TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:SIMO) ("Silicon Motion" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. For the first quarter, net sales increased 1% quarter-over-quarter to US$52.8 million from US$52.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Net income (non-GAAP) of US$5.4 million or US$0.16 per diluted ADS in the first quarter decreased as compared to US$10.2 million or US$0.30 per diluted ADS in the fourth quarter of 2013.
GAAP net income for the first quarter decreased quarter-over-quarter to US$3.8 million or US$0.11 per diluted ADS from a GAAP net income of US$5.4 million or US$0.16 per diluted ADS in the fourth quarter of 2013.
"We are off to an excellent start for 2014. I am pleased to report solid first quarter results that reflect strength from across most of our products. Our SSD+embedded sales increased sequentially in the first quarter and grew by over 60% as compared to the same period a year ago. In the first quarter, we began commercial sales of our TLC eMMC 4.5 controllers to our third NAND flash partner, converted the majority of our eMMC controller sales to eMMC 4.5, and began mass production of our next generation eMMC 5.0 controller. I am also pleased with the progress we are making in securing new wins for our SATA 3 client SSD controller which recently began shipping to numerous U.S., Taiwan, and China module makers for their channel market SSD solutions. Separately, our SSD OEM partner has been making solid progress marketing their SSD solutions with our controllers and has secured an important first design-win with a tier-one PC OEM. In addition, we secured an important design win with one of our flash partners for our SSD controller.
"We recently secured our first design-win for our LTE-Advanced transceiver with a leading Korean handset OEM and will begin commercial sales of this new transceiver in the second quarter. We are actively working on securing additional wins."
Net sales in the first quarter were US$52.8 million, an increase of 1% compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. For the quarter, mobile storage products accounted for 85% of net sales and mobile communications 10% of net sales.
Net sales of our mobile storage products, which primarily include flash memory card, USB flash drive, SSD and embedded flash controllers, decreased 4% sequentially in the first quarter to US$45.1 million.
Net sales of mobile communications products, which primarily include handset transceivers and mobile TV IC solutions, increased 47% from the fourth quarter of 2013 to US$5.5 million in the first quarter.
Gross margin (non-GAAP) decreased slightly to 48.6% in the first quarter as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013. GAAP gross margin remained unchanged at 48.5% in the first quarter as compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.
Operating expenses (non-GAAP) in the first quarter were US$16.9 million, an increase from the US$13.8 million expended in the fourth quarter of 2013. Operating margin (non-GAAP) was 16.7%, a decrease from 22.5% in the previous quarter. GAAP operating margin was 14.2% for the first quarter, an increase from 13.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Net total other income (non-GAAP) was US$0.5 million, unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2013. GAAP net total other income was US$0.2 million, a decrease from the US$0.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Net income (non-GAAP) was US$5.4 million for the first quarter, a decrease from US$10.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) were US$0.16 in the first quarter, a decrease from US$0.30 per ADS in the fourth quarter of 2013.
GAAP net income was US$3.8 million for the first quarter, a decrease from a net income of US$5.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. Diluted GAAP earnings per ADS in the first quarter were US$0.11, a decrease from US$0.16 per ADS in the previous quarter.
Cash and cash equivalents, and short-term investments of US$158.6 million at the end of the first quarter were a decrease from US$162.5 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013.
During the first quarter, we had US$1.7 million of capital expenditures primarily relating to the purchase of testing equipment, software and design tools.
In January 2013, the Company announced a US$40 million share repurchase program. We did not repurchase any shares in the first quarter of 2014. On January 28, 2014 the Board of Directors of the Company declared a US$0.15 per ADS quarterly dividend. On February 25, we paid $5.0 million as dividend payments to our shareholders.
"We are off to a solid start and are confident about growing our business this year as we have already met the milestones that we had set: begin commercial sales of our eMMC controllers to our third NAND flash partner, secure our first SATA 3 client SSD controller design-win with a tier-1 global PC OEM, and win our first LTE-Advanced transceiver project with our Korean handset OEM partner. These are important achievements for us, and we believe we are well positioned for growth this year and next as we build on these milestones and further expand our business."
The Company's management team will conduct a conference call at 8:00 am Eastern Time on April 29, 2014.
an easier way to compare the Company's operating results against analyst financial models and operating results of our competitors that supplement their GAAP results with non-GAAP financial measures.
Vendor dispute charges relate to the write down of certain unsalable inventory due to defects in the components provided by our vendor. These parts were supplied to us at a quality below levels previously specified and agreed. All parts known to be defective have been identified and are within our control. We have resolved this matter with our vendor and recovered in 1Q 2013 the full value of the inventory being written off. This charge (as well as the amount recovered) has been excluded from our non-GAAP results as we believe this is an unusual, non-recurring and unplanned activity.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including without limitation, statements about Silicon Motion's expected second quarter of 2014 and full year 2014 revenue, gross margin and operating expenses, all of which reflect management's estimates based on information available at this time of this press release. While Silicon Motion believes these estimates to be meaningful, these amounts could differ materially from actual reported amounts for the first quarter of 2014. Forward-looking statements also include, without limitation, statements regarding trends in the multimedia consumer electronics market and our future results of operations, financial condition and business prospects. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although such statements are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on them. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual market trends or our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to the unpredictable volume and timing of customer orders, which are not fixed by contract but vary on a purchase order basis; the loss of one or more key customers or the significant reduction, postponement, rescheduling or cancellation of orders from these customers; general economic conditions or conditions in the semiconductor or consumer electronics markets; decreases in the overall average selling prices of our products; changes in the relative sales mix of our products; the payment, or non-payment, of cash dividends in the future at the discretion of our board of directors; the effect, if any, on the price of our ADS as a result of the implementation of the announced share repurchase program; changes in our cost of finished goods; the availability, pricing, and timeliness of delivery of other components and raw materials used in our customers' products; our customers' sales outlook, purchasing patterns, and inventory adjustments based on consumer demands and general economic conditions, its customers and consumers; our ability to successfully develop, introduce, and sell new or enhanced products in a timely manner; and the timing of new product announcements or introductions by us or by our competitors. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on April 30, 2013, as amended on May 29, 2013. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.


Built by Colin C. Baker in 1867, this brick house has a lovely rounded former and pronounced bay windows. A year after he finished this house, the Colin C. Baker Row House just up the street was completed.
For this week's Mansard Monday, we went back into the Gowdey Archives for this photo of 354 Broadway.
Published May 21, 2018 in Mansard Monday.


Tangerines with English Spanish Italian Swedish Portuguese Romanian subtitles is a 2013 Estonian-Georgian film directed, produced and written by Zaza Urushadze. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards and was among the five nominated films at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards for best foreign language film.
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Judge people by their past performance, not their promises. I have known a few 'Gunners' in my past, people who say they are 'Gunner (as in going to) do this or that, and they do nto even start so nothing ever happens. All talk and no action.'
E-CIGARETTES FAIL TO HELP SMOKERS QUIT: CANCER COUNCIL SA
E-cigarettes are ineffective in helping smokers quit their deadly habitat, a South Australian study as found.
Cancer Council SA manager of tobacco control Lauren Maksimovic said the majority of e-cigarette smokers reported the devices failed to help reduce their cravings or quit.
"A majority of the people reported that they were using them to try to quit attempts," she said. "They were also using them to replace the hand to mouth action … and what we found was that didn't help them to quit smoking. A lot of people in our study found that it was too similar to smoking, they were using that hand to mouth action but it actually enhanced their smoking. It was just the same thing they were continuing to smoke."
Ms Maksimovic said the council remained concerned about the potential harm the devices may lead to and believed there was no evidence to suggest they reduced smoking.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-21/e-cigarettes-fail-to-help-smokers-quit-study-finds/6870922
"People who have come to me to quit tobacco smoking who say they have tried vaping all (that's 100%) say vaping failed to help them quit. They usually relapsed back into tobacco smoking although some say they kept vaping long term. I have also been told by some their doctors told them vaping caused health problems including 'popcorn lungs' or bronchiolitis obliterans, although Cancer Research UK says vaping does not cause it, said Peter Zapfella. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cancer-controversies/does-vaping-cause-popcorn-lung.
A Chemical Found In Vape Flavors Linked To Irreversible Condition Called 'Popcorn Lung'
Experts have warned that in addition to causing people to become a social outcast, vaping could also result in serious long-term health problems.
Diacetyl, a chemical found in flavored vape pods, can cause users to develop an irreversible condition called 'popcorn lung'. https://www.smalljoys.tv/vape-irreversible-popcorn-lung/

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Conservative Rebellion Explodes in New York over Extreme Liberal GOP Candidate
By Peter J. Smith SYRACUSE, New York, October 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A conservative uprising against the GOP's selection of a staunchly pro-abortion, pro-gay "marriage" nominee has transformed the battle for New York's 23rd congressional district into a tight three-way race that has the strong possibility of a dark horse Conservative Party candidate pulling an upset victory – or sending a strong message to the GOP that they alienate social and fiscal conservatives at their peril. New York's 23rd Congressional District covers much of the northern areas of upstate New York just north of Syracuse, bordering Canada, and encompassing most […]
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By Peter J. Smith
SYRACUSE, New York, October 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A conservative uprising against the GOP's selection of a staunchly pro-abortion, pro-gay "marriage" nominee has transformed the battle for New York's 23rd congressional district into a tight three-way race that has the strong possibility of a dark horse Conservative Party candidate pulling an upset victory – or sending a strong message to the GOP that they alienate social and fiscal conservatives at their peril.
New York's 23rd Congressional District covers much of the northern areas of upstate New York just north of Syracuse, bordering Canada, and encompassing most of the Adirondacks. While conservative values figure greatly into the political landscape of upstate New York, GOP party bosses instead chose to nominate NY Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava – a far-left Republican who has strong pro-abortion, pro-gay "marriage", pro-tax, and pro-card check positions – to replace Rep. John McHugh, who handily won nine consecutive terms in a district that was safely Republican.
McHugh left the House of Representatives on September 21, 2009 to become Secretary of the Army, and Gov. David Paterson declared that Nov. 3 would be the date of a special election to replace him until the 2010 general election.
Local conservatives, however, outraged that GOP bosses selected a candidate so out-of-touch with their constituency, instead have fought back, running businessman Doug Hoffman on the Conservative Party ticket. The race has become extremely close in an area that would otherwise be a slam-dunk win for the GOP, as pro-life, pro-family conservatives and economic conservatives have made common cause to deliver the 23rd district into the hands of a candidate that will represent their values in Congress.
According to an October 15 Siena poll of the NY-23 special election, Democrat Bill Owens currently leads the race with 33 percent, followed by the GOP liberal Scozzafava at 29 percent, and Conservative Doug Hoffman with 23 percent, who leads among independent voters.
Those numbers are drastically different than two weeks ago, when Scozzafava stood ahead with 35 percent, Owens placed second with 28 percent, and Hoffman at 16 percent.
Siena pollster Steven Greenberg stated that the race would likely come down to the wire on Election Day, saying that the one sixth of undecided voters "will likely determine the outcome of this race."
With Hoffman's insurgent candidacy accelerating, conservatives – social and fiscal – see an opportunity not only to teach the GOP a lesson, but also a realistic shot to snatch victory. For Hoffman, the endorsements have been coming in at rapid fire, beginning with the pro-family Concerned Women for America and then the Club for Growth.
Now former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has entered the fray, giving her full endorsement to Hoffman and pledging her personal support and the financial support of her political action committee, SarahPAC,
"Republicans and conservatives around the country are sending an important message to the Republican establishment in their outstanding grassroots support for Doug Hoffman: no more politics as usual," stated Palin on her Facebook page.
Palin's endorsement followed after Dick Armey, chairman of FreedomWorks and former House Majority Leader from the conservative-driven 1994 Republican Revolution, gave Hoffman a huge boost. He appeared in New York to give a vigorous endorsement, mobilize "Tea Party" conservatives behind Hoffman and enhance Hoffman's name recognition – all critical for victory in the election contest.
So far, Hoffman has captured at least 19 total endorsements – including the New York State Right to Life Party, Susan B. Anthony List, National Organization for Marriage, Fred Thompson, and Steve Forbes to name a few. And Hoffman's campaign has reported more than $210,000 in on-line contributions since October 15, when the Siena poll was released – money that translates into ammunition for advertizing and greater name recognition.
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann broke ranks with the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), House Minority Leader John Boehner and leading national GOP leaders on Wednesday, by declaring on the Laura Ingraham program that Hoffman was "on the ascendancy," and that the GOP should give their support to him and not to the ill-chosen Scozzafava.
The election could prove to be a referendum on the direction of the GOP, and many commentators are ruefully saying that if the GOP fails to learn important lessons from botching a sure-fire victory in 2009, they are likely to lose a golden opportunity in 2010.
The Wall Street Journal excoriated GOP leaders for supporting Scozzafava in a October 21 editorial, saying that "A defeat would teach Republicans that running candidates who believe in nothing will keep them in the minority for years to come."
The Journal's editors pointed out that Scozzafava stands to the left of President Barack Obama on the question of same-sex "marriage" and her position on taxes makes her Democratic opponent Bill Owens look conservative. Scozzafava has also run on the ticket of the socialist Working Families Party and there is no guarantee that she would not switch parties and caucus with the Democrats if she lost a GOP primary fight in 2010.
Pro-life and pro-family advocates are devoting considerable time and effort to canvass voters and make the difference for Hoffman in the election fight. Emily Buchanan, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony List is coordinating an independent project for the National Organization for Marriage & the Susan B. Anthony List to elect Hoffman by enlisting pro-life/pro-family advocates to man the polls on November 3.
In all, conservatives of all stripes – fiscal, pro-life, pro-family, pro-marriage – believe that the battle for the 23rd District is a pivotal moment for them, one with national implications that exceed the boundaries of a rural district in upstate New York.
Learn more about Doug Hoffman candidacy here.


The purpose of this series of CollegeRecruiter.com Blog entries is to define and describe the basic steps to create a successful college recruiting program. In the first entry, we defined success and laid out the steps to the program. In this tenth entry, we'll discuss how to plan and schedule visits by candidates to the employer's offices, which are often referred to as on-site visits.
Planning and scheduling company on-site interviews can be a little tricky. First, only the most serious candidates usually are invited to on-site interviews. Second, companies often need to consider logistics such as how these candidates will travel to and from the sites. But, a well-planned on-site interview will give students a good look at company operations as well as give company managers an opportunity to see students in action.
Know what students need at this point in their lives.
Build a day of events.
Deliver what you said you were going to deliver.
Make an offer as soon as possible after the interview (Acxion makes offers to May graduates in November of their senior year).


The MG Metro was by all accounts a dreary car, that was until you saw it in its guise as the 6R4 rally monster at which point it became about as cool as Bill Murray flying a jetpack. Immortalised here with the historic Rothmans Rally livery is one that you can actually buy, thanks to DK Engineering.
The legendary Group B racer would have competed against the venerable Peugeot T16, Ford RS200s and Audi Quattros and really it's hard to pick a car not to like in the whole lineup. As you cna see for yourself, this Metro is in better than new condition thanks to some extensive modification and rebuilding.
If you were about to go out and buy a quad bike, maybe consider something a little more everything.


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Q: Hidden /Conditional fields in forms in rails Is it possible to display a form-field only if a specific condition is met?
I want to make something like:
<%= f.input :pregnancies, :as => :radio, :label => "Pregnancies", :collection => [["no", false], ["yes", true]]%>

if :pregnancies = true

then show this input
<%= f.input :preg_nr, :label => "Number of pregnancies" %>

Thanks in advance

A: Maybe this can get you started

A: Are you saying you want this page to be dynamic? Where, if a user chooses 'Yes' for Pregnancies, then they are able to choose the number of pregnancies? If this is the case I think you will want to use some type of client side code...something like Javascript or JQuery. Unfortunately my skills are limited here. Hopefully someone will chime in with a code sample for you.

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Professional athletes are usually stereotyped as your typical jocks. You know, thick-necked muscle-heads who chug protein shakes between sessions of powerlifting and greasing their toned pectorals. But underneath all that, most of them are—well, okay, most of them are actually like that.
But not all of them! In fact, there are lots of pro athletes that aren't just smart and well-rounded, they're downright geeky. Don't believe it? Here's a look at some of the nerdiest pro athletes in this, or any other galaxy.
A surefire Hall of Famer, Tim Duncan is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players in the history of the world. But the Big Fundamental is more than that: he's also a total dork. Nicknamed "Mr. Spock" in college, Duncan sports a tattoo of Merlin on his chest, dresses up as a wizard for Renaissance faires, and is an avid Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast. He also has Frodo totally destroyed in one key area—"Duncan has not One, but five rings to show for his time in the league. Keep doing what you're doing, big man."
Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel clocks in at 6' 3" and 308 pounds. But the biggest part of his body may be his brain. A graduate of Penn State with a Master's degree in mathematics, Urschel took his spare time away from the gridiron to co-author a paper for the Journal of Computational Mathematics titled "A Cascadic Multigrid Algorithm for Computing the Fiedler Vector of Graph Laplacians." Or as John Harbaugh calls it, Banana-Z 39 Split Right WTF?
Twin brothers Brook and Robin Lopez may not be the NBA's biggest stars, but they're just about the biggest comic book fans in the world. Literally, that is, since each of them tops seven feet. But also figuratively, as the pair have become well known in the comic collecting community for their legit credentials. The two have been known to rub shoulders with comic book stars like artist Jim Lee, while also putting together a high-end collection of rare and vintage comic books numbering in the thousands. Robin often cosplays favorites like Thor and Doc Brown, both for charity and just for fun, while Brook has publicly stated that he hopes to create his own comics once he retires from basketball. We're just wondering why they haven't gotten cool comic book nicknames yet. Stilt-Man and Colossal Boy, anyone?
Pitcher R.A. Dickey isn't just famous for his unusual knuckleball, he's also well known to sports fans as Major League Baseball's biggest Star Wars nerd. He takes the mound to the strains of The Imperial March, tweets out photos of himself wearing a Star Wars onsie he got directly from LucasFilm, and once recorded a video for the MLB website of himself dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi, doling out Star Wars trivia facts. Because that's where all true Star Wars fans go for their news: a professional baseball website. Dickey says that as a child, he watched Star Wars on VHS every day after school for 40 days in a row. Now we know where the action on his knuckler really comes from: the Force. Good thing midichlorians aren't on the banned substance list yet.
Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, having won an unprecedented 200 million medals (okay, it's 22, but it seems like more). But as decorated as he is in the swimming pool, he's even more decorated on the battlefield—the virtual battlefield, that is. Yes, Phelps, as it turns out, is an obsessive Call of Duty player. Back in 2012, he set off a firestorm of criticism and concern when he revealed that he was spending over 30 hours a week playing Call of Duty. "I just get crushed," he said in an interview. "I always find myself getting heated, trash talking. And you know it's a 10-year-old kid on the other line that just demolished me. It's so frustrating." Yeah, trust me, I've been there, dude. I think we all have.
Like many people, Brent Burns is a big fan of Harry Potter (and, judging by his beard, Hagrid). Unlike many people, he's also a 6' 5" defenseman for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL. But that certainly hasn't stopped Burns from letting his freak flag fly. Most obvious, of course, is the tattoo of Harry battling a dragon above Hogwarts that Burns has etched on his left thigh, which Burns revealed in a tweet with the hashtag #hogwartslooksfun. Other than the black magic and enormous body count, sure, it looks great, Brent.
Let's be clear on one thing: NBA center JaVale McGee prefers to be called a geek rather than a nerd. Which seems like a really nerdy thing to say. But McGee has some pretty bona fide geek credentials, beginning with that time he dressed up in full Na'vi makeup and posted photos online of himself as an Avatar character. He's also really into cartoons, to the point where he created a cartoon alter-ego named Pierre, and he occasionally choreographs videos featuring dancing Toy Story action figures. You know, as one does.
These days, most front offices in Major League Baseball heavily rely on sabermetrics nerds to determine which players to sign and which to dump. But how many teams can claim to have an actual sabermetrician on the mound? Just one: whichever team is currently employing pitcher Ross Ohlendorf. A double major in Operations Research and Financial Engineering, whatever the hell those things are, Ohlendorf's senior thesis was a breakdown of the MLB draft using sabermetrics. Since then Ohlendorf has gone on to become an expert in the migration of cattle diseases, interning during the offseason with the Department of Agriculture. Well, okay then. Still sounds more interesting than playing golf.
And then there's former NBA superstar Andrei Kirilenko, better known by the awesome nickname AK-47. When you're named after an assault weapon, you probably don't feel the need to hide much of anything, and certainly not something as mainstream as an obsession with World of Warcraft. How much does AK-47 love WoW? His entire back is covered by a gigantic tattoo of his World of Warcraft avatar riding a dragon. Unless I'm mistaken, it appears Kirilenko plays a Prot Paladin, which might explain why he's such a tank on the hardwood. He's currently serving as Commissioner of the Russian Basketball Federation, so other WoW players better watch out. Because in Russia, quests complete you.


Winter time brings the holidays, the company of family and friends, and the brisk, cold, winter air. It also brings a variety of potential plumbing problems for those of us who don't practice proper plumbing care. Whether you're a homeowner or a business owner, it's vital that you practice proper plumbing maintenance – or invest in the services of a local plumber who can do it for you. But what sorts of problems should you be looking out for? Here are a few of the most common winter plumbing problems we encounter each year.
Winter time means lots of hot water use, because let's face it, we all take a few extra minutes in the shower to revel in the wonderful heat. However, the cold weather also means more stress and strain on your water heater. There are various problems to look out for – sediment build up in the tank, leaks, pressure problems, and more. We recommend investing in seasonal maintenance for your water heater each winter, where a plumber will check for leaks, drain your tank, look for exposed wiring, and more.
The rain and cold winter season mean a greater likelihood of sewer line clogs for your home. Not only is this a pain because it puts your toilets, sinks, and showers out of commission for a day, but it also often leads to water and sewage backup into your home. Nobody wants to deal with the business of cleaning up raw sewage. Make yourself aware of the tell-tale signs of a main sewer line clog so you can call a plumber as soon as you notice something's not quite right.
Frozen pipes are probably the most common winter plumbing problems we encounter in winter. Frozen water combined with the pressure within your plumbing line isn't necessarily a recipe for your favorite Christmas cookies. In fact, this combination leads to the expansion of the frozen water within your pipes, causing strain and often times breakage or bursting.
A water leak in winter can spell disaster for your plumbing line. As water leaks, it can easily solidify and freeze around other portions of your pipeline, causing even more damages. Not only this, but a leaky pipe in winter can be difficult to detect. This means that, little by little, your water bill will become more and more expensive, costing you dozens if not hundreds of extra dollars.
There are still many individuals on septic systems in California, and with these come a whole new set of problems to deal with. Be on the lookout for a frozen main septic pipe, as well as a frozen septic tank itself. And make sure to keep up on your regularly scheduled septic tank cleanouts, since this will help ensure that your tank is in good health for the winter.
If you experience any of these or other winter plumbing problems, give us a call for all your plumbing in Loveland needs.


"This is a very unfair crisis. Here is the world's biggest economy, which gave us subprime mortgages, rampant securitization, the collateralized debt obligation, Lehmann Brothers, Merrill Lynch. The epicentre is the United States, but the rest of the world, and particularly America's trading partners, will get hit harder than the U.S. … because the U.S. retains the safe-haven status." Safe haven is when, in a crisis, the rest of the world buys U.S. Treasury notes and bonds.


What does HVM mean to you?
What does the Hearing Voices Movement mean to you?
At the 2016 World Hearing Voices Congress in Paris, we invited delegates to think about what being part of the Hearing Voices Movement means to them. These postcards, collected by Paul Baker (social media co-ordinator for Intervoice), show some of their responses.
The collection of over 100 postcards is currently on display in our exhibition in Durham as an interactive exhibit that will celebrate the ways in which the Hearing Voices Movement has helped people around the world make sense of their experiences and fight for social justice. Our hope is that the installation will continue to have a life beyond the exhibition through travelling to other World Hearing Voices Congresses in future years, gathering stories from voice-hearers, their families and carers across the world.


We're exactly 100 days out from the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, and less than two weeks away from Mother's Day. To mark both occasions, Procter & Gamble has brought back its "Thank you, mom" campaign for another round. And this time, the marketer has both broadened the scope of why it's celebrating moms and zeroed in on a particular attribute—their strength.
The spot was created by Wieden + Kennedy in Portland, Ore., and directed by Jeff Nichols of Rattling Stick. And while previous installations of "Thank you, mom" have mostly focused on the effort and sacrifice mothers make specifically in helping their sons and daughters train for sports, this new spot goes further—showing vignettes of them being rocks for their kids beyond athletics and into their everyday lives.
Many of the vignettes are quite dark. The young athletes aren't just facing the physical and emotional challenges of preparation and competition. They're facing oncoming tornadoes, frightening airplane turbulence, car crashes. In each case, the terrified youngster is soothed by his or her unflappable mother. And only later do we connect this sense of grounding to the athlete's ability to perform under pressure at the highest level of sport.
The final frames are quite familiar, showing—as the past ads did—the athletes and moms embracing after Olympic victory. Those images, connecting public glory to personal love and dedication, have become a visual shorthand for P&G's Olympic marketing and continue to nicely position the packaged-goods company, in its behind-the-scenes role, as the champion and enabler of mothers everywhere (who are themselves, in a nice parallel dynamic, champions and enablers of their offspring).
The final onscreen lines of the new spot are perfect, too: "It takes someone strong to make someone strong." That's an even better exclamation point than the "Best Job" coda ("The hardest job in the world is the best job in the world").
As follow-ups to famous campaigns go, it doesn't get much stronger than this.


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Jackson Health System Upgrades COVID Threat Level to "High' at Most of its Facilities Effective Immediately
For immediate release: July 20, 2021
Over the last two weeks, the volume of hospitalized COVID-19-positive patients has continued to rapidly increase at Jackson Health System. Throughout our hospitals, we have gone from treating 66 COVID-positive inpatients on Tuesday, July 6, to 139 today – a 111 percent increase. Of the 139 patients infected with COVID-19 currently being treated at Jackson, 95 percent are unvaccinated.
For the safety of our patients, visitors and staff, Jackson Health System will update its COVID threat level to "high" at most of its facilities effective immediately.
Effective this Wednesday, July 21, Jackson will no longer allow visitation for most inpatient units, excluding rehabilitation, pediatrics/NICU, maternity, non-COVID end-of-life cases, and other administrative exceptions. Additionally, visitors are not allowed in all adult emergency departments.
While Jackson is no longer providing vaccines at its facilities, Jackson encourages everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccination is widely available across South Florida, including at local pharmacies. Anyone age 12 and older is eligible for a vaccine.
During a virtual press conference, Jackson leadership will be available to answer questions, and provide additional information on the current state at Jackson.
Tuesday, July 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
Virtual Press Conference Via Zoom
Carlos A. Migoya, CEO, Jackson Health System
Dr. Peter Paige, Chief Physician Executive, Jackson Health System
Dr. Lilian Abbo, Chief of Infectious Diseases, Jackson Health System
Lidia Amoretti
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#ifndef OPUZ_SPI_74HC595_H
#define OPUZ_SPI_74HC595_H

#include "OPUZ_SPI_Device.h"
#include "OPUZ_SPI_BusManager.h"

//{ Shift Debugging
//#define OPUZ_DEBUG_ShiftOut
//}

using namespace OPUZ::SPI;

namespace OPUZ
{
	namespace SPI
	{
		/*
			ShiftOut
			SPI Interfaced Serial-In, Parallel-Out (74HC595) shift register array

			This module can control 1:numDevices daisy chained shift registers, considered a single device for simplicity of management
		*/
		class ShiftOut74HC595 : public Device
		{
			public:
				ShiftOut74HC595(BusManager *busManager, const uint8_t csEnablePin, const uint8_t numDevices);
				~ShiftOut74HC595();

				void SetValue(const uint8_t value, const uint8_t mask, const uint8_t deviceIndex);
				void Write();

			private:
				uint8_t _numDevices;
				uint8_t *_values;

		};
	}
}

#endif

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Battle of Ideas 2010 | session: Crimes against humanity and international law: justice without borders?
Crimes against humanity and international law: justice without borders?
Should international courts have the power to investigate and prosecute people for crimes against humanity? Given the precedent of the Nuremburg trials of Nazi leaders, most people would probably say yes. Over recent years we have become familiar with high profile trials relating to Bosnia and various African nations. The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the ad hoc United Nations tribunals established in the wake of particular conflicts are praised as positive steps toward a more just world. There are criticisms of international law, but less on principle than in terms of its current one-sided application as 'victors' justice'. There are qualms about an apparent double standard, whereby the ICC has so far concentrated exclusively on African countries, while other states – such as the US or UK – seem immune from prosecution. Indeed, the US still refuses to recognise the ICC's jurisdiction and has been widely criticised for failing to apprehend those accused of being war criminals.
Journalists and campaigners have championed the prosecution of figures such as former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. There are regular calls for Western leaders to be put on trial for their part in the 2003 Iraq war, with Tony Blair and others branded 'war criminals'. More recently, authors Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens announced they've asked lawyers to prepare a case against the Pope for crimes against humanity recognised by the International Criminal Court. Earlier this year Tzipi Livni, the former Israeli foreign minister, cancelled her visit to Britain for fear of being arrested under a warrant obtained by human rights campaigners.
There are more fundamental questions, though. Potentially the pursuit of 'justice' can destabilise domestic politics – as in the case of Sudan, where the indictment of the country's president by the ICC has raised the possibility of legally-enforced 'regime change'. And where does the authority of international courts and tribunals come from? They are praised for 'ending impunity' – the ability of dictatorial regimes to do whatever they want – but international courts often seem to lack legitimacy in the countries where they pursue prosecutions. In democratic states, the legitimacy of national courts derives from citizens, whose representatives make the laws, but who decides on the norms of international law? Whose interests do these courts serve? And in a world divided into states with different degrees of power, can international courts ever dispense impartial, universal justice?
According to the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, the Afghan war logs demonstrate the "carnage and squalor of war" and prove that the United States has committed "war crimes" in Afghanistan. A significant number of commentators have taken these two assertions at face value. But in doing so, they mischaracterize existing international law.
Two Belgian lawyers, working on behalf of a group of Palestinians, plan to charge 14 Israeli politicians, including Ehud Olmert, Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni and Matan Vilnai, for crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The human rights group has a naive faith in 'international justice' and a simplistic view of high-profile conflicts.
After 9/11, the Bush administration declared that it would have to work through 'the dark side'. And it did.
When it is devised and defended by whiter-than-white Clare Short rather than by evil Israel or George W Bush.
Are war crimes trials impartial, apolitical forums? Has international justice for war crimes become an entrenched aspect of globalization? In 'Global Justice', Moghalu examines the phenomenon of war crimes trials from an unusual, political perspective - that of an 'anarchical' international society.


For months now, the rising cost of fuel has been on every trucker's mind as fuel prices continue to skyrocket and their bottom lines continue to shrink.
Truckers received more bad news at the pump Monday, April 28, as the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that the national average for diesel jumped another 3.4 cents this past week to reach $4.177. This is an increase of more than $1.36 from the same time last year.
The California region is reporting the highest weekly increase – up 7.3 cents – to put the price at $4.390 a gallon for diesel, while the West Coast region is reporting an increase of 5.8 cents to average $4.323 for diesel.
Fuel prices have increased 3.6 cents a gallon to average $4.116 in the Gulf Coast region, while the Midwest is reporting an increase of 3.4 cents this past week to average $4.144 a gallon for diesel.
The average price is now at $4.169 in the Lower Atlantic region, which is an increase of 3.3 cents per gallon, while the Rocky Mountain region is reporting an increase of 2.9 cents to average $4.143 a gallon for fuel.
The East Coast region is reporting an increase of 2.1 cents a gallon to average $4.250, while the New England region, which saw no weekly increase in the price of fuel, still has the third-highest weekly average in all of the regions – at $4.36.
The Central Atlantic region, which is reporting a six-tenths of a cent increase, has the region's second-highest average at $4.381 for diesel.


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May 17, 2018 8:22 PM IMEMC News & Agencies Gaza Siege, Holy sites, Human rights, Internal Unrest, Israeli attacks, Israeli Settlement, Jerusalem, News Report, Palestine, Refugees/Immigration 0
Israeli forces continued with systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), for the week of 10 – 16 May, 2018.
Israeli forces continued to use appallingly lethal force against Palestinian protestors in the Gaza Strip; 46 Palestinian civilians, including 7 children and a wheelchair-bound man, were killed; 2024 Palestinian civilians, including 328 children, 74 women, 20 journalists and 5 paramedics, were wounded; 62 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children and 2 women, were wounded in occupied the West Bank.
Israeli forces continued to use excessive lethal force against Palestinian civilians, who participated in peaceful demonstrations organized within the activities of the "Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege" in the Gaza Strip, which witnessed peaceful demonstrations along the eastern and northern Gaza Strip border area. On Monday, 14 May 2018, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakbah, the Gaza Strip witnessed the activities of the Great March of Return early declared by the Supreme Authority of the Return, and ten thousands of Palestinian defenseless civilians participated, including women, young men, children and elderlies. On that day, the Israeli forces excessively and appallingly used lethal force against the peaceful protesters. As a result, dozens of Palestinian civilians were killed while hundreds were wounded; many of them sustained serious wounds, including a PCHR's volunteer fieldworker. During the reporting period, the Israeli forces killed 46 Palestinian civilians, including 7 children and a wheelchair-bound man. Moreover, they wounded 2,024 Palestinian civilians, including 328 children, 74 women, 20 journalists and 5 paramedics; 135 of those wounded are in serious condition. In the West Bank, the Israeli forces wounded 62 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children, 2 women and 2 journalists, in separate incidents.
Investigations and Field Observations by PCHR's Fieldworkers Confirm the Following:
The demonstrations have been entirely peaceful, and the fieldworkers have not witnessed any armed manifestations despite the state of outrage and fervor prevailing among the demonstrators who were hundreds of thousands.
An outstanding participation of women and children in the demonstrations.
The Israeli Forces unprecedentedly and heavily stationed along the border fence and inside the military sites surrounding the area along with intensive flight of the Israeli warplanes.
Tear gas canisters were intensively and unprecedentedly fired from the drones and by the Israeli soldiers stationed along the border fence or in the military sites. The tear gas has spared none, including PCHR's staff that was in the field.
Ambulances, medical staff, and field clinics were deliberately and directly targeted and prevented from approaching those wounded in addition to causing injuries among them.
Journalists are directly targeted, causing injuries among them.
The Israeli fire deliberately targeted the upper part of the body, inflicting head and chest wounds. There are many of those wounded in critical condition; thus, the number of deaths is likely to increase.
As part of targeting the border areas, on 10 May 2018, Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at the landfill, east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and at the Palestinian shepherds and farmers, east of al-Bureij. However, no casualties were reported.
On 11 May 2018, the Israeli soldiers stationed along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at 2 security checkpoints belonging to the Palestinian Armed Groups, east of the central Gaza Strip. On 12 and 13 May 2018, the Israeli forces also targeted 2 border control checkpoints, east of al-Maghazi.
On 14 May 2018, Israeli forces fired 2 artillery shells at a border control checkpoint belonging to al-Qassam Brigades (Hams Militayr Wing) in eastern Islamic Martyrs Cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip. They recurred the shelling on 16 May 2018. As a result, the checkpoint sustained severe damage, but no casualties were reported. The Israeli forces also targeted 2 border control checkpoints with artillery shells in eastern al-Bureij and al-Maghazi, east of the central Gaza Strip, and recurred the shelling at the same checkpoints on 16 May 2018.
On 16 May 2018, the Israeli forces stationed along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel opened fire at the agricultural lands adjacent to the border fence, east of al-Na'aymah Street, and east of al-Amal neighbourhood, east and northeast of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. However, neither damage nor casualties were reported.
As part of the airstrikes, on 12 May 2018, Israeli warplanes launched 5 missiles at the agricultural lands that are around 800 meters away from the western border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel, northeast of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. However, no casualties were reported.
On 14 May 2018, the Israeli warplanes, only ten minutes apart, launched 6 missiles at Palestine military site belonging to al-Qassam Brigades, northeast of Um al-Naser Bedouin village in the northern Gaza Strip. They also launched a missile at Bader Military Site and another at al-Bahriyah Site near al-Baydar resort, south of Gaza City. They also targeted another site, southwest of Gaza City. However, in all the bombings, no causalities were reported, but the sites sustained severe damage.
On the same day, the Israeli forces flied a black drone carrying a plastic bottle filled with benzene and an explosive device fixed to the bottle. The drone then dropped it on the tents of the March of return and Breaking the Siege in Eastern Abu Safiyah Hill, northeast of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. As a result, the car tires used during the protests burnt.
In the West Bank, on 10 May 2018, 6 protestors were wounded, including a 17-year-old child, when the Israeli forces moved into Nablus to guard hundreds of settlers who arrived via dozens of buses to Josef's Tomb to perform religious rituals. Thus, dozens of Palestinian children and young men protested against them.
On 11 May 2018, 5 Palestinian civilians were wounded while participating in a sit-in in the Bab al-Rahmah Cemetery to remove parts of the fences lately established by the Israeli forces. During the sit-in, the Israeli forces supressed the participants using rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs. As a result, 3 civilians sustained sound bomb shrapnel wounds and 2 others sustained rubber bullet wounds.
In addition to the above mentioned injuries, During the reporting period, 51 other civilians, including 4 children, 2 women and 2 journalists, were wounded after the Israeli forces opened fire at them and fired tear gas canisters directly during peaceful protests and stone-throwing at the Israeli soldiers stationed at the entrances to the Palestinian communities in the West Bank. Those demonstrations came in the light of demonstrations organized by Palestinian civilians in protest at Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the Israeli forces' ongoing settlement crimes, confiscation of Palestinian lands, and Israeli forces' crimes against the peaceful demonstrations organized by the Palestinians along the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip.
During the reporting period, Israeli forces conducted at least 91 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank and 7 similar ones into Jerusalem and its suburbs. During those incursions, Israeli forces arrested at least 71 Palestinians, including 5 children, in the West Bank. Meanwhile, 52 civilians, including 8 children and 3 women, were arrested in Jerusalem and its suburbs; a number of them were arrested during the peaceful protests in the City.
In the Gaza Strip, on 13 May 2018, Israeli forces moved 100 meters into eastern alBureij in the central Gaza Strip, to level lands adjacent to the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
On 14 May 2018, Israeli forces conducted 3 incursions into east of Abu Reidah neighborhood, east of Khuza'ah, and east of 'Abasan al-Jadidiah in eastern Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip; and eastern Abu Saifyah Hill, northeast of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli forces leveled lands and repaired the barbed-wire fence amidst sporadic shooting. As a result, 3 civilians, including a woman, were wounded.
On 16 May 2018, the Israeli forces moved 100 meters into al-Shawkah village, east of Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip. They leveled and combed lands in the area before redeploying along the border fence between the Gaza Strip and Israel.
As part of the Israeli settlement expansion, house demolition notices and demolitions, on 10 May 2018, the Israeli authorities confiscated a plot of land in al-'Issawiyah village, northeast of occupied East Jeurasalem, under the pretext of using it for the public good. The plot of lands is 2 dunums and belongs to Mustafa Family. The Israeli municipality staffs closed the land and surrounded the land threatened to be confiscated with barbed wires so it would not be used by its owners. They pitched a banner written on which "Here will be established an education facility by Moria Company in favor of the neighborhood residents."
As part of the Israeli settlers' attacks against Palestinian civilians and property, on 13 May 2018, hundreds of settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of East Jerusalem and performed mass prayers. They then sang and danced in circles and raised the Israeli flag amidst Israel forces' attacking the Islamic Endowments "Awqaf" officers and tightening on the mosque. The Islamic Endowments Department said that 1,042 settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning raids via al-Magharbah Gate while the Israeli forces, police and senior officers intensively deployed in the mosque yards. It should be noted that the Israeli alleged Temple Institutions called their supporters for wide participation in mass raids of the mosque in coincidence with the commutation of the city's occupation according to the Hebrew calendar. In the afternoon, thousands of Israelis participated in the annual "Flag Dance March" amidst Israeli tightened security measures isolating Jerusalem's Old City, several neighborhoods and streets to secure the March. The settlers made their way from West Jerusalem streets passing by Hebron Gate and New Gate and then to Jerusalem's Old neighborhoods via the Damascus Gate until they reached the Western Wall "Buraq". Groups of them marched towards the Herod's Gate, Sultan Suleiman Street, and the Lions' Gate passing via Silwan village until they reached the Western Wall "Buraq"., where the rituals and celebrations of "Jerusalem Unification Day" were held.
Continuing the demonstrations in protest against the U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. Embassy to it, Palestinian civilians organized protests against the decision throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They further organized peaceful demonstrations where ten thousands of civilians participated, for the seventh Friday on a row, in commemoration of the 42nd Anniversary of the Land Day in the Gaza Strip. The demonstrations were called as "The Great March of Return and Breaking the Siege."
Details at PCHR official.
Efforts to Create A Jewish majority
Israeli forces escalated their attacks on Palestinian civilians and their property. They have also continued their raids on al-Aqsa Mosque and denied the Palestinians access to it:
Arrests and Incursions:
At approximately 08:00 on Thursday, 10 May 2018, Israeli forces moved into al-Westah neighborhood in Silwan village, south of occupied East Jerusalem. They raided and searched a house belonging to 'Adnan Mahmoud Ghaith (42), Member of the Fatah Revolutionary Council, and then arrested him along with his wife Noor. The Spokesperson of the Israeli Police said to media that the Israeli police accompanied with Israeli border guard officers arrested Fatah Movement's activist in east Jerusalem due to not paying taxes estimated at hundreds of thousands of shekels. He added that: "In the morning, we arrested the suspected person for tax evasion and he appear before the court in order to consider the police request to extend his detention pending investigation about transferring money to institutions and Fatah activists in Israel. The suspect, who was detained, is a prominent Fatah member in Jerusalem. The elimination of transferring money is an important step against those organizations unlawfully attempting to transfer money for activists through concealment of money and tax evasion."
On Thursday, the Israeli Intelligence Service summoned Sheikh Akrama Sabri (79), head of High Islamic Committee and Khateeb of al-Aqsa Mosque, for investigation in al-Maskobiyia Police Station in West Jerusalem. The Israeli Intelligence officers handed him a decision that prevents him from entering the West Bank areas for 4 months. It should be noted that at the beginning of May, the Israeli authorities handed Sheikh Akrama Sabri a decision that prevents him from travelling for a month and this decision can be renewed for another 4 months.
At approximately 04:00 on Saturday, 12 May 2018, Israeli forces moved into Silwan village, south of occupied East Jerusalem's Old City. They raided and searched houses from which they arrested Mousa Mohamed 'Odah, Khaled al-Showaki, and Khaled Abu Tayieh.
At approximately 02:00 on Sunday, 13 May 2018, Israeli forces moved into Abu Dis village, east of occupied East Jerusalem. They raided and searched houses from which they arrested Jowhar Naser Jowhar (26) and Mohamed Bader al-Deen Wahish (24).
At approximately 19:00 on Sunday, Israeli forces moved into al-Thawri neighborhood, south of occupied East Jerusalem. They raided and searched a house belonging to Ashraf Hani Ghaith (16) and then arrested him.
At approximately 16:00 on Monday, 14 May 2018, Israeli forces suppressed a protest, where hundreds of Palestinian civilians participated near the U.S embassy in al-Arnonah neighborhood near Surbaher village, south of occupied East Jerusalem, coinciding with the inauguration of the embassy. The Israeli forces arrested 12 protesters while dozens civilians sustained bruises when the Israeli forces attempted to disperse the protest. According to PCHR's investigations and eyewitnesses' statements, hundreds of Palestinian civilians from Jerusalem, Israel and Golan Heights; left-wing Israeli activists; and Neturei Karta Group participated in a protest organized against the inauguration and relocation of the U.S embassy in Jerusalem. The participants protested few meters away from the embassy and raised the Palestinian flags and banners in Hebrew, Arabic, and English confirming the Palestinians' right to return. The banners also were against Trump's decision and confirmed that Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine. The Israeli forces also pushed and beat the protesters for over 3 hours, arrested 12 civilians and forcibly confiscated the flags and banners. Lawyer Khaled Zabarqah said the Israeli police arrested Sheikh Ahmed Abu 'Ajwah, Khateeb of Hasan Beek Mosque in Jaffa; Sheikh Husam Abu Lail; and 2 other youngsters, from Um al-Fahem, while participating in the protest. The Israeli forces extended their arrest while 9 other arrestees were released on one condition that they will sign bails. Among those persons were Jad al-Ghoul, Jehad Naser Qaws, Omar Zaghir, and Ihab al-Shalabi.
At approximately 01:00 on Tuesday, 15 May 2018, Israeli forces moved into al-'Issawiyia village, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem. They raided and searched houses from which they arrested Abdullah Badir Abu 'Asab (20) and Ahmed Yousef 'Obaid (19).
At approximately 02:00, Israeli forces moved into Silwan village, south of occupied East Jerusalem's Old City. They raided and searched houses from which they arrested Mohamed Naser al-Zaghal (17), Moslah Mohamed Shehada (17), and Ahmed Ayman Abu Isninah (15).
At approximately 04:00 on Tuesday, Israeli forces moved into occupied East Jerusalem's Old City. They raided and searched houses from which they arrested Mohamed Rohi Da'nah (22) and Fares al-Shayoukhi (23).
On Tuesday, 15 May 2018, Israeli forces suppressed a peaceful protest in Bab al-'Amoud area in the center of occupied East Jerusalem; insulted elderlies, women and children; and arrested a child participating in the protest after severely beating him. The protest was organized to commemorate the 70th anniversary of al-Nakba, mourning those killed in the Gaza Strip and condemning the relocation of the U.S embassy to Jerusalem. According to PCHR's investigations and eyewitnesses' statements, the Israeli forces attacked the protesters in Bab al-'Amoud area since the very beginning of the protest and while chanting slogans and raising black flags written on it "the right to return". The Israeli forces also beat the protesters, forcibly disperse them and then forced them to leave. However, a group of women and elderlies insisted on staying in the area, so the Israeli forces attacked them and forcibly disperse them. One of the soldiers forcibly took off the hijab of a woman and then pulled her on the ground before releasing her. During the protest, the Israeli forces arrested 'Azzam Nairoukh (14) after beating him and taking him to Salah al-Deen Police Station for investigation. In the evening, students of Hebrew University of Jerusalem protested in front of the university entrance near al-'Issawiyia village entrance and then chanted slogans and national songs. The soldiers also attacked the students and then arrested 2 students identified as Heba 'Odah and Karam 'Eliyan.
In al-Tour village, clashes erupted between Palestinian young men and Israeli forces. Local sources in the village said that Israeli undercover units arrested 3 protesters, including 2 children, and then took them to an unknown destination. The arrested persons were identified as Ameer Hazem al-Sayyad (16), Mohamed Khadir Abu al-Hawa (17), and Mostafa 'Ashayier (20).
Notices and House Demolition:
At approximately 14:00 on Thursday, 10 May 2018, the Israeli authorities confiscated a plot of land belonging to Mostafa Family in al-'Issawiyia village, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, under the pretext of using it for public good. Jerusalemite activist Yousef 'Obaid said that the Israeli Municipality crews accompanied with Israeli forces moved into al-'Issawiyia village and seized a two-dunum land belonging to Mostafa Family. He also said that the Israeli Municipality crews closed the area and then surrounded the land with wires to prevent its owners from using it. The Israeli Municipality crews also pitched a banner written on it: "Here Moira Company will build an education facility for the neighborhood residents". He added that the Israeli Municipality claimed implementing projects for the public good while they demolish houses and commercial facilities and has refused the map of the village for 20 years under various pretexts; latest of which was lack of budget and preparing for the municipality elections. Moreover, the Israeli vehicles had previously demolished a petrol station near the abovementioned plot of land, which was lately confiscated, and confiscated tools under the pretext of non-licensing.
Following the Friday prayer, on 11 May 2018, dozens of Palestinian young men organized a sit-in in Bab al-Rahma Cemetery and managed to remove the fences established by the Israeli forces in the cemetery 2 weeks ago. During which, the Israeli soldiers forcibly suppressed the sit-in and then fired live and rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs at the protesters to disperse them and force them to leave the graves area.
According to PCHR's investigations and eyewitnesses' statement, dozens of Palestinian young men from occupied East Jerusalem responded to calls for protecting Muslims graves in Bab al-Rahma Cemetery adjacent to al-Aqsa Mosque from the eastern side, and gathered at its entrance in spite of transferring it to a military zone by the Israeli forces. The Israeli forces closed the cemetery entrances and forcibly expelled the Palestinian civilians from the cemetery after beating them. The Israeli soldiers also forced the protesters to walk towards Silwan village, prevented them from passing through al-Maghariba Gate, and attacked them while walking on al-Turbah Street and at the village entrance. While the Israeli forces were suppressing the sit-in in the cemetery, many Palestinian young men and elderlies were wounded as 3 young men sustained sound bomb shrapnel wounds, including one directly hit to the face, and 2 other civilian were hit with rubber bullets. Moreover, 6 protesters were arrested after severely beating them. Those protesters were identified as 'Emad al-'Abasi (28), Mahdi Qara'qeen (27), Tareq al-'Abasi (26), Husam Hamodah (25), 'Emad al-Qaisy (45), and Mostafa 'Awad (28). Furthermore, the Israeli forces intentionally attacked press crews by beating and pushing them in addition to forcibly keeping them away from the sit-in in the Bab al-Rahmah Cemtrey. The Israeli forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters at the press crews in order to obstruct their work. The Israeli forces also prevented them from taking photos and denied them access to the scene. The soldiers then chased the press crews and took photos of them.
It should be noted that the Israeli authorities have been attempting for years to confiscate parts of the cemetery in order to establish the "National Parks" project in the vicinity of the Old City. Within this project, the Israeli authorities built a path for Israeli settlers and tourists on the cemetery lands and prevented the burial in parts of it. It also cut part of it to build a street known as the "Turbah Street". During the past days, the Israeli authorities attempted to set up steel fences in the vicinity of and on the graves. The Nature Authority and Municipality claim that the cemetery and hill lands are classified as "a national park and public open yards." Under an organizational plan in the late 1990s, the classification of the land as "an Islamic Cemetery" was cancelled and the land has become an alienable property while all evidence and documents confirm that the cemetery is registered in (Tabu) in the name of Islamic endowments (Awqaf) and Husseini and Ansari lands. Moreover, the cemetery has been a property belonging to the Ministry of Endowment upon a decision by the Shari'a Court in Jerusalem since the 19th century.
Settlers attacks against Palestinian civilians and property
At approximately 09:00 on Sunday, 13 May 2018, hundreds of Israeli settlers raided al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City in commemoration of the occupation of the city (according to the Hebrew calendar). They performed prayers danced, sang, and raised the Israeli flag, in addition to attacking the Islamic endowments (Awqaf) employees and imposing restrictions on the mosque. According to the Islamic Endowments Department, around 1,042 Israeli settlers raided the al-Aqsa Mosque during the morning raids through the al-Magharibah Gate while a large number of Israeli forces and police officers deployed in the mosque yards. The Endowments Department stated that hundreds of settlers performed their prayers in circles in Al Aqsa Mosque at al-Rahma, al-Qataneen, and al-Selselah gates. They also attacked the mosque guards and the Awqaf employees. The department added that the Israeli forces provided full protection for the settlers during the raid while a group of settlers raised the Israeli flag in the al-Aqsa Mosque yards adjacent to the Dome of the Rock. The Endowments Department stated that Israeli Special forces stationed at al-Selselah Gate beat the Al-Aqsa Mosque Director Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani along with the endowments employees, during a large prayer for settlers, who raided the mosque. The Israeli forces also arrested two of al-Aqsa Mosque guards identified as Muhammad al-Salhi and Ahmad al-A'war, in addition to a child whose identity is unknown. All of them were arrested from al-Aqsa Mosque yards after severely beating them before taking them to investigation centers.
The Israeli police deliberately imposed restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the morning, detained their identities at the mosque gates, and prevented some of them from entering. Meanwhile, hundreds of Israeli settlers organized demonstrations at the mosque gates from the outside and on the Old Jerusalem streets, especially on al-Wad Street. During which, the settlers danced and sang in circles while other settler groups deliberately provocatively performed prayers at the al-Aqsa Mosque gates. Since the morning, the Israeli forces deployed on the Old City streets and at its entrances.
It is noteworthy that the alleged temple organizations called on its supporters to extensively participate in the mass and intensive raids of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, coinciding with the commemoration of occupying the city (according to the Hebrew calendar). These organizations published on social media leaflets calling on settlers to raid the al-Aqsa Mosque in groups commemorating the so-called Jerusalem Day. The organizations also called on the settlers in the leaflets to achieve Record numbers this year through the number of settlers, who raid the mosque. In the afternoon, thousands of Israeli people participated in the annual "Flag Dance March" amid tight security measures that isolated the Old City, several neighborhoods and streets of the city to secure the demonstration. The Israeli settlers started their demonstrations from the West Jerusalem streets, passing through al-Khalil and al-Jadeed Gates and then to the Old City shops and neighborhoods via al-'Amoud Gate, reaching al-Buraq Wall. A group of them were walking towards al-Sahira Gate, Sultan Suleiman Street, and al-Asbat Gate, passing through Silwan village and reaching the Buraq wall, where the rituals and celebrations of the so-called "Day of Jerusalem Unification" were held. During the demonstration, the participants raised Israeli and American flags and banners of the alleged temple, in addition to dancing and singing in circles. They also cursed the Arabs, Palestinians, and Prophet Muhammad and tried to harass the press crews by provocatively raising the flags in front of their cameras or standing in front of them.
Jerusalem Streets were almost empty of Palestinians because of the closures and the intensive deployment of the Israeli forces. Moreover, the Israeli police announced the closure of Wadi al-Joz Road from Abu Zahra intersection, al- Asbat Road from the cemetery road intersection, al- Sawwanah Road from al-Etfa'iyah intersection, Bab al-Amoud and al-Sahirah Gates area, Sultan Suleiman Street, and all the roads leading to Asbat Gate and the Old City, and al-Jadeed, al-Magharibah and al-Khalil Gates. At approximately 14:00, the Israeli forces set up metal detectors and closed streets with the police vehicles and buses, in addition to flying a helicopter in the village sky. The Israeli forces also chased anyone attempting to approach the streets adjacent to the Old City and prevented anyone from approaching in the vicinity of al-'Amoud Gate.
Hours before the demonstration, the Israeli forces vacated Bab al-'Amoud yard and then arrested the secretary of Fatah movement in Jerusalem, Shadi Mutawer, while a group of women were attempting to be present near al-Mosrrarah Street, overlooking Bab al-'Amoud. The Israeli forces beat and pushed them, in addition to confiscating Palestinian flags and forcibly dispersing them. Furthermore, the Israeli forces arrested over 10 Palestinians, including a woman and her daughter, from Jerusalem. Most of them were then released after detaining them for over 2 hours. Journalist Mohamed 'Abed Rabbu, a reporter Voice of Palestine Radio, sustained bruises suffered a shoulder dislocation after beating and pushing him.
The Old City shops' owners said that they were forced to close their shops for fear of settlers stealing and damaging their goods, as they have been always subject to such practices in the previous years. They pointed out that the Old City residents in general are partially denied access to their houses until the end of the Flag March, which continued from the afternoon until the evening.
It should be noted that the Israeli settlers, under the Israeli forces' protection, cursed Palestinian civilians and press crews, who were present to encounter the settlers' March despite their few numbers due to the Israeli measures and closures imposed by the Israeli police to secure the March.
On Monday, 14 May 2018, a group of Israeli settlers damaged around 28 vehicles in Shu'fat village, north of occupied East Jerusalem, and wrote racist and hostile slogans expressing hatred and extremism against Palestinians as part of the crimes of the "Price Tag" organzations". The settlers wrote slogans objecting the administrative orders, including deportation orders from West Bank, imposed by the Israeli forces on Israeli extreme right activists. They also punctured the tires of Palestinian vehicles in Shu'fat, sprayed vehicles with paint, and damaged the entrances of some houses. The Israeli police claimed that they opened an investigation, but they were dealing with extreme tolerance towards those terrorists and did not reveal the perpetrators of their crimes or bring them to the court.
PCHR warns of the escalating settlement construction in the West Bank, the attempts to legitimize settlement outposts established on Palestinian lands in the West Bank and the continued summary executions of Palestinian civilians under the pretext that they pose a security threat to the Israeli forces. PCHR reminds the international community that thousands of Palestinian civilians have been rendered homeless and lived in caravans under tragic circumstances due to the latest Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip that has been under a tight closure for almost 11 years. PCHR welcomes the UN Security Council's Resolution No. 2334, which states that settlements are a blatant violation of the Geneva Conventions and calls upon Israel to stop them and not to recognize any demographic change in the oPt since 1967. PCHR hopes this resolution will pave the way for eliminating the settlement crime and bring to justice those responsible for it. PCHR further reiterates that the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are still under Israeli occupation in spite of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2005. PCHR emphasizes that there is international recognition of Israel's obligation to respect international human rights instruments and international humanitarian law. Israel is bound to apply international human rights law and the law of war, sometimes reciprocally and other times in parallel, in a way that achieves the best protection for civilians and remedy for the victims.
Fully detailed document available at the official website of the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR).
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Ryuk Ransomware Attack Disrupts Universal Healthcare Services Operations Resulting in Ambulance Diversions and Alleged Deaths
Alicia Hope· October 8, 2020
Despite some ransomware operators promising that healthcare services were out of bounds, one operator executed a successful attack against a major healthcare provider. Universal Healthcare Services (UHS), a Fortune 500 company, resorted to a manual system after the crippling Ryuk ransomware attack shut down its computer systems.
UHS employees took to social media to announce the attack that affected several branches of the healthcare provider. Ryuk ransomware was implicated in the attack after a typical ransom note popped up on the affected computers.
One Reddit user claimed that four patients died because of delayed medical assistance arising from the Ryuk ransomware attack. The Redditor claimed that the healthcare facility was sending patients to smaller hospitals in ambulances, while test results were delivered by courier services. Other UHS employees said that healthcare services were likely to be disrupted despite the assurances given by the hospital's management.
UHS operates over 400 hospitals serving millions of patients across the United States and the United Kingdom.
Ryuk ransomware attack indicators of compromise
The primary evidence of the Ryuk ransomware attack was a ransom note with the words
"Shadow of the Universe" which is associated with ransomware operators. The note popped up on every compromised computer according to UHS employees. Additionally, the encrypted files had a ".RYK" extension added to them, which is typical of a Ryuk ransomware infection.
Ryuk ransomware belongs to the Wizard Spider Russian cybercrime gang, according to threat intelligence firm, CrowdStrike. The cybercrime gang targets large organizations and has attacked Pitney Bowes logistics firm and the U.S. Coast Guard in the past.
The ransomware primarily targeted financial services in the past but has diversified its attacks to include healthcare services and other major organizations. Ryuk ransomware operators are known for making very high ransom demands.
Although some ransomware operators promised to stay off healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryuk ransomware made no such promises.
UHS Ryuk ransomware attack timeline
The attack started in the wee hours of Monday, Sep 28. UHS employees took to Reddit and other social media platforms to announce the attack on Universal Healthcare services. They indicated that various UHS branches had resorted to using a manual system after the cyberattack crippled their computer systems. The employees said the healthcare services provider was turning away patients through ambulance diversion.
One employee said that workers at the facility had no access to "anything computer-based" including EKGs or PACS radiology systems. Another Georgia-based UHS worker said they were handwriting everything and were not allowed to switch on the computers.
Adam Laub, the General Manager at Stealthbits Technologies, says ransomware attacks against healthcare providers were sinister and shameful, especially during a global pandemic.
"Cyberattacks that so directly impact human life are particularly sinister and shameful. Especially in the thick of a global pandemic, targeting healthcare institutions undoubtedly puts these sorts of cybercriminals on a different level than even those who have impacted hundreds of millions of consumers in a single act, like we've seen at organizations like Equifax, MySpace, and eBay in recent years. Frustratingly, these cybercriminals – whether small hacker groups or well-resourced nation-states – are but 1's and 0's in the ether and will likely never be brought to justice for their crimes."
Commenting on the story, Sanjay Jagad, a senior director of products and solutions at Cloudian, says such attacks undermine the reputation of the affected organization. He further noted that perimeter security solutions inevitably fall short against increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks.
"To truly safeguard themselves, organizations must instead protect data at the storage layer. The easiest way to do this is to keep a backup data copy on immutable storage: once written, the backup cannot be changed or deleted for a specific period. This prevents malware from being able to encrypt the data and lock the victim out. If a ransomware attack occurs, organizations can restore an unencrypted copy of the data via a simple recovery process. In the past, you needed specialized storage devices to get this feature. However, select enterprise storage systems now offer a new feature called Object Lock to provide such immutability."
Universal Healthcare Services response
The healthcare facility released a statement saying that the "IT network across Universal Health Services (UHS) was offline because of an IT security issue." The healthcare provider added that it would "implement extensive IT security protocols and are working diligently with its security partners to restore IT operations as quickly as possible," and that no patient or employee data was accessed, copied, or misused during the Ryuk ransomware attack.
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UHS added that it had established backup processes including offline documentation methods and that "Patient care continues to be delivered safely and effectively."
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Q: Is it possible to disable anti-aliasing in CSS when using @font-face with pixel fonts? I want to use a pixel font on the web. I'm including it using @font-face however all the browsers are applying anti-aliasing to the font. I can't seem to find a CSS rule to disable this, can anyone think of another method of disabling anti-aliasing?

A: Font rendering is done by the operating system and browser, so, as of yet, I believe there is little that you can do with CSS.  There may be some proposed CSS rules in discussion (I've seen mention "font-smooth" or something like that), but nothing in CSS3, as far as I know, and definitely nothing in CSS2.

A: This question is old, so just wanted to give an update.
Based on caniuse.com, there's a CSS property for it but has been removed from the CSS3 specification drafts. So it is not a standard solution.
Some Webkit, Firefox & Opera browsers support it but it is inconsistent. It mostly works for desktop and Mac OS users
-webkit-font-smoothing: none || antialiased || subpixel-antialiased
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: auto || inherit || unset || grayscale
font-smoothing: auto || inherit || unset || grayscale

A: I had similar problem today and it seems that although font-smooth does not work in contemporary Firefox* adding some filter does:
filter: contrast(1);

Yet it seems to be a bit hacky to disable anti-aliasing with filter. By the way it does not cause to completely disable anti-aliasing just causes it to be applied somehow differently so bitmap fonts render correctly. On the other hand it breaks rendering of non-bitmap fonts.
 * Tested on Fixedsys from http://doir.ir/fixedsys/demo.html, on Iceweasel 38.40.0, on Debian 8.

A: I don't think css has an option for anti-aliasing. Try cufon instead:
https://github.com/sorccu/cufon/wiki/about
It's pretty easy to use and it will render your pixel fonts very well. You might also be interested in Shaun Inman's Pxfon:
http://shauninman.com/archive/2009/04/17/pxr_cufon_pxfon

A: Yes, this is possible.
I was looking for this as well. And I eventually found a solution on another stackoverflow thread ( How to get "crispEdges" for SVG text? ) to disable text smoothing ( disable anti-alias ) for SVG but this solution also works for regular HTML elements.
The trick is using using an SVG filter, which you can then add to any HTML element to make anything crispy.

*

*First we need to define the filter, so we can use it inside of our CSS.

<svg class="offscreen" width="0" height="0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
    <defs>
        <filter id="crispify">
            <feComponentTransfer>
                <feFuncA type="discrete" tableValues="0 1"/>
            </feComponentTransfer>
        </filter>
    </defs>
</svg>

*Add the filter to a HTML element that only contains text. If it has a background-color, it doesn't work.

p {
    filter: url(#crispify);
}

*extra stuff: you will probably want to hide the SVG element, so add this to the CSS

.offscreen {
    position: absolute;
    left: -100000px;
    top: auto;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

*another thing: if it looks weird with a white color, change the color to black and invert it using another filter, so your code looks like this:

p {
  filter: url(#crispify) invert(1);
}

*Note, I do not know if this will work with all browsers, but it does work on Chrome, Edge and Firefox.

A: Most of pixel fonts just won't work properly if you are using them on a 8pt multiple size (8, 16, 24, etc.)
If you work on wrong font-sizes you will end up getting aliased/foggy characters.
Check this out...
http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/list/style/Pixel
... it may help ;)

A: Nope.
As of 2022, all of these answers are broken except for the SVG one, and in that one's case you get inconsistent scaling when working with smaller sizes (Like, 24 and below...yeah, it's useful for very large headings). font-smooth is an option indeed, but it shouldn't be your first because it's actually -webkit-font-smoothing/-moz-osx-font-smoothing, and as the latter would imply, neither work on anything other then Mac OS X.
I have seen things such as 98.css use custom fonts that have characters constructed with boxes, which doesn't solve the problem but mitigate it. This is a VERY tedious process to do, though, and while this works fine for MS Sans Serif, it fails for more packed fonts and/or fonts at smaller sizes.
Your best option is to create images for any texts you want to be sharp. On that note, I created a program that converts PNGs to SVGs without tracing, which is a solution to let pixel perfect images be displayed properly on larger, 1440p monitors.


Dubai Museum, built in 1787, is the oldest building in the city and it was opened to show the traditional lifestyle in the emirate. At the entrance there is a fort with displays along it, then comes the main galleries. The galleries are special for its unique way of presenting the local traditions and customs from the pre-oil era: huge dioramas showing shops filled with sellers, craftsmen and buyers. Tailors, carpenters, textile vendors, all sitting along streets, accompanied by lights shows and realistic sounds bring you back in the past.
Another highlight is the Dubai Fountain, the biggest choreographed fountain system in the world, that has neither more nor less than 6600 lights, creating the most spectacular shows. These are completed by the musical background and the performances are visible from any point of the lake alley.
For a good relaxation, treat yourself with luxury on Palm Islands, two artificial islands where you can find many residential, leisure and entertainment centers, all situated close to fancy private beaches.
If you want to escape a little from high temperatures, go to Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort that allows you to practice winter sports without problems. Inside the resort there is a 85 meters-high mountain usually used for skiing and snowboarding and the visitors can also experience a meeting with penguins.
Furthermore, for the animals lovers, the Dolphinarium is a wonderful attraction, providing habitat for seals and dolphins, which can be admired by the public during their live shows. After the shows, the curious ones can interact and play with the dolphins and, for sure, the most impressed are the children.
Mushrif Park is another entertainment place, with swimming pools, playgrounds, a botanic garden and an animal barn. The entrance fees are cheap and it is the perfect place to relax, to visit interesting places and even to exercise.
Your vacation can be perfect if you choose the right hotel to stay in. It is very well known that Dubai is the city of luxury buildings and hotels, like Jumeirah Creekside Hotel or Burj Al Arab. To compare prices and conditions, visit TripEconomy and consult the complete list of hotels in Dubai.


One of the year's most influential books. Graeber situates the emergence of credit within the rise of class society, the destruction of societies based on 'webs of mutual commitment' and the constantly implied threat of physical violence that lies behind all social relations based on money.
There was some useful discussion of this book on Joseph Kay's blog 'Thoughts on David Graeber's Debt.....' worth checking out.
These and other critical reviews of Graeber's approach in this book will help us understand to some extent the support which Graeber in particular has given to the misplaced claims of some anarchists that the PKK inspired movement in Rojava is some kind of anti-capitalist revolution.


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package org.bosphorus.core.expression.aggregate.executor.event;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.bosphorus.core.expression.aggregate.executor.IAggregateExecutor;
import org.bosphorus.core.expression.aggregate.factory.IAggregateExecutorFactory;
import org.bosphorus.core.expression.scalar.executor.IScalarExecutor1;

public class GroupToValuesExecutor<TInput, TKey, TValue> extends BaseGroupExecutor<TInput, List<TValue>, TKey, TValue> {

	public GroupToValuesExecutor(
			IScalarExecutor1<? super TInput, ? extends TKey> keyExpression,
			IAggregateExecutorFactory<? super TInput, ? extends TValue> valueExpression) {
		super(keyExpression, valueExpression);
	}

	@Override
	public List<TValue> getValue() {
		ArrayList<TValue> result = new ArrayList<TValue>();
		for(IAggregateExecutor<? super TInput, ? extends TValue> value: map.values()) {
			result.add(value.getValue());
		}
		return result;
	}
}


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Women and girls in Niger State, Nigeria told us that "water, sanitation, and hygiene" was their number one health demand. More specifically, in their health facilities they wanted running water, improved sanitation, and clean toilets.
Our campaign motivated them to raise their voices in local health committees, town hall meetings, and policy dialogues. As a result, Niger State public health funds were used for the first time ever to support structural improvements and WASH upgrades in 39 primary health care facilities. They installed running water and handwashing stations, drums for waste disposal, and clean toilets. The Niger State Commissioner for Health also increased the required number of toilets from three to six, because that's what women said mattered most to them.
Water is life. It is heartbreaking that a woman in labor should carry a keg of water to the health facility because there is no water. This should not happen under our watch.
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Now, thanks to WWW demands bringing water and toilets to health facilities, women are more likely to go to health facilities for care because the basic building blocks of decency and dignity are there.
We used to have no water in the clinic. Now there is water, we have toilets, and they clean the toilets well.
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The WWW campaign approach…gave another perspective of the challenges women and girls are facing regarding reproductive health. When you have different people talking about the same issue, it shows the priority and need for emergency response and intervention from stakeholders and policymakers.
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Q: Need a regular expression to match 3-member simple series I need a regex that would match the following example strings:
 Example 1: "red, blue, and hot"
 Example 2: "red, blue, or hot"

Three individual words, the first two followed by commas, and the conjunction 'and' (case 1) alternatively 'or' (case 2).
Case 1: "<word01>, <word02>, and <word03>"
Case 2: "<word01>, <word02>, or <word03>"

I have the following regex (\w+,(\s|\n)+){2}(and|or) that successfully matches the strings however it will also match strings where my example expressions are contained within the string.  I only want a successful match if the string contains my example expression and nothing else.
In other words green, red, blue, and hot should not match as it contains an additional word and comma before the match.

A: REGEX Variations
I gave you a few variations depending how you want to deal with punctuation.

RegEx ➡
(^\w+\,\s+\w+\,\s+(and|or)\s+\w+\Z)

Match
Test String

✔
red, blue, and hot

✗
red, blue, and hot.

✗
green, red, blue, and hot

✗
red, blue, and hot, but not green

RegEx ➡
(^\w+\,\s+\w+\,\s+(and|or)\s+\w+\.\Z)

Match
Test String

✗
red, blue, and hot

✔
red, blue, and hot.

✗
green, red, blue, and hot

✗
red, blue, and hot, but not green

RegEx ➡
(^\w+\,\s+\w+\,\s+(and|or)\s+\w+\.?\Z)

Match
Test String

✔
red, blue, and hot

✔
red, blue, and hot.

✗
green, red, blue, and hot

✗
red, blue, and hot, but not green

REGEX Used

Regex
Description

    ^
start of the string (position)

    \Z
end of the string (position)

    +
previous token > 0 times

    ?
previous token < 2 times

    \w
any single word character

    \,
comma character

    \s
whitespace character

    |
separates alternatives (or)

    \.
period character


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Dakota College Announces 2022 Commencement
Dakota College at Bottineau is excited to recognize students at its commencement this spring. The ceremony will be held at the Dakota College gym and will recognize 110 of the 240 graduating students on Friday, May 13th at 3:00 pm. The commencement event will also be streamed at YouTube.com/c/DakotaCollege.
The college opened in 1906 as the North Dakota School of Forestry. This year marks the 115th anniversary of the college's founding. Students are candidates for associate degrees and certificates. Dakota College has students graduating in liberal arts and transfer degrees and career and technical degrees such as health care, business, information technology, photography, horticulture, agriculture, and natural resources.
Along with a strong liberal arts curriculum, Dakota College is also known for its robust distance-learning program through online courses and dual credit offerings at area high schools. Through its dual-credit program, there will be 14 Leading to Education and Advanced Preparation (LEAP) graduates. They represent six North Dakota high schools with seven of them walking at this year's ceremony. The LEAP program is designed to allow high school students to earn a Certificate of College Studies in conjunction with their high school diploma.
A student guest speaker is selected each year for commencement. This year's student is Chloe Burt from Maidstone, SK. She will be graduating with an Associate of Science degree in Biology and is honored to deliver comments on behalf of the student body. While attending DCB, Chloe has been a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for the past two years and has held the Vice President position for the last year. She has also been a member of the Student Senate and DCB's Honors Program. During this past semester, Chloe earned the Excellence in Science – Biology award and was celebrated as Smokey's Queen. Chloe came to DCB to join the Ladyjacks Women's Hockey Team for the inaugural year and helped lead her team to finish as the runner-up in the 2022 ACHA National Tournament. After graduation from DCB, Chloe plans to attend Adrian College to study Biology and continue her hockey career. After earning her bachelor's degree, she plans to enter a Doctor of Chiropractic program. Chloe is the daughter of Shayne and Amanda Burt.
This year's commencement speaker is Wayne Johnson, coach of the Ladyjacks Basketball team for 20 plus years. The Ladyjacks had their third national tournament appearance this year under the guidance of Coach Johnson. After serving as a faculty member and coach for 23 years at Dakota College, Mr. Johnson is retiring at the close of this season. A native of Overly, ND, Wayne currently resides in Bottineau with his wife Holly. They have five grown children and a plethora of grandchildren.
Honorary Degrees will be presented to LeAnn Kihle and Dr. Kenneth Kihle (posthumously) in recognition of their outstanding records of service to Dakota college and the State of North Dakota.
Dr. Kihle served as a medical doctor from 1960 until his death in 2021. He co-founded the Bottineau Clinic and was instrumental in raising funds for the St. Andrew's Hospital addition. He helped create the Bottineau Ambulance service. Dr. Kihle was one of the founders of the Dakota College at Bottineau Foundation. He was the founder, director, and instructor at Turtle Mountain School of Paramedical Technique for 25 years and worked closely with Dakota College in his role. His contributions to the community were many and he was a member and leader in many community groups and organizations.
LeAnn Kihle was truly a partner with Dr. Kihle in many of the activities. As a registered nurse, she was actively involved with her husband in several key health initiatives in the Bottineau community. She and her husband were among the first donors to establish an endowment for providing scholarships to Dakota College students. She was one of the inaugural members of the college's annual Evergreen event, which continues to raise significant scholarship funds for students. LeAnn remains a friend and supporter of Dakota College at Bottineau and the North Dakota University System.
Community, friends, and family of the Dakota College graduates are invited to join in the public ceremony on Friday, May 13th at 3:00 pm or via streaming at YouTube.com/c/DakotaCollege.