A commission for the Louisiana State University's Alumni Center Portrait/montage of the life of Lodwrick Cook, C.E.O. of Atlantic Richfield Company; 40 in.by 140 in.
Stereographic mural for the Children's Museum of Acadiana;an 85 ft. wide mural covering two sides of a building for Dixie Produce Company which creates a trompe l'oeil of the old New Orleans French Market.
The Arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana" by Robert Dafford. © City of St. Martinville, Louisiana. Funded by individual donations and memorials and by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana State Arts Council, and the Louisiana Division of the Arts, the Office of Cultural Development in the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the Acadiana Arts Council.


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The weight of a piano, Chris Cander
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Cander, Chris
"In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Blthner piano, built at the turn of the century in Germany, on which she discovers everything that she herself can do with music and what music, in turn, does for her. Yet after marrying, she emigrates with her young family from Russia to America, at her husband's frantic insistence, and her piano is lost in the shuffle. In 2012, in Bakersfield, California, twenty-six-year-old Clara Lundy loses another boyfriend and again has to find a new apartment, which is complicated by the gift her father had given her for her twelfth birthday, shortly before he and her mother died in a fire that burned their house down: a Blthner upright she has never learned to play. Orphaned, she was raised by her aunt and uncle, who in his car-repair shop trained her to become a first-rate mechanic, much to the surprise of her subsequent customers. But this work, her true mainstay in a scattered life, is put on hold when her hand gets broken while the piano's being moved--and in sudden frustration she chooses to sell it. And what becomes crucial is who the most interested party turns out to be"--
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Q: Как вставить команду в инлайн кнопку Есть ли способ сделать так, чтобы при нажатии на инлайн кнопку выполнялась команда (например /cancel)? Что должно быть в callback_data? Если это невозможно, то как нажатием кнопки вызвать функцию в хендлере, который ловит команду /cancel?
buttons_adm_4 = [
  [
    InlineKeyboardButton(text='Добавить', callback_data='btn4_1'),
    InlineKeyboardButton(text='Удалить', callback_data='btn4_2'),
    InlineKeyboardButton(text='Посмотреть', callback_data='btn4_3')
  ],
  [InlineKeyboardButton(text='Назад', callback_data='cancel')]
]

keyboard_adm_4 = InlineKeyboardMarkup(inline_keyboard=buttons_adm_4)

A: Ваши кнопки:
from aiogram.types import InlineKeyboardMarkup, InlineKeyboardButton

buttons = InlineKeyboardMarkup(
    inline_keyboard=[
        [
            InlineKeyboardButton(text='Назад', callback_data=command.new(function='cancel')),
        ]
    ]
)

Обработчик:
@dp.callback_query_handler(command.filter(function='cancel'))
async def cancel(query: types.CallbackQuery, callback_data: dict):
    pass

A: Задекорируйте кнопку cancel и вызовите ту же самую функцию что и при команде /cancel
async def cancel(message: types.CallbackQuery | types.Message):

    answer = """text"""
    markup = keyboard

    if isinstance(message, types.Message):
        await message.answer(answer, reply_markup=markup)

    elif isinstance(message, types.CallbackQuery):
        await message.answer(answer, reply_markup=markup)

@dp.callback_query_handler(text='cancel')
async def inline_cancel(call: types.CallbackQuery):
    await cancel(call)

@dp.message_handler(command='cancel')
async def message_cancel(message: types.Message):
    await cancel(message)

Посмотрите мой код (он никак не связан с Вашим но тут вы найдете ответ)
from aiogram import types, Router
from aiogram.filters import Command, Text
from tgbot.all_txt import start_message
from tgbot.database.db_requests import DbRequests
from tgbot.keyboards.user import menu_keyboard, advert_keyboard, text_buttons

import logging

start_router = Router()

for i in [
    Command('start'),
    Text(text_buttons[0])
]:
    @start_router.message(i)
    async def show_menu(message: types.Message, db_requests: DbRequests):
        await start(message, db_requests)

async def start(message: types.Message | types.CallbackQuery,
                db_requests: DbRequests):
    user = await db_requests.get_user(user_id=message.from_user.id)
    config_db = await db_requests.get_config()
    buttons = await db_requests.get_advert_buttons()

    if not user:
        user = await db_requests.add_user(
            user_id=message.from_user.id,
            full_name=message.from_user.full_name,
            username=message.from_user.username,
        )
        logging.info(f'Added user {message.from_user.full_name}')

    if user.full_name != message.from_user.full_name \
            or user.username != message.from_user.username:
        user = await db_requests.update_user(
            user_id=message.from_user.id,
            update_fields={
                "full_name": message.from_user.full_name,
                "username": message.from_user.username,
            }
        )

    markup = menu_keyboard(user)

    if isinstance(message, types.Message):
        await message.answer('', reply_markup=advert_keyboard(buttons))
        await message.answer_photo(config_db.image_url,
                                   '\n'.join(start_message(user, message)),
                                   reply_markup=markup
                                   )

    elif isinstance(message, types.CallbackQuery):
        call = message
        await call.message.edit_reply_markup(markup)

    else:
        pass

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Strategic partnership within Defense and Security
SVEKON has initiated a strategic partnership with Per Lodin. Per will act as Senior Advisor within business area Defense and Security.
Major General (R) Per Lodin has a long and solid background from the Armed Forces and FMV. In October, Per completed his long and successful government career with a mission as Head of UN peacekeeping efforts in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
Per has previously held senior positions within the Swedish Armed Forces and FMV, including worked as Director General of Acquisition and Logistics FMV and Director General of the Strategic Materials Management Department, but also as Director General of the Multinational Task Force Center, KFOR, Kosovo. Per will support SVEKON with Strategic work and business development.
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"It doesn't really matter if it's a truck or a toothbrush"
Svekon continues to strengthen its competence in Defence and Security
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Magnetic holders you can use to safely park your walking stick on metal objects like a car.
Stick clips, so you can balance your walking stick on the edge of a table or worktop.
Straps you can attach to your stick and loop round the wrist.
Replacement rubber ferrules to maintain the grip at the foot of the stick. *Ice grips to help when walking in cold weather.
The flashing cane tip includes a battery and is available in 3 colours. White, red and blue. The flasing cane tip will flash everytime the ferrule makes contact with the ground.
The Cane strap allows the user free use of both hands by looping around the wrist. It is suitable for both wooden and plastic handled walking canes.
The Cane/Crutch holder is a simple and convenient clip-on device that enables a Cane or Crutch to be safely balanced on a table top.
A replacement rubber walking stick tip or ferrule. Available to fit stick diameters of 19mm. Also available in either black or grey. 2 per pack.
A replacement rubber walking stick tip or ferrule. Available to fit stick diameters of 21mm. Also available in either black or grey. 2 per pack.
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Mr Malin Wijeratna is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in shoulder and elbow surgery.
He qualified in 2002 from Guys, Kings and St Thomas' Medical School in London. His postgraduate orthopaedic training was in the East of England Deanery in Cambridge and East Anglia, followed by two fellowships in shoulder and elbow surgery in Melbourne, Australia. His specialist interests are in shoulder and elbow arthroscopy and joint replacement.
Mr Malin Wijeratna has been working as a NHS and private Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Nottingham since 2015. He performs over 300 surgical procedures a year, but understands that there are many non-surgical causes of shoulder and elbow pain which require accurate diagnosis and appropriate management. Mr Malin Wijeratna performs steriod injections, hyaluronic acid injections, surgery for impingement, stiffness, instability and arthritis. He will work closely with your physiotherapist to ensure optimal outcomes.
Mr Malin Wijeratna is widely published in the orthopaedic peer reviewed literature and has delivered many national and international presentations. He has been awarded prizes by the British Elbow and Shoulder Society for his research work.
Mr Malin Wijeratna has always had an interest in teaching. He has arranged live surgery courses for experienced shoulder surgeons. He has been faculty for the Cambridge FRCS course and ORUK FRCS course teaching senior Orthopaedic trainees. He is the Orthopaedic Education Lead for Nottingham University Medical School. He regularly gives presentations to General Practitioners about shoulder and elbow problems in Primary Care. He is keen to share information about the latest advances in shoulder and elbow surgery.
Mr Malin Wijeratna takes patient safety very seriously and is the Clinical Governance Lead for the elective orthopaedic department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Arthroscopic shoulder surgery, shoulder trauma, shoulder instability, biceps pain, shoulder arthritis, frozen shoulder, elbow stiffness, tennis elbow and sports injuries, shoulder replacement surgery, acromio-clavicular joint pain.


Copyright 2008 by Conscious Governance.
All rights reserved. You may forward this in its entirety to anyone you wish.
Boards can choose to be conscious, unconscious, or even anti-conscious. Consciousness exists on a continuum, and thus the Board collectively can choose where on that continuum they want to be.
Most Boards tend to focus more consciously in some areas than in others. Levels of consciousness are always mixed. Boards may operate on a high level of consciousness on one area of business but a low level on another area. The Board may have high consciousness levels in matters pertaining to environment but very little in ethics and staff welfare - or vice versa. The Board's overall level of consciousness is the sum total effect of these levels.
A truly conscious Board must embrace a culture of consciousness and must aim to operate consciously across the broad spectrum of the business concerns – from strategic planning, to recruiting, to operating systems and processes, to developing the vision that guides the organisation.
Those Boards that choose consciousness know what they are about – what inspires, stimulates and rejuvenates them.
The Conscious Board is totally present, and is not influenced unconsciously by past events or future concerns. They live in the question, rather than being besieged by the problems. They know how to ask questions in a more unlimited way in which they will allow the answers that they hadn't considered as possibilities, to manifest. By "living in the question", they become more aware of the options they have. They look at situations from the framework of wanting to get to the truth. They are in touch with their intuitive knowing as well as the logical aspect of themselves. When the Board member functions from their intuitive knowing they are able to perceive solutions that cannot be worried out by the clear light of logic. Recent research by the HeartMath Institute, a Nonprofit in the USA, has shown that intuition can actually be measured by electrophysical changes, and that consciousness and intuition are linked.
The Conscious Board is not attached to convention and is always willing to take risks and destroy and un-create old systems, structures and routines for new ones.
Conscious Board's have a sense of adventure and curiosity and are comfortable with a flowing process rather than a rigid form and structure. They are able to flow with change and even thrive on it. They are able to destroy and un-create any predetermined point of view about how the organisation should be in order for the infinite possibilities of that organisation to be revealed.
The Conscious Board is able to choose from infinite possibilities, those actions that will prove to be the most expansive for the organisation, to facilitate the Board to be conscious in its governance responsibilities, to empower staff to consciously add to the organisation, and to spread consciousness to all they touch at work, home and throughout society generally.
The Unconscious Board will make many decisions and generally is quite busy being busy, but is unaware of what has influenced those decisions, actions or feelings. They feel that luck, outside events, other people or fate have had an influence on their current situation, and that what they now have is possibly as good as it gets. They often are engulfed by problems and often struggle to figure the answer out, all the while being very busy.
The Unconscious Board is primarily survival and rule oriented. They function from a finite and fixed point of view of, "Only we can figure it out and we're here all alone". They are somewhat inflexible in their thinking, attached to traditional and possibly outmoded methods, protective of their turf, and inclined to blame most problems on external forces. The more unconscious they are, the more risk-averse they become.
These Unconscious Boards are seeking more for the organisation, but are unsure what or how to effect change. The Unconscious Board is one who is buffeted around by circumstances they feel are not quite under their control. Things happen around them, often leaving them bemused and worried.
Characteristics of an Unconscious BoardLack a sense of share vision.
Operate in the comfort zone of complacency.
Poor leadership and being uninterested in people's view.
Hurried decisions based on inadequate data.
Incoherent and ambiguous strategic direction.
Unclear board structure, processes and resources.
Directors don't have a clear understanding of their role, responsibility, and micromanage.
Accountability arrangement are unclear or weak.
Lack of probing into issues and tend to be dependent on collegiate influence.
There are those Boards who actively work against the consciousness of themselves and those around them. The Anticonscious Board is primarily "attainment and sensation" oriented. They are too busy watching out for themselves, fearing the unfamiliar, concentrating on compliance rather than value. They create conflict and discord and uphold their own unrecognized dysfunctional agenda. They often play politics with anyone to get what they want. The Board that is highly anti-conscious can become status and power hungry, and tends to want to build empires. This can lead Board members to work long hours and neglect their life and families.
These Boards do not allow the free flow of information (performance, financials, strategy etc), actively cultivate a climate of fear and punishment (to themselves by their thoughts and feelings, and to others by systematized organisational disincentives), and have such fixed points of view that no other possibilities are allowed. They are focused on systems and processes that create order and are not very open to change. This attachment to a fixed point of view can be unfavorable because it blinds them to the need for change. They do not function well with the course of change, trying to hang onto their security, and resisting what they do not understand. Their concrete mindset can also cause them to discriminate others as adversaries and to justify reprisal against them. They often struggle to alleviate their insecurity thorough excessive control and territorial behaviour. Control is sustained through hierarchical authoritative structures that often cater to their need for status, advantage and privilege. They demand discipline and obedience from their people.
The organisation that is governed by the Anticonscious Board can easily degenerate into bureaucracy. The environment within their organisation is toxic, and is characterized by polarized views within the Board and the organization about what is right, wrong, good or bad. The Anticonscious Board creates unhealthy climates in their organisation.
Steven Bowman is an international speaker, best-selling author and global leader in providing practical frameworks and comprehensive approaches to assist Boards and Senior Executive Teams to reach higher levels of conscious awareness in governance, leadership, strategy and risk. Author of Conscious Leadership-the Key to Success, and Leading Yourself to Money with Consciousness.
This article may be distributed or reproduced as long as the copyright and an active URL is included.


Leverage the alarm management features of Mitel Performance Analytics to address network performance problems more effectively.
Relevant and timely alarms are a key tool in managing network performance successfully. However, often network administrators are overwhelmed by alarms – either they receive too many, or the alarms they get aren't relevant to them. By setting up and using alarm properties to suit your needs, you'll find them more helpful in managing network performance, so you'll be more proactive than reactive in detecting and addressing problems on the network.


text:
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package org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.ddl.privilege.role.drop;

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text:
Move on bounced cheques to boost investor confidence
Hamad Buamim and other experts attend a workshop organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
dubai - The new bankruptcy law is also having a positive impact on the UAE's business environment
Issac John
Published: Mon 20 Nov 2017, 7:56 PM
Last updated: Mon 20 Nov 2017, 9:58 PM
The decision by Dubai Courts to issue fines instead of jail sentences for bounced cheques will help instill confidence among the business community and ensure that those in debt can resolve their issues, Hamad Buamim, president and CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said on Monday.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Buamim said the new bankruptcy law, which is getting implemented, is having a positive impact on the UAE's business environment. He noted that its introduction has boosted investor confidence and improved ease of doing business in the country.
Last week, Dubai Attorney General Essam Al Humaidan said the Dubai Public Prosecution had activated a new penal order system that would allow minor misdemeanours and offences to be dealt with through fines rather than the court system.
Under the new rule, a range of minor offences, including bouncing cheques and failing to pay rent, will no longer be put through the court system and instead be treated as a misdemeanour subject to a financial penalty.
The ruling, which will come into effect on December 4, means those responsible for bounced cheques of up to Dh50,000 will be fined Dh2,000, while those who bounce cheques of between Dh50,000 and Dh100,000 will have to pay a Dh5,000 fine, and for cheques between Dh100,000 and Dh200,000 a fine of Dh10,000.
Legal experts said the success of the bankruptcy law would depend on the courts' efficiency and on an insolvency-specialised judiciary.
"It is heartening to see the law is starting to be implemented and that the applications to the courts so far are proving positive," Mazen Boustany, partner, Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla, said at a workshop organised by the chamber.
Speaking at a 'Meet the CEO' event organised by the Government of Dubai Media Office, Buamim said the UAE has a clear and comprehensive vision to diversify its economy and achieve an optimal balance between its various sectors to ensure sustainability and create new business opportunities.
Buamim said that analysis conducted by Dubai Chamber has projected steady growth in Dubai's markets in 2018. Expressing his optimism about Dubai's prospects, he noted that the emirate's economy is expected to grow by three to four per cent in the 2017-2018 period.
"Dubai's competitive advantages have enabled it to attract a high volume of foreign direct investment that exceeded $3 billion in the first half of 2017," he said.
Praising Dubai's transition into a diversified and resilient economy that serves as an international business hub, Buamim pointed out that 98 per cent of the emirate's GDP comes from non-oil sectors.
He highlighted the important role of the media as a strategic partner in economic growth. The media, he said, plays a significant role in supporting Dubai's development by raising awareness of new legislation and business opportunities and encouraging entrepreneurs to invest in new ventures.
On Dubai Chamber's strategy, Buamim said it is working to reinforce its role as a trusted partner to Dubai's business community and a bridge between business and government. The Chamber's new customer-oriented strategy aims to boost competitiveness and growth in the private sector.
- issacjohn@khaleejtimes.com
issacjohn@khaleejtimes.com
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Survival is the Key


WGN-TV News issued an apology to viewers Wednesday after the station ran an image of a Nazi symbol while reporting a story about Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
As anchor Tom Negovan reported the story Tuesday night about the holiday, which began at sundown, the image projected behind him was of a yellow star patch that Nazis forced Jews to wear in Germany.
The symbol is considered offensive because it was used during the Holocaust as a way to mark Jews as different and to dehumanize them. Jews were eventually forced out of their jobs, homes and businesses and held in concentration camps, where millions died.


text:
#include "nacl_io/kernel_object.h"

#include <assert.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <pthread.h>

#include <algorithm>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include "nacl_io/kernel_handle.h"
#include "nacl_io/mount.h"
#include "nacl_io/mount_node.h"
#include "sdk_util/auto_lock.h"

KernelObject::KernelObject() {
  pthread_mutex_init(&kernel_lock_, NULL);
  pthread_mutex_init(&process_lock_, NULL);
}

KernelObject::~KernelObject() {
  pthread_mutex_destroy(&process_lock_);
  pthread_mutex_destroy(&kernel_lock_);
}

// Uses longest prefix to find the mount for the give path, then
// acquires the mount and returns it with a relative path.
Error KernelObject::AcquireMountAndPath(const std::string& relpath,
                                        Mount** out_mount,
                                        Path* out_path) {
  *out_mount = NULL;
  *out_path = Path();

  Path abs_path;
  {
    AutoLock lock(&process_lock_);
    abs_path = GetAbsPathLocked(relpath);
  }

  AutoLock lock(&kernel_lock_);
  Mount* mount = NULL;

  // Find longest prefix
  size_t max = abs_path.Size();
  for (size_t len = 0; len < abs_path.Size(); len++) {
    MountMap_t::iterator it = mounts_.find(abs_path.Range(0, max - len));
    if (it != mounts_.end()) {
      out_path->Set("/");
      out_path->Append(abs_path.Range(max - len, max));
      mount = it->second;
      break;
    }
  }

  if (NULL == mount)
    return ENOTDIR;

  // Acquire the mount while we hold the proxy lock
  mount->Acquire();
  *out_mount = mount;
  return 0;
}

void KernelObject::ReleaseMount(Mount* mnt) {
  AutoLock lock(&kernel_lock_);
  mnt->Release();
}

Error KernelObject::AcquireHandle(int fd, KernelHandle** out_handle) {
  *out_handle = NULL;

  AutoLock lock(&process_lock_);
  if (fd < 0 || fd >= static_cast<int>(handle_map_.size()))
    return EBADF;

  KernelHandle* handle = handle_map_[fd];
  if (NULL == handle)
    return EBADF;

  // Ref count while holding parent mutex
  handle->Acquire();

  lock.Unlock();
  if (handle->node_)
    handle->mount_->AcquireNode(handle->node_);

  *out_handle = handle;
  return 0;
}

void KernelObject::ReleaseHandle(KernelHandle* handle) {
  // The handle must already be held before taking the
  // kernel lock.
  if (handle->node_)
    handle->mount_->ReleaseNode(handle->node_);

  AutoLock lock(&process_lock_);
  handle->Release();
}

int KernelObject::AllocateFD(KernelHandle* handle) {
  AutoLock lock(&process_lock_);
  int id;

  // Acquire the handle and its mount since we are about to track it with
  // this FD.
  handle->Acquire();
  handle->mount_->Acquire();

  // If we can recycle and FD, use that first
  if (free_fds_.size()) {
    id = free_fds_.front();
    // Force lower numbered FD to be available first.
    std::pop_heap(free_fds_.begin(), free_fds_.end(), std::greater<int>());
    free_fds_.pop_back();
    handle_map_[id] = handle;
  } else {
    id = handle_map_.size();
    handle_map_.push_back(handle);
  }
  return id;
}

void KernelObject::FreeAndReassignFD(int fd, KernelHandle* handle) {
  if (NULL == handle) {
    FreeFD(fd);
  } else {
    AutoLock lock(&process_lock_);

    // Acquire the new handle first in case they are the same.
    if (handle) {
      handle->Acquire();
      handle->mount_->Acquire();
    }

    // If the required FD is larger than the current set, grow the set
    if (fd >= handle_map_.size()) {
      handle_map_.resize(fd + 1);
    } else {
      KernelHandle* old_handle = handle_map_[fd];
      if (NULL != old_handle) {
        old_handle->mount_->Release();
        old_handle->Release();
      }
    }
    handle_map_[fd] = handle;
  }
}

void KernelObject::FreeFD(int fd) {
  AutoLock lock(&process_lock_);

  // Release the mount and handle since we no longer
  // track them with this FD.
  KernelHandle* handle = handle_map_[fd];
  handle->Release();
  handle->mount_->Release();

  handle_map_[fd] = NULL;
  free_fds_.push_back(fd);
  // Force lower numbered FD to be available first.
  std::push_heap(free_fds_.begin(), free_fds_.end(), std::greater<int>());
}

Path KernelObject::GetAbsPathLocked(const std::string& path) {
  // Generate absolute path
  Path abs_path(cwd_);
  if (path[0] == '/') {
    abs_path = path;
  } else {
    abs_path = cwd_;
    abs_path.Append(path);
  }

  return abs_path;
}


text:
Suzhou racks up sales at quiet Berlin market
By Martin Blaney2000-02-22T10:40:00+00:00
Philippe Bober's Berlin-based The Coproduction Office could claim the accolade of "buzz title" at last week's European Film Market (EFM) for Chinese director Lou Ye's Suzhou (pictured) which has sold to 12 territories and is expected to clean up the rest of the key territories at this week's AFM.
With 14 invitations from international festivals also in his pocket, Bober sold the film to Germany (Bayerischer Rundfunk), Japan (Uplink), France (Goutte D'Or), Austria (Polyfilm), Switzerland (Filmcooperative), Benelux (Contact), Finland (Cinema Mondo), Sweden (Triangel) and Korea (CNP).
"We had three screenings instead of the originally planned two and had to send 20 people away from the third because it was packed out," said Bober, who produced the VPRO Tiger Award-winning film with Dream Factory . "One buyer said Suzhou was better than anything in the competition.'
However Lou Ye's film was one of few to create any market excitement at the EFM, which along with the festival experienced a change of venue this year. Indeed, festival-goers were so involved in getting their bearings at the new venue, that the films on offer took something of a back seat. One French buyer reportedly said at the end of 12 days that "I still have all my cheques in my pocket" and there wasn't the kind of buzz that past markets had generated around such films as Mifune or Beautiful People.
However several international pick-ups were made at the market including:
Rudolf Thome's Paradiso - Seven Days With Seven Women which was taken on by Lilli Tyc-Holm's Cine International.
Zurich-based World Sales Christa Saredi's added Forum entry George Washington to her catalogue.
Jochen Girsch's Brussels Ave picked up international rights (except for Benelux) to Filip van Neyghem's Blinker, and sold it, along with another children's film Vincent Bal's Man Of Steel, to Willmar Andersson Film for Scandinavia.
Cowboy Booking International acquired international rights to Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen's Forum documentary Benjamin Smoke and plan to release the film theatrically in the US this summer. Montreal-based Films Transit will handle world sales with Cowboy responsible for festivals and non-theatrical bookings.
Among territory sales at the market:
US distributor Zeitgeist picked up Hrafn Gunnlaugsson's Witchcraft from Trust Film Sales and Francois Ozon's official competition entry Gouttes D'Eau Sur Pierres Brulantes from Roissy Films-Celluloid Dreams.
Fortissimo Film Sales sold The Goddess of 1967 by Clara Law to France's Ocean Films,
Gerardo Chijona's Cuban-Spanish comedy A Paradise Under The Stars found takers in Scandinavia, Switzerland, Germany (Kinowelt) and all of Latin America.
Bavaria Film International sold Veit Helmer's quirky drama Tuvalu to Denmark (Gloria), Finland (Mio), Norway (Arthaus) and Spain (Wanda Film).
The Greek Film Centre saw Costas Kapakas' comedy Peppermint, which screened in the Panorama section, being sold theatrically to Japan, with further deals being lined up for Germany and Italy
France's Films Distribution picked up The Attack Of The Giant Moussaka.
Eric Valli's Oscar-nominated Himalaya was picked up for Australia and New Zealand by Dendy.


Corrective Services NSW officers are reminding visitors to ensure their cars are contraband-free after a weekend blitz at Wellington Correctional Complex uncovered drugs, tobacco and a folding credit card knife.
The contraband operation, led by CSNSW's specialised Security Operations Group and executed in conjunction with NSW Police, resulted in three visitors being charged and four prevented from entering the centre.
Assistant Commissioner for Security and Intelligence Mark Wilson PSM said that while the credit card knife was allegedly discovered on a visitor, it is also an offence for visitors to have banned items in their cars when attending the complex.
Minister for Corrections David Elliott thanked the officers for their diligence in making the contraband finds and said the operation shows that visitors will face criminal charges if they try to bring banned items into correctional centres.
"Any contraband that enters the prison environment presents a major risk to the health, safety and security of staff and inmates. Visitors caught bringing banned items, including illegal and prescription drugs, to correctional centres face penalties of up to two years' imprisonment," Mr Elliott said.


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With an amazing showing the previous week, Sam and the Triple R Racing crew made their way to Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) for twin 40 lap features to see if they could keep their streak of finishing races and top 10 finishes going strong. The team had decided to bring their car with the golden numbers out to play. This car has been really good for Sam and has shown speed. During practice, the team struggled to find the speed they wanted. Constantly fighting a changing track and keeping up with its conditions and what the conditions will become race time can be quite difficult. They would find what they were looking for after trying a few different combinations.
When qualifying time came, a small shower had passed over the track and track drying was taking place. The skies cleared to allow the sun to speed up this process, but not enough to eliminate all of the falling rain. The first ten cars went out while it was still raining. Sam was instructed by his crew chief to not go out when it was his turn, but to sit and wait for the drizzle to cease. Times had been falling off the typical pace and cars that were usually really good were starting in the rear. The rains passed and Sam took the track to submit his time. With a time of 14.981, he immediately shot to the top of the chart. He was ecstatic. Three cars behind him would submit a faster time leaving Sam to roll off in the 4th spot for the first 40 lap feature.
The car was pushed to the grid and Sam awaited to command to fire the engine. His spotter went through the normal pre-race checks and pep talk. He was starting upfront and the team wanted to make sure his head was where it needed to be. Sam took the green flag and tucked in behind the 3rd place machine coming out of turn 2. He knew that the race was going to be 40 laps, so there is no sense in burning up his equipment early. By lap 3, Sam was looking to the inside of the p3 machine but didn't make the pass. With the driver of that car being new to the track, Sam wanted to see where his weaknesses were and know how to exploit them to make the pass as easy as possible. The leaders had checked out to a half straightaway lead and Sam was glued to the p3 bumper. On lap 20, a mistake was made by the car in p3, and Sam was there to capitalize. He ducked down underneath the competitor and passed him on the inside. At this point, Sam had set his eyes on the second-place car and wanted to track him down. The leaders were coming up on the tail of the field which meant they would lose some speed. Sam was gaining on the leaders and reeled them in, but there weren't enough laps left on the board for him to get up to them to make a pass. Sam would finish with his second consecutive top 3 finish. In the post-race interview, the track announcer mentioned that NASCAR has had their big 3 and it looks like Sam was pleading his case to be included in Hickory's big 3 with fellow competitors Ryan Millington and Josh Berry. The invert number was drawn and nine positions would invert. Sam would start the second 40 lap feature in p7.
Sam wasn't thrilled to be starting from the 7th position, but he knew he had a car that would charge to contend for the win. A strategy was concocted between Sam and his crew to get him to the front. He was ready to race. The cars took their parade laps to put heat in the tires and were doubled up to take the green. Sam got a great start, leaving no room for an outside competitor to get in front of him. Coming out of turn 2 however, things went south. Sam was falling in position quickly. Cars behind him scattered to dodge Sam's car that appeared to be lifeless. One competitor shot to the inside grass and back up the track tagging Sam in the left rear bumper that sent Sam spinning toward the wall. With minimal damage, he limped the car back to the pit area. The team feverishly went to work to assess what went amiss. After some discussion, a mechanical failure in the car's driveline would be what brought Sam and the team's streak to an end. Sam was in good spirits and was happy to see the consistent progression that he and his team have made as of late. Next, Sam will run at Hickory Motor Speedway as he makes his second appearance in the CARS Tour.
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Landmark Respect at Work Bill passed in Australia
30 November 2022 | Insight
Legal Briefings – By Wendy Fauvel, Lucy Boyd and Josephine Mammone
On 28 November 2022, the landmark Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 (Bill) passed both houses of Parliament and is now awaiting royal assent.
The key amendments in the Bill as passed by both houses of Parliament are as follows:
Positive duty: The introduction of a positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA) on employers and PCBUs (duty holders) to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate, as far as possible, unlawful sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, work environments that are hostile on the ground of sex, and victimisation in relation to these matters;
New prohibition on subjecting others to hostile workplace environments on the grounds of sex: The creation of a new prohibition against conduct that subjects another person to a hostile workplace environment on the ground of sex, and adding a new object of the SDA as eliminating, so far as is possible, discrimination involving workplace environments that are hostile on the grounds of sex; and
Class actions: Amendments that allow for representative bodies (such as unions) to make representative applications in the Federal Courts (also known as 'class actions') on behalf of one or more individuals who have experienced unlawful discrimination.
Some of these amendments, such as the introduction of the positive duty, are a long-time coming. Since the Respect @ Work report was released in March 2020, we have seen best practice employers focussing on continuously improving their systems and processes and challenging the status quo, to minimise the risk that sexual harassment and other unlawful discrimination will arise in their workplaces. Increasingly, we are seeing employers not just address this as a 'compliance' or legal issue and are seeing these steps as critically important to providing a safe workplace with a positive and productive culture to employees and others who work in their workplaces. Such actions are also increasingly being seen as crucial to discharging an employer's ESG obligations.
On the other hand, the introduction of a specific mechanism for class actions for unlawful discrimination in the Federal courts does give rise to the risk that there may become increasing litigation in this space. However, it is difficult to see how such proceedings will be practical or effective in workplace discrimination matters which are typically highly individualised. The amendment may also have a negative impact on the trend amongst employers towards transparency in relation sexual harassment and unlawful discrimination, given the heightened litigation risk which that transparency may bring. This would be unfortunate given the considerable progress which has been made towards accountability and transparency in recent years.
Whilst many employers have long been preparing for these changes, the passing of the Bill marks a significant shift to the regulatory and legislative landscape for addressing sexual harassment. For those employers who have not yet examined their existing systems and governance mechanisms for these issues, the Bill serves as a call to action to start this process, sooner rather than later.
Other key amendments
The other key amendments addressed in the Bill as passed by both houses of Parliament include the following:
Conferring functions on the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to monitor, assess and enforce compliance with the positive duty in the SDA;
Inserting new provisions to provide the AHRC with a broad inquiry function to inquire into systemic unlawful discrimination or suspected systemic unlawful discrimination if requested to do so by the Minister, or of the AHRC's own volition;
Extending the timeframe for making complaints of age, disability and race discrimination to the AHRC by only allowing the President of the AHRC Act to terminate the complaints on the grounds of time after 24 months (rather than 6 months), aligning with the timeframe for complaints made under the SDA;
Amending the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth) to require Commonwealth Public Sector reporting to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (in line with the private sector);
Clarifying that victimising conduct can form the basis of a civil action for unlawful discrimination (in addition to a criminal complaint) under the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (Cth) (AD Act), Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) (DD Act) and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (RD Act);
Lowering the threshold for an applicant to establish 'harassment on the ground of sex' in the SDA by removing the requirement for the conduct to be 'seriously' demeaning, (requiring the conduct to 'demeaning' only); and
Amending the objects of the SDA to provide for 'substantive equality' between men and women rather than 'equality of opportunity'.
Positive duty to eliminate unlawful sex discrimination etc.
The introduction of the Federal positive duty on duty holders reflects the primary recommendation of the Respect @ Work Report (Recommendation 17). This reform is aimed at shifting the responsibility away from victims of unlawful discrimination to raise complaints, by creating a positive obligation for duty holders to take proactive measures to eliminate such conduct in the first place.
Notably, the duty in the Bill expands the scope of the recommended duty (and the existing duty in Victorian legislation) to cover new prohibitions against sex-based harassment (introduced by the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021), the prohibition against subjecting someone to a workplace environment which is hostile on the ground of sex (introduced by the Bill), and victimisation in relation to those matters.
To facilitate enforcement of the positive duty, the Bill inserts new provisions in the AHRC Act to enable the AHRC to monitor, assess and enforce compliance with the positive duty in the SDA, including powers to conduct inquiries, issue compliance notices, apply to the Federal courts for compliance orders, and enter into enforceable undertakings. These functions commence 12 months after Royal Assent.
However, in assessing compliance, the Bill specifies a number of matters to be taken into account, namely:
the size, nature and circumstances of the duty holder's business or undertaking;
the duty holder's resources, whether financial or otherwise;
the practicability and the cost of elimination steps; and
any other relevant matter.
The positive duty will operate concurrently with the requirement under the work health and safety laws to provide, so far as is reasonably practicable, a safe working environment for workers.
Many employers have already taken significant action to address sexual harassment and discrimination, which will well prepare them for taking steps to discharge this positive duty. For those who haven't yet reviewed their framework, the time to do so is now given the positive steps that are required by the positive duty in the Bill.
Prohibition against workplace environments that are hostile on the ground of sex
This new prohibition implements Recommendation 16(c) of the Respect @ Work Report, which was driven by a finding that sexual harassment is more likely to occur in workplace environments which are "sexually charged or hostile". The Revised Explanatory Memorandum to the Bill suggests that "conduct such as displaying obscene or pornographic materials, general sexual banter, or innuendo and offensive jokes" could contribute to sexually hostile workplace and result in unlawful discrimination, such as sexual harassment.1
The Bill provides that this provision is breached if:
a person engages in conduct in their workplace, or another person's workplace; and
the second person is present at the same time as or after the conduct occurs; and
a reasonable person, having regard to all the circumstances, would have anticipated the possibility of the conduct resulting in the workplace environment being offensive, intimidating or humiliating to a person of the sex of the second person by reason of:
the sex of the person; or
the characteristic that appertains generally, or is generally imputed, to persons of the sex of the person.
Whilst this amendment is significant in that it creates a new category of prohibited conduct, in reality, conduct which falls within this category could be already captured by existing SDA prohibitions against sexual harassment, sex-based harassment or sex discrimination (or all of these prohibitions) in many situations. The introduction of this provision is intended to cover any 'gap' that may be present in the SDA for this type of conduct. It is unlikely that the introduction of this provision would have a significant impact on claims and litigation under the SDA, but it will have a broader impact in providing clarity and awareness on what is unacceptable conduct in the workplace.
Representative applications (or 'class actions')
This amendment implements Recommendation 23 of the Respect @ Work Report, and enables a representative body that has lodged a complaint on behalf of one or more persons who have experienced unlawful discrimination in the AHRC, to make a representative application to the Federal courts. The provisions will operate in addition to the existing class actions provisions under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth) and are intended to be a more accessible mechanism for representative proceedings in the anti-discrimination context.
The Bill specifies conditions for representative applications including that:
there is an ability for a person to 'opt out' of the representative action;
a class member cannot make a separate application in relation to the same claim unless they have opted out;
a representative action cannot be settled without court approval; and
a representative application may not be made without the written consent of each person on whose behalf the application is made.
The Revised Explanatory Memorandum provides an example of a representative action, describing a scenario where an employment advocacy centre brings a representative action on behalf of four women within an organisation who have been demoted on their return from parental leave.2
The Bill initially proposed to insert cost protection provisions in the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), adopting a 'costs neutrality' approach, where each party generally bears their own costs in unlawful discrimination proceedings. However, the cost protection provisions were ultimately removed from the Bill before it was re-introduced to the House of Representatives, meaning that costs will generally 'follow the event' and the unsuccessful party will be ordered to pay the costs of the successful party. Notably, the door is not completely closed on this reform - the provisions have been referred to the Attorney-General's department for review, and the Government will legislate the department's recommended cost model as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about what these changes mean for your business, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Revised Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 6.
Revised Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 326.
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well...my monitor is just about dead. Depending on the color of the screen (like a mostly white screen v a mostly black screen) the color temp of the screen changes and the "width" (for example this white box is a light pink on my monitor, and the left edge of the box is not visable.
So, I am looking for a new display. What I have now is a ViewSonic PF790 (18" viewable.) I would like to replace with an LCD. Any suggestions? I don't want to go smaller then 18, bigger is better .
Everyone here will tell you to buy a Dell.
Depends on how much you want to spend. Everyone around here says the Dells are good value, but if you're going on looks than an ACD is the way to go.
I like it, you go to the mac forum and they tell you to buy a Dell.
So, is this a good one: UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand and 5-Year Warranty?
The Apple displays are really nice, but I think I would like to stay in the $500 range. That puts the ACDs a little above my range. I would like the wider scrren though.
Agreed. For me personally, I love the looks of the Apple Cinema Display, and that alone is worth the price premium associated with it compared to the Dell. Logically the Dell is probably the monitor to go for in terms of price and features, but Black Plastic just doesn't look anywhere near as nice as Brushed Aluminium.
I'm part of the 2005FPW cult around here. For the price, you won't find a better monitor.
Is the 5 year warr. the way to go? I have had My ViewSonic just shy of 5 years and it is on its last leg.


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In 2010, after my planned retirement from a social change career followed by the sudden loss of my husband, I was floundering. Then a phone call brought an invitation to contribute to an anthology of upbeat stories. That invitation opened the way to a new endeavor: creative writing. Since then I've been studying the craft and, through personal essays, sharing the takeaways of my life experiences with readers of anthologies, literary journals and online publications. Current project: A book on widowhood.
Barbara Rady Kazdan
The author of creative nonfiction, in her encore career Barbara draws inspiration for her work from personal experience and reflections about contemporary life. Writing in a conversational, sometimes whimsical, always candid voice, her work offers readers practical suggestions and empathetic insights drawn from her life experience. Her subjects include retirement, widowhood and relationships, past and present. Since these life passages involve significant adjustment, she invites her readers to "achieve change together."
Barbara began writing nonfiction when invited to contribute essays to two anthologies: Contagious Optimism and 10 Habits of Highly Optimistic People. She studies the craft at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland and in a memoir group of accomplished writers led by Sara Taber, author, literary coach and teacher.
Barbara earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Michigan and completed the Management Program at the Jones Graduate School of Administration, Rice University. She is a national board member of Humane Farm Animal Care.
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to auction eight buffaloes which were kept by former PM Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan PM House.
Pakistan government under Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has, as a part of its austerity drive, planned to auction eight buffaloes kept by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the PM House for his 'gastronomic requirements'.
PTI cited Naeem-ul-Haq, the Prime Minister's Special Assistant for Political Affairs as saying that the government would auction over 80 luxury cars parked at the Prime Minister's house along with four helicopters which have been lying unused.
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COVID-19 and Use of Drugs Targeting the Renin-Angiotensin-System
Jul 15, 2020 | Khendi White Solaru, MD; Jackson T. Wright, Jr., PhD
Cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and hypertension are frequently treated with angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), and they are also commonly associated with increased severity and mortality from the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Diabetes is a common co-morbidity associated with each of these disorders. Some have speculated that treatment with ACEIs and ARBs may be at least in part responsible for the increased severity and mortality from COVID-19 in those with these co-morbidities.1 A recent article in MedPage reviewed the results of three studies that support the continued use of these agents in COVID-19 patients.2 In this article, we review the results and conclusions of these and other studies regarding ACEI and ARB use in this COVID-19 era.
COVID-19 is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which enters human cells by binding its spike protein (S) to the angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) cell receptor via a protease dependent mechanism (Figure 1).3,4 These ACE2 receptors are present in the epithelium of the lung (the site of SARS-CoV-2 entry) as well as the proximal tubule of the kidney, myocardium, blood vessels, ileum, esophagus, and bladder.5 While ACEIs and ARBs have no direct interaction with the ACE2 receptor, some but not all previous work has shown that they may result in an up-titration of these receptors.6-8 In addition, glucose lower agents such as the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and thiazolidines in the treatment of diabetes mellitus also elevate ACE2 receptors. ACE2 receptors, by degrading angiotensin II (1-9) into angiotensin 1-7, reduce the vasoconstriction, sodium retention, and fibrosis resulting from angiotensin II which may serve a protective role against COVID-19 (Figure 1).4,9 Alternatively, given that ACE2 receptors might facilitate coronavirus entry, multiplication, spread, and pathogenesis, there is concern that patients on ACEI/ARB may be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection and/or at greater risk for severe illness or death once infected. A recent report in patients with heart failure found no association between ACEI/ARB use and circulating plasma concentrations of ACE2.10 Thus, it remains unclear what association, if any, exists between ACEI/ARB treatment and ACE2 receptor activity.
Figure 1: Schematic depicting the mechanism of ACE2 (the site of SARS-CoV-2 entry) and ACEi/ARB therapy
Reprinted with permission from Vaduganathan M, Vardeny O, Michel T, McMurray JJV, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in patients with COVID19. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1653-59.
Clinical studies to examine the risk associated with ACEI and ARB treatment in patients with COVID-19 are increasing but remain limited, and data on the individual risk of these agents are even more limited. The MedPage article reviewed the results of three recent observational studies examining the effect of ACEI/ARB drugs on the risk of COVID-19 outcomes.11-13 In the first, a retrospective cohort that examined 12,594 patients in New York City, 46.8% of whom tested positive for COVID-19, Reynolds et al. found no association between ACEI or ARB use and COVID-19 positivity or infection-related severe illness or mortality.11 In another, Mancia and colleagues compared 6,722 cases in an Italian cohort to 30,759 age and sex-matched controls and reported that cases were 10% more likely to be on ACEI or ARB treatment compared to controls.12 However, this difference disappeared after adjusting for the higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease among cases. The third study, by Mehra et al., looked at survivorship versus fatalities among 8,910 hospitalized patients that tested positive for COVID-19 across 169 hospitals in Asia, Europe, and North America and found that the odds of death due to COVID-19 were not significantly higher for those on ACEI or ARB therapy.13 However, this report was subsequently withdrawn by the journal, and the results may likely be falsified. Two additional studies with more recent data reported results that supported the safety of these agents in COVID infected patients. Zhang and colleagues studied 3,611 COVID positive patients hospitalized in Hubei, China.14 They assessed in-hospital use of ACEI or ARB therapy without accounting for ACEI/ARB use prior to hospitalization and reported a lower risk of all-cause mortality in COVID-19 patients. Finally, Fosbøl et al. reported a country-wide study of all COVID-19 infected patients (n=4,480) between February 1 and May 4, 2020 from the Danish registry.15 The study also included a nested case control comparison of ACEI/ARB versus other antihypertensive drug use in the 6 months prior to diagnosis for incidence of COVID-19 diagnosis. They found no significant association between ACEI/ARB use and severe COVID-19 outcomes, mortality, or incident infection.
ACEI and ARB use have also been hypothesized to increase the risk for COVID-19 infection in individuals with diabetes mellitus.16 However, the data on the risk of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes and the effect of ACEI/ARB use on outcomes in this population is extremely limited. The prevalence of patients with diabetes in the above studies ranged from only approximately 10-24% with less than half on an ACEI or ARB. A systematic review of 14 relatively small retrospective studies found a higher prevalence of diabetes in patients infected with COVID-19.17 Two studies that examined cardiac-specific enzymes reported higher rates of cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients with comorbid diabetes than those without diabetes.18,19 However, none of these observational studies were able to adequately adjust for the confounding since those on ACEI or ARB tended to be older and more likely to have hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), obesity, and other cardiovascular diseases.
Multiple US and international cardiovascular societies have issued statements after review of the available data.20 Their consensus recommendation has uniformly been to continue ACEI or ARB therapy and to not hesitate to use these drugs in patients where there is a specific indication for their use (e.g., left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, CKD, secondary stroke prevention). While it is important to acknowledge the limitations of the observational and retrospective studies thus far in eliminating the possibility of confounding, there has not been evidence of an increased risk of morbidity or mortality in several large trials with different study designs (including both cohort and case-control). This provides some reassurance for the clinician facing a dilemma of whether to continue their patient on an ACEI or ARB. Given that COVID-19 appears to have a greater prevalence and lethality in those with underlying cardiovascular conditions, especially hypertension,21 adequate treatment of a patient with these disorders with an ACEI/ARB or other antihypertensive agents is preferred over the alternative of inadequate disease management.
Despite the Fosbøl study,15 the question of whether the initiation of an ACEI or ARB may place the uninfected patient at increased risk for COVID-19 or present a worse outcome if they become infected, particularly in those without a specific indication for these agents, remains unresolved. The definitive answer must await the results of prospective randomized controlled outcome trials to document their benefit in COVID infected patients or at least a lack of increased risk in patients who are COVID naive. There are several prospective, interventional trials currently underway to examine the use of ACEI/ARB on outcomes in patients with COVID-19. These include randomized clinical trials where the ACEI or ARB are discontinued in a COVID-19 infected patient already on one of these agents.22 Two others involve the randomized use of losartan in COVID-19 infected patients for outcomes in both outpatient and inpatient settings (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifiers: NCT04312009, NCT04311177).23,24 Another involves switching patients already on ACEI or ARB to a calcium channel blocker or thiazide-type diuretic (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04330300).25
In the absence of more definitive data, there remains significant uncertainty regarding the effect of the initiation of an ACEI or ARB in patients without comorbidities denoting a compelling indication for their use. Due to this uncertainty and until more data on the risk/benefit of ACEI/ARB use in patients with or at risk for COVID-19 becomes available, we recommend using the other first-line agents (thiazide-type diuretics [chlorthalidone preferred] and calcium channel blockers) recommended by current US guidelines in preference to these agents.26 Once a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19 has emerged, any of the first-line antihypertensive medications recommended in the US guidelines would again become acceptable.
Table 1 summarizes our recommendations regarding ACEI/ARB use in the relevant populations. The available evidence currently supports the recommendation outlined here, and that of most professional societies continue the use of ACEI and ARB therapy for those already taking these agents for specific indications. They should be initiated in any patient with specific indications for these agents or when additional agents are needed for blood pressure (BP) control. For those patients who are already on ACEI/ARB therapy at the time of COVID-19 infection, these medications should not be discontinued. In the absence of clinical data on risk/benefit or until we have control of COVID-19 (effective treatment or vaccine), we recommend that these agents be used only after other first line-agents for hypertension, except in those with another indication to be on an ACEI/ARB medication (e.g., LV dysfunction, CKD especially with proteinuria, secondary stroke protection).
Table 1: Summary of recommendations regarding ACEI/ARB use in the outpatient setting during COVID-19 outbreak
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Phend C. Hypertension drugs appear safe in COVID-19 (MedPage Today website). 2020. Available at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/86277. Accessed 06/20/2020.
Hoffmann M, Kleine-Weber H, Schroeder S, et al. SARS-CoV-2 cell entry depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and is blocked by a clinically proven protease inhibitor. Cell 2020;181:271-80.e8.
Vaduganathan M, Vardeny O, Michel T, McMurray JJV, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in patients with COVID19. N Engl J Med 2020; 382:1653-9.
Zou X, Chen K, Zou J, Han P, Hao J, Han Z. Single-cell RNA-seq data analysis on the receptor ACE2 expression reveals the potential risk of different human organs vulnerable to 2019-nCoV infection. Front Med 2020;14:185-92.
Zisman LS. ACE and ACE2: a tale of two enzymes. Eur Heart J 2005;26:322-4.
Ferrario CM, Jessup J, Chappell MC, et al. Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II receptor blockers on cardiac angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. Circulation 2005;111:2605–10.
Soler MJ, Barrios C, Oliva R, Batlle D. Pharmacologic modulation of ACE2 expression. Curr Hypertens Rep 2008;10:410.
Donoghue M, Hsieh F, Baronas E, et al. A novel angiotensin-converting enzyme-related carboxypeptidase (ACE2) converts angiotensin I to angiotensin 1–9. Circ Res 2000;87:E1–E9.
Sama IE, Ravera A, Santema BT, et al. Circulating plasma concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in men and women with heart failure and effects of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone inhibitors. Eur Heart J 2020;41:1810–7.
Reynolds HR, Adhikari S, Pulgarin C, et al. Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors and risk of Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;382:2441-8.
Mancia G, Rea F, Ludergnani M, Apolone G, Corrao G. Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system blockers and the risk of Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;Jun 18 [Epub ahead of print].
Mehra MR, Desai SS, Kuy SR, Henry TD, Patel AN. Cardiovascular disease, drug therapy, and mortality in Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020;382:e102.[Retracted article].
Zhang P, Zhu L, Cai J, et al. Association of inpatient use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers with mortality among patients with hypertension hospitalized with COVID-19. Circ Res 2020;126:1671-81.
Fosbøl EL, Butt JH, Østergaard L, et al. Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use with COVID-19 diagnosis and mortality. JAMA 2020;Jun 19 [Epub ahead of print].
Cure E, Cumhur Cure M. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may be harmful in patients with diabetes during COVID-19 pandemic. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2020;14:349-50.
Tadic M, Cuspidi C, Sala C. COVID-19 and diabetes: Is there enough evidence? J Clin Hypertens 2020;22:943–48.
Shi S, Qin M, Shen B, et al. Association of cardiac injury with mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. JAMA Cardiol 2020;Mar 25 [Epub ahead of print].
Guo T, Fan Y, Chen M, et al. Cardiovascular implications of fatal outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). JAMA Cardiol 2020; Mar 27 [Epub ahead of print].
Bavishi C, Maddox TM, Messerli FH. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and renin angiotensin system blockers. JAMA Cardiol 2020;Apr 3 [Epub ahead of print].
Zhou F, Yu T, Du R, et al. Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet 2020;395:1054-62.
ClinicalTrials.gov. National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Libraries of Medicine. Search of SARS-CoV-2 | Interventional Studies | "COVID-19" "ACE inhibitor." Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=SARS-CoV-2&cond=%22COVID-19%22+%22ACE+inhibitor%22&age_v=&gndr=&type=Intr&rslt=&Search=Apply. Accessed 06/20/2020.
ClinicalTrials.gov. National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Libraries of Medicine. Identifier NCT04312009. Losartan for patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04312009. Accessed 06/20/2020.
ClinicalTrials.gov. National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Libraries of Medicine. Identifier NCT04311177. Losartan for patients with COVID-19 not requiring hospitalization. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04311177?term=NCT04311177&draw=2&rank=1. Accessed 06/20/2020.
ClinicalTrials.gov. National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Libraries of Medicine. Identifier NCT04330300. Coronavirus (COVID-19) ACEi/ARB Investigation (CORONACION). Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04330300?term=NCT04330300&draw=2&rank=1. Accessed 06/20/2020.
Whelton PK, Carey RM, Aronow WS, et al. 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS Guideline for the prevention, detection, evaluation and management of high blood pressure in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on clinical practice guidelines. Circulation 2018;138:e426-e483.
Clinical Topics: Diabetes and Cardiometabolic Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Statins, Heart Failure and Cardiac Biomarkers
Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome X, COVID-19, Coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Antihypertensive Agents, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists, Losartan, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, Chlorthalidone, Angiotensin II, Renin-Angiotensin System, Calcium Channel Blockers, Cardiovascular Diseases, Protein S, Thiazolidines
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Macal·la  (en llatí Macalla, en grec antic Μάκαλλα) va ser una antiga ciutat del Bruttium al territori de Crotona, on, segons Licofró, hi havia el sepulcre de Filoctetes, a qui els habitants rendien honors.

L'autor de l'obra De Mirabilibus, (atribuït a Pseudo-Aristòtil), explica la mateixa tradició, i afegeix que hi havia al temple d'Apol·lo l'arc i les fletxes d'Hèracles, però els habitants de Crotona el van robar i el van portar al temple d'Apol·lo de la seva ciutat.

Era una ciutat dels enotris, però més tard va desaparèixer. La situació exacta de Macal·la no ha estat determinada, tot i que el De Mirabilibus diu que es trobava a 120 estadis de Crotona.

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'Californication' Will Wrap Up in 2014: All The Things We Loved & Hated About the Series (NSFW)
By Rachel Semigran
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I think the last five to seven years of successful television will be known as the Walter White era of "heroes." Characters who carry the weight of a series, captivate audiences, and have us in their corner despite the fact they are in nearly all regards, horrendous people. Your English teacher in college would have called it a Richard III complex. Hank Moody, the Lothario novelist (only believable because DAVID DUCHOVNY) of Showtime's Californication is a Walter White/Richard III for premium cable who has a lot more sex (and not as good of writing) than either of those other terrible men combined. And yet, he was still lovable, still worth watching week after week. And so, it comes with mixed feelings to report that Californication will air its last episodes in April, 2014.
Showtime's President of Entertainment David Nevin stated that the show will end up neatly for our (anti) hero and everyone in his life, "[Californication's creator] Tom [Kapinos] has carefully planned the final chapter of Hank's journey and has brought it to a beautiful and satisfying conclusion for new and longtime fans alike."
I wonder though, what does Hank really deserve in the end? New and longtime fans who have followed the sexed-up, booze-crazy, drug-fueled broken hearts, broken families and broken promises that made the Hank Moody path of destruction, may have, like myself, watched it all unfold furrowed brows and an uneasy stomach.
Though he (most likely) won't end up shot to dead face up in a meth lab like Walter White, it'll be interesting to see where Hank's story leaves off. Were it not for Mr. Duchovny's bristly charm, I'd say "IN THE GUTTER WHERE HE BELONGS!" because cripes, Hank Moody and his gaggle of bad friends deserve more than a few law suits and swift kicks to the nuts. But, dang it, even my bleeding feminist heart wants the guy to turn around and do right by his family and friends. Not simply because of David Ducharming, but because Californication, at its best moments, also had a beating, bleeding heart.
Hank wasn't the only thing I had a love/hate/love/SERIOUSLY OH MY GOD WHY AM I WATCHING THIS TERRIBLE BEHAVIOR BEING GLORIFIED ON PREMIUM CABLE — relationship with in the series. As Californication soon draws to a conclusion, here are the things I loathed, and loathed myself for loving.
Hate: The Overall Bad Treatment of women
Week after week, boob after boob, women were in so many cases treated like objects. Despite having a more talented cast and smarter writing, the shameless treatment of women often made half of an episode of Californication feel like the creators of Entourage made a show about the "other side" of the Hollywood table. And despite Hank's two main squeezes, his wife and his daughter being the strong female core of the series, most other women, when not naked or performing felatio, were portrayed as ladder-cllimbing, fame-hungry "gold diggers." The Kali plotline was also pretty overtly racist on top of being sexist. Gross.
Hate: All of that "casual" homophobia
Hank and Charlie made lots and lots of gay "jokes" to one another. I can't even begin to wrap my mind around how many times jokes were made about sucking another man's dick were made throughout the course of the series. Not to mention Charlie's "crisis" after engaging in sexual activities, with, GASP, a man. THE HORROR. Ugh.
Love: David Duchovny
That one special appearance he made on Sex and the City in the post X-Files years just wasn't enough for my Duchovny fill.
HATE: Any and All of Charlie Runkle's sex scenes
There were so many gross sex scenes in Californication. Some that are hard to shake off — like Hank being drugged by an ex who also drugged herself and then died. Or that whole plotline of Hank sleeping with students and under-aged starlets. The worst of the worst always fell on Charlie Runkle whose sex scenes were always, and I mean always horrendously degrading to the women involved. As he tried to disgustingly raise his number into the triple digits he spanked, bent over, verbally abused, and deceptively screwed over far too many women. Not even sex with his wife was loving or kind.
Love: Becca Frikkin' Moody
REJOICE. Not all was lost on women in Californication. Becca Moody was the Daria meets My So Called Life offspring of Hank Moody. Not only was she smart, funny, talented, and had a strong sense of self, she stood up for herself and called her dad out on his shitty behavior.
Love/Hate: The One That Got Away-ish
Californication's writers played deeply into men's and women's insecurities about love and self-worth. Hank and Karen's never-ending furstrating love story is a close depiction of what it's like to love someone no matter how bad they might be for you. Even though most of us don't have their kind of money or flawless hair. If you're the one that got away or you lost your one, it's so oddly comforting to know the other person can't shake you as much as you can't shake him or her.
Love: Marcy the feminist
There is a glorious sub plotline in the last season where Marcy comes into herself as a feminist. She aligns herself with like-minded women and empowers Karen to rely on herself to fix her problems and not on shit-bag Hank or Charlie. HELL YES.
Love/Hate: Everyone's family is insane, even, (and especially) the rich ones
Sometimes, even the worst crimes are forgivable if they're committed by someone you love more than you love yourself. Destructive? Yes. True? It's the holidays, what do you think?
Love: The world still needs writers
Hey! Look at that! A show that depicts a writer as a must-have sexy commodity in the world. Sure, why not.
Love: Karen
Natasha McElhone is like a less-accessible Connie Britton. Radiant, quietly powerful, and still quite vulnerable.
Hate: California is the worst place on earth
There are a lot of TV shows and movies that make me think LA is as awful as a lot of people say it is and I should just stay on the RIGHT coast. Even Hank himself always romanticized going back to New York. My friends in Los Angeles have been trying to convince me for years that LA is nothing like the way it's portrayed on TV and film. But, then again, LA's LA-ness is the reason why Californication ever existed. Not boding so well for the whole "Not everyone here is trying to make it in Hollywood and is a total vapid hack."
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Symptoms of bulimia nervosa, while painfully apparent to women and men suffering from the eating disorder, often go unnoticed by family and friends. The cycle of binge eating and purging produces feelings of shame, self-loathing and guilt in bulimics. In response to these feelings, bulimics often are secretive about their binge eating and deny health complications.
The classic symptom of bulimia is a persistent cycle of binge eating and purging. To qualify as bulimic, a person must exhibit binge eating and purging behavior at least twice a week for three months. The frequency of binge eating and purging varies widely in bulimia cases; some bulimics may binge and purge up to ten times a day.
Bulimics describe feeling out of control during an episode of binge eating. While binge eating, bulimics consume exceptionally large quantities of food. Calorie counts range into the thousands for a single episode of binge eating.
Favored foods for binge eating are usually high fat, high carbohydrate products such as ice cream, donuts and other junk food. Many of these foods are popularly considered "comfort food" (consider the common media image of upset women consoling themselves with ice cream or similar products).
Binge eating is often triggered by stress, depression, or other negative emotions. Bulimic women have distorted, negative views of their weight and body shape, and often binge eat due to negative thoughts about their own weight. Attempts to lose weight through purging behavior or extreme diets (a health risk in themselves) can cause intense hunger that may also trigger binge eating.
Once an episode of binge eating starts, bulimics continue to eat either until interrupted or until their stomachs are uncomfortably, painfully, overfull. Binge eating is usually performed in secrecy and isolation, as bulimics are aware their eating habits are abnormal. Food is consumed rapidly, with little concern for taste, quality, or nutritional value.
Binge eating appears to temporarily calm and negate the emotions that trigger a binge. This emotional relief is short-lived. Shame, guilt, and self-loathing at uncontrolled eating quickly overwhelm bulimics after an episode of binge eating.
Purging behavior is as important a bulimia symptom as binge eating. Purging describes any behavior used to counteract the calories consumed while binge eating. Some women describe purging as a method of regaining control of themselves after binge eating.
Purging often takes the form of self-induced vomiting, either by pressing fingers to the back of the throat or using ipecac syrup. Scars and calluses on the back of the knuckles develop due to long term self-induced vomiting, and some bulimics learn to vomit automatically after eating.
Acid from vomit eventually destroys dental enamel, causing multiple dental cavities and a sensitivity to hot and cold foods.
Other methods of purging include abusing laxatives (sometimes consuming up to fifty laxative pills a day), and misusing diuretics, enemas, and diet pills. Abusing laxatives and other medication while purging can have serious health effects. Abusing laxatives and other medication while purging can have serious health effects.
Not all bulimics use purging techniques. Excessive exercise and fasting are also used to prevent weight gain. Both calorie-burning techniques can have negative affects on women's health. Bulimics may exercise in spite of exhaustion or injuries, and severe fasting borders on self-starvation.
Symptoms of depression and anxiety often accompany bulimia in men and women, as do feelings of helplessness, low self-esteem, and low self-worth. Bulimics, like anorexics, base their self-worth almost entirely on body image.
Other mental health problems common to bulimia include substance abuse, sexual promiscuity, self-mutilation and impulse control disorders. An obsession with food may lead bulimics to hoard or steal food for later consumption.
Bulimia symptoms specific to women's health may include menstruation problems. Bulimic women experience amenorrhea in fifty percent of cases. The remaining fifty percent retain their menstrual cycles and can conceive children.
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Cases of bulimia in women far outnumber bulimia in men. Most studies indicate the ratio of bulimic women to men is 10:1. As a result, bulimia is seen primarily as a women's health issue. This perception makes it difficult for men with bulimia nervosa to seek and receive help. In addition to the shame associated with bulimia, men feel shame because they suffer from a "women's" health problem, and may feel their manhood is under attack.
The view that bulimia is solely a women's health issue also means bulimia in men often goes undiagnosed. Diagnosis, treatment, and support groups are usually aimed at women, leaving those suffering with male bulimia feeling marginalized. Expressing these feelings and concerns to physicians may help some men overcome the "women's health" hurdle.


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February 8, 2019 February 6, 2019 thelegendonline Sports, Uncategorized
Boys' Soccer Scores
By Sarah Shafaeen
In the middle of a particularly challenging season, the PHHS JV and Varsity Boys' Soccer teams are working hard to qualify to compete in CCS (Central Coast Section).
"I do (believe we can go to CCS) as long as everyone works hard on and off the field," said Varsity Forward Saranjit Singh.
"We're working very hard during practice and we're taking things very seriously. We have to finish all of our games with pride and put all of our effort into the games to make sure we're qualified for CCS," stated Varsity Left Wing Back Isaac Padilla.
The CCS is the governing body of public and private high school athletics in the portion of California encompassing everything from the San Mateo County to the Monterey County. The latest date by which the Varsity Boys' Soccer team will discover if they have made it to the CCS play-offs is Sat., Feb 16.
The outcome of this season is difficult to determine due to the success of the new techniques implemented by the PHHS team and equally qualified opponents.
The team acknowledged its challenges well and the players actively worked together to overcome them.
"I believe that the season is going well because the team is working hard and together, although some improvements include having to keep working together and being there for one another," informed Varsity Midfielder Oscar Diaz.
The Varsity Soccer team are having a successful season with eleven wins, three losses and three ties. The Junior Varsity team is going through a very challenging season with three wins, eight losses and two ties.
"The season is picking up. We were not doing so good at the beginning of the season but we're doing pretty good now," declared Junior Varsity Goalie and Midfielder Santana Sila.
The junior varsity team faced a unique situation with the team having trouble working together but are slowly improving.
"I think we're getting better as a team, we're learning how each other play," stated Sila.
Overall both teams are feeling confident about their ability to work together and compete.
"The overall season is going well. The team does have its ups and downs but we work together and stay composed," said Singh.
The latest game this past Monday against Oak Grove ended in a win for both Junior Varsity and Varsity with the final score being 3-0.
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Bloomfield může být:

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 Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), americký lingvista
 Michael Bloomfield (* 1959), americký astronaut
 Mike Bloomfield (1943–1981), americký kytarista
 Robert Bloomfield (1766–1823), anglický básník
 Theodore Bloomfield (1923–1998), americký dirigent

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Teaching : Bio/Credentials
Fifteen years experience teaching private cello lessons
Studied with Gabor Rejto at USC and Margaret Rowell at University of California, Berkeley
Teach all levels (beginner through advanced) and ages (children and adults)
Private studio of 15-20 students in Costa Mesa
B.A. (English and Music), U.C. Berkeley
Ph.D. (History), Claremont Graduate University
American String Teachers Association
Specific Experience
Private Studio: Teach weekly lessons to 15-20 cellists ranging in age from 8 to 80. Instruction includes training in technique, musicality, theory, and music history. Hold two recitals each year, allowing students to perform for their friends and family. Also hold periodic informal workshops focusing on technique involving group activities.
Adjunct Faculty, Orange Coast College: Teach private cello lessons through Applied Music program, serve as Principal cellist of Orange Coast College Symphony, coach cello and bass sections.
Music Coach, Tustin Unified School District: Coach cello and bass sections of Beckman High School Orchestra and (previously) Tustin High School. Prepared students for performances at Carnegie Hall (three total performances).
Evaluator, Certificate of Merit, Music Teachers Association of California, multiple areas
Evaluator, American String Teachers Association Competitions, multiple areas
Evaluator, VOCE competition, Southern California Region
Evaluator for auditions, Prelude Symphony Orchestra
Guest String coach, Orange County Youth Symphony Orchestra


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A list of Rhode Island soldiers and sailors in King George's War, 1740-1748, taken from Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars, by Howard M. Chapin.
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