text:
ZVI Coming Soon
ZVI Construction
a dilapidated office transforms into an Information Technology hub
Currently the home of Boston University's Information Technology offices, 179 Amory Street was once a dilapidated office space. The eight month project began in January of 2014 with the demolition of two undulating, sinking basement slabs, a mezzanine level, and multiple sets of stairs.
ZVI constructed a new slab, three staircases, and new interior layout complete with an elevator, dumbwaiter, and all new mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems. ZVI worked as team with Boston University, the architects, and engineers to complete this project on an aggressive schedule without compromising quality. The team completed the 22,000 gut renovation in August of 2014.
lobby pre-construction
lobby post-construction
lobby stairs pre-construction
lobby stairs post-construction
work stations pre-construction
work stations post-construction
The Fessenden School
Newton, MA
pre-kindergarten expanded with customized classrooms
One of our oldest clients, ZVI has worked for the Fessenden School for the past 10 years. In the summer of 2014 we expanded the pre-kindergarten building, adding two classrooms. With a strict schedule dictated by the return of the students, there was no room for schedule error.
ZVI ushered the project through the City of Newton's Zoning, Fire Department, and Permit reviews; continued on to erect a structural steel frame, build the exterior façade and finish the interior customized classroom spaces. Our team completed this project concurrently with other campus renovations.
underground plumbing
exterior wall construction
pre-k classroom during construction
facade construction
roof cement pour
accolades for urban development
Recipient of the Development Excellence Award for Student Housing Development by the Urban Task Force of Sydney, 15-25 Regent Street is a new ground-up construction property comprising approximately 69,000 square feet, in a seven-story above ground structure with two additional underground levels.
Completed in 2010, the structure was built to accommodate student housing, office and classroom space for Boston University. This property also incorporates street-level retail to serve as an amenity to building residents and includes 12 underground parking spaces and bike storage. The building is served by three elevators, and has separate entrances and lobbies for the residential and office components.
The residential component includes a total of 44 apartment-style single bedroom residences accommodating 164 students, each with individual bedrooms, as well as a two-bedroom manager's unit. The office/classroom area contains a total of 1,411 square meters including a 160-seat auditorium.
A rooftop terrace with function space and a professional kitchen serves as an additional amenity to this facility, along with numerous student lounges, computer rooms and laundry facilities. Construction commenced in the spring of 2009, and was completed ahead of schedule in December 2010.
Schools for Children, Inc.
rapid renovation for educational facilities
This private school based in Winchester, MA selected ZVI to complete work on 3 different schools: Dearborn Academy, Lesley Ellis, and Seaport Academy. ZVI worked in partnership with Maryann Thompson Architects and the school's leadership team to help meet the schedule, scope, and budget requirements for these fast-paced projects. The project team faced and overcame remodeling challenges that included renovating old buildings with structural, life safety, layout, and ADA issues.
historical exterior, contemporary interior
This spectacular, cutting-edge student housing facility, formerly the historic Royal Waterloo Hospital for Women and Children, is the result of ZVI's 55,000 SF gut renovation. ZVI is responsible for all aspects of this build-and-design project.
From restoration of the authentic facade, intricate interior decor, and original elevators, to installation of modern en-suite kitchen and bathrooms and state of the art amenities, ZVI created a living facility that appeals to modern students while simultaneously maintaining the property's historical extravagance. The Waterloo residence now houses students from the University of Notre Dame.
ZVI Construction Co., LLC, 131 Dummer St, Brookline, MA 02446617.731.5599build@zviconstruction.com


When Samaritan's Purse responds to a disaster, the locals call the volunteers the "Orange Shirts." But it's more than the brightly colored shirts that make these people stand out.
There's a glow surrounding the "Orange Shirts," and that glow is the love of Jesus that compelled them to come and help. It's not that they brought Jesus when they came, but rather He invited them to join Him in the work He is doing here.
The path that leads Samaritan's Purse to working with storm victims is often great evidence of God directing our steps.
A friend who called our headquarters in North Carolina led us to help Barbara in New York. Forced out because of Hurricane Sandy, she had no one to help her pack and move her belongings. She had been recently diagnosed with a terminal disease and didn't possess the strength to do it herself. She welcomed our offer to assist her.
Dana works for the NYC police department and had no time since the storm to deal with her own needs. She, like many others, requested our help after being encouraged by several neighbors who had already been helped by Samaritan's Purse.
In one instance, God apparently bypassed all of the normal channels and arranged for FEMA to call us directly to request help for Herman Chan. He needed help clearing out his house and treating the mold. Even though the caller ID referenced FEMA, we knew the call came from God.
Some folks found us the way Arlene and Ronnie did—in tears in the parking lot where our base was set up. They were searching for physical help, but really needed divine help.
In all of these cases and hundreds more, God was guiding the reigns. He used individuals on the Samaritan's Purse team or the ever-present chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to introduce each of these people to Jesus. They were among over 130 who found new life in Christ as a result of God's direction during the disaster relief efforts for the Sandy aftermath.
Each case was undoubtedly God ordained.
Chaplains have driven to the wrong address and contacted the wrong person only to find it was a divine appointment and not the one written on their list of stops for the day. Neighbors have been reached, contractors have been touched, and deliverymen have been impacted by the work of these volunteers.
In my time serving on the site management team, I found that the broken homes were an invitation to help a broken heart, the written plans were a suggestion to discover what God is already doing, and the hands of the volunteers exposed the heart of a loving God.
A homeowner named Vincent summed it up well after watching our volunteers for three days. "Sandy is the best thing that ever happened to me," he said.
Volunteers slip into the lives of the residents seemingly by accident only to leave a lasting impact. "The help and resiliency that has come to this area is equal to the bad stuff that invaded us, and Samaritan's Purse volunteers have played a big role in that," said another homeowner.
Now that cleanup has ended and rebuild begins, I look forward to hearing more stories of how God continues to connect volunteers with residents, making Hurricane Sandy the best thing that ever happened to them.


Oso Coloring Pages is one of best wallpaper image reference about coloring pages. This wallpaper has been created for kids, toddler and kindergarten. Oso Coloring Pages was posted in November 20, 2018 at 11:03 am and has viewed by 166 users. Oso Coloring Pages reference also have Tags: agent oso coloring pages, oso coloring pages, oso pardo coloring pages, oso special coloring pages, osu coloring pages for your convenience in searching this reference more specific.
Oso Coloring Pages is one of best Coloring Pages coloring pages on my sites, this coloring pages has been collect with brilliant ideas combined with the best keyword suggestion for the best searching on the internet, would be something helping if you apply Coloring Pages for your kids. Oso Coloring Pages just one of the many reference that we have, you can find other reference such as Animal, Cartoon, Fun, Nature, Sports, Flowers and etc.


Sol Stein`s first hours in Chicago bore the elements of a grade-B suspense novel. First, while his back was turned briefly at the hotel check-in counter, his attache case vanished, holding a one-copy-only manuscript worth about $100,000. A few moments later when Stein tried to close the door to his room, it twisted right off of its hinges. Did the maid do it?
If Stein, writer and publisher, had been in charge of the elementary plot himself, he might have fattened it up with political intrigue (Soviet infiltration of the Ambassador East through its room-service personnel?) as well as the intense participation of one George Thomassy, a fictional attorney who practices in New York but reasonably could have been transplanted to Chicago for the sake of variety and in pursuit of a juicy case.
The reason for his glee was a piece of fan mail received from author and attorney Louis Auchincloss, who said he found it hard to believe that Stein didn`t spend every day in court himself, so on-target were his perceptions and portrayals of lawyers and the law.
Attorney F. Lee Bailey, another Stein fan, once said that the writer was the leading unlicensed practicing criminal lawyer in the United States.
Where did Stein come up with this charismatic, yet foibled, man?
Meryl Streep approached Stein at a party about five years ago and indicated her interest in playing the part of Thomassy`s girlfriend, Francine Widmer, were a movie featuring Thomassy, called ''Other People,'' to be made. Whether that stemmed from Streep`s fascination with Widmer--fully as bright and ambitious as is Thomassy--or with Thomassy is unclear.
In ''The Touch of Treason,'' Thomassy has to be more than good at his job because it involves the defense of a young man, Ed Porter, charged with murdering his mentor, the United States` leading expert in Soviet affairs, a one-man, irreplaceable think tank who was in the middle of a classified project for the government when he burned to death in his bathroom early one morning. Much of the action takes place in the courtroom, a place Stein prefers to avoid in real life but one he has learned about over the years despite his absence of formal training.
That leads Stein to the basic issue of whether an author can write with a strong voice about only what he knows first-hand, or whether he can slip in and out of expertises as he would a coat. Stein says an author needn`t be or experience what he writes about. He has written about Armenian horse trainers, ambitious women, a mad Texas millionaire who was intent on reducing the nation`s Jewish gene pool.
His most recent book also demonstrates more than a surface understanding of East-West relations and issues, a subject in which Stein has had first-hand involvement. In the 1950s he worked for the Voice of America as a writer; it`s part of the U.S. State Department, and Stein maintains a great interest in the subject of national security.
''All the background (in the book) about national security and how the State Department works and the holes in the sieve are things I am familiar with,'' he says.
Further, Stein thinks he personally was responsible for a recent, hastily convened press conference by Secretary of State George Schultz.
As part of his book tour, Stein appeared on ''Panorama,'' an influential Washington, D.C., talk show.
''I pointed out that Arkady Shevchenko, the highest defector from the Soviet Union we have had, has corroborated what I have been saying about the degree of Soviet espionage throughout the United Nations,'' Stein says, ''the fact that more than half of the members of the Secretariat who are Soviet nationals are either KGB or GRU. They are free to travel anywhere in the United States (unlike embassy and consulate employees), and they are costing us tens of billions of dollars (to counter foreign spying).
''A week later you had the Secretary of State calling a press conference to say the same thing. It was a pointless press conference except to say that these people can travel freely and boom, something has got to be done about it. He said just enough about the subject so that it can`t be said that the administration is unaware of it.
`The Falcon and the Snowman`). Do you know what that cost the United States? Tens of billions of dollars. One act, one young man, all that money. Think of all the social programs that could be restored with that kind of money. Think of what the surveillance of those who work at the U.N. costs.
Stein has always written, even while with the government; afterward, he became a consultant to various other publishing companies before establishing his own. But following a loose code in the industry, Stein`s books always are published by other houses.
Had Stein been left to oversee the plot in the Chicago hotel as well, the ending would have been more dramatic than it was in the end. The maid was innocent. A bellboy had mistakenly delivered Stein`s attache case to another guest`s room. That guest, having little use for a manuscript of a book whose future popularity is still speculation, returned the case to the front desk. It was delivered to Stein. And after several slams, Stein`s door hinges returned to their proper place.


text:
Il boa arboricolo del Madagascar (Sanzinia madagascariensis ()) è un serpente appartenente alla famiglia dei Boidi, endemico del Madagascar.

Biologia

Alimentazione
Si nutre di piccoli mammiferi e occasionalmente anche di rane e uccelli.

Riproduzione
È una specie ovovivipara.

Distribuzione e habitat
La specie è diffusa nelle foreste umide del versante orientale del Madagascar. La si può incontrare anche nelle aree coltivate e nei pressi degli insediamenti umani.

Tassonomia
La sottospecie Sanzinia madagascariensis volontany, diffusa nelle zone boscose del Madagascar occidentale, è stata recentemente elevata al rango di specie a sé stante (Sanzinia volontany).

Note

Bibliografia

Voci correlate
Rettili del Madagascar

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Boidae
Rettili endemici del Madagascar

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Monica Roberts- Her voice may be stilled, but her legacy lives on
Monica Roberts by Eric Edward Schell for the Pride Portraits campaign via Facebook
LOS ANGELES – There's a certain comfort in those friendships in one's life that transcend work, or even some familial relationships with others who one deems close. A friendship where if separated by even distance and time you can still pick a phone- call, and the thread of conversation seemingly picks right up as though time itself hadn't been interrupted.
A friendship that wasn't defined by race, nor gender, nor societal conventions. A friendship that had a special bond of unbridled joy and mutual respect and love. That's the friendship I had with Monica Roberts I cherished and now upon learning of her passage I will grieve over its loss just as much as I will grieve losing my friend.
Monica passed away earlier this week yet the essence of her spirit and love for 'the least of these' shall always remain especially among the LGBTQ youth who saw her as their favorite 'Aunty.'
There's a hole in my heart and my chest feels like all the air has been sucked forcefully out of it in that deep pain that a loss such as this inflicts on a person. She was more than just a friend however, she was a colleague who fiercely advocated for her Trans brothers and sisters. She fought hard to ensure that in her beloved Houston as well as the whole of Texas, Trans rights- Trans people would be able to live in dignity, safety, and have equal protections in the eyes of the law. Every battle no matter how seemingly insignificant Monica treated in equal measure with the same fierce devotion to the cause as she saw it working towards a goal of parity for all Trans and cisgender people.
She embraced identity of being a strong Black transwoman, a role model for others but with one eye on always remembering her own journey. She always stressed that in order to get where one was going- one must remember where they came from.
Monica started her TransGriot blog in 2006. One of the primary reasons was that many press outlets simply overlooked Trans identities and would normally as a matter of course identify Trans victims by their assigned sex at birth. In her eyes that was not only disrespectful but flat out wrong- but particularly trans folks who had been murdered.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, she said that she took on the task because "I got tired of them being disrespected in death."
"When you deliberately misgender a victim," she said, "then you're delaying justice for that trans person who has been murdered."
That's how I met her. I was working for a mainstream wire service and had just added working in LGBTQ media to my portfolio. She was recommended by a friend as 'the go-to' person for information and more so, correct protocols for respectfully and accurately reporting on Trans issues. She became my teacher, my mentor, my at times LGBTQ guidance counselor, but most of all- my friend.
The Houston native was an award winning advocate and voice on trans rights issues for over 20 years. In addition to being honored with the 2018 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog, she became the first trans person to receive the Robert Coles Call of Service Award in 2016. She also received the Barbara Jordan Breaking Barriers Award from the Harris County Democratic Party and the Susan Hyde Award for Longevity in the Movement from the National LGBTQ Task Force.
"Monica was a force in our industry, and she gave me great insight and support," said The Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA) President Sharif Durhams. "I was excited to appoint her to our Board of Directors last month because of the additional contributions I was sure she would make to our organization and our industry. We will miss her. Her spirit lives on in the journalists she mentored and inspired."
"The loss of Monica Roberts is devastating. She was an unstoppable advocate and a powerful voice, always speaking up for justice and uplifting the trans community," said GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis. "Part of her advocacy was work creating her own media stories, and fighting to change and shape mainstream media's coverage of trans people. She told the stories about Black trans people that weren't told elsewhere. Her legacy will live on in all of the trans advocates she empowered through her own community work, and through her revolutionary TransGriot blog which preserves trans history and provides an in-depth portrait of the fierce, funny, brilliant, incisive woman who created it."
"This week, the LGBTQ+ community lost one of our fiercest voices in Monica Roberts, an activist who not only lifted up the stories of trans people and inspired generations of countless transgender and non-binary people but all those who knew her. She was a mother, sister, aunt, friend, protector and voice for the voiceless. Her journalism was groundbreaking, her advocacy impactful and her spirit and passion limitless. There are people – especially trans members of our community – who are alive and thriving today because of her work," said Rea Carey, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force.
She advocated for the human rights of transgender people for more than 20 years, with a focus on the issues affecting Black trans people. Her writing appeared at Ebony.com, the Advocate, Black Girl Dangerous, Dallas Voice and in the 'Unapologetically Trans' monthly column in Houston's OutSmart magazine.
In addition to the 2018 GLAAD Media Award, she was awarded the Robert Coles Call of Service Award from Harvard University's Phillips Brooks House Assn, the Virginia Prince Transgender Pioneer Award, the Barbara Jordan Breaking Barriers Award from the Harris County Democratic Party, the IFGE Trinity Award, and being named to the 2019 OUT100.
Kevin Jennings, Lambda Legal CEO, made the following statement:
"Lambda Legal is heartbroken at the devastating news that pioneering journalist and activist, Monica Roberts, has passed away. Her commitment to fighting for LGBTQ equality and telling our transgender community's stories left an indelible mark on media and our movement.
"This is an incredibly sad loss for the city of Houston and the country. Our hearts go out to all who knew her and were touched by her kind spirit. Monica was a beacon of light in our fight for equality in Texas—and all over this country. She advocated on behalf of those often left in our movement's shadows, especially Black transgender women.
"Monica Roberts created TransGriot; a blog focused on the lives of transgender women, especially those of color when no one else was telling those stories. With her life-saving community activism and award-winning reporting, Monica changed the culture. She inspired a generation of journalists and countless young people who wanted to devote their lives to justice.
"Monica was fearless, and she demanded respect for transgender people, no matter who it was. Her love for and her commitment to her community saved lives. Monica Roberts never stopped talking about the violence against transgender women. Her mission to end the misgendering of transgender victims in media to ensure transgender women's dignity in death was often the only final rites that they received. Monica's care for those women is her legacy.
In an update to the news of the death of my friend Monica Roberts:
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A day after news broke of Texas transgender rights advocate Monica Roberts' death, Eyewitness News has learned that she was the victim in a hit-and-run crash earlier this week.
Roberts was identified in the incident that happened late Monday night at an apartment complex in southwest Houston. Police believe she was taking out the trash when she was hit. Investigators have not identified a suspect or a vehicle in the case.
An initial police report indicated she may have been hit by a car, but now, friends and family say the cause could be natural. Family members told ABC13 on Friday that she had not been feeling well in recent days. They had encouraged her to get a COVID-19 test, but are not certain if that happened. Family members said they are waiting for the medical examiner's office to give them an official cause of death.
Brody Levesque is a veteran wire services political journalist and editor who currently serves as the Editor-at-Large of the Los Angeles Blade. Levesque also serves as the producer of Hollywood, California- based Rated LGBT Radio, a weekly podcast on LGBTQ issues and life.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Good design achieves the perfect balance between colour, typography and images. A well designed brochure, catalogue, leaflet can make a great first impression – when it is also printed well.
Blackberry has a long history of designing for print. We also provide a printing service to ensure the print quality is as good as the design. We understand the print process, about different paper stocks and special finishes like lamination, spot UV, foiling and embossing. We offer a printing service to source high quality printing at competitive prices for you. We have long-standing relationship with printers and can match each job with the right printer.
Blackberry have nearly 25 years experience of print. We know print inside out and have the experience to recommend the right solution. Whether it is the consistency of Pantone colours, the flexibility of 4 colour process or a combination of the two, we always make the right choice.
At Blackberry we take pride in the professional standard of our Artwork. That might not seem that important – but it really is. A great design can be compromised or spoilt by poorly executed artwork.
Blackberry offer an effective print management service for many of our clients. This print service focuses on achieving the right balance of price, quality and delivery times. Print that is good value for money – not just the cheapest price on the internet.


text:
JACKSONVILLE – A representative of the Coastal America Partnership presented the Coastal Spirit Award today to a highly successful Tributary Assessment Team (TAT) in Jacksonville. The team, which consists of members from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), City of Jacksonville, JEA, Duval County Department of Health and the Florida Department of Transportation, was created to investigate elevated levels of fecal coliforms in the Lower St. Johns River (LSJR) tributaries.
The Coastal America Awards Program was established in 1997 to recognize outstanding efforts and excellence in leadership for protecting, preserving and restoring the nation's coastal resources and ecosystems. The awards are presented annually by the Coastal America Partnership, a unique partnership of federal agencies, state and local governments, and private organizations.
The TAT's intensive water quality sampling and analysis resulted in action items coordinated amongst local and state agencies with authority to investigate and eliminate bacteria sources. In December 2009, the LSJR Tributaries Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) was adopted. The action plan identifies actions to decrease fecal coliform bacteria in 10 water bodies within the LSJR Basin. These water bodies are Newcastle Creek, Hogan Creek, Butcher Pen Creek, Miller Creek, Miramar Creek, Big Fishweir Creek, Deer Creek, Terrapin Creek, Goodbys Creek, and Open Creek.
Water quality restoration targets, called Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), were adopted by DEP for the 10 water bodies. The TMDLs establish the amount of reduction of fecal coliform bacteria that is needed to restore the beneficial uses of these water bodies. The TMDLs require reductions in fecal coliform bacteria ranging from 60 to 92 percent in order to meet water quality standards. The BMAP lists the steps that must be taken to reduce bacteria, a schedule for their implementation, and potential resources to accomplish the reductions.
"This award recognizes the hard work and commitment of several local governments and numerous stakeholders to restore ten of the most at-risk water bodies in the basin," said DEP Northeast District Director Greg Strong. "Our team has helped to establish a series of clearly defined actions that are targeted to reduce bacteria pollution in these important water bodies."
The LSJR Tributaries BMAP was developed under DEP's comprehensive approach to identify polluted waterways and build partnerships with local, regional, and state interests to return the water bodies to a healthy condition. Through its science-based program, DEP determined that these LSJR tributaries did not meet Florida's water quality standards and, therefore, established restoration targets and worked in collaboration with local stakeholders to create the BMAP. The local stakeholders identified more than 480 projects to achieve restoration in these water bodies and have committed to monitoring to ensure restoration occurs and to identify additional fecal coliform sources.
Examples of significant project commitments include:
* City of Jacksonville – Prioritization of septic tank phase-out in these 10 tributaries, inspections of private wastewater infrastructure, capital improvement projects to reduce flooding issues, and identification and removal of illicit connections to the stormwater system.
* Duval County Health Department – Site-specific septic tank inspections in four tributaries that have areas identified as high risk for failure, septic tank failure area ranking, and permit reviews.
* Florida Department of Transportation – Maintenance of stormwater conveyances and identification and removal of illicit connections to the stormwater system.
* JEA – Upgrades, inspections, and maintenance of sewer infrastructure and implementation of proactive programs to prevent issues with the wastewater collection system.
Proposed actions include improvements in stormwater management, implementation of corrective actions for sewer system failures, removal of failing septic tanks, field investigations to better identify and mitigate pollutant sources, and ongoing public education programs. The stakeholders have already implemented many of these actions and the remaining projects will be in place within the next five years.
For more information on the Coastal Awards visit www.coastalamerica.gov.
For more information about DEP's water quality protection and restoration programs, visit: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/tmdl/index.htm.
Coral Reef Protection Act to Go Into Effect July 1, 2009
TALLAHASSEE � The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is alerting boaters, divers and anglers that the Coral Reef Protection Act goes into effect on July 1, 2009. The law, the result of House Bill 1423 passed during the recent legislative session, will increase the protection of Florida�s endangered coral reefs by helping raise awareness of the damages associated with vessel groundings and anchoring on coral reefs off the coasts of Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. The law also authorizes penalties for the destruction of reef resources and provides for efficient repair and mitigation of reef injuries.
�The Coral Reef Protection Act will allow us to work with local and state governments to increase public awareness about coral reef protection and the likelihood that responsible parties who damage reefs are held accountable for their actions,� said Lee Edmiston, Director of the Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas (CAMA) for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). �The new law will also allow us to bring together experts to address reef damage in the most appropriate way.�
Fishing, diving and other boating-related activities on Florida�s coral reefs generate approximately $6 billion dollars in sales and income for Florida�s citizens and sustain more than 60,000 jobs annually according to report conducted by Hazen and Sawyer in association with Florida State University and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. In the new law, the Florida Legislature identifies coral reefs as an extraordinary biological, geological and economic resource, and states that protecting coral reefs and enacting monetary damage restitution to the state are in Florida�s best interest.
The new law will allow DEP to restore coral reefs by ensuring that those responsible for damaging coral reefs can face fines and penalties to help restore the damage. The law also allows the state to issue �first time� warnings in lieu of a fine to recreational boaters in certain instances, and specifies higher penalties for repeat offenders and for injuries which occur within a state park or aquatic preserve.
In keeping with the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency efforts necessary to protect this public resource, the law allows DEP to delegate authority through agreements with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, coastal counties and other local governments to investigate reef damages, recover costs, provide restoration and seek compensatory mitigation.
The law clarifies and streamlines current DEP authorities and processes, while implementing many of the recommendations taken from a two-day public workshop held by DEP in Ft. Lauderdale in 2006. The workshop, part of a Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative local action strategy, compiled information on existing emergency response processes, identified deficiencies and developed consensus-based solutions among government marine industry representatives and other stakeholders to improve response to, and restoration of, coral reef injuries in southeast Florida.
CAMA manages three National Estuarine Research Reserves in the state, 41 aquatic preserves, the Coral Reef Conservation Program and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. CAMA�s programs and activities are designed to help Floridians better understand and conserve the state�s resources through research, education and preservation. For more information on DEP�s Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/programs/coral/. For more information on DEP�s Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal.


American Metalcraft Pressed Pizza Peels are a new alternative to standard wooden pizza peels. Constructed from Pressed NSF and USDA listed paper, they remain safe and sanitary per health department standards. While wooden pizza peels can become unsanitary if not properly maintained, Pressed Pizza Peels are simple to clean and they keep the look and feel of a wood peel.
Also make sure to check out other great Pizza Peel options.


SPA name "Luxury of Nature" "best reflects the philosophy of this place - the current of a healthy lifestyle and living in harmony with nature, from which we take the best and offer in a luxurious form.
We specialize in anti-stress, detoxifying and caring treatments performed on cosmetics that arise from the combination of natural plant substances with the latest science achievements.
Dear guests, please make arrangements for treatments at least 7 days before your planned arrival.


text:
RCC: Multiple pathways provide therapeutic targets
Robert M. Turner, II, MD
Read highlights from a presentation by Toni K. Choueiri, MD, at the Society of Urologic Oncology annual meeting.
The current state of targeted therapy and personalized medicine in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is largely limited to the settings in which drugs were approved (first vs. later line) and the side effect profile of therapeutic agents matched with patient comorbidities, according to a presentation at the Society of Urologic Oncology annual meeting in San Antonio by Toni K. Choueiri, MD.
Related - High-grade bladder Ca: New data improve risk stratification
"Folks have worked for the past 15 to 20 years on biomarkers [to predict response to therapies] in metastatic RCC, spanning cytokines (IL2, INF), VEGF-targeted agents, mTOR inhibitors, and PD-1 inhibitors," explained Dr. Choueiri, of the Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston.
"Still, nothing is part of an algorithm that is clinically valid for patient care."
In his presentation, "Targeted therapies and personalized medicine in kidney cancer," Dr. Choueiri summarized many of the findings from The Cancer Genome Atlas analysis in clear cell RCC that extend beyond the importance of the VHL mutation (Nature 2013; 499:43-9). Specifically, several genes involved in chromatin regulation (eg, PRBM1, BAP1, SETD2) are frequently mutated, and some, including BAP1, may have prognostic value.
Furthermore, the metabolic shift in aggressive cancers may provide a potential therapeutic target.
"While this is a big area of research at several institutions, we have yet to see a drug that can target tumor metabolism in an effective way," said Dr. Choueiri.
Also see: Immunotherapies move toward FDA approval for urothelial Ca
Lastly, genes from the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway are also mutated in approximately 20% to 30% of patients. This has led to consideration of genomic alterations in this pathway as potential biomarkers to predict therapeutic response to mTOR inhibitors. In a study conducted at Dana-Farber, mutations in MTOR, TSC1, or TSC2 were more common in responders than non-responders (Clin Cancer Res 2016; 22:2445-52). However, a substantial fraction of responders had no mTOR pathway mutation identified.
Next: Dr. Choueiri - VEGF "pathway" less defined
Dr. Choueiri noted that the VEGF "pathway" is less defined. PRBM1 mutations were more common in those with a partial or complete response for 3 or more years compared with those who progressed within 3 months (J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2016; 14:820-4). In the same study, TP53 mutations were only found in those who progressed early.
Recommended: Next-gen sequencing panel for renal Ca earns CLIA approval
Dr. Choueiri reported that some genetic mutations in RCC may impact response to VEGF therapy. For example, in an analysis of patients who received first-line sunitinib (Sutent) in the RECORD-3 trial, KDM5C mutations were associated with longer first-line progression-free survival (Eur Urol Oct 14, 2016 [Epub ahead of print]).
To conclude his presentation, Dr. Choueiri summarized recent findings for non-clear cell histologies. In a recent analysis of samples from the French RCC Network, copy number alterations in MET were present in 81% and 46 of papillary Type I and Type II tumors, respectively. (Clin Cancer Res 2014; 20:3411-21). Dr. Choueiri reported that a phase II clinical trial (NCT02127710) evaluating savolitinib, a pure MET inhibitor, has recently completed accrual. He also pointed to the Southwest Oncology Group PAPMET study (NCT02761057) that will compare sunitinib, cabozantinib (Cabometyx), crizotanib, and savolitinib in patients with papillary RCC. Correlative studies are planned to examine the prognostic significance of MET alterations.
Lastly, a recent study suggested that genomic alterations in NF2 and SMARCB1 may be associated with sensitivity to everolimus (Afinitor) and EZH2 inhibitors, respectively (Eur Urol 2016; 70:516-21).
More on Targeted Therapy:
What anti-PD-L1 immunotherapy approval means for urology
Bladder Cancer: Androgen receptor activation a potential therapeutic target
Oral agent improves survival in advanced RCC patients
Subscribe to Urology Times to get monthly news from the leading news source for urologists.
News | Genitourinary Cancers


In November 2011, Huntsmere, in partnership with luxury property agents The Select Group, appointed NC Architecture to create their new brand model Vita, 5* luxury student accommodation. This scheme was the first of it' kind in the UK.
The complex site for development was in the heart of Liverpool City Centre, set within a World Heritage Site, including a Listed Building. NC Architecture obtained Full Planning Permission and English Heritage Consent for a stunning scheme. Hundreds of students are now able to enjoy luxury high specification studio apartments, in a prime Liverpool City Centre location.
This was a £20m+ development, Vita Chapel & Vita Crosshall, offering over 351 5* quality bedrooms across three buildings.
Centrally located, it's a short walk from the university, public transport and the City's bars, shops and restaurants.
Vita Chapel - 68 bedrooms in the converted Grade II Listed former Wesleyan Chapel, started on site in July 2012.
Vita Crosshall – a further 283 bedrooms converted over three additional new floors, which incorporates the adjacent former mid-18th century Crosshall Mill and a 1960s former Tinlings office building, started on site in October 2012.
Additionally, there is quality retail space, movie rooms, fully equipped gyms, collaborative study spaces, breakfast bars and games rooms. There is also secure storage on site.
The Ethos of Vita to support students and make life easy, surrounded by the best facilities, can be seen in the designation of spaces for large social hubs and the range of facilities on offer.


Contact potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings.
Prepare regular sales forecasting reports.
I think you may be interested in this position - Marketing Executives at Testmaster Nigeria. This is the link: https://www.myjobmag.com/job/111366/marketing-executive-testmaster-education-ltd?utm_source=email_friend. Copy and paste link on browser if link is not working. Check it out!


A single chief — how, and for what period chosen, we do not know — was elected as office-holder, presiding over the sessions, and, if no sessions were sitting, over the State. He bore the title of rāja, which must have meant something like the Roman consul, or the Greek archon. We hear nowhere of such a triumvirate as bore corresponding office among the Licchavis, nor of such acts of kingly sovereignty as are ascribed to the real kings mentioned above. But we hear at one time that Bhaddiya, a young cousin of the Buddha's, was the rāja; and in another passage, Suddhodana, the Buddha's father (who is elsewhere spoken of as a simple citizen, Suddhodana the Sākiyan), is called the rāja.
A new Mote Hall, built at Kapilavastu, was  finished whilst the Buddha was staying at the Nigrodhārāma (the pleasaunce under the Banyan Grove) in the Great Wood (the Mahāvana) near by. There was a residence there, provided by the community, for recluses of all schools. Gotama was asked to inaugurate the new hall, and he did so by a series of ethical discourses, lasting through the night, delivered by himself, Ānanda, and Moggallāna. They are preserved for us in full at M. 1. 353, foll., and S. 4. 182, foll.
This jungle was infested from time to time by robbers, sometimes runaway slaves. But we hear of no crime, and there was not probably very much, in the villages themselves — each of them a tiny self-governed republic. The Koliyan central authorities were served by a special body of peons, or police, distinguished, as by a kind of uniform, from which they took their name, by a special headdress. These particular men had a bad reputation for extortion and violence. The Mallas had similar officials, and it is not improbable that each of the clans had a somewhat similar set of subordinate servants.
 A late tradition tells us how the criminal law was administered in the adjoining powerful confederate clan of the Vajjians, by a succession of regularly appointed officers, — "Justices, lawyers, rehearsers of the law-maxims, the council of representatives of the eight clans, the general, the vice-consul, and the consul himself." Each of these could acquit the accused. But if they considered him guilty, each had to refer the case to the next in order above them, the consul finally awarding the penalty according to the Book of Precedents. We hear of no such intermediate officials in the smaller clans; and even among the Vajjians (who, by the by, are all called "rājas" in this passage), it is not likely that so complicated a procedure was actually followed. But a book of legal precedents is referred to elsewhere, and tables of the law also. It is therefore not improbable that written notes on the subject were actually in use.
7. The Cetis were probably the same tribe as that called Cedi in older documents, and had two distinct settlements. One, probably the older, was in the mountains, in what is now called Nepal. The other, probably a later colony, was near Kosambī to the east and has been even confused with the land of the Vaṃsā, from which this list makes them distinct.
 8. Vaṃsā is the country of the Vacchas, of which Kosambī, properly only the name of the capital, is the more familiar name. It lay immediately to the north of Avantī, and along the banks of the Jumna.
9. The Kurus occupied the country of which In-draprastha, close to the modern Delhi, was the capital; and had the Panchalas to the east, and the Matsyas to the south. Tradition gives the kingdom a circumference of two thousand miles. They had very little political importance in the Buddha's time. It was at Kammāssa-dhamma in the Kurū country that several of the most important Suttantas — the Mahā Satipaṭṭhāna, for instance, and the Mahā Nidāna — were delivered. And Raṭṭhapāla was a Kurū noble.
From the political point of view this list is curious. Some names we should expect to find — Sivi, for in-  stance, and Madda and Sovīra, and Udyāna and Virāta — are not there. The Mallas and the Cetis occupy a position much more important than they actually held in the early years of Buddhism. Vesāli, soon to become a "Magadhā town," is still independent. And Angā and Kāsī, then incorporated in neighbouring kingdoms, arc apparently looked upon as of equal rank with the others. It is evident that this was an old list, corresponding to a state of things existent some time before, and handed on by tradition in the Buddhist schools. But this only adds to its interest and importance.
The consideration of this question has been hindered by a generally accepted hypothesis which does not fit the facts. It is supposed that the course of Aryan migration lay along the valleys of the Ganges and the Jumna. It cannot have been so simple. We must postulate at least two other lines of equal importance — one down the Indus, round the Gulf of Cutch, and so up to Avantī; and another along the foot of the mountains from Kashmīr, by way of Kosalā, to the Sākiya country, and so on through Tirhut to Magadhā and Angā. There is a great deal more evidence available, both in literature and in the conclusions to be drawn from language, as to tribal migration in India than has yet been collected or analysed. Mr. Grierson, for instance, has only just recently pointed out the important fact that, even now, the dialects of rājasthan have a close resemblance to the dialects spoken along the Himālayas not only in Nepal but as far west, at least, as Chambā. This would tend  to show that their ancestors must have been living close together when they began their wanderings to the east and the south respectively. Both started from the Northern Panjab, and probably neither migration followed the Ganges route.
 Kosambī, the capital of the Vatsas or Vaṃsas. It was on the Jumna, and thirty leagues, say 230 miles, by river from Benares. It was the most important entrepôt for both goods and passengers coming to Kosalā and Magadhā from the south and west. In the Sutta Nipāta (1010-1013) the whole route is given from a place south of Ujjen, through Kosambī to Kusinārā, with the stopping-places on the way. The route from Kosambī to Rājagaha was down the river. In the Buddha's time there were already four distinct establishments of his Order in the suburbs of Kosambī — the Badarika, Kukkuṭa, and Ghosita Parks, and the Mango Grove of Pāvāriya. The Buddha was often there, at one or other of these residences; and many of his discourses there have been handed down in the books.


text:
Q: Does it make sense - is it recomended - to over work my whole mysql models changing ids from varchar UTF8 to ascii char? I am developing in RAILS and was using SQLITE (not a sqlite question) when I started.
Now some months later and after running into COLLATE problems in my - now MySQL databases, I removed my designer cap and put on my database administrator cap ...
I realized that - for some reason I am not sure about, I can't remember - all tables are charset 'utf8' collate 'utf8_unicode_ci', what in principle is ok, since more ore less all tables have 'multi lingual texts'
But I also moved from rails default auto increment integer IDs to UUID as primary key. And this are - somehow thanks to RAILS - varchar(36)
(after first success with BIN format for UUID I decided to step back to literal UUIDs because of tool problems)
But this ids (PK, FK) are also UTF8 and collate 'utf8_unicode_ci' and - as mentioned varchar(36)
So now I think about reworking the whole database schema to  all ids (PF anf FK) to char(36) charset 'ascii' collate 'ascii'
But I am afraid, what Rails does with this and what it means for further migrations.
So - again - shall I change 'my winning team' (it works fine) for better performance, for beauty?
The point is, that I do not have millions of records, I am not sure what it means for MySql to have a varchar(36) utf8 instead of an ascii char(36) - sure later would be faster and takes less space, but is it worth it?

A: I am sure there was a good reason to use UUID vs Integers, but if you are not reverting to Integers you shouldn't worry, not worth it, your app still can run fine with millions of records.
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil"

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


I would like to wrap the categories in the Select a category drop down list box in a decision statement so that a visitor can only see the category that he has access to rather than all the categories.
Where exactly will I find the code for this drop down list box?
I have already made appropriate categories and protected them with s2member.
This may be what your looking for.
How are you making out with Jim's suggestion?
Where is the exact code that sets up the drop down list boxes?
I think that is what I need in order to do what I am trying to do.
Hello again @11 Plus for Parents!
I'll study it and get back to you.
Nothing went according to plan yesterday but I'll see what happens today.
This one got bumped down the list a bit because it is not something that is obvious to the visitor and a couple other things arose that presented an eye sore or just plain didn't work right and had to be fixed.
It can be slow going at times since I have no previous knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP etc. and have to learn/figure out everything as I go along.
Will check back in a day or two.
Is it feasible to cause all question and answer activity to take place within BuddyPress?
This could open up a whole other set of possibilities.
Is there a way to link groups to Q&A categories?
You mean integrate q&a questions and answers to be displayed in the user's activity feed?
All my categories correspond to a BuddyPress group.
I've seen Q&A activity in the main activity stream.
If it were possible to filter it according to category and sent it to a corresponding Group activity stream instead..
I been carrying out some tests and I definitely need a way to prevent users from asking questions outside of their assigned categories.
I have Category IDs and I have s2memeber roles.
I need to test for the s2member role of the user and populate the categories array only with the appropriate assigned categories and then output as in line 608 of the qa/core/template-tags.php as you said.
I do not need to trouble the statements at line 608. I just need to make sure that it is appropriately populated before the output statement.
What I need to know is where and how to populate the category array.
I've been searching the code but can't seem to find it.
I can exclude categories by including a statement such as the one given below in the code at line 608 of the qa/core/template-tags.php that you drew to my attention.
Where 24 and 25 are two category IDs.
I will now work out the conditions to exclude on a level by level basis.
Thanks a million. Your input has been and continues to be invaluable.
P.S. Do you think we can go for putting the Q&A info in the group activity stream?
There are six categories in all. You should only be able to see two; Math and English Q&A when you are logged in and should only be able to view questions if you are not.
While you're there @Brian told me how to put a space between the header and the question menu, but I still need a line across the top of the Q&A menu bar.
My efforts produced a line straight across the page which I since removed.
Do you know how to get a line just across the top of the Q&A menu?
Wow, once you start going there really is no stopping you... :stuck_out_tongue: I just saw all your posts, you've been hard at work here! Congrats!!
the padding-bottom line adds a 5px padding between the menu and the line on the bottom.
Not bad for a beginner eh?
Your pointers in the right direction are providing the fuel for the fires that are being lit here.
Worked like a charm as is.
Will tinker with style later.
Right now all of this code is in the template-tags.php file, but I am hoping that someone will volunteer to help me get it into the functions.php file if that is possible.
This thread is getting a little long. If it is OK with you, I'd like to consider it resolved and take other Q&A discussions over here.
I'm still interested in putting the Q&A activity in the group stream if you'd like to give it a shot.


text:
India Pageants
Mr. India
World Pageants
Photos / Beauty Peagents Gallery / Miss Universe Gallery
Sella Sharlin crowned Miss Israel 2019
Last updated on - May 16, 2019
Gorgeous beauty Sella Sharlin bested twelve contestants to win the coveted title of Miss Israel 2019. Let's take a look at the pictures…
/beauty-pageants/miss-universe/sella-sharlin/Sella-Sharlin-crowned-Miss-Israel-2019/eventshow/69352350.cms
Sella Sharlin, who was crowned as the new queen at the grand coronation of Miss Israel 2019, will represent Israel at Miss Universe 2019 beauty pageant - Photogallery
Sella Sharlin, who was crowned as the new queen at the grand coronation of Miss Israel 2019, will represent Israel at Miss Universe 2019 beauty pageant. The 22-years-old beauty queen bested twelve contestants to win the coveted title of Miss Israel 2019. Sella Sharlin was crowned by the outgoing Miss Israel 2018 Nikol Reznikov at the grand finale. Multi-talented Sella is a sports addict, who has served as a combatant in the IDF as a fighter in the designated unit for female soldiers. Sella, who hails from Beit Yitzhak-Sha'ar Hefer, has also worked as model and assisted her father at his clinic. She is also an editor-in-chief of LaIsha magazine. Here's wishing Sella Sharlin all the best for her journey at Miss Universe 2019. (All Photos: Instagram)
See more of : sella sharlin
sella sharlin
/beauty-pageants/miss-universe/sella-sharlin/Sella-Sharlins-pictures/eventshow/69352351.cms
India-born Priya Serrao crowned Miss Universe Aust...
Paweensuda Drouin crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2...
Sofía Aragón crowned Miss Universe Mexico 2019
Madison Anderson Berrios crowned Miss Universe Pue...
Former beauty queen Olivia Culpo tops Maxim's Hot ...
Gazini Christiana Ganados crowned Miss Universe Ph...
Swe Zin Htet crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2019
Sushmita Sen celebrates 25 years of Miss Universe ...
Best moments from World Cup'19


text:
Browse » Home » banknotes , coin , gold coins , Gold Prices , philippine coins , Philippine Numismatic And Antiquarian Society » Bullion Report: Gold Parties Instead Of Tupperware Parties
Bullion Report: Gold Parties Instead Of Tupperware Parties
On a quiet, tree-lined street in this upscale Chicago suburb, a gaggle of women noshed and drank wine as they waited their turn to have their once-fashionable gold rope chains and unmatched earrings scrutinized under a magnification loupe, poked at by a gold tester and even put through an acid test.
Say good-bye to Tupperware and hello to gold.
This was a gold party, and some of the women walked away with wads of cash in exchange for what they considered junk, unlike other neighborhood parties where they write out checks for plastic salad spinners or skincare and cosmetics.
Debbie Johnson was handed $1,600 after she turned in broken gold chains, earrings without pairs and the wedding bands from a marriage gone sour more than two decades ago.
"I had a baggie in my drawer that I've been throwing broken and old things into for 20 years," she said. "I had a good idea of what it was all worth."
Kathy Goro gave up a lovely gold necklace her husband gave her when they were dating more than 25 years ago, plus a bracelet and another chain from the 1980s. Her take: $230. Though she still liked the necklace and valued it sentimentally, she never wore it because it pinched the tiny hairs on the back of her neck.
"It's old stuff. I don't want to wear it," she said. "It's over, so let's get rid of it. They gave me a pretty penny for it. I'm happy."
Lots of pretty pennies and big bucks have made women - and men - across the U.S. happy in recent months as they gave up their gold pieces amid record-breaking prices for the commodity.
Though gold prices have slumped from their peak at the $1,000 level last spring to the still-healthy $700s in recent weeks, the parties continue to gain in popularity.
"People love the idea of coming to a party and making money," said Janine Cosek, a local representative for The Gold Refinery.
Cosek works in sales for a semiconductor maker during the day and spends nights and weekends picking through gold relics at homes in Chicago's northwest suburbs. In the two months since she has worked for The Gold Refinery, she has been to more than 30 parties.
She gets a commission on each party's total take, which she said averages about $5,000. So, too, does the party's host. For opening her Park Ridge home to her friends and serving them wine and appetizers, Karen Anderson was paid $640. That broke down to 10% of the total amount paid out that night plus a $50 bonus because more than 10 women sold their jewelry. And if women at her party book their own parties, Anderson gets 5% of what's paid out at those parties.
"It went very well," Anderson said, as the party ended. "I'm most pleased with the profit for myself."
Gold parties first caught fire earlier last year in Michigan, whose residents were among the first to feel the pangs of a sinking economy and were trading in gold to pay the bills. Many consider these the modern-day Tupperware party, a kind of twisted irony on the heels of a recession.
"This has become a new craze because there's limited disposable income out there," said Matt Mauro, general manager for Michigan-based The Gold Refinery. His company relies on word-of-mouth as well as its Web site, TheGoldRefinery.com, for marketing, though there are few tools more powerful than the parties themselves.
"There are a lot of folks who say they never realized that the gold they've been ignoring for the last 15 years was worth this much," he said.
Don't rush in
But consumers should be wary before their first party. Gold is measured in pennyweights in the U.S. There are about 20 pennyweights to an ounce of gold. Mauro, like most brokers, bases his payouts on where gold prices are and where he thinks they're headed. Though the numbers change daily, he uses a proprietary method that averages out the current prices with his best guesses of the future. For her part, Cosek merely punches in Mauro's calculation.
But not all gold is equal. It is measured on a 24-karat system in which 24k is pure gold while 18k is 18 parts gold and six parts other metals, making it 85% pure gold. That's confusing to some people who believe that if they had an ounce of 14k gold it would be worth the going market price of gold.
That's the risky part -- both for brokers and those selling their gold. At Anderson's party, for example, no one ever asked how much they were getting per ounce or to have the math explained. If Mauro had been a shyster broker, they could have been cheated out of money.
On the other hand, Mauro is relying on Cosek, who is doing this in her spare time, to determine the weight and verity of the gold. What's more, he's giving out stacks of cold, hard cash in a highly volatile market. Gold peaked at over $1,000 an ounce in March and hovered at such lofty levels for much of the summer. On Thursday, gold prices for December contracts closed at $738.50.
Mauro's cushion is the volume of gold his company sends to refineries coupled with the low overhead. As a result, he's likely to pay more per ounce than a local jeweler might. "We've got it down to a good business science," he said. "But we need to be careful if we're paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for a piece of gold that it is real gold and that the price of gold won't drop dramatically."
Like many brokers, Mauro has all the gold he's purchased melted at a refinery and then sells it in a process that puts the gold back in circulation.
Consumers interested in having parties should check with their state attorney's office to be sure licenses aren't required. The Better Business Bureau, which has been accumulating stacks of complaints about gold brokers the past year, offers these tips to those wanting to sell their gold for cash:
Because the price of gold fluctuates, take a piece to several well-established jewelry stores for quotes and/or appraisals.
Understand the karat and weight of your gold. It is illegal for jewelry in the U.S. to be labeled "gold" if it is less than 10k.
Understand the scales and be sure that the dealer is weighing and paying the gold by the same standard. Be alert that a dealer does not measure the gold by pennyweight and then pay by the gram, which is commonly used in Europe. That would mean the dealer is paying the consumer less for more weight of gold.
Remember that everyone's making money on this. As a result, a piece appraised at a certain value is worth just a portion of that because the purchaser has to make a profit margin on the transaction.
Keep all transactions in the open and never agree to a buyer who wants to take the jewelry or coins somewhere else or to a back room.
Check out any companies, including online companies, with the BBB, and use a search engine to find out what other consumers are saying about their experiences with the companies. - Marketwatch
Labels: banknotes, coin, gold coins, Gold Prices, philippine coins, Philippine Numismatic And Antiquarian Society


text:
Q: How could I go about loading functions from NTDLL without linking against it or any other DLLs? I've been experimenting with loading functions from the Windows system DLLs using only the loader functions exported by NTDLL. This works as expected. For the sake of curiosity and getting an even better understanding of the process structure in NT-based systems, I've started trying to load functions from NTDLL by doing the following steps:

*

*Load the PEB of the process from gs:[60h]

*Iterate over the modules loaded into the process according to the loader to find NTDLL's base address

*Parse the PE headers of NTDLL

*Try to parse the export table to find LdrLoadDll, LdrGetDllHandle, and LdrGetProcedureAddress
This fails at step 4. After stepping through it in a debugger (both VS2019 and WinDbg Preview), it seems as though the offsets I've tried yield an invalid structure that leads to an access violation when my code compares the current function name to one of the ones I'm searching for. My code is being compiled and run on a 64-bit copy of Windows 10 Pro build 21364. Note that I'm using my own header that contains definitions for the structures used for this (these definitions are from winnt.h and here) because the Windows headers don't really play nice with the rest of my code. The function trying to do this is here. For the record, this is part of an attempt to implement my own libc (again, for the sake of curiosity). The code that calls the functions is here. Any help with this is tremendously appreciated.

A: Nevermind, turns out I had outdated verbose definitions of the structures I was using. I found better (more up-to-date) definitions at https://vergiliusproject.com.