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What Happened To $700 Billion Bailout Tax Dollars Approved By Pres GW Bush? Truth = no one knows once the money was distributed.
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Bank Bailout: Bill, Cost, Impact, How It Passed - The Balance
https://www.thebalance.com › ... › Fiscal Policy
On October 3, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008 after Treasury Secretary Henry ...
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Secret and Lies of the Bailout
The federal rescue of Wall Street didn't fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come
www.rollingstone.com
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OrphanSlug
A sinister place...
That is a very shortsighted, disingenuous, and overly simplistic "updated" article about what we were really facing when the financial system collapsed.
In looking back at what was happening 2007 to 2008 there we not any very good options to go with and in some respects what was done was an accumulation of some of the best of all the worst options being thrown out.
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Obama calls financial bailout price tag "staggering" | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com › article › us-usa-politics-obama
Sep 21, 2008 — Negotiations over the unprecedented $700 billion bailout opened on Sunday between Congress and the administration of President George W. Bush.
Bush Signs $700 Billion Financial Bailout Bill - NPR
https://www.npr.org › 2008/10/03 › bush-signs-700-billio...
Oct 3, 2008 — President Bush signed a $700 billion financial bailout package Friday, shortly after the U.S. House passed the rescue measure.
As Senate Prepares to Vote on Revised Wall St. Bailout ...
https://www.democracynow.org › 2008/10 › as_senate_...
Oct 1, 2008 — Following Monday's rejection in the House, the Senate plans to vote today on the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. Lawmakers are said to ...
Henry Paulsen invited the big Wall Street Banks to Capitol Hill to discuss with them how many tax dollars they wanted. They were given a small note pad to write down how much. That was all there was to it. Supposedly some did not want the money but were told they were taking some money.
When Paulson left the top job at Goldman Sachs to become Treasury Secretary in 2006, his big concern was whether he'd have an impact. He ended up almost single-handedly running the country's economic policy for the last year of the Bush Administration.
Naomi Klein on the Bailout Profiteers and the Multi-Trillion ...
https://www.democracynow.org › 2008/11/17 › naomi...
Nov 17, 2008 — It's important to understand that in exchange for the bailout money, the banks are not being told that they can't carry the incredible leverage ...
Matt Taibbi & William Black on Bailout Secrets & How New ...
https://www.democracynow.org › matt_taibbi_william_...
Jan 11, 2013 — In a new article for Rolling Stone, Taibbi argues the government did not just bail out Wall Street, but also lied on the financial sector's ... ( A MOST INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE BACK DOOR ACTIVITY WITH BIG WALL STREET BANKS)
US Seizes Control of AIG with $85 Billion Bailout - Democracy ...
https://www.democracynow.org › us_seizes_control_of...
Sep 17, 2008 — AMY GOODMAN: The US government has seized control of insurance giant AIG, American International Group, in an unprecedented $85 billion bailout.
Probe: Bailout Firms Owe $220M in Taxes | Democracy Now!
https://www.democracynow.org › headlines › probe_ba...
In other bailout news, a congressional probe has found the top thirteen firms to receive bailout money owe more than $220 million in unpaid federal taxes.
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Loulit01
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Chillin' on the grassy knoll waiting for JFK Jr.
There have been numerous documentaries, stories and books about this. What happened was a direct transfer of money from taxpayers to corporations. This happens quite a bit.
Atreus21
Good argument against bailouts.
BETWEEN this bank scam and the border wall scam GW Bush made a name for himself taking with him some democrats.
Do any elected officials know what they are doing? Sure some do .......... but definitely not RINO's the yes group.
Atreus21 said:
the lending industry operates recklessly then without our permission elected officials swoop in to save their butts. WHY? And people say deregulation is like a bowl of cherries ...........I say not.
bluesmoke
OrphanSlug said:
The private financial system made its own decisions and took its own actions and collapsed its own privatized self to be bailed out to by the socialized public system for the private financial system's own privatized profit. A classic example of socialized cost and privatized profit if there ever was one.
bluesmoke said:
I do not deny that, what I do take issue with is the idea of allowing the financial system to collapse to make that political point.
washunut
Slightly Liberal
Razoo said:
Disinformation? Didn't the banks pay back all the Federal government loaned them plus interest.
Wonder if you are talking about how Obama reused some of the for cash for clunkers etc.
DarkWizard12
Sir Poop A lot
Too big to fail, is too big to exist. I can understand if there was an unplanned, worldwide pandemic and companies would need the money to stay afloat, but this was caused by their own irresponsibility. We should not have bailed them out. Instead, we should have broke them all up into smaller companies to spark more competition and innovation.
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"We should not have bailed them out. Instead, we should have broke them all up into smaller companies to spark more competition and innovation."
YES YES YES with a standing ovation. The RINO party still as corrupt........
Craig234
Against corrupt bailouts. I think the Obama bailout of domestic automakers can be defended as a good bailout.
The Bush financial industry bailouts are a massive and largely forgotten scandal we have not learned from.
I don't disagree with that. I disagree with a political system that allows that and doesn't take measure to correct. Politics worsens the matter, as occurred when Clinton and the Rep/cons eliminated certain govt regs of the financial industry.
Exactly what we should never ever forget ................... never vote republican again because there are none on the ballots all are RINO's
Still one of the most underrated scandals Americans should learn about.
We know it worked. The 3rd and 4th quarters of 2008 were a liquidity crisis. This is from the same article
Why the Bailout Bill Was Necessary
On September 16, 2008, the $62.6 billion Reserve Primary Fund was under attack as investors were taking out money too fast. They worried that the Fund would go bankrupt due to its investments in Lehman Brothers. The next day, businesses pulled a record $140 billion out of money market accounts and moved the funds to Treasury bills, causing yields to drop to zero.
Was it necessary? Maybe, maybe not. Recovery forces were already at work, but the infusion of liquidity probably saved a significant number of businesses. EESA almost certainly accelerated the process. The next quarter, ie 1st quarter of 2009, was -5.6% followed by -0.7% and +1.7%.
Far from handing President Obama a bad economy, Bush turned over one that was about to bounce back. Obama's stimulus, the ARRA, was not implemented until after the economy had already bottomed and started up.


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Selby Storms Into 6-2 Lead
Sunday 1 May 2016 06:39PM
Mark Selby made a superb start to his Betfred World Championship final clash against Ding Junhui by taking a 6-2 lead in the first session.
Selby went 6-0 up and in fact could have gone further ahead if he hadn't missed the blue in the seventh frame, and Ding was able to gain a foothold in the contest by taking the last two.
Leicester's Selby is playing in his third world final and aiming to win the title for the second time having beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2014 final. That would make him only the sixth player, after Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Mark Williams, John Higgins and O'Sullivan, to lift the trophy more than once at the Crucible.
China's Ding is the first Asian player to reach the final and, at number 17 in the world, is aiming to become the first qualifier to win the title since Shaun Murphy in 2005.
World number one Selby took the opening frame today with a break of 91. Ding made 52 in the second to lead by 29 points with just the colours left, but a missed chance on the yellow proved costly as Selby got the snooker he needed on the green then cleared up to lead 2-0. That set-back affected Ding as his opponent rattled through the next three frames with runs of 76, 120 and 70.
Ding started frame six with a run of 38 before losing position, then Selby made 41 before playing safe. The Englishman got another chance and added 32 to go 6-0 up. In frame seven, Ding led 63-31 when he missed the last red to a baulk corner, and Selby had a chance to clear but rattled the final blue in the jaws of the same corner. The Sheffield crowd cheered as Ding potted the blue to get a frame on the board. And the Chinese ace also took the last of the session in three scoring visits to narrow the deficit to four.
They resume at 7pm for nine more frames. First to 18 tomorrow will take the title and £330,000 top prize.
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Lumbini Development Trust When will get Member Secretary?
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Nepalayatimes/ Lumbini Development Trust When will get Member Secretary?
The Lumbini Development Trust has become the member Secretary for a long time. After the appointment of Vishnu Prasad Dhakal to the member secretary, the complaint had registered against the government.
While the previous government had opened a vacancy, 22 applications were given for the member secretary. But the present government was canceled it, after canceling the information and appointed out these 22 applications. Therefore, the Trust has not yet received a member secretary. The government had canceled the information at the end of the appointment of the 22 members of the scheme including the target and also the appointment.
According to Surendra Mandani Shakya, Treasurer of the Trust, the government was nominated Bishnu Prasad Dhakal, who was also Chief District Officer of Palpa. Appointment to be done from open competition has been filed after the nomination without legal process. The issue is in question in court.
Joint-secretary of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation Ministry Ghanshyam Upadhyaya claimed that the government has appointed with completed the terms and conditions. But in the court, filed case due to it hadn't happened follow the open competition, nominated from the shortest route. The Trust will not get the member secretary until the court orders. The government has said that the other information is not issued to issue the application.
As the current government was replaced, the application of demand for the member secretary of the Lumbini Development Trust has canceled as well as the appointment of former government.
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Лютцов () — немецкая фамилия:

 Лютцов, Адольф фон (1782—1834) — прусский командир эпохи наполеоновских войн, генерал-лейтенант.
 Лютцов, Вильгельм (1892—1916) — немецкий пловец, призёр Олимпийских игр.
 Лютцов, Гюнтер (1912—1945) — немецкий лётчик-ас истребительной авиации люфтваффе, участник гражданской войны в Испании и Второй мировой войны.
 Лютцов, Карл фон (1832—1897) — немецкий искусствовед и критик.
 Лютцов, Тереза фон (1804—1852) — немецкая писательница.

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 Лютцов — город в Германии в земле Мекленбург — Передняя Померания.

Корабли
 «Дойчланд» (с 1940 года — «Лютцов») — немецкий тяжёлый крейсер типа «Дойчланд».
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I have a chart for a temperature line using FastLineRenderableSeries and a couple of HorizontalLineAnnotation to show some thresholds for that line.
When I call DataSeriesSet.InvalidateParentSurface(RangeMode.ZoomToFit) the chart zoom to fit the data from the data series (which is fine).
Now I would like to be able to zoom to the chart extents but including those threshold line. What would be the best way to accomplish this?
The goal is to be able to provide a feature that my users can zoom chart so that both data set and thresholds are shown. I guess a variation of the current zoom to fit but taking into account the annotation lines.
Sorry to interrupt Yuriy's excellent support handling! There is a little known (and not documented) feature which we included to provide users with a workaround in cases like this.
There is a property called SciChartSurface.ViewportManager (expects IViewportManager) which is queried on render to get the X and Y axis VisibleRange.
If you create a class like the above and change the behaviour of OnCalculateNewYRange to return a VisibleRange including your threshold level then you can effectively override the AutoRanging of the chart.
Hi Andrew, Yuriy, Appreciate the updates. I'll give it try and let you know if I need any further help. Great support, I agree. :) Thanks!
My Problem is related: I want to do a special Y Axis zoom where some part of the graph data should be ignored for the zoom (e.g. a large peak that I'm not interested in). I can achieve that with the OnCalculateNewYRange override, but then I can't "scroll zoom" the y-axis anymore and zooming into a region doesn't zoom the y axis. How do I do special zoom only if zoom extents is executed ?
Hi Henning, did you want to do a special zoom on ZoomExtents when user double clicks? If so, then this thread might be of interest https://www.scichart.com/questions/question/zoomextentsmodifier-doesnt-honour-visiblerange. If not (if you require more assistance) I would suggest creating a new forum post with the details and we'll be glad to help!


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Home Advertising Universal Using Animated Games to Market "American Pie"
Universal Using Animated Games to Market "American Pie"
By Christopher Saunders | July 27, 2001
Universal Pictures is seeking to promote the upcoming release of "American Pie 2" by throwing serious dollars into a niche campaign, using online cartoons and games to build buzz.
Through a deal with San Francisco-based online cartoon firm Mondo Media -- which creates and hosts episodic online shorts like as "Thugs on Film," "Gary the Rat" and "The God and Devil Show" -- Universal is hoping to tap into a young and Internet-savvy demographic for the film, which debuts August 10.
Through the agreement, Mondo is creating and hosting games and rich media ads featuring characters from the movie.
Ads throughout Mondo's site, and on Universal's official movie site, will promote games based on the film. The games feature the same sort of tongue-in-cheek and semi-raunchy humor of the teen sex comedy, incorporating a viral component which allows users to forward the games to friends.
Additionally, the campaign includes Flash-based commercials for the film, which will appear throughout Mondo's sites.
"We are very impressed by Mondo Media's creativity, execution and reach," said Kevin Campbell, who is vice president new media marketing for Universal Pictures. "The commercial, game, viral marketing component and mini-Web site created by Mondo Media capture the spirit of the film."
Universal previously has made use of using rich media in its ad campaigns, looking to reach out to young people, who are more likely to have the hardware and high-speed connections. Indeed, youthful, broadband-equipped audiences comprise most of the audiences of sites like Mondo Media and JoeCartoon.com -- and such are the audiences that Universal is aiming to hit with the "American Pie" campaign.
But it's not alone: most studios now run online campaigns as a matter of course, with 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks SKG and other film producers launching big-budget Internet marketing pushes in recent month.
That's another reason that Universal says it uses rich media advertising -- because compelling creative helps to counter a trend of increasing ad clutter. Earlier this year, the studio's rich media ad buy for "Jurassic Park III" included several high-traffic sites and portals. The creatives for that film used sound and full-screen "takeover" animation to draw attention to smaller banner ads promoting the film.
Similarly, the work with Mondo is also aimed at making noise in an increasingly crowded environment for marketing summer releases -- a fact that Campbell and others have said often hampers' filmmakers' efforts to promote new films.
"The 'American Pie 2' campaign's use of our new Mondo Side Show advertising product will break through the clutter and boost the film's pre-opening awareness," said Robin Harper, who is Mondo Media's senior vice president for marketing. "It's fun, entertaining and thoroughly involving."


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Малајски мореуз (малај; ), познат и као Малајски пролаз, представља мореуз у Југоисточној Азији који спаја Андаманско море Индијског океана на западу са Јужнокинеским морем Тихог океана на истоку. Овај 805 км дуги мореуз који раздваја Малајско полуострво од острва Суматре једна је од најважнији и најфрекфентнијих поморских саобраћајница на свету.

Мореуз је добио име по Малајском султанату, држави која је егзистирала на том простору у периоду између 1400. и 1511. године. Контролу мореуза данас врше Индонезија, Малезија, Сингапур и Тајланд.

Географија
Малајски мореуз или Малајски пролаз раздваја јужну обалу Малајског полуострва на северу од северозападне и северне обале острва Суматра (Индонезија) на југу. Према Међународној хидрографској организацији (ИХО) Малајски пролаз се на западу простире до линије која повезује најсевернију тачке острва Суматра () и најјужнији екстрем острва Пукет (Тајланд, ). На истоку граница иде линијом од рта Танџунг Пијаи који представља најјужнију тачку не само Малајског полуострва него и целог копненог дела Азије (на ), до острва Пулау Рангсанг. На улазу у мореуз са пацифичке стране (Јужнокинеско море) налази се Сингапур. Други велики град који гравитира ка мореузу је Куала Лумпур, главни и највећи град Малезије чији центар се налази на око 30 км северније од самог залива.

Мореуз има облик левка који се сужава у правцу југа, дужине око 805 км. Ширина варира од нешто преко 400 км у северозападном делу до свега 40 км у јужном делу. Најужи део је у зони канала Филипс крај јужне обале Сингапура, и мореуз је ту широк свега 2,5 км. Максимална дубина је до 113 метара. У мореузу се налази неколико мањих острва, углавном уз обале Суматре и на источном улазу.

Историја

Захваљујући важном стратешком положају између два океана, Малајски мореуз је од најранијих времена био важна тачка на поморским трговачким рутама јер ко је контролисао мореуз контролисао је и трговину у том делу света. Трговачки бродови из Арабије, Африке, Персије, а касније и из Европе пролазили су овуда на свом путу ка Кини. Најважнија лука током средњег века био је град Кедах (данас у северозападној Малезији). Трговало се зачинима, слоновачом, сандаловином, стаклом, памуком, драгим камењем и мирисима. Трговачки бродови су обично пловили ка Кедаху у периоду од јуна до новембра користећи монсунске ветрове, а враћали би се од децембра до маја.

Током VII века превласт над мореузом преузима средњовековно Сривиџајско царство које је на врхунцу своје моћи обухватало Суматру, Јаву и Малајско полуострво. Сривиџајско царство је управљало овим подручјем пуних 700 година, а у то време Малајски мореуз је постао најважнија трговачка спона између Индије и Кине. Трговачки значај мореуза није опадао ни наредних векова, а врхунац доживљава оснивањем савременог Сингапура.

Привредни значај

Малајски мореуз је један од најважнијих трговачких поморских праваца у свету, и важна је трговачка веза између Индије и Вијетнама са једне и Кине, Јапана и Јужне Кореје са друге стране. Просечно годишње кроз мореуз прође преко 50.000 трговачких бродова, што чини готово четвртину трговачких пловидби на свету. Главне сировине су нафта и нафтни деривати, кинеска роба широке потрошње и индонежанска кафа.

Већина нафте која се транспортује кроз мореуз долази из Персијског залива, а по подацима из 2006. кроз канал се дневно транспортовало око 15 милиона барела нафте. Међутим, како је просечна дубина мореуза свега 25 метара, велики прекоокенаски танкери дубљег газа нису у могућности да пролазе преко мореуза па користе алтернативне правце. Проблем за бродски саобраћај кроз мореуз настаје и у време шумских пожара на Суматри, пошто јужни ветрови носе дим и пепео у мореуз, што смањује видљивост на мање од 200 метара.

Филипсов канал јужно од Сингапура (ширине свега 2,5 км) сматра се уским грлом целог мореуза и пловним правцем са најгушчим саобраћајем на свету.

Један од пројеката чија изградња је у плану, а који би могао да умањи значај Малајског мореуза је такозвани Тајландски канал. Влада Тајланда већ дуже времена разматра пројекат градње пловног пута преко превлаке Кра, на југу Тајланда, којим би директно били повезани Андаманско море и Тајландски залив. Овим каналом пут између Тихог и Индијског океана био би скраћен за 960 км. Ширина превлаке на месту будућег канала је око 50 км, а максимална надморска висина до 75 метара. Такође се разматра и градња нафтовода преко превлаке што би такође смањило трошкове транспорта нафте кроз мореуз.

Владе Малезије и Индонезије разматрају заједнички план о премошћавању мореуза, чиме би мостом биле повезане западна обала Малезије и северна обала Суматре. Према пројекту то би требало да буде дводелни висећи мост са једним потпорним стубом на средини. Дужина моста требало би према пројекту да износи око 48 км, и то би била најдужа висећа конструкција на свету.

Пиратерија у Малајском мореузу

Гусарство је од најранијих времена представљало један од највећих проблема за трговачке бродове који су пролази кроз мореуз. Бројна мања острва, увале и вегетација мангрова дуж обала одувек су представљала идеална места за заседе гусарских бродова. Пиратерија се нагло интензивирала током XVIII и 19. века, када су европске колонијалне силе интензивирале своје просуство у том делу света, а често је поред пљачкашког карактера представљала и бунт локалног становништва против колонијалних власти.

Прву организовану акцију борбе против гусарства у мореузу заједнички су спроводили Холандија и Британска источноиндијска компанија током тридесетих година 19. века.

Проблем пиратерије актуелан је и у XXI веку, па је тако према подацима Међународног поморског бироа (ИМБ) за 2004. у подручју Југоисточне Азије (које укључује и Малајски мореуз) регистровано укупно 40% свих пиратских напада на свету. Према истом извештају воде Индонезије се сматрају најопаснијим по трговачке бродове са просечно 37 пиратских напада на 6 месеци.

Зарад интензивније борбе против пиратерије, обалске страже и морнарице Индонезије, Сингапура и Малезије заједнички спроводе акције на спречавању незаконитих напада на подручју овог мореуза. У зависности од потреба у акције се укључују и морнарице Индије и Тајланда.

Рамсарска подручја Малајског мореуза
Обале Сингапура, Тајланда, Малезије и Суматре које су окренуте Малајском мореузу обрасле су доста густом тропском вегетацијом мангрова. У биолошком смислу то су веома разноврсна подручја разноврсних мочварних екосистема, због чега се два локалитета налазе на заштићеној Рамсарској листи: Пулау Кукуп и Танџунг Пијаи.

Види још
 Малајско полуострво
 Суматра
 Мелака
 Сингапур

Референце

Литература

 Borschberg, Peter, The Singapore and Melaka Straits: Violence, Security and Diplomacy in the 17th Century (Singapore and Leiden: NUS Press and KITLV Press, 2010). https://www.academia.edu/4302722
 Borschberg, Peter, ed., Iberians in the Singapore-Melaka Area and Adjacent Regions (16th to 18th Century) (Wiesbaden and Lisbon: Harrassowitz and Fundação Oriente, 2004). https://www.academia.edu/4302708
 Borschberg, Peter, ed. The Memoirs and Memorials of Jacques de Coutre. Security, Trade and Society in 17th Century Southeast Asia (Singapore: NUS Press, 2013). https://www.academia.edu/4302722
 Borschberg, Peter, ed., Journal, Memorials and Letters of Cornelis Matelieff de Jonge. Security, Diplomacy and Commerce in 17th Century Southeast Asia (Singapore: NUS Press, 2015). https://www.academia.edu/4302783
 Borschberg, Peter, "The value of Admiral Matelieff's writings for the history of Southeast Asia, c. 1600–1620", Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 48(3), pp. 414–435.
 Borschberg P. and M. Krieger, ed., Water and State in Asia and Europe (New Delhi: Manohar, 2008). https://www.academia.edu/4311610

Спољашње везе

 -{A report from the International Maritime Organisation on the implementation of a Straits "Marine Electronic Highway" - a series of technological measures to ensure safe and efficient use of the busy waters}-
 -{Malacca, Singapore, and Indonesia (1978) by Michael Leifer}-
 -{The Strategic Importance of the Straits of Malacca for World Trade and Regional Development}-
 -{Waterway To the World The Strategic Importance of the Straits of Malacca}-

Мореузи
Тихи океан
Индијски океан
Географија Индонезије
Географија Малезије
Географија Тајланда
Сингапур


Yesterday, I told you about Liz Wolfe's fab book, Eat the Yolks and shared quotes from the introduction and Chapter 1 on Fat.
Today, I am serving up more of Liz's goodness. This time, from the chapters on Protein, Carbs and Nutrients.
But seriously? I only shared maybe a quarter of the stuff that I highlighted and circled. It's a quick, easy book to read. Get your copy now.


Pinay singer Kathrina Feigh has been eliminated from The Voice Season 13 on Monday, November 5, 2017.
"You owned it," said Jennifer Hudson.
"That is a perfect song to represent you. You are on fire, that is an excellent performance," said Miley Cyrus.
"You are on fire and you did a perfect job," said Adam Levine.
"You showed me a lot and you are an incredible talent," said Blake Shelton.
Blake Shelton picked Keisha over Kathrina at the end of the deliberation.
Feigh came from Team Jennifer Hudson and was stolen by Blake Shelton during the Battle Rounds.
Kathrina Feigh originally came from the Philippines. Her family moved to the United States when she was young. She's been singing since she was two years old.


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Part 2: Unanswered questions about the Hepatitis B vaccine.
Hilary Butler - Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The presentation to the American Institute of medicine (IOM) about the Hepatitis B programme in New Zealand was a full folder, which included Professor Ralph Edward's findings of the catch-up campaign, and further documentation of the events relating to the memos which preceded the removal of Hepatitis B from the "at birth" schedule in New Zealand. There was clear, unequivocal evidence of anaphylaxis of many degrees, resulting from the Hepatitis B vaccine. Dr Morris went with the folder, to give an oral submission.
The findings of this group, were then published in a book in 1994. A copy duly dropped out the sky onto my desk with a thunk, and a personally signed letter Dr Katherine Stratton about how wonderful the book was. She said amongst other drivel:
"The Vaccine Safety Committee worked hard to produce a report that is both scientifically sound and readable"
Imagine my surprise, on reading the Hepatitis B chapter, to find this statement on page 229: "Anaphylaxis was not observed in the 166,757 children vaccinated with a plasma-derived vaccine in New Zealand (Morris and Butler, 1992)"...
Dr Morris was similarly unimpressed and a letter was sent to Dr Stratton, and the other editors who were on the committee. No-one answered it. I faxed it to her office, receiving confirmation of receipt, and that wasn't answered either. Continue Reading
Part 1 of 3. Unanswered questions about the Hepatitis B vaccine
Hilary Butler - Monday, June 27, 2011
In the early 1990s, the American National Institute of Medicine (IOM) was mandated to enquire into the safety of childhood vaccines. At the time, my concern was Hepatitis B, because New Zealand was one of the few countries in the world implementing Hepatitis B vaccination at birth, as well as doing "catch-up" campaigns in children, adolescents and various adult groups. It seemed logical that what had been learned here, should be presented to the National Institute of Medicine. Dr J. Anthony Morris co-wrote the presentation, which will be the subject of Part 2.
The neonatal Hepatitis B vaccine was removed from the schedule and placed with the 6 week shots because "minor side effects could be confused with more serious Ill health." A study of the language is instructive...
On 9th April, 1992, a New Zealand doctor also wrote a presentation to the IOM. The doctor said that in the decades before Hep B was given at birth, their medical practice had never had to use antibiotics in any babies in their care, before the six week check, and first vaccinations. Neither had they seen serious and abnormally prolonged neonatal jaundice, accompanied by blood tests showing significant, abnormal liver enzyme profiles.
After Hepatitis B vaccine at birth was introduced, the practice had more health difficulties with babies, and was prescribing antibiotics in an age group not previously prescribed for. After the Hepatitis B vaccine was removed from the birth schedule, their practice returned to the "pre-hepatitis B" non treatment normal mode, and neonatal jaundice returned to normal limits.
The doctor then went on to say that after the Hepatitis B vaccine was added to the DPT and Polio at six weeks, the practice then experienced a significant rise in intercurrent infections with some babies going on to be caught in a cycle of recurring ear infections, and sometimes bronchitis, which progressed to asthma. The submission commented on the rise of the numbers fo babies constantly coming to the practice with some infection or other, and the doctor offered the opinion that somehow, the Hepatitis B vaccine appeared to cause some form of immune suppression, and therefore the practice had concerns about it's long term safety. Continue Reading
Everyone knows who dunnit...
Hilary Butler - Sunday, June 26, 2011
Did you know that the Kahui twins were actually triplets? Funny how so few media get that point. It's a very important one, but perhaps the 'why' of that, is for another blog. You know, the easiest thing for Macsyna to do would have been to stay silent, and walk away. It's interesting to me how so much key information is being "left out" of the media reporting.
If the police had evidence implicating Macsyna, she would have been on trial, not Chris. If Macsyna was found guilty, she would be in prison by now, not on the outside.
Why do people consider it their "right" to start a hate-mail/facebook campaign against Macsyna King and Ian Wishart? Democracy in action, means people can talk to who they like, and write a book if they want. Like David Bain. There's plenty of Bain-haters out there, too. Democracy in action means that people who have already made their mind up and decided David and Macsyna are guilty, because they "know"... don't have to buy the books
Trial by public assumption is more than the first step towards mob rule. It's gang warfare of another kind. Just without the colours and the patches. But it's own "initiation" relies on emotional and social bullying, which if seen in children in school, would result in the psychologists being brought in.
Not long ago, I was contacted by a father, who had been (wrongly) accused of SBS of one of their twins. Continue Reading
Cognitive dissonance or "being deceived".
Are you a sucker for being hoodwinked? The problem with deception is that the deceived have no idea they are deceived....
Are you "disposed to be critical"?
Or are you simply a conformed
This is an important question, because lot of people think they can spot illogic, and lies a mile off.
This weekend, the Sunday Star Times published an article dealing with the blog about Amina Arraf - that wasn't. A comment in the article said, "People want to believe the best in those they choose to follow online,' writes Davey Winder, a tech writer and author of Being Virtual. "To do otherwise would be a reflection of their own poor judgement. Everyone likes to think they're a good judge of character." (emphasis mine) Continue Reading
Insight Documentary 19 June 2011
Did everyone listening to the Insight immunisation documentary (podcast URL) on Sunday 19th June, put on their "thinking" cap? How many listeners do you think, just "believed" all the comments made by the paediatricians or doctors? After all, they went to medical school, so they must know everything?
I've decided to upload the podcast, in case it mysteriously disappears: MP3 streaming file.
Where I have something to say, I will mentioned the "time" on the podcast in this format: 1.52 (Tim Blackmore) To me, this documentary was astonishing. Firstly, because Phillipa Tolley's background research was palpably absent. But then, to know that she plainly didn't know much..., a person would have to "know" a long term history of vaccination, and immunable diseases in New Zealand. A real investigative journalist would have asked much more searching questions.
There were comments by an Infectious Diseases Specialist, Tim Blackmore, that measles is a terrible disease (1.52) which caused chronic lung disease, blindness and deafness. In all the NZ literature for decades, such emotive language has not been used before. Perhaps if Tim Blackmore had seen measles in the days when parents actually knew how to look after their children, he'd have a different picture of it. His description, "measles is breathtakingly contagious" is ... breathtaking. He said, "You only have to walk past the room of somebody with measles in it, so it can spread literally like wildfire.... the only thing that protects us from infections like measles is people vaccinated under the age of 40 or so." Continue Reading
Influenza vaccines, KOPS, and the truth.
Hilary Butler - Wednesday, June 01, 2011
It's that time of year again, when the annual magical crystal ball from Lance Jennings predicts that Swine Flu will swarm back to mop up, hospitalise and possibly kill some of those not-previously-whacked-by-the-pigs-that-flew last time. He's obviously missed the fact that others have moved on, and are demanding that everyone be vaccinated for the next pandemic, H2N2, NOW!... The first question you need to ask about Dr Jenning's crystal ball is, "What are we not being told?".
The first thing is that the Swine flu vaccine produces non-functional antibodies in most people. Just a mere inconvenient detail, that...
Did you know that Poland doesn't use seasonal or pandemic flu vaccines, and they had a far lower rate of Swine Flu than countries which do use them, as well as fewer serious cases? Why might that be? A December 2010 letter by Monsalvo, to Nature Medicine, detailed that serious cases of Swine Flu were those who had had "prior" exposure to influenza viruses, BUT had not made protective antibodies against them. Continue Reading
No mumps jab? Stay home: school
Chickenpox: A new, dreaded disease?
Fake bait on a plate.
Why so much hot air, Dr Lush?.
Jeremy Muir - Walking on barbed wire.
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#307: Actions > Words
Hi loyal readers. I'm very grateful that you opened today's issue of The Highlighter. It's a good one: focusing on race (as usual) and exploring the theme of words vs. actions. More than a year after George Floyd's murder, and after a year of protest and (some) change, our country has (mostly) retur
Hi loyal readers. I'm very grateful that you opened today's issue of The Highlighter. It's a good one: focusing on race (as usual) and exploring the theme of words vs. actions. More than a year after George Floyd's murder, and after a year of protest and (some) change, our country has (mostly) returned to the same script. Let's talk about equity and antiracism, but let's not do very much. Besides, we're too busy yelling about masks, wishing the pandemic would go away, worrying about our children at school, and avoiding the news in Afghanistan and Haiti. Many of us are exhausted. We're languishing in our cocoons. We're practicing self-care.
Lately, I've found myself there, too – resting, reflecting, and reading in an effort to determine my next steps. This week's articles helped me get unstuck, and I hope you'll appreciate them, too. "We Talk About Racial Inequality But Do Little About It" reminds us that this year's pause on racial equality is not unique, that white Americans have long advocated for fairness as long as justice does not lead to personal inconvenience.
The other three pieces in this week's newsletter build on those ideas. The second article explains the roots of anti-Asian hate on the West coast (recommended especially for history teachers), while the third and fourth selections explore various ways that Black Americans have acted – and the backlash they've endured – to promote a freer and fairer world.
Please enjoy. And let me know what you think! All you need to do is hit reply.
We Talk About Racial Inequality But Do Little About It
In 1944, the Nobel Prize-winning economist and sociologist Gunnar Myrdal published An American Dilemma, a two-volume study that explored the gap between nation's ideals and its racial reality. He concluded, "The average white American does not want to sacrifice much himself in order to improve the living condition of Negroes."
More than 75 years later, according to senior correspondent Janell Ross, not much has changed. We might be getting a little better at talking about race, but talk is cheap. Ms. Ross writes, "As the notion of white America's inherent superiority is verbally rejected, very few are willing to use what power they have to shift the systems that have served them well. Some people who are used to winning are having trouble playing fair." (10 min)
+ Is Time Magazine back? They're publishing some solid articles lately.
The Anti-Asian Roots of Today's Anti-Immigrant Politics
One reason it's easier to talk change than enact change is that racism remains deeply embedded in our laws and institutions. This excellent history of the anti-Asian movement in California explains how white politicians and labor leaders pitted the white working class against Chinese and Japanese citizens, redefining Europeans as "native" and inventing the concept of "illegal immigrant" after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Writer Mari Uyehara points out that fear-mongering tactics worked then as they do now, as did political slogans like "The Chinese Must Go!" and "Keep California White." So much for the California Dream. (20 min)
+ U.S. History teachers, this article is a good one.
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Doing Equity Work While Black
One institution that prefers words over actions is our public school system. Even in affluent progressive districts like Bellevue, Washington, whose ample budget funds a "department of equity," Black leaders like Shomari Jones find themselves "losing an arm" when facing white resistance. The district's director of equity and strategic engagement, Mr. Jones described his job this way: "I put on the flak jacket and I knew I was going to take some hits. And you get hit and you get hit, and you're cool because you got the jacket on. But when you get hit enough times, the jacket doesn't work for you anymore. You're hoping there are other people who are willing to put on their jackets and take a hit for you, or alongside you. But if that day never comes, you have to decide, to what point am I willing to sacrifice myself?" (16 min)
For Black Women, Working From Home Meant Freedom From Microaggressions
Project manager Mary Smith loved working from home during the pandemic – but not because of the quick commute and the flexible schedule. Rather, she appreciated not having to worry about making sure her hair, clothes, and demeanor were presentable for her white colleagues. So when her employer called everyone back to the office, Mary quit. She's not alone. A Gallup survey last Fall concluded what Black women already know: They're less respected and treated less fairly in the workplace than any other demographic. And many are leaving. (10 min)
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Natalia Pablos Sanchon scored twice to help Arsenal overcome Sunderland, who finished with 10 players.
She put them ahead with an early curled effort, which went in off the post, before Beth Mead lifted the ball over the onrushing Emma Byrne to level.
Natalia had an effort tipped onto the bar before adding a second from the penalty spot after Abby Holmes saw red for bringing Kelly Smith down.
Carla Humphrey added a third from close range and Danielle Carter made it 4-1.
Smith, who came off the bench to replace Lianne Sanderson in the second half, lasted just seven minutes on the pitch as she was helped off injured after Holmes' challenge.
Sunderland suffered two injury setbacks of their own in the first half as Keira Ramshaw was forced off after 15 minutes, and Rachel Furness failed to return after the break.
Second-placed Arsenal next face Women's Super League leaders Chelsea on Thursday.
Substitutes not used: Augustus, Yankey, Weir, Kelly.
Substitutes not used: Wilson, Gutteridge, Bass, Harkness.


CeCoIn$_5$ exhibits unusual behavior in a magnetic field. The upper critical field is highly anisotropic, more than a factor of two larger for a field applied in the $ab$-plane than for a field along the $c$-axis. In both field orientations the superconducting transition changes from second-order to first-order with increasing field, and possible FFLO phases have been observed at high fields. Here we explore the influence of uniaxial pressure, applied along the crystal $c$-axis, on the temperature-field phase diagram. We find that a magnetic field suppresses the superconductivity far more sharply when the sample is also under pressure. We also examine the slope of the phase boundary near zero field and the nature of the transition at higher fields.


I'm in a great mood today- why? Because I'm about to embark upon project denim shorts!
So, as I'm back in Yorkshire for summer, I decided to go and pay a visit to my grandparents today.
Now, this set of grandparents, like many others I'm sure, are serial hoarders. I mean, seriously.
However today my Dad mentioned that my Grandad had a shed load of old jeans which he bought to sell, and inevitably hadn't had any luck in doing so- always out to make a quick buck (usually selling old junk) my Grandad is.
Anyway, my Grandad handed over about 10 pairs of these jeans to me (and more to come tomorrow)- and behold! A stack of brand new/ old stock vintage American denim dating back to the 70s/80s I would say.
There's no wonder he couldn't sell these; the style is outdated. The jeans even proudly display the width of the bottoms on a label- 20" for most pairs!
So the question became, 'what do I do with a load of old, tired jeans, sizes 25"-29" in summertime?' The answer? Make vintage denim cut-offs of course!
I decided to make these into turn-ups rather than raw-edged shorts.
All I need to do now is stitch the turn-ups in place and it's job done!
Not bad considering that they initially looked like this!
So as I'm back on home turf, I paid a quick visit to the two charity shops in my small town.
In the first of the two shops (its name escapes me), I bought this cute vintage perfume bottle and the small gold watch.
I haven't really been in this shop before in all honesty (once, a few years back looking for pirate-themed fancy dress items), and I actually found it to be quite expensive- as far as charity shops go.
I almost didn't get the perfume bottle, which was £5, but as I'm moving to a new flat soon (automatically equates new décor darling), I've been on the lookout for little nick nacks to spruce up the place.
The watch was only £3- which didn't exactly break the bank.
The second shop I visited was Age Concern where I got the scarf (seen underneath) for £1.50 and the gold necklace for £1.
All in all a great day for Katie- minus the sunburn (ouch!).


Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the Jewar Noida International Airport (JNIA) – aka the New Greater Delhi Airport redevelopment project – between 23- and 25-Feb-2019, by laying a foundation stone for the (up to) USD3.1 billion project, which will be the largest airport in India by surface area upon completion.
IATA was against the development on what may be spurious grounds.
JNIA is a new airport construction project for the Indian capital, Delhi. It will provide the National Capital Region with a second facility after Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DIGIA). The plans for the airport were approved by India's Aviation Ministry in Jun-2015 and given in-principle government approval in Jun-2017.
The Government granted site clearance to Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) for the establishment of this greenfield airport. The facility required a 2200 acre site and construction is expected to take three to four years, so that it is operational in 2022/23.
An alternative possibility was near Bhiwadi in Rajasthan's Alwar district, but eventually the Noida site was selected, in Gautam Budh Nagar, a largely suburban district of Uttar Pradesh state which is part of the National Capital Region, and 72km from DIGIA.
The deliberations over the location of the airport were protracted and required not only complex land acquisition procedures in a country where it is often protected for environmental reasons, but also landowner compensation, relocation of project-affected persons and irrigation matters. Land acquisition procedures were completed in Dec-2018.
This selection necessitated amendment of regulations preventing the establishment of a new airport within 150km of an existing facility. It was determined from the start that the project would be implemented as a public private partnership, for which the concessionaire would be sought through an open market competitive bidding process. Having said that, the GMR Group holds first right of refusal for any new airport in Delhi and in Feb-2018 GMR Infrastructure's director K Narayan Rao confirmed GMR plans to participate in the project.
Considerable effort has gone into improving and expanding DIGIA. According to the CAPA Airport Construction Database, DIGIA, which is operated by Delhi International Airport Limited (which itself is owned by GMR Infrastructure [64%], Airports Authority of India [26%] and Fraport [10%]), has seen extensive refurbishment and expansion of its terminals in a continuing procedure that will also add dedicated charter and private terminals, rapid exit taxiways and a fourth runway within the next few years. The cost runs to USD1.8 billion through to 2025.
Even so, DIGIA is struggling to keep pace with demand. Even though growth peaked at 21% in 2016, it is anticipated that India will shortly become the third largest aviation market on Earth and that even this new airport, which will be built to handle 50 million ppa, could become 'saturated' by 2040.
That rather makes nonsense of a statement in Jul-2015 by IATA in which it said it was not in favour of the proposal to develop a second airport in New Delhi until the existing airport reached saturation. The reasoning was that having a single airport would grow Delhi as an aviation hub as it would make it convenient for passengers making flight connections. Airlines could focus all their resource in one location, and there would be greater efficiencies in not having to duplicate services.
However, that statement appeared to overlook the burgeoning enlargement of the low-cost segment in India, which has grown to 26% of total seats on international flights and 72.4% of seats on domestic services in Jan & Feb-2019, along with the self-connectivity that goes with it. At Delhi, the low-cost impact is not that high, namely 11.2% and 56.6% respectively, but then it is the capital.
As this article was written, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said it will submit a feasibility study report for the development of a rail line connecting the new airport to both Delhi and Greater Noida in Feb-2019. The proposed line includes provision for express rail connectivity with limited stops between Delhi and Jewar and metro service connectivity between Greater Noida and Jewar.
The laying of a foundation stone always indicates at least that the planning stage is over and that construction work can begin. The appropriate city and regional authorities here will be congratulating themselves that they have narrowed the gap on the Navi (New) Mumbai Airport, which will fulfil a similar role in that city, construction of which is underway, but it was first proposed long before the new Delhi Airport, and it was originally scheduled to open in 2014. That highlights that the Delhi project seems to have avoided some of the pitfalls that befell Navi Mumbai.


TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday (1 Aug) reshuffled his Cabinet, after shaking up his Liberal Democratic Party executive lineup earlier in the day by appointing one-time rival and former LDP Secretary General Taro Aso to the party's No. 2 position.
Aso's appointment is believed to be aimed at unifying the party in the lead-up to the next House of Representatives election, according to observers.
Focusing on fiscal rehabilitation, LDP President Fukuda appointed former LDP Secretary General Bunmei Ibuki as finance minister and former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kaoru Yosano as state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy.
Fukuda termed the new Cabinet as the "Cabinet for realising peace of mind."
Fukuda, whose support rates have been languishing in recent months, will now try to energise his administration with the new lineups in government as well as his party.
The new Cabinet will officially kick off after an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace scheduled for Saturday morning (2 Aug).
This was the first reshuffle of Fukuda's Cabinet since its 26 Sept launch.
Only four of the 17 ministers have been retained from the outgoing Cabinet: Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura; Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura; Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe; and Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Hiroya Masuda.
Fukuda also appointed veteran policy experts to several posts.
Former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Sadakazu Tanigaki was picked as construction and transport minister, while former LDP General Council Chairman Toshihiro Nikai and former Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka were assigned to the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry and the Justice Ministry, respectively.
New Komeito party policy chief Tetsuo Saito was chosen as environment minister.
Yoshimasa Hayashi, an LDP House of Councillors member, was appointed as defence minister. He will be responsible for extending the new antiterrorism law that was established 11 Jan on a second vote in the lower house after its rejection by the opposition-controlled upper house.
This is the first Cabinet assignment for Hayashi.
Fukuda named former Posts and Telecommunications Minister Seiko Noda to the newly created post of state minister in charge of consumer affairs, one of priority administrative missions of the Fukuda administration. Noda will be in charge of bills related to the establishment of a consumer affairs agency.
Fukuda promoted Kyoko Nakayama, special advisor to the prime minister in charge of the abduction issue, as state minister in charge of the declining birthrate and abduction issues.
Nakayama enjoys the strong confidence of the families of people abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and '80s.
In total, five members were assigned to their first Cabinet jobs, while the number of female ministers stays at two.
In the shakeup involving four major LDP executive posts, former Home Affairs Minister Kosuke Hori was picked as the head of the Policy Research Council. He belongs to no party faction.
Lower house member Takashi Sasagawa got the General Council chairman's post, due to strong demand by the Tsushima faction, the second-largest LDP faction led by Yuji Tsushima.
Of the four top LDP executives, Election Strategy Council Chairman Makoto Koga retained his post.
In the Cabinet and party executive reshuffles, Fukuda gave ministerial or major LDP posts to six of eight LDP faction heads, while all eight factions secured ministerial posts.
Fukuda picked Hori and Noda, from among the so-called postal rebels, who left the LDP after opposing former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatisation policy but returned to the party in December 2006, in Fukuda's effort to build party unity.
On Friday night (1 Aug), Fukuda held a press conference in which he said the new Cabinet lineup is pro-consumer.
"The mission of this Cabinet is to realize and carry out policies [for consumers]," Fukuda said.
"Since I assumed the premiership, I have been proceeding with reform bearing in mind the perspective of the people, aiming at changing the direction of politics and administration for the sake of the nation's citizens," Fukuda said.
"However, it is also the reality that people's daily life has become very difficult due to the surging gasoline and food prices."
On Friday morning, Fukuda held a meeting in his capacity as LDP head with New Komeito head Akihiro Ota to formally decide to proceed with the Cabinet reshuffle later in the day.
The Cabinet then resigned en masse in the afternoon at an extraordinary meeting, when the ministers submitted letters of resignation to Fukuda.
Later, he chose the new LDP executive lineup. At night, Fukuda decided upon the new Cabinet lineup at the Prime Minister's Office, together with Ota and the new LDP executives.
The appointment of the popular Aso was apparently made with the next lower house election in mind, as the LDP is believed to be in danger of being defeated by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan.
When asked whether he intends to dissolve the lower house, Fukuda replied that current social and economic conditions require the implementation of necessary policies, rather than moving toward dissolution.
"In that situation I'm not thinking about immediately dissolving the lower house," he said.
Fukuda also commented on whether he would increase the consumption tax, given the appointments of Yosano and Tanigaki who are supporters of a tax increase.
He denied there would be an immediate increase in the consumption tax rate from the current 5 percent.
Senior vice ministers will be announced Tuesday (5 Aug), while parliamentary secretaries will be announced Wednesday (6 Aug).
Of the three deputy Cabinet secretaries, Masahiro Futahashi for administrative affairs and Mitsuhide Iwaki for parliamentary affairs retained their posts, while Matsushige Ono for parliamentary affairs was replaced by Ryu Shionoya.
Shionoya and Ono are from the same Machimura-led LDP faction.


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Q: Qt Quick Controls 2 Splash Screen I am developing a mobile app using Qt Quick Controls 2, and would like to display a splash screen while the app is being initialised. Currently, this is what the user sees when the app is started:

*

*A dark background with the name of the app as a header.

*A blank, white background.

*The application window.

In that order for an Android 6 Marshmallow smartphone. If I add the splash screen to the application window, perhaps in a stack view, and then transition to the actual contents when it is initialised, (1) and (2) would still remain, right? Is there any way to tell Qt to display the splash screen instead of (1) and (2), or at least instead of (1)?

A: First in _yourProject_/android/res/drawable create a splash.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle" >
            <solid android:color="#353535"/>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
         <bitmap android:src="@drawable/icon" android:gravity="center" />
    </item>
</layer-list>

That sets the splash screen background color and icon that will be centered on the screen.
Then in /android/res/values create a theme.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/splash</item>
    </style>
</resources>

Then in the android manifest file, on the line <activity android:configChanges= add android:theme="@style/AppTheme" after the label settings, then scroll down to the <!-- Splash screen --> section and uncomment and modify the line:
<meta-data android:name="android.app.splash_screen_drawable" android:resource="@drawable/splash"/>

Replace the #353535 color with whatever the color of your application window is set to for smooth transition. The image is optional.
I just tested that and it works. Perhaps someone else will be able to provide a solution for iOS.

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Transcatheter closure of ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm using symmetrical perimembraneous VSD device A 10-year-old patient who was operated for ventricular septal defect (VSD) 3 years previously was admitted to our outpatient clinic with chest pain. Physical examination revealed a grade 3 continuous murmur. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a 7-mm ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) with a left-toright shunt from the aorta into the right ventricle and mild aortic regurgitation. We decided to apply transcatheter closure (TCC) to the ruptured SOVA. The procedure was performed under transthoracic echocardiography guidance. After aortic root angiogram (Fig. 1a), which confirmed the left-to-right shunt, the 0.035-inch hydrophilic guidewire crossed to the right ventricle from the aorta. An amplatz stiff guidewire was advanced to the right ventricle through a multipurpose catheter. A 10-mm symmetric VSD occluder was advanced in a 7f sheath. After implantation of the 10-mm device, no rest shunt remained detectable and coronary flow was normal. Medication with heparin (100 U/kg bolus) was administered. After release, the ascending aortography showed complete closure of ruptured SOVA and decrease of aortic insufficiency, and there was no relationship between the device and coronary arteries (Fig. 1b). The patient remained asymptomatic at follow-up at >1 year after the procedure.
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Open surgical repair has been conventionally used to treat ruptured SOVA. However, TCC has been reported as an alternative treatment option for ruptured SOVA. A symmetrical perimembraneous VSD device can be safely used for closure of the defect, and to our knowledge, this is the first such experience. Kemal Nişli, Serra Karaca, Ümrah Aydoğan Department Pediatric Cardiology, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, İstanbul-Turkey
Figure 1. (a) Aortic root angiogram showed ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm of the right ventricle and moderately large aortic regurgitation. (b) Stiff guidewire and right Judkins catheter passed through the sinus valsalva and advanced to the right ventricle
Address for Correspondence: Dr. Serra Karaca İstanbul Üniversitesi İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Kardiyoloji Bilim Dalı, 34000, İstanbul-Türkiye E-mail: [email protected] ©Copyright 2016 by Turkish Society of Cardiology - Available online at www.anatoljcardiol.com DOI:10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2016.7044
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Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: Immediate Result and Long-Term Follow-Up.
Failed Transcatheter Closure of a Giant Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm.
Successful device closure of a ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm presenting with acute heart failure.
Perforated Sinus of Valsalva (PSOV) aneurysm closure with a muscular VSD occluder.
Transcatheter closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm into the right ventricle with an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II.
Embolization of the Device to the Left Pulmonary Artery after the Interventional Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm.
Comparison of reported outcomes with percutaneous versus surgical closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.
Transthoracic minimally invasive closure for the treatment of ruptured sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: a case report.
Images of Percutaneous Closure of Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva.
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography-guided transcathetar closure of ruptured noncoronary sinus of valsalva aneurysm.
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Transcatheter closure of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm rupture in a young patient.
Angiographic features of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm: new classification.
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Bad company: supracristal VSD presenting with ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm. a case presentation with echocardiographic depiction and an analysis of contemporary literature.
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Q: How to get each jquery to look for spaces I have a slight JQuery issue that I am struggling with. The Codepen I have created is a script where if a tab has no content then it removes the corresponding tab heading. The code below is working great as long as the .tab-content div has no spaces, if a space is inside of that div then the code breaks and the tab re-appears.
Here is the code:
HTML

      Tab 1

      Tab 2

      Tab 3

I am Tab One

Hello, I am Tab Two

JQuery:
var $j = jQuery;
$j(document).ready(function(){
  $j('.tab-content').each(function(i){
      if(!$j(this).text().length) $j('.tabs li').eq(i).hide();
  })
});

Here is my current Codepen link:
http://codepen.io/nickelse/pen/NqOdrM
Cheers,
Nick

A: You can use .trim() to remove whitespace from the beginning and ending of a string.
http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.trim/#str
So I guess you could e.g. do
if (! $.trim( $(this).text() ).length )

or
if (! $(this).text().trim().length )


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Q: any stl/boost functors to call operator() template <typename T>
struct Foo
{
    void operator()(T& t) { t(); }
};

Is there any standart or boost functor with the similar implementation?
I need it to iterate over container of functors:
std::for_each(beginIter, endIter, Foo<Bar>());

Or maybe there are other way to do it?

A: Binders like Boosts or C++0x bind() make it trivial to generate such a functor:
std::for_each(begin, end, boost::bind(&Bar::operator(), _1));

Or using mem_fun_ref:
std::for_each(v.begin(), v.end(), std::mem_fun_ref(&Bar::operator()));

A: It may be slightly less wordy with BOOST_FOREACH, especially if you have C++0x's auto support:
BOOST_FOREACH(auto f, v) {f();}

A: At least i found it. boost::apply should do all the job
std::for_each(beginIter, endIter, boost::bind(boost::apply<void>(), _1));


(Bloomberg) -- China's economy will flirt with deflation this year, with producer prices likely contracting in the second half, according to economists.
Factory-gate prices will grow by just 0.3 percent in 2019, according to the median estimate of 15 economists in a Bloomberg survey. That's down from the forecast of 0.8 percent seen last month. Some said prices could begin contracting as soon as July, with negative price growth remaining until early 2020.
The outlook for producer-price gains in the next two years was also cut by almost half to 0.8 percent in 2020 and 1.3 percent in 2021, suggesting a prolonged battle with weak demand and declining industrial profits.
The rekindled deflation risks in China add to global concerns on growth. Domestically, tepid price gains bring greater pressure on company debt repayments as their profit shrinks, and weaker fiscal revenues. The People's Bank of China started cutting interest rates when factory-price growth stayed negative between 2012 and 2016, although it is less likely to repeat that course in 2019 amid a new focus on targeted fiscal stimulus.
"Interbank market rates will likely decline further" on slowing producer prices, said Lu Zhengwei, chief economist at Industrial Bank Co. in Shanghai. The divergence between factory inflation and faster consumer price gains will worsen the pressure on manufacturers' profits, he said.


New York City after show: where to go?
we'll be in NYC for the Madison Square garden show on Saturday November 12.
We would like to go to a dance club after the show but would like a place (gay is better) where we could find a crowd of Petheads and hopefully a place where the dj could spin one or two PSB songs.
Re: New York City after show: where to go?
Hi there! The era of the huge gay dance club in NYC is pretty much over, and the sporadic ones that pop up are mainly for the very young millennials. However, there are some great lounges and bars. One bar/club hybrid you might enjoy is "Industry" in Hell's Kitchen. Also, I'll bet that "Hardware" and "Barrage" play a bit of PSB -- both also in HK.
And in the West Village, "Pieces" is always a lot of fun. It's small but has a great, fun, kitschy atmosphere and actually the friend I'm seeing PSB with is a DJ there! Obviously he won't be spinning that Saturday night, but they always play good music. Have fun!!


Well, it's official: HCBS has taken his first big-boy steps at West Virginia. And what steps they were.
Scoring Doc Holliday, Steve Dunlap, and David Lockwood — anything but Nehlen retreads — was a major coup for this fledgling coach. They add instant credibility both in recruiting and scheming. As we all know, Holliday is the jewel of this class and gives WVU arguably the best recruiter of Florida. Stewart's 2009 class, simply because of Holliday's presence, should be much improved. Hell, we might see a resurgence this year.
But the real question mark, at least in the eyes of the fans, is Charlie Taaffe, the new offensive coordinator. He immediately assumes the title of "Most Misspelled Name" at WVU, a title formerly held by John Beilein and Owen Schmitt.
All of a sudden, everyone at WVU is carrying a gun.
More on the assistant coach hires later today.
So as to not be too cryptic, word is breaking that John Doc Holliday will be named the next head football coach at West Virginia University.


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A federal district court in New York ruled Wednesday that the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is owed "reasonable license fees" by online media powerhouses AOL, RealNetworks, and Yahoo for the music streamed and distributed on their sites.
Currently, music streamed by sites owned by the three companies is advertising-supported and no dividends are paid to ASCAP.
The license fees would cover music distributed as early as July 1, 2002, and then up through the end of 2009. Because songwriters and composers often aren't affiliated with record labels that distribute their music as performed by another artist, they presently are left without licensing fees from digital distribution on the three companies named in the court decision.
The court's finding represents a major step toward proper valuation of the music contributions of songwriters, composers and publishers to these types of online businesses.
Modern devices help to imagine yourself a painter or musician. But if you have enough creativity, there are five equipments to feel yourself a part of the world of art.
Thanks to the latest devices and technologies almost everyone can be called an artist.
Nowadays it is so easy and pleasant to realize your creative ideas. The following gadgets will help you with that, but, anyway, don't forget that you need enough patience and talent.
1. If you like drawing but it is really annoying for you to buy all the necessary tools, like tones of paper, pens, pencils, paints, then Wacom's graphic tablets will easily resolve the problems and guarantee you just pleasure while working with them.
Wacom tablets start from the budget-friendly Bamboo series (starting at ) to the most advanced Cintiq line (which tops out at 99).
Anyway, the principle of the work is the same: while drawing with a stylus on the tablet, it will display directly all the gestures on the screen. The gadget gives the possibility and provides the most natural way to draw on a computer.
With the help of the eraser on the end of the stylus you will be able to correct your picture very neatly. The stylus is a great tool; it can draw thicker or thinner lines according to the pressure. Moreover, it can even alter your pictures depending on your software.
2. Another kind of art that you may also study is stop-motion animation. As a result, you can make your own collection of the works of this interesting art of animating using real-world objects instead of drawings.
The technology is very simple: at first take a picture of an object, then move it a little and take one more picture, etc.
Then, if you play the still frames back, your object will become alive. If you are a fan of these works of art, then you should know that it is so hard to keep the same approach how you moved the object in the previous picture.
In such situation Nikon will help you. The majority of the company's budget-friendly Coolpix digital cameras have stop-motion function.
You have to activate it just once, and the camera overlays dim versions of the previous pictures on the LCD preview. The feature gives you the possibility easily to line up the next snapshot. After your first work of art, the camera will automatically assemble the pictures into a QuickTime file.
3. If you have a desire to create your own action film on independent labels without spending much money, you can realize it. But you will definitely face the problem while choosing a camera.
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Both of them feature shooting wide-screen video. The cameras will help you to create your own extreme films.
4. The Percussion Tubes and the Keyboard Experience are the result of development of modern technologies of ToyQuest's partnership with the Blue Man Group.
The Percussion Tubes are an order of eight motion-sensitive tubes you may play. They also feature inequable volume and tempo you can influence by waving your hands in the air above them.
Actually, you can use the included drumsticks, but isn't the first variant more interesting? The Keyboard Experience has two tubes and includes a 37-key synthesizer.
Both devices have an input for an MP3 player, a recording mode and an audio-out jack.
5. If you are a DJ, then you should have a lot of devices, such as turntables, a microphone and an interesting collection of records. Scratches have always been the main problem.
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It runs on the iPhone or the iPod Touch. All you have to do is to play a song from your great collection, choose a scratch type, spin the song on the screen and enjoy your favorite music.
Ever see those kids blasting their iPods by turning their headphones inside out and turning them into makeshift speakers? The sound is so distorted at that level that I wish they'd just bring back the old school boombox and share music properly. Or you could give those kids a taste of their own medicine and poke a little fun too, by using giant earbud speakers. These oversize speakers provide big sound and big laughs. They take 3 AAA batteries and work with any audio player with a standard audio jack.
The giant earbud speakers are $60.


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Home>Music> Drake's "Scorpion" Album: A Side or B Side? (POLL)
Drake's "Scorpion" Album: A Side or B Side? (POLL)
Which side of Drake's double album do you fall on?
Drake's new studio album Scorpion has arrived, and after weeks of speculation, is very much a double album. Split into an A Side and B Side, much like that billboard suggested, the project divides 25 tracks loosely into two parts: Side A leans towards rap, while Side B leans towards R&B, though there's interplay between the two as well. Before we inevitably get into Drake album ranking debates, we pose a simpler question: which side of Scorpion do you prefer?
Vote in the poll and let us know your favorite tracks in the comments below.
Though Scorpion has been available under 24 hours, it's already a huge success. In fact, before it's release Friday, the LP was already eligible for platinum certification due to the massive streaming numbers its singles have amounted over the last few months. Drake accomplished the rare feat of having back-to-back debut No. 1 singles with "God's Plan" and "Nice For What." Adding to those already impressive numbers is "I'm Upset," which did not have the same chart-topping debut as previous singles, but currently sits at No. 15 on the Hot 100.
Scorpion is notable for containing Drake's first confirmation that he is now a father. Reports of Drake fathering a baby with Sophie Brussaux first surfaced from TMZ in late 2017. They resurfaced with the release of Pusha T's "The Story Of Adidon" diss track. On "March 14th," the closing track on the project, Drake reveals that he is the father of Brussaux's son Adonis, and that he is co-parenting the child.
If you need a little more time to make up your mind, you can stream Scorpion in full, here. Find the full tracklist below.
A Side:
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Six Challenges Open Options Solved for a School District
October 21, 2020 /in News, Newsletter /by Lauren York
Open Options specializes in addressing challenges associated with legacy access control systems. For the Sales team at Open Options, each customer challenge is an opportunity to advance the customer to a better solution. Do any of these six challenges resonate with you?
Existing access control system did not allow for wireless locks to be integrated
Rising demand for fever detection reader devices, trace reporting and visitor management software with questions focused around COVID
Not being able to do a system-wide shutdown in case of an emergency
Stuck with proprietary hardware, readers and cards
High ongoing cost of maintaining legacy system and credentials
Cumbersome reporting and limited scheduling functionality
A school district was strapped with all of these issues, so they called Open Options to find out how the access control company could help. The Open Options sales team welcomed the opportunity to address these challenges.
First, the Open Options team showed how an upgrade to DNA Fusion and Mercury panels would allow the end-user to retro-fit certain hard-to-reach doors and areas by using wireless locks. Then they explained the option to integrate fever detection reader devices, trace reporting and COVID-related visitor management software integrations, if needed in the future.
The end-user was concerned about how they were locked into proprietary hardware, readers and cards. Cost was a factor. The cost of each card was too high, creating a budget issue over a 5 year plan with new hires, lost cards and vendors. Open Options helped find the correct reader and card combination to lower costs vs their existing system.
"We were able to demonstrate the power of DNA Fusion in a school district environment," said Shannon Diddell, Sales Representative at Open Options. "This included school and district-wide shutdowns for a major school district in the Southeast. We demonstrated a wide range of technology partner integrations, which included standard and wireless readers. We were also able to share the benefits of using a non-proprietary hardware configuration." The school system did a district-wide change to Open Options, which is still currently being deployed. Over the next 5 years, the school district is now positioned to experience a more enhanced software feature set, which allows for better lock down capabilities, easier reporting and integration with newer technologies around COVID and other school access issues. The overall move will also save them thousands of dollars each year with reader selections and credentials.
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Lois Henry
Missionary to Honduras
Lois didn't have children of her own, she was a spiritual mother to many in Honduras
"Never Doubt Your Calling"
By Rachel Pyle , Intern , August 2010
Working to fulfill God's calling, WGM missionary Lois Henry spent her life committed to winning souls for Christ. She never regretted following the path God set for her; money, family, and even sweethearts all came behind her burden to reach the lost.
Growing up in Columbus, Indiana, Lois was the youngest of four children. Her mother was the spiritual warrior of the family, and when Lois answered the call to missions in her early teens, her mother was a great source of support and encouragement. As soon as Lois heard the call, she pursued it with full force. "Everything else came in second," she declared. The Latin American culture drew her in, and the burden for the people in Honduras was placed on her heart.
After high school, Lois started classes at Asbury University (Kentucky) where she received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and religious education. After graduation, she wanted to become well-versed in the Bible, so she enrolled in Bible courses at Kentucky Mountain Bible College. While she was attending a KMBC camp meeting, a request was sent out for a teacher. Lois answered the need and spent the next year teaching in the mountains of Kentucky. Although she learned a lot during her time teaching in the U.S., she still had a burden for foreign ministry.
It was during this time that she became associated with World Gospel Mission. Knowing that she would eventually go to a foreign field, Lois went to Costa Rica to build up her Spanish language skills in order to prepare her for when the time would come.
Through WGM, Lois was appointed to Honduras. Wanting to make sure that this was the next step God had for her, she asked the Lord for guidance, and God gave her a passage from Isaiah 55:12 (KJV), "For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace." In 1956, Lois finally arrived in the rugged town of Juticalpa, Honduras.
She started teaching at the mission grade school and was instantly taken in by the culture and the people. "I didn't want to miss anything," she exclaimed. Lois taught at the Christian Primary School and eventually took a position of leadership at Tegucigalpa Christian High School (now Virginia Sapp Christian High School). She taught subjects ranging from Bible to English, and she also developed a passion for teaching future ministers during her time teaching at the Bible institute.
Although Lois never had children of her own, she felt as if she was a "spiritual mother" to many children. During her years in Honduras, Lois opened her home to several young girls, including two sisters named Aracely and Mercey who came to stay with her when Mercey was only 6 years old. Lois always remained in contact with them. Lois also acted as an adoptive grandmother to Aracely's four sons. "I have always believed in the faith of children," she shared. Throughout the years, the Lord gave her the opportunity to mentor and guide young souls.
After her official retirement in 1997, Lois settled in Avon Park, Florida, where many of her WGM friends and coworkers lived. She continued to travel to Honduras to help in various capacities as long as she was able. "You never retire from the Lord's work," she said.
Lois went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 18, 2018 . Lois spent her life obeying the Lord's command to go and make disciples. In the parable of the talents, she would be the one to whom the masters said, "Well done, good and faithful servant," Matthew 25:21 (NIV).