Fife Council's Community Use Schools provide a number of Emergency First Aid at Work courses throughout the year. The course will be available either as a full day course or part time on a number of days/evenings.
The course cost is £80.00 and has been approved for Skills Development Scotland Individual Training Accounts (ITA) funding.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) are for people who are 16 or over living in Scotland and either in low paid work or actively seeking work. You must have an income of £22,000 a year or less, or be on certain benefits to be eligible to get £200 towards the costs of learning or training. You can apply for an ITA if you are not undertaking any secondary, further or higher education, SDS funded training or participating on the Community Jobs Scotland programme. ITAs are available if you are interested in learning something new or developing an existing skill to support you in work. There is a wide range of courses to choose from and you can study with any ITA approved learning provider, including learning centres, local colleges, universities and private training providers.
To book a place on the Emergency First Aid at Work courses, please contact the appropriate Community Use School.


How to Recover Deleted Call Logs from LG G5?
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Your LG G5 has fed up with massive data that you are going to delete some of them in order to speed up the phone. You just thought the call logs were useless so you just directly deleted them off without consideration. But later, you found that the deleted call logs contained important phone numbers that you hadn't added to the contacts. Therefore, how to recover deleted call logs from the LG G5 Android phone?
In this case, we strongly recommend Coolmuster Lab.Fone for Android - an easy to use Android data recovery program to help you recover deleted and lost call logs from LG G5/G4/G3/G2. It is trusted by many users owning to its intuitive interface and powerful function. It allows users to recover not only call history, but also contacts, text messages, photos, videos, audio files, documents and more from overall Android devices.
This LG Call Logs Recovery tool helps users recover deleted call logs on LG G5 including name, phone number, date, type with simple steps. All the exported call history is saved as HTML. The following guide tells you how.
Launch the Lab.Fone for Android on your computer after you downloaded and installed it. Next, plug your LG G5 to the computer using a USB cable. The software automatically recognizes your LG G5.
All the file types are displayed on the window. Please choose the category of "Call Logs" and click "Next" button. Then, the program starts to scan your LG G5 to find all lost and exiting call logs. The lost ones are displayed in red color.
You can preview and select the call logs you want to recover by ticking them off. After the selection, you can directly give a click on the "Recover" button to begin the recovery process. All the selected call logs will be exported in HTML format.


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Christey Curran is a Licensed Massage Therapist located in Rockland County, NY. She uses a blend of Swedish massage, Trigger Point Therapy, and energy palpation to create a relaxing and therapeutic experience for her clients. For more information about Christey Curran and her practice, please visit mindbodymassage.org.


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Run-DMC Live At Montreaux 2001
By Pierre Hamilton
Audience rule number 4,085: hip-hop usually sucks recorded live. Run DMC strike that notion down with a spot-on performance from which most rappers should take their concert cues. Whether they're dishing out the call-and-response tactics for "Mary Mary," barrelling through "It's Like That" or finishing each other's rhymes the way only they could do, live hip-hop gets no better than this. No doubt fans of the group will already have these songs but here, without the aid of studio wizardry, they remain raw and somehow closer to the original spirit of hip-hop. Any interludes/freestyles fail to annoy as much as they do on most albums and if anything, add to the atmosphere you can conjure anytime you press play. Little can be written about these songs that hasn't been said long ago but hear this: if you haven't already done so, carve out a special place in your heart for these pioneers and know that the true measure of a live CD is how badly you wish you were there. Considering that Jam Master Jay would be shot dead in a year and that the capacity crowd of about 2,500 was in a state of ecstasy and it's clear: those of us who didn't make it to Montreux, Switzerland missed out. (Eagle Rock)
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19 December , 2020
SpaceX launched their 26th mission for the year a record for the company at 9:00 AM EST or 14:00 UTC from LC-39A Cape Canaveral Florida with the NROL-108 mission a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office the Department of Defense. This is the very first time the NRO has used a previously flown rocket booster for one of its missions.
The first stage booster B-1059.5 made a perfect landing back on land at Cape Canaveral on LZ-1 nine miles form where it was first launched with the customary double sonic boom just before it landed. This is the third time it has returned to land along with two landings on the drone ship OCISLY for a total now of five flights to outer space.
B-1059.5 flew on two NASA missions with Cargo Dragon for CRS-19 & CRS-20 both resupply missions to the ISS along with a Starlink 8 (9) and SAOCOM 1B plus the flight today for NROL-108. Falcon 9 is 230 feet tall and produces 1.7 million pounds of thrust from nine Merlin engines.
The mission logo for the NRO was a gorilla pounding his chest with the words above Peace Through Strength. The NRO's statement for the mission is: Gorillas are peaceful animals but can be fierce when necessary. Like the Gorilla, our NROL-108 mission is constantly vigilant & ready to defend its own, demonstrating NRO's commitment to protecting U.S. war fighters, interest, and allies.
Another record as this mission closes out the year for rocket launches from Cape Canaveral is a year combined total of 31 launches for both SpaceX and ULA. Even with a global pandemic for most of the year this is a tremendous accomplishment by all involved.
On spacex.com/missions the count is now 107 total launches, 70 landings, 48 re flown rockets
Article and Photos by Scott Schilke for spacenews.lu


Tammy Gardner grew up in Fanwood, New Jersey, which is a mile square. There were probably 3 girls in the area playing guitar at that time and she was the best… which is essentially saying she was the "Cream of the Crap" because none of them were any good. She moved to Virginia Beach in the late 70's and was fortunate enough to fall in with some pretty talented guitar playing co-workers who taught her a few things.
Later she began to study with the master, Lewis McGehee, and learned there was something you could do above the 3rd fret. She has always been a songwriter. One of the great joys of her life is that she co-write several songs with Lewis… all but one of which are actually too hard for her to play. She was half of the female duo TK LLegs Tammy was the right leg)… and played regularly for around 3 years in the early 90's. She can still hold the strings down at 61 years old.
Her current claim to fame is that she is the owner of internet sensation, Bodie the bad dog hound. Yes, he even has his own theme song.


Practising yoga is linked to many health and wellness benefits, but before rolling out your mat it's good to know the different types. The yoga mat you choose should reflect your experience and dedication. If you are new to yoga perhaps look at a basic mat until you see where your practise takes you.
Although the differences in mats may seem small, they definitely impact the way you practise yoga. It is your little piece of the earth and important for you to feel balanced and happy. There is no perfect yoga mat, and no single mat fits everyone. I hope the information below can help you in choosing a good mat that will support your asanas and be your new place to practice.
PVC makes a great mat due to its grip, durability and price point. That being said, there is no safe way to create, use or destroy these mats. It can't be recycles due to the toxins within it and when burned or buried, it releases dioxin, a carcinogen.
There are three main thicknesses to yoga mats. You may think, it doesn't matter, but they are actually quite significant. If a mat is too thin, it may hurt your wrists or knees. If the mat is very thick, it may be harder to maintain balancing poses.
1/4" thickness: This is the thickest mat and usually the more premium mats and offer more support. Great for yogis at home or with injuries. However with more support is more weight. If you are travelling a lot with your mat, you may want to consider a thinner option.
1/8" thickness: This is the most common thickness found. I find that it's a great mix of comfort and portability.
1/16" thickness: These mats are half as thick as a standard mat and great for yogis on the go. Also a good choice if you like to get a better feel of the floor.
There are different sizes of yoga mats, which is great for us taller yogis. A standard mat is 24" x 68" but many brands carry a "tall" size where the length is increased to 72" and 74"
The type of yoga you practise can also effect which mat you choose. For more active types of yoga I would recommend a rubber mat which stays sticky even while sweating. For a lower intensity yoga/restorative I would recommend a thicker mat.
After purchasing your new mat, it's important to take care of it. One of the first thing you will want to do is wash it, removing factory smells and help break them in. After each use, it's important to give it a clean to remove all the sweat (and maybe tears) from your practise. One of my favourite mat cleaners is Saje Antibacterial Yoga Mat Spray. Alternatively you can also make your own very easily.
Place all ingredients into a large spray bottle and shake before each use.


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National Bonds' assets under management valued up to Dh7.8 billion in 2019
Assets under management increased by up to 9 per cent
Published: April 08, 2020 18:00 Sankar Sri Pillai
The UAE's savings culture is largely unaffected by global economic conditions Image Credit: Shutterstock
Assets under management increased by 9% to AED 7.8 billion
Regular savers funds grew by 13%
Khalifa Al Daboos: Our prudent investment strategy pays off
UAE's saving culture unaffected much by world economic conditions
Despite some challenging global macro-economic conditions, National Bonds has continued to show resilience, with its assets and client size posting positive growth. National Bonds' assets under management increased by 9% to AED 7.8 billion in 2019, according to the results published by the UAE-based financial and Sharia-compliant investment company.
The assets included mainly Wakala Deposits (38%), Real Estate – Yield Generating (27%) and Sukuk (25%), according to National Bonds, which is owned by the investment arm of the Dubai Government, the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD).
It also announced that, for those with holdings of AED1 million or above, earned an average return on investment (ROI) of 3.89%, one of the highest in the region. Meanwhile, the current market EIBOR rate for 1 year is 1.43% in the market.
Holdings that the range between AED 350,000 to AED 1,000,000 earned an average of 3.08%. The range between AED 150,000 to AED 350,000 earned an average ROI of 2.74%. The range between AED 100,000 to AED 150,000 earned an average ROI of 1.40%. The range between AED 50,000 to AED 100,000 earned an average ROI of 1.38%.
Holdings in the lower bracket, ranging between AED5,000-50,000, would get a 1.30% as an average ROI, which is still higher than what's offered by other financial institutions.
The company attributed the positive results to its low-to-medium risk investment policy, which has shielded it from the negative repercussions of unfavorable economic and financial developments around the world.
National Bonds witnessed more customers opting to save in the fund of regular savers signing up between December 2018 and 2019 growing by 13%. Female and minor savers increased by 7% and 8%, respectively, during the same period, while the number of male savers grew by 12%. Also during the same period, the number of employers that have chosen National Bonds' Employee Savings Programme has likewise increased by 29%.
All of these positive results are a testament to the fact that National Bonds' strategy is working, and that its competitive rates have proven to be an attractive proposition for the local populace.
Since its inception, National Bonds has distributed 5.14 million prizes worth AED612 million, while 1.53 million prizes totaling AED212 million landed in the pockets of UAE nationals.
National Bonds always takes into consideration the macro-environment when it comes to managing and diversifying its investment portfolio, to preserve bondholder's funds while ensuring positive returns for its investors
- Khalifa Al Daboos, Chairman, National Bonds
National Bonds' Chairman, Khalifa Al Daboos, said he is proud of the results, especially since they were achieved while the world economy is going through some major challenges.
"This proves that our fiduciary low-to-medium-risk strategy is paying off," he added.
"Besides, National Bonds always takes into consideration the macro-environment when it comes to managing and diversifying its investment portfolio, to preserve bondholder's funds while ensuring positive returns for its investors."
Despite changing world economic conditions, the UAE's saving culture remained robust in 2019, compared to the year before, Al Daboos said.
"This means that the UAE society remains aware of the importance of saving money, as well as the country's ability to weather any economic shocks," he added.
Last year, the company focused on two main things: increasing the number of companies joining its saving and investment programs, such as "Employee Savings Programme"; and growing the number of its investors by launching attractive tailored programs, such as Booster, which provides regular income through competitive returns up to three years
- Mohammed Qasim Al Ali, CEO, National Bonds
For his part, National Bonds' CEO, Mohammed Qasim Al Ali, said the company's results underscore that its strategy is on the right track.
"Last year, the company focused on two main things: increasing the number of companies joining its saving and investment programs, such as "Employee Savings Programme"; and growing the number of its investors by launching attractive tailored programs, such as Booster, which provides regular income through competitive returns up to three years," he added.
These programs, as well as the others that are tailored to customer needs, are on top of the company's programs in the pipeline, Al Ali said.
The results, especially the increase in the number of female and minor savers, also showed that the UAE's society is getting more and more aware of the importance of saving money to improve their financial wellbeing. Al Ali said.
"This awareness must be enhanced further because saving plays a key role in safeguarding individuals and families against emergencies and it enables them to reach their financial goals in life," he added.
"While it aims to continue establishing itself as a household brand for savings in the industry, National Bonds will also continue to encourage more UAE nationals and expatriates to join in the savings drive, so that eventually, each and every single person in the country will become a saver."
This content comes from Reach by Gulf News, which is the branded content team of GN Media.


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package org.fest.assertions.internal;

import static org.fest.assertions.error.ShouldBeGreaterThan.shouldBeGreaterThan;
import static org.fest.assertions.test.FailureMessages.actualIsNull;
import static org.fest.assertions.test.TestFailures.expectedAssertionErrorNotThrown;
import static org.fest.test.ExpectedException.none;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;

import org.fest.assertions.description.Description;
import org.fest.assertions.error.ShouldBeGreaterThan;
import org.fest.test.ExpectedException;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;

/**
 * @author Alex Ruiz
 * @author Yvonne Wang
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public class Shorts_assertGreaterThan_Test {

  @Rule
  public ExpectedException thrown = none();

  private Shorts shorts;
  private Description description;
  private Failures failures;

  @Before
  public void setUp() {
    shorts = new Shorts();
    description = new TestDescription("testing");
    failures = spy(new Failures());
    shorts.failures = failures;
  }

  @Test
  public void should_fail_is_actual_is_null() {
    thrown.expect(AssertionError.class, "[" + description + "] " + actualIsNull());
    shorts.assertGreaterThan(description, null, (short) 2);
  }

  @Test
  public void should_fail_if_actual_is_less_than_expected() {
    short actual = 6;
    short expected = 8;
    try {
      shorts.assertGreaterThan(description, actual, expected);
    } catch (AssertionError e) {
      verify(failures).failure(description, shouldBeGreaterThan(actual, expected));
      return;
    }
    throw expectedAssertionErrorNotThrown();
  }

  @Test
  public void should_fail_if_actual_is_equal_to_expected() {
    short actual = 8;
    try {
      shorts.assertGreaterThan(description, actual, actual);
    } catch (AssertionError e) {
      verify(failures).failure(description, ShouldBeGreaterThan.shouldBeGreaterThan(actual, actual));
      return;
    }
    throw expectedAssertionErrorNotThrown();
  }

  @Test
  public void should_pass_if_actual_is_greater_than_expected() {
    short actual = 8;
    short expected = 6;
    shorts.assertGreaterThan(description, actual, expected);
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}


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The AOR Renegades of Nitrate
Aug 12, 2021 | Bands, Interviews, Nitrate
Nick Hogg of Nitrate – Photo Credit: Elle Je Photography
Nitrate is back with their epic third album entitled Renegade via AOR Heaven, and it's certainly a melodic rock classic in the making. Inspired by late 80's rock icons such as Def Leppard, Europe, and Bon Jovi, Nitrate is the brainchild of song writer Nick Hogg (bass guitar) from Nottingham England. In addition to mastermind Nick Hogg, the current Nitrate lineup features Alexander Strandell of Art Nation on lead vocals, Tom Martin of Vega on rhythm guitars, and James Martin (also of Vega) on keyboards. The omnipresent Alessandro Del Vecchio (Sunstorm and a ton of other great bands) is also on hand, supplying backing vocals to the proceedings. Highwire Daze recently interviewed Nitrate founder Nick Hogg to find our more about the absolutely amazing tracks contained within the auditory world of Renegade. Read on…
Introduce yourself, tell me what you do in Nitrate, and how long the band has been together.
My name is Nick Hogg and I am the main songwriter & bass player for Nitrate. I was born in Nottingham England and have lived there all of my life. I was an 80's child and a huge fan of 80s rock music. The band was formed in 2017 with albums released in 2018, 2019 & now 2021. I have used a number of really talented musicians on the Nitrate albums.
Where is the band based out of and what is your local music scene like there?
The band is based out of Nottingham England which has been credited as having a good rock scene over the years, with Nottingham Rock City being a venue where a lot of great rock bands have played. Unfortunately, the number of live venues has decreased over the past few years which has had an impact on the local rock scene.
How did you wind up signing with AOR Heaven?
This is the second release with AOR Heaven. They are a good label and I contacted Georg for the release of the second album 'Open Wide'. He is a good guy and the label has looked after me so it was an obvious choice to resign for the new album.
Is there any overall story or concept behind the Renegade title?
Not really, it's just a cool title and the obvious choice as title track for the album.
Select two songs from Renegade and what inspired the lyrics.
The ballad on the album is sort of my dedication to the passing of Marie Fredriksson from Roxette. I was a huge fan as a teenager and had a crush on her, so after I heard the sad news of her passing, I sat down and wrote the ballad 'Why Can't You Feel My Love'. It is heavily inspired by Roxette's power ballads. 'You Think You Got It' is another track I am proud of as a musician. It is all built around a cool Steve Clark style guitar riff I came up with a while ago. It's a very Def Leppard influenced track and the lyrics are very playful 'A cat and mouse' chase between two lovers
Alex of Nitrate
How did Alexander Strandell from Art Nation become involved with Nitrate and what was it like working with him?
I love his voice. I am a huge fan of Art Nation. When we did the demos, some of them were recorded by Issa (James Martin's wife). She has an amazing voice and finding someone to match those vocals was going to be an impossible task. Dennis from the band Cruzh suggested I ask Alex, but I never thought it was an option as he's in Art Nation. He said he would which was amazing and a perfect fit. He even sang 'Big City Lights' and the power ballad in the same key as Issa. Not many male vocalists would be able to do that! He has an amazing unique voice and can sing heavy rock/melodic rock and has a softer side to his voice as well which made him perfect for this album.
Who produced Renegade and what was it like working with them?
The album was produced by Mikey Wilson, Tom Martin & James Martin. All talented musicians with their own unique style, which gave this album a completely different sound from the first two. I wanted to change the sound and do something a little different on this album rather than bring out a similar sounded record again so close to the first two. They were easy to work with and all three got heavier involved in the production and mixing.
Who did the cover art for Renegade and how much input did you have on it?
All three album covers are my concepts. It's one of the hardest parts of releasing an album. What to call it and what would look great on the cover. I think an album title can make you want to listen to an album or put you off listening in the first place even though the album might be good. I used to pick all my albums by how cool the artwork looked when I was young (Pre internet) and I think a few bands don't realize how important good artwork is. Picking the name comes first. I look for a cool sounding track name first, or a concept which captures the feel of the album. Real World sounded great on the first, Open Wide was a concept idea on the second and Renegade was an obvious choice for this album. It just sounds cool and I thought it would be easy to design a cool album cover, although it was a lot harder than I previously thought! I search the internet and create a folder of ideas until I know what I want, then try to convey that to Nello who does the artwork. I was after something that had a cyberpunk feel to it. Nello has done the artwork for all three album now and has done an amazing job.
What was it like working on an album in the middle of a pandemic?
I think it affected the timescales slightly. I had intended to release towards the end of last year but there were some delays in scheduling and recording.
Has Nitrate ever played live or would you like to in future days?
No not yet but we are working on that at the moment so hopefully soon. I've done a couple of rehearsals recently that went well.
Renegade by Nitrate (AOR Heaven)
If Nitrate could open for any band either now or from the past, who would it be and why?
Def Leppard. I love the band and they are still filling arenas and putting on a great show. Imagine opening for them!!
Are you involved with any other bands or projects outside of Nitrate?
No I've been asked a couple of times recently but I struggle to find enough time to spend on Nitrate. Maybe in the future but Nitrate is a full time job on top of my full time job!!
What's up next for Nitrate?
I'm currently working on the demos for the 4th Album and also trying to put a lineup together to play some live shows soon. There's lots going on as well as trying to put together some more videos for the album and sort out merchandise.
Any final words of wisdom?
I would like to thank you for the questions and the interview. I really appreciate your time. I would also like to thank all of your readers that take the time to read the interview. The album is released via AOR Heaven on the 30th July 2021. I am also releasing the album on limited edition coloured Vinyl and also on minidisc. Please get in touch if you wish to purchase a copy.
(Interview by Ken Morton)
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2002 Mercedes Benz E Class E320 Owners Manual - The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is a range of executive cars manufactured by German automaker Mercedes-Benz in various engine and body configurations. Produced since 1953, the E-Class falls midrange in the Mercedes line-up, and has been marketed worldwide across five generations. Before 1993, the E in Mercedes-Benz nomenclature was a suffix following a vehicle's model number which. German automaker Mercedes-Benz (MB) has been known for its the luxury cars. W210 is one of them. Also known as Mercedes-Benz E-class, W210 it was produced back in 1996 and also won Motortrend Import car of the year.. SPONSORED LINKS This guide will help you replace the low or high beam light bulbs in your headlight assembly. Replacing the light bulb on a Mercedes-Benz E-Class is easy. If one of your light bulbs has burned out, you will get a warning on your instrument cluster.
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Sometimes you get to the point where you have to change something.
Until then, you can cope and cope and cope.
That moment. The one that changes everything, can be tiny. One you might overlook if it didn't happen at the exact right time.
There's a special combination of attitude and exhaustion and hope and dread and longing and probably magic involved, that works with the circumstances and the strangers and the people you think you know, to produce a spark, to set all the balls rolling in new and exciting ways, to shake up the customary and create something amazing.
Revolutionary, if only on a small scale. A personal scale. The only one that really matters.
The newness, when it arrives, washes in, like the tide on a lumpy beach. Some parts flood completely, in one go, others take longer, the waves lapping longest at the shore of commitment and duty until they too relent and give up the fight ready to join the party.
Sometimes, after months of indecisive hesitation, you just know, and act, and relax.
And breathe. As if you'd somehow forgotten how to before, and only now remembered.
The kind of remembering which is more like relearning. Or learning for the first time.
Tomorrow, or on Sunday, I hope to finish the Dog series. This post needed writing today, otherwise I would have waited until afterwards.
Oh Jesska, love the words and thoughts you express in this. it does sometimes feel like you've been holding your breathe for eons before you get to that point. Breathe deeply and clearly and savour the moment.
I know that feeling but I never could have expressed it so well.


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In Search of the Postcapitalist Self
22/06/2010 Lawrence Liang Leave a comment
An issue of e-flux journal which may be of interest to many readers of Kafila.
No. 17: In Search of the Postcapitalist Self is guest-edited by Marion von Osten as her contribution to the 6th Berlin Biennale.
Available online: e-flux journal no. 17: In Search of the Postcapitalist Self, guest-edited by Marion von Osten
A number of alternate, informal approaches to art and economy that arose in the Berlin of the 90s created a great deal of space and potential for rethinking relations between people, as well as possible roles for art in society. Today, however, much of this hope has since been obscured by the commercial activity and dysfunctional official art institutions most visible in the city's art scene, and though many of the ways of living and working that were formulated in the 90s are still in practice today (not just in Berlin), many of their proponents acknowledge a feeling that the resistant, emancipatory capacities inherent to their project have since been foreclosed upon. Our interest in inviting Marion von Osten to guest-edit e-flux journal's issue 17 had to do precisely with this widespread, prevailing sense of rapidly diminishing possibilities in the face of capitalist economy, and her extensive issue offers a broad and ambitious reformulation of how we might still rethink resistance and emancipation both within, and without capitalism—even at a time when alternate economies move ever nearer to everyday capitalist production, and vice-versa.
—Julieta Aranda, Brian Kuan Wood, Anton Vidokle
The idea for this issue came about around a coffee table with Anton Vidokle. We were at a café in Berlin Mitte, a spot I wouldn't usually choose for an appointment—a sign of unfriendly changes in the city. Upon entering I immediately became aloof, but after a minute felt ashamed for assuming such a snobbish and unfriendly Berlin attitude, and had to ask myself how I could seriously claim to be a real Berliner in the first place—after all, for the last fourteen years, I've commuted almost every week to teaching jobs and projects. And most of my friends and colleagues have to organize their lives around similar routines (and there is less free will in it than the category of the "mobile class" might suggest). Anyhow, moving on from these ambiguous thoughts, our conversation gave rise to some interesting afternoon dérives: the recent histories of Berlin's leftist art collectives, and their interest in self-organization, self-publishing, electronic music, new forms of colle ctive production, gender, postcolonial, and urban theory, as well as resistance and action against the monstrous reconstruction of Berlin in the 1990s, and the history of the Berlin Biennale as a marketing strategy for the city. We also reflected on the widespread university protests in Europe and the resistance to the implementation of the EU border regime, and the need for cultural institutions to find alternate means of establishing the grounds for more lasting forms of cultural production, education, and research beyond the "Become Bologna" and "Be Creative" imperatives. How can we find the finances and collective energy to begin this work immediately, while still placed at the center of so many contradictions? Finally, my own interest in contemporary feminist economists' engagement with new political imaginaries prompted the question of whether it would be possible to rethink contemporary and historical leftist cultural projects beyond the neoliberal horizon, and more sp ecifically in relation to postcapitalist and postidentitarian politics.
This last shift in perspective gave rise to this guest-edited issue of e-flux journal, which can be understood as the beginning of a debate that asks whether the (cultural) Left is still capable of thinking and acting beyond the analysis of overwhelming power structures or working within the neoliberal consensus model. What would such thinking beyond the existing critical parameters disclose and demand? Wouldn't it call for spaces of negotiation and confrontation rather than of affirmation, cynicism, and flight? With the encouragement of the journal editors, I have invited artists, cultural producers, and theorists whom I know to be reflecting on these concerns, but who mostly have not articulated their thoughts publicly or alongside similar concerns; and yet, as readers will find, the authors provide few easy answers to the above questions—and conflicts resulting from alternate views and practices cannot be easily ignored. Rather than follow the exhausted mas ter narratives of capitalism and crisis, this issue of e-flux journal investigates how cultural producers are already in the process of creating and reflecting new discourses and practices in the current climate of zombie neoliberalism. And what is disclosed and what changes if cultural production can be imagined precisely from the vantage point of postcapitalist politics?
For many, it might seem that cultural producers are not the most prepared to engage with these issues, that an activist approach would be more appropriate. But isn't the change in perspective, the intervention in common images and language, and the invention of a new ontological basis for decentering the common capitalocentric vision, already a possible ground? Wouldn't this call for other images and assumptions than that of a totalizing capitalism, victimhood, or the division of social groups into minorities? Wouldn't it call for forms of participation that do not remain symbolic, but would constitute new public spaces for political as well as cultural negotiation? Aren't artists' historical and current forms of self-organization, and interventions into the art system's historical division of labor, signs of a détournement within the actual distribution of wealth and value, whether monetary, cultural, or symbolic? Couldn't the emancipatory potential of aesthetic and cultural practices be enacted here?
It is no coincidence that the contributions to this issue focus not only on the constant privatization and capitalization of urban space, but also on ideas and concrete proposals of (urban) design as an aesthetic and spatial practice integrating manual and cognitive abilities, and in such a way that merits consideration through a postcapitalist lens. Taking this issue of e-flux journal as a platform for these concerns connects these debates with an international discussion, but to the extent that the issue is composed primarily of Berlin-based theorists, artists, and activists, it also asks whether the local is still relevant to these concerns. And it is likewise no coincidence that many of the contributions take the theses and proposals in Gibson-Graham's latest book as a leitmotif for a critical reading and revaluation of existing postcapitalist projects and cultural practices.
It is customary to note that postcapitalist practices act in the shadow of mainstream discourses and events, and this collection of essays intends to contradict that point on many levels, serving rather as an attempt to initiate a similar discussion, but with a sense of immanence: although the present is constituted by postcapitalist practices (and politics as well), we still have to engage in the discourse and establish a new language, whether textual or visual, in order to make these practices apparent, articulated, and applicable. Therefore, this issue of e-flux journal will endeavor to reflect upon the presence of the political against the backdrop of contingent aesthetic, social, and economic factors. It is not a call for a telos or a proclamation of the need for a new, completely different political design that asks, "What has to be done?" Rather, the contributions to this issue seek to promote a more empirical relationship to the presence of the political—one embedded in the genealogies of ongoing social struggles and postidentitarian subjectivity—and ask instead, "What has been done already? And how do we go on?"
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Melissa McCarthy to make TV return alongside Nicole Kidman
Cover Media 7 January 2020
Melissa McCarthy is set to return to the small screen in an adaptation of Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty's latest book, Nine Perfect Strangers, alongside Nicole Kidman.
McCarthy and Kidman will also executive produce the project, created by many of the leading players behind U.S. network HBO's award-winning adaptation of Moriarty's earlier novel, Big Little Lies, including writer David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories, and Endeavor Content. The production is expected to air on U.S. streaming service Hulu in 2021.
Nine Perfect Strangers will mark McCarthy's first television series project since sitcom Mike and Molly, which won the Bridesmaids star an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. It will be co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha Strauss, while Kelley and Butterworth will also take on showrunner duties.
The project is set in a high-end health and wellness facility, run by director Masha (Kidman), who promises nine anxious city residents her resort's 10 day retreat will change their lives. McCarthy will star as one of the clients, Francis.
Nine Perfect Strangers was published in 2018 and spent 13 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.
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Home USA Politics Conservative Movement Alive and Well, Scott Walker Tells CPAC
Conservative Movement Alive and Well, Scott Walker Tells CPAC
Randy Foreman
Sun March 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — (NewsBlaze) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in an early Thursday Morning keynote speech to attendees at the Annual Conservative Political Action Conference declared the conservative movement to "alive and well," in a speech filled with statistics about Republican Party victories around the country.
"For those of you who will be discussing over the next several days what is happening across this country, some of you might be confused, dare I say upset, what's happening in the Presidential election, but I want to offer you some enthusiasm some optimism today and tell you no matter what's happening there, the conservative movement is alive and well in states all across America," the Badger State Governor said in his opening remarks.
Walker, who was the only statewide Republican in Wisconsin to win since Ronald Reagan, and survived a recall election, noted that those victories came as a result of a motivated opposition to a Democratic President.
"But the reason we see that kind of change is because Americans are looking for leadership to counter the failed policies of Barack Obama since 2009 talk about great recruitment," Walker said.
That "recruitment," as Walker noted, came as Democrats began the Obama Presidency with 28 Governors in state houses across the country, and seven years later there are only 18 Democrat governors in State Houses. At the present time there are 31 Republicans Governors, with 1,000 new Republican State legislators. That is "a remarkable turnaround," according to Walker.
Walker believed that this year's elections could result in several pickups in open seats such as West Virginia and Missouri, and "a shot" at New Hampshire and Montana. But they need to first hold on to Indiana Governor Mike Pence's Seat along with North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
Additionally, Walker eyed Vermont in the home state of Presidential Candidate Senator Bernie Sanders as a surprise pickup. He noted that "in Vermont, where everybody looks like a conservative compared to Bernie, right?"
The policy successes of Walker's fellow governors also made his address such as Pat McCrory paying down a several billion debt in the State of North Carolina, successes with cutting taxes in Tennessee, Susanna Martinez in New Mexico cutting the business taxes by half "and best of all you here in Maryland have a state government for the first time in nine years that does not include one single tax increase."
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Randy Foreman is the NewsBlaze White House Correspondent, reporting from inside and outside The White House and around the beltway in Washington, D.C.
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Moses wears many hats in Scripture — prophet and priest, lawgiver and leader, diplomat and general, king and servant — but a role we rarely see him in is father and husband. In fact, we never see Moses directly speak or interact with his children or wife. Consider last week's Torah portion, in which Moses and Aaron are genealogized (Ex. 6): we hear about Aaron's wife, children, grandchild, father-, brother- and daughter-in-law, but Moses' family is entirely absent.
To whom does "your child and your grandchild" refer? It could be a broad, figurative term, much like three of the Four Children who appear later on in the portion. However, in those cases (12:24-27; 13:3-8; 13:13-16), the Torah makes it clear that we are referring to distant progeny, in both the chronological and geographical senses: "And it will be when Lord brings you to the land of the Canaanites… you shall keep this service seasonally from year to year." Grandchildren are not mentioned, presumably because the "children" include all descendants. In each of these latter cases, it is Moses who is speaking to the Israelites, while in the beginning of Bo, it is God speaking to him, without any command to transmit this to the nation. Finally, in the portion's opening, we find a unique verb which does not recur later in the portion: recounting, sippur, the special term for the retelling of the Exodus story at the Seder of Passover.
This is the first sippur, the premiere recounting of the Exodus story, but Moses does not relate it to his sons (or his wife). Indeed, they utterly vanish from the Torah. We only find Gershom's name recurring in Scripture in a bizarre context.
There the Danites set up for themselves the idol, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the captivity of the land.
That's the version of Judges 18:30 that you'll find in many manuscripts and translations. Your Tanakh may have Menasseh (מנשה) instead of Moses (משה), but the nun (נ) will be in superscript, as there is little doubt that it was Moses' grandson Jonathan who served as an idolatrous priest.
The Midrash (Song of Songs Rabbah 2:3) maintains that Jonathan did not rely on or believe in this idol, and he would mock the fifty-year-olds who came to worship the fifteen-year-old statue. Why then did he do it?
The Midrash goes on to explain that this was a garbling of Moses' message; still, is it any surprise that this was the message received by the grandchild in whose ears Moses was supposed to recount the Exodus? Ultimately, Jonathan concludes, it is better to be a prince of Egypt — or a priest of Egyptian-style gods — than to be a pauper-prophet of Israel.
There is a potent message here for all parents. Moses may have been the greatest prophet in Jewish history, but he would not have been a candidate for Father of the Year, 2448. The need to recount one's personal journey and experience of faith is a paramount parental obligation. If you cannot tell it to your children, how can you possibly tell it to the world?


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Q: rkhunter gives me a warning for "/usr/bin/lwp-request" - what should I do? [Debian 9] So I just installed and ran rkhunter which shows me green OKs / Not founds for everything except for: /usr/bin/lwp-request, like so:
/usr/bin/lwp-request                                     [ Warning ]

In the log it says:
Warning: The command '/usr/bin/lwp-request' has been replaced by a
   script: /usr/bin/lwp-request: Perl script text executable

I already ran rkhunter --propupd and sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade which didn't help. I installed Debian 9.0 just a few days ago and am a newcomer to Linux.
Any suggestions on what to do?

Edit: Furthermore chkrootkit gives me this:
The following suspicious files and directories were found:
/usr/lib/mono/xbuild-frameworks/.NETPortable
/usr/lib/mono/xbuild-frameworks/.NETPortable/v5.0/SupportedFrameworks/.NET Framework 4.6.xml
/usr/lib/mono/xbuild-frameworks/.NETFramework
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt5/uic/widget-plugins/.noinit
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PyQt4/uic/widget-plugins/.noinit
/usr/lib/mono/xbuild-frameworks/.NETPortable
/usr/lib/mono/xbuild-frameworks/.NETFramework

I guess that's a separate question? Or is this no issue at all? I don't know how to check if these files/directories are ok and needed.
Edit: Note I once also got warnings for "Checking for passwd file changes" and "Checking for group file changes" even though I didn't change any such afaik. An earlier and later scan showed no warnings - these just showed once. Any ideas?

A: As mentioned on: https://metacpan.org/pod/lwp-request, the lwp-request is a script that allows making http requests to web servers. It is not malicious and so the error can be ignored.
To suppress the error you need to allow the /usr/bin/lwp-request command to be used as a script. This can be done by adding the line:
SCRIPTWHITELIST=/usr/bin/lwp-request

To /etc/rkhunter.conf or /etc/rkhunter.conf.local file. See the SCRIPTWHITELIST option in the rkhunter.conf configuration file
This solution was mentioned on the Linux Mint forums

A: rkhunter needs to know what package manager you are using.
Create or edit /etc/rkhunter.conf.local and add the following line:
PKGMGR=DPKG

If you are not on Debian or Ubuntu, then change DPKG for your actual package manager.
This way, rkhunter will know to expect those executables to be scripts, and not flag the false positive.
It will ensure that if the files are tampered with, then a new positive result will show.

A: The same if you have root access enabled in SSH. You then should add
ALLOW_SSH_ROOT_USER=YES

to your /etc/rkhunter.conf.local file

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Ariana Grande: 'I loved Mac Miller before we met'
Singer Ariana Grande "loved" boyfriend Mac Miller before they met.
The Into You hitmaker has been dating the rapper since last year (16), but Ariana first met Miller four years ago and became a huge fan of his music before they really got to know each other.
"I met him when I was 19," she tells Cosmopolitan magazine. "We have loved and adored and respected each other since the beginning, since before we even met, just because we were fans of each other's talent. We weren't ready at all, though, to be together."
But the timing eventually worked out perfectly for the 23-year-old and her man, because she felt she was at a place in her life where she was ready to be in a relationship.
"I've never looked at love as something that I need to complete me," she says. "I would like to be complete on my own first and fall in love with somebody who is also complete. You can still celebrate and be totally obsessed with each other, but I want to feel a hundred per cent myself, so that I can love that person better."
Last year (16), Miller opened up about how music brought them together, revealing he fell for her while they were in the studio.
"We hung out for a long time and everything just happened organically," he told People magazine. "We love making music together – we do that always. But she's my best friend in the world."
"She's just very warm and comforting," he added. "She's very caring but, also, we have a lot of fun. We go on adventures. Adventures can be driving around in the car aimlessly. It's great to be able to do nothing and be doing so much."


How to eat enough when fasting?
I have a quandary... Lately I've been fasting for 19-23 hours a day and I feel great doing so. Absolutely amazing. Seems I've been dropping weight also.
My problem is I in the 2-4 hours I eat daily, I can't eat enough calories! I've been getting stuffed, and putting my food in to cron-o-meter it ends up around 1300-1600 calories a day! !
LEF Two a day, which provides me with selenium, chromium, zinc, etc.
I'm down more than 60 lbs overall and more than 35 in the past year since I started eating paleo. My goal is to lose another 15 lbs and tone out (I still have that previously mentioned "childhood fat" belly).
How do I eat enough without abandoning my fasting ways? How much should I eat, calories wise?
I'm hesitant to add more meat, as I want to somewhat limit protein. I don't know how to add more fat, and carbs- even "safe starches"- make me bloat up.
I feel great, but reading around here makes me feel like I'm not eating nearly enough!
UPDATE Thanks for the good answers guys. Regarding physical activity: I currently walk 2-5 miles per day, swim 30-45 minutes 2x week, and sprint 5-10 min 1x per week. I really need to pick up some resistance training but it's always been the bane of my existence..
You can purchase ketostix that will tell you what degree of ketosis you are in. Or you will have the famous ketobreath...which is the body exhaling the acetone like properties that can be really really foul smelling. Your level of activity points to around 2500 cal a day to maintain weight. You really need to do some resistance training...low reps with heavy weights to failure once per week so you do not lose muscle while losing weight.
Sorry for the mistaken gender. I will fix.
Worrying too much creates the said potential cortisol issues.
I'm a man, man! Any suggestions for weight exercises I can do on my own ??
Joan is a male according to the OP.
oops. i think "joan" clarified earlier that he is a he.
You can purchase ketostix that will tell you what degree of ketosis you are in. Or you will have the famous ketobreath...which is the body exhaling the acetone like properties that can be really really foul smelling. Your level of activity points to around 2500 cal a day to maintain weight. You really need to do some resistance training...low reps with heavy weights to failure once per week so you do not lose muscle while losing weight. And the last belly pooch is really susposed to be there to accomodate a growing baby sometime in the future.
Thanks. I just added info about my activity levels to the question. I do feel good, but have no idea if I'm in ketosis--- which I'd like.
You are eating until full, you still have some adipose tissue on your belly... why are you focusing on a caloric number? Maybe your body just wants 1600 calories a day?
It kinda defeats the purpose of this lifestyle if you are going to stress out over a caloric value that has been artificially imposed on you by society.
No hacking required. Carry on.
If you want more calories in the form of fat, one tablespoon of coconut oil contains 117 calories. You can cook your eggs in coconut oil. You can cook your ground meat in coconut oil. You can microwave a yam til just soft, slice into rounds and pan fry the rounds in coconut oil or in butter or a combination of both. And you can eat coconut oil straight from the jar. It is a liquid at above 76 degrees F. On the green cooked veggies, slather them with butter so you better absorb the nutrients.
Nobody is going to be able to tell you what calorie range you should be eating because we don't know how active you are. But we do know that just to fuel body functions for a person at rest requires around 1800 calories...that is just to support respiration, heart function, brain function, etc. Any physical activity would require more.
As long as you feel good and are functioning well keep doing what is working for you. Get a few more calories in you in the form of fat. You are functioning right on the edge of ketosis...meaning you are burning the fat you are eating and you are also burning body fat...which the body can do quite well.
Nice job so far. The last belly pooch fat will be the most vexing to lose. Resistance exercise will help.
I would think about (1) your fasting window, (2) your macronutrient ratios, and also the relationship between (1) and (2).
(1) That much fasting might be causing slightly more trouble than its worth with respect to weight loss and getting your caloric requirements ??? especially if you're doing any kind of physical activity. I don't mean you should stop IF all together but maybe try opening it up toward six hours and seeing what happens to your rate of weight loss and joie de vivre.
(2) Why the aversion to protein? You may want to check your current intake against Brotha Wolf's common recommendation of 1g per pound of body weight.
I would value adequate protein intake above a narrow fasting window. Fat and Carbs should relate to your levels of activity. Which are?
Maybe someone knows about digestive support, botanical appetite stimulants, etc.
BTW nice work thus far.
why wouldn't you rethink the validity of caloric requirements per se?
perhaps, you don't even need to eat that much in the first place considering that as you say "My goal is to lose another 15 lbs"


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Video: Sheikh Hamdan visits Dubai Airshow 2021
The Dubai Crown Prince commended the efforts of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and his team for ensuring the event's success
By Wam
Published: Wed 17 Nov 2021, 9:56 PM
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Wednesday visited the exhibition area of Dubai Airshow 2021.
The event, which concludes on Thursday, has attracted major industry players in the aviation, defence and aerospace industries.
Taking to Twitter, Sheikh Hamdan wrote: "The incredible growth of Dubai Airshow since its inception in 1989 reflects our ambition to transform Dubai into a global aviation hub. The 2021 edition was the largest ever in its history. I commend the efforts of @HHAhmedBinSaeed and his team to ensure the success of the event."
Sheikh Hamdan was accompanied by Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
During his tour, Sheikh Hamdan visited the stand of UAE company Tawazun's subsidiary International Golden Group, where he was briefed about its security and defence solutions.
He also visited the stand of Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd., where he learned about its FA-50 plane, Surion multi-role utility helicopter, and its Light Attack Helicopter.
Another stop on Sheikh Hamdan's tour was the stand of CAE, a Canadian simulator specialist, where he was briefed about its Bombardier Global 6500 full flight simulator.
The advanced simulator will be available for training in 2023 at the Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT) Centre in Dubai, where it has been deployed for the first time outside North America.
He also visited the Bellwether Industries pavilion, where he learned about the Antelope, an urban vertical take-off and landing vehicle with hidden propellers as well as the Manta Aircraft ANN2, a two-seat model for personal air mobility.
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At the outdoor exhibition area of Dubai Airshow, Sheikh Hamdan visited the stands of a number of Russian exhibitors, where he learned about Sukhoi, Irkut, and Aurus planes, including Irkut's MC-21-310 airplane, and a multi-role utility helicopter, among others.
He also visited the stand of the UAE Airspace Agency, where he was briefed about its latest programmes and initiatives which are part of the ambitious UAE space programme.
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Home>Editorials>What Would Stocks Do in "a World Without Buybacks," Goldman Asks
What Would Stocks Do in "a World Without Buybacks," Goldman Asks
Wolf Richter
Published : April 09th, 2019
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Companies buying back their own shares has "consistently been the largest source of US equity demand." Without them, "demand for shares would fall dramatically." Too painful to even imagine.
Goldman Sachs asked a nerve-racking question and came up with an equally nerve-racking answer: What would happen to stocks "in a world without buybacks." Because buybacks are a huge deal.
In the fourth quarter 2018, share repurchases soared 62.8% from a year earlier to a record $223 billion, beating the prior quarterly record set in the third quarter last year, of $204 billion, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices on March 25. It was the fourth quarterly record in a row, the longest such streak in the 20 years of the data. For the whole year 2018, share buybacks soared 55% year-over-year to a record $806 billion, beating the prior record of $589 billion set in 2007 by a blistering 37%!
Share buybacks had already peaked in 2015 and ticked down in 2016 and 2017. Then the tax reform act became effective on January 1, 2018, and share buybacks skyrocketed.
The record buybacks in Q4 came even as stock prices declined on average 5.3%, according to S&P Down Jones Indices. On some bad days during the quarter, corporations were about the only ones left buying their shares.
For the year 2018, these were the top super-duper buyback queens:
Apple: $74.2 billion
Oracle: $29.3 billion
Wells Fargo $21.0 billion
Microsoft: $16.3 billion
Merck: $9.1 billion
But who, outside of corporations buying back their own shares, was buying shares? Goldman Sachs strategists answered this question in a report cited by Bloomberg, that used data from the Federal Reserve to determine "net US equity demand." These are the largest investor categories other than corporate buybacks, five-year totals:
Foreign investors shed $234 billion.
Pension funds shed $901 billion, possibly to keep asset-class allocations on target as share prices soared.
Stock mutual funds shed $217 billion.
Life insurers added 61 billion
Households added $223 billion.
The net effect of these investor groups is that they together shed $1.1 trillion of shares (included in these categories, and spread over them, are ETFs). But the $1.1 trillion of shares that these investor groups shed over those five years was overpowered by $2.95 trillion of share buybacks over those five years.
So it all worked out. As investors were selling, companies were buying back their own shares. And markets boomed. But what would happen to stocks in a "world without buybacks?"
Share buybacks were considered securities fraud under most conditions until 1982 but then became legal under a new set of loose rules. Now some folks in Congress from both parties, who are worried about corporate governance and the like, have targeted share buybacks in some of their speeches and have proposed some legislation. Goldman is apparently worried that they might get some traction. And so it created its scenario of a world without buybacks.
It would be a truly unspeakably, nay, unthinkably gruesome nightmare that no politician would want to be responsible for: a world in which stock prices would decline!
"Repurchases have consistently been the largest source of U.S. equity demand," the Goldman strategists wrote in their note. "Without company buybacks, demand for shares would fall dramatically."
Volatility would rise. To figure this out, the strategists looked at 25 years of quarterly blackout periods that restrict some buybacks around earnings release dates. These blackout periods start five weeks before earnings releases and last until two days afterwards. But they're not blackout periods: They restrict only spur-of-the-moment buybacks. Scheduled buybacks around earnings release dates are not restricted (my discussion of the rules governing buybacks and blackout periods).
By looking at stock performance during those blackout periods, the strategists discovered that, according to Bloomberg, "return dispersion and volatility during blackout windows have been higher compared with non-blackout periods: 16 percentage points versus 14 percentage points, and 16.4 points versus 15.8 points, respectively."
In addition, earnings-per-share would dwindle. Share buybacks reduce the number of shares outstanding, and total earnings divided by fewer shares outstanding gives a larger earnings-per-share number. But without share buybacks, earnings-per-share growth and actual earnings growth would be the same. That would be devastating.
They note that over the past 15 years, for the median S&P 500 company, earnings-per-share growth, powered by the reduction in the stock outstanding, was on average 2.6 percentage points higher than actual earnings growth.
In this manner, in a world without buybacks, "forward EPS growth could be trimmed by 250 basis points," they said. This type of reduction, they said, has historically corresponded to a 1-point decline in forward price-earnings multiples." In other words, valuations would fall.
And then there is the biggie: The question of just "demand," no matter what earnings or earnings-per-share may be.
"Eliminating the largest source of equity demand could lower the demand curve if other investor categories do not replace the corporate bid from buybacks," they warned. And the bull market would lose the force that powered it.
Share buybacks are the relentless bid, buying at any price, buying not to acquire assets at a low price but buying with the specific purpose of pushing up prices.
Letting the stock market fend for itself and embark on its own price discovery without the relentless bid of share buybacks would be a true nightmare. No one would be ready for it. This type of world is just too painful to even imagine these days.
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I would be grateful if you could supply me with copies of all correspondence between yourselves and other parties about football in Worcester and facilities to play football in the city. The most likely parties are Worcester City Football Club (or persons authorised to correspond on their behalf such as directors or consultants), Worcester City (FC) Supporters' Trust (or persons authorised to correspond on their behalf such as directors or consultants), Worcester City Council (officers, councillors or consultants/persons acting on their behalf) and the Football Association (or persons authorised to correspond on their behalf).
The period for which I request the information is between 3rd April 2015 and 30th June 2017.
I am particularly interested in all correspondence/collaboration pertaining to any football facilities at Perdiswell Park and all matters relating to a proposal to build a football stadium/community sports hub there (including potential funding sources). The planning application submitted to Worcester City Council for this is Ref P14M0176 and the case officer is Mr Alan Coleman.
There may have been discussion about how a football stadium on the site might impact on the community's use of the recently built swimming pool and renovated leisure centre; if this has not been mentioned in any correspondence, could you confirm that, please?
There may have been discussion about whether the siting of a stadium on Perdiswell Park might affect the local community's use of the space for informal sport and recreational activities (eg: walking, running) and the canal for fishing. If this has not been mentioned in any correspondence, could you confirm that also, please?
However, this request is not limited to just the aforementioned and other correspondence (eg: regarding alternative stadium sites or discussion of Worcester's football pitches) should be included in this request.
I class correspondence as emails, written letters, memos, meeting minutes and telephone conversations. For telephone conversations, a record of who the call was between, the duration of the call and the subject of the call would be sufficient if no other notes or records for the call exist. In the case of emails please include any attachments.
If the information I have requested exceeds the threshold for what is deemed to be 'reasonable assistance' in this matter, please communicate any costings involved in supplying the information requested in its entirety and suggest how my request may be modified to satisfy requirements.
received by Sport England's FOI mailbox.
requests for information held by Sport England.
necessary in your case I will write to you again and explain why.
Sport England falling within the scope of your request.
This completes our response to your information request.
ask us to review our decision.
complete internal reviews within twenty working days.
Thank you for your response to my request for information. Although you say that the document contains all the information held by Sport England and it completes your response to my FOI request, I believe several items of correspondence have not been included in the response.
- The FA's response to Sport England about the P14M0176 application.
2) The email of 8th June 2017 from WCC's Head of Development Planning and Enforcement (subject includes the reference P14M0176 and "Perdiswell") refers to an email from the [applicant's] agent to Sport England on 25th May in response to Sport England's comments; neither the original email nor the attached copy referred to in the 8th June email have been included.
3) Sport England's 2017 response to Worcester City Council to the consultation about the Perdiswell planning application (and any email accompanying it) have not been included.
4) A response from Worcester City Council to another FOI request indicates that on 29th June 2017 a member of Sport England's staff sent an email to A Coleman (WCC) which has not been included in the information you have supplied. This was regarding an email query which Sport England had received from a local resident; the subject of the original email was "SE planning consultation - possible failure to divulge to you information material to opinion." The original email (with the planning application reference P14M0176 mentioned in my request) and any communication following as a result of the query have not been included in the information supplied.
5) All the correspondence you have supplied so far is dated between 27th March 2017 and 12th June 2017. Can you confirm that there was no other communication relevant to this request (about football in Worcester, facilities to play football in the city, football facilities at Perdiswell Park and all matters relating to the proposal to build a football stadium/community sports hub there (including potential funding sources)) during the period between 3rd April 2015 and 27th March 2017?
i) about how a football stadium on the Perdiswell site might impact on the community's use of the recently built swimming pool and renovated leisure centre?
ii) about whether the siting of a stadium on Perdiswell Park might affect the local community's use of the space for informal sport and recreational activities?
Please send all relevant correspondence which was omitted when responding to this request.
Correspondence supplied does not seem to be complete. A follow-up email has been sent on 11/08/17 asking for the missing correspondence.
about our response to your Freedom of Information request.
soon as possible within twenty working days.
Sport England responded within the time but their response was not complete (see my reply to them). A response from them to a previous request also omitted a document. I have politely asked them to check and provide the missing communications; I feel I have provided sufficient information for them to easily identify what they have not provided.
A statistic showing the number of female board members compared to the number of male board members of the National Governing Bodies you support.


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Q: What are all the fields in a Python ntplib response, and how are they used? I'd like to make a measurement of the difference between a local clock, and
a remote processor running an NTP server.
I can get the tx_time of the response, as shown below, but a better estimate would include some estimate of the network delays.  There are other fields in the NTP response message which should be used, as well.
import ntplib
from time import ctime,time

addr_remote = '128.128.204.207'

c = ntplib.NTPClient()
remote = c.request(addr_remote)
local = time()
print("REMOTE: " + ctime(remote.tx_time) + "   <reference clock>   ")
print("LOCAL:  " + ctime(local)        + "   delta: " + str(local - remote.tx_time ))

If I look at "remote":
for attr in dir(remote):
    print("remote.%s = %r" % (attr, getattr(remote, attr)))

I see:
remote.delay = 0.0
remote.dest_time = 1531863145.9309998
remote.dest_timestamp = 3740851945.9309998
remote.from_data = <bound method NTPPacket.from_data of <ntplib.NTPStats object at 0x000000000265B2E8>>
remote.leap = 0
remote.mode = 4
remote.offset = -1.8789582252502441
remote.orig_time = 1531863145.9309998
remote.orig_timestamp = 3740851945.9309998
remote.poll = 0
remote.precision = -7
remote.recv_time = 1531863144.0520415
remote.recv_timestamp = 3740851944.0520415
remote.ref_id = 0
remote.ref_time = 0.0
remote.ref_timestamp = 2208988800.0
remote.root_delay = 0.0
remote.root_dispersion = 0.0
remote.stratum = 9
remote.to_data = <bound method NTPPacket.to_data of <ntplib.NTPStats object at 0x000000000265B2E8>>
remote.tx_time = 1531863144.0520415
remote.tx_timestamp = 3740851944.0520415

So, how do I use these:

*

*dest_time

*orig_time

*recv_time

*tx_time
to remove the network delays, and get a better estimate of the clock difference?

A: The NTP client sends a packet with its local time orig_time, which the NTP server receives at the server time recv_time. The server then replies at server time tx_time and the client receives that reply at local time dest_time.
The round trip delay is calculated as recv_time - orig_time + dest_time - tx_time, and the offset between the clocks is offset = (recv_time - orig_time + tx_time - dest_time) / 2.
Assuming the two NTP packets take consistent paths, the correct adjusted time is simply dest_time + offset, which is equivalent to tx_time + delay/2.

A: I found this answer while trying to syncing my client computer to NTP time and checking that it actually synced. Based on @Vic, this means that the client clock (compared to the server NTP clock) is always off by:
dest_time + offset = tx_time + delay/2
dest_time - tx_time = delay/2 - offset

i.e.
correction = delay/2 - offset

As @Vic said, packets may take different routes going to and coming from, but in average correction should give you your clock offset (I think). Even by syncing with time.nist.gov with os.system('w32tm /resync/nowait'), my computer is always off by 40ms, somehow. Comments welcome!
This is my code.
import ntplib
from datetime import datetime, timezone
def get_ntp_time():
    ntp_pool = ['pool.ntp.org', 'time.nist.gov']
    def call_ntp(serverAddress):
        call = ntplib.NTPClient()
        return call.request(server, version=3)
    for server in ntp_pool:
        response = call_ntp(server)
        print(f"server: {server}")
        print(f"request packet sent (as LOCAL client time, orig_time): {datetime.fromtimestamp(response.orig_time, timezone.utc)}")
        print(f"request packet received (as NTP server time, recv_time): {datetime.fromtimestamp(response.recv_time, timezone.utc)}")
        print(f"response packet sent (as NTP server time, tx_time): {datetime.fromtimestamp(response.tx_time, timezone.utc)}")
        print(f"response packet received (as LOCAL client time, dest_time): {datetime.fromtimestamp(response.dest_time, timezone.utc)}")
        print(f'round trip duration: {response.delay} s')
        print(f'* adjusted time, tx_time + delay/2: {datetime.fromtimestamp(response.tx_time + response.delay/2, timezone.utc)}')
        print(f'* adjusted time, dest_time + offset: {datetime.fromtimestamp(response.dest_time + response.offset, timezone.utc)}')
        print(f'correction to client: {response.delay/2 - response.offset} s\n')
        # for attr in dir(response):
            # if not attr .startswith('_'):
                # print("response.%s = %r" % (attr, getattr(response, attr)))
        print('-')
get_ntp_time()

Response:
server: pool.ntp.org
request packet sent (as LOCAL client time, orig_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.544797+00:00
request packet received (as NTP server time, recv_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.535852+00:00
response packet sent (as NTP server time, tx_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.535862+00:00
response packet received (as LOCAL client time, dest_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.579710+00:00
round trip duration: 0.03490257263183594 s
* adjusted time, tx_time + delay/2: 2021-04-23 16:14:46.553314+00:00
* adjusted time, dest_time + offset: 2021-04-23 16:14:46.553314+00:00
correction to client: 0.04384756088256836 s

-
server: time.nist.gov
request packet sent (as LOCAL client time, orig_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.642192+00:00
request packet received (as NTP server time, recv_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.641157+00:00
response packet sent (as NTP server time, tx_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.641158+00:00
response packet received (as LOCAL client time, dest_time): 2021-04-23 16:14:46.689054+00:00
round trip duration: 0.04686117172241211 s
* adjusted time, tx_time + delay/2: 2021-04-23 16:14:46.664588+00:00
* adjusted time, dest_time + offset: 2021-04-23 16:14:46.664588+00:00
correction to client: 0.0478968620300293 s

-

A: I found that the previous answers are a little confusing about dealy or offset(the half of delay) computing. I'd like to point out this.
In original, ntplib.py source, dest_timestamp(receiving time), orig_timestamp(sending time) are local(client) time. tx_timestamp(sending time from server) and recv_timestamp(receiving time by server) are server time. so the first term in the following code means the packet sending & receiving difference and the second term means prcoessing time in server.
Anyway, adjusted time could be computed like
adjusted_time = response.tx_time + response.delay*0.5
@property
def delay(self):
    """round-trip delay"""
    return ((self.dest_timestamp - self.orig_timestamp) -
            (self.tx_timestamp - self.recv_timestamp))


The beach hotel Crystal Rocks Hotel is around 20 km from Famagusta. The private sandy / shingle beach is around 100 m from the hotel. At the beach are sun umbrellas and sun loungers free of charge available. The following attractions can be reached from the hotel: Othello Castle (approx. 12 km away) and St. Barnabas Archeology and Icon Museum (approx. 5 km away). For mobility there is a car rental company. The airport (ECN) is approx. 49 km away. Another airport (LCA) is located approx. 61 km away.
The 3-star hotel has 62 rooms. It offers its guests a 24h reception (check-in from 14:00, check-out until 12:00), a lobby, a lift, air conditioning, a shop, a free parking area and a money changing facility. Room cleaning is free of charge. Laundry service and medical service are available for a fee.
In the outdoor area of the hotel you will find one fresh water pool with a children´s pool. Here, there are sun umbrellas and sun loungers for free available.
Breakfast from the buffet. All inclusive: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast and lunch and dinner only in selected restaurants or bars. Water at certain times. Soft drinks (10:00 - 00:00), coffee & tea (10:00 - 00:00), beer (10:00 - 00:00), wine (10:00 - 00:00) and national alcoholic drinks (10:00 - 00:00).
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Ray is a Salvation Army minister who took a Leap of Faith and swapped a career in the West End for a life caring for people in need and sharing the love of God.
As a child I only wanted to do two things – to be a clown in a circus or to be a Salvation Army officer."
"I wanted to perform but I wasn't quite sure how. I started training as a dancer in Australia at a ballet school there and within two years I was accepted into the Australian National Ballet. I performed for the Australian Opera and auditioned and became the principle dancer for Disneyland. I then came to London and did the West End shows in London – I was in Evita, Cats, Oklahoma!
"It was when I was in Evita that God called me to be a Salvation Army officer. That was the Leap of Faith. I had a beautiful life. I had a beautiful flat in Chelsea. I went to all the best parties in London. I completely left that and went to The Salvation Army's training college.
"Andrew Lloyd Webber was really fascinated by my decision to give up theatre. I have never doubted my calling. It was as clear back then as it is today.


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Кодований геном білок за функцією належить до оксидоредуктаз.
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Q: jquery autocomplete is not working as desired I want to attach Jquery Autocomplete tool to a cell in  and on focus the code should read the specific records from database and suggest autocomplete.
The first php file is

        <meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=utf-8' />
        <title>Mail Management System</title>
        <meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1'/>
        <link rel='stylesheet' href='/MMS/assets/css/bootstrap.min.css' type='text/css'  />
        <link rel='stylesheet' href='/MMS/assets/css/style.css' type='text/css' />
        <link  rel='stylesheet' href='/MMS/assets/css/jquery.datetimepicker.min.css'/>
        <link  rel='stylesheet' href='/MMS/assets/css/jquery-ui.css'/>

        <title>Mail Management System: Register Send Mail</title>

                      Section
                      File Reference
                      Vol
                      Date Opened
                      Date Closed
                      SecStatus
                      Remarks

                      <select name='section' id='section' class='form-control' >
                                  <option selected='C Org'>C Org</option><option value='CJA'>CJA</option>
                                </select>
                      <input name ='fileRef' id="fileRef" class="form-control ui-autocomplete-input" autocomplete="on">

The code content of fileRefList.php is as follows:
<?php
    $SelectedSec = $_POST['selsec'];
    $SelectedSec = str_replace('"', '', $SelectedSec);

    $tcn = "'" .  $SelectedSec  . "'";
    $WhereCondition = 'WHERE (`Section` = ' . $tcn . ')';

   $sql ="SELECT DISTINCT `File_Reference` FROM `fileindexregister` " . $WhereCondition;
   $result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);
   $result_array = Array();
    while ($row= mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
        $result_array[] = $row["File_Reference"];
    }
    $json_array = json_encode($result_array);
    echo ($json_array);
 ?>

The autocomplete feature is working but the output is not as desired. The snapshot is on This hyperlink
The image shows the Two Records as a Result of SQL query and the second var_dump() result is after json_encode($result_array);
Can somebody help inresolving the problem?

A: I have modified my ajax function as follows:
$.ajax({
        url:"phpAssets/fileRefList.php",

        method:"POST",
        data:{selsec:selsec},
        success:function(data){
             availableFileRefs =  jQuery.parseJSON(new Array(data));
            $('#fileRef').autocomplete({
              source: availableFileRefs
            });
        }
        });

The main modification is availableFileRefs =  jQuery.parseJSON(new Array(data)); and it works as i want it to. Which is to say the   jQuery.parseJSON() function has been applied on the returned data.


In August 2012, 37 plaintiffs made up of villagers living in eight provinces along the Mekong in Thailand from Chiang Rai to Ubon filed a lawsuit against five government bodies, including the National Energy Policy Council, the Thai Cabinet, and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for their role in the Xayaburi Dam. In 2011, EGAT signed an agreement with with the Xayaburi Power Company Ltd to purchase 95% of the electricity from the Xayaburi Dam, currently under construction in Laos. The lawsuit claims that approval of the project's Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is illegal under both the Thai Constitution and the 1995 Mekong Agreement; as the PPA was approved without an assessment of the project's transboundary environmental and health impacts and without consultations in Thailand, as required under the Thai Constitution. The case was accepted by the Supreme Administrative Court in June 2014. In accepting the case, the Court stated that communities in Thailand "are entitled to participate in the management, maintenance, preservation and exploitation of the natural resources and the environment, in a balanced and sustainable manner, in order to enable themselves to live a normal life consistently in an environment that is not harmful to their health, sanitation, welfare and quality of life." The case holds great significance for Thailand and the region, as it is the first community-filed lawsuit in the region related to dam building on the Mekong River and the first lawsuit on a transboundary project.
The following media kit is intended to provide further background to the lawsuit along with coverage of the case.
November 30, 2015 - First case hearing - Court hears testimony from plaintiffs.
December 25, 2015 - Court delivers final verdict in case, finding that state agencies involved in the Xayaburi Dam, have complied with Thai law by disclosing basic information about the project on their websites.
January 25, 2015 - Lawyers for the plaintiffs file an appeal with the Supreme Administrative Court to reverse the verdict of the lower court, and call for a re-examination of the case.


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info@pjdelectrical.co.uk
PJD Electrical
Starting mainly in electrical work on Hull docks in the mid 80s, Allan Fairfield Electrical Ltd has grown purely through good honest work and word of mouth referrals. AFE came out shipping due to the changing markets and economic climate, and decided to build the business further in the commercial and education sector.
The business branched out in the 90s to accommodate for commercial and local business work, as well local authorities and council work. AFE are now a trusted provider for local authorities, council, schools in Hull and East Yorkshire.
At AFE, we pride ourselves in quality work and long term relationships, and have a string of long lasting customers with whom we continue to work with on a regular basis. Bearing that in mind, no project is too big or small and in the past we have worked on everything from local leisure centres to concrete silos in London.
In April 2015 PJD Electrical took over the business, with Paul Duplock and Allan joining forces to a deliver a more wholistic electrical service for clients.
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With Allan still available to assist Paul, Allan Fairfield Electrical and PJD Electrical can now continue to deliver a consistent and reliable electrical contacting service in Hull, East Yorkshire and UK wide.
Address: PJD Electrical Ltd, Hill Top Works, Ellifoot Lane, Burstwick, Hull, HU12 9EF
Email: info@pjdelectrical.co.uk
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The delicate design means you hardly know you're wearing it, and with such a wide choice of pendants there is something for everyone.


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Change in New Jersey Adoption Records Law Raises Privacy Concerns
The Law Offices of Lynda L. Hinkle, LLC > News/Events > Children > Change in New Jersey Adoption Records Law Raises Privacy Concerns
June 17, 2014 Children, Events/Current News, Law OfficeL. Hinkle
Blackwood, NJ, May 30, 2014—After three decades of effort by lobbyists to pass a bill amending New Jersey adoption records law, on May 27, 2014 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law that will make those records available to adoptees.
"The new law is viewed as a win by many advocates for adoptees' rights," said New Jersey attorney Lynda Hinkle, "but there are some aspects of the law that raise serious privacy concerns."
The new New Jersey adoption records law, scheduled to take effect in 2017, amends previous legislation to make original birth certificates available to adoptees over the age of 18, and to some of their close family members. Previously, original birth records of adoptees were sealed, and could only be opened by court order. The law also makes birth parents' medical and family histories available to those parties, and provides the birth parents with options regarding future contact by their biological children.
"Perhaps that last provision is the most important," Hinkle said, "It allows parents to decide if they'd like to be contacted, either directly or through an intermediary, or not to be contacted. It provides both birth parents and their children a new mechanism for future contact, if both parties desire it.
"However," Hinkle warned, "the release of the birth certificate does create privacy concerns for parents who do not want contact. Investigations using information from the birth certificates could possibly lead to contact, despite the birth parents' wishes. The privacy of the birth parents, previously granted to them by law, has been retroactively compromised. Unfortunately this opens the door to further privacy infringements."
Testimony during the bill hearings focused on the desire of many birth parents for connection with the children they gave up. "The testimony seemed to indicate that the wishes of parents who desired contact superseded those with privacy concerns," said Hinkle, "but then, those with privacy concerns probably wouldn't be making public testimony.
"Overall, the new law does add some improvements to the state's policies. For instance, the provision making medical and family histories available to adoptees could aid in adoptees' medical treatment, or reveal genetic predispositions to certain illnesses," said Hinkle, "But the privacy concerns are valid, and may lead to challenges to New Jersey adoption records law.
"It will be interesting to see how these issues are addressed in future court rulings, after the law takes effect." ##
About Lynda L. Hinkle:
Lynda L. Hinkle, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Partner of The Law Offices of Lynda L. Hinkle, LLC, a family, elder, estate and general practice law firm with locations throughout Southern New Jersey. She serves on a number of committees for Rutgers University, including the Recent Graduate Council of the Rutgers Camden School of Law and the Rutgers Camden Alumni Board, the Rowan University Alumni Board, the Board of the Volunteer Center of South Jersey and is actively involved in political, community and non-profit causes throughout the region. For more information call 856-227-7888 or visit lyndahinkle.com.
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