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A Main Premise of Network Bridging
Mar 9, 2015 | IT Integration | 0 |
By Jeff Kabachinski, MS-T, BS-ETE, MCNE
Jeff Kabachinski
This installment of Networking looks into network bridging, specifically a type of bridge called a filtering bridge and the process by which it makes packet-forwarding decisions. We'll examine this main bridging premise and how bridges can segment network traffic. Since network switches can be thought of as multiport bridges, understanding fundamental bridge function also means understanding fundamental switch function.
Bridges and switches operate at layer 2 (data link layer) of the OSI Reference Model, the local area network (LAN) layer. Ethernet also functions at layer 2. The term bridge is also used for some layer 1 devices that simply forward all packets, like a repeater or hub. (The use of network terminology can be arbitrary in that the terms are mixed and used interchangeably all the time. When talking about networking, be aware of the context in which terms are used—you may need to translate to ensure understanding!)
The data link layer has two sub-layers, the media access control (MAC) and the logical link control (LLC). The LLC is a protocol defined by IEEE 802.2 that arbitrates for network node access to send packets. It uses the MAC sub-layer that defines the unique hard coded MAC level address. This is why the Ethernet address is often referred to as the MAC address.
Ethernet Addressing
The Ethernet address is integral to how bridges operate. The first pieces of information in an Ethernet packet are the relative Ethernet addresses. The destination address comes first in the packet, identifying the network node the packet is intended for. The second address in the packet is the source address, indicating who sent it.
Ethernet addresses are six bytes in length. Each byte is written in hexadecimal format where bytes are delimited by a colon. An example could be 00:00:A1:FD:23:C9, perhaps as a destination address of the intended recipient. This is immediately followed by the source address or the address of the sender. The source address would obviously be different that the destination address.
The Ethernet Envelope
The Ethernet envelope is not dissimilar from our human protocol for snail mail. We use the upper left corner of the front of the envelope for the from or source address identifying the sender. Somewhere near the middle of the front of the envelope we put the to or destination address identifying the intended recipient. Upon receipt we look to see if it's our name and address before opening. If not—we'll toss it aside.
You can think of the Ethernet packet as an envelope where the header and delivery information is on the outside of the envelope and the data payload is inside the envelope. The Ethernet circuitry in each network node grabs a copy of every LAN packet going by on the wire. It then examines the packet for the destination address, accepting packets with its own address and tossing aside all other traffic. An Ethernet address is unique for each LAN node and is known as the unicast address. There also is a broadcast address, which is another packet that all nodes accept. The broadcast Ethernet address is easily recognizable—all digital ones, or FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. For the human analogy, a broadcast address might be Resident or Occupant.
Upon receipt of the data packet, the Ethernet circuitry looks to see if it recognizes its own unicast address (or broadcast address) as the destination. If it does, it accepts the packet. If not, the circuitry will throw the data packet away. If it is a unicast address, the Ethernet circuitry also checks the source address to see who sent it. The Ethernet circuitry then performs a checksum analysis to verify that the packet arrived intact before extracting the data payload and forwarding it upstream.
The Self-Learning Function
Figure 1. The basic bridge.
Consider the bridge depicted in Figure 1. The two clouds shown represent two LANs. For demonstration purposes, we can see nodes 1, 2, and 3 in one cloud, and nodes 4, 5, and 6 in the other. Bridges are smart. In other words, they are equipped with a CPU using specific bridge programming. The bridge pulls in every data packet that it senses on the cable and reads the Ethernet addressing information.
For each packet that comes in on the A side, the bridge reads and remembers the source address from the packet. After a few hundred milliseconds or so, the bridge will have a list of all the source addresses it hears on segment A. Now the bridge knows the Ethernet addresses of all the nodes communicating on segment A. The same self-learning cycle happens on the B side, creating a list of the Ethernet addresses of the nodes on the B LAN by listening in on the data packets and keeping track of the source addresses. This is where the bridging tables come from, and they are used for subsequent bridging decisions. Over time bridges will also intermittently send broadcasts asking for a reply, in order to keep its address lists up to date.
As an example, node 2 is attempting to communicate with node 3 in Figure 1. The bridge would sense and read this packet and know from its addressing tables that node 2 and node 3 are on LAN A. It recognizes that there is no need to send that packet to LAN B, since the nodes out there will just throw it away. Thus the bridge is up and that packet will not be sent over to LAN B. This also cuts down on extraneous network traffic on LAN B.
However, if node 3 is in communication with node 4, the bridge would recognize that node 4—the destination—is on the B side. Therefore, it lowers the bridge and passes that data packet through.
The main premise of bridging described here is called a filtering bridge. Filtering bridges are self-learning, using the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) defined in the IEEE 802.1 standard. STP can also be used for other bridges on the network to detect and manage redundant links. Obviously, once a CPU is in the picture, programming can start to include more options and function like this. For example, a degree of security can be employed by denying access to a "secured LAN port" to all requesting network nodes that do not have their MAC address on the secured LAN's network node access list maintained in the bridge. Finally, a switch can be thought of as a multiport bridge, in essence. By adding a few more LAN segments to the bridge shown in Figure 1, our self-learning bridge will forward packets only to the LAN where the intended recipient resides.
A bridge is smart. It reads the Ethernet packets and checks on the addressing. The bridge builds a list of all the source addresses it senses on each LAN connection, and doesn't take long to build these address tables. When it sees a packet where the source and destination address are on the same table, it knows to draw the bridge up. It will lower it only for traffic that needs to pass through to the other side, based on Ethernet addressing. In addition, when a bridge encounters a badly formed or corrupted packet it will just throw it away, helping to minimize unnecessary network traffic.
For more information on network bridges, be sure to scan the standards. See IEEE 802.1 for the Spanning Tree Protocol, IEEE 802.2 for the logical link control, and IEEE 802.3 for Ethernet. 24×7
Jeff Kabachinski is the director of technical development for Aramark Healthcare Technologies in Charlotte, NC. For more information, contact jbethune@allied360.com.
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Historic Klondike gold nuggets return to Yukon
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2017-08-25 18:59. Section: Daily Dispatches
By Paul Tukker
Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Toronto
Evan Nelson's arrival in Yukon this week couldn't have been better timed.
It was Monday -- Discovery Day, the annual holiday in Yukon that commemorates the 1896 discovery of gold in the Klondike. And Nelson, a doctor from Minnesota, had brought with him some small and shiny rocks, direct links to one of the central characters in that well-told story.
They were gold nuggets, once owned by "Skookum Jim" Mason. Nelson even has the papers to prove it.
"It's just been something that we've kept, and I thought always should come back to Whitehorse," Nelson said. "Because of the history."
Nelson said his father was in Yukon for a brief spell in 1944 and was given the gold, along with a letter and other papers to prove its authenticity, by his friend Willard "Deacon" Phelps, a lawyer and businessman who had been in Yukon since the gold rush.
Phelps, the story goes, got it directly from Skookum Jim some 40 years earlier, as payment for legal services.
Nelson then inherited it after his father died.
"I just kept it in good condition," Nelson said.
Eventually, he decided to donate it to the MacBride Museum of History in Whitehorse, and he recently sent an email telling the story. ...
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Could iPad Apps Put Apple in Charge of the News?
Do you think Apple's iPad could change the face of newspaper and magazine publishing? If so, will that put Apple in charge of the news? Brian X. Chen postulates that question in Wired.
Publishers should think twice before worshipping the iPad as the future platform for magazines and newspapers. That is, if they value their independence from an often-capricious corporate gatekeeper.
I love a well turned phrase, but it's hard to imagine print media publishers worshipping anyone other than themselves. Apple has a commanding presence in digital music downloads but do record company executives worship Jobs and Company?
On the other hand, is Apple truly a 'capricious corporate gatekeeper?'
capricious |kəˈpri sh əs;-ˈprē-|
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior :
a capricious and often brutal administration | a capricious climate.
Is that Apple? Certainly. Do publishers need to be aware of Apple's nature? Certainly. Will Apple's iPad be the delivery mechanism for publishers in the 21st century. Certainly not.
The past week's controversy swirling around Apple's retroactive ban of sexy apps in the App Store seems trivial, but the implications of Apple's arbitrariness should be disconcerting to members of the press and those who rely on the media for unbiased information.
Though Apple is being arbitrary, the controversy is trivial (except to the soft porn industry). And since when did the media provide unbiased information?
While it may initially appear publishers are more shielded from Apple's ban hammer, the severity of the retroactive ban should be concerning for freedom-of-speech advocates.
Suddenly, Apple's porn-purge-o-rama has become a freedom-of-speech issue. If I cook up honey coated turds and want Whole Foods to sell them, and they don't, can I use the freedom-of-speech angle to get my way? It's Apple's store. They can sell what they want. And not sell what they don't want. It's not a freedom-of-speech issue.
Apple can do whatever it wants with the content in its App Store. Apple is not government, and thus it is not governed by the First Amendment. In light of the recent ban, many have correctly compared Apple's App Store to Wal-Mart, which also doesn't allow porn.
See? Brian agrees with me. So what's the real issue?
It's the fact that Apple has so much market power, combined with the fact that magazine and newspaper publishers are getting pumped to produce apps for Apple's iPad, which will be served through Apple's tightly regulated App Store. The iPad could very well play a major role in the future of publishing, with several of the biggest book publishers already on board to sell e-books through the iPad's iBooks store, and major publications, including Wired, already working on iPad apps to launch in the App Store.
Market power? Think about that for a moment. Microsoft has market power over the vast majority of the world's personal computers. While that may not bode well for users, it doesn't endanger the endangered species of print publishing.
Likewise, Apple's iTunes Store maintains a dominant position for digital media downloads. But Apple's devices, and customers, make up but a small sliver of the world's media-ingesting carbon-based creatures.
Assume for a moment that Apple's iPad takes a 20-percent share of the sub-$1,000 computing devices market segment. Is that 20-percent dominant? Still, without a single iPad sold, Chen worries for his print media brethren.
What will happen when a journalist writes a controversial story about abortion or vaccines? Will displeased readers skip writing angry letters to the publisher and go straight to Apple to get the article pulled? And would Apple then comply?
Will that same controversial story show up on the general world wide web? Yes. Do angry readers or ambulance-chasing attorneys seek to shut down Microsoft's Internet Explorer (the browser which displayed the offending story)? Of course not.
This whole argument is silly. But Chen persists:
I'm optimistic that Apple will eventually create a separate section in iTunes for digital newspapers and magazines, giving publishers a platform to distribute their digital content based on a strict, contractual agreement that prevents their content from being arbitrarily removed at Apple's discretion.
Isn't it likely that Apple wants no part of managing the content? They have a store. They stock the store with what they think will sell. They sell things. If some of what they sell impedes their ability to sell more, they'll take it off the shelf. It's business. Not free speech. Chen thinks not:
Peter Scheer, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, said he understands Apple's intention to keep its App Store immaculate, but its censorship — and the rise of more open alternatives such as Google Android — will drive loyal customers away.
It's a store. If it doesn't have what I want, I'll buy what I want elsewhere. A pristine store without customers is not what Apple wants. That's not what they have, either. Scheer:
What you're limited to right now is Apple wants you to see in its little neighborhood, and it doesn't want you to go into other neighborhoods. Eventually you embitter a lot of people who don't understand why they're being denied access to something they'd like to have on a device they have and they own.
That's just silly. Does the lack of soft porn apps in the App Store prohibit iPhone or iPod touch or iPad customers from viewing soft porn on their respective devices? Hello? The last time I checked my iPhone it still had the Safari browser on it and it was still capable of viewing pretty much anything the internet provides.
So it will be with print media publishers extending their brands, their content and their customer base via the iPad—one of many distribution and display devices they need to conquer.
What's not clearly understood by Chen or Scheer is that this whole process is a constantly evolving dynamic. Apple will adjust according to market requirements, not the unreasonable demands of freedom-of-speech and sky-is-falling fringe elements. Finally:
One thing's for sure: With the iPad looming and the iPhone continuing to grow in popularity, Apple has to make some dramatic changes to the way it handles apps and runs the App Store. For now, the iPad and the App Store are hardly an ideal environment for newspapers and magazines to be reborn.
Dramatic changes? Or, mere adjustments to match the evolving landscape? Newspapers and magazines won't be reborn on Apple's iPad. The iPad is merely another corner newsstand, albeit a very cool one. If I can't buy what I want there I'll exercise my freedom of speech and tell the newsstand owner. If the owner doesn't respond appropriately, I'll go across the street.
Apple has nothing to worry about. The dinosaurs of print media need to worry about other issues. I hear there's a chilling frost this weekend.
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Korankye-Ankrah is lying about knowing who the next president is – Net2 TV presenter
General Overseer of the Royalhouse Chapel International, Reverend Sam Korankye-Ankrah
Rev. Sam Koraknye-Ankrah says he knows Ghana's next president
He told his congregation of a revelation he received recently
A journalist with Net2 TV says the Reverend is lying
General Overseer of the Royal House Chapel International, Reverend Sam Korankye-Ankrah, is lying about a recent claim that the next president of Ghana is known to him.
This is the view of a journalist with Accra-based Net2 TV, Justice Kwaku Annan. He was reacting to the comment made over the weekend on his programme, 'The Seat' show on Monday, December 13, 2021.
"He is lying to you, it is no prophecy. He is lying, he cannot tell you the truth of the matter," Kwaku Annan said after reading a text about a recent claim that all prophecies should be backed by proof.
"The government said nobody should prophesy unless you have evidence, why is Sam Korankye Ankrah doing it?" a texter had asked.
What Korankye-Ankrah said
According to the Apostle General, although he has the power of prophesying who the next president is, he wouldn't abuse such power.
He claimed a man of God earlier revealed to him during a conversation that his voice is 'the most authentic voice in Heaven for the nation of Ghana.'
Recounting portions of the conversation to his congregation on Sunday, December 12, 2021, Rev. Korankye-Ankrah said: "Ladies and gentlemen I can look into your face and guarantee you that the next president of Ghana is in my mouth…We will decide who will control the resources of this nation.
"But one of the very things you should be happy for me is that, I don't abuse such power and authority. I used them judiciously, very wisely and I am not like those other prophets who just prophecy in a stomach direction manner."
Expanding further on his divine power, Rev. Sam Korankye-Ankrah added noted that "Anybody who loses elections in this country, I talk to them before they lose…I bring them to my office and I tell them in the coming elections, they will not win.
"It's not something I am supposed to say to the congregation because it's not a good thing to prophecy bad things but I tell them and sometimes they will ask me if there is something I can do about it."


ACRS thanks all those who have commented on ACRS proposals to improve ACRS' value to the Australian and New Zealand construction industries. ACRS received responses from many of our stakeholders, including industry associations, professional bodies, designers and certifiers, customers and government and regulatory bodies. The ACRS Executive Committee reviewed these on April 12th, and we are pleased to provide further information below.
ACRS will remain a not-for-profit body so it can continue to provide the high levels of expertise and rigour demanded by certificate users at the lowest possible cost of delivery to certificate holders.
Changes in market and supply conditions over the past few years, domestically and internationally, mean that ACRS must ensure a more consistent and reliable funding model for the long-term, as well as a flexible and value-based approach to our services to enable ACRS to continue to provide the most valued and trusted steel certification scheme available to industry.
ACRS charges have not increased for seven years and the proposed increases to assessment fees will allow full cost recovery to be maintained.
However, ACRS proposes to move away from a volume-based levy fee and to adopt the more internationally established and understood model of charging certificate fees for each process certified.
The proposed changes have been framed to take account of regulatory and competition requirements.
It is further proposed that the fee changes will be phased in over two, or three years, as each certificate holder is affected differently by the change to process certificates instead of charge by tonnages supplied due to their individual circumstances and business structure.
The longstanding "All products, all locations" rule currently applies to the entire range of materials supplied by the ACRS certified firm to the AS/NZS steel standards certified by ACRS. The proposed change will now permit companies who do not desire to have their entire range of products certified by ACRS to apply for certification by "All product, all locations, by individual Product Class".
The current "All products, all locations" rule for all materials supplied to the Product Classes will remain in place as the default. However, if a certificate holder elects to withdraw from ACRS certification of a specific Product Class then in order to maintain certification they will have to provide evidence, verified by ACRS, of the ongoing separation of materials approved by ACRS from any materials not approved by ACRS, and the avoidance of any use of ACRS branding in relation to materials not covered by ACRS certification.
ACRS is developing a "Chain of Custody" scheme, similar in scope and operation to schemes available overseas, following requests to provide purchasers and specifiers with both assurance and transparency of when ACRS Assessed materials are delivered to the final customer.
This new, voluntary scheme will be available to applicants who wish to highlight the treatment of ACRS assessed materials through the supply chain prior to delivery to site.
ACRS will be undertaking consultation with stakeholders and interested parties as we develop and establish this new service to industry.
Detailed financial modelling and legal review is underway to ensure that various possible ACRS structures to best manage future market scenarios are understood, and planning is in place to enable the ACRS board approve any changes.
These reviews also include contingencies taking into to account possible changes to the regulatory and competitive landscape, and to allow for targeted growth and planned development of the ACRS suite of schemes and standards.
During the remainder of the consultation period, scheduled to be complete on 31 May 2017, all stakeholders and certificate holders are invited to contact the ACRS Executive Director directly if they wish to discuss, or to provide comment on the proposed changes.
ACRS will make further announcements as we begin implementation in the second half of 2017.


CBC News' publisher John Cruikshank took issue with the Conservative Party's letter to its members outlining the latest CBC controversy. I've reproduced Cruikshank's letter below and offer my own responses to this senior manager at CBC in between paragraphs.
I have reviewed your pre-Christmas fundraising letter.
The underlying issue here is the potential damage done to Canadians' faith in the public broadcaster's ability to deliver a non-partial news report and to remove itself from the political process. Your statement is akin to blaming the victim. The political process? Again, allegations of conspiratorial parliamentary committee manipulation between the Liberals and the CBC are so egregious because the questions went far outside of the mandate of the committee and if the allegations of collusion are true – it goes without saying – they extend beyond the mandate of the CBC.
I understand that a private association like the Conservative party does not have the sort of transparent and reliable complaints process that we have at the CBC. That is regrettable.
You say "private" like it's a bad thing. Besides, it is not the transparency and accountability of the Conservative Party that is in the spotlight here. Again, it is that of the CBC.
I understand that you have already availed yourself of access to our Ombudsman, complaining that a member of the CBC News staff communicated suggested questions to Liberal MPs in advance of a public hearing. I appreciate this show of confidence in the integrity of our process. I wish you had reflected that respect for our commitment to answer any and all complaints about our work in your unfortunate letter to potential donors.
This isn't so much a show of confidence in the process but rather an indication of the limited number of avenues of accountability that the Conservatives can seek of the institution. The only method by which one can cry "foul" to the material reported by the CBC is to write to an ombudsman. We cannot use our remotes or our wallets to demand accountability as the CBC receives $1 Billion in tax revenue every year from the government. Even the government is elected; it is directly accountable to the voter via the electoral process. CBC directors are not popularly elected and they may not even represent the Canadian reality. As a private institution, the Conservative Party is accountable to Canadians. The party cannot operate without donations from Canadians and we gave the party our confidence to the tune of $18.9 million in 2006 (2007 annual figure not yet available). One wonders of the extent of the sum that the CBC could raise (even without $1100 donation caps) if it faced the direct accountability of Canadians via the market.
You were well aware when you sat down to write your appeal for cash that CBC News had publicly condemned the behaviour you complain of and had called a disciplinary meeting to look into it.
An appeal for change and for action should neither be dismissed nor diminished because of the process underway. The Conservative Party seems to seek preventative action rather than put its faith in process that only comes about when malpractices (alleged or not) come to light.
Your suggestion to your potential contributors that the CBC was waging a partisan campaign against your party and the government of Canada was flatly contradicted by every step we had taken before you composed your cash appeal.
Again, it is the initial allegations of journalistic malpractice that likely concerns the Conservative Party. You are arguing that since there is now an internal investigation (again, only after the fact), that this dispels the cloud. It is absurd to say that an investigation of alleged partisanship itself disproves partisanship.
We accept that you are not the only, or even the first, Canadian political party to use CBC News as a whipping boy for fundraising purposes.
The Liberal party accused us of bias on several occasions when it fit their agenda.
By this argument you suggest that the CBC isn't non-partisan but rather that it is bi-partisan. The Ombudsman that seems to be the most hopeful lever of accountability has recently concluded on CBC missteps towards the Conservatives. The Liberal Party may have accused the CBC of skewed reporting, but the ombudsman has convicted the CBC of it following conservative concerns.
As a public broadcaster we take our responsibilities to all Canadian shareholders very seriously. This is more than just a glib promise.
Hey John, where can I sell my shares?
Unlike any other broadcaster in the country, the CBC has a journalistic standards and practices book. This book is given to each reporter, producer, editor and host working at the CBC. It outlines in explicit detail the code of conduct for our journalists. It covers conflict of interest; it covers issues of journalistic fairness and balance.
It is clear, and it is binding. It is also a living document. We talk about it and refer to it daily when we are dealing with difficult ethical issues. It is also freely available to the general public to see, so they know exactly what standards we aim to maintain.
I would be delighted to share a copy of it with you.
Here, the PC reference isn't simply offered by you as trivia, you suggest some introspection for the Conservatives as if the Conservatives behaviour is inconsistent by your implying that both entities are the same. Yet this controversy started by alleged manipulation of a Parliamentary committee by the CBC outside of the committee's mandate as the Liberals (via the CBC, allegedly) tried to tie Harper to Mulroney.
While all our journalists try to live by our code of conduct, CBC News is not infallible. But we are accountable. When there are errors of judgment, or misunderstandings or improper interpretation of the journalistic standards and practices, we investigate. When we discover shortcomings, we change our standards and practices.
No other news organization in the country operates within such a demanding ethical regime. For you to sully the reputations of so many dedicated Canadian professionals is utterly unacceptable. Your denigration of our ethical standards can only contribute to the public cynicism about public life that is already far too pervasive.
I take issue with your circling of the reputational wagons of hundreds of so many Canadian professionals around an institution which may have serious faults to address. There are good, capable and professional people that contribute to reporting for the CBC and they should not be your shield. Further, the Conservatives are not denigrating the Corporation's ethical standards, they are concerned about staff that may fail to meet set standards and managers and directors that fail to enforce them and/or meet such standards themselves.
As we break for the Christmas/New Years holidays, Ottawa has been talking about a real possibility of an election in February and March.
I believe that the current conventional wisdom on the timing of an election is wrong.
First, no party is really in a good position for an election.
Consider the Conservatives; statistically tied with the Liberals in the latest Harris/Decima poll, the Tories aren't riding their traditional high numbers. Some have attributed this decline to Canada's bad press at Bali, some blame the attention that Mulroney has received. But a budget will be a bonanza of tax cuts in February, you may think, and this surely will be enough to buoy Conservative numbers. It may, but the Conservatives need the decision of at least one party to survive and three to defeat it.
That brings us to the main opposition party: the Liberals. Stephane Dion has been routinely embarrassed in the House of Commons by being forced to abstain from votes of confidence such as the throne speech and subsequent crime legislation (named a matter confidence by the PM). A staffer in Dion's office recently told me that this pattern cannot continue at length. He's right. The Liberals will stand in February to defeat the budget. In fact, they've already indicated that they intend to try force an election. This is a necessary move by Dion, as he cannot remain neutered indefinitely lest his caucus revolts. The smart play here is that he's been first out of the gate in declaring his intentions meaning that he will not have to race Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe to the waiting cameras outside of the House doors (besides Layton and Duceppe are closer to the doors anyway). So Dion is forcing the NDP and Bloc to react to Dion whereas earlier Dion reacted to the declared intentions of those two parties instead. Dion is well ahead on this vote. This will help relieve some of the negative attention received from his chronic abstentions in this latest session in 2007. The move, however, is somewhat disingenuous as Dion knows that at least one other party will save Harper's government (and Dion) to fight another day.
While the NDP has had better fundraising fortunes than the Liberals, this opposition party still needs to continue its strides in becoming a viable opposition in the minds of Canadians. While they will no doubt vote against the budget (and the Conservative government won't change its legislation to accommodate them), they are unlikely thrilled about a March election. Further, the NDP standing with the Conservatives on a conservative budget would destroy much of the NDP's credibility.
That leaves us with the Bloc, who shares a particularly important electoral interest with Stephen Harper: Quebec. The Bloc will vote for the budget because there will undoubtedly be some good items for their province. In fact, we can be quite confident in this prediction as Harper/Flaherty would be unlikely to pen a budget without extended consideration for Quebec. If they did, they would guarantee that their government would fall and that their hard-fought gains in that province would be tenuous at best and their planned gains would evaporate overnight. Expect good things for Quebec in 2008 and expect the Bloc to pass the budget; the Bloc is the only party Harper needs onside to survive.
This scenario generally satisfies all parties to some extent. The Conservatives will continue to govern while entrenching their image as tax fighters in the minds of Canadians. They will also continue to build in Quebec. The Liberals (and especially Dion) will relieve a lot of pressure internally in caucus and externally in their image as the hapless leader breaks his abstention streak. The NDP will still get to stand up to the Conservatives (the NDP gains from this scenario are the least of the four parties). Finally, the Bloc will have voted for a better budget for the people of Quebec, even if it is delivered by Conservatives. The Bloc has been concerned by the Conservative encroachment upon their nationalist strategy as it has been reconfigured by Harper as decentralization and respect for provincial jurisdiction. Duceppe would only be handing Harper voters if he defeats this government as the Prime Minister will be seen to be a better defender of Quebec's interests.
If the Prime Minister really wants an election in March, the budget will contain a poisoned pill that is inert to Quebeckers but unacceptable for the Bloc.
OTTAWA – The Liberal Party of Canada must reveal the scope of the party's alleged collusion with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on House of Commons committee business, and explain the party's denials of collusion given contradictory statements from senior members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery and the CBC itself.
According to former Liberal Cabinet Minister Jean Lapierre, now a political reporter with the TVA network questions asked by Liberal members of the House ethics committee on December 13th were "written by the CBC" (CTV Newsnet, December 13, 2007). CTV's Mike Duffy later added that Liberal researcher Jay Ephard admitted that the CBC and Liberals worked together on the Liberals' committee questions (Mike Duffy Live, December 13, 2007). And now, according to Canadian Press, the CBC has launched its own internal investigation into what it described as "inappropriate" practices (Canadian Press, December 14, 2007).
Yet the Liberal Party's has denied that there was collusion between his party and the CBC and called the allegations a "total fabrication" (National Post, December 15, 2007).
While Conservatives welcomed the launch of an internal CBC investigation into the alleged Liberal-CBC collusion, the party remains concerned about a disturbing pattern of anti-Conservative bias from the public broadcaster. During the 2004 election, the network was caught soliciting anti-Conservative participants for a town hall-style meeting. And the network admitted "regret" in 2006 after airing a report that negatively portrayed Stephen Harper by using out-of-context footage.
Some people have been saying, "but reporters suggest questions with committees all the time".
The most striking problem with this instance is that the questions under Conservative complaint here are questions that go beyond the scope of the committee's scope, which is actually defined as: "Study of the Mulroney Airbus Settlement". Suddenly questions about Maxime Bernier and the wireless spectrum auction came up.
The Prime Minister instructed his caucus to put a freeze on communications with Mulroney so that the opposition could not suggest or imply that the former Prime Minister, who continues to be under fire, is linked to the current crop of Conservatives.
It is interesting that it was not the opposition that was the genesis of the attempt to link Mulroney to Harper, but allegedly it was the CBC.
The Liberals, however, are ultimately to blame if this report of "collusion" is true. That party and their MP Pablo Rodriguez were the ones to channel the CBC's request(s) into the committee. To the CBC (and the reporter following the wireless spectrum story), the sole opportunity to question the former Prime Minister may have proved too tempting to pass up, even if it meant inappropriate influence of a committee far beyond "the airbus settlement" to "Mulroney and everything Conservative". Conservative committee members termed Rodriguez's line of questioning as "a fishing expedition". The Chair (also a Liberal) was quite liberal himself in his ruling in allowing the unrelated questions to continue.
What is the extent of influence of the CBC on the Liberal Party? How high does Trudeau's party jump when the public broadcaster tells it to?
Frankly, this wouldn't be a scandal in the eyes of the CPC if the Liberals had laughed at the CBC's request/demand and had proceeded by staying within the mandate of the parliamentary committee on access to information, privacy and ethics. The Liberals were ultimately the precipitators of this scandal by showing that they could be influenced to brutally stretch the committee's scope. It is also troubling to know that the CBC itself is party to the political process on the Hill.
Mike Duffy commentator Jean Lapierre makes allegation that CBC wrote questions for the Liberals on the wireless spectrum auction.
John Tory is in Ottawa tomorrow to meet with members of the Ontario CPC caucus and key federal Conservative strategists. Of course, the PCPO leader comes to the nation's capital under the cloud of a challenge of a possible leadership review being organized by conservative strategist Nick Kouvlalis, who is leading the charge for a review with his "yes" campaign. The leader of the "no" (to review) campaign is John Capobianco, a long-time conservative organizer in his own right. After interviewing Kouvalis on his efforts last week, I immediately sought to ask Capobianco a set of questions about the possible leadership review and his team's efforts to shield Tory and promote him as a strong leader for the party membership.
on the phone, which is about as 'grassroots' and genuine as one can get.
their concerns and, more importantly, learning from them.
JC: It's true that John Tory set high standards for himself, and didn't achieve what he wanted to, he knows and laments this. However within weeks of the election, he was out in the ridings, face to face with the party and working with them to discover what he did wrong, which shows he is indeed a leader.
Tory should stay on because his drive and energy to create a compelling conservative vision for the province is relentless. Out of nowhere he almost became mayor of Toronto, and within three years of winning the leadership of the PC party – at a time, I will add, where we were $10 million in debt and with the lowest morale I've seen in years – many thought we were in a position to win the province, despite an economy that appeared strong and huge liberal spending.
When you talk to party members, of course they're upset at the loss; we as Conservatives have certainly suffered our fair share of losses both provincially and nationally over the years, but we usually determine where we made our mistakes and went about fixing them… we don't and should not get into the practice of defeating our leaders after one election loss. If we did, we wouldn't have had Mike Harris as Premier or Stephen Harper as our current Prime Minister, both suffered initial electoral defeat, but come back to win their respective elections the second time.
Tory is currently listening to and working with the party and over the next 4 years will create an incredibly dynamic Progressive Conservative Party.
JC: Tory will be doing what he has been doing since October, meeting with the party, face to face and in the open, learning and letting progressive conservatives across the province know that they can trust him to be a strong Conservative leader.
Much is being made of Tory's tour to connect with the membership for feedback and for a post-mortem to the election loss. Critics on both sides of the debate argue about the merits of how these consultations are being held. Tory's people would seem to claim that these consultations show a grassroots effort to consult the membership, while the "yes" campaign suggests that the consultations are framed by Tory and show little accountability. Capobianco seems to counter the self-proclaimed label of "grassroots" by the "yes" campaign by suggesting that the campaign is being organized by a handful of senior conservatives.
Federalist tide in Quebec shifting Conservative?
Two former federal Liberals in Quebec were to do battle for the Conservative Party nomination in Laval-Les Îles but one dropped out an hour prior to the contest. In the end, Agop T. Evereklian, a former chief of staff to a Liberal cabinet minister won the nomination against another challenger.
Stating that his conversion to Conservatism was a recent occurrence, Mr. Evereklian explained that he saw no possibility of advancement within Liberal ranks, "under the present circumstances." I appreciate Mr. Harper's leadership, he keeps his word. He respects the democratic process. There's transparency. Even though I'm a newcomer to Conservative ranks, I had an equal chance of winning the nomination," he stated.
The former chief organizer for the Liberal party of Canada in Laval-Les Îles, Mr. Evereklian believes the voters want change. According to him, voters support the candidate more than they support a particular party. If a candidate offers what the people are looking for, they'll support him," he stated in an interview the day after his nomination.
Prior to a writ drop that is all but scheduled for February, does this indicate that the Conservative Party represents the viable vehicle for federalist votes in an upcoming election? With Mr. Dion's leadership numbers lacking, and abysmal in his home province of Quebec, is the Quebecois political class reading the tea leaves in that province?
There will be criticism of party hopping, but as a trend, this be the first signs of an even poorer showing in Quebec for the Liberal Party during the next election.
Granted, Evereklian faces a tough fight in Laval-Les Îles, as the incumbent Raymonde Folco received 20,849 votes (39.3%) to the Bloc's 17,537 votes (33.1%) in the last election. The Conservative candidate in the riding received 9,055 votes (17.1%).
Despite this Evereklian can bank of one obvious advantage against Folco; he used to be a senior political advisor to the Liberal.
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Karlheinz Schreiber claims that he paid former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney $300,000 to lobby his successor Kim Campbell and her government for the Bear Head Project. Schreiber never got his was as he must have been somewhat ignorant to evolving Tory fortunes. We later learned that Schreiber sought the services of Trudeau cabinet minister Marc Lalonde to lobby the Chretien government on the same project.
Schreiber, it seems, has the unfortunate mindset that Mulroney is his only hope and by extension of MBM's involvement, hopeful interference by Harper/Nicholson in the extradition process.
I obtained a copy of the letter yesterday. Here it is. There are some privacy concerns surrounding the material that Schreiber disclosed in committee yesterday. As such, I've blurred private information, including Schreiber's Rockcliffe address, phone, fax and email. I've also blurred out Mulroney's address.


Feast your eyes on some gorgeous eye candy shot by JDS Photography, designed by Rebecca of Highculture Weddings & Events and featuring Pinkpolka Wedding Design stationery! All the amazing sweets which included cinnamon apple crème brulée, sugared pears, chocolate petite fours, and chocolate dipped ginger snap biscuits were made by Gloria of The Art of Cake. This shot was even featured on the wedding blog Style Me Pretty!


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Marching practice or other College House activities may be completed in this time.
Year 10 boarders undertake their allocated job throughout the day. Times depend on the nature of their allocated job.
Weekends vary from the above programme allowing more free time and organized hostel activities.
Weekends will include prep before and during examination periods.
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As Sri Lankans go to the polls as a unified nation for the first time in more than two decades, Freedom House is deeply concerned about electoral misconduct and Sri Lankan authorities' flagrant disregard for the rule of law.
The election on January 26 will be the first time since the recent end of the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in which the entire island may fully participate in elections. In the days leading up to the election, there have been reports of increased election-related violence, as well as allegations of electoral malpractice related to voter registration and electoral lists. Local and international watchdog groups have made allegations about the misuse of state-run media and other resources to favor the ruling party candidate, including a directive by President Rajapaksa to mobile phone companies to send SMS messages to their customers in support of his campaign. Additionally, there is considerable concern about the ability of displaced citizens in the war-torn north—approximately 100,000 of whom remain in the camps —to take part in the elections.
Despite slight improvements in political freedom resulting from the end of the long-running conflict, Sri Lankans continue to experience significant human rights violations. The government has not yet demonstrated a capacity to address grievances arising from the internment in squalid conditions of several hundred thousand displaced civilians for much of the year. There has also been increased hostility toward journalists and nongovernmental organizations, including the limitation of access by these groups to the camps where many remain.
Sri Lanka is ranked Partly Free in Freedom in the World 2010, Freedom House's survey of political rights and civil liberties, and Not Free in Freedom of the Press 2009.


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Shimadzu Teams with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Interdisciplinary Chemistry Lab
The Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery, part of UWM's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is the primary user of the lab
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) announced the opening of the Shimadzu Laboratory for Advanced Applied and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The new 2,000-sq-ft laboratory and office suite is a hub for research across the entire UWM campus, as well as a classroom for teaching the theory and practice of mass spectrometry. The new lab, located inside of UWM's Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex, was made possible by a $1.13 million grant from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments.
Equipped with an array of the company's analytical instruments, the lab is able to support diverse programs in drug discovery, freshwater science, food and beverage, environmental science, and other basic life science and chemistry studies. The facility features six mass spectrometers, sample preparation tools, UV-visible and FTIR spectrometers, liquid and gas chromatography systems, and a fully equipped tissue culture suite to enable discovery and toxicology research.
The Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD), part of UWM's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is the primary user of the lab. The institute uses the lab to conduct NIH-funded research on new drugs for pain, schizophrenia, and asthma, as well as anti-infective and anti-cancer drugs. MIDD frequently uses the instrumentation for structural analysis of newly synthesized drug compounds, assessment of drug metabolism and stability, and pharmacokinetics and bio-distribution. Neuroscientists at the university have adopted the MALDI-TOF MS for studies on central nervous system development, pain processes, and learning.
"Our relationship with Shimadzu allows us ready access to the market's latest analytical innovations," said Dr. Douglas Stafford, Director of MIDD. "In the future, we hope that this lab will be used to host user workshops on new applications and instruments. This will help to keep our scientists ahead of the curve by staying connected to the wide network of MS users."
"The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in conjunction with MIDD, is a vibrant, growing research community, supporting interdisciplinary applications in numerous scientific programs," said Terry Adams, VP of marketing at Shimadzu Scientific Instruments. "Shimadzu is proud to have our name associated with such an outstanding institution and we are eager to work with the many researchers and students utilizing this impressive laboratory."


Why is everybody talking about gut health?
Gut health seems to be the talk of the town for foodies, especially when it comes to health bloggers, chefs and researchers within clinical nutrition. Terms such as gut flora, healthy bacteria and anti-inflammatory food are becoming part of the mainstream vocabulary. But what is this trend all about, really?
The trend stems from a growing interest among consumers in how food impacts both our minds and our bodies. There has also been a growing body of research within this field that has emerged in the last few years. The gut flora is a very complex system containing billions of bacteria. Scientists are working hard to gain a better understanding of gut flora through, for example, frequent testing of faeces and research to find out if some diseases originate in the colon.
Scientists have also started to better understand how gut health affects our mood, psychological wellbeing and stress levels. The gut-brain connection is an area of research that is growing fast. Research has shown that the gut and the brain communicate with each other: an unhappy gut sends signals to the brain. Similarly, an anxious brain can send a signal to the intestines. In other words, your diet can affect your brain and cognition. This coincides with the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2017 declaration that depression is the next biggest disability globally, with more than 230 million people affected worldwide.
So, can food be our medicine? Well, we're a bit far away from that, but some foods might be extra good for your stomach.
During the fermentation process, starches and sugars in food, such as some vegetables, favour the growth of beneficial bacteria. Fermented cabbage like sauerkraut or kimchi, cultivated yogurt drinks like kefir, fermented soy products such as miso or tempeh, or fermented oat "gurts" like Yosa are good choices. And tasty too!
Fibre is important for our body since it feeds the good bacteria and helps them to flourish. Recommended foods include beans, a wide variety of vegetables, wholegrain bread, oat products and mushrooms.
Are you interested in food trends and learning more about what's cooking in the world of food? Don't miss out on our Food Trend Report, released at the beginning of September. In the report you can learn more about the Fazer Brainhow programme and gut health in an interview with Robert Brummer, professor of gastroenterology and clinical nutrition, at Örebro University.


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My select-box is below the label of the selectfield. On the right side of the select box I am seeing a white colored down arrow (which is the arrow for selecting things from the drop down list) .
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Understanding The Internet -documentary
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Published on Jan 21, 2018 by Newest Documentaries
The Internet Revolution and Digital Future Technology Documentary 2018
The history of the Internet begins with the development of electronic computers in the 1950s. Initial concepts of wide area networking originated in several computer science laboratories in the United States, United Kingdom, and France.
When the Internet was invented?
ARPANET adopted TCP/IP on January 1, 1983, and from there researchers began to assemble the "network of networks" that became the modern Internet. The online world then took on a more recognizable form in 1990, when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
When did people start using the Internet?
On 6 August 1991, the World Wide Web went live to the world. There was no fanfare in the global press. In fact, most people around the world didn't even know what the Internet was. Even if they did, the revolution the Web ushered in was still but a twinkle in Tim Berners-Lee's eye.
When did the Internet originate?
Find out here. The internet began life in 1969, when scientists working for the US Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA, now known as DARPA) connected computer networks at the University of California and the Stanford Research Institute.
Which country first invented the Internet?
The internet protocols (TCP/IP) happened following initiatives takes by the US Government. The world-wide-web was invented by a British guy (while working at Cern) This brought us HTTP and websites. His work was inspired by the idea of hypertext. Hypertext as a concept had been bouncing around for a while.
What was the original purpose of the Internet?
Many people have heard that the Internet began with some military computers in the Pentagon called Arpanet in 1969. ... Bob Taylor, the Pentagon official who was in charge of the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (or Arpanet) program, insists that the purpose was not military, but scientific.
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One of the biggest decisions you make when it comes to university is whether you should move into student halls or stay at home and commute in every day. If you don't know which is best for you, here are some examples of why moving out from home for university in the UK is a major positive.
You'll gain more independence
Living away from home means you no longer have your parents around to tell you what to do. This means you'll be learning how to provide for yourself, cleaning and cooking your own meals. It sounds like a lot to adjust to but everyone in your halls will be going through the same thing. You will have to learn eventually, so why not take this step now when you have others around to help you?
Living close to your university campus means you won't have to take a lot of time out of your day for travelling. Those students commuting into classes each day may spend hours stuck in traffic, whereas you can crawl out of bed just a few minutes before your lectures start, giving you more time to rest up before your 9 am classes. It's also helpful if you need more time for essays or revision since you won't be wasting time sitting in traffic.
Better social life
Living at home means you miss out on a lot of nights out and social times with your course mates because you have to get the last train back or drive home before it gets too dark. If you live in student halls, not only can you stay out till whenever you like, but you are able to join societies and take full advantage of last-minute plans. Living close by to other students means you also don't have to walk home in the dark alone. You can enjoy all aspects of university life while knowing you are safe with other students around.
Taking advantage of the opportunities presented to you when living on campus means you are more likely to make new friends as you'll come in contact with a lot more students like yourself. To find out more about student accommodation in the UK, contact us today.
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Alles-sur-Dordogne (, literally Alles on Dordogne; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.  It is situated on the river Dordogne.

Population

History
In 1933, the commune of Alles was renamed Alles-sur-Dordogne.

See also
Communes of the Dordogne département

References

Communes of Dordogne

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Walk through full-scale jaws into a 60-foot-long Megalodon sculpture and befine to explore the story of this fantastic ancient creature - its size, structure, diet, lifespan, relatives, neighbors, evolution, extinction and the science that continues to reveal Megalodon's tale. Tooth-shaped island units support interpretive materials, which include graphics, hands-on components, and family-friendly interactives. The exhibit is object-rich, including numerous fossil specimens from several collections, and life-size and scale models of other fossil and modern sharks.
In terms of scientific holdings, the Sternberg Museum of Natural History ranks among the best of natural history museums. No other state university the size of Fort Hays State has a natural history museum comparable in size and scientific importance as the Sternberg. Our collections include one of the finest assemblies of Pteranodon material, the largest collection of fossil grass seeds, and a truly outstanding collection of Cretaceous marine and Neogene terrestrial vertebrate fossils. These are complemented by excellent collections of modern biological material, remarkable mammals, reptiles, and plants.
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Trnovlje pri Celju so razpotegnjeno urbanizirano naselje v Celjski kotlini v Mestni občini Celje. Nahaja se na ravnini, ki jo terasa reke Hudinje loči od nižje ravnice ob Hudinji in potoku Vzhodni Ložnici.

Starejši del naselja s kmečko zasnovo preseka avtocesta Arja vas - Hoče. Skozi del kraja teče cesta Celje - Ljubečna. Na vzhodni strani sega naselje v Gaje z redkim hrastovim gozdom, kjer je celjska energetska in skladiščna cona.

V kraju je kulturni dom Zarja, kjer deluje priznana amaterska gledališka skupina. Ob Vzhodni Ložnici je zaselek »Bozne«.

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 Slovenci: 1090 (93,1 %)
 Hrvati: 19 (1,6 %)
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I need to add specific custom field with multiply select list, the closest custom field I found is "Cascading Select".
EN -> value1, value2, value3, etc.
DE -> value1, value2, value3, etc.
FR -> value1, value2, value3, etc.
< OTHER> -> value1, value2, value3, etc.
How can I realize this function? Is there any other suitable custom field for this?
can we add values to select list by plug-in code?
I mean is there a way to create select list and populate it programatically.
What are you trying to do ? you should create a new question describing your issue in detail.
anyways, I want to create a select list that can be editted dynamically. For example I want to add values to the select list when a issue is marked as resolved.
"user will request to add new customer to the system. he will enter a jira issue. when admin resolved that issue, a listener plug-in will be invoked and it should populate select list (that will have customer names) with new value."
Mizan, thank you so much for your answer.
2. then I have add one more option to that custom field and then my add values is reflected.
Do we have anyway so that programatically we can reindex the jira and that value reflects?
still changes didn't reflected on UI. I have to and refresh the custom field by clicking options like "sort alphabetically"
Also there is problem when I add value from jira UI. jira doesnt update the sequence and takes the older value. Even if I update SEQUENCE_VALUE_ITEM table.
You can also have Text Field for users to fill the other option.
Show this text field only when others is choosen in the Cascade select, this you can control with java script.
@Chaithra N... how do you do that? can you point us to where this is documented?


At least ten terrorists, who have entered India with explosives via Nepal, are suspected to be hiding in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, a senior police official today said.
"According to secret inputs from Intelligence Bureau, 10 terrorists who have entered India with explosives via Nepal are suspected to be hiding in the district," Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Singh Yadav said here.
Following the inputs, the district police today launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) to trace the terrorists, he said.
Addressing the police officials at Sihani Gate police station, the SSP said the whole operation will be under command of City Superintendent of Police Shiv Hari Meena.
Briefing about 'CASO', Meena said the operation will continue till January 26 in the areas falling under the limits of all police stations of the district and the operation team will comprise 5 sub inspectors and 5 constables from each police station of the district along with 20 PCR vans.
Today, the team conducted search operation in Nehru Nagar and Patel Nagar colonies in the city, Meena said, adding that the Civil Defense personnel and office bearers of Residents' Welfare Associations are also helping the team.
'CASO' team will launch the combing operation in densely- populated colonies in the district and verify credentials of the residents, Meena said.


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Blogs - Filmfare Award for best Music - SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI (PADMAAVAT}
MCAI - 23 Mar 2019
WINNERS OF THE FILMFARE AWARDS 2019
Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced at Jio Garden, BKC, Mumbai on 23rd March 2019.
Here's the complete winners list of 64th Filmfare Awards 2019:
Main Award Winners
BEST FILM - RAAZI
Raazi is a well-made spy film brimming with patriotic fervour. The 1971 war serves as the backdrop of this spy thriller. It remains true to the period details as well.
CRITICS BEST FILM - ANDHADHUN
Andhadhun
Andhadhun will remind you of American pulp movies, where every character is bent and serves his or her own agendas. The film offers homage to the Hindi film music of the '70s as well, what with Ayushmann playing many hit tunes of the era on his piano.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE) - RANBIR KAPOOR
Movie - SANJU
For the sake of his role, Ranbir somehow convinced himself that he's actually Sanjay Dutt -- and hence the physical transformations and the voice modulations look so convincing as they contain part of Dutt's soul.
CRITICS BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE) - AYUSHMANN KHURRANA
Movie - ANDHADHUN
Ayushmann Khurrana is a steal as the piano player with a kink. His switches from being blind to being normal are spot on and later, his helplessness and rage at being subjected to the world's unfairness is apt too.
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE) - ALIA BHATT
Movie - RAAZI
BEST MUSIC ALBUM - SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI
Movie - PADMAAVAT
Source: https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2019/winners
Complete Story: https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2019/winners


Since September 2015, the doctors at ADRC have been using an innovative new therapy to help reduce clinical signs associated with atopic dermatitis in dogs. The product, named Canine Atopic Dermatitis Immunotherapeutic, is a first-of-its-kind antibody therapy. Some dermatologists call it CADI for short. At ADRC, we also refer to it as anti-IL-31 monoclonal antibody for 2 reasons. First, it contains an antibody that specifically targets and neutralizes interleukin-31 (IL-31), a key protein responsible for sending the itch signal to the brain. Second, for years we have offered allergen specific immunotherapy (ASIT) and the names are too similar; thus, we needed a distinction for communications.
One might ask how the therapies are different. The anti-IL-31 monoclonal antibody injection is simply another medication in a repertoire of therapies including steroids, Atopica® and Apoquel that help reduce itch. The doctors at ADRC view all these medications as short to mid-term "crutches" to improve quality of life. Alternatively, allergen specific immunotherapy (ASIT) is the only therapy that specifically addresses the true underlying allergy. It comes in an injection or oral formula. ASIT is given on a regular basis to improve the immune system's ability to tolerate environmental allergens such as pollens to grasses, trees, weeds and molds. Our goal is to use ASIT as the safe, long term therapy and reduce the overall need for a pet to receive medications such as steroid, Atopica®, Apoquel or anti-IL-31 monoclonal antibody.
What you should know about anti-IL-31 monoclonal antibody: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted a conditional license for Canine Atopic Dermatitis Immunotherapeutic to be available primarily to veterinary dermatology specialists to gain more experience and understanding of its use in clinical practice. This will help the manufacturing company prepare for full licensure. The injection is administered in-office, once-monthly, under the skin, and only after thorough examination and determination by the attending dermatologist that the product is appropriate for your dog. It has been shown to be safe and effective in decreasing itching within one day and remains effective for most patients for one month. Dosing can be repeated monthly if necessary. Reported adverse reactions to the product were similar to those of a placebo.


Alfresco Open Air Culinary Systems has announced the next step in outdoor kitchens with their new Pizza Plus Product. The focus of this next generation pizza oven is the "plus"; the features that allow this appliance to cook, bake, roast to perfection in an outdoor environment.
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We just signed our contract for Power Panels/Wall for our Florida home in Winter Park. We will be the first home in the Lake Killarny area, we are very excited. We have a 1946 craftsman home surrounded by some old growth, which we would hate to loose, so we are pretty much paneling 75% of the roof.
Our home is only 951 sqft & it's just two of us, so we are only in need of 1 x Powerwall, but I plan on getting more down the road for more electrical storage. We work with Duke Energy Florida and it seems they are all on board with net zero, electrical storage and pay-backs.
We have site design next week and our Power-Wall is slated for March 2019. We are so very excited.
Congratulations @jett, you have every reason to be excited, and I wish you the very best going forward. We installed 13.2 kWh solar in 2012, and finally got our 2-PW2 installation in June of 2018, and they work incredibly well together in Self-Powered mode, we have been independent of the grid since turning on our batteries, running our 2000 sqft all electric home, charging our two Tesla's, and have been exporting about 64 percent of our solar generated electricity back to grid. IMHO the PW2's are an excellent complement to solar.
What size solar are your contemplating installing on your 951 sqft home with your 1 PW2? Do you have heat pump for your AC or do you have conventional AC? Heat pumps are so much more efficient. There are a lot of things we have done to reduce our energy demand, which has lead us to average 180+ percent solar production/total energy demand over last 6 years.
Congratulations!!! I live a few minutes away from Winter Park in Casselberry. My install happened in June of 2018. Have a 10 kwh system with two powerwalls.Got it in before they ran out of batteries.Gonna love it! My grid fails alot especially during the summer.Seems like everyone is running their A/C and boom transformer blows.5 power outages in July alone.Good luck with everything!!
Thanks for the input David and Egalan in Cassleberry!
We moved into our home about 3 months ago and so far we had 1 power outage that lasted about 3 hrs. It was however enough for it to get pretty darn hot in the house, even though it was 10pm to 1am. Dogs did not dig it at all.
It's a small footprint of a house David and we have a lot of old growth that I wish to keep (I need my shade...lived in Alaska for 17 yrs). So they planned it out with 10.7 panels pretty much on all three corners of the roof. I wanted the flat-black panels with the beveled edges as well as the whole front of the house will be paneled and I want to to look nice for the hood.
So far, they said 1 x power wall will run the house for 20 hrs if the power fails. We have a 2-ton heatpump & tankless. Only have 1 bath, 1 kitchen and 2 bedrooms. The 3rd bedroom is a voice over studio for my wife's business.
The 10.7 is Kilowatts, no idea how many panels it will be. And I really don't wish to remove any trees as we have a oasis of a back-yard, which is the best part of this little house.
Oh and one more thing. I was so impressed with the presentation of this system and the ease of getting on board, I sold some Nvidia stock and purchased 50 shares of Tesla today. I went to bed with the intention to do so and boy, was I jazzed when the stock opened 8 percent down.
And before you even "think it", no, I don't work for Tesla, this was purely a coincidence. I go with the Buffet rule when self-trading, "Buy what you know"...and I'm impressed with this product & I don't even have it in hand yet.
@jett, I am a tree hugger mysel and would never advise you to remove trees, as they provide a lot of benefits. The 10.7 kWh solar seems adequate to me for your smaller sized home and should work well with the PW2. Sounds like you are only considering using the PW2 in backup mode. I am using ours in Self-Powered mode with backup set at 30 percent, which still gives us 8 kWh of battery in case of a brownout or blackout. You could use your power wall like I am to increase your energy independence, while still covering potential blackouts.
I also buy stocks like TSLA that I have personal experience with (2 MS's, M3, PW2), and strongly believe in their mission, to advance the adoption of renewable energy and electric transportation. Tesla products rock.


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Dallas LEGO KidsFest Ticket Giveaway!
Havre you ever been to LEGO KidsFest? I have not but, it sounds like a lot of fun!
Limited OFFER! Everyone pays Kids prices! For a limited time, my followers can save $2 off each adult ticket purchased prior to August 8. These events have been selling out in past cities!
Dallas Convention Center, August 29 – 31, 2014 LEGO KidsFest brings all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in one activity- and entertainment-packed family event for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests.
The award-winning LEGO KidsFest returns to Texas – this time at the Dallas Convention Center — from August 29-31, 2014.
Those who attended the previous show can once again expect hands-on building, creative experiences and one-of-a-kind activities.
Children of all ages and builders of all skills and levels are welcome. The show only makes seven North American appearances each year.
1 Lucky Winner will receive 2 tickets to opening night!
Mandatory entry: Just leave a comment telling why you'd like to go!
This giveaway will end Saturday, Aug 2nd, 2014 at 11:59 pm Central time and the winner will be emailed soon thereafter. Make sure you add [email protected] to your address book, so you get the email if you win!
I would LOVE to take my kids to this event. Their dream is to go to Lego land, they are 11 and 7, they both love Legos because their dad used to spend hours with them building cities. It's a memory they're very fond of since he tragically passed away in a car accident September 24th 2012. I cannot afford to take them to California but Dallas is a lot closer!
I'd love to watch as my kid bask in Lego bliss, yet avoid the pain you get from the Lego blisters you get when you accidently step on one that's left lying around the house. LOL!
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Leicester City's Underdog Story Nears Finish UK's minor soccer club has captured world attention by soaring to the top of the Premier Division in one season. If the club can beat soccer giants Manchester United on Sunday, they'll take the title.
Leicester City's Underdog Story Nears Finish
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UK's minor soccer club has captured world attention by soaring to the top of the Premier Division in one season. If the club can beat soccer giants Manchester United on Sunday, they'll take the title.
The greatest underdog story in sports history - that's what they're calling it in England. A small-time soccer team there is poised to possibly win the Premier League title, the most-watched soccer competition in the world. Leicester City had a chance to clinch the title today. But they couldn't quite do it. They tied with Manchester United. But they could still win it all. NPR's Lauren Frayer is there in Leicester to explain how. Hey, Lauren.
LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: Hey, Rachel.
MARTIN: So you're in a pub, I understand, right?
FRAYER: Right, hardship assignment.
MARTIN: Hardship assignment, someone's got to do it. A tie, I imagine is not the most satisfying ending to this competition. What's the atmosphere like right now?
FRAYER: It's not. There's obvious disappointment here. Leicester City could have clenched the title today. And now they're going to have to wait to see how their main contender Tottenham plays tomorrow. So if Tottenham Hotspurs lose tomorrow, Leicester City will automatically win the league.
And fans here say look, they've waited all their lives for this. They can certainly wait a day longer. They're used to coming from behind. After all, this team was in dead last place last seaon. People filed out of this pub singing team songs. The spirit really does continue here. There are backing the Blues poster all over the city. The Blues or the Foxes are Leicester City Football Club. The Church of England is flying the Foxes flag over the Leicester Cathedral.
FRAYER: At the start of the season, the odds of this happening were 5,000-1, the odds of Leicester winning. I met a 20-year-old young woman who bet 2 pounds, about $3, on the team last summer. She stands to make about $10,000 from that bet.
MARTIN: Holy cow, big money. So this is being described as David and Goliath, the ultimate underdog matchup, the game that they played against Man U and their larger plight. I mean, has an underdog ever won England's Premier League before?
FRAYER: So only five teams have ever one before, and they're the big, rich one - Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, with the exception, just once, of the Blackburn Rovers. Just a word about money - Leicester City's entire squad costs about a quarter of what one of those big teams would pay for a single player.
MARTIN: Wow.
FRAYER: So for example, Leicester City's top goal-scorer Jamie Vardy - a few years ago, he was working in a factory earning 50 bucks a week, playing for a much low-league team on nights and weekends. Now, he's having a movie made about him, a biopic about Vardy. The equivalent is, like, imagine your local minor league baseball team winning the World Series.
MARTIN: Wow. So it's a big deal, needless to say, for the fans of Leicester City. What's this place like, though, Lauren? You've wandered around. What kind of city produced this rags-to-riches tale?
FRAYER: So it's one of Britain's most diverse cities, actually, population about 300,000. Leicester's often overshadowed by London 90 miles away or Birmingham a bit closer. Honestly, it has a reputation of being sort of a nondescript city in Middle England. It did become famous a couple years ago, though, as the place where the 15th-century King Richard III's bones were found and excavated from under a parking lot.
And so some soccer fans here believe that the spirit of King Richard is watching over the local team here. In fact, they say that their team's luck turned around the moment the king's bones were brought. And they say the king's looking out for them - that he's helped Leicester City become famous for something other than him. They've become the underdog kings of soccer.
MARTIN: Very cool. Lauren Frayer - she's watching all of this transpire in a pub in Leicester City. Lauren, go have a pint. Expensive - it's on us.
FRAYER: I certainly will.
MARTIN: OK, cool.
FRAYER: Thanks, Rachel.
MARTIN: Take care.


Join us this summer for Two Rivers Country Club's Youth Sailing Camp!
As we enter the warm weather seasons highlighted with outdoor sporting pursuits, we are honored to announce recent awards for Two Rivers Country Club's tennis and marina offerings.
Two Rivers Country Club Harbormaster, Renie Martin, had a booth last weekend at the 62nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Sports & Boat Show at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Boating enthusiasts came from all over to see the hundreds of boats, top brands and family fun represented at the Convention Center.
Learn more about our Williamsburg marina by visiting with the Two Rivers Country Club and Marina staff at the 2013 Richmond Boat Show.
The Richmond Boat Show is one of the best boat shows in Central Virginia. The event features nearly 110,000 square feet of boats of all types and sizes, as well as boat lifts, floating docks, marine electronics, water sports and safety equipment.
Two Rivers Country Club at The Governor's Land is a community in Williamsburg, Virginia, featuring a private country club with Tom Fazio golf course, marina, sailing, tennis, swimming, exceptional dining, waterfront clubhouse and much more.
Hear why our residents say that our community "has it all" in this new video about living at Governor's Land at Two Rivers.


Press clippings & Media coverage of our design work.
More design antics: Creative Corner & Creative Corner Uncut Talks, Design talks, design ideas, jobs.
Our DVD title sequence turned into a piece of art, becoming part of the Experiment Marathon Exhibition Reykjavik, Iceland.
Simon Brown, &&& Creative Director was showcased as one of 'London's to Watch' alongside 10 of the capitals hottest creative minds in Fast Forward magazine.
Simon Brown's work from the 24 Hour Interview Marathon, Serpentine Gallery was exhibited by Hans Ulrich Obrist, Collette, Paris.


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Ludwigsburg város Németországban, amely Baden-Württemberg tartományban, Stuttgarttól nagyjából 12 kilométerre északra található. Járási központ, a ludwigsburgi járás (Landkreis) legnagyobb városa.

Története

Korai történelem
A terület már kő- és a vaskorban is lakott volt. Ezt bizonyítja a számos régészeti lelőhely a városban és a környéken.

A barokk város
A barokk város története 1704-ben kezdődött, amikor Eberhard Lajos würtembergi herceg egy nyári palota építését kezdte meg a területen.
Az eredeti tervek csupán ennek megépítését célozták. A herceg azonban hatalma nagyságának kifejezése végett, a korabeli példákat alapul véve egy város megalapítását is kezdeményezte.
A város szabályos utcasorai a piactérről (Markplatz) indulnak ki, Frisoni hercegi építőmester tervei szerint. Az elrendezés a város uralkodó polgári jellegét hangsúlyozza más székvárosokkal szemben, ahol az uralkodó kastélya van a középpontban. A tér (Markt) közepén egy kút áll, az alapító Eberhard Lajos (Ludvig) württembergi herceg szobrával. Kétoldalt pedig egymással szemben a kéttornyú városi-templom (Stadtkirche) áll, amely ugyancsak Frisoni tervei szerint épült 1718-1726 között és vele szemben a kisebb, eredetileg hugenotta bevándorlók részére épített protestáns, később katolikus templom.

Ludwigsburgi kastély (Schloss Ludwigsburg)

Ez Németország legnagyobb barokk kastélya. 1704-ben kezdték el építeni négy építőmester vezetése alatt, és 1733-ban fejezték be.

Az épülettömb 18 részt ölel fel, több mint négyszáz szoba és terem van benne. Először az északi rész bővült ki háromszárnyassá, majd a keleti és nyugati részén a templom (Hofkirche) és a kápolna (Ordenskapelle) készült el. Végül meghosszabbították az udvart és dél felé az új hercegi szárnnyal (Neuer Fürstenbau) zárták le.

Az épületen belül külön említést érdemel a színház, amely máig  az eredeti 18. századi gépészeti berendezéssel és az eredeti színfalak között játszanak.

A kastély gazdag díszítésének skálája a felölelve a képzőművészetek valamennyi ágát a hangsúlyozott barokktól az elegáns rokokóig terjed. Az empíre korban a stukkók nagyobb részét az újabb izlés szerint megváltoztatták.

Hatalmas kastélyparkja a barokk időkben mintegy az épületek folytatása, kiegészítése volt. A 2. világháború után a park déli részét eredeti formájára állították  helyre.

Városrészek

Itt születtek, itt éltek
 Justinus Kerner (1786–1862), költő és orvosi író
 Eduard Mörike (1804–1875).  költő, író és fordító
 Friedrich Theodor Vischer (1807–1887),  író és filozófus
 Wilhelm Groener (1867–1944), tábornok és politikus
 Otto Geßler (1875–1955), a Weimari Köztársaság hadügyminisztere
 Hugo Sperrle (1885–1953), tábornagy
 Donato Giuseppe Frisoni olasz építész itt halt meg a városban.

Közlekedés
Ludwigsburg mellett halad el az A81-es autópálya, amelynek két lehajtóján (Ludwigsburg-Süd, Ludwigsburg-Nord) a település könnyen elérhető. A városon halad keresztül továbbá a B27-es főút.

A város vasúton is megközelíthető. Erre közlekedik a S4-es és S5-ös S-Bahn.

Jegyzetek

Források
 Panoráma (1980)

További információk
 A város légifelvéterről a YOUTube-on

Baden-Württemberg települései


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Q: How to transform uilabel keeping its x position same and scale to reduce the font size I implemented a navigation header (uiview) which shrinks at the time of scrolling tablview upwards and expands when scrolling down. Exactly same like ubers ios app header in profile page. I am able to change the label position on scrolling from bottom to up right corner but how can i lower the font size on scrolling. If i change the font size dynamically it is jerking. If i use transform scale then i cannot figure the amount by which i need to scale the label to achieve particular font size. when larger uialabel x position is 15 with font size 24 and when collapsed x position will be 45 with font size 20. Any lead will be very much appreciated.
func updateHeader() {
    let range = maximumHeaderHeight - minimumHeaderHeight
    let openAmount = headerHeightConstraint.constant - maximumHeaderHeight
    let percentage = openAmount / range
    headerLabelLeadingConstraint.constant = labelXPositionOfAnimationHeader - (openAmount)}

A: Take a View for header & set 6 constraints (So max height of our header will be 100 and minimum height will be 50)

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*Height == 100 (Priority : 750) (Create IBOutlet for this constraint)

*Height <= 100 (Priority : 1000)

*Height >= 50 (Priority : 1000)

*Trailing == 0

*Leading == 0

*Top == 0 (Connect it from status bar)
Add a label inside header view & set 4 constraints

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*Top == 0

*Leading == 0

*Trailing == 0

*Bottom == 0

Add a Table view  & set 4 constraints

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*Top == 0 (Connect it from status bar)

*Leading == 0

*Trailing == 0

*Bottom == 0

ViewController
class ViewController: UIViewController, UIScrollViewDelegate, UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource
{
    @IBOutlet weak var tableView : UITableView? = nil
    @IBOutlet weak var headerView : UIView? = nil
    @IBOutlet weak var headerLabel : UILabel? = nil
    @IBOutlet weak var headerHeightConstraint : NSLayoutConstraint? = nil
    private var headerHeight : CGFloat = 100
    private var topInset : CGFloat = 100 // TopInset == headerHeight
    private var maxFontSize : CGFloat = 32

    override func viewDidLoad()
    {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        // TopInset == headerHeight
        tableView?.contentInset = UIEdgeInsets(top: topInset, left: 0, bottom: 0, right: 0)
    }

    func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int
    {
        return 1
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int
    {
        return 5
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> CGFloat {

        return 100.0
    }

    func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell
    {
        let cell = UITableViewCell()
        cell.textLabel?.text = "\(indexPath.row)"
        return cell
    }

    func scrollViewDidScroll(_ scrollView: UIScrollView)
    {
        let y = scrollView.contentOffset.y + topInset
        headerHeightConstraint?.constant = headerHeight - y

        let fontSize = (maxFontSize * (headerView?.frame.height ?? 0))/(headerHeight)
        headerLabel?.font = UIFont.systemFont(ofSize: fontSize)
    }
}


But what of the milkmaids? Well, they and the cheesemakers are hardly blessed, thanks to a Catch-22 conspiracy of politics and interest groups. Britain's Office of Fair Trading has claimed that the big four supermarkets colluded to keep the prices of milk and dairy products artificially high, pocketing an estimated £270m in the process.
The supermarkets look like being forced to stump up huge fines, though they regard it all as a bit rich. After years of everyone complaining that they screwed down farm gate prices from their suppliers so low that it was threatening the future of the dairy industry, the supermarkets decided it was time to get together and be a bit more generous to the farmers. Prices were duly put up and...then the whistles started blowing. In business, you just can't win.


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This five-day mini unit comes complete with lesson plans, video links, student handouts, discussion guides, recommended readings, and short films to help teens rediscover and celebrate the life and influence of St. John Paul II—a saint who lived in their own time and whose canonization is sure to inspire global interest.
Catholic high school theology teachers can teach these five fifty-minute sessions between required units, or as part of Church history and ecclesiology courses. Each day's format includes an opening discussion, teacher-led presentation or class reading, and a handout. Students will learn about what makes a saint, the early life of St. John Paul II, what distinguished his papacy and teachings, and how to apply his virtues to their own lives. This material can be easily adapted for use by DREs, catechists, and youth ministers.
Day 1: What Makes a Saint?