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1) 3 one down batsmen(green) in the test team-Ponting, Dravid and Kallis.
1. I don't think they are much worried about positions in the middle order as long as 1,2,3 are taken care of.
2. It's not Tendulkar over Lara. They have just overlooked Lara for the others. In fact, if you compare the stats between Lara and Tendulkar, there is not much difference. Lara tops Tendulkar by less than 1.
However, if you compare their performances in and against strong attacks, you will find that Tendulkar averages 66 in Australia compared to Lara's 39. In SA also Tendulkat averages more than Lara. A lot of people do take the performances against the strongest attacks into consideration while evaluating players for selection and rightly so.
3. I believe Jayasuriya got ODI preference over the others you named because of his abilities with the ball. He is a very useful and very clever bowler and that makes him more valuable than the rest.
Lara's average against S.Africa was 57.56 (66.37 in RSA). Tendulkar had pity average of 37 against RSA( in RSA 43).
Above stats clearly suggest why should pick Lara over Tendu in that particular period(2000s).
When I said against Strong attack, I did not mean against non-minnow attack. I usually take performances in and against Australia and SA seriously. More so for this decade.
Yes, you are right. I was mistaken on Lara's average in SA. May be I made some mistake on statsguru.
Symond and Flintoff are not needed with Kallis and Sanath in the team. Lara can and should take one of the spots.
this list is not the all time best players XI. it is for 2000-2009 only. lara retired in 2006, which means he didn't play for nearly half the decade. for similar reasons ganguly won't be considered for ODI's.
but sanath doesn't get a place in ODI for the 00's in my book, that ODI opener's place goes to graeme smith. flintoff, naaaah ! flintoff is all hype.
this team has enough batsman, I'll go for a bowler, depending on pitch it will be either vettori or ntini/vaas. between vaas and ntini, a coin toss will decide who gets the place.
warne hasn't done much in ODI this decade and doesn't deserve a place just because he is warne.
nothing is too valuable to sacrifice truth instead.
I think neither lara nor tendu should be there, it belongs to md. yusuf !
it is not anything against India. I checked records of all against top 8 in 2000s. Tendulkar and Dravid had poorer averages than others.
as u said Yousuf over Dravid should be justifyable. I thnk 6 Indian juries had significance roll behind the selection.
what is this for or against India business ?
we are comparing players here, not countries. you can see which players are my fav in my profile !
I think dravid should obviously be there, even if he had played for greenland, given his performances in this decade. avg don't tell you everything. tendu's place should go to yusuf. no lara, I'm truly sorry, because I'm a HUGE fan of him !
MoYo, Kallis, Dravid are super slow test players. Thats y it is not wise to pick them all for playimg middle/lower middle orders. You need someone like Tendu or Lara or Petersen between them.
Mohammad Yousuf averages 34 in Australia, just 40 in India, 31 in SA and 33 in SL.
His average swells up because he averages 276 in Bangladesh, 90 in UAE, 74 in Zimbabwe, almost 70 in West Indies, 68 in Pakistan and 65 in England.
How exactly he gets a place in world XI?
okay, I hadn't realized that !
nah man ! , maybe Lara over Tendulkar but Yousaf over Dravid is a stretch ! I have not seen Yousaf play anywhere but in "road roller" pitches of Pakistan .I am not good at using the cricinfo statguru but my guess is Yosuf's averages are bloated by either high scoring draws (on Pakistan) or scores against weaker attacks.
it was also not my opinion to drop Dravid. He is better than Yousuf imo.
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No Lara, Sangakkara, Inzamam - and team of the decade.


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Weston Photronic Exposure Meter Model 617 Version 1, USA 1932:
The very first light meter made by Weston specifically for determining camera exposure. It is relatively rare since the twin cell model was only made for two years before being replaced by the much more compact single cell version 2.
Housed in black bakelite, as were all of Weston's meters of this time, it is a truly beautiful piece of engineering. It is designed for reflectance use only, where you measure the light being reflected off the subject rather than the incident light falling onto it. The central top groove aids in the sighting of the meter towards the subject. When the meter was used in its more sensitive twin cell mode the light values on the meter scale were divided by 10.
The disc to the left of the meter gives basic instructions for use. That to the right is the calculator dial of a basic design common to most of the Weston meters leading up to the very last models manufactured.
The plate / film speeds listed on the dial go up to only 48 - the maximum possible at the time of manufacture. Once this is set, another concentric dial brings the pointer to the measured luminance value. Aperture and shutter speed combinations can then be read off. Besides the normal pointer on the dial, there are others for different types of scene. They allow for exposure compensation for subjects of abnormally high and low contrast and brightness levels.
The original Model 617 Weston used a metal baffle mounted on the photovoltaic cell to make its response more directional. Weston exposure meters from the model 650 onwards used a glass lenticular system to provide that directionality. The lenticular arrangement also delivered more light to the cell, rendering the meter more sensitive.
The Earliest Version of the Model 617 has a different instruction legend to the slightly later one. It is recess moulded into the Bakelite and on many examples, including this one, the original ink had flaked off with age. It can easily be restored with white water-based paint, poster colour or a chinagraph. That this is earlier, is deduced from the smaller list of patents on the meter face. The later variant has an embossed riveted on circular instruction plate which seems to be more durable with age.

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The EU's anti-fraud agency has, in the past 11 years, made little use of the investigative instruments it gained under an EU agreement with Philip Morris International.
Documents uncovered via a freedom of information request by EUobserver show that in most years, the tobacco company did not receive any request for information from Olaf, as the anti-fraud agency is known.
The Anti-Contraband and Anti-Counterfeit Agreement between the EU, its member states, and Philip Morris International (PMI) was signed in July 2004. It will expire next year, and the commission is currently evaluating its impact, to help assess whether to renew it or not.
The deal, which also included the transfer of several hundred million euros to the EU and its members, gave Olaf the power to request information that could help it investigate cigarette smuggling and counterfeiting.
For instance, PMI agreed to "encourage its employees and/or agents to make themselves available to Olaf for interviews and for the purposes of giving sworn statements, as reasonably requested and required by Olaf."
However, according to the annual reports which PMI was obliged to send to the EU about its compliance with the agreement, the tobacco company has never received such a request from Olaf.
The agreement also said that PMI should inform Olaf, when it requested this, of how much cigarettes PMI held in tax and customs warehouses. PMI's reports noted that Olaf never did so.
EUobserver has received access to the 11 yearly reports that PMI has written, the first one published on 11 July 2005, the most recent one published 3 July 2015.
PMI promised in the agreement to conduct business only with so-called Approved Contractors, and to make sure that these third parties are also "able and committed to honour the objectives and practices" of the agreement, which aimed to reduce cigarette smuggling.
The agreement made an end to a legal fight between the EU and PMI, which had been accused of involvement in cigarette smuggling and thereby evading taxes.
The deal requires that PMI makes sure that if it sells cigarettes to another company, this company does not buy quantities much larger than the demand of its potential buyers (to make sure it doesn't sell them in another country where the price of cigarettes is higher).
PMI is required to keep a list of all its approved contractors, and update it every six months. In the annual reports, it said it does.
But according to the same reports, Olaf only requested for the list once, on 16 August 2012, which means it officially has only a limited snapshot of the companies that PMI has worked with.
Olaf has apparently never requested the sales volumes of the approved contractors, or the due diligence reports which PMI is required to perform on its business partners.
Also, PMI reported in 2015 that "to date it has not received any formal request" to encourage its purchasers "to cooperate with the relevant administrations [i.e. Olaf] for the purposes of investigating cigarette smuggling and/or the laundering of proceeds arising out of the illegal trade in cigarettes".
There were two additional instances when Olaf sent PMI a "request for information," on 31 January 2014, and 25 February 2015, but the documents do not specify what these requests encompassed.
Another unused part of the EU-PMI deal is protocol 4 from annex B.
This protocol states that if Olaf can prove one of PMI's contractors was "unlawfully or knowingly engaged in the sale, distribution, storage, or shipment of Contraband Cigarettes or any related Money Laundering", PMI had to terminate its business relationship with that company.
According to PMI's annual reports, the multinational "has not had occasion to terminate business relations with Approved Contractors in accordance with Protocol 4.01 or Protocol 4.02."
Olaf was asked for a comment on Monday (23 November), but while its press office had said it would provide answers by Monday (30 November), it had not responded by Wednesday morning.
This is part two in a series about the EU's agreement with tobacco company PMI.
Part one: Will EU renew $1.25bn deal with tobacco firm PMI?.
"Investigative needs ... dictate much faster means of enquiry than formal requests with a deadline of 45 days," EU anti-fraud agency said..


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Claudia Zárate
Claudia Zárate Vergés is recognized as an outstanding woman Wine Sommelier and Tea Master of Mexico. Her career is interesting and infinite; and it joins her passion for good living. Her travels and studies about the flavors and regions of wine make her discover, in each journey, the new trends in the world of wine, where she studies and applies her knowledge, always taking into consideration the fine demands of the palate of wine lovers.
Her curiosity has not only been in the area of wines but also in tea, so she took the course of teas and infusions in London England with Jane Pettigrew. She also made a foray into pastry making by taking the French pastry making refresher workshop with chef J. Belouet from BELOUET CONSEILLE in Mexico and Cordon Bleu in Mexico City.
She was part of the Mexican Association of Sommeliers as a taster and instructor where she also assumed the role of Director of International Affairs. She has taken courses on Oenology at the University of David in California USA where she took the Rootstock Identification, Wine Grape Variety Identification and Vineyard Irrigation workshops.
She has been invited for the second consecutive year to Japan by the Japan Tea Export Council in 2018 where she was able to visit Shizuoka and its tea plantations and be in contact with Japanese tea producers and traders in the country. Later she continued with a visit to Kagoshima, in the south of the country where he also visited the tea plantations and enjoyed the teaching and hospitality of this region.
In 2017 she was invited by the University of Shizuoka and the Japan Tea Export Council to be at the University and could meet directly the specialized researchers and Masters in the field of green tea and their valuable discoveries in the field. She also visited plantations of producers in the area of Shizuoka participating in workshops in the preparation of tea with the traditional manufacture that characterizes Japan.
From 2018 to date she has been the Executive Director of the International Tea Master Association (ITMA), in which she has participated as Tea Master and Tea Blending since 2014 as instructor and director for Mexico and Latin America. She has made several technical visits around the world, to mention only some of them: Chateau longueville Comtesse de Lalande (France 2011), Chateau de Pez (France 2011), Pedroza, Vega Sicilia, Abadia Retuerta, Liberalia, Frontaura in Ribiera del Duero and Toro, (Spain 2010) and others like Chateau Fonchereau in Montusan Bdx (France 2007 and 2011), Zone of Villafranca del Penedes (May 2003), Arandas (Jalisco), to the Zone Del Rhin (Germany 2002), to the Zone Del Penedes (2001), to the Wineries in the zone of Bordeaux (France 2014), to Borgona ( France) during the grape harvest the Wineries of Clos Vogeot, Nuits St-Georges, Patriarche.
Was an advisor on Alcoholic Beverages in several Food and Beverage Establishments such as Buddha Bar Mexico in its opening in Mexico City in 2011, as well as for private cellars and special harvest tracking in France and Spain. Previously she was sommelier and wine director for the restaurant la Gloutonnerie when it opened in Mexico City. She oversaw private cellars and advises wine collectors in Mexico, the United States and England.
She was part of the Mexican Association of Sommeliers as a taster and instructor, where she also assumed the role of Director of International Affairs and has taken courses in Oenology at the University of Davis. She has been certified by the WSET Wine and Spirit Education Trust based in London, England.
She also did part of her studies in Mexico City at the Universidad Anahuac, where she took a Diploma in Oenology and a Diploma in Management of Food Establishments. Later she took the diploma in Distillates with the Mexican Association of Sommeliers.
Likes to teach various courses on wine appreciation and pairing amateurs, professionals, and chefs certifies tea sommeliers and tea masters with the ITMA International Tea Master Association based in Dallas, Texas. Besides being a wine sommelier, is a Tea Master and Tea Sommelier certified by ITMA International Tea Masters Association, USA.
Has participated as a collaborator in Eddy Warman's radio and television program, in her capacity as a sommelier to complement and validate the spaces dedicated to wine, champagne and liquors and in the radio program " Qué tal Fernanda" by the host Fernanda Familiar on the subject of tea.
She has been an ambassador for prestigious international brands such as Grey goose vodka, the Twinings of London brand, and collaborated in research for Coca Cola Co. soft drinks and Bacardi Co. Mexico.
She currently serves as Executive Director, a certified Tea Master from the International Tea Master Association based in Dallas, Texas where she teaches Tea Sommelier and Tea Master certifications worldwide and is a member of the Dallas Sommelier Society where she is contact with professional Sommeliers in Texas and other regions of the US.


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Come one,come all. Well please not all as the room isn't large enough. But, it is large enough for between 20 and 30 people to enjoy an evening of spirit messages alongside a nice drink or few and a warm supper.
Our aim is to bring proof of life ever lasting and show that they still remain close in energy if no longer here in body. Please be aware we are not fortune tellers, If that is what you are looking for then please visit a seaside location in your area soon.


Photo taken at Laguna Seca Ranch in South Texas January 28, 2019.
Nikon D850, Nikon 300mm f/2.8 lens, 1/3200 sec at f/7.1, ISO 400.
Amazing flight shot, Gene. Great action and detail. What is the significance of their locked talons? Very cool behavior!
I don't think there's any real significance to locking talons, except that it's something that they can get a good grip on. Sometimes, they will lock talons pretty high up and spiral down until just before hitting the ground. It seems that all the Raptors do this, not just Caracaras.
Yes, I've seen the behavior with eagles also. I thought you may have witnessed something that may have triggered the event.
Great interaction image. That juvie really hooked on to both feet.
Terrific action shot-I've never seen this behavior.
Paul, If you click on the image, the detail is better and if you look at the juvenile, you'll notice that the beak is a bluish color. The bluish color indicates that the juvenile is very mad. In that case, even an adult will give leeway to a juvenile.
Nice action shot Gene! I have seen this with Bald Eagles spiraling down with locked talons only to let go just above the ground.
very nice action shot. Is the attacking one a juvi?
Yes he is. It's certainly not typical.
Love this shot. Nicely photographed.


MDPR would like to share a series of bird mash recipes in this new "Cookbook" series of blogs brought to you straight from our team members kitchens! Mash is the generic term that is used to describe a mix of cooked whole grains, legumes and beans that is typically mixed with vegetables and served to birds once a day.
Today we are featuring Charise Mixa's (MDPR's Communications Manager) recipe for her flock of amazons and conures.
Add all ingredients together and soak overnight.
In a non-toxic cooking pan, cover the mix with water (for me that means about .5" water over the top of the mash) and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
Cool and stir, as sometimes the heavier ingredients are more concentrated on the bottom.
The excess mash can be frozen.
Serving – When feeding, I mix in omega fatty acids and freshly chopped greens and veggies (kale, chard, chopped broccoli, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, etc).


KARACHI (February 11 2004): The State Bank on Tuesday made amendments in the Prudential Regulations for Corporate and Commercial Banking. According to a circular issued by the SBP, so far Revaluation Reserves were allowed to form part of the equity for the first three years only from the date of asset revaluation.
"Now, it has been decided that if a borrower gets revaluation during the three years period, the borrower will be allowed the benefit from fresh revaluation to the extent of increase in revaluation reserves, but restricting the benefit of such incremental value to 3 years only," said the circular.
Similarly, if after 3 years, the borrower again gets revaluation of the assets with resultant addition in their value, the benefit of such revaluation may also be allowed for the next 3 years, again to the extent of increase in revaluation reserves.
The revaluation reserves to be eligible for benefit should be calculated by the valuers on the approved panel of the PBA. If the bank/DFI obtains Copy of Accounts as per requirement in Prudential Regulation R-3, then such revaluation reserves should appear in the said accounts, and in such case, no parallel calculation by the banks/DFIs for amortisation purposes will be required. In case of no requirement of copy of accounts, the borrower may still be given the benefit of revaluation reserves in the way mentioned above, but the bank/DFI will calculate the amortisation of the same independently.
Guarantees issued by domestic banks/DFIs when received as collaterals by banks/DFIs will be treated at par with Liquid Assets as defined in Prudential Regulations, whereas, for guarantees issued by foreign banks, the issuing banks' rating, assigned either by Standard & Poors, Moody's or Fitch-Ibca, should be 'A' and above or equivalent.
While calculating the group exposure, the group will cover both corporate entities as well as SMEs, in cases where such entities are owned by the same group.
As Annexure-I (C) allows 85 percent weightage to financial guarantees accepted as collateral and issued by domestic and foreign banks, it has now been decided to give similar weightage to guarantees issued by the IFC (International Finance Corporation), CDC (Commonwealth Development Corporation) DEG (Deutsche Investions and ntwicklungsgesellschaft nbH), FMO (Netherland Financierings Maatschappijvoor Ontwikklelingslanden N.V) and ADB (Asian Development Bank).
"The requirement of copy of accounts may be waived by the banks/DFIs when exposure net of liquid assets does not exceed the limit of Rs 10 million," the circular added.


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Dakar 2023 Dramatic Finale
Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Jan 16, 2023 | Industry & Racing, Ride Life | 0 |
One For The Record Books
We here at Road Dirt absolutely love following the annual Dakar Rally-Raid. It is truly the most incredible motorcycle race on the planet. Crossing inhospitable, otherworldly, vast open landscapes, just finishing the grueling odyssey is an achievement in and of itself. From intense heat to freezing nights, dry desert dunes to drenching downpours, those who undertake this grueling contest are another level of courage or crazy.
Dakar Rally 2023. Simply the most incredible race on earth. Photo ASO/F.Gooden/DPPI.
The 45th edition of the Dakar Rally came to an end in Dammam, Saudi Arabia over the weekend, after 14 stages that saw dramatic turnarounds in every category, particularly in the Motorbike class. In a first for the category, Argentinian and 2021 champion Kevin Benavides seized the lead on the very last day, knocking Australian and two-time champion Toby Price from the top of the general standings to prevail by 43 seconds, the narrowest winning margin ever in the history of the Dakar. That came after setting a Stage 13 record of only 12 seconds separating Price and Benavides the day before. American Skyler Howes claimed the final podium spot to round out the Motorbike class in the 2023 Dakar Rally-Raid.
KTM's Kevin Benavides charging to his second Dakar win. Photo ASO/H. Cabilla.
Never before had a rider lost the lead of the Dakar in the last stage. And never before had the winner and the runner-up been so evenly matched. An unprecedented scenario that came on the back of another historic first, namely, the mere 12 seconds separating KTM's Toby Price and Kevin Benavides on the eve of the finale. The longest Dakar held in Saudi Arabia came down to a sprint, an exercise that both former enduro riders excel in. Price kicked off the 45th Dakar Rally by winning the prologue before flying under the radar near the front of the race, like the Argentinian, who only came out of the woods to win stage 13 and swoop down on the Australian. The finish was like a hurdling contest in which every checkpoint was a hurdle.
Toby Price leading Stage 13, before losing to Benavides the next day. Photo ASO/E. Vargiolu/DPPI.
In his own words, Price lost the Dakar by "stumbling twice". Benavides confessed that he had to backtrack once to validate a waypoint, but Price did it three times. At the finish, the Argentinian joined the club of two-time Dakar winners (2021 and 2023), 43 seconds ahead of his new peer (2016 and 2019). He joined the ranks of Auriol, Rahier, Meoni, Sunderland and Price himself. Finishing 100th last year due to a broken engine, Benavides, signed by KTM after his success with Honda, put an end to three years in which the Dakar was painted Honda red. After two victories for Honda and one for GasGas last year, the KTM orange retook the throne with its nineteenth victory. Skyler Howes, who rides for their sister team Husqvarna, stood with them on the podium, although he deserved so much more in his fifth Dakar. The American wore the leader's mantle for six days before falling out of top contention, but he was pumped and proud to climb onto the podium for the first time —the fifth for an American racer.
American Skyler Howes throttling through the dunes to eventually claim his first podium appearance in the Dakar Rally. Photo ASO/E. Vargiolu/DPPI.
"This morning, my head was empty except for each kilometer of the stage, from 0 to 136," Benavides stated. "It's incredible to pull off the win at the end of this completely crazy Dakar and with such a small gap. I'm also the first to win with two different motorbike brands, and that makes me very proud."
Kevin Benavides etching in his win at the close of Stage 14. Photo ASO/G. Soldano.
The race ended prematurely for half of last year's top 10. Sam Sunderland, the 2022 defending champion, called it quits in stage 1. The next day, it was Brabec who also fell, followed by Barreda in stage 8. Mason Klein, the top rookie last year in ninth place who had seized the lead in stage 2 of this Dakar, threw in the towel in stage 13, while Walkner, on the podium last year, crashed on the eve of the finish. Three other works riders found themselves on the receiving end of the Dakar's ruthlessness. Hero's Joaquim Rodrigues and Sherco's Harith Noah were added to the casualty list in stage 4. The Indian's teammate, Rui Gonçalves, retired in stage 6. In this war of attrition, Honda placed three of its four factory riders in the top 10. Quintanilla finished just outside the podium ahead of Van Beveren, while Cornejo was eighth. Luciano Benavides (HVA), the most prolific stage hunter of this rally with three, came in sixth. Daniel Sanders, who again lit up the start of the race before his physical condition took its toll, was seventh. Lorenzo Santolino, eleventh last year, patiently played for time on his Sherco to move up to ninth and retake his place in the top 10 after 2021 (sixth). Franco Caimi (Hero) rounded it the first ten, ensuring that all six factory teams in the 45th edition are represented near the top.
Price, Benavides, and Howes atop the 2023 Champions Podium later that night. Photo ASO/J. Delfosse/DPPI.
235 of the 355 vehicles that started the 2023 Dakar have made it to the finish: 80 motorcycles (out of 121), 10 quads (18), 46 T1 and T2 cars (67), 38 lightweight prototypes (47), 39 SSVs (45) and all 22 trucks, along with 80 out of 88 crews in the third edition of the Dakar Classic, the regularity race for 20th-century vehicles.
What an epic two weeks of racing. The Dakar Rally-Raid is indeed the pinnacle of off-road endurance racing, motorcycle and otherwise. Huge congratulations to Kevin Benavides for his come-from-behind victory, Toby Price for his herculean effort for second, and to the young, mustachioed Skyler Howes for his first-ever Dakar podium.
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We have targeted the Stockholm office because existing analytical resources covering EU rated property companies is already well-established there and Fitch would like the successful candidate to work alongside analysts from that office, as well as the remainder of the Real Estate team in London and Warsaw.
A first-rate academic background in a finance-related field. Professional qualifications (e.g. CFA) would be an advantage but not a necessity.
Strong analytical skills evidenced by experience in an analytical or similar role covering real estate companies (spanning commercial and residential real estate).
Cash-flow modelling and accounting skills.
A strong team spirit, enabling him/her to work seamlessly with other members of the team.


Minal Caron joined Ropes & Gray in 2014 as an associate in the health care group. Minal advises academic medical centers, hospitals, universities, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and other health care organizations regarding a broad range of regulatory, compliance, financing, and transactional issues. He regularly represents both academic and industry clients in the area of clinical research.
Prior to joining the firm, Minal served as a law clerk to Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. During law school, Minal worked as a judicial intern for Judge Kermit Lipez, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and received the Harvard Law School Paul C. Weiler Scholar Award for excellence in Sports Law.
Advised multiple research institutions and industry sponsors regarding a broad range of research policy and compliance issues, including human subjects protection and informed consent, and the drafting of research protocols, central Institutional Review Board agreements, and internal policies relating to research misconduct and good clinical practices (GCPs).
Advised multiple health care and research institutions in connection with internal investigations involving allegations of research misconduct.
Advised a large pharmaceutical manufacturer in government inquiry into compliance with clinical trial registration and results reporting requirements.
Advised a leading hospital in conducting internal investigations regarding controlled substances prescribing practices.
Advised multiple health care clients in connection with the resolution of federal False Claims Act qui tam actions.
Advised multiple health care providers in preparing and submitting self-disclosures of overpayments to Medicare Administrative Contractors and various state Medicaid programs.
Advised a university regarding evaluation and negotiation of potential "spin-off" transactions for its controlled teaching hospital with both for-profit and non-profit potential acquirers.
Advised several health care and university organizations on corporate finance matters, including tax-exempt and taxable public offerings and bank direct purchases.


Following several calls to triple zero (000), MFB firefighters were called to a structure fire on Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne at approximately 5:40pm this afternoon.
Initial crews from South Melbourne Fire Station arrived on scene in just five minutes and were confronted with thick black smoke and flames issuing from the upper floors.
The fire is currently at second alarm, and more than 20 firefighters are working to contain the blaze.
There are currently nine firefighting appliances on scene, including two arieal appliances and a HAZMAT unit.
Community are advised to avoid the area if possible, and ensure roads are kept clear for emergency services.
Hard work by more than 50 firefighters at the scene has ensured the blaze was brought under control at 7:08pm.
Crews had difficulty gaining access to the building initially and were conducting aggressive firefighting efforts from above using aerial appliances.
Eventually, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were able to gain access and began an internal attack on the fire.
Firefighters have conducted an internal search of the building and thankfully there are no reports of injury.
At the peak of the blaze there were 11 firefighting appliances at the scene. The site is a 20m x 35m two storey building on Buckhurst Street.
Victoria Police and Ambulance Victoria are assisting MFB on scene.
A community advice message has been issued and MFB is urging the community in smoke affected areas to close windows and doors, turn of heating and cooling. For smoke exposure, seek medical advice or call Nurse on Call on 1300 606 024. Visit Vic Emergency for more information.
MFB's specialist fire investigators have finalised their analysis of the site, and have determined that the fire was suspicious and the scene has been handed over to the Victoria Police.
The Police Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating and are keen to speak to anyone that may have seen any suspicious activity in the area.


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La Victoire des vaincus est un téléfilm français de Nicolas Picard, diffusé en 2002 sur France 3.

Synopsis
En , dans un village de Franche-Comté occupé par les Allemands, cinq enfants décident de rentrer en résistance à leur façon, contre les envahisseurs allemands.

Fiche technique
 Titre : La Victoire des vaincus
 Réalisation : Nicolas Picard
 Scénario : Lara Guirao et Nicolas Picard, d'après les romans de Raymond Vuillemin, La Chasse aux Doryphores et La Victoire des vingt culs
 Image : Carlo Varini
 Musique : Marc Perrone
 Montage : Marie-Françoise Michel
 Producteur : Jean Bigot
 Sociétés de production : VLP Productions, France 3
 Genre : Drame
 Durée : 1h45
 Date de diffusion :  sur France 3

Distribution
 Guillaume Lefort : Dado enfant
 Alexandre Potier : Gugu enfant
 Adrien Gallo : Migrateur enfant
 Adrien Boyon : Têtu enfant
 Canis Crevillen : Charlotte enfant
 Charles Lelaure : Dado
 Frank Berjot : Gugu
 Nicolas Berger-Vachon : Migrateur
 Thomas Derichebourg : Têtu
 Mélodie Berenfeld : Charlotte
 Maurice Barrier : le grand-père
 Lara Guirao : Lucie
 Richard Sammel : le capitaine allemand

Autour du film
Le tournage s'est déroulé du  au  en Auvergne.

Liens externes

Téléfilm français des années 2000
Téléfilm diffusé en 2002
Téléfilm dramatique
Téléfilm de guerre
Film sur l'Occupation allemande en France
Téléfilm de France Télévisions
Adaptation d'un roman français à la télévision

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Antigua, Barbados and Trinidad are the three territories which have submitted bids to the West Indies Cricket Board for the hosting of Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament in 2011 and 2012.
Monday November 8th was the deadline for the submission of bids.
The WICB Bid Review Committee will now review all bids and make selections for two venues for each year's tournament.
The venues selected will be announced on Monday, November 15th.
Importantly the WICB requires that venues must have international standard lighting (to facilitate night matches) and at least one replay screen to be favourably considered for hosting Caribbean T20 which will be a live televised event.
"It is a new model inviting territories to host matches in regional tournaments and appropriately it starts with the most exciting of the tournaments – Caribbean T20 which proved to be successful in its launch in 2010," said Chairman of the WICB Bid Review Committee Gregory Shillingford.
"The territories which have submitted bids and confident of meeting the criteria will be held to meeting standards and WICB will be held to meeting obligations in terms of both cost and benefits," said Shillingford who is a WICB director.
Caribbean T20 2011 will be held from January 9th to 24th.


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ISIS threatens terror attacks 'worse than 9/11 and Paris,' says Spain will 'pay dearly' for crushing Muslim rule
Commentators ask: Why is 'Christian' Obama apparently mesmerised by Islam?
Islamic State atrocities are 'genocide' says European Parliament
Europe seen moving towards 'civil war' as leaders repress citizens while appeasing Muslim migrants
81 Muslim-Americans involved in violent extremist plots in 2015, highest since 9/11
Obama: Islam is a religion of 'peace, charity and justice'
Obama 'spoke a lot of nonsense, some of it dangerous,' in Baltimore mosque speech, radio show host points out
America could fall to Islam, just like the mighty Byzantine Empire of old, biblical scholar warns
Hazel Torres Tue 9 Feb 2016 23:26 GMT
The siege of Constantinople in 1453, depicted in a 15th-century French miniature.(Wikipedia)
For all its greatness, America could collapse and be defeated by Islam just like what happened to the thousand-year-old Byzantine Empire, biblical scholar Eddie Hyatt warns.
Writing for Charisma News, Hyatt notes that the Christian Byzantine Empire was one of the most powerful and vast empires the world has ever known.
According to historical accounts, the Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Muslim Ottoman Turks in 1453.
During its reign, the empire was considered as the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe.
Hyatt says that the fall of the mighty Byzantine Empire should serve as a reminder to Americans that "we must not trust in our advanced technology, stock market wealth, or military might" since all these can be taken away by a determined foe, like today's Islamic radicals.
Hyatt cites three reasons why the Byzantine Empire fell to Muslim invaders: (1) The church's preoccupation with political power; (2) personal faith replaced with liturgical formalism; and (3) doctrinal rigidity and strife.
# 1. The church's preoccupation with political power:
Constantine founded the Byzantine Empire began at around A.D. 330. When the empire was beginning to unravel, Constantine saw Christianity as "the cord by which he could pull the Empire together."
He then began favouring Christians, "building them elaborate buildings and underwriting the salaries of their bishops whom he also exalted into positions parallel to the provincial governors of the Empire."
"Christianity thus became politicised" which eventually led to "political wrangling for church offices and power," Hyatt says.
"This preoccupation with political power and the divisions it produced weakened the church and the Empire and made both vulnerable to the Muslim invaders," he writes.
# 2. Personal faith replaced with liturgical formalism
With the church politicised, Christianity became institutionalised and "replaced with outward form and ritual."
Constantine began constructing church buildings to accommodate the religious gatherings of Christians. Bishops began wearing distinctive clothing to indicate their superior rank, Hyatt says.
"Lacking a church with the strength and vitality of a personal, dynamic faith in Jesus, the Empire found itself weakened and vulnerable when Islam came with its armies," he writes.
# 3. Doctrinal rigidity and strife
The Christian church's rise to political affluence and power led to "fierce doctrinal battles" and "violent struggles" leading to "sharp divisions in the church," Hyatt says.
A seemingly trivial doctrinal difference led to a major source of strife and division, eventually leading to a formal division of East and West when, in 1054, Rome and Constantinople formally excommunicated each other.
This division drastically weakened both side, making it easier for the Ottoman Turks to invade and conquer what was once a mighty Christian empire.


The nominated winners of the Global Economy Prize 2019 have been confirmed. Awarded by the Kiel Institute in partnership with the City of Kiel and Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK), the prize is now being presented for the 15th time. It aims to encourage international efforts to tackle major global economic challenges and carries no prize-money.
Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble MdB, President of the German Bundestag. Category: Politics.
Hikmet Ersek, President, CEO, Director, Western Union. Category: Business.
Prof. Daron Acemoglu, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Category: Economics.
The nominees were announced to the press today at the Kiel Institute by Prof. Gabriel Felbermayr, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Dr. Ulf Kämpfer, Mayor of the City of Kiel, and Consul Klaus-Hinrich Vater, Vice-President of Schleswig-Holstein Chamber of Commerce and President of the Kiel Chamber of Commerce.
The award ceremony of the Global Economy Prize will be held on Sunday, June 23, during the Kieler Woche festival, in Kiel City Hall. All laureates are expected to attend.
Additional information about the Global Economy Prize and this years nominees.


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Q: checking if jquery hide has completed execution I am trying to learn jQuery.I just tried to create a simple picture viewer with next and previous buttons using the basic show and hide.Hence the obvious flow of the script would be to first hide the previous image and then show the next image.But sometimes when I click the next button rapidly,it displays the next image without completing the .hide() of the previous.
I need an elegant method to check whether the .hide() execution is complete or not and wait while its being done.
Here's the code snippet
var picArray = new Array('#test1','#test2','#test3','#test4');
var picArrayIndex = 0;
$(document).ready(function()
{

$(picArray[picArrayIndex]).show();
$(".next-btn").click(function(){

    picArrayIndex++;
    if(picArrayIndex > picArray.length - 1)
        {picArrayIndex = 0;
            $(picArray[picArray.length - 1]).hide();
        }

    $(picArray[picArrayIndex - 1]).hide();
      $(picArray[picArrayIndex]).animate({
opacity: 1,
hspace:80

 }, 1000, function() {
   // Animation complete.
 });
        $(picArray[picArrayIndex]).effect("bounce", { direction:'left', times:1 },   500);

    $(picArray[picArrayIndex]).show();
});
    $(".prev-btn").click(function(){

    picArrayIndex--;
    if(picArrayIndex < 0)
        {picArrayIndex = picArray.length - 1;
            $(picArray[0]).hide();}
    $(picArray[picArrayIndex + 1]).hide();
    $(picArray[picArrayIndex]).show();
});
});

A: You can check in the hide callback:-
$(ele).hide("duration in milliseconds",function(){
   //your code after hiding is done.
});

A: For complicated solutions I needed to use promise to ensure that hide is done, you could use this implementation:
$(obj).hide().promise().done(function (){ /* Your code goes here */ });

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basicly, Oli asked me to provide a shortlist of terms that are used to identify unique functions / areas on wikiloops which need to be referred to n a consistent way, and I'll try to prove that here.
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What a nice tool to discuss such a broad subject !! I'll drop here my take on french translation for most of these terms ... most of them could be subject to discussion so nothing final here but all in all we have to start somewhere right ?


• Investors are rational. • Investors are basically risk averse. • Investors wants to maximize the returns from his/her investments for a given level of risk. • Investor portfolio includes all of his/her assets and liabilities. • The relationship between the returns of assets in the portfolio is important since the returns from these investments interact with each other.
• For a given level of risk, investors prefer higher returns to lower returns. Similarly, for a given level of expected return, investors prefer less risk to more risk.
• Under the assumptions of Markowitz Portfolio Theory, a single asset or portfolio of assets is considered to be efficient if no other asset or portfolio of assets offers higher expected return with the same (or lower) risk, or lower risk with the same (or higher) expected return.
• Variance or standard deviation of expected returns. • Range of returns. • Returns below expectations or semivariance.
• A statistical measure of the dispersion of returns around the expected value where a larger variance or standard deviation indicates greater dispersion. • The more disperse the expected returns, the greater the uncertainty of future returns.
• Assumes that a larger range of expected returns, from the lowest to the highest return, means greater uncertainty and risk regarding future expected returns.


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Shiva Baby @ image + nation
Posted on November 25, 2020 November 26, 2020 by Carey
Another film which has made its rounds around the globe in film festivals. Starting way back in 2018 at the SXSW film festival as a short film, it has now evolved into a feature where it debuted at the 2020 SXSW film festival. Since then it has slowly but surely sprouted legs. Also, another one which has plenty of buzz around it. This time I think that can be squarely placed on the shoulders of the writer/director Emma Seligman, a Canadian now based in New York making her debut. With this one film, despite its small scope and budget (a mere $250,000), she demonstrates herself to be a first class storyteller. Someone who can get a ton out of a rather simple story and place actors in a position in which they can shine.
When you think of the fact that all the enjoyment you got from watching the film was from a shiva?!? Well, that is incredible! Plus you could have never predicted the direction it was going to take after watching the first scene. Totally changes in style, tone and look after those first five minutes. Definitely the sign of a confident filmmaker.
A young woman and a man are having sex in the living room of a great New York apartment. As it is ending her phone rings. The two exchange a couple of words and then she gets fully dressed. Listening to the voicemail, it is a message from her mother reminding her that she had promised to attend a funeral service that morning but had missed it. Her mother does still want her to come with she and her father to the shiva.
Switching gears quickly Danielle (Rachel Sennott – Tahara) heads off to meet her parents for the shiva. They are parking the minivan outside with her mom Debbie (Polly Draper – from television's Thirtysomething) yelling at Joel (Fred Malamed – A Serious Man, In a World…) when Dani meets up with them.
Inside things go from awkward – Dani trying to avoid childhood friend Maya (Molly Gordon – Booksmart, Good Boys) for some reason, having to deal with the constant nagging about her career future by her parents and also admitting to family friends that she does not really have a declared major or career path nor a boyfriend – to unsettling when the man she was having sex with hours ago appears at the shiva.
Max (Danny Deferrari – appeared in episodes of Pan Am and Law & Order) is soon joined by his wife (Dani did not know he was married) Kim (Dianna Agron – from television's Glee) and their baby. All this is too much for Dani. She begins to act really weird and her behaviour is attracting attention, particularly from her mother. Plus there is still the whole Maya thing.
Though this is primarily a Jewish story, it is one which is so accessible that all can enjoy and relate to the goings on. Young women. The pressures they are under. Especially today. It might also be doubly so within different ethnicities or culture/religious groups. Women are supposed to be able to do it all – study, have a great career and marry well. Who has the time or energy to excel at all of that? Precious few, I say. While still young, women see this on the horizon and it can be rather overwhelming. Though this is largely a film which tends towards comedy, there is enough real life substance there which allows it to hit its mark.
As such many young women look for validtation through sex. Dani is, despite her seemingly confident nature, crushed when she realizes that Max does not really have feelings for her. That he has a whole other life, a baby and a beautiful, successful wife. Air goes totally out of the Dani balloon. Plus there is the fact that she is a somewhat out bisexual which muddies the waters. Does she actually like men/Max or is she really in love with Maya/women? But knows because of her religion what is expected of her – traditional marriage and a family. Her bisexuality will also make her an outsider in her own community. The world she has constructed all comes crashing down around Dani when it becomes apparent it is a farce.
While some might compare Seligman's style to Woody Allen's this would be a mistake. Yes, the world she has constructed is a Jewish one, the dialogue is sharp and witty and there is a befuddlement in the middle about sex and identity, but Seligman definitely has a very different voice. Especially with the fact that her film paints a rather realistic picture of women and their lives.
The largely female cast are all wonderful. No matter young or older or bit part or lead. Each handles the dialogue wonderfully, especially Draper and Sennott. They really give an accurate and nuanced depiction of the complicated mother-daughter relationship. Draper was definitely a rediscovery for me. She had dropped off my fim/television radar pretty much since the early 90s with Thirtysomething. She has worked continuously since, but this was really her reemergence for me.
The film is supposed to have a theatre release in 2021, here's to hoping that happens because it certainly deserves it.
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Thank you, Rania, for your written words of wisdom, which I find so helpful right now. I also really loved your piece about "things falling apart." There are some of us who are afraid to leap, who are frozen or folding in, weighted down by the powers of others and who cling to the imprisonment of security as our confidence lags. Reading what you write emboldens the fledgling strength inside of us. With love and gratitude!


Marchand, Kirsten I.; Oviedo-Joekes, Eugenia; Guh, Daphne; Brissette, Suzanne; Marsh, David C.; Schechter, Martin T.
Background: Substitution with opioid-agonists (e.g., methadone) has shown to be an effective treatment for chronic long-term opioid dependency. Patient satisfaction with treatment has been associated with improved addiction treatment outcomes. However, there is a paucity of studies evaluating patients' satisfaction with Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST). In the present study, participants' satisfaction with OST was evaluated at 3 and 12 months. We sought to test the relationship between satisfaction and patients' characteristics, the treatment modality received and treatment outcomes. Methods: Data from a randomized controlled trial, the North American Opiate Medication Initiative (NAOMI), conducted in Vancouver and Montreal (Canada) between 2005-2008, was analyzed. The NAOMI study compared the effectiveness of oral methadone vs. injectable diacetylmorphine over 12 months. A small sub-group of patients received injectable hydromorphone on a double blind basis with diacetylmorphine. The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) was used to measure satisfaction with treatment. CSQ-8 scores, as well as retention and response to treatment, did not differ between those receiving hydromorphone and diacetylmorphine at 3 or 12 months assessments; therefore, these two groups were analyzed together as the 'injectable' treatment group. Results: A total of 232 (92%) and 237 (94%) participants completed the CSQ-8 at 3 and 12 months, respectively. Participants in both groups were highly satisfied with treatment. Independent of treatment group, participants satisfied with treatment at 3 months were more likely to be retained at 12 months. Multivariate analysis indicated that satisfaction was greater among those randomized to the injection group after controlling for treatment effectiveness. Participants who were retained, responded to treatment, and had fewer psychological symptoms were more satisfied with treatment. Finally, open-ended comments were made by 149 (60.3%) participants; concerns about the randomization process and the study ending were most commonly reported by participants receiving the oral and injectable medications, respectively. Conclusions: The higher satisfaction among those receiving medically prescribed injectable diacetylmorphine (or hydromorphone) supports current evidence regarding the attractiveness of this treatment for long-term, opioiddependent individuals not benefiting sufficiently from other treatments. In addition, the measurement of treatment satisfaction provides valuable information about participants at risk of relapse and in need of additional services.


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    <string name="app_name">Spinner</string>

    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
    <string name="title_activity_visibility1">Visibility</string>
    <string name="title_activity_spinner1">Spinner</string>
    <string name="title_activity_radio_group1">Radio Group</string>
    <string name="title_activity_main_menu">MainMenu</string>
    <string name="visibility_1_view_1">View A</string>
    <string name="visibility_1_view_2">View B</string>
    <string name="visibility_1_view_3">View C</string>
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    <string name="visibility_1_invis">Invis</string>
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    <string name="spinner_1_planet">Planet:</string>
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    <string name="spinner_1_planet_prompt">Choose a planet</string>
    <string name="radio_group_1_breakfast">Breakfast</string>
    <string name="radio_group_1_lunch">Lunch</string>
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James Richard Gammon (April 20, 1940 – July 16, 2010) was an American actor, known for playing grizzled "good ol' boy" types in numerous films and television series. Gammon is best known as Lou Brown, the manager in the movies Major League and Major League II, which portrayed a fictitious version of the Cleveland Indians.
Bridge the Distance
Burning the Furniture
Discarded Thought
Kite Song
Elusive Me
Rock You to Sleep


The following tests were conducted by General Electric (GE).
During a GE conducted study at a KFC franchise, with THE POWERHOUSE Unit turned on for a period of 1 hour a 2.64 percent decrease in Apparent Power was realized.
At the same KFC franchise, with THE POWERHOUSE Unit turned on for a period of 1 hour a decrease of 2.78 percent in total current used was realized.


Delete a DFS folder and removes all of its folder targets.
Adds a folder target to a DFS folder. When used with the /restore parameter, does not verify the existence of the shared folder.
Removes a folder target from a DFS folder.
View all the DFS folders in the DFS namespace. Without arguments, view just the volume names.
/partial - view comment also.
/full - display a list of all the servers for a volume.
/batch - output a batch file to recreate the DFS.
/batchrestore - output a batch file to recreate the DFS using the /restore switch.
Paths or comments with spaces should be enclosed in quotes.


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Close to some fantastic traditional Bulgarian "mehanas" and also some stylish coffee bars. Try out a "Chocolate Pleasure" massage just around the corner or a "Coffee scrub" if you want to feel more invigorated! We have searched out some great places to visit and are happy to share our recommendations.
On the fourth floor, sit on the sofa and you can gaze at the snow capped mountains. We have left you some DVD's if you are exhausted at the end of the day, but why not visit the outdoor thermal pools to soothe those aching muscles? Great fun and when the sun goes down, superb for star gazing.
The apartment is in a quiet street yet minutes walk away from all Bansko has to offer. The spacious bedroom has a double bed, plenty of wardrobe and drawer space and the bathroom has a shower, toilet, bidet and all the essentials. The kitchen has a dishwasher, microwave and electric hob and oven and there's a nice big fridge/freezer.
We use this apartment as our second home so we want it to be cosy and homely - we want you to be able to enjoy staying in the apartment as much as going out!


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Q: Is there an R Function to make a funnel plot using P Values and Confidence Intervals Only? Within my data I only have the confidence intervals, Odds Ratios and PValues and I would like to make a Funnel Plot to prove a false heterogeneity within my meta-analysis in R. But I can't seem to find the function to make this work... I have attached some example data so you can see what I am working with...
Article  Lower  Upper  OR  PValue
debbie   1.5    1.8   1.67  0.0001
Michelle 1.25   1.67  1.45  0.025
Richard  0.02   1.08  0.9   0.009

Any help you be greatly appreciated, even if you can point me in the right direction...
I can find plenty of articles which mention how to do funnel plots in R using the funnel.plots function however, none will work with the data I have. So I am a little stuck.

A: If we take the natural log of the Upper and Lower variables, they should each be 1.96 standard errors from the log of the odds ratio. We can therefore calculate the standard error for each study.
It is possible to make a funnel plot with log odds on the y axis and the inverse of the calculated standard error on the x axis to produce a funnel plot.
With your own data set, there are only 3 points, so let's make a larger data set to demonstrate this. We will create a table with the same columns, based on sample data which should have an average odds ratio of 1:
set.seed(1)

data <- do.call(rbind, lapply(1:100, function(i) {
  n <- round(10^runif(1, 1, 4))
  dat <- data.frame(x = sample(0:1, size = n, replace = TRUE),
                    y = sample(0:1, size = n, replace = TRUE))

  coefs <- summary(glm(y ~ x, family = binomial, data = dat))$coef

  data.frame(Article = as.character(i),
             Lower = round(exp(coefs[2, 1] - 1.96 * coefs[2, 2]), 2),
             Upper = round(exp(coefs[2, 1] + 1.96 * coefs[2, 2]), 2),
             OR = round(exp(coefs[2, 1]), 2),
             PValue = coefs[2, 4])
}))

head(data)
#>   Article Lower Upper   OR    PValue
#> 1       1  0.58  4.22 1.56 0.3797660
#> 2       2  0.29  3.31 0.98 0.9764189
#> 3       3  0.90  1.28 1.07 0.4417953
#> 4       4  0.57  1.50 0.92 0.7421806
#> 5       5  0.56 17.33 3.11 0.1952396
#> 6       6  0.96  1.13 1.04 0.3525411

If we take the log of the odds ratio columns, and calculate the standard error, we can then plot the points in a funnel with 95% confidence intervals. Furthermore, we can color the points that have a p value of less than 0.05 to show these are outside our funnel:
data %>%
  mutate(across(Lower:OR, log)) %>%
  mutate(se = (Upper-OR) /1.96) %>%
  ggplot(aes(1 / se, OR)) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 0, linetype = 2) +
  geom_point(aes(color = ifelse(PValue < 0.05, 'red', 'gray50'))) +
  geom_function(fun = ~ 1.96/(.x), linetype = 2, color = 'red3') +
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Kiruru Kill Me
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Aoi, who is one of Japan's biggest entrepreneurs has a price on his head and the name of the assassin who is coming to collect on it is Kiruru Akaumi. But the one who commissioned this hit... was Aoi...
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Ookiku Nattara Kekkon suru!
For the past ten years I've had a crush on my childhood friend and neighbor who is two years older than me. Our childhood promise was to get married after I grew taller than her. Then why the...
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Zhuyang bought alcohol after finding out that she will die at the hands of a female ghost the next day. When she wakes up the next day, her mind was in shambles because of her drunkenness and the...
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Considered a weakling his entire life, novice adventurer Lloyd leaves his village located at the fringe of the mortal world to fulfill his dream of becoming a soldier. When he arrives at the capital...
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Beast with Flowers
Moo-young is a fierce beast who disguises as a puppy to gain love. Hwa-yeon is the girl who raises and trains this large puppy, oblivious to its real identity.
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I Raised the Beast Well
Blondina was a princess with commoner blood in her veins. She lived quietly in the Star Palace among the heavens, but one day, she heals a wounded cat. The cat became a balm to her lonely life. But...
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Miss 180
184 cm tall and known by the titles of "flower boy beauty" and all-around male fashion model is actually— a girl!
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Dawn the Teen Witch
Ch: 65
Magic is something everyone in this world desires. Dawn Hill, with absolutely no experience in magic, has been accepted to the best magic school in Wuzhou. The only problem is she's the "worst...
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Red Storm
Ch: 388
A desert warrior begins to train a young boy for battle and together they face the monsters that plague the land.
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Chang Ge Xing
Vol: 11; Ch: 61
Chang An in the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907): The demon star is passing through the sky, calamity is about to befall the Tang Dynasty - because of a woman. Skilled in martial arts and war tactics...
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Okay, let me start off with the story plot. The story itself is AMAZING in my opinion. Sure its the overused medic plot but the medic plot is used in a really original way. Like using your medic skills to solve mysteries and deaths? Never heard of it but I totally love it. The characters also are...
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The Apothecary Diaries
Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn't long for...
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Maomao , a little cutie(but also peculiar) girl who wants to learn as much as possible about the benefits of herbs. It was almost inevitable that Jinshi, the playboy of the court, to notice this tomboy. She is too preoccupied with studying but this eunuch starts helping her, which might...
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Reijou Kanteishi to Garou no Akuma (Light Novel)
Vol: 2; Ch: 14
"Let's make a contract. You'll be owned by me." "I shall serve you as if I loved you, my lady." An earl's daughter and a lover of paintings, Riz...
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In the late 19th Century, England was effectively split into two 'countries' - that of the aristocratic and rich, and all those below them. One day William Jones, the young son of a rich...
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A Bride's Story
Vol: 12+; Ch: 96+
Amira Hergal is a twenty year old woman who has travelled across the mountains near the Caspian sea in order to wed Karluk Ayhan, a young boy eight years her junior. Despite being far from her own...
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Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita
Meet Colette, a young doctor. Since she's the only doctor in town, she has to attend to everything, and quite honestly, she thinks she needs a break. One day, she's so frazzled that she jumps into a...
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Mission: Yozakura Family
Taiyo Asano is a super shy high school student and the only person he can talk to is his childhood friend, Mutsumi Yozakura. It turns out that Mutsumi is the daughter of the ultimate spy family! Even...
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Hoankan Evans no Uso
Vol: 14+; Ch: 180+
The story follows lawman Elmore Evans, who despite being one of the most amazing gunslingers in the West can't get rid of his bad luck in his romantic life.
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What do you get when you cross dungeon adventures and food manga? You get Delicious in Dungeon, where we find our troupe of adventurers on a mission to save their lost team member while figuring out...
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"Hanako-san, Hanako-san... are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor...
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Nigai Kajitsu
Vol: 1; Ch: 4
The first story is of a man who was locked out of his apartment while his wife was together with another man. He fainted as he was sick, and his neighbour who passed by, took him home...
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Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
Follows Yoshino, a mafia boss' granddaughter, whose pedigree has left her without a boyfriend because everyone is terrified of her. Her love life takes a different turn when her grandfather sets...
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My Raw Love Life with a Male Demon
Ch: 9+
The Onigami shrine, where demons are courteously worshipped, is found in a small village in the countryside of Japan. As always, a young demon gazes warmly at Higure, the son and heir to the shrine...
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Entangled with the Duke
Ch: 245+
Not only did I wake up in a coffin, I even became a 'man'! did I have a time travel? What's with this man's dress? The life in another world is not easy, and I even have to deal with that...
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Into the jungle of bureaucracy: negotiating access to camps at the Thai-Burma border
Vogler, P.M, (2007) "Into the jungle of bureaucracy: negotiating access to camps at the Thai-Burma border", Refugee Survey Quarterly , 26/3, 51-60.
Refugee camps around the world differ in regards to their accessibility. Some camps allow for relatively easy access and therefore often provide grounds for refugee related anthropological fieldwork. By contrast, other campsites are less accessible and remain comparatively under-researched. Based on ethnographic fieldwork with Karenni refugees in Mae Hong Son, Northern Thailand, this article examines how effects of administrative power may impact on ethnographic studies of "sensible" terrains. Refugee camps in Thailand are guarded by paramilitary forces and other security personnel. Movements of persons and goods inside and outside the sites are regulated through the imposition of curfews and the mandatory possession of a camp pass issued by governmental authorities. This paper discusses general, spatial and temporal control mechanisms encountered during fieldwork. This is followed by reflections on joining a local NGO in order to negotiate research access to the refugee camps and the practical and ethical issues raised by this strategy. The paper concludes by suggesting that those researching refugee situations should be more vocal about the diffuse forms of administrative power to which they are subjected during fieldwork.


Many factors affect your blood sugar levels, making your diabetes management an obstacle course. But, besides those which increase your blood sugar, some factors bring them back to normal. Sometimes, they are things you least expect, and others which are quite enjoyable.
We list the most surprising, effective, and enjoyable ways to control your blood sugar levels naturally.
According to one research, peanut butter reduces blood sugar levels after meals, and keeps you full for longer. It turned out to be even more beneficial for people with diabetes than peanuts. What's more, it's high in fiber, protein, and healthy oils.
So, the next time you eat it straight from the jar, don't feel ashamed. Just remember, eat it in moderation!
Red wine helps prevent the intestines from absorbing glucose, thus reducing blood glucose levels. Still, do not drink too much of it to avoid other health complications. In fact, more researchers are interested in this wine's ability to reduce blood glucose and weight loss.
According to a study, apple cider vinegar helps prevent blood sugar spikes and improve insulin sensitivity, especially after having a starchy meal. The results were relevant to people with prediabetes and those with type 2 diabetes.
You can add 1-2 tablespoons of vinegar in a glass of water and drink it before eating.
Another way to include apple cider vinegar in your diet is to add a splash or two to stews or soups. Also, you can mix it with some olive oil and use it as a salad dressing.
You can also use lemon juice to reduce blood sugar levels after a meal. According to Dr. David Williams, it takes a few tablespoons to lower blood glucose increase by 8-12%. You can add it to vegetable, fish dishes, or just water.
The International Journal of Obesity published a study which shows eating 2 eggs for breakfast a day helps lose weight more efficiently than eating similar breakfast but without eggs, by 65%. Eggs help control appetite and prevent big uncontrollable changes in blood sugar levels.
Dark chocolate helps improve blood glucose levels and insulin sensitivity, according to research. Moreover, enjoying it in moderate amounts can also improve blood vessel function and reduce blood pressure levels.
But, have in mind that it does contain a lot of calories, so don't overeat it.
Onions are probably not the type of food you enjoy eating it, but they are extremely healthy. They have potent antimicrobial properties which protect people, especially those with diabetes, against infections, bacteria, and viruses.
Moreover, one study shows that taking an onion extract along with metformin helps reduce blood sugar levels in rats. Still, more research is needed to prove these effects in people.
Did you know that the leaves from stevia plant are 40 times sweeter than regular sugar? This is a healthy sugar substitute which prevents blood sugar spikes. Therefore, it's suitable for people with diabetes.
You can chew some fresh stevia leaves to curb your sugar cravings or use it as a natural sweetener instead of sugar.
Green beans are rich in vitamin C, fiber, folic acids, zeaxanthin, lutein, and other antioxidants. The fiber content helps regulate blood glucose and cholesterol levels, as well as improve the function of digestive system.
The rich antioxidant content helps boost the immune system and prevent free radical damage which can lead to many diabetes complications. Some of them are vision loss, cardiovascular diseases, etc.
A 2012 study shows garlic can reduce blood sugar levels. But, the study was conducted on rabbits which had to consume a considerable amount of garlic to experience a reduction in their blood sugar levels.
However, another study suggests garlic can lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes as well. So, feel free to add it to your dishes.
Include these natural ingredients in your diet to make your diabetes management easier.


SEATTLE, Washington — Amazon announced that it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 for all full-time, part-time, temporary (including those hired by agencies), and seasonal employees across the U.S.—effective November 1.
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Mulch that is . . . more than a few inches, can build up heat and spontaneously catch fire.
Mulch used in spring landscaping projects can ignite from spontaneous combustion.
Spontaneous combustion of mulch is possible.
… Experts say the right recipe of heat, decomposition and a little bit of wind can combine to start a fire, even in two inches of mulch around a flower bed.
. . . We can verify that it is possible for mulch to catch fire on its own.
Online, in print, spread across social media and over the airwaves, stories about spontaneous combustion of mulch have spread like, well, wildfire.
Those causes can range from discarded smoking materials to electrical garden lighting to lawn ornaments that focus sunlight like a magnifying glass or laser on the mulch.
The latest scientific research throws cold water on the idea that mulch in landscape and garden applications can suddenly burst into flames on its own.
". . . It is unlikely that mulch in a landscape application . . . would pose a risk of spontaneous combustion," according to studies conducted by Southwest Research Institute's Fire Technology Department in San Antonio, Texas.
The study, commissioned by the Mulch & Soil Research Foundation, hoped to gather factual data that could be used to refute claims, including those made by fire marshals, that small layers of mulch in landscape applications pose a risk of spontaneous combustion.
He noted that over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of fire marshals who were making claims and putting out advisory warnings to their citizens that spontaneous combustion of mulch in gardens and landscapes represented a threat to their homes and property.
"We believe that position was taken without evidence," he said.
He suggested that fire officials were making the assumption that the physics that exist in a 30-foot high mulch pile — with the organic material breaking down and generating heat — was the same as in a 4-inch layer of mulch in a garden.
Fire officials from Washington state to Virginia have cited spontaneous combustion of mulch, even in small pots, as the cause of numerous fires.
"When you allow it to dry out, and it hits a certain low moisture content, it will spontaneously combust," contended Capt. Joe Mullens of Rockingham, Va., County Fire and Rescue after fire burned a deck, vinyl siding, cooler and plastic pots at a house.
Officials in Harrisonburg, Va., reported its fire department responded to more than 200 mulch fires between 2008 and 2014, although they did not indicate how many they thought were caused by spontaneous combustion. The city adopted a "mulch ordinance" in 2015 requiring mulch be removed at least 18 inches from some buildings, but the Virginia General Assembly said the city could not regulate the type landscape materials. The city subsequently rewrote and adopted the ordinance, restricting – but not requiring removal — of mulch from with 18 inches of certain buildings. Most single-family homes were exempt. The city withstood a court challenge to the measure and General Assembly bills specifically at striking down the city ordinance were passed but then vetoed by the governor.
Among mulch prohibitions, the state of Massachusetts bars new application of mulch within 18 inches around combustible exteriors of most buildings. Residential units of six units or less are exempt "but all homeowners may want to adopt these safety practices," the state fire marshal advises.
Randy Wells, assistant chief of operations for the Columbia, SC, Fire Department, told a TV station that the heat generated inside a small mulch pile could eventually reach a temperature where it ignites.
Interestingly, such statements/claims by fire officials are void of evidence to support them. In fact, all of these officials fail to mention that if a spontaneous combustion fire occurs in one 4 inch mulch bed, it should be happening in mulch beds throughout the area, and this just isn't happening, anywhere. This leads many to believe that politics are fueling these claims, because it is easier for government agencies to establish mulch ordinances (to control where mulch can be applied) than it is to control people who carelessly discard cigarettes.
According to the Southwest Research Institute, it would take a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit) before mulch would spontaneously combust.
"You cannot generate or insulate that temperature in a 4-inch layer of mulch," LaGasse said. "It cannot be done.
The study at the Southwest Research Institute originally began with five different mulch types from different regions of the country.
Although most of the screening results were similar, researchers ultimately decided on hardwood much, which slightly edged out the others for heat retention and loss of mass, according to LaGasse.
One of the tests involved placing the hardwood mulch in a 100mm cube, then putting it in an oven for 24 hours at 140 degrees C to determine how long before the so-called crossing point occurred. The crossing point is where the temperature on the outside reaches the temperature on the inside, resulting in combustion.
"The crossing point could not be achieved at 140 degrees," LaGasse reported, noting that it was not reached until the temperature reached 200 degrees C/392 degree F.
Those tests were done in spring 2018; in July, additional tests were conducted for six weeks both indoors and outdoors under the intense San Antonio summer sun, where the ambient temperature hovered around 107 degrees.
The hardwood mulch was put in 2x2x2-foot cubes, which both Joyce and LaGasse noted were much thicker than is reasonably installed in landscape applications. In addition to the cubes, four varieties of potting soil — wood-based and peat-based, with and without fertilizer — were observed in 8-inch flower pots alongside the intermediate-scale mulch piles.
The same was true for the potting soils, she said.
"The temperatures of the potting soil closely followed the ambient temperatures. There was no evidence of self-heating," she said.
LaGasse said that over the six-week period, the temperature in the cube spiked at 113 degrees F.
The results for both the mulch cubes and the flower pots found it was highly/extremely unlikely that either posed a risk of spontaneous combustion, he added.
The study was expected to be formally released before the end of November. Results with colored mulch were also to be included, which LaGasse expected to be similar to the findings with the hardwood mulch. The Mulch & Soil Council then hopes to have the information published in a peer-reviewed fire journal.


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"Ready for the Future" – Personalized Learning at Manson High School
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Agriculture, aviation, business, criminal investigation, nursing. This list of the many career paths that Manson High School students are pursuing through an initiative called Manson Strong could go on, and on.
Monse Villasénor, a Manson High School senior, is planning to study nursing. Through multiple internship and job shadow experiences, she has discovered and confirmed that it will be a strong career path for her.
"I'm graduating and I know what I want to do with my life. It makes me really proud of myself," Villasénor said.
The Manson Strong effort started several years ago, as teachers and administrators came together to envision the skills and experiences they wanted students to have upon graduating high school. The result is a personalized pathway experience that encourages students to explore their interests through classes, internships, individualized study, community service, and more, as they prepare for education, training, and careers after high school.
"We wanted kids who were ready for the future. We wanted kids that were not just academically strong, but kids that had some 21st-century skills of creative problem solving, and communication," said teacher Kamie Kronbauer, who helped launch the program.
Manson puts a strong emphasis on postsecondary education, such as a degree, apprenticeship, or certificate, that fits students' "personal pathway in life," said Manson Superintendent Matt Charlton. "It's all centered around the students, their individual pursuits, their personalized learning."
Learn more about Manson Strong – what it is and how it is supporting students' success – in our series of short videos below:
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