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Frank's sign: Cutaneous marker of cardiovascular disease
Rakesh Agarwal MBBS, MD
Department of Cardiology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date of Web Publication 10-Jul-2018
Dr. Rakesh Agarwal
243, G.T. Road (N), Laxmi Niketan, Flat-2E, Liluah, Howrah - 711 204, West Bengal
DOI: 10.4103/JCPC.JCPC_3_18
Agarwal R. Frank's sign: Cutaneous marker of cardiovascular disease. J Clin Prev Cardiol 2018;7:118-9
Agarwal R. Frank's sign: Cutaneous marker of cardiovascular disease. J Clin Prev Cardiol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2022 Jan 18];7:118-9. Available from: https://www.jcpconline.org/text.asp?2018/7/3/118/236328
A 60-year-old man with long-standing hypertension on irregular drug intake presented with right-sided hemiplegia, nausea, and vomiting. Clinical examination was consistent with a left-sided cerebrovascular accident and imaging corroborated the clinical findings. The patient was initially managed in the Intensive Care Unit and later in the ward conservatively. He was noted to have bilateral Frank's sign on general examination [Figure 1], [Figure 2], [Figure 3].
Figure 1: Left-sided Frank's sign
Figure 2: Right-sided Frank's sign
Figure 3: Computed tomography image showing left basal ganglia hemorrhage
Frank's sign is described as "a prominent crease in a lobule portion of the auricle."[1] This diagonal ear lobe crease has been considered to be a cutaneous marker of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis.[2] It is said to be a dermatological indicator of premature aging and loss of dermal and vascular fibers.[3] However, genetics, anatomic peculiarity, or a result of a particular way of sleeping have also been postulated to lead to Frank's sign.[4] In fact, the sign was mentioned by Petrakis in some of the Greco-Roman sculptures in the museums of Rome.[1],[4] Several cases associate Frank's sign with ischemic heart disease and ischemic strokes, but this is probably the first case where it has been noticed in a patient with hypertensive hemorrhagic cerebrovascular event.[3],[5]
Frank's sign should alert the clinicians toward an underlying cardio-cerebrovascular disease, and an evaluation directed at it should be done in patients presenting with the same.
Declaration of patient consent
The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
Petrakis NL. Diagonal earlobe creases, type A behavior and the death of Emperor Hadrian. West J Med 1980;132:87-91.
Friedlander AH, López-López J, Velasco-Ortega E. Diagonal ear lobe crease and atherosclerosis: A review of the medical literature and dental implications. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2012;17:e153-9.
Griffing G. Images in clinical medicine. Frank's sign. N Engl J Med 2014;370:e15.
Guţiu IA, Galeţescu E, Guţiu LI, Răducu L. Diagonal earlobe crease: A coronary risk factor, a genetic marker of coronary heart disease, or a mere wrinkle. Ancient Greco-Roman evidence. Rom J Intern Med 1996;34:271-8.
Fareedy SB, Pathak R, Salman A, Alweis R. Frank's sign: A potential predictor of cardiovascular disease. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2015;5:26885.
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Calhoun County is a county in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,441. Its county seat is Anniston. It was named in honor of John C. Calhoun, noted politician and US Senator from South Carolina.

Calhoun County is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
Benton County was established on December 18, 1832, named for Thomas Hart Benton, a member of the United States Senate from Missouri. Its county seat was Jacksonville. Benton, a slave owner, was a political ally of John C. Calhoun, U.S. senator from South Carolina and also a slaveholder and planter. Through the 1820s-1840s, however, Benton's and Calhoun's political interests diverged. Calhoun was increasingly interested in using the threat of secession as a weapon to maintain and expand slavery throughout the United States. Benton, on the other hand, was slowly coming to the conclusion that slavery was wrong and that preservation of the union was paramount. On January 29, 1858, Alabama supporters of slavery, objecting to Benton's change of heart, renamed Benton County as Calhoun County.

During the Reconstruction era and widespread violence by whites to suppress black and white Republican voting in the state during the campaign for the 1870 gubernatorial election, four blacks and one white were lynched.

After years of controversy and a State Supreme Court ruling in June 1900, the county seat was moved to Anniston.

The city was hit by an F4 tornado during the 1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak on March 27, 1994. Twelve minutes after the National Weather Service of Birmingham issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties, the tornado destroyed Piedmont's Goshen United Methodist Church.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (1.0%) is water.

Adjacent counties
Cherokee County - northeast
Cleburne County - east
Talladega County - south
St. Clair County - west
Etowah County - northwest

National protected areas
 Mountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refuge
 Talladega National Forest (part)

Transportation

Major highways

 Interstate 20
 U.S. Highway 78
 U.S. Highway 278
 U.S. Highway 431
 State Route 9
 State Route 21
 State Route 144
 State Route 200
 State Route 202
 State Route 204
 State Route 301

Rail
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
Amtrak

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 116,441 people, 44,636 households, and 28,975 families residing in the county.

2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 118,572 people, 47,331 households, and 31,609 families residing in the county.  The population density was 194 people per square mile (75/km2).  There were 53,289 housing units at an average density of 87 per square mile (34/km2).  The racial makeup of the county was 74.9% White, 20.6% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 47,331 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,407, and the median income for a family was $49,532. Males had a median income of $41,599 versus $29,756 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,574.  About 15.2% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Calhoun County contains five public school districts. There are approximately 17,000 students in public K-12 schools in Calhoun County. Public school districts are not conterminous with the county boundary.

The county contains two public higher education institutions. Gadsden State Community College operates a campus located in Anniston, and Jacksonville State University, founded in 1883 and with an enrollment of over 9,000 students, is located in Jacksonville.

Districts
School districts include:

 Anniston City School District
 Calhoun County School District
 Jacksonville City School District
 Oxford City School District
 Piedmont City School District

Politics
The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. In 2016 and 2020, Republican Donald Trump won more than two-thirds of the county's vote.

Calhoun is part of Alabama's 3rd congressional district, which is held by Republican Mike D. Rogers.

Communities

Cities

 Anniston (County Seat)
 Glencoe (partly in Etowah County)
 Jacksonville
 Oxford (partly in Talladega County and Cleburne County)
 Piedmont (partly in Cherokee County)
 Southside (partly in Etowah County)
 Weaver

Towns

 Hobson City
 Ohatchee

Census-designated places

 Alexandria
 Bynum
 Choccolocco
 Nances Creek
 Saks
 West End-Cobb Town
 White Plains

Unincorporated communities

 Chosea Springs
 DeArmanville
 Eastaboga (partly in Talladega County)
 Iron City
 Macon
 Merrellton
 Peaceburg
 Possum Trot
 Wellington

Ghost towns

 Minden
 Tooktocaugee

Places of interest
Calhoun County is home to Jacksonville State University, the Anniston Museum of Natural History, the Berman Museum of World History and the Coldwater Covered Bridge. It also contains a portion of the Talladega National Forest.

See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Alabama
Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Calhoun County, Alabama

References

1832 establishments in Alabama
Populated places established in 1832
Counties of Appalachia

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Winter Tour II, Day 10
Posted on March 9, 2017 by Ben
Here's some stuff I wrote on tour and never published. It was Saturday, Feb 11.
Tonight we're in Nederland, CO. The space we're playing is real new – it's called The Caribou Room. From what I understand, it's a sound engineer's baby that he started for fun, and wanted to do everything right. Great sound onstage. While loading in, Terry (our drummer) said, "hey Ben, you're gonna be excited to see what's back here." I assumed that meant there was a Hammond organ, but didn't want to get my hopes up. In fact, there was a Hammond and Leslie – a Model A (the first organ Hammond produced) and a "tallboy" 31h Leslie cabinet. I shouted "F*CK" and surprised one of the staff who happened to be walking through the room. Turns out it's more or less being stored there by one of the staff, so I won't get to play it tonight. There's a C3 and Leslie 122 available for rental, but because it wasn't negotiated earlier, we'd have to pay like $200 to rent it. Hopefully we'll play here again and get it covered in the contract; the engineers made it sound like they could hook that up easily.
Last night we were in Denver at Ophelia's. I'd never seen a club set up the way it is – two levels with the stage on the basement level and a big hole in the ground floor. People next to the balcony can look down on the stage, and above the stage is a video projection screen for anyone further back.
The most exciting part was opening for Foundation of Funk – a supergroup featuring Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste and George Porter, Jr. (bass and drums respectively) of the Meters. They tour adding different guests – for this show, it was Eddie Roberts (New Mastersounds) on guitar and John Medeski on keyboard. Far and away the best keyboard setup I've gotten to use yet – he had rented a B3, D6 clavinet through a fender deluxe, and Nord stage. I namedropped one of my PSU professors, David Valdez, who had played with Medeski many years ago in Boston. "Man, he was just this punk kid back when I knew him. One of those really burnin' players." I got a hold of Valdez on facebook: "We played a lot of gigs together. Never expected he'd end up a rock star." Medeski was kind enough to let me use his custom wah pedal that he'd had made in Greece since I always use the onboard wah on my Nord. He warned me it was $1000 to replace. The only mishap was that I managed to make the clavinet feed back, which I didn't know was possible. I guess it was turned up too high when I turned the wah on in preparation for a solo.
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The Professional Standards and Safeguarding page of the Archdiocesan website has undergone significant renewal.
The new page aims to bring to the fore the Gift of our Children; a gift to be treasured; to be nurtured, to be kept safe.
the safeguarding policy and procedure documents as presented under the Safeguarding Documents section of the page.
Many of these policy and procedure documents are watermarked DRAFT as we seek to consult with survivors and families within our Church community, regarding their ease of use and content. The consultation period closes on 30 November 2018.
All comments should be directed to Maria Hicks, Manager of the Institute for Professional Standards and Safeguarding at ipss@cg.org.au.
Hello Maria. Sending my regards as I board my ship for Antarctica. See you in December. Cheers. Fr Richard.


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2) The Incubator Effect – see below.
3) The About You Effect – making sure your campaigns are personalised and interactive.
4) The Big Effect – using all the data at your disposal to serve each customer exactly the right content and experience.
5) The Optimal Mix – social networks, the wider internet, your own website: online is now a multichannel environment in and of itself.
In layman's terms: throw things at the wall and see what sticks.
That might seem obvious, but it's actually incredibly brave. It's easy to dance around ideas without committing but, until you actually take action and see a strategy's effect in the real world, it's all just hot air. Famously, Dell took this approach even further with their inspirational IdeaStorm site (which set the precedent for idea-sourcing initiatives such as Starbucks' My Starbucks Idea and even President Obama's OpenGov) – ensuring there's no end to the ideas they can trial from one month to the next.
So ask yourself: when did I last try something genuinely new? When did I last experiment? If the answer is "a long time ago", well – there's the wall… start throwing.
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This was outrageous! "They took Marita Villalba," they cried. And anybody worth their salt knew Marita Villalba was the mother of Aquiles Maldonado, the thirty-year old, Venezuelan, American League closer for the Baltimore Orioles, an eleven-point five million contract, and also with a rotator cuff problem in his pitching arm.
But he, Aquiles, looks after his Mami. Didn't he buy her the machine shop with his first paycheck? There are some people you'd do anything in the world for, and that was how Aquiles felt about his Mami.
So hundreds of servants and employees of the Caracas machine shop were shouting and yelling as if the whole world was coming to an end, on this day, as hot as red coals in a furnace, and hundreds of stray dogs roaming the streets in Caracas and now their idol, Maita Villalba was gone.
The plot starts with Marita Villalba, (forty-seven and still pretty and attractive to her married foreman, Romero Cordero), when she and Cordero are given false identification by four rogues, posing as police officers. At first, they comply, as innocent as saints, but when they realize the truth, it's too late, and as slick as a whistle, she's gone.
Aquiles will do anything to get Mami back. Anything. He implores the Chief of police. And is stunned to learn the facts. Like it or not, even with money, even with eleven million dollars worth, it's, no deal. No negotiating with criminals, the Chief tells him.
"I will," Aquiles insisted. "I'll pay them anything."
"You won't. You can't. Because if you do, then every ballplayer's family will be at risk, don't you understand that?"
Meanwhile, Marita, even with the kidnappers pushing and shoving her, even with cruel jungles scraping her thighs, blinding her, even with these children parading as men, even then, she never loses faith in her Acquilas. Like a prayer, like a mantra she tells herself he'll come for her.
And Aquiles? There are the fingers they show him. One of them may be his mother's. Aquiles, in his purgatory, as unbelieving as a basket ball player missing the net, examines the nail polish. He'll give a carload of baseballs, he tells them.
And Marita strikes a home run with the boys, the kidnappers, as they grow to love her.
And in an action as dramatic as winning the Super Bowl, Aquila will come to deliver, even with his rotator cuff problem.
And now as I finish, I'm reminded, of a place I hate to leave, with Marita and Aquiles, their language, the exciting plot, which took me somewhere I'd never been, and told with pulse and pace. It moved, and moved me, as if it was alive.


On the edge. Are these the same?
All our lives we've lived on the brink of whatever happens next. Everybody does – and nearly all of us pay it little mind, we don't need a pill or a rubber room – but then one day we awake to a changed world.
Some people live on a different kind of edge – their fear, anticipation, anxiety about something. About anything really – could be their fear, hope, next great opportunity for success or failing, or waiting for the phone to ring or for the postman to deliver the good or bad news.
It occurs to me that we have never had to wait such a short time for news of anything, good or bad, and yet we are collectively far more anxious than ever. Really, you question me? When was the last time you checked your phone for messages, texts and emails? How many minutes till the next time? Anxious? Indeed you are. But, are you on the edge? Are we on the brink? Of what?
Seems to me – if so many of us are collectively anxious it ought to be about something, for something – rather than just the fear of missing out (FOMO).


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Medical Student Perspective: Who's in the Room?
Everyone who has spent significant time in the halls of a hospital knows this voice. It echoes monotonously through the halls, an Orwellian clarion demanding the attention of the busy inhabitants. For medical students on medicine or surgery call teams, ears perk up, pulses quicken, and steps hasten. A steady and clear loop, it cuts through the hustle and bustle of the floor: "Code STAT, West Tower, 4F, Code STAT, West Tower, 4F…."
For the uninitiated, code STAT indicates a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest (i.e., their heart has stopped beating normally) and the need for lifesaving medical treatment, including CPR. For medical drama fans (it's OK to admit you binge-watched those "Grey's Anatomy" seasons), it's often called "code BLUE," a familiar plot device that triggers a dramatic scene involving frantic running, people shouting "clear," and the heroic slow-motion revival of a patient from the brink of death. While codes are tense and emotional experiences both on and off the screen, the two tell very different stories. A Wall Street Journal article, "Why Doctors Die Differently" (1), speaks to this gap:
The case of CPR is instructive. A study by Susan Diem and others of how CPR is portrayed on TV found that it was successful in 75% of the cases and that 67% of the TV patients went home. In reality, a 2010 study of more than 95,000 cases of CPR found that only 8% of patients survived for more than one month.
I was party to one such code STAT call during my internal medicine rotation that remains seared into my memory. Our team strode quickly up to the room, turning the corner to see the family clustered in the hallway, in varying states of tears and distress. One man stood apart from the circle, speaking into the room, eyes wide, his voice insistent and tinged with sorrow. "He has a living will, he wouldn't want this," he repeated over and over. Just inside the overcrowded room was a nurse. She stood with a syringe of epinephrine in hand, facing out toward the door, speaking emphatically but addressing no in particular amid the commotion. "He's a full code in the chart, we have to do compressions," she proclaimed repeatedly, pounding one gloved fist into the open palm of her other hand, each sentence popping with a plastic certainty. During the back and forth, the respiratory therapist ensured a patent airway, the upper level resident stepped to the foot of the bed to lead the team, while the interns and I began chest compressions. The health care team moved efficiently and effectively, each member operating as they had been trained for such an emergency. Each person was doing his or her job in this effort to provide lifesaving care, yet the family huddled just outside the door was distraught—what had gone wrong? A few moments after our whirlwind arrival, an attending physician arrived, spoke with the family, and compressions were stopped.
The entirety of the exchange lasted just a few minutes, but it exposed an often overlooked part of a patient's experience in the health care system. Has anyone spoken with the patient about his or her wish for care at the end of life? Does the patient have an advanced directive or a living will? A health care proxy? Does the family understand the patient's wishes, and is the medical team (and the documentation) on the same page? Despite Medicare's willingness to compensate physicians for the time it takes to have conversations with patients regarding end of life care, a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll found that, "Fewer than one in five respondents reported actually having had such a discussion with a health care provider" (2). Whether with our family members during the holidays or with our patients when they're admitted to the hospital, these questions are imperative. It's a conversation that can save family members from the stomach-wrenching anxiety and guilt of a code STAT that triggers the "I never asked what she wanted…" realization. It's a moment to offer hope to the patients in the midst of a time often imbued with fear and uncertainty. We owe it to our patients to do the work of discovering who they want in the room when that calm clear voice reverberates through the halls, or if we should hear it at all.
Ben DeMarco
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
bdemarco@email.sc.edu
1. Murray K. Why doctors die differently. Wall Street Journal. 25 February 2012.
2. Span P. A quiet end to the 'death panels' debate. New York Times. 24 November 2015.
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Where's Appalachian State now?
Jon Jansen is my hero. He was my hero in 1997 as the right tackle for Michigan, and he's my hero all over again. Story via the freep...
Former Michigan offensive lineman Jon Jansen has a long memory, which could turn out to be bad news for Redskins rookie offensive lineman Kerry Brown.
Brown was a member of last year's Appalachian State football team that upset Michigan in Ann Arbor. Jansen hasn't forgotten.
The ex-Wolverine now makes Brown carry his helmet during Redskins training camp, according to Adam Himmelbach of the Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Va.
"(Jansen) came over to me and said, 'Hey, rook. Carry my helmet. Where's Appalachian State now,'" Brown said.
It could be a long training camp for Brown.
Indeed. Here's to Jansen saving some face after last year's upset of the century...and administering a little rookie bitch-slap at the same time.
J Money 5:22 PM
Seems less like saving face and more like being a sore loser.
If I were Brown, I'd hand the helmet back and tell him I only carry winners helmets. Or something like that.
And then I'd get my ass kicked.


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Circulating supply shows the number of coins or tokens that have been issued so far. The Xe Rate Alerts will let you know when the rate you need is triggered on your selected currency pairs. Live tracking and notifications + flexible delivery and payment options. "A group of miners who didn't like SegWit2x are opting for this new software that will increase the size of blocks from the current 1 megabyte to 8," Morris told Business Insider. Okcoin announced its new NFT marketplace on Tuesday, which features no royalty cap for creators and is backed by Randi Zuckerberg. Each new block has a value called a "target hash." In order to win the right to fill the next block, miners need to produce a hash that is lower than or equal to the numeric value of the 'target' hash. Since hashes are completely random, it's just a matter of trial and error until one miner is successful.
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The fee is awarded to whichever miner adds the transaction to a new block. Fees work on a first-price auction system, where the higher the fee attached to the transaction, the more likely a miner will process that transaction first. By early 2013, the leading cryptocurrency had recovered from a prolonged bearish episode and rose above $1,000, albeit only briefly. But with the infamous Mt Gox hack, China announcing its first ban on crypto and other situations, it took a further four years for the BTC price to return to above $1,000 again. Once that level was passed, however, bitcoin's price continued to surge dramatically throughout 2017 until BTC peaked at its previous long-standing all-time high of $19,850. In February 2011, BTC's price reached parity with the U.S dollar for the first time. The milestone encouraged new investors into the market, and over the next four months, bitcoin's price continued to rise – peaking at over $30. Bitcoin has a global 24-hour trading volume of $22,021,962,353. Bitcoin can be traded across 493 different markets and is most actively traded in Binance. A soft fork is a change to the Bitcoin protocol wherein only previously valid blocks/transactions are made invalid.
As a result, BTCUSD is the most popular crypto-to-fiat pair, and it serves as the de facto gold standard for the cryptocurrency market; providing the price direction cue for virtually the entire crypto market. The current market price of Bitcoin is updated every 3 minutes and is automatically sourced in USD. Bitcoin prices in other currencies are based on their corresponding USD exchange rates. Below, you'll also find popular converter value denominations in USD. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. As part of their compensation, certain CoinDesk employees, including editorial employees, may receive exposure to DCG equity in the form of stock appreciation rights, which vest over a multi-year period. CoinDesk journalists are not allowed to purchase stock outright in DCG. Just two months later, on January 3, 2009, Nakamoto mined the first block on the Bitcoin network, known as the genesis block, thus launching the world's first cryptocurrency. Bitcoin price was $0 when first introduced, and most Bitcoins were obtained via mining, which only required moderately powerful devices (e.g. PCs) and mining software.
If you are looking for quick access to your BTC to facilitate trading, you can consider storing your Bitcoin on the Binance exchange. Market cap is calculated by multiplying the asset"s circulating supply with its current price. Binance has the lowest transaction fee rate amongst all major trading platforms. Bitcoin cash came out of left field, according to Charles Morris, a chief investment officer of NextBlock Global, an investment firm with digital assets. Our new digital magazine goes beyond the daily headlines to put crypto and blockchain developments in perspective. The largest cryptocurrency continues to rebound from a five-week low. An American nonprofit called the Bitcoin Foundation was founded in 2012 to support the development and adoption of the Bitcoin protocol. After three years, however, the foundation eventually ran out of cash and was dissolved.
Data may be intentionally delayed pursuant to supplier requirements. Using a blockchain ensures security and manages digital relationships as part of a system of record. Two days ago, I posted how the market is tipping over to the bullish side. If you want to look at my previous post, please take a look here. The volume weights for today to recreate this exact chart are the following (enter it in… Alternatively, you can store your BTC in an external BTC wallet.
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As of 2021, the Bitcoin network consumes about 93 terawatt hours of electricity per year – around the same energy consumed by the 34th-largest country in the world. When the cryptocurrency was launched at the beginning of 2009, as Satoshi Nakamoto mined the bitcoin genesis block (the first-ever block on the Bitcoin blockchain), 50 BTC entered circulation at a price of $0.00. CoinGecko provides a fundamental analysis of the crypto market. In addition to tracking price, volume and market capitalisation, CoinGecko tracks community growth, open-source code development, major events and on-chain metrics. A hard fork is a protocol upgrade that is not backward compatible. This means every node needs to upgrade before the new blockchain with the hard fork activates and rejects any blocks or transactions from the old blockchain. The old blockchain will continue to exist and will continue to accept transactions, although it may be incompatible with other newer Bitcoin clients. A hard fork is a radical change to the protocol that makes previously invalid blocks/transactions valid, and therefore requires all users to upgrade. For example, if users A and B are disagreeing on whether an incoming transaction is valid, a hard fork could make the transaction valid to users A and B, but not to user C.
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Both cryptocurrencies and CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money. Unlike fiat currencies, where governments and central banks are able to print more money, there is a finite number of Bitcoins. With the BTCUSD pair, you can trade cryptos against fiat currencies. Unlike exchanges, where you are restricted to trade only crypto-to-crypto. In a year that global economic activity was impacted by U.S.-China trade tensions, Brexit, and the coronavirus pandemic that swept across the world, Bitcoin emerged as a true store of digital value. The cryptocurrency rose from lows of below $5,000 in March and closed just below $30,000 by December 2020. The rally continued into 2021, with the coin printing an all-time high of circa $42,000 in January, at the time of writing. The Bitcoin price page is part of Crypto.com Price Index that features price history, price ticker, market cap, and live charts for the top cryptocurrencies.
Get the latest crypto news, updates, and reports by subscribing to our free newsletter. Q Cryptocurrency Report Altchain narratives are still going strong while the entire market undergoes a correction in light of growing macroeconomic woes. BTC to USD rate today is $41,502 and has increased 1.8% from $40,753.04 since yesterday. When the price hits the target price, an alert will be sent to you via browser notification. To receive alerts, please allow web browser notification permission. Aside from congressional hearings, there are private sector crypto initiatives dedicated to solving environmental issues such as the Crypto Climate Accord and Bitcoin Mining Council. In fact, the Crypto Climate Accord proposes a plan to eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, And, due to the innovative potential of Bitcoin, it is reasonable to believe that such grand plans may be achieved. Bitcoin's source code repository on GitHub lists more than 750 contributors, with some of the key ones being Wladimir J.
Based on this, the major influential body that can impact the BTCUSD pair is the U.S. Federal Reserve, which has the mandate over the most powerful fiat currency, the USD. The Fed releases rate decisions 8 times a year, and these are important events for the BTCUSD price. Bitcoin is the world's most traded cryptocurrency, representing a huge slice of the crypto market pie. It was the first digital coin and, as such, remains the most famous and widely-adopted cryptocurrency in the world.
The transaction took place in the city of Jacksonville, Florida. While institutional money is a major positive for cryptocurrencies, the launch of a Bitcoin ETF would go a long way in rubberstamping its legitimacy. Investors were confident that 2021 would be the year that a Bitcoin ETF would finally start trading, but the SEC has routinely frustrated several proposals to launch one. Nonetheless, there already exists an ETF for crypto mining and mining infrastructure companies trading on the NYSE; investors can only be hopeful a true Bitcoin ETF is on the way.
Tesla set a new trend by buying $1.5b worth of Bitcoin with its cash reserves, rather than falling foul to holding cash reserves that could bring limited returns. Bitcoin is a digital currency, which allows transactions to be made without the interference of a central authority. The cryptocurrency system is a peer-to-peer open-source software, meaning computers are part of a mining process for coins. Bitcoin is one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the market. First introduced in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin has held the crypto market's number one spot according to market capitalization.
If you are new to crypto, use CoinMarketCap's own educational portal — Alexandria — to learn how to start buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Although HODLers will probably not notice a big impact, Taproot could become a key milestone to equipping the network with smart contract functionality. In particular, Schnorr Signatures would lay the foundation for more complex applications to be built on top of the existing blockchain, as users start switching to Taproot addresses primarily. If adopted by users, Taproot could, in the long run, result in the network developing its own DeFi ecosystem that rivals those on alternative blockchains bitcoin usd like Ethereum. Check out CoinMarketCap Alexandria's guide on the top cold wallets of 2021 and top hot wallets of 2021. The listings that appear on this page are from companies from which this website and Bankrate may receive compensation, which may impact how, where and in what order products appear. This table does not include all companies or all available products. Neither Bankrate nor this website endorses or recommends any companies or products. After kicking off the year with Solana, we are listing another top coin on our exchange – Algorand . Przemysław Kral is set to discuss cryptocurrencies starting from April 7.
MAST introduces a condition allowing the sender and recipient of a transaction to sign off on its settlement together. Schnorr Signature allows users to aggregate several signatures into one for a single transaction. This results in multi-signature transactions looking the same as regular transactions or more complex ones. By introducing this new address type, users can also save on transaction fees, as even complex transactions look like simple, single-signature ones. At present, miners are heavily reliant on renewable energy sources, with estimates suggesting that Bitcoin's use of renewable energy may span anywhere from 40-75%. However, to this point, critics claim that increasing Bitcoin's renewable energy usage will take away from solar sources powering other sectors and industries like hospitals, factories or homes.
Compare Bitcoin to gold and other precious metals by checking out the converters for Bitcoin to gold, Bitcoin to silver, Bitcoin to platinum, and Bitcoin to palladium. Founder Satoshi Nakamoto is reported to own in excess of 4% of total Bitcoins that can ever hit circulation. Bitcoin was invented in 2009, by Satoshi Nakamoto, whose true identity had yet to be released. Bitcoin.org was registered on 18th August 2008, shortly prior to the first Bitcoin block being mined on 3rd January 2009. Interactive chart tracking the current and historical value of Bitcoin in U.S. The current price of Bitcoin in USD as of December 31, 1969 is 0.00. Check the details of the temporary suspension of the Zonda exchange functionality. Read interesting news and articles about trading on INFO EXMO. If you accept the approximate price, click on the Exchange button. Bitcoin was designed and created by an anonymous programmer, or possibly group of programmers, by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto.
The original gangster in whose footsteps all other coins must follow. The birth of Bitcoin was the genesis for an entirely new asset class, and a huge step away from forms of centralized control. Today, many advocates believe Bitcoin will be the inevitable future for the entire global financial system, although this – of course – remains to be seen. Investors who have their bitcoin on exchanges or wallets that support the new currency will soon see their holdings double, with one unit in bitcoin cash added for every bitcoin. But that doesn't mean the value of investors' holdings will double. The current valuation of Bitcoin is constantly moving, all day every day. From a start of under one cent per coin, BTC has risen in price by thousands of percent to the numbers you see above. The prices of all cryptocurrencies are quite volatile, meaning that anyone's understanding of how much Bitcoin is will change by the minute. However, there are times when different countries and exchanges show different prices and understanding how much Bitcoin is will be a function of a person's location. A decentralized ledger that is updated instantaneously across all users, with transaction times and fees depending upon the speed which miners are able to verify transactions.
Regulators, such as the US SEC, are capable of literally deciding the fate of any underlying crypto coin or token. A case in point is a lawsuit filed by the SEC against Ripple Labs, custodians of Ripple , one of the world's biggest and most popular cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin can be purchased through a digital marketplace, through which you can fund your account with your currency of choice, and place an order on the open market. The percent change in trading volume for this asset compared to 7 days ago. The percent change in trading volume for this asset compared to 24 hours ago. Because bitcoin cash initially drew its value from bitcoin's market cap, it caused bitcoin's value to drop by an amount proportional to its adoption on launch. They are in favor of smaller bitcoin blocks, which they say are less vulnerable to hacking. On the other side are the miners, who want to increase the size of blocks to make the network faster and more scalable. Supporters of the newly formed bitcoin cash believe the currency will "breath new life into" the nearly 10-year-old bitcoin by addressing some of the issues facing bitcoin of late, such as slow transaction speeds. Every four years, the number of bitcoins released relative to the previous cycle gets cut in half, as does the reward to miners for discovering new blocks.
At the core of cryptocurrencies is the blockchain technology hat serves a secure and accurate public ledger of all transactions. By design, there will only ever be 21 million bitcoins, and as of the beginning of 2020, more than 85% of this amount had already been mined. With the release of version 0.3 of the Bitcoin client, information about the digital currency spread throughout the internet. An article published on a popular technology portal presented the project to a wider audience, thanks to which the BTC/USD exchange rate increased by 900% within 5 days, reaching the price of 8 cents. The rapid increase in the price of Bitcoin encouraged more investors and initiated an annual boom period on the market.
The Bitcoin mining community also attests that the expansion of mining can help lead to the construction of new solar and wind farms in the future. Bitcoin is a decentralized cryptocurrency originally described in a 2008 whitepaper by a person, or group of people, using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Enter the number of bitcoins you have, and watch their value fluctuate over time. With AvaTrade, you do not need to create a wallet to trade cryptocurrency. In the BTCUSD pair, Bitcoin is the base currency, while the US dollar is the quote currency. When, for instance, the price of the BTCUSD pair is 10,000, it means that one would require 10,000 US dollars to acquire 1 Bitcoin. Deposit crypto to our exchange and trade with deep liquidity and low fees. The crypto market didn't bother to get out of bed on Monday, sleeping through the day instead to recover from Bitcoin Miami 2022 and try to avoid the stress of inflation. The downside move which began at the end of last month is actually a part of a new downtrend on H4. The trading opportunities inside of this trend are in our sell zone.
Since the Bitcoin law was passed in September 2021, Bukele has also announced plans to build Bitcoin City, a city fully based on mining Bitcoin with geothermal energy from volcanoes. Some of the top crypto cold wallets are Trezor, Ledger and CoolBitX. Some of the top crypto hot wallets include Exodus, Electrum and Mycelium. What exactly are governments and nonprofits doing to reduce Bitcoin energy consumption? Leaders also discussed the current debate surrounding the coal-to-crypto trend, particularly regarding the number of coal plants in New York and Pennsylvania that are in the process of being repurposed into mining farms. Bitcoin is secured with the SHA-256 algorithm, which belongs to the SHA-2 family of hashing algorithms, which is also used by its fork Bitcoin Cash , as well as several other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin's most unique advantage comes from the fact that it was the very first cryptocurrency to appear on the market.
However, to this point, critics claim that increasing Bitcoin's renewable energy usage will take away from solar sources powering other sectors and industries like hospitals, factories or homes.
Bitcoin transactions are recorded on a public, distributed ledger known as a "blockchain" that anyone can download and help maintain.
Therefore, the exchange will not be instant and the final price may be different.
Beyond fundamentals, BTCUSD also has an interesting technical picture worth a look at.
We are thrilled to announce becoming the first European cryptocurrency exchange that was granted regulatory approval to operate in Canada. But after the 2017 rally, BTC then began a retracement and remained trapped below $10,000 for most of 2018 and 2019. There was cooling interest in cryptocurrencies in general, with traditional investments, such as stocks, proving to be more lucrative and safer as well. The year 2017 looked like a bubble, and the characteristic of cryptocurrencies as stores of value seemed to be largely an illusion. At AvaTrade, you can trade the most popular Bitcoin pair in a safe environment with low margin requirements, competitive spreads, and zero fees, all on an intuitive and robust trading platform. When you trade Bitcoin, as opposed to investing in it, you are effectively speculating on the price movement, rather than buying the underlying asset.
Each bitcoin has a complicated ID, known as a hexadecimal code, that is many times more difficult to steal than someone's credit-card information. And since there is a finite number to be accounted for, there is less of a chance bitcoin or fractions of a bitcoin will go missing. With any Bitcoin price change making news and keeping investors guessing. There were also a range of other developers including Pieter Wuille and Peter Todd who contributed to the development of Bitcoin Core – the first client on the Bitcoin network. A client is a piece of software that enables a network participant to run a node and connect to the blockchain.
As the largest cryptocurrency by far Bitcoin should be of great interest to currency traders. While the size of the digital currency's market capitalization pales in comparison with that of any major or minor fiat currency, Bitcoin acceptance has been growing. As the acceptance of Bitcoin grows it becomes more commonplace as a currency, a store of value, and as a trading asset. This will only increase in the future, so by learning to trade BTC/USD now you are future-proofing your trading career. Plus cryptocurrencies like https://www.beaxy.com/ Bitcoin are one of the few markets available for trading on the weekend. Conversion rates are based on CoinDesk's Bitcoin Price Index and the price indices of other digital assets. World currency prices are based on rates obtained via Open Exchange Rates. Launched in 2008, Bitcoin was the first and remains the most popular cryptocurrency. Unlike traditional fiat currencies, which are backed by trusted third parties such as banks and governments, cryptocurrencies are decentralised and backed by peer-to-peer technology.


There's a lot on the Raqs Calendar not only in our area but all around the world and we are ready to celebrate each and every event on the planet! Notably, we're excited about events with which we are partnering and that list will be out soon with pictures, links and more to exciting shows and raqs workshops for you!
When it comes to 2015 styles we certainly know our fans are interested in wearing the most fashionable outfits that reflect their love of bellydance as it is seen around the world. Our team travels to various parts of the globe to see what's trending not only in the heart of the Middle East but also in other parts of Asia. Our trips took us to India a few years ago, China of recent and of course our home country of Turkiye/Turkey. We like to envision ourselves as a global brand that loves to promote what our fans enjoy the most.
Coming up this year will be a focus on fabrics and prints. Skirts are again very popular with big bold patterns and room for movement. We're also keeping in mind our lifestyle wear or fans who like to look and feel good as they sit in the audience for a show. So, enthusiasts, we've got you, too, covered!! As we gather our list of raqs couture, feel free to respond to us via our Facebook email to tell us what you want to see. Post a note or us on Instagram or Google+ as well.
It's going to be a busy year ahead and we're happy to have you on that journey with us! Happy Dancing and Raqs On!


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The popular political drama "House of Cards" announced the premiere of its fifth season Friday during the inauguration of President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lawyers to Supreme Court: Jan. 6 committee 'will not be harmed by delay' Two House Democrats announce they won't seek reelection DiCaprio on climate change: 'Vote for people that are sane' MORE.
The Netflix show's official Twitter account posted a short video trailer on Friday revealing that "House of Cards" will return on May 30.
The brief trailer displayed a dark scene of the U.S. Capitol and an upside-down American flag. In the background, a choir of children could also be heard saying the Pledge of Allegiance.
The show presents a dark view of U.S. politics and stars Kevin Spacey as President Frank Underwood. Robin Wright portrays his wife, first lady Claire Underwood.
According to The Associated Press, the new season will also be managed under new co-showrunners Frank Pugliese and Melissa James Gibson.
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Q: Most efficient way of storing a binary path (e.g. through a binary tree) I am trying to store a binary path as efficient as possible (in terms of using as little memory as possible/necessary).
A path that leads to a specific node in a linked binary tree (beginning at the root), for example -- An easy way to store this would be to store the nodes (or their values) themselves.
But this is not efficient, nor is it elegant. If I want to apply the same path on a different BinaryTree, this does not work.
So You could save just a sequence, e.g. a string, like "lrllrrr" where l means left branch, r means right branch. But storing this information in a string is still not very efficient.
This can be improved by using an array of booleans. But I don't know how those are handled in Java in the backgrund. Also, I would like to avoid fixed-sized Strings/Arrays.
My next idea was to directly store the path in a binary integer like 0100111 (reading left to right).
You could then add a 'move left' by using << and a 'move right' by using <<, followed by ++. But this approach has three weaknesses:

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*In Java, there are no unsigned integers. I don't know much about bitwise operators in Java, so I am wondering about how to deal with the sign bit of a primitive int or long?

*The entry count of such a representation is limited by the number of binary digits that make up an integer (e.g. 63 for a long). That can probably be solved by using BigInteger.

*A path that starts with at least one 'left' entry cannot be stored correctly, because '0' Digits on the very left are ignored by default when dealing with integers.

So, is there any way in Java to store a specific series of bits so that i can read them individually without much effort? If something like this does already exist I'd like to read more about how it is immplemented.
If there is no such thing in Java and it is too difficult or simply impossible, how would you approach that in another environment/ in another language?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: '0' Digits on the very left

A: You can use a single integer to signify the path. The tree increases in size 1,2,4,8 etc
Also note that when talking about "smallest", keep in mind memory block size constraints, and also be aware that your binary tree is probably going to be much larger than your path representation.

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A: Taken from @RealSceptic's comment:
A BitSet works fine for me.

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Some Kincardine councillors are not ready to accept a legal opinion they have received on four industrial wind turbines going up at three different locations near Tiverton.
A recorded 5-4 vote has put the solicitor's recommendations on hold.
Councillor Jacqueline Faubert says her motion did not direct council to legally challenge the siting of the four turbines but gave direction for more information on the process to make such a move and the associated costs.
Faubert says she doesn't want to accept the opinion of lawyer Peter Pickfield from Garrod Pickfield LLP until they can step back and review.
Mayor Larry Kraemer agrees with the solicitor's report saying sometimes you have to realize that the game is over and the municipality has no legal leg to stand on.
He questions why one would throw away ratepayer's good money after bad.
Nevertheless, Faubert's motion carried and will come up again at a future council meeting.
A second part to Faubert's motion calls for a letter to be written to Premier Kathleen Wynne stating the Green Energy Act has created a barrier to the municipality's ability to develop.
It carried by a 6-3 vote.


It's that time of year again. Time to be jolly and happy but what if your workplace is anything but!
As most prepare to spend some time with family and friends over the festive season, some employees can't wait to escape their place of employment. A toxic culture in the workplace is not a nice place to be, but they are becoming more common than we all would like.
Why? I think we are witnessing a major shake-up of the corporate sector & general business as we know it. Yes, we have all heard about globalisation and the rise of technology but we are now seeing the fallout of when traditional organisations can't or don't know how to compete in this new economic world. Management can't help themselves but to kick their major asset, their people!
The traditional way of doing business for these organisations has always been to focus on the bottom line and push your people to work longer and harder. There is a desire from management to pursue short-term profits at any expense, including the viability of the organisation itself. It is common place to hear of ridiculous CEO remuneration packages that offer no benefit to the longevity of an organisation's mission.
When you walk into a toxic workplace culture, I guarantee you will feel it. People are rushing around, people look and feel angry, there are high levels of absenteeism, employees are disengaged, anxiety is high and many leave due to burnout. The human resource department is usually shut down by management and people are looked upon as costs rather than assets. If anyone disagrees with management, you are likely to be shown the door. You don't have to look far to see individual stories of bullying in the news. Personal agendas start to dominate the workplace and turnover is sky high.
It is easy to spot these organisations with transparency becoming evident in internet chat rooms and with the arrival of websites like Glassdoor to allow prospective employees to see what lies beyond the brand of the organisations they may be thinking of working for.
There is a flip side to this however. While traditional organisations scramble to remain relevant in this new economic world, new organisations are emerging that look and feel very different. These organisations are growing rapidly and commonly their leaders in management come from Generation X or Generation Y pedigree. These organisations are recruiting the best talent that the market place can offer them, providing work-life balance and inviting people to contribute their ideas beyond their immediate roles.
If you find yourself in a toxic workplace, you must devise a career exit strategy. There is hope beyond the toxic door but you need to be proactive, take control of your own career development before your well-being is compromised.


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'Domain for warfare': DOJ seizes 27 Iranian websites during election
Amid a tense U.S. election with seemingly no end in sight, Iran has been working on an effort to sow chaos in a nation already so divided and uncertain about its future. Part of that disinformation campaign was uncovered by the Justice Department Thursday with the seizure of 27 domains the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used "to covertly influence United States policy and public opinion."
"Within the last month we have announced seizures of Iran's weapons, fuel, and covert influence infrastructure," said John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security. "As long as Iran's leaders are trying to destabilize the world through the state-sponsorship of terrorism and the taking of hostages, we will continue to enforce U.S. sanctions and take other legal steps to counter them."
According to the Justice Department, the domains weren't registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Instead, the websites were disguised as domestic pages and some of them even posed as news sites.
The FBI is aggressively investigating any evidence of foreign influence and the unlawful spread of disinformation by hostile nations.
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"The FBI is aggressively investigating any evidence of foreign influence and the unlawful spread of disinformation by hostile nations. Today, we seized 27 additional domains that Iran's IRGC was illegally using in attempt to manipulate public opinion in other countries, including the United States," said FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig D. Fair.
He added, "Thanks to our ongoing collaboration with Google, Facebook, and Twitter, the FBI was able to disrupt this Iranian propaganda campaign and we will continue to pursue any attempts by foreign actors to spread disinformation in our country."
In October, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe warned of Iran's influence over an election just days away. That time, it was evidenced through emails Tehran allegedly sent from accounts that posed as "Proud Boys," a controversial group that has been called out for purported extremism, to threaten voters.
Foundation for Defense of Democracy's Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert, told this reporter Friday that while there's no definitive proof that Tehran's disinformation campaigns have changed American minds, the attempts certainly pin Americans against each other.
"It is unclear who these latest efforts reached and if any minds were changed, let alone if they even remotely impacted the election," he explained. "But one thing is clear, that Tehran intends to inject itself into our partisan divides so as to critique the American system and handicap its efforts abroad."
Taleblu added that "Americans who think our domestic debates and societal fault lines won't be exploited by our authoritarian adversaries abroad are sorely mistaken. To be clear, this does not mean opinions don't deserve to be aired or expressed, but it means understanding the full weight of living in the information age, where information is another domain for warfare."
In order to counter Iran's efforts to create chaos, the Trump administration has chosen to increase sanctions and carry out a maximum pressure campaign to halt Iran's nefarious activities both foreign and domestic. That effort could not be possible without the support of social media companies monitoring threats online and alerting the U.S. government to them, as they did in this case.
"One small success story in all of this is that Washington has been able to quickly attribute Iranian efforts back to the regime, as well as thicken existing public-private partnerships with actors in silicon valley. Such partnerships that can gather the assets and capabilities from the tech, legal, intelligence, and national security worlds will need to be increasingly leveraged to detect, disrupt, and deter Iranian cyber activity against U.S. interests."
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry made headway in countering federal agents involved in suppressing what liberal tech labeled "misinformation" on social media.
The Attorneys General moved to release testimony from five Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees after learning of their participation in the Biden administration's counter-"disinformation" efforts. On Wednesday, a Louisiana judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the files.
Court documents dated Jan. 19 show the agents participated. The judge's motion Wednesday could shed light on a "switchboarding" tactic employed during the 2020 election, according to the order.
The lawsuit alleges that the defendants, which include the named individuals as well as President Joe Biden and top officials from a variety of federal agencies, "colluded and/or coerced social media companies to suppress disfavored speakers, viewpoints, and content on social media platforms by labeling the content "dis-information," "mis-information," and "mal-formation."
The Daily Caller reports that the five CISA employees allegedly served as a "switchboard" to route requests from federal agencies to censor disinformation to various social media companies, according to the documents.
Switchboard work employed "an audit official to identify something on social media they deemed to be disinformation aimed at their jurisdiction," top CISA election security agent Brian Skully testified in a deposition released Thursday.
"They couldforward that to CISA and CISA would share that with the appropriate social mediacompanies."
UPDATE: The judge granted our motion to compel. CISA has 14 days to comply. https://t.co/2bhwQQJTG6
— AG Jeff Landry (@AGJeffLandry) January 25, 2023


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Polish Gold and Silver Coins for London 2012 Olympics
July 30, 2012 By Michael Alexander 3 Comments
The National Bank of Poland have issued (12th July) three coins to mark both the Summer Olympic Games in London this year and to highlight Polish participation in the modern Olympic movement since the early days of the Games.
To date, the Olympics have included a total of 2,600 Polish athletes. Poland's debut coincided with the Games in Paris in 1924 and immediately resulted in medals won and outstanding performances (silver and bronze medals were awarded to Adam Krolikiewicz, rider in show jumping). Poland's first-ever gold medal was awarded just four years later to Halina Konopacka who won the women's discus throw competition in Amsterdam. A total 275 medals have so far been won by Polish athletes from the years 1924 to the most recent winter games in 2010. Of this total, a staggering 64 of these medals are gold, a statistic which all Poles are very proud of.
The most successful performances for the Polish team were during the 1976 Games held in Montreal, which saw the Polish team bring home as many as 26 medals. Poland's national anthem was played for a total of seven times during the Games in Tokyo in 1964, Munich in 1972 and Atlanta in 1996. The national team were also celebrated for their participation in the 2004 Athens Games and the 2008 Beijing games winning no fewer than 10 medals in each Olympiad. It is anticipated that the Polish team will make their mark in several sports events including tennis, weight lifting, and badminton. Among the combat sports category, Poland is looking forward to the results realized by the judo & wrestling team.
The coins, struck by the Mint of Poland, are three in total, a gold version with a face value of 200 Zlotych, a silver 10 Zlotych, and a Nordic gold circulation type coin of 2 Zlotych. The three coins are designed by artist Andrzej Nowakowski (reverse side of the 2 Zlotych coin is designed by Ewa Tyc Karpińska) and capture some of the most familiar images which the Olympiad is known for and admired.
200 Zlotych: The obverse depicts three stylized images of athletes as the pole vault is demonstrated. To the right side of the primary design is the stylized logo of the Polish Olympic Committee. Along the rim above the design is the text" POLSKA REPREZENTACJA OLIMPIJSKA LONDYN 2012″ The reverse includes two separate fields, crisscrossed by lines forming semi-circular stylized checkers, placed in stylized images of athletes of different sports included within the incused shapes. Towards the right of the primary design is the image of the crowned Eagle, emblem of the Polish Republic along with the year "2012" and to the lower right corner, is the coin's denomination of 200 Zl. The text "RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA" is placed in the middle of the coin. Minted in .900 fine gold with a weight of 15.5 grams and a diameter of 27 mm. A total mintage of 5000 pieces has been authorized.
10 Zlotych: The obverse includes a composition consisting of the stylized images of athletes of different sports against the five stylized Olympic rings. Along the upper rim above the primary design is the text "POLSKA REPREZENTACJA OLIMPIJSKA LONDYN 2012″ in three lines respectively. The reverse includes a background of stylized familiar images of the panoramic view of London. The image of the crowned Eagle as the emblem of the Polish Republic is also featured as part of the primary design. To the left of the Eagle the year of issue, 2012 and to the right of the Eagle is the coin's denomination of 10 ZL. Above the design is the text: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA". Towards the lower right half is the stylized logo of the Polish Olympic Committee and Just under the Eagle's left claw is the mintmark MW. Minted in sterling silver with a weight of 14.1 grams and a diameter of 32 mm. A mintage of 50,000 pieces has been authorized.
2 Zlotych: The obverse design includes a stylized image of an athlete running on a background of overlapping outlines and silhouettes of fellow runners. Underneath the primary design is the stylized logo of the Polish Olympic Committee. On the left side along the rim, is the text "POLSKA REPREZENTACJA OLIMPIJSKA". Towards the lower right along the rim is the text "LONDYN 2012". The reverse includes the standard design for the circulation type, that of the national symbol, the crowned eagle positioned in the center and the coin's denomination of 2 ZL. Just underneath. Struck in aluminium-bronze or "Nordic gold" the coin weighs 8.1 grams with a diameter of 27 mm. A mintage of 1,000,000 pieces has been authorized.
For more information on these and other coins issued by the National Bank of Poland, please visit the website of the Mint of Poland at: http://www.mennica.com.pl/produkty-i-uslugi/produkty-mennicze/monety-nbp/monety-kolekcjonerskie.html The information is currently only available in Polish.
Filed Under: Mint of Poland, World Coins
Koichi Ito says
Do Polish Mint accepts credit cards like Master Card or Visa for payment from U.S.A. or Canada?
M Alexander says
I can't imagine that their retail shop would not accept major credit cards but I will enquire and post my information here.
M Alexander
I have spoken with the Polish Mint about orders outside Poland. They have advised me that currently, they do not process coin orders for internatrional addresses.
If there are any readers who would like to make this purchase, please contact me and our office will try to arrange something.


Chappaquiddick feels a bit like two distinct, competing-yet-complementary movies. The first is a character study of a tragically flawed individual, the son who can never live up to the expectations of his father or the example of his brothers yet masters the clan's tools for success, achieving public acceptance and private disgrace. The other is a comedy of errors, a farce, a darkly comic examination of the end result of seemingly hereditary immorality festering in a corrupt bloodline; imagine The Godfather if Fredo were the only surviving Corleone son at the saga's beginning.
Chappaquiddick unfolds over a few days in 1969 as the United States shoots for the moon and Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) hightails it up to Chappaquiddick, an island just off Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. He's there with his pals Joe Garagan (Ed Helms) and Paul Markham (Jim Gaffigan) to take part in a regatta and spend some quality time with the Kennedy coterie of "boiler room girls," the attractive secretaries and campaign workers who tended to flock to the Brahmins.
One such girl is Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara), who had worked for Teddy's brother, Bobby. She was unfortunate enough to be in a car driven by Teddy when he, drunk as a skunk, drove off a bridge and into a shallow pond. He escaped somehow, meandering back to the cabin where Joe and Paul are still partying with the girls; she remained trapped in the car, sucking increasingly thin oxygen from a claustrophobic pocket of air.
Director John Curran skillfully captures the horror of Kopechne's final hours, crosscutting between her increasingly raspy gasps and Ted's drunken effort to compose himself and figure out how to handle the situation—one he knows will likely cost him a shot at the presidency. As she wheezes, he soaks in a tub. As she gulps for air, he combs his hair. As her eyes roll back, he lays down in bed: police uncalled, accident unreported.


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Mission Statement Coaches Letter
Schedule\Results
Youth Clinics
Face-Off Club
Mission of the Club News\Events
Yearly Results Yearly Awards State Tournament History All-Time Scorers All-Time Goalies All-Time Coaches Records vs. Opponents Program Books
Hockey is a wonderful game that requires a specific set of skills, overwhelming creativity, and the utmost teamwork. It is a game where players have developed long-lasting friendships and connections that prove important into adulthood. The program is designed to be intense and demanding, yet fun and invigorating for players as they progress through their high school years. The game of hockey and the schedule (off-ice, on-ice, and rules) are used as tools to improve a young athlete as a player, a student, and most importantly, a teammate/person that can be depended on when needed by others. Our goal as coaches is to continue to provide the necessary materials and structure for Taunton Hockey players to achieve their personal, school, and athletic goals. At some point in our lives, we are told we cannot play the game competitively anymore. Some are lucky to play longer than others. In the end we all move on to different aspects of life, but the lessons learned through high school hockey will still resonate for a lifetime.
Kris Metea
11th season as Head Coach of Taunton High School (2021-22)
Educational Career: Entering 10th Year as Culinary/Nutrition Teacher, Taunton High School (12 Total Years)
Education: M.A. Educational Leadership, Bridgewater State University; B.S. Health Education Worcester State College; Taunton High School '04
Hockey Career Highlights:
2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 State Tournament Appearances (3 Wins)
(2017-18 South Sectional Semifinalists)
10 USA Hockey National Tournaments Appearances as Coach (1 National Championship)
USA Hockey Level 4 Coach
Director Voyager Sports Academy (Youth Hockey Clinics)
Experience with USPHL and NAHL Junior Programs
Former Worcester State College (NCAA) Defenseman
Coach Matea is entering his 11th season as Taunton High Head Coach. Metea, a former defenseman and Captain for the Tigers, graduated from Taunton High in 2004. After finishing high school, Metea moved on to play junior hockey and soon after finished his hockey career for the Lancers of Worcester State College, where he graduated in 2010 with a degree in Health Education. Metea previously coached in the South Shore Kings (Elite) system, currently in the Foxboro Pro League, runs Voyager Hockey Development (a provider in Summer Camps/Clinics), and is a USA Hockey Level 4 Coach. Metea currently resides in Taunton and works as a Culinary/Nutrition teacher at Taunton High School, and is currently attaining a graduate degree in Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State University.
Nevin Frates
Assistant Goaltending Coach
11th Season as Assistant Coach/Goalie Coach of Taunton High School (2021-22)
Career: Landscaping; Retail Services
Education: Liberal Arts Studies, Bristol Community College; Taunton High School '03
Former Junior Hockey Player
Taunton High School Four-year lettermen
Three-time All-Scholastic (as Goalie and Forward)
Coach Frates is in his 11th season as Assistant/Goalie Coach. Frates graduated from Taunton High School in 2003 after he was a four-year letterman, three-time All-Scholastic, and standout both as Goaltender and a Forward. Coach Frates resides in Taunton and works in landscaping.
Matt Furtado
Assistant/ JV Head Coach
10th season as Assistant Coach of Taunton High School (2021-22)
Educational Career: Entering 6th year as Biology Teacher Taunton High School
Education: M.A. Secondary Education, American International College; B.S. Exercise Physiology, Bridgewater State University; Taunton High School '07
NCSA Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach
Interned at Harvard University with Hockey program
Former Bridgewater State University (ACHA) Forward
Helped lead Taunton High School to State Tournament Appearance in 2007
Coach Furtado enters his 10th season as an assistant coach. Furtado graduated in 2007, and was a four year letterman for the Tigers. He helped lead the Tigers to their first State Tournament Appearance since the Mid-90's in his Senior season. Furtado continued his playing career at Bridgewater State where he graduated with a degree in Exercise Science & Physiology. Coach Furtado works at Taunton High School as a Biology Teacher, resides in Taunton, and will handle majority of the JV coaching duties this season.
Clis Kenney
Entering 10th Season as Assistant Coach of Taunton High School (2018-19)
Career: Executive Protection Specialist; Private Investigation
Education: Taunton High School '86; New Prep (Boston) '87
Former four-year lettermen and defenseman at Taunton High School
New Prep Varsity Player
South Shore Braves Junior A (1988-89)
Over 20 years in Youth Hockey
Coach Kenney returns for his 10th season as an Assistant Coach. Kenney played for the Tigers from 1982-1986. He attended New Prep after high school as a Post Grad, and continued his career with the South Shore Braves Junior Team in 1988-89, before finishing his career with a short stint at North Adams State College. Kenney has been Brewins Youth coach and an instructor for B&D Skills. Kenney is a Personal Trainer, Private Investigator, and Executive Protection Specialist. Currently, he resides in Taunnton
Jon Clough
3rd Season as Assistant Coach of Taunton High School (2019-20)
Career: Physics Teacher at Taunton High School (1 year); DJ (8 years)
Education: Taunton High School '03; Massasoit CC '05; Bridgewater State College '08
Athletic Career Highlights:
Four-year letterman and defenseman at Taunton High School
OCL All-Star 2001-02
Two-Time All-Scholastic
Collegiate Baseball Player (Massasoit & Bridgewater State)


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As always, there have already been many predictions for the technological developments we can expect in the coming year. The predictions for wearable devices are among the most exciting, with this sector that was once thought to be something of a fad now showing that it is here to stay.
Devices that enable connectivity, and thus give us the ability to play casino games, check email and use the Internet for everything else while on the go are still being improved upon and released, but there is a lot more going on in the world of wearable technology that's just as fascinating.
Technology to track vital signs and even menstrual cycles is already available, and should improve and become more widespread in 2017. This could have significant benefits for developing countries in dire need of quality, cost-effective healthcare, in addition to being helpful to individuals in the first world. Rising health concerns have seen many people opt for a tracker, as it can pinpoint areas that need attention and as technology improves, so too does the focus on staying healthy.
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The idea of invisibility in wearables is that they will not obviously seem like pieces of technology. This means they might be disguised in beautiful jewellery, key chains or other items. Integrating the pieces like this makes it a lot more likely that people will use them, and get the most out of the devices that they own. Gartner, the renowned analyst firm, actually predicts that 30% of wearables will soon be invisible to the naked eye.
The increased focus on personal safety is almost a subcategory of the invisibility trend. Panic buttons will be cleverly camouflaged in different wearables to help keep people safe from wherever their daily lives happen to take them.
Intelligent fashion is anther area that looks set to expand rapidly in the next few years. Hexoskin by CES is a shirt that will gather various biometric data, and Samsung has patented smart contact lenses to capture images and project them directly to the wearer's eye. There are plenty of other similar projects in development, all of which will enhance your daily life experiences and your interaction with the environment when you wear them.
Fitness trackers are expected to become even more in-depth than they are today, and different models may focus more on certain aspects over others. The Neatamo June Bracelet, for example, measures sun exposure and helps users to apply sunscreen optimally in order to reduce the risk of melanoma.
The general focus on using wearables to make life better and improve its overall quality is perfectly illustrated in the 2017 models of fitness monitors. As the original wearable devices to have hit the market, this seems very fitting.


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Синагога Бен-Езра (, , ), відома також як El-Geniza Synagogue () або Synagogue of the Levantines (al-Shamiyin), — одна з найдавніших синагог старого Каїру.

Синагога також відома тим, що у ній було знайдено скарбницю старовинних єврейських, арамейських та іудейсько-арабських світських та священних рукописів. Колекція, що відома як Каїрська гениза, була доставлена до Кембриджського університету в Кембридж, Англія. Серед інших реліквій в колекції було знайдено так званий «Київський лист», що вважається найдревнішим автентичним документом, написаним на території Київської Русі і може датуватися 10 ст. н. е. Документ написаний гебрейською мовою і містить першу згадку про Київ у формі Qiyyōb (івр. קייב).

Історія
Точна історія усіх споруд, що знаходилися на місці синагоги, невідома. За деякими даними, саме раннє з них датується 350 р. до н. е.

Пізніше на цьому місці був споруджений храм коптської православної церкви. В 882 р. патріарх Олександрійський коптської православної церкви для того, щоб сплатити податок мусульманам, продав будівлю храму і його територію єврейській общині за 20 тисяч динарів.

13 травня 1896 р. дослідник Соломон Шехтер в генизі (сховище) синагоги Бен-Езра виявив архів рукописів. Знайдені рукописи охоплювали понад тисячу років (з кінця IX по кінець XIX ст.). Цей архів під назвою «Каїрська гениза» став культурним надбанням і цінним архивом єврейської історії. Серед фахівців, що займалися вивченням «Каїрської генизи», слід вказати Шломо Гойтейна.

Будівництво нинішньої будівлі синагоги було завершене у 1892 р. З 1983 по 1995 р. була проведена реконструкція будівлі. Зараз синагога використовується як музей.

Інтер'єр
Основне приміщення синагоги має два поверхи, перший був призначений для чоловіків, а другий — для жінок.
В оздобленні інтер'єру широко застосовані варіації на тему перших двох ітерацій фрактального трикутника Серпінського.

Галерея

Див. також
 Каїрська гениза
 Київський лист

Примітки

Посилання
 Cambridge University Library: The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit — photo of the Ben Ezra Synagogue after restoration
 The Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo , The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot
 Віртуальна екскурсія синагогою

Література
 Ben Ezra synagogue: short note about the oldest synagogue in Egypt and Israelite festivals and ethics. — Old Cairo: [publisher not identified], 1944. — 36 pages
  Juifs d'Egypte. Images et Textes. — 1992. — Pp. 135—137.

Храми Каїру
Культура Каїру
Синагоги Єгипту
Музеї Єгипту


A unique ocean-cleaning technology developed by two Australian surfers brings solution to our oceans pollution.
Surfers and best mates Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, quit their jobs to come up with a sustainable solution - the Seabin. It is a revolution in ocean cleaning technology which will help create cleaner oceans with healthier marine life.
"The marinas, ports and yacht clubs are the perfect place to start helping clean our oceans. There are no huge open ocean swells or storms inside the marinas, its a relatively controlled environment. The wind and currents are constantly moving the floating debris around in our oceans and in every port, marina or yacht club there is always some pollution heavy areas based on the predominant wind and current directions," said the team on their Indiegogo page, where their original campaign was 115% funded on January 8, 2016 with $267,667.
The Seabin is situated at the waters surface and is plumbed into a shore based water pump on the dock. The water gets sucked into the Seabin bringing all floating debris and floating liquids into the Seabin. We catch all the floating debris inside the Seabin and the water then flows out through the bottom of the bin and up into the pump on the dock.
The water then flows through the pump where we have the option of installing an oil/water separator and clean water then flows back into the ocean. This process is constant, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
"Inside the Seabin we have a natural fiber "catch bag" which collects all the floating debris. When this is full or near to full, the marina worker simply changes the catch bag with another one. The collected debris is then disposed of responsibly, the catch bag cleaned and now it is ready to swap again for the full one in the still operating Seabin. We have designed the size of the Seabin and catch bag for safe working load for one person to safely change the catch bag. If the Seabin is full it still works. The flow of the water simply pulls all the surrounding floating debris against the Seabin and keeps it there. The marina worker would simply scoop up the surrounding debris and then change the catch bag as normal."
But their goal isn't just helping to rid the oceans of plastics and pollution. They will also setup educational programs for students in schools and convert our captured plastics into energy. Good luck with all that guys!
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