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The long list of warnings about community screening programs is getting longer
Health care/research ethics, overdiagnosis, Screening
community health screenings, fearmongering, heart screening tests, mass screening, overdiagnosis, Public Citizen, screening
Otis Brawley, MD, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society has said:
"Many of these free screening things are designed more to get patients for hospitals and clinics and doctors than they are to benefit the patients. That's a huge ethical issue that needs to be addressed."
Three authors, including the executive vice president and chief executive of the American College of Physicians, wrote in the Annals of Internal Medicine about the "Ethics of Commercial Screening Tests." Excerpt:
"Misuse of preventive services, under the guise of saving lives and saving costs, may actually lead to increased cost and harm due to unnecessary follow-up testing and treatment with associated avoidable complications. We suggest that medical entities and physicians withdraw from the unethical business of promoting unproven and potentially harmful screening tests."
Concerned physicians in the UK have even created a website, "PrivateHealthScreening: What To Think About When You're Thinking About Screening Tests."
And now the Public Citizen organization has added its voice to the warnings.
The organization has written to 20 hospitals in eight states urging them to "sever their relationships with HealthFair Health Screening because the company's heavily promoted, community-wide cardiovascular health screening programs are unethical and are much more likely to do harm than good."
Public Citizen states that:
Winter Park, Fla.-based HealthFair – and most of its hospital and medical institution partners – peddles inexpensive cardiovascular disease screening packages to people living near the hospitals and institutions without identifying who has relevant risk factors that would make each of the screening tests medically appropriate. HealthFair's basic cardiovascular screening packages include six tests that, among other things, take pictures of the heart, measure its electrical activity and look for blockages in arteries.
The screening tests are performed in buses, often bearing the names and logos of both the partner hospital or medical institution and HealthFair. The buses roam the surrounding geographic areas of the partner hospitals and medical institutions.
These screening packages are promoted directly to consumers through: (1) online advertisement on HealthFair's website and on the websites of most of the partnered hospitals and medical institutions, and (2) in at least some cases, through solicitation letters mailed directly to people's homes. The promotions rely on fearmongering and erroneously suggest that for most adults in the general population, these screening tests are useful in the prevention of several potentially life-threatening cardiovascular illnesses – including heart attacks, strokes and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms – and make them sound like an appealing bargain.
In fact, such indiscriminate and widespread testing is more likely to cause harm than good, Public Citizen said in letters sent to the hospitals and medical institutions today. For example, many people undergoing such screening will have false-positive results (appear to show an abnormality that is actually not present) or results showing minor abnormalities that would never cause symptoms or illness. Both circumstances can lead to additional unnecessary and risky tests and treatments that will harm some people, cause unfounded anxiety, and cost patients and insurance companies.
Such widespread screenings are not recommended by medical experts because each of the six tests either benefits only appropriately selected high-risk patients or has not been scientifically shown to provide any clinically meaningful benefit to anyone.
"It is exploitative to promote and provide medically non-beneficial testing through the use of misleading and fearmongering advertisements in order to generate medically unnecessary but profitable referrals to the institutions partnered with HealthFair," said Dr. Michael Carome, director of Public Citizen's Health Research Group. "Consumers are being misled to believe that these screening packages are beneficial when in reality, many will undergo additional unnecessary testing, likely putting them at greater risk, not saving them any money and adding unneeded anxiety."
I've written about this topic a great deal. Some past posts:
Shuffle off to Buffalo for another questionable prostate screening promotion
Free Throat, Head, Neck Cancer Screenings Promoted Without Full Info
In the BMJ: "What companies don't tell you about screening" and "Routine testicular self examination: it's time to stop"
NY Daily News begins second decade of evading evidence on PSA screening
TV station should stop promoting questionable screening tests at MN State Fair
https://twitter.com/garyschwitzer
https://twitter.com/healthnewsrevu
and on Facebook.
Prostate Week continues: Yale Cancer Center also flouting evidence with public prostate screening event
Tazia K. Stagg
Writing to those hospitals was on my to-do list! (Maybe it still should be…)
I learned of a smaller, similar enterprise in Colorado ten days ago and emailed the following message to three organizations mentioned on its website. No one has replied.
"According to the 9Health Fair website, your organization endorses
9Health Fair. (see http://www.9healthfair.org/about/about.aspx)
Is that true?"
Opinions on other issues in news, journals, PR, advertising, marketing
Health care journalism (1560)
Screening (407)
Drug industry (227)
Business of health (210)
Conflicts of interest (209)
Alzheimer's disease44
prostate cancer screening40
mammography38
US Preventive Services Task Force32
limits of observational studies31


One of the great things about your writing on jazz is exactly what you are doing now: quoting the musicians extensively. I don't think there is an essay in this book about a major figure that isn't peppered with quotes by their peers.
And even The Bad Plus isn't going to do a Lionel Ritchie song…but back to this quote about Ritchie, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. Because this is something that gets you a lot of heat: the aggressive put-downs you write are a real barrier for people.


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The Samovar
My Father's Second House
The Silk Handkerchief
The Bocha
The Barges
On Spoon Island
The Hairspring
Papaz Efendi
Valley of the Violets
The Story of a Külhanbey
The Little Coffeehouse
I Just Don't Know Why I Keep Doing These Things
Fire Tongs and a Chair on a Winter's Night
A Story about Springtime
Sinağrit Baba
Four Plusses
Carnations and Tomato Juice
By the Beyazit Fountain
Rage: A Human Habit
The Last Birds
Barba Antimos
A Serpent in Alemdağ
Yani Usta
Death of the Dülger
I Can't Go into Town
The Boy on the Tünel
His Uncle's Coat
Kalinikta
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"That's the morning call to prayer, my son. Wake up or you'll be late for work."
Ali had finally found a job. He'd been going to the factory for a week. His mother was happy. She knelt down on her prayer rug and said her prayers. Entering her son's room with the Supreme Being in her heart, and seeing his dream rippling along his smooth face and long, supple form – a parade of machines, electric batteries, and light bulbs, a purr of oiled metal and diesel motors – she'd been reluctant to rouse him. Ali was as flushed and damp as if he'd just come home from work.
As it rose out of the mist, the chimney of the Halıcıoğlu factory seemed to crane its neck, like a rooster. How proud it looked as it gazed out at the first glimmers of dawn on the shores of Kağıthane. Any moment now, they'd hear the whistle.
At last Ali woke up. He embraced his mother. He pulled his quilt over his head, as he did every morning, leaving his feet unprotected. His mother bent down to tickle them. Her son jumped up, and when she fell back onto the bed with him, giggling like a girl, she could count herself as happy.
There weren't many who could say that. Was it not the very modesty of their existence that lit their souls? What could a mother wish from a child, or a child from a mother, if not happiness? Arm in arm, they went into the dining room. It smelled like toasted bread. How beautifully the samovar was bubbling. It put Ali in mind of a factory where there were no strikes, no accidents, no sorrows. A factory that brought forth only fragrant steam and the joy of morning.
Ali loved the samovar, and he loved the
kettle that stood outside the factory. He loved the sounds: the Halıcıoğlu Military Academy's trumpet and the factory whistle which went on for so long it could be heard the length and breadth of the Golden Horn. First they would awaken the flames of desire in him, and then they would put them out. That is to say, Ali was a bit of a poet. And while an electrician working in a big mill has as much space for poetry as the Golden Horn has for transatlantic liners, well – Mehmet, Hasan and I – we're all a bit like Ali. In each of our hearts, a lion sleeps.
Ali kissed his mother's hand. Then he licked his lips as if he'd tasted something sweet. His mother smiled. Every time he kissed her he would pass his tongue over his lips in exactly the same way. In the little garden outside, there was sweet basil growing in pots. Ali picked a few leaves and rubbed them in his palms, breathing in their fragrance as he stepped out into the street.
The morning was cool. Mist swirled over the Golden Horn. Ali's friends were waiting by the rowboats at the pier. All four were strong young men like him. Together they crossed over to Halıcıoğlu.
Ali has fire in him today, and joy, and fervor, and it will all go into his work. But he'll take care not to outshine his friends. For them he'll be honest, he'll take care not to show off. Otherwise he'd be putting on airs. His
boss was once the only electrician in Istanbul. A German. He had taken a shine to Ali. He'd taught him all the tricks of the trade. If Ali had gained the respect of those who were just as able as he, it was because he was so agile, so fast, so playful and so young.
By evening he could go home happy, knowing that he was just the sort of friend his friends most needed, and just the sort of worker the bosses most trusted.
After embracing his mother, he was off to the coffeehouse across the street to see his friends. He played a hand of whist and then moved on to watch a game of backgammon. Then he headed home, to find his mother performing her evening prayers. And he knelt down beside her, like he always did. He turned a somersault over her prayer rug. He stuck out his tongue. When at last he had succeeded in making her laugh, she sat up to greet him.
"Ali, my darling, it's a sin!" she said. "My boy, it's a sin, so you mustn't!"
And Ali replied, "God will forgive us, Mother."
And then in a soft and innocent voice, he asked, "Doesn't God ever laugh?"
After supper, Ali curled up with a Nat Pinkerton novel and his mother went back to knitting him a sweater. And then they laid out their bedding, heavy with the scent of lavender, and drifted off to sleep.
Ali's mother woke him up at the morning call to prayer.
How beautifully the samovar was boiling in the room that smelled of toasted bread. It put Ali in mind of a factory where there were no strikes, no accidents, no sorrows. A factory that brought forth only fragrant steam and the happiness of morning.
Death came to Ali's mother with a guest's soft footsteps. It settled into the shadows, like a pious neighbor bending over to pray. In the morning she had made her son tea and by evening she had prepared two pots of food. Then, tugging at the edge of her heart, she felt an ache; hurrying up the stairs in her evening muslins, she could feel her worn body going soft, and moist, and limp.
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Ever since I started cycling, my bike has taken me into the rural countryside. Growing up and living in Pennsylvania I rode over many a paved farm road. Then when I moved to Michigan in 2010 I was given the gift of miles and miles of unpaved dirt and gravel roads to traverse on my bike. As you can imagine, rural roads mean farms, and farms mean farm animals: pigs, cows, sheep, horses, chickens, and more cows.
These days the scent of manure in the air has an almost relaxing effect on me. I find the scent an odorous–yet welcomed–reminder to let go of the tight grip I now get when riding paved roads filled with speeding cars and inattentive drivers; to loosen up, relax and take in my surroundings as my tires roll over the dirt and gravel of rural Michigan.
Over the years the animals have been patient, although be it captive, models for me and my camera. I sometimes think that I might be accruing more photos of cows on my hard drive than my own son! If you look at my Instagram feed (and I hope you do), you might think I was curating a farm and agriculture gallery rather sharing the photos from my life or that which I take while riding, hiking, and shooting sports. That's OK, the farm animals are part of it too.
I love when I stop to take a photo of a cow, pig, or horse and all that I hear is the wind blowing and the various grunts and snorts coming from my four-legged friends. Even better is when I stop, pull out my camera and the animals make their way over to me to check out the human type person dressed like an idiot.
Some days I really have to talk myself out of stopping, remind myself that I can't take pics of every animal I ride by or a 30 mile ride would last 5 hours.
As much as I enjoy the animals I find it strange that I never have any strong desire to become a vegetarian or vegan. I often go days at a time without meat but that's usually for health reasons or just plain coincidence.
Regardless of my thoughts of them, or the imagined thoughts they may have of me, I do enjoy taking photos of them and I doubt this will be the last time you'll have a collection farm animal photos forced on you. Sorry, not sorry. Just be glad I didn't go back too far back for this first collection or your page load time would have been measured in hours.


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An Out Of Control Wildfire Is Raging In Lebanon, Syria And The Images Are Very Scary
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Bobins AbrahamUpdated on Oct 16, 2019, 12:29 IST
2019, so far has been one of the worst years on record as far as wildfires are concerned. From Asia to Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australia there have been devastating wildfires and it is only getting worse.
The latest countries to be hit by wildfires are Lebanon and parts of Syria.
More than 100 blazes were reported from north to south of Lebanon over the past two days. The fire which began in Chouf village of Meshref has left the country's lush mountains in flames and is described as the "worst to hit Lebanon in decades."
"Lebanon has not seen anything similar for dozens of years, with fires reaching houses and institutions and burning forests home to natural biodiversity," Civil Defense Director General Gen. Raymond Khattar said.
"Over 200 Civil Defense vehicles were deployed. The massive fires led to the explosion of 20 land mines, laid during the civil war in areas declared off-limits," he added.
Unable to battle the blaze by itself Lebanon has sought help from neighboring Cyprus, which has sent two helicopters to help in putting out the fire.
The riot police vehicles are perfectly maintained while the firefighting helicopters are grounded because of lack of maintenance. Sums the country up. https://t.co/mA7unqw4Ta
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) October 15, 2019
Greece also deployed two aircraft to help the country combat the fire.
There are also reports of a wildfire outbreak in the coastal regions of Syria. The disaster was caused by dry weather, high temperatures, and strong winds.


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House Republican says he regrets voting against certifying 2020 election results and suggested Trump was a 'coward' on January 6
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Republican Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina.
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Rep. Tom Rice said he regretted voting against certifying the 2020 presidential-election results.
He said Trump was a "coward" who "did nothing to stop" the Capitol riot and watched it "with pride."
Rice was among the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the insurrection.
Republican Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina said in an interview on Wednesday that he regretted voting against certifying the electoral votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania after the January 6 storming of the Capitol.
"In retrospect I should have voted to certify," Rice told Politico's Olivia Beavers. "Because President Trump was responsible for the attack on the Capitol."
According to Politico, this makes him the first of the 147 House Republicans who voted against certifying the election results to publicly express regret over the vote.
Rice was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection. He was the only one in that group of GOP lawmakers who also voted against certifying the election results.
"He has not visited the injured and grieving. He has not offered condolences. Yesterday in a press briefing at the border, he said his comments were 'perfectly appropriate,'" Rice said in a statement at the time about his vote to impeach Trump. "I have backed this President through thick and thin for four years. I campaigned for him and voted for him twice. But, this utter failure is inexcusable."
Rice has defended his vote in the months since the attack on the Capitol, comparing Trump to a dictator in a June interview.
"If the president, by force, can intimidate Congress into voting their way, then we might as well do away with Congress and hand it over to a king," Rice told The Washington Post. "What he did, in my mind, is what dictators do."
Rice told Politico that while he thought there were "real issues with the election," he came to change his mind about how he should vote after a mob of Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol. Still, Rice added, he needed to keep his word to voters.
"In the wee hours of that disgraceful night, while waiting for the Capitol of our great country to be secured, I knew I should vote to certify," Rice said. "But because I had made a public announcement of my intent to object, I did not want to go back on my word. So yeah, I regret my vote to object."
Rice added that Trump watched the January 6 storming of the Capitol "with pride" and "did nothing to stop it." He said the House was "sacked and defaced."
"There was a coward in that equation," Rice said, alluding to the president's tweet on January 6 that said Pence "didn't have the courage to do what should have been done" because the vice president didn't try to overturn the election results as a mob of Trump's supporters entered the building.
"But it wasn't Mike Pence," Rice said.
NOW WATCH: Here's how Trump and Biden supporters reacted to election results in the 2 candidates' backyards
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Herbert Weiner was an ordained American Reform rabbi in South Orange, New Jersey, and the author of The Wild Goats of Ein Gedi and Nine and a Half Mystics. Weiner is credited for introducing Jewish mysticism to many American Jews.

Activities
Herbert Weiner served as the founding rabbi of Temple Israel in South Orange, New Jersey. He also served as the first administrator of Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem.

Nine and a Half Mystics
Herbert Weiner's Nine and a Half Mystics, published in 1969, explores themes on Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. Weiner also recounts his experiences with Jewish groups who incorporate the mystical tradition in their religious practice.

Weiner formed the book after visiting various Jewish communities in his search for Jewish mysticism. For many American Jews, Weiner's work was their first exposure to the Jewish mystical tradition.

Impact on Neo-Hasidism
Weiner's writings on Jewish mysticism help shape the Neo-Hasidic impulses among some American Jews. Rabbi Arthur Green, a leader in the Jewish Renewal movement and a proponent of Neo-Hasidism in general, was first exposed to Jewish mysticism by reading Weiner's Nine and a Half Mystics.

Weiner also authored a preface to neo-Hasidic guru Reb Zalman Schachter's Fragments of a Future Scroll: Hassidism For the Aquarian Age (Leaves of Grass Press, Germantown, PA: 1975).

References

1919 births
2013 deaths
American emigrants to Israel
American Reform rabbis
People from Boston
21st-century American Jews
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Protection with a Firearm
Mr. Wiseman explains the level of readiness a soldier has to have while under constant threat of intimidation.
Evacuating the Injured
Mr. Wiseman relates the harsh reality of being a soldier while evacuating the injured being separated from their family.
Assisting at the Hospital
Mr. Wiseman describes the sights witnessed within the hospital and the horrific conditions of the wounded.
Desperate for Survival
Flaming Torches
Mr. Wiseman describes the sight of torches by the locals when going up the mountains to gather food from the drop zone.
Parachutes to Pants
Mr. Wiseman describes the level of survival the Bosnian people went to in order to clothe their children and obtain food in the town.
Meeting the Locals
Mr. Wiseman tells of speaking with the locals and trying to understand their culture and means of survival.
Duties of the UN
Mr. Wiseman describes the responsibility and the value of the UN presence in Bosnia.
In the Heat of War
Mr. Wiseman describes his presence in Bosnia as a real eye opener while being there for the purpose of providing humanitarian aid.
Rough Seas and Loose Cargo
Mr. MacDonell describes a very long voyage in rough seas, and losing a deck load of barrels which broke loose.
Danger on a Daylight Bombing Mission
Mr. Kerry describes his sense of security and danger while in close formation flying, and a close call at the hands of an overhead bomber.
Halifax Bomber Rear Turret
Mr. Kerry compares the rear turrets of the Halifax and Lancaster bombers and discusses the sense of responsibility he felt for the security of the crew.


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#define TENSORFLOW_LITE_TOCO_TFLITE_OPERATOR_H_

#include <string>

#include "flatbuffers/flatbuffers.h"
#include "flatbuffers/flexbuffers.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/schema/schema_generated.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/toco/model.h"
#include "tensorflow/lite/tools/versioning/op_version.h"

namespace toco {

namespace tflite {

class BaseOperator;

// Return a map contained all know TF Lite Operators, keyed by their names.
// TODO(ycling): The pattern to propagate parameters (e.g. enable_select_tf_ops)
// is ugly here. Consider refactoring.
std::map<std::string, std::unique_ptr<BaseOperator>> BuildOperatorByNameMap(
    bool enable_select_tf_ops = false);

// Return a map contained all know TF Lite Operators, keyed by the type of
// their tf.mini counterparts.
std::map<OperatorType, std::unique_ptr<BaseOperator>> BuildOperatorByTypeMap(
    bool enable_select_tf_ops = false);

// Write the custom option FlexBuffer with a serialized TensorFlow NodeDef
// for a Flex op.
std::unique_ptr<flexbuffers::Builder> WriteFlexOpOptions(
    const std::string& tensorflow_node_def);

// These are the flatbuffer types for custom and builtin options.
using CustomOptions = flatbuffers::Vector<uint8_t>;
using BuiltinOptions = void;

// A simple wrapper around the flatbuffer objects used to describe options that
// configure operators.
struct Options {
  // Build custom options.
  static Options Custom(flatbuffers::Offset<CustomOptions> offset) {
    return {::tflite::BuiltinOptions_NONE, 0, offset};
  }

  // Build builtin options of the given type.
  static Options Builtin(::tflite::BuiltinOptions type,
                         flatbuffers::Offset<BuiltinOptions> offset) {
    return {type, offset, 0};
  }

  ::tflite::BuiltinOptions type;
  flatbuffers::Offset<BuiltinOptions> builtin;
  flatbuffers::Offset<CustomOptions> custom;
};

// A BaseOperator encapsulates the relationship between operators in tf.mini
// and TF lite, and provides methods for converting between those two formats.
class BaseOperator {
 public:
  // Build an operator with the given TF Lite name and tf.mini type.
  BaseOperator(const std::string& name, OperatorType type)
      : name_(name), type_(type) {}
  virtual ~BaseOperator() = default;

  std::string name() const { return name_; }
  OperatorType type() const { return type_; }

  // Given a tf.mini operator, create the corresponding flatbuffer options and
  // return their offsets.
  virtual Options Serialize(const Operator& op,
                            flatbuffers::FlatBufferBuilder* builder) const = 0;

  // Read TF Lite options and create the appropriate tf.mini operator.
  virtual std::unique_ptr<Operator> Deserialize(
      const BuiltinOptions* builtin_options,
      const CustomOptions* custom_options) const = 0;

  // Get the op version using the OperatorSignature.
  // The function needs to be overridden to return the op version based on the
  // parameters. Note:
  // * The first version for each op should be 1 (to be consistent with the
  //   default value in Flatbuffer. `return 1;` is okay for newly implemented
  //   ops.
  // * When multiple versions are defined for an op, this function could be
  //   overridden. (See example in `operator_test.cc` and
  //   'tools/versioning/op_version.cc`)
  virtual int GetVersion(const OperatorSignature& op_signature) const = 0;

  // Given a Toco `Operator`, return a list of booleans indicating the op
  // mutates which input variables.
  // * If the op mutates any input variables, it should return a list of bool
  //   with the same length as inputs.
  // * Otherwise, it will return an empty list.
  virtual std::vector<bool> GetMutatingInputVariables(
      const Operator& op) const {
    // Most ops don't have variable tensors. This function can be overridden.
    return std::vector<bool>();
  }

 private:
  std::string name_;
  OperatorType type_;
};

// Helper function to create ::tflite::OpSignature from the given
// ::tflite::BuiltinOperator and OperatorSignature.
::tflite::OpSignature GetVersioningOpSig(const ::tflite::BuiltinOperator op,
                                         const OperatorSignature& op_signature);

// Helper function to determine if a unsupported TensorFlow op should be
// exported as an Flex op or a regular custom op.
bool ShouldExportAsFlexOp(bool enable_select_tf_ops,
                          const std::string& tensorflow_op_name);

}  // namespace tflite

}  // namespace toco

#endif  // TENSORFLOW_LITE_TOCO_TFLITE_OPERATOR_H_

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Political Op-Eds Social Commentary
When rape jokes aren't funny
Julie Burton and Michelle Kinsey Bruns
Updated 10:57 AM EDT, Mon July 16, 2012
Daniel Tosh was free to say what he said about rape, but that doesn't mean it wasn't morally repugnant, the writers say.
PHOTO: Courtesy Comedy Central
Julie Burton, Michelle Kinsey Bruns: Men, women seem to disagree on comic's rape joke
They say many men don't seem to get the joke reflected extreme end of rape culture
They say threat of rape used to define boundaries for women's behavior; joke did this, too
Men see rape in jokes as an abstraction, but it's real for women, writers say
Editor's Note: Julie Burton is president of the Women's Media Center. Michelle Kinsey Bruns is online manager for the Women's Media Center. Both are longtime feminist activists and organizers.
When the comedian Daniel Tosh reportedly singled out a woman in his audience and suggested, according to a blog post that recounted the incident, it would be "funny" if she "got raped by, like, five guys, right now," the online reaction was swift, heated and often split down gender lines. Many men wanted to explain free speech or heckling etiquette. Many women (and virtually all feminists) said these topics were distractions, at best, from the sheer offensiveness of Tosh's attack.
As we at the Women's Media Center watched hundreds of users comment on our Facebook post about the incident, we saw the same disconnect.
Quite a few of the women who shared our post said they were doing so in hopes that a husband or boyfriend would "finally understand why I won't watch Tosh's show with him." Some even tagged their husbands or boyfriends, to be sure the message would reach its destination.
Julie Burton
PHOTO: Courtesy of Women's Media Center
Michelle Kinsey Bruns
In the aggregate, these comments gave us a glimpse into the ongoing, low-grade conflicts between women who have been trying to articulate their discomfort with Tosh's lazy, cruel and misogynistic humor, and the men who share their lives but just don't get it. At the center of these disagreements is the rape-joke empathy gap.
The problem isn't a failure of men to see rape as horrific. It's that many of them do not perceive that rape itself lies on the far end of a broad spectrum of ways in which the idea of rape, the invocation of rape or the threat of rape is used to intimidate women or to regulate their behavior.
When women are told that they shouldn't drink too much or walk alone at night or wear a revealing top, they are being given a guided tour of the boundaries of acceptable female conduct. Women are supposed to understand that these boundaries are policed by rapists. We cross the line at our own risk. And if we are caught, the brutal punishment is one we have earned.
Gilbert Gottfried: If you don't want to hear an edgy joke, don't listen
A comedian who shoots down an audience member who objects to his rape jokes by joking about her being gang-raped on the spot isn't being funny. He's using rape to shut up a woman who crossed a boundary by speaking out of turn. That is unacceptable. Tosh was free to say what he said, of course. But that doesn't mean it wasn't morally repugnant. It was.
What about rape jokes with less vicious punch lines? Here is the gray area where the empathy gap thrives best. There is absolutely room in both comedy and in feminism for discussions about rape jokes that highlight rape as a social ill vs. those that perpetuate that injustice. That's why we joined with other feminist media critics and activists to produce a YouTube "supercut" of rape jokes – some insightful and some far less so. Still, the presence of rape in women's lives is too real and pervasive for many to laugh at all the same jokes that many men can.
It's not that women never enjoy crude humor – a lesbian journalist friend recently confided in us her amazement that her wife is a fan of Tosh's show, if not some of its more brutal misogyny. And it's not that no man knows with terrible certainty what it's like to be a rape victim – one in five females and one in 71 males in the United States are the victims of rape, to say nothing of atrocities around the world such as those described in our new report on rape as a weapon of war in Syria.
Nonetheless, the significant overlap between the gender divide and the rape-joke empathy gap is real, and it seems inevitable when media coverage of rape so often focuses on what a victim should have done differently to try harder not to get raped. Such shoddy framing creates a fictional image that there's a certain type of woman who gets raped. Women know that's a lie, because they live the truth, but men may never have occasion to question that image, and so when they laugh at rape jokes, they're laughing at an abstraction that's all too real for many women.
Tosh and all those with the privilege to hold a microphone have a responsibility to shine a light on the reality behind the abstraction – not to perpetuate it, and certainly not to silence those who bear its burden.
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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Julie Burton and Michelle Kinsey Bruns.


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Desde esta escena queda fijado el leitmotiv "Sordel, Sordello, ?
Herbert Tucker describes the opening to Sordello as--what else?
Browning's Political Skepticism: Sordello and the Plays.
Robert Browning, theologian: the incarnational politics of "Fra Lippo Lippi"
Bizo will add $3 million in revenue in the current period and $6 million the next, Steve Sordello, LinkedIn's chief financial officer, said during a conference call.
Here is Dante's patriotic outburst for which the appearance of Sordello is made the pretext.
On Friday, May 24th, more than 300 Vespa riders from all over Europe and America will start their engines in piazza Sordello in Mantua.
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Tibiofibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic ankles: initial kinematic analysis using four-dimensional CT
A. Mousavian, D. Shakoor, N. Hafezi-Nejad, A. Haj-Mirzaian, C. de Cesar Netto, J. Orapin, L. C. Schon, S. Demehri
AIM: To evaluate the reliability of ankle syndesmotic measurements and their changes during active motion using four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) examination in asymptomatic ankles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 4DCT was performed on both ankles of patients with signs and symptoms of unilateral ankle instability. Ankles from the asymptomatic side of 10 consecutive patients were included in this analysis. Five ankle syndesmotic measurements were adopted from the available literature and performed by two fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeons: (1) syndesmotic anterior distance (SAD); (2) syndesmotic posterior distance (SPD); (3) syndesmotic translation (ST); (4) syndesmotic tibiofibular angle (STFA); and (5) ankle tibiofibular angle (ATFA). A Monte Carlo simulation was also performed to obtain exact p-values with 99% confidence intervals. RESULTS: Excellent interobserver reliability was observed among the two readers for four out of five measurements (intra-class correlation coefficients [ICC]: 0.767–0.995, p<0.001–0.020). The ICC values for SAD were not statistically significant (ICC=0.548 and 0.569 for dorsi and plantarflexion respectively, p=0.1). Among the five measurements, only ST measurements had significant changes during active motion (median [interquartile range] for change: –0.70 mm [–1.6–0.10]; p=0.012). Of the above measurements, only the ST measurements demonstrated a negative linear association with the tibiocalcaneal angle during active motion (beta=–2.5, p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Reliable quantitative kinematic assessment of ankle syndesmosis can be performed using 4DCT examination. Syndesmotic measurements remain unchanged during ankle motion except for the syndesmotic translation, which tends to decrease during plantar flexion.
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Mousavian, A., Shakoor, D., Hafezi-Nejad, N., Haj-Mirzaian, A., de Cesar Netto, C., Orapin, J., Schon, L. C., & Demehri, S. (2019). Tibiofibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic ankles: initial kinematic analysis using four-dimensional CT. Clinical Radiology, 74(7), 571.e1-571.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2019.03.015
Tibiofibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic ankles : initial kinematic analysis using four-dimensional CT. / Mousavian, A.; Shakoor, D.; Hafezi-Nejad, N.; Haj-Mirzaian, A.; de Cesar Netto, C.; Orapin, J.; Schon, L. C.; Demehri, S.
In: Clinical Radiology, Vol. 74, No. 7, 07.2019, p. 571.e1-571.e8.
Mousavian, A, Shakoor, D, Hafezi-Nejad, N, Haj-Mirzaian, A, de Cesar Netto, C, Orapin, J, Schon, LC & Demehri, S 2019, 'Tibiofibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic ankles: initial kinematic analysis using four-dimensional CT', Clinical Radiology, vol. 74, no. 7, pp. 571.e1-571.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2019.03.015
Mousavian A, Shakoor D, Hafezi-Nejad N, Haj-Mirzaian A, de Cesar Netto C, Orapin J et al. Tibiofibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic ankles: initial kinematic analysis using four-dimensional CT. Clinical Radiology. 2019 Jul;74(7):571.e1-571.e8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2019.03.015
Mousavian, A. ; Shakoor, D. ; Hafezi-Nejad, N. ; Haj-Mirzaian, A. ; de Cesar Netto, C. ; Orapin, J. ; Schon, L. C. ; Demehri, S. / Tibiofibular syndesmosis in asymptomatic ankles : initial kinematic analysis using four-dimensional CT. In: Clinical Radiology. 2019 ; Vol. 74, No. 7. pp. 571.e1-571.e8.
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Needless to say, there will be a lot of attention given to Kris Benson's outing for the Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs on Sunday afternoon. Though it's unlikely that the outcome of the start will be much more than a warm up for Benson's long rehabilitation, count on a bunch of the Phillies' brass taking meticulous notes on every pitch. As it turns out, it seems as if the team is looking for a starter. At least that sounds like the case based on the quotes coming from Arlington, Texas after Opening Day starter Brett Myers tossed up another clunker on Friday night. Actually, the latest stinker might be the one that officially put the portly righty on notice. In just two innings Myers threw 66 pitches, gave up five hits, five runs, four walks and blew a four-run lead. But wait, it gets worse... In Myers' last 12 starts the Phillies are 1-11, including losses in the last five straight. With a 3-9 record and 5.84 ERA, Myers has allowed fewer than four runs in just seven starts. He's allowed less than three runs in just three starts, which isn't bad when one considers that Myers is averaging just a little more than five innings per start. Yet it was the two-inning clunker - one in which he walked three straight despite working with a four-run lead in the third inning - that finally made manager Charlie Manuel post an opening for Myers' spot in the rotation. "Can I say his job is secure?" Manuel told the scribes in Texas. "I don't know what to say, if you want to know the truth. We'd have to find somebody to do his job first, I guess." In other words, if the Phillies had someone better Myers wouldn't be going out there anymore. Really, how tough is it for a guy when he knows that the only reason the team continues to give him the ball is because they don't have anyone else? Myers must know what time it is based on how he reportedly busted it out of the ballpark without talking to the writers after the game. Typically a stand-up and an accountable guy when it comes to talking to the press about his job, Myers must figure that he doesn't have anything new to say. What else can he say? What else can he do? And what happens to Myers if the Phillies find someone better? Here is the most telling quote from the manager as it appeared in The Inquirer: "We're trying to get him right," Manuel said. "Myers' best year is 14-9 as a starter [in 2003]. You stop and think about it, that's not lighting it up. I mean, look, that's not what you call a huge season. He's had some bumps. He's had moments on the mound where he's had some struggles. "Our expectation of Myers was always an 18-, 20-game winner. I said before the season started that in order for us to win, we needed 16 to 20 wins out of [Cole Hamels and Myers]. That's kind of how we always evaluated him. His talent has always been there. Right now, things aren't going too well for him. He's having trouble." As a starter Myers had been very consistent in being inconsistent. In his four full seasons as a starter, Myers topped 200 innings once and never won more than 14 games. Maybe he's proving that he really belongs back in the bullpen. *** If you missed the women's 10,000 meters in the Olympic Trials last night, I bet you're kicking yourself now. Described as a race that was at least four competitions in one, the Olympic qualifier had a virtuoso performance from Shalane Flanagan, a solid effort from Kara Goucher and drama galore when Amy Begley edged Katie McGregor for the last spot on the team. But just barely. Flanagan, the American record holder in the event, and Goucher ran away from the pack to finish in the first two spots, while Begley and McGregor dueled it out for the last spot for a trip to Beijing. Only Begley and McGregor weren't racing against each other - well, kind of, but not exactly. You see, to run in the Olympics an athlete needs to meet a qualifying standard of 31:45 for the 10K. If the top three runners don't have the required time by the end of the trials race, the next best finisher with the standard makes the team. So with Flanagan, Goucher and McGregor three of the four runners in the race with the qualifying standard met in a previous race, Begley spent most of the race one place ahead of McGregor watching the clock and running for her life. After the race she said she spent the last two laps doing math and running as fast as should could while holding out hope that she could squeeze in ahead of McGregor and under 31:45. With a crazy sprint to the finish line and a last lap of 67.3, Begley made it under the standard by 1.4 seconds. Then she collapsed on the track. McGregor, conversely, finished in the worst spot possible for a trials race by coming in fourth. Worse, it was the second straight Olympic Trials in which she finished fourth in the 10,000 meters.
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Would the plural be "smaczne soki"
Could someone briefly explain how adjectives are inflected?
Hi, as I understand it, the adjective has to match the gender of the noun it describes. In this sentence, "sok" is a masculine noun, and therefore the adjective has to end with "y", "smaczny". When an adjective describes a feminine or neutral noun, it has to end with "a" and "e" respectively. For example, "kobieta" is a feminine noun, and therefore if you want to say "A good woman", you say "Dobra kobieta", not dobry or dobre. So to sum up, to inflect an adjective you first need to identify the noun it is describing and figure out its gender. I really hope this helped you. Good luck!
Just to add to this, adjectives also depend on case and number.


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Very simply to use, but you can customize a lot if you would like to. Only one issue is automatic clean up on switch on and off and you can't left it on. For that price it's just great product from brand that never let me down.
We bought this in the office for our receptionist so that she did not have to run to the kitchen to get clients coffee when they arrived.This also freed up the main machine for staff.Great success and really good coffee!!!!
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I bought this machine less than 9 months ago. It all worked well until a few weeks ago when it started to pour water out of it. now I can't make any coffee. Its not a cheap machine. I would have expected better.


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Sommelier Rajat Parr, a three-time winner of the prestigious James Beard Award, grew up in India and started training as a chef in New York, before getting hooked on wines. Parr co-owns wineries in Oregon and California.
You started off by training to be a chef, am I right? What got you on the path to becoming a sommelier then?
You are a James Beard winning sommelier and have a lot riding on your business. How do you go about demystifying wines to people who don't know much about them in the first place?
I always talk about flavors. I don't necessarily talk about where it's from. Do you want fruity flavors or drier flavors?—things people can relate to. Sometimes they don't have the verbiage to describe wine, so then I try to ask them what they drink usually and then kind of gauge from there.
Do you have to have a lot of money to appreciate good wine?
Not necessarily. It just depends...you can buy a good bottle of wine for $30. Although the more you know about wine, the more your palate gets exposed to it, it gets more expensive. It's like art and fashion…the same thing applies.
What got you to the point where now you own a vineyard? Is that the logical extreme of your love for wine?
Yeah. I was always curious about making wine and I decided to partner with my business partner to make wines. It was a natural transition for me from being a sommelier to making wine. And I had a good opportunity. It came to me. I didn't chase it. Now we have three wineries. And we are very lucky to make wine and do something we love.
Do you feel that it's more challenging now? You're watching the sausage being made as it were?
Well, sure. It's humbling. It's difficult. It's not easy, but you learn as you go. You buy vineyards and you're in some serious debt, and you have to pay the bank back. It's much harder than you can imagine, but it's also fulfilling. You're creating something, you're working with the land, and you're doing something you love.
When you say that it's much harder, what kind of challenges have you encountered?
You work with Mother Nature, and you can't take it for granted. That's the reality. But we welcome the challenge. We like a certain style of wine, and then we go in the market and try to sell the wine. It's a very competitive market out there; there are a lot of people making lots of good wine. We are trying to fit in, trying to create our own niche. We try to make earthy and more restrained wine. We don't make big juicy white wine. Our wines are much more spicy…much more high acid. It takes time. I don't expect it to just all work in one day.
I imagine the James Beard Award helps as well, right?
Yeah, it does. I don't really use it that much. I believe in the quality of the wine, and that's more important for me that just using my name. I appreciate the James Beard Award; it's an amazing honor. But, at the end of the day, the wine still has to speak for itself. For me, that's more important.
What misconceptions do people commonly have about wine?
Wine is a very complicated beverage. Most people don't always think about how wine is made. It takes a lot of effort, especially if you're making wines which are farmed organically. It's also time-consuming and expensive to plant vineyards. If you're buying grapes, it's easier, but if you're planting your own vineyards, growing grapes, it's much more challenging and a lot of work. That's something that's important for people to know.


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Howell reappointed to Pelham BOE
By Molly Davidson
Published 8:24 pm Monday, April 28, 2014
By MOLLY DAVIDSON / Staff Writer
PELHAM—The Pelham City Council unanimously approved the reappointment of Paul Howell to Place 1 on the Pelham Board of Education during an April 28 specially-called meeting.
"We should note Mr. Howell has been a really excellent board member," Pelham City Councilman Ron Scott said. "I'm not surprised we find ourselves where we are today with his reappointment."
The Board of Education Place 1 vacancy was posted on the Pelham city website earlier this month and remained open for applications until April 18, however the City Council received no applications, a sign of the "community's endorsement" of Howell, Scott said.
Howell was originally named to Place 1 on the Board of Education during a November 18, 2013 City Council meeting, and sworn onto the board during a December 3, 2013 City Council meeting.
When the Board of Education was established, the positions were assigned consecutive roll-off dates, with Place 1 expiring first in June of 2014.
Howell's reappointment to Place 1 is for a five-year term, expiring June of 2019.
"One of the things that has made the first year on the Board so exciting is the work we have done," Howell said. "I look forward to kicking the school system off on the first of July."
The City Council also approved the emergency spending of nearly $17,000 from the Capital Improvement fund to fix a sinkhole on Cambrian Ridge Drive that occurred after the heavy flooding in early April.
"We knew we were in for some deep digging," Pelham director of Public Works Eddy Jowers said.
After digging 22 feet into the ground, the bottom of the sinkhole was reached, Jowers said. The hole was filled, but the area still requires paving which Jowers estimates will cost between $3,000 and $4,000.
"It was quite a hole, but it could have been a whole lot worse," Jowers said.
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This post on healthy pregnancy must-have items contains affiliate links. We only share products we feel are valuable to our readers.
From the moment you first discover those two little lines on the pregnancy test until the minute your baby takes her first breath, you want to do everything possible to make sure you have a healthy pregnancy. Growing a new life is a huge responsibility! A healthy pregnancy should include the items you need to give your baby the best nutrients as well as those that provide you with comfort. If you're uncomfortable, it can be difficult to focus on anything else! We've rounded up the best items for moms-to-be that achieve both goals. Check them out!
Preggie pops are great for helping quell morning sickness!
Morning Sickness Relief: The American Pregnancy Association estimates that more than half of all women suffer from morning sickness. Some sources put that estimate closer to 75 percent! The odds are pretty good that you are going to have to deal with at least a bit of nausea, particularly during your first trimester. While this is part of a healthy pregnancy, it can make it difficult to keep down food. Here's a strange tip: sour candy does wonders for morning sickness! Our personal favorite remedy for morning sickness are Preggie Pops candies, make by Three Lollies. At less than $5 for a tin of 21 pieces, they're reasonably priced and work very well.
Nature Made Prenatal Vitamins are great for providing valuable nutrients at a lower price.
Prenatal Vitamins: While it is important not to start any vitamin regimen without first discussing it with your doctor, many obstetricians recommend taking a prenatal vitamin as part of a healthy pregnancy. There are so many different brands out there, but unless your doctor recommends a particular brand, we love Nature Made Prenatal Vitamins. They contain all the necessary nutrients-including the extremely important folic acid-and don't cost a small fortune. In fact, you can get a bottle of 250 vitamins for under $15 on Amazon. Since you only have to take one a day, a single bottle can last throughout almost your entire pregnancy.
A belly band helps support your back during your healthy pregnancy.
Belly Support: As your belly starts growing, it can cause a major strain on your back. Using a belly band that you can hide beneath your clothing is a great way to reduce that strain and maintain a more comfortable healthy pregnancy. With so many belly bands on the market, it can be difficult to figure out which one is the best. Some of them can get incredibly pricey! One band that has gotten great reviews and is very cost effective is the It's You Babe Mini Cradle. The great thing about this belly band is that it's relatively small, so it won't make you terribly hot in the summer the way some larger girdles can!
The Boppy Body Pillow helps cradle and support your stomach as you sleep.
Sleep Support: Insomnia is not conducive to a healthy pregnancy, yet when that belly starts growing, the hours of sleep start shrinking! One of my all-time favorite pregnancy comfort items was my Snoogle pillow. However, at over $60, it's not exactly a budget saver. While I felt it was well worth it, there are less expensive brands that accomplish the same level of sleep support. The Boppy Custom Fit Total Body Pillow sells for less than $40 on Amazon and has rave reviews. If that is still outside your budget, a Boppy Wedge will also provide support to your growing belly and costs about $16.
A personal fan helps keep you cool in the summer!
Cooling Comfort: If you live in one of the many parts of the world that gets blistering hot during the summer, you know how uncomfortable it can be for anyone. Add a growing belly, pregnancy hormones giving you hot flashes and overall discomfort to the mix, and summer can be downright misery-inducing! Follow summer safety tips for a healthy pregnancy by staying hydrated and spending plenty of time in the cooler air conditioning. If you don't have AC, get yourself a nice compact personal fan to keep your cool. Feel free to keep it to yourself! After all, you're technically cooling off two people! When you are out and about, bring a handheld misting fan and stash plenty of cold fluids in our Mini-Cooler sling bag! It'll keep your drinks cold and refreshing so you can stay hydrated in comfort!
Get a pair of good shoes for comfort and support.
These items will all help make your pregnancy healthier and a little more comfortable. Just remember, the most important part of a healthy pregnancy is following your doctor's advice! If you are experiencing extreme nausea, discomfort or any other issues that seem out of the norm, be sure to contact your obstetrician immediately.
I would definitely remember these things when I get pregnant. I'm sure these would all be helpful for me however, I'm just not sure if these are available in our country. I'm praying the belly support is because that's what I think I'll need most.
A pillow like that would be a godsend. I always have to have a big body pillow to support my belly and put between my legs. Pregnancy is never kind to me when I need to sleep. These are all some great ideas. I also loved the pregnancy pops to help with morning sickness.
I haven't experienced pregnancy but I've had a lot of friends and colleagues who have. Many of them talk about the discomforts of the first and last trimesters. I've heard a lot about back pain, swollen feet, and definitely morning sickness. It's good that expectant mom's have some type of relief.
The morning sickness relief pops and that pillow both look like they would be essential during pregnancy! I am not pregnant, nor have I ever been but I will definitely keep this in mind should the day come! Very informative post, thanks for sharing!
I had to wear a crazy brace because I am all stomach from really early on. Those candies were nice but way too expensive for how sick I was during the whole pregnancy, three times! I would have spent hundreds of dollars on them alone!
I've never been pregnant myself, but I think I would enjoy that pillow just the same. haha. It looks like a great pillow. Prenatals are super important for baby's healthy development and mom's physical well-being. And I think having good shoes would just be sensible. My sister-in-law had feet that swelled so much when she was pregnant, so proper footwear was vital for her. I like the belly band, too. There are so many muscles that are strained from carrying all that baby weight out front, so that seems sensible and beneficial.
I totally agree with the pillow. I had one like that through all of my pregnancies and it was amazing. All the other things I didn't bother with except my last pregnancy I tried preggie pops. They were ok, but a little expensive when any sucky candy could do the trick! I may grab some this time around just because I did enjoy them 🙂 I need to go pick up another one of these pillows!
Okay, so I don't plan on having a little one anytime soon, but that boppy pillow is screaming my name. I can so see myself curling into that pillow and knocking slam out for the night. The Fan is a woman's must have, our bodies change so much that hot flashes are very unexpected.
That body pillow saved my life when I was pregnant! That and the belly band!
And the belly band is a must as the belly grows. But I never thought about a fan!
That pillow looks really comfortable. I am not pregnant but I need that now. These are great and I am sure that fan is a lifesaver especially in the summer.
Ginger tea is fantastic, especially for morning sickness! I didn't know it helped with milk production too. Thanks for sharing that!
Would loved to have had this list when i was pregnant.
That belly band looks like it could work wonders!
What a great selection of products. I totally want that giant pillow. How comfy!
I love my giant pillow! I still use it, it's great for those with back problems. I swear, my son wreaked havoc on my sciatic nerve while he was taking up residence in my womb!
This is a great guide to healthy pregnancy items. Where was that pillow when I was pregnant? 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
I have always wanted to try the Peggie pops sour drops. I have heard great things.
I always wanted to try one of those body pillows! They look like they would be amazing!
I HIGHLY recommend one! Even if you're not pregnant, they're awesome! I still use mine, and my son is 8. I just bought a new one about two years ago. My first one held up for nearly 6 years!


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The older I get, the more I want matching soft and cozy PJs. And with the holidays upon us, I thought it was only appropriate to do a round up of some cute and cozy pajama gift ideas to include on your wish list OR to buy for others.
You can always count on Old Navy to have bright and fun / festive Christmas Jammies. I snagged these for myself for the holiday season.
Old Navy Thermal Sleep Sets // Under $20 for the set right now!
I love Target's Gilligan O'malley brand PJ's. They are soft and hold up pretty well for the price.
So last Christmas the hubs + kids got me the SOFTEST PJ's that I own. The brand is Shimera (purchased from Nordstrom Rack) and seriously they are the softest thing I own. I don't have this set shown below, but I promise you they are soft.
Another fave of mine are the Make+Model fleece joggers at Nordstrom. These are SO comfy. Several colors on sale now!
And last but not least, did you know that Sam Edelman also carries amazing pajamas besides shoes?? Well, it's true! I own this cute bird print but there are a few other options on sale right now too. These would be under $30!
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I really like the merry everything pjs!! They are so cute and could be perfect whether you celebrate Christmas or another holiday.
I love getting pajamas for Christmas!! Such a fun indulgence that I dont usually purchase for myself.
I think I might start this new tradition for myself! They look so comphy. Love the set from Target.
Super cute ideas! I love soft & matching jammies!
Those joggers look so incredibly comfortable!!
I love cozy pajamas! That Merry Everything top is so fun for Christmas!
Christmas PJ's are the best and I am loving these! So cute!
This sounds amazing! I need to find this nightgown!


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Th real story based on a fearless thief who robes the rich people but when he caught his life comes in front of police and media.
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HOW TO FIX 2007 GMC ACADIA SLE : ALL 3 ON ONE SIDE. CODES P0202 P0204 P0206. IS THIS THE ECM?
All 3 on one side. codes p0202 p0204 p0206. is this the ECM?
Check injector resistance and pattern on a scope. if you have the proper power and ground it could be dirty injectors or the possibility of bad injector drivers in the computer.


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Q: Assembly code to C practice
So I was doing the following problem, making the assembly code to C(still kind of new to assembly code)
Suppose you know that when a function with prototype
long decode4(long x, long y, long z)
is compiled into assembly code, the body of the code is as follows
addq %rsi, %rdi
imulq %rdx, %rdi
movq %rdi, %rax
sarq $15, %rax
salq $31, %rax
andq %rdi, %rax
ret

Parameters x, y, and z are passed in registers %rdi, %rsi, and %rdx. The code stores the return value in register %rax.
How I interpreted the code was with the following:
long w =(x+y)*z;
w=(w>>15);
w=(<<31);
return x&w;

please review my code, and please be nice!

A: Yes your interpretation is right.
Just to add.
The code could also be  -
addq %rsi, %rdi   => x = x + y
imulq %rdx, %rdi  => x = x*z
movq %rdi, %rax   => w = x
sarq $15, %rax    => w = w >> 15
salq $31, %rax    => w = w << 31
andq %rdi, %rax   => w = w & x
ret               => return w

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long w;
x=(x+y)*z;
w=((x>>15)<<31);
return x&w;

It all depends how the compiler decides to translate it to asm, sometimes adding its own optimization. You can't convert it exactly to the C code originally if you want.
But you can do the reverse. generate an asm file from the C file.
gcc -O2 -S -c file.c

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Steam Database Reveals Unreleased Mac Models Coming in 2023
MacBook Pro | Image: CNET
Recent Geekbench testing results have revealed some previously unannounced Mac hardware. The Steam Hardware and Software Survey for November has revealed the existence of two unannounced Macs. This information comes when Apple's future MacBook Pro and Mac Studio models are anticipated to be released sometime around early 2023.
Every month, Steam releases information about the software and hardware its users utilize. This provides details about specifications, operating system versions, and other things. These numbers aren't incredibly fascinating to the general public, but the figures for November are noteworthy because of these upcoming Macs.
Steam database showing the unreleased Macs | Image: MacRumors
Two unpublished Macs with the model numbers "Mac14,6" and "Mac15,4" can be seen in the survey results for November, as was initially noticed by a MacRumors source. These Macs are being used at a rate of "0.00%," indicating that they are not often utilized. Instead, a very tiny number of Apple engineers are evaluating Steam software to see how well these Macs run in games.
MacBook Air | Image: Unsplash
Recent Geekbench test results have revealed the identify "Mac14,6" a few times. The findings, which included a single-core score of 2027 and a multi-core score of 14888 in one test, reflect the M2 Max chip. The M2 Max chip scored 1853 on a single core and 13855 on a multi-core in another leaked Geekbench result.
The entry-level Mac Studio model and the high-end models of the upcoming MacBook Pro are most likely to be powered by the M2 Max processor. The M2 Pro processor is anticipated to handle the MacBook Pro's entry-level edition. It won't come as a surprise if the M2 Pro and M2 Max range aren't significantly improved over their predecessors, given that the M2 processor, which powers the 2022 MacBook Air and the most recent iPad Pro, is just 11% quicker than the M1.
On the other hand, the "Mac15,4" identification has only ever appeared in this Steam data. This model number most likely refers to a separate unannounced M2-powered Mac, such as a new iteration of the Mac Studio or a distinct MacBook design. According to rumors, Apple will release several new Macs in 2023. This features the much anticipated Apple Silicon-powered Mac Pro, the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, and Mac Studio.


Anthony Munoz played as the offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals for thirteen years starting in 1980. He was selected to teh Pro Bowl for eleven of those years, and became a member of the 80's All Decade team and the 75th Anniversary All-NFL team.
Munoz was named the Offensive Lineman of the Year and incredible eight times and played in two Super Bowls. In 1998, Munoz was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Anthony Munoz now devotes his time to giving back to the community. He has spoken to christian and secular audiences all across the country.
Anthony is currently contributing as an analyst for ESPN's NFL coverage.


International Chocolate Day is this Sunday (9/13)! We wanted to help you prepare for the festivities with some recipes from our favorite chefs/sites.
1. Triple-Chocolate Chocolate Pudding– No chocolate-lover will be able to resist a bowl of this thick, creamy pudding from pastry chef Sarabeth Levine's "Sarabeth's Bakery: From My Hands to Yours" cookbook.
2. Mocha Chocolate Icebox Cake – A moist cake with the flavors of Kahlua, espresso, chocolate and mascarpone cheese.
3. Milkie Way Malt – Vanilla ice cream with malted milk, chocolate, caramel sauce, and crushed malt balls make for a candybar- inspired treat.
4. White Chocolate Spheres Filled With Chocolate Mousse – This one-of-a-kind dessert recipe from chef Eric Snow of The Oak Room is the perfect sweet treat for someone special.
5. Warm Chocolate Pudding Cakes With Caramel Sauce – What's the only thing that could improve a warm, fudge chocolate cake? Gooey caramel sauce.
6. Chocolate Honey Almond Tart – This decadent tart has the rich flavors of honey and almonds to balance the chocolate.
7. Salty Chocolate Chunk Cookies – Finishing your cookies with a delicate, flaky salt like Maldon brings out the chocolate flavor and tempers the sweetness, creating the ultimate sweet and salty snack.
8. Raspberry Chocolate Kiss Cocktail – Originally created for Valentine's Day, this delicious cocktail is perfect for any time of year.
9. Chocolate Almond Macaroons – These chewy macaroons call for two favorite flavors, chocolate and almonds.
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