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NGC 4761 é uma galáxia elíptica (E) localizada na direcção da constelação de Virgo. Possui uma declinação de -09° 11' 51" e uma ascensão recta de 12 horas, 53 minutos e 09,7 segundos.

A galáxia NGC 4761 foi descoberta em 1882 por Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel.

Ver também
Astronomia extragaláctica
Lista de galáxias
Lista de objectos NGC
New General Catalogue

Ligações externas

NGC 4761
Constelação de Virgo
Galáxias elípticas

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VPN has become more and more necessary in today's internet situation, where the government, ISP, corporations, websites, and other third parties are monitoring every internet user in order to spy on their habits and obtain certain information that will benefit them. The virtual private network becomes more popular because it can provide the internet users the security and privacy that they need in order to break free from the global mass surveillance system. On top of that, there are lots of VPN services that are available in the market today, and they are offered in many shapes and forms.
Most built-in VPN browsers will not charge you for using the secure connection that it provides. However, the settings might be hidden in the browser settings, and you have to go to the Advanced Settings of the browser in order to activate it. Once you activate the VPN, there is no need for you to worry about the bandwidth limit. Usually, these virtual private browsers offer unlimited bandwidth, and the users can use the private connection for free. However, the speed might be slower when compared to the reputable and dedicated VPN services out there.
Rather than using some free virtual private network services that are available for both desktop and mobile devices, it is better for you to use the private browser instead. Most free private network services in the market today are offering their free private network as a free trial, which means that you have to pay later in order to continue using the service. Also, they are offered with limited bandwidth, low quality server, and very slow speed that often makes you feel frustrated when using them. On the other hand, the VPN browser is offered without any free trial scheme, without any bandwidth limitation, and with high quality server infrastructure that has been built throughout the years.
If a commercial company creates a private browser and says that it will provide the private connection to the users for free, you might be wary of their claim. There are many cases of virtual private network providers that provide their VPN connection for free, which turned out using the user's data without their consent. Some other free private networks are also logging your browsing habit and sell your data to the third parties. This is because their orientation is profit, not the user's privacy. The VPN browsers, for the most part, are committed to the user's privacy and try to give the best security protection for their online activity. This is because they are built by non-profit organizations that focus on the betterment of the internet, not solely for obtaining profits.
The private browser that you install on your system is completely safe and free both from a payment subscription structure and from any malicious software. This is because they don't want to lose the trust of the users that they have built for years. Most of their services are provided for free, and their software is either open source, or built from open source projects. While it is risky for you to use the other free private network service providers out there, you don't need to worry about security and privacy when you use the VPN browser.
If you already use the VPN connection from a reputable VPN service provider, it won't hurt you to install a VPN browser just in case you need a backup for your private connection. Sometimes, you might experience problems with your dedicated private network connection, either it is the server problem or the connection speed is not good enough. At this time, you can use the VPN browser as a backup connection, allowing you to continue your online activity while waiting for your main private network connection to be fixed.
Those are the reasons why you need to install at least one VPN browser on your device. There are various functions that you can benefit from it, and more importantly, it will not cost you anything to use the private connection on the browser. However, it might not be available for all platforms, and the browser might not provide you with the same performance as provided by most premium proxy services on the market today. But still, it's worth to install one for your system.


Acne isn't necessarily an adolescent problem anymore. 20% of adults suffer from acne blemishes. Acne is caused by sebum, which is an oily substance that clogs pores and attracts bacteria then becomes inflamed. For most adults, it is caused by an imbalance of hormones—especially in pregnant and menopausal women.
While regular washing and over the counter products can work to a certain extent, it can sometimes take specifically engineered products to really combat the problem.
ClarityMD is a new product to hit the market that is designed to fight acne in men and women of all ages. It contains salicylic acid to combat the bacteria, an anti-inflammatory, and power antimicrobials. It isn't harsh, so your skin won't dry up or brighten up like a tomato. The two-step system includes a pore clarifying cleanser and gel.
Clearing up acne is one thing, but getting rid of the scars and tightening up your pores is another. The collogan network can be compared to a basketball net. Over the years it loosens up and the net becomes more and more stretched out. There are processes, however, that can stimulate collagen restoration to a tighter dermal network. Treatments that accomplish this are typically done at dermatologist offices or a medical spa.
One such treatment is the Syneron Sublative which uses a bi-polar radiofrequency, delivering heat deep into the skin to stimulate collagen production. The heat helps tighten the collagen network and speed up cell turnover, eliminating acne scars as well. It also treats textural irregularities, loss of radiance, and lax skin.
Three to four treatments are recommended with a month separation in between. A benefit of the Syneron Sublative treatment is quick recovery and little pain. The energy that is delivered keeps the top layer of skin completely intact.
Confidence at any age comes with clear, clean skin. These are just a few of the ways to treat these types of problems.
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Most new COVID-19 patients in NY not working, older: survey
The great majority of people newly hospitalized with the coronavirus in New York are either retired or unemployed and were avoiding public transit, according to a new state survey, the first such look at people still getting seriously ill despite six weeks of severe social distancing.
The survey of 1,269 patients admitted to 113 hospitals over three recent days confounded expectations that new cases would be dominated by essential workers, especially those regularly traveling on subways and buses.
Retirees accounted for 37% of the people hospitalized. Another 46% were unemployed. Almost three-quarters were 51 years or older. Only 17% were working.
Mayor praises New Yorkers for warm weather social distancing
A quarter of New Yorkers may have had the virus
Only 4% were still using public transportation in their daily life, they survey found, though it also noted that information on transit use was only available for about half the people surveyed.
"We were thinking that maybe we were going to find a higher percentage of essential employees who were getting sick because they were going to work, that these may be nurses, doctors, transit workers. That's not the case," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his daily briefing.
The survey also showed, however, that 18% of the people admitted to hospitals with the virus had been transferred from nursing homes, underscoring the difficulty those facilities have had controlling infections.
People were far less likely to be hospitalized in other institutional settings. Fewer than 1% were in jails; 4% were in assisted living; 2% in congregate housing and 2% were homeless.
It also found that African-Americans and Hispanics were being hospitalized at far greater rates that whites, mirroring other studies.
While hospitalization rates have been easing in New York, an average of more than 600 people per day have been admitted to hospitals in the state over the past three days.
The virus killed 232 people in the state Tuesday, Cuomo said, and nearly 2,800 people tested positive for the virus.
The state's survey of newly hospitalized patients matches what doctors are seeing in the field, said Dr. Frederick Davis, emergency room physician at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
"Many of the patients that are presenting now are older. Early on we saw a wide range of individuals that were presenting with respiratory symptoms. As time has gone on we have seen more presentations in the older populations," he said.
With expanded availability of testing, Davis said, younger patients with milder symptoms are getting treated at home or by their primary care physicians. People still working also now know, unlike in March, that the virus is very widespread, so they are taking additional precautions.
"I believe those that are on the frontlines have been heeding warnings and have taken the necessary precaution with the right protection to limit their risk of infection," Davis said.
Cuomo seeks to buy vaccines directly from Pfizer for New York
City will run out of vaccines next week
State expands vaccine eligibility to anyone over 65
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osTicket is an open source, web-based ticket system. This article explains the steps required to install osTicket on an Uberspace. The information in this article is mostly based on the official installation instructions but includes a few smaller additional notes while omitting irrelevant parts.
Download the latest version from http://osticket.com/downloads.php. Open the link and click on the download button for the latest osTicket Core. On the following page you can optionally fill in some personal information and click on Download or proceed directly to the download by clicking on "No Thanks".
Unzip the osTicket zip file on your computer and upload the contents of the upload directory to the web directory you created in the previous step (e.g., via FTP).
Open the web directory, e.g., <your-domain>/osticket, in your web browser to start the installation. All requirements should already be fulfilled and marked with green ticks.
Enter the requested information, e.g., the name of your support system, admin user login details and database credentials. Make sure to not use a "predictable" username for the admin user, e.g., "admin", because it won't be accepted. You can find your database password in the ~/.my.cnf file on your Uberspace.
Check the Post-install setup guide from osTicket's Wiki.
If you want to use osTicket's email piping feature please note that the pipe.php script expects the PHP interpreter to be located at /usr/bin/php. However, on an Uberspace the PHP interpreters are installed in /package/host/localhost/php-<version>/bin/php, e.g., /package/host/localhost/php-5.6.5/bin/php. Changing the first line of the pipe.php script accordingly is sufficient.
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Browse > Home / Featured Articles / Advice galore!
What are friends for if not to give solicited or unsolicited advice at any time?…asks Michael Kuttner.
The trouble is that many times these so called friends are not really individuals who have your best interests at heart. Their interest in giving you the benefit of perceived wisdom as they see it may be motivated by other than altruistic intentions and instead can be triggered by an intense desire to interfere or an agenda which is not necessarily beneficial to yourself.
Then there is the problem of deciding whether these advice givers are actually true friends in the old fashioned meaning of the word or merely "hangers on" as per the latest face book variety.
Another factor is recognizing whether the advice being given is based on experience and accumulated wisdom or is bestowed by those who never learn from their past mistakes and are determined to pass on their failures to others no matter what the results may ultimately be.
The Jewish People have been at the receiving end of "friendly" advice for at least the last 2,000 years, most of it toxic and certainly not conducive to producing any positive outcome. We have been told that we are too pushy, exclusive, superior, elitist, capitalistic, communistic, nationalistic, militaristic, too clever for our own good and of course totally wrong in our religious convictions. That just about covers the field.
Since the re-establishment of the Jewish State we have been at the receiving end of similar advice which follows more or less the same pattern as in the past when we were weak, defenseless Diaspora Jews at the mercy of every bigoted ruler. In the last 65 years, Israel has been the beneficiary of more unsolicited advice than any other country in the world. In fact one can safely assert that no other country has come close to receiving the same barrage of blatant and biased advice than has been directed at us by so called friends. Of course these friends all assert that they have our best interests at heart and that they really are dishing all this stuff out of "love". Perhaps they think that tough love is what we need or that in the words of some, we need to be saved from our own follies.
I prefer to call it a disease: BLAME ISRAEL AUTOMATICALLY SYNDROME – abbreviated as BIAS, which is currently running rampant and infects Jews and non Jews alike. Here are some particularly recent choice examples.
Baroness Ashton of the EU by virtue of her position issues continual inane advice. I now understand why she is a Baroness – her pronouncements are so barren of any semblance of common sense or reality that it is no wonder they fall like lead balloons. Her latest bloopers were made this week while visiting Gaza, that bastion of religious freedom and fraternal love. She advised Israel to lift the "siege" obviously ignorant of the fact that tons of food, medicines and other items flow daily to the territory via the designated entry points. The only things which Israel prohibits are weapons and material able to be used for terror purposes. These anyway are flowing freely via tunnels from Egypt. She then stated her wholehearted support for the work of UNRWA and pledged increased EU funding. Missing from her misguided musings was any reference that UNRWA schools teach hate towards Jewish Israelis and contributes towards perpetuating rather than solving the refugee problem, the Hamas charter which calls for the destruction of the Jewish State and the rocket attacks from Gaza against Israeli communities. The Baroness is a perfect example of not letting facts interfere with preconceived prejudices. She is, however, in good company.
The retiring EU Ambassador to Israel recently gave a most memorable speech. In his farewell remarks he lectured us like a bunch of naughty school children advising Israelis to choose between Hebron and Haifa. In explanation he stated that Israel had accepted the 1947 partition plan, therefore implying that despite everything which has occurred since then we would need to rewind ourselves and embrace something which was not only rejected by the Arabs but which they tried to destroy. Admitting in passing that he really did not know too much about the Jewish historical connection to this land he nevertheless was confident enough to lecture us pesky Jews about our irredeemable failings. The inane musings of these two EU officials proves beyond doubt that we cannot expect anything of value from this cursed continent which still cannot bring itself despite the Syrian carnage to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group.
Russia and China via their respective leaders continue to give unsolicited advice to Israel. One would have thought that given their respective dismal records in taking over other people's territory and their less than stellar performances in the fields of civil rights and true democratic values they would be embarrassed to lecture Israel on its obligations. However never short of chutzpa and safe in the knowledge that Barak Obama is loath to confront terror in any meaningful manner they can lecture us to their heart's content.
Our friend, the American President, tells us that Israel-Palestinian peace will change the atmosphere. Of course it will but then his vision of peace is not exactly a recipe for our survival. After all if he can without any qualms open peace talks with the Taliban then there is nothing stopping him from doing the same with Hamas, Hezbollah and of course the latest moderate on the bloc, namely the new Iranian mullah President. With a friend like this who needs to worry?
Meanwhile Mr. Kerry is continuing his frenetic perambulations advising Israel to make more gestures and concessions, blithely blind to the refusal of the Palestinian Arabs to do the same. Making peace seems to be a one sided affair but then what can one expect when we look at the track record since 1920?
Mr. Ban the UN Secretary General is no doubt a decent person but that does not explain why he feels compelled to give us advice every Monday and Thursday while all around him and his useless organization, massacres and mayhem are taking place.
Bill Clinton and Tony Blair are ostensive lovers of Israel and the Jewish People. These two buddies also cannot help themselves. The former despite past failures keeps pushing for more disasters and the latter feels compelled to also join in. At least Tony seems to have a more realistic idea of the obstacles Israel faces but this does not stop him from pursuing puerile pontifications.
We have Hollywood stars whose expertise on international affairs is nil but this does not stop then from offering gratuitous advice. Why should they pass up an opportunity to be hugged and feted by Shimon Peres when they can share his own disasters such as Oslo and bask in the glow of future hallucinatory mirages?
There are Israelis, many of them now residing in other countries, who miss no opportunity to expound on the failings of their country. They are eagerly embraced by self hating Jews and radical left groups which hate not only Israel but also the USA. Former officials from military and security backgrounds also delight in giving advice and criticizing failures as they see it. This is their democratic right but I wonder why the media describes them as fearless champions of democracy while those who do the same from the political right are described as fanatical fascists and a threat to democracy. I also wonder why these individuals did not resign their lucrative positions as a matter of principle but waited until their pensions were in the bag before they suddenly had a revelation.
Another constant advice giver is William Hague. His regular plum in the mouth admonitions as to how we should behave exposes his memory loss over his own country's long standing occupation of the Falklands, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.
A surprising addition to this list is the New Zealand Minister of External Affairs. In recent times he has become quite vocal about how Israel must make peace as though we have never offered to make peace for the last 65 years. He has offered the US Secretary of State the services of NZ army personnel in the role of UN peacekeepers ignoring the fact that UN peacekeepers have been a dismal failure in preventing Hezbollah from amassing thousands of rockets, stopping the flood of rockets into Gaza and doing anything meaningful to prevent mayhem on the Syrian border. Nobody seems to have asked why peacekeepers should be needed at all if a genuine peace is attained. If the peace sought by Mr. McCully and others is so flawed that it needs peacekeepers to sustain it, Israel is right to view the whole idea as yet another Munich peace in our time type of self delusion. Not content with offering to help out Mr. Kerry, the NZ Minister is now visiting the region and preaching his even handed advice to all and sundry. I could not work out why we are witnessing this sudden burst of activity on the part of New Zealand which has its own problems and is far removed from being a maker and shaker on the world stage. To be fair, Mr. McCully is far more balanced than most of his predecessors and he is a genuine friend. The answer came to me one night in a blinding flash. New Zealand hopes to be elected to the UN Security Council at some stage in the next few years. What better way to court the necessary votes from certain quarters than to be seen giving unsolicited flawed advice to Israel?
The list of advice giving friends is endless. I have not mentioned such merry mates as Jimmy Carter, Stephen Hawkings, Desmond Tutu and various Church luminaries all of whom embrace boycotts and delegitimisation as their way of showering advice at us.
Golda Meier was once asked what it would take for the world to love us. She replied in her inimitable way that only if we promised to commit suicide and disappear from the scene could we expect universal approval.
Israel will continue to look like a floundering fool of a nation and be treated with contempt by the International community because it simply refuses to act like a sovereign power which will not tolerate interference in its internal affairs. On the contrary, thanks to the likes of that left wing idealogue Shimon Peres, Israel goes out of its way to invite those who don't necessarily know anything but the propaganda they have been fed, others who could be characterised as just plain morons and many others who are clearly hostile to Israel's very existence, to come and give it advice.
Simply put, no other country on the face of the earth would invite a miscellaneous rabble from around the world to come to a "peace" conference and give it advice on what it should or should not do.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, this conference is pure fantasyland stuff brought to you by that so called "elder statesman" Shimon Peres, the man who brought Israel the disastrous Oslo Accords.
This man to this day still has the audacity to state that Abbas is a partner for peace and that "no one will change my opinion of him" in spite of the fact that Abbas's statements over the years have been just the opposite to peace. Abbas also has no problem with Arab children being taught from kindergarten age that Jews are the offspring of pigs and apes. And Peres still carries on that Abbas is a "friend" he can do business with!
It's time Israel and the Jewish people woke up out of their coma. To this end, it might be a step in the right direction when the likes of Shimon Peres departs the Israeli political scene once and for all, the sooner the better. One way or another, the Government should ensure that this latest Peres sponsored "peace" conference will be his last.
And unfortunately many of us have and have had, to learn this the hard way.


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Sajid Khan created the awful Housefull franchise and passed the baton on to Farhad-Sajid, whose work actually makes you look at Khan with renewed respect. There is the school of thought—mostly among bad filmmakers—that films are meant for the masses, who enjoy masala entertainers; they are willing to leave their brains at home and enjoy.
Even if Housefull 3 were to be watched with a third of the brain in functional mode, it would still be difficult to watch a bunch of actors from who better work can (and should) be expected, doing a film like this. There's the money of course and a paid holiday abroad, so if the end result is conning audiences who mistake this for entertainment, who's to blame?
London-based Batuk Patel (Boman Irani) has three daughters, Ganga (Jacqueline Fernandez), Jamuna (Lisa Haydon) and Saraswati (Lisa Haydon), who could redefine the word bimbo. They have the annoying habit of translating colloquial English lines into Hindi. For example: "Hum bachche nahi bana rahe hain" for "We are not kidding," or "Thandi waali dawa khaa lo" for "Take a chill pill," or "Paal-pos ke oopar ja" for "Grow up"! Whoever finds this funny is the target audience for Housefull 3.
Patel does not want his daughters to get married, but they are in love with Sandy (Akshay Kumar), Teddy (Riteish Deshmukh) and Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan)—all three a little overage for the tomfoolery they subject the audience to. Aakhri Pasta (Chunkey Pandey—returning from the earlier films), pretends to be an astrologer and tells the women that each of their boyfriends should, respectively, not touch Batuk, look at him, or speak to him. So to get around these conditions, Sandy pretends to be disabled, Teddy acts blind, and Bunty plays mute. This allows for tasteless gags making fun of disability. And while they are their puerile best, Farhad-Sajid mock women and people of colour too. Then a gangster Urja Nagre (Jacke Shroff) enters the picture and the mayhem is multiplied.
There may have been a genuinely funny joke or two hidden in there, but one can't recall it—left the brain at home, remember?
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Major League Soccer today announced that Atlanta United defender Michael Parkhurst was named to the 2017 MLS All-Star Team. The 2017 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will take place Aug. 2 at Chicago's Soldier Field when the league's best take on reigning La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid.
This will be Parkhurst's fifth MLS All-Star appearance, as the center back was previously selected in 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2014. Atlanta's captain has started all 19 games this season and contributed to four clean sheets. He was also named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 18.
Parkhurst joins teammates Miguel Almirón and Greg Garza on the 2017 MLS All-Star Team. Almirón and Garza were voted to the Fan XI earlier this month.


Our Center for Immunobiology was established in 2016, designed to achieve cutting-edge discovery of immune cell activity, behavior and function. Together, we pursue basic and translational investigations focused on the role of B lymphocytes and other immune elements in health and disease.
B lymphocytes, commonly termed "B cells", generate antibodies that are a key feature of the body''s defense against infectious and other diseases, but in autoimmune dyscrasias can produce antibodies against self components (autoantibodies) that participate in tissue destruction. Thus, proper activation and modulation of B cell activity is critical to the generation of correctly targeted and appropriately sized responses. Recent work has revealed complex roles for B cells that include cytokine secretion and regulation of other immune cells.
How B cells develop, how B cells become activated, how B cells function, how B cells respond to external signals, and how B cells are influenced by age and disease, represent current topics of study. At WMed, our studies encompass investigations relating to tau protein/Alzheimer''s Disease, apoB100/cardiovascular disease, NGcGM3/lung cancer, IL-10/sepsis, pneumococal pneumonia/sickle cell disease, IL-4/intracellular signaling, and FAIM/stress response.
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Q: Appharbor won't build new web project I just created a new application on AppHarbor and pushed a solution containing an ASP.NET MVC 3 web project. The odd case about this is it's a web project, not a web application, so it's a directory containing views, dll's, etc.. It's not a web application with a project file.
AppHarbor fails to build it:

Build started 9/2/2012 7:54:11 PM. Project
  "D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln" on node 1 (default
  targets). ValidateSolutionConfiguration:   Building solution
  configuration "Release|Any CPU".
  D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln.metaproj : warning MSB4121:
  The project configuration for project "HoustersForum" was not
  specified in the solution file for the solution configuration
  "Release|Any CPU". [D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln] Project
  "D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln" (1) is building
  "D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\HoustersForum.metaproj" (2) on node 1
  (default targets). Build:
  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v
  /HoustersForum -p ..\HoustersForum\ -u -f
  D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\output_PublishedWebsites\HoustersForum\
  ASPNETCOMPILER : error 1003: The directory
  'D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\HoustersForum\' doesn't exist.
  [D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\HoustersForum.metaproj] Done Building
  Project "D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\HoustersForum.metaproj" (default
  targets) -- FAILED. Done Building Project
  "D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln" (default targets) --
  FAILED.
Build FAILED.
"D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln" (default target) (1) ->
  (ValidateProjects target) ->
  D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln.metaproj : warning MSB4121:
  The project configuration for project "HoustersForum" was not
  specified in the solution file for the solution configuration
  "Release|Any CPU". [D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln]
"D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\AppHarbor.sln" (default target) (1) ->
  "D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\HoustersForum.metaproj" (default target)
  (2) -> (Build target) ->    ASPNETCOMPILER : error 1003: The directory
  'D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\HoustersForum\' doesn't exist.
  [D:\temp\1yrhrtod.nii\input\HoustersForum.metaproj]
1 Warning(s)
1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.12

I've tried pulling down the code to another directory and it compiles fine. Any ideas?

A: I ended up having to create a new ASP.NET MVC 3 web application project and then copied all of the content into it from the web project folder. I then referenced the dll's in the web project's bin folder, and all was well.

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BILLINGS, MONT.–The opportunity for kids started in the cattle industry is knocking, and loudly. Applications for the NILE Merit Heifer program are now available for the 2019-2020 year.
The NILE Merit Heifer program is a live animal scholarship, meaning the recipients are given a young, live, heifer calf. The objective is to to help youth get a start in the beef cattle business and gain knowledge about the beef industry.
During the program duration, participants are responsible for care-taking, record keeping, breeding, and bringing the heifer back one year later to the NILE Stock Show & Rodeo. The class of merit heifer recipients competes for best phenotype, top showman honors, best record book, best interview and overall top herdsman.
"This program would not be possible without the generous support of our donors over the years," says NILE General Manager Jennifer Boka. "We are truly grateful for them since the program's inception."
Interested in becoming a donor? The NILE Merit Heifer Program is also seeking those interested in donating a heifer calf for the upcoming year.
An example YouTube video can be seen here.
For more information regarding the NILE Merit Heifer Program, please email Shelby at shelby@thenile.org or call the NILE Office at (406) 256-2495 ext 4.


text: INDUSTRY WATCH Closing A Challenging Year, Launching A Successful 2018 By Russ Thurman Closing the books on the 2017 business year comes as a tremendous relief for many in the industry. Overall, the year hasn't been pretty. It began with a downturn in sales; actually, the drop started in December 2016. The "Trump Slump" had begun. Overall, firearm and ammunition sales have seen the most impact. Sales likely will end the year 20 percent down compared to 2016, perhaps more. While the final data is not available at this writing, the number of firearm NICS background checks conducted during the year likely will drop 9 to 10 percent (NSSF-adjusted) compared to 2016. However, the decrease may be more severe. The NICS data includes background checks for used firearms, which can create a false impression regarding overall firearm sales. This is especially important, since dealers report a notable increase in the sale of used firearms. That's welcome news for retailers, but it doesn't help relieve the backlog of new inventory in the supply chain. The slowdown has also hurt companies that increased their manufacturing capacities. The lack of major orders has resulted in layoffs. On the anti-gun front, the movement is making advances in several states, including ongoing efforts to ban certain firearms and restrict ammunition sales, with additional threats to hunting, ranges and more restrictions on gun owners. The insane shooting in Las Vegas derailed the Hearing Protecting Act on Capitol Hill. The act would have significantly increased the sale of suppressors. Numerous manufacturers are now burdened with significant suppressor inventory. Positive Signs It's not all negative. Slowly, there have been signs of a recovery. In addition, many product segments in the industry have not experienced a downturn. A notable number of companies report their sales will exceed record-setting 2016. Dealers for the most part report solid sales, with little drop from last year, and ranges continue business at a nice, if not brisk, pace. Even in this down year, new gunshops and ranges have opened for business. There also continues to be an expansion of the consumer base, with a refreshing increase in younger gun owners, who are not overly influenced by anti-gun messaging. ARMED WITH PLENTY OF BATTLE SCARS AND LESSONS LEARNED, IT'S TIME FOR THE INDUSTRY TO CLOSE OUT THE YEAR WITH A STRONG, ENTHUSIASTIC FOCUS ON 2018. While there have been layoffs, large and small companies are still hiring new people, many of them in sales and marketing, with a notable emphasis on those with expertise in social media. On the political front, there is also positive news. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke overturned the Obama Administration's ban of lead ammunition and fishing tackle, and throughout the year he signed proposals and orders that support and expand hunting and other outdoor opportunities. In August, Zinke signed a proclamation declaring August National Shooting Sports Month — a direct endorsement of NSSF's National Shooting Sports Month. In May, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) began a major effort to urge the State and Commerce Departments to complete Export Control Reforms for the firearms and ammunition industry. This would be a major boost to U.S. manufacturers competing for international contracts. Mid-September, U.S. Rep. Steve Russell (R-Okla.) introduced the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2017. The act will strengthen the criminal penalties for thefts of firearms from retailers and impose mandatory minimum sentences. Sweat Equity, Backbone No, this has not been a year for the faint of heart. It's been challenging. Armed with plenty of battle scars and lessons learned, it's time for the industry to close out the year with a strong, enthusiastic focus on 2018. Such increased attention was palpable at the NASGW Expo and Annual Meeting in San Antonio in October. The event is about serious business: manufacturers rolling out new offerings and distributors purchasing the products they believe will quickly move through the supply chain. It's a time of dealmaking, which always brings big business. However, there was a higher level of intensity at NASGW this year. Manufacturers, distributors and importers are not in panic mode, but are strongly focusing on new products and programs that will ignite a strong recovery, or at the least, a moderate one. That's encouraging. The 2018 business year is going to be a better year for the industry. Yes, there will be challenges, many of them. Success will require a healthy investment of sweat equity, "real" and "exciting" new products and keen awareness of how to motivate the consumer market, all mixed with unwavering resiliency. And, mostly, backbone. 72 DECEMBER 2017 Subscribe to SI DIGITAL www.shootingindustry.com


In this episode we take a brief look at Webconverger 8, Fuduntu 14.10 and DoudouLinux 1.0. These are followed by a more indepth look at Crunchbang Statler (XFCE edition).
Feedback section: to my amazement I've had loads of really positive feedback from users on identi.ca, people were asking after a week when episode 2 was going to be released. A few people left feedback through IM, one person took the time to email the show: Andrew Conway (@mcnalu on identi.ca) gave me some nice feedback.


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I've heard a lot of people say that the first month felt like a year on its own, that they don't see how they're going to make it through a whole year when they could barely make it through a month. 72 days of January they say.
It's that time of the year when gyms are packed and the streets are jammed with traffic. It's that time of the year when goals and resolutions are put into place, when we go in head-first, ready and set to tackle the problems that are hindering us from reaching our full potential — or dream body in some cases!
We start the year sprinting, only to find ourselves jogging in place by the time we reach June, and the only reason why this happens is that we (myself included) think that we're running a race against those around us instead of ourselves.
It's easy to lose sight of what our focus is when we never really had one in the first place, when we managed to convince everyone else that we're going to "get it right!" this year when we haven't even grasped the concept of "a one-man race", when we haven't come to understand that it's up to us to conquer or to be conquered.
Over the past two weeks, the youth group at my church has been focusing on the person of Jesus Christ and all the misconceptions that come along with Him.
Last Friday, the speaker [Yeshua Moraka, ChurchAlive] said something so profound; he mentioned how he would rather find himself in a constant state of fighting in prayer than find himself suffocating from the stresses of life.
After hearing that, I knew it was something that I had to share. So many times (or years rather) we find ourselves trying to start things off by ourselves. We start making plans without first asking God what He thinks of them; we get into relationships that suffocate our relationship with God; make commitments that clash with Sunday services; and yet when we reach June and are all burned out we ask God why He has forsaken us, why He hasn't helped us, forgetting that we never made Him a part of things in the first place.
There's no point in getting a new shot at something if we're going to be doing the same thing a different way, expecting a new outcome.
So I hope that in 2019 we would be intentional about everything that we do instead of just going where the wind takes us. That we would take control of our lives by fully submitting them to God first and take those steps that we've been so afraid to take.
Thank you so much for reminding us it all starts with making God The center.


The way we understand breast cancer has changed dramatically over the years. In this video, we'll explain some important information that will help you take control of the process that has been set in motion.
You have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Take a deep breath, you have time to understand your situation and make informed choices. In this video, you'll learn some of the important information you should know about what's happening to your body.
Biopsy reports break down what type of breast cancer you have and are crucial to plan out your treatment. In this video, you'll learn what to look for on your report and what it means.
There are many different ways to treat breast cancer but they may not all be right for you. In this video, you'll learn about the different types of treatments and how they may impact your body and your breast cancer.
BRCA1 (BR is short for breast; CA is short for cancer) and BRCA2 are breast cancer gene mutations. In this video, you will learn about these mutations and the option of genetic testing.


What goes on behind the fancy facades of multi-million dollar houses?
I had been the traditional house keeper going from house to house for many many years, working for myself and having my own clients. It was hard and clients would come and go. They would fall off and then at times there would be too many clients for me to get to everyone. Then there was the headache of trying to find some kind of employee that wasn't accident prone and who would do a top level, quality job, who I could trust, etc, etc. But the sound of housekeeping full time at one place was so relieving to me. A job with benefits and paid vacation, now we are talking!
You don't get to just waltz into a place worth 70 or 80 million dollars though without a few hoops to jump through. There are checks, background checks and a few more checks. You have to be super qualified, you have to bring it, you have to have that desire, motivation… Ha ha, but you know, it all depends on who you interview with. Luckily I passed everything with flying colors. I had the experience of many many years of cleaning and I had a squeaky clean background. There is a common sense guide that really helped me http://bit.ly/TheWayToHappiness get the into high-end scene.
Oh, I think I skipped the biggest tip I got, was there are actually agents that place you in those houses we all drool over. Yes there are agents! What? Only actors have agents, every one knows that. Nope, in the domestic industry agents and agencies make the world turn. Who knew? So get your resume and your stack of letters of recommendation ready. Yes, once you are scrutinized, qualified and admitted away you go to interview land.
Popping around from millionaire house to millionaires house for interviews is also a trip! Oh the experiences I could tell you, snap shots of the life styles of the rich and famous.
Thus this has been my life, my career. http://www.KellyQualityEstates.com I have landed in many high end houses. There are personal assistants, nannies, chiefs, laundresses, drivers, security, handymen, butlers, house keepers, executive housekeepers and I'm probably missing some other titles.
They all have their own stories of how they made it to the high and rarefied air of the ultra wealthy, but this is my tale of ascension and breaking into the hidden world of elite domestic staffing or in the private household service industry.
heart. Every bit of a Danon necklace is a tiny work of jewelry artwork, hand made in pewter and glazed with silver or bronze.
Thanks Sanny you are very encouraging! I appreciate your kind words, I'm working on a new post. I will be getting it out there soon!


Fentanyl is a potent opioid that comes with a high risk of overdose. Prescription grade fentanyl can be fatal in extremely small doses, and illegally produced fentanyl can be even stronger. Fentanyl abuse and addiction contribute to many fatal opioid overdoses. Fortunately, there are treatment options available for fentanyl abuse and addiction.
Fentanyl was initially prescribed to manage the pain of patients with cancer. It was useful in these situations, it was fast acting and potent, which helped to alleviate the sharp, intense, immediate pains that accompany many cancers. It also has been prescribed for treating long-term, persistent, chronic, moderate to severe pain in patients that other opioids have stopped being effective.
Fentanyl should only be used with patients who are opioid tolerant. This means that a person who has not been prescribed daily opioids for a period of time should not be prescribed fentanyl, due to significant risk of overdose. According to prescribing information by Janssen MD, the transdermal fentanyl patch, Duragesic, should only be prescribed for patients who have been taking a minimum of 60 mg of morphine daily for at least a week and should not be used on an as-needed basis.
As the opioid epidemic continues, drug traffickers have begun illegally producing fentanyl from clandestine labs in motels, kitchens, trunks of cars, and abandoned locations. This grade of fentanyl is unregulated, and determining what ingredients are contained in this drug, as well as what has been added to it (referred to as cut with) is proving to be extremely difficult and fatal.
Fentanyl overdoses are claiming the lives of many people who struggle with substance abuse. It is no longer limited to people dealing with opioid abuse and addiction. Other drugs of abuse, like cocaine and heroin, have been found to be cut with fentanyl, with devastating backlash. In an attempt to increase potency of these other substances, drug dealers have essentially created a roulette-type situation with individuals who use illicit street drugs.
In a study by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), one participant disclosed that many heroin addicts are becoming aware that fentanyl is being added to heroin. The addiction to heroin is so strong that adding fentanyl hasn't deterred them from using. Instead, they simply do not use heroin alone, so if an overdose does occur, someone can call for help.
Thorough treatment programs are available for anyone struggling with fentanyl abuse or addiction. These programs include detox, therapy, medical care, education, vocation, and aftercare services. Taking advantage of these programs can help promote sobriety and decrease potential relapse.
Fentanyl is available in many forms and has a potential for abuse in every form, both illegal and prescribed.
Duragesic: A transdermal patch that delivers small amounts of fentanyl over time, sometimes up to three days. Some people abuse this form of fentanyl by heating, smoking, injecting, or chewing the patch.
Onsolis: A film that contains fentanyl that placed on the inside of the cheek to administer medication rapidly.
Fentora: This fentanyl medication is administered in a tablet form that is held against the inside of the cheek until dissolved.
Abstral: A tablet of fentanyl that dissolves under the tongue for quick pain relief.
Subsys: This fentanyl spray is administered under the tongue for rapid relief from pain.
Lazanda: A nasal spray to provide swift pain relief. This administration method is similar to a nasal spray.
Actiq: A lozenge, typically placed on a stick, that contains fentanyl that delivers medication when dissolved against the cheek.
Sublimaze: Sublimaze is reserved for hospital use during surgeries. This injectable form of fentanyl needs to be administered by an individual who is trained in anesthetics and can manage respiratory complications.
Fentanyl use can quickly develop into abuse and addiction, as it is a very powerful opioid. The potential for abuse increases if the person using fentanyl is taking it in a way that is not prescribed, or if they have illegally produced fentanyl.
Recognizing the warning signs for fentanyl abuse is sometimes difficult. When managing pain, it is not uncommon for a person to appear more positive and enjoying being more active. Eventually, the person is likely to develop tolerance, which is the need to take more fentanyl to feel the same results. They may begin using higher doses or taking fentanyl more often than prescribed and run out of their medication before they are supposed to. Using fentanyl in this way can result in abuse and addiction.
If a person taking fentanyl has a level of drowsiness that causes them to constantly fall asleep and wake without recognizing they were sleeping, this is a sign they have ingested enough fentanyl to affect the central nervous system (CNS) and reduce its ability to function. Depressing the CNS slows heart rate, breathing and other automatic functions, which can lead to lack of oxygen throughout the body and increased risk of permanent damage.
Higher doses can increase the number of symptoms a person using fentanyl may experience and is very likely to make the symptoms experienced more intense.
Have you changed your dose or frequency of doses without talking to your doctor?
Are you taking your fentanyl in the way it is not supposed to be taken? Are you snorting, smoking or injecting it?
Do you think you need to have better control over the amount of fentanyl you are taking?
Have you ever tried to stop taking fentanyl and been unable to?
Are you spending a lot of time trying to find fentanyl?
Has fentanyl had a negative effect on your responsibilities?
Has fentanyl caused a problem in your relationships?
Have you used fentanyl in dangerous situations?
Are you taking more fentanyl than you used to and having the same effects?
If you don't take fentanyl, do you experience withdrawal?
Answering -yes- to more than one of these questions meets the criteria for an OUD. Like any other medical condition, there are options for treatment of an OUD, no matter the level of severity.
Fentanyl has interactions with over 250 prescription medications. It is important to only take fentanyl if it has been prescribed to you, and under continued supervision of the prescribing doctor. Using fentanyl without a prescription, especially if taking other medications, may be very dangerous and even result in death.
Like other opioids, fentanyl should not be taken with any medication that interacts with opioid receptors, or depressants (like alcohol). Additionally, some antidepressants and benzodiazepines can have adverse reactions when taken with fentanyl.
If a person at risk for a fentanyl overdose is exhibiting any of these symptoms, it is important to contact emergency medical services promptly.
Fentanyl withdrawal can range from uncomfortable to extremely painful. It is strongly encouraged that a person who is struggling with fentanyl misuse, abuse or addiction, utilize a medically supervised detoxification program. The physical withdrawal symptoms can last several days, and with fentanyl, the intensity also significantly increases. In cases of opioid withdrawal, these supervised detox programs can use medications to help ease these withdrawal symptoms.
Being able to stop taking fentanyl while avoiding some withdrawal symptoms and decreasing others may be extremely helpful in the journey to eliminate opioids and decrease the likelihood of relapse.
Due to federal regulations, a diagnosis of an opioid use disorder is needed to enroll in an opioid treatment facility. This can happen in a number of ways, a primary care provider, a mental health services facility, or during the intake process at an opioid treatment facility.
The steps after diagnosis are pretty straightforward. A supervised, medical detox program, followed by a multidimensional therapeutic approach to help a person struggling with opioid addiction to maintain sobriety with a solid aftercare plan to help prevent relapse. This treatment plan in always individualized and is continuously monitored and adjusted based on patient needs.
All services offered in opioid treatment facilities are required to be clearly outlined and followed to completion. This means that the program is obligated to find solutions to issues that are explored while in treatment. This is why therapeutic, medical, educational, and vocational services are offered as a part of the multidimensional treatment process.
Struggling with a fentanyl dependence, abuse, or addiction problem doesn't have to be something to take on alone. We offer treatment services that will allow a person to stop taking fentanyl and maintain sobriety while providing an environment to explore what the next step after sobriety can be. Reach out to us today.
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Chicago Book Expo 2001 with Quincy Jones presenting his Autobiography
Chicago Book Expo 2001
The Autobiography of Quincy Jones Doubleday | Hardcover | October 2001 | $26.00 | 0-385-48896-3
Quincy Jones at the Book Expo 2001
Right is Oprah Winfrey at the Chicago Author Breakfast During the Book Expo as Quincy Jones Presents his New Book
Author Breakfast at the Chicago Book Expo, Sunday June 3, 2001
Prodigiously talented and stunningly protean, Quincy Jones has led one of the most musically influential American lives of this century. In Q, he finally tells it all, from the glamour and string of glittering achievements to the private pain, aided by famed coauthor James McBride's own literary skill and musical expertise.
Quincy Jones grew up poor on the mean streets of Chicago's South Side, brushing with the law and feeling the pain of his mother's descent into madness. When his father moved the family west to Seattle, though, he took up the trumpet and was literally saved by music. A prodigy, he played backup for Billie Holiday and toured the world with the Lionel Hampton Band before leaving his teens. Soon, though, he found his true calling, inaugurating a career whose highlights have included arranging albums for Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie; composing the scores of such films as The Pawnbroker, In Cold Blood, and The Color Purple, and the theme songs for the television shows "Ironsides," "Sanford and Son," and "The Cosby Show"; producing the bestselling album of all time, Michael Jackson's Thriller, and the bestselling single "We Are the World"; and producing and arranging his own highly praised albums, including the Grammy Award-winning Back on the Block, a striking marriage of jazz, rock, and hip-hop. His musical achievements, in a career that spans every style of American popular music, have yielded an incredible seventy-six Grammy nominations and are matched by his record as a pioneering music executive, film and television producer, and business entrepreneur--one of the most successful black business figures in America. This string of unbroken triumphs in the entertainment industry has been shadowed by a turbulent personal life, a story he shares with eloquence and candor.
Quincy Jones and Pat Schroder at the Chicago Book Expo 2001
Q is an impressive self-portrait by one of the master makers of American culture, a complex, many faceted man with far more than his share of talents, as well as some entirely human flaws. His life encompasses an astonishing cast of show business giants and provides the raw material for one of the great African-American success stories of this century.
QUINCY JONES's most recent major award is the Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; his most recent release is From Q with Love. He lives in Los Angeles, California. JAMES McBRIDE is the author of the beloved and bestselling memoir The Color of Water, which has sold more than one million copies. He is also a gifted jazz composer and instrumentalist. He lives in South Nyack, New York.
Pictures by V. 'Yinka Vidal of OUTCRY Magazine


Once folks are comfortable talking about psychological wellness, they'll be more inclined to truly feel comfortable getting help. Mental wellness is tricky to speak about, and tricky since it's different for everybody, because everybody's mind differs. Emotional health is at least as critical as physical wellness, and society ought to know that. Mental health is understood to be a state of wellbeing. Emotional wellbeing is such a huge and intricate issue that we can't do everything in one week, that is why the acknowledgement of its presence is something that ought to happen throughout the year. Mental wellness is some thing tends to get overlooked a fantastic deal in the us and across the world normally.
Many people know of psychological illness. It's essential to teach about mental illness and not only during MHAM. Mental illness has the inclination to isolate. It can be tricky to relate to someone in case you haven't experienced the emotional illness, but nevertheless, it can be made simpler in the event that you make an effort to comprehend them and what they're managing. Mental illnesses ought to be treated in an identical way as physical illnesses. It affects people every second of each day, and that should be recognized all the time, by everybody. If you believe you might possibly be struggling with co-existing ailments, or in the event you would really like to learn more about the topic, there are numerous ways to start.
Maybe you write on a card for every one of your group mates, or simply make a point of telling them. Aside from locating a superior healthcare provider, which can't so coincidentally be located on the internet through the Moms Mental Health Initiative website, Becky believes in the capacity of community to produce the travel of turning right into a parent simpler. Approximately one in four adults are regarded as diagnosable with a mental illness in any particular calendar year. Approximately 44 million American adults suffer from some sort of mental illness in a certain year. Trauma isn't treated here. Even with the lot of individuals affected by these kinds of ailments, stigma surrounding mental illness is a substantial barrier that prevents individuals from seeking the mental health treatment which they need. As stated above, there's unfair and rather unpleasant stigma connected with mental health disorders.
Dealing with mental health issues can be quite scary. You never need to send me cash. A healthy company is defined by the wellness of people who operate it. To start with, you must observe your employees. So in the event that you'd like your employees to truly feel safe discussing mental health on you, you will have to cautiously create a secure environment by way of your own vocabulary. Your workers desire a personal and secure ways to analyze mental health problems with you. Workplaces which are benchmarking as it's to do with mental wellbeing and wellness are really conscious of the effect of the physical environment on mental wellness and wellness.
An alarmingly large percentage of those people stigmatizes mental wellness. A rise in healthcare expenses and a decline in productivity aren't the sole risk factors that come from not fixing emotional and social health at work. Huge numbers of individuals also have been diagnosed with some kind of mental wellness illness. Mental Health Month provides people with the chance to go over and research what's occuring with psychological health troubles. Emotional wellness awareness month is prime time to examine and adjust your institution's health program.


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Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) - 2022 - 2023
Welcome to the Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children for academic session 2022-23
Government of India launched a scheme called "Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children" (SPDC), in the academic year 2006-2007, for the wards of Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to assist them in pursuing Under Graduate courses in Indian Universities/Institutes.
Under SPDC scheme financial assistance for specific undergraduate courses in Professional and Non-Professional courses (except Medical and related courses)is provided towards tuition fee, admission fee and post admission services. The scheme is applicable to NRIs and PIOs from 66 countries.
The last date for submission of online applications on the SPDC portal has also been extended till 21 December, 2022 by the Ministry of External Affair.
Guidelines are also available on the SPDC portal: https://spdcindia.gov.in).
Diaspora members of UK are hereby advised to take advantage of the SPDC program.


Here, you will find the recipes adjusted to each stage of the FIT6 Programme.
We modified traditional recipes into a low carb version, some of the recipes were created especially for the Fit6 Programme.
You can also create your own recipes, but you are allowed to use only the ingredients from the list you have received.


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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Eastern District Linthecome v. Alfaro et al Filing 9
Linthecome v. Alfaro et al
FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS recommending that Plaintiff's In Forma Pauperis 7 be DENIED; Plaintiff should be required to pay the $400.00 filing fee in full within twenty-one days of adoption of these F&R's; Plaintiff fails to pay &# 036;400.00 in full within twenty-one days, action will be DISMISSED re 7 MOTION to PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS filed by Marcus Leon Linthecome ; referred to Judge O'Neill,signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 04/01/2015. (14-Day Deadline) (Martin-Gill, S)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 12 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 13 14 MARCUS LEON LINTHECOME, 15 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff, v. SANDRA ALFARO, et al., Defendants. CASE No. 1:14-cv-01438-LJO-MJS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND REQUIRING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE IN FULL WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS (ECF No. 7) FOURTEEN DEADLINE (14) DAY OBJECTION 21 22 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed 23 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) On November 3, 2014, Plaintiff filed a 24 motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 7.) 25 The Prison Litigation Reform Act provides that "[i]n no event shall a prisoner bring 26 a civil action . . . under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more occasions, while 27 incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the 28 United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to 1 state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent 2 danger of serious physical injury." 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Plaintiff has had three or more 3 actions dismissed as frivolous, as malicious, or for failing to state a claim upon which 4 relief maybe granted.1 To meet the imminent danger exception, the complaint must 5 plausibly allege "that the prisoner faced 'imminent danger of serious physical injury' at 6 the time of filing." Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1053-55 (9th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff's complaint is a lengthy, single-spaced, confusing narrative of various 7 8 events interspersed with exhibits that purportedly support Plaintiff's claims. Plaintiff 9 alleges in a conclusory fashion that Hispanics attempted to kill him when he was 10 previously housed at North Kern State Prison – Delano ("NKSP") in 2011. He also 11 alleges previously serving time at Los Angeles County Jail where inmates attempted to 12 break into his cell through the cement flooring to kill him. Plaintiff also states that he is "a 13 target for murder by Hispanics due to a forward, text, message they sent of [him] in their 14 error of the unspeakable accusations" and that "currently recent attempts on [his] life 15 [are] still an issue like in 2011." (ECF No. 1 at 1-2.) It appears from these statements that Plaintiff believed his life to be in danger at 16 However, Plaintiff's substantive allegations in the 17 the time he filed his complaint. 18 complaint (interference with mail and telephone usage, medical indifference, due 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 process violations during the prison appeal process, retaliatory and discriminatory conduct by prison officials, and a miscalculation of his credits for sentencing purposes) are wholly unrelated to these allegations of danger by inmates who are not named as defendants in this action. These vague,conclusory statements without specific factual allegations regarding ongoing serious physical injury or a pattern of misconduct evidencing the likelihood of imminent serious physical injury are insufficient to 1 The Court takes judicial notice of the following United States District Court cases: Linthecome v. Miles, et al., 2:11-cv-06494-UA-AJW (C.D. Cal.) (dismissed August 23, 2011 as frivolous; no appeal filed); Linthecome v. CDCR Parole Agents, et al., 2:11-cv-05708-UA-AJW (C.D. Cal.) (dismissed July 28, 2011 for failure to state a claim and as frivolous; no appeal filed); and Linthecome v. Unknown, 2:11-cv-04184UA-AJW (C.D. Cal.) (dismissed June 28, 2011 as frivolous or malicious; no appeal filed). These strikes were final prior to the date Plaintiff filed this action. Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1098-1100 (9th Cir. 2011). 2 1 demonstrate imminent danger. See Andrews, 493 F.3d at 1057, n.11 ("assertions of 2 imminent danger of less obviously injurious practices may be rejected as overly 3 speculative or fanciful, when they are supported by implausible or untrue allegations that 4 the ongoing practice has produced past harm") (citing Ciarpaglini v. Saini, 352 F.3d 328, 5 331 (7th Cir. 2003) ("Courts . . . deny leave to proceed IFP when a prisoner's claims of 6 imminent danger are conclusory or ridiculous."); Martin v. Shelton, 319 F.3d 1048, 1050 7 (8th Cir. 2003) (refusing to find "imminent danger" based on "conclusory assertions that 8 defendants were trying to kill [the inmate] by forcing him to work in extreme [weather] 9 conditions despite his blood pressure condition")). 10 The undersigned concludes that Plaintiff's in forma pauperis application should be 11 denied because he accrued three or more strikes and was not under imminent danger of 12 serious physical harm at the time this action was initiated. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Plaintiff 13 should be provided with the opportunity to pay the filing fee in full or to amend his 14 complaint to allege specific factual allegations which would support a finding of imminent 15 danger. 16 Based on the foregoing, it is HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 17 1. Plaintiff's in forma pauperis application (ECF No. 7) be DENIED, 18 2. Plaintiff should be required to pay the $400 filing fee in full within twenty- 19 20 one days of adoption of these Findings and Recommendations, and 3. If Plaintiff fails to pay the $400 filing fee in full within twenty-one days of 21 adoption of these Findings and Recommendations, all pending motions should be 22 terminated and this action dismissed without prejudice. 23 These Findings and Recommendations are submitted to the United States District 24 Judge assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 25 Within fourteen (14) days after being served with these Findings and Recommendations, 26 any party may file written objections with the Court and serve a copy on all parties. Such 27 a document should be captioned "Objections to Magistrate Judge's Findings and 28 Recommendations." The parties are advised that failure to file objections within the 3 1 specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court's order. Martinez v. Ylst, 2 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 3 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 1, 2015 /s/ 6 Michael J. Seng UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4


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Within the Minneapolis area, you can earn undergraduate degree programs at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. You could earn an associate's degree in about two years, and its curriculum includes general education classes as well as law enforcement or criminal justice coursework. Four-year bachelor's degree programs are also available, and they also require general education classes. If you already hold one of these degrees, a 1-year certificate could prepare you enter a law enforcement training program and take Minnesota's Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) exam.
Inver Hills Community College offers a law enforcement certificate program that is designed for students who are interested in becoming police officers and have already obtained an associate degree or bachelor's degree. If you complete the program, you will be eligible to enter the Center for Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement (CCJLE) training program. Successful completion of both programs will enable you to take Minnesota's POST exam to become a peace officer in the state.
You will find a comprehensive law enforcement degree program offered at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. This program will help prepare you to take Minnesota's POST exam and offers both academic and practical skills training. Some of your training will cover handling firearms, decision making, pursuit-driving techniques and arrest procedures.
Nearby Normandale Community College offers students the opportunity to pursue an associate degree in law enforcement. This program features both general education and law enforcement courses. Your curriculum will also feature psychology courses, as well as classes in criminal justice and juvenile justice. You'll also have the opportunity to become a first responder in emergency medical situations.
If you are interested in pursuing a bachelor's degree, Concordia College in St. Paul offers a program that can help prepare you for a career in law enforcement. The school's criminal justice program is designed to provide you with the foundational information needed to understand the United States justice system. Some of your coursework will cover police and community, the sociology of law and juvenile justice.
You'll also find a bachelor's degree program offered at Hamline University in St. Paul. This program will offer you foundational courses to provide you with an overview of the criminal justice field. You will take required courses like legal research, statistics and crime and justice in America. Additionally, you can select elective courses like Constitutional law, the law of evidence and forensic science.
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Modified Transportation Opens Up World to Disabled in Phnom Penh
Hean Socheata
FILE - Mobilituk, a tuk tuk designed by Agile Development Group to assist the disabled, is shown in Phnom Penh, Dec. 21, 2016. (Hean Socheata/ VOA Khmer)
For Reaksmey Mary and her family, a recent trip for a health checkup at a Phnom Penh hospital included a detour through downtown and visits to shopping malls.
The trip was a milestone for the group, who could no longer transport Reaksmey by motorbike. For years, she remained homebound on the Mekong River island of Koh Oknha Te, 15 kilometers from Phnom Penh.
Today, Reaksmey and her family use Mobilituk, a service for the physically disabled. Mobilituk has five tuk-tuks — small three-wheel motorized vehicles — that have been modified by Agile Design Group, a Phnom Penh-based organization that specializes in design projects that promote the inclusion of disabled people into everyday life.
Reaksmey was disabled with a serious illness when she was six months old. Her mother, Khem Vy, 47, told VOA that since her daughter was about 10 years old, "we could no longer take Mary anywhere by motorbike." The family tried using a regular tuk-tuk, but that proved difficult as well. The driver would struggle to get Reaksmey and her wheelchair into the cab.
FILE - Reaksmey Mary and her mother, Khem Vy, took Mobilituk, a tuk tuk designed for disabled person, in Phnom Penh, Dec. 21, 2016. (Hean Socheata/ VOA Khmer)
"The wheelchair is very heavy. I am alone and I can't do it unless we have two people to hold her tightly," Khem said. "We stopped taking her out, so she stayed at home on the bed all the time."
Today, the Mobilituk — with a steel ramp that pulls down to allow a wheelchair to roll up — gives Reaksmey and her peers freedom. Or, as blogger John Morris wrote in an enthusiastic review of a Mobilituk: "affordable, wheelchair transportation means that disability in a developing country no longer has to be a sentence of house arrest."
According to Cambodia's Ministry of Social Affairs, by 2015 there were more than 50,000 physically disabled people in Cambodia. The Asian Development Bank estimates that as much as 15 percent of the population, placed at 15.9 million in 2016 by the CIA World Factbook, live with physical or mental disabilities.
Even in developed nations, disabled people encounter transportation hurdles, but in developing nations like Cambodia, the barriers are often higher.
Widespread benefits
Agile Design Group, working with the International Committee of the Red Cross, plans to expand the fleet of Mobilituks in the northern provinces of Cambodia. Keogh Johnston, an ADG engineer, told VOA Khmer that while the Mobilituk program benefits people with disabilities, it has been a rewarding project in other ways, too.
FILE - Mobilituk driver Ker Sarout is shown in Phnom Penh, Dec. 20, 2016. (Hean Socheata/ VOA Khmer)
"When you see somebody, who never had the opportunity to see the city or go to a shopping mall or see more monuments," he said, "the joy that brings to them to see, you are just inspired to contribute more."
Mobilituks also expand opportunities for tuk-tuk drivers. A month after getting his tuk-tuk converted to a Mobilituk, driver Keo Sarout had two disabled clients, including Reaksmey.
"My clients said it's more convenient than a car or other vehicle," he said.
And Keo is pleased he can help. "I think I could help the society by helping the disabled persons as they find it quite difficult to travel anywhere," he said.
He added that other tuk-tuk drivers, having seen his Mobilituk, were interested in having the steel ramp installed on their vehicles.
With access to a Mobilituk, Reaksmey has traveled to the Royal Palace, Independence Monument, shopping malls, and the hospital. With her mother and an aunt along for the ride, these excursions are no longer ordeals.
Reaksmey looks healthier and happier now, said Khem.
"Although her body got hurt the first time she went on Mobilituk, because it was almost 20 years that she has not moved her body properly, she feels very happy," Khem said.
"I asked her if she still wants to go out after hurting herself; she nodded her head with a happy smile."
This story was produced by the VOA Khmer Service.
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- CVE-2010-3067 Tavis Ormandy discovered an issue in the io_submit system call. Local users can cause an integer overflow resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2010-3296 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the cxgb network driver that allows unprivileged users to obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-3297 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the eql network driver that allows local users to obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-3310 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the ROSE socket implementation. On systems with a rose device, local users can cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption).
- CVE-2010-3432 Thomas Dreibholz discovered an issue in the SCTP protocol that permits a remote user to cause a denial of service (kernel panic).
- CVE-2010-3437 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the pktcdvd driver.
Local users with permission to open /dev/pktcdvd/control can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory or cause a denial of service. By default on Debian systems, this access is restricted to members of the group 'cdrom'.
- CVE-2010-3442 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the ALSA sound system. Local users with permission to open /dev/snd/controlC0 can create an integer overflow condition that causes a denial of service. By default on Debian systems, this access is restricted to members of the group 'audio'.
- CVE-2010-3448 Dan Jacobson reported an issue in the thinkpad-acpi driver. On certain Thinkpad systems, local users can cause a denial of service (X.org crash) by reading /proc/acpi/ibm/video.
- CVE-2010-3477 Jeff Mahoney discovered an issue in the Traffic Policing (act_police) module that allows local users to obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-3705 Dan Rosenberg reported an issue in the HMAC processing code in the SCTP protocol that allows remote users to create a denial of service (memory corruption).
- CVE-2010-3848 Nelson Elhage discovered an issue in the Econet protocol. Local users can cause a stack overflow condition with large msg->msgiovlen values that can result in a denial of service or privilege escalation.
- CVE-2010-3849 Nelson Elhage discovered an issue in the Econet protocol. Local users can cause a denial of service (oops) if a NULL remote addr value is passed as a parameter to sendmsg().
- CVE-2010-3850 Nelson Elhage discovered an issue in the Econet protocol. Local users can assign econet addresses to arbitrary interfaces due to a missing capabilities check.
- CVE-2010-3858 Brad Spengler reported an issue in the setup_arg_pages() function. Due to a bounds-checking failure, local users can create a denial of service (kernel oops).
- CVE-2010-3859 Dan Rosenberg reported an issue in the TIPC protocol.
When the tipc module is loaded, local users can gain elevated privileges via the sendmsg() system call.
- CVE-2010-3873 Dan Rosenberg reported an issue in the X.25 network protocol. Local users can cause heap corruption, resulting in a denial of service (kernel panic).
- CVE-2010-3874 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the Control Area Network (CAN) subsystem on 64-bit systems. Local users may be able to cause a denial of service (heap corruption).
- CVE-2010-3875 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered an issue in the AX.25 protocol. Local users can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-3876 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered an issue in the Packet protocol. Local users can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-3877 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered an issue in the TIPC protocol. Local users can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-3880 Nelson Elhage discovered an issue in the INET_DIAG subsystem. Local users can cause the kernel to execute unaudited INET_DIAG bytecode, resulting in a denial of service.
- CVE-2010-4072 Kees Cook discovered an issue in the System V shared memory subsystem. Local users can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-4073 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the System V shared memory subsystem. Local users on 64-bit system can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory via the 32-bit compatible semctl() system call.
- CVE-2010-4074 Dan Rosenberg reported issues in the mos7720 and mos7840 drivers for USB serial converter devices. Local users with access to these devices can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory.
- CVE-2010-4078 Dan Rosenberg reported an issue in the framebuffer driver for SiS graphics chipsets (sisfb). Local users with access to the framebuffer device can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory via the FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl.
- CVE-2010-4079 Dan Rosenberg reported an issue in the ivtvfb driver used for the Hauppauge PVR-350 card. Local users with access to the framebuffer device can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory via the FBIOGET_VBLANK ioctl.
- CVE-2010-4080 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the ALSA driver for RME Hammerfall DSP audio devices. Local users with access to the audio device can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory via the SNDRV_HDSP_IOCTL_GET_CONFIG_INFO ioctl.
- CVE-2010-4081 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the ALSA driver for RME Hammerfall DSP MADI audio devices. Local users with access to the audio device can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory via the SNDRV_HDSP_IOCTL_GET_CONFIG_INFO ioctl.
- CVE-2010-4083 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the semctl system call. Local users can obtain the contents of sensitive kernel memory through usage of the semid_ds structure.
- CVE-2010-4164 Dan Rosenberg discovered an issue in the X.25 network protocol. Remote users can achieve a denial of service (infinite loop) by taking advantage of an integer underflow in the facility parsing code.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.26-26lenny1.


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Q: get the number of character vector elements in a corpus my goal is to use R for lexicon based sentiment analysis!
i have two character vectors. one with positive words and one with negative words.
e.g.
pos <- c("good", "accomplished", "won", "happy")
neg <- c("bad", "loss", "damaged", "sued", "disaster")

i now have a corpus of thousands of news articles and i want to know for each article, how
many elements of my vectors pos and neg are in the article.
e.g. (not sure about how the corpus function works here but you get the idea: there are two articles in my corpus)
mycorpus <- Corpus("The CEO is happy that they finally won the case.", "The disaster caused a huge loss.")

i want to get something like this:
article 1: 2 element of pos and 0 element of neg
article 2: 0 elements of pos, 2 elements of neg

another good thing would be, if i can get the following for each article:
(number of pos words - number of neg words)/(number of total words in article)
thank you very much!!
EDIT:
@ Victorp: this doesn't seem to work
the matrix i get looks good:
mytdm[1:6,1:10]
               Docs
Terms          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
aaron          0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0  0
abandon        1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
abandoned      0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0  0
abbey          0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
abbott         0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0
abbotts        0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0  0

but when i do your command i get zero for every document!
colSums(mytdm[rownames(mytdm) %in% pos, ])
   1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10   11   12   13   14   15
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
  16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25   26   27   28   29   30
   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0

why is that??

A: Hello you can use the TermDocumentMatrix for doing that :
mycorpus <- Corpus(VectorSource(c("The CEO is happy that they finally won the case.", "The disaster caused a huge loss.")))
mytdm <- TermDocumentMatrix(mycorpus, control=list(removePunctuation=TRUE))
mytdm <- as.matrix(mytdm)

# Positive words
colSums(mytdm[rownames(mytdm) %in% pos, ])
1 2
2 0

# Negative words
colSums(mytdm[rownames(mytdm) %in% neg, ])
1 2
0 2

# Total number of words per documents
colSums(mytdm)
1 2
9 5

A: Here's another approach:
## pos <- c("good", "accomplished", "won", "happy")
## neg <- c("bad", "loss", "damaged", "sued", "disaster")
##
## mycorpus <- Corpus(VectorSource(
##     list("The CEO is happy that they finally won the case.",
##     "The disaster caused a huge loss.")))

library(qdap)
with(tm_corpus2df(mycorpus), termco(text, docs, list(pos=pos, neg=neg)))

##   docs word.count       pos       neg
## 1    1         10 2(20.00%)         0
## 2    2          6         0 2(33.33%)


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Why you shouldn't use cotton swabs to clean your ears
Posted 4:24 pm, January 3, 2017, by CNN Wire
The doctors' advice hasn't changed much, but it's still so unsatisfying: You should not use cotton swabs to clean your years.
Updated clinical guidelines published Tuesday in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery say they're not appropriate for earwax removal. In fact, information for patients in the guidelines say no to putting anything "smaller than your elbow in your ear."
Regardless, most of us hoard a stash of the soft-tipped paper sticks; they seem so perfectly suited to that dirty job.
So the authors of the guidelines — an advisory panel of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery — have injected a little bit of freshness into the usual advice, giving more explanation as to "Why not?" They even included a consumer representative on the panel.
"We really have come to appreciate that clinicians are not the only users of (the guidelines), that patients are really interested in their own care and people are really taking ownership of their own care," said Dr. Seth Schwartz, chairman of the guideline update group for the academy.
Here's why not: Cotton swabs, hair pins, house keys and toothpicks — the many smaller-than-our-elbow-objects we love to put in our ears — can cause cuts in our ear canals, perforate our eardrums and dislocate our hearing bones. And any of these things could lead to hearing loss, dizziness, ringing or other symptoms of ear injury.
Instead, most people can just let nature do its job. Our bodies produce earwax to keep our ears lubricated, clean and protected: Dirt, dust and anything else that might enter our ears gets stuck to the wax, which keeps any such particles from moving farther into the ear canal. Our usual jaw motions from talking and chewing, along with skin growth within the canal, typically helps move old earwax from inside to the outside the ear, where it is washed off during bathing.
The guidelines published in 2008 were overdue for an update. While new randomized trials have been included, "nothing very dramatic" has changed, other than an improvement in the methodology itself, said Schwartz: "The process has become a little more transparent in the way we actually write the guidelines now. We are more clear about why the decisions we made are made and what data there is to support it."
Patient are apparently interested in the nitty-gritty of ear care: More than 50,000 people downloaded the old guideline, Schwartz said.
"It's kind of amazing how many people were interested in reading that," he said.
The do's and don'ts
To be "a little bit more patient-friendly," the guidelines now include lists of "Do's and Don't's" for everyone and a list for people who have had problems with cerumen impaction, the official term for earwax buildup, a condition that is more common among the elderly, according to Dr. James Battey, director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Impaction can occur when the ear's self-cleaning process doesn't work very well. The resulting waxy buildup blocks the ear canal, causing difficulty hearing.
"For those with impacted ear wax, the use of cotton-tipped swabs may push the earwax deeper into the ear canal and harm the eardrum," Battey said. He added that "about 2% of adults with impacted earwax may go the doctor with hearing loss as their symptom."
"Impacted earwax is best addressed by a health care professional," he said.
In the all-important "Don't" section, you'll find warnings against "overcleaning" your ears. Excessive cleaning may increase earwax impaction, according to the authors.
"It's cultural" to want clear ears, Schwartz said, but "wiping away any excess wax when it comes to the outside of the ear is enough to keep it clean."
Another warning in the new guidelines: Do not use ear candles. Not only can they cause "serious damage" to your eardrum, "there is no evidence that they remove impacted cerumen," wrote the authors.
"Home therapies are fairly effective," Schwartz said, adding that the "whole host" of over-the-counter wax-softening drops as well as home-use irrigators are effective and safe. "Even drops of water in the ear can be effective to soften the wax," he added.
Still, among the items on the "Do" list is to ask your health care provider about how to treat earwax impaction at home, since "you may have certain medical or ear conditions that may make some options unsafe."
"It's not a bad thing to have wax in your ears. Everybody does and should. It's more of an issue when it becomes too much," Schwartz said. The guideline definition of "too much" is an operational one: If you have symptoms — such as pain, drainage, bleeding or hearing loss — then you have a problem.
"If it's causing symptoms, absolutely go to your doctor," Schwartz said, repeating what is likely the most important "Do" list recommendation. Still, some people attribute their symptoms to wax buildup when it's just not the case.
Among older people, "hearing loss becomes very, very common," said Schwartz.
In fact, aging, along with infections and exposure to loud noise, is one of the most common causes of acquired hearing loss, according to Battey.
Yet many people cannot imagine that they've begun to lose their hearing, and as a result of this disbelief, Schwartz said, "a patient has wax cleared, and then their doctor needs to look deeper."
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I've linked to several of these tools by Felix Krause independently in the past but he's put them all together into a collection now. If you've got any interest in continuous delivery on iOS, there will certainly be something here for you.
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