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HomeNewsViral StoriesHarrison Barnes & NFL's Malik Jackson Reportedly Offer to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson's Funeral
Harrison Barnes & NFL's Malik Jackson Reportedly Offer to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson's Funeral
October 19, 2019 | by Monica Otayza
Ex-Dallas Mavericks player Harrison Barnes and NFL's Philadelphia Eagles player Malik Johnson offer to pay for Atatiana Jefferson's funeral in hopes of helping her family.
Two professional athletes have stated their intention of paying for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson, the 28-year-old woman who was fatally shot by a Forth Worth police officer in her own home last week.
Former Dallas Mavericks player Harrison Barnes and his wife Brittany decided to cover for more than half of the service's cost, while Philadelphia Eagles player Malik Jackson pledged to pay for the remainder.
A post shared by Harrison Barnes (@hbarnes)
Confirmation of the Athletes' Generosity
The news was confirmed by attorney Lee Merritt who represents the Jefferson family.
Attorney Merritt reveals the athletes reached out to him personally about paying for the funeral and initially did not want to make it a big fuss.
"They did it because they cared."
Doing What is Right
When interviewed by NBC Sports Bay Area, Barnes shares that paying for the funeral was the least he could do. He adds that no one should ever be shot during a welfare check and the last thing the family should be worrying about is how to pay for the funeral costs.
"It's about the family, it's about everything they're going through. Our prayers are obviously with them."
Harrison Barnes on he and his wife's decision to pay for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson. pic.twitter.com/D9jQSMycOR
— James Ham (@James_HamNBCS) October 17, 2019
Atatiana's Untimely Death
Atatiana Jefferson's death was met with outrage and anger from all over America, especially since she was shot in her own home, through a window, by a former police officer.
It turns out, one of their neighbors called a non-emergency line to request a check after he noticed that the lights were on and a front door was open in the home where Jefferson's elderly mother lived.
Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot #AtatianaJefferson inside her own home has been arrested and charged with murder.
More: https://t.co/Il7IsKa3XN pic.twitter.com/7uDFMqusod
— Complex (@Complex) October 15, 2019
Aaron Dean's Fatal Decision
TV Shows Oct 15, 2019
Aaron Dean, Former Fort Worth Police Officer, Arrested & Charged in Atatiana Jefferson Murder
Atatiana moved into the home to take care of her mother, who was recently moved to the hospital. At the moment the police came, Jefferson was playing a video game with her eight-year-old nephew.
When she was asked to "put your hands up" and "show me your hands," the police officer did not wait and he fires through the window.
Aaron Dean, the Fort Worth police officer responsible for Atatiana Jefferson's death | Source: Twitter / Complex
Now, people are crying for justice and demand that Aaron Dean face the consequences of his actions. The police officer already resigned from his post and is awaiting trial for the murder.
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News Oct 15, 2019
Atatiana Jefferson Killed in Her Own Home by Cop While Babysitting Nephew
People Oct 12, 2019
Ex-NFL Player DeAngelo Williams Reportedly Pays for 500 Mammograms after Losing Mom to Breast Cancer
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Relationship Oct 08, 2019
Amber Guyger Case: Slain Witness Joshua Brown's Ex Asks for Prayers Ahead of Son's 1st Birthday
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NFL's Shaq Lawson to Pay for Funeral of 11-Year-Old Shooting Victim from His Home State

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Q: Prevent Office 365 Active Directory users from changing password I need to prevent users created on the active directory of our Office 365 business account to change the password into their Office 365 Web Interface. I was trying to use Active Directory module from Windows PowerShell with the following command:
Set-ADAccountControl -Identity JaneDow -CannotChangePassword $true

But I got an exception "Set-ADAccountControl : Unable to find a default server with Active Directory Web Services running."
Is there another way to get rid of the password change ability in office 365?

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Well, we have one thing to be grateful for- MESSI and Argentina will be in the draw at the Kremlin on December 01 after an incredible performance in Quito at Estadio Olimpico Atahualta. After Ibarra took the lead in the first minute Lionel Messi answered with a hat trick to send his team to Russia 2018.
They join Brazil, Uruguay and Colombia with Peru having to face New Zealand in a home and away play-off in mid November. Pure Tiki-Taki football to delight the fans of The Beautiful Game. Contrast that with a VERY TACKY and boring performance by The Three Lions of England that puts the fans to sleep. Undefeated in 10 group matches they failed to set Wembley alight and once again are expected to fail at the main event next summer, as they did in Brazil in 2014, being the first team to be eliminated.
Depending on who you support we have seen triumphs and disappointments the last days all over the world. For the second time in a row The Netherlands will not be present at the Greatest Show on Earth. They had to beat visitors Sweden by seven goals at The Amsterdam Arena to get into the eight team play-offs. In an earlier campaign they had defeated Iceland 8-1, but it was not to be. Despite a brace from Arjen Robben, the 2-0 win was not nearly enough.
What about every bodies favourites..ICELAND. Following their heroics in knocking out England two years ago at FRANCE 2016 they have made it to the bigger stage. With a population of only 330,000 they are by far the smallest nation to qualify, one million less than previous smallest,Trinidad & Tobago. India, at FIFA 112th place with 1.4 billion population, do you realize that India adds that amount of people EVERY FIVE WEEKS !!!
A year ago I was in the Laugardalsvollor Stadium in Reykjavic in the VIP section doing the VIKING THUNDER CLAPP with the Prime Minister and others. What an experience in this friendy country. They beat Kosovo in their final group match and their captain Aaron Einar Malmquist Gunnarsson led his team mates and support staff to face the fans in the main stand and perform this awesome ceremony. HUH !! He is a proud native of Akureyri in Northern Iceland and has played 232 teams for Cardiff City in Wales.
A sad night in his home Cardiff City Stadium saw a surprising result as Wales, without the injured Gareth Bale, lost 1-0 to visitors Repubic of Ireland and will not repeat their heroics of 2016 when they reached the semi finals in France. However, if you want to hear a national anthem sung by fans that is the place to be. 33,000 capacity, less than half the nearby Millenium Stadium , which they could have easily sold out. LAND OF MY FATHERS-- HEN WLAD FY NHADAU was sung acapella.
Over in Lisbon at The Stadium of Light Ronaldo and Portugal beat Switzerland 2-0.while in the Stade de France the home team has also made it, like Napoleon, to Mother Russia...at least it won't be freezing.!!
It took two goals from Tim Cahill to come from behind over visiting Syria for a 2-1 win in the second leg in Sydney NSW and end the war torn country's football dream after having to play 'home' matches thosands of miles away in Malacca outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in front of empty seats. The Aussies will play home and away with Honduras.
For USA, it wlll be their first time to stay at home since the 1986 tournament in Mexico, after seven straight trips to the finals. A reminder that the mens team has also missed out on THE LAST TWO Olympic tournaments. Where did it all go wrong for the wealthiest country on the planet with over 300 million people?. PAY TO PLAY and individual training in wealthy suburbs is one factor. How many kids get together in those quiet streets to play amongst themselves after school? Don't blame Sunil Gulatoi, Bruce Arena and Jurgen Klinsmann for this lack of passion. Where else in the world do players and their families fork out $10,000 to $12,000 a year for elite programmes to drive up and down the interstates and fly cross coutry multiple times and overpay in selected hotels that host tournament organizers make them stay in in order to be allowed to play. In Europe youth players are asked to play naybe ONE TWENTIETH that amount or less.
Not to EASILY DEFEAT bottom team in the Hexagonal, T & T was aweful. while Panama, who gave away everything but the canal in a 4-0 loss in Orlanda, managed to win at home to already qualified Costa Rica 2-1, with their first goal not crossing the line and should not have been given. Torres scored his second goal in the 88th minute, while Honduras also won at home to Mexico 3-2. and gained the third automatic spot.
Egypt has qualified for the first time since ITALIA '90 when they only scored one goal. A late penalty by Al Salah in added time for The Pharaohs in Alexandria gave them a 2-1 win over Congo with one match to spare. Nigeria have also qualified, with three other places still to be decided.


The March Break Riding Camp at Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre saw a whole lot of youth visit the Port Hood-based facility.
PORT HOOD: The March Break Riding Camp at Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre ran from March 18-20, and the local group had 20 riders on both Monday and Tuesday and 17 on Wednesday.
Riders came from all over the Maritimes, with some as far away as Sherbrooke, St. Peter's, Cheticamp, Baddeck, Sydney, Antigonish, and Halifax.
"It was a fantastic successful three days with loads of fun," said owner Nadine Bollig. "Riders enjoyed lessons under saddle, in ground work, stable management and even got to enjoy some wagon rides.
From left, Lucie MacDonald, Elizabeth Lawrence and Gracie Mae MacIsaac went for a ride in the cart.
Lucie MacDonald had a great time at Reaching Strides Equestrian Centre.
Hope MacDonald was making friends at the March Break Riding Camp.
Hazel McInnis goes for a ride with the help of Domino.
Addison Poirier takes Apollo for a trot.


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David Beckham joins Instagram and gains 3.7 million followers in 24 hours
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To celebrate his 40th birthday on May 2, David Beckham decided to join Instagram – and the football icon has not disappointed us in the 24 hours since he joined the social media platform, sharing candid pics and achieving a whopping 3.7 million followers in just one day...
Few people could rake in 3.7 million followers in just 24 hours, but David Beckham isn't your average guy. 'Golden Balls', as his wife Victoria once fondly revealed is her pet name for him, has been on Instagram for just one day and already has close to 4 million people following him. Impressive stuff.
Becks hasn't disappointed in the last 24 hours we've been following him either – he's been sharing candid snaps of his 40th birthday celebrations with friends and family in Marrakech, and even posted a selfie with 90% of the Spice Girls.
The football icon recently made headlines after his son Brooklyn posted a video to his Instagram account, this time on his mother, Victoria Beckham's birthday (April 17), thanking his fans for helping him to reach 1 million followers. Becks can be heard in the background shouting "Brooklyn we're going..." before making a cameo on screen, teasing his older son that he has over 50 times as many followers on Twitter. Watch the cute and hilarious video, and see some of Beckham's Instagram snaps below.
Reached 1 million followers on my mums birthday. Thank u guys so much #ismydadcoolerthanme
A video posted by Brooklyn Beckham (@brooklynbeckham) on Apr 17, 2015 at 7:49am PDT
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Brooklyn Beckham stars in new Polish fashion campaign
David Beckham announces new UNICEF charity initiative to protect children
Victoria Beckham celebrates the launch of her collection at Barneys Beverley Hills


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Q: Updating DateTime value into database with strange format shows incorrect Date I'm using a a jQuery datepicker to have users enter a date in a text box. The date is then displayed on the webpage in the 2 digit month, day, and 2 digit year format with out slashes mmddy
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When this date is entered it is displayed on the page correctly, but the date in the database does not reflect the date entered in the textbox. Instead I'll have a date entered with the correct, day, and year, but not month.
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DateTime dt new DateTime();
dt = DateTime.ParseExact(datepicker.Text, "mmddy", provider);

cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@date", dt);

//result example 2016-01-09 hh:mm:ss the should be 2016-09-09

I've tried converting to string. I've tried the different Parsing methods (TryParseExact, etc.) It will either return the same results in the database, or I'll get errors such as an invalid date format or where the date is less than the the minimum date that can be entered in the database. I don't want to use DateTime.Now because while it works, I'm using a checker where if the user enters a future date it will update to the future date and using DateTime.Now will always enter the current date. The datetype in my table is datetime, using an old version of sql, and NULL is allowed.

A: Your format string mmddy is incorrect.
You need to use capital Ms for month as lowercase ms signify minutes:
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"M" The month, from 1 through 12.
"MM" The month, from 01 through 12.
"MMM" The abbreviated name of the month.
"MMMM" The full name of the month.

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An Introduction to Infectious Diseases
Arm yourself with scientific facts about bacterial infections, viruses, vaccines, and more in this engaging course by an award-winning professor and physician.
An Introduction to Infectious Diseases is rated 4.4 out of 5 by 63.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by kait from Excellent content Very good broad overview of the field. I appreciated introductions to many diseases and infections I had heard of but didn't actually know much about. This course is also incredibly eerie with its spot-on predictions of "the next pandemic" in light of recent events. My complaint with this course is that, although it's clear that The Great Courses' target audience is primarily older white Americans, not all of us fit that profile, and this lecturer makes quite a few alienating comments throughout the course. For example, he frequently tries to relate to the audience by talking about their grandchildren, he assumes lack of sexual activity ("So, if we are monogamous adults, why should we worry about STDs?"), and also reveals an American-centric attitude (e.g. "mosquitoes infecting innocent US citizens" as if others infected deserved it somehow?, "[TB virus] migrated, like us, out of Africa over time", "our health and world health are inextricably linked together, whether we like it or not" where "world" is code for "poor countries" etc). Since these courses are available for anyone to stream, why not simply assume a more general audience? It's fine to limit the scope of the course to focus on infectious disease in the US, but my objection is related to making assumptions about the audience, and to the dismissive attitude towards those outside of the US.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cewlud from Exciting presentation Well done, easily understood. Highly recommended for science lovers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Parcival from Timely, invaluable. I paid a great deal of attention to this course long before the pandemic struck. As, when I lived in Asia, I forgot a prophylaxis and was condemned to typhoid, I take such a threat seriously. We live in a time in which many are threatened by medicine/science, for largely ideological "reasons." This course, while noe embedding you in the competition of medical school, may help to guide you through what may save us. Thanks, Teaching Company.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dr GG from Informative, practical, and engaging The course "An Introduction to Infectious Diseases" was taught by a practicing clinician who presented 24 lectures that covered a range of topics. The course began by introducing bacteria, fungi, and viruses and distinguishing them from each other. This was followed by a description of some milestones in the history of antimicrobial and antiviral therapies. A discussion of antibiotics and vaccines were presented along with an explanation of the immune system. Subsequent lectures dealt with a range of diseases, their origins, strategies to avoid them, and a perspective on modern disease threats. In some lectures, the presentation was made more engaging by using examples of problems encountered within the clinician's own family. Dr. Fox is an engaging and articulate speaker. His mastery of the subject matter is obvious with no trace of arrogance. There was, it seemed to me, an excellent balance between science offered at an intelligent, but readily understandable level and history, historical failures and successes, and some prognostication. One lecture was titled "Stay out of the hospital." The advice was offered in a non-accusatory way but realistic way. The final lecture of this 2015 course predicted that the next pandemic would likely be viral and arise from Asia. I recommend the course to anyone wants to better understand the risks of germs in our lives so that proper accommodation to reality can be made.
Rated 5 out of 5 by KennyG from Really well done ! I really enjoyed this. Very informative and clear. I would like to see a second edition of it - this course is about 5 years old. Covid and the new vaccine technologies to combat it seem like a good reason for an update...
Rated 5 out of 5 by VikingDiver from Great general overview of many different topics I much enjoyed this lecture program! Working in medicine, I found this a very good blend for a wide range audience having basic information and a little more advanced technical information available. Like the vast majority of other courses I've viewed, there is always more to learn than in the 24 (give or take) lectures available in all the courses, and this one certainly is no different, considering the vast amount of knowledge available on this topic alone.
Rated 5 out of 5 by NoahN from Easy to Understand, good lecturer, lots of materia How prophetic the last chapter was. My wife and I gained a much denser understanding of the disease. Frankly, it helped a lot for us to understand, cope with, and protect us from COVID.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Born Teacher from Wonderful For Teachers! I taught taught high school, then university premed. and biology courses before becoming a physician. Since retiring from medicine, I've been teaching high school and college classes as a guest. (Yes, I love teaching.) Dr. Fox is not only incredibly knowledgeable, but, also, brings each topic into vivid perspective. He highlights the impacts of infectious diseases on major historical events, and, also, individual lives, past and present. If you are a scentient being you will find this course engaging. It will be especially useful to teachers at the junior high, high-school and university levels who wish to make life sciences relevant and exciting to their students. There are great stories, here, to be shared! Chris. PhD, MD
Infectious diseases affect everyone. They account for 26% of all deaths worldwide, and unlike chronic diseases, they have the potential for explosive global impacts. In An Introduction to Infectious Diseases, get an accessible overview of diseases-from the mundane to the fatal-from a renowned physician who specializes in this topic. This comprehensive course provides the most reliable and up-to-date information.
Barry C. Fox
Infectious diseases have played a significant role in changing the course of human history.
Dr. Barry Fox is a Clinical Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He currently practices in clinical infectious disease at two hospitals and a long-term care facility. He received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease. He was named the Medical Educator of the Year by the Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1994 and was chosen by the Internal Medicine Residency Program as the Attending of the Year in 1991. Dr. Fox has been chosen numerous times as a Top Doc by Madison Magazine. On a national level, he has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America and made the list of America's Top Physicians compiled by the Consumer Research Council of America. Dr. Fox has authored or coauthored four book chapters and over 40 articles in a wide assortment of peer-reviewed journals; he also has presented abstracts and given presentations to audiences around the world. In addition, he serves as a peer reviewer for medical journals. He is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and is a member of the Emerging Infections Network. He was also elected as a Fellow for the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Dr. Fox is a member of the worldwide Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics.
01: The Dynamic World of Infectious Disease
Dive into the fascinating stories behind three notorious diseases: bubonic plague, malaria, and polio. See how scientists of the time were able to discover the causes of these diseases and develop effective treatments. Also, learn why infectious diseases are still a pressing issue for our society, despite our advances in science and technology....
02: Bacteria: Heroes and Villains
Start your study of the basic elements of germ theory with bacteria. Once you've inspected the anatomy of a bacterium cell and its function, explore how bacteria can cause disease and how they can adapt to make themselves elusive to your immune system. Then, investigate three diseases caused by bacteria: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus....
03: Viruses: Hijackers of Your Body's Cells
Zoom in to see a particle 100 times smaller than bacteria: the virus, which can replicate inside living cells. Follow the life cycle of a virus as you see what viruses like HIV and Ebola do to host cells. Meet two germs that fall between bacteria and viruses-the spirochete and rickettsia....
04: Moldy Menaces and Fungal Diseases
Although fungal diseases usually don't involve humans, they can indirectly affect us, and they have played a major role in human history. Investigate diverse infections that can be acquired when you come into contact with mold or fungus-sometimes by raking or blowing rotting leaves! Also learn whether or not you should have your household duct system cleaned regularly....
05: Milestones in Infectious Disease History
Where would we be without the scientists that brought to life the inventions and discoveries that are the foundations of modern medicine? In this lecture, meet some of the people who developed the tools to identify microorganisms, the means to pinpoint the source of a disease, the vaccinations to prevent them, and the drugs to treat them....
06: Antibiotics: A Modern Miracle Lost?
Trace the history of antibiotic development and explore how the eight classes of antibiotics attack bacterial infections. Gain an introduction to the increasingly important concern of antibiotic resistance, and learn how you can contribute to the more prudent use of antibiotics....
07: Which Germs in Your Daily Life Matter?
Microbes are all around us-the question is "What do we have to worry about?" From airplanes to restaurants, hotel rooms to your master bathroom, learn how you can protect yourself from germs without becoming totally obsessed with them. Is there any truth to the Five Second Rule? Find out in this lecture....
08: Six Decades of Infectious Disease Challenges
Track the history of infectious diseases decade by decade: the easily cured childhood illnesses of the 50s, the diseases spread by risky behaviors in the 60s, and the outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in the late 70s, followed by the tragedies of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, in the 80s and 90s....
09: Vaccines Save Lives
From routine childhood vaccinations to the experimental vaccines given to Ebola patients in Africa and the United States, vaccines have a powerful effect on public health. Learn the facts about the four different types of vaccines and their components, and discover why the concept of herd immunity is critical to public health....
10: The Immune System: Our Great Protector
Take a closer look at the intricate components of your body that try to protect you from dangerous infectious diseases. Then, explore immunosenescence-the changes in your immune system as you age-and learn proven ways to keep your immune system strong and prevent illness....
11: Zoonosis: Germs Leap from Animals to Humans
Seventy percent of infectious diseases originate from wildlife. Why are new diseases-such as bird flu and swine flu-so prevalent, and how are these exotic diseases being transmitted from animals to humans? Learn how to protect yourself from these diseases, including two you can get from your cat....
12: Tick-Borne Diseases: A Public Health Menace
These small ectoparasites have emerged in force and have created a new public health crisis. Discover why tick-borne diseases are so easy to contract but difficult to diagnose, and get the facts about Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the United States....
13: Food-Borne Illness: What's Your Gut Feeling?
From traveler's diarrhea to food poisoning, explore a myriad of illnesses that can enter the body through the food you eat. Gain an awareness of a severe bacterial infection that is on the rise in hospitals, particularly in patients over age 65....
14: Respiratory and Brain Infections
Turn now to severe respiratory and central nervous system illnesses that may have deadly consequences. Zoom in to the cellular level to see how complicated these infections can be, and how deadly pneumonia and bacterial meningitis can become. Learn to recognize the symptoms of pneumonia and meningitis, and when to seek medical attention....
15: Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Blood Poisoning
Continue your study of the body with infections that affect the skin and bloodstream, including the powerful sepsis infection, which is responsible for 10% of deaths in the United States. Get the facts on necrotizing fasciitis, or "flesh-eating bacteria," and travel back 40 years to follow the evolution of the resistant bacteria MRSA....
16: STDs and Other Infections below the Belt
Begin this lecture with a fascinating story of a twist of fate in 1951 that turned out to be one of the most important developments in medical history. Then, study infections that attack the urinary tract and pelvic organs, and learn more about the wide range of sexually transmitted diseases....
17: Stay Out of the Hospital!
Go behind the scenes at a hospital, and unveil the truth: what is perceived as a pristine and sterile environment is really bustling with all kinds of germs. Discover why some hospitals forbid their doctors to wear white coats and wedding rings, and learn what you can do to protect yourself if you must be hospitalized....
18: The Nemesis of Mankind: HIV and AIDS
More than three decades after the first cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) were reported, the global health community is still dealing with a pandemic of 33 million infected people, of which about 3 million are children. Learn the scientific facts behind this virus and why it is so difficult to find a vaccine or cure....
19: Malaria and Tuberculosis: Global Killers
In spite of a multitude of global efforts to decrease their mortality rates, these two ancient diseases are still the deadliest in the world. Go beyond vaccines and mosquito netting and see the innovative experiments being conducted in an attempt to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis....
20: Global Travel, War, and Natural Disasters
Witness the toll infectious diseases take on populations during times of war and natural disasters, using examples from Napoleon's armies to modern-day Syria. Then, learn why your personal physician isn't the best person to talk to about risks when you're about to embark on foreign travel....
21: Influenza: Past and Future Threat
Despite being a common disease, the flu is responsible for some of the deadliest pandemics of all time. Explore two important biological aspects of influenza-antigenic drift and antigenic shift-to understand why changes in viruses can have such a huge impact on disease prevalence....
22: Bioterrorism: How Worried Should We Be?
Explore the three scenarios that pose the greatest threats in a bioterrorism attack: an airborne agent like anthrax, a smallpox attack, and a release of botulinum toxin in cold drinks. Understand the steps that the CDC takes to protect the public and what you can do as an average citizen....
23: Emerging and Reemerging Diseases
The outbreak of Ebola in 2014 in West Africa became an international crisis in a matter of weeks-even traveling across the ocean to the United States. Explore deadly emerging and reemerging diseases that continually challenge our detection and response abilities....
24: Outbreak! Contagion! The Next Pandemic!
Using your newly acquired infectious disease knowledge, look into the future and discern what the next pandemic might be-one that would reach all continents quickly, be difficult to treat, be extremely deadly, and perhaps threaten the very survival of the human race!...


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## v1.3.7 2015-12-22

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## v1.3.6 2015-12-19

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## v1.3.2 2015-12-16

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## v1.2.0 2015-03-09

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Earlier this week we lost a dear friend, Andrew Long, known around here as Castomel. He was a Q&A host and resource manager in title, but was a friend and mentor in reality. We put a call out to those who worked alongside Andrew and wanted to share some of the responses we received as a memorial.
I'll start by saying that Andrew was the one who hired me at RPGamer and for that I will ever be thankful. I'll never forget my first attempt at reviewing, tackling a retro review for Shining Force III. I had been writing more casual editorials, so the shift to reviews just wasn't as natural as I had hoped. I presented Andrew with my first draft and he read for a bit, suggested a change or two and then stopped completely. He said, "I don't know how else to say this, but this is crap and you need to re-write it." I didn't want to hear that at the time, but I am so glad he didn't let me get away with a pathetic attempt at a review. He helped me improve myself and I am sorry that I never got around to telling him how much I appreciated what he did for me.
Andrew Long helped make RPGamer so much better, but more than that, he was always willing to listen to anything I wanted to talk about. We would talk baseball for hours, especially when the M's played the Expos.
Nothing I can say really will be adequate. You will be missed, Andrew.
Andrew was my first writing mentor, and with me, he had his hands full. I owe so much to his his hard work and dedication, but more than that, his great way of understanding people. Early on in my RPGamer time, I made a lot of flubs that frustrated a lot of people, but Andrew had a firm belief that I could elevate my game. I can't tell you how much that confidence meant to me as a young guy. He was technically my superior, but he talked to me (and everyone) like an equal -- like a friend. It was pretty much entirely thanks to him that I was able to get past my early troubles and enjoy more than two years writing for RPGamer.
Beyond the website, Andrew was a great friend who will be dearly missed. When I was in Toronto, he'd open his home to me and show me the things only a resident could know. Such memorable times. He had a way of making others around him feel at home with his kindness and sharp sense of humor. I'm too far away for visits these days (Japan), but I'll miss the long-distance friendship we had. His emails were often hilarious and could brighten my day. We've lost an all-around great person. He'll be missed.
Andrew Long was a great guy. I have many fond memories of doing events with him when I first started at RPGamer -- he was very professional, and when I first started doing events, I looked up to him. A lot of the time he'd tell you he's nervous -- but you'd never guess it. Doing a lot of Toronto based events with Andrew was fun, from his great sense of humor to the very special faces he'd make in situations. Andrew always knew how to make light of a situation, something I always appreciated.
Andrew is a loss for many of us. In a lot of cases he hired us, fired us, rehired us, and kept us in check. We all knew he was sick based on the hospital visits, but you'd never guess considering how he carried himself. I'll always miss his sense of humor and how supportive he was, especially with new hires. May he rest in peace, hopefully not with Rhapsody or Torchlight haunting him, wherever he may be.
I came to RPGamer looking for sheet music as a early teen, but stayed because Andrew Long's weekend wit kept me coming back for more. In 2004, I interviewed to be the next Sound Test host, and Andrew kindly let me know that I wasn't selected. It was the nicest rejection I've received to date! But shortly after Castomel reached out to me to discuss expanding the music section. Our discussions were always pleasant, witty and genuine throughout my time at RPGamer. Through some of the more trying moments in my life while at RPGamer, Castomel was always a friendly ear on Espernet, willing to listen about anything. Long after my time at RPGamer has come to pass, Cast was one of the personalities that I will never forget.
I'm so terribly sorry to have heard this news. Cast was an incredible guy, and I enjoyed keeping up with him on Facebook. My thoughts and regards to his family and the RPGamer community.
This is probably one of the most difficult pieces I have ever had to write, and I am currently in a mixed state of acceptance and disbelief that Andrew is now gone from my life forever.
It all began with a letter. Who would've thought that a simple Q&A Column could lead to one of the greatest friendships in my entire life? I initially started hanging around RPGamer 11 years ago for the fan art column before being intrigued by a very humorous and witty individual (6 years my senior) who made constant references to creamsicles, the Leafs, an alter-ego who only went by the name "Andrew Dangerous," and endless complaints about working at the furniture store Leon's. I just turned 16, not ready to comprehend the roller coaster of a ride my life would take in the future, but I just knew that this man was going to be in my life somehow.
I first started out as a regular contributor to Andrew's column and we hit it off with a very odd level of friendship; he was the one who bestowed the nickname of "shroudie" upon me instead of the "O' Shrouded One" moniker I gave myself. Being a reader/Q&A contributor lead to the news/media updates department and then eventually to fan art columnist until life circumstances prevented me from working for the site in 2008. IRC was a riot for our like-minded group of friends with #grumblegrumble being our hideout and base for all of our antics. Throughout my time at RPGamer there was a running joke between him and I that started in my letters (and well-known to the other staff) about my "stalking" and "infatuation" that lead to a poorly-designed "shrine" to him on Geocities. You see, the joke was initially born from a column of his where he bemoaned about no one creating a online shrine for him and Toronto was only 3 hours away from the town I lived in during my high school/community college days. He was a good sport about it all and fully supported the hair-brained schemes and crazy ideas I threw at him.
Little did I know that the ongoing joke about us being a couple would become a reality only a few years down the road. We both struggled with accepting our orientations and came out of our own closets is vastly different ways (him in his late 20's and me in my late teens), so naturally it came to the point where we acknowledged our attraction to one another as more than just an inside joke amongst friends. We eventually tried our hand at dating, but unfortunately the relationship fizzled out before it really started as it was not the right time for either of us and our general inexperience. We were still good friends that cared deeply for one another and if anything that experience only brought us closer.
Andrew and I were always there for one another no matter what we were up against. We found solace in confiding in and supporting one another when it came to dating, school, art projects, difficult life decisions, poverty, politics, and basically everything under the sun. Life constantly threw obstacles in my path from 2007 on with low-blows painful enough that I wanted to just give up, but Andrew always provided his love and support in the most blunt and straight-forward way that only he could dish out. That's why I always went to him for advice, he wanted only what was in my best interest. I was not alone in my struggles, Andrew dealt with long-time health issues that included numerous hospital visits and a couple very serious scares. Even with those unavoidable stumbling blocks he took it all in stride and never let those fears overwhelm his drive to shape his own future. Never have I met another human being who was so adamant about living his own life. Andrew taught me how to never give up and to believe in my own strength whenever the world felt like it was rejecting me. "Don't become a self-fulfilling prophecy" are the words he often repeated whenever I became distraught and overwhelmed by circumstances in my life.
Grief was one of those intimate topics we talked at length about. My grandma passed away in 2005 while I was working for the Home Team during E3 and 2 years later my father departed as well after a year of having to watch him slowly die. Andrew lost his Nana, a woman he loved with all his heart, and so it was not uncommon for us to discuss loss, grieving, and everything that came with it. Last February my ex-boyfriend died in a head-on collision and Andrew was the first person I went to after my initial discovery. I remember the anger and immense pain I felt dealing with such heavy grief, but Andrew was there. He couldn't empathize with exactly what I was going through, but he provided an outlet when I needed it. When the grief became too much to bear he was the one to snap me out of my depression and tell me that I had to be strong and move forward; we can still love someone we lost but our lives have to go on.
Eleven years of history is extremely hard to sum up and memorialize for people who may not have known him as I did or understand our closeness. From our early days on IRC, all-nighter MSN Messenger talks in college while I was writing papers due the next day, and to the present where texting and sending goofy pictures to one another was commonplace, there is too much to reminisce on for me to pinpoint what I will miss most about him. Andrew Long was one of the most important people in my life and now I have to face everyday without having him there. Part of me is gone that I will never get back, but I am forever grateful to have had him to play such a central role in my life. I miss my mentor, my partner in crime, my companion, and my best friend.
Farewell Andrew "Castomel" Long, words cannot express how much you meant to me or how much I love you. I am going to remain strong and continue walking this road with my head held high. Wherever you may be I hope that it is a wonderful place filled with future Leafs' Stanley Cup wins, all you can eat Kom Jug's, and endless creamsicle-related shenanigans.
Many years ago I used to write for a gaming news website and met a lot of great people. One of those people was Andrew Long , a jack-of-all-trades who was responsible for recruiting a lot of people for the staff, myself included. I also stayed at his place in Toronto in 2004 while interviewing for my first position in Japan. He was a great host and we had a good time.
We kept in touch over the years, and while the conversation topics changed from RPG titles to politics and life in general, they were enjoyable nonetheless...and I had several chances to chat with him over the last year in particular. The last time we talked was just a little over two weeks ago.
Castomel was, like many of the people that have worked for or read this site, a quiet person. While he might not have known it at the time, his leadership inspired everyone that worked with him. His love of gaming and his life-long study of English culminated quite nicely in his reviews, news posts, and Q&A columns; it is by these relics of the past that many of you must now know him. We are all the less for his absence.
This event made me think of another RPGamer staffer that passed away during my tenure as well.
In these sad times let us reflect on not only Andrew "Castomel" Longs passing but on an equally sad memory from my days at RPGamer: on June 27th, 2003, Tony "DragoonT" Green also left us. So that they shall not be forgotten, try always to love the world as they did. Find the wonder in everything and speak from your heart.
The world has been robbed of another good man well before his time. Rest in Peace, Andrew Long, and thank you for your friendship over these last fifteen years.
It's so sad to say but my friend Andrew Long passed away today. We met a long time ago working on RPGamer nearly 15 years ago.
I spent quite a few weekends coming down to the city to hang out over the years. Even though we didn't get to hang out often, we chatted almost daily, and helped each other out talking, and being sounding boards for each other. Maybe surprisingly, he helped me a lot with my coming out, and years later I helped him with his.
I am so thankful that I got to see him a few weeks ago. We didn't get to hang out as much as I wish we had. I am happy we had a few hours to hang out and chat. He was very chipper and as always had a force of personality to be reckoned with.
He was one of my best friends and I will miss him a lot.
Woke up to some very sad news that my friend Andrew Long did not wake from his coma. I will miss our Starcraft 2 sessions and his humour and wit.
I'd like to take a moment to mark the passing of Andrew "Castomel" Long, former Q&A guy, regular review, and long-time contributor to the site. I never had much chance to interact with him outside the occasional chat on IRC, though I did tweak his nose once or twice over his well established, visceral loathing of a certain game. I do not know why or how he left this world at the young age of thirty-three, but I do know he will be sorely missed.
Whatever afterlife may await him, I hope it does not include that game.
Andrew would let me come in during the interview process so I could ask them about Kirby. He was always so fun and hilarious no matter the situation, and I will definitely miss him and his wit. Words can't really express my deep sorrow for his loss, but I know he'd tell me "it was no big deal" and he's doing well now. He's playing video games up with the big guy now. RIP my friend.


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Q: AS3 Memory Management reverse engineering Has anyone figured out how AS3 actually handles garbage collection? I'm having so many issues releasing memory in a game I'm developing.
Made a small demo:
public class MemoryTesting extends Sprite
{
    static protected var list:Array = null;

    public function onKeyDown(event:KeyboardEvent):void {
        if( event.keyCode == 65 ){ //A key - adds memory
            if( list == null ){
                list = [];
                for( var index:int = 0; index < 10000000; ++index ){
                    list.push(new Matrix3D());
                }
            }
        }
        else{ //Any other key removes memory.
            if( list ){
                var size:int = list.length;
                for( var index:int = 0; index < size; ++index ){
                    list.pop();
                }
                list.length = 0;
                list = null;
            }
            System.gc();
        }
    }
}

Running Flash Player Debugger stand-alone 11.4r402 in Windows 7. Watching the Task Manager, with no keys pressed, the debugger sits idle at 11,000 K.
Pressing a (adding 10Mil Matrix3D classes) takes it up to 962,000 K.
Pressing another key (removing references to the Matrices and nulling the array) depends on how many times I press it.

*

*The first time we call GC  - drops to 255,000 K.

*The second GC call - 92,000 K.

*Third - 52,000 K.

*Forth - 42,000 K.

*Fifth - 39,000 K.

*Sixth & any consecutive times after sits at 38,000 K.

I hear people talking about the GC waiting for "opportune times" to collect. But this is an empty application, not even a enter_frame event and there is no amount of time you can leave it idle for it to remove the remaining 27,000 K (38,000 - 11,000).
Sitting at the new low, if we re-add the matrices we move back up to 975,000 K.
That is to say, 13,000 K more than the first time. If I repeat this add/remove, it stays the same, going back up to 975,000 K and down to 38,000 K.
Remember, there is nothing going on in this application. My actual application has 650mb of raw bitmap data, let alone 100mb of SWF to parse and 500mb of XML classes that I only use in initialisation code.
I've read multiple times that even calling GC manually is bad, let alone 6 times. But none of the Matrix3D's will be released if I don't.
How does anyone handle this? Shall I just call GC 6 times at the end of initialisation?
Edit:
I was testing in release mode for differences and whether, without the System.gc() call, that if it doesn't free the memory from flash, at the least re-uses it properly. It does eventually, but with a new, higher footprint. With a full list sits at 990,000 K, clearing it takes it to 1,050,000 K.
This is for data that initially cost us 962,000 K RAM. That's 90MB of weird internal flash GC memory. Let alone ignoring that it won't ever give the memory back to the OS (without the explicit GC calls).

A: Actionscript's GC is weird, nothing to say,
If you'll try to use something like this, it helps (I just tested and GC clears out the memory on the very first try (key click)), Just changed Array to Vector to test more quicker, just the same should happen with Array too. My enviroment is FlashCC in this case.
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
import flash.geom.Matrix3D;
import flash.net.LocalConnection;
import flash.system.System;
import flash.utils.setTimeout;

public class MemoryTesting extends Sprite
{
    var list:Vector.<Matrix3D> = null;

    function MemoryTesting()
    {
        stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, onKeyDown);
    }

    public function onKeyDown(event:KeyboardEvent):void
    {

        var matrx:Matrix3D;
        var index:int
        if (event.keyCode == 13)
        {
            trace(System.totalMemory, "starting to fill...")

            if (list == null)
            {
                list = new Vector.<Matrix3D>
                for (index = 0; index < 1000000; ++index)
                {
                    matrx = new Matrix3D();
                    list.push(matrx);
                }
            }
            trace(System.totalMemory, " done...")
        }
        else
        {
            if (list)
            {
                trace(System.totalMemory, " preparing to delete...")

                list.splice(0, list.length);
                list = null;

            }

            //force GC to work normally, it really helps (at least in my case)
            try
            {
                new LocalConnection().connect('foo');
                new LocalConnection().connect('foo');
            }
            catch (e:*)
            {
            }

            setTimeout(function()
                {
                    trace(System.totalMemory, " deleted")
                }, 50)

        }
    }
}

}
This strange snippet really helps on most cases
try {
new LocalConnection().connect('foo');
new LocalConnection().connect('foo');
} catch (e:*) {}

Here is the freat article:
http://gskinner.com/blog/archives/2006/08/as3_resource_ma_2.html


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GLOBAL TRADERS WARY OF POTHOLES
Byline: Jim Ostroff
WASHINGTON -- Executives at virtually every American...
WASHINGTON — Executives at virtually every American cosmetics firm are keeping a wary eye on developments that could affect their soaring global sales: burgeoning Internet commerce, nascent efforts to streamline most developed nations' cosmetics regulations and international trade conflicts.
There is hardly a cosmetics firm that does not have a Web site to augment its promotional and ad materials in the U.S. and overseas. But most, like Johnson & Johnson, are trying to figure out how to use e-commerce to one day sell goods directly to consumers without cannibalizing their long-established distributor networks.
Combe Inc., the White Plains, N.Y., manufacturer of personal-care products such as Just for Men and Grecian Formula, views its Web presence as a vital adjunct to its worldwide marketing efforts.
"The Web sites for all of our brands are kept current, we match the look of our advertising and packaging, and we try to make the site as interactive as possible to answer questions that you cannot" answer through print or broadcast ads, said Dominic P. DeMain, Combe's senior vice president of U.S. marketing. Yet for all the concern raised by e-commerce's threatening of companies' incomes, as international consumers and those at home cherry-pick products on-line, Combe has no plans to set up an Internet sales operation, said Chris Combe, the company's president.
"My own prediction is that the retailer.com — that is, those companies that sell in stores and have a Net site — will win out over those with only an on-line presence. That is, Wal-Mart will win out over Drugstore.com," he said.
Estee Lauder Cos. made its first leap into cybersales about three years ago. "We began to learn our way around the Internet," the company stated in its 1999 annual report, in reference to when its Clinique brand went online. Then last October, Lauder partnered with Neiman Marcus to launch a Bobbi Brown Essentials Web site, followed by an Origins site, to bring "retail-tainment+into cyberspace." So far the cyber-sales effort has been confined to the U.S.
On another, positive note, Louis Santucci, international vice president of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, said there is guarded optimism over efforts by industry members and governments in the U.S., Europe, Asia — including Japan — and Latin America to harmonize their regulations which, in some cases, have proved to be a barrier to U.S. companies seeking to sell cosmetics abroad. "This is not going to happen overnight, but finally the effort is picking up steam, and this is bound to be positive for our exporting companies," Santucci said.
This effort, akin to motherhood and apple pie, is being applauded by U.S. cosmetics firms with global operations. John Wendt, president, Maybelline and Laboratoires Garnier, is eager for these talks to produce results, but in the meantime he's not holding his breath, noting that harmonization efforts "are moving at a snail's pace." Moreover, Wade Nichols, Revlon's executive vice president and chief administrative officer, expressed concern that whenever the ink is dry on such an accord, "it might be that a compromise is reached with certain procedures for product clearance and approval that are more onerous compared with the U.S. practice today."
Combe, however, believes that "the Internet and the internationalization of the cosmetics business will force governments to wake up to the fact that there should be one set of cosmetics regulations for the world, or else how will they face angry consumers who protest, 'I can't believe you won't let me buy this lipstick."'
While cosmetics makers scramble to fathom how e-commerce will affect them in the future, they are cautious about the simmering trade dispute that could boil over at any time, affecting the competitive balance. The industry got a first whiff of what could happen last year when the U.S. imposed duties of 100 percent on imports of various European products, including lanolin and the packaging used in upscale cosmetics products.
The issue at hand was the European Union's trade policy, which barred U.S. beef from cows raised on hormones and bananas from the Central American nations in which U.S. firms have an interest. The CTFA, which represents European and Asian manufacturers as well as U.S. firms, objected to the ban and succeeded in having European lipsticks and fragrances removed from a draft "hit list."
But the association's Santucci is worried about the future. "Going back to several earlier disputes, such as the one with China on intellectual property rights, our industry is always a target for retaliation, no matter what the issue," he said. The future looks more ominous yet, said Santucci, noting that the U.S. and EU are nowhere near settling the beef and banana disputes. Now, he added, Congress is considering "a carousel approach that would require the U.S. to draw up new hit lists periodically, with new products targeted each time, which will only infuriate the Europeans more," inviting retaliation.
Looming on the horizon this year is an EU directive that would ban the use of animals in product-safety assessments — which is mandated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in testing for carcinogens — and yet another that would ban from Europe the importation of any food that has been genetically altered. The U.S. has vowed to fight these directives, setting the stage for a showdown between the two huge trade blocs that some analysts fret could lead to a full-blown trade war.
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, president of Estee Lauder International, said that he is "watching the situation very closely, as these disputes tend to become more complex over time, and the last thing anyone wants is for them to get out of hand."
Also casting a wary eye on the trade imbroglio is Susan Babinsky, vice president of consumer products for Kline & Co., of Little Falls, N.J.
The present situation, Babinsky warned, "is disconcerting, as it does not seem to be going away."
Should the trade row escalate, she said, "it would be a real blow to U.S. cosmetics companies. Many have products manufactured in Europe, and many European name brands could be affected." A new round of U.S. retaliation that included cosmetics, she added, "would have a major impact on both the prestige and the mass market brands of cosmetics and fragrances."
Ira Kalish, director of global retail intelligence at the Los Angeles office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, does not foresee any resolution of these disputes until next year, after a new U.S. president has taken office. "Probably we will have another year of tit-for-tat [retaliation], which means we could see some spikes in prices, although most retailers in this country sell a sufficiently diverse range of cosmetics brands, so this will be more of a nuisance," said Kalish.
Although such dangers exists, two industry executives maintain that American and European trade leaders will yet be moved by the better angels of their nature and abort a trade war.
Revlon, which manufacturers its cosmetics in both the U.S. and Europe, would see "relatively little effect on finished goods" should the disputes widen, Nichols said. But the Revlon executive said that he "expects responsible legislators on both sides of the pond would act to settle the matter before it gets out of hand."
Echoing this sentiment, Maybelline's Wendt said the two sides "are smart enough not to let this get to the point where it becomes a major trade barrier that threatens their economies. The rooks will never fall."


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Second award for HWM book
Written By Mark Hughes - December 06 2019
The Guild of Motoring Writers has presented its annual Mercedes-Benz Award for the Montagu of Beaulieu Trophy to Simon Taylor for his book John, George and the HWMs.
"I'm absolutely delighted that John, George and the HWMs has now won both of the two significant motoring book awards of the year," said Simon. "It's a very satisfying reward for a project that was a lot of hard work and occupied most of my life for several years, but also absorbed me, intrigued me and kept me entertained throughout.
"Much of the accolade has to go to the Evro team, who supported and guided me every inch of the way, and ensured that the production quality and packaging of the book were all I could have hoped for."
Simon is pictured with Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (left) and Mercedes-Benz UK Public Relations Manager Andrew Dean (right).
Simon was also named as the recipient of the Pemberton Trophy, which is presented annually to a Guild member for a special contribution to motoring. The Guild's citation states that the honour is 'for his work creating and editing numerous well-known motoring titles', a reference to his career with Haymarket Publishing starting at Autosport in 1966 and rising to become chairman of the company.


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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in November in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion. The court will consider the extent to which companies can ban class-action lawsuits in the fine print of their contracts with consumers and employees. AT&T Mobility's Wireless Service Agreement includes an arbitration clause, which requires any disputes to be submitted to arbitration, and a class action waiver clause, which requires any dispute to be brought in an individual capacity. The district court and the Ninth Circuit, following a long line of precedent, held that a class action waiver was unconscionable under California law, and, thus, unenforceable. The Ninth Circuit opinion is found at 584 F.3d 849. Class action waivers are also unenforceable under Oregon law.
The dissent agreed. In a stinging dissent, retiring Justice John Paul Steven wrote that neither party had recommended the rule the court adopted, and he characterized the court's reasoning as "fantastic." If the conservative majority's attitude favoring the corporate interest over the public interest continues in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, Congress may need to step in and pass the Arbitration Fairness Act, because it appears that the conservative majority will likely rule that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law, which will allow corporations to deliberately cheat large numbers of consumers out of small sums of money.


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Q: How to get hidden array value from output to PHP I got an output array code,
<output class="gst" id="op" name="Gst[]">0.00</output>

i got an input hidden array code,
<input type="hidden" id="gst2" name="Gst2[]">

I got a function to show the amount of gst for each output
function myFunction() {
  debugger
  var ele = document.querySelectorAll('input.input');
  let sum = 0;
  ele.forEach(input => {
    sum += input.value ? parseFloat(input.value) : 0;
    $(input).parents("tr").find(".gst").text((input.value * 0.07).toFixed(2));
  });
  document.getElementById('result').textContent = sum.toFixed(2);
}

my problem is, how do i get the hidden array gst2 value in PHP?

A: You can't get de hidden field value in PHP without wrapping it in a form and do a POST / GET request. You could do something like this:
<form method="POST">
<input type="hidden" id="gst2" name="Gst2[]">
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>

After you submit the form $_POST['Gst2'] will be set and you can use that variable. You could do the same with method="GET".
EDIT:
You can find multiple solutions in this post:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/50412517/2075596
Just use input tag using same id and name.


The researchers found that most bones showed signs of having been modified by humans using stone tools, with a specialized technique similar to that used by modern hunters when skinning prey to keep the claws attached to the fur.
Upper Paleolithic humans may have hunted cave lions for their pelts, perhaps contributing to their extinction, according to a study published October 26, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Marián Cueto from the Universidad de Cantabria, Spain, and colleagues as Edgar Camarós (IPHES – Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social).
The Eurasian cave lion, likely among the largest lion species ever to have lived, became extinct around 14,000 years ago, but the reasons for its disappearance are not clear. Upper Paleolithic humans were previously known to have hunted other small and large carnivores, but archaeological evidence of lion hunting is sparse. To help fill in this gap, Cueto and colleagues examined nine fossilized cave lion toe bones from the Upper Paleolithic cave site of La Garma, in northern Spain, for evidence of cave lion exploitation by humans.
The researchers found that most bones showed signs of having been modified by humans using stone tools, with a specialized technique similar to that used by modern hunters when skinning prey to keep the claws attached to the fur. The authors suggest that the toe bones they analyzed may therefore have been part of a single lion pelt, which possibly lay on the floor of the occupied cave. La Garma is known to have been associated with human rituals, and cave lions may have been symbolic animals for Upper Paleolithic humans.
While the analysis is not definitive evidence that Upper Paleolithic humans exploited cave lions for their pelts, the authors speculate that human hunting of cave lions, perhaps as part of ritual activities, might have been a factor in cave lion extinction.


Lytehouse Youth Ministry (LYM) is a place where students (7th–12th grades) gather to explore their relationship with Christ and others. LYM facilitates this mainly through services (including group games, music and teaching followed by snacks).
Other events include game nights, community-based service projects, and more. Events happen regularly on Friday evenings at 7:30pm, doors open at 7pm (LYM transitions to Wednesdays during July & August).
At LYM students have opportunities for leadership growth and influence.
On most Friday's we begin with hangouts at 7:00p and a worship gathering at 7:30p. These gatherings include worship, games, announcements on upcoming events, relevant Biblical teaching, snacks and socials. We also take a couple Fridays in each semester to run large social events, for the purpose of having fun, meeting new people, and getting to know each other better.
LYM has bi-weekly small groups, this includes a group for girls and a separate group for guys. These groups happen on Sunday evenings at 7p (till 8) and discuss questions related to life and faith.
Our programs are lead by Pastor Crystal Card, Bethesda's Youth and Young Adult Pastor. If you have additional questions, you can contact her easily via email.


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Responsibility to Protect (R2P)
Regional Organizations' Application of R2P: The ECOWAS Military Intervention Into the Gambia
By Emmah Wabuke
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:57 AM
Meeting of ECOWAS at the U.S. Embassy, Cote D'Ivoire, 2013 (Source: Flickr/Africa Center)
African regional bodies, are increasingly taking a larger role in promotion of peace and security in their respective regions. This is in stark contrast to previous years, when the main concern of these bodies was economic. Take, for example, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which on April 5 signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with the European Union geared toward strengthening the SADC's capacity to promote peace, security and democracy across the SADC region.
Similarly, the East Africa Community (EAC) is in the process of launching a strategic plan that will anchor peace and security sector activities, giving form to the areas of cooperation in addressing regional peace and security threats in East Africa. As these regional organizations expand their mandate into the "peace and security" sphere, it is important to interrogate the legal contours that they may need to navigate in conducting military incursions into member states. Cue the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle.
R2P holds that all states have a duty to prevent mass atrocities not only against their citizens but also against other states' citizens. The origin of this principle may be attributed to then-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who in September 1999 challenged U.N. member states to "find common ground in upholding the principles of the [U.N.] Charter, and acting in defence of common humanity." After several revisions, R2P was formally adopted at a 2005 high-level U.N. World Summit meeting.
R2P has three pillars. The first pillar elaborates on states' obligation to protect their populations from four mass atrocity crimes (genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing) while the second pillar provides for the wider international community's responsibility to encourage and assist individual states in meeting that responsibility. The final pillar empowers the international community to intervene where the state fails to fulfill its obligations under R2P. This intervention should be collective and in accordance with the U.N. Charter.
In this post, I will observe how the intervention by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) into the 2016-2017 Gambian presidential crisis sought to implement the R2P principle as envisioned by the September 2005 World Summit Declaration. Specifically, I will appraise the ECOWAS-Gambia situation, where the West African regional body used the threat of force to oust Yahya Jammeh from the Gambian presidency. This example suggests that, under international law, an R2P act may be conducted in furtherance of democratic ideals. Additionally, to be valid, an R2P act by a regional organization must have a clear legal mandate from both the regional body and the U.N. Security Council.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was formed in 1975 to further economic cooperation among West African states. In the 1990s, the body added "promotion of democracy and good governance" to its objectives. This addition was tested in 2016 when ECOWAS voted to intervene in the Gambian crisis.
In 2016, Gambia held a presidential election in which the opposition leader, Adama Barrow, defeated the incumbent, Yahya Jammeh. Although Jammeh initially conceded, he rescinded this position a week later, after the electoral body readjusted the votes counted but without changing its earlier position that Barrow was the winner of the elections. Jammeh then deployed the military, which occupied the offices of the Electoral Commission and disrupted the commission's operations. Fearing for his life, President-elect Barrow fled the country.
In a joint statement released on Dec. 10, 2016, ECOWAS and the African Union (A.U.) condemned Jammeh's actions. ECOWAS followed this statement by commissioning a delegation to the Gambia to negotiate with Jammeh on his exit, but this delegation was not successful. A second mediation team, led by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, was also unsuccessful by the time it concluded on Jan. 21, 2017. However, in tandem with this second mediation team, ECOWAS commissioned a standby force in the event that the Buhari-led mediation team did not succeed.
On Jan. 14, ECOWAS established the Mission in The Gambia (ECOMIG), whose mandate was to restore democracy in the Gambia. Four days later, the troops constituting ECOMIG camped at the Senegal-Gambia border. In its Resolution 2337 (2017), the U.N. Security Council expressed full support for "the decisions of ECOWAS and the AU to recognize Barrow as President of the Gambia." With the ECOMIG deployment at the border, Jammeh decided to step down, alleviating any further military incursion by the regional body.
Applying R2P to the ECOWAS Intervention
What lessons on regional organizations' application of R2P can be gleaned from this intervention?
Under its third pillar, R2P requires that any action taken by the international community must be in accordance with the U.N. Charter. The Charter prohibits use of force by any state, save for self-defense and humanitarian intervention. Even for these exceptions, a state intending to use force against another state must seek approval from the Security Council. This begets two questions: first, whether ECOWAS followed the correct process in exercising R2P; and second, whether ECOWAS's goal of restoring democracy is a sufficient justification under international law.
Procedural Requirements in an R2P Action
Article 1 of the U.N. Charter provides that the purpose of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security—and, to that end, to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace; and to bring about settlement of international disputes by peaceful means.
Chapter VI of the Charter provides three broad methods of peaceful settlement of disputes—namely, diplomatic methods, such as negotiation and mediation; institutional methods, such as the use of regional organizations; and adjudicative methods, such as arbitration and judicial resort. These methods are favored before resort to use of armed force, and they bind both states and regional organizations. ECOWAS employed some of these methods before resorting to force. In particular, it organized three mediation delegations, all of which were fruitless.
Additionally, the U.N. Charter requires prior approval by the U.N. Security Council before force is used. This requirement was also met: The Security Council, in its Resolution 2337, approved the actions by ECOWAS. However, as noted by some legal commentators, the legality of this resolution may be questioned, as it was passed after the ECOWAS had already resolved to constitute a standby force to respond to the Gambian crisis.
Retroactivity of U.N. resolutions remains a gray area. While the International Court of Justice declined to give retroactive effect to a Security Council resolution in Libya v U.K. (1998), U.N. practice has at times given effect to the said retroactive resolutions. Examples include the first ECOWAS intervention in Liberia on Aug. 7, 1990, and the ECOWAS intervention in Sierra Leone in February 1998. From this, it then follows that state practice discounts the strict legal application of retroactivity in favor of the overall success of the military intervention.
"Restoration of Democracy" as a Reason for R2P?
As explained above, the purpose of R2P is to protect people from mass atrocity crimes. The objective of ECOWAS's action was to "restore democracy" in the Gambia. Does this fall under the meaning of R2P?
The regional framework comprising ECOWAS lists protecting democracy as a permissible reason to conduct an R2P action. In its Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, ECOWAS introduced, as part of its regional mandate, pro-democratic intervention—that is, interventions that increase the probability of people to be governed in a political structure and by people of their choice. The protocol lists 12 shared constitutional principles, including accession to power through free, fair and transparent elections and zero tolerance for power obtained by unconstitutional means. In addition, the protocol empowers ECOWAS, with respect to democratic interventions, to implement sanctions ranging from suspension from ECOWAS to any other appropriate intervention.
Internationally, the answer is less clear. Indeed, the U.N. Security Council's acceptance of ECOWAS-led democratic interventions in the group's member states is inconsistent. While the Security Council unanimously lauded ECOWAS's military intervention in Sierra Leone in 1998, dissent from the United States led the council to reject a similar intervention by ECOWAS into Liberia in 1998.
In other words, whether or not an R2P act will be considered valid is in essence determined by the UN Security Council, a political body. It seems that—based on previous state practice and specifically on the actions by ECOWAS—although an R2P act requires a legal mandate (such as approval from the Security Council), ultimately its validity remains a political question.
The ECOWAS pro-democratic intervention in the Gambia has created precedent that other regional bodies in Africa, such as SADC and EAC, may choose to follow as they expand their mandate to deal with peace and security in their respective regions. If the ECOWAS example is followed, this will have a net effect of extending the R2P principle beyond the traditional pillar of "protection from mass atrocities" to include pro-democratic intervention.
Emmah Wabuke holds an LL.B from University of Nairobi and an LL.M from Harvard Law School. She is also an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Emmah is a Lecturer at Strathmore Law School and a Research Fellow at Strathmore Institute of Advanced Studies in International Criminal Justice where she heads the Gender Peace and Security Centre. She has an interest in the intersection between gender and national security in Africa.
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2019 Dodgers Projections: The Outfield
by AJ Gonzalez 02/04/2019, 4:00 AM
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 23: Los Angeles Dodgers Outfield Joc Pederson (31) and Los Angeles Dodgers First base Cody Bellinger (35) and Los Angeles Dodgers Outfield Alex Verdugo (61) hi-five after the ninth inning of a MLB game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies on July 23, 2018, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia PA. (Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
In this article series, I'll be breaking down Baseball-Reference projections, and providing my own projections for the 2019 Dodgers.
Earlier articles:
Infield: Dodger Infielder Projections: Baseball Reference
Joc, like many Dodgers, had a fairly confusing 2018. At times he looked as lost at the plate as anyone has ever been, while others he looked locked in and better than he ever has. In 443 plate appearances, he produced a triple slash line of .248/.321/.522; posting the highest batting average of his career, but also his lowest OBP. He sacrificed some of the walks he normally works (career low 9.0 BB%) for some fairly lazy ground outs and pop flies. That said, he still hit 25 dingers, posted a 126 WRC+ (league average is 100) and a .354 wOBA, which are both considered above average.
The real, obvious stain on Joc though, is that he can't hit lefties. He doesn't struggle against lefties, he plainly just cannot hit them. Joc's power is great, but when you can't put someone in the lineup at all against LHP, it's quite the handicap. Here are his 2019 projections.
My Thoughts/Projection:
Honestly, I think BREF has this nailed. I think Joc bats a low BA again, but gets on base with walks, and hits for power. At best, perhaps he hits closer to 25 home runs. Otherwise, this looks like a fair prediction. Of course, all this said is assuming that he remains in Los Angeles for the 2019 season.
The Dodgers newest outfielder posted a triple slash line of .257/.316/.484 in 460 plate appearances last year. While a mid-May thumb injury put him on the DL for about 6 weeks, he still produced an above average WRC+ of 110, and a wOBA of .338. Dodger fans who were reticent of his signing cited bad numbers outside of Arizona. Here are A.J.'s projections for 2019. He's also plays plus defense in the outfield and has his entire career.
My Thoughts/Projection: The Dodgers have a great recent history of taking on new players and re-inventing their careers or improving their numbers. I don't think A.J. Pollock is an exception. I think he hits 25 home runs this year. The rest of his numbers are probably about right. He's not going to put up MVP numbers, but 25 dingers would be great output from our newest Dodger.
I included Cody Bellinger in the projections for the infielders here, as 1B is his natural position. He will very obviously be playing a ton of outfield, so I am also including his projections here.
As I mentioned in my infield projections piece, Bellinger's sophomore year was going to be heavily scrutinized.
His dip in power was very much expected, as repeating his pace from his rookie year would be pretty unfair to expect. What was surprising, were the cold spells he had, and the frequent changes in his batting stance — he reached Joc Pederson levels of tinkering. His batting stance stood somewhere between 'tennis swing after Sunday brunch' to '8th grade dance with your rear out' levels of ugly.
Experts (Keith Law) believe he's going to need to make some crucial adjustments to his approach to succeed. And, as I mentioned before, after hitting 39 home runs in an abbreviated season in his rookie year, it's understandable that one might over adjust next year when the results aren't similar. He still played great defense in multiple places, hit 25 dingers, and had an OPS over .800. His WRC+ was a solid 120, and his wOBA was a good .345. "Solid" and "good" are not exactly what you're hoping for from your biggest slugger, though. Here are his BREF projections for 2019.
They project Cody is still going to hit 28 home runs and they predict he's going to slug over .500, and post an .850 ops.
My thoughts/projection: I think this is a solid projection, but I feel he might to hit closer to 33 home runs. I see Cody finding a more consistent swing and approach at the plate, and he's going to be an all star. You can book it Ask @brookme3 to brook it. @Diamondhoggers might have Cody Bellinger hitting 45 home runs, though.
Kiké Hernandez was impressive in 2018. People can react to this however they choose, but this is the truth. One need not blame his over-usage in the playoffs (like batting 3rd in an elimination game, yikes) to taint the fact his overall season performance was terrific. It wasn't terrific compared to other utility players, it was terrific by a league-wide comparison. BREF gave him a 2.8 WAR, but Fangraphs, ordinarily a little more stingy, rated him at a 3.3 WAR. He posted a 118 WRC+ and a wOBA of .342, which is considered a 'good' rating for the statistic. For a player who played literally everywhere but catcher, played plus defense, and posted 21 dingers playing basically full-time, he was really good in 2018.
For 2019, here are his BREF projections.
They're projecting that Kiké will receive about the same amount of playing time this year. They're suggesting an enormous regression to the mean, however. A .233 batting average and an .316 OBP is a pretty low projection, especially when it downgrades his home runs to 17.
My Thoughts/Projection: I understand that a part time player having a full time year, and career highs highly suggests a regression — but I don't buy it. I'm not saying Kiké is going to slug 30 dingers but…If he bats .233 he's going to hit 25 home runs. Kiké's power is 100% real. My prediction is that he's either going to hit .270 with a .340 OBP and hit 15 home runs, or if he hits a low .230/.310 he's going to hit 25 home runs. He's going to continue to play plus defense almost anywhere he's positioned. Kiké's value tends to be underrated, but only because he was asked of a lot in 2018.
The Dodgers don't appear to be giving Bryce Harper a contract, so Dugie should be seeing quite a bit of time in right field. In 2018 Alex posted a WRC+ of 98, and a wOBA of .311. He batted .260 with an OBP of .329. Don't let those numbers discourage you, they're the mother of all small sample sizes. What's there to extrapolate is that he is already very good at discerning pitches at the plate. an OBP of .329 for a rookie is impressive. Rookies tend to be chomping at the bit to show their skills, and tend to whiff a lot. His patience tells a huge story–Alex Verdugo is confident, and shows mature judgement, at least at the plate. Let's take a look at BREF's projections for the rookie.
My Thoughts/Projection: Before I go on, I should add that the 'reliability' tab on these projections shows a 31 for Verdugo. In simplest terms, it means that the reliability of these projections for Alex is very low. BREF knows these numbers could be way off. With that said, I believe (if given ample playing time) Alex Verdugo finishes top 3 in rookie of the year voting, if not winning it. He has tremendous discipline and discernment at the plate already. He has a good bat to ball ability, and has the ability to hit lefties better than most lefties. If he gets full playing time, I could see him posting 15 home runs, a .275 BA, .340 OBP, and 30 doubles. Book it now, grill me later.
I included Chris Taylor in the projections for the infielders here, as 2nd is his is natural position. He will very obviously be playing a ton of outfield, so I am also including his projections here.
CT3's 2018 tends to look better on paper than Dodger fans seem to believe. CT3 sure did strike out a lot in 2018 (36 more times in exactly 36 more plate appearances over his breakout 2017), but his production was still solid overall. He posted a WRC+ of 113, and a wOBA of .335. Both of those obviously fell short of his 2017, but still lie within the margins of 'above average.' Here's BREF's 2019 projection for Christopher Armand Taylor.
So if you look closely at those numbers, they bear a striking resemblance to 2018's numbers. Same HR and RBI totals, even his OBP projection is almost exactly the same. BREF also sees CT3 striking out about 30 less times this year though, bringing him closer to what he posted in 2017. Overall BREF projects CT3 will have a better year in 2019.
My thoughts/projection: His 2017 performance isn't going to happen again, folks. OK — it's not likely to happen again. His 2017 OPS of .850 is not something we're likely to see again. I predict we're going to get what BREF is guessing, but I think he'll hit a few more home runs. I see CT3 hitting around 20-23 dingers this year, and he could possibly post an .800 OPS. If he can cut down his strikeouts to around 140 again, he's going to be an extremely valuable player. Calling it: 21 home runs, .800 ops, 135 K's.
Andrew Toles
Andrew Toles we hardly knew ye, 2018. The amount of "Free Toles" tweets on twitter last season could have started a living, breathing, movement. He only played in 17 games last year and that's a terribly small sampling size, so I won't parse those numbers. In 2016 he played in 48 games. In those 48 games he posted a wRC+ of 131 and a wOBA of .365. Here's his 2019 projection:
My Thoughts/Projection: So much of Andrew's 2019 is predicated on how much time he plays on the LA Dodgers, versus the OKC Dodgers. These projections look pretty accurate. I believe he posts closer to a .475 percent slugging percentage. He has tremendous gap power, and I think with the limited playing time he gets, he'll deliver.
With the departure of Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp, the outfield is missing a cannon arm, and about 40-45 home runs. With Pollock holding down centerfield, I believe the aggregate numbers can be filled. Alex Verdugo is going to get playing time, and this is when we'll see him shine. Dodger fans should be excited about this. Every single player on this list is a plus defender in the outfield, which falls in line with how Los Angeles has operated in the Guggenheim era.
The Dodgers have low-key set themselves up for a productive outfield. Starting pitchers are the next projections. Look for that article soon!
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AJ is a lifelong Dodgers fan who grew up in California. His whole family are also lifelong Dodgers fans. He lives in Tennessee with his wife, daughter, beagle, and strat.
Daniel Pelletier says:
Good job AJ. I tend to agree w you about those prediction. They are conservative estimates but any or all of those players could perform much better. As is it's a good defensive outfield with decent offense. It seems it's built to support a good pitching staff. Hmm, maybe Friedman had a plan all along!
AJ Gonzalez says:
Thanks! Genuinely appreciate the feedback! Feel free to comment if you ever disagree, too.
Stephanie Snyder says:
Interesting outlook .I want to see more Toles with more playing time I think he can be a competitor.
A LOT of people want to see Toles given the full opportunity. Count me in the group that wants to see him play more!
PaulDodgerFan1965 says:
I can only suggest that those HR totals may be off somewhat if the excessive platooning once again takes place. But I also will say that if they get enough playing time, Those totals can be accurate because even though everyone still says that DS is a pitcher friendly park I watch most if not all the games on MLB Extra Innings and have witnessed many an opponent finding that hitting HR's a DS was as easy as playing on a little league field. Granted, Dodgers play only half of the 162 at home, but it sure didn't stop Boston from hitting 4 HR's to win game 5 of WS fairly easy.
Salvador Espinoza says:
No major disagreement with the projections, except, what about the T. Ward effect (the wild horse whisperer)? I've seen an uptick in the power numbers the last few years even back a couple of years ago when we didn't know where the dingers were going to be coming from. How much of the recent power surge was the batting coach's blueprint?… what direction does that trend take now?
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