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Sex Toy Bingo arouses sex positivity in students at Rowan
Jesse Mounce
Sex toys were out of the bedroom and on the stage of Pfleeger Hall on Thursday.
Prism, an organization at Rowan meant "to educate and support the greater queer community at Rowan University," according to its Facebook page, held its fifth annual Sex Toy Bingo last week to promote sex positivity and safer sex practices among college students.
"Sex Toy Bingo would be the best way of accomplishing all of our goals while still getting students in the door," said Kailee Whiting, president of Prism and a double major in applied sociology and communication studies with a concentration in women and gender studies. "The average student would not go to a safe sex seminar, but they will definitely attend a Sex Toy Bingo."
Pfleeger's 800-seat concert hall was at near-capacity with 645 students in attendance.
Pfleeger's 800-seat concert hall was at near capacity with 645 students in attendance. – Staff Photo/Jesse Mounce
The first 400 students to walk in pocketed a free bottle of personal lubricant. In a way, every student was a winner; everyone received goody bags full of condoms, an abundance of sample lubricants and promotional cards from System JO and Fantasy Gifts.
For sale were penis-shaped pretzels and water. With each purchase, students received tickets for the "Second Chance to Get Lucky" fundraiser. Up for grabs were tickets to "Drag Me to Landmark," a spa basket, a bondage package and a mystery box. (Spoiler: the mystery box contained a handful of vibrators.)
Prism will donate the money from these purchases to the Triad House in Ewing, New Jersey to support homeless LGBTQ+ youth. The Triad House is the only safe house of its kind in the state. Sex Toy Bingo raised about $450 for the Triad House, which is $100 more than the last bingo in February.
The night started with a seminar called "Lube 101" presented by System JO. Students learned about different types of lube and how to find the best lube for their specific needs.
At 8 p.m., bingo began. Winning a game of bingo meant going onstage and choosing a prize. All prizes, from a golden dildo to fleshlights and massage kits, were described to the audience, and Whiting helped each winner find the toy that best suited them. Different rounds of bingo featured different types of products.
A local shop called Fantasy Gifts partnered with Prism to raise over $5,000 in donations from various companies, like System JO, Jimmyjane and Pipedream.
Between rounds of bingo, "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls and "Hard" by Rihanna were some of the songs that played as condoms were thrown into the crowd.
The night was full of sex sounds and sexual innuendos. The crowd yelled every time O-69 was picked, and Whiting reminded students to "ask for consent 'B4' you have sex."
The five students who blew up and popped a condom the fastest chose a prize. – Staff Photo/Jesse Mounce
There were also tiebreaker contests. When 11 people got bingo on a single board, students participated in a contest. All the students received a prize, but the five students who blew up and popped a condom the fastest chose from the silver table.
Another contest involved lap dances. Theater major Seth Jackson grinded and humped his way to winning his own stripper pole. The phrase, "Kill it, be sexy," repeated in his mind as he was on stage, he said.
Students with unlucky boards got lucky if they found rainbow stickers under their seats. Only two of the five stickers were found, but those two students got to pick from the prize table.
"Prism is one of the only spaces on campus where a large section of students feel comfortable enough to come and share their lives with one another, which is something that can be rare for the LGBTQ+ community," said Whiting.
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God, we give thanks for the pioneers of the human race, who believed that we could travel on the waters, and did not rest until they had made boats; who believed that we could travel in a horseless chariot, and laboured through difficulty and scorn until an engine was built; who believed that we could fly, and persevered until at last the air was conquered; who believed that space was open to our exploration, and built rockets and capsules with great daring.
We thank you for those in the world today who believe that cancer can be banished, and poverty and war abolished, and leisure and education and comfort provided freely for all.
Bless these bold spirits; strengthen their hearts and their arms. Save us from ever scoffing, and may we share their faith and lend our aid towards the accomplishments of the new triumphs which you have put into the dreams and hopes of humankind.


Archives : KNOCKING ON THE DOORS OF 10000 - 14/07/2017.
KNOCKING ON THE DOORS OF 10000 - 14/07/2017.
MARKET CLOSES @ RECORD HIGHS.
Just two weeks back when the market was undergoing a Retracement and the calls for a deeper Correction were growing louder; the market had other ideas. Not only did the market move higher after taking support at the 50dma, but now the Nifty is knocking on the doors of 10000. Once again the Correction proved to be a shallow, time-wise as well as price-wise. The indices are at record levels and it will be just a matter of time before Nifty enters the five digit club. Till then use every decline to buy.
Sensex opened the week at 31510, made a high of 32109, low of 31471 and closed the week at 32020. Thus it closed the week with a gain of 660 points. At the same time the Nifty opened the week at 9719, made a high of 9913, low of 9646 and closed the week at 9886. Thus the Nifty closed the week with a gain of 221 points.
On the daily charts, both Sensex and Nifty have formed a small black body candle with a long lower shadow but that fails to qualify as a Shooting Star as the lower shadow is less than twice the length of the body. On the weekly charts, both the indices have formed a big white body candle which suggests a continuation in bullish trend. Thus daily as well as weekly candlestick patterns indicate bullishness in the near term.
Two weeks back the market rebounded after taking support at the 50dma and as of now the indices are at life-time high levels. On the weekly charts, both Sensex and Nifty have completed a second degree Bullish Flag pattern, the target for which falls at Sensex - 33619 and Nifty – 10343. The above targets will be achieved as long as Sensex remains above 30680 and Nifty above 9448.
Both the indices continue to remain above the short term average of 20dma (Sensex – 31334 and Nifty – 9656), medium term average of 50dma (Sensex – 30981 and Nifty – 9574) and even the long term average of 200dma (Sensex - 28712 and Nifty – 8874). Thus the Trend in the short term, medium term and even the long term timeframe continues to remain Bullish..
The current Rally has produced two Bullish Gaps. The first Bullish gap between Sensex 29780-29681 and Nifty 9250-9225 will not only act as Support but holds the key to intermediate trend. The second Bullish Gap which is more significant as it is also a Weekly Gap i.e. between Sensex 29356-29098 and Nifty 9060-8977 hold the key to the long term trend. Besides acting as a support, this gap also acts as a Measuring Gap. The target as per Gap theory falls at Sensex 32737 and Nifty 10144.
A Saucer pattern was completed when the indices closed above Sensex 29077 and Nifty 8968. The complete pattern target which is at Sensex 32437 and Nifty 10043 remains to be achieved. On the weekly formation, both the indices completed a Cup and Handle formation and the targets are Sensex 34677-37554 and Nifty 10536-11413.
MACD and Price ROC, both are positive and in Buy mode. RSI (75) suggests bullish momentum. Stochastic Oscillator %K (96) is above %D and hence in Buy mode. ADX has increased to 30, which suggests that the Uptrend is now gaining strength. Directional Indicators continue in Buy mode as +DI is above –DI. MFI (70) suggests Positive Money Flow. OBV continues to make higher tops and bottoms. Bollinger Band has signalled a Buy on Monday. Thus all Oscillators are suggesting a bullish bias, except that the momentum oscillators are in overbought terrain.
Options data for July series indicate highest Call Open Interest is at the strike of 10000 and highest Put build-up is at 9600. Thus Options data suggests a trading range with resistance coming in at 10000 and support at 9600.


Designing employee pensions involves more than a traditional debate between defined-benefit and defined-contribution plans. Both types of plans have inherent advantages and disadvantages. For the record, defined-contribution plans have suffered asset downturns over the period studied as well. Any such losses are the responsibility of the individual participant, however, rather than current and future taxpayers as a group.
The calculations in this Policy Brief suggest that since the advent of the MSERS defined-contribution plan in 1997, Michigan taxpayers have saved approximately $167 million in lower pension normal costs and between $2.3 billion and $4.3 billion in lower unfunded liabilities. An additional and important advantage, though difficult to quantify, is the reduced political temptation to provide benefits whose costs are largely deferred to future generations. In other words, a defined-contribution plan is less prone to potentially harmful political interventions.
Using [our] return forecasts, none of the 126 state retirement systems are expected to earn long-term asset returns that equal or exceed their actuarial interest rate assumption.
Wilshire further concludes that the median long-term asset return for the 126 state pension plans would be approximately 6.5 percent — 1.5 percentage points less than Michigan's 8 percent return assumption.
The key point is this: If MSERS' current actuarial valuations were to be recalculated using lower investment return assumptions, then the unfunded liability and annual required contributions for the MSERS defined-benefit plan would be higher. Thus, the cost savings calculated in this Policy Brief for switching new employees to the MSERS defined-contribution plan could be materially higher. The magnitude of the increase, of course, would depend on the precise return assumption used.
The nature and amounts of any future savings will depend on actual investment experience and other factors, including funding policies. Regardless, common sense and the calculations in this Policy Brief suggest that Michigan government should follow the demonstrated best practices of the private sector with regard to employee pensions. In the private sector, pension costs are now designed to be current, with no unfunded liability; predictable, with easily computed expenditures for coming years; and affordable, with annual costs between 5 percent and 7 percent of payroll.[†] The MSERS defined-contribution plan achieves these objectives and can thus serve as a model for reforming other government pension systems.
In fact, the normal cost of the program is only part of the annual cost; another portion is the annual payment on the unfunded liability. Hence, the normal cost does not represent the full cost of the plan. Indeed, if the normal cost were considered an absolute measure of the true cost of the MPSERS defined-benefit pension plan, the plan would not have an accrued unfunded liability of nearly $12 billion [now $17.6 billion].
See Richard C. Dreyfuss, "Michigan's Public-Employee Retirement Benefits: Benchmarking and Managing Benefits and Costs,"(Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Oct. 25, 2010), 13-14, http://www.mackinac.org/archives/2010/S2010-05.pdf (accessed April 16, 2011).
[†] See Dreyfuss, "Michigan's Public-Employee Retirement Benefits: Benchmarking and Managing Benefits and Costs,"(Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Oct. 25, 2010), 8-11, http://www.mackinac.org/archives/2010/S2010-05.pdf (accessed March 28, 2011).


Organised by Dept of Musicology at Åbo Akademi University, the research project "Digitaliseringens inverkan på minoritetsmusik" (DIMM) and IASPM Norden.
The symposium will be arranged at the Arken center for humanities of Åbo Akademi University (Tehtaankatu 2, 20500 Turku). Registration is in the main entrance hall (building A). The paper presentations will be in Auditorium Westermarck (building C, ground floor, room C101). Lunch is served at Café Arken (building N) and coffee in the hall in building D.
CFP: Journal of Popular Music Education Special Issue "Learning, Teaching and Making Popular Music Online"


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Melbourne Shores is an unincorporated community in Brevard County, Florida, United States.  It is located on a barrier island southeast of the city of Melbourne and east of the town of Grant-Valkaria.  It is just north of the unincorporated community of Floridana Beach.

The community is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

References

Unincorporated communities in Brevard County, Florida
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package org.encog.parse.expression.common;

import junit.framework.Assert;
import junit.framework.TestCase;

import org.encog.Encog;
import org.encog.ml.prg.EncogProgram;
import org.encog.ml.prg.ExpressionError;
import org.encog.ml.prg.expvalue.ExpressionValue;

public class TestExpression extends TestCase {

    public void testConst() {
        Assert.assertEquals(1, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(-1, EncogProgram.parseFloat("-1"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(1, EncogProgram.parseFloat("--1"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(-1, EncogProgram.parseFloat("---1"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(1, EncogProgram.parseFloat("----1"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(100, EncogProgram.parseFloat("100"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(100, EncogProgram.parseFloat("+100"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(-100, EncogProgram.parseFloat("-100"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(1000, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1e3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(0.001, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1e-3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(1.5, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1.5"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(-1.5, EncogProgram.parseFloat("-1.5"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(1500, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1.5e3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(-0.0015, EncogProgram.parseFloat("-1.5e-3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(1.2345678, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1.2345678"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testTypes() {
        ExpressionValue exp = EncogProgram.parseExpression("cint(1.2345678)");
        Assert.assertTrue(exp.isInt());
        Assert.assertEquals(1, exp.toIntValue());

        exp = EncogProgram.parseExpression("cstr(1.2345678)");
        Assert.assertTrue(exp.isString());
        Assert.assertEquals("1.2345678", exp.toStringValue());

        exp = EncogProgram.parseExpression("cfloat(\"1.2345678\")");
        Assert.assertTrue(exp.isFloat());
        Assert.assertEquals("1.2345678", exp.toStringValue());

    }

    public void testPrecedence() {
        Assert
                .assertEquals(-2.5, EncogProgram.parseFloat(
                "1.0+2.0*3.0/4.0-5.0"), Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testAdd() {
        Assert.assertEquals(5, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2+3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(3, EncogProgram.parseFloat("5+-2"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(6, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1+2+3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(10, EncogProgram.parseFloat("1+2+3+4"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testSub() {
        Assert.assertEquals(-1, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2-3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(7, EncogProgram.parseFloat("5--2"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testMul() {
        Assert.assertEquals(-6, EncogProgram.parseFloat("-2*3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(6, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2*3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(6, EncogProgram.parseFloat("-2*-3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(24, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2*3*4"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
        Assert.assertEquals(120, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2*3*4*5"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testPower() {
        Assert.assertEquals(8, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2^3"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testParen1() {
        Assert.assertEquals(14, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2*(3+4)"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testParen2() {
        Assert.assertEquals(10, EncogProgram.parseFloat("(2*3)+4"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testParen3() {
        Assert.assertEquals(100, EncogProgram.parseFloat("(2*3)^2+(4*2)^2"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testParen4() {
        Assert.assertEquals(4, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2^(1+1)"),
                            Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
    }

    public void testBad() {
        try {
            Assert.assertEquals(0, EncogProgram.parseFloat("2*(3+4"),
                                Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
            Assert.assertTrue(false);
        } catch (ExpressionError ex) {
            // good, we want an exception.
        }

        try {
            Assert.assertEquals(0, EncogProgram.parseFloat("5+"),
                                Encog.DEFAULT_DOUBLE_EQUAL);
            Assert.assertTrue(false);
        } catch (ExpressionError ex) {
            // good, we want an exception.
        }
    }
}

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Dynamic storytelling, distinct heartbeat.
Goalpost Pictures are among Australia's leading independent producers of feature film and television. Founding partners Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne, Ben Grant and Cass O'Connor have worked together as a team for almost 20 years creating compelling Australian stories for screen.
We firmly believe the key to our success lies in the enduring partnerships we have with distinctive and original creative voices. At Goalpost Pictures, we are committed to fostering a collaborative environment where remarkable writing, directing and producing can flourish.
Founding Partner & Producer
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Rosemary Blight is a founding partner at Goalpost Pictures and one of Australia's most experienced producers. Rosemary is currently Producer for Black Snow for Stan, Sundance Now and All3 Media starring Travis Fimmel. She recently produced Benjamin Millepied's debut feature Carmen, a drama with music and dance, with original songs by Academy Award nominated composer Nicholas Britell, co-produced with Chapter 2 and starring Melissa Barrera, Paul Mescal and Rossy de Palma. Her screen credits include I Am Woman, the story of Australian international singing superstar Helen Reddy, directed by Unjoo Moon; Executive Producer on Universal's The Invisible Man, written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Elisabeth Moss, Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Cleverman for ABC TV, SundanceTV, BBC Three & TVNZ, Producer of the box office smash hit The Sapphires, which premiered at Cannes. Rosemary is a member of the Arts & Culture Advisory Committee and sits on the Board of Screenworks.
Kylie du Fresne
Partner & Producer
Kylie du Fresne is a partner at Goalpost Pictures and a multi-award-winning film and television producer. Kylie is currently Producer for Five Blind Dates, directed by Shawn Seet, which is Australia's first original feature film for Amazon Prime. Kylie is Producer and Executive Producer of Goalpost Television's revisionist western New Gold Mountain for SBS and All3 Media, which was the most watched drama series ever on SBS on Demand in 2021. Kylie is Producer of Universal Pictures' box-office feature film The Invisible Man, for Blumhouse, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, starring Elisabeth Moss and Producer of Holding The Man directed by Neil Armfield. Other television credits include Executive Producer of Black Snow, a television series for Stan, Sundance Now and All3 Media, Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Cleverman for ABC TV, SundanceTV, BBC Three & TVNZ, Producer & Executive Producer of Fighting Season, a six-part drama series for Foxtel Australia and the BAFTA-nominated adaption of Tim Winton's Lockie Leonard. Kylie is on the Board of Directors for Screenwest.
Kylie Munnich
Kylie Munnich has 30 years experience in film and TV distribution, development and financing, having worked for a number of major US studios and independents, in Australia and the UK. In October 2019, Munnich became CEO of Screen Queensland, leading the organisation through its biggest period of growth. At the screen agency, she oversaw the biggest production spike in the state's history, against the backdrop of the pandemic.
Prior to Screen Queensland, Kylie worked as a Scripted Sales and Co-Production Executive for Seven Studios, Australia. Before that, was Senior Vice President for Distribution Asia Pacific for Sonar Entertainment overseeing sales for premium drama series such as Tom Hardy's Taboo and Pierce Brosnan's The Son for the Asia-Pac region. Munnich returned to Australia in late 2016, after five years in London to take the Sonar role. Her most recent role in the UK was as Director of Drama & Comedy for Sky Vision (now Sky Studios), a role she held for two years. At Sky Vision she was responsible for acquiring scripted content for Sky's international sales. As well as working with Sky's in-house commissioners for scripted series. During her tenure, Sky Vision secured series such as Britannia, Riviera, and Fortitude.
Partner & Executive Producer
Ben Grant is one of the founding partners of Goalpost Pictures and is one of Australia's most experienced film and television executive producers. Ben is Executive Producer for television series Black Snow for Stan, Sundance Now and All3 Media. Screen credits include Executive Producer on Benjamin Millepied's Carmen, with original songs by Academy Award nominated composer Nicholas Britell, co-produced with Chapter 2, Executive Producer include four-part ratings hit for SBS and All3 Media New Gold Mountain, Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man starring Elisabeth Moss; Wayne Blair's Top End Wedding, Unjoo Moon's I Am Woman, Neil Armfield's Holding The Man; Matthew Saville's Felony and the box office hit The Sapphires, directed by Wayne Blair and the BAFTA nominated family series Lockie Leonard. Ben is a past Board member of the Australian Directors' Guild, past Vice President and counsellor of Screen Producers Australia and is a past Deputy Chair and current Board member of Screenrights and a current member of the Film Certification Advisory Board. Ben is a current member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is a Sydney Swans Ambassador.
Cass O'Connor
Cass O'Connor runs her own corporate advisory firm, coming after a twenty-year career that included working in investment banking, private equity and equities research for Carnegie, Wylie & Company, Goldman Sachs (Australia) L.L.C, Turnbull & Partners and Deutsche Bank. Cass has over 30 years' experience as a board director and Chair of ASX listed companies, Federal and State government entities and unlisted entities. She currently serves on the Boards of independent arts and cultural think tank A New Approach; regional television broadcaster Prime Media Group Limited (ASX:PRT); multi-award winning film and television producer Goalpost Pictures (I Am Woman, Top End Wedding, Holding the Man, The Sapphires, ABC TV's Cleverman) where she was an early shareholder and is Chair of global branded content and campaign generator TRIBE Group. Cass has previously served on The Bundanon Trust, Lifetime Care and Support Authority of NSW, Motor Accidents Authority of NSW and Workcover Authority of NSW.
Polly Rowe
Development Producer
Polly is the Development Producer at Goalpost Pictures, where she manages the Company's diverse development slate across film and television. In her previous role at Sydney Theatre Company (STC), Polly was responsible for commissioning new scripts and developing the Company's slate of new work, such as No, Pay, No Way by Marieke Hardy, Switzerland by Joanna Murray Smith, The Harp in the South by Kate Mulvany and Black is the New White by Nakkiah Lui. She was an integral member of the programming team, where she curated and produced STC's Rough Draft development program. Polly is a dramaturg with fifteen years of experience working at the forefront of scriptwriting in Australia. Before joining STC, Polly was Acting Literary Manager, then Literary Associate at Belvoir in Sydney. She holds a BA in Drama, English & Education Studies from theUniversity of Cambridge and an MPhil in Playwriting Studies from The University of Birmingham.
Lâle Teoman
Lâle is currently the Development Assistant at Goalpost after being selected as the NSW recipient of the SBS Emerging Writers' Incubator for 2021. Lâle works closely with the producers and development producer across the company's development slate. Lâle became an Australian Writers' Guild Pathways writer after winning the 2019 AWG Monte Miller Award for her pilot The Black Tulip and was then sponsored to write the full six online episodes by Scripted Ink. Prior to joining Goalpost, Lâle worked at Studiocanal writing coverage for the European Film Market, 2021. Lâle is an actress and appeared in ABC's Lessons from the Grave (2013-14) and Foxtel's Let's Talk About (2016-17).
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Ingrid van Herp
Production Executive
Ingrid is the Production Executive at Goalpost, working closely with the Producers and Managing Director across the Company's slate, with a focus on production. Ingrid joined Goalpost in early 2018 and since that time has worked across all of the Company's projects in a variety of capacities, supporting and facilitating development through to production, post production, delivery and release. Ingrid is the Production Executive and Dance & Music Coordinator on Benjamin Millepied's debut feature Carmen, a drama with music and dance with original music and songs by Nicholas Britell, and is the Associate Producer on Australia's first original feature film for Amazon Prime, Five Blind Dates. Prior to joining Goalpost, Ingrid worked at Guardian Australia and The Guardian London.
Milly Olrog
Development and Production Coordinator
Milly Olrog is the Development and Production Coordinator of Goalpost Pictures. Milly works across both development and production on numerous projects. She recently was Director's Assistant to Benjamin Millepied on Carmen and Associate Producer on Black Snow. Prior to Goalpost, Milly graduated from University of Technology with Bachelor of Public Communication majoring in Media Arts Production.
Alison Baly
Alison is responsible for all accounting operations and oversees office management at Goalpost. She is a chartered accountant by profession. Prior to joining Goalpost, Alison has worked in accounting roles for KPMG, Griffin Theatre and Carriageworks, and worked in an operational planning role for the Sydney Olympics.
Philip D'Ambrosio
Executive Assistant And Office Coordinator
Philip is the Executive Assistant and Office Coordinator at Goalpost, closely assisting the Producers and Managing Director across all areas. Philip joined Goalpost in late 2021, after graduating the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting). During his time at NIDA, Philip was awarded the Actor's Benevolent Scholarship in his second year after displaying commendable rigour to his training and was a finalist for the Leslie Walford Scholarship for pitching a series for development funding to the Leslie Walford Board. Prior to joining Goalpost, Philip graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney in 2014 with a Bachelor of Public Communications and worked at Network Ten and Channel Seven.
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Following up on the previous post analysing CVE-2017-5638, we would like to present a working Proof of Concept for Remote Code Execution (RCE) in VMware vCenter exploiting this vulnerability. While understandably a lot of the focus after the public disclosure has been on identifying and patching Internet exposed systems, it is also important to address systems exposed to business partners and internal users. We are publishing the information below to demonstrate the importance of patching internal systems, as they are often overlooked and can pose significant risk.
A few days after CVE-2017-5638 was publically disclosed VMware published an advisory that some of their products were affected, including VMware vCenter. However, the advisory does not contain any further details. VMware vCenter is the primary solution for managing ESXi virtualisation. One of the administration interfaces is an HTTP-based GUI panel. If you intercept vCenter HTTP traffic, you will realise that this is pure BlazeDS format (Adobe proprietary). An example request is shown below.
The main challenge in this case was to identify what part of the application is using Apache Struts 2 and if this is directly accessible to end users. After spending some time searching through the vCenter server, it was noticed that a Struts 2 library is stored in one of the directories responsible for the reporting engine, perfcharts. The file path is /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/instance/webapps/statsreport/.
The reporting engine is hosted on an Apache Tomcat server and by searching through Tomcat configuration files, it was discovered that requests to /StatsChartServlet are routed to the engine.
However, this does not simply produce a valid URL. Looking for URLs containing "StatsChartServlet" we were able to find following request. In this instance we used a Burp Proxy log but other proxy or access logs would also contain the full URL if the relevant functionality has been accessed.
Affected VMware vCenter versions are 6.0 U2a and below, and 6.5.0b and below. Security patches for both branches are available on the vendor's website.


The Clubhouse at London-Heathrow's terminal 3 is award-winning. It consistently ranks as one of the best business class lounges in the world. In Skytrax's 2016 "Top 10 Business Class Airline Lounges" rankings, the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at London-Heathrow sits at number four. Here's what I thought of the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse.


Soldier On is easily the best faith-based Contemporary Romance I've ever read, and I do NOT say that lightly…I have lots of favorites.
Wow. That's really the only word I can say right now. I've never read a book that had so much reality of living as a struggling Christian before. Sure, I've read some books that have shown this reality before, but this author wasn't afraid to include the imperfect, normal realities of life that so many faith-based authors like to pretend don't exist. And what I mean is, the casual curse words that slip from time to time, the enjoyment of an alcoholic beverage (without scrutiny or portrayal of overindulgence), and the jokes or playful remarks that exist among close friends and couples, even Christians. I could relate to oh so much of the friendships and relationships in this book because of how real it is.
The story was phenomenal. It was unpredictable and filled with so many twists that it truly demands your attention. I never hit a spot in which I was bored or wanted to skip ahead either, which is extremely rare for my speed-reading eyes. Every word in this book has a precise purpose and not a single one was wasted, it is truly a flawless novel.
But, be warned. It is intense. Not in a graphic or bloody way, it's emotionally intense. The arguments, the thoughts, the circumstances, the feelings, the doubt…it hits home and gets real. I am definitely in line for Vanessa Rasanen's next book and I recommend this book to readers of all types, Christians or not, it really is a story worth remembering.
There is some mile cursing present and mild sexual comments/jokes. The action is intense, however not graphic.
I give Soldier On 5 out of 5 stars.
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The first new Fiat sold in the United States in 27 years was delivered at Criswell's Fiat of Gaithersburg Studio earlier today. The delivery officially marked the return of Fiat back to the US market.
Nanci, Madelyn and Shaun Folkerts with Fiat Head, Laura Soave
The happy owners are Shaun and Nanci Folkerts, a well known couple in the Fiat enthusiasts' world. The Folkerts purchased their Fiat 500 Prima Edizione back in July 2010, during the Fiat Lancia Unlimited car club's national convention called the Fiat Freak Out. Their car, Prima Edizione number 11, is the first new Fiat offered for sale to the public since the car company left the US market in 1984.
Fiat Brand chief, Laura Soave, was there to hand the keys to the Folkerts and celebrate the return of Fiat to the US market. The event was kept semi-private and personal.
Here is some great news, now that the first Fiat 500 Prima Edizione is delivered, Fiat is releasing the remaining 488* Prima Edizione cars for delivery. It won't be long now!
For those who don't have a Prima Edizione waiting for them, dealers are receiving inventory daily. Criswell Fiat of Gaithersburg has them in stock, so check them out and their Studio.
Below is the official Fiat press release on the event:
Fiat North America has begun delivering the first Fiat 500 Prima Edizione models to customers throughout the United States this week.
These limited-edition 2012 Fiat 500 models were offered to Fiat enthusiasts in the U.S. as a reward for their years of steadfast loyalty to the Fiat brand. The 500 special-edition models represent the first Fiat vehicles to be sold in the U.S. since 1984.
"We are delighted to begin delivering the highly-anticipated Fiat Cinquecento Prima Edizione models to our cherished Fiat fans," said Laura Soave, Head of Fiat Brand North America. "We value their unwavering loyalty and are thrilled that we now can show our appreciation by delivering the Prima Edizione models. The Prima Edizione marks the exciting and long-awaited return of the Fiat brand and true Italian automotive design to North America."
The Prima Edizione (First Edition) model is meant for Fiat stalwarts like Shaun Folkerts, 38, who has a barn full of Fiat vehicles, dating back to 1958 and in various stages of restoration on his property in Douglassville, Pa. He has 90 Fiat vehicles in his collection, about a third of them housed in the barn, and the rest in a nearby warehouse.
Folkerts, a former environmental consultant and now stay-at-home dad, drove today from his home in southeastern Pennsylvania to take delivery of his Prima Edizione at Fiat of Gaithersburg, a Fiat Studio in Maryland in the metro Washington D.C. area.
"I've been waiting almost 28 years for this model to arrive, so I would drive anywhere, anytime for this Fiat 500," an elated Folkerts said.
Folkerts' first car as a teenager was a Fiat Spider "and I've never looked back."
In July 2010, Fiat fans attending the Club Fiat-Lancia Unlimited annual convention in North Carolina were given the opportunity to place reservations and select their vehicle build number for the unique Prima Edizione model.
Folkerts took delivery today of Prima Edizione No. 11, produced in Toluca, Mexico. The model appeals to a broad spectrum of customers, like the father and son from Pennsylvania, each getting their own Prima Edizione model, and the husband and wife team of Italian descent in Philadelphia who will soon take delivery of a Rosso (Red) Prima Edizione and a Bianco (White) model. Even a 16-year-old high school sophomore soon will drive her Prima Edizione model home in suburban Detroit.
"The fact that these cars are reserved by a father and son, a husband and wife, and even a high school girl illustrates the strong appeal of this model to a broad array of customers who identify with Italian design, modern technology, fuel efficiency and overall value," Soave said.
Soave was ecstatic as she handed the keys of the No. 11 Prima Edizione to Folkerts today at Fiat of Gaithersburg. It also was a special moment for dealer Harry Criswell.
Harry Criswell and Shaun Folkerts
"This is clearly one of the highlights of my automobile career," Criswell says. "This is a perfect car for the perfect time. The American public is ready for this vehicle. I think this Fiat 500 will create an entirely new market segment of vehicles."
The Fiat 500 Prima Edizione is exclusively available in three colors: Bianco, Rosso and Grigio (Gray). These limited-edition Fiat 500 models are equipped with a manual transmission. Designed as a collector vehicle, each Prima Edizione will feature a sequentially numbered vehicle identification number (VIN) and unique numbered matching badge on the instrument panel.
*Prima Edizione numbers 1 through 10 and number 500 were reserved for the company, leaving 489 cars offered to the public.
Labels: 2012 Fiat 500, Fiat 500, Fiat 500 Launch, Fiat 500 US version, Fiat Studio, Laura Soave, Prima Edizione
"Fiat is releasing the remaining 488 Prima Edizione cars for delivery."
Actually, 489.
John Montgomery - FLU President said...
Congratulations to Shaun, Nancy and Madeline Folkerts! What an awesome day!
Shaun- Fiat owners around the world are so proud of you and all the good will you have done for the Fiat community of enthusiasts!If anyone deserves to have the very first new Fiat, it would be you!!
Sincere thanks to Laura Soave, the entire Fiat/Chrysler team and the incredible new dealers. All of you have worked so very hard to bring the wonderful Fiat 500 to North America. We look forward to a bright future together, bringing the passion back to the North American driving experience!
Fiat500USA.com said...
Actually, 489
Prima Edizione numbers 1 through 10 and number 500 were reserved for the company, so 489 cars were offered to the public. I'll mkae a note of that so as not to confuse anybody.
To Anonymous..
Everyone understands your frustration. However,
the Folkerts were the first to sign up way back in July and they've waited longer than everyone else. I think most would agree, it's the right thing to do.
Hang in there, our cars are coming. Once you see and start driving it, the waiting will fade into memory.
"Congratulations to Shaun, Nancy and Madeline Folkerts! What an awesome day!
Sincere thanks to Laura Soave, the entire Fiat/Chrysler team and the incredible new dealers. All of you have worked so very hard to bring the wonderful Fiat 500 to North America. We look forward to a bright future together, bringing the passion back to the North American driving experience!"
John, well said and I agree!
Prima Edizione 173 - Rosso said...
I am very happy for the Folkerts.
The wait here has not been so long and I think the FIAT NA folks have worked at keeping us entertained during the wait. For me, I find path to building and delivering a new car like this to be overwhelming. I've enjoyed the pix and the poster and the chance to be in the just posted video was certainly novel and fun. No, I could not, on the drop of a hat, fly to LA for either the ad or the studio opening, no big deal.
As this transitions to the dealer I am nervous. There are some good dealers, I can see that... got my fingers crossed. Hope to goto Reno Hot August Nights; it's time to start up a Cinquecento Car Club - Northern California!
Hey # 173
Ditto that on the Nor Cal Club. You and I could be founding members.
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Gender and Nutrition Issues in the Context of Sustainable Agriculture—Lessons from TARINA
Posted on April 29, 2019 by TARINA
Need for Recognizing and Embedding Gender and Nutritional Outcomes into our Food System Approach : Over the years, the food system approach has largely focused on activities involved with production, distribution, and consumption of food. This includes processes related to crop production and livestock management, harvesting, post-production processing, packaging, transport, and consumption. With increasing levels of incidence of undernutrition and overnutrition, especially among women and children, there is a pressing need to recognize and embed gender and nutrition outcomes into the food system approach. This can be done by understanding the intrahousehold distribution, intake, and absorption of micronutrients. The overall purpose of a nutrition- and gender-sensitive food system is to enhance the diversity and quality of the food system to improve its accessibility to all people in the society, especially to the vulnerable and marginalized sections.
In this light, one of the objectives of the Technical Assistance in Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) is to work toward developing nutrition-sensitive metrics and indices, which can be incorporated into agricultural household surveys, for tracking food system diversity, affordability, and accessibility. The research evidence can inform policies, to make them gender- and nutrition- sensitive.
The first step toward ensuring food and nutritional security is to have a diverse production system. A baseline study, undertaken by TARINA on production diversity in the four implementation districts of Bihar (Munger), Odisha (Kandhamal and Kalahandi), and Uttar Pradesh (Maharajganj), reflects that while cereals were produced by most of the households, pulses were produced by less than 30 percent of the households. Vegetables and oilseeds were grown by considerably lower proportions of households (TARINA Baseline 2016–17).
In addition to production diversity, availability of diverse foods at the market level also plays, in turn, an important role in ensuring diverse diets. An ongoing TARINA study on the availability of different varieties and diversity of foods in the agricultural markets in the four districts indicates that the number of food items available in the market are lower in Odisha, compared to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, but the Market Diversity (MD) score, which reflects the diversity (cereals, legumes, vegetables, oilseeds, and fruits, among others) of the markets, is similar across districts. In all four districts, there is an exclusive dependence on markets rather than on own-production for non-staples, especially for fruits and vegetables, and meat, fish, and poultry products.
Although food could be available and accessible to the household, utilization and absorption of diverse foods are crucial for attaining nutritional security at the household level. Evidence from TARINA's baseline show that cereals, pulses, and other vegetables are consumed by more than 80 percent of the women in the four districts. However, only 30 percent of the women consumes adequate quantities of micronutrient-rich food, which includes green leafy vegetables, vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables, eggs, and meat, fish, and poultry. One of the outcomes of poor nutrition among women is reflected by the statistic that one in every five women in the sample households (3,600 households) is underweight in the four districts of the project.
Measuring Gender Imbalance in Agriculture: About 45 percent of the agricultural labor force in India is comprised of women, and most of the agricultural activities are carried out by women. Women are also solely responsible for taking care of all their households' work, which includes taking care of the children and the elderly, cooking for the family, and fetching fuel and water. However, their access and ownership to resources, like land and livestock, agricultural inputs, and extension services, is abysmally low. Heavy workload and lack of access to resources has a long-term impact on their health and nutritional outcomes.
Farmer preparing her kitchen garden before sowing new vegetable crops
TARINA has been working toward developing metrics for embedding two critical components in the food system that measure the gender imbalance in agriculture. These components are: (1) the Women's Empowerment in AgricultureIndex (WEAI); and (2) measuring time use of women. The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) measures inequality in terms of roles and responsibilities among men and women in agriculture. Prior to the use of WEAI, empowerment indicators did not explicitly focus on women's decision-making abilities in multiple domains of agriculture and also did not examine empowerment within the same household between men and women. TARINA has been able to adapt WEAI in the Indian context in its four project locations. The analysis shows that at least 80 percent of the women in these four districts were disempowered on almost half of the indicators of empowerment, such as leisure time, control over use of income, membership in a group, decision on credit, ownership of assets, and input in production decisions. Linking WEAI to market orientations of farming systems, it shows that women who have access to agricultural markets perform better in terms of empowerment status.
Measuring gender imbalance in agriculture also warrants an analysis of the time allocation to different farm and nonfarm activities performed by men and women. It is important because time allocation indirectly affects the absorption of nutrition. Using time-use methodology can be useful as women's time use varies, depending on the type of crop (food or cash crop) they cultivate, the type and nature of activities in which they are involved, the use of agricultural equipment, and involvement of other members of the family or agriculture laborers.
By- Ruchira Boss
( The blog is based on Bhaskar Mittra's presentation of the work undertaken by TCI–TARINA at the National Workshop on "Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Socio-Economic Perspective" organized by ICAR–National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, on November 27, 2018.)


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What is good health?
Medically reviewed by Stacy Sampson, D.O. — Written by Adam Felman — Updated on April 19, 2020
Factors for good health
Preserving health
The word health refers to a state of complete emotional and physical well-being. Healthcare exists to help people maintain this optimal state of health.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), healthcare costs in the United States were $3.5 trillion in 2017.
However, despite this expenditure, people in the U.S. have a lower life expectancy than people in other developed countries. This is due to a variety of factors, including access to healthcare and lifestyle choices.
Good health is central to handling stress and living a longer, more active life. In this article, we explain the meaning of good health, the types of health a person needs to consider, and how to preserve good health.
Regular exercise contributes to good health.
In 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health with a phrase that modern authorities still apply.
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."
In 1986, the WHO made further clarifications:
"A resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities."
This means that health is a resource to support an individual's function in wider society, rather than an end in itself. A healthful lifestyle provides the means to lead a full life with meaning and purpose.
In 2009, researchers publishing inThe Lancet defined health as the ability of a body to adapt to new threats and infirmities.
They base this definition on the idea that the past few decades have seen modern science take significant strides in the awareness of diseases by understanding how they work, discovering new ways to slow or stop them, and acknowledging that an absence of pathology may not be possible.
Mental and physical health are probably the two most frequently discussed types of health.
Spiritual, emotional, and financial health also contribute to overall health. Medical experts have linked these to lower stress levels and improved mental and physical well-being.
People with better financial health, for example, may worry less about finances and have the means to buy fresh food more regularly. Those with good spiritual health may feel a sense of calm and purpose that fuels good mental health.
A person who has good physical health is likely to have bodily functions and processes working at their peak.
This is not only due not only to an absence of disease. Regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and adequate rest all contribute to good health. People receive medical treatment to maintain the balance, when necessary.
Physical well-being involves pursuing a healthful lifestyle to decrease the risk of disease. Maintaining physical fitness, for example, can protect and develop the endurance of a person's breathing and heart function, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition.
Looking after physical health and well-being also involves reducing the risk of an injury or health issue, such as:
minimizing hazards in the workplace
using contraception when having sex
practicing effective hygiene
avoiding the use of tobacco, alcohol, or illegal drugs
taking the recommended vaccines for a specific condition or country when traveling
Good physical health can work in tandem with mental health to improve a person's overall quality of life.
For example, mental illness, such as depression, may increase the risk of drug use disorders, according to a 2008 study. This can go on to adversely affect physical health.
According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, mental health refers to a person's emotional, social, and psychological well-being. Mental health is as important as physical health as part of a full, active lifestyle.
It is harder to define mental health than physical health because many psychological diagnoses depend on an individual's perception of their experience.
With improvements in testing, however, doctors are now able to identify some physical signs of some types of mental illness in CT scans and genetic tests.
Good mental health is not only categorized by the absence of depression, anxiety, or another disorder. It also depends on a person's ability to:
bounce back after difficult experiences and adapt to adversity
balance different elements of life, such as family and finances
feel safe and secure
achieve their full potential
Physical and mental health have strong connections. For example, if a chronic illness affects a person's ability to complete their regular tasks, it may lead to depression and stress. These feelings could be due to financial problems or mobility issues.
A mental illness, such as depression or anorexia, can affect body weight and overall function.
It is important to approach "health" as a whole, rather than as a series of separate factors. All types of health are linked, and people should aim for overall well-being and balance as the keys to good health.
Find out how mental health can affect physical health here.
Good health depends on a wide range of factors.
Genetic factors
A person is born with a variety of genes. In some people, an unusual genetic pattern or change can lead to a less-than-optimum level of health. People may inherit genes from their parents that increase their risk for certain health conditions.
Environmental factors play a role in health. Sometimes, the environment alone is enough to impact health. Other times, an environmental trigger can cause illness in a person who has an increased genetic risk of a particular disease.
Access to healthcare plays a role, but the WHO suggest that the following factors may have a more significant impact on health than this:
where a person lives
the state of the surrounding environment
their income
their level of education
It is possible to categorize these as follows:
The social and economic environment: This may include the financial status of a family or community, as well as the social culture and quality of relationships.
The physical environment: This includes which germs exist in an area, as well as pollution levels.
A person's characteristics and behaviors: A person's genetic makeup and lifestyle choices can affect their overall health.
According to some studies, the higher a person's socioeconomic status (SES), the more likely they are to enjoy good health, have a good education, get a well-paid job, and afford good healthcare in times of illness or injury.
They also maintain that people with low socioeconomic status are more likely to experience stress due to daily living, such as financial difficulties, marital disruption, and unemployment.
Social factors may also impact on the risk of poor health for people with lower SES, such as marginalization and discrimination.
A low SES often means reduced access to healthcare. A 2018 study in Frontiers in Pharmacology indicated that people in developed countries with universal healthcare services have longer life expectancies than those in developed countries without universal healthcare.
Cultural issues can affect health. The traditions and customs of a society and a family's response to them can have a good or bad impact on health.
According to the Seven Countries Study, researchers studied people in select European countries and found that those who ate a healthful diet had a lower 20-year death rate.
The study indicated that people who ate a healthful diet are more likely to consume high levels of fruits, vegetables, and olives than people who regularly consume fast food.
The study also found that people who followed the Mediterranean diet had a lower 10-year all-cause mortality rate. According to the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, this diet can help protect a person's heart and reduce the risk of several diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cancer, and diseases that cause the brain and nerves to break down.
How a person manages stress will also affect their health. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people who smoke tobacco, drink alcohol, or take illicit drugs to manage stressful situations are more likely to develop health problems than those who manage stress through a healthful diet, relaxation techniques, and exercise.
The best way to maintain health is to preserve it through a healthful lifestyle rather than waiting until sickness or infirmity to address health problems. People use the name wellness to describe this continuous state of enhanced well-being.
The WHO define wellness as follows:
"Wellness is the optimal state of health of individuals and groups. There are two focal concerns: the realization of the fullest potential of an individual physically, psychologically, socially, spiritually, and economically, and the fulfillment of one's roles and expectations in the family, community, place of worship, and other settings."
Wellness promotes active awareness of and participating in measures that preserve health, both as an individual and in the community. Maintaining wellness and optimal health is a lifelong, daily commitment.
Steps that can help people attain wellness include:
eating a balanced, nutritious diet from as many natural sources as possible
engaging in at least 150 minutes of moderate to high-intensity exercise every week, according to the American Heart Association
screening for diseases that may present a risk
learning to manage stress effectively
engaging in activities that provide purpose
connecting with and caring for other people
maintaining a positive outlook on life
defining a value system and putting it into action
The definition of peak health is highly individual, as are the steps a person may take to get there. Every person has different health goals and a variety of ways to achieve them.
It may not be possible to avoid disease altogether. However, a person should do as much as they can to develop resilience and prepare the body and mind to deal with illnesses as they arise.
Learn more about the health benefits of socializing here.
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Q: Missing linux kernel header file I'm currently developing a kernel module which should make use of regex to filter some input.
Since the standard user-mode library regex.h should not be used in kernel-mode programs, I've decided to have a look at the regex functionality of trace.h from the kernel see here.
The implementation was't quite a problem but when I was trying to include the header file my IDE displayed an error that it could not find any header with the name trace.h in the respective folder. So I've search the /usr/src/ directory for trace.h but couldn't find in neither linux-headers-4.9.0-3-amd64/ nor linux-headers-4.9.0-3-common/
I'm developing on Debian 9 with kernel version 4.9.0-3. Does anyone have me a clue how to include this header file?

A: Because path to the header is trace/trace.h, the header cannot be used by kernel
modules - it is internal for trace utility. This is not surprising that the header is absent in linux-headers package - that package is intended for build kernel modules.

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"""Graph plugin for Chrome downloads."""

from timesketch.lib.graphs.interface import BaseGraphPlugin
from timesketch.lib.graphs import manager

class ChromeDownloadsGraph(BaseGraphPlugin):
    """Graph plugin for Chrome downloads and executions.

    This plugin will try to match any downloaded files with Windows prefetch
    executions.
    """

    NAME = "ChromeDownloads"
    DISPLAY_NAME = "Chrome downloads"

    def generate(self):
        """Generate the graph.

        Returns:
            Graph object instance.
        """
        query = 'data_type:"chrome:history:file_downloaded"'
        return_fields = ["hostname", "received_bytes", "full_path", "url", "domain"]

        chrome_events = self.event_stream(
            query_string=query, return_fields=return_fields
        )

        for chrome_event in chrome_events:
            computer_name = chrome_event["_source"].get("hostname", "")
            full_path = chrome_event["_source"].get("full_path", "")
            received_bytes = chrome_event["_source"].get("received_bytes", "")
            url = chrome_event["_source"].get("url", "")
            domain = chrome_event["_source"].get("domain", "")

            # Note: If any component of the path contains a \, it will be split
            # split, potentially wrong split. No data will be lost, but the
            # file node will have part of the path as the filename.
            # TODO: Revisit this and see if we can make it more robust.
            if "\\" in full_path:
                separator = "\\"
            else:
                separator = "/"

            filename = full_path.split(separator)[-1]
            computer = self.graph.add_node(computer_name, {"type": "computer"})

            # If full patch is missing, set url as label.
            if not full_path:
                full_path = url
                filename = f"UNKNOWN file download from {domain}"

            file = self.graph.add_node(
                filename,
                {
                    "full_path": full_path,
                    "received_bytes": received_bytes,
                    "type": "file",
                },
            )

            edge_label = f"Downloaded {received_bytes} bytes"
            self.graph.add_edge(computer, file, edge_label, chrome_event)

            # Get prefetch events that matches the filename.
            prefetch_query = f'executable:"*{filename}"'
            prefetch_return_fields = ["executable", "hostname"]
            prefetch_events = self.event_stream(
                query_string=prefetch_query,
                return_fields=prefetch_return_fields,
                scroll=False,
            )
            for prefetch_event in prefetch_events:
                computer_name = prefetch_event["_source"].get("hostname")
                executable_name = prefetch_event["_source"].get("executable")
                computer = self.graph.add_node(computer_name, {"type": "computer"})
                executable = self.graph.add_node(executable_name, {"type": "file"})
                self.graph.add_edge(computer, executable, "Executed", prefetch_event)

        self.graph.commit()

        return self.graph

manager.GraphManager.register_graph(ChromeDownloadsGraph)


In his new book, The Falling Rate of Learning and the Neoliberal Endgame, David Blacker gives a brilliant, witty and at the same time chilling analysis of the philosophy underpinning education 'reform' in the United States. Showing how Marx's discovery of the tendency of the rate of profit to fall is playing out in the ever more desperate global search for cheaper sources of labour and the next technological fix, he draws the conclusion that as far as the vast majority of humanity is concerned, 'no longer do (the elites) want to exploit you, they want you gone.' Moreover in the process of 'escaping from the rest of humanity', they are destroying the planet. Late stage capitalism is strapped to a suicide vest which promises to destroy it and all the rest of us.
However for those of us in school (K12) education, Blacker has no such encouraging advice. On the contrary for education activists: 'Their failure is fated . . . they are straitjacketed and unable to escape, no matter how hard they struggle. So insofar as they are inside the assemblage they might as well relax. And try to find some other way. When I say "relax", I mean it.' I have two objections to this. The first is that anyone who has been inside a school recently will know that the last thing any teacher can do is 'relax.' Those in the North are increasingly terrorised by attacks on their tenure and conditions, by tormenting accountability regimes and by a punishing workload. Those in the South are subject to the same pressures, along with class sizes of 60 – 200, starvation wages and minimal facilities.


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The leader of Rammstein commented on a photo of gold iPhone 6s and Putin t-shirt
The frontman of Rammstein's till Lindemann commented on the photos of a musician with a gold iPhone and a portrait of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on a t-shirt. The words of a musician published by the German newspaper Bild.
Recall that in late June, the brand of Caviar, which specializiruetsya in the production of expensive iPhone made of gold and platinum, issued a press release with a photo of till Lindemann, who became the owner of the iPhone 6s, the combination of yellow gold and blackened titanium, with a bas-relief portrait of Putin. On the shirt of the musician was depicted a portrait of Putin.
Caviar cited the words of the leader of Rammstein: "In Germany, even Angela Merkel can boast of such popularity as Putin. I like him, he's a tough leader, not a puppet, unlike many. And all these political attacks on your country, I think it's unfair. Russia defends its interests, and sanctions need to be those who conducts dishonest game and international conflicts. In General, I am sure that music will save the world".
A press release circulated on 20 June. Later it turned out that in reality the t-shirt Lindemann was another image, and Putin appeared there after editing them in an image editor. Subsequently, Caviar has released an official denial, which published real pictures of Lindemann, but also noted that "some of the words were transmitted accurately".
In an interview with Bild Lindemann stated that he presented the iPhone and announced that it was "against Putin". According to the musician, and then he was asked about Moscow, and he showed thumb up. And there were photos. According to "Gazeta", the Lindemann has appealed to the lawyers to "propaganda" pictures removed from the Internet.
Earlier on the official website of Rammstein, there was a statement that Lindemann never wore a t-shirt with Putin and what we are talking about photoshop.
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Welcome to the University of Minnesota Urology Residency Program. Our program has a rich history of advancing the field of urology which include recognition as one of the birthplaces of endourology, the establishment of the Gleason grading system for prostate cancer, and the development of the artificial urinary sphincter and the inflatable penile prosthesis. Building on this heritage, we strive to provide our trainees with a world-class educational program that nurtures their curiosity, supports their career aspirations and prepares them equally well for leadership positions in academic medicine and community care.
Ours is a 5-year program of which 6 months are spent in general surgery, whereas the remainder is spent in urology. With several training sites in the Twin Cities, we pride ourselves in the breadth and depth of educational opportunities we offer to our residents. These include the M Health Fairview University Medical Center and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center as main sites, as well as a community rotation at Hennepin County Medical Center and MHealth Fairview Southdale. A major asset of our program is our cadre of faculty, who are not only regionally, nationally and internationally recognized for their expertise but also fully committed to supporting the current training and future career paths of our residents. This includes fostering their research interest in basic and translational research, clinical and outcomes research and evidence synthesis.
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Tap water in Illinois is polluted with high levels of nitrate from the GMO corn belt
Nitrates are known to be quite dangerous to humans as they can serve as the catalyst for many types of serious diseases. Now, a new report on the northwest Illinois corn belt suggests that nitrate pollution could put the lives of thousands of residents at risk, and worse, introduce several long-term negative consequences.
Based on data gathered in the report, which was published by the Environmental Working Group, the heavy use of fertilizer and manure on GMO corn fields is to blame for the high level of nitrate pollution in the region. To be more specific, the available tap water in the communities have been contaminated by nitrates. According to the National Cancer Institute, this could lead to increased risk of diseases like cancer, as well as cause serious illness or even death to infants.
The majority of corn fields in Illinois have been found to be filled with GMO corn, thought to be inferior in many ways to naturally-grown corn, even by farmers themselves.
It is said that in December 2015, the residents of Erie, Illinois were given a clear warning not to let babies under six months use their tap water for any purpose, including in the mixing of formula or juice for drinking. They were also given a second warning less than a year later in October 2016, when the water was deemed simply too unsafe for infants yet again. Both warnings were issued due to the fact that the average nitrate levels were found to be at 11 parts per million (PPM), which was one over the legal limit of 10 PPM specified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – back when blue baby syndrome became prominent.
The scary thing is that this now appears to be a regular occurrence, with many communities in the country's so-called corn belt suffering seasonal spikes in nitrate levels that go well over the legal limit. And the worst part is, infants are far from the only ones affected by it when it happens. New research from the National Cancer Institute has revealed that long-term exposure to nitrate in tap water – even at low amounts of only 5 PPM, or merely half of the specified legal limit – caused an increased risk in cancer of the bladder, colon, kidney, and ovaries.
The problem is mainly due to agricultural runoff that ends up polluting the communities' water supplies. According to Soren Rundquist, the director of spatial analysis at EWG and author of the report, nitrate from fertilizers and manure typically run off of farm fields and wind up into groundwater aquifers that are connected to many northwest Illinois communities. "Families in northwest Illinois and throughout the Corn Belt are potentially at risk from agricultural runoff contaminating drinking water supplies," he explained. "Small communities that depend on groundwater may face crippling costs to build new systems that remove nitrate."
The good news is that there is at least one identified a practical solution that can help solve the problem. According to a separate EWG study, the use of cover crops is sorely lacking in the numerous agricultural areas in the state of Illinois. But it turns out that this may be the simple and natural solution that everyone has been looking for: cover crops, which are described as vegetative cover planted throughout fields once the cash crop has been harvested, can soak up nitrates and prevent them from reaching aquifers.
One expert named Catie Gregg, an agricultural programs specialist for the Prairie Rivers Network in Illinois expressed agreement. "Planting cover crops, like cereal rye, or oats and radishes can dramatically reduce the amount of nitrates that end up in our drinking water," she said. "These crops can help protect our drinking water while building soil health and offering farmers opportunities to diversify their income streams."
For now, planting cover crops is entirely up to the discretion of the northwest Illinois farmers. Rundquist said that this is simply not enough, however: "Congress should require farmers to do more to protect drinking water," he demanded, "in return for the generous income and insurance subsidies taxpayer provide every year."
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Reston, MB grain elevator, Aug 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
The Reston grain elevator is a former Manitoba Pool elevator and annex, now privately owned. This elevator has a capacity of 4,130 tonnes and was located on the CP Arcola subdivision, which has been abandoned.
The elevator is owned by the Elliott Brothers.
Reston, MB grain elevators, 1907.
UGG, with a capacity of 2,700 tonnes. It apparently came down after the year 2000.
Lake of the Woods grain elevator, Reston.
The town of Reston also features one of the few railway roundhouses remaining in Manitoba. This roundhouse is now privately owned and is apparently used for storage.
Railway roundhouse in Reston, MB, Aug 2014. Contributed by Steve Boyko.
Reston was one end of the CP Reston subdivision, which extended 122.4 miles west to Wolseley, Saskatchewan. This light branch line, consisting of a lot of 56 pound rail, was abandoned in 1961, not many decades after it first opened for service in late 1906. The Reston subdivision joined the Arcola subdivision just west of the grain elevator on a wye, and the roadbed is still visible from satellite images, heading northwest out of town.