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State SenatorClark Chapin
About Clark
Resources – Chapin
New state law cutting sulfur content makes heating oil cleaner and greener [Rep-Am]
BY MICHAEL C. JULIANO | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Homeowners are burning cleaner, more efficient home heating oil thanks to a new state law that reduces the sulfur content of oil available to the state's retailers.
"This industry has been based on giving the best service to its customers, and this fuel does just that," said Chris Herb, president of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, or CEMA, which has pushed for the legislation for several years. "It's the cleanest, most efficient fuel possible. That's what consumers demand, so this is what we're giving them."
Herb said the new legislation requires the sulfur content of oil brought to Connecticut's roughly 25 home heating oil terminals from outside the state be reduced by 84 percent, to 500 parts per million from 3,000 parts per million. The content is lowered, he said, by mixing the home heating oil with diesel fuel, which has an ultra-low sulfur content of 15 parts per million.
The low-sulfur mixture of 500 parts per million is also prepared at the terminals, where about 600 oil retailers across the state pick up their oil from about 30 suppliers, he said.
Because it produces less soot, the low-sulfur oil — which can contain up to 5 percent bioheat fuel — burns much more efficiently and cleaner, thus resulting in less wear and tear on home heating systems.
"The consumer actually wins with this fuel," he said.
Herb said CEMA proposed the legislation in January 2013, and the state legislature approved it in June 2013 as part of broader legislation concerning energy. It went into effect on July 1 this year.
The law was approved as an amendment to Public Act 13-298, "An Act Concerning Implementation of Connecticut's Comprehensive Energy Strategy and Various Revisions to the Energy Statutes."
CEMA tried to get passage of a federal law that required the low-sulfur oil in 2007, but that effort failed. It proposed the state law after New York passed an ultra-low sulfur law in 2012, Herb said.
CEMA waited for New York — the nation's largest consumer of oil heat — to pass a low-sulfur law so that Connecticut suppliers would not charge retailers high prices for low-sulfur home heating oil by being the only state in the region to offer it, he said.
"One of the concerns was that if Connecticut's fuel standards were lower than the rest of the region, Connecticut would become a 'boutique fuel' state," Herb said. "When New York state changed its legislation, it sent a signal that there was strength in numbers."
Massachusetts and Rhode Island also adopted legislation requiring low-sulfur home heating oil as of July 1, Herb said. Other Northeast states that have passed or plan to pass low-sulfur laws include Maine, New Jersey, and Vermont.
Herb said the new law is not expected to affect the state's home heating oil prices, which averaged $3.74 per gallon as of July 15.
The new law also requires the sulfur-content limit be lowered to 15 parts per million by July 2018, resulting in a 99.5 percent reduction in sulfur from the previous standard, he said.
"When that happens, we'll be cleaner than natural gas," Herb said. "This is exciting for consumers and our industry."
The new law was included in the broader legislation to require a cleaner fuel without increasing costs to consumers, said Sen. Clark J. Chapin, R-New Milford.
"We were assured that the market was moving in this direction anyway, and that 500 parts per million was easily achievable by July 1, 2014," said Chapin, a ranking member of the legislature's Energy and Technology Committee. "By not requiring 15 parts per million until 2018, we have the ability to revisit the issue if it looks like 15 parts per million is not realistic, or if it will cause an increase in price."
The low-sulfur oil helps to improve consumer's perception of home heating oil as a toxic form of energy, said Peter Aziz, president and CEO of Bantam Fuel in Litchfield.
"This is a revolutionary change in the identity of our industry," said Aziz, who is also CEMA's chairman. "This reduction in sulfur is another nail in the coffin in the naive perception that oil is dirty."
State Senator Clark Chapin


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But before you install the latest youtube-dl, a little info on this amazing YouTube command line donwloader.
youtube-dl is a python script (comes in a .deb) for downloading videos from YouTube. The recent versions also support downloading videos from video.google.com, photobucket, dailymotion, and metacafe.
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Resources Music Activities Facilities Op Shop History Contact
Regular Sunday worship at St Matthew's centers on
'the supper of the Lorde and the Holy Communion, commonly called the Masse' (to quote the First English Prayer Book).
Services are printed in full, with hymns, in the pew sheet (except for January services). Hymns are mainly from the New English Hymnal and Together In Song.
The lections for major festivals may be taken instead of the set Sunday lections or these are commemorated at week day masses whereby saints are also remembered.
9.30am Eucharist with Hymns
A Prayer Book for Australia Second Order
10am Eucharist without Hymns
Adult and infant baptisms take place in the context of the Sunday Eucharist at the 10am Mass so that the newly baptised may be truly 'received and welcomed as a fellow member of the body of Christ.' Those seeking baptism are encouraged to worship with us for a few Sundays before the baptism and hopefully they are able to 'take their place in the life of the church'.
It is important that those asking for baptism understand the service and the implications of the vows (made not to the priest or the congregation but to God). Therefore this sacrament can only take place after due arrangement with the priest.
Contact the Parish Office for further details.
Marriage celebrated as a sacrament reminds us that in the service the couple are the ministers (as they are throughout their married life) - the priest is present to pronounce God's blessing on the union. The service can take place within a Eucharist (a nuptual mass) or it can stand alone and may incorporate hymns and other music chosen by the couple in consultation with the priest and the organist. There are a number of services from which to choose but couples cannot 'write their own'. Couples are encouraged to worship with the congregation, before and after, the event.
The Blessing of a Civil Marriage service can be provided for a couple whose wedding was a civil service and who wish to have their marriage blessed in church, in the name of God. It may also be used for the blessing or renewing of marriage vows for a couple celebrating a significant moment in their married life together. The service includes the exchange of vows and the giving and receiving of rings.
A funeral is an opportunity to 'mourn a relative, to honour a departed friend, to dispose reverently of the mortal body and to show sympathy with the bereaved' (AAPB).
The priest needs to meet with the family to plan the service. Together you select appropriate Bible readings, any hymns/music (if appropriate), and discuss the family tributes. Consideration is also given to Order of Service booklets, flowers and other practical details.
St Matthew's can also provide a Funeral Arrangment Booklet to enable you to prepare for your own funeral.
Cnr Nepean Highway & Park Road, Cheltenham, Victoria, 3192 Phone: (03) 9583 2205 Email: office@stmatthewscheltenham.org.au

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Myostatin Inhibitors
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Excerpt: J Biol Chem 2000 Sep 6; Related Articles, Books, LinkOut Myostatin,a negative regulator of muscle growth, functions by inhibiting myoblast proliferation. Thomas M, Langley B, Berry C, Sharma M, Kirk S, Bass J, Kambadur R Animal Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton.
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J Biol Chem 2000 Sep 6; [epub ahead of print] Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
Myostatin,a negative regulator of muscle growth, functions by inhibiting myoblast proliferation.
Thomas M, Langley B, Berry C, Sharma M, Kirk S, Bass J, Kambadur R
Animal Genomics, AgResearch, Hamilton.
[Record supplied by publisher]
Myostatin, a member of TGF beta superfamily has been shown to be a negative regulator of myogenesis. Here we show that myostatin functions by controlling the proliferation of muscle precursor cells. When C2C12 myoblasts were incubated with myostatin, proliferation of myoblasts decreased with increasing levels of myostatin. FACS analysis revealed that myostatin prevented the progression of myoblasts from the G1 to S-phase of the cell cycle. Western analysis indicated that myostatin specifically up-regulated p21(Waf1, Cip1), a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI) and decreased the levels of Cdk2 protein in myoblasts. Furthermore we also observed that in myoblasts treated with myostatin protein, Rb was predominately present in the hypophosphorylated form. These results suggests that, in response to myostatin signaling, there is an increase in p21 expression and a decrease in Cdk2 protein thus resulting in an accumulation of hypophosphorylated Rb protein. This, in turn, leads to the arrest of myoblasts in G1-phase of cell cycle. Thus, we propose that the generalized muscular hyperplasia phenotype observed in animals that lack functional myostatin could be as a result of deregulated myoblast proliferation.
http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/M004356200v1.pdf
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Am J Physiol 1999 Aug;277(2 Pt 2):R601-6 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
Skeletal muscle myostatin mRNA expression is fiber-type specific and increases during hindlimb unloading.
Carlson CJ, Booth FW, Gordon SE
Department of Integrative Biology, Pharmacology, and Physiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Transgenic mice lacking a functional myostatin (MSTN) gene demonstrate greater skeletal muscle mass resulting from muscle fiber hypertrophy and hyperplasia (McPherron, A. C., A. M. Lawler, and S. -J. Lee. Nature 387: 83-90, 1997). Therefore, we hypothesized that, in normal mice, MSTN may act as a negative regulator of muscle mass. Specifically, we hypothesized that the predominately slow (type I) soleus muscle, which demonstrates greater atrophy than the fast (type II) gastrocnemius-plantaris complex (Gast/PLT), would show more elevation in MSTN mRNA abundance during hindlimb unloading (HU). Surprisingly, MSTN mRNA was not detectable in weight-bearing or HU soleus muscle, which atrophied 42% by the 7th day of HU in female ICR mice. In contrast, MSTN mRNA was present in weight-bearing Gast/PLT muscle and was significantly elevated (67%) at 1 day but not at 3 or 7 days of HU. However, the Gast/PLT muscle had only atrophied 17% by the 7th day of HU. Because the soleus is composed only of type I and IIa fibers, whereas the Gast/PLT expresses type IId/x and IIb in addition to type I and IIa, it was necessary to perform a more careful analysis of the relationship between MSTN mRNA levels and myosin heavy-chain (MHC) isoform expression (as a marker of fiber type). A significant correlation (r = 0.725, P < 0. 0005) was noted between the percentage of MHC isoform IIb expression and MSTN mRNA abundance in several muscles of the mouse hindlimb. These results indicate that MSTN expression is not strongly associated with muscle atrophy induced by HU; however, it is strongly associated with MHC isoform IIb expression in normal muscle.
PMID: 10444569, UI: 99375242
Full text pdf:
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/re...277/2/R601.pdf
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1998 Dec 8;95(25):14938-43 Related Articles, Books, Protein, Nucleotide, OMIM, LinkOut
Organization of the human myostatin gene and expression in healthy men and HIV-infected men with muscle wasting.
Gonzalez-Cadavid NF, Taylor WE, Yarasheski K, Sinha-Hikim I, Ma K, Ezzat S, Shen R, Lalani R, Asa S, Mamita M, Nair G, Arver S, Bhasin S
Division of Endocrinology, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA. [email protected]
Myostatin, a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, is a genetic determinant of skeletal muscle growth. Mice and cattle with inactivating mutations of myostatin have marked muscle hypertrophy. However, it is not known whether myostatin regulates skeletal muscle growth in adult men and whether increased myostatin expression contributes to wasting in chronic illness. We examined the hypothesis that myostatin expression correlates inversely with fat-free mass in humans and that increased expression of the myostatin gene is associated with weight loss in men with AIDS wasting syndrome. We therefore cloned the human myostatin gene and cDNA and examined the gene's expression in the skeletal muscle and serum of healthy and HIV-infected men. The myostatin gene comprises three exons and two introns, maps to chromosomal region 2q33.2, has three putative transcription initiation sites, and is transcribed as a 3.1-kb mRNA species that encodes a 375-aa precursor protein. Myostatin is expressed uniquely in the human skeletal muscle as a 26-kDa mature glycoprotein (myostatin-immunoreactive protein) and secreted into the plasma. Myostatin immunoreactivity is detectable in human skeletal muscle in both type 1 and 2 fibers. The serum and intramuscular concentrations of myostatin-immunoreactive protein are increased in HIV-infected men with weight loss compared with healthy men and correlate inversely with fat-free mass index. These data support the hypothesis that myostatin is an attenuator of skeletal muscle growth in adult men and contributes to muscle wasting in HIV-infected men.
PMID: 9843994, UI: 99061972
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/95/25/14938.pdf
: Am J Physiol 1998 Oct;275(4 Pt 2):R1265-73 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
Myostatin expression in porcine tissues: tissue specificity and developmental and postnatal regulation.
Ji S, Losinski RL, Cornelius SG, Frank GR, Willis GM, Gerrard DE, Depreux FF, Spurlock ME
Purina Mills, Saint Louis, Missouri 63144, USA.
The objective of this study was to establish the developmental pattern and tissue specificity of porcine myostatin expression and to evaluate expression in skeletal muscle during circumstances in which muscle growth was altered. Northern blot analysis revealed two transcripts (1.5 and 0.8 kb). Myostatin mRNA was detected in whole fetuses at 21 and 35 days and was markedly increased (P < 0.05) by 49 days. At birth, mRNA abundance in longissimus muscle had declined significantly (P < 0.05) from that at day 105 of gestation and continued to decrease (P < 0.05) to its lowest level 2 wk postnatally (4 kg body wt). Myostatin expression was higher (P < 0. 05) at 55, 107, and 162 kg body wt than at 4 kg body wt. Postnatally, myostatin mRNA was detected in skeletal muscle and mammary gland. Expression at birth was 65% higher (P < 0.04) in longissimus muscle of low-birth-weight piglets (0.57 +/- 0.052 kg body wt) vs. normal (1.37 +/- 0.077 kg body wt) littermates, irrespective of gender. However, suppression of longissimus muscle growth by food deprivation (3 days) did not alter (P > 0.15) myostatin expression in either 4- or 7-wk-old piglets. Additionally, myostatin mRNA abundance was not changed by porcine growth hormone administration in growing animals. These data indicate that myostatin expression in skeletal muscle peaks prenatally and that greater expression is associated with low birth weight. Expression in mammary gland indicates a possible role for myostatin in mammary gland development and/or lactation.
http://ajpregu.physiology.org/cgi/re...75/4/R1265.pdf
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997 Nov 11;94(23):12457-61 Related Articles, Books, Protein, Nucleotide, OMIM, LinkOut
Double muscling in cattle due to mutations in the myostatin gene.
McPherron AC, Lee SJ
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 725 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Myostatin (GDF-8) is a member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily of secreted growth and differentiation factors that is essential for proper regulation of skeletal muscle mass in mice. Here we report the myostatin sequences of nine other vertebrate species and the identification of mutations in the coding sequence of bovine myostatin in two breeds of double-muscled cattle, Belgian Blue and Piedmontese, which are known to have an increase in muscle mass relative to conventional cattle. The Belgian Blue myostatin sequence contains an 11-nucleotide deletion in the third exon which causes a frameshift that eliminates virtually all of the mature, active region of the molecule. The Piedmontese myostatin sequence contains a missense mutation in exon 3, resulting in a substitution of tyrosine for an invariant cysteine in the mature region of the protein. The similarity in phenotypes of double-muscled cattle and myostatin null mice suggests that myostatin performs the same biological function in these two species and is a potentially useful target for genetic manipulation in other farm animals.
Deepsquat
Amateur Bodybuilder
Damn, double muscling! What a problem to have ! OH to be a Belgium Blue BULL!


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Can Canada continue to commit what is an enumerated act of genocide by the UNGC [United Nations Genocide Convention] and excuse itself by continuing to say that it is not intending what the Genocide Treaty recognizes as the result of such an act… ?
Genocide is a heinous crime that fractures and dehumanizes humanity. Science tells us that we are all taxonomically Homo sapiens. Yet most of us tend to divide into Us and Them groupings, sometimes leading to in-group and out-group competition that can turn violent. In the worst cases, the monstrous result is the decimation of the different group.
The carrying out of a genocide doesn't require annihilatory bombing or the mowing down of a particular targetted group. Neither does genocide require a lightning temporality in execution. Genocide merely requires the intent to bring about the destruction of a targetted group by whatever manner, unbounded by a specific timeframe. Humans steer genocide: a malicious force capable of an evil genius in linguistically guising its execution, as well as being capable of extreme patience in achieving its pernicious aims.
A particular example of an under-the-radar genocide is that carried out by European settler-colonialists who denationalized all the Original Nations of the western hemisphere. There are non-indigenous people who are aware and acknowledge that genocide occurred, but few would realize or acknowledge that the genocide continues. That is much of the importance of Tamara Starblanket's Suffer the Little Children: Genocide, Indigenous Nations and the Canadian State (Clarity Press, 2018).
Suffer the Little Children details the Canadian state's Indian Residential School (IRS) program — a policy whose intent was the disappearance of Indigenous peoples. As such it constitutes genocide. Moreover, by prefacing the genocide with the descriptor "cultural," as in cultural genocide, the destruction seemingly points to the abstraction of culture, thereby eliding the lethal effects on humans.
One narrative, however, is largely controlled by the state and dependent media. A stark example is the "apology" read by then Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper about the "sad chapter" of the IRS.
The Canadian government apparently attempted to burnish its image based on the goodwill and generosity demonstrated by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. In South Africa, the TRC was establised by the people who survived the apartheid regime — not by the oppressors. Unlike in South Africa, the Canadian TRC was set up by the colonial-settler political estalishment.
Starblanket states her purpose explicitly: "The application of the law to show beyond a reasonable doubt, to say nothing of a preponderance of evidence, that the Canadian government is culpable for crimes of genocide." (p 244) After reading Suffer the Little Children, it is difficult to rationally or morally reach a different conclusion.
The book is bold and well-argued, and it should be read widely; however, a few points vexed me.
2) Starblanket cites academics David MacDonald and Graham Hudson who state that there have been few occasions for Canadian courts to consider the Genocide Convention in criminal proceedings. (p 211; See David MacDonald and Graham Hudson, "The Genocide Question and Indian Residential Schools in Canada," 2012. PDF: p 14.) Suffer the Little Children has not cited Bruce Clark, PhD in comparative law,6 who has doggedly (some may say overzealously; but how can one be overzealous in fighting against genocide?) attempted to pursue the matter of genocide in Canadian courts where he and his clients have been stymied by the legal system's Catch-22. This is missing from MacDonald and Hudson's paper and Starblanket's thesis. It seems pertinent.
The Original Peoples had lived on Turtle Island for millennia when the Europeans first reached the continent's shores. The Europeans brought with them their supremacist notions and dehumanized the Original Peoples as savages and heathens. Preposterously, the colonial-settlers considered that this gave them the right to dispossess the First Nations and wreak a genocide. First Nations' children were kidnapped and indoctrinated into the White man's ways. Today, the dispossessed remain dispossessed and the genocide continues within the child welfare system.
The solution (the only solution according to the author) to the injustices lies in Indigenous peoples ridding themselves of the yoke of colonial dispossession and seizing what is their sovereign right to self-determination.
I concur. For those not already aware (and those who wish to deepen their knowedge), read the book and stand in solidarity against the crimes that are committed against Original Peoples and their nations.
This article was posted on Thursday, August 9th, 2018 at 3:00pm and is filed under Book Review, Canada, Colonialism, Genocide, Legal/Constitutional, Original Peoples.


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#ifndef CMR_TID1600_H
#define CMR_TID1600_H

#include "dcmtk/config/osconfig.h"   /* make sure OS specific configuration is included first */

#include "dcmtk/dcmsr/dsrstpl.h"

#include "dcmtk/dcmsr/cmr/define.h"
#include "dcmtk/dcmsr/cmr/cid4020.h"
#include "dcmtk/dcmsr/cmr/cid4021.h"
#include "dcmtk/dcmsr/cmr/srnumvl.h"

// include this file in doxygen documentation

/** @file tid1600.h
 *  @brief Interface class and error constants for TID 1600 in module dcmsr/cmr
 */

/*------------------------*
 *  constant definitions  *
 *------------------------*/

/** @name specific error conditions for TID 1600 in module dcmsr/cmr
 */
//@{

/// error: there is no image library to add image groups to
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_NoImageLibrary;
/// error: there is no image library group to add image entries to
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryGroup;
/// error: there is no image library entry to add descriptors to
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryEntry;
/// error: cannot add multiple image library entry descriptors (see TID 1600 Row 3)
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_CannotAddMultipleImageLibraryEntryDescriptors;
/// error: the current (most recently added) image library entry has no modality descriptor
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_MissingImageLibraryEntryDescriptorModality;
/// error: the current (most recently added) image library entry has the wrong modality descriptor
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_WrongImageLibraryEntryDescriptorModality;
/// normal: there are no image library entry descriptors to be added (copied from the dataset)
extern DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT const OFConditionConst CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryEntryDescriptorsToBeAdded;

//@}

/*---------------------*
 *  class declaration  *
 *---------------------*/

/** Implementation of DCMR Template:
 *  TID 1600 - Image Library (and included templates 1601-1607).
 *  All added content items are annotated with a text in the format "TID 1600 - Row [n]".
 ** @note Please note that most DICOM element values are copied from the main dataset
 *        only and not yet from the respective functional group macros.
 */
class DCMTK_CMR_EXPORT TID1600_ImageLibrary
  : public DSRSubTemplate
{

  public:

    /** add mode for image entries
     */
    enum AddImageMode
    {
        /// add image entry without descriptors
        withoutDescriptors,
        /// add image entry with all descriptors from TID 1602 (and included templates)
        withAllDescriptors
    };

    /** (default) constructor
     ** @param  createLibrary  flag indicating whether to create an empty image library
     *                         by calling createImageLibrary() during startup (default)
     */
    TID1600_ImageLibrary(const OFBool createLibrary = OFTrue);

    /** check whether the current internal state is valid.
     *  That means, whether the base class is valid and hasImageLibrary() returns true.
     ** @return OFTrue if valid, OFFalse otherwise
     */
    virtual OFBool isValid() const;

    /** check whether the content item 'Image Library' (TID 1600 - Row 1) is present.
     *  Initially, this mandatory content item is created by the constructor of this
     *  class (if not disabled).  After clear() has been called, it can be created again
     *  by calling createNewImageLibrary().
     ** @return OFTrue if the image library is present, OFFalse otherwise
     */
    OFBool hasImageLibrary() const;

    /** check whether there is an image group in this image library (TID 1600 - Row 2)
     ** @return OFTrue if at least one image group is present, OFFalse otherwise
     */
    OFBool hasImageLibraryGroup() const;

    /** clear the internally stored tree of content items and create the mandatory
     *  content item 'Image Library' (TID 1600 - Row 1) as the root node of this template
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition createNewImageLibrary();

    /** add an image group to the image library
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addImageGroup();

    /** add an image entry to the current image group, i.e.\ add content items for
     *  TID 1601 (Image Library Entry).  The values of the content items (including
     *  the image reference) are copied from the data elements of the given 'dataset'.
     *  If no descriptors were added, CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryEntryDescriptorsToBeAdded
     *  is returned.
     ** @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  mode     mode specifying which optional content items are to be added
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise.  If no
     *          image group exists, CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryGroup is returned.
     */
    OFCondition addImageEntry(DcmItem &dataset,
                              const AddImageMode mode = withoutDescriptors,
                              const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** add image entry descriptors to the current image group, i.e.\ add content
     *  items for TID 1602 (Image Library Entry Descriptors) and included templates.
     *  The values of the content items are copied from the data elements of the given
     *  'dataset'.  If none were added, CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryEntryDescriptorsToBeAdded
     *  is returned.
     *  Please note that this method should only be called once for each image group.
     ** @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise.  If no
     *          image group exists, CMR_EC_NoImageLibraryGroup is returned.
     */
    OFCondition addImageEntryDescriptors(DcmItem &dataset,
                                         const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** go to the most recently added image library entry and get the value of the
     *  descriptor 'Modality' (TID 1602 - Row 1)
     ** @param  modalityCode  reference to coded entry that will store the result
     *                        (cleared if an error occurs)
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition getImageEntryModality(DSRCodedEntryValue &modalityCode);

  // --- set modality-specific content manually ---

    /** set the value of the descriptor 'Radionuclide' (TID 1607 - Row 1) for the current
     *  (most recently added) PET image library entry.
     *  If the content item already exists, its value is overwritten.  Otherwise, a new
     *  content item is added to the end of the list of image library entry descriptors.
     ** @param  radionuclide  coded entry to be set (from CID 4020 - PET Radionuclide)
     *  @param  check         if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setPETImageRadionuclide(const CID4020_PETRadionuclide &radionuclide,
                                        const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** set the value of the descriptor 'Radiopharmaceutical Agent' (TID 1607 - Row 2)
     *  for the current (most recently added) PET image library entry.
     *  If the content item already exists, its value is overwritten.  Otherwise, a new
     *  content item is added to the end of the list of image library entry descriptors.
     ** @param  agent  coded entry to be set (from CID 4021 - PET Radiopharmaceutical)
     *  @param  check  if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setPETImageRadiopharmaceuticalAgent(const CID4021_PETRadiopharmaceutical &agent,
                                                    const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** set the value of the descriptor 'Radiopharmaceutical Start Date Time' (TID 1607 -
     *  Row 4) for the current (most recently added) PET image library entry.
     *  If the content item already exists, its value is overwritten.  Otherwise, a new
     *  content item is added to the end of the list of image library entry descriptors.
     ** @param  dateTime  date/time value to be set (associated DICOM VR=DT)
     *  @param  check     if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setPETImageRadiopharmaceuticalStartDateTime(const OFString &dateTime,
                                                            const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** set the value of the descriptor 'Radiopharmaceutical Stop Date Time' (TID 1607 -
     *  Row 5) for the current (most recently added) PET image library entry.
     *  If the content item already exists, its value is overwritten.  Otherwise, a new
     *  content item is added to the end of the list of image library entry descriptors.
     ** @param  dateTime  date/time value to be set (associated DICOM VR=DT)
     *  @param  check     if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setPETImageRadiopharmaceuticalStopDateTime(const OFString &dateTime,
                                                           const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** set the value of the descriptor 'Radiopharmaceutical Volume' (TID 1607 - Row 6)
     *  for the current (most recently added) PET image library entry.
     *  If the content item already exists, its value is overwritten.  Otherwise, a new
     *  content item is added to the end of the list of image library entry descriptors.
     ** @param  volume  numeric measurement value to be set (measurement unit should be
     *                  CODE_UCUM_cm3 or a coded entry that is identical to this)
     *  @param  check   if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setPETImageRadiopharmaceuticalVolume(const CMR_SRNumericMeasurementValue &volume,
                                                     const OFBool check = OFTrue);

    /** set the value of the descriptor 'Radiopharmaceutical Total Dose' (TID 1607 -
     *  Row 7) for the current (most recently added) PET image library entry.
     *  If the content item already exists, its value is overwritten.  Otherwise, a new
     *  content item is added to the end of the list of image library entry descriptors.
     ** @param  totalDose  numeric measurement value to be set (measurement unit should
     *                     be CODE_UCUM_Bq or a coded entry that is identical to this)
     *  @param  check      if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setPETImageRadionuclideTotalDose(const CMR_SRNumericMeasurementValue &totalDose,
                                                 const OFBool check = OFTrue);

  protected:

    /** create the mandatory content item 'Image Library' (TID 1600 - Row 1) as the root
     *  node of this template.  It is expected that the tree is currently empty.
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition createImageLibrary();

    /** add image library entry descriptors (TID 1602) to given document subtree.
     *  This method also calls addModalitySpecificDescriptors() in order to add the
     *  included templates (TID 1603 to 1607).
     ** @param  tree     subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addImageEntryDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                         DcmItem &dataset,
                                         const OFBool check);

    /** add image library entry descriptors (TID 1603 to 1607) to given document
     *  subtree depending on the given 'modality'.
     *  @warning The mapping of modality to included templates is probably not perfect
     *           yet.  Also please note that most DICOM element values are copied from
     *           the main dataset and not from the respective functional group macros.
     ** @param  tree      subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset   DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  modality  value of the Modality (0008,0060) attribute from 'dataset'
     *  @param  check     if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addModalitySpecificDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                               DcmItem &dataset,
                                               const OFString &modality,
                                               const OFBool check);

    /** add image library entry descriptors for projection radiography (TID 1603)
     ** @param  tree     subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addProjectionRadiographyDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                    DcmItem &dataset,
                                                    const OFBool check);

    /** add image library entry descriptors for cross-sectional modalities (TID 1604)
     ** @param  tree     subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addCrossSectionalModalitiesDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                       DcmItem &dataset,
                                                       const OFBool check);

    /** add image library entry descriptors for CT (TID 1605)
     ** @param  tree     subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addComputedTomographyDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                 DcmItem &dataset,
                                                 const OFBool check);

    /** add image library entry descriptors for MR (TID 1606)
     ** @param  tree     subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addMagneticResonanceDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                DcmItem &dataset,
                                                const OFBool check);

    /** add image library entry descriptors for PET (TID 1607).
     *  @note The template rows 10 to 15 are not yet supported by this method.
     ** @param  tree     subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset  DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  check    if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition addPositronEmissionTomographyDescriptors(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                         DcmItem &dataset,
                                                         const OFBool check);

    /** go to the most recently added image library entry and check the value of the
     *  descriptor 'Modality' (TID 1602 - Row 1)
     ** @param  modalityCode  coded entry (from CID 29) associated with the modality.
     *                        Used to check the image library entry.
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition goAndCheckImageLibraryEntry(const DSRCodedEntryValue &modalityCode);

    /** search for a particular content item (given by the concept name and value type)
     *  and set its string value.  If not found, a new content item is added to the
     *  current position and the value is set.
     ** @param  valueType       value type of the content item to be set/added
     *  @param  conceptName     concept name of the content item to be set/added
     *  @param  stringValue     string value of the content item to be set/added
     *  @param  annotationText  text used to annotate the content item (might be empty)
     *  @param  check           if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setStringContentItemFromValue(const E_ValueType valueType,
                                              const DSRCodedEntryValue &conceptName,
                                              const OFString &stringValue,
                                              const OFString &annotationText,
                                              const OFBool check);

    /** search for a particular CODE content item (given by the concept name) and set its
     *  coded entry value.  If not found, a new content item is added to the current
     *  position and the value is set.
     ** @param  conceptName     concept name of the content item to be set/added
     *  @param  codeValue       coded entry value of the content item to be set/added
     *  @param  annotationText  text used to annotate the content item (might be empty)
     *  @param  check           if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setCodeContentItemFromValue(const DSRCodedEntryValue &conceptName,
                                            const DSRCodedEntryValue &codeValue,
                                            const OFString &annotationText,
                                            const OFBool check);

    /** search for a particular NUM content item (given by the concept name) and set its
     *  numeric measurement value.  If not found, a new content item is added to the
     *  current position and the value is set.
     ** @param  conceptName      concept name of the content item to be set/added
     *  @param  numericValue     numeric measurement value of the content item to be
     *                           set/added
     *  @param  measurementUnit  measurement unit that should be used by 'numericValue'
     *                           (optional, might be empty).  Used for checking purposes.
     *  @param  annotationText   text used to annotate the content item (might be empty)
     *  @param  check            if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    OFCondition setNumericContentItemFromValue(const DSRCodedEntryValue &conceptName,
                                               const DSRNumericMeasurementValue &numericValue,
                                               const DSRCodedEntryValue &measurementUnit,
                                               const OFString &annotationText,
                                               const OFBool check);

  // --- static helper functions ---

    /** add a content item with a string value copied from the given dataset.
     *  The content item is only created and added to the subtree if the specified data
     *  element is present in the 'dataset' and its string value is not empty.
     ** @param  tree            subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset         DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  tagKey          DICOM tag specifying the attribute from which the string
     *                          value should be retrieved
     *  @param  pos             index of the value to get (0..vm-1), -1 for all components
     *  @param  valueType       value type of the content item to be added
     *  @param  conceptName     concept name of the content item to be added
     *  @param  annotationText  optional text used to annotate the content item
     *  @param  check           if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    static OFCondition addStringContentItemFromDataset(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                       DcmItem &dataset,
                                                       const DcmTagKey &tagKey,
                                                       const signed long pos,
                                                       const E_ValueType valueType,
                                                       const DSRCodedEntryValue &conceptName,
                                                       const OFString &annotationText,
                                                       const OFBool check);

    /** add a CODE content item with a coded entry value copied from the given dataset.
     *  The content item is only created and added to the subtree if the specified code
     *  sequence is present in the 'dataset' and its value is valid (not empty).
     ** @param  tree            subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset         DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  tagKey          DICOM tag specifying the code sequence attribute from which
     *                          the coded entry should be retrieved
     *  @param  conceptName     concept name of the content item to be added
     *  @param  annotationText  optional text used to annotate the content item
     *  @param  check           if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    static OFCondition addCodeContentItemFromDataset(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                     DcmItem &dataset,
                                                     const DcmTagKey &tagKey,
                                                     const DSRCodedEntryValue &conceptName,
                                                     const OFString &annotationText,
                                                     const OFBool check);

    /** add a NUM content item with a numeric value copied from the given dataset.
     *  The content item is only created and added to the subtree if the specified data
     *  element is present in the 'dataset' and its value (retrieved as a string) is not
     *  empty.
     ** @param  tree             subtree to which the content items should be added
     *  @param  dataset          DICOM dataset from which the values should be copied
     *  @param  tagKey           DICOM tag specifying the attribute from which the string
     *                           value should be retrieved
     *  @param  pos              index of the value to get (0..vm-1), -1 for all
     *                           components
     *  @param  conceptName      concept name of the content item to be added
     *  @param  measurementUnit  measurement unit to be used for the numeric content item
     *  @param  annotationText   optional text used to annotate the content item
     *  @param  check            if enabled, check values for validity before setting them
     ** @return status, EC_Normal if successful, an error code otherwise
     */
    static OFCondition addNumericContentItemFromDataset(DSRDocumentSubTree &tree,
                                                        DcmItem &dataset,
                                                        const DcmTagKey &tagKey,
                                                        const signed long pos,
                                                        const DSRCodedEntryValue &conceptName,
                                                        const DSRCodedEntryValue &measurementUnit,
                                                        const OFString &annotationText,
                                                        const OFBool check);
};

/*-------------------*
 *  type definition  *
 *-------------------*/

// define short name for the SR template class
typedef TID1600_ImageLibrary CMR_TID1600;

#endif

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(Yicai Global) March 22 -- Huawei Technologies has repeatedly denied plans to enter the traditional home appliances sector, but media reports say the consumer electronics giant will debut a 55-inch television next month.
The Shenzhen-based company is angling for annual sales of 10 million sets, the reports said, citing an unidentified supplier upstream. Huawei declined to comment.
Another supplier was surprised at the figure being bandied about. "The number 10 million is quite an exaggeration," a hardware provider for Huawei's large-display products told Yicai Global. "The figure won't exceed 3 million for this year." The company's big-display products will soon hit the market but in small numbers, he added.
Huawei has denied previous reports that it plans to enter the TV arena. "Huawei does not intend to and will not get into the field of traditional electrical appliances," Yu Chengdong, the chief executive of its consumer business group, said at the Appliance & Electronics World Expo in Shanghai earlier this month.
"Many issues have yet to be decided and the process will be fairly slow," an analyst at Beijing-based Sigmaintell Consulting said. "The number cannot reach 10 million, but will be about 1 million." Huawei's Honor brand will launch the first products, while Huawei-branded ones would not debut immediately, she added.
Huawei's large-display units will integrate smart TVs and routers. They can be called 'routers with displays' rather than TVs, a market insider told Yicai Global. These big-screen products may also be equipped with double monitors and support gaming and social networking, another source said.
The Smart Home market will also be an important aspect of the company's future positioning, and it hopes this business can account for 30 percent of its terminals, Huawei told Yicai Global previously.


The so called Australian senator (hint Australia is not in Europe) was seen punching a teenager who took issue with his right wing message of hatred.
Where UKIP is concerned, the transformation towards becoming BNP 2.0 is near completion, the only thing needed is another change in leadership, likely anointing Tommy Robinson who subscribes to many of the same ideals as the terrorist behind the acts of violence in New Zealand.
Meanwhile many UKIPers instead of offering condolences to the families of the bereaved were busy defending the actions of the white supremacist mass murderer.
Especially abusing Jeremy Corbyn for condemning the terrorist attack.
At the end of the day the UKIP of 2016 is DEAD, effectively replaced by BNP 2.0. Which means that it would now be near impossible for LEAVE to win a Second EU Referendum which appears to be the most probable trend trajectory of Britain's ongoing BrExit chaos.
All whilst UKIPS soon be announced new leader Tommy Robinson (fake name) has been busy trying to capitalise on the New Zealand massacre by incorporating Replacement theory into his right wing extremist Idelology as per his latest youtube video.


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Celebrating The 2019 Pirelli Calendar
The 46th edition was shot by Albert Watson and features Misty Copeland, Gigi Hadid, Julia Garner and more
Written by Audrey Tritto
The 2019 Pirelli Calendar was a dream that started in 2015 for acclaimed photographer Albert Watson.
It was then that I first sat next to Watson, while admiring the beautiful Venetian Lagoon in the garden of Venissa on the island of Mazzorbo, and talked about his dream of conceiving and realizing a Pirelli Calendar. After a few hours spent with Watson, the story of the "magic" that he pulled out of his heart truly revealed the immense beauty of his images. It was a long conversation in which his history, poetry and talent showed me passions, desires, and dreams not yet achieved, including the "mystery" of never having realized a Pirelli Calendar. It was curious that in his expansive career, Watson had never made one, and in response to my question about his "absence" from such an important achievement, Watson confirmed this "strangeness," adding that if they were to ask him, he would certainly accept and create something different than what he had done until then.
And so, three years later, we met on the night of December 5, 2018 at the Hangar Bicocca in Milan, to celebrate how that dream, the dream, that we had caressed together in 2015 in Venice, had become reality. The 2019 Pirelli Calendar, titled "Dreaming," is a journey into the lives of women who are captured through the "still image" and show the very essence of their dreams. Compared to past editions of the Pirelli Calendar this is a "conceptual – afore than photographic – return to the very essence of photography," in which the paradox of the photographer who has "dreamed" of making his own Pirelli Calendar, tells the very dreams of his protagonists showing their fragilities and desires, through a story that Albert himself is the scriptwriter and director.
Pirelli Gala at the Hangar Bicocca in Milan
"I would like people looking at the Calendar, to understand that my goal was to do pure photography, explore the women I was photographing and create a situation that would propose a positive vision of today's women," Watson says.
Alexander Wang and Gigi Hadid
Through the protagonists and their "cinematic" representation, Watson tells the dreams and desires of millions of women engaged in their lives, who continue to "pursue dreams and passions." This is certainly a more sophisticated way of portraying women in their purest beauty, choosing to feature a natural and almost insubstantial nudity, which only enhances the descriptive ideas of dreams and desires.
"Each of the four women has an individuality on her own; her own specific purpose in life and her own way of doing things. All of them are focused on their future. So, the underlying theme is 'dreams,' but the idea behind the whole project is the tale through four 'little films,'" Watson adds.
The loneliness that model Gigi Hadid portrays, who lives in a glass tower and has Alexander Wang as her only friend and confidant; the passion for nature and solitude of Julia Garner, who plays a young photographer; the dance for Misty Copeland, who makes a living dancing in a club and who practices dancing to become an étoile with her boyfriend, played by Calvin Royal III; or the dream of success for Laetitia Casta, a painter who lives in a one-room studio with her boyfriend, an artist and dancer played by Sergei Polunin. These are the four stories told that offer a unique and positive outlook on women today.
The 40 color and black and white photographs shot in 16:9 format inspired by Watson's great passion for cinema have radically shifted the attention from the characters to the stories themselves, making all the subjects formidable actors in a much more elaborate project. It's as if for once celebrities with their popularity have lost something, to become interpreters of something bigger, in a cinematic representation of real life.
Watson took the stage at the gala for his Pirelli Calendar and began with this sentence: "I am the photographer of this calendar. If you liked the images I'm happy, if you didn't like the photos I apologize for having taken them." These words alone show his greatness and his sensitivity which make him one of the greatest masters of modern culture.
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This article was edited for clarity. Read the original feature here.
All photos courtesy of Pirelli Calendar.
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Watch "King James" when he was still a young "prince". In 2000, LeBron still played high school basketball at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School (in his hometown: Akron, Ohio). His amazing basketball talent was undoubtedly already visible and earned him a three-time "Mr. Basketball of Ohio".
LeBron already scored an average of 21 points and 6 rebounds per game and developed to 25.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.8 steals per game in his sophomore year.
For a couple of his team's games, the "Fighting Irish" had to actually use the local university's (University of Akron, Ohio) arena to keep up with the ticket demand as everybody wanted to see LeBron showcase his amazing talent.
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Finally, here is a VIDEO of Saturday's 2013 Nike Hoop Summit.
The international talents defeated the US selection 112-98 lead by French Livio Jean-Charles ("MVP" - though not formally granted: 27 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks) , German Dennis Schröder ("German Wunderkind", great talent, very quick, most likely secured a first round pick for the upcoming NBA draft: 18 and added 6 assists) and Canadian Andrew Wiggins (Canadian basketball prodigy: 17 points, 9 rebounds). On the US team, Jabari Parker stood out with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Watch the "World Team" scrimmage feat. Livio Jean-Charles, Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroeder here.
More details on Dennis Schroeder's performance here.
Here is a nice video showing training games of the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit "World Team" that later defeated the US 112-98 lead by Livio Jean-Charles, Dennis Schroeder and Andrew Wiggins.
Dennis Schröder was definitely one of the stars of the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit.
Germany's top basketball talent scored 18 points and made 6 assists. He drew a lot of attention and increased his chances for a first round pick at the NBA drafts. draftexpress.com currently lists him as top20 1st round pick for the 2013 drafts. Some experts compared Dennis' speed, agility and overall game to Rajan Rondo. That's definitely a better comparison than Dirk Nowitzki, who dominated the 19998 Nike Hoop Summit 15 years ago (video here. Nike Hoop Summit 1998 feat. Dirk Nowitzki).
Dennis Schröder (Germany) scored 18 and added 6 assists - great game!
Here is Dennis Schröder's scouting video from 2012. I think he has made great progress since then.
Here is the full official scorer's report of the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit featuring the world's greatest basketball talents.
The "World Team" won against the "USA Junior National Select Team" 112-98 on Saturday, April 20th at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. That is the only the 5th win for the international roster and the 1st time that the World Team has recorded two consecutive-wins over the USA at Nike Hoop Summit which has been taking place for 16 years.
Livio Jean-Charles (France) was the top scorer with 27 points (plus 13 rebounds and 2 blocks!), followed by Jabari Parker (USA) with 22 points. A couple of great young players followed close: Both Julius Randle and Andrew Harrison scored 19 (both US), German top talent Dennis Schröder scored 18 (plus highest number of assists: 6). Canadian basketball prodigy Andrew Wiggins scored 17 points.
Nike Hoop Summit 2013 tonight: Check out the best basketball talent!
It's Nike Hoop Summit time again!.Awesome basketball talents from the US will try to beat the equally gifted international selection (incl. Canadian top talent Andrew Wiggins) again.
And here are the rosters - you'll find short videos on YouTube for all of them if you want.
Every year the top basketball talent from the US and around the world come together for the Nike Hoop Summit.
This year - i.e. tonight (April 20th, 2013, Portland, 4pm) - we'll watch another German talent 15 years after Dirk Nowitzki dominated the 1998 Nike Hoop Summit.
However, to be perfectly honest, talented Dennis Schroeder still has to work a lot on his game. Don't get me wrong. All the players drafted for the Hoop Summit are the best among their peers and have a fair chance to make it to the NBA at some point, but from the video below, it seems Dennis Schroeder will most likely not dominate the match like Nowitzki did 15 years ago - especially as Andrew Wiggins is most likely going shine again.
Anyway, best luck and a great career in basketball for Dennis and the rest of the great talent!
I love the Nike Hoop Summit to check out the world's greatest basketball talent. In 2011, the Americas defeated the World Select Team 92-80.
The Nike Hoop Summit is always the perfect opportunity to watch the best of the best basketball talent from around the world competing against US high school basketball.
In 2012, the international team beat the US team. It was their 4th victory since 1995.
Dirk Nowitzki rocking the 1998 Nike Hoop Summit. Dirk scored 33 points (may of the free throw line!) and caught 14 rebounds. Amazing basketball talent and amazing performance.
Nowitzki was part of the International Select Team that beat the US Basketball Junior National Select Team in San Antonio, Texas, on March 29th 1998.
Who would have thought that the German teen would later be one of the most effective NBA players? Partially due to Dirk's almost unstoppable fade-away jumper, he is not only part of the very elite 50-40-90 club (50+ FG% - 40+ 3FG% - 90+ FT%), Dirk Nowitzki has also made it to both regular season MVP (in 2007) and finals MVP in 2011 when he won the NBA championship with the Dallas Mavericks in game 6.
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function [S,t,f,R,Serr]=mtspecgramtrigpb(data,E,win,movingwin,params,fscorr)
% Multi-taper event triggered time-frequency spectrum - binned point process
%
% Usage:
%
% [S,t,f,R,Serr]=mtspecgramtrigpb(data,E,win,movingwin,params,fscorr)
% Input:
%       data        (single channel data vector) -- required
%       E           (event times) - required
%       win         (in the form [winl,winr] i.e window around each event
%                                                 required
%       movingwin         (in the form [window,winstep] i.e length of moving
%                                                 window and step size) -
%                                                 required
%                                                 Note that units for the windows have
%                                                 to be consistent with
%                                                 units of Fs
%       params: structure with fields tapers, pad, Fs, fpass, err, trialave
%       - optional
%           tapers : precalculated tapers from dpss or in the one of the following
%                    forms:
%                   (1) A numeric vector [TW K] where TW is the
%                       time-bandwidth product and K is the number of
%                       tapers to be used (less than or equal to
%                       2TW-1).
%                   (2) A numeric vector [W T p] where W is the
%                       bandwidth, T is the duration of the data and p
%                       is an integer such that 2TW-p tapers are used. In
%                       this form there is no default i.e. to specify
%                       the bandwidth, you have to specify T and p as
%                       well. Note that the units of W and T have to be
%                       consistent: if W is in Hz, T must be in seconds
%                       and vice versa. Note that these units must also
%                       be consistent with the units of params.Fs: W can
%                       be in Hz if and only if params.Fs is in Hz.
%                       The default is to use form 1 with TW=3 and K=5
%                   Note that T has to be equal to movingwin(1).
%
%	        pad		    (padding factor for the FFT) - optional (can take values -1,0,1,2...).
%                    -1 corresponds to no padding, 0 corresponds to padding
%                    to the next highest power of 2 etc.
%			      	 e.g. For N = 500, if PAD = -1, we do not pad; if PAD = 0, we pad the FFT
%			      	 to 512 points, if pad=1, we pad to 1024 points etc.
%			      	 Defaults to 0.
%           Fs   (sampling frequency) - optional. Default 1.
%           fpass    (frequency band to be used in the calculation in the form
%                                   [fmin fmax])- optional.
%                                   Default all frequencies between 0 and Fs/2
%           err  (error calculation [1 p] - Theoretical error bars; [2 p] - Jackknife error bars
%                                   [0 p] or 0 - no error bars) - optional. Default 0.
%           trialave (average over events when 1, don't average when 0) - optional. Default 0
%       fscorr   (finite size corrections, 0 (don't use finite size corrections) or
%                1 (use finite size corrections) - optional
%                (available only for spikes). Defaults 0.
% Output:
%       S       (triggered time-frequency spectrum in form time x frequency x events if segave=0;
%               or in the form time x frequency segave=1)
%       t       (times)
%       f       (frequencies)
%       R       (spike rate)
%       Serr    (error bars) - only for err(1)>=1

if nargin < 4; error('Need data, events and parameters for the windows'); end;
if nargin < 5; params=[]; end;

if length(params.tapers)==3 & movingwin(1)~=params.tapers(2);
    error('Duration of data in params.tapers is inconsistent with movingwin(1), modify params.tapers(2) to proceed')
end

[tapers,pad,Fs,fpass,err,trialave,params]=getparams(params);
clear tapers pad fpass err trialave
if nargin < 6 || isempty(fscorr); fscorr=0; end;
data=change_row_to_column(data);
data=createdatamatpb(data,E,Fs,win);
if nargout==5;[S,t,f,R,Serr]=mtspecgrampb(data,movingwin,params,fscorr);
else [S,t,f,R]=mtspecgrampb(data,movingwin,params,fscorr);end;


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Assembly District 68 - Harlem
July 26, 2004 | by Gotham Gazette Staff
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULT: Winner - Adam Clayton Powell IV (Dem)
PRIMARY ELECTION CANDIDATES
Incumbent:
Adam Clayton Powell IV (Dem)
Challengers:
Eddie Baca (Dem)
John Ruiz (Dem)
Amid Allegations, A Race
Over two dozen reporters and cameramen surrounded the steps of City Hall in mid-July for a press conference held by Adam Clayton Powell IV, the member of the New York State Assembly representing East Harlem. "We all know why weĂre here," began Powell, who is running for reelection. "We have yet to pass a budget in Albany. I hope to do so soon. Thank you." He turned as if to leave, eliciting laughter from the reporters. Powell, aware of the real reason his press conference had drawn a crowd, then went on to address the allegations of rape that have placed him in the media spotlight.
The race for Adam Clayton Powell's seat has so far featured little discussion of the issues affecting East Harlem. The candidates in the Democratic primary -- Adam Claytotn Powell, District Leader John Ruiz, and former chair of Community Board 11 Eddie Baca -- agree that the neighborhood needs more affordable housing, improved education, and greater attention to health issues, such as East Harlem's high rate of asthma. Each candidate is running on his record, and attacking the record -- and character -- of his opponents. A fourth candidate, Rubye Wright, declined to be interviewed for this story.
Adam Clayton Powell has had to defend not only his public record, but also allegations regarding his personal life. On July 3, Powell was accused of rape for the second time in less than two months. The first alleged victim, a 19-year-old Albany intern, later changed her story, saying that what took place between herself and Powell was consensual. The second, a 38-year-old acquaintance of Powell's, plans to press charges. Powell maintains his innocence on both counts. Following the second accusation, John Ruiz held a press conference on the steps of Powell's office calling for his resignation. "With all the problems he is having right now, he should take time to address those problems," said Ruiz. Eddie Baca said he would not comment on the charges against Powell until the legal process had run its course.
John Ruiz and Eddie Baca have both focused on what they see as PowellĂs failure to adequately represent the district. Both claim that Adam Clayton Powell is inaccessible, and that his office is not helpful to East Harlem residents.
Eddie Baca says that Adam Clayton Powell "has just not been present. ThereĂs a lack of interest. There has been no initiative, or anything of significance that you can point to as his."
"Being visible here in the street is so important," says John Ruiz. "If people have an issue, they want to know someoneĂs listening. We have had to scream and holler at Powell just to get him to come to cultural events."
Others in the community share similar sentiments. Melissa Mark-Viverito, who ran for City Council in 2003, has endorsed John Ruiz. "We need representatives that will be able to bring resources into the neighborhood," she said. "It's not happening."
Some in East Harlem say that Adam Clayton Powell has won more on the basis of his famous name than because of what he has done for his constituents. Powell is the son of former U.S. representative and famous civil rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr. "The unfortunate thing about him is that a lot of our people vote for the name, and he plays that up," said District Leader Keith Lilly. "If people actually looked at the record, they might make a different decision."
Adam Clayton Powell dismisses claims that he neglects the East Harlem community. He said in an interview that, while in the Assembly, he has secured funds for East Harlem senior citizen centers and basketball leagues, and has brought new housing to the neighborhood. He said he is most proud of his Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption legislation, which limits rent increases for seniors. He also claims to be "the most visible elected official in East Harlem." "People see me, and they know me," said Powell. Candy Vazquez, a district leader in East Harlem who has endorsed Powell, says she has seen him at several functions and events with seniors.
John Ruiz had originally planned to run for State Senate, but switched to the Assembly race after the second rape allegation against Powell. Eddie Baca said Ruiz only entered the Assembly race because "he was smelling blood." And Geoffrey Eaton, chief of staff for East Harlem city councilmember, Philip Reed, says John Ruiz switched to "save his own face" after a poor start in the Senate race.
John Ruiz, though, says he made the switch in response to requests from the community. "If I was an opportunist, I would have been in the first time Powell was accused," he said. "The first time, we gave him the benefit of the doubt. The second time it happened, you start to think 'there's a pattern here.' I stepped in to provide a choice."
If elected, John Ruiz says he will work for affordable housing and job training in East Harlem, as well as to provide senior care, obtain a living wage for workers and address the neighborhood's health issues. Ruiz points to his record of community service and his nearly 20 years as a New York City firefighter. For over ten years, Ruiz educated children and seniors about fire safety as "The Rappin' Fireman," for which he received several community service awards. Since becoming a district leader, he has worked to make his office accessible to constituents, and says the club will host community meetings once construction on its conference room is complete.
Baca says his top priority if elected will be reforming the foster care system. He plans to "put a spotlight" on the city Administration of ChildrenĂs Services, which, he says, does not put a "serious effort" into keeping families together or providing appropriate care for children. He said he has already dealt with the agency as chair of Community Board 11. He also wants East Harlem's new developments to be built by companies located in the area and to ensure that East Harlem's HIV positive residents and teen parents receive the proper attention.
It is unclear how East Harlem residents view the rape allegations against Adam Clayton Powell. John Ruiz believes that residents are outraged and want Powell out. Candy Vazquez says most of the people she has spoken to "believe the assemblyman has been set up."
Adam Clayton Powell, for one, is confident about his prospects in September. "There is a better chance of us getting a blizzard on primary day than me losing," he said.
Until then, predicts District Leader Bill Moore, "There will be plenty of mudslinging."
Candidate Biographies:
Eddie Baca is director of the Association of Community Architecture and Businesses, an organization that develops low-income housing. He served as chair of Community Board 11 from 1994 to 1997 and was co-chair of Mayor David Dinkins's Task Force on La Marqueta in 1994.
Adam Clayton Powell IV has represented the 68th Assembly district in the New York State Assembly since 2000. From 1992 to 1997, Powell served as a New York City Council member representing East Harlem and parts of the Upper West Side and the South Bronx.
John Ruiz is a Democratic district leader in the 68th Assembly district, a position to which he was elected in 2003. He served as a firefighter for nearly 20 years in East Harlem, Washington Heights, and Lower Manhattan. While a firefighter, Ruiz founded the Rappin' Fireman Safety Program to educate children about fire safety. He also founded Our Firefighter's Children's Foundation, which provides food and gift to low-income people.
Harlem Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, accused by two women earlier this year of alcohol-related sexual assaults, is holding a "tequila shots" fund-raiser next week with contributors asked, "How many can you do?" When told of the event, a law-enforcement official familiar with the charges leveled against Powell said, "Are you kidding?" (NY Post)
Manhattan state Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, dogged by scandal, will not mount a previously expected primary challenge to veteran U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem, according to election documents released yesterday. The Rangel race had been touted more than a year ago as a potential clash between an older Democratic stalwart and Powell, whose preacher father lost the seat three decades ago to Rangel and who had the support of the Rev. Al Sharpton. (Newsday)
Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell 4th publicly acknowledged yesterday having sex with the two women accusing him of rape - but said they agreed to it. "The sex was consensual," the 42-year-old Harlem lawmaker declared at a contentious news conference on the steps of City Hall. (Daily News)
Assembly member Adam Clayton Powell IV - who is accused of raping a Manhattan woman - passed two lie detector tests, the politician's lawyer said yesterday. Powell, who has called the allegation "outrageous," was given separate examinations last week by Richard Arthur, who once gave a test to Jack Ruby after Ruby killed JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. (New York Post)
Keith Wright, a former chair of the State Legislative Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caucus, has denied allegations that he is actively working behind the scenes to have his colleague Adam Clayton Powell IV ousted. Wright's involvement in the alleged scheme came to light at a press conference held in front of Powell's East Harlem district office to demand his resignation stemming from two back-to-back rape allegations. (Amsterdam News)
Embattled state assembly member Adam Clayton Powell IV won't meet with prosecutors probing rape allegations against him unless he has to, his lawyer said yesterday. (New York Post)
Adam Clayton Powell IV is scheduled to meet with Manhattan prosecutors as soon as today, to respond to allegations that he raped an acquaintance in her Central Park West apartment late last week. (Daily News)
Manhattan assembly member Adam Clayton Powell IV yesterday strongly denied allegations that he raped a woman last week at a West Side apartment. Powell issued a brief written statement a day after law enforcement sources said that police were investigating him in a sexual assault case for the second time in two months. (Daily News)
07/03/04 Manhattan assembly member Adam Clayton Powell IV is being investigated on a rape accusation for the second time in as many months, law enforcement sources said yesterday. A woman told police that after meeting Powell at a party Thursday night, they went to her West Side apartment, where he raped her at about 8:30 p.m., police officials said. After he left, she called 911. (Daily News)
Top state lawmakers yesterday expressed dismay and concern that an East Harlem assembly member from an esteemed political family has been accused of providing alcohol to a 19-year-old intern during an alleged sexual encounter at a capital-area hotel. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D- Manhattan) said the allegations against Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of former U.S. Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., were "deeply upsetting and troubling" and vowed to review a 28-year-old program that brings interns to the Capitol. (Newsday)
Adam Clayton Powell IV, an assembly member from East Harlem with longstanding congressional aspirations, has formed an exploratory committee, conducted several fund-raising events and met with supporters and advisers throughout Harlem. But he still seems somewhat tentative about whether he will run in this year's Democratic primary against Representative Charles B. Rangel, the dean of New York's congressional delegation. (New York Times)
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This report analyzes federal spending on postsecondary education in Canada over the past 10 years; and, where possible, analyzes the distributional impacts of federal programs. It also provides forward projections to 2020-21 taking into account recent Budget 2016 announcements.
In 2013-14, total federal spending on postsecondary education reached an estimated $12.3 billion. This represents a decline from its peak of $12.8 billion in 2010-11. Over the past ten years, the greatest growth occurred in spending that supports human capital formation and the Canada Social Transfer (CST).
PBO estimates that roughly 60 per cent of postsecondary students belonged to higher-income families (that is, the two highest after-tax or disposable income quintiles).
Increases in federal funding targeted towards human capital formation have primarily benefited these families. This was due to a growing share of federal support provided through the tax system and the Canada Education Savings Program, Registered Educational Savings Plans.
Taking into account recent Budget 2016 announcements, PBO estimates total federal spending on postsecondary education will exceed $15.7 billion by 2020-21. The re-allocation of education and textbook tax expenditure savings towards increases in student grants, loan repayment and student employment assistance (announced in Budget 2016) will likely make postsecondary education more affordable for some Canadians. These measures will not, however, significantly change the distribution of total federal spending on postsecondary education.


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Омнібус () — збірка, яка містить кілька творів одного автора (або значно рідше декількох авторів, проте, як правило, в одному циклі творів). Зазвичай дві або більше частин книги раніше були опубліковані у вигляді окремих видань.

Випуски омнібус допомагають об'єднати довгі серії чи різні книги певного автора у меншу кількість книг. Ціни зазвичай рівні або менше, ніж ціна покупки кожного видання окремо.

Значення у коміксах
У коміксах значення майже ідентичне літературному варіанту.Хіба що у коміксах й так є колекційні збірки (які не є омнібусами), вони збирають по 7-15 випусків оригінальної серії коміксів, та в результаті мають 150-400 сторінкові томи, які полегшуються знайомства з серіями.А видання омнібус, вже збирає половину або цілу серію (яка складається з 30-60 випусків). Та в результаті маємо видання з ~1000 сторінок.

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Look at the roofline. This is a trick taught to me by a well-known home inspector, Dylan Chalk, author of The Confident House Hunter: A Home Inspector's Tips for Finding Your Perfect House. Dylan has done structural inspections on about 5,000 homes. It's the first thing he looks at. It can tell you if the house looks sturdy, complicated, simple, elegant, vulnerable or weak. Is it original or has it been added to? Will it drain properly? Rooflines reveal. – Kevin Hawkins, WAV Group, Inc.
If you can buy an investment property for $900,000 and rent it out for $9,000 per month (or more), then it's likely a good deal. While it greatly simplifies all the factors in real estate investing, looking at the price as a factor of 100 times the monthly rent is a quick and easy baseline to getting a great price on a real estate investment.


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When President Obama signed the Patients Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law in 2010, the National Federation of Independent Business decided that we had to take the fight to the Courts. We joined the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the healthcare law because, for months, we had heard from small business owners who were greatly concerned over the costs, the burdens and the impositions that the PPACA would bring. They believed it threatened their businesses, employees, families, and livelihoods. So we fought to the bitter end to keep their fears from playing out. Yet this case was about something bigger than health care policy, it was about preserving American liberty from the increasingly powerful hand of the federal government.
Today marks a sad day in the history of America. With this decision, Americans have lost the right to be left alone, which Justice William O. Douglas once called "the beginning of all freedom." It is painful to recognize that the liberties which our forefathers fought a revolution to secure have been lost. But it is clear that our original constitutional system has been thrown out, and we are left with only the democratic process to preserve our rights. That should be a sobering thought for anyone who values liberty.
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The significance of this decision cannot be overstated. Our Founding Fathers were greatly concerned that by giving too much power to the federal government, they would be endangering our liberties. So they sought to restrain the federal government by vesting it with only limited powers. As James Madison said, the powers of the federal government were to be "few and defined." Yet with this decision, it is clear that the powers of the federal government are no longer limited at all. Our only remaining protections are with those liberties which were explicitly spelled out in the Bill of Rights, and even those are under assault. So today Madison's vision of the American Republic has been turned on its head: The powers of the federal government are now broad and uncabined, and the freedoms of the people are few and confined.
As Justice Kennedy put it, during oral arguments in March, the individual mandate "changes the relationship of the Federal Government to the individual in a very fundamental way." We wholeheartedly wish that more weight had been added to that statement in the Court's opinion. But the die has been cast. We must now look forward, with great trepidation, into this brave new world, a world in which the Constitution has been undone, and federal power knows no limit. This is a day that our Founders would never have wanted to see. All that they had fought to secure and preserve has been lost.
But, it is important to realize that at the end of the day this is about real people. We were fighting so that small business owners would not be subject to paternalistic demands to buy a product that they did not want, or need. We were fighting so that you and I could choose whether or not to buy broccoli, or cars or gym memberships or solar panels. With this decision, we no longer have the choice.
What will happen next is anyone's guess. But it seems clear that the political dialogue over health care reforms will continue. In any event, we will never give up, and we will never give in. Today we have suffered a terrible setback, but we will press on in our fight to protect small business owners, and to restore our lost Constitution.


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'Look Around' feature in Apple Maps is now available in Phoenix, Arizona
Evan Selleck ∙ October 7, 2020
One of the new features Apple introduced into Apple Maps with iOS 13 is "Look Around", and now it's available in one new city in the United States.
As noted today by MacRumors, the Look Around feature is now live in Phoenix, Arizona. With this feature, folks using Apple Maps can access a 3D street-level view of the major metropolitan city. This is Apple's feature similar to Google's fan favorite "Street View", giving users the ability to see a particulate area right on their device as if they were standing there.
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Now, Look Around is available in 14 regions all across the world. You can see a full list of supported areas from Apple's website.
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