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Q: Get number of days in any month without saturday and sunday? There is an input string field "Januray 2020". I want to calculate total number of working days in the given month and year.
Can we do this in simple c#?

A: Since you've not defined what a work day is you can use this function to iterate over all the days in a month according to a predicate:
IEnumerable<DateTime> WorkDaysInMonth(int year, int month, Func<DateTime,bool> isNonWorkDay)
{
    var now = new DateTime(year, month, 1);

    while(now.Month == month)
    {
        if(!isNonWorkDay(now))
        {
            yield return now;
        }

        now = now.AddDays(1);
    }
}

So, if you just want to create weekends as non work days then you'd get the total like this:
var weekdays = WorkDaysInMonth(2020, 1, d => d.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Saturday || d.DayOfWeek == DayOfWeek.Sunday);
var total = weekdays.Count();

Likewise if you've got some calendar system that tells you about public holidays then you can add a call into the predicate to see if the supplied date is a holiday.

A: var s = "January 2020";
var d = DateTime.Parse(s);
Console.WriteLine(d);
var x = DateTime.DaysInMonth(d.Year, d.Month);
Console.WriteLine(x);
var w = Enumerable.Range(1, x)
                 .Select( i => new DateTime( d.Year, d.Month, i))
                 .Count( i => i.DayOfWeek != DayOfWeek.Saturday && i.DayOfWeek != DayOfWeek.Sunday );
Console.WriteLine(w);

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Homemade Tamales are the real deal. They take some time, but that's part of what makes them so magical.
Families have gathered for many, many years, often just before the holiday season, and each person would have their own job – working together, laughing, reminiscing, and creating delicious treats for everyone to enjoy whenever anyone wants one during the holiday season.
Making authentic homemade tamales from scratch is easier than you might think! Watch us show you how to make the best tamales in town!
Soaking the corn husks for a couple hours is important to make them nice and pliable for when you are ready to fill them. I do this by taking a large roasting pan, placing the husks in the pan, and then filling the pan with water. I then place something heavy (my Dutch oven lid works perfectly) on top of the husks, and then just let rests for at least 2 hours. Once you are ready to use, pat them off with a kitchen towel, and you're good to go!. The pork filling is so incredible, the peppers give them just a little heat, but not too much. And there is something about the chicken filling that is just so satisfying. Let the chicken filling simmer until it has thickened somewhat. Both fillings are amazing in these homemade tamales. Sometimes this may take a little longer than expected, but just be patient, it's all so very worth it! Fresh ingredients are always the best!!
When making the dough, I like to use my hands. Keep adding stock until you've got the consistency of cake batter. It shouldn't be runny. You can see here, we're real close, just a little more chicken stock, and then we'll be set. Once you are ready to spread the masa dough onto the husk, you won't need too much. Just a thin layer works perfectly. This is because the dough will expand in size as it is being steamed. And did I mention how delicious using rendered pork lard is in the dough? I didn't? Well, it really, really is. And…it's better for you than shortening. Seriously! Fold once side in towards the middle, and then fold in the other side. It takes just a little bit of practice, you'll get the hang of it very quickly. It's almost steam time, which means we're getting close to HOMEMADE TAMALES TIME!!
Authentic Homemade Tamales are something magical. This is a recipe for both chicken and pork tamales. They are the real deal. About as good as you'll find. So heart-warming and steeped in history and cherished by families generation after generation. We absolutely love them. They freeze very well, too.
Place the husks in a large bowl, or even your kitchen sink with the stopper in. Fill with warm water and weight the husks down with heavy pot(s).
Let soak for at least 2 hours.
Place the tomatillos and jalapenos in a medium sauce pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil then lower to a smooth simmer.
Simmer the veggies for 20 minutes.
Add the cooked veggies, plus the garlic in your blender, and process to a smooth puree.
Heat the oil in a large skillet, or Dutch over medium high heat.
Once oil is hot, add the puree all at once and stir until thicker, and a little darker, about 10 minutes.
Add 2 cups of the stock and simmer over medium heat until thick enough to coat a spoon, about another 15 minutes.
Season generously with salt, about 2 teaspoons.
Stir in the chicken and cilantro, remove heat.
Add the peppers and the tomatillos to a medium sauce pan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a smooth simmer for 20 minutes.
Working in batches, if necessary, add the peppers, tomatillos, garlic, black pepper, cumin into a blender and puree.
Strain the mixture a through a medium-mesh strainer into a medium saucepan.
Add the meat, 3 cups of water, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Simmer, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring regularly, until the pork is fork tender and the liquid is reduced to the consistency of a thick sauce, about an hour and a half.
Use a fork to break the pork into small pieces.
Taste and season with additional salt, if necessary (taste first).
Get a large pan (I like to use a roasting pan), and add the wet masa (make sure you've already added the hot water to the masa) salt, and baking powder, and mix with your hands.
Pour in the melted lard, and continue to incorporate with your hands.
Now, add in the broth, one cup at a time.
Keep mixing with your hands. The consistency should be like a cake batter...but not runny. It should hold it's shape in a spoon.
Now, take a corn husk, and pat if off with a dish towel.
Flatten the husk, and with a spoon, scoop out about 1/4 cup of the batter.
In the upper, wider portion of the husk, spread the batter to the size of about a post card. With the short side of the rectangle at the top of the husk, and the body of the rectangle running down the length of the husk. Leave about an Inch of space on each long side of the husk (watch the video for reference). Don't worry about making the batter thick...it will expand as it steams.
Now, scoop out about two tablespoons of the chicken mixture and spread it down the middle of the batter.
Fold over the right third of the husk, then fold in the left side.
Repeat, alternating between chicken and pork filling.
When making the pork tamale, tie with a string.
Place uncooked tamales on a large baking sheet.
Place unused corn husks on each layer of your steamer. Place corn husks over the top of the tamales.
Add water to the steamer and cover.
Heat and steam over a constant medium heat for about 1 and 1/4 hours.
Watch carefully to make sure that all the water doesn't boil away, add more water as necessary.
Tamales are done when the husks peel away from the masa easily.
The tamales will need to stand for at least a half an hour for the dough to firm up.
For the best tamales, let them cool completely, then steam again to warm (you can easily heat in a microwave at this point).
You guys are awesome!! So happy I came across your webpage this look absolutely delish!!!
Your picture shows tamales being steamed on their sides. I always thought you had to stand them up. I never made them because I don't have a pan tall enough to stand them up. Does it work well to steam them on their sides?
Hi Jane!! So sorry for the delayed response. You can lay them on their side and they'll steam beautifully. Just try avoiding stacking them on top of each other. I use my double-stack bamboo steamer, and it works perfectly!!
Wife makes about 70 dozen per week by hand. It's better to use fresh ground masa instead of Maseca – the flavor is so much better. Also, if you actually cook the masa, adding the broth from the pork into it while staring constantly, you get a moister, more flavorful tamale. By the way, she also makes a bunch of sweet ones, like pineapple, strawberry, chocolate, etc., plus the veggie ones she calls "Rajas". The sweet ones take rice flour and use Maseca, plus the sugar in the masa, pureed fruit etc. She will generally use jam for the filling, i.e., strawberry preserves for strawberry, etc.
How spicy do these turn out? I can tolerate mild but not much else. Do I need to cut back on the jalapeños?
Can you use already wet masa bought in torterilla? Do I leave out the hot water?
Hi Angie! Yes, you can use purchased wet masa, that will work great. I do not believe you would need to add the hot water, but you might double check with the folks you buy it from…I bet they'll know! Let us know how it turns out!
What can I use instead of the lard?
Hi Nicole, you can substitute shortening (Crisco) for lard, but it won't have the same authentic taste, but will still be delicious.
I made this recipe for my husband and my stepson because they are from Mexico, i wanted to know how to make it. They are definitely delicious with pork, chicken was good just slightly dry. I also had made some with mole and chicken it was amazing.
I love tamales & my sister in law made some 1 year for Christmas & needless to say, I was in heaven! She used beef roast to make them & the sauce I can't remember the name but they were amazing! Thank you for sharing & I will definitely be making these soon!
I tell you, I don't think I ever met a tamale I didn't like! Roast beef sounds pretty darn good! We just love making these. The recipe makes quite a few, so they are great for sharing with loved ones, too. They always get rave reviews! Let us know how they turn out! All the best, Kris & Wesley.
Can the lard be substituted with some else?
These tamales were Bueno Bueno Bueno!
Better than any I have ever tried and gluten free too!


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A Guide to the J. B. Rayner Papers, 1903-1919
Creator: Rayner (J. B.)
Title: Rayner (J. B.) Papers
Abstract: Letters, newspaper articles, and clippings relating to J. B. Rayner, leader of the Populist People's Party in Texas and one of the greatest orators of this time.
Accession No.: 73-131
Extent: 5 in.
Language: Materials are written in English.
Repository: Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin
John Baptis (J. B.) Rayner (1850-1918) was born to Mary Ricks, a slave, and white congressman and planter Kenneth Rayner. After working on his father's plantation, Rayner attended Shaw University and St. Augustine's Normal and Collegiate Institute with help from his father. Rayner became a teacher in Tarboro, North Carolina, where he also held local political offices with the Republican Party during Reconstruction.
Upon Rayner's return to Texas, he gained notoriety as a proponent of prohibition and soon joined the Populist Party. While touring on behalf of the party, he quickly gained a reputation as one of the greatest orators of the day, regardless of race. Rayner continued his fight for black rights even after the Populist movement collapsed and he returned to the Republican Party. He pushed especially hard for black vocational schools, and served as President of Conroe Porter Industrial College. Rayner dedicated his life to fighting Jim Crow laws, spent his last years pushing for the inclusion of African Americans in the armed forces during World War I.
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "Rayner, John Baptis" http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/fra52.html (accessed June 9, 2010).
The J. B. Rayner Papers contain correspondence, literary productions, scrapbooks, clippings, and other materials relating to Rayner's activities as an organizer for the Conroe Porter Industrial College, the Texas Negro Law and Order League, and the Farmers' Improvement Society.
Alsbury, Edward Plummer
Jones, Jesse H. (Jessie Holman), 1874-1956
Kirby, Jonathan
Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905
Rayner, John B., 1850-1918
Farmers Improvement Society of Texas
Conroe-Porter Industrial College
Texas Negro Law and Order College
African American educators -- Texas
Populism -- United States -- Texas -- History -- Sources
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Rayner (J. B.) Papers, 1903-1919, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
This collection was processed by Robert S. Martin, July 1976.
Detailed Description of the Papers
3F218 Letters, 1906-1919
Literary Productions:
The Federal Government's Best Asset
Good Citizenship and the Negro
The Negro's Heart
The Negro's Opportunity in the South
Pledges and Vows of the International Brotherhood of Christian Laymen
Political Ingratittude
Racial Growth
The Travail of the Soul in its Travel from Imperfection Back to Perfection
Southern Chivalry and the Negro
The Spirit of Abraham Lincoln Calling His Negro Children Whom He Emancipated
Vardamanism
Epigrams and Aphorisms
Scrapbooks:
Clippings; Miscellaneous

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I am hoping some of you - especially you programmers - can help me by developing our El Niño project to the point where I have something interesting and new to show them! If not, I will just review other people's work.
The El Niño is a powerful but irregular climate cycle that has huge consequences for agriculture and perhaps global warming. Predicting its arrival more than 6 months ahead of time has been difficult. A recent paper by Ludescher et al caused a stir by using ideas from network theory to predict the start of an El Niño toward the end of 2014 with a 3-in-4 likelihood. We critically analyze their technique, related applications of network theory, and also attempts to use neural networks to help model the Earth's climate.


Where is it?: Mulbura Park Reserve is 10km NNW of Port Vincent along Mulburra Park Road.
Property summary: Total area 19 hectares. Hundred of Curramulka – Allotment 1 (Filed Plan 1254). Heritage Agreement 499.


In terms of losses in human lives, 2014 has been a horrific year for Palestinians, surpassing the horrors of both 2008 and 2009, when an Israeli war against the Gaza Strip killed and wounded thousands.
Another form of resistance is crystallizing in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) which continues to grow, gathering steam, supporters and constant achievements. Not only was 2014 a year in which BDS managed to win the support of numerous civil society organizations, academicians, scientists, celebrities and to reach out to people from all walks of life, it did something else that is equally important: It normalized the debate on Israel in many circles around the world. While any criticism of Israel was considered a taboo in yesteryear, it has been forever broken. Questioning the morality and practicality of boycotting Israel is no longer a frightening subject, but is open for debate in numerous media outlets, universities and other platforms.
This debauched policy is being challenged by citizens of various European countries. The Israeli summer war on Gaza exposed Israel's human rights violations and war crimes like never before, revealing along the way EU hypocrisy. To relieve some of the pressure, some EU countries appear to be taking stronger stances against Israel, reviewing their military cooperation, and more boldly questioning the right wing policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A spate of parliamentary votes followed, overwhelmingly voting to recognize Palestine as a state. While these decisions remain largely symbolic, they represent an unmistakable shift in EU attitude towards Israel. Netanyahu continues to rail against European 'hypocrisy', assured, perhaps, by Washington's unconditional support. But with the US losing control over the tumultuous Middle East, the Israeli prime minister might soon be forced to rethink his obstinate attitude.
It is not the responsibility of the Palestinians to fix Israel. It is not the responsibility of the world to do so.
Through Israel the Jewish identity is becoming a basket to catch people of diminishing humanity. If Jews everywhere cannot burst the basket case mentality behind Israeli actions they will have no choice but to agree that the Jewish identity is a destructive conceit detrimental to the future of our earth.
Lest Jews adopt their tired and silly old posture of offence here I will say the same applies to the 'American' identity. Together they are nothing but a terrible and destructive rendition of Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
As a Christian and an old line Conservative who supports the Palestinian cause, I find myself at odds with those of my persuasion, and unfortunately linked to America's Radical Left. From what I gather, the support of Zionism by my brethren comes from a belief of Dual Covenant Theology based on a heresy that the old Covenant/Testament is still relevant and is to be fulfilled.
If I could offer a humble piece of advice to the Palestinians; the propaganda war is at times, more effective than battle. Doing foolish things like killing innocent Jewish people is costing you greatly and a victory for the Zionist. Even with the exasperation that you feel, become as the Gandhi's of the world.


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Helix Sleep also markets two variants with dual-firmness, the Helix Dual Balanced (with balanced support and targeted cushioning) and the Helix Dual Extra (with moderate cushioning and extra support). Both these mattresses have one 'Soft' side and one 'Firm' side, which makes them suitable for couples with differing preferences. Last, the Helix Nightfall is a hybrid designed for larger, heavier individuals. This model has an additional layer of memory foam for maximum support.
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Support Layer – Most of the mattress is made up of this section of individually wrapped coils. This system brings a supportive lift to the construction, working to position the sleeper "on top" of the mattress, as opposed to "in it". Because the coils are wrapped individually, they're also going to allow extra breathability as air flows in between the spaces in the coils.
Base Layer – Last but not least, you will uncover a thin section of high-density poly foam. This layer does not really affect the feel of the bed too much, working mostly to give the individually wrapped coils something off of which to respond.
The firmness level of the Helix is going to vary widely depending on which variant you choose. The Helix Midnight and Dusk, have medium firmness levels, which will be quite versatile and therefore best-selling. If you have more specific preferences, however, Helix Sleep will be happy to oblige you with more options.
Laying down on the Helix Midnight, the uppermost foam layer feels soft and produces some quality body contouring, while the rest of the materials in the mattress work to control this and make an overall firmer structure. The firmer support foams and pocketed coils also assist with re-positioning.
For those who sleep on their back, there's just enough good comfort material here to conform to your lumbar while supporting your whole upper spine in a neutral position. For heavier sleepers or those who want a firmer mattress, there are 2 more choices for you in the Helix Dawn and Helix Twilight variants.
Many side sleepers should feel totally comfortable on the Midnight, but, if you are wanting a bit less pressure while still going with a versatile medium firmness, you may want to take a look at the Helix Dusk, which utilizes a body-conforming latex-alternative foam that is breathable and gives the surface a small bit of bounce.
Side sleepers typically have to be more mindful of pressure because they sleep with most of their weight on a tinier region. Those who are smaller than average or people in the market for a lot of pressure relief might want to stay with the plusher variants.
Those who sleep on their stomach should feel supported in the Midnight, especially if this is not their main position or they tend to change things up a lot. Firmer choices may be preferable for exclusive tummy sleepers so that they can make sure their hips don't dip and over-arch their spine.
Lastly, the manufacturer suggests Helix for sleepers up to 350 pounds or couples that weigh up to 250 lbs each. In the event you or your spouse are significantly larger than average, Helix has also created a mattress called the Nightfall that's built to accommodate a combined weight of 1000 lbs.
Bear in mind that if neither of those models sound right, you may always check out the 4 other variants in the newest collection: the Sunset (plush, softer compared to the Moonlight), Dusk (medium feel, slightly firmer compared to the Midnight), Twilight (firm, designed for side sleepers), or Dawn (the firmest option of the bunch).
According to my research, Helix Sleep exceeds expectations for hybrid mattresses in this space because of the quantity and quality of foam it contains, in addition to the individually wrapped coils which help trap motion at its source. If you're a light sleeper concerned that movement from the opposite side of the bed will bother you, then you should not have much concern with this hybrid. I'd say that any of the Helix mattresses are a good option for couples.
Even though you may experience a little immediate sinkage from the uppermost foam layers, by the time you sink through these layers, you'll hit the individually-wrapped coils and experience amazing support. This combination will interest a wide assortment of individuals, but will suit back and stomach sleepers in particular.
While I do feel the foam compress as I sit near the edge of the mattress, the individually-wrapped coils prevent the mattress from collapsing too much . I feel very secured seated on the mattress.
In my view, Helix mattresses are well above average when it comes to edge support in comparison to other bed-in-a-box brands, and this is because of their freshly updated edges that contain reinforcement in the coil unit. There can be some compression in the comfort foams when you sit with all your weight on the side, but laying on the side will feel comfy and safe. Partners who want more space to stretch out typically appreciate strong edges.
Laying down, I also feel like I could get close to the edge of the bed without feeling like I will fall over or be ejected from the mattress. Overall, I believe the Helix has nice edge support.
One of the best features of purchasing a mattress-in-a-box online is the sleep trials they typically come with. Helix is no different. You customize the mattress that's meant for you, place your order, and within a couple of weeks, it is delivered to your door. From the moment you click to buy the mattress, you've got 100 nights to test it out (minus the time for delivery, so it is more like 90 nights). If it is not ideal, you can return it for free of charge, and receive a complete refund.
Helix offers a generous 10-year guarantee that covers defects, but it comes with a few limitations, exceptions, plus the burden of proof is on the customer (like most warranties). Of course, you must be the first owner of the mattress to make use of the guarantee, and you will need to be sure that you save your receipt as proof of purchase.
Provided that you follow all of the manufacturer's expectations for use, your warranty will be valid. That means you need to have a suitable foundation (no adjustable bed frames or slats over 4" apart) and that you don't use the mattress improperly – no jumping on the bed!
If your Helix starts to show an indentation of 1 inch or more, which is what usually happens when low-density foams break down, you could qualify for a repair or replacement of your mattress.
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For routine cleanup, it's advised to use cold water with gentle dish soap to clean any stains or dirt. Make certain that you wash using soft circular motions, instead of rubbing.
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"Computers are stupid"

You will hear people say "computer are stupid" because they follow instrustions to the t. Even when those instructions are flawed. So it is important to take notice of typos when writing code because the computer will not tell you you made a mistake, it will simptly perform the coded instruction, flaws and all.

What is the world wide web?

 A bunch of computers that communicate with each other by sending an HTTP request to a server. When a person goes to a web page like www.google.com, the server finds said HTML document and sends it back to the user's computer, web browsers like safari, google chrome, or mozila foxfire display the html document that we recognize as web pages.

Well, what's HTML?

HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. Almost all documents we see on the web are HTML. These documents contain text that describes "what you see" and markup that describe "how it looks".

Tags and Elements

HTML documents are made of elements that tell the browsers that tell browsers what they are by using tags.

Inline vs Block Elements

HTML elements are either inline or block. Block elements form an "invisible box" around the content inside of them while inline elements simply apply to the code they surround without forming a new box around the content.

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A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card
We can each do our part to make 5782 a 'Shanah tovah!'
By J. Editorial Board | September 2, 2021
With wildfires raging across Northern California, the last U.S. troops pulling out of Afghanistan without being able to take thousands of at-risk Afghans with them, and Covid-19 keeping a tenacious and deadly grip on our nation, it seems somewhat tone deaf this week to say "Happy New Year."
Nevertheless, at sundown on Sept. 6, Jews around the world will welcome in a brand new year, 5782. And how can we not wish, fervently, that it will be a good year, a shanah tovah?
What constitutes a good year? It doesn't mean a year filled only with happiness. That is a fairy-tale version of what "good" means.
Does it mean a year in which good things outweigh the bad? That's reductionist, and, more to the point, rather impossible to quantify.
From the perspective of Jewish tradition, one might say that a good year is a year devoted to doing good deeds. Doing mitzvahs. This is an idea worth exploring.
Let's take the wildfires, which scientists attribute to several causes, chief among them being our ever-warming planet. Climate change is real, and it is exacerbated by human activities. It can also be mitigated by human effort. In this new year, doing good might involve taking steps to decrease our own contributions to climate change by, say, cutting down on our electricity usage or reducing our carbon footprint. We might get involved politically, pushing for legislation to help the environment. We might give tzedakah to groups doing that work.
Turning to the tragedy in Afghanistan, it's too late, and not helpful, to complain about whether the exit and evacuation could have been handled better. That's over now. The last U.S. military planes departed Kabul.
What we can do, however, is reach out to help the nearly 7,000 newly arrived Afghan refugees in our country. In the Bay Area, Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay and Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley have resettled nearly 100 Afghan refugees over the past month, people who feared being targeted by the Taliban had they stayed behind.
These organizations need volunteers, they need donated clothes and household items, but most of all they need money — some of it to keep their own operations going, but a lot of it to directly assist the new arrivals, in the form of gift cards the people can use to buy what they need. Helping a new immigrant settle in this country is a powerful way to make this year a good one.
When it comes to Covid, get vaccinated and wear a mask.
So, as an old year passes into history and a new one approaches, think of how you can make it a truly good one. A year filled with mitzvahs and making our world just a little better.
With all our heart, we at J. wish you a Shanah Tovah!
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Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc Announces European Filings Of SPD476 (Mesalazine) For Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis
Published: Feb 03, 2006
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania and BASINGSTOKE, England, February 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shire plc announced today that it has submitted Marketing Authorization Applications to European Regulatory Agencies for SPD476, an investigational compound being studied for the induction and maintenance of clinical and endoscopic remission in patients with active mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis. If approved, SPD476 would offer a once-daily mesalazine treatment for active mild to moderate ulcerative colitis.
"The European submissions for SPD476 represent the achievement of another important milestone for Shire," said Shire Chief Executive Matthew Emmens. "Currently there is no once-daily oral treatment for ulcerative colitis so we look forward to offering patients the efficacy and convenience of SPD476."
Last year the mesalazine market segment for ulcerative colitis, in which SPD476 will compete, was worth around $1.6 billion.
As previously announced, Shire submitted a New Drug Application for SPD476 to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration in December 2005. Shire also recently filed a New Drug Submission for SPD476 with Health Canada.
SPD476 is the only ulcerative colitis treatment that utilizes novel MMX Multi Matrix SystemTM (MMX) drug delivery technology to provide delayed and extended release of mesalazine throughout the colon. Shire has licensed from Giuliani S.p.A. the exclusive rights to develop and commercialize SPD476 in the US, Canada, Europe (excluding Italy) and the Pacific Rim. Giuliani S.p.A. retains the development and commercialization rights to SPD476 in Italy. MMX was developed by Cosmo S.p.A.
SPD476
SPD476 is a novel, high-dose 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA; mesalazine) in a delayed and extended release formulation (MMX) being studied for the induction and maintenance of remission of active, mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis. The most common adverse events reported in SPD476 Phase III studies were flatulence, nausea or headaches, which were not dose related and occurred in less than 3% of patients receiving SPD476.
Shire's strategic goal is to become the leading specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on central nervous system, gastrointestinal, general products and human genetic therapies - all being areas in which Shire has a commercial presence. The structure is sufficiently flexible to allow Shire to target new therapeutic areas to the extent opportunities arise through acquisitions. Shire believes that a carefully selected portfolio of products with strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales forces will deliver strong results. Shire's strategy is to develop and market products for specialty physicians. Shire's in-licensing and merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in niche markets with strong intellectual property protection either in the US or Europe.
For further information on Shire, please visit the Company's website: www.shire.com.
Giuliani S.p.A.
Giuliani S.p.A., founded in 1889, is a privately owned specialty pharmaceutical company with Headquarters in Milan, Italy. It develops new products with high unmet medical need and substantial market opportunity. It is focused on developing and marketing products for the treatment and management of gastrointestinal (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), metabolic (food intolerance) and dermatological (hair loss) disorders.
Cosmo S.p.A.
The formulation for SPD476 was developed by Cosmo SpA. Cosmo also owns the drug delivery and process patents covering this compound. Cosmo SpA is an R&D based pharmaceutical company. Its R&D covers advanced drug delivery with applications in gastro intestinal disorders, new chemical entities and biotechnology. In addition, it manufactures pharmaceuticals and offers development services to other pharmaceutical companies. Cosmo is based in Lainate (Milan), Italy, where its production plant and principal R&D laboratories are situated. Its biotechnology R&D is located in La Jolla, California, USA.
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This article will guide you on how you can restore your MySQL Database on a Web Hosting server. There might be two situations when you may need to use this guide. First is in case you want to Restore to a New MySQL Database or Restore to an Existing MySQL Database.
If you want to Restore to a New MySQL Database then go through the section "a", otherwise skip to section "b".
If you are hosting your web application for the first time under the Hosting Account or want to have a New MySQL Database to be used with your web application, the first thing you need to do is Create New MySQL Database. The steps to create a New MySQL Database differ from one Hosting Control Panel to another.
Below are steps to Create New MySQL Database in Windows Parallels Plesk Hosting Control Panel.
ii. Then click on the "Add New Database" option on the page to get a form. Fill in the database name you desire and also create a database username and password. Make sure you select MySQL in Database Type. Then finally click on "OK" to create the database which will then appear in the list under Databases section.
For Linux cPanel Hosting Control Panel, the MySQL Database creation process is really simplified by the "MySQL Database Wizard" option available under the "Database" section on homepage of cPanel.
NOTE:You will need to change the Data source/Server name, Database name, Database Username and Database password in your application's connection String as per created above.
Once your database is already created, the next step is to launch PHPMyAdmin which is a web based MySQL Database management tool. You can find PHPMyAdmin option under following sections depending upon the Hosting Control Panel you are using.
Parallels Plesk – Go to Databases section from Homepage and click on "Webadmin" link to the right of the Database in the list you want to restore.
WebsitePanel – Go to Database >> MySQL 5.x section and click on "Browse Database" option to the right of the Database name in the list you want to restore.
cPanel – Click on PHPMyAdmin option under the "Database" section on Homepage of cPanel Control Panel.
Once PHPMyAdmin is open, follow below steps.
i. In PhpMyAdmin, click on the name of your database in Left Sidebar which will take you to your database page. Now there are 2 ways you can restore your database.
ii. Either, click on the "SQL" option in the top horizontal menu to open a text area where you can directly paste the contents of your .sql file (.sql file can be opened in any text editor like Notepad) and then click on "Go" button to restore database.
iii. Or, click on "Import" option in top horizontal menu, where you can directly upload your .sql file to restore the database.
The time taken to restore may depend upon the size of your sql script file. Also if you are restoring to a Database which already has Table Structures within, then you need to either delete the table first using PHPMyAdmin or need to make sure that "Drop" statement is included in your sql script file when you exported it from PHPMyAdmin on your local computer, another server or from same database for that matter. Also you must make sure that your SQL Script should not include any strongly typed Database Names referring to your local database name or database name of some other server.
You are now ready to use your MySQL Database with your web application.
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The PM`s announcement of the formation of a new Anti-Corruption Commission is long overdue
By Влатко Стојановски On Dec 9, 2018 0
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In a recent TV interview, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev stated that the members of the new Commission for Prevention of Corruption will be elected as soon as possible, which is inconsistent, owing to the fact that during its time as an opposition party, SDSM announced a new format of the Anti-Corruption Commission in the first 6 months in office. But neither of that happened, although 18 months of office have already passed.
Both the Government and the politics are willing to put an end to that as soon as possible. Immediately after the law is passed by the Parliament, the members of the Anti-Corruption Commission will be elected and the body will be formed according to a new legislation, which is completely in conformity with the Venice Commission, the European Delegation…
[Source: 360 Степени, Alsat M TV – date: 16 November 2018]
Besides the progress in the EU and NATO integration process, one of SDSM's primary promises that fueled its rise to power was the restoration of the legal state and the unwavering fight against crime and corruption. In this regard, the then opposition social democrats also announced a new format of the Anti-Corruption Commission, which will truly fight crime and corruption by using strengthened remit and instruments. In fact, this promise is part of SDSM's pre-election program.
We shall propose a new format of a true Anti-Corruption Commission, with access to all institutions and information, strong mandate and independent cadres, (page 233 of SDSM's pre-election program "Plan for Life in Macedonia" for the snap general elections in 2016).
Furthermore, this promise is set out in the section "Plan 180", which covers the urgent reform priorities of the new Government within the first 6 months in office.
Taking into account that the Parliament elected the incumbent Government on 31 May 2017, the Government was supposed to at least propose a new format for the Anti-Corruption Commission by the end of last year. But, it's been 18 months since the incumbent Government was elected, and neither the new concept that would provide the baseline for the future Anti-Corruption Commission has been proposed nor it seems that this regulatory body will be formed any time soon.
Instead, the country has been functioning without an Anti-Corruption Commission of any sort for 8 months, having in mind that in March five of seven members of the Commission resigned following the scandal of the abuse of funds. To wit, Public Revenue Office's audit of the operations of Anti-Corruption Commission's previous members found that they had been reimbursed for travel expenses on the basis of bogus travel orders. Despite their claims for an orchestrated case, they resigned following the discovery.
In the interview for 360 степени aired by Alsat M TV on 16 November 2018, Prime Minister Zaev sugarcoated the fact that an Anti-Corruption Commission of any kind doesn't exist in the country for more than half a year and pointed out that there used to be one formal body which didn't yield results. He also highlighted that the Government has already passed and delivered to the Parliament the new law on anti-corruption, which would be the base for the formation of the new Commission for Prevention of Corruption.
Both the Government and the politics are willing to put an end to that as soon as possible. Immediately after the law is passed by the Parliament, the members of the Anti-Corruption Commission will be elected and the body will be formed according to a new legislation, which is completely in conformity with the Venice Commission, the European Delegation. All shortcomings we have noticed have been taken into consideration, the Council for Reforms has approved it and it will make a good legislation for a successful fight against corruption" Zaev said in 360 степени (51:50 to 52:22 in the video).
The Prime Minister used this opportunity to emphasize that when the two-thirds majority needed for initiating the procedure for amending the Constitution pursuant to the Agreement with Greece seemed less plausible, the Government made a political decision and started a procedure in the Parliament for electing new members of the Anti-Corruption Commission according to the law currently in effect. However, the required majority was obtained, the snap general elections were out and this whole process was halted.
Nevertheless, Zaev's statement that a new Anti-Corruption Commission will be formed as soon as the Parliament has passed the new law on anti-corruption runs counter to the announcements and promises of SDSM and its representatives that the new format of the commission will be proposed by the end of 2017. The year 2018 is about to end, and not only there isn't a new Anti-Corruption Commission but also there is no commission for verification of indications for corrupt officials whatsoever.
360 Degrees (16 November 2018) – Интервју со премиерот Зоран Заев (Accessed on 06 December 2018)
SDSM's pre-election program "План за Живот" (page 233) (Accessed on 06 December 2018)
MTV (01 June 2017) – Избрана новата Влада на Република Македонија (Accessed on 06 December 2018)
SDK (28 February 2018) – Во антикорупциска си земале пари за патни трошоци со лажни налози, а некои не оделе ни на работа (Accessed on 06 December 2018)
RFE (02 February 2018) – За претседателот на Антикорупциска случајот со патните трошоци е инструиран (Accessed on 06 December 2018)
Assessed by: Vlatko Stojanovski
This article was created within the framework of the Project to increase the accountability of the politicians and political parties Truthmeter implemented by Metamorphosis. The article is made possible by the generous support of the National Endowment for Democracy(NED) and The Balkan Trust for Democracy (BTD), a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an initiative that supports democracy, good governance, and Euroatlantic integration in Southeastern Europe. The content is the responsibility of its author and does not necessarily reflect the views of Metamorphosis, National Endowment for Democracy, the Balkan Trust for Democracy, the German Marshall Fund of the United States, or its partners.


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Allonuncia grandis, unique représentant du genre Allonuncia, est une espèce d'opilions laniatores de la famille des Triaenonychidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique de Tasmanie en Australie. Elle se rencontre vers le lac Saint Clair et Tarraleah.

Description
Le mâle holotype mesure  et la femelle paratype .

Publication originale
 Hickman, 1958 : « Some Tasmanian harvestmen of the family Triaenonychidae (sub-order Laniatores). » Papers and proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, ,  (texte intégral).

Liens externes
 genre Allonuncia :

 espèce Allonuncia grandis :

Notes et références

Triaenonychidae
Espèce d'opilions (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique de Tasmanie

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How bad do Europeans want plug-in cars? Nissan is using a campaign called the "Big Turn On" (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) to get people in various cities to compete for a prize of 30 Nissan quick chargers installed in that city. Of course, if Nissan installs a bunch of CHAdeMO quick chargers somewhere, it makes plug-in vehicles like, say, the Leaf, all the more appealing to buyers and a contest like this can only raise the EVs visibility. So, it's a win-win.
The Big Turn On aims to get a million people, well, turned on to electric driving in 100 days. To signify interest, drivers can click on the button on The Big Turn On website or take a Leaf for a test drive. They can also follow bloggers who are testing out the Leaf and we're sure there's a Facebook page for all this somewhere. There are mini-contests involved that will see Nissan giving away tablet computers and Leaf vehicles to some participants. Currently, Marseille is the most turned-on city, with over 31,000 people ready for EVs; Strasbourg is second with just over 18,000.
Nissan isn't only relying on social media to get people excited about EVs. The press release announcing the contest says that, "by the end of 2012, the Company will have given away over 400 quick chargers to local authorities and partners with the ultimate aim of developing a network of thousands of chargers and creating a number of Electric Highways to link cities across Europe." So, even if your city doesn't win this contest, a way to charge a Leaf to 80 percent full in a half hour could be just around the corner. Scroll down to see a video about The Big Turn On.
ROLLE, Switzerland (30 March 2012) - Cities all over Europe will be invited to embrace electric driving and encourage their communities to support Nissan's campaign - 'The Big Turn On' - in a bid to win 30 quick chargers from Nissan.
The quick chargers are part of a wider initiative from Nissan to get one million consumers switched onto electric driving, in just 100 days. The basis of 'The Big Turn On' campaign is to engage the public and support their cities' bid to win a new electric driving infrastructure from Nissan.
Paul Willcox, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Nissan Europe, said: "Nissan was the first manufacturer to mass produce an all-electric car - the Nissan LEAF. We recognise the importance of a zero-emissions future and to date, along with our Alliance partner, Renault, have invested over €4 billion into electric mobility. Now it's time to tell Europe about the benefits and demonstrate the Nissan LEAF is a real alternative today, and 'The Big Turn On' is designed to do just that."
At the same time, the campaign will bust many of the myths that have emerged around electric vehicles. The Nissan LEAF was awarded European and World Car of the Year 2011, has a 95% customer satisfaction and a 5* Euro NCAP rating. Among many evidences the initiative will prove that electric vehicles are very economical to run; that Nissan LEAF is incredibly safe; and that the range between charges is easily sufficient for the vast majority of daily trips. The Nissan LEAF has a homologated range of 175 kms (NEDC), which is further than 90 per cent of European motorists drive on a weekday.
The campaign aims to reach one million potential EV advocates in France, the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, through a combination of myth-busting achievements and direct interaction via a massive digital and social movement. 'Turning on' is as easy as a 'click' - consumers can pledge their commitment to EV by clicking the 'turn on' button via The Big Turn On website (www.thebigturnon.com), via social media channels or by signing up for a LEAF test drive.


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Q: Javascript to get elements by their attributes
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Here is a sample html page.. I need to select the html elements by its attributes i can get the attribute values by getAttribute() but i need to select all the elements first.
How in javascript to get elements which has the attribute name as "someAttribute". Once i get the elements i can get the attribute values and use my function.
Note: i want to do this without using jquery.

A: store each element in a array the loop throught each element, and if the element contains the attribute someAttribute do somgthing.
var arr_elms = [];
arr_elms = document.body.getElementsByTagName("*");
var elms_len = arr_elms.length;

for (var i = 0; i < elms_len; i++) {
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   }
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A: In new browsers you can do:
var el = document.querySelector('[someAttribute="someValue"]');

A: You can select elements by tag name using document.body.getElementsByTagName("div") to get all the div elements inside your document. This function returns an array of elements, which you can parse and filter out elements that don't match your criteria.

A: You can traver all elements of DOM tree.

A: you can use
var all = document.getElementsByTagName('*');

but this also returns the html, head and body ...
and then do a loop over all elements and look for the attributes.

A: I found a snippet called getElementsByAttribute(doc, tagArray, attribute, attributeValue)
You can give a try to a working fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/Yx7EU/
Hope this can help.

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What's In It For Me? Turning Citizens Into Customers
O Society	Books, capitalism, critical thinking, Economics & Business, neoliberalism	 October 4, 2019 October 10, 2019 6 Minutes
How Will Capitalism End? (excerpt)
by Michael Welton edited by O Society October 4, 2019
Sociation by consumption
Wolfgang Streeck, author of How will capitalism end? [2016], provides us with a compelling and provocative analysis of how capitalism, slammed against the ropes and almost down for the count of ten, found a way out of its dilemmas of the 1970s. The market was saturated and the labour movement was pressing for more say and higher wages. The old Fordist regime of standardized, often boring products was nearing its end. So was the idea of the "empowered worker." Soon, the customer would be paid more attention than ever. In fact, a revolution of the "commercialization of social life that aimed to save capitalism from the spectre of saturated markets after the watershed years" was underway.
Was it ever! The capitalists learned in the 1970s to put the "individualization of both customers and products at the service of commercial expansion." The golden key that unlocked the Neo-liberal revolution was "diversified consumption." Streeck defines this concept as follows: "Commercialized diversification—the movement of markets and commercial relations from the satisfaction of needs to the servicing of wants—extended far beyond automobiles." Tying the purchasing of newly diversified products—luxury goods, from perfumes to watches—to a new form of stylized personal identity, production soared.
Niche production enabled consumers to purchase specially diversified goods, from golf clubs to cars. Even McDonald's discovered local cuisine. And vintners suddenly invented endless new wines for exquisite consumption (on a balcony overlooking the Mediterranean of course). Streeck informs us that two German firms, Adidas and Puma, turned themselves into multi-billion-dollar global companies selling hundreds of ever changing running shoes to perfumes for men and women. We were all at the mercy of capitalist seduction. With obsolescence built into the commodities, all that glitters was available at the tap of a key.
Now, individuals are integrated into society with few obligations. In a mature, affluent market "buying something involves no more than picking what you like best (and can afford) from what is in principle an infinite menu of alternatives awaiting your decision, with no need to negotiate or compromise as one had to in traditional social relations." This, says Streeck, is "sociation by consumption." Describing it as "monological rather than dialogical in nature, voluntary rather than obligatory, individual rather than collective. It is from this perspective that it seems productive to speak of a particular politics of consumption, associated with the affluent societies of today."
In this high intensity consumer paradise, individuals can exit all forms of "collective identity"—traditional religious communities, neighbourhoods, even one's nation. Thus, Streeck argues powerfully that participating in a "community of consumption," with its looser ties that bind, allows individuals to "surf from one identity to the next, free from any pressure to explain themselves." Live lightly, flit about freely.
"Sociation by social media—Twitter, Facebook and the like—represents an extension of this trend, not least in that it offers these companies a further set of tools for highly individualized marketing." Shoshana Zuboff's new, massive, flawed, controversial book, The age of surveillance (2018) uncovers endless examples of illegal access to our private consuming profile, just to anticipate and shape what we might buy. This Zuboff calls the "extractive economy." Read Zuboff, exit from Facebook promptly.
Marketized public sphere
Licking their lips, firms and politicians seized a fantastic opportunity to use the new technologies to "compensate for the increasing atrophy of traditional party organizations." Capitalism rescued itself from late-Fordist stagnation. But this, as we have seen, led to the "unprecedented commercialization of social life…". This process, however, transformed the "nature of politics as such." The driving spirit of commercialization is viewing the world as one's oyster (What's in it for me?) and not whether everyone even has enough bread to eat (Do we all have enough to eat?). The narcissistic preoccupation with self-expression and affirmation easily accommodates itself to the dizzying world of the social media. There, one can hook up with sites that simply confirm one's own biases. One may never engage thinking that upsets one's own narrow angle on the world. There's something for every taste, from bomb-building to growing orchids.
Streeck tells us since states now exist alongside dynamic, new markets for advanced consumption, they aid investment capital's desire for the "privatization of several hitherto publicly provided services, among them tele-communications, radio broadcasting and television, which increasingly came to be perceived in their traditional format as old-fashioned, utilitarian, boring, and unresponsive to users-turned-consumers." Now, the idea was that only sexy private firms could deliver the snazzy customized products.
These newly privatized sectors of telecommunications and television made huge fortunes (Murdoch and Berlusconi for example). There were only two channels for Germans through the 1970s. By contrast, Streeck informs us, today there are cities in Germany where one receive over a 100 channels. The old channels are less entertaining, and national networks (in the US and elsewhere) are "relegated to a small niche in a highly fragmented media market, almost entirely geared towards entertainment."
Streeck points out the "received political wisdom during the 1980s and 1990s is the difference between public and private provision is the state dictates to people what they are supposed to need—which will always in effect be the same for everybody—whereas private markets cater to what people really want, as individuals." Here, it should not surprise us that this attitude—private enterprise can deliver the sparkling goods—infiltrated government activity, which could be "outsourced to the market."
Now, citizens are pressured to convert their old attitudes as citizens to perceiving themselves as customers. And state officials are taught not to act as "representatives of the law, of legitimate public authority or of the general will, but on the pretense they are providers of services in a competitive marketplace, driven simultaneously by the desires of their customers and the pressures of competition."
The new "politics of consumption" erodes the public sphere. Judged as shabby and dull, public provision is demeaned—at great cost. While satisfying "expectations of diversity, individuality and choice may increase the legitimacy of the delivery of certain goods and services by governments rather than by commercial firms, it may be quite subversive when it comes to the production of such goods, in particular where it involves duties of citizenship, including the collective deliberation of how entitlements and duties can be weighed."
At stake in Streeck's subtle argument is there are "collective goods which are indivisible and must be produced, or at least decided upon, by those who benefit from them, and indeed by their collectivity: social solidarity, distributive justice and the general rights and duties that constitute citizenship." In other words, we must not judge these "public goods" by the same standards as modern commodities.
Streeck offers us some excellent counsel. For one thing, one cannot measure citizenship by the same criteria as customership. In fact, if we do so, citizenship will look "structurally similar" to the mass markets of by-gone days. Secondly, rather than merely "consuming political decisions, citizens in a functioning democracy are invited and indeed obliged to participate in their production."
This requires a third element: namely, the willingness to subject "raw" collective wants to "critical scrutiny in some sort of public dialogue." Streeck accentuates a salient ingredient of "active citizenship"—a "disciplined readiness to accept decisions one had originally opposed or are contrary to one's interest." Although the individual might not get his or her way, they can be "compensated by civic satisfaction," "achieved through a legitimate democratic procedure."
Thus, Streeck insists "political participation" cannot travel the customership rail line. Rather, it demands "a preparedness to justify and recalibrate one's choices in the light of general principles, developing preferences not in the sense of diversifying, but rather of aggregating and unifying them. Moreover, unlike customership, citizenship demands that one provide generalized support to the community as a whole, in particular by paying taxes, which may be put to as yet undecided uses by a lawfully constituted government, as distinguished from purchases of specific goods or services paid for one at a time, at market prices."
Once citizens become customers from head to toe, the possibility of the "production of civic goods will dry up, which in turn will undermine the capacity of the state to produce the civic goods on which the legitimacy of politics as politic depends." Already—is this not true?—the combination of brutal Neo-liberal cuts to the public sector and the permeation of the ideology of customership seriously eroded public discourse and the vitality of public spheres. The poor and lowly have little opportunity for solutions to their distress as the very rich exit from concern for the collective interest. Why would the very rich elites of Nigeria invest in public trains when they can use their private jets to flit around?
"Shadows lie across this new language of human emancipation and hope. Everywhere one looks, be it to our species' relationship with the natural world, our relationship with each other in the interaction of nation-states, and our inability to solve global problems of inequality, one sees calamity, ignorance, and desperation."
Designing the Just Learning Society: A Critical Inquiry
Designing the Just Learning Society
how will capitalism end?
Michael Welton
Wolfgang Streeck
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"…state officials are taught not to act as "representatives of the law, of legitimate public authority or of the general will, but on the pretense they are providers of services in a competitive marketplace, driven simultaneously by the desires of their customers and the pressures of competition.""
"Once citizens become customers from head to toe, the possibility of the "production of civic goods will dry up, which in turn will undermine the capacity of the state to produce the civic goods on which the legitimacy of politics as politic depends."
In essence, we've entered an even more evolved variant of a corporatocracy with wet-dream editions of the 14th Amendment, with even more zombie "markets" and constant .gov/corp. collusion.
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Bank Negara Malaysia(BNM) had revoked its appoval for the proposed acquisition which was earlier given to Maybank. Maybank is the largest bank in Malaysia said to buy 100% of shares from PT Bank International Indonesia(BII) with price of RM4.8 billion.
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The takeover of BII would make Maybank the largest foreign financial services company in Indonesia.
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When the lights of downtown St. Petersburg begin to shimmer on the Gulf waters, St. Petersburg nightlife comes alive. With warm, subtropical nights and miles of gentle coastline, St. Petersburg nightlife has a romantic, beach feel. Jimmy B s on the boardwalk is an ideal nightlife spot for mingling with locals and listening to live music every night of the week while St. Petersburg s entertainment epicenter, Bay Walk, boasts a full floor of bars and clubs, including martini lounges and dance clubs. In downtown St. Petersburg, the jazz on Central is legendary St Petersburg jazz clubs boast some of the best jazz in Florida. Just outside of downtown St. Petersburg, the Trop officially Tropicana Field, home of the St. Petersburg s Tampa Bay Rays baseball team hosts an active variety of St. Petersburg sports bars.


As expected, the Republicans want to beat up Eric Holder a little more. Still, his confirmation seems likely.
WASHINGTON — Eric Holder's confirmation vote before the Judiciary Committee will be delayed for up to a week as Republican senators continue to press him on his views about interrogation and other Bush administration intelligence methods.
The Judiciary Committee was originally scheduled to vote today on Holder's nomination as attorney general, but Republicans have objected, and under committee rules they can delay the vote for up to a week. Holder was grilled last week by Republicans on his views about interrogations, Guantanamo Bay and his involvement in the 2001 pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is seeking more information from Holder on whether the Department of Justice will pursue criminal prosecutions of "intelligence personnel" involved in detainee interrogations.
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Americans Aren't Volunteering or Giving to Charity Because They're Broke – Chloe Anagnos (10/11/2019)
Volunteering rates have been on the decline since 2003, according to a 2018 analysis of Census Bureau data by the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland. And at the heart of this decline, the study found, is people's own hardships, as higher levels of economic distress were often mentioned as a reason why people weren't volunteering their time and money more often.
Furthermore, the study found that rural areas, where the rates of volunteering work are historically higher, are also seeing the spirit of giving losing momentum.
Researchers believe that as churches no longer play a significant role in people's lives in these regions, opportunities for volunteering also have become more scarce.
In either case, socioeconomic struggles are the root of the matter, as less financially stable individuals have priorities that do not include giving their time, and especially their money, to others in need.
But why exactly did our financial situation become so unsteady?
With unemployment rates falling, blue-collar industries struggling with labor shortages, and the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, why aren't Americans caught up financially?
Turns out the government has a lot to do with it.
Volunteering Meets Its Demise
Following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Americans felt the urge to come together in the face of uncertainty. This drove the volunteering rate up and prompted the federal government to officially designate 9/11 as the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
But while Americans do show up on 9/11 each year, with 30 million participating in some way, the country never managed to reach the 28.8 percent overall volunteer rate registered in 2005, with rates dropping to 24.9 percent in 2015.
According to Do Good Institute's director, Robert Grimm, the decline seems to be part of a national trend.
"Thirty-one states have experienced a decline in volunteering over the last decade; not one state saw an increase," he said.
But while 9/11 inaugurated a new time in America politics, bringing about foreign intervention and wars that, for the most part, continue to this day, the tragedy didn't just shape our relationship with other countries. It also impacted our economy.
From President George W. Bush's inflationary policies to President Barack Obama's entrapment of both the health care industry and poor patients and now more recently to President Donald Trump's tariff war, Americans have yet to get a break. In the meantime, their money is losing its purchasing power while the things they want to buy are getting more and more expensive.
Furthermore, young Americans, the most educated generation in history, are broke — not only because they are failing to find gainful employment but also because their education is costing them their livelihood.
The government's ongoing involvement in the student loan business drove the cost of higher education so high that young adults today feel they will die in debt. Additionally, many can only manage to pay their bills if they take on side gigs.
But it isn't just young Americans who aren't able to give more because of their financial problems.
The Taxes Are Too Damn High
For the most part, Americans are overtaxed and overtariffed. And when you pay so much in tariffs and taxes, it's easy to say no to setting aside some money for charity. That's because, to the average American, the federal government uses his or her money for charitable purposes. And when the government is running programs that target the poor, why should they give more money to private charities?
The reality is that the government is incompetent. It also requires much more money to work remotely well than a private charity does. With that in mind, it isn't far-fetched to believe that if Americans were to stop paying taxes and start giving their cash to private charities instead, a much larger number of people would be helped — and more effectively too.
With the U.S. government taking in more taxes each year, it is clear that Americans aren't able to use their hard-earned money for good. Perhaps that's one of the main reasons why Americans aren't volunteering as often as we once did.
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The government shutdown may be over but some farmers say they could feel the impact for months to come.
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — The government shutdown may be over but some farmers say they could feel the impact for months to come.
Frost ruined a lot of Michael DeFelice's cucumber crop which is part of the small farm he's spent his life savings to build.
"Stressful, it's stressful," said DeFelice.
DeFelice had everything in order to use federal grant money to help him buy new greenhouses to protect his crops and expand his operation, but the shutdown caused him to lose the deal he worked months to get.
"What frustrates me the most is that I don't feel that big government is appreciative to what it's doing to people here on the ground," said DeFelice.
Rebecca Krassnoski's small hog farm also suffered big from the shutdown.
Krassnoski had been working for eight months on a deal to expand her farm using a federal loan, but the shutdown caused her to lose the deal.
"I don't think people take into consideration how important timing is in farming. 30 days of off-setting the process can fold a farm," said Krassnoski.
Although the shutdown is over for now, these small farmers say will be recovering for months to come.


Cycling can benefit your body and health in a multitude of ways, however, the best and most significant ones are cardiovascular benefits. Cycling is often known as the aerobic exercise. With so many impressive benefits of cycling, let's take a look at the major ones.
This high-impact practice utilizes, and enhances, the utilization of oxygen in your body. While this, in itself, may not seem like anything unique, it brings about various advantages. As far as the heart health is considered, cycling can fortify your heart muscle, which implies it's more grounded and can pump blood all the more effectively throughout your body.
It additionally fortifies the muscles utilized for breath, and helps the flow of air all through the lungs. Your entire body's course is enhanced, which diminishes circulatory strain, and the quantity of red platelets in the body is expanded, which helps the stream of oxygen.
These variables will enhance the capacity of your heart and respiratory system, which further reduce your chances of heart diseases.
There are other health benefits of cycling too. Aerobic exercise works by separating glycogens in your body and delivering glucose. Glucose is then separated by oxygen to deliver energy. In case you cycle on a Scott Spark bike for a more extended period, and work yourself somewhat harder, the majority of the glucose holds in the body will be utilized.
At the point when this happens, your body rather swing to your fat stores, breaking down the fat with the end goal to create energy. As a result of cycling, your fat burns and you get back in shape.
Other than these, you get many more impressive benefits of cycling. Cycling can tone huge numbers of the body's muscles. This will give you more quality and flexibility, and will bring improvement to your regular life, as you will be able to finish tasks with more energy and quicker than usual.
At long last, there's the way that cycling can be delighted in by numerous individuals for whom other games and sports are impractical. Jogging or running affect the joints and can't be feasible for many individuals who endure with joint pain in their knees. With latest Scott mountain bikes, even those with such issues can enjoy cycling and its various advantages.
Easy Workout: Most exercise schedules, for example, running and weight preparing puts excessive weight on your joints and bones. This may cause medical issues, like joint pain or wounds to the lower leg, knee, or the back. With cycling, one can ride on bicycles for whatever length of time without harming lower legs or knees.
Cardiovascular Benefits: Cycling is a cardiovascular exercise, hence, it can help keep your heart and lungs in idealize condition. With normal cycling, one can stay away from cardiovascular illnesses, such as hypertension, stroke, and heart attack. Reports show cycling reinforces the heart muscles, enhances blood flow, and decreases blood fat levels.
Enhances Coordination and Strength: Numerous examinations have demonstrated that cycling routinely enhances your coordination. Doing so lessens the danger of wounds, for example, crack because of falling. Likewise, cycling tones your muscles as well as fortifies them too. Research likewise show the more grounded your muscles are, the more fat you burn.cycling consumes a bigger number of calories than running. That's the reason you should have a Scott Spark bike at your home to enjoy the multiple advantages.
Helps Reduce Weight: When joined with an appropriate diet plan, cycling can be a decent route of weight reduction and maintain it. Cycling can help enhance your digestion system, which helps in reduction of fat production. As a cardiovascular exercise, cycling consumes calories even long after you completed the ride.
Calms Pressure: Cycling has been demonstrated to alleviate pressure. This is one of the considerable health advantages of cycling. Exercise enables your body to deliver feel good hormones. The feeling of satisfaction after a ride can give a feeling of happiness and reduce stress.
Eco-Friendly Means of Transport: Among other advantages of bicycles, riding a bicycle helps you commute to nearby places without burning fuel. Those who work locally or love adventures can choose from Scott mountain bikes to spend some quality time cycling. You can ride our bicycles to class, work, or the basic supply store. For the individuals who are capable, they can have long rides for miles or a trip downhill. Not only cycling makes you fitter but it also helps you save resources like gas, petrol, and more.
An ever increasing number of individuals are thinking about cycling for entertainment, transport, as well as health given so many impressive benefits of cycling for people of all age and gender.


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In 1851, Cecilia Paring has serious reservations about marrying her fiancé, Devin Montlake. Gone is the boy who could capture her heart with a word or a glance and in his place is a man who has made it clear that to be a proper barrister's wife, the exciting and impulsive Cecilia must change as well.
Although Devin Montlake loves his orderly life as a barrister, he's determined to follow his roadmap to achieve his goal of becoming a judge. His biggest obstacle seems to be convincing his headstrong fiancée to fulfill her social obligations with a modicum of propriety.
But when the jewelry collection belonging to Cecilia's family is stolen the night before it is to be auctioned off and Devin is framed for the crime, he discovers that following his much-loved rules won't solve this particular problem. He'll need the inventiveness of his irrepressible fiancée to catch the thief.
One thing stood out as I read Sheridan Jeane's It Takes a Spy, and that the author understands what a good mystery is. The crime happens during a party at Mivart's Hotel: valuable jewelry set to be auctioned off the next day were stolen from the hotel's vaults and one of the pieces is found in Devin Montlake's jacket during the search. Except that Devin is innocent, and he was with his fiancée, Cecilia (whose family owns the jewels set for auction) when the theft happened. The true culprit is one of the guests at the same party, and is still among them. Kevin must clear his name and help recover the stolen jewels: at stake is his reputation me future career as a barrister, and his fiancee's dowry.
The mystery serves as catalyst for a greater question that plagues our hero and heroine: should they go on with their wedding? Devin has doubts over Cecilia's suitability to be his wife. He expects her to be proper and level-headed and has even suggested that she attend lessons to learn how to be a barrister's wife. Cecilia also has doubts about Devin -- she wonders whether he truly loves her for herself or sees her as something to mold and bend to his will.
A tingle of pleasure washed through Cecilia as she recognised her fiancé, Devin Montlake. He always had that effect on her. She drank in his distinctive profile with its strong jawline and full lips. She'd always been acutely aware of Devin, even when she was a young girl. Despite their differences ... their many, many differences ... something about Devin had always enticed her, as cheese tempted a mouse, and when he'd asked for her hand in marriage last year, she'd never been considered rejecting him. At least ... not until later.
It was only recently that she;d finally come to the realisation that they simply didn't make sense as a couple.
For years, he'd obeyed life's rules and done everything expected of him. But Cecilia never conformed. She blazed her own path in life. And that's what had drawn him to her, even as a child. It was also what worried him now.
When the theft happens and Devin is accused, all doubts and questions seem to have been answered and Cecilia knows that she must stand by Devin and help him clear his name. It's helpful that Cecilia and her sister are both avid fans of all things spy-related and they put their unconventional knowledge to good use. I had wished the author developed this point more -- initially, I had doubts about the two sisters' knowledge and skills and thought they might just be dabbling or playing, but, when the investigation was underway, it really did look like they knew what they were doing.
I don't think there was any doubt about their love for each other -- after all, they are engaged to be married, and I thought it was interesting for the author to show characters that entertained doubts about their feelings and about their relationship. The mystery helped to thaw cold feet and reluctance turns into conviction as Devin learns to appreciate Cecilia, and Cecilia rediscovers the Devin she had fallen in love with.
It Takes a Spy is a quick, fast-paced, and diverting read.
Disclosure: I received a review copy of the book for this event. Thank you to Sheridan Jeane for the opportunity. Yes, this is an honest review.
Despite naming their daughter Sheridan because they thought it might someday look great on the cover of a book, Sheridan's parents urged her in a more practical direction for college. Sheridan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a minor in English.
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An Intimate and Riveting Saga of Poverty and Urban Life
by Julianna Haubner
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There's an age-old saying (and Bruce Springsteen lyric) that you can't start a fire without a spark. This is often true in literature—sometimes all it takes to create a great story is to find something that inspires you to write it. Though most might think of this saying in the context of novels, I think it's even more true in the case of nonfiction. In a world dominated by the twenty-four-hour news cycle, how do you write about something happening in the world that people will continue to care about?
In the early 1990s, a reporter named Adrian LeBlanc noticed a clipping in Newsday about the trial of a Bronx heroin dealer named Boy George. Interest piqued, she began investigating and soon found herself writing about the case and getting to know the girlfriends (yes, plural) of the neighborhood kingpin. In the process, she found the story she wanted to tell in these girls and their extended families. What resulted is Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx, one of the most intriguing and masterfully written works of narrative nonfiction I've ever read.
Part urban history, part sociological exploration, part journalistic investigation, and part straight observation, Random Family follows Jessica and Coco, two girls born and raised on the streets of the Bronx. As the narrative progresses, they interact with a revolving door of characters, from the men they fall in love with to the friends they lose and the DEA agents who investigate them, which brings them farther into the dangerous life they're trying to escape.
Random Family took more than a decade to research and write, and LeBlanc effectively moved in with her subjects in order to finance it. The result is a book that is intensely engaging and dense with everyday detail. These are people who sold and took drugs, were arrested, served time in prison, had children, had affairs, and watched people die in front of them, and LeBlanc doesn't spare any details. It's an incredibly compelling story and under LeBlanc's able pen, it reaches the height of Shakespearean drama. What you think you know about "certain neighborhoods" or "certain people" is thrown right back at you, introducing complex and indelibly human figures—I can't bring myself to use the word "characters." Jessica, though she's the girlfriend of a major drug figure, is a teenage girl looking for love. Cesar, her brother, though he's tied up in the violence that defines the streets, is a teenage boy trying to find his place among his peers. Still, it's not a depressing book. There are moments of humor, of love, of excitement; tender and recognizable emotions that a reader might not expect.
Despite her proximity to the story, LeBlanc impressively never allows herself to become part of the family she's embroiled with. Unlike some other works of narrative nonfiction, there's no attempt to teach a lesson or explore a broader theme. As the author, LeBlanc doesn't put it upon herself to become a moral compass or a tour guide; she's a simple observer, shining a light on people who are more often than not categorized by the statistics they've contributed to. Instead of making an example or providing commentary, she just lets the reader see the situation for what it is: unbearably tragic and undeniably cyclical. Toward the end of the book, one of Jessica's daughters, Serena, celebrates her sixteenth birthday. At the party, Jessica's mother, Lourdes, who has had serious problems of her own and watched her children make just as many mistakes as she has, tries to explain to Serena the dangers of becoming involved with a boy at such a young age. Serena shouts back, "If I want to have sex, I'm going to have sex. Everybody has sex. . . . I am the way I am and I don't care!" LeBlanc ends the paragraph with one short sentence that says more than any sociologist's analysis ever could: "She would be pregnant within six months."
Random Family is not just the kind of book that opens your mind—it opens your eyes. Reading the book in Central Park, I was suddenly overcome with a thought, clear as day. For years I'd sat on the Metro-North, not registering when the automated voice announced that the next stop was Tremont. This book wasn't a story, and it wasn't a "setting." It was a portrait of life, a life that had been lived less than a few miles from where I was sitting. It was an overwhelming experience, to feel like I was reading about a group of people who had existed within the same world. Where were they now? What were they doing? To feel that kind of curiosity and investment in a life so different from your own because of a book, I believe, is incredibly special. It's what makes Random Family not random, but important and essential.
Julianna Haubner works in the editorial department at Simon & Schuster. You can follow her on Twitter @jhaubner2.
Random Family
by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc's riveting deep-dive into the life of a family living in the Bronx in the 1990s began when she read a newspaper clipping about the trial of a heroin dealer named Boy George. Soon she found herself meeting members of his inner circle. Despite her proximity to the story, LeBlanc never allows herself to become part of the family or puts it upon herself to become a moral compass or a tour guide; she's a simple observer, shining a light on people who are more often than not categorized by the statistics they've contributed to.


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'House' Season 6 Episode 20 'Baggage'
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In 'House' Season 6 Episode 20 'Baggage' House is having another session with Dr. Nolan, his therapist, and has arrived late. This is something that Nolan finds almost as significant as House's new interest in hitting the bottle.
Spoilers surely follow.
Since Sam is moving in with Wilson, Wilson would like House to move out. This, in and of itself, is producing stress that House is denying. But when he arrives back at his old apartment, where he used to do drugs and see people who are not there, House finds Juan Alvarez redecorating and with a color scheme he can't stand. This too adds to House's stress. Alvi, as he is called, has also sold some of House's stuff, including some rare books, one of which was supposed to be a gift to Cuddy "at the appropriate time," which may never come.
House has to buy most of the books back at inflated prices. One, though, Alvi has to steal back for him. House takes Alvi with him to keep him from doing more damage.
The patient this week is a young woman found jogging in a strange place with a heart monitor and no memory. A bit of detective work, aided by the street wise Alvi, locates the woman's husband and a name, Sidney. Before leaving her to regain her memory in familiar surroundings, Sidney has the obligatory House seizure.
The upshot of the case is that at one point they want to cut her brain to stop what appears to be an infection, though it might make her permanently amnesic. While arguing with the husband about consent, House notices that the infection has spread to the brain stem. A bit of radiation and chemo will give her a few extra days to put her affairs in order and maybe allow her to discover who she is before she dies.
Or does it? House notices that Sidney has a tattoo imperfectly removed. It has caused an allergic reaction. Now she can be fixed and will be all better soon.
In the meantime it is learned that Alvi is reluctant to go to an immigration hearing for fear of being deported. He is actually Puerto Rican and thus a citizen, but cannot prove it. House turns him into ICE in which appears to be a House act of cruelty to get a man who obviously irritates him out of his hair. But then he turns around and tells the immigration court that DNA testing proves that Alvi is what he says he is.
Is that true? Asks Alvi.
Could be, replies House.
House has noticed something, which he relays to Dr. Nolan. Wilson and Sam are happy. Cuddy has a new love and she is happy. Even Alvi has gotten what he wants. So why is House not happy? And if House is not happy, what good is Nolan?
One could argue that by realizing that he wants to be happy, House has made a breakthrough. Not that he realizes that yet.
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