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Sarcopenia and American society of anesthesiologists physical status in the assessment of outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy
Kosei Takagi, Takahito Yagi, Ryuichi Yoshida, Susumu Shinoura, Yuzo Umeda, Daisuke Nobuoka, Takashi Kuise, Nobuyuki Watanabe, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara
Sarcopenia following liver surgery has been reported as a predictor of poor prognosis. Here we investigated predictors of outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and attempted to establish a new comprehensive preoperative assessment protocol. We retrospectively analyzed the cases of 254 patients who underwent curative hepatectomy for HCC with Child-Pugh classification A at our hospital between January 2007 and December 2013. Sarcopenia was evaluated by computed tomography measurement. The influence of sarcopenia on outcomes was evaluated. We used multivariate analyses to assess the impact of prognostic factors associated with outcomes, including sarcopenia. Of the 254 patients, 118 (46.5 ) met the criteria for sarcopenia, and 32 had an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status ≥3. The sarcopenic group had a significantly lower 5-year overall survival rate than the non-sarcopenic group (58.2 vs. 82.4, p=0.0002). In multivariate analyses of prognostic factors, sarcopenia was an independent predictor of poor survival (hazard ratio [HR]=2.28, p=0.002) and poor ASA status (HR=3.17, p=0.001). Sarcopenia and poor ASA status are independent preoperative predictors for poor outcomes after hepatectomy. The preoperative identification of sarcopenia and ASA status might enable the development of comprehensive approaches to assess surgical eligibility.
American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status
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Takagi, K., Yagi, T., Yoshida, R., Shinoura, S., Umeda, Y., Nobuoka, D., Kuise, T., Watanabe, N., & Fujiwara, T. (2016). Sarcopenia and American society of anesthesiologists physical status in the assessment of outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy. Acta medica Okayama, 70(5), 363-370.
Sarcopenia and American society of anesthesiologists physical status in the assessment of outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy. / Takagi, Kosei; Yagi, Takahito; Yoshida, Ryuichi; Shinoura, Susumu; Umeda, Yuzo; Nobuoka, Daisuke; Kuise, Takashi; Watanabe, Nobuyuki; Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi.
In: Acta medica Okayama, Vol. 70, No. 5, 2016, p. 363-370.
Takagi, K, Yagi, T, Yoshida, R, Shinoura, S, Umeda, Y, Nobuoka, D, Kuise, T, Watanabe, N & Fujiwara, T 2016, 'Sarcopenia and American society of anesthesiologists physical status in the assessment of outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy', Acta medica Okayama, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 363-370.
Takagi K, Yagi T, Yoshida R, Shinoura S, Umeda Y, Nobuoka D et al. Sarcopenia and American society of anesthesiologists physical status in the assessment of outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy. Acta medica Okayama. 2016;70(5):363-370.
Takagi, Kosei ; Yagi, Takahito ; Yoshida, Ryuichi ; Shinoura, Susumu ; Umeda, Yuzo ; Nobuoka, Daisuke ; Kuise, Takashi ; Watanabe, Nobuyuki ; Fujiwara, Toshiyoshi. / Sarcopenia and American society of anesthesiologists physical status in the assessment of outcomes of hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing hepatectomy. In: Acta medica Okayama. 2016 ; Vol. 70, No. 5. pp. 363-370.
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Jack St Clair Kilby demonstrated the first integrated circuit (IC) in history to a small group of researchers and executives at Texas Instruments. The miniaturized circuit proves that resistors and capacitors manufactured of the same material can be integrated on a single chip. The prototype was composed of tive components: germanium mesa transistors, resistors, and capacitors linked by wires, all mounted on a germanium board half an inch long and thinner than a toothpick. February 6, 1959, Kilby will apply for a patent, and he will receive it on June 23, 1964.
In a speech given at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy announced that America should attempt to put men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth. In the speech, he stated, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth." The speech marks the beginning of the so-called "Space Race," sparking the imagination of the nation and leaving an indelible mark upon the culture and media of the sixties and the seventies that follow. Rockets and aliens explode into literature and film and comics, all of which later influence the video game industry.
Release 219 of the Infocom interactive text-based fiction game The Lurking Horror was published for IBM-compatible computers. It was was written by Dave Lebling and inspired by the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. In it, a student at G.U.E. Tech braves a snowstorm to travel to the school's computer lab to work on the report, only to find it has been partially overwritten by the Department of Alchemy's files. Soon after, the student stumbles upon the powerful evil that lies within the school's depths.
NEC Home Electronics introduced a coin-operated version of the TurboGrafx-16 video game console, which was the first system in North America to feature a CD-ROM peripheral.
Game developer and publisher Electronic Arts publicly announced that it would acquire Austin, Texas-based Origin Systems, the developer behind Ultima and Wing Commander.
In Severna Park, Maryland, Toad Computer announced that it would mirror the popular Atari software archive of University of Michigan, which is composed of just over 700MB of compressed software for the Atari 8-bit, ST, STe, TT030 and Falcon computers that has been given into the public domain.
The last three employees of Atari, David Bajer, Barbara Castillo, and John Skruch, move their offices to JTS headquarter, marking the end of the game company's independence.
The Dataquest research firm released a report that speculates that there isn't sufficient economic suport for more than three game consoles on the market. The game raises some questions as to its efficacy but largely bolsters confidence in the current console developers of the day.
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Sixteen-year-old Amalia Greene has lived under her over protective mother's watchful eye her entire life. But when her mom is killed in a car accident, Amalia has no other option but to move to Shadow Hill, Connecticut to live with her estranged family where she finds herself more alone than ever.
And then there's the cute, mysterious stranger who Amalia meets in the woods but who won't even tell her his name. The more time she spends with him, the more she finds herself intrigued by him...and unsure of what his true intentions are.
Amalia Greene may have made the biggest mistake of her life. Kissing the vampire she's been falling for was supposed to be dangerous, but she didn't think it would be deadly. One of her friends has turned up dead and Julian is missing. That's also not to mention the new visitor in town, who has all of the witches, werewolves, and vampires on edge. Her new goal has become to stay alive and make sure that no one she loves gets hurt, but that seems to be easier said than done.


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A family Bible propped open to a page of the book of Malachi, facing a page marked 'Family Record.' On the left-hand (Malachi) side is handwritten "Mrs. Kate L. Bell, our dearly beloved mother, passed away Dec. 31, 1925 at 8:30 p.m. Funeral Jan. 2,...
Propylaea [Propylaia], Acropolis, Athens, Greece, section, showing the northern half.
Greek (ancient); Classical; Doric; Ionic
"A section through the Propylaea, showing the northern half. The Pinakotheke is on the left. The gateway was approached by a broad ramp which was probably stepped. Visitors passed through a temple-like entrance composed of six Doric columns. Inside...
Aerial view of the Big Four Bridge in Louisville, Kentucky, 1926.
Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Bridges; Big Four Bridge; Ferries
Aerial view of the Big Four Bridge across the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. A ferry boat has just passed under the bridge.
Man making brook at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1940.
Men; Brooms & brushes; Historic sites; Religious communities; Shakers; Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., Inc.
A man stands inside a building next to a broom press making a broom. Behind him is a table and broomcorn brush is on the ground. The town was an active Shaker religious community from 1805 to 1910. The buildings and property at Shakertown then...
Spiral staircase at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1940.
Interiors; Architecture; Spiral stairs; Stairways; Historic sites; Religious communities; Shakers; Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., Inc.
A view looking upwards from the ground level of a spiral staircase in a building at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill, Ky. The town was an active Shaker religious community from 1805 to 1910. The buildings and property at Shakertown then passed into...
West Family Dwelling at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1940.
Buildings; Houses; Architecture; Dwellings; Historic sites; Religious communities; Shakers; Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., Inc.; Women
Exterior view of the West Family Dwelling building at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill, Ky. Two women wearing dresses and bonnets sit reading on the steps that lead up to the building. Built in 1821, the brick two story building has two doorways flanked...
Woman in bedroom at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1940.
Women; Interiors; Bedrooms; Furniture; Historic sites; Religious communities; Shakers; Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Ky., Inc.
An interior view of a bedroom in a building at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill, Ky. A woman wearing a dress, apron, scarf, and bonnet sits next to a fireplace in a rocking chair working on a blanket. The room is sparsely decorated with a bed, two small...
Foyer in building at Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1940.
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An interior view of a building at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill, Ky. Two staircases run parallel along two walls within the foyer of the building. A spinning wheel is visible in background near two doorways. Arched entries lead to rooms off of the...
West Family Dwelling and Old Stone Shop, Shakertown, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, 1940.
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An exterior view of the West Family Dwelling building with the Old Stone Shop in the background at Shakertown in Pleasant Hill, Ky. The West Family Dwelling is made of brick and has steps leading up to two doorways. Above the doorway is "1821," the...
Oxmoor, William Marshall Bullitt estate, Louisville, Kentucky, 1930.
Buildings; Architecture; Houses; Dwellings; Interiors; Gardens; Libraries; Furniture; Fireplaces; Bullitt, Wm. Marshall (William Marshall), b. 1873-1957
Ten photographs of the exterior and interior of Oxmoor, the William Marshall Bullitt easte located in Louisville, Ky. The first four photographs are of the exterior, a long two-story mansion with several additional buildings built on to the sides....
Providence Baptist Church.
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Old Providence Church, a simple stone building with small, shuttered windows, located off of New Boonesboro Road in Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky. William Bush, a member of Daniel Boone's second Kentucky expedition, built the stone structure...
Ready for the Locks.
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The "Tarascon" steamboat built in 1863 for the Louisville and Henderson Mail Line, was used in service during the Civil War. Here the boat in on the Ohio River at Louisville just having passed under the Kentucky and Indiana bridge. Title supplied...
Oxmoor, Louisville, Kentucky, 1935.
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William Marshall Bullitt home, Oxmoor, now Oxmoor Shopping Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Wood house with roof of double height and dormered windows. All windows have striped canopies. Flower gardens at either side of a wide grass pathway. A striped...
Yard or gardens at the William Marshall Bullitt home, Oxmoor, now Oxmoor Shopping Center, Louisville, Kentucky. Flower gardens are on either side of a grass path. At a clearing in the garden on the left there is a square table, a wicker chair, and...
Thomas Walker Bullitt.
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Harriet Parker Owens/River Rouge, Michigan/U.S.A. (1880-1980).
Owens, Harriet Parker, 1880-1980
Denise Perry Donavin is the creator of this quilt. As mentioned I have been quilting for over the past ten years and have sold some pieces but most of my quilts have been gifts. A particularly significant project which I originated is a tradition...
Women in Theatre/Los Angeles/United States.
Women in Theatre (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Devine, Debbie (Dolly Levi); Chatman, Delle (Cleopatra); Grinstead, Linda (Peter Pan); Rimmer, Christine (Juliet); Strong, Alice (Titania); Dillhoefer, Ann (Liesl); Kashkin, Esther (Gigi; Design); Pyne, Alysen (Alla Nazimova); Payne, Joan (Madame...
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National Institute of/American Doll Artists/Helen Bullard.
Bullard, Helen, 1902- ; National Institute of American Doll Artists
As for myself, I am a creator and designer of authentic patterns and have been in 'Thelma Jo's Period & Portrait Doll Patterns' business for over 20 years. I have taught in national as well as regional conventions and have loved every minute in the...

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Starting Fall 2010, we are introducing revisions to the BS program that will affect new undergraduates as well as all current undergraduate students who have not yet reached 400-level CS courses. There are no changes for undergraduates who are at or above 400-level courses — these students continue under the old bulletin.
We reorganized our 200-level course sequence to make it compatible with the rest of CSU and major universities and colleges. It is now easier for students to transfer into our program, with fewer requirements from SFSU.
The mandatory 24 unit sequence of courses in the old BS program (CSC 210, 212, 213, 305, 310, 313, 330, 413, Engr 356) is now replaced with a new mandatory 24 unit sequence CSC 210, 220, 230, 256, 300, 340, 413, 648. The rest of the major requirements are the same.
Course descriptions and syllabi for all courses are here: Department Courses and Syllabi Web Page.
CS Majors starting at SFSU in Fall 2010 will simply follow the new program as per current 2010 SFSU Bulletin. Follow this link for more information: University Computer Science Bulletin Web Page.
Students who are already taking CS major courses below the 400 level in Spring 2010 or earlier should consult the table below and the transition plan outlined in this memo.
This table shows the mappings for 18 core units from the old program (CSC 210, 213, 313, 413, & ENGR 356) to their equivalents in the new program (CSC 210, 220, 256, 340*, 413, 648*).* — Courses are not required for students in some specific cases.Additionally, 3 units (CSC 212 & 305) have been replaced by CSC 300 and CSC 330 has been renumbered to CSC 230.
Students who have not yet passed the JEPET or who have not yet completed both CSC 305 and CSC 212 are required to take CSC 300 GW. In the event a student has passed the JEPET and only one of these courses, please consult an advisor.
For more questions contact CS Office or Prof. W. Hsu (whsu@sfsu.edu) who will be advising students regarding this transition. Our WWW page with all the info for undergraduate students is: Department Core Courses and Electives Web Page.


David Harding is in a lively mood. Just 10 minutes into our interview in London's King's Cross the billionaire founder of Winton Group, one of the world's largest hedge fund companies, has already used the F word twice.
The fault is probably mine. Before the referendum vote in 2016 the Cambridge-educated physicist donated £3.5m to the Stronger in Europe Campaign to try and avert the UK's imminent departure from the European Union. I ask if it was money well spent.
"No. No it f*cking wasn't," he says over lunch at the sprawling German Gymnasium restaurant just north of the City.
Harding is still clearly angry about Remain's lack of passion and, much to my disappointment, stops himself on more than one occasion from launching into a tirade of what exactly he felt went wrong with the campaign group's battle to keep Britain in the EU. "I've already said too much," he says, calming himself with a sip of water.
The second expletive arrives. "Oh God. F*ck no" is his answer to the question of whether he would help finance a push for a second referendum given many people have suggested they would now vote differently.
"Best to leave well alone," says the father of five.
For a man who has made a living from making large calculated bets — despite his dislike for Brexit his funds amassed $1bn in the days after the referendum vote ("that money went to investors, not me") — Harding says his reasons for wanting to stay in the EU are emotional rather than economic. The chief executive says his hedge fund company faces only "minor complications" from Brexit. "From a business perspective it doesn't make the top 20 list of things I have to worry about," he says.
"My view and why I thought we should remain was that I thought it would be better, I thought it was more friendly. My wife is German, my parents lived in France for most of their lives. There are no highfalutin reasons for my view other than Brexit is quite unfriendly," says Harding.
We move the conversation onto David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of the UK who called the referendum in February 2016. Harding had been a big financial backer of Cameron's government, donating almost £1m to the Conservative party during the politician's six years in power.
Does he blame Cameron for Brexit?
"I mean, not really. I don't regret backing David Cameron. The thing about regret is where do you start? I have become fairly well disposed towards him," Harding says. "I said to David Cameron that I saw Brexit as a triple accumulator, three bets. He lost on the third; he lost on the third of three bets. He took the Scottish referendum, which he won, and then the general election, which he won, but he lost on Brexit. He got two out of three.
Harding, whose investment company has assets under advice of $28.5bn and made profits of £125m last year, is not so forgiving when it comes to the Labour Party and the prospect of a left-wing government. Fears are being stoked in the City about the imminent arrival of a Jeremy Corbyn-led government with analysts at boutique investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods predicting last week that Labour has a 31% chance of coming to power this year.
"If I think about the prospect, it makes me very anxious," says the CEO, adding that he has had no contact with shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who has met with senior staff at JPMorgan, Hermes Investment Management, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group in recent months.
"If Labour came in and said they were going to hang all hedge fund companies and put the top rate of tax up to 99% then I would consider leaving the UK. This won't come as a surprise to you but I'm not hugely in favour of taxes going up," he quips.
In fairness to the CEO, who co-founded commodities trading firm AHL in 1997 with two other physicists, Michael Adam and Martin Lueck, Harding has not hidden away from the UK tax office. According to his own sums, he and his hedge fund company have paid more than £1bn in UK taxes over the past decade.
Harding has in the past won plaudits for being upfront about his income tax bill, having told the Sunday Times in 2012 that he paid £34m of tax on £87m of income that year.
He believes his £1bn tax outlay demonstrates the value the hedge fund sector has added to the British economy compared to companies in other sectors, citing US technology groups Amazon and Google that have been at the centre of several major tax avoidance scandals.
He says: "There are two ways of reading that, isn't there, which is if you're paying £1bn in tax you're earning far too much in the first place. On the other hand, I believe the majority of people do believe that the system requires people to work, earn money and pay tax.


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Federal task force kills suspect in slaying of right-wing Trump supporter in Portland
Niles Niemuth
A special fugitive task force led by federal agents shot and killed 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl in Washington state Thursday evening, just hours after a judge in Oregon issued a warrant for his arrest in relation to the killing of a Trump supporter at a protest in Portland on August 29.
The news of Reinoehl's killing broke only minutes after President Donald Trump tweeted a demand that the police take action against the anti-fascist activist. "Why aren't the Portland Police ARRESTING the cold blooded killer of Aaron "Jay" Danielson?" Trump wrote. "Do your job, and do it fast. Everybody knows who this thug is. No wonder Portland is going to hell!"
A member of the far-right Patriot Prayer organization, Danielson, 39, was shot and killed last Saturday during a right-wing provocation in which Trump supporters drove pickup trucks through downtown Portland while firing paintballs and engaging in fist fights with anti-police violence protesters.
Following the Thursday shooting of Reinoehl, a father of two, Attorney General William Barr issued a ghoulish statement applauding what appears to have been a summary execution carried out by US marshals, FBI agents and state and local police. Barr's statement twice referred to Reinoehl as a member of Antifa, when, in fact, the deceased had explicitly denied membership in the shadowy, if even existent, organization.
Officials work at the area late Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Lacey Wash., where Michael Forest Reinoehl was gunned down by a fugitive task force. (AP Photo/Ted Warren)
Barr called the killing of Reinoehl "a significant accomplishment in the ongoing effort to restore law and order to Portland and other cities." He went on to say: "The streets of our cities are safer with this violent agitator removed, and the actions that led to his location are an unmistakable demonstration that the United States will be governed by law, not violent mobs."
This followed an interview in which Barr defended the police shooting on August 23 of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, declaring that the police were seeking to execute an arrest warrant and that the victim, now paralyzed from the waist down, was armed. Eyewitnesses to the shooting of Blake claim he was unarmed when he was shot in the back seven times by a veteran Kenosha police officer.
Barr has issued no condemnation of the pro-Trump vigilante, Kyle Rittenhouse, who murdered two protesters in Kenosha last month, and Trump has openly defended the killer.
Reinoehl had regularly participated in anti-police-violence protests in Portland. He took responsibility for Danielson's death, telling freelance journalist Donovan Farley in an interview posted Thursday by VICE News that he had shot Danielson in self-defense, fearing that he and a friend were about to be stabbed. "I had no choice," he said. "I mean, I had a choice. I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color. But I wasn't going to do that."
"I was confident that I did not hit anyone innocent and I made my exit," Reinoehl added.
He explained that he had not yet turned himself in to the police because he believed they were collaborating with right-wing groups that were "hunting" him, and that he would not be safe in police custody. "They're out hunting me," he told Farley. "There's nightly posts of the hunt and where they're going to be hunting. They made a post saying the deer are going to feel lucky this year because it's open season on Michael right now."
The law enforcement task force that tracked down and killed Reinoehl in Lacey, Washington, the Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force, included agents from the US Marshals and the FBI as well as officers from the Lakewood Police Department, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department and the Washington State Department of Corrections.
Witnesses reported hearing dozens of shots fired during the encounter. According to the US Marshals, Reinoehl "produced a firearm" after being approached in his vehicle by officers, prompting them to open fire. "Task force members responded to the threat and struck the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene," the Marshals stated. Bystander video of the aftermath shows heavily armed officers standing around Reinhoel's body as they secure the area.
Lt. Ray Brady of the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, the department that is overseeing the local investigation into the shooting, told the media that four officers had fired their weapons, but he could not confirm if Reinoehl had opened fire.
Portland has been the scene of nightly protests against police violence and racism for more than three months, part of the wave of nationwide and international multi-racial protests that erupted in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers at the end of May.
The situation was dramatically escalated in July when President Trump deployed federal agents—including the US Border Patrol's paramilitary BORTAC force—under the guise of protecting Portland's federal courthouse. Federal police in riot gear fired tear gas and "less lethal" rounds at demonstrators, in one instance fracturing a protester's skull. Most chillingly, federal agents began abducting protesters and throwing them into unmarked vans, in snatch-and-grab operations reminiscent of Latin American dictatorships.
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At the end of July, federal forces pulled back in the face of growing protests, with an agreement by Democratic Governor Kate Brown to deploy the state police against the protesters. Now, Trump and Department of Homeland Security Acting Director Chad Wolf are once against discussing deploying federal agents against the protests in Portland.
"We're ready, willing and able to send in, you know, a massive group of people that are really highly trained," Trump said Tuesday during a visit with law enforcement officials in Kenosha. "We could solve that problem in less than an hour in Portland," he stated.
He then nodded to Attorney General Barr and added, "At some point, Bill, we'll just have to do it ourselves." As a first step, state police have been deputized by the US Marshals to act as federal agents, allowing for protesters they detain to be charged in federal, rather than state, courts.
Trump has been using the protests against police violence—most recently the demonstrations against the Blake shooting in Kenosha—to wage a law-and-order campaign and whip up his fascistic base in the lead-up to the November 3 presidential election.
During a campaign speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania Thursday afternoon, Trump promised he would "bring to justice" the "rioters, looters, violent extremists, anarchists." He boasted that "We have over 400 right now under arrest."
He declared his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, to be a "puppet of the socialist, Marxist and cop-hating extremists." He later stated that while Biden would "appease the domestic terrorists," his plan was "to arrest them and prosecute them."
For his part, Biden has responded with his own law and order ad campaign, denouncing anti-police-violence protesters who engage in vandalism or looting and placing the blame for violent clashes between police and demonstrators on Trump, even though in most cases the cities that have seen significant protests and police repression are run by Democratic administrations.
Biden launches massive "law and order" ad campaign
Trump incites vigilante violence against peaceful protests in Wisconsin
Police violence continues unabated three months after the murder of George Floyd
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Q: The false value is not returned from the function I apologize if this question stupid, but I'm trying to return True if the current item is equal to the next item and return False if not :
def isSame(array):
    for index, number in enumerate(array):
        if number == array[index + 1]:
            return True
    return False

print(isSame([1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 3, 2]))

The True value return if I call the function like this : isSame([1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 3, 3])
But when I call it like this : isSame([1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 3, 2]) the function does not return any value.

A: Zips may be useful in this scenario, this basically takes the list of all values starting at one and then the list of all values starting at zero, combines them into one variable and then iterates over the list of those pairs and checks if they are equal and returns true if they are and false if not, and because this is a listcomp, it returns it as a list.
z=lambda g:[x[0]==x[1] for x in zip(g[0:],g[1:])]

A: it does not return false because the script is stopped by error IndexError: list index out of range, add check if index + 1 > len(array) - 1:
def isSame(array):
    for index, number in enumerate(array):
        if index + 1 > len(array) - 1:
            print("IndexError: list index out of range")
            continue
        if number == array[index + 1]:
            return True
    return False

print(isSame([1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 3, 2]))

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Greyhound racing at Canberra. PIC OCIC Photo Tours/Lance Fearne.
THE Canberra Greyhound Racing Club has vowed to continue its fight against a ban on the sport after legislation to end greyhound racing in the capital was introduced into the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
The legislation was introduced by ACT Attorney-General and Minister for Regulatory Services, Gordon Ramsay, and will outlaw the racing and trialling of greyhounds in Canberra from April 30, 2018.
If the law passes, breeding, ownership and training of greyhounds to race in other jurisdictions, such as NSW, will be permitted, however strict new guidelines will be implemented to protect the dogs.
The legislation proposes a penalty of up to $15,000 or a year in jail for anyone caught racing greyhounds illegally.
Shockingly, the club was only informed the legislation would be introduced into parliament by email at 5.47pm the night before, with CGRC spokesman Kel Watt slamming the move.
"It typifies the way the government have dealt with us," Watt told Australian Racing Greyhound.
"The letter was deliberately sent after work hours, thankfully our staff work late and were able to alert us.
The ACT ban originated when former NSW Premier Mike Baird announced his plans to outlaw greyhound racing in the state back in July 2016.
Despite the NSW ban being overturned, the ACT government remains steadfast in its decision to criminalise greyhound racing in Canberra, which has just one track.
Ramsay has previously made comment that 94 per cent of dogs that raced in Canberra were from NSW where live baiting and wastage had thrown the industry into the spotlight.
"This community will not accept the risk that these documented and acknowledged failures in NSW could come here," Ramsay said.
Ramsay's comments were made despite the Canberra greyhound industry having a pristine record surrounding animal welfare and integrity breaches in close to four decades of operation.
The Club is now pursuing a range of actions, including legal, to get the legislation thrown out before it comes into effect, believing a ban could have a negative effect on countless industries around the nation.
"We must fight because it sets a horrible precedent," Watt said.
The government's transition package will be extended under the proposed legislation to September 30, with deadlines for the applications June 30.
The $1 million package offers training to re-skill workers and participants as well as financial support, counselling and other types of non-interest loans to people formerly employed by the industry.
Watt has previously condemned the government's package, telling Australian Racing Greyhound the amount on offer from the government is grossly inadequate.
Watt said there is support growing for the industry within the local community which he says is needed as the sport readies itself for battle against the government.
"The Canberra community has slowly but surely got the message. We've gone from a position of not getting a single column inch or air time on radio, to now being able to put our position forward and have people understand it.
"Now the community is a lot more supportive than they were before – they know that greyhound racing exists, that we have high animal welfare standards and all about our contribution to Canberra and the economy.
In order to show the local community supports greyhound racing, the Canberra Club recently joined forces with ACT Shadow Minister for Gaming and Racing Mark Parton and have syndicated a greyhound which is currently in pre-training.
"We wanted to prove that greyhound racing is not out of line with community values," Watt explained.
The dog will be trained by local trainer Leslie Hannaford and the Syndicate Manager is Tanya Priestly.
The club is currently holding a poll with 2cc.net.au and have urged everyone to have their say by clicking on the link and selecting your favourite name from the list of options.
With the 'Geoscience Australia Complex' right next door and virtually on the same block of ground, its like the developers and 'Wentworth Park' all over again.
The real estate must be worth a mint.
The way the Turnbull govt is going we may get another by-election.
It would be much easier for the govt to make a sensible offer for the real estate. Honesty is just beyond todays pollys.


When news broke about these last three shows, it broke in a big way. It surprised many of us how much interest there was. CNN reported on it. Fox News covered it. There was frenzy about every minute detail across social media, and then came the rush for tickets. Grateful Dead Ticket Sales received an estimated 350,000 ticket requests through their mail order lottery. Guitarist Bob Weir has had people calling him from as far away as Asia, hoping to score a pair. As it becomes increasingly likely that this will be one of the toughest tickets ever, we're just excited at the prospect of getting in the door. That leads us to a question: Who's got an extra?
We're fired up for the sights, spectacle and scale of production only found at a stadium show. If you're a Deadhead, it may have been a long time since you've seen a show with 60,000 of your best friends packed into a football stadium. There are very few artists that can do it nowadays. Some can make the very valid claim that the intimacy of a club or theatre is best for live music, but there was something about those massive stadium shows in the late 80s and early 90s that made the hairs on the back of our necks stand up. Will the Grateful Dead's famed lighting designer Candace Brightman stand at the helm for this one? Will Phish lighting designer Chris Kuroda pitch in? Details are sparse, but promoter Peter Shapiro promises Rolling Stone magazine, "We can put on a show that takes the spirit of the Grateful Dead, what they were doing production-wise, and push it to the highest level."
Bruce Hornsby, people! Somehow less discussed in the media frenzy surrounding Fare Thee Well is the very exciting opportunity to watch the masterful Bruce Hornsby at work. The virtuoso piano player has had his own estimable career, but Deadheads will always revere him for filling the void after the passing of longtime keyboardist Brent Mydland in 1990. Bruce did more than stand in, he pushed and inspired Jerry by his very presence on stage. If you watched the interactions between the two, you saw the electric connection of deeply committed musicians riffing off of each other's ideas. With Bruce on board for Fare Thee Well, you can be sure the band will be just as precise as a Swiss watch by showtime.
If you're of a certain age, Phish may have been your second love after Grateful Dead. If you're a bit younger maybe Phish is where it all started for you. The choice of Trey Anastasio to play lead guitar and handle some of vocals was an inspired and welcome choice to us. For the guys in the band, recruiting Trey was a no-brainer. Bob Weir spoke to CNBC about the choice of Trey Anastasio: "It's really pretty evident to anyone who doesn't have a serious axe to grind who we should be dancing with here."
We can't think of a time when anyone has ever had to step into a similar situation with a spotlight burning so bright. We are convinced that Trey is going to bring passion, emotion and guitar fireworks to these shows. It's going to be brilliant.


You are given a list of \$N\$ people who are attending ACM-ICPC World Finals. Each of them are either well versed in a topic or they are not. Find out the maximum number of topics a 2-person team can know. And also find out how many teams can know that maximum number of topics.
Note Suppose \$a\$, \$b\$, and \$c\$ are three different people, then \$(a,b)\$ and \$(b,c)\$ are counted as two different teams.
The first line contains two integers, \$N\$ and \$M\$, separated by a single space, where \$N\$ represents the number of people, and \$M\$ represents the number of topics. \$N\$ lines follow. Each line contains a binary string of length \$M\$ If the \$i\$'th line's j'th character is 1, then the i'th person knows the \$j\$'th topic; otherwise, he doesn't know the topic.
On the first line, print the maximum number of topics a 2-person team can know. On the second line, print the number of 2-person teams that can know the maximum number of topics.
Trying to become acquainted with VB.NET so I welcome any and all suggestions. This solution executes in 0.61s with \$N = M = 500\$; would love to know about any performance gains.
'   a List(Of Person), or be a Boolean For If there are people, etc.
'   personal (or company) style, i.e. no consensus either way.
'   data types you are using.
'Arrays are great for low level or highly structured data, but this is neither.
'   Lists provide many benefits over an array which we'll get to in a second.
'   actual concept they represent is are they nowledgeable or not which is a Boolean.
'   will ever use it, but other users won't always remember rules like that.
'No need for the "i" in "Next i"
'   getting the numbers in the loops right.
'   have a team score calculated for double their score.
'This line prevents the getting a team score for a team of the same person twice.
'PersonA and PersonB are both *references* to an object in peopleKnowledge.
'   the contents of their lists are the same.
'   but other users won't always remember rules like that.
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China's world of anti-Japan war films
Hengdian, China Aly Song
Updated 23 Aug 2013 14 images
Actors get ready during the filming of an anti-Japanese World War II movie in Hengdian Film City - the site of the world's biggest film lot and a major production centre for the vast number of anti-Japan war movies that have long been churned out of China.
The never-ending on-screen battle plays into wider geo-political tensions as, for Chinese audiences, the films are a constant reminder of Japan's brutal 14-year occupation.
25 May 2013 . Hengdian, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
Old tensions over the events of the Second World War, forever replayed on set, are a combustible ingredient in the current territorial dispute between China and Japan over a group of rocky islands in the East China Sea – the most serious row between the two Asian powers since Japan's 1945 defeat.
In Hengdian Film City, an actor wearing a Japanese military cap highlights the issue, holding up a flag demanding the return of the islets known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.
2 Mar 2013 . Hengdian, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
Actors in Japanese military uniforms watch a replay of a scene during the filming of an anti-Japanese World War II film.
Decades of officially sanctioned hatred for Japan in China has limited Beijing's room to negotiate or step back now that both sides are circling in a potentially deadly standoff.
Tensions and propaganda go far beyond the current spat. Underneath it all lies a struggle for power and influence in Asia between China and Japan - and political struggles within China itself. Many China watchers believe Beijing's leaders nurture anti-Japanese hatred to bolster their own legitimacy, which is coming under question among citizens livid over problems ranging from official corruption to rampant environmental pollution.
The state administrator approved 69 anti-Japanese television series for production last year and about 100 films. Reports in the state-controlled media said up to 40 of these were shot at Hengdian alone. State television reported in April that more than 30 series about the war were filming or in planning by the end of March.
According to culture critic and professor at Shanghai's Tongji University Zhu Dake, war stories make up about 70 percent of drama on Chinese television.
Statues of Chinese Red Army soldiers stand in Hengdian Film City.
Actors, one wearing a Japanese military cap, pose for a photo.
More actors in Japanese military uniforms take pictures of each other while holding a flag demanding the return of uninhabited islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China during the filming of an anti-Japanese war film.
Actors in Japanese military outfits take pictures of each other during a film shoot.
An actor in a Japanese military uniform checks his mobile phone.
Actors line up during the filming of an anti-Japanese war movie.
Others in Japanese military uniforms stand on set.
Actors in costume walk past an equipment truck.
A group of actors eat dinner.
A flag waves on the set of an anti-Japanese World War II film in Hengdian.
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July saw the completion and handover of the newly refurbished Science and Maths (SAM) Block of Oathall Community College.
Originally constructed in 1974 under the SCoLA school-building programme, the SAM block was, by modern standards, uncomfortable to work in, expensive to maintain and heat, and suffered from layout and accessibility issues.
The rebuilding programme included significant asbestos removal, the installation of thermal insulation, new windows and doors, external cladding and entrance layout modifications. Internally, new heating, lighting and fire safety systems have been installed and room layouts have been amended to provide proper circulation/transit areas and full accessibility. The rebuild provided 9 new science labs, 2 prep rooms, 7 general classrooms, 1 ICT room, new student toilet facilities and office/staff rooms.
This project completed in mid July 2018 providing a well-designed, visually appealing environment to inspire and facilitate both learning and teaching.


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Hand-grip Test Is Good Measure of Muscle Decline in Parkinson's, Study Finds
by Ana de Barros PhD
A hand-grip test is one of the best measures of muscle decline in Parkinson's disease, research indicates.
Two University of British Columbia researchers, Jenn Jakobi and Gareth Jones, researched methods used to monitor the progression of Parkinson's.
Their study, "Handgrip Strength Related to Long-Term Electromyography," was published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Electromyography assessments of patients' arm and leg muscles were compared with physical performance tests, such as hand-grip, gait speed and balance, to evaluate the best method.
"It became very clear that the hand-grip test was one of the functional tests that proved to be a reliable and valuable test measure," Jakobi said in a press release. "The hand-grip test is an easy and conclusive way to test muscle strength decline in this group of people."
Twenty-three men and women with Parkinson's participated in the study, as well as 14 people without the disease. All participants were at least 50 years old and lived independently in Kelowna, Canada.
The participants were asked to wear a portable monitoring device to measure muscle activity. It recorded the electrical activity of muscles in the arms and legs for about eight hours. In addition, participants were asked to perform three physical-function tests – hand-grip, gait and balance – once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
The function tests were as conclusive and informative as the electronic recordings of muscle activity, and were easier to administer, researchers said.
"The hand-grip dynamometer is a tool that is easily accessible, easy to use, and is reliable," Jones said. "In addition they are readily available to health professionals such as family doctors, community therapists and physiotherapists."
"It seems these devices have come full circle and are back being used by clinicians," Jakobi added. "It's a tool that is ideal for Parkinson's patients as you can easily record a decline in an individual's physical strength and function as the disease progresses."
According to Statistics Canada, an estimated 55,000 Canadians 18 or older living in private households reported being diagnosed with Parkinson's. The disease affects mostly men over 45.
Ana de Barros PhD
Ana holds a PhD in Immunology from the University of Lisbon and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) in Lisbon, Portugal. She graduated with a BSc in Genetics from the University of Newcastle and received a Masters in Biomolecular Archaeology from the University of Manchester, England. After leaving the lab to pursue a career in Science Communication, she served as the Director of Science Communication at iMM.
Tagged balance, electromyography assessment, gait speed, hand-grip, muscle decline, traditional tests.
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California's prosecutorial process is notoriously intimidating fast-paced and disruptive. Prosecutors are generally preoccupied with advancing careers. Their bragging rights and promotions is based on convictions. As such a prosecutor is generally motivated by obtaining a conviction at any cost. There will often say "Go to trial if you are innocent". Hastily accepted plea offers and California's overcrowded prisons are a testament to this phenomenon.
In the past nineteen years, attorney Farshi has successfully defended and tried over one thousand criminal cases. Beginning with 2017, the Trump administration has embarked on a furious and expedited pursuit of deportation proceedings through "ICE". Nowadays, a simple DUI, theft or domestic violence conviction, can trigger deportation proceedings, even for permanent immigrant residents (residents with Green Cards). At the Law Offices of Allen Farshi, we also offer post-conviction practice. This means facing deportation, we may be able to withdraw a guilty plea and try the case at trial. Petitions to convert prior felony convictions to misdemeanors, and criminal record expungement, are also among the services we provide.
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Click on that and you'll find some songs I recorded, they aren't top quality, but whatever.
I quite enjoyed that. Picked up some hints of Radiohead and Bright Eyes. And the singing... well, it has it's own quality to it - like it fits the vibe better than someone who would maybe sing it perfectly. I don't know, I'm no music critic but I liked it all the same. 'People I Know' has a wee tinge of floyd in it, I liked that one especially.
Yeah, i'm gonna start trying to work on my singing more, just try and get used to it.


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Michael Lind: "The Revenge of the Yankees"
In Tablet, neo-New Dealer Michael Lind offers an interesting theory of the FDR coalition and analogy to the Great Awokening as the new Establishment form of gentility:
The Revenge of the Yankees
How Social Gospel became Social Justice
MICHAEL LIND
Is America disintegrating into anarchy and civil war among races, religions, and regions? Is the country more divided than ever before? The answer is no. The social and economic divides among white Northerners and white Southerners, Blacks and whites, Catholics and Protestants and Jews were much more intense in 1920 than they are today in 2020. What has happened is that the formerly unified, mostly Northern mainline Protestant American establishment has—perhaps temporarily—broken down, allowing the actual diversity of interests and opinions in the United States to be expressed rather than suppressed. If the emerging woke national establishment has its way, however, that diversity of viewpoints and values will soon be suppressed once again, in favor of an intolerant and exclusive doctrine that greatly resembles the old-time Social Gospel from which it is derived.
With the exceptions of Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, every American president between 1861 and 1933 was a Republican mainline Protestant from the North or Midwest. The Republican Party, still the Lincoln coalition of Northern industrialists and Yankee Protestants, dominated Congress in the same era. Industry and finance were in the hands of a small number of Northeastern financiers, many of them old-stock Northeastern Protestants like J.P. Morgan. While there were some important Jewish financiers, Jews along with Catholics were kept out of many snobbish Wall Street firms until well after World War II.
The New Deal revolution of the 1930s is badly misunderstood, both politically and culturally, when it is treated as a left-wing rebellion against right-wing capitalism. Fundamentally it represented the partial overthrow of Yankee Protestant hegemony in American society by a coalition of outsiders, chiefly provincial Southern and Western whites and European-American immigrants in the North, many of them Catholic.
The Democratic Party that dominated the United States between the 1930s and the 1980s had a few Yankee progressive members, but it was essentially the old Jacksonian alliance of white Southerners and non-British "white ethnics" in the North. If Harry Truman is understood correctly as a cultural Southerner from Missouri, then with one exception every Democratic president between Roosevelt and Obama was a white Southerner—Truman, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton. The one exception was John F. Kennedy, from the other wing of the Jacksonian anti-Yankee alliance of Southerners and Irish Americans. Meanwhile, the Solid South combined with the seniority system ensured that Southerners, many of them segregationists, dominated Congress and the Senate throughout the New Deal era.
Most New Deal Democratic politicians were not anti-capitalist or opposed to industry. They often represented socially conservative local business elites who resented the fact that Northern bankers often would only finance infrastructure projects in the South and West that locked those regions into their assigned roles as resource colonies for factories in the Midwest and Northeast.
To break this neocolonial pattern of Northeastern economic domination, New Deal Democrats used federal state capitalism to industrialize and modernize the Southern and Western periphery, by means of rural electrification cooperatives, the Tennessee Valley Authority and other hydropower projects, defense production plants assigned to the South and West during World War II, and the interstate highway system (a favorite project of FDR which was only enacted under Eisenhower). In short, Southern and Western politicians and their Northern white ethnic allies who dominated the federal government in the New Deal era deployed federal state capitalism to do an end run around unsympathetic Yankee capitalists, not to advance toward socialism or social democracy.
The New Deal era also witnessed the downfall of the post-Civil War New England/Midwestern hegemony in American literature and culture. Following World War I, advanced intellectuals ridiculed the Puritan tradition in New England and its offshoot, the upper Midwest, home of Sinclair Lewis' Babbitt and Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio. …
The postwar literary world underwent an ethnic succession, in which many white Southerners—including Willie Morris, Tom Wolfe, William Styron, Gore Vidal, and Truman Capote—together with Jewish writers and intellectuals like Saul Bellow, Philip Roth, and many others shouldered aside Northeastern WASP professors and novelists and purged the American literary canon of New Englanders like Longfellow, Whittier, and the Fireside Poets.
My impression is the Great Awokening is a sort of post-Protestant new gentility that worships blacks precisely because it's so hard not to slip up and notice / mention ungenteel truths about blacks.
I think a lot of the key players in the Great Awokening are liberal Ashkenazi Jews. Their ancestors having undergone "The Ordeal of Civility" (as John Murray Cuddihy phrased it), they are now appalled by those who remind them of their ancestors, such as less genteel Jews like the Sephardics, Israelis, fundamentalists, ex-Soviets and so forth.
[Comment at Unz.com]


The Afrobarometer project was designed to collect and disseminate information regarding Africans' views on democracy, governance, economic reform, civil society, and quality of life. This particular survey was concerned with the attitudes and opinions of the citizens of Mali. Respondents in a face-to-face interview were asked to rate their president and the president's administration in overall performance, to state the most important issues facing their nation, and to evaluate the effectiveness of certain continental and international institutions. Opinions were gathered on the role of the government in improving the economy, whether corruption existed in local and national government, whether government officials were responsive to problems of the general population, and whether local government officials, the police, the courts, the overall criminal justice system, the National Electoral Commission, and the government broadcasting service could be trusted. Respondents were polled on their knowledge of the government, including the identification of government officials, their level of personal involvement in political, governmental, and community affairs, their participation in national elections, and the inclusiveness of the government. Economic questions addressed the past, present, and future of the country's and the respondents' economic conditions, and respondents' living conditions. Additional topics include corruption of religious leaders, possession of pieces of personal identity for proof of citizenship status, the crisis in the schooling system, the rebellion in the North, and decentralization of government structures. Background variables include age, gender, ethnicity, education, religious affiliation and participation, political party affiliation, language spoken most at home, whether the respondent was the head of household, current and past employment status, whether a close friend or relative had died from AIDS, and language used in the interview. In addition, the interviewer's gender, race, and education level is provided.
The setup files for this collection may contain characters with diacritical marks used in many African languages.
Some open-ended responses (variables Q41B1 and Q88E) in the data file are only available in non-English languages specific to Mali.
The original data collection was carried out by the Groupe de Recherche en Economie Appliquee et Theorique.
Additional information about the Afrobarameter Survey can be found at the Afrobarometer Web site.
The Afrobarometer uses a clustered, stratified, multi-stage, probability sample design. The sample is designed as a representative cross-section of all citizens of voting age in a given country. The goal is to give every adult citizen an equal and known chance of selection for interview. This objective is reached by (a) strictly applying random selection methods at every stage of sampling and by (b) applying sampling with probability proportionate to population size wherever possible. A randomly selected sample of 1,200 cases allows inferences to national adult populations with a margin of sampling error of no more than plus or minus 3 percent with a confidence level of 95 percent. If the sample size is increased to 2,400, the confidence interval shrinks to plus or minus 2 percent.
Citizens of Mali aged 18 years or older, excluding institutions.
Please visit the Afrobarometer Web site for more information regarding weights.


I love Borders. Love to be able to walk in and browse through. I have to admit that 90% of the time I come out empty handed or perhaps just with the Borders card member brochure.
I'm sorry that you aren't doing well Borders. It's all my fault.
It posted a net quarterly loss of $175.4m (£113m), or $2.90 per share, as against $161.1m, or $2.74 per share, in the third quarter of last year.
But it said applying a range of restructuring measures in the past year will allow the company to stand on its own despite the downturn.
"We have smiles on our faces", Borders chief executive George Jones said.
Like-for-like sales dropped 12.8% in Borders superstores, with revenue falling to $693m from $765m during the same quarter last year.
The news sent Borders share down 52% in after-hours trading.
Books aren't doing well these days probably because lesser people are reading these days. I used to see more people reading in trains. Singaporeans are rather busy people, few have the chance to read at home for leisure. Most read during commute time. It's not easy to read while standing. Those sitting on chairs either have their ears plugged with earphones (blissfully unaware that they suppose to alight the previous stop sometimes) or sleeping (or perhaps pretending to sleep when there're older folks in front of them).
Anyway, it's just not good news for book lovers. Are physical stores impractical these days? Is the future going to be electronic books? I still much prefer touching paper. I'll hate to see physical bookstores become a luxury of yesterday.


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Ballinasloe Active Retirement Association Online
Founded in March 2002, the Association now has 200 members. Our aim is to enhance the physical, social & psychological well-being of retired people in the Ballinasloe area. Through our range of programmes, we encourage our members to enjoy life, maintain their independence, cultivate social contacts, make new friends, acquire new skills, share experiences & continue to contribute to the community CONTACT : ballinasloeactive@gmail.com
Coole Park. June 2011
49 members of BARA enjoyed a lovely day trip to Woodville gardens & Coole Park on wed. 8th June. The weather was not too good but it did not dampen our spirits. First stop was Woodville gardens set at the foot of the Slieve Aughty mountains. The gardens were lovely, the doves sitting on the top of the dovecott were eyeing us suspiciously. These gardens were owned by the Darcy family & later by Harry Persse brother to Lady Augusta Gregory. The adjoining the stables exhibit the history of Woodville & very interesting it was. Our next stop was Coole Park, & into the tea rooms for scones & tea /coffee. Then there was a guided tour around the nature trail. There were red deer grazing nearby, the large house no longer there it fell into disrepair & was pulled down in the 1940's . On around the se lovely grounds we came upon the old brown beech tree aprox three hundred years old. The initials of famous people are carved on the trunk. George Bernard Shaw, W B Yates & many more. Back inside we saw a video of the Lady Gregory family in the last century. This was a very good experience for all. Lastly we enjoyed a meal at Lady Gregory hotel. All in all it was a very good day !!
Margaret MacDonnell
OVERSEAS EXCURSIONS & TRIPS
IRISH EXCURSIONS & TRIPS
HEALTH ISSUES & SEMINARS
MEMBERS' PROFILES
HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION
Photos of Our Past
Click here to access a schools-based Online Photographic Archive Gallery containing images of Ireland in times past. Many of these photographs were donated by members of the Ballinasloe Active Retirement Association.
The photographs are divided into thematic sets. Information (names etc) of individuals appear as your cursor glides over the image. Visitors are encouraged to pass on any additional information that they may have such as Year, Location etc.
Stories of Long Ago
Click here for an Insight into Life in Rural Ireland in Days Gone By
Please note that your computer requires a piece of software known as Real Time media player to be able to view films & audio interviews on the Fadó Fadó site. Should this free software not already be on the computer, a message should come up requesting it to be downloaded. Follow the simple instructions
Béal Átha na Slua (Ford at the mouth of the River Suck)
Ballinasloe occupies a strategic location on the N6 National Primary route linking Dublin and Galway and is one of the principal gateways to the West. The town owes its origins to its location as a crossing point on the River Suck, a tributary of the Shannon, on the boarders of Counties Galway and Roscommon. It is the largest town in County Galway after Galway City, and its hinterland extends up to twelve miles from the town boundary into County Galway, and up to six miles into County Roscommon. The population of the town is almost 6,000 with a further 8,000 residing in the environs.
Articles & Useful Links
Ballinasloe- An Overview
Guide to Services & Events in Ballinasloe
Age & Opportunity in Ireland
Pygmalion Saturday 11th June 2011
Bealtaine Get-together
London May 2011


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If you're like me you may feel a little nauseous in the swirl of pink, chocolate and Shades of Grey this Valentines. Sure, I could rant for a while about the shallowness of holiday consumerism or the dehumanization of our oversexed culture but instead lets just pray.
Here are some selections from an Anglican Valentine's liturgy I found. Read them and pray them alone or with your special someone, for yourself or for someone else's marriage and for our culture. If pain and regret are the main emotions that register for you this time of year you may just want to go straight for the final prayer for absolution. I hope that those feelings become the context for encountering the true love of Jesus this week.
God our Father, from the beginning, you have blessed creation with abundant life. Pour out your blessings upon all who are married, that they may continue in mutual love and companionship, in holiness and commitment to each other. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia. God is love; let us love one another as God has loved us. Alleluia.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we lift up our hearts to you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him you have made a covenant of grace with your people by the outpouring of your Holy Spirit.
We thank you today for N and N [or all who have been married in this place], and for leading them to each other in friendship and love, commitment and trust, and for bringing them here for the blessing of their marriage.
Living God, by the presence of your Holy Spirit, may they know the risen Christ to be with them now, as they celebrate this covenant together. May their lives be a witness to your saving love in this troubled world.
As you pour out your love, may they grow together in your sight, and each be to the other a companion in joy, a comfort in sorrow and a strength in need.
As you blessed the earthly home at Nazareth with the presence of your Son, may their home be a place of security and peace.
Heavenly Father, we offer you our souls and bodies, our thoughts and words and deeds, our love for one another. Unite our wills in your will, that we may grow together in love and peace all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the God of love bring us back to himself, forgive us our sins, and assure us of his eternal love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.


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England and Scotland at War, c.1296-c.1513
History of Warfare, Volume: 78
Volume Editors: Andy King and David Simpkin
The Anglo-Scottish wars of the late Middle Ages have long attracted scholarly attention, but studies focussing on the military aspects of the conflict over the longue durée and from both sides of the border have been lacking. In this collection of essays covering the years between the battles of Dunbar (1296) and Flodden (1513), Andy King and David Simpkin bring together leading historians in the field to consider afresh the armies and soldiers engaged in the wars, while also reflecting on the conflict's impact either side of the border.
At a time when military history is undergoing a renaissance, the Anglo-Scottish wars offer a case-study not only of military institutions but also of the contributions made by individuals and communities.
Contributors are Amanda Beam, Steve Boardman, Michael Brown, Sean Cunningham, Claire Etty, Jonathan Gledhill, David Grummitt, Andy King, Alastair Macdonald, Iain MacInnes, Gordon Pentland, David Simpkin, Andrew Spencer, Katie Stevenson and Thea Summerfield.
Hardback: €187.00$232.00
By: Andy King and David Simpkin
Pages: i–xiv
Introduction: Developments in Late Medieval Military History and the Historiography of Anglo-Scottish Warfare
By: David Simpkin and Andy King
The Anglo-Scottish Conflict 'in Romance and in Rhyme'
By: Thea Summerfield
John de Warenne, Guardian of Scotland, and the Battle of Stirling Bridge
By: Spencer Andrew M.
'At the Apex of Chivalry': Sir Ingram de Umfraville and the Anglo-Scottish Wars, 1296–1321
By: Amanda Beam
The Kings' Sergeants-at-Arms and the War in Scotland, 1296–1322
By: David Simpkin
A Good Chance for the Scots? The Recruitment of English Armies for Scotland and the Marches, 1337–1347
By: Andy King
Locality and Allegiance: English Lothian, 1296–1318
By: Gledhill Jonathan D.
'To be Annexed Forever to the English Crown': The English Occupation of Southern Scotland, c.1334–1337
By: Iain A. MacInnes
The Scottish March Wardenships (c.1340–c.1480)
By: Michael Brown
Highland Scots and Anglo-Scottish Warfare, c.1300–1513
By: Steve Boardman
Triumph and Disaster: Scottish Military Leadership in the Later Middle Ages
By: Alastair J. Macdonald
A Military Revolution in the North? The Impact of Gunpowder Weaponry on the Anglo-Scottish Marches in the Fifteenth Century
By: David Grummitt
National War and Dynastic Politics: Henry VII's Capacity to Wage War in the Scottish Campaigns of 1496–1497
By: Sean Cunningham
'Noo Man Indented for the Keping of the Borders': Royal Administration of the Marches, 1483–1509
By: Claire Etty
The Battle of Flodden and its Commemoration, 1513–2013
By: Katie Stevenson and Gordon Pentland
Andy King, Ph.D. (2002), Durham University, is Research Fellow in History, University of Southampton. He has edited Sir Thomas Gray: Scalacronica (1272-1363), Surtees Society (2005), and published many articles on the Anglo-Scottish Marches and on chronicles.
David Simpkin, Ph.D. (2007), the University of Hull, is Honorary Visiting Fellow at the ICMA Centre, University of Reading. He has published a monograph and several articles dealing with aspects of Anglo-Scottish warfare, specifically from the perspective of the English soldiery under Edward I and Edward II.
Acknowledgements ...vii
Contributors ...ix
Abbreviations ...xi
Introduction: Developments in Late Medieval Military History and the Historiography of Anglo-Scottish Warfare ...1
David Simpkin and Andy King
The Anglo-Scottish Conflict 'in Romance and in Rhyme' ...19
Thea Summerfijield
John de Warenne, Guardian of Scotland, and the Battle of Stirling Bridge ...39
Andrew M. Spencer
'At the Apex of Chivalry': Sir Ingram de Umfraville and the Anglo-Scottish Wars, 1296–1321 ...53
Amanda Beam
The Kings' Sergeants-at-Arms and the War in Scotland, 1296–1322 ... 77
David Simpkin
A Good Chance for the Scots? The Recruitment of English Armies for Scotland and the Marches, 1337–1347 ... 119
Andy King
Locality and Allegiance: English Lothian, 1296–1318 ... 159
Jonathan D. Gledhill
'To be Annexed Forever to the English Crown': The English Occupation of Southern Scotland, c.1334–1337 ...183
Iain A. MacInnes
The Scottish March Wardenships (c.1340–c.1480) ...203
Highland Scots and Anglo-Scottish Warfare, c.1300–1513 ...231
Steve Boardman
Triumph and Disaster: Scottish Military Leadership in the Later Middle Ages ...255
Alastair J. Macdonald
A Military Revolution in the North? The Impact of Gunpowder Weaponry on the Anglo-Scottish Marches in the Fifteenth Century ...283
David Grummitt
National War and Dynastic Politics: Henry VII's Capacity to Wage War in the Scottish Campaigns of 1496–1497 ...297
Sean Cunningham
'Noo Man Indented for the Keping of the Borders': Royal Administration of the Marches, 1483–1509 ...329
Claire Etty
The Battle of Flodden and its Commemoration, 1513–2013 ...355
Katie Stevenson and Gordon Pentland
Index ...381
It would appeal both to researchers and undergraduates, as well as to a wider public interested in this age of such famous historical figures as Hotspur and William Wallace.
https://brill.com/view/title/17068
History of Warfare
European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2012
History of Warfare Online
The Ottoman Threat and Crusading on the Eastern Border of Christendom during the 15th Century
Barons and Castellans
Late Medieval and Early Modern Fight Books