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Poll: Many blame drug firms for opioid crisis
by Mike Stobbe And Emily Swanson
About two-thirds of Americans believe drug companies are to blame for the opioid crisis, although nearly as many hold drug users themselves responsible, a new poll finds.
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll showed many people also fault doctors who prescribed opioid pain pills and government officials who haven't done enough to expand addiction treatment and arrest drug dealers.
"All of the above," said Anna Marie Davis, a casino security supervisor from Norwood, Pennsylvania. She said she has had to deal with overdoses at work and that her 27-year-old nephew, who used heroin and fentanyl, died of a drug overdose last year.
"It's pretty bad," she said of the drug overdose problem. "I honestly don't think they're doing enough" to stop it, she added.
The United States is in the midst of the deadliest drug overdose crisis in the nation's history. More than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2017. Nearly 48,000 involved some type of opioid, a category that includes heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid painkillers.
Experts say the overdose epidemic is rooted in a boom in opioid painkiller prescriptions that began more than 20 years ago, which they say fostered addictions that later shifted into use of heroin and other drugs.
The AP-NORC poll was conducted this month amid a legal storm: About 2,000 lawsuits have been filed in the past few years seeking to hold the drug industry responsible for the nation's drug overdose crisis.
Some of the people participating in the poll said they were following the news and felt manufacturers should be held accountable.
But many also expressed strong feelings that people taking drugs are to blame. Among them was Pamela Williams of New York City, who said she was addicted to cocaine and other drugs until she stopped about 25 years ago.
"Nobody's forcing them to take drugs. Nobody puts it in their hand and puts a gun to the head and says; 'Here, take this," said Williams, who lives in the Bronx.
Dr. Daniel Ciccarone, a drug policy expert at the University of California at San Francisco, noted that the survey doesn't explain why people are turning to drugs and alcohol. He said people seem to be "self-medicating" as they struggle with depression, lack of money or other issues.
Carmen Amato, a 52-year-old retired teacher from Frankfort, Kentucky, echoed that.
"People can't make a living in some parts of our state and don't seem to have any other prospects besides use drugs," Amato said. "It's terrible."
According to the poll, 63% of Americans think pharmaceutical companies are quite a bit or a great deal to blame for the problem of opioid addiction, while 58% say the same about people abusing opioids. Slightly less than half—46%—think doctors and dentists are significantly to blame, and about a third—34%—say that about the government.
The poll shows 35% say they or someone close to them has been addicted to prescription painkillers or heroin.
White Americans were more likely than black Americans to say they've known someone who was addicted, 39% to 20%. Americans under 30 were more likely than older people to say they've known someone who was addicted, 44% to 32%.
People who have personally been close to someone addicted to opioids were more likely than others to blame pharmaceutical companies, 70% to 59%. They were also somewhat more likely to blame doctors and dentists (52% to 43 and the government (41% to 31%), but not significantly more or less likely to blame opioid users themselves.
The poll also detected a partisan divide.
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to blame pharmaceutical companies (72% to 53 and the government (42% to 26%). Republicans were more likely than Democrats to blame users (69% to 51%).
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More information: AP-NORC Center: www.apnorc.org/
Citation: Poll: Many blame drug firms for opioid crisis (2019, April 25) retrieved 16 July 2019 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-poll-blame-drug-firms-opioid.html
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Deep-fried food is the great motivator.
Little Evie had accomplished a milestone recently when she took her first steps on her own. But to help her achieve this goal, she had a little gift of motivation in the form of a french fry.
This kid's going places, but only with the help of heavily salted potatoes, cooked in hot oil.


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Q: Is it possible to force validation with the MembershipProvider.ValidateUser? I might need to add some sort of backdoor where a sysadm can log on to the aspnet.mvc site using a customers account knowing only the customers username.
Is this possible, for example using the hashed password from aspnet membershipprovider or a superuser password?

A: If you want to get backdoor access, you do not need to know the user's password. Just their username.
You can do this by just writing FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(username, false).
Just make sure you restrict access to this function. For example, create a role called "Authentication Agent". In the controller action method that does the backdoor access, make sure you only allow it for users in the "Authentication Agent" role.
[HttpPost]
[Authorize("Authentication Agent")]
public virtual ActionResult SignInAs(SignInAsForm model)
{
    if (model != null)
    {
        MembershipUser member = null;
        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(model.UserName))
        {
            model.UserName = model.UserName.Trim();
            member = Membership.GetUser(model.UserName);
        }

        if (member == null)
            ModelState.AddModelError("UserName", string.Format(
                "Username '{0}' could not be found.", model.UserName));

        if (ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            Session["WasSignedInAs"] = User.Identity.Name;
            FormsAuthentication.SetAuthCookie(model.UserName, false);
            TempData["FlashMessage"] = string.Format(
                "Impersonation was successful. You are signed in as {0}.",
                    model.UserName)
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(model.ReturnUrl))
                return Redirect(model.ReturnUrl);
            return RedirectToAction(FormsAuthentication.DefaultUrl);
        }
        return View(model);
    }
    return HttpNotFound();
}

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[Marketplace] Parts: VW mk2 Golf/Jetta Master Cyl.
Title:    VW mk2 Golf/Jetta Master Cyl.
Left over from my VW GTI days. P/N 191 611 019, Master Cylinder, new in box. Manufactured by F.A.G. Pictures available if needed.


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Q: How to set "CheckBoxes" to checked from treeview using javascript? I'm using kendo mvvm frameworks. I would like to check certain checkbox with an array contain the checkbox value.
Example
var checkboxValue=["a","c"]

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A: Try this:
var values = ["A", "C"];

var setTreeViewValues = function(values) {
    var tv = $("#treeview").data("kendoTreeView");

    tv.dataItems().forEach(function(dataItem) {
        if (values.indexOf(dataItem.text) > -1) {
            dataItem.set("checked", true);
        }
    });
};

setTreeViewValues(values);

Demo
It will check the node if the array contains its text. You better call this method on dataBound event if your treeView get its data from an async request.


No lightbulbs in lamp, no sky sports as advertised but apart from that was good.
The decking could do with a good scrub!
these apartments do what they say on the tin, clean and comfortable with all mod cons.
Welcome pack of coffee tea milk etc a good idea. V comfy large bed. Little difficult to find but rang for directions. Staff very helpfull. Ambience of living room a bit bare and empty but who cares. Arranged around a courtyard which echoed any noise.
Brilliant stay, lovely furnishings, clean.
Underground car park is bit confusing and got stuck on our depaeture and had to wait for it to be fixed, but didnt take long and staff were very friendly. Would reccomend.
I stayed for the evening with my partner, the room was great value for money, they even upgraded us to a two bedroom apartment (Even though it was not needed) the room was really clean, nice furniture and styling, really enjoyed my stay at stay city.
A good value for money overnight stay.
The apartment was very big, too big for one person so it felt a bit eerie at night. I would maybe stay here again if I was traveling in a group, but not as a single female. There was ample parking around the hotel (paid), which was cheaper than the hotel carpark and also closer, so there was no need to book parking inadvance.
Easy to find, great service, 2 mins from city center, modern interior and fascilities we had a 5 person apartment 2 bathrooms and 2 bedrooms a living room and kitchen with a balcony amazing apartments would 100% stay here again.
Easy to find via satnav for first time city driver!.
Very simple but nice apartment.
Adequate for couple or maximum 3 people. Nice and clean, good amenities. Would definitely recommend.


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This mixed six is half Hardywood, half Final Gravity.
Venus Rising is an imperial IPA from Final Gravity. It pours slightly hazy, orange/yellow. Lots of foam. Aroma is lemons and buttered bread. The front of the tongue is mild, but the hops come in big and bright on the finish. More lemons and a little bit of garlic. Very good.
I really like Final Gravity's Doppler Effect imperial IPA. I love the contrast between the bready, slightly sweet malt on the aroma and the piercing, fruit/citrus hops all over the back end of the flavor. The beer pours slightly hazy yellow with average to light foam. the aroma has that buttery, malty quality, and it's there on the flavor, too. But the finish is lemon and tropical fruit notes, melon and mango. Just a great balance that makes this a remarkable IPA.
Irish Goodbye is a very big version of a dry Irish stout from Final Gravity. It pours opaque dark brown with a slight, tan, creamy head, There is an aroma of licorice, espresso, and some herbal notes. The flavor is really smooth... I'd never have guessed this beer was a little more than 8% ABV. It hides the alcohol behind a ton of roasted malt flavor, and a little sweet coffee character. Creamy mouthfeel. This is the best dry Irish stout I've had in a really long time.
Mamaw's Mean Cobbler is a Belgian Tripel with peaches, spices, and other ancillary ingredients by Hardywood. I like this a lot more than their basic peach tripel. The added spices and sweetness make it a delicious dessert beer, as the name implies. It pours a creamy orange color with average foam. The aroma is sweet and fruity, with vanilla and cinnamon as strong presences. On the flavor I think I detect nutmeg, too, although that isn't listed on the label. The rich lactose sugar and spices, peach flavor and malt are all tied together with a little hop kick at the end. The ABV is undetectable. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Savor X is a collaborative Baltic Porter by Hardywood and New Belgium. It's rich and strong and has a notably hearty finish. This beer pours very dark brown with very little head. The aroma is malt, bakers chocolate and coffee liqueur. The flavor is a great mingling of that coffee/chocolate thing, but the coffee character dominates, especially on the finish. As strong as this is, I never got sick of it.
Berliner Weiss is becoming one of my favorite summertime brews. I enjoy it for it's easy-drinking low alcohol content and the sharp tartness that makes it such a distinct beer. Hardywood's Berliner Weiss is not a particularly inventive version of the style, it's a classic take, played right down the middle. And it's a huge success in that regard. This beer is hazy, pale yellow with a thin rim of foam. Lemon and salt are all over the aroma, with a little sweet, banana-like character in the background. The flavor is really tart front to back, and the finish is bright and clean. A perfect beverage for campfires, picnic tables, and fireflies.

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Givaudan divests pectin business to Herbstreith & Fox
Medienmitteilung
Givaudan today announced that it has divested its pectin business, part of the Naturex portfolio, to Herbstreith & Fox (H&F Group), a leading family-owned producer of pectin based in Neuenbürg, Germany.
Louie D'Amico, President of Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing, commented: "We have taken the decision to divest our pectin business in order to strengthen the focus on our core business. We are delighted to have concluded this agreement with Herbstreith & Fox given their strong presence in the pectin category and their long-term commitment to developing the business further."
Sven Fox, Executive Director of H&F Group, said: "Acquiring Givaudan's pectin business will enable us to further expand in our core markets across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, while gaining a stronger foothold in Poland. We look forward to offering our customers a strong network of manufacturing facilities across Germany, Poland and Switzerland, while ensuring the highest levels of service and reliability."
The pectin business, acquired from Naturex, contributed CHF 23.2 million to Givaudan's Flavour Division sales in 2019. The terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.
Givaudan is a global leading company in taste and wellbeing, and fragrance and beauty. With its heritage stretching back over 250 years, the Company has a long history of innovating scents and tastes. From a favourite drink to your daily meal, from prestige perfumes to cosmetics and laundry care, its creations inspire emotions and delight millions of consumers the world over. The Company is committed to driving purpose-led, long-term growth while leading the way to improve happiness and health for people and nature. In the fiscal year 2019, the Company employed over 14,900 people worldwide and achieved sales of CHF 6.2 billion and a free cash flow of 12.7% of sales. Let's imagine together on https://www.givaudan.com.
About Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing
Powered by innovation and creativity, Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing aims to shape the future of food by becoming the co-creation partner of choice to its customers. Built on its global leadership position in flavours and taste, the Company goes beyond to create food experiences that do good and feel good, for body, mind and planet. With an expanded portfolio of products across flavours, taste, functional and nutritional solutions and a deep knowledge of the food ecosystem, Givaudan's passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game changing innovations in food and beverage. Let's imagine together the future of food. Learn more at https://www.givaudan.com/taste-wellbeing.
About Herbstreith &Fox
Herbstreith & Fox (H&F) is recognised globally as a manufacturer of high-quality pectin for the food and non-food industries. The carefully developed and high-quality H&F product range provides pectin for a wide variety of applications. H&F is the global market leader for apple pectin. The company can look back over a successful history since it was founded in 1934 and, as a traditional company, embraces the concept of family. www.herbstreith-fox.de
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As an example, a manager like Mark Hurd might do very well with Larry Ellison keeping watch, but manage the company to maximize his compensation to the detriment of the company if supervised by a weak board of directors.
Buying a "turn-around" business like Sears is not an example of a Berkshire approach despite what was claimed by investor Eddie Lampert. The idea that Lampert would be "the next Warren Buffett" was and is baffling given their different styles as investors.
Munger would rather have a great moat than great managers, but would love to have both so he as a greater margin of safety. "Good jockeys will do well on good horses, but not on broken down nags" quips Buffett. For example, both the New England textile business and the department stores that Berkshire owned had very competent managers, but the underlying businesses the managers had to run were lodged in quicksand. Ron Johnson who formerly was in charge of Apple's retail operations may be a great manager of a retail business, but JC Penny's reputation as a lousy business seems likely to make the critical difference in terms of a financial result. Lots of really great managers will do poorly running startup because the distribution of financial returns in venture capital is a power law distribution.
Munger wants managers of the business who have "an ownership mentality" toward the business, not just the attitude of manager.
The David Sokol case involving Berkshire is interesting to think about. http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/MAR3011.pdf Why would someone so rich like Sokol take an action that involved relatively little money as potential gain? That very rich people fall from grace in a huge way over small amounts of money defies easy explanation. Why take a risk that has small upside and massive downside like DennisKozlowski the former head of Tyco did in trying to avoid sales taxes on some art? As an analogy: Why cheat on a spouse with prostitutes when you are in a position of power like Eliot Spitzer? The answer, of course, is that humans are often emotional rather than logical and understand statistics in a dysfunctional way. Munger has said that if you think this sort of thing is easily explainable, you do not understand the problem. Complexity, risk, uncertainty and ignorance are impossible to avoid.
The two investors are not interested in investing in a company "turnaround," since they "seldom actually do. Charlie hopes that the moat of the company he is investing in is strong enough to survive bad management. As was discussed in a previous post in this series, Charlie would prefer to have a moat that is so strong that it could survive if the company was run by "an idiot nephew." Neither Buffett nor Munger is going to buy a business and "let" some friend or relative "run it." But if they hypothetically did, they would hope that it would still perform adequately as a business due to the moat.
Occasionally Munger and Buffett find a person who they can bet on who has such superior talent that they really don't need much of a moat (regarding moats see my previous post). This situation is rare, but it does happen.
Certainly the way Wells Fargo "cross-sells" to existing customers in order to lower the cost to acquire new business is about great execution, but the bank in my view starts from a base of "too big to fail" which is a moat.
Charlie feels that the management of a company like Costco is a case in which management adds to the company moat. Charlie is a huge fan of Costco's James Sinegal for example. But Munger clearly feels that companies which have managers like Costco are not easy to find.
The next post in this series on 25IQ is about Munger's Methods: Charlie Munger on Margin of Safety (The Fouth Essential filter).


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Les Miles Lance Leipold Athlete recruiting College sports College football Coaching Football Sports
Big 12 Kansas
Kansas rewards Leipold with extension through 2027 season
By DAVE SKRETTA - Sep. 01, 2022 07:39 PM EDT
FILE - Kansas head coach Lance Leipold takes the field with his team before playing TCU in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kansas is set to kick off its season on Sept. 2, 2022, against Tennessee Tech. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas added an additional year to football coach Lance Leipold's contract Thursday that will keep him on the sideline through the 2027 season, a reward for a two-win first year that raised hopes for a long-awaited turnaround.
Leipold was hired last year, shortly after the Jayhawks parted with Les Miles following a winless season and amid sexual harassment allegations from his time at LSU. And despite never having an opportunity to put together a full recruiting class or working with his team in spring football, Leipold's progress was evident in a late-season upset of Texas.
Leipold's original contract was a $16.5 million, six-year pact that paid him $2.2 million in its initial season with annual $200,000 increases. He also would earn $50,000 for finishing in the Top 25, earning Big 12 coach of the year or winning seven regular-season games; $75,000 for reaching a certain academic benchmark; $100,000 for qualifying for a bowl game; and $500,000 if the Jayhawks would play for a national title.
"This is a statement about our exceptional confidence in Lance, his outstanding staff and the unlimited potential of Kansas football," said Jayhawks athletic director Travis Goff, who was hired shortly before he chose Leipold as his coach.
"When you consider he and his staff did not arrive until May (2021), and therefore did not have a chance to coach our guys until August last year, the 2021 season could be considered 'Year 0,'" Goff explained. "Given the progress that's been made both on and off the field in such short order, I could not feel more strongly about the trajectory of this program."
Kansas opens this season Friday night against Tennessee Tech.
Leipold was a popular pick among Kansas fans because of his Midwest pedigree, small-town roots and ability to build a program. He won six Division III national championships in eight seasons at Wisconsin-Whitewater, then proved he could win at the Division I level when he spent three years rebuilding Buffalo, followed by three straight bowl games.
Along with upsetting the Longhorns last season, the Jayhawks put a scare into Oklahoma and lost one-possession games to TCU and West Virginia — further evidence that the culture Leipold was trying to build had taken root.
Earlier this week, Leipold showed his affinity for the Jayhawks by announcing an endowment fund established along with his wife to provide financial support for an on-field graduate assistant for the football program.
"It shows, I think, our commitment and our appreciation," Leipold said. "We're going to need a lot from everybody and you have to do it yourself sometimes. We've tried to do certain things at each stop because we think it's important. The timing of the year, that didn't play a part in our thought process at all. We're just happy we could do it."
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Renter's Guide to Eldridge – West Oaks
A community rich with possibilities, encompassing the best of both suburban and urban living is what you'll uncover when you settle into one of the beautiful apartment buildings in the Eldridge – West Oaks area. With close proximity to major Houston thoroughfares, the community also offers a diverse number of venues and activities for new residents to experience and explore.
Finding Eldridge – West Oaks
Once well known for its large ranches, the Eldridge – West Oaks area has greatly developed over the last three decades to become a booming residential and commercial community. Located in far west Houston, the community is bounded by Alief Clodine to the south and I-10 to the north; Cinco Ranch is to the west of the community of Eldridge – West Oaks. Here, residents can have the best of both worlds. While a perfect location for those looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, the area has great amenities and features convenient access to fine dining, entertainment, and shopping centers.
Eldridge - West Oaks, Houston, TX Demographics
Total Population79,960
Female 38,341
Male 41,619
Inexpensive Living with Large Possibilities
Compared with the rest of the nation, the Greater Houston area is an excellent place to live and work if you want to get the most for your money. Numbeo cost of living estimates rank Houston well below large cities like New York City in terms of rental costs and living costs. In fact, Houston residents pay less than half of what people in New York City pay each month. When factoring in rent, Numbeo lists Houston as about 31% cheaper than New York City to live in.
With low rental costs and a strong job outlook, the Greater Houston area is the ideal location to move to and call home.
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Living in Eldridge – West Oaks
Eldridge – West Oaks is home to a mix of young professionals and families. According to the City of Houston's Planning and Development Department, most residents in this community are between the ages of 25-34, also known as Millennials. Along with single adults, families with kids make up about a quarter of the community, and that's growing.
The city also lists the average household income at around $89,000 a year, a salary that has continued to climb as the area fosters rapid business growth. In fact, the community has grown substantially over the past decade or so, with now more than 115,487 people calling Eldridge – West Oaks home. Most residents have had some college experience, and many hold advanced degrees.
With beautiful, tree-lined streets and a wide array of dining, shopping, and entertainment destinations, Eldridge – West Oaks emerges as a great place to live for both life-long residents and newcomers seeking new adventures in a rapidly-advancing community.
What makes Eldridge – West Oaks a great place to live?
Whether you are in search of family-friendly attractions or a night out on the town, there's no shortage of options in Eldridge – West Oaks. Although more relaxed than Downtown Houston, just a short drive away there are nightlife, restaurants, and entertainment for young adults and others to enjoy.
Both grown-ups and kids will delight in all of the recreational options provided, living in this part of West Houston. Close to such destinations as George Bush Park and Ray Miller Park, there are all kinds of choices, including basketball courts and two play areas for kids. If you want to go for a leisurely bike ride or get in some exercise walking or jogging, the Terry Hershey Park Trail System offers plenty of opportunity, and it's within biking or walking distance of most of the community's residents. There's even a unique spot for your four-legged family members to run through the grass at Millie Bush Park, just off Westheimer Parkway. Park amenities include a dog pond, dog showers, as well as picnic space and a walking trail.
If you do want to seek out additional amenities, Downtown Houston is just a short 20-mile drive from the community of Eldridge – West Oaks. This puts you in a prime location to enjoy all of the museums and sites of the area, including the Houston Museum of Natural Science, the Houston Symphony, Houston Zoo, and the fun of heading out to a ballgame at Minute Maid Park.
For all of your shopping needs, head to nearby West Oaks Mall, or just take a short drive on Interstate 10 to Katy Mills Mall.
Grocery stores are plentiful within the community, as are a handful of farmer's markets in some of the other nearby neighborhoods. From fine cuisine at top-rated restaurants to family-friendly fare at one of the many casual spots in town, the area abounds in dining destinations. For Greek food lovers, Droubi's Mediterranian Grill at 1635 Eldridge Pkwy #200 is a great option; or if you're looking for a cozy place to enjoy your breakfast, Pastelitos Café will entrance your senses with a unique fusion of Latin and European flavors.
An Easy Commute
Houston's Energy Corridor is just north of this community, giving many residents of Eldridge – West Oaks a short commute during the workweek. There is also public transportation available, with bus routes running from some of the main roads to downtown Houston.
A Safe Place to Call Home
In Eldridge – West Oaks in particular, families of all sizes can have peace of mind knowing that they reside in one of Greater Houston's safest areas. According to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services, Eldridge – West Oaks residents experience a violent crime rate that is nearly 60% lower than the City of Houston average. Also, the area is a far enough drive from Downtown Houston to avoid the problems of urban pollution.
Eldridge - West Oaks, Houston, TX Households
Total Number of Households32,780
Family 20,466
Non-family 12,314
Children 10,445
No Children 22,335
Average People Per Household2.6
Median Housing Costs Per Month$1,258
Great Options in Education
With education a top priority for most families, the community delivers a variety of options for young students, including both public and private schools. The Houston Independent School District covers part of the community, while the Alief Independent School District picks up the rest of the students.
Schools include Westside High School, West Briar Middle School, and Barbara Bush Elementary School. Western Houston also offers a number of private schools for parents to choose from.
Eldridge - West Oaks, Houston, TX Education Statistics
Bachelor Degree30%
What are your housing options?
Much of this community is still ripe with opportunity, containing a large amount of undeveloped land as well as existing commercial space.
For those hoping to make Eldridge – West Oaks home, though, the area provides a great variety of housing options, from apartment rentals – mostly on its eastern side, closer to downtown Houston – to single-family homes and condos.
What You Can Rent in Eldridge – West Oaks
While many of the apartments for rent within this community have mid-priced options within the $701 – $1,000 per month range, you will also find more affordable rentals around $550 per month, depending on the space you need.
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Nella mitologia greca,  Cabarno  era un abitante della città di Paro caro a Demetra.

Il mito
La divina Demetra aveva una figlia chiamata Persefone che non riusciva più a ritrovare, si mise alla sua ricerca  nel mondo intero fin quando arrivata in un'isola Cabarno riuscì ad informarla della verità. Infatti egli aveva le prove che sua figlia era stata rapita in precedenza da un altro dio, Ade, la divinità degli inferi. La dea fu molto grata per l'informazione rendendo Cabarno suo sacerdote.

Interpretazione e realtà storica
Da Cabarno discendono i Cabarni, i sacerdoti di Paro che dovevano presenziare alle cerimonie in favore della dea, inoltre secondo altre fonti il nome della stessa isola cambiò nome in Kabarnis.

Bibliografia

Moderna

  Traduzione di Pier Antonio Borgheggiani

Voci correlate
Persefone
Demetra

Personaggi della mitologia greca
Demetra

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Why not start your Easter weekend by joining us on Friday 19th April for the Crawley Down Residents Association Easter Egg Hunt… It's open to everyone that would like to take part!
Register at the desk outside shops in village from 10am to receive your clue sheet and map, then set off on a hunt for the Easter Bunnies hidden around the village.
When you successfully find a bunny you get to take part in a lucky dip where every participant wins a mini foiled chocolate egg! If you pick a silver egg you win an on the spot mystery prize...!!
Each bunny will also give you a letter, once all letters are un-scrambled they will spell a word which can be entered on your clue sheet. Completed clue sheets can then be submitted at the registration desk by village shops or at the Haven Centre to be entered into the grand prize draw.
We look forward to welcoming you for an epic adventure!
If you're not a member why not support the CDRA by joining and benefiting from the reduced entry fee? Membership costs just £5 per household per year and joining takes only a couple of minutes by going to http://bit.ly/2THxyCX.


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Copyright law must be made fit for the digital age: the Seanad must adopt amendments to the Copyright Bill so that consumers do not unknowingly infringe copyright
Have you ever transferred music from one device to another? Have you copied music from a CD to your phone to listen to it on the way to work? Have you copied a DVD to a tablet to watch it on a long journey? If so, you have probably infringed copyright, almost certainly without realizing it.
Have you every backed-up the data on your phone, or your laptop? Of course, most of us don't back-up as often as we should; but, if you do, then you have probably infringed copyright, again almost certainly without realizing it.
Moving data from one format or device to another is known as format-shifting, and both it and backing-up mean that you are making copies of the relevant content or data. Making those copies is an infringement of copyright, unless you have the permission of the copyright owner (which usually you won't have), or you can rely on a copyright exception provided by copyright legislation (which right now, in Ireland, you can't).
There is no good reason why format-shifting or backing-up should be an infringement of copyright. And there are many good reasons why it should not. In particular, the fact that you didn't realize that format-shifting or backing-up are infringements of copyright demonstrates that consumers assume that format-shifting and backing-up are perfectly normal behaviour. These are ubiquitous practices in the digital age, and copyright law should not frustrate such legitimate consumer assumptions.
These exceptions are permitted by the EU's 2001 Copyright Directive, and they have long formed part of the law in most European countries. Many common law countries have looked at this issue in the recent past, and have concluded that they too should introduce these exceptions. A Bill currently before the Seanad is a golden opportunity for Irish law to do likewise.
Exceptions to copyright are often described as fair dealing, and the Bill ought to be be amended to provide explicitly that format-shifting and backing-up should be regarded as fair dealing too.
However, considerations of fairness require that copyright owners should be compensated for any harm done to them by this fair dealing. In other countries where such exceptions exist, copyright owners receive such fair compensation from levies upon the manufacturers and importers of the blank recording media to which the data is transferred. In this way, a fair balance between the rights of consumers and copyright owners is achieved. Hence, the Bill ought also to be amended to provide such a scheme.
Although the ubiquity of format-shifting and backing-up means that there is widespread infringement of copyright law, copyright owners do not seem to be lining up to drag everyone with music or movies on their phones or tablets or laptops before the High Court. So, it might be asked: what's the real problem here? There are two.
First, unenforceable or unenforced law is a blot on the statute book. Legislation sends signals; and, without exceptions for format-shifting and backing-up, the signal Irish copyright legislation is sending is that it is not fit for the digital age. This is a pity, especially as the Bill currently before the Seanad contains many reforms to bring Irish copyright law into the twenty-first century. Amending it to include exceptions for format-shifting and backing-up will complete that job.
Second, some people do know that format-shifting and backing-up infringe copyright, and they carry on regardless. The convenience of consuming content across various devices, and the prudence of backing up data, too easily overcome any scruples they might feel about infringing copyright. But this can too easily breed disrespect for the law, and lead to more serious infringements. These consequences are easily avoided by amending the law to ensure that format-shifting and backing-up do not infringe copyright in the first place.
In principle, copying should be lawful where it is for private purposes, and does not damage the underlying aims of copyright law. Prohibiting format-shifting and backing-up frustrates consumers' reasonable assumptions, and brings the law into disrepute. It is not a tenable state of affairs.
We have been here before. Recording tv programmes on video cassettes for later viewing was widespread before legislation in 2000 ensured that it was not an infringement of copyright. We should do the same thing now, and ensure that format-shifting and backing-up are also not infringements of copyright.
European law permits Ireland to introduce these exceptions. Almost every other country in the EU has done so. Common sense requires us to do so too. The Seanad should take advantage of the opportunity presented by the Bill currently before it, and make Irish copyright law fit for the digital age.
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Today was our homeschool group's Brainquest Bowl. In spelling bee type fashion, kids answer questions from Brain Quest cards.
This was The Boy's second year participating. Last year, he finished in 2nd place. This year, he didn't fare quite as well, but he did make it up until right before the final 3.
After answering a Bible question, The Boy looked over at me quite pleased with himself.
Everyone who competed got a goodie bag.


Another flower shot from me.
Today is Children's day in Japan and those who have little boy in family usually put Koinobori (carp banner) for their son around late April to early May every year, wishing their son to grow up strong and healthy boy.
I just love the colourful banner.
I would spend hours sitting and reading there. It was such a peaceful feeling looking at the grass and there were no people around. Just a nice place to relax and be inspired.


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Q: Camera permissions in Appcelerator I'm using Appcelerator studio for developing my app. In this app I'm taking photos from camera and posting them to my server. For Android 6, I'm asking run time permissions from users for using camera. My code is working fine. But, when I ask permission for camera on run time. It is asking 3 permissions,

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*Allow app to take photos and record videos.

*App will access gallery.

*App will use camera location.

My question is why I'm seeing all these permissions when I'm only using camera for taking photos and how can I get rid of them?
Code snippet:
if (Ti.Media.hasCameraPermissions()) {
        openCamera();
    } else {
        Ti.Media.requestCameraPermissions(function(e) {
            if (e.success) {
                openCamera();
            } else {
                alert('You denied permission');
            }
        });
    }

Thanks in advance for help.

A: It could be due to the fact that you have not granted location permissions yet on Titanium checks to ask for permissions at once. Do try it after giving location permissions.


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The frustrating clash between reality and conspiracies | Whale
By Robert Whale • June 4, 2022 11:30 am
I have thinking lately about goofy, patently absurd notions.
The sort that people would have laughed out of doors not so long ago, but now embrace, even take up arms to defend.
For instance, the Flat Earth theory. Or the Q-Anon notion that an evil cabal of pedophile, child-consuming Democrats runs this nation behind the scenes. One of the newest insists — and with a straight face — that all of the mountains of the world were once trees.
Where's the proof? Forget about it. Arguing with hard-core believers is like ramming one's head repeatedly into a brick wall. It soon becomes maddeningly clear that the idea of backing one's assertions with tangible evidence is "so five minutes ago." If you knock down one of the pillars propping up such rickety theories, the believer just moves to another, and so on.
I find it extremely depressing.
How does this happen? What does it mean?
I think the British writer C.S. Lewis gives us a useful image in The Last Battle, the final book of the Chronicles of Narnia series depicting the final struggle between the forces of good and evil in the last days of that fantasy world.
Throughout the book, the Narnian dwarfs refuse to fight for either Aslan, the Lion god and creator of that world, or for Tash, the terrible god of the Calormenes. The rallying cry of these refuseniks is "the dwarfs are for the dwarfs." They have no loyalty to any ruling party.
In a nod to Plato, Lewis informs us that the Narnia we've been reading about through all of the books, and which Aslan brings to an end, was only the palest copy of the real Narnia. That is where the good now find themselves, although it takes time for them to recognize it.
The dwarfs, however, never get it. Absurdly, they sit in a field on a brilliant, sunny day but cannot see any of it. Their minds are so closed they have convinced themselves they are still in the dark stable where they had been confined during the final struggle.
Here I quote at length from the book:
"Aslan," said Lucy through her tears, "could you – will you – do something for these poor Dwarfs?"
"Dearest," said Aslan, "I will show you both what I can, and what I cannot, do."
"He came close to the Dwarfs and gave a low growl: low, but it set all the air shaking. But the Dwarfs said to one another, 'Hear that? That's the gang at the other end of the stable. Trying to frighten us. They do it with a machine of some kind. Don't take any notice. They won't take us in again!'
"Aslan raised his head and shook his mane. Instantly a glorious feast appeared on the Dwarfs' knees: pies and tongues and pigeons and trifles and ices, and each Dwarf had a goblet of good wine in his right hand.
"But it wasn't much use. They began eating and drinking greedily enough, but it was clear that they couldn't taste it properly. They thought they were eating and drinking only the sort of things you might find in a stable. One said he was trying to eat hay and another said he had got a bit of an old turnip and a third said he'd found a raw cabbage leaf. And they raised golden goblets of rich red wine to their lips and said 'Ugh! Fancy drinking dirty water out of a trough that a donkey's been at! Never thought we'd come to this.'
But very soon every Dwarf began suspecting that every other Dwarf had found something nicer than he had, and they started grabbing and snatching, and went on to quarreling, till in a few minutes there was a free fight and all the good food was smeared on their faces and clothes or trodden under foot. But when at last they sat down to nurse their black eyes and their bleeding noses, they all said:
"Well, at any rate there's no Humbug here. We haven't let anyone take us in. The Dwarfs are for the Dwarfs."
"You see," said Aslan. "They will not let us help them. They have chosen cunning instead of belief. Their prison is only in their own minds, yet they are in that prison; and so afraid of being taken in that they cannot be taken out."
So what's my point here?
When I look about, I see too many people bound to dark ideas that do not correspond to the world we live in. Ideas that do not make them happy but drive them to the point of paranoia and madness, accompanied by a profound distrust of absolutely everything anyone outside of their circle tells them.
And all too often unscrupulous players far away, who know very well the stuff they're putting out is crap, are consciously, deliberately, and with contempt, manipulating these people for their own ends.
I am convinced wise old Abraham Lincoln was right when he said, "I have found that most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." My take away is that tuning in to the crapmongers day after day does not make people happy: it embitters and poisons. It puts them in the dark, and in the end it puts the rest of us in grave danger of their delusions.
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2003 Iditarod » Mushers » Bob Hickel
Bob Hickel
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska
Bob Hickel, 62, was born in Alaska where he has lived all his life except for going to Santa Clara University and receiving a BSC (Bachelor of Science in Commerce) in 1969. He is currently retired from working in the family business for 36 years and was President for 33 of those years. Bob started running dogs in 1988 and after running the Chugiak Dog Mushers' Businessman's Race, he became interested in running the Iditarod, which he ran the first time in 1990. This year, he will be running dogs from Kami Kennels and looks forward to completing the southern route of the Iditarod again. He and Carol have been married 37 years and are the parents of four adult children, Robert, 32, Ryan, 31, Rhett, 27 and Ashley, 25. Bob is a trustee of Alaska Regional Hospital and a trustee of the Alaska Pacific University Foundation. He says his hobbies are ocean boating, hunting, fishing, working out, scuba diving, river rafting, reading, traveling and investing.
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Inlaks, a company that provides information technology and infrastructure solutions, has offered automatic employment to 13 persons that graduated from its IT academy in Lagos.
The company, which provides IT solutions to financial institutions, telecom, oil and gas firms, among others, said the beneficiaries were drawn from different parts of the country and trained in the management of automated teller machine.
The Director, Infrastructure Business Unit, Inlaks, Mr. Tope Dare, said the company decided to train people who were unemployed to fill its vacant positions instead of going through the usual recruitment process.
He said, "About six months ago, we needed to expand our workforce to support our automated teller machines at the various financial institutions and we had the option of going into the market to recruit.
Dare explained that the company received about 220 applications when it made its plans public, and that after an online test was conducted for them, 15 of them emerged victorious.
He stated that the 15 persons were invited to Inlaks Academy in Lagos for the training, which lasted six months.
At the end of the exercise, Dare said 13 of the trainees were employed by the company, while one of them withdrew at the end of the exercise.
The Coordinator of Inlaks ATM Academy, Mr. Rahmon Alabi, said the training given to the beneficiaries went beyond the ATM management to include stock operation, customer service operation and quality assurance.
He said the training comprised two month intensive classroom session and four months of practical in the workshop and field work. He added that the trainees were well taken care of and paid monthly stipends, even though there was no formal agreement signed between them and the company.
"Such is hard to come by, especially when you are not in the employ of the trainer, but we believed in them, and so we encouraged them to maximise the opportunity given to them to be a part of this company," Alabi said.
The beneficiaries expressed appreciation to the company for the gesture, saying it was a renewal of their hope.
They also promised to be diligent in their work, adding, "I have been amazed by the way the training turned out and I'm confident that when I leave here, I can do a lot based on what I have learnt during the training," one of them, Chinonso Ikpeazu, said.
While advising the beneficiaries to be professional and be good ambassadors of the company, the Executive Director, Business Innovation, Inlaks, Olufemi Muraino, said the initiative would help the beneficiaries to be self-sustaining.
"This is the first batch and we are planning an academy for other units within the organisation. Our company is prepared to churn out the best breed of human resources in the country," he added.


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Q: Keeping leading 0s when at using read.csv() I am trying to create a tool that reads multiple CSVs from a folder and converts them into xlsx. My problem is that in some variables there are leading zeros that I want to keep. But the variable names vary between files and also every time I will need this tool.
So, is there a way to automatically detect leading 0s in any variables when at reading a file with read.csv()?
I cannot apply formats after reading because I will not fully know the variable names in which I need to apply this. I cannot force every column to turn into text because I have other variables that need to be a number.

A: I'd do this in multiple steps:
First, I'd read in the table with everything as character:
df <- read.table(file, sep=',', colClasses='character')
df

  a  b   c
1 1 01   3
2 2 10 043
3 3 30  43
4 4 40 043

Then, I'd loop through the table to check for leading zeros
leading_zeros = sapply(df, function(x) any(startsWith(x, '0')))
leading_zeros
    a     b     c
FALSE  TRUE  TRUE

Then, you can convert the columns without leading zeros to numeric:
str(df)
'data.frame':   4 obs. of  3 variables:
 $ a: chr  "1" "2" "3" "4"
 $ b: chr  "01" "10" "30" "40"
 $ c: chr  "3" "043" "43" "043"

df[!leading_zeros] <- sapply(df[!leading_zeros], as.numeric)

str(df)
'data.frame':   4 obs. of  3 variables:
 $ a: num [1:4, 1] 1 2 3 4
  ..- attr(*, "dimnames")=List of 2
  .. ..$ : NULL
  .. ..$ : chr "a"
 $ b: chr  "01" "10" "30" "40"
 $ c: chr  "3" "043" "43" "043"

A: Define a special class, num2, and then run read.csv with that.
setClass("num2")

setAs("character", "num2",
  function(from) {
    from2 <- type.convert(from, as.is = TRUE)
    if (is.numeric(from2) && any(grepl("^0", from))) from else from2
  })

DF <- read.csv(text = Lines, colClasses = "num2")
str(DF)
## 'data.frame':   2 obs. of  4 variables:
##  $ a: int  1 2
##  $ b: int  2 4
##  $ c: chr  "03" "05"
##  $ d: chr  "ab" "cd"

Note
Sample data
Lines <- "a,b,c,d
1,2,03,ab
2,4,05,cd"


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using Microsoft.Build.Framework;

namespace Microsoft.Build.Logging.StructuredLogger
{
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                        var import = new Import(
                            containingProject,
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                        return import;
                    }
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                        message == Strings.ProjectImportSkippedExpressionEvaluatedToEmpty ||
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                        var importedProject = stringTable.Intern((string)arguments[0]);
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                        var column = ParseInt(arguments[3]);

                        string reason = "";
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                            reason = "empty expression";
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                            reason = "no matches";
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                        var noImport = new NoImport(
                            containingProject,
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                    }
                }
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                {
                    if (message == Strings.ProjectImportSkippedFalseCondition)
                    {
                        var project = (string)arguments[0];
                        var containingProject = (string)arguments[1];
                        var line = ParseInt(arguments[2]);
                        var column = ParseInt(arguments[3]);
                        var condition = (string)arguments[4];
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                        string reason = $"false condition; ({condition} was evaluated as {evaluatedCondition}).";

                        var noImport = new NoImport(
                            stringTable.Intern(containingProject),
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                            line,
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                            stringTable.Intern(args.ImportedProjectFile),
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                            args.ColumnNumber,
                            stringTable.Intern(string.Format(message, sdk)));
                        return noImport;
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            return parsed;
        }

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        {
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            {
                return integer;
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            return 0;
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        public static void VisitMessage(Message message, StringCache stringTable)
        {
            var import = TryGetImportOrNoImport(message.Text, stringTable);
            if (import == null)
            {
                return;
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            var evaluation = message.Parent as ProjectEvaluation;
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            message.Parent.Children.Remove(message);
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}

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Volga-Dnepr Group last week reported total sales of US$1.05 billion for 2007, some 51 percent higher than its result in 2006 and "the best achievement for Volga-Dnepr in our history", said UK managing director Valery Gabriel.
Within the group, charter sales grew last year by 62 percent to hit $767 million, while the AirBridgeCargo (ABC) scheduled cargo airline saw its sales rise by 32 percent to over $300 million. The company also marked its first full year of independent operations under its own AOC (air operator's certificate), ABC senior vice president, commerce and strategic development Denis Ilyin pointed out.
The total volume of cargo carried by the Volga-Dnepr Group in 2007 grew by 4l percent to reach 212,900 tonnes, against an average global market growth rate of 6 percent for the year. Of that figure, Volga-Dnepr's AN-124 freighter fleet carried 59,700 tonnes of cargo, exceeding its performance in 2006 by 43 percent, while a further 51,300 tonnes was lifted by the IL-76 all-cargo fleet.
Volga-Dnepr is in the middle of a programme to grow and improve its aircraft fleet. The first stage of the AN-124-100 upgrade was completed last year with a new version - the AN-124-100M-150 - successfully gaining certification.
In 2007, Volga-Dnepr took delivery of its second upgraded IL-76TD-90VD freighter and signed a deal for three more of the aircraft to join its fleet in 2009-10.
Scheduled traffic carried on the ABC B747 freighter fleet grew by 29 percent in 2007 to reach 101,900 tonnes. In September, the carrier launched scheduled B747F services on a Moscow - Tokyo - Krasnoyarsk routeing and during the course of the year the aviation authorities of Russia and Japan signed an agreement that included the granting of traffic rights to ABC for additional frequencies to Tokyo-Narita in the 2008-10 timespan.
ABC received its first B747-400ERF aircraft in November last year and the delivery of two more is due in the first half of this year.
Volga-Dnepr has also placed orders for five new B747-8 freighters, which will be delivered between 2010-2013. The group has an option for five additional aircraft of this type.
On the ground, the Volga-Dnepr Group has been involved in the construction of the new multimodal cargo terminal at Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo airport. ABC is now planning to introduce twice-weekly scheduled B747-400ERF transpolar services in the second half of this year on a Krasnoyarsk - Toronto - Houston - Europe - Russia routeing, according to Ilyin. The original aim had been to launch US services last year with the introduction of the new B747-400ERF to the fleet, but that move was delayed due to adverse market conditions.


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Committee Membership History
Insurance (C320)
Legislature: 83(R) - 2013
Appointment Date: 1/8/2013
Position Member Begin Date End Date
Chair: Rep. John T. Smithee 1/31/2013
Vice Chair: Rep. Craig Eiland 1/31/2013
Rep. Greg Bonnen 1/31/2013
Rep. Brandon Creighton 1/31/2013 8/26/2014
Rep. Geanie Morrison 1/31/2013
Rep. Sergio Muñoz, Jr. 1/31/2013
Rep. Kenneth Sheets 1/31/2013
Rep. Van Taylor 1/31/2013
Rep. Chris Turner 1/31/2013


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*State of Darkness,* 11/1/20
I saw *State of Darkness* on 11/1/20. It's a solo dance by Molissa Fenley, originally danced by Fenley in 1988, danced to a recording of Stravinsky's *The Rite of Spring.* I read in the NY Times about a series of dancers doing the piece at the Joyce here in town, and the performances would be filmed and streamed live online. I looked at the lineup and was excited to see Sara Mearns on the list. I had seen Mearns onstage twice: once in the lead of the musical *I Married an Angel* at Encores and more memorably as one of the 25 dancers in the Merce Cunningham centenary celebration at BAM. She's an extraordinary dancer, and even though she's a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, she's clearly interested in exploring other types of dance in particular and performance in general.
May I share one quibble, before I get started? Mearns danced to a great recording of the piece, and while the credits at the end of the performance listed many people connected to the production and the Joyce, nowhere did they list the orchestra or the conductor. Which is not acceptable.
Fenley became interested in *The Rite of Spring* after seeing the Joffrey Ballet's reconstruction of the original production on PBS. I saw that too, and was CRAZY for it. Fenley decided to do a solo dance to the score, unrelated to the story of the original ballet. She wanted to do a new dance to the music, on her own terms.
It was thrilling to see a new (or at least unfamiliar) dance to this very familiar music. Fenley's choreography uses an intriguing mix of movement and stillness, just what I love in dance. Mearns danced with poetry and mastery, so expressive and powerful. Like the greatest artists, she gave the impression of having such a solid technique that she could do whatever she wanted, always at the service of the piece.
There's nothing more exciting than seeing a great artist at the peak of their abilities, doing a tour de force performance! I immediately thought of four examples of this that I've been fortunate enough to witness:
Anne Sophie von Otter in recital
Karita Matilla as Salome
Catherine Malfitano in *The Makropoulos Case*
Isabelle Huppert in *4:48 Psychosis*
I'm adding Mearns in *State of Darkness* to that exclusive list. Interesting that they're all women.
The ending was suitably manic. Fascinating that the music is over a hundred years old but it still sounds incredibly fresh, and yes, MODERN. Fenley's choreography was extraordinary and Means was a marvel.
This video shows little clips from the dance, done by three different dancers. Mearns is the blonde woman:


Superior Felt & Filtration has opened its fourth location in Minneapolis MN. The new facility will focus on serving the felt and filtration market. Superior Felt & Filtration's new location will support the medical, industrial, automotive, decorative and aerospace markets. The Minneapolis location as well as its east coast location in Boston MA, its southeast location in Spartanburg, SC, and corporate headquarters in McHenry, IL, can provide roll goods direct and offer several converting capabilities including slitting, die cutting, laminating, printing and more.


Is it necessary to don a very serious demeanor and attempt to name every aroma and taste component of your wine as you gently swirl it around your glass and palate? Studying the complex flavour profile of your wine is a lot less fun than drinking it. So don't feel guilty in your ignorance of its seemingly infinite flavour components. There's two words that are important here – yuck and yum! If yuck comes to mind, for goodness sake open a different bottle! If it's – yum, relax and have another glass.
The grape varieties in it?
Does it matter and do you really know? In Australia, wines labelled as a certain grape and region must contain 85% of the label declaration. The other 15% can be made up of any variety or region. And grapes can produce a wide range of flavours: an elegant, spicy Shiraz from the Hunter Valley might not taste anything like a bold, jammy Shiraz from the Barossa Valley.
The weather each year and individual micro climates of vineyards will affect the way wine tastes, but not as much as who makes it. A bottle from a good vintage, made by a dubious winemaker, will pale in comparison to one made in a difficult vintage, by a winemaking team who give a damn, AKA Stomp's team! So find the winemakers you like and ride the seasons with them.
Ask any winemaker/viticulturist how each of their varieties of grapes are grown and they'll talk endlessly about the soil conditions, what side of the slope the grapes were grown, trellising, canopy management, cropping levels … But really, unless you're aiming to be Australia's next trivia champion, does it change what you're drinking?
So next time you enter a cellar door, don't panic. All you need to know is already hardwired in your brain. You'll either enjoy a wine or you won't! Don't worry about anything else. Leave the endless array of technical detail for the winemaker to worry about!


The Protein Production Service supports researchers who wish to purify recombinant proteins for their studies. The service provides assistance with various aspects of recombinant protein production: planning and experimental design, training and assistance for the use of instruments, development of automated purification programs.
The facility is located on Level 6 of the Sir Graeme Davies Building (room B646) and can be accessed at any time, 7 days a week. Technical assistance is available 9.00am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Reservations are managed through the Institute's Booking System.
The minimum time slot you can book is 2 hours, with a minimum booking notice of 24 hours.


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Le télégraphe de Morse est l'un des tout premiers télégraphes électriques, réalisé par le peintre et inventeur américain Samuel Morse en 1837.

Histoire

Découverte de l'électromagnétisme et premiers travaux

Contexte
Au début du , les expérimentateurs européens font des progrès dans le domaine des systèmes de signalisation électrique, en utilisant diverses techniques, notamment l'électricité statique et l'électricité provenant de piles voltaïques produisant des changements électrochimiques et électromagnétiques. Ces conceptions expérimentales ont été les précurseurs d'applications télégraphiques pratiques.

Samuel Morse (1791-1872) embrasse d'abord une carrière d'artiste, étudiant la sculpture et la peinture aux États-Unis, puis en France et en Italie. Lors de son voyage de retour d'Europe à bord du Sully en 1832, il entend une conversation sur la récente découverte de l'électroaimant et s'y intéresse par curiosité en se plongeant dans les travaux d'André-Marie Ampère. Il commence ainsi à réfléchir à la façon d'utiliser l'électricité pour la communication à distance.

Premiers prototypes
Il pourrait avoir conçu son premier prototype fonctionnel dès 1835, mais il se consacre à l'art, son enseignement ainsi que ses activités politiques. Il se repenche à nouveau sur son invention en 1837 et Morse se heurte au problème de la transmission d'un signal télégraphique sur plus de quelques mètres de fil.  (1800-1883), qui enseigne la chimie à l'université de New York, présente alors à Morse les travaux de Joseph Henry (1797-1878) sur l'électromagnétisme. Les électroaimants de ce dernier lui permettent d'introduire des circuits supplémentaires ou des relais à intervalles réguliers et ainsi d'envoyer des messages sur plusieurs kilomètres. C'est la grande avancée qu'il recherchait.

La longueur maximale d'une ligne attend ainsi , alors que les premiers travaux de Morse n'allaient pas au-delà de .

Il reçoit aussi une aide matérielle : son ami le machiniste Alfred Vail (1807-1859) lui fournit des matériaux et de la main-d'œuvre pour construire des modèles de télégraphe dans l'usine de sa famille à Morristown (New Jersey) et convainc son père d'investir . Le , Morse et Vail font la première démonstration publique du télégraphe électrique dans l'usine sidérurgique Speedwell de Morristown, voisine à celle de la famille de Vail. Sans le répéteur, Morse conçoit un système de relais électromagnétiques. La portée du télégraphe est limitée à , la longueur du fil que les inventeurs ont tiré à l'intérieur de l'usine grâce à un système élaboré. La première transmission publique, avec le message  (« Une personne qui attend patiemment n'est pas un perdant »), a été observée par une assistance essentiellement locale. Ils parviennent ainsi à faire fonctionner leur premier télégraphe électrique, et ils pousseront leurs tentatives jusqu'à .

Autres télégraphes et primauté de l'invention
En parallèle, et sans que chacun soit au courant des travaux de l'autre, les Britanniques William Fothergill Cooke et Charles Wheatstone présentent toujours en 1837 un premier télégraphe mécanique aux directeurs du Liverpool and Manchester Railway, puis leur propre télégraphe électrique, à quatre aiguilles, installé entre deux gares de Londres le long d'une ligne ferroviaire en cours de construction. Ils en obtiennent un brevet et il fait l'objet d'une démonstration réussie le , sur le chemin de fer de Londres et Birmingham, ce qui en fait le premier télégraphe commercial.

Auparavant, le télégraphe de Schilling est un type de télégraphe à aiguilles qui utilise une bobine de fil comme électroaimant pour dévier un petit aimant en forme d'aiguille de boussole. La position de l'aiguille transmet l'information télégraphiée à la personne qui reçoit le message. Pavel Schilling en fait la démonstration à Saint-Pétersbourg en 1832, mais le système n'est pas achevé, Schilling mourant prématurément. Carl Friedrich Gauss et Wilhelm Eduard Weber inventent le premier télégraphe électrique opérationnel en 1833, qui permet de relier l'observatoire de Göttingen à l'Institut de physique, situé à environ , pendant les recherches expérimentales sur le champ magnétique terrestre. Gauss, Weber et Carl August von Steinheil (en 1837) ont utilisé des codes avec des longueurs de mots variables pour leurs systèmes télégraphiques. En 1841, Cooke et Wheatstone ont construit un télégraphe qui imprimait les lettres d'une roue de caractères frappées par un marteau.

Pourtant, dans une lettre de 1848 adressée à un ami, Morse décrit la vigueur avec laquelle il s'est battu pour être désigné comme l'unique inventeur du télégraphe électromagnétique, malgré les inventions précédentes :

Code Morse et fonctionnement du télégraphe

Le système a besoin d'une méthode pour transmettre un langage naturel en utilisant uniquement des impulsions électriques et le silence qui les sépare. Vers 1837, Morse développe ainsi un précurseur du code Morse international moderne. Alfred Vail développe pour sa part un instrument appelé enregistreur pour enregistrer les messages reçus. Il marque des points et des tirets sur une bande de papier en mouvement à l'aide d'un stylet actionné par un électroaimant. En 1838, Morse et Vail mettent ainsi au point un code de points et de tirets permettant de transmettre un texte à l'aide de séries d'impulsions du courant électrique courtes et longues. Ce code est souvent attribué à Samuel Morse, cependant cette primauté est contestée, tendant à attribuer la paternité du langage à son assistant, Alfred Vail.

Le système Morse pour la télégraphie est conçu pour faire des indentations sur un ruban de papier lors de la réception de courants électriques. Le récepteur télégraphique original de Morse utilise un mécanisme d'horlogerie pour déplacer le ruban de papier. Lorsqu'un courant électrique est reçu, un électroaimant engage une bobine qui pousse un stylet sur la bande de papier en mouvement, faisant une indentation sur la bande. Quand le courant est interrompu, un ressort rétracte le stylet et la partie de la bande en mouvement reste non marquée. Le code morse est ainsi développé afin que les opérateurs puissent traduire les indentations marquées sur la bande de papier en messages textuels. Dans sa première conception d'un code, Morse prévoit de ne transmettre que des chiffres et d'utiliser un livre de codes pour rechercher chaque mot en fonction du numéro qui est envoyé. Cependant, le code est rapidement étendu par Alfred Vail en 1840 pour inclure des lettres et des caractères spéciaux, afin de pouvoir être utilisé de manière plus générale. Vail estime la fréquence d'utilisation des lettres dans la langue anglaise en comptant les caractères mobiles qu'il trouve dans les caissons de caractères d'un journal local de Morristown, dans le New Jersey.

Financement et version finale du télégraphe
En 1838, Morse se rend à Washington pour obtenir le parrainage fédéral d'une ligne télégraphique, sans succès. Il se rend en Europe, à la recherche à la fois de parrainages et de brevets, mais découvre à Londres que Cooke et Wheatstone y ont déjà établi leur primauté. Après son retour aux États-Unis, Morse obtient finalement le soutien financier de Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith (1806-1876), membre du Congrès du Maine. Ce financement est peut-être le premier exemple de soutien gouvernemental américain à un chercheur privé, en particulier le financement de la recherche appliquée (par opposition à la recherche fondamentale ou théorique).

En 1842, une ligne télégraphique sous-marine reliant l'île de Manhattan à Brooklyn et au New Jersey est construite en association avec Samuel Colt.

Morse fait son dernier voyage à Washington, D.C. en , en  pour faire la démonstration de son système télégraphique. Le Congrès alloue  en 1843 pour la construction d'une ligne télégraphique expérimentale de  entre Washington et Baltimore, le long du chemin de fer de Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Une démonstration impressionnante a eu lieu le , lorsque la nouvelle de la nomination de Henry Clay à la présidence des États-Unis par le parti Whig a été télégraphiée de la convention du parti à Baltimore au Capitole à Washington.

Le , la ligne est officiellement ouverte lorsque Morse envoie les mots désormais célèbres,  ( « ce que Dieu a forgé », tiré de la Bible : ), sur les  qui séparent le Capitole de Washington de l' à Baltimore, à travers la . Son télégraphe peut transmettre à ce moment-là trente caractères par minute.

Il combine ainsi l'invention technique avec celle du code, ce qui va permettre de développer la construction de lignes télégraphiques aux États-Unis et dans le monde à partie de 1945, à la suite de la création de la Magnetic Telegraph Company, remplaçant définitivement la télégraphie optique par la télégraphie électrique. En mai 1845, la Magnetic Telegraph Company a été créée afin de construire des lignes télégraphiques de New York vers Philadelphie, Boston, Buffalo, New York et le Mississippi. Les lignes télégraphiques se sont rapidement répandues dans tous les États-Unis au cours des années suivantes, avec  de fil posés en 1850.

Paternité
Dès le , Morse et Vail sont associés : ils construisent une série d'instruments télégraphiques à leurs propres frais et déposent des brevets pour ceux-ci. En retour, Morse accorde à Vail une part du pourcentage des revenus des brevets aux États-Unis et la moitié de ceux-ci à l'étranger.

Un brevet est déposé en 1840.

Morse, Vail, Gale et Smith se déchirent lors de nombreux conflits juridiques sur la paternité du télégraphe ; la Cour suprême finit par octroyer à Morse les droits de brevet en 1854. À mesure que les lignes télégraphiques s'allongent des deux côtés de l'Atlantique, la richesse et la renommée de Samuel Morse et de son système augmentent.

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Bibliographie

Bibliographie contemporaine aux développements du télégraphe de Cooke et Wheatstone
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Télégraphie
Invention du XIXe siècle
Invention américaine
Histoire de l'électricité


Today we see that Ehereum on the Weekly chart is about to break the 350 level in order to reach the 500$ before end of year.
Lots of buyer are joining Ethereum coin and making the coin more volatile and liquid.
Next week probably will start breaking the highest levels ever made to continue the UP trend too 500$.


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My first blog as managing partner at HunterRockhold. I am so fortunate to have had a very successful and enriching career (so far). My 40+ years' experience in clinical research and drug development (see About Frank) have prepared me for my new life in consulting with HunterRockhold. I am grateful to my spouse Barbara Hunter for restructuring her well- established business to accommodate my "next chapter".
I have spent the first chapter of my career gathering knowledge and experience in how to bring medicines to patients and studying the safety of these drugs. This work has included supporting standards and transparency of clinical trial data and results to ensure the benefits and risks of available treatments are known to all. My employers have been extremely generous in allowing me to invest time, especially in the latter two initiatives and the scientific community, and I am grateful for those opportunities.
As I move into the next stage of my professional life as part of HunterRockhold, Inc. and a professor at Duke University School of Medicine, my focus will be on expanding my impact and influence by collaborating with my consulting clients and colleagues at Duke.
In the next 2-3 years, my professional goal is to continue to promote the science of clinical trials and pharmacovigilance, bringing medicines to patients in the safest, most efficient, and transparent manner possible.
You will certainly hear from me again once I have had the opportunity to understand better the life of a consultant and the academic environment.


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Managing Oil, Gas and Mining Governance in Exceptional Times
Web Event
7 December 2021 - 2:00pm to 25 January 2022 - 3:30pm
Online series in discussion with Paul Collier in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Countries with non-renewable resource wealth face both an opportunity and a challenge. When used well, these resources can create greater prosperity for current and future generations. Squandered, they can cause economic instability, social conflict and lasting environmental damage. In the drive to benefit from resource wealth, the decisions of governments, companies and citizens all matter—and often they go wrong.
Join Sir Paul Collier, professor of economics and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government in conversation with global experts from the private and public sector on challenges the oil, gas and mining industry is facing in the era of rising commodity prices and the need to reduce carbon emissions. Join us to learn, discuss and debate the difference that good leadership can make for resource-rich countries.
These online events are free to attend but registration is required.
Paul Collier in Conversation with Sheila Khama
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 2 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. GMT
Sheila Khama, former CEO of De Beers Botswana and natural resources policy advisor at the World Bank and African Development Bank, reflected on the role the private sector has played in Botswana's economic development, which was shaped by diamond mining.
Paul Collier in Conversation with Spencer Dale
Monday, 13 December 2021, 2 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. GMT
Spencer Dale, chief economist at BP and former chief economist of the Bank of England, reflected on how climate change will shape the future of the oil and gas industry.
Paul Collier in Conversation with Tom Butler
Tuesday, 18 January 2022, 2 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. GMT
Tom Butler, mining sector specialist and former CEO of the International Council on Metals & Mining, shares insights on current challenges that the mining industry is facing.
Paul Collier in Conversation with Carole Nakhle
Carole Nakhle, Director and Founder of Crystol Energy and an energy economist, reflects on the implications of the energy transition for the Oil and Gas sector.
These events are brought to you in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.


until two years ago I moved to Lakewood. The music scene here is pretty much how it was in Brooklyn, it's with a lot of Hip-Hop, R&B.
right now is pretty much WHO you know, not WHAT you know. If you have a lot of money, there is no door that is locked to you, since you will never be in a perdicament financially. It's pretty much how it was back then, a lot of hands on. But you don't have to run up on a DJ, run up on a producer now, you can just go on the internet and just download someone's song. So the music business is a lot of the same, but has changed a lot with the internet.
I've always had a thing for Puff Daddy, for P-Diddy. He's an intelligent artist, an intelligent musician, and intelligent producer, an excellent; an extraordinary business man. I'd love to sit with him for five minutes, so I can get some imperative information. He's a guy who started from the ground up, from nothing. He grinded his way to having a large business. He's forever! Everyone knows who that badboy is! So I would say it'd be P-Diddy. I'm sure I'd learn so much from him, he'd help me excel and get to the next stage in the game.
because people are tired of being broke. I was tired of making just enough money to pay bills and then it's back to the everyday rat race, so I've started thinking about property investments and bonds. Once I heard the beat to the song, everything flowed out naturally. And there you have it, I'm Never Going Broke Again.
Yeah, I'm working on the album Cash Only right now. It has a lot of good songs on it, (lists some of the songs), it's going to be a monumental album, something people will remember for the rest of their life.