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Justia Dockets & Filings Eighth Circuit Missouri Eastern District Andrew County, Missouri v. Allergan PLC et al
Andrew County, Missouri v. Allergan PLC et al
Andrew County, Missouri
Total RX Services, Inc., McKesson Corporation, McQueary Bros. Drug Company, LLC, Indivior, Inc., Mallinckrodt LLC, Michael Babich, 1-1000 DOES, Mylan Institutional, Inc., Watson Pharmaceticals, Inc., Actavis, Inc., Cardinal Health 200, LLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Allergan PLC, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Cardinal Health 108, LLC, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cardinal Health 201, Inc., Actavis LLC, Actavis PLC, Pharmacy Buying Association, Inc., Cardinal Health, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Mylan N.V., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Actavis Pharma, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Cardinal Health 122, LLC, Cephalon, Inc., Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Mallinckodt, PLC, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Cardinal Health 100, Inc., Cardinal Health 110, LLC, PAR Pharmaceutical, Inc., Cardinal Health 5, LLC, Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Ortho-McNeil Jannsen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Morris & Dickson Co., L.L.C., Cardinal Health 132, LLC, Specgx LLC, John Kapoor, Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services, LLC, Cardinal Health 113, LLC, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Cardinal Health 414, LLC and Allergan USA, Inc.
Henry Edward Autrey
September 24, 2020 Filing 20 REPLY IN SUPPORT re #16 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to City of St. Louis filed by Plaintiff Andrew County, Missouri. (Edgar, John) Modified on 9/25/2020 (MCB).
September 8, 2020 Filing 18 NOTICE Proposed Order: by Plaintiff Andrew County, Missouri re #16 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to City of St. Louis (Edgar, John)
September 8, 2020 Filing 17 MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re #16 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to City of St. Louis filed by Plaintiff Andrew County, Missouri. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 Judge Polster's Order)(Edgar, John)
September 8, 2020 Filing 16 MOTION to Remand Case to State Court to City of St. Louis by Plaintiff Andrew County, Missouri. (Edgar, John)
August 28, 2020 Filing 15 ORDER GRANTING MALLINCKRODT LLC AND SPECGX LLCS MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY STAY PENDING THE JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATIONS FINAL TRANSFER DECISION - See Order For Full Details-. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 08/28/2020. (AAT)
August 28, 2020 Filing 14 Docket Text ORDER: Re: #8 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Soriano, Randy) filed by Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC ; ORDERED GRANTED.. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 08/28/2020. (AAT)
August 28, 2020 Filing 13 Docket Text ORDER: Re: #9 MOTION to Stay Pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's Final Transfer Decision by Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Soriano, Randy) filed by Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC ; ORDERED GRANTED.. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 08/28/2020. (AAT)
August 28, 2020 Filing 12 Electronic Notice re: Disclosure of Organizational Interests Certificate to Defendants Actavis LLC, Actavis PLC, Actavis Pharma, Inc., Actavis, Inc., Allergan PLC, Allergan USA, Inc., Amerisourcebergen Corporation, Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation, Michael Babich, Cardinal Health 100, Inc., Cardinal Health 108, LLC, Cardinal Health 110, LLC, Cardinal Health 113, LLC, Cardinal Health 122, LLC, Cardinal Health 132, LLC, Cardinal Health 200, LLC, Cardinal Health 201, Inc., Cardinal Health 414, LLC, Cardinal Health 5, LLC, Cardinal Health Pharmacy Services, LLC, Cardinal Health, Inc., Cephalon, Inc., 1-1000 DOES, Endo Health Solutions Inc., Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Indivior, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckodt, PLC, Mallinckrodt LLC, McKesson Corporation, McQueary Bros. Drug Company, LLC, Morris & Dickson Co., L.L.C., Mylan Institutional, Inc., Mylan N.V., Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Ortho-McNeil Jannsen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PAR Pharmaceutical, Inc., Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc., Pharmacy Buying Association, Inc., Specgx LLC, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Total RX Services, Inc., Watson Laboratories, Inc., Watson Pharmaceticals, Inc.. Pursuant to Local Rule 2.09, every non-governmental organizational party must file a Disclosure of Organizational Interests Certificate within ten (10) days of the party's first pleading or entry of appearance. Please complete and file the certificate as soon as possible # (moed-0001.pdf). Disclosure of Organizational Interests Certificate due by 9/7/2020. (AAT)
August 27, 2020 Filing 11 DISCLOSURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL INTERESTS CERTIFICATE by Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC.. (Soriano, Randy)
August 27, 2020 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM in Support of Motion re #9 MOTION to Stay Pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's Final Transfer Decision filed by Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Soriano, Randy)
August 27, 2020 Filing 9 MOTION to Stay Pending the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's Final Transfer Decision by Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Soriano, Randy)
August 27, 2020 Filing 8 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Soriano, Randy)
August 27, 2020 Filing 7 ENTRY of Appearance by Peter William Bay for Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Bay, Peter)
August 27, 2020 Filing 6 ENTRY of Appearance by Randy J. Soriano for Defendants Mallinckrodt LLC, Specgx LLC. (Soriano, Randy)
August 27, 2020 Case Opening Notification: All non-governmental organizational parties (corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships) must file Disclosure of Organizational Interests Certificate # (moed-0001.pdf). Judge Assigned: Honorable Henry E. Autrey. (MFG)
August 26, 2020 Filing 5 Petition (Removal/Transfer) Received From: Circuit Court of St. Louis County, filed by Andrew County, Missouri.(MFG)
August 26, 2020 Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Twenty Second Judicial Circuit - St. Louis City, case number 2022-CC09320, with receipt number AMOEDC-8102776, in the amount of $400 Jury Demand,, filed by Cardinal Health, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Civil Cover Sheet with attachments, #5 Attachment A, #6 Attachment B, #7 Attachment C, #8 Original Filing Form with attachment, #9 Attachment A)(Meyer, Julie)
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Defendant: Total RX Services, Inc.
Defendant: McKesson Corporation
Defendant: McQueary Bros. Drug Company, LLC
Defendant: Indivior, Inc.
Defendant: 1-1000 DOES
Defendant: Watson Pharmaceticals, Inc.
Defendant: Actavis, Inc.
Defendant: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Defendant: Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant: Pharmacy Buying Association, Inc.
Defendant: Mallinckodt, PLC
Defendant: Endo Health Solutions Inc.
Defendant: PAR Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Defendant: Amerisourcebergen Drug Corporation
Defendant: Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant: Ortho-McNeil Jannsen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Defendant: Morris & Dickson Co., L.L.C.
Defendant: Allergan USA, Inc.
Plaintiff: Andrew County, Missouri


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Ready Student One? Universities Launch Degrees in E Sports
Ready Student One? Universities Launch Degrees in E-Sports
E-sports tournaments have become a cultural phenomenon and now rival traditional sports events in size and scale.
By Associated Press | Updated: 3 October 2019 15:13 IST
On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio. It's their introduction to the degree in esports they've all enrolled in.
The group clicking away on their mice are at the University of Staffordshire, one of several UK and US schools launching programs aimed at capitalising on the booming industry's need for skilled professionals.
Ryan Chapman, 18, said his parents were "sceptical at first" about studying esports, or competitive multiplayer video gaming.
"But now they understand how big the industry is growing, the pace it's growing at. They're now really all for it because it's a great industry to start to get into," said Chapman, who was among the students in the lab playing Counter-Strike, one of the most popular esports games.
The University of Staffordshire last year launched its bachelor's and master's esports programs, in which students mainly learn marketing and management skills tailored to the industry. This autumn, it's expanding the program to London while other schools are also debuting esports degree courses, including Britain's Chichester University, Virginia's Shenandoah University, Becker College in Massachusetts and The Ohio State University. In Asia, where esports has seen strong growth, schools in Singapore and China offer courses.
The global esports market is expected to surge to $1.1 billion this year, up $230 million from 2018 on growth in sponsorships, merchandise and ticket sales, according to Newzoo. The research firm expects the global esports audience to grow in 2019 to about 454 million as fans tune in on livestreaming platforms such as Twitch and Microsoft's Mixer.
Esports tournaments have become a cultural phenomenon and now rival traditional sports events in size and scale. Big competitions are held in arenas where thousands of fans watch big-name professional video gamers compete for lucrative prize pools.
Esports leagues have franchises in North America, Europe and Asia. The biggest names, such as Fortnite superstar Tyler "Ninja" Blevins, can earn millions in prize money and livestreaming deals. Esports are even set to be a medal event at the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines in November.
Dozens of US colleges have offered varsity level esports competitions for years. But some schools are taking it a step further by adding courses as the industry's boom drives demand for professionals who know how to, for example, organise esports tournaments.
New niche degrees partly highlight the changing economy, but they also reflect the "need to communicate to parents and students that there will be a job waiting for someone once they earn a degree," which may include hefty tuition fees and student loans to pay for them, said Joni Finney, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Research on Higher Education.
She worried that some degrees are too specialised and that some schools are launching them to offset falling enrolment.
"It's really up to the faculty of those institutions to step up and say, 'You know, a degree in business will cover these kinds of jobs,' rather than saying we have a degree in a certain job category," Finney said.
Becker College formally launched its Bachelor of Science in esports management this month after an initial "soft release" last year.
"It's no longer kids playing games in their basement," said Alan Ritacco, dean of Becker College's School of Design and Technology. The top esports players now earn almost as much as the highest paid stars in traditional sports like golf or tennis, he said.
The schools emphasise that their courses aren't about just playing video games.
"People are unaware of the industry that goes behind esports," said Matt Huxley, a lecturer at Staffordshire University's Digital Institute London, a new outpost in tech hub Here East that the university, which is based near Birmingham, England, opened so students could be closer to companies in the capital.
Huxley, who teaches a class on organizing tournaments, said learning about esports was akin to studying sports management.
"If you were to go and study to be a director of football you're not playing football, you're learning the business behind how (player) transfers work, how you run a stadium and all those kind of operational things."
Chichester University hired former pro gamer Rams Singh, known as R2K, as a senior lecturer for its program, which includes playing games such as FIFA and League of Legends as part of the course.
Ohio State is poised to launch an esports and game studies undergraduate major that will include the application of games to health and medicine.
A business focus helps to ease worries among students and parents about paying tuition for degrees that have no track record. In Britain, standard tuition fees are set at 9,250 pounds ($11,430) a year while the U.S. programs charge as much as $36,000 a year.
"There's always going to be risks but I have zero regrets," said Ellis Celia, 26, who is also starting the Staffordshire course. The industry "can only go up at this point," she said.
Further reading: E-Sports, University of Staffordshire
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The Effect of Vision Impairment on Competitive and Technical–Tactical Performance in Judo: Is the Present System Legitimate?
Rafael L. Kons*,1, Kai Krabben*,2, David L. Mann*,2, Gabriela Fischer*,1, and Daniele Detanico*,1
1 Federal University of Santa Catarina
| 2 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
combat sport; Paralympic sport; technical analysis; visual impairment
In judo competition for visual impairment, athletes of different classes compete against each other in the same category; B1 athletes are totally blind, whereas B2 and B3 athletes are partially sighted. To test for potential competition disparities due a single category of athletes, this study aimed to compare competitive and technical–tactical performance in visually impaired judo athletes with different degrees of visual impairment. The authors analyzed 340 judo matches from the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. The scores, penalties, efficiency index, and types of medals were examined, as well as the technical variation and temporal structure. The main finding was that blind judo athletes presented lower scores (p < .05; effect size [ES] = 0.43–0.73), medals (p < .05), and efficiency (p < .05; ES = 0.40–0.73); different patterns of play; and a shorter time to lose than partially sighted athletes (p = .027; ES = 0.10–0.14). However, the penalties were similar between classes (p > .05; ES = 0.07–0.14). The odds ratio of a winning medal was 3.5–8 times less in blind athletes than in partially sighted athletes (p < .01). In conclusion, blind judo athletes presented lower competitive and technical–tactical performance than athletes with some residual functional vision. These findings provide support for the development of new evidence-based criteria for judo classification based on vision impairment.
* Kons, Fischer, and Detanico are with the Biomechanics Laboratory and the Paralympic Sports Research Group, Sports Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. Krabben and Mann are with the Dept. of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Kons (rafakons0310@gmail.com) is corresponding author.
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Rafael L. Kons
Kai Krabben
David L. Mann
Gabriela Fischer
Daniele Detanico


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And the company appears to be having trouble expanding its core customers. Yelp depends on local ads for most of its revenue, but the company is signing up a diminishing number of new accounts.
In the fourth quarter, Yelp added about 2,800 accounts, down from 6,600 in the third quarter and 7,400 in the second. Yelp has said its potential market is 20 million local businesses. So far, it has 138,000 advertisers. It seems too soon for the company's growth rate to already be topping off. Wells Fargo analyst Peter Stabler wrote that increased promotions could help the company add more accounts in the first quarter, but Yelp is at risk from "increased competitive pressure." Google and Facebook , among others have been reaching out to local advertisers.
In addition, traffic to Yelp's website and app has been slipping. The company's desktop, mobile and app traffic all fell on a sequential basis in the fourth quarter, another troubling sign.
Big Picture: Yelp is struggling after its 2017 guidance missed analysts' expectations and its growth rate appears to be slowing.
Investors panned Yelp worse than a mouse-infested restaurant on Friday, sending shares down 13%.


About 15 years ago, my father, a realtor, decided to launch his first website. He was targeting a little known niche in real estate at the time called condo hotels.
Since I was a professional copywriter besides being his daughter, he asked for my help in creating the content for his website. That lead to what became for me an exciting, hands-on test case for online marketing, the lessons of which can be applied to almost any organization looking to sell its products or services.
The real estate website was an opportunity to explore online marketing strategies.
My father's initial outline for his real estate website included five typical pages: home, about us, services, a description of the product (condo hotels), and contact us.
He wanted to place only the most basic information on the website in hopes prospective clients would call for more detailed information. Then he and his salespeople would have a chance to connect with them and possibly convert the lead into a sale.
My father was afraid if he told visitors too much on the website, their interest would be satisfied, and they wouldn't call. He also worried that competitors would steal his information and use it as their own.
I disagreed with his minimalist philosophy but initially created the site as he'd requested it, knowing we could modify our approach down the road, if it wasn't effective.
Once the site was launched, a quick review of its analytics or website stats, showed that our most popular pages were the ones with the most information. The page offering the description of what are condo hotels, for example, received the most traffic, and people stayed on that page longer than any other.
Tracking the website's analytics gave us insights into what most interested our visitors.
Also most callers referenced that page when they spoke to a salesperson. A few reporters had even called to interview my father for stories about condo hotels, having found his descriptive page to be educational, positioning him as the authority on the subject.
Capitalizing on the interest that the description page created, we added a section to the site called Articles. Here we posted write-ups about the condo-hotel trend, legal and financial issues related to condo hotels, and condo hotel industry news. The phone began ringing more frequently.
Finally, we began adding detailed write-ups about every condo-hotel property we could find. We started with a half dozen pages but soon were up to over 100. People were finding and reading the property summaries and then calling to talk with a salesperson. It seemed the more we told, the more we sold!
We were 100% reliant on online marketing for promoting our business.
We were, as my father feared, starting to have a problem with competitors swiping and reprinting our information as their own. We'd call them out whenever we caught them. Sending out cease and desist letters became a weekly task, one we systemized to take up as little time as possible.
Yes, we could have avoided the whole issue by publishing less data, but we weren't about to let competitor behavior dictate how we ran our business. Instead, we focused on becoming the #1 resource for condo hotel information in the world. Period.
To make our website even more comprehensive, we began adding guest posts written by industry experts. Publishing their work was mutually beneficial. It lent credibility to our site and gave the authors an outlet for getting out their message. It also helped build our brand globally.
Through our website and the depth of its content we were able to create our global brand.
We added an international section to our site as the condo hotel trend spread to countries beyond the U.S. By featuring foreign properties, we soon attracted an international audience. Now, unlike traditional realtors, we were no longer selling properties just in our local area; we had crossed all geographic boundaries and were selling properties in faraway places like Dubai, England, Panama and Egypt.
Our site soon surpassed the 500-page mark and became a Google authority site that dominated in the search engine rankings.
With our site receiving over 100,000 visitors per month, we knew we needed a way to capture email addresses so we could stay in touch once someone had found us. That way, if they weren't ready to buy at that time, and most aren't, they'd still have us in mind, and maybe one day in the future make a purchase or refer us to others.
Our solution was to offer a weekly newsletter, which we called Property Alerts. To subscribe was free. The Property Alerts introduced new properties and tipped off prospective buyers to special buying opportunities.
Subscribers felt they were getting the inside scoop, and many of our sales came from marketing to that list. Before we knew it, we had a mailing list of over 20,000 people and developers lining up to have their property featured, some even offering to pay for the privilege.
What was most amazing was that despite providing so much information online, customers continued to call us for even more. They appreciated our expert opinion and welcomed assistance from our sales people. We became their resource for learning about and buying condo-hotel properties.
We made sure all the copywriting on our website and in our Property Alerts newsletter was professional and easy to read. We verified all facts and offered professional opinions when appropriate.
Using SEO our site climbed to the top of Google and other search engines.
Thanks to our efforts in search engine optimization (SEO), Google treated us like the industry authority, giving us multiple organic listings on page 1 of search results for condo hotels out of millions of listings. The traffic it sent our site 24/7 was the best free advertising we could ever want. If ever there was a prize for quality copywriting, this certainly was it!
If you tell more, you sell more. People turn to the internet for information. If you provide it, you are positioned as an authority and a company they'll trust and consider giving their business. If you don't provide the information they seek, they keep searching until they find someone who does, probably your competitor.
You can't hide what you know from your competitors. If you do, you're also hiding it from your prospective customers, and that's far more damaging to your bottom line.
Search engines like Google reward good websites. Provide quantity and quality information, and you'll have a shot at ranking high in search results. Good copywriting gets rewarded. There's no better free advertising than top placement on Google.
The same concepts work for any business. While this case study was about a real estate website, the same premises can be applied to other industries.
Your website should be a work in progress. Don't create your site and then forget it. Build it based on your best guess of what will work. Then watch your analytics (website stats) and customer reactions, modifying as needed. Your website should be a dynamic information source, continually growing and improving to best meet your customers' needs.
Do you need help writing content for your website? Could adding more information to your site help you generate more sales? Contact Susan Greene, copywriter, today!
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O Red Bull RB6 é o modelo da Red Bull Racing para a temporada de  de Fórmula 1. Condutores: Sebastian Vettel e Mark Webber.

O carro foi apresentado no dia 10 de fevereiro de 2010, na abertura da sessão de testes em Jerez de la Frontera, na Espanha. O modelo foi projetado por Adrian Newey.

Desempenho
O modelo da Red Bull demonstrou ser bastante rápido durante os treinos oficiais, garantindo a pole position para a equipe em 15 das 19 provas da temporada. No entanto, durante as primeiras corridas o desempenho foi comprometido pelo desgaste de alguns componentes.

No Grande Prêmio do Barém, primeira corrida da temporada de 2010, o alemão Sebastian Vettel garantiu a pole position. No entanto, durante a corrida, devido a um problema na vela de ignição o carro perdeu rendimento e o piloto terminou na quarta colocação. No GP da Austrália, foi obrigado a abandonar a corrida devido a problemas nos freios. No GP da Espanha sofreu novamente com problemas nos freios ao final da prova e teve dificuldades em manter o carro na pista. O mesmo problema repetiu-se também nos treinos para o GP da Turquia.

Durante o GP do Brasil, a equipe Red Bull conseguiu uma dobradinha (1-2) com Vettel em primeiro e Webber em segundo, chegando aos 469 pontos na temporada e conquistando antecipadamente o seu primeiro título de construtores. No GP seguinte, o último da temporada em Abu Dhabi, os seus dois pilotos disputaram o título, e coube a Sebastian Vettel vencendo esse GP consagrar-se pela primeira vez campeão mundial de Formula 1, sendo também o primeiro mundial de pilotos conquistado por um piloto da equipe. Vettel torna-se o primeiro piloto da história da Fórmula 1 a ser campeão sem nunca ter liderado momento algum durante a temporada.

Resultados
(legenda) (em negrito indica pole position e itálico volta mais rápida)

* Campeão da temporada.

Carros de Fórmula 1 da Red Bull

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A&E • Review
Lil Nas X- "MONTERO": A Corporate Product With Some Soul
Lil Nas X's Montero album cover from genius.com.
Tony Le Calvez
"MONTERO" is no masterpiece. On the surface it is the product of a major record label, meant to sell radio hits and streams. Lil Nas X is currently at the forefront of pop culture, and his music videos and online persona continue to make the front cover of tabloids and internet stories. His massive hit "Old Town Road" shot the unknown SoundCloud rapper to superstardom and the essence of that person, wrapped in the shell of fame, shines through on this album and elevates it from big label product to art. Amidst the lackluster features and bloated production, Lil Nas X pulls off a fun, catchy batch of songs.
I'll start with the bad. Lil Nas X's voice is so layered and drowned in so many effects that he sounds like Shawn Mendes singing through my phone. The features on this album are only there for marketing and positive market research, evident by the total lack of chemistry with Lil Nas X. "ONE OF ME" is a good song, the lyrics and delivery from LNX are solid and the melody is an earworm, but Elton John's piano feature is unremarkable and buried in the mix for most of the track. Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion deliver some of the most uninspired verses I have ever heard from either of them, and Miley Cyrus sounds as if she's singing through a tin can.
Another problem is the production and mixing. The production team really dropped the ball on this one. The thick layers of synths and percussion are muddled and unclear, causing instruments to overpower each other and bury important facets of the song. "LIFE AFTER SALEM" is probably the worst culprit of this; the synths and drums are layered to the point of distortion and I can't make out half the melodies and instrumental flourishes. It's just a blob of sound, assaulting my ears in a muddled mess.
That being said, there are a lot of things I liked about the album. The title track "MONTERO" and it's accompanying music video were iconic and reminded me of the kind of cultural waves that Michael Jackson or Madonna would make. "INDUSTRY BABY" and "SCOOP" are silly and fun like "Old Town Road," and what I admire most is how Lil Nas X is able to add his style and charisma to all his songs. He's also good at sharing his insecurities amidst the fun songs. The themes on "ONE OF ME" and "DON'T WANT IT" revolve around him struggling with his new found fame and his battle with imposter syndrome. His diary-like vulnerability and his dynamic dance hits contrast with the influence of mediocrity imposed by the record label that could have overpowered the album. He saved what could have been a bland and money grabbing record label venture like the last three Imagine Dragons albums.
As Lil Nas X's debut studio album, "MONTERO" had a lot riding on it. It's a fun and competent record that solidifies Lil Nas X's status as a pop super power and sheds any illusions that he is simply a one hit wonder. I look forward to what he comes up with next but "MONTERO" will keep me satisfied for a long while.
By: Tony Le Calvez
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Les Années de la Rage et les heures de l'Amour est le quatrième album d'Herbert Pagani.

Pistes de l'album

Album musical sorti en 1974
Album de Herbert Pagani


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HER NOPREN Summer Student Series: USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
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Maximizing WIC's Role in Supporting Health, Food Security, and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities for Action
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COVID-19 HER Resource Manager
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Feeding Low-Income Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Review by Virginia Thompson from the Horn Call, publication of the International Horn Society:
Marian Hesse's two new releases, Daily Routines for the Horn Player and Daily Routines for the Student Horn Player, are both outstanding additions to our published drill materials and have already received rave reviews from John Q. Ericson (online) and Lowell Greer, who wrote the preface. These high quality publications not only reflect Hesse's "exceptional teaching experience and analytical mind," as noted by Greer, but also her genuine passion for pedagogy and contagious enthusiasm for practicing the horn!
In each book, Hesse provides eight different routines: one for each day of the week plus an extra. Each impeccably designed routine covers seven skill categories. [Insert your visualization of a matrix here!] This organization also affords the option of mixing and matching different skill drills from different routines. The student edition routines are of 20-25 minutes duration, and the more advanced edition provides 30-40 minutes of drill. The range of the student book is F to b[musical flat]" (of which there are just a couple). Some of Hesse's most original offerings in that volume include some unique breathing/blowing exercises and the incorporation of singing in ear training drills. Each volume includes an interesting "Duet/Intonation" routine, and all of her overtone exercises are fresh and fun. Additional information and sample pages may be viewed at hornroutines.com. I think that everyone who uses these routines will find them to be thorough, helpful, and immensely enjoyable as well! Virginia Thompson, West Virginia University (VT)
From Facebook messages:
Love the daily routines books! Using them with my students at UE!
Ms. Hesse,
Just a note to let you know that I love your Daily Routines book, that I use it every day, and that it provided me with an introduction to the other Mountain Peak stuff that I also use. It's rare to get that much bang for the buck from such a singular source, but as far as I can see everything useful that I have learned on the horn can be applied towards your material. You really did us all a service by putting something like that together.
Thanks for your gift to the community,
Review from Kathy Mehrtens, Professor of Horn at The College of New Jersey!
Kathryn Mehrtens
Hi Marian!
Maybe you have noticed a flurry of activity in orders for your books in the NJ, PA, and DE region. I have recommended your books to all my students, and I'm sure all will be seeing the results of playing the "Daily Routines" shortly. I can not say enough about how beneficial these 2 books have been for my own playing, and just plain ol' daily discipline. After 40+ years of playing horn I am finally working methodically on areas that have always needed attention, and the results are remarkable, at least to my ears. I fell better about my abilities overall, and look forward (!) to tackling the daily challenges. My playing and confidence are greatly improved.
Thank you for your excellent books!
From Colorado Spring, Colorado Hornist Dave Stoller
Dave Stoller
Many players in the horn community may not have seen Marian Hess's book, Daily Routines For Horn. This is the best pedagogical book to come down the pike in a long time. It is a series of exercises and drills that take a person through the sorts of phrases/licks we experience in our daily playing. And it is a great chop builder as well. Marian wanted to compose a unique series that is predicated on what we do "down in the trenches" versus another dry academic etude book. Rather then attempt to explain what she has accomplished, you can review selected pages if you go to the publishing website:www.mountainpeakmusic.com. Then search her two books. One is for younger players and the one I have is for experienced players of all levels through the pro ranks. It is a performance enhancing manual that should be on everyone's practice stand. Daily Routines For Horn is the new gold standard for building chops, endurance, and technique. Being an older player, I consider it an integral addition to our craft along with works like Maxine Alphonse, the Schantl Collection, Kopprasch etc.
Read John Ericson's review here:
Horn Matters review of Daily Routines
Lowell Greer offers the following comments:
Marian Hesse has been recognized as one of the leading virtuoso horn players of our day. A pupil of several renowned teachers, she has enjoyed a brilliant career in many concert venues, but most especially as the horn player in the Chestnut Brass Company. Within this ensemble, she has had to repeat her mastery and musical accomplishments over and over, with a variety of early brass instruments. In the process of mastering and maintaining skills on so many instruments, she has developed a methodology of rare efficiency. She is currently horn professor at the University of Northern Colorado, where the size and quality of her class has manifested her gifts as a mentor and pedagogue. Out of her exceptional teaching experience and analytical mind, she has compiled a set of Daily Routines for Horn which will prepare the player, novice or advanced, for those tasks one faces in musical life. These are studies which will prepare the lips and musculature to safely and effectively perform in all registers with flexibility, fluidity, and strength, at all dynamic levels.
While the Daily Routines are, like all such studies, repetitive, sequential, and progressive, any tedium is broken in innovative ways which will keep the player involved and help avoid boredom. Periods of rest from playing are included, and should be meticulously observed, allowing the human body to adjust to the labors involved in playing each study, without any ensuing stiffness or fatigue that might, otherwise, cause temporary breakdown of the lip tissues. It is anticipated that proper use of Hesse's Daily Routines will provide a technical breakthrough for many players whose development has become blocked or whose improvement has "leveled out" during the practice of traditional study materials.
Within the competitive life of a musician, and during the activities we undertake, these studies will certainly be of great value. They might just be the nearest thing to a secret strategy that a horn player will find.
Best wishes for effective and successful use of these materials,
Lowell Greer holds a unique place among the hornists of his generation. Known for his musicianship and versatility with or without valves, he has received critical acclaim and international recognition as an orchestral hornist, chamber musician, soloist, educator, and horn maker.
Rose French / Sep 17 2012 10:09 pm
I have both books, and enjoy them immensely for myself and my students. I also have enjoyed the approachable method of tackling some aspects of horn playing that we neglect or never get around to working on. The harmonic exercises in the Student version have become my "go-to" exercises for multiple reasons, and I find the intonation duets a great addition to working with students on intonation and matching articulation, dynamics, etc.
Luke Zyla / Apr 10 2013 1:47 am
I use the "Daily Routines" every morning as part of my practice session. I love the variety and originality. I use the student book with all my students. Thanks Marian!
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"Jeunesse" founders Randy Ray & Wendy Lewis spend $16 million in Trousdale Estates
July 6, 2016 4:29 pm PT
A mysterious corporate entity with an Orlando (Florida) area address recently appeared in Beverly Hills' always-red-hot Trousdale Estates area and slammed down a whopping $16,000,000 on a newly-renovated pad near the top of the neighborhood. Naturally, Yolanda was curious about who was lurking in the shadows behind the LLC front.
It wasn't long before we discovered that the residence's proud new owners are a married Florida-based couple named Randy Ray & Wendy Lewis. And while you may have never heard of either Mr. Ray or Ms. Lewis, trust your gurl Yolanda when she swears that the couple have lots and lots of moolah. If the fact that they just bought a $16 million second home didn't clue you in already, of course.
Tennesee native Mr. Ray grew up legitimately dirt-poor, to hear him tell it. But as a young and ambitious fella, it wasn't long before he discovered he was a natural-born salesman. Together with his wife Ms. Lewis (a former math teacher) Mr. Ray has, over the years, founded a string of somewhat controversial but highly successful MLM (multi-level marketing) companies.
If y'all don't know what an MLM firm is, let Yolanda give you an uber-brief summary. Actually, let's let our best buddy Wikipedia give it to ya. According to her, "MLM is a controversial marketing strategy in which the sales force is compensated not only for sales they generate, but also for the sales of the other salespeople that they recruit. This recruited sales force is referred to as the participant's "downline", and can provide multiple levels of compensation." It is these qualities of MLM businesses, kiddies, (in addition to the cult-like atmosphere that seems to pervade most of these businesses) that have led to many naysayers terming all MLMs as pyramid schemes.
However, there is also a different but equally large camp of folks who are fully aware of what the structure of an MLM business entails and enjoy the flexibility and freedom it offers from a traditional salesperson-slash-employee job. There are many ways you can earn income in most MLM firms (it's usually not just sales commissions). And loads of salespeople have made loads of greenbacks by working for an MLM. Two of the best-known and most-successful MLM companies in history are Avon and Herbalife.
Mr. Ray & Ms. Lewis
Mr. Ray & Ms. Lewis are experienced in running these types of firms firms. One of their better-known ventures is called "Fuel Freedom International", a company that sells $2 capsules to put in your car's fuel tank, guaranteed to increase your vehicle's MPG. And no, Yolanda ain't kiddin'. Tests of the capsules by various media outlets have proven inconclusive, but oh well. Apparently there's a market for pills to put in your car's love tank. Who knew?!
Despite their many businesses, it wasn't until fairly recently — 2009 — that Mr. Ray & Ms. Lewis finally hit the proverbial jackpot. That year, they partnered with a Beverly Hills-based doctor named Nathan Newman to develop a new line of anti-aging skin creams utilizing stem cells. Mr. Ray & Ms. Lewis have built an enormously profitable and fast-growing MLM company around this high-priced "Luminesce" skincare line. And their firm's name? Jeunesse Global.
In just seven years, Jeunesse has grown from just another MLM startup to being regularly featured on Inc. magazine's list of fastest-growing private companies. It's also, apparently, the fastest-growing direct selling firm in the nation, touting an 811% increase in revenue over the past three years and $120 million in sales during a recent single month.
Now in their 70s, an age when many folks are packing their bags for the local rest home, Mr. Ray and Ms. Lewis are raking in more money than ever before. Suitcases full of cash.
But enough of our gossip and chit-chat. Let's check out the house.
The property sits on a commodious (but not huge) .46-acre lot on one of Trousdale's quieter streets. The house was owned for decades by a non-celebrity family until they sold it in an off-market deal back in December 2014 for $8,050,000 to a real estate investor who renovated, expanded, and generally snazzed it up with pricey-sounding Black Antolini marble walls inside and out, extra-high ceilings, and motorized glass walls that disappear for that quintessential indoor-outdoor Southern California lifestyle thing-a-ma-jiggy.
Upon entering through the driveway gate into the motorcourt, guests and the delivery man are greeted by a traditional three-car garage to the left and a way more modern glass-enclosed fourth garage spot to the right. We think that glass space is probably for the fanciest automobile in the owner's mini-collection. Listing photos helpfully display a red McLaren in that parking space.
The snazzy front door — situated next to a mini-reflecting pool — opens up to a dramatic sea of white terrazzo on the floors in front of you. A few steps forward and you're greeted by the showstopping view out over Century City and all the way to the Pacific Ocean and Catalina. The open-concept floor plan that combines the living room, kitchen, and dining room into one convention-sized space. Yolanda would guess that if all the furniture were cleared out, the place would make a pretty epic ballroom. Just a thought, Mr. Ray & Ms. Lewis. (We'll be checking our mailbox everyday for y'all's invitation).
The structure spans a mansion-sized 7,430 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. Almost all the private rooms (including the master bed and bath, natch) share the same unobstructed views as the main living area. There's also a media room, an infinity pool, and naturally the property also has state-of-the-art security and every luxury appliance and appointment you can imagine. And perhaps a few you can't.
Some of the other homeowners on the same street in Trousdale include crooner Elton John, painter (and billionaire heir) Alex Hank, and nutritional supplement company scion Ryan Drexler.
In a YouTube video, Ms. Lewis mused "We've tried retiring three times and it just isn't for us." Well, it seems a shame for folks to work into old age. But when you're making so much money that you can afford a $16 million house in which you will likely only spend a few months — if not a few weeks — per year, who would complain about not being able to retire? Not Yolanda, that's who.
Now if you'll excuse your gurl, we're late to the QVC taping for our new batch of Vitameatavegamin.


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Chinese Etiquette & Protocol
By Joyce Millet. President, Cultural Savvy
Confucius, China's greatest sage established a system of ethics, morals, hierarchy and behavior, setting the rules for people dealing with other people, and establishing each person's proper place in society.
The five major relationships set forth by Confucius:
Ruler -- subject Husband -- wife
Father -- son Brother -- sister
Friend --- friend
Key concepts in understanding Chinese culture:
Guanxi - Throughout much of Chinese history, the fundamental glue that has held society together is the concept of guanxi, relationships between people.
Mianxi - Face - Losing face, saving face and giving face is very important and should be taken into consideration at all times.
Li - Originally li meant to sacrifice, but today it is translated as the art of being polite and courteous. Proper etiquette preserves harmony and face.
Keqi - Ke means guest and qi means behavior. It not only means considerate, polite, and well mannered, but also represents humbleness and modesty.
Getting to Know Each Other
Greetings and Introductions
The Chinese usually do not like to do business with strangers, and will make frequent use of go-betweens. Whenever possible, try to use established relationships, or an intermediary known by both sides, to make the first contact
Chinese prefer to be formally introduced to someone new. This applies to both Chinese and foreigners.
The Chinese may seem unfriendly when being introduced. They are taught not to show excessive emotion, thus the reference to Chinese and other Asians as inscrutable.
Always stand up when being introduced and remain standing throughout the introductions.
When being introduced to Chinese, the accepted form of greeting is the handshake, even among Chinese. Chinese may also nod or slightly bow (Unlike the Japanese, the Chinese bow from the shoulders rather than the waist). One would then present a business card.
Use both hands when presenting business cards and be sure the writing faces the person to whom you are presenting your card. Cards should also be received with both hands. Do not immediately put the card in a pocket or bag-this is considered rude.
Follow with the standard "I am pleased to meet you, or "ni hao" in Chinese.
When seated, place cards on the table. This shows respect and is also an excellent way to remember names.
Business cards should be printed in English on one side and Chinese on the other.
Be sure to use simplified Chinese characters for China, not the classical characters used in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If traveling to China and Taiwan or Hong Kong, it is a good idea to put the different cards in separate boxes to avoid mix-ups.
Remember that China is the People's Republic of China and Taiwan is the Republic of China
Titles & Forms of Address
The Chinese will state their last name first, followed by the given name (may be one or two syllables). For example, Liu Jianguo, in Chinese would be Mr. Jianguo Liu using the Western style.
Never call someone by only his or her last name. Unless specifically asked, do not call someone by his or her first name.
Addressing someone by his or her courtesy or professional title and last name conveys respect. In Chinese the name precedes the title. For example, Liu Xiansheng for Mr. Liu, and Liu Jingli for Manager Liu.
Women's names cannot be distinguished from men's names. Chinese women use their maiden names even after marriage, but may indicate marital status by using Mrs., Ms., Miss, or Madam. Mrs. Wang might be married to Mr. Liu.
Chinese who frequently deal with foreigners or travel abroad on business may adopt a Western first name, such as David Liu. They may request that they be referred to as David, once a relationship has been established.
Do not use the term "comrade" in China
Personal Questions & Compliments
Do not be surprised when asked personal questions regarding age, marital status, children, family, income, job, etc. This is done to seek common ground.
On the other hand, the Chinese will be uncomfortable with American familiarity, particularly early in a relationship. The arm around the shoulder or pat on the back with "just call me Bob" approach should be left at home.
Unlike the Western custom, compliments are not graciously accepted with a "thank you," but rather with "not at all or it was nothing." Accepting and giving direct praise is considered poor etiquette. Do not be gushy with thank yous.
Social distance, Touching & Gestures
Every culture defines proper distance. Westerners, particularly Americans, find that the Chinese comfort zone regarding distance is a bit to close for their comfort.
Instinctively Westerners may back up when others invade their space. Do not be surprised to find that the Chinese will simply step closer.
The Chinese do not like to be touched, particularly by strangers. Do not hug, back slap or put an arm around someone's shoulder.
Do not be offended if you are pushed and shoved in a line. The Chinese do not practice the art of lining up and courtesy to strangers in public places is not required.
People of the same sex may walk hand-in-hand as a gesture of friendship in China.
Western gestures that are taboo in China include:
Pointing the index finger--use the open hand instead.
Using the index finger to call someone-use the hand with fingers motioning downward as in waving.
Finger snapping
Showing the soles of shoes.
Whistling is considered rude.
Chinese customs that are annoying to Westerners:
Belching or spitting on the street
Lack of consideration when smoking and failure to ask permission to smoke
Slurping food
Talking while eating
Dining and Entertainment Etiquette & Protocol
Entertaining guests at a Chinese banquet is an important way of establishing guanxi.
For more formal banquets, invitations will be sent and place cards will be at the table.
Guests should sample all of the dishes and leave something on the plate at the end of the meal. A clean plate indicates you are still hungry and it is the host's responsibility to see that you are continually served food and drink.
Under no circumstances should chopsticks be placed in the rice standing up. This symbolizes death.
There are no firm rules regarding dinner conversation. Depending on the closeness of the relationship, business may or may not be discussed. Follow host's lead.
Drinking is an important part of Chinese entertaining and is considered a social lubricant. The drinking officially begins after the host offers a short toast to the group.
It is always a good idea for the guest to return the toast either right away or after a few courses have been served.
Safe topics for toasts are friendship, pledges for cooperation, the desire to reciprocate the hospitality, and mutual benefit.
The Chinese understand if you are unable to drink alcohol. Stating medical reasons is always a good way to get out of drinking alcohol.
The most common expression for toasting is Gan bei, meaning "dry cup", or bottoms up.
The Chinese are not as understanding of tipsy guests as are the Japanese or Koreans. If you feel you have had enough, smile and politely indicate this to your host.
Do not pour your own drink. It shows a lack of protocol.
Do not underestimate the importance of participating in dining and after-dinner entertainment. It is an excellent way to build guanxi.
Gifts are an important way of creating and building guanxi in China.
Chinese etiquette requires that a person decline a gift, invitation, and other offerings two or three times before accepting. It is expected that the giver will persist, gently, until the gift is accepted. Be sensitive to genuine refusals.
Chinese and Westerners differ in the approach to gifts. In the West, a sincere thank you or a thank you note is an acceptable way to extend appreciation. In China, a more tangible form, or gift, is preferred.
Never give a gift that would make it impossible for the Chinese to reciprocate-this would cause a loss of face and place them in a very difficult position.
The Chinese usually do not open gifts at the time they receive them.
When receiving gifts from the Chinese, do not open them unless they insist.
Suggested Gifts & Gift-giving Taboos
Gifts should reflect the giver and the recipient.
Consider gifts from your area. Gifts with a company logo are fine as long as they do not include things that are considered taboo and are not too showy.
Gifts of foreign cigarettes, cognac, fine whiskey, quality wines are acceptable.
Do not give anything in sets of four or gifts that carry the association of death or funerals such as clocks, cut flowers, white objects. Do not give scissors or anything sharp as it symbolizes severing relations
Be cautious when giving food items-it can suggest poverty.
Always wrap gifts, but do not use white paper-it symbolizes death. Red and gold are the best. Avoid elaborately wrapping gifts.
Never write anything in red ink.
It is often said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. Taking time to learn something about Chinese culture and customs can only pay dividends.
Copyright © 2014 Joyce Millet, Cultural Savvy. All rights reserved.
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Every October, my husband and I make a special trip into Wisconsin and along the Great River Road Wine Trail. It's the perfect day away with family or friends, boasting a variety of stops that will appeal to all interests- and taste buds. Don't forget the camera!
Danzinger Vineyards Alma, WI- Overlooking the Mississippi River, this was the perfect place to kick off our adventure. Danzinger offers a complimentary tasting option of full tasting for $5. Not being much of a wine person, my husband enjoyed the sweeter varieties available. Our absolute favorite here was November Dawn, a semi-sweet red blend.
Buena Vista Park Alma, WI- Right down the road from Danzinger, this city park is perfect for a picnic or an impromptu photo shoot with more views of the Mississippi.
Country Stop Pepin, WI- Pumpkins, mums, and fudge. You know you want some!
Villa Bellezza Pepin, WI- Visit the tasting room to find your favorite wine and then fill your glass for a self-guided tour around the property, which looks just like an Italian estate. We also grabbed a bite at the in-house restaurant, Il Forno, featuring perfectly sized wood fire pizzas and authentic Italian pasta dishes.
Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery Stockholm, WI- A quick walk through the sprawling apple orchard, and we were ready for another tasting. Like Danzinger, Maiden Rock also offers a complimentary tasting with the option to try more at $1-$2 each. Hard cider is a favorite in our household, so we were sure to pick up a couple of four packs. I prefer the dry "Scrumpy", while Jake picks out the sweeter fan-favorite "Honeycrisp Hard". They also have a tempting baked goods counter and non-alcoholic apple cider.


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The Cacophonic Concert of Europe: Between Nationalism and Grand Strategy
Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University
Uriel Abulof, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University
Humans need to belong, and search for communities in order to live and interact with each other according to a certain set of norms and regulations that preserve and protect their families. Thus, self-determination – one's right, and capacity, to determine his or her own private, and communal, destiny – has a potent role to play in postmodern politics in and beyond Europe. Still, the means by which self-determination is pursued are neither static nor monolithic. These days, aspirations and claims to self-determination can be transmitted globally in real-time; as a result, the troubles of one community can very quickly be communicated to and by others. When the interaction of men and women and across generations is also taken into account, local politics becomes potentially global in real-time. These factors do make a difference, as they invite outside interference and render effective crisis management much more difficult. By extension, the construction of grand strategy is all the more necessary, but harder to achieve – as the unfolding situations in Catalonia, Scotland and Kurdistan demonstrate. With today's apparent endless succession of international crises, we need to bring fresh insights to bear on the political conversation in our less-than-golden age. The problems and crises concerning self-determination and strategy, as well as the state and its various forms, have become ever more relevant, fundamental, and far reaching. This paper will discuss these multifaceted challenges, and explore whether there is a future for "self-determining Europe," and whether this could serve as a vision for a new, regional, grand strategy.
What is the 'Wright' Modernism of the Mid-Century Cold War? American Design in Mid-Century Cold War Propaganda
Heather Elisabeth
Populist Tribes: Protest Voting as a Collective Action
Gloria Gennaro
Reassessing Turkey's European Union Candidacy: The Case of EU-Turkey Refugee Deal
Şükrü Yurtsever
The European Union and the Politization of Europe: A Promise of Regionalisation under a New Common Roof, Caught in New Nationalism?
Gerhard Eichweber
Internationalism and the European Cultural Public Sphere :The Heritage of the European Intellectual History of the Late Nineteenth and the Early Twentieth Century
Jukka Kortti
Vote for the Far-Right Parties in the 2014 European Elections
Evgenia Eleni Mavropoulou


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/*
 *
 *
 * Used by UnicodeTest.sh.
 *
 * This class creates Java source files using Unicode characters
 * that test the limits of what's possible
 * - in situations where the platform encoding imposes limits
 *   (command line arguments, non-Unicode file system)
 * - in situations where full Unicode is supported
 *   (file system access in UTF-8 locales and on Windows 2000++,
 *    jar file contents)
 *
 * @author Norbert Lindenberg
 */

import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.nio.charset.Charset;
import java.util.Locale;

public class UnicodeTest {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

        String commandLineClassNameSuffix = commandLineClassNameSuffix();
        String commandLineClassName = "ClassA" + commandLineClassNameSuffix;
        String manifestClassName;
        if (hasUnicodeFileSystem()) {
            manifestClassName = "ClassB" + unicode;
        } else {
            manifestClassName = "ClassB" + commandLineClassNameSuffix;
        }

        generateSource(commandLineClassName, manifestClassName);
        generateSource(manifestClassName, commandLineClassName);
        generateManifest(manifestClassName);

        System.out.println(commandLineClassName);
    }

    private static final String fileSeparator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
    private static final String osName = System.getProperty("os.name");
    private static final String defaultEncoding = Charset.defaultCharset().name();

    // language names taken from java.util.Locale.getDisplayLanguage for the respective language
    private static final String arabic = "\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629";
    private static final String s_chinese = "\u4e2d\u6587";
    private static final String t_chinese = "\u4e2d\u6587";
    private static final String russian = "\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0439";
    private static final String hindi = "\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940";
    private static final String greek = "\u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac";
    private static final String hebrew = "\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea";
    private static final String japanese = "\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e";
    private static final String korean = "\ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4";
    private static final String lithuanian = "Lietuvi\u0173";
    private static final String czech = "\u010de\u0161tina";
    private static final String turkish = "T\u00fcrk\u00e7e";
    private static final String spanish = "espa\u00f1ol";
    private static final String thai = "\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22";
    private static final String unicode = arabic + s_chinese + t_chinese
            + russian + hindi + greek + hebrew + japanese + korean
            + lithuanian + czech + turkish + spanish + thai;

    private static String commandLineClassNameSuffix() {

        // Mapping from main platform encodings to language names
        // for Unix and Windows, respectively. Use empty suffix
        // for Windows encodings where OEM encoding differs.
        // Use null if encoding isn't used.
        String[][] names = {
            { "UTF-8",          unicode,        ""              },
            { "windows-1256",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-6",     arabic,         null            },
            { "GBK",            s_chinese,      s_chinese       },
            { "GB18030",        s_chinese,      s_chinese       },
            { "GB2312",         s_chinese,      null            },
            { "x-windows-950",  null,           t_chinese       },
            { "x-MS950-HKSCS",  null,           t_chinese       },
            { "x-euc-tw",       t_chinese,      null            },
            { "Big5",           t_chinese,      null            },
            { "Big5-HKSCS",     t_chinese,      null            },
            { "windows-1251",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-5",     russian,        null            },
            { "koi8-r",         russian,        null            },
            { "windows-1253",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-7",     greek,          null            },
            { "windows-1255",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso8859-8",      hebrew,         null            },
            { "windows-31j",    null,           japanese        },
            { "x-eucJP-Open",   japanese,       null            },
            { "x-EUC-JP-LINUX", japanese,       null            },
            { "x-pck",          japanese,       null            },
            { "x-windows-949",  null,           korean          },
            { "euc-kr",         korean,         null            },
            { "windows-1257",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-13",    lithuanian,     null            },
            { "windows-1250",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-2",     czech,          null            },
            { "windows-1254",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-9",     turkish,        null            },
            { "windows-1252",   null,           ""              },
            { "iso-8859-1",     spanish,        null            },
            { "iso-8859-15",    spanish,        null            },
            { "x-windows-874",  null,           thai            },
            { "tis-620",        thai,           null            },
        };

        int column;
        if (osName.startsWith("Windows")) {
            column = 2;
        } else {
            column = 1;
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
             if (names[i][0].equalsIgnoreCase(defaultEncoding)) {
                 return names[i][column];
             }
         }
         return "";
    }

    private static boolean hasUnicodeFileSystem() {
        if (osName.startsWith("Windows")) {
            return ! osName.startsWith("Windows 9") &&
                   ! osName.equals("Windows Me");
        } else {
            return defaultEncoding.equalsIgnoreCase("UTF-8");
        }
    }

    private static void generateSource(String thisClass, String otherClass) throws Exception {
        String fileName = "UnicodeTest-src" + fileSeparator + thisClass + ".java";
        OutputStreamWriter out = new OutputStreamWriter(new FileOutputStream(fileName), "UTF-8");
        out.write("public class " + thisClass + " {\n");
        out.write("    public static void main(String[] args) {\n");
        out.write("        if (!" + otherClass + "." + otherClass.toLowerCase() + "().equals(\"" + otherClass + "\")) {\n");
        out.write("            throw new RuntimeException();\n");
        out.write("        }\n");
        out.write("    }\n");
        out.write("    public static String " + thisClass.toLowerCase() + "() {\n");
        out.write("        return \"" + thisClass + "\";\n");
        out.write("    }\n");
        out.write("}\n");
        out.close();
    }

    private static void generateManifest(String mainClass) throws Exception {
        String fileName = "UnicodeTest-src" + fileSeparator + "MANIFEST.MF";
        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
        out.write("Manifest-Version: 1.0\n".getBytes("UTF-8"));
        // Header lines are limited to 72 bytes.
        // The manifest spec doesn't say we have to break at character boundaries,
        // so we rudely break at byte boundaries.
        byte[] headerBytes = ("Main-Class: " + mainClass + "\n").getBytes("UTF-8");
        if (headerBytes.length <= 72) {
            out.write(headerBytes);
        } else {
            out.write(headerBytes, 0, 72);
            int start = 72;
            while (headerBytes.length > start) {
                out.write((byte) '\n');
                out.write((byte) ' ');
                int count = Math.min(71, headerBytes.length - start);
                out.write(headerBytes, start, count);
                start += count;
            }
        }
        out.close();
    }
}


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Dallas is a neighbourhood of the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It has an urban area separated from the Kamloops population centre, with a population of 4,445 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Name origin
It was named for Dallas Johnston (1887-1964), who farmed land east of Kamloops until its purchase for the Veterans' Land Act settlement.

References

Neighbourhoods in Kamloops


Can Gastric Bypass Be Reversed?
In gastric bypass surgery, the stomach is made smaller by crafting a pouch at the top of the stomach using plastic bands or surgical staples. This procedure causes food to avoid the small intestine, which produces fewer calories taken in by the body and subsequent weight loss. While not an easy surgery to reverse, it is possible to undo a gastric bypass.
The conditions must be right to reverse a gastric bypass. Not all patients will qualify for a turnaround operation. Typically, only patients who are having prolonged problems with their gastric bypass are considered sufficient candidates for reversal.
Reversing a gastric bypass is a serious operation. In most cases, undoing a bypass is more complex than the original surgery.
By reversing a gastric bypass, patients usually gain back the weight they have lost as a result of the original procedure. This could significantly contribute to future health problems.
When reversing the procedure, the doctor will have to remove the staples or bands from the organ, which have become fused to the stomach over time. The removal of these objects puts the patient's stomach at risk for bleeding and trauma.
Gastric bypass and Lap-Band surgery are two different procedures. Lap-Band surgery is much more easily reversed than a gastric bypass.
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