicised financial crises at the Dome, managers and staff are to receive loyalty bonuses totalling up to £3 million. The payments are intended to reverse the exodus of Dome personnel in recent months - over 400 of the 2,000-strong team have already left - and reward staff who see out their contracts. The bonuses seem to go against the grain of recent cost-cutting measures and include payments to four board directors, with former chief executive Jennie Page, also in the line-up for a hand-out. £2 million will be shared between the Dome's 300 managers, while a further £1 million will be split between the 900 hosts who show visitors around.
Candover Concentrates on Club Sector
Just months after buying the chain from First Leisure, Candover has sold its 14 Brannigans bars, along with six other pubs, for £67 million. The new owner is Mustard Entertainment Restaurants, a recently-established venture backed by investment company Phildrew Ventures. Candover secured the Brannigans bars last November, as part of its £210.5 million acquisition of First Leisure's 40 nightclubs and 25 bars. It intends to keep the remaining bars and has also signalled its intention to expand its portfolio of nightclubs.
Lastminute Links to SFX
lastminute.com has joined forces with promoter SFX to offer the latter's products to lastminute.com's subscribers. Both companies have been much in the news lately, lastminute for its share issue and SFX for its expanding empire - the company operates and manages 79 venues in the UK, including several major West End theatres. Under the terms of the deal, SFX will market any unsold tickets from its own distribution network on lastminute.com's website. If the new arrangement is successful, the companies plan to extend the agreement into other European countries.
Second Fatality at Earls Court
PLASA Publishing has learnt that there has been a second fatal accident at Earls Court. The venue owners have confirmed that the accident occurred at 7.10pm on Friday 23 June and that the individual involved was working for Unusual Rigging, who are contracted to the venue. EC management and the relevant authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. The news comes six months after the death in December last year of a rigger working on a backstage event for the Spice Girls, who fell 80 feet whilst breaking down the after-show party. An investigation into that incident is still ongoing.
Geldof Outlines Plans for 2001 Party
Bob Geldof is planning a major New Year's Eve event in London. Through his company, 10 Alps, he has won the contract to stage a spectacular show in the capital which promises to build on last year's River of Light New Year's Eve celebrations. To help him on his way, he has managed to secure £1.5m of Lottery Funding and is now looking for sponsors to weigh in with their contributions. No details have emerged yet of what's been planned, but we will keep you up to date as we learn more.
Kaiser Quits Opera House
Michael Kaiser, executive director of the Royal Opera House, has resigned. Kaiser, who has been in the job less than two years, plans to leave by June 2001 and return to America. He is the latest in a long line of executive directors to leave the Royal Opera House and his decision comes at a time when the House seems at last to be putting behind it the funding controversies and technical problems that dogged its reopening.
Industry Recognised in Birthday Honours
The Queens Birthday Honours list paid tribute to a number of those working on the creative and technical sides of the arts and entertainment industry. Theatre director, and more latterly Oscar-winning film director, Sam Mendes was rewarded with a CBE for his services to drama. Two of the principal talents behind the Dome were also honoured; Timothy Gardom, responsible for the content of the body and faith zones, becomes an MBE, while Mark Fisher receives an OBE for his work as creative director of the Millennium Show staged in the Dome's central arena. Vivien Duffield, a director of the Royal Opera House for 14 years who is credited with raising £100m for the recent £214m refurbishment, was awarded a DBE, whilst Neil Bartlett, artistic director of the Lyric Hammersmith, and Derek Deane, artistic director of the English National Ballet both received OBEs.
PLASA 2000 AGM and Industry Dinner
PLASA's annual AGM took place at The Belfry Hotel near Birmingham on June 15th, attended by around 60 representatives of member companies. PLASA Chairman Mick Hannaford reported on a successful year for the Association which had seen key advances in the range of services and initiatives offered to members. He also covered the Association's review of its Code of Ethics, outlining the way in which a Code of Business Ethics and an Appeals Procedure might be implemented. It is a move the Association has been wishing to make for some time and will give PLASA more direct powers to act in the interests of all the members by dealing with companies who fail to meet certain standards. Afterwards, the Members voted in favour of adopting the Code.PLASA Treasurer Sammy de Havilland then outlined the financial position of the Association noting that it had reached its reserve targets and was now in a strong position to drive new initiatives forward. Following the AGM, PLASA MD Matthew Griffiths gave a brief presentation on the future of the Association. He talked first about the PLASA Show and how successful the Exhibitor Forum had been in influencing its shape and format. He also highlighted the introduction of a number of new features for the Show this year, including a new technology showcase. Matthew then referred to one of the key projects PLASA is pursuing this year – that of qualitative and quantitative Industry Research on which subject he handed the floor over to facilitator Phil Pratt who explained to members the rationale behind the Industry Research programme. During th
PCM - Next Motor School Dates
PCM is running its next two-day Columbus McKinnon Lodestar Motor Schools on 27-28 June and 29-30 June respectively. PCM has now trained over 800 owners, specifiers and users of Lodestar Motors via these invaluable hands-on workshops. PCM's Motor Schools, which are still free of charge, offers attendees a comprehensive, hands-on overview of the CM Lodestar motor. There is also a basic motor trouble shooting session. Once again, the event will be broadened by trussing, ground support and metalwork specialists James Thomas Engineering. Further Motor schools will follow throughout the year as part of PCM's on-going commitment to training.
PSA Announces Changes
The Production Services Association (PSA) Council announced on June 14th that some significant changes are to be made in the day-to-day running of the Association. Keith Ferguson is now to concentrate fully on the Training and Qualifications initiatives. He will also move forward with his role as a trustee of the Welfare & Benevolent Fund, which recently achieved full charitable status. Consequently, a search for a new general manager is to start shortly, with a view to securing an appointment by the end of the year.
Roxsett Bosses on Drug Charges
PLASA Exclusive: The company responsible for trucking the Spice Girls' tour kit have landed in hot water following the arrest of two of their number charged with smuggling Ecstasy, worth £3.5million, into Britain. Roxsett's MD David Wilson and general manager John Lewis have both been arrested following a swoop by customs men at Dover who stopped the Roxsett truck when it arrived back in the UK from The Netherlands. Sniffer dogs found the Ecstasy stashed between audio and lighting equipment. Both men appeared at Dover Magistrates Court last week and pleaded not guilty. Bail has been refused and the two now face a Crown Court trial.
Broadcasters Support New Talent
Leading names in the world of sound and lighting are supporting the next generation of broadcasters by sponsoring the students of Ravensbourne College of Design and communication, South London, in their Ravensbourne on Air showcase, on Wednesday 14 June. Strand, Pearsons, Yamaha, Avolites and Primarc are just a few of the companies which have thrown their weight behind the event by lending equipment to or directly funding the students at the National Centre of Excellence for Broadcasting to facilitate the programming of the six-hour schedule. The day is an opportunity for representatives from the broadcast industry to see for themselves the direct relevance of Ravensbourne's courses to their particular area of the industry.
Introducing Sphere - a studio complex for the 21st Century
An old laundry in South West London is now a 'hard hat' zone as work gets underway on the construction of Sphere Studios - the most ambitious music recording complex to be built in the capital for many years. The new studio is set to rival London's finest and will operate as a fully commercial venture incorporating three main control rooms dedicated to tracklaying, stereo mixing and 5.1 surround mixing. The main partners behind Sphere are musician and producer Francesco Cameli and Malcolm Atkin, formerly general manager of Sir George Martin's Air Lyndhurst facility. During the construction of Air Lyndhurst Atkin was involved in all aspects of its design and later took responsibility for its commercial operation.
Edinburgh - The City of Opportunity
Showlight 2001 - the conference for lighting professionals - takes place in Edinburgh in May next year and offers delegates opportunities not to be missed. An afternoon at the Strand factory in Kirkcaldy will give visitors an inside look at one of the lighting industry's leading companies with other visits ranging from the technical to theatre to distilleries - taking in some of the most notable landmarks in and around Edinburgh. These include Edinburgh Castle, famous for the Edinburgh Tattoo, St Andrew's Castle and Cathedral and Glenturret Distillery. Another definite date for the diary is the Showlight Dinner, this year sponsored by Strand Lighting, which takes place at the magnificent Hopetoun House. Inclusive in the registration fee, this is a chance for you to wine and dine alongside some of the biggest names in the lighting industry. We are currently looking for innovative speakers to fill the last couple of available spaces. So, if you would like the opportunity to speak at Showlight 2001, telephone +44 (0) 1323 642 639.
$20 Million Las Vegas International Entertainment Center
Millennium Multi Media.com, a new internet-oriented digital and traditional entertainment, technology and communications company, is to build the Millennium Entertainment Center, a $20 million, 60,000 square feet, two-level dome housing a revolutionary entertainment venue situated on five and a half acres of Las Vegas' famed strip. The MEC, will accommodate 2,000 customers, and unlike other Vegas venues will have no gaming elements. The main elements of the venue will be a range of conference facilities and a nightclub - the key attraction of which will be a computerised light and laser projection show featuring interior fireworks, falling snow, lightning, twisters, and a host of other computer graphic and holographic effects. World-renowned supper club impresario, Mark Fleischman, former owner of Studio 54 and creator of the well-known Tatou dinner clubs, will head the project.
John Jeffcoat Dies
PLASA Publishing has learnt that John Jeffcoat died of a heart attack on Sunday June 4th. Jeffcoat was one of the industry's more colourful characters and had a long career in this industry. In the seventies he founded Meteor Illusion with Tony Gottelier, and then later established another distribution company - Son et Lumiere - before joining Optikinetics in the mid eighties as director of export sales. He stayed with the company five years before moving out of the industry to run his own hotel business. He later returned to the industry working first with the Multiform Technology Group and then subsequently setting up his own company - Yes - which distributed tiny smoke machines.
Tonys 2000: The Wrap-up
The 54th Annual Tony Awards took place at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City yesterday. The success of Contact, which features a prerecorded track with no original music and which picked up a Tony Award for Best New Musical, will no doubt further fuel the debate about what constitutes a musical. Michael Frayn's Copenhagen collected the prize for Best New Play, whilst a revival of Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate collected five Tonys, including Best Musical Revival. Austalian director Michael Blakemore, who now lives in Britain, became the first person to win both Best Director of a Play (Copenhagen) and Best Director of a Musical (Kiss me Kate) in the same year. Elton John and Tim Rice won the Tony for best Score for Aida which also earned Bob Crowley a Tony for best Scenic Design and Natasha Katz the award for Best Lighting Design. The prize for Best Revival went to Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, whilst the award for Best Book of a Musical went to Richard Nelson for James Joyce's The Dead. The Tonys are still remarkably poor at recognising technical excellence – apart from the awards for scenic design and lighting (both of which went to Aida) there is scant recognition of the part played by our industry and particularly notable by its absence is any recognition for the sound designer.
Whitwams Moves . . . 12 Metres
Meanwhile, just up the road in Winchester, the staff of Whitwams Sound & Vision have moved 12m across the High Street to temporary accommodation, while they wait to move the business into its new, customised premises. The company has been based at 70 High Street, Winchester since 1909 - so they are understandably reluctant to move too far in one go.
New Audience Interaction Booklet
Brähler ICS, the audience response and electronic voting specialist, has produced a 20-page handbook dealing with all aspects of audience interaction. The booklet, called Setting the Scene, covers the overall 'interactive loop' and a free copy is available to anyone in the business. Telephone +44 1223 461146.
Amptown Cases Under The Hammer!
Construction work has started on Amptown Cases' Peterborough warehouse and office premises, which are being extended and refurbished along with the addition of new workshops. The existing facilities will be more than doubled in size, and the work is scheduled for completion by the end of June. An extra telephone line and switchboard has also been installed to cope with the increasing volume of business. The new number is +44
Sound Savers is Launched
A new consultancy company has been formed to oversee sound system installations in all areas of professional audio. Sound Savers founder Brian Levine is using the services of Stephen Court to look at sound system quotations and proposals. He told PLASA Publishing: "Over the last few years, we have been asked to look at several quotations for new sound systems in every area from clubs and theatres to stadiums, and were frequently surprised by, not only the choice of equipment, but the prices where we discovered cost reductions could be made without sacrificing sound quality. We were asked to vet some of these quotes, and in many cases, saved the clients several thousand pounds on the final costs." Sound Saver's latest project is a stadium in France where the overall sound distribution was increased by 4dB and the budget for sound reduced by 15%. The company is also working on a new club installation in London to reduce problems with sound leakage.
Batmink Expansion Leads to Auction
Batmink Ltd, distributor for a wide range of product lines including those from American DJ, Genius, Lite Puter and MBN, has purchased further offices and warehouse facilities covering some 1500sq.m. Managing director David Churches commented: "In line with our continual expansion, the new premises will allow a greater stockholding, especially on our sole imported lines." To coincide with the move to new premises, Batmink will be holding a massive auction of sound and lighting equipment on Sunday July 16th.Further details and an auction catalogue are available by calling
BAV Equipment Stolen
Martin Pro Acquires Existing Shares in Martin Italy
PRG Restructures Two Divisions
£22m Funds for UK Film Industry
Martin Professional Inc Moving to New Facility


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Jaish chief Masood Azhar: An overweight blue-eyed boy of ISI
Feb 28, 2019 | Daily Updates | 0 |
Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief whose terror academy in Balakot faced a blitzkrieg from Indian Air Force jets early on February 26, is an overweight fugitive released by India in exchange for passengers of a hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999 and has since been a blue-eyed boy of Pakistan's external snooping agency ISI.
Nearly 20 years after his release, during which he staged some audacious terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and hinterland, his Balakot camp where he trained terrorists to carry out suicide attacks, was in the crosshairs of Mirage 2000 jets, which achieved a spectacular success by destroying the resort-like facility and possibly killing up to 350 inmates.
For all his reputation, Azhar was not a hard nut to crack when he was in the custody of Indian forces, according to officials. A former police officer, who interrogated Azhar after his arrest in 1994, said he got shaken up on the first "slap" from an army jawan, prompting him to blurt out details of his movements.
He was arrested in Anantnag in South Kashmir in February 1994 after he had entered into India on a Portuguese passport through Bangladesh. It was a chance arrest. He along with Sajjad Afghani were travelling in an auto when it was stopped by armymen at Khanabal.
"Both ran from the autorickshaw prompting the army men to nab them. Army men were happy to find Sajjad Afghani and had a little knowledge about the other," former Director General of Sikkim Police Avinash Mohananey, who interrogated Azhar many times during his two-decade tenure in the Intelligence Bureau, told PTI.
The 50-year-old Azhar, son of a retired school headmaster from Bhawalpur in Pakistan, always felt his custody in India was going to be short-lived and that attempts would be made for his release, he had said during his first meeting with Mohnaney at Kot Balwal jail in Jammu, immediately after his arrest.
Attempts were indeed made – the first one within 10 months of his arrest when some foreigners were kidnapped from Delhi in February 1994 and demanded his release. The plot failed when U.P. and Delhi Police managed to get the hostages freed from captivity in Sahranpur.
During that raid on Saharanpur raid, police arrested another militant, Omar Sheikh, who would eventually be released along with Azhar in exchange for the passengers of the 1999 hijacked flight IC814. Sheikh late became well known after he beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan.
Another attempt to release him was made by a shadow group of Harkat-ul-Ansar, Al-Faran, which demanded his release in exchange of five foreigners kidnapped in Kashmir in July 1995.
A tunnel was dug in Kot Balwal jail in 1999 to his escape but Azhar could not move out because of his unusual body structure — he was overweight and had a large belly that was too big to be squeezed through the tunnel. However, in the process, Sajjad Afghani was killed.
Finally, he was released by the BJP-led NDA government in 1999, along with Omar Sheikh and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar alias 'Latram', in exchange for the passengers of the flight IC-814.
The Kathmandu-New Delhi plane was hijacked and taken to Kandahar in Afghanistan by Masood Azhar's men.
After the negotiations with hijackers failed, the government succumbed to their demands and the then external affairs minister Jaswant Singh took the three terrorists to Kandahar in Afghanistan in a special plane to ensure the release of passengers of the hijacked plane.
Thus began a new chapter of terror in Jammu and Kashmir as well as rest of India.
After his release in 1999, Azhar formed the Jaish-e-Mohammed and scripted many audacious terror strikes in India and went on to become a favourite of the ISI.
JeM announced its arrival in the Kashmir Valley in 2000 by carrying out a suicide car bombing attack at the gate of Badamibagh cantonment in Srinagar, the headquarters of the Army's 15 Corps. Two army men were killed in the attack.
Later, it was involved in the attack on Parliament, the Pathankot air force base, army camps in Jammu and Uri, and the latest suicide attack on CRPF in Pulwama which claimed the lives of 40 personnel.
While in custody, intelligence agencies did not have to do much work on Azhar and he gave insights into the functioning of terror groups operating from Pakistan, the officer said.
"'I had never been slapped by my father but for the first time in my life an Army jawan did so even before asking me any question'," the officer remembered Azhar telling him. "He was an easy man to handle and the slap had shaken him completely."
Azhar shared information about the recruitment process and functioning of terror groups in Pakistan at a time when intelligence agencies were still grappling to understand the proxy-war unleashed by Pakistan's espionage agency ISI, Mohananey, a 1985-batch IPS officer, who headed the Kashmir desk in the agency at that time, said.
Azhar gave the Indian agencies vital insights into the diversion of Afghan terrorists into the Kashmir Valley and the merger of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) into Harkat-ul-Ansar, represented by him as its general secretary, he said.
The Jaish chief, during his stint as a journalist with 'Sada-e-Mujahid', a tabloid published from Karachi, had travelled in 1993 with a group of Pakistani scribes to some countries drumming up support for "Kashmir cause', he said.
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Let's Reminisce about Cambridge, Guernsey County
Robert S. Moorehead is elected president of Cambridge Board of Education.
It's the first anniversary of the McMahon Gym fire. The new gym is expected to be ready for use in two months.
The Rev. Ken Littlefield is elected pastor of Byesville Assembly of God Church.
Meadowbrook Colts defeat Fort Frye Cadets, 71-70, in overtime. P.J. Whitely scores 19 points for the Colts.
Doug Matthews has been named Cambridge's new water meter reader, succeeding Neuronsy Adams, who has been transferred to the city waterworks as a plant operator.
Guernsey County Sheriff's Capt. Michael R. McCauley has announced his candidacy for the office of Guernsey County sheriff for the term beginning Jan. 1, 2001.


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Mniszek alpejski (Taraxacum alpinum Schur) – gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny astrowatych. W niektórych ujęciach taksonomicznych  zaliczany do gatunku zbiorowego Taraxacum sekcja Alpina. W Polsce występuje w Tatrach oraz w Karpatach Wschodnich. W Tatrach jest dość pospolity.

Morfologia

 Łodyga  Dęty, wzniesiony głąbik o wysokości 5-20 cm.

 Liście Wyłącznie różyczkowe. Podobne do liści mniszka lekarskiego, bardzo zmienne morfologicznie, przeważnie głęboko wcinane, ale zdarzają się również niepodzielone, a tylko ząbkowane.

 Kwiaty Zebrane w pojedynczy koszyczek na szczycie głąbika. Zewnętrzne listki jego okrywy są co najmniej dwukrotnie dłuższe od listków wewnętrznych. Mają jajowaty kształt, są nieco pokryte woskiem, nie posiadają widocznego obrzeżenia i przeważnie są czarniawe (po wysuszeniu zawsze czernieją). Kwiaty żółte.

 Owoc Gęsto brodawkowana jasnego koloru niełupka o długości 3-4 mm z puchem lotnym. Zaopatrzona jest w dzióbek, który w dojrzałym owocu jest 1,3-2 razy dłuższy od owocu (dzióbek rośnie w trakcie dojrzewania owocu, jeszcze na krótko przed dojrzeniem nie jest dłuższy od owocu).
 Korzeń Palowy, gruby.

Biologia i ekologia
Bylina. Kwitnie od czerwca do sierpnia. Roślina wiatrosiewna. Siedlisko: hale górskie, upłazy, szczeliny skalne, murawy. Występuje w górach od regla górnego po piętro alpejskie. Gatunek charakterystyczny dla rzędu (O.) Salicetalia herbaceae.

Przypisy

Cichorioideae
Flora Tatr


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« When only the best will do
Casting the runes »
Pulling up the drawbridge
Published Tuesday 08 September 2009 | By Zeno
Some things at least happen quickly at the General Chiropractic Council (GCC).
The GCC have recently co-opted someone else to their Investigating Committee (IC). He is Kalim Mehrabi, who is a Director of the McTimoney College of Chiropractic, a colleague of the College's Principal, Christina Cunliffe who sits of the GCC's Council.
So, the GCC's Investigating Committee now has 11 members, with seven chiropractors and four lay members:
Sheila Hollingworth	(Chair)
Kathryn Adams chiropractor (BCA member)
Graham Donald	(Deputy Chair)
Carl Gardner
Anthony Kerrigan chiropractor
Jane McKenzie-Riley chiropractor
Helen Kitchen (co-opted, GCC legal advisor)
Aaron Coode chiropractor (co-opted, BCA member and works for the AECC)
Amanda Jones-Harris chiropractor (co-opted, BCA member and works for the AECC)
Kenneth Vall	chiropractor (co-opted, BCA member and Principal of the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic)
Kalim Mehrabi	chiropractor (co-opted and Director of the McTimoney College of Chiropractic)
The rules that govern the composition of the IC are given in the General Chiropractic Council (Constitution of the Statutory Committees) Rules Order of Council 2009. This states that the composition of the IC shall be: three lay persons, appointed by the GCC's Council; five chiropractors, also appointed by the Council and a maximum of five others co-opted by the Council.
What they have at present are the three lay persons, three appointed chiropractors out of the five they are allowed and their full quota of five others co-opted. Note that the rules say nothing about whether any co-optee has to be a chiropractor or a lay member, but the Council have obviously packed in as many chiropractors as they are allowed. I wonder whether they will fill the remaining two chiropractic vacancies? Perhaps we'll be told when they issue the public minutes of their Council meeting of 18 August (although there was nothing about this on their public agenda)?
The rules also say:
Disqualification from appointment to any statutory committee
12. A person is disqualified from appointment as a member of a statutory committee if that person—
(j) is subject to an investigation or proceedings concerning—
(i) the person's conduct, professional competence or health by the General Council…
and the General Council is satisfied that the person's membership of the statutory committee would be liable to undermine public confidence in the regulation of registered chiropractors;
This is about being appointed to committees such as the IC, but that last requirement is interesting: a chiropractor who is the subject of a complaint can still be appointed to the IC as long as the Council doesn't think his/her appointment might be liable to undermine public confidence in the GCC!
However, only one member of the IC is on my complaints list — Kathryn Adams — and she was appointed some time ago, before my complaint. Wasn't she? According to various cached versions of the GCC's Committees page, she had a period a few months ago where she wasn't on the IC. In the minutes of the GCC's Council meeting held on 12 February 2009, it was announced that she had been appointed to the IC: this was also stated in their April newsletter. However, she mysteriously disappeared from the Committee page on the GCC's website on 23 July 2009 and 04 August 2009 (cached versions). She has since been reinstated.
Anyway, is there a rule that prevents someone who is the subject of a complaint being on the IC?
The rules say:
Removal of statutory committee members from office
13.—(1) A member of a statutory committee shall be removed from office by the General Council if—…
Well, what it doesn't say is that any chiropractor who becomes the subject of a complaint has to be removed from the IC.
However, the rules have the following as a reason for disqualifying a committee member:
(k) the General Council is satisfied that the member's continued membership of the statutory committee would be liable to undermine public confidence in the regulation of registered chiropractors.
I wonder what it would take for the GCC to remove someone from the IC, or to disqualify someone from being appointed to the IC? What would undermine public confidence in the GCC's ability to properly and fairly regulate chiropractors, remembering their duty to protect the public.
Anyway, there is a section in the rules on suspension from a statutory committee that does state that a member can be suspended while the 'Council is considering whether or not it is satisfied as to the matters set out in rule…(k)'. He/she may or may not be suspended under this rule, but the rules also allow for a member to be suspended if:
(c) if the member is subject to any investigation or proceedings concerning—
(i) the member's conduct, professional competence or health by the General Council…
and the General Council is satisfied that it would not be appropriate for the member to continue to participate in the work of the statutory committee while the investigation is or proceedings are ongoing.
All down to what the Council thinks is 'appropriate'.
Kathryn Adams is a chiropractor at The Chiropractors of Windsor Remedy Centre and is a BCA member, along with her fellow chiropractors at that establishment: Russell Dean, Storm Singleton and Simon Wood. Doesn't the Council think that a person who is the subject of a complaint and who works in the same office as three others that are also the subject of complaints continuing on the IC would undermine public confidence?
The BCA club
What about the issue of four BCA members sitting on the IC deciding whether there is a case to answer for the 500-odd BCA members (half their membership) I've complained about. We should be in no doubt that the beleaguered BCA will be wanting to pull up the drawbridge! So is it right that the cases of BCA members are judged by fellow BCA members? Will they be impartial, but will they also be seen to be impartial? If they are not seen to be impartial, that would certainly 'undermine public confidence in the regulation of registered chiropractors'.
Is this something the GCC is really concerned about or are these things just not under their control? Out of the current 48 members of the various statutory committees, 24 are chiropractors and 12 of those are BCA members. If you were wanting to appear independent and in control, would you choose this situation, particularly co-opting yet more BCA members to your Investigating Committee? It just doesn't look good, does it?
The AECC and other clubs
Then there's the problem of three of the IC members being employed by the AECC and another one by McTimoney College of Chiropractic.
Kenneth Vall is more than just an employee: he's their Principal and is also a Director of the AECC. Similarly, Kalim Mehrabi is a Director of McTimoney.
What might happen if even just some of the complaints made by either me or others succeed? What if half the complaints are upheld? All of them?
However many, based on previous experience, it is possible that the news of this will travel far and wide, perhaps even to main stream media. Can you see the headlines?
Will potential students be reconsidering whether they want to take up chiropractic as a career? What might the effect be on the intake of new students to the AECC? What pressure might this put on those serving on the IC, making decisions about whether there is a case to answer for each of the complaints?
Undermining public confidence
Should the GCC's Council not be concerned about whether such a situation might be liable to undermine public confidence in the regulation of registered chiropractors? If they are concerned, why have they just co-opted these BCA, AECC and McTimoney College people? They might have had more credibility in carrying out their duty to protect the public if they had co-opted more lay people.
Who knows. But it does look like the GCC are trying to cover all bases.
Expertise required
They are certainly bringing out the big guns of the chiropractic world. But they are not needed: the real expertise required is not in chiropractic, but knowing about the Advertising Standards Authority guidance and understanding how the ASA apply this guidance — the guidance that the GCC's CoP says all chiropractors have to adhere to and the guidance against which my complaints must be judged.
To help understand the ASA's guidance, I've provided a handy guide in various recent posts (with more to come):
When only the best will do
I see, it's not who you are…
A claim or not a claim: that is the question
Another ASA win against quackery
Advertising Standards Authority adjudications are fascinating!
These are the rules, nothing more, nothing less
What chiroquacktors are allowed to claim
What the ASA have to say about chiroquacktic
Kathryn Adams (2110)
Russell Dean (65)
Storm Singleton (1755)
Simon Wood (2870)Kathryn Adams (2110)
Simon Wood (2870)
Posted in AltMed | Tagged British Chiropractic Association (BCA), Chiropractic, General Chiropractic Council (GCC), Simon Singh
7 Responses to Pulling up the drawbridge
Alice on Tuesday 08 September 2009 at 01:06
It's late at night, so all I can think of to say is that they're ducking out in case any laymen walking in realise they are all quackers.
ANdrew Gilbey on Tuesday 08 September 2009 at 03:43
I realise my comment is only loosely related to the actual topic under discussion here, but I think you'll excuse me.
Anyway, I guess we've all read the claim that chiropractic will help you live longer? It turns out that this has actually been testsed empirically! And the answer is a statistically significant no!
The paper is Morgan, L. (2004). Does Chiropractic 'Add Years to Life'? J Can Chiropr Assoc 2004; 48(3)
Michael Kingsford Gray on Tuesday 08 September 2009 at 11:06
As Chiroquactic is a fundamentlist religion, (in a very thin disguise), it is no surprise to me that they slavishly copy the example of the Vatican when 'investigating' clear offenses by their privileged hierarchy.
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Simon Perry on Tuesday 08 September 2009 at 16:03
Don't worry, I think they may have a better understanding of ASA guidance in due course.
Louise on Wednesday 09 September 2009 at 17:46
my solicitor applied to be co-opted, she's brilliant and works in litigation, however for some reason she's obviously not fit to be a member as she would be intelligent, educated, bright and have an unbiased oppinion.
With the previous case law and GCC tribunals regarding breaches in the adversiting standards, the BCA lot should get three months suspension as well as a test of competence as was handed down to Warren Gage in 2004. Within this trial the defence barristers showed that the BCA and the GCC were in fact in breach of the standards themselves, which is what they were claiming of Dr Gage, but they chose to ignore it, and vilify this one doctor instead of perhaps asking him to change his material. That is their mode of attack, to destroy one persons livelyhood, especially if they are not part of the club. Richard Brown was the expert witness for the GCC.
in late 2004/2005 I specifically asked Margaret Coates if the GCC could create an advertising committee or help line that would help chiropractors make sure they were within the standards, so doctors would feel confident to run the information by a committee and know that they were well represented, and the GCC refuse, actually Margaret herself refused right there and then, this has been minutes in the CSWG meetings at the time.
Ex McStudent on Sunday 13 September 2009 at 20:56
Let's not forget that the McTim Associates conveniently exited stage left by warning their members to destroy all their brochures, close down their websites and cleanse internet search entries, leaving the BCAs to fight the cause. It seems unbelievable that they can then show their faces in an investigative role!
On that basis and from past experience, I reliably predict that the McRepresentative will hunt with the GCC hounds rather than run with the fox.
Furthermore, I am reliably informed that Kalim Mehrabi will be the subject of investigation himself in the near future so we will soon find out how the talking shop all works in practice.
Chiropolitics is most intriguing.


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Stocks Little Changed as Investors Weigh Stimulus, Vaccine Cheer
ByAdiantku
Stocks hovered around the flatline on Wednesday as traders weighed the apparent progress in the U.S. fiscal stimulus talks and disappointing economic data.
The Dow Jones Industrials remained red by lunch time 23.92 points to 30,175.39.
The S&P 500 recovered 8.11 points to 3,702.73.
The NASDAQ advanced 50.4 points from Tuesday's record closing high, to 12,645.46.
Wall Street was coming off a strong session in which the major averages all gained more than 1%.
Politico reported Congress was on the brink of a $900-billion rescue deal that would include a new round of direct payments to consumers. However, that package would exclude a liability shield for businesses and state and local aid.
The report came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met Tuesday to strike a bipartisan aid deal. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin called into the talks.
The deadline on stimulus looms amid some of the darkest days of the pandemic. The U.S. is recording at least 215,400 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,300 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average using Johns Hopkins University data.
Wednesday's gains were kept in check by a steeper-than-expected drop in U.S. retail sales. The Commerce Department said retail sales fell by 1.1% in November. Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a decline of 0.3%.
Prices for the 10-Year Treasury dipped, raising yields to 0.92% from Tuesday's 0.91%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices regained eight cents to $47.70 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices hiked $2.90 to $1,858.20
Massachusetts regulators accuse Robinhood of exposing novices to 'unnecessary trading risks'
Palace sets conditions for AMLA bill
By Adiantku


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Q: Hiera failures with puppet 3 rc3 I just installed puppet 3 (3.0.0-0.1rc3puppetlabs1) on a 32bit Ubuntu 12.04 'server' VM. I used the packages for the install.
I then copied over my existing modules and manifests from my production 2.7.x puppet master, and also my hiera.yaml and hieradata/*.
When I run puppet agent --test I get the following:
Error: Puppet::Parser::AST::Resource failed with error NoMethodError: undefined method `empty_answer' for Hiera::Backend:Module at /etc/puppet/environments/test/manifests/nodes/puppet_nodes.pp:47 on node ll-puppet-master-vm

The line in question is:
  class { 'basenode':
    is_puppet_master => true;
  }

Basenode is:
class basenode (
  $is_puppet_master = false,
  $apt_host = 'repo.domain.com'
  ) {
...
}

For the module, hiera is not explicitly used.
Also,
root@ll-puppet-master-vm:/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/puppet/parser/functions# ls hiera*
hiera_array.rb  hiera_hash.rb  hiera_include.rb  hiera.rb

I am either missing a dependency or config file, but I cannot figure out what at this point.
My hiera.yaml is:
---
:hierarchy:
#  - %{node_id}
  - common
:backends:
  - yaml
  - puppet
:yaml:
  :datadir: '/etc/puppet/hieradata'

My puppet.conf:
[main]
logdir=/var/log/puppet
vardir=/var/lib/puppet
ssldir=/var/lib/puppet/ssl
rundir=/var/run/puppet
factpath=$vardir/lib/facter
templatedir=$confdir/templates
report=true
server=ll-puppet-master-vm
certname=ll-puppet-master-vm
pluginsync=true
archive_files = true
listen=true

[agent]
environment=test

[master]
facts_terminus = yaml
environment=test
manifest=/etc/puppet/environments/test/manifests/site.pp
modulepath=/etc/puppet/environments/test/modules:/etc/puppet/modules
ssl_client_header=SSL_CLIENT_S_DN
ssl_client_verify_header=SSL_CLIENT_VERIFY
storeconfig=true
dbadapter=mysql
dbuser = XXXXX
dbpassword = XXXXX
dbconnections = 75
reports = store

A: It turns out that it is actually caused by a bug in some versions of hiera-puppet.
Will have to copy hiera_puppet.rb the hiera-puppet/lib directory or wait for a new RC to be released, or downgrade to one of the older, unaffected RCs.