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NFC South Standings
Regular Season 9 77 8.6 2 30
Top Taysom Hill News
QB Power Rankings: Allen, Mahomes headline playoff list
NFL Week 18 scores, highlights and updates
CBS Sports Kyle Stackpole Jan 8, 2023
Week 18 injuries: Hurts reportedly to start; Lamar out
CBS Sports Tyler Sullivan Jan 8, 2023
Injury report: Hurts, Jacobs, Meyers questionable
CBS Sports Tera Roberts Jan 6, 2023
Saints' Taysom Hill: Subdued outing Week 18
Hill recorded five carries for 24 yards and hauled in his only target for one yard during Sunday's 10-7 defeat versus Carolina.
Hill saw a downturn in workload during Sunday's regular-season finale, as he logged his fewest number of touches since the Week 13 loss to Tampa Bay. The 32-year-old was limited by a back injury during Week 18 prep, so it's possible that issue could have affected his usage. Hill finishes the 2022 campaign with career lows as a passer, completing 13 of 19 attempts for 240 yards and two touchdowns. Instead, his versatile role on offense shifted distinctly toward the ground game, as he recorded career highs in carries (96) and rushing yards (575) to go along with seven rushing touchdowns. He also collected nine receptions (on 13 targets) for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and his 11 total touchdowns are the second-most of any season in his six-year career. With the Saints lacking both a clear starting quarterback and No. 2 running back heading into the offseason, Hill seems poised to continue serving as a key component of the team's offense in 2023.
Saints' Taysom Hill: Active Sunday
Hill (back) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
Hill experienced a cap on his practice reps Wednesday through Friday due to a back issue and exited Week 18 prep as questionable to suit up Sunday. With his availability now confirmed, he can continue his typical gadget role in the Saints offense, which involves far more work on the ground than any other aspect at this point in his career. In 15 appearances this season, Hill has reeled off 6.1 YPC and seven touchdowns on his 91 rushes, but he's also added a pair of scores as both a passer and receiver.
Week 18 Sleepers & DFS lineups
Saints' Taysom Hill: Deemed questionable for Week 18
The Saints list Hill (back) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Hill and fellow tight end Juwan Johnson (quadriceps) are both taking questionable tags into the weekend, though the two fill wildly different roles in the New Orleans offense despite being listed as position mates. While Johnson serves as the Saints' top pass catcher at the position, Hill is a more versatile weapon for New Orleans, with most of his opportunities of late coming as the de facto top backup to starting running back Alvin Kamara. If Hill is cleared to play through his back issue, he'll likely be in store for a handful of carries behind Kamara and could see some occasional reps as a goal-line or short-yardage quarterback.
Week 18 lineup decisions
CBS Sports Dave Richard Jan 6, 2023
Way-Too-Early 2023 WR and TE Rankings
CBS Sports Chris Towers Jan 6, 2023
Saints' Taysom Hill: Limited in practice again
Hill (back) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice.
Hill maintained limited activity in practice for the second straight day, but Saints head coach Dennis Allen hasn't yet indicated that the versatile 32-year-old is a candidate to sit out Sunday's season finale against the Panthers. Before the Saints decide whether to give Hill an injury designation for the weekend, they will see what he can do at Friday's practice. If he suits up for the season finale, Hill will essentially serve as the Saints' backup running back behind Alvin Kamara. Despite being listed as tight end, Hill took a season-high 14 carries in last week's upset win over the Eagles.
FFT: Way-Too-Early 2023 QB and RB rankings
Way-Too-Early 2023 QB and RB Rankings
Saints' Taysom Hill: Limited with back injury
Hill was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a back issue.
The injury is a new one for the versatile 32-year-old, who took a season-high 14 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown in this past Sunday's 20-10 upset win over the Eagles. In Sunday's matchup with the Saints, both teams are expected to adopt a run-heavy approach with Hill serving as the de facto No. 2 option on the ground for New Orleans if he's able to play through the back injury.
Week 18 NFL injuries: Fields out; Jackson still missing
FFT: Week 18 rankings, plus more
Week 18 Rankings + How To Handle Championships
QB Power Rankings: Brady, Rodgers on the rise in top 10
CBS Sports Cody Benjamin Jan 4, 2023
Saints' Taysom Hill: Heavily involved in offense
Hill rushed the ball 14 times for 46 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 20-10 win over the Eagles. He added one reception on one target for nine yards and completed both his pass attempts for 24 yards.
Hill has seen his involvement as a rusher tick up in recent weeks in the absence of Mark Ingram (knee), and that continued in Sunday's win. He had only two rushing attempts fewer than Alvin Kamara, and his day was highlighted by a one-yard touchdown plunge midway through the first quarter. Otherwise, his performance was unremarkable, as he averaged only 3.3 yards per attempt. Nevertheless, the Saints have shown a desire to keep Hill involved in the offense, and that is unlikely to change in a Week 18 matchup against the Panthers.
Week 17 Injury Updates + The Latest Rankings
Week 17 starts, sits, sleepers and busts
CBS Sports Dave Richard Dec 31, 2022
Injury report: Lockett, Olave, Jeudy questionable
CBS Sports Tera Roberts Dec 30, 2022
CBS Sports Jamey Eisenberg Dec 30, 2022
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ConnectorCare Upper Income Limits 2022 and 2023
Reviewed November 2022
ConnectorCare Upper Income Limits
2022 Federal Poverty Levels are used for coverage in Jan - Dec 2023
with Premium Tax Credits
>300%
1 $13,590 $20,385 $27,180 $33,975 $40,770 For 2023 coverage, premium tax credits are available in the amount that would be needed to bring down the cost of the second lowest cost silver plan to no more than 8.5% of family income. There is no upper income limit in 2023.
2 $18,310 $27,465 $36,620 $45,775 $54,930
6 $37,190 $55,785 $74,380 $92,975 $111,570
7 $41,910 $62,865 $83,820 $104,775 $125,730
Each addtl. $4,720 $7,080 $9,440 $11,800 $14,160
2022 FPL levels are used for coverage in 2023
The 2022 poverty guidelines are published in the January 21, 2022 Federal Register 87 FR 33115.
2021 FPL levels are used for coverage in 2022.
The 2021 poverty guidelines are published in the February 1, 2021 Federal Register 86 FR 7732.
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Sam and Lina Pillitteri began converting their Niagara River orchard into a vineyard in the early '90s, and opened Riverview in 2000. Since then, Riverview has cultivated a reputation for offering a hospitable experience featuring a range of wines for every palate made by their new winemaker and local Alyssa Bator. Popular varietals include Gewürztraminer, Pinot Grigio, Cabernet Sauvignon as well as a rare Reserve Malbec.


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Q: A power is a limit over what diagram? A product in a category $\mathcal{C}$ is a limit over a diagram $F:S\to \mathcal{C}$ where $S$ is a set and is to be viewed as a discrete category.
I am struggling to see how a power $x^k$ of an object $x\in \mathcal{C}$ is to be defined in this way. Do we take $S$ to have $k$ identical objects? But then isn't $S$ just a one-object category?
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Daryl Powell has named his 19-man squad that will travel to take on Catalans Dragons.
The next time Castleford Tigers grace the Mend-A-Hose Jungle turf, they will welcome Warrington Wovles.
In a gripping West Yorkshire derby, Castleford Tigers held off the late challenge of Wakefield Trinity to record a 28-26 victory on Easter Thursday, retaining the Adam Watene Trophy.
It's the Easter weekend and we're celebrating with a discount on Tigers merchandise!
The 2019 Dacia Magic Weekend is heading to an exciting new venue this season and here's everything you need to know about it.


With recent advocacy from the White House, "Smart Growth" initiatives are now being promoted in most US metropolitan areas, with particular emphasis focussed upon mitigating the impacts of rapid population growth; the automobile; land, water, air quality and other natural resources uses; and our desires for economic development. These largely reactive and often vested interest motivated planning processes have barely begun to consider the impacts and implications of evolving technological development, local-global internetworking of society, and the 'information economy'.
Government bodies, private sector groups and non-profit environmental, education and healthcare organizations are becoming involved in "Smart Growth" planning in the multi-county Sacramento 'capital region', where traffic impacts are increasingly untenable; state agencies intend to mandate transfers of northern mountain and valley waters to southern California; air quality looms evermore densely visible above the horizon; Central Valley agricultural fields are being replaced by sprawling subdivisions; and education is not keeping pace with new job requirements. Can application of internetworked decision-support systems and processes help make a difference? What is the role of "Smart Community" initiatives in this context?
Stewarding Changing Relationships in the Information Society.
Consideration of communities in an increasingly information based society, and of our ability to act intelligently for their benefit, cannot be done without taking into account the evermore complex, socially dynamic, and economically critical relationships between cities, their rural surrounds, and all that is disturbingly filling in between. To separately address the problems, solutions and changing state of cities or rural communities, is to deny an ecological, whole systems approach to planning and living.
Few have studied or applied urban-rural relationships to the new information society. Digital thinking has further fostered an 'either-or' consideration of cities, rural areas and 'edge'. The need to better understand, to plan, and to make more intelligent, constituency-supported decisions about the impacts and implications of societal change is urgent. This task, though critically necessary, is a daunting journey into the heart of complexity. Internetworked tools and facilitated public processes may, however, offer the opportunity to do things a bit better.
Over the last few years, a select number of federal and state government agencies, corporate groups, and private foundations have funded and subsidized the development of local/regional telecommunications infrastructure and networked user applications, with the goals of promoting 'universal access', enhanced educational opportunities and 'smart' economic development. Measuring the success or failures of these initiatives is a difficult task. Anecdotal information and achievement milestones are only beginning to be documented. To date there has been no appropriate means for accurate determination of the relationship between telecommunications systems and services, and geographically specific and dynamic educational, economic or other demo-social trends. Without the ability to begin substantiating the impacts of these funding and subsidization programs, their effectiveness and continuing existence is in jeopardy, and many pioneering public networking initiatives will be left with a precariously uncertain future.
Improved methods are increasingly required for private sector investors; information technology companies; state and federal funding agencies; local government, schools, libraries, medical facilities, community groups and local businesses to determine the areas and amounts for their investment in and deployment of telecommunications systems and services; for understanding direct and indirect effects thereof; and for determining specific social needs and appropriate ways to fulfill these in an economically phased and sustained process.
Will newly structured public and private investments in building a networked 'information society' prove their economic and social worth, by fostering improved quality of life for all?
The Info/Eco Project is taking first steps to inventory, map and analyze the telecommunications infrastructure of the urban-rural, multi-county Sacramento Valley region. Data sharing among many public and private entities, regulatory agencies and research organizations will be required. The means, significance and value of this effort will be in the correlation of telecommunications mapping with the overlay mapping of economic development, educational, and other social indicator-based dynamic data. A partnered approach will help to assure data and analysis credibility and accuracy, as well as safeguarding certain sensitive and competitive data.
The Info/Eco Project will utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and internetworking tools to inventory and map regional telecommunications infrastructure and usage, and to relate this mapping to specific existing and newly gathered technical, demographic, economic and ecological indicator data. The resulting relational database will provide an increasingly detailed geographic model of the economic and social patterns and dynamics, and the associated impacts and implications of existing and required telecommunications facilities, connectivity, tele-media penetration, business and job creation, educational enhancement, community development and policy. The project is designed to be a replicable model that can serve as the basis for more effective and pragmatic 'next step' tele-social decisionmaking, policy recommendations, investments and actions.
The link between telecommunications and economic growth is being widely touted, but has little solid evidence upon which to proceed. Federal and state agencies are currently investing in and subsidizing NII based telecommunications demonstration projects with public funds, attempting to promote universal access and equity, lifelong learning and economic development. These efforts are coming under increasing political fire. They can only continue if they prove their economic and political worth.
2. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has forced a dramatic restructuring of the telecommunications industry, with complex implications for the future of our society. Its implications and impacts are in question. Without a good understanding based upon fact, it will be difficult to protect and promote the interests of rural areas and urban neighborhoods. The dangers are real enough; in a reasonably competitive environment, cross-subsidies become unsustainable. Even without subsidies, these areas need to know how much and in what ways they should invest in their own infrastructure needs. Currently, the information base with which to guide such decisions is weak. This project's goal is to generate a substantive information resource for improved telecommunications and economic development based decisionmaking at the local, state and federal levels.
What's the Matter; What's the Difference; What's the Use?
Most public decisionmakers and corporate leaders do not yet understand the value of this proposed project or the needs that it plans to address. Many others see competitive, regulatory or security and privacy-based impediments to its undertaking. The potential gains inherent in this undertaking, however, outweigh the many perceived difficulties. The Info/Eco Project is designed to be a direct complement to the high profile and most urgently worthwhile strategic planning and mapping efforts now in process, in the name of "Smart Growth". These initiatives are largely reactive attempts to address and mitigate the impacts of ever greater human imposition on an increasingly fragile landscape.
The Info/Eco Project is a pro-active effort to address the cause-and-effect changes being wrought by the tele-mediation of society over the next few years, and beyond. It is based on the belief that the evolution of the Internet and convergent media will have at least as great an impact on our geographic urban-rural communities, economic relationships and social processes, as have transportation, energy systems and the industrial economy over the last one hundred years.
The realization of "Smart Communities" and "Smart Growth" must be actively integrated. It is time to truly demonstrate what we intend to be smart about.


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With the imposing Rock of Ifach as a backdrop, the town of Calpe on the Costa Blanca in Spain impresses all who come here. You'll find Roman baths, a nature preserve, and beautiful beaches to while away the hours. Our Calpe holiday rentals will immediately get you in a vacation mindset.
Settled by the Romans, Visigoths, and Moors, and long a quiet fishing village, the Calpe of today still offers a languid way of life. The seven-mile coastline remains the main draw with locals and tourists enjoying the sun and seaside many months out of the year. Still, there is more to see than just the sea, from ruins to natural wonder. Our Calpe holiday rentals offer a great base from which to view it all.
Where Is Calpe?
Situated in the northern region of Costa Blanca, Calpe is a former fishing village turned popular tourist destination on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 and 76 miles from Alicante and Valencia, respectively.
Things to Do in Calpe
Calpe is one of the top destinations in all of Costa Blanca. First-time visitors head to the Rock of Ifach, the 1,100-foot-tall monolith that sits at the top of the old town. You get the best views of the port and beach from here and eco-warriors will delight in its protected status. Head to the Baños de la Reina, the remains of a Roman fish-salting factory.
You're steps from the old town, bordered by walls built in the 15th century, and the Moorish quarter of El Arrabal. The Moors and Christians coexisted here peacefully for centuries. You'll find ruins of the Moorish castle as well as the Iglesia Antigua de Calpe, the only remaining example of Mudejar-Gothic architecture in the region.
The beaches in Calpe are some of the best on the entire Costa Blanca. Soak up the sun on sandy shores surrounded by rugged cliffs. Windsurfing and jet skiing are popular pastimes at area beaches. La Fossa and Arenal have beautiful promenades. Les Bassetes is famous for its crystal waters and gorgeous seabed.
Calpe is the perfect spot from which to explore all of Costa Blanca and Valencia. Dénia offers beautiful beaches and ferries to Ibiza and Mallorca daily. Moraira, like Calpe, was a fishing village but has gone decidedly upscale and Altea is known for its whitewashed architecture and cobblestone streets. Javea has a large expat population so you'll feel right at home.
Explore centuries-old ruins or spend the day soaking up the rays on the gorgeous Mediterranean. Our Calpe holiday rentals make it all possible.


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Realcomp is in the final stages of preparations for our official launch of Electronic Lockboxes (ELBs). As we get closer to the December Training & Distribution events, more and more questions are being asked by MLS Subscribers about our plans for initial distribution, costs, software integration, and additional topics. We appreciate all of your questions and realize this means you're preparing for the launch of this exciting new service as well!
1) Q: How many electronic lockboxes (ELBs) can I plan to pick up at Realcomp's December Training & Distribution event? Realcomp will either issue enough ELBs to cover your on-market and pending inventory of Residential, Condominium, Commercial, and Multi-Family listings (with some type of lockbox access) as of August 13, 2018 -OR- or as of the day of the training event, whichever number is higher. If you had or have zero listings as of these dates, we will issue one (1) box to you upon request. As you get more listings and assign your current inventory of boxes to those listings, you can always pick up more boxes (based on your listing count) from either Realcomp or your local Board or Association of REALTORS (as long as they have agreed to be an ELB distribution center).
2) Q: How much will the ELBs cost Realcomp MLS Subscribers? The ELBs are being provided to Realcomp MLS Subscribers at NO additional cost. The cost of providing this service is included in your quarterly Realcomp MLS fee.
3) Q: Will SentriLock integrate with ShowingTime? Yes, the SentriLock system will integrate with ShowingTime. This integration will indicate on a showing confirmation that access is through a SentriLock lockbox and allow Brokers who subscribe to the ShowingTime Appointment Center or ShowingTime FrontDesk services to release 1-Day Access Codes to REALTORS who do not subscribe to Realcomp. Realcomp REALTORS will use the SentriSmart app to interact with the ELBs. Non-Realcomp REALTORS or non-SentriLock REALTORS will need to obtain 1-Day Codes from the Listing Agent/Listing Office/or ShowingTime Appointment Center (if applicable).
For more ELB-related FAQs and answers, please see this document which is being regularly updated.
Invitations to the remaining Training & Distribution events being held in December are being emailed once a week to Realcomp REALTORS who have not yet registered to attend a session. These personalized invitations will continue to be sent out leading up to the events. If you have not yet registered to attend and would like to do so today, please be sure to call SentriLock directly at (877) 433-6998 to reserve your seat.
Account activation emails are also being sent out each week inviting MLS Subscribers to activate your SentriLock accounts. This involves setting up a SentriLock system password. If you have not received an activation email, please call SentriLock at (877) 433-6998 and ask for your activation email to be resent.
If you haven't yet installed the SentriSmart app on your preferred smart phone or device, you can find the app in either the Apple app and Google Play stores. Please be sure to download the app before attending your SentriLock training and distribution event.
For more information about Realcomp's launch of Electronic Lockboxes, please visit Electronic Lockbox Central.
Are You Tech-Ready for Electronic Lockboxes?
In order to seamlessly access the new SentriLock Electronic Lockboxes (ELBs) that Realcomp is launching in December of this year, you will need to have a Smart phone or device. The new ELBs use Bluetooth technology, so your phone or tablet needs to be Bluetooth-compatible to be able to talk to the lockboxes. Need to get ready?
Your Listings May Not be Displaying the ShowingTime Icon in the Ann Arbor MLS System – Learn How to Correct This!
Realcomp has recently become aware of an issue that affects Realcomp listings in the Ann Arbor MLS system and has to do with the display of the ShowingTime appointment scheduling icon.
This week is the first week that Realcomp's new MMSI billing module is available to Realcomp MLS Subscribers through our Login Dashboard. Through it, you will be able to pay your MLS invoice(s), manage your profile, and receive notifications.
If you haven't looked recently, you will see a new item listed on the External Links menu in RCO3®; LionDesk. LionDesk is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform that helps you manage your contacts, texts, emails, and sales and marketing automation.
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Under New Management is a Canadian television reality series, which premiered on CBC Television on March 15, 2019. Hosted by Canadian venture capitalist Arlene Dickinson, the series features Dickinson guiding aspiring business owners through the process of buying a company.

CBC broadcast the series pilot in 2017 as a special, with two investors who were each guided by Dickinson through three potential businesses. The network announced in 2018 that it had ordered a full series, which started on March 15, 2019.

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to create skiwears that react to movement and is comfortable under the harshest conditions.
Phenix is a well and long established brand from Japan, introducing top class products, entrusted and beloved by top class athletes and general users around the world.
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Just one week after announcing a stepping up in our policies on financing the transition to sustainable energy, BNP Paribas is now publishing, in conjunction with educational website LeWebPédagogique, a digital book intended to enable anyone and everyone to get to grips with this topic.
Using videos, illustrations, maps, quizzes, etc, the book describes all the current innovations designed to promote the transition to sustainable energy generation and use, highlighting such key initiatives as Invacost, Station Energy, Subglacior, Gemini and BlaBlaCar.
Designed to be read on iPad, Android tablet or PC screens (html version), it can be downloaded free of charge. The e-book is available in English and French.
Download it on iTunes (iOS), GooglePlay (Android) or read it on desktop.


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The deck plans are in for the Oasis of the Seas. Here, we will review all the features of the Central Park Neighborhood.
As seen on the deck plans, Central Park showcases Vintage and Retail Stores, the Parkside Gallery (art?), Picture This, Park Cafe, Antonio's Table, Chops Grille, and 150 Central Park. Also, the Rising Tide Bar peaks up through a Crystal Canopy.


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ASIC Accreditation
The Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC) is a private accreditation body based in the United Kingdom. It is one of the accreditation bodies recognized by the UK Border Agency, permitting educational institutions with ASIC accreditation to sponsor international students to study in the UK.
Following widespread and increasing concern over the behaviour of some international independent and private colleges, and the growing number of international students looking to study a wide range of subjects all over the world, the UK Government identified the need for a more rigorous system for accrediting education institutions involved in recruiting overseas students.
ASIC has been formed to bring this independent information to the student population through its accreditation service with well defined and objective benchmarking. Accreditation through ASIC helps the students and parents make a more informed choice and also helps colleges and other learning institutions to demonstrate that they are a high quality institution. ASIC, therefore fully recognises the pressing need for a robust and transparent approach to ensuring that colleges and like institutions provide the best possible student experience in terms of the students achieving their maximum academic potential.
ASIC has identified the following Areas of Operation, which are assessed and given a grade of Commendable, Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory. These grades not are taken into account in deciding whether or not to award accreditation to an institution, but are also be helpful in enabling students to make informed choices on where they might study.
Areas of Operation:
Premises and Health and Safety
Management and Staff Resources
Learning and Teaching; Course Delivery
Quality Assurance and Enhancement
Qualifications and Awards
Marketing and Student Recruitment
Relationship with Government Offices and Reporting Mechanisms.
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During the night of 23/24.12.2004, together with other perpetrators, breaking in a Postal Office in Brasov county, they stole an ATM machine which they transported with a stolen car in a nearby forest . They destroyed the ATM machine in order to collect the money out of it. The total damage was around 55.000 Euro.


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KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949) (BLU-RAY)
Starring: Hugh Griffith, Joan Greenwood, Miles Malleson, Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Audrey Fildes, Clive Morton, Valerie Hobson
Directed By: Robert Hamer
Kind Hearts and Coronets was voted #6 on the BFI's list of the greatest British films of all time! Sir Alec Guinness (The Lavender Hill Mob) became an international star with his extraordinary performance as eight different characters in this 1949 Ealing Studios classic. Dennis Price (The Frightened Bride) is sublime as an embittered young commoner determined to avenge his mother's unjust disinheritance by ascending to the dukedom. Unfortunately, eight relatives—all played by the incomparable Guinness—must be eliminated before he can do so. Co-starring Joan Greenwood (The Man in the White Suit), Valerie Hobson (The Bride of Frankenstein) and Hugh Griffith (Start the Revolution Without Me), with top-notch direction by the great Robert Hamer (It Always Rains on Sunday) and beautiful photography by Douglas Slocombe (The Lion in Winter).
Blu-ray Extras Include:
Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger
Introduction by Filmmaker John Landis
Those British Faces: Dennis Price – Featurette
Interview with Cinematographer Douglas Slocombe
Alternate American Ending
Running Time: 106 MIN
Optional English Subtitles: Yes
Color Type: Black & White
Country: U.K.
Genres: Comedy, Crime


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export default function (entity: Entity, position: IVector3) {
	let clone: Creature | NPC;

	const creature = entity.asCreature;
	if (creature) {
		clone = creatureManager.spawn(creature.type, position.x, position.y, position.z, true, creature.aberrant, undefined, true)!;

		if (creature.isTamed()) clone.tame(creature.getOwner()!);
		clone.renamed = entity.renamed;
		clone.ai = creature.ai;
		clone.enemy = creature.enemy;
		clone.enemyAttempts = creature.enemyAttempts;
		clone.enemyIsPlayer = creature.enemyIsPlayer;

	} else {
		const npc = entity.asNPC!;
		clone = npcManager.spawn(NPCType.Merchant, position.x, position.y, position.z)!;
		clone.customization = { ...npc.customization };
		clone.renamed = entity.getName().getString();
		CloneInventory(npc, clone);
	}

	clone.direction = new Vector2(entity.direction).raw();
	clone.facingDirection = entity.facingDirection;

	CopyStats(entity, clone);

	if (clone.asNPC) {
		clone.ai = AiType.Neutral;
	}
}

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VAPAC Contributes to Cuyahoga County Revitalization for over 14 years
Blight is visually synonymous with community decline and disinvestment, but vacant and abandoned properties also present an opportunity to become assets in neighborhood revitalization efforts. It is important to match strategies for dealing with derelict properties to neighborhood market conditions, and coordinate those strategies between involved stakeholders. The Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council (VAPAC) was created to solve issues with coordination and approach the issue of neighborhood stabilization in Cuyahoga County innovatively.
The Vacant and Abandoned Property Action Council was formed from a recommendation made in the 2005 Cleveland at the Crossroads report prepared by the National Vacant Properties Campaign (now the Center for Community Progress). The original members represented city and county agencies that had administrative or programmatic responsibility for property and property disposition. One of the first tasks of the committee was to lend support to the / advocate for the development of a parcel-based property data system, which is housed at Case Western Reserve University (NEO CANDO). The NEO CANDO property-data system aggregates county data and allows for strategic decision making among community development staff. It is widely regarded as one of the best community data systems in the country.
Today, VAPAC is a monthly ad-hoc group bringing together decision makers from County government, municipalities, non-profit groups, and universities to develop strategies to stabilize Cuyahoga County neighborhoods, and to break down silos that hamper effective collaboration. The group works together on research projects, including a comprehensive study of tax delinquency and tax lien sales that was published in 2015, that has resulted in policy changes that have minimized adverse and disparate impacts in the community. Frank Ford, Senior Policy Advisor at the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, helped create and has chaired VAPAC for 14 years. He says of the council, it is the go-to forum for surfacing new challenges and crafting collaborative solutions in the County. VAPAC has been the catalyst for federal, state, and local policy changes and has been recognized as a model throughout the country.
The negative effects of vacant and abandoned properties often spill over into non-distressed properties in a city, causing a widespread depression of property values while increasing municipal costs to deal with blight. However, collaborative organizations like the VAPAC in Cuyahoga County can create opportunities for coordination of resources and programming to capitalize on vacant properties for neighborhood stabilization.
For more on VAPAC, see:
- https://vacantpropertyresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Ford_Final.pdf
- https://www.clevelandfed.org/en/newsroom-and-events/publications/notes-from-the-field/nftf-20150505-growing-pains.aspx
- http://www.clevelandnp.org/stabilization/
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This library handles the interview logic for games.
min max, the maximum amount of questions within a single interview.
multiply the base quality requirement by this value during hands-on to get a higher interview score than when compared to a review.
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the minimum reputation we can get from an interview.
we lose this much score-to-reputation per each bribe that was revealed.
per each day our score-to-rep penalty is decreased by this much.
we need to have held this many interviews total first before we are able to offer a hands-on.
every rating point is converted into an interview score by multiplying it by this value.
multiply the issue score affector by this much. Since it's an interview, it makes sense for the interviewees to be more lenient in terms of WIP stuff/bugs/etc..
minmax, the score multiplier to set for the project when the player chooses to hype the game up.


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    <title>VulnerChat</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/stylesheet.css">

      <form>
        <input type="text" id="user_name" placeholder="Random User" />
        <button>Chat</button>
      </form>

      <form action="">
        <input id="msg" autocomplete="off" />
<button>Send</button>
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        * Everything here is Case sensitive

        Goals (Order doesn't matter)

        When you complete a token, you will find a success string. Send it to us.

          Enter the invites only room.

          Enter the password protected room.

          Become an admin.

          Find the unlisted (secret) room.

        Commands

        HOWTO use commands: /cmd_name argument_name:data (without space after or before the colon)

          /info - (argument: name) Print room info.

          /list - Print all of the rooms.

          /current - Print the room you are in currently.

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          /token - (arguments: name, password) Gets a one time token for a room. Must provide password.

          /admin - (argument: password) Get admin with a password.

          /forgot - In case you forgot the admin's password.

          /hint - (argument: num) num is the goal's number. Use only if you really need it. Using hints is logged to the system.


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HOW SRI LANKA IS CONTROLLING CORONAVIRUS CONTAGION EFFECTIVE & PROACTIVE, ALSO REACTIVE RESPONSES TO AN OUTBREAK HIGHLY EFFICIENT MANNER
Last updated on May 2nd, 2020 at 02:03 am
Sri Lanka is a tiny nation in the Indian ocean has successfully control Coronavirus – COVID-19 after China very effectively. By the way, the Country heavily depends on tourism. Even though many thousand tourists were landed in Sri Lanka from highly contagious nations such as
and also from Europe. Surprisingly, country leadership has done the incredible duty of care for it is people. If you are a Sri Lankan, you must be proud of it today.
Coronavirus Early Stage in Sri Lanka
Very first coronavirus case was recorded in Sri Lanka to a Chines national. Then, The first Sri Lankan national infected was a tourist guide who had contact with a group of Italians tourists. After those, many Sri Lankan ex-pats migrant workers from South Korea, Italy, and the Middle East landed in Sri Lanka. Somehow, some were infected.
Sri Lankan Health System
Sri Lankans are enjoying one of the best Education, public health, government institutional and social welfare system in Asia as well as best in South East Asia. All the above formally initialized by Portugal, Dutch, and British. Although government officers are well corrupted today, the necessary infrastructure still in place in Sri Lanka. Somehow, the Country needs the right leadership to achieve the next stage of prosperity.
The Executive President Gotabaya Rajapaksha
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Luckily, just before contagious of Coronavirus in Sri Lanka. The nation knight was in the power who is current President Gotabaya Rajapaksha. The President's talents, skills, expertise, and leadership unlikely any other previous administration in the Country. The critical success of controlling Coronavirus in Sri Lanka was the Gotabaya Rajapaksha has very specific and selectively choose talented people to do the job effectively. For example, the way he eliminated LTTE in Sri Lanka. Impressively, This simple personality has fabulous problem-solving skills in simple ways. After all, The President chooses two legendary figures to remove the contagious efficient manner.
Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva
Firstly, The President chooses Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, the commander of the Sri Lankan Army. In general, the Military in Sri Lanka well trained for humanitarian operations as well as any kind of natural disaster. Sri Lankan military is holding well-known popularity in the region as one of the best Army after eliminated LTTE. By the way, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva was the commanding officer of 51 brigades under Gotabaya Rajapaksha, when he was the defense secretary of Sri Lanka. Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has strategical coordinating and providing unimaginable leadership. Also, he is a natural leader to boost the motivation of battalions.
DIG Ajith Rohana
Under the President's leadership, Law graduate DIG Ajith Rohana. The media spokesman of Sri Lankan Police has done incredible workloads to deliver creditable information to the public. Surprisingly, the DIG has a more excellent method of communicating; it also provided valuable sources of Coronavirus information to the general public. By the way, the way he speaks, simplicity of creditable information, Also, He makes sure to send the message to the bottom of the heart of Sri Lanka's. And It was an excellent direction for the people to follow instructions and obey the Law.
Coronavirus Controlling and Coordinating
The President instructed in charge of the Coronavirus operation as Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. The General coordinated the Ministry of Health, civil departments, military, and all other relevant government institutions.
Key Points to Be Considered
Doctors and officers of Sri Lankan Ministry of Health implemented the Basic Congaouse Controlling plan such as
How Sri Lanka Control Coronavirus – Law
Minimizing the direct transmission of infectious diseases is a core function of the public health law of the Country. The appropriate practice of legal powers will vary according to the seriousness of the situation. Also, given the legal right to law enforcement agencies to exercise emergency powers in response to disease outbreaks.
By facilitating screening, counseling, and Education of those at risk of infection.
Ensure that Screening in place individuals in the Country to determine if they have been infected with or exposed to a contagious disease is a core public health strategy to prevent spreading.
Isolations centers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan military coordinated all isolation centers.
Sri Lankan citizens evacuated from China. Sri Lanka listed as one of the first nations to bring back home; it is citizens from China.
Building new hospitals for Coronavirus infected patients in different parts of Sri Lanka.
Young medical university students and military helping for locally made Incentive care beds, as well as ventilation unite.
Further Controlling Coronavirus
Sri Lanka is banning all incoming flights to the Country. Only departure and transit up to six hours at the airport.
Recently, Sri Lanka band all foreigners and Sri Lankan experts entering the Country.
Sri Lankan airline offers charter flights to foreigners who want to leave the Country.
Curfew enforced nationwide and districts level. Baned all inter provines travel.
Gotabaya Rajapaksha – Keep The Economy Moving
The President authorized financial stimulation packages for local businesses as well as local citizens.
Is Sri Lanka Successfully Controlling Coronavirus Infections So Far?
Definitely yes. After all, a country like Sri Lanka is successfully controlling COVID-19 infections with its proper, adequate, and timely measures. Also, the master plan is taken through the National Action Committee appointed under the direction of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Health, Nutrition, and Indigenous Medicine Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi.
Tightly Controlled It In Sri Lanka
According to the Health Services Director General Dr. Anil Jasinghe. All new entries to the Country under isolation screen up to 14 days. Also, All local transmission have listed as critical contagious and passed relevant info to military intelligence to find all contacted individuals.
Final Stage of Successes
In the end, Sri Lankan infected numbers are setting at 113, one death, more people are recovering today on 29 March 2020. By the way, the first case of infection reported on 26 January 2020. Since then, The nation has achieved an incredible milestone to control Coronavirus in comparison to first world countries which technologically, financially, more in advance.
Something Miracle Happens in this Country.
What is it?? Fortunately, the Sri Lankan parliament dissolved 225 useless, and a corrupt bunch of cattle is in their home. So, constitutionally, President Gotabaya Rajapaksha has the power. Miracle, the President able to run the nation as he wishes, given direct orders and direct Sri Lank in the right direction.
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I hope that the people of Sri Lanka are responsible: self isolate, cover their mouth, don't touch your face, wash and disinfect their hands and common area regularly. be vigilant, the weakest among us are at great risk. Take care of yourself, family and friends. All my love to you, Michael (American)
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Iraq Refugees in U.S. Scrutinized for Al Qaeda Terror Links
Feb. 10: CIA Director Leon Panetta testifies before the House with (L-R) National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter, FBI Director Robert Mueller and National Intelligence Director James Clapper at the U.S. Capitol.(AFP/Getty Images)
In this Feb. 22, 2006 file photo, Iraqis gather at the ruins of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq.(AP)
WASHINGTON -- Hundreds of refugees who sought shelter in the United States during the early years of the Iraq war are coming under fresh scrutiny from U.S. government security officials for possible links to Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq.
FBI Director Robert Mueller surprised some terrorism experts Thursday when, in response to a question about threats inside the United States, he said the FBI was closely monitoring Al Qaeda's Iraq-based offshoot. The group has killed thousands in Iraq but had not been viewed as a threat inside the United States.
Mueller said the possible threat rested with "individuals who may have been resettled here in the United States that have had some association with Al Qaeda in Iraq."
Lawmakers did not follow up on the remark, but a U.S. intelligence official confirmed that multiple agencies were working to determine whether the group posed a domestic threat. A second U.S. official said the focus was primarily on Iraqis who arrived in the early years of the war. Security screening was not as rigorous then as it became in 2007, when the U.S. significantly increased the pace of resettlement.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss sensitive security issues.
Mueller's remarks suggested the focus was on refugees who associated with the terrorist group in the past. There was no indication from his remarks or from other officials that there is an imminent threat.
From 2003 through 2006, the U.S. resettled about 700 Iraqi refugees, with more than half arriving in Michigan, Arizona, Texas, California and Illinois, according to State Department figures. The pace rose sharply beginning in 2007, and more than 58,000 Iraqi refugees have arrived in the U.S. since the start of the war.
The U.S. definition of Al Qaeda in Iraq has always been somewhat loose, especially early in the war, when it wasn't clear if there was a link between AQI leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and hundreds of thousands of Sunni Muslims who were either members of Saddam Hussein's now-outlawed Baath Party or belonged to other insurgent groups that opposed the invasion.
Early in the war, priority often was given to refugees who worked as translators or otherwise helped U.S. troops. The Iraqi lawyer who tipped off the U.S. to the location of prisoner of war Jessica Lynch in April 2003, for instance, was granted asylum in the U.S. along with his family. The tip led to Lynch's rescue.


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EP 1072507 B1 20040915 - Failsafe arrangement
Failsafe arrangement
Ausfallsichere Anordnung
Système à sûreté intégrée
[origin: EP1072507A1] A failsafe arrangement comprising a first mounting member (10) and a second mounting member (11) which is angularly moveable relative to the first mounting member (10). The first and second mounting members (10, 11) define first and second surfaces (10b, 11b) respectively which define therebetween a channel (13), the first and second surfaces (10b, 11b) being shaped such that the channel (13) is of non-uniform width. At least one wedge member (14) is disposed within the channel (13), the or each wedge member (14) being carried by a drive member (15) and being arranged such that, in use, when the drive member (15) and the second mounting member (11) move at substantially the same angular speed, the wedge member (14) does not impair movement of the second mounting member (11) relative to the first mounting member (10), relative angular movement of the drive member (15) and the second mounting member (11) causing the wedge member (14) to cooperate with the first and second surfaces (10b, 11b) to apply a braking force so as to impede relative angular movement of the first and second mounting members (10, 11). In use, the first mounting member (10) may be secured to an aircraft wing and the second mounting member (11) may be secured to an aircraft wing flap. <IMAGE>
B64C 13/24; F16D 59/00
B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16D 49/20 (2006.01); F16D 67/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01)
B64C 13/341 (2018.01 - EP US); F16D 49/20 (2013.01 - EP); F16D 65/028 (2013.01 - EP); F16D 67/00 (2013.01 - EP)
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EP 1072507 A1 20010131; EP 1072507 B1 20040915; DE 60013712 D1 20041021; DE 60013712 T2 20050929; GB 9914006 D0 19990818; US 6616096 B1 20030909
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<?php

use League\CommonMark\DocParser;
use League\CommonMark\Environment;
use League\CommonMark\HtmlRenderer;

class MarkdownHelper extends AppHelper {

    public $helpers = [
        'Croogo.Layout'
    ];

    public function transform($markdownText) {
        $environment = Environment::createCommonMarkEnvironment();

        $beforeParseEvent = Croogo::dispatchEvent('Helper.Markdown.beforeMarkdownParse', $this->_View, array(
            'environment' => $environment,
            'markdown' => $markdownText
        ));
        $markdownText = $beforeParseEvent->data['markdown'];
        $environment = $beforeParseEvent->data['environment'];

        $parser = new DocParser($environment);
        $htmlRenderer = new HtmlRenderer($environment);

        $documentAST = $parser->parse($markdownText);

        $beforeRenderEvent = Croogo::dispatchEvent('Helper.Markdown.beforeMarkdownRender', $this->_View, array(
            'ast' => $documentAST
        ));
        $documentAST = $beforeRenderEvent->data['ast'];

        $rendered = $htmlRenderer->renderBlock($documentAST);

        $afterRenderEvent = Croogo::dispatchEvent('Helper.Markdown.afterMarkdownRender', $this->_View, array(
            'rendered' => $rendered
        ));

        return $afterRenderEvent->data['rendered'];
    }

    public function afterSetNode() {
        $fields = Configure::read('Croogomark.node_fields');
        if (is_array($fields)) {
            foreach ($fields AS $field) {
                $this->Layout->setNodeField($field, $this->transform($this->Layout->node($field)));
            }
        }
    }

}


Some great memories from the XXI Commonwealth Games Gold Coast. British track and field athlete Nick Miller (who specialises in the hammer throw). Nick was the gold medallist in hammer throw at the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a games record of 80.26m. Throwing out of the IAAF accredited and NCAA compliant hammer discus cage designed and manufactured by PHS.


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Qualcomm $243 million antitrust judgement upheld by Korean Supreme Court
Posted: February 12, 2019 12:38PM
in iPhone edited February 2019
The South Korean Supreme Court has affirmed a ruling that found Qualcomm guilty of illegal kickbacks to cellphone manufacturers to keep modem adoption high, and must pay at least 200 billion won ($243 million) in damages.
The suit dates back to a 2009 fine by Korea's anti-trust regulating Fair Trade Commission (FTC), and a 2013 ruling by the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Korean Supreme court handed down their ruling on the appeal, finding that the penalties assessed by the regulator were fair and just.
The original penalty was 273 billion won based on violations between 2000 and 2009. Qualcomm must pay out 200 billion of that, but can appeal the remaining 73 billion won at a lower court.
Yet to be heard by the Korean Supreme Court is an appeal on a 1.03 trillion won ($853 million at the time) antitrust penalty the company was assessed by the FTC in 2016. That penalty was applied less for kickbacks to manufacturers, and more because of persistent abuse of market dominance -- very similar to Apple's accusations and legal battles spanning the world. In nearly all of those battles, Qualcomm has been accused of illegally leveraging its market dominance to force manufacturers to accept its chips versus using competitors' offerings.
Qualcomm has yet to make a comment on the matter, beyond specifically telling The Investor that there is "nothing to say at the moment."
Apple and Qualcomm are engaged in a worldwide legal battle that kicked off in January 2017, when Apple sued over nearly $1 billion in rebates it said were withheld as retaliation for cooperation with antitrust investigators. Private lawsuits are ongoing around the world, and various government bodies have pursued their own actions, sometimes leveling millions of dollars in fines. A trial brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, with Apple's help, concluded in late January.
Limited iPhone import bans are currently in effect in China and Germany.
The crux of complaints against Qualcomm is the allegation that it forces chip buyers to sign patent licenses at unfair rates, and that Qualcomm is using its dominance in the market to force terms and conditions unfair to device manufacturers. Qualcomm though has made its own set of counter-charges, including that Apple shared trade secrets with Intel -- currently Apple's only cellular modem provider.
seanismorris	Posts: 1,624member
So many emojis... can't find the clapping one.
krreagan2	Posts: 75member
Over and over again we see the illegal behavior of Qualcomm... and again a slap on the wrist will not provide any real incentive to change.
revenant	Posts: 621member
krreagan2 said:
marsorry	Posts: 53member
Ouch, what a world of pain Qualcomm finds itself. Should have just made peace with Apple and maintained a steady revenue stream on current business. Instead, they got greedy and started to milk the system, causing undue attention to themselves. What a pity - when businessmen (& women) see immediate green (quick short term gain) rather than seeing the long game.
jimh2	Posts: 376member
That did not work out so well for Qualcomm and it looks like their case in Germany is falling apart. Apple was right on Qualcomm and I'm glad they held their ground. It's no different than an individual suing a company. If a company has money people will sue hoping for a settlement.
I wish more companies had "we do not settle" policies. Settling is what got us to where we are at in the legal system. Lawyers no companies will settle instead of going to court. If going to court becomes the standard then the frivolous lawsuits will slow down. It's too bad we don't have the British legal system in terms of how lawsuits are handled. The winner pays the losers legal fees hence you'd better be all but 100% sure you are going to win. This would also eliminate the ambulance chasers. The class action lawsuit is another one that benefits no one except lawyers.
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I do have to say that my iPhone XS doesn't work as well as my iPhone 6 for cell service. Same phone carrier, but the iphone XS would just be DEAD. I can see 3 bars on the screen and yet my phone is telling me no internet connection. So far, not a fan of Intel modems.
chasm	Posts: 2,412member
jbdragon said:
And you know for a fact that the Intel modem is at fault because ... you're a tech who's done deep diagnostics? Or are you just talking out of your ass?
Has it occurred to you that the iPhone XS wouldn't be the second most popular smartphone in the world if that behaviour was typical?
Document some examples and take it to an Apple tech and find out what the real problem is. It might well be YOUR Intel modem is defective and should be swapped out, but your sample size of one is certainly insufficient to make such a broad generalization about all Intel modems. Apple's sales stats and customer sat level (not to mention that staggering number of problem-free Intel modems used in non-Apple devices) would suggest that you should know your case is an outlier.
MplsP	Posts: 3,492member
chasm said:
What an incredibly rude response. You clearly have extensive knowledge of his circumstances and usage to be able to completely dismiss is issues. And by your tone, I can tell you are a thoughtful person that would consider all the possibilities before jumping to the obvious conclusion that there's no way it could possibly be the intel modem.
There red are a lot of factors that can affect performance, making true comparisons between modems difficult, but when you have repeated patterns it is suggestive.


Objective: High-degree atrioventricular block (AVB), including complete AVB in acute inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), is not uncommon. However, there is no study evaluating the clinical differences between patients who have undergone temporary pacing (TP) and patients who have not. The present study was designed to investigate whether TP has any prognostic significance in inferior STEMI complicated by complete AVB.
Methods: From January 2009 to December 2014, 295 consecutive patients diagnosed with inferior wall STEMI in a university hospital were reviewed. All of them underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Among the 295 patients, there were 72 patients with complete AVB. The clinical characteristics, procedural data, and long-term major adverse cardiocerebrovascular events were compared in patients with and without TP.
Results: Baseline clinical and procedural characteristics were similar between patients with and without TP. Patients with TP were more likely to present with cardiogenic shock; thus, additional interventions were attempted via a femoral approach, as patients received further treatment with intra-aortic balloon pumps and were subjected to additional cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Most cases of complete AVB were primarily caused by right coronary artery occlusion. After a median follow-up period of 344 (range, 105.5–641) days, major adverse cardiocerebrovascular events did not differ between the groups (P=0.528).
Conclusion: We conclude that primary PCI without TP is acceptable in complete AVB-complicated acute inferior STEMI. To avoid delay in reperfusion, we suggest that primary PCI should be the first priority therapy rather than treating patients initially with TP.


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State of Decay's Lifeline DLC explores the zombie outbreak through military eyes
By Alexa Ray Corriea Feb 28, 2014, 9:00am EST
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The upcoming second expansion for Undead Labs' zombie survival sandbox title State of Decay will explore the zombie apocalypse from a military perspective, according to a recent post on the studio's blog.
Lifeline will set players in the shoes of Greyhound One, a unit of military personnel scrounging for resources and struggle to live without incident in the zombie apocalypse. Greyhound One has been sent to Danforth, a city in ruins, to rescue a group of scientists whose research could help combat the zombie outbreak.
The DLC takes place "at the height of the initial crisis" — players will still have access to off-map support and communication via radio, but Undead Labs promises this won't last. Rather than building characters and supplies up, players will start with everything — military-grade support and weapons — and end up with nothing as finite resources dwindle away.
As supplies are depleted, players will also have to worry about securing a Landing Zone to receive additional supply drops and rescue civilians from the area. As they build the Landing Zone, players must also defend it from zombies using minefields and other military weaponry, as well as off-map artillery support.
According to the post by designer Geoffrey Card, Undead Labs feels the military is too often the "go-to badguy" of zombie fiction, which drove their decision to focus on soldiers for the DLC.
"They're the hammer to which every problem is a nail, blindly mowing everything down to serve some unknown goal," Card wrote. "But this view is fairly one-sided and naïve. On the State of Decay team, we have a different perspective (some of us firsthand) — the military is made up of many good men and women who stand on the line that divides safety and civilization from chaos and war.
"Few people have a greater opportunity to make life-altering choices than soldiers," he added.
Card writes that more details on Lifeline, including its brand new cast of characters and the tools available to players, will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Shortly after its launch on Xbox 360 in June 2013, State of Decay broke records as the fastest-selling Xbox Live Arcade title in history, surpassing half a million paid downloads within two weeks after launch. The game released on Steam in early November, with its first DLC, Breakdown, hitting later that month.
Last month, Undead Labs founder Jeff Strain announced the studio had signed a multi-year, multi-title agreement with Microsoft Studios. The studio has a second game currently in its conceptual phase, Class4, which will be a "shared virtual world" and build on the experience created in State of Decay.


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Recently I started making a tree house out of cardboard boxes, tin foil, masking tape, & paper towel dipped in glue.
You can find the tutorial for it on YouTube, just look up "Where the Gnomes Live"
These are my progress photos!
WOW- I can tell so many hours has gone into this. I wonder who's going to move in?! Gnomes?


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Civil Society Organizations to Norway: Reinstate ban on investment in settlement-building company Africa Israel
Leviev-owned company was cleared for investment due to deception.
Dear Members of the Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global,
We are writing to express our concern that Norway's Ministry of Finance has lifted its 2010 ban on investing funds from Norway's Global Pension Fund in the Israeli company Africa Israel and its construction subsidiary Danya Cebus. The lifting of the ban was based on April 2013 statements by Lev Leviev's company Africa Israel falsely suggesting that the company was not involved in the construction of illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. However, as the Israeli civil society Coalition of Women for Peace's Who Profits project yet again documented with photos, video and a pamphlet immediately after learning of Norway's decision, Africa Israel and Danya Cebus are currently building homes in the illegal Israeli settlement of Gilo. They have been doing so for more than two years.
We call on Norway's Ministry of Finance to swiftly re-impose the prohibition on investment in Africa Israel and Danya Cebus. The Ministry noted appropriately in 2010 that these companies "are contributing to or are themselves responsible for grossly unethical activity." The Ministry should adhere to the same standards that led to the 2010 decision to divest from the two companies due to their long history of settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territory in violation of international law. Without quick corrective public action there is a significant danger that other actors may follow Norway's well-publicized example and clear these companies for reinvestment, also based on false information.
As Norway's Minister of Finance noted in the 2010 decision, "the international community is united in the view that the area east of the 1967 line is occupied territory and as such comes under the purview of the fourth Geneva Convention."
The settlement of Gilo, with a population of approximately 30,000 Jewish settlers, is located on the southern edge of Israeli-occupied and annexed East Jerusalem on land confiscated from the Palestinian communities of Beit Jala, Sharafat and Beit Safafa. The large Israeli settlement separates Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem from Palestinians in the rest of the West Bank, and it connects the Israeli settlements in the southern West Bank with Israel. Israel continues to expand the Gilo settlement due to its strategic role in creating a Jewish majority population in occupied Palestinian Jerusalem and in annexing de facto its so-called Gush Etzion settlement bloc in the southern West Bank to Israel.
Furthermore, we are concerned that the Council on Ethics failed to perform due diligence by consulting with Palestinian civil society present in the occupied West Bank and organizations like ours, or with Who Profits, all of whom closely follow corporate involvement in Israeli human rights abuses and had provided the documentation of extensive settlement construction that contributed to Norway's 2010 divestment from Africa Israel and Danya Cebus. A review of our websites, or the website of Who Profits, would have revealed Africa Israel's ongoing settlement construction in Gilo. Additionally, another Leviev-owned company, Leader Management and Development, continues to develop the Israeli settlement of Zufim on the land of the Palestinian village of Jayyous in the West Bank, and Leviev has donated to settlement organizations.
In April 2013 Africa Israel told the Council on Ethics, "Africa Israel Investments Ltd. and its subsidiaries have no current construction projects concerning Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and at the present have no plans for such activities in the future." Africa Israel issued a very similar official statement to Who Profits in November 2010, which, like the 2013 statement, was misleading, because in October 2010, Africa Israel had announced that it would be building "121 five-room apartments in three buildings of 10-11 stories each, a fourth building with 12 stories, and a two-level parking garage" in the settlement of Gilo. Who Profits documented this construction on its website with June 2011 photos, and Adalah-NY publicized the Gilo construction in 2012. An Africa Israel representative told Who Profits that its Gilo construction would continue through May 2014.
This case and others prove that statements by companies involved in supporting Israeli human right abuses and violations of international law cannot be trusted. In addition to Africa Israel's two blatantly deceptive public statements, other companies under scrutiny, including Ahava, Dexia Bank, SodaStream and Veolia, have also seriously misrepresented their business activities, hiding their respective involvement in or profiting from Israel's occupation, including the illegal wall and settlement enterprise.
We remain available on an ongoing basis to respond to inquiries or provide relevant research on this and other related issues, and we trust that Norway's Ministry of Finance will swiftly remedy this misstep and reinstate the ban on investment in Africa Israel and Danya Cebus.
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Zaid Shuabi
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (www.bdsmovement.net)
Patrick Connors
Adalah-NY: The New York Campaign for the Boycott of Israel (adalahny.org)
Zakaria Odeh
The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem (www.civiccoalition-jerusalem.org)
Jamal Juma'
The Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (www.stopthewall.org)
Africa Israel (Danya Cebus) construction in the Israeli settlement of Gilo.
Land Developer BDS (Leviev)
The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), The Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, The Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign (Stop The Wall), Gilo, Danya Cebus, Norway, Who Profits
http://j.mp/1K3BQIS
Document: Leviev's Africa Israel continues building Israeli settlements, despite its statements to the contrary to the Norwegian government
Initiative: Africa Israel (Danya Cebus) construction in the Israeli settlement of Gilo.
Post date: June 18, 2012
Press Release: In Norway Divestment Flap, Leviev Company Admits Gilo Construction, but Denies Gilo Is Israeli Settlement
Document: Great Skepticism Required Regarding Africa Israel Statement on Israeli Settlement Construction
Post date: October 27, 2014
Document: Norway reinstates ban on investing in Leviev's Africa Israel & Danya Cebus due to settlement construction
Document: Pictures and Video, Africa Israel (Danya Cebus) Construction in Gilo, August 2013
Press Release: Leviev's Africa Israel Continues Settlement-Building, Contradicting 2010 Pledge
Document: First Letter Sent to City Harvest re: Donations from Lev Leviev
Post date: December 09, 2012


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San Pedro de Atacama is a town in Northern Chile.
It is a very popular destination among Chilean tourists and international visitors. Visitors come in large numbers, to use the town as a stepping stone to the amazing landscapes around it. Most attractions are part of the Los Flamencos National Reserve, perhaps Chile's most varied and amazing national park. Prices in any of the laid back bars and restaurants fare well against Santiago's (Chile's Capital). Still, it's a fairly expensive location, as it's one of Chile's three most popular destinations, along Torres del Paine and Easter Island.
Once you are in the town, nearly all points of interest, restaurants, services, are within walking distance, with the exception of a few outlying hotels.
The downtown consists out of twelve small blocks, between the streets Domingo Atienza and Toconao from west to east, and Licancabur and Caracoles north to south.
Caracoles is the main one, it is a pedestrian zone. Be aware that, since mid-2010, it's now forbidden to ride a bike on it. If you look gringo enough, chances are the cops will let you slide-but it's advised not to try. They're fond of ticketing cyclists in the evening. If you can't find what you need in the aforementioned twelve blocks, chances are you won't get it anywhere. Bike rentals are ubiquitous, and prices vary little. It can pay to rent one to visit the Pukara de Quitor, Aldea de Tulor, Valle de la Luna, and even Laguna Cejar. All of these are described in the next chapter.
Geysers del Tatio
Located at 4,200m above sea level, and 100km away from the town, these are some of the highest geysers in the world. It's also the third-largest geyser site on Earth, with over 80 active ones. Most agencies travel there at 4 AM so they will arrive at sunrise.
The spectacle is hard to forget-even if the geysers themselves are smallish, the backdrop, lighting, and sheer variety are astounding. Usually, you get to see them from the first stages of dawn, an hour before the sun rises, until sunlight bathes them completely. The best time to take pictures is at exact sunrise, but other lightings can also create wonderful pictures.
All respectable tour agencies include breakfast for their guests. If you book one that doesn't, then you've been scammed. If you have rented a car, alternately it may be better to visit the Geysers del Tatio at sunset, when you will have the entire place to yourself for quiet contemplation.
On the way back, it's typical to find wild vicuñas, an endangered andean camelid that's highly protected in Chile. They were rescued from the verge of extinction thirty years ago. Vicuñas in the area are accustomed to human presence, and will tolerate tourists coming to some twenty meters away-any more, and they're likely to flee. Be extremely respectful of the regulations, for many guides and drivers might even react in an aggressive manner if you bother the animals in any way. A common stop is the fording of the Putana river, a spectacle that for some even surpasses the geysers themselves. Many different bird species inhabit it, and it's perfectly possible to get very close to them-giant coots (fulica gigantea) are especially indolent. Winter has the most birds, with over ten different species cohabiting the place at peak migration, but temperatures are harsh. There's also the possibility of seeing a vizcacha or two (lagidium viscacia), a funny mix between a bunny, a squirrel, and a kangaroo. They're very shy, though, and if you don't get there among the first visitors, they'll have usually disappeared. In the background, to the east, lies the Putana volcano-an active mountain that boasts seven small fumes. Lastly, there's usually the choice of visiting one of two locations.
The first one is Machuca, an abandoned altiplanic village that lived from the mining of sulpher. Most regular tours stop here. Nowadays, you'll find a few locals there, roasting anticuchos made of llama meat. Teas, soft drinks and empanadas are also available. The meat is of questionable origins, with some wild theories as to its origin floating around.
Ask your guide for a laugh. It's fairly safe to consume, though, as sanitation's decent. Just after exiting Machuca, it's common to see llamas grazing on a beautiful pasture. After that pasture lies a micro-sized salt pan, where vicuñas and James' flamingos can be seen (the latter only in summer, though). The other location is Puritama. If you plan on going, please consider the following things:
Temperatures can be terribly cold: -15ºC is common through June to August, while in summer it rarely dips below -5ºC. It's paramount to wear gloves, a cap, and preferably two layers of socks, along with a very warm jacket. After sunrise, the cold quickly subsides, and it gets bearable. Once you get to Machuca, the heat can be stifling. Prepare accordingly.
The altitude, coupled to a steep and winding road, can easily cause altitude sickness. Almost all agencies claim to carry an oxygen bottle on board; this is false. They do bring a can with air compressed to one atmosphere, but it does little other than acting as a placebo. See the section 'Cope' for advice on preventing and ameliorating the sickness.
Renting a car is possible, either in San Pedro itself (~ 75000 CLP for pickup car), or in Calama. The road was entirely paved at some point in the distant past, but now it is in mostly poor condition, especially from Machuca to the end. Infrastructure improvements are underway to make this route more easily accessible, but as of 2016 it is fine on a 2 WD vehicle, it will just be a bit bumpy.
Other things worth seeing and to do in San Pedro de Atacama:
Valle de la Luna
Lagunas Altiplanicas
Laguna Cejar
Archaeological Tour
Salar de Tara
Valle del Arcoiris


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Tennessee power trio plays Knoxville
Chattanooga Times Free Press editor Tom Griscom, former U.S. Senator Howard Baker Jr. and Freedom Forum founder and retired Gannett exeecutive John Seigenthaler at the East Tennessee History Center. Griscom and Seigenthaler had a public conversation Tuesday night on the press and journalism.
Cynthia Moxley has a report that includes this quote from Baker, whose daughter Cissy, is a news executive with the Tribune Co.:
"We can't do without news. We have to be informed. Must you be outrageous to make money? As with most things in life, the extremes are what sink us. What will happen next?"
Baker's comment came during the question period, but he also introduced the two journalists.
Photo taken with a Nokia N96.


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NHL: The 'Coach For Life' Is Coming Back
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The NHL playoffs began on April 13th with 16 teams fighting for the Stanley Cup. But our hometown team is not one of them. Finishing with a 42-31-9 record and losing seven of their final10 games, the Boston Bruins seemed to be completely disorganized in the tail end of the season. Going into their final game, playoff hopes were high as there were a few scenarios in which they could've snuck into the playoffs. They just needed to win their game and that is all they could control, everything else depended on whether other teams won or lost. But in that last game, on home ice, the Bruins embarrassingly lost 6-1 to the Ottawa Senators to end their season and any playoff hopes. As I wrote and many other Boston media sources had reported, it looked to be the end of Claude Julien's coaching career in Boston. The Bruins held their season-ending press conference on April 14th and some interesting things were said.
"I emphatically believe Claude is the coach that will take us through the bumpy transition period ahead of us," said general manager Don Sweeney that day. In fact, when asked if Claude would be returning, Sweeney said "Absolutely," and continued to praise the coach. "Our core principles align very well on the defensive structure of the team and what we've seen in individual players."
I could comment on just about every quote that Sweeney gave but that last one just jumps off the page. The Bruins had arguably one of the worst defenses in all of hockey last season, and for Sweeney to say that he and Claude share the same principles on defense makes me think they both should be fired. If it is acceptable to give up the fifth-most goals in the Eastern Conference and let opponents score an average three goals against them per game, then I question what their principles are. The moves they made at the trade deadline didn't give them a lift to push them into the playoffs and now they are left in a worse spot than before.
The communication from important figures in the Bruins organization is so weak that it seems no one is on the same page. Team owner Jeremy Jacobs expressed to the media that missing the playoffs for two straight years is unacceptable, something he will not stand for any longer. Then general manager Sweeney talks about how the Bruins are entering a transition period and need to rebuild, inferring that winning might not be in Boston's immediate future. Then coach Julien continuously comes up short and is on the outside looking in. It seems like the Bruins organization thinks that Claude can do not wrong and he is 'the coach for life.' The man writing the checks has different ideas from the man who is building the roster, and the coach should have been fired already but he's coming back for another year. What a mess. As a fan, I feel like this whole losing thing the Bruins have been doing for the past two years is getting old. Unfortunately, they are doing nothing to fix it.
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