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Danielle Antonio is the Fresh and Beautiful Voice on the Scene with Her Soulful Rock Single, "Freedom and Philosophy"
"Freedom and Philosophy" is Available on iTunes.
New York, NY, May 07, 2015 –(PR.com)– Rock and Pop Singer/Songwriter Danielle Antonio has just released a new single on iTunes titled "Freedom and Philosophy". The track captures the classic sounds that fans of Pop, Rock, Blues, Rockabilly and Country music appreciate. Danielle's timeless vocals bring depth to her lyrics about viewpoints in our current society. You can sample and buy "Freedom and Philosophy" on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/DanielleAntonio-iTunes.
Danielle Antonio grew up fully immersed in band, musical theater and singing showcases. Being exposed to musicians and live performances as a child set the course for her artistry early on. Her father, Pete Antell, was a chart-ranking Pop music artist that performed on national tours with Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers and others. Pete was a part of the Brill Building community and worked with greats such as Ike and Tina Turner, The Four Seasons, Tony Orlando, Jackie Wilson, Count Basie and Cab Calloway. Once while accompanying her dad on tour, Danielle was standing backstage next to Christine McVie's piano and thought "this is what I'm going to do someday." And so the journey began.
As a Songwriter of multiple genres, she has penned close to 200 songs, both the lyrics and the music. Her wide array of musical influences encompassing Jazz, Motown, Blues, 60's Rock, 70's melodies, 80's New Wave, 90's jam bands, Grunge, Country, Singer/Songwriter and Showtunes, have all shaped her sound to what it is today – a very unique sound that is strangely familiar yet like nothing you've heard before. Freedom and Philosophy has picked up press on Art Entertainment Breaking News here: http://bit.ly/DA-Entertainment-News and Bored 4 Music here: http://bit.ly/DA-Bored-4-Music; amongst other online and print publications.
"'Freedom & Philosophy' really captures the flavor of all music. You can taste rock, pop, jazz, swing, country, etc. in the layers of the rebellious track. Danielle's unique raw vocals are a nice contrast to this. You really get the sense she wanted to capture the real live experience in the booth, on tape. What you hear is what you get, on all fronts. A true upside to being a child of the music game, grooves just flow out her soul."
– Editor, Bored 4 Music Blog
This single is a follow up to her first album "New Elements" which was released independently on iTunes in 2013. That album was self-produced and received a great deal of airplay on college and internet radio, while also ranking on Indie Artist song charts and competitions. Danielle's self-funded tour promoted her first CD where she connected with audiences from West to East playing in a variety of music festivals and venues.
For more information on Danielle Antonio, visit her Twitter at: http://bit.ly/DanielleAntonio-TW, Reverbnation at: http://bit.ly/DanielleAntonio-RN, and her official website www.DanielleAntonio.com For Press Inquiries, contact: Gale Rosenberg at Web 'n Retail. Email: webnretail@cs.com. Phone: 1.818.453.8777. itunes.apple.com/us/album/freedom-and-philosophy/id966684607
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Scorpion Rock: A Model of Seabird Restoration Success
Cassin's auklets use their wings to "fly" underwater to depths of more than 100 feet in pursuit of small crustaceans. When they come ashore to breed, they need habitat that is free of land predators, and that has either crevices to nest in, or vegetation and soil to build burrows in.
© Donna Pomeroy / Photo 1321920 / 2014 / iNaturalist.org / CC BY-NC
October 2017 - Battling invasive plants and restoring native ones might at first seem like a strange way of helping out an animal that spends the majority of its life at sea. Cassin's auklets are known for their ability to "fly" underwater to depths of more than 100 feet in pursuit of small crustaceans. However, as seabirds, the time they spend on land is crucial. They come ashore primarily to breed and nest. Scorpion Rock, a small islet just off the coast of Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park, is one of their nesting locations.
Seabird nesting habitat is not easy to come by. It needs to be isolated and free of land predators like rats, foxes, and skunks. For Cassin's auklets, good nesting habitat must also have lots of natural crevices. Alternatively, it must lend itself to the construction of nest burrows. Scorpion Rock was great for burrowing until crystalline iceplant, an invasive species, began driving out native vegetation and triggering soil erosion. Biologists monitoring nesting seabird colonies on the rock kept track as Cassin's auklet numbers fell. Concerned, they began supplying the birds with artificial nest boxes in 2000. The iceplant, which covered 94% of the islet by 2008, remained problematic. Natural nest burrows were few, and the island's only surviving native coreopsis plant could not shield the auklets from aerial predators such as barn owls, peregrine falcons and western gulls.
Scorpion Rock as seen from Santa Cruz Island. Between 2008 and 2012, the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program sponsored a push to remove invasive crystalline iceplant from the rock and help native plants take root in order to restore Cassin's auklet nesting habitat.
NPS / Jessica Weinberg McClosky
Between 2008 and 2012, the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program sponsored a huge push to remove crystalline iceplant from Scorpion Rock, help native species take root, and stem erosion. David Mazurkiewicz, a seabird biologist with Channel Islands National Park, helped to lead the effort. His team of staff and volunteers planted more than 9,000 native plants of 21 different species grown nearby on Santa Cruz Island. Many plants did not survive the harsh conditions on the rock, but everyone remained hopeful and persistent.
Natural Cassin's auklet burrow on Scorpion Rock within native giant coreopsis and alkalai heath vegetation. This year, native plants cover around 80% if the Scorpion Rock, and survey teams have discovered more than two dozen natural nest burrows.
NPS / David Mazurkiewicz
David's team kept up monitoring of both vegetation and seabirds throughout the project. By 2012, they found that invasive plants covered less than 3% of the Scorpion Rock, and native species covered 58%. Benefits to the Cassin's auklets were also evident—with native plants to hide among, fewer birds were falling prey to aerial hunters. Today, native plant cover is even higher, at around 70%. David's team also found more than two dozen natural nest burrows this year, up from a low of about a half-dozen.
Biologists are currently undertaking on a new project, also sponsored by the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program, to restore seabird nesting habitat on East Anacapa Island. The project is based heavily on what worked at Scorpion Rock. For example, though East Anacapa is a much larger island, biologists are starting with a small restoration site downhill from the lighthouse. As with Scorpion Rock, the site had been overrun with iceplant. A new native plant nursery was built on the island to supply native plants for the restoration, and 3,000 have been planted so far. Another 5,000 should be ready to go into the ground this fall.
Biologists are currently undertaking on a new project, also sponsored by the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program, to restore seabird nesting habitat on East Anacapa Island. They are starting with a small restoration site downhill from the lighthouse.
A new native plant nursery was built on the East Anacapa Island to supply native plants for the restoration of seabird nesting habitat on the island.
With restoration efforts such as these, biologists hope to ensure a variety of safe breeding sites for seabirds in Southern California. This is particularly important as a way to improve seabirds' chances of success in the face of other challenges. Habitat loss and pollution have already taken a toll, and now climate change, which could have profound impacts on ocean conditions and seabird food supplies, looms as well.
Prepared by the Mediterranean Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network.
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A move tree that causes damage and confusion if it hits (e.g. "Wuchtschlag" (german))
<atomar occasion="success">
	<probability>100</probability>
	<effectId>1</effectId>
	<atomar occasion="success">
		<probability>100</probability>
		<effectId>50</effectId>
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A move tree that causes damage if it hits and otherwise damages itself (e.g. "Turmkick" (german))
<atomar occasion="success">
	<probability>100</probability>
	<effectId>1</effectId>
</atomar>
<atomar occasion="failure">
	<probability>100</probability>
	<effectId>46</effectId>
</atomar>

Note: The effectIds above are currently those from the table move_effect_prose, but this will change: The goal is to reduce the amount of required effectIds as much as possible, because each effectId has to be implemented individually. And many of the effectIds used in the table can be split into multiple atomar effects.
So, each of the effectIds in the table move_effect_prose (356 entries!) will be described by a move tree saved in the above xml format. This results in having 356 trees but (hopefully significantly) less than 356 effect implementations. Another advantage is that the program code does not have to be touched in order to add new moves (except new atomar effects are added, but this should not happen very often).

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electro-, electr-, electri-
(Greek > Latin: electric, electricity; from amber, resembling amber, generated from amber which when rubbed vigorously [as by friction], produced the effect of static electricity)
Electronics in our lives consists of numerous tools
Equipment which we use everyday relies on electronics to function including calculators, car controls, cameras, washing machines, medical scanners, mobile telephones, radar systems, computers; as well as many other applications or devices which are listed in this unit.
electrostrictive
1. An elastic deformation produced by an electric field, independent of the polarity of the field.
2. A description of an acoustic tool in which its operation is based on the energy produced by the change in dimensions of an electrostrictive material; such as, barium titinate.
electrostrictive effect
The elastic deformation of a dielectric by an electrostatic field.
electrostrictive relay
A relay the operation of which is produced by an electrostrictive-dielectric actuator.
1. The surgical use of electricity for cutting desiccation, and coagulation; usually, by applying radio-frequency current to a blade or wire loop.
2. Surgery performed with various electric instruments which operate on high-frequency electric currents.
3. The use of electricity to perform surgical procedures; such as, the use of electricity to simultaneously cut tissue and to stop or decrease bleeding.
4. Medical surgery which is performed using an active electrode in the form of a disk, bulb, or needle.
A reference to electrosurgery or the use of electric currents during surgical procedures.
electrosurgical knife
A medical instrument, provided with tips of various shapss, which operate on a high-frequency electric current that divides tissues and provides a degree of hemostasis (stopping bleeding).
electrosurgical needle
A surgical needle with high-frequency electric current which is capable of coagulating or cutting bodily tissue.
electrosurgical unit
An radio frequency generator, the output of which is applied to a blade or wire loop used instead of a conventional scalpel for surgical incisions or excisions.
electrosynthesis
1. The use of electricity to synthesize or to process compounds by building up a complex compound with the union of simpler compounds or elements of chemical compounds.
2. The process of producing a compound by a chemical reaction or series of reactions, usually from simpler or commonly available starting materials that are induced by an electric current flow in an electrochemical cell.
electrotape
An electronic distance measuring tool.
electrotaxis, electrotactic
1. The movement of cells and organisms toward or away from an electrical current stimulus.
2. The movement of cells or organisms in response to electric current.
It can be either negative, when movement is toward the anode, or positive, when movement is toward the cathode.
1. Having to do with electrotechnology or the science that deals with the practical applications of electricity.
2. The study or science of practical and industrial applications of electricity.
electrotechnician
Someone who studies, specializes in, and is skilled in the field of electrotechnology.
1. A reference to electrotechnology or the practical applications of electricity.
2. The science of the methods, proceses, and operations by which electricity is applied in the industrial arts.
2. The technological use of electric power.
3. A branch of engineering concerned with the practical applications of electricity in all its forms, including those of electronics.
Electrotechnology deals with wire and radio communication, the stored-program electronic computer, radar, and automatic control systems.
The references or sources of information for compiling the words and definitions in this unit are listed at this Electronic Bibliography page or specific sources are indicated when they are appropriate.
A cross reference of word units that are related, directly and/or indirectly, with "electricity": galvano-; hodo-; ion-; piezo-; -tron; volt; biomechatronics, info; mechatronics, info.
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JOHNNY LANDRETH WINS TUNICA MAIN EVENT AND $147K
February 02, 2015 - 11:30:59 AM EST | Mo Nuwwarah
Tunica, Miss. (February 2, 2015) — A lifetime of poker, and Johnny Landreth finally has his ring. The Lanett, Ala. native won a marathon heads-up match against Tom Thomas to conquer a field of 457 in the Horseshoe Casino World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event and take down $147,388, his first gold WSOP Circuit ring, and book a seat in the National Championship.
Landreth, a 67-year-old retiree and father of five, said he's been playing poker his whole life. He's banked some solid scores in his career with the headliner being a win in a 2005 WPO event for $185,797. However, WSOP success had mostly eluded him until now. Now, he has something major to show for his efforts on the tour.
"I've got a lot of friends that have [a ring]," Landreth said. "I played a lot of events and it just hadn't fallen my way. It did this time."
Landreth found himself in prime position to grab the win entering Day 3 as only eight players remained and he held a slight chip lead over Thomas with a massive gulf between those two and the rest of the players. Combined, the two brought more than 6,000,000 into the final day of the 9,140,000 total in play, good for more than 100 big blinds each as the day began at 15,000/30,000/5,000.
That meant the pressure was on for the rest of the competitors, and one by one, they were crushed under the overwhelming stacks of Landreth and Thomas who found themselves heads up with the gold Circuit ring in a tiny black box between them just over two hours into play. Landreth held about a two-to-one lead at that point. A marathon battle ensued, with neither player looking to take major risks given how deep the stacks were (shorter-stacked Thomas still had 72 big blinds). Landreth said he was prepared for the tough battle against an opponent whom he characterized as "really conservative."
"I knew I was going to have to be patient, but I have to be aggressive on top of that," he said. "You have to get to know a player, and that's what we did for so long, and that's why we started off so slow."
While many heads-up matches feature very aggressive play and massive swings, this one featured more gradual, but still stark, shifts of momentum. Rather than one big pot determining who held the lead, each player would go on a run where he would seemingly win 80 percent of the pots for a half hour stretch, and the chip lead changed hands several times. At his lowest point, Landreth had been whittled to about 15 big blinds by Thomas' patient play.
"I'm not going anywhere, I'm not giving up," Landreth said of his mindset when the end seemed near. "I had to manufacture some chips when he had me down on the ropes."
The turning point came in a limped pot when flopped, and Thomas bet out 250,000 from the big blind during Level 31 (50,000/100,000/10,000). Landreth called, and Thomas fired another 500,000 on the turn. Landreth decided to shove all in for about double that with his , the flopped nut straight, and Thomas called with . He missed his four-outer on the river, giving Landreth renewed life.
A heads-up match that had started very amiably, with the two Southern gentlemen (Thomas hails from Amarillo, Tex.) chatting it up about all manner of topics, including mutual friends and experiences in the old-time South poker scene, got more serious as the night dragged on and neither relented. Ultimately, after an eight-hour battle, Thomas shoved his last 2,000,000 in from the button at Level 33 (80,000/160,000/20,000) with and was called by Landreth, who woke up with . A run out of meant Landreth had his ring.
"I sure am [tired]," Landreth said after the win.
Other players taking chunks of the $685,500 prize pool included Ryan Tepen (15th), Tripp Kirk (17th), Scott Stewart (18th), Ari Engel (19th), Nathan Bjerno (25th), Kory Kilpatrick (34th), Jordan Smith (35th), Kyle Cartwright (36th), Brandon Newsome (43rd), and Josh Mancuso (44th). Stewart's deep run cemented his place as the Casino Championship points leader, for which he will also receive a free seat in the WSOP National Championship.
The Main Event was the 10th of 12 gold ring events on the WSOP Circuit schedule at Horseshoe Tunica. The $1,675 no-limit hold'em event attracted 457 entries. The total prize pool came to $685,500 and the top 54 players were paid.
Final table results:
1st: Johnny Landreth - $147,388 + National Championship seat
2nd: Tom Thomas - $91,124
3rd: Happy Nahkoneinh - $66,569
4th: Norman McKeldin - $49,349
5th: Jeremy Drewery - $37,113
6th: Keith Murrell - $28,311
7th: Jay Bishop - $21,902
8th: Jamie Strickland - $17,185
9th: Russ Head - $13,676
Complete results available on WSOP.com.
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Wow – the buzz last night and in our office today is incredible. Our staff have not stopped talking about your stories and you! This helps us a great deal by fueling the 'tanks' of our staff who give, give, give each day. We need those precious times to refocus and hear confidence and humor and reality and vision for senior care.
We are all so very inspired by your story of caring for your parents with such grace and tenacity. These are the kinds of accounts that blow the dust off old visions of hope for doing right by our parents. Listening to how your impossible situations turned into possible situations reminded us that we can do it – you did it and why can't we?!
When you stood up to talk last night and told us that this is your first occasion to speak publicly about what you had written, I was surprised because it is a story that needs to be told! And when you described your parents with such clarity I felt they could be one of the neighbors I grew up with. THEN when your humor and wit was sprinkled it, I was absolutely delighted.
Your visit to our group was a huge success and bolstered up our Caregivers, admin staff and Greg & I. I think your story should be shared far and wide for other family caregivers and professional caregivers to hear. If we have more opportunities to host you to speak we will do so.
I look forward to continuing in our friendship. The next month will be a scramble for us, until we get our office settled into our new home. We will be in touch in coming days when we have opportunity to relax and visit.
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An estimated $4.84 to $5.54 billion settlement expected in the class action lawsuit entitled In re: Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation, aka Qualcomm Mobile Phone Lawsuit.
Class members in the case claim that they were charged higher prices then they should have for cell phones based on the inflated costs of the modem chipsets by Qualcomm.
Class members also contend that Qualcomm participated in anticompetitive behavior as part of the antitrust litigation that is still pending.
In re: Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation was filed in April 2017.
Class members include anyone in the U.S. who purchased UMTS, CDMA and/or LTE cell phones for personal use from Feb. 11, 2011, from providers such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint and were manufactured by companies such as Apple, Samsung, LG Motorola, and ZTE.
Claim forms are not being collected at this time.
No proof of purchase has been determined at this time.
Don't Qualify for the Qualcomm Mobile Phone Lawsuit?
In re: Qualcomm Antitrust Litigation is listed as case number 5:17-md-02773-LHK and is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Class members in the case will be represented by Kalpana Srinivasan, Marc M. Seltzer, Steven G. Sklaver, Amanda K. Bonn, Oleg Elkhunovich, Krysta Kauble Pachman, Chelsea Samuels, and Catriona Lavery from the law firm of Susman Godfrey LLP, Joseph W. Cotchett, Adam J. Zapala, Mark F. Ram, and Michael A. Montaño from the law firm of Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP, and Steve W. Berman, Jeffrey D. Friedman, and Rio S. Pierce from the law firm Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.
Qualcomm will be represented by Robert A. Van Nest, Eugene M. Paige, Cody S. Harris, Justina Sessions, and Jesselyn Friley from the law firm of Keker Van Nest & Peters LLP, Gary A. Bornstein and Yonatan Even from the law firm of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, and Willard K. Tom, Richard Taffet, and Geoffrey T. Holtz from the law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.


There's a game in the works based on the hit anime series My Hero Academia (in Japan, at least).
The magazine scans below come from 'YonkouProductions', an account that focuses on anime and manga news. By the look of it, it's going to be some kind of brawler with an art style very much in keeping with the style of the anime itself.
According to a partial translation by Gematsu, you'll be able to destroy the stages with your attacks during fights. A trailer will be shown at some point between December 16 and 17 at Jump Festa 2018, an annual anime/manga celebration in Japan.
So what is My Hero Academia, exactly? I've never seen it myself, but it's set in a world where most people have superpowers, and follows a lad – Izuku Midoriya – who is initially powerless, but enrolls in a school after being granted powers by one of the greatest heroes on Earth. Naturally, it's full of big cool fight scenes.
There's no confirmation yet that this game will release outside of Japan, but we might learn more after the trailer debuts.


Spring is almost here, so to celebrate, we have rounded up five of the top events you won't want to miss. From a benefit for the Joslin Asian American Diabetes Initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts to a Toast to St. Jude at the Revere Hotel Boston Common, here's a look at five events you'll want to add to your calendar.
On April 2, Chef Daniel Boulud will be returning to Boston for his Spring Forward Dinner at Bar Boulud with his longtime friend Chef Ming Tsai. Together, they will prepare a five-course dinner featuring seasonal ingredients along with flavors from their cultures. The menu with wine pairings will include New Style Itsumo Tuna Sashimi with curry oil and crispy rice; Nine-Herb Lobster Ravioli with tarragon, sauce Américaine; Poulet Aux Morilles with asparagus, Sabayon Vin Jaune; Ginger-Citrus Roasted Pork Shoulder with Maitake Mushrooms and Spring Pea Ragu, Watercress Nage; and Itakuja Ingots with chocolate Bavaroise, kumquat confit, and Lapsang Souchong ice cream. Reception starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner to follow at 7 p.m.
On April 27, the seventh annual Toast to St. Jude will be held at the Revere Hotel Boston Common. Since last year, more than $400,000 has been raised to help defeat childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. (The most amazing part is families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing and food because they believe all a family should worry about is helping their child live). This year's swanky event will draw more than 500 Boston area professionals for a stylish evening that gets underway at 8:30 p.m. Arrive early to enjoy the lounge-style reception with hors d'oeuvres, open beer and wine bar, dancing, live entertainment, silent auctions and a premier raffle.
On April 11, you won't want to miss Stags' Leap Winery's special dinner at Mastro's Ocean Club.
The dinner gets started at 6:30 p.m. Wine maker Christophe Paubert will be in town to pair up some of their best wine selections with dishes from Mastro's Ocean Club Boston's Executive Chef Raphael Anderson. Included in the four-course menu will be Hamachi Crudo with crispy quinoa and blood orange vinaigrette; pan seared scallops over spring vegetable ratatouille; beef Wellington with demi-glace and their famous chocolate butter cake. Dinner never tasted so good.
We love multitasking, especially when it comes to enjoying a celebratory night out all for a good cause. On April 30, you can do just that at Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance's (OCRA) Turn Up The Heat all female chef tasting event being held at Catalyst Restaurant starting at 6:30 p.m. This year's event celebrating Boston's female culinary rock stars will feature chefs like Adrienne Wright of Deuxave and Boston Chops (and currently on Top Chef) and Christina Larsen of Bar Mezzana. Proceeds from the event will enable enable OCRA to fund research advances, support women and their families and advocate for increased federal research dollars and policies to fight ovarian cancer.


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In fact, there are, by the same recent study, some moderate to major 2,500 to 3,400 outfits that present themselves as security companies or marketers of such items across America. And out of these, a consumer or home owner is supposed to pick out just ONE to secure his or her home or property. Furthermore, just as importantly, in trying to compare the various security systems to pick out the best and proper one for you, you must also be able to have a pretty good idea and understanding of exactly which types of important security features are offered by each option.
DOOR AND WINDOW CONTACTS: These are a common part of most modern alarm systems. The purpose of it is to determine whether a door or window is currently left open unintentionally. The device will send a signal to the alarm system in such an event and it will set off making the house owner or the monitoring team aware of the situation.
It designates, through an objective, data-based, set of criteria and mathematical formula, the best of the best home security monitored electronic systems available among the whole global pack, and methodologically evaluates, scores, rates and ranks them to produce the Top Dozen Home Security Systems, and then the Top Number #1 Home Security System in the whole industry.
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These uniquely designed ProPockets are easily stuck to the jaws of the cushion with tape and simply removed, leaving no damage to the cloth or table. ProPockets react the same as if the shim was under the cloth due to the coating of nylon fibres.
Fits all US style pool tables.
1 colour available, 4 middle pieces, 8 corner pieces.
3 sheets of double-sided tape included, ready cut and ready to use.
The size of the pockets on tables varies in size and there can be a small difference from table to table. ProPockets were designed for a practice aid and has taken an average thickness as its measure to determine the degree of difficulty it wishes to achieve. ProPockets have been tested to reduce the width of the pockets by up to 18mm, effectively 9mm on each side of the pocket.
ProPockets also fit the 7 & 8ft American pool tables with a small adjustment.
Once you receive your ProPockets set, attach to each piece the double sided tape provided and place back in the folder, they will stay in place until you are ready to use them and because of the type of backing in the folder inlets, no stickiness is lost.
Each table is different when it comes to the angle of the pockets, some fitters pull the cloth too much so it rounds the point of the corner; try to place the ProPockets where it suits your pocket cut.
Press firmly in to place on the inside of the cushion; there are 4 smaller pieces for the middle pockets and 8 larger for the corners. When you have finished playing, place the ProPockets back in the folder ready for next time.
Only change the tape on the ones that need changing as each piece will have a different lifespan as to when the stickiness of the tape has gone.
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Home Music Interviews Alt-Rock Interviews Interview: New York Lo-Fi Duo Frog on Breakthroughs, Kubrick, and Forgetting To...
Alt-Rock Interviews
Interview: New York Lo-Fi Duo Frog on Breakthroughs, Kubrick, and Forgetting To Brush Their Teeth
Dave Beech
New York lo-fi duo Frog talk to Louder Than War's Dave Beech about breaking through, Stanley Kubrick, and the fetishisation of both the UK and US.
Though Frog's debut album was a subtle master-stroke , its title did little to hint at the quality contained therein. Built around narratives inspired by sleepy suburban America, the Star Spangled blood that runs through the album isn't patriotic, as one might assume, but is instead nostalgic, wistful and even cynical. Conjuring images of diners, drive-in movies and Golden Age starlets, this appreciation, or romanticisation, of their country is something present even on their lesser-known debut EP; tracks such as 'Nancy Kerrigan' and 'Arkansas' providing the Americana flavours in that instance. Interestingly enough, however, despite the band's obsession with their native country, it was a writer at the Bristol-based GoldFlakePaint that initially drew attention to the band followed swiftly by a piece from London's Line of Best Fit.
With more interest in the UK than State-side, it makes sense that British label Audio Antihero have just reissued the aforementioned EP, hoping to capitalise on the reasonable success of their LP back in May. Since both album and EP are understated pieces of lo-fi brilliance, we grabbed the band for a few words on why they think they've found footing over, the difference between US and UK crowds, and just why they're apparently named after an amphibian.
Louder Than War: Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. For those who aren't familiar with the band, could you introduce yourselves?
Danny: Hello! I'm Danny on the guitar! This is Tom on drums! We're frog.
The name Frog doesn't really give much of an idea about your sound. What's the story behind it, where did it come from?
Frog is a sound on the Casiotone 101 keyboard Tom got for free for painting his middle school. He found it in a locker. The 'Frog 13' sound is completely unusable in practice or in performance, so we named our band after it. It sounds a little like a wet blanket on a sitcom.
You're about to reissue your self-titled debut EP, which went 'largely unnoticed' first time round. Do you think more people in the States will take notice this time, now you've an LP behind you?
People in the States are wonderful people, but they seem to have no use for a couple cuties in skivvies playing rock songs. We stand by all our songs, they still sound good! We were pretty new to this whole thing when we started, which is both a good and bad thing, and it shows. People in the US will probably politely greet more music by frog as they would an acquaintance at a party that you can't remember the name of, a "Hey! How are you?" before nodding and smiling blankly, inching towards the bathroom.
It's only been a matter of months since you released your last album, Kind of Blah. What was it that made you think about reissuing the EP so soon after the LP?
This was Jamie's idea! Think he wants to milk us for all we're worth, which to be frank doesn't seem to be all that much. Sounds great to me though! The tapes look incredible.
It was a UK publication that first drew attention to the release, do you think you've found more of a footing here in the UK? And if so was it because of that review?
There seemed to be a small group of friends in Bristol and London that all decided that we were interesting enough to write articles about when we self-released the EP the first time, and coincidentally many of them owned music blogs and record labels. I have no idea how this happened. Tom at GoldFlakePaint is an incredibly enthusiastic supporter and his review is responsible for much/all of our subsequent support/career moves. That guy is a champ.
Similarly, a lot of your lyrics are interested in American pop culture and the culture of decades past. Do you think such references speak to English audiences as much as they do American audiences? And if so why?
English audiences seem to fetishise America for much the same reason that Americans fetishise the English, because they're similar, but very different. And so far away! I'm not really sure if they get all the references I make, but maybe someday they'll search the lines in google and be disappointed that I'm fairly illiterate.
You're not too far off the beginning of a UK tour, how do you think the crowds over here will compare to those in the States?
The hoards of crowds screaming our name over here in the States (my mom and dad) are going to be tough to beat, but it's a good thing that my mom and my dad are both going to try to visit my brother in Spain during the tour so they can catch one of the shows. So! All of the crowds in the UK will conceivably also include all of the crowds we currently play for here.
You've quite a diverse set of influences, not all of which are musical. How do the likes of Stanley Kubrick for instance, influence your song-writing?
Kubrick is a king! What a dude. I was watching all of his films while I was making the record, and I think that his approach to movies was a major influence. He pares down the elements in every scene to only those that are necessary, especially in 2001, and I found this to be very powerful and decided to try to imitate it. I failed, but it gave me something to talk about in future interviews! Thanks Stan.
Finally, with the release of the reissue drawing closer, what can we expect from Frog going in to next year and beyond?
Frog will go to the UK and slay. Frog will come back to the US and sleep. Frog will come out with a new record as soon as conceivably possible. Frog will make sure to brush her teeth every night, except when she is too lazy/drunk, which to be honest happens to be most of the time. Frog will wake up on time, and look at her phone in bed until she is very late and has to rush. Frog will take the M train to Broadway Lafayette and walk to work wondering what she'll have for lunch. Frog will be disappointed by her sandwich, but eat the whole thing. Frog will be embarrassed by her answers in all future and past interviews, and will never read them. Frog will meet you after a show and shake your hand, if that's what you want, but not until she says something that makes you uncomfortable. Frog will cringe, many times, and then make a gun shape with her fingers and mime a suicide attempt. Frog will probably have kids in the next two years, and that'll be crazy, bro. Hope you had a good interview! I did!
Frog can be found on Facebook and they tweet as: @HeyItsFrog.
Dave Beech is a music writer based out of Manchester. Links to his work can be found over at his blog, Life's A Beech, as well as his Louder Than Warauthor's archive. He tweets as @Dave__Beech.
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Patient optimisation before surgery
Imagine a future where complete patient data are precisely recorded and seamlessly transferred between clinicians; where patients are presented with plain, accurate facts; where decision-making is shared; where patients experience less post-operative complications and shorter hospital stays; and where patients rapidly return to their functional and cognitive baseline. In their editorial, Levy et al. argue all this and much more is achievable, now. This year's supplement contains 14 evidence-based free to access review articles and is a user-friendly, complete, and practical manual for all healthcare workers, patients, and relatives/carers. This month's blog aims to pick out the key clinical messages.
Much time and effort seem to be spent developing models to predict postoperative morbidity and mortality, and we all use them to inform discussions with patients. John Carlisle asks, are they fit for purpose? Far from it, he argues, and we should instead focus on selecting who to operate on and how. This is a must-read for all anaesthetists as it challenges the fundamentals of how we think about peri-operative risk, communication of risk, care of the dying (and living!), patient selection, and healthcare priorities.
We all know what we mean by 'shared decision-making', but how does it differ from informed consent (which has its own problems), risk assessment, and decision aids? This review from Sturgess et al. discusses the relevant legal background; the barriers to peri-operative shared decision-making; the need for patient-focused processes; and how shared decision-making might be implemented. Perhaps a good place to start is with the SHARE approach (Table 1) and MAGIC questions (Table 2).
Table 1 The SHARE approach to shared decision-making: five essential steps for clinicians
Table 2 MAGIC questions for patients to ask their healthcare professionals
Multi-modal prehabilitation may reduce post-operative complications by 30% and shorten hospital stay after major surgery. This review from Sheede-Bergdahl et al. addresses the 'why, when, what, how and where next?'. It seems nutritional and psychological optimisation are just as important as physical activity and exercise, and the pre-operative period should be fully utilised in order to promote more effective care (Figure 1). Gillis and Wischmeyer set out the case for pre-operative nutrition screening for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of peri-operative malnutrition, which may prevent complications and shorten hospital length of stay. Likewise, Levett and Grimmett present strategies for psychological prehabilitation and describe the limitations of the relevant evidence. Perhaps this should be a high priority area for future research?
Figure 1 An overview of a multi-modal prehabilitation programme and related goals. SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
The prevalence of asthma is increasing and now stands at 10-15% in developed countries. The incidence of peri-operative bronchospasm in those with asthma is ~1.7%, and Andrew Lumb argues pre-operative optimisation of respiratory disease such as asthma together with smoking cessation (which alone may reduce complications by as much as 41% if stopped four weeks prior to surgery) are high-impact evidence-based interventions. The evidence for exercise training for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications is mixed, but it does remain an important strategy. Around 40% of patients presenting for major surgery are anaemic and peri-operative anaemia is associated with poor postoperative outcomes. Munting and Klein provide an evidence-based treatment algorithm that should be used by everyone encountering patients scheduled for surgery. Print it out and put it on the wall!
Figure 2 Treatment algorithm for preoperative anaemia.
Optimisation of diabetes prior to major surgery can take as long as three months. Gathering information and making a referral at an early stage is vital. Levy and Dhatariya argue the identification of poorly controlled or undiagnosed diabetes just prior to elective surgery is no longer acceptable. They propose criteria for diabetes screening prior to the initial referral for surgery (Table 3).
Table 3 Proposal for who should be screened for diabetes before referral for surgery.
Two hundred million major operations are performed worldwide every year with 10% of patients suffering postoperative complications. Though death due to surgery and/or anaesthesia is rare, 40% of peri-operative deaths may be attributed to a cardiac complication. Lee et al. discuss how assessment and management of cardiac conditions in the peri-operative period can significantly improve outcomes, especially for high-risk patients. Topics include hypertension; chronic heart failure; cardiac murmurs; and implantable devices. These should all be seen as modifiable risk factors that require attention well in advance of surgery. The proportion of the population aged over 65 years in the UK is expected to increase from 16.9% to 24.7% between 2006 and 2046. More than 40% of patients aged over 80 years are considered to be frail, with frailty more common in women. Chan et al. discuss the principles of peri-operative optimisation as applied to elderly and frail patients, and call for tailored pathways incorporating social issues; shared decision-making for patients and families; multidisciplinary care; personal values; and quality of life.
As depicted by the title picture for this blog, our traditional working environment is still seen by many as the operating theatre. Grocott et al. argue there is a need for us to adapt to the changing nature of our work and align our interests with those of patients. Their proposed 're-engineered' pre-operative pathway hints at what the future of peri-operative medicine could look like (Figure 3 and 4).
Figure 3 Traditional pre-operative pathway. MDT, multidisciplinary team.
Figure 4 Proposed 're-engineered' pre-operative pathway.
So far there has been much discussion about elective surgery. Poulton and Murray argue the principles of optimisation should also be applied to patients undergoing emergency laparotomy. Strategies include the timely administration of antibiotics; rational fluid resuscitation and electrolyte balance; omitting and optimising medications; nutrition; glycaemic control; pre-operative physiotherapy; damage control surgery; reducing delays; timely access to CT scans and other investigations; standardisation and surgical pathways; recognising high-risk cases; consultant-lead care; and shared decision-making. The time available to address each of these components should be traded against the need for timely surgery, particularly in the context of sepsis or circulatory shock.
Finally, we have included two reviews from the January issue, which were extremely well received last month. The review of pre-operative fasting in adults and children from Fawcett and Thomas currently has an Altmetric score of 156! The paper from du Toit et al. reminds us that half the world's population live in low and middle Human Developmental Index (HDI) countries, and patients from these countries are poorly represented in systematically reviewed evidence on pre-operative optimisation.
We hope you enjoy this year's supplement, which is the most complete, accurate and up to date synthesis of evidence, consensus and expert opinion relevant to patient optimisation before surgery. More importantly, we hope it contributes to further incremental improvements in the quality of care for patients in the peri-operative period.
See you next week for #WSMLondon19!
Dr Mike Charlesworth and Professor Andrew Klein
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Breaking News Funding and Acquisitions
Nigeria's CredPal secures $15M in debt and equity to scale its BNPL product across Africa
The adoption of buy now, pay later (BNPL) in Nigeria as a payment option both online and at the point of sale is expected to record a CAGR of 20% from 2021 to 2028, per this report.
BNPL's growth is further highlighted as GMV is predicted to increase from $204 million to over $1 billion by 2028. Key to this growth is the activities of providers whose platforms encourage consumers to make instantaneous purchases and pay over time.
To that effect, CredPal, one of the earliest pioneers of buy now, pay later in Nigeria, has closed a bridge round of $15 million in equity and debt — the latter constituting a very large chunk of the financing — to expand its consumer credit offerings across Africa.
Per a statement shared by the company, the investment will support its expansion into other African markets, mainly Kenya, Egypt, Ghana and Cameroon.
In 2018, CredPal launched a point-of-sale consumer credit service plugged into e-commerce stores for lower-to-middle class income earners. The concept of BNPL was nascent at the time, at least in Nigeria, and because adoption wasn't great, CredPal flirted with a new credit offering via cards which saw an uptake in usage, CEO Fehintolu Olaogun told TechCrunch.
"We launched the cards was to increase the reach of our BNPL service and that caught on well," he said. "But now people can shop in instalments by walking into a partner store or using our credit card."
The credit card is one of two options — the second via the mobile app — consumers can use to access CredPal's BNPL services when they visit a partner store to shop for items ranging from electronics, particularly smartphones to furniture and groceries.
Consumers can access credit from ₦5,000 (~$10.00) to ₦500,000 (~$1,000.00) of which they are required to repay between a 30-day to a 180-day period after making a down payment of 30%. Interest rates range from 4% to 9%.
Olaogun said in instances where consumers pay back before two months, they might not pay any interest — which is covered by fees the company charges merchants. Speaking of merchants, CredPal has 20,000 merchant sign ups; however, it has onboarded over 4,000 with only 600 being monthly active merchants. They serve a monthly active customer base of 85,000.
As one of the foremost providers of BNPL services on the continent, these numbers appear somewhat impressive, yet, knowing how early the sector is in Nigeria and most of Africa, CredPal is barely scratching the surface.
But becoming a market leader in Nigeria or Africa isn't CredPal's for the taking. There's Sympl, Carbon Zero, Shahry, Lipa Later, PayLater, CDCare, newer entrants such as Klump and even big guns like Tabby eyeing different regions across the continent.
"One of the things that differentiate us is that we provide an omnichannel approach to BNPL," said the CEO who founded the company with Olorunfemi Jegede, on how CredPal is positioning itself in the face of growing competition.
"We've built out a merchant suite to cater to those who have like full-fledged e-commerce websites to those with brick and mortar store and social commerce merchants. We are merchants agnostic and also our tech allows consumers to be able to interface with CredPal across a wide range of channels."
The omnichannel merchant suite, CredPal Pay, allows businesses of all sizes and categories to accept buy now, pay later options. The platform serves as a point-of-sale infrastructure that enables BNPL through a credit payment link, checkout plugin, QR codes, and a transaction management system. CredPal will face competition with ThankUCash in this segment of providing BNPL infrastructure to merchants.
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He questioned as to why other Tamil groups, now in the democratic process, are not brought into the negotiating process while enlightening the American diplomats that a majority of ethnic minority Tamils live outside the domain of the Tamil Tigers among the majority Sinhalese in other parts of the country.
Reminding the miss-steps taken in the fifties and the seventies in respect of language and university admission policies that alienated the Tamils, Goonetilleke wanted the interested parties, both in Sri Lanka and in the international arena, to list out what the legitimate Tamil grievances are to facilitate the resolution of political issues in his country.
He cautioned the audience at the U.S. Foreign Service Institute in Washington that Sri Lanka is a vibrant democracy reminding them that it was his country that sowed the first seeds of democracy in the Asian region.
When we focus on a topic like 'Sri Lanka Today', it is important to look back at the island's past, even briefly, as it has a bearing on what it is today, just as much as what effect developments of today will have in shaping the country tomorrow.
Geographically, Sri Lanka is an island nation the extent of which is app. 25,000 sq. miles. While in size it is similar to the State of West Virginia, our population is much larger and is currently close to 20 million, with an average growth of 1.1%. Sri Lanka's history goes back to over 2500 years and the island was inhabited by several groups of people even during the prehistoric times as evidenced by archaeological excavations. Arrival of immigrants from North India was said to have taken place around 483 BC. Repeated invasions by South Indians beginning in 205 BC, transfer of kingdom from Anuradhapura to Polonnaruwa in the 11th century, the arrival of European colonizers - the Portuguese- in 1505 A.D., followed by the Dutch in 1656 and the British in 1796, the fall of the last kingdom of Kandy into the hands of the British in 1815 and the achievement of independence in 1948 are some important landmarks in Sri Lanka's history. These events, in one way or the other, have influenced Sri Lanka in modern times and probably will influence the island in the future as well.
Another important aspect, which relates to our topic today, is what we have done or some times failed to do in the past, that have impacted on today's Sri Lanka. The time of independence from Britain would be a reasonable marker, to understand why we are here today and not somewhere else.
Let me focus on how some measures we took and policies we adopted then have impacted positively on today's Sri Lanka.
You know that Sri Lanka is a democracy. However, a little known fact is that Sri Lanka was the first country in Asia, where the seeds of democracy were sown. That happened three quarters of a century ago in 1931, when the Universal Adult Suffrage was introduced to the island, while it was still a British colony. Despite the passage of time, we have been able to nourish democracy and hold periodic multi-party elections at local government and national levels.
Since independence Sri Lanka invested heavily on human development at considerable cost to the state coffers. Consequently, despite being a middle-income country, with a per capita income of $1197 GDP, our social indicators are similar to some countries which have much higher income levels.
Sri Lanka is perhaps among the very few countries in the world, which, since 1944, has provided education from the entry level at the age of 5 years up to and including the university level, free of charge. In addition, school children are provided with free textbooks and uniforms and needy university undergraduates are provided with scholarships. This has resulted in the creation of a level playing field for children to pursue education irrespective of their social or economic background. This policy has resulted in a literacy rate exceeding 90%. However, it has also contributed to unemployment among educated youth and their marginalization, which has contributed to two insurgencies in the south and the north and east.
As with education, health services are also free at government hospitals, whether the patients seek emergency treatment or have to undergo complicated surgery. The result of this policy is that Sri Lanka has been able to push life expectancy to 70 and to 72 years for males and females respectively. Our infant mortality rate is a low 11.2 per 1000 births and maternal mortality rate is 17 per 100,000.
Considering that Sri Lanka has been a victim of a vicious separatist armed conflict for almost 30 years, it is refreshing to note that our economy has been performing commendably. According to current figures, the economy grew at the rate of 8.3% and 7.6 % during the first two quarters, with the annual average for 2006 expected at 7.6 %.
It should be noted is that this commendable growth is despite the economically debilitating armed conflict which has been stepped up since December 2005 by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, also known as the Tamil Tigers. This growth reflects not only the resilience of the economy in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami and in the midst of escalating oil prices, but also the potential the country holds for development in an atmosphere of peace.
Despite these positive indicators, it can be said that Sri Lanka is where it is today as a result of certain policy decisions taken by successive administrations since independence. The language policy of the 1950s and the university admission policy in the 1970s were some measures taken by former administrations to address historic injustices faced by the Sinhala community under colonial rule and those living in underdeveloped areas of the country, respectively. However, in the course of implementation, these measures adversely affected the Tamil community, who had hitherto enjoyed privileges especially in the field of education and employment, which created the first fissures that contributed to dividing the two communities, the results of which are now being experienced by the country.
Similarly, as many newly independent countries, Sri Lanka too wished to be separated from the umbilical cord that connected the country with its former colonial master, the United Kingdom. In that process, two Republican constitutions were adopted in 1972 and 1978, which unfortunately further alienated the Tamil community.
What was more ironic was how the second Republican constitution failed to meet an important objective. Focusing on the undesirability of the massive majority it won at the 1977 general election, which decimated the opposition, the new administration decided to move away from the first-past-the-post to proportional representation. While this measure met some objectives, the result of that exercise was that no political party was able to win a comfortable majority good enough to form a government, resulting in having to rely on coalition governments supported by several small parties. This prevented successive administrations from taking crucial decisions relating to pressing national issues, such as introducing essential constitutional changes to address the problems of the minorities and moving away from the Executive Presidential system, as desired by some, due to the inability to come up with a 2/3 majority in parliament.
Another shortcoming was the inability of successive governments to address policy issues in their right perspective. Instead, the party, which is in the opposition that is in US parlance the minority party, as a rule of thumb opposed whatever that was proposed by the ruling party. This practice, in the absence of bipartisan support on major issues as in the US, has made it impossible for Sri Lanka to address critical issues as they emerge and move on to the task of nation building.
When we speak of Sri Lanka today, our minds generally go to news items and editorials that dominate the day. During the month of October there have been many such editorials and news reporting. Some editorials referred to issues concerning Sri Lanka with captions such as "Asia's unending war" (Boston Globe of October 22), "Tiger terror", (The Times of October 19), "Targeting the Tamil Tigers" (Washington Times of October 18) etc. These referred to issues such as the ethnic conflict, terrorism, self-determination, Tamil homeland, aspirations and grievances of Tamils, human rights violations etc.
I would like to begin by saying that these are issues, which require in-depth knowledge of the topic, and not superficial understanding of the subjects. The time available is not sufficient for me to address all the issues, but I shall focus on some major ones.
Is it really an ethnic conflict?
I would like to point out that the first mistake observers of Sri Lanka make today is trying to generalize the conflict and attach convenient labels to help those who do not know the subject. For example, they see the conflict as an "ethnic conflict" between the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils. Some compound the situation by pointing out that the conflict is between Sinhala Buddhists and Hindu Tamils and others trying to explain that Sinhalese are descendents of fair skinned Aryans and the Tamils as dark skinned Dravidians! This is what we call stereotyping.
First, the Sri Lankan conflict is not a religious issue between Buddhists and Hindus. In Sri Lanka, there are Hindu places of worship cheek by jowl with Buddhist temples. Moreover, there are Hindu places of worship such as Kataragama in the Southern Province and Munneswaram Temple in the Western Province, which are places of veneration for the Buddhists as well. On the other hand, there are Buddhist places of worship such as the Sri Pada or to use the English name the Adam's Peak, which is a Buddhist place of worship, or the Kandy Perahera, a Buddhist religious pageant, in which Hindus participate.
The census of 1981 provides a clear picture of the distribution of the population in Sri Lanka, which consisted of 74% Sinhalese, 12.7% Sri Lankan Tamils, 5.5 % Indian Tamils and 7.0% Sri Lankan Moors (Muslims) and 0.7% of others. However, what we have to understand is that the Indian Tamils, who live the Central Province, are a distinct group from the Sri Lankan Tamils who live predominantly in the North and the East of the country. What is more important is that they are not in truck with the Tamil Tigers, who are conducting an armed conflict demanding a separate state. Moreover, elected representatives of the Indian Tamils, as a rule of thumb, form part of the administration and hold cabinet portfolios.
This being the situation, how accurate is it to describe the conflict as an ethnic conflict? My response is, it is not an ethnic conflict but a separatist war waged by an armed group using terrorism as a tactic to achieve its political goal. It is a fact that the Tamil Tigers have been engaged in an armed conflict with the democratically elected governments since 1976, with a view to establishing a separate mono-ethnic state in the North and the East, which comprises 1/3 of the land mass of the country in the name of Sri Lankan Tamils.
The Tamil Tigers introduce themselves as a national liberation movement. Irrespective of labels, one must look into the modus operandi of the organization, to understand what they really are. The editorial of The London Times of October 19, 2006 speaks of the Tigers as "terrorists." The Washington Times editorial of October 18 reminds us that the US has classified the Tamil Tigers as a terrorist organization. That was not a unique decision. The Tamil Tigers earned the classification of a terrorist group by hard work and sheer persistence. In May 1991 they assassinated former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi by employing a female suicide bomber and New Delhi responded by classifying them as a terrorist organization. The US classified the Tamil Tigers as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in October 1997. In February 2001, four years after the US classification, UK followed suit. This year, Canada, after much soul-searching, imposed a ban on them. That policy decision was followed by the 25 member EU under the EU regulations providing for the designation of terrorist organizations. Meanwhile, Australia too has taken measures to designate the LTTE under regulations giving effect to Security Council Resolution 1373 to curb financing of terrorism. We must ask why, most of these countries, being Western liberal democracies, decided to classify the Tamil Tigers as a terrorist organization? As I said earlier, they have worked hard to earn that classification.
In case there is a disagreement, I would like to point out that while there is no universally accepted definition of international terrorism, the Department of State describes international terrorism as "involving citizens or the territory of more than one country", and the term "terrorism" as "premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against non-combatant targets by sub national groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience." ("Country Reports on Terrorism" published annually has based its definition, as contained in Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656 f (d).
Needless to say the Tamil Tigers perfectly fit in to the description.
Tamil Tigers, who claim to be a national liberation movement, are seeking the right to self-determination. We are all aware that the right to self-determination is enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations as a universal right, which has also been embodied in the International Covenants on Human Rights, as well as in the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in the General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960. However, it must be emphasized that none of these international instruments provide for or support the recourse to terrorism in pursuit of self-determination, and to secede from a state, which has already attained independence thereby in violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The demand for a "traditional homeland" for Tamils or when it suits them for Tamil speaking peoples has been a rallying cry of the Tamil Tigers. Others have repeated or supported this demand without proper understanding or an accurate assessment of the ground situation in Sri Lanka.
With a view to understanding the demand of the Tigers, let us look at the facts, for which one must have an understanding of history, geography, distribution of people, politics etc., of the country.
First, as I said earlier, the size of the country is app. 25,000 sq. miles with a population of nearly 20 million.
Second, the demand of the Tamil Tigers is for the entirety of two provinces i.e. the Northern and the Eastern Provinces, which were temporarily merged by an executive order of the President, subsequent to signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Agreement in 1987.
Third, the temporarily merged Northern and Eastern Provinces cover app. 1/3 of the landmass of the country and 2/3 of its coastline.
Fourth, over 50% of Sri Lankan Tamils live outside the Northern and the Eastern Provinces. In short, translated into figures, the demand the Tamil Tigers is to have 1/3 of the land mass of the country for fewer than 6% of Sri Lankan Tamils currently living in the North and the East.
Fifth, while the Northern Province is predominantly populated by Tamils, due to the systematic ethnic cleansing of the Sinhalese and Muslims from that province by the Tamil Tigers, in post 1983 period and particularly in June 1990 respectively, population distribution of the Eastern Province is quite different. According to the 1981 census, the Tamils formed 40% of the population in the Eastern Province, Muslims 32% and Sinhalese 25%. One needs not to be a mathematician to calculate that non-Tamils form the majority of the Eastern Province. Yet the demand is that the Eastern Province, irrespective of its demography, should form part of their traditional homeland. The Tamil Tigers are vehemently against holding of a referendum, as provided in paragraph 2.3 of the Indo-Lanka Accord, to consult the people in the Eastern Province with regard to the merger.
I can go on, but let me digress here a little and pose a few questions and at the same time provide answers to facilitate those who have not quite grasped the situation.
First, leaving the Northern Province aside, when did the Eastern Province become the "traditional homeland" of Tamils? According to Webster's Deluxe Unabridged Dictionary, one explanation of "tradition" is "a long established custom or practice that has the effect of an unwritten law". If tradition is something that has been long established, what about those practices that have been "established longer"? Those who have studied history of the country know that greater part of the present day Eastern Province, during the historical period, was inhabited by the Sinhalese and later by Tamils and Muslims. If one wishes to be fair, it can be said that the Eastern Province was inhabited by the aborigines of the island during the prehistoric period even before the Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims made that part of the island their home and some of their descendants continue to live there to date. The claim of Tamil Tigers for a two nation theory has been based on a misleading reference made in a minute by Hugh Cleghorn, Colonial Secretary in June 1799, with regard to the areas supposedly inhabited by Tamils bordered by Chilaw on the western coast and river Walawe in southern coast during that period. If what he had reported was true, we have to accept that Sinhalese people originated in Siam - present day Thailand - and Jaffna was predominantly inhabited at that time by people of Moorish extraction! Such was his lack of knowledge of the country served by him briefly when the British took over maritime areas of then Ceylon from the Dutch. Sri Lankan Tamils began to populate the Eastern Province in significant numbers during the early British times, and even then they inhabited only the costal areas of the East, whereas the Moors made the East their home during the Kandyan King Senarath's time, following the expulsion of Moors from the coastal areas by the Portuguese 1626. It is a fact that Sinhalese and Tamils lived together even in the Northern Province in the historical past as evidenced by archaeology, historical inscriptions and lore. Should we therefore not conclude, that the island being a multi-ethnic society is the traditional homeland of Sinhalese, Tamils, Moors (Muslims), Burghers etc.
Second, was the Northern, or for that matter, the Eastern Province demarcated on an ethnic basis by the colonial masters? The answer is no. When the British demarcated these two provinces in 1833 in terms of the Colebrook-Cameron Reforms, or when the borders of the 9 provinces which exist to date were demarcated in 1889, they were done solely for administrative purposes and not on ethnic considerations.
Third, what did the Indo-Lanka Agreement say about the so-called homeland? Was it by mistake the 1987 Agreement between India and Sri Lanka in paragraph 1.4 recognized that "the Northern and the Eastern Provinces have been areas of historical habitation of Sri Lankan Tamil speaking peoples, who have at all times hitherto lived together in this territory with other ethnic groups". Thus, is it not clear that in that province lived "Tamil speaking peoples", namely the Sri Lankan Tamils and Sri Lankan Moors with other ethnic groups, which included the Sinhalese? How can then the Eastern Province become the sole preserve of the Tamils?
Fourth, should the rights of the Sinhalese and the Moors living in the Eastern Province be sacrificed in fulfilling the aspirations of the Tamil Tigers to have a traditional homeland? If for a moment, we forget about the recent history, that is when the Tamils came to populate the Eastern Province in significant numbers, and look at the current population distribution in that province, we see that non-Tamils surpass the Tamils by a ratio of 6 to 4. The question we should ask is, by promoting a separate homeland for the Tamils, as demanded by Tamil Tigers, who are non-democratic, tolerate no dissention and promote a mono ethnic one party state, are they not attempting to deliver not only the Tamils in Eastern Province, but also the Moors and Sinhalese to a fascist dictatorship?
Fifth, what about the Tamils living in other parts of the country, if a Tamil homeland were to be established by Tamil Tigers? As I have pointed out, a majority of Sri Lankan Tamils now live outside the Northern and Eastern Provinces. If there is an agreement to establish a homeland for the Tamils comprising the Northern and the Eastern Provinces, how do the promoters of the proposal, plan to look after the "aspirations" and "grievances" of the majority of the Sri Lankan Tamil population currently living outside these two provinces? Do they support a mass migration, just like the one that took place in the Indian sub continent during the partition in 1947 and deliver the hapless Tamils, who left the two provinces to escape the atrocities of the Tamil Tigers, back to the grips of the Tigers for a second round of suffering? Or on the other hand, is there another formula to address their grievances and aspirations, while they continue to remain in areas other than the Northern and Eastern Provinces? You will note that I have not spoken of the aspiration of the Tamils in the Eastern Province to be free of the Tamil Tigers, who are from the Northern Province.
When we discuss the conflict in Sri Lanka, we also come across of two terminologies viz. 'grievances and 'aspirations' of Tamils. Sometimes we use the adjective 'legitimate' to highlight the two issues.
First of all, I have to make it clear that as human beings we all have aspirations. We aspire to do well in our lives; we aspire to our children excelling in studies and succeed in life, and the list can go on and on. Most of the time our aspirations can be legitimate; but then, some of us could also aspire to achieve certain other things, which are not quite legitimate. What is important is that, it is not only the Tamil community that have aspirations. Other communities too have their own aspirations and legitimate aspirations too, which may be similar to or different from those of Tamils.
The fact of the matter is, the administration has accepted in good faith to address the legitimate aspirations of the Tamil people. But nobody has listed or gone beyond such statements to list or examine what these aspirations are, whether they are legitimate or not, and more importantly, if they are justified, whether those give reason for creation of a separate state.
I could say the same thing about grievances too, but to a lesser extent. For example, earlier I acknowledged that the Tamil community had certain grievances resulting from the language policy adopted in the 1950s and the university entrance policy in the 1970s. The fact is that the issues relating to the language policy has been addressed when Tamil was made an official language along with Sinhalese, through amendments to the 1987 constitution. Yet, we have to acknowledge that still there are certain grievances experienced by Tamils, due to the practical shortcomings in putting the language policy in to practice. Likewise, the issues relating to university entrance have also been addressed and today the problem is that the two universities established in the Northern and the Eastern Provinces function sporadically due to the politicization of those educational institutions by the Tamil Tigers. Remember I said earlier that the financial responsibility of university education is borne by the state, and that being the situation we cannot admit all those who obtain pass marks. That is a problem faced by all communities – Sinhalese, Tamils as well as Moors. I admit that there are other grievances, such as the land issue faced by Tamils as well as others, which need to be addressed in good faith.
But the question that needs to be answered is whether the only remedy available for addressing the grievances and aspirations of Tamils is by radically changing the structure of the state to create a separate state. If that is the case, how could Sri Lanka address the aspirations and grievances of the other minorities, the Sri Lanka Moors and Indian Tamils? Are we talking here something else, namely decentralizing the administration and or sharing of power between the centre and periphery to facilitate people living in those areas, to be masters of their destiny? The next question is should that be done on the basis of ethnicity or on a geographical basis, democratically or in an arbitrary manner without consulting the people?
Needless to say that any agreement reached to devolve or share administrative power should be done through a democratic process. Such units must be established having consulted the people living there through democratic means, such as multiparty elections or referendums.
It must be emphasized that President Mahinda Rajapaksa has gone on record not once but several times that he is in favour of granting maximum possible devolution. It is with that commitment in view earlier this year; he took steps to establish an All Party Representations Committee (APRC), open to all democratically elected parties in parliament. Unfortunately, several parties have so far not joined that process. Moreover, a panel comprising legal and constitutional experts has been established to advice the APRC. The intention of this exercise is to build consensus among political parties in the parliament on the extent of devolution that can be legally and democratically granted to the people in the North and the East. It is our hope that this process would result in working out a comprehensive framework for maximum devolution of power and to address the grievances of all minorities. Among the proposals that are being examined are modalities for greater power sharing between the centre and periphery, including the representation of the periphery in the law making process at the centre, such as through the establishment of a Second Chamber comprising representatives elected by the peripheral units. That is the democratic way of governance - decisions through consultation to arrive at consensus.
In this context, the October 23 historical agreement between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the majority party in the ruling coalition, and the major opposition party the United National Party (i.e. the minority party in the U.S. political system), can be described as a harbinger for evolving such a consensus through the APRC process.
It will be fair, I suppose, to expect the LTTE to undergo a metamorphosis, so that it will also transform itself to a democratic entity as several other Tamil militant groups did after 1987. In fact, some former militants now hold cabinet portfolios and one is entrusted with the task of regional development.
However, those who have studied the conflict of Sri Lanka would notice that the Tamil Tigers engaged in negotiations with successive administrations on 5 different occasions, namely in 1985, 1987, 1989/90, 1994/95, 2002/2003. On all those occasions, they walked away from the negotiating table to wage war and on three occasions employed suicide bombers to kill those who were responsible for taking them to the negotiating table and succeeded on two occasions. More recently, in April 2006, having agreed to meet in Geneva, they refused to proceed to the venue, and in May, having gone all the way to Oslo, refused to engage in talks with the government negotiators on a flimsy excuse. They have adopted a similar tactic last week in Geneva.
Despite their intransigent behaviour, the peace facilitator Norway, and other Co-Chairs - the US, Japan and the European Union, and the Secretary General of the UN together with many others have encouraged the two sides to re-engage in negotiations. In the case of the US, it has taken the position, as explained by Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, who does not mince his words, that "The US does not recognize the LTTE. We don't deal with them, we don't support them, we are extremely critical of them…we have no sympathy whatsoever for the Tamil Tigers." Yet he urged the Government to negotiate with Tamil Tigers.
The international position on negotiations with the LTTE can best be described as seemingly contradictory but conditioned by circumstances. In the first instance, there is a strong feeling here in the US and elsewhere, that one should not deal with terrorists. Yet there is general support, if not urging, that the Sri Lanka Government should engage in negotiations with the LTTE. Is this due to the claim by the Tamil Tigers that they are the "sole representatives of the Tamil People" or due to the fact that they dominate certain areas of the north and the east and holding a vice-like grip on the Tamil people to the extent that separating the people from the LTTE is not a feasible exercise? On the other hand, is it due to the fact that the Government has so far not come up with a workable proposal for devolution or sharing of power with the Tamils? How come the international community have overlooked the need to support and empower those Tamil political parties, which are democratic and are at the receiving end by the Tamil Tigers?
There is general agreement within and outside Sri Lanka that the conflict in Sri Lanka cannot be resolved by continuing with the armed conflict. The way out of the impasse is through negotiation. However, to think that objective could be achieved through negotiations only with Tamil Tigers does not seem to reflect reality. The five instances of negotiations since 1985 and the last three experiences in Geneva and Oslo are sufficient to conclude that the vision of the Tigers is nothing but a separate state. This is confirmed by the well-documented thinking of the leader of the organization, that a separate state should not come on a platter either. The Tamils have to fight to realise that objective. In fact his call to his supporters was, if he deviated from the goal of a separate state, they have the right to kill him.
..explore a solution founded on the principle of internal self-determination in areas of historical habitation of the Tamil-speaking peoples, based on a federal structure within a united Sri Lanka. The parties acknowledged that the solution has to be acceptable to all communities.
The fact that agreement ended up being still born is seen from what happened since then ending with the "temporary suspension of the negotiations" in April 2003 by the Tigers, and the demand for a federal structure been elevated to a 'confederal' structure in the ISGA proposals of October that year. It is in this context some believe that transformation of the confederal structure to a separate state will be a matter of time. Ahead of the October 28-29 round of talks in Geneva, political leader of LTTE, Suppiah Thamilselvan has gone on record that it was not the intention of the organisation to focus on substantive issues until the restoration of normalcy has taken place and only after that they will be able to talk about people's political aims and aspirations. Having assured the international community that they will go to Geneva without conditions, Tamil Tigers have insisted in Geneva that future participation in the negotiations will depend on the opening of the A9 highway to the north. This is very much like the position the Tamil Tigers adopted during the 2002/2003 negotiations.
Let me conclude my presentation with some steps that need to be taken, if we were to focus on Sri Lanka tomorrow rather than today.
I. There should be a commitment on the part of parties to the conflict that the conflict can be resolved only through negotiations and that it must be a democratic solution.
II. Parties should address all issues affecting all minorities, including the Tamils.
III. The APRC process should be fast tracked with a view to reaching consensus on political settlement within the shortest possible period.
IV. The latest round of negotiations commenced in Geneva on October 28 should, within a specific time frame, focus on substantive matters with a view to ending the armed conflict and achieving a political settlement.
V. In the process of negotiations for a political settlement, the Government should not overlook the moderate Tamil parties and Muslims in the parliament.
VI. Following the stance taken by the LTTE in Geneva last week, the international community should encourage, failing which, pressurize, the LTTE not to leave the negotiating table under spurious pretexts.


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Q: Plotly: How to set line color? How can I set the color of a line in plotly?
import plotly.graph_objects as go
from plotly.subplots import make_subplots

fig = make_subplots(rows=2, cols=1, subplot_titles=('Plot 1', 'Plot 2'))

# plot the first line of the first plot
fig.append_trace(go.Scatter(x=self.x_axis_pd, y=self.y_1, mode='lines+markers', name='line#1'), row=1, col=1)  # this line should be #ffe476

I tried fillcolor but that I suspected doesn't work because this is a simple line.

A: You can add line=dict(color="#ffe476") inside your go.Scatter(...) call. Documentation here: https://plot.ly/python/reference/#scatter-line-color

A: fig.add_trace(
                go.Scatter(
                    x=list(dict_val['yolo_timecost'].keys()),
                    y=signal.savgol_filter(list(dict_val['yolo_timecost'].values()),2653,3),
                    mode='lines',
                    name='YOLOv3实时耗时',
                    line=dict(
                        color='rgb(204, 204, 204)',
                        width=5
                    ),
                    ),
                )

A: @nicolaskruchten is of course right, but I'd like to throw in two other options:
line_color="#0000ff"

And:
 fig['data'][0]['line']['color']="#00ff00"

Or:
 fig.data[0].line.color = "#00ff00"

I particularly appreciate the flexibility of the latter option since it easily lets you set a new color for a desired line after you've built a figure using for example fig.append_trace(go.Scatter()) or fig = go.Figure(data=go.Scatter)). Below is an example using all three options.
Code 1:
import plotly.graph_objects as go
import numpy as np

t = np.linspace(0, 10, 100)
y = np.cos(t)
y2= np.sin(t)
fig = go.Figure(data=go.Scatter(x=t, y=y,mode='lines+markers', line_color='#ffe476'))
fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(x=t, y=y2,mode='lines+markers', line=dict(color="#0000ff")))
fig.show()

Plot 1:

Now you can change the colors directly if you insert the snippet below in a new cell and run it.
Code 2:
fig['data'][0]['line']['color']="#00ff00"
fig.show()

Plot 2:

A: fig.data[0].line.color = 'rgb(204, 20, 204)'

A: You can use color_discrete_sequence like that
import plotly.express as px
df = px.data.gapminder().query("country=='Canada'")
fig = px.line(df, x="year", y="lifeExp", title='Life expectancy in Canada',color_discrete_sequence=["#ff97ff"])
fig.show()

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QB Rivers will play, defensive end Joey Bosa will sit out the team's second preseason game against Seahawks Saturday.
Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa remained away from practice and will sit out the team's second preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday.
Starting quarterback Philip Rivers will see his first preseason action against the Seahawks, Chargers coach Anthony Lynn told reporters Thursday, per the Los Angeles Daily News.
A first-round pick out of Ohio State (No. 3 overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft, Bosa was named to the Pro Bowl in 2017 after racking up a team-leading 12.5 sacks while starting all 16 games. Bosa finished with 70 tackles also had four forced fumbles last season.
Rivers, 36, threw for 4,515 yards with 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 16 games last season for the Chargers (9-7), who failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years.