Indications: Use for heavy metals and chemical detoxification, oxidative stress, free radical pathology (e.g., cancer, AIDS), influenza, bronchial congestion, mucus viscosity and glutathione insufficiency. Also used for immune and hepatic dysfunction. Also indicated for tinnitus.
Suggestion: 1 capsule daily with a meal or as directed.
NAC provides a high concentration of N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) in its purest form. N-Acetyl Cysteine is the most stable and bioavailable form of the amino acid cysteine, required for the synthesis of glutathione, one of most effective antioxidants to support cellular health.
The capsules are 100% pure vegetable-sourced. 120 capsules.
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45.Cottin V, Cordier JF. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Presse Med. 2008 Nov;37(11):1581-90.
46.Felton VM, Borok Z, Willis BC. N-acetyl cysteine inhibits alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Nov;297(5):L805-12.
47.Peake J, Suzuki K. Neutrophil activation, antioxidant supplements and exercise-induced oxidative stress. Exerc Immunol Rev. 2004;10:129-41.
48.Quadrilatero J, Hoffman-Goetz L. N-Acetyl-L-cysteine prevents exercise-induced intestinal lymphocyte apoptosis by maintaining intracellular glutathione levels and reducing mitochondrial membrane depolarization. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Jul 2;319(3):894-901.
49.Vassilakopoulos T, Karatza MH, Katsaounou P, Kollintza A, Zakynthinos S, Roussos C. Antioxidants attenuate the plasma cytokine response to exercise in humans. J Appl Physiol. 2003 Mar;94(3):1025-32.
50.Koechlin C, Couillard A, Simar D, et al. Does oxidative stress alter quadriceps endurance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 May 1;169(9):1022-7.
51.Zembron-Lacny A, Szyszka K, Szygula Z. Effect of cysteine derivatives administration in healthy men exposed to intense resistance exercise by evaluation of pro-antioxidant ratio. J Physiol Sci. 2007 Dec;57(6):343-8.
52.Aguiar AS, Jr., Tuon T, Soares FS, da Rocha LG, Silveira PC, Pinho RA. The effect of n-acetyl cysteine and deferoxamine on exercise-induced oxidative damage in striatum and hippocampus of mice. Neurochem Res. 2008 May;33(5):729-36.
53.Quadrilatero J, Hoffman-Goetz L. N-acetyl-l-cysteine protects intestinal lymphocytes from apoptotic death after acute exercise in adrenalectomized mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2005 Jun;288(6):R1664-72.
54.Quadrilatero J, Hoffman-Goetz L. N-acetyl-L-cysteine inhibits exercise-induced lymphocyte apoptotic protein alterations. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Jan;37(1):53-6.
55.Kruger K, Frost S, Most E, Volker K, Pallauf J, Mooren FC. Exercise affects tissue lymphocyte apoptosis via redox-sensitive and Fas-dependent signaling pathways. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2009 May;296(5):R1518-27.
56.Evans JL, Maddux BA, Goldfine ID. The molecular basis for oxidative stress-induced insulin resistance. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2005 Jul-Aug;7(7-8):1040-52.
57.Anuradha CV. Aminoacid support in the prevention of diabetes and diabetic complications. Curr Protein Pept Sci. 2009 Feb;10(1):8-17.
58.Guo Q, Mori T, Jiang Y, et al. Methylglyoxal contributes to the development of insulin resistance and salt sensitivity in Sprague-Dawley rats. J Hypertens. 2009 Aug;27(8):1664-71.
59.Song D, Hutchings S, Pang CC. Chronic N-acetyl cysteine prevents fructose-induced insulin resistance and hypertension in rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2005 Jan 31;508(1-3):205-10.
60.Masha A, Manieri C, Dinatale S, Bruno GA, Ghigo E, Martina V. Prolonged treatment with N-acetyl cysteine and L-arginine restores gonadal function in patients with PCO syndrome. J Endocrinol Invest. 2009 Apr 15.
61.Fulghesu AM, Ciampelli M, Muzj G, et al. N-acetyl-cysteine treatment improves insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2002 Jun;77(6):1128-35.
62.Guan D, Xu Y, Yang M, Wang H, Wang X, Shen Z. N-acetyl cysteine and penicillamine induce apoptosis via the ER stress response-signaling pathway. Mol Carcinog. 2010 Jan;49(1):68-74.
63.Li J, Tu HJ, Dai G, et al. N-acetyl cysteine inhibits human signet ring cell gastric cancer cell line (SJ-89) cell growth by inducing apoptosis and DNA synthesis arrest. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007 Sep;19(9):769-74.
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This is a full report of the SWORD deployment to Port Hedland in response to Cyclone Veronica. It's a day by day account of their activities commencing on the 21st of March until their return to Perth. It's a very detailed account and well worth the read. Please take the time to open the PDF.


I think there is a mismatch in the HTML documentation generation between UTF8 ant ISO-8859-1.
Project character encoding setting is UTF8 ( key "gxmi encoding" value "UTF-8" in project file).
However it's impossible to use accentuated characters in entity names. But this is not a real problem.
In description section, no problem.
In project file (UTF8 encoded) "é" character is correctly encoded (C3 A9).
In the bodies, "é" is wrongly encoded with 4 bytes (C3 83 C2 A9).
In the bodies, "é" is encoded with 2 bytes (C3 A9) which is UTF8 so the brower displays "é" because it assumes character is 8859-1 encoded.
In the whole process, i think that one of the process is awaiting a string "ISO-8859-1" code while it receives a "UTF-8" coded one when you generate HTML documentation in "UTF-8" and the oppsite when you generaye it using "latin1".
I don't know why the key "gxmi encoding" exists into the HTML generator project, probably a side effect, but this key is only used by the XMI generator, so it has no effect for the HTML code generator.
Serge wrote: However it's impossible to use accentuated characters in entity names.
Yes, only few parts like the descriptions allow accentuated characters.
Serge wrote: In project file (UTF8 encoded) "é" character is correctly encoded (C3 A9).
Sorry, to be late to answer, but i didn't receive any mail from the site when you answered. Is it normal ?
First of all, i never edited the BOUML project file using an external text processor. I just used NotePad++ and Hexedit (in reading mode only) to look what was wrong with doc generation.
In my enviroment setting for the external editor, it is set to NotePad++. I don't know if this has any effect here.
I didn't specify that enviroment setting for charset was set to UTF-8 before creating my project.
1 - You're right. If it is set to ISO-8859-1.
Then in this case accentuated characters are encoded with a single byte in project file.
2 - But if you set it to "UTF-8" which is my case then they are encoded whith 2 bytes (UTF-8) for "éèêéàç" characters at least.
So I don't agree with your statement. And this is probably why the doc plugout is awaiting ISO-8859-1 but receives UTF-8, and this explain the bug.
I did some other tests, and I saw that if you change enviroment setting for charset after the project has been created, the new charset is applied for new texts but the older ones are still encoded with the original charset.
It would be a good improvment to store the used charset in the project file itself, set the environment setting accordingly and lock the setting on the current project.
Moreover storing it in the project file could help to generate the doc correctly.
Serge wrote: Sorry, to be late to answer, but i didn't receive any mail from the site when you answered. Is it normal ?
Sorry, I forgot to monitor the subject .


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Timothy John Mowry, is a well-known US military Veteran and retired first sergeant. He is mostly known as the father of twin sister Tia and Tamera Mowry. This gorgeous twin sister has been recognized and earned their fame from the shows like "Sister-Sister" and "The Game". As his daughter, Timothy was extremely popular as decorated serviceman at his time.
5 Is Timothy active in Social Media or not?
Born on January 4, 1957, Timothy is an American citizen and of Irish ethnicity. He was raised in Miami, Florida. From the early age, because his father was a sports person, he was taught about different sports and even yoga and active in various sports events. But unfortunately, he didn't receive any achievements at his high school years. Timothy completed his high schooling from Miami, Florida where his four kids mother or his wife, Darlene Renee Flowers met each other.
After the graduation, due to the discipline and strict nature of his family, he made the decision to join in the Army. His selection in country army team started his journey to Military. He quickly passed both physical as well as mental test and held the rank of first sergeant (1SG). He was responsible for administrative part and leading battalion force. Due to this, Mowry quickly presumed as the role of a fatherly figurehead in his department.
After giving his several years' service for US military, he retired and moved to California. There, he worked as a custody officer in the city of Glendale Police Department. During this period, he is fully enjoying his retirement life and his three kids have done a great job in their acting career and one in sports.
After giving several years for the military, Timothy who is white and has Irish ancestry met his lovely wife, Darlene Renee Flowers, an Afro- Bahamian background. They became friends but, she was worried that due to his demanding job he will be unable to give her time. However, she recognizes his role and started their relation. After a few years, they got married and have four kids. They have twin beautiful daughters, Tia and Tamera and two handsome sons, Tahj and Tamor. Born on July 6, 1978, only just by 2 minutes Tamera is the big sister of Tia. Both twin sisters were born in Gelnhausen in West Germany. Tia and Tamera are famous American actress started their career from television series Tia & Tamera aired from Aug 8, 2011, to September 22, 2013.
This lovely couple gave birth to their third child Tahj (May 17, 1986) and fourth Tavior Mowry (5 July 1993). Tahj is also an American actor who is popular for his TV series like Baby Daddy. In an interview, he said that his father is his strength and ideal dad. The younger child of Mowry, Tavior isn't active in the entertainment sector. He is popular for sports like his father and plays football.
There are altogether three grandchildren of Timothy and Darlene. This three kids, Cree, Aden, and Ariah were kids of Timothy's two daughters Tia and Tamera. Tia and Tamera give their father military discipline to their daughter and sons.
In past, from the unknown sources, it has gossiped that there were some issues about their marriage. Because they are from different background, there were no doubts that there may come some racial slurs thrown to them. And even in those days, the US Army policy along with court marital rules on disapproval restricts such activities.
Timothy Mowry is, however living a happy life with his beautiful wife and four children. There is no such rumors and controversy regarding his personal as well as professional life.
Is Timothy active in Social Media or not?
Although being a father of popular kids, Timothy and his wife keeps them low in the involvement of popular social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and so on which are emerging day by day. However, there is a lack of information regarding their social media profile.


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Lakers' Bryant, Denver's Anthony bonded by country
Kobe Bryant and the Denver Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony forged a bond over the past two summers. They were united under the red, white and blue flag, members of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that sought to reclaim the gold medal in Beijing.
Bryant, Anthony and the rest of the Americans were successful, defeating Bryant's Lakers teammate Pau Gasol and Spain in the gold-medal game last August. Bryant and Anthony have remained close.
"He's like a brother to me, truly," Bryant said Monday. "I love him. We spent a lot of time together this summer. He was the one I was closest with on the team. I'm just really happy for him."
Anthony and the Nuggets are in the midst of their first extended playoff run. Bryant and the Lakers stand in the way of Denver's first trip to the NBA Finals.
Bryant said Anthony has improved his game.
"He works really hard and I think that's one thing I love about him," he said. "He's not going to accept the fact that you double-team him and deny him the ball. The ball goes up, he's going to crash the offensive glass."
Point of attack
Point guard Derek Fisher doesn't agree with the notion he'll have an easier time against the Nuggets' Chauncey Billups after Houston's Aaron Brooks ran him in circles in the previous round.
"It's not a size thing," he said. "It's the ability of the team to defend the way you want to defend. It doesn't matter how tall or fast or strong or whatever, there are certain things you need to do defensively to prevent people from doing what they want to do.
"Brooks had a certain set of skills that he's really good at. Chauncey has a certain set of skills that he's really good at. If we aren't able to defend as a team the way we're capable, he'll be able to exploit those things. I don't think it's an advantage for us because he's taller or stronger. I don't see it that way, personally."
Matchups part II
Power forward/center Pau Gasol had a lot of homework before Game 1.
"You know, there are about three players that Pau is going to be matched up against: (Chris) Andersen, (Kenyon) Martin and Nene," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We anticipate that, so he's got a full study program.
"Obviously, Martin has been touted as one of the best defensive players in the league. Pau had some very good games against him in the playoffs last year. He has a size advantage over him in the post, and we're going to have to use that."
Smackdown!
The Lakers and Nuggets are scheduled to play Game 4 at Denver's Pepsi Center on Monday, the same night World Wrestling Entertainment has booked the arena for an episode of its Monday Night Raw. A spokesman for the wrestlers said 10,000 tickets have been sold and he expects a sellout.
"The Nuggets and WWE understand that the date of Game 4 – cannot be changed," NBA vice president Mike Bass told The Associated Press. "We are confident that the Pepsi Center and WWE will resolve their scheduling conflict."
Fisher gets extension
Fisher has won an extended restraining order against a woman he says stalked and harassed him.
A Los Angeles judge granted a three-year extension of an order issued last month against Symone Fisher. The 40-year-old woman is barred from contact with Fisher or his family until May 2012.
In court papers, Derek Fisher claimed the woman – who legally changed her last name to Fisher – began harassing him in 2001 by sending letters and e-mails suggesting they were married. More recently, he says she showed up near his home.
Neither Derek Fisher nor the woman appeared in court.
The Associated Press contributed

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In September 2015 there were problems with the A-axis. A-axis sporadically increased with standstill monitoring. Then the drive module of the A-axis was replaced.
In 2013, the cooling unit was replaced.
In 2012, the pressure vessel was swapped according to BetrSichV.
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News: What Could be Revealed in the Discovery Phase of the Josh Duggar Lawsuit
February 1, 2016 by Suzanne Titkemeyer
News: What Could be Revealed in the Discovery Phase of the Josh Duggar Lawsuit February 1, 2016 Suzanne Titkemeyer
In Touch Weekly had an interesting interview with the lady, Danica Dillon, suing Josh Duggar in their issue on newsstands right now. It's the issue with Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar on the cover with the fake-out, click-baiting headline "Duggars' Nightmare – The Family Therapist Tells All" What is actually inside the magazine cover is not some sort of 'tell all' by any therapist.
What the story does contain is a run down of what has been and can be requested during this phase of the legal motion, in the discovery phase. Which means according to the article that at some point the mental health treatment records of the entire adult Duggar family could be released. Including some information on the Department of Human Services social worker visit to the Duggar home in May of 2015.
I hear you asking 'How can release of mental health treatment records possibly be legal under the HIPAA Act'? According to law professor Michael Johnson quoted in the article anything that can be deemed relevant to the case, including legal documents and treatment records, can be requested and receiving at this point in the legal action. This means it's likely that every treatment record/legal document going all the way back to Josh molesting his early victims will likely come out. The Duggar attorney has already sent requests for Danica Dillon's treatment records. He thinks it's very unlikely that the Duggars will be able to keep any of these records out of the hands of the attorneys no matter how badly Michelle and Jim Bob want to hide everything
Any therapists or law enforcement personnel could also be deposed, going all the way back to the first allegations involving Josh and the five girls he sexually molested. Legal depositions can also be taken of Michelle, Jim Bob, Jill, Jessa and any other victims.
One of the possible scenarios to be probed in court will be Josh Duggar's firing from family friend Jim Holt's campaign for allegedly accessing pornography on campaign headquarters computers. According to someone at the Duggar's church it is alleged in the article that Jim Bob and Michelle nearly separated over what Josh's punishment would be. According to the article this and any other disagreement or fight is open for questioning in the lawsuit.
As for Josh claiming he's never met Danica and was not in the state of Pennsylvania on those dates it turns out that she has witnesses and other evidence.
The most interesting and telling thing in the entire article to me is that the Duggars have already spent well over one fifth of the amount Danica is asking for on attorneys at this point. By the time they get to trial the bill is likely to be over the amount asked for. Why did they just simply not settle this quietly out of court? If all the things listed above are going to be revealed in court it seems like it would be enough to put a damper on their new television show and shut down the coffers of cash coming their way.
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I've had therapy over the years to help with depression, and my therapist never took notes. I once asked her why, and she said that those notes could be used in court, possibly against a client someday — and she wasn't going to set up any of her clients for that. Fortunately for her, she had an amazing memory.
God isn't done, he wants theses idiots exposed
Settling the lawsuit makes a lot of sense, but the Duggars don't work on sense or logic.
The Duggars have to fight the lawsuit. They don't have another choice that allows them to remain "pillars" within the CP/QF/ATI community. They are going to lose the lawsuit, most likely, but any information that can be used to make Dillon look bad will be used by the Duggars to burnish their martyrdom story line.
But settling is like accepting the charges …, isn't it? So far Josh is denying everything, including even being in that state.
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The terms of the settlement can be anything the parties can agree to including not disclosing that there was a settlement. They could agree to Danica saying she was mistaken about what happened.
The Duggars should not have been arguing about his punishment, they should have been arguing about what kind of legitimate mental health treatment he would get.
The Duggars are even dumber than they appear. She's only asking for $500k. They shouldn't settle if the man-child never even met her, but if they had any kind of encounter at all, they should have settled. Even Sarah Palin knows to avoid any lawsuit that involves discovery.
The latest harrowing story Danica told rang true. It is very disrespectful of women for family members to yell Nike when a women is dressed in shorts. The whole family is very rude. His contempt for women may have been partly nature but also largely nurture.
She's a sex worker. That fact take any power out of attacks the Duggars would typically use against a woman. They can blame the sisters for flashing an ankle but Danica isn't going to take any of their garbage.
In other words, when it becomes public, In Touch plans to report on it and draw it to public awareness. The tabloids can say anything they want about Josh – but they need to keep the girls records out of mainstream eyes. In Touch is despicable. Whatever comes up in Court doesn't have to be written about in the tabloids.
I'm sure they felt that of they settled out of court, it would be an admission of guilt. They may even be thinking that they can get out of this by yelling LA LA LA LA LAAA I CANT HEAT YOU a la Gothard.
What gets me, though, is the notion that any Duggar has been seen by a licensed therapist rather than a Gothard-dispensing work camp.
Leesha
Despicable, yes. But….you kind of know that going in when you take your family on a reality show for years and years.
In my opinion, what makes the Duggars most unique is not that their kids have issues. Or even than J & A are having a marriage crisis. That is not unique. That is life on planet earth…its messy and often hard and dysfunctional, regardless of your faith orientation.
The fact that they so willingly exposed their family to public scrutiny is what doesn't make sense to me. Did they really think that they would be immune to scandal and tabloids and public shaming? Because that's what happens to reality TV stars. ALL of them.
Did they really think that their family was so above reproach that the media wouldn't find something to exploit and shame and humiliate? I can't think of a single family that hasn't had some kind of issue with their children that their child wouldn't want exposed to the entire world.
I mean…did they really think that the sexual misconduct in Josh' youth would not eventually be exposed? I just can't fathom how they really believed that the reality-star route could go well for their family…that stardom wouldn't eventually take its toll. For a family who doesn't even have a TV or listen to rock music….yet exposes their kids to the most intense of public scrutiny, threatening to take their mental health records and most intimate of personal struggles to the tabloids, it honestly makes no sense whatsoever.
Agree. I can't imagine putting my children through that. Ever. I could be hungry and desperate, but I would never constantly put my children on a public station, especially if my family was dysfunctional. The kids didn't ask for this.
But regardless of what the parents did, TLC and the tabloids are despicable. Let's suppose that a company was willing to pay underage children to work for them, because the parents said it was okay. Meanwhile, the kids don't get to go to school and the parents make money off their kids, while their kids don't go to school. If the law found out, we would prosecute not just the parents but also the company, because both are responsible for educational abuse and child labor.
So I see the same thing with this TV show. The parents were wrong, and are wrong. But none of that excuses TLC or the tabloids for getting to exploit the children and put them in public humiliation. If the tabloids want to write up Mom, dad, and Josh – that's fine – but leave the girls out of this.
I agree, but think of it from within the fundamentalist circles. If they settle the lawsuit – regardless of anything they can get Ms. Dillon to state publicly – they leave themselves wide open to the criticism that they cooperated with the evil outside world. By introducing any discovery that supports Josh – like the fact he supposedly was nowhere nearby – the Duggars can use that to rehab Josh's image (and his parents' images by proxy) within their circles.
Their rabid supporters need something to latch onto so they can continue to support the Duggars. "They had evidence that he wasn't in the state and she was lying" is great PR even if it turns out to be straight up lies.
I agree with you about the girls' records – but I think the police reports are the sum total of the information that the girls have available. I doubt the Duggars ever let their daughters within 500ft of a licensed therapist. Honestly, Jill and Jessa don't lie very well. Whenever they talk about the "therapy" they did, Jill looks visibly uncomfortable and Jessa pulled the amusing "we did what you normally do in therapy" to discuss what happened there.
Bettie Bedford
To their credit, it worked. They have managed to amass a lot of money and stardom, and perhaps another tv show.
The attraction of the CPM lifestyle is that you do a series of concrete things, like wear funky clothes, have tons of kids and homeschool, that makes you good, Godly people, better than everyone else, so any issue is petty compared to dedicating your life to God.
Unfortunately for the Duggars, there are too many people who don't think long skirts and 20 undereducated kids adds up to holiness.
Astrin Ymris
The Duggars assumed that being True Christians™ meant that public shaming could never happen to them.
I was reading just this morning that the judge in this case has forced both sides to sign privacy orders. No releasing of photos, videos, chats, messages, records, etc. So there is that. Some will surely leak out into the press but this is going to limit the worst of it, which is only good.
Right now there's a motion on the table by Dillon to table the entire lawsuit with the option to refile at a later date. Josh's side is rejecting it. There will be a meeting on settlement at the end of March. This might never go to trial.
no releasing of messages and chats? if Josh text the woman, that should be released in court, becuase it's evidence that he is a liar.
It's what his minor sisters said or didn't say, when they were minors in a private session, that shouldn't be released to the public. What made me upset was not that things would be brought up in trial, but that In Touch basically is telling us this so that we will come back to their magazine to pick up the gossip when it's released. In Touch is as bad as TLC.
yes, they should settle out of court.
I thin they were required to see a therapist, but you are likely right that it was a friend or something and nothing is actually written down.
I personally think they like the drama; they intentionally post pictures that they know will create controversy.
Those texts and private messages will be part of the evidence, but the lawyers and those involved are under a non-disclosure deal to keep the evidence out of the media now.
jennabobenna
That actually makes me wonder if they didn't try to settle at first, but Danica wanted to drag this out because I get the feeling it is less about the money for her ($500k isn't a lot for a lawsuit against even a C-List celebrity under the circumstances) and more about dragging all of this out into the open after she found out Josh basically got off Scot free with his previous behavior. If I were her, the money would be a fringe benefit to seeing that POS answer for all the shady crap he's done.


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Yonatan Shlagbaum Releases Debut Single
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It is our pleasure to announce a brand new release. "Ki Ein", by the winner of Oorah's vocal competition Yonatan Shlagbaum, produced by Shloime Kaufman!!
Hailing from Toronto Canada, famed singer Yonatan Shlagbaum has been a driving force on the wedding circuit and bandstands since arriving in the US some six years ago. Yonatan's musical career actually began when he became a bar mitzvah. A short while later, Yonatan formed his own accapella group in Toronto. At 19, after returning from learning in Eretz Yisroel, Yonatan began his professional career and entered the wedding scene in Toronto. Yonatan became an instant sensation! When he married, Yonatan moved to the US and settled in Teaneck, NJ. It did not take long before Yonatan exploded onto the simcha scene. You name the band and Shlagbaum has performed with them. Yonatan is one of the most requested singers, not only in the tri-state area, but in Miami, Chicago, Montreal, Los Angeles and Detroit, as well as his home town of Toronto. It is common for his audiences to call for an encore!
Yonatan's soothing vocals have enhanced numerous albums including: "A Gut Yohr", "Yoni Stern", the fast selling Shabbos Project, the recently released "Amen V'Amen" English album, and more.
"Very often people call me and ask what a performer needs to be successful. I usually answer that first you need a voice. But even more than that, one needs to be a mentch, have stage presence and the ability to interact well with the crowd" says producer Shloime Kaufman. "Anyone who has seen or heard Yonatan can bear witness that he truly possesses all of these qualities. Yonatan always has a smile on his face and is very genuine on the bandstand".
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The song is being made available as a FREE download on www.yonatanshlagbaum.com courtesy of the Shlagbaum team. May it enhance your simcha in Adar and may we continue to see ahavas yisroel.
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Rodrigo Rey Rosa (Ciudad de Guatemala, 4 de novembre de 1958) és un escriptor guatemalenc. Quan finalitza els seus estudis emigra a Nova York i actualment viu al Marroc. La seva obra narrativa ha estat traduïda en anglès (per Paul Bowles), en francès i en alemany.

Ha escrit El cuchillo del mendigo i El agua quieta (Seix Barral, Vista, Planeta Argentina, 1985/1990); Cárcel de árboles; El salvador de buques (Seix Barral, Vista, Fundación Guatemalteca de las Letras, Planeta Argentina, 1991); Lo que soñó Sebastián (Seix Barral, 1994); Que me mate si... (Librería del pensativo, 1996, Seix Barral, 1997); El cojo bueno (Alfaguara, 1996); Con cinco barajas (UNAM, 1996); Ningún lugar sagrado (Seix Barral, Planeta Argentina, Planeta Colombia, Planeta Mexicana, 1998); La orilla africana (Seix Barral, 1999); Piedras encantadas (Seix Barral, 2001), i El tren a Travancore (Mondadori, 2002).

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Q: set a value in $_post with filter input I'm using Zend framework & NetBeans
NetBeans hints to never access post(or get etc) array directly but through input filter
like this
$value = filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'key');

but I can't figure out how to use filter_input to set a value in the array
filter_input(INPUT_POST, 'key') = $value;//error

any pointers are much appreciated

A: If you are using Zend Framework, why not use the Request Object to get the parameters?
Take a look at Zend_Controller_Request_Http.
If you just want to filter the user input, take a look at this Stackoverflow question:
Is there a way to auto filter the getRequest() params in Zend?
Guess you will find what you need.
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SB 41: Regarding the licensure of teachers and other educational personnel.
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The Board approved class size variances for grades K-3.
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Proposed changes could remove gender-based discrimination from Indian Act
EFN Staff | November 13, 2017
An amendment has been proposed to Bill S-3 to remove federal policy barriers for First Nations women and girls who lost their status.
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde says the proposed changes will remove discrimination from the Indian Act against women. Stock photo
"This move to eliminate one form of discrimination within the Indian Act is a positive step for First Nations women and girls and for all First Nations families," said AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde in a statement. "It is an essential step for a government that pledges both a renewed relationship with First Nations based on recognition of rights, and gender equality."
In 1876, the Canadian government created the Indian Act and developed criteria for who would be legally considered an 'Indian'. Under the Indian Act, if a status Indian woman married a non-status person, she would lose her status. But if a status Indian man married a woman without status, she and their children would gain status.
Many people considered this sex-based discrimination. It excluded women and their children from their inherent rights.
"This includes our right to define our own citizenship," said Chief Bellegarde. "As we go forward, First Nations must be fully engaged in plans to implement this change…First Nations rights, title, Treaties and jurisdiction are recognized in Canada's Constitution and in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which Canada has pledged to fully implement."
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Category: Possessive forms
Whose thing is this, anyway?
I've blogged about possessive formation several times here, and I'm going to do it again. This time, I want to focus on those situations where a thing belongs to more than one person, either separately or jointly. This might be a physical thing, like a house or a car, or an abstract thing, like death or success.
Let's say that in your novel, two people are killed in a car wreck. Perhaps there is a sentence like "Blake's and Rhonda's deaths could have been avoided." Why is that genitive marker on each name? They didn't have joint possession of one life, so they can't possess a joint death, either. Two lives, two deaths. Each name gets the marker of the apostrophe and the S. Even in the case of conjoined twins, there are separate lives and separate deaths. Close together, yes, but separate.
[DISCLAIMER: I am aware, particularly in the medical writing/editing field, that there are different ideas about the phrasing of such things when it comes to "our hearts" or "our health." That's for the medical writers and editors to be concerned with. Me? I edit fiction. That's my focus, now and always.]
Now, what about two people who jointly own a single item? "We were invited to Ben and Jerry's house for dinner." (Not just dessert, DINNER!) They own the house together, the same way they used to own their company.* The marker goes on the second name. If there were more people in the list, the rule would be the same; the marker goes on the last name in the list, if everyone owns the item together. "Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice's bed hadn't been properly made in weeks."
It's not difficult if you take a moment to consider how the item or concept is shared or owned. If the people in question share it, possess it jointly like the house or the bed in the previous paragraph, only the final name in the list gets the genitive marker (apostrophe S). If they each possess (or are connected/related to) a thing singly, like the deaths in the first paragraph, each name gets the marker.
*You're not going to catch me. They sold (some say sold out) to Unilever back in 2000.
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Back to basics: forming possessives of proper nouns ending in -s
For whatever reason, people seem to confuse (and maybe conflate) forming possessives of plurals with forming possessives of proper nouns ending in -s. I'm hoping to untangle the concepts for them with these last two posts (today's and the previous one).
First, what's a proper noun? Well, the easiest example is your own name. Karen is a proper noun. Fred is a proper noun. Oktober is a proper noun. How do we make those into possessives?
Simple. Add an apostrophe and an S.
Karen's
Oktober's
You won't find any contradictions in any style guide to that rule. It's super simple.
It gets sticky, though, if the proper noun ends in an S.
Which is right: James', or James's?
Both. There's not a damn thing wrong with either version. The Chicago Manual of Style has adopted what is to me a very logical guide: if you say it, write it. We say the last S in "James's," so that's what CMoS calls for.
If the name ends in an -eez sound, you also use an apostrophe and an S. "Xerxes's troops."
If the name ends in a silent S, you still use the apostrophe and the S, because you'll pronounce that final S. "Descartes's hypothesis"
The former guideline about "historical names" is no longer included as of the 17th edition. (It might have gone away in the 16th, but I don't have that handy.)
They do provide an alternative guideline, which omits the S from all names ending in an S. However, they also restate their guidance that if it's pronounced, it should be written, and therefore this alternative is "therefore not recommended."
Y'all should know by now that I'm a CMoS gal. Of course, if you're being paid to use AP, or APA, or MLA, or what have you, that's whose guidance you should be following on this matter. In any case, I strongly recommend ditching whatever you think you remember from your salad days (mine were mostly made with rancid Miracle Whip) and that English teacher who smelled either of Shalimar or English Leather (or, if you were really unlucky, Wind Song or Hai Karate), getting yourself an up-to-date style manual or a copy of June Casagrande's The best punctuation book, period. (When you see it,l you'll understand why I styled it that way and not the traditional all-italic way.) In all honesty, I reference my copy of that more than I do CMoS because it's much easier to find what I'm after. (The really esoteric stuff I still use CMoS for, but not the everyday stuff.)
I hope this has helped unmuddy the waters. By all means, if you have questions, leave a comment or hit me up on Twitter. I do my best to answer in a timely manner.
By grammargeddonangelin Editing, Grammar, Possessive forms, Punctuation, Spelling, Style May 24, 2018 464 WordsLeave a comment
Back to basics: forming plural possessives
Every time I think it's useless to rehash basic GUMmy stuff, something happens to prove me wrong. This time it was seeing an incorrectly formed plural possessive of a proper noun in a published children's book.
I saw red.
So, I'm writing what's sure to become the first in an informal series on the basics. Welcome, and I hope you enjoy the ride.
First, let's talk about plural formation. There are two basic types: regular and irregular. A regular plural simply adds -s or -es to the singular form, like this:
house/houses
car/cars
An irregular plural sometimes changes the form of the noun, like this:
goose/geese
mouse/mice
die/dice
But sometimes, it doesn't change at all.
deer/deer
moose/moose
Now, what if we need to form a possessive of those plurals?
Well, for the regularly formed plurals, we only have to add an apostrophe. That's how it's done. Honest. Just an apostrophe.
houses' (as in "All those houses' exteriors will be repainted according to the HOA's specifications")
cars' (as in "Their cars' bumpers were torn off in the collision")
But for the irregularly formed plurals, we need to add an apostrophe and an S.
geese's (as in "The geese's diet was organic")
mice's (as in "The mice's blood was sampled every six hours")
dice's (as in "The dice's results were suspect")
deer's (as in "The three deer's hides were tanned behind the cabin")
moose's (as in "I heard those moose's bellows from all the way down by the river")
Now, what about a proper term, like Taino? That's the name of the indigenous people Columbus met when he landed in 1492. In the free version of the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, it states that the plural is either "Taino" or "Tainos." The first one's irregular (the form doesn't change at all), and the second is regular (just adding an S). Form the possessives according to the rules: Taino's OR Tainos'. Context helps the reader know when "Taino's" is plural. (And if it doesn't, it should.)
Similarly, if your surname is Dickens, a number of you are the Dickenses. Together, all of you live in the Dickenses' house. (Sure, you can say "there's the Dickens house," but the meaning's not the same, and it totally misses the point of this post.) It's a regular plural that adds -es to the singular form, so you use only an apostrophe to form the plural possessive. We're the Conlins. Our house is the Conlins' house. Regularly formed plural takes only an apostrophe.
There are no stylistic variations for forming plural possessives. This isn't a guideline; it's a rule.
There you have the basics. Remember, this is only for plural possessives. If we need a refresher on forming possessives of proper names like "James," I'll cover that in a separate post. (Hint: there are stylistic variations for forming proper singular possessives.)
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The streaming giant's shares are off sharply after its Q2 subscriber adds and Q3 guidance fell short of expectations.
Telecommunications stocks were the best performers in markets Tuesday, Sept. 19, as reports of deal talks between T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. triggered a rally.
The Dow continues to trek higher.
The Nasdaq tumbles and the S&P 500 slides.
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These big stocks could be turning "toxic" this summer.
Palo Alto shares have been red-hot.
U.S.-listed FedEx and Telefonica are among the companies that had to fend off a huge ransomware attack on Friday.
Telefónica (NYSE:TEF) (LSE:TDE): Financial Highlights Revenues amounted to €13,132M (+5% year on year; +1.
Telfonica beat analysts' bottom-line estimates.
5G could be a $1.23 trillion industry by 2026, Ericsson predicts.
The search giant wants to help carriers adopt technologies that make it easier to replace proprietary hardware with commodity servers and switches.
This market could have a lot further to run in 2017 -- here are five big stocks that look ready to lead the S&P higher.
These five market movers could the S&P to further all-time highs.
The Dow tries to capture the historic 20,000 level on Tuesday, but a lack of forward momentum puts it within agonizing reach without pushing it over the edge.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hovers agonizingly close to its historic 20,000 level on Tuesday, failing to gather the last bit of momentum to top the milestone.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average draws close to clinching the 20,000 milestone on Tuesday as it trades higher than its all-time closing high.
The U.S. media company has acquired Spanish-language channel Televisión Federal in an effort to expand its presence in Argentina and Latin America.


My guide client Dave and I were drifting along a river section that split around a small, gravel-covered island. We were concentrating on the main bank, where a deeper trough hugged the shoreline. We saw steady action all morning, but nothing for 15 minutes or so and were just about ready to move to another area. Then I happened to look over my shoulder, toward the island, and noticed surface disturbance and a spray of jumping minnows. Excitedly I asked Dave to fire a cast in that direction. A moment later he was hooked up with a three-pound-plus river smallmouth.
After landing that spirited bass, we drifted 10 yards downriver to the lower tip of the island, where a point of sand, gravel and fringe of weeds dropped off into a slot four to five feet deep. At least a dozen smallies were on top of the sandy point, again churning-up the surface with their minnow-chasing antics. Dave managed to boat a half-dozen bass before the onslaught subsided.
Having a fishing rod rigged with a topwater lure will let you react should a school of smallies start busting baitfish close to the surface.
Not necessarily known for ganging up and herding baitfish, smallmouth bass do in fact do so, particularly during the early- to mid-fall period. My client caught his bronzebacks on a fluke-style soft jerkbait, which was perfect for these shallow water fish. Here are a couple other scenarios where smallies slash and strike.
Confined Open Water In Clear Lakes – By "confined open water" I'm referring to open water areas near structural elements such as humps and points. Smallmouth will often feed on young-of-the-year panfish that tend to group up in these areas during autumn. These young bluegills, crappies and pumpkinseeds are just attaining enough size to interest smallmouth bass, which gobble them up by the mouthful. Watch for surface feeding activity. The schooling bass are in an aggressive mood and will hit a variety of lures, so choose one that can be cast a long distance. I've scored well with a jigging spoon like the Bass Pro Shops Strata Spoon. It casts like a bullet, then sinks with strike-inspiring action. Lures in the ¼ to ½ ounce range work best for this situation.
Understand that in most cases these situations are incidental ones and oftentimes short-lived, where you happen to be in the right place at the right time. But knowing that a school of smallies can start busting baitfish close to the surface, and having a fishing rod rigged and ready to cast into the ruckus, can equate into some fast unplanned action.
Anglers, find more tips and videos on fishing fall smallouth at Bass Pro 1Source.


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require 'getty_up/configurable'
require 'getty_up/api/create_session'
require 'getty_up/api/search_for_images'
require 'getty_up/api/renew_session'

module GettyUp
  class Client
    include GettyUp::Configurable
    include GettyUp::API::CreateSession
    include GettyUp::API::SearchForImages
    include GettyUp::API::RenewSession

    def initialize(options={})
      GettyUp::Configurable.keys.each do |key|
        instance_variable_set(:"@#{key}", options[key] || GettyUp.instance_variable_get(:"@#{key}"))
      end
    end
  end
end

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Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar has stated that growth and turnaround in Pakistan's banking sector over the years has been remarkable and unprecedented. Agar was exchanging views with the President and Chief Executive Officer of Burj Bank Limited, Ahmed Khizer Khan.
He stated that today the Islamic financial industry has gained wide acceptance and appreciation and has expanded beyond the traditional borders of Muslim countries into the major industrial economies to become an integral component of the global financial system.
Although Islamic finance is at emerging stage of development in Pakistan, it has experienced rapid expansion and is fast developing as a viable and robust form of financial intermediation with significant potential, Agar added.


The project will be implemented in Finland, Estonia, Bulgaria and Latvia in close partnership established by European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control, affiliated with the United Nations (HEUNI), University of Tartu (Estonia), Center for the Study of Democracy (Bulgaria), and the Ministry of the Interior of Latvia.
The FLOW project promotes a holistic approach to the prevention and investigation of trafficking in human beings in conjunction with economic crimes and engages businesses in the prevention of human trafficking.
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President Ivan Duque (L) and Senator Ernesto Macias (Image: President's Office)
Colombia's former senate chief trusts Interpol (the band) will arrest missing FARC leader
by Adriaan Alsema July 2, 2019
The far-right former president of Colombia's said he trusted that American rock band Interpol would arrest a missing FARC leader.
Presumably believing he was addressing the international police organization, Senator Ernesto Macias of President Ivan Duque's Democratic Center party tweeted that "now we must truth @Interpol," tagging the band.
Macias, of whom it is unclear if he ever finished high school, is one of the most radical members of Duque's minority coalition in Congress and was immediately ridiculed by critics.
Until last month, the far-right senator was the president of the congressional high chamber and one of the fiercest opponents of the FARC and an ongoing peace process with the former rebels who are now a political party.
The peace process entered its latest crisis on Sunday after the FARC's faction chief in the House of Representatives, "Jesus Santrich," disappeared.
Duque and Macias have insisted that the FARC's former ideologue is a drug trafficker after the US government issued an extradition request, claiming the virtually blind former rebel leader sought to traffic 10 tons of cocaine after signing a peace deal.
The war crimes tribunal rejected the extradition request after the US Department of Justice refused to surrender evidence.
After spending more than a year in jail on the so-far unsubstantiated charge, the Supreme Court ordered the FARC leader's release while investigating the US claim.
The war crimes tribunal ordered investigations over alleged misconduct into Colombia's former chief prosecutor and DEA agents who allegedly broke the law trying to link Santrich to drug trafficking.
Santrich disappeared and fled to Venezuela between Saturday evening and Sunday morning after he was informed about a plot to either assassinate of kidnap and extradite him illegally.
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Painful start of 2021 for Colombia's former FARC guerrillas
2021: the year after massacres returned Colombia red
US embassy took part in DEA plot to discredit Colombia's war crimes tribunal


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A Game, A Puzzle, or a Simulation?
gaming Grognard Games
My daylight gaming lately has been spent playing a lot of Cities : Skyline with my son. When I haven't been watching graveyards fill up, or buildings burn down, I've been alternating between Combat Mission : Black Sea (CMBS) and Graviteam Tactics : Mius Front (GTMF). At first what seems like two similar games, and a totally unrelated city builder, all share some interesting features, and are all also totally different. Are they a simuation, a puzzle, or a game? (Parent note, my son found it terribly funny when people catch on fire and run about like mad in GTMF so due to mom anger he doesn't watch that one anymore)
At first glance CMBS and GTMF are very similar games. Both display squad and platoon level combat that are ordered about by the player, though not neccessarily controlled by the player. For example in both games I can order a platoon of infantry to assault a machine gun, and in both games the infantry will take casualties and then flee. Contrast this with say Starcraft, and you can order wave of wave of infantry to the meatgrinder with zero impact on morale.
Now when you play either game, interface aside, they are entirely different. It took me awhile to understand why CMBS clicked and why GTMF did not. Now it's worth mentioning that the interface in GTMF is daunting, it does not follow the normal conventions of flow and layout that we're used to. So initially I thought this was the issue with the game. It's such a beautiful looking game that I struggled through to learn it. But still, it didn't click.
A week later I was browsing a thread at Grogheads that asks "Have you played Graviteam Tactics, and if not, why?". So I threw my two cents in and got a very interesting response.
To quote RyanE : "I think what you are touching is the difference between a game moving towards simulation (Graviteam's) and games still with connections to board/tabltop (BFC). BFC tried to break more of that connection with CM2 games, but it has kind of gravitated back to it over the last few updates."
And that's about when it clicked. The games, at the most basic level, are aiming at two different outcomes. One is a simulation of combat in the Mius Front region while the other is an attempt to break free from the constraints of a simulation and make a game.
If the Graviteam simulation isn't fun, but it is accurate, is it still a game? If the Combat Mission game is fun, but isn't terribly realistic, is it a simulation?
Because fun is not quantifiable, I'm not going to answer that question. (Come on, we play games with hexes and terrible graphics and consider it fun, we're not the right people to answer this!)
But the designers both have different outlooks and trying to compare one game to the other is flawed. I now see GTMF as a simulation of a conflict on a broader scale where I see CMBS as a ground combat game with elements of a simulation.
Which brings me to one of my complaints with CMBS. The base game comes with a wide range of scenarios and these are usually noted as "played best by Blue" or "Played by Red vs AI only". These scenarios have a string of objectives and you, the commander, must thread the needles and move troops through the battle. Now just because the map is wide open, doesn't mean you can move anywhere. So instead you take a certain path, run into a single unit, fight it out, then continue along your way. Rinse. Repeat. Done.
So the replay value of that scenario turns into remembering where the hidden ATGM unit was, or moving in a more professional way. (More on that in another post!) So is the scenario a puzzle to be solved in one particular manner? Or is it forcing you, the player, to play it in one particular way? As I play more CMBS scenarios I think they are puzzles with maybe one or two "proper" routes. But when I play the same game in the battle generator it feels totally different. Now it feels more like a simulation.
In open battle CMBS feels more like a battle in GTMF where your forces rush to get into cover, or follow proper routes of attack, to secure a bigger objective. But when I play GTMF I miss that puzzle effect that I get from a scenario. Sometimes I want a puzzle-scenario. I want to be able to drive my tanks into the same spot and watch them tear up that other tank.
Where Combat Mission feels like moving individual pieces on a game board, Graviteam feels like an organized simulation.
So could one ever replace the other? Without significant reworks to either, I'd say no. Though I believe that if Combat Mission had the graphics and scope of Graviteam it would be the better game. Sometimes the simulation isn't as much fun, even though it's more realistic. Add to that the oddities that abound in the Graviteam interface and it makes the game take more than just learning the combat, but you're fighting to learn the interface too.
But if GTMF had some more maps, an easier interface, and scenarios, it could come out on top. At the moment both games have their quirks and flaws, and neither is a perfect game. Hopefully the dev's can make a focus on interface and usability and both games will become better for it. I'd also love to have a one minute turn mode in GTMF, it ratchets up the tension and makes for some really cinematic moments. It's a bummer to see that amazing shot and not be able to replay it…
Now if only I could export my Cities : Skylines map and play a Graviteam or Combat Mission in it… Then export it back and have to fix it in Cities…
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The Good Society
Ratification Rules and the New (and Old) Constitutional Convention
Melissa Schwartzberg
Penn State University Press
pp. 46-51
10.1353/gso.0.0064
Melissa Schwartzberg (bio)
A primary target of criticism in Sanford Levinson's engaging and persuasive book is the distribution of power among states. Indeed, the first question Levinson asks us to consider in evaluating the Constitution pertains to the equal representation of Wyoming and California in the Senate, despite the fact that the latter has "roughly seventy times the population."1 Throughout the work, Levinson highlights a series of defects in the constitution associated with state power: 1) the unequal voting power of citizens due to the organization of the Senate and the Electoral College; 2) the "bias toward localism" inherent in territorially based electoral districts;2 3) the uncertainty surrounding the question of whether a Puerto Rican-born citizen who recently arrived on the mainland could be elected president (unlike a Hawaiian3); and 4) the unacceptability of the power of thirteen states to veto constitutional amendments supported by a significant majority of the national population, as in the case of the Equal Rights Amendment.4
Yet the power to remedy these defects is contingent upon the role the states will play in designing the new constitution—and, most significantly, upon their capacity to ratify the constitution. Once the ratification mechanism is specified, the presence of a "downstream constraint" should then largely shape the proposals, deliberations, and outcomes of the assembly.5 That is, if we know that a given proposal will lead to the rejection of the draft constitution by an actor with the power to derail the constitution-making process, such a proposal should not be adopted by the constituent assembly (unless, of course, there is some strategic benefit to forcing the actor to veto). Thus the ratification threshold is of primary importance as it determines the contours of the constitution generally, and especially with respect to the powers accorded to the states under the constitution.
To be sure, there would be significant normative benefits associated with taking the power to ratify the constitution out of the hands of the states, as Levinson suggests, drawing on the work of Akhil Amar.6 Yet under any of the scenarios for the triggering of the constitutional convention—a nationwide petition campaign aimed at urging each state's representatives and senators to call for a convention, appeal by the "magic number" provided under Article V of two-thirds of the state legislatures, or a "disciplined campaign by a majority of states"—the states play a significant role. As such, states would likely seek to ensure a role for themselves in ratification as a condition of participation in the convention. Though once the convention is underway, such a condition could be jettisoned—one need not look beyond the 1787 Federal Convention to find an example in which the constituent assembly was able to escape its conditions of authorization—a constitutional convention structured around state ratification is, perhaps regrettably, the most likely scenario.
Given such a role for the states, what should be the optimal threshold for ratification? Here I advocate a simple-majority threshold, and in so doing, I turn to that famous supposed scourge of majoritarianism, James Madison. Though Madison of course feared the effects of self-interested majority factions, he nevertheless regarded majority rule as the "republican principle." Drawing on Madison's insights, notably in Federalist 39, I suggest that to adopt a supermajority or unanimity threshold for ratification of a new constitution would be to abandon, if tacitly, the grounds upon which the legitimacy of the constitutional project rests—the status of the United States as a nation, rather than a confederation of sovereign states contracting to form a "more perfect union." Indeed, if I turn out—happily—to be wrong about the role of the states in the constitutional ratification process and a popular mechanism is adopted, the case for simple-majority rule will become even easier to make.
Analysis of the theoretical implications of different vote thresholds—not merely their effect on political outcomes, but what their usage signifies about the nature of the political community adopting them—is an underappreciated dimension of classical social-contract theory, from Grotius and Pufendorf through to Locke and Rousseau. In...


You've been dreaming about the day your baby is born, and holding him in your arms. You've probably also been dreaming about breastfeeding. At the very least you thought breastfeeding would come naturally. Breastfeeding is supposed to be natural, after all, right?
Well, unfortunately, what is natural doesn't always come natural to us. There are many hurdles that can interfere with breastfeeding. Birth interventions, separation after birth, premature delivery, or traumatic birth are just a few circumstances that would cause a baby not to latch at the breast. Sometimes, without any obvious reasons, baby will struggle to come onto the breast too. The BEST thing you can do is seek expert lactation support (which you can find here) and follow the advice in the video below!


It is so hot, and my A/C suddenly went to no-op status this week. I put the 98 S70 on the lift and was filled with dread about doing the repair the right way. Clutch gap was .035" We quit buying bread years ago, but I still found 4 bread bag clip shims. Two of them were thin enough to work, but it takes 3. I put a nylon zip tie on the 3rd spring where I didn't have a shim. I had not tried the zip ties before. I wonder how long they will last or if they wear out. It seems to me the heat might deform that after a while.
I'd love to see a picture of your install. I tried this on my 850T and didn't see where to insert the clips on my '95s compressor so I wound up installing a rebuilt. I don't think they would deform too much as the zip ties are a pretty hard plastic.
I've read these kind of posts before but I always removed the compressor and removed the shim to correct for this issue.
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This article may help you, if solution from VMware Knowledge Base titled vCenter Server login fails with error: A general system error occurred: Authorize Exception not helps.
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\webapps\ims\WEB-INF\classes\krb5.conf contains wrong kdc entries.
NB: Don't try to edit this file. It's automatically generated.
To be honest - it was the most interesting issue for last couple of month. Mostly because any other issue I faced was already solved by someone else, so any problem was solved by following the obvious scenario: Problem -> logs - > google -> solution.
Now I have to switch on my imagination, because all solutions for "Authorize Exception" problem suggested to re-join to AD and/or fix AD/DNS problems. So we spent several hours fixing non-existing problems.
Well, we knew that Domain Controllers were changed, but we forgot completely about SSO, and nobody knew/remember that SSO uses it's own configuration (based on MIT kreberos) in order to bind to AD.
But even when the problem was located, I've spent next couple hours examining SSO logs and trying to find where AD discovery configuration can be changed. It's a pity, that it's not possible to configure by some CLI (at least I didn't find anything).
Hope this article helps. If so, I would appreciate if you consider to leave a comment.
Thanks for posting this article, but I install VCENTER using SIMPLE INSTALL and never had to input a password for admin@system-domain.
Now, when I go to install VMware Web Client, I get the option to key-in the password and no matter what I type it doesn't work :(. SSO is definitely installed because when I chose the option to install it separately it says wizard will uninstall it. Not sure if I should be un-installing it??
Have you tried with no (empty) password?
Thanks for this! I've been pulling my hair out on this one for about a week now. Now if only I had remembered the SSO admin password, thankfully the possible list was short and I didn't have to call vmware.
Thank you for your article !
After your tip, it resolves the problem !
Just a thanks for your article. I had tried the "official" method at http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1015639 but it made no difference.
Appreciate your comments. It inspires me to share more.
Sign-on and Discovery Configuration is available only for the builtin account admin@System-Domain.
Thank you for this! FWIW, editing the Identity Source was useless for me as well—I also had to purge the existing one and create a new one. That said, when creating a new one, clicking Test Connection always failed! The ONLY time Test Connection succeeded was after I clicked OK and the "re-Edited" the source.
Same as Daniel. Tried to test it when making it and it failed.
Saved anyway then edited and retested and it was ok.
Thanks guys for this update!
Thanks so much! This really helped me with my issue, I kept trying to edit the identity source with no luck. Deleting and creating a new source fixed things for me!
Just to mention, we had similar issue symptoms and tried this fix without success intiially.
It turned out that the Domain Controller certificate had expired (organisation not yet implemented auto-enrollment). It could be worth checking with your domain administrator if you find that re-adding the identity fails with a bind error.
I'm having this same issue with no longer being able to sign into vsphere using domain account. The DC certificates had expired which I have since replaced, however I still get the Authorize Exception error. Rejoining the server did not help, I don't have the web client installed, but thinking that is my next step to attempt to resolve this.
damn, followed alot of guidelines, but only this one works, nice man!
There are some command line tools for this in the VMWare\Infrastructure\SSOServer\utils directory. Check out the ssocli.cmd configure-riat -a discover-is -u AdminAccount for finding a new domain. If you get real adventurous, you can also do a manual add of a domain through this method.
Unfortunately, that doesn't solve my issue. The "Configure" area doesn't show up in the Web Client and those tools don't work.
You are a lifesaver!!! Thanks!
Awesome. You rock! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks so much, this resolved an authentication problem we ran into when migrating our root certificate authority as well.
Thank you very much for this information, it worked for me.
VMware KB 1015639 should contain this information!
Additionally, while trying to log in with the admin@system-domain account, I ran into another issue. After providing credentials, I received "Associated user's password is expired". This can be resolved, using VMware KB 2060150.
Just had this exact same issue, except it was caused by the global catalogue being removed from a DC! Once we re-added all was fixed.
I added an entry into the host file on the vCenter and pointed the old dc to a valid dc and it worked.


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Torlakson requires virtual academies to pay nearly $2 million based on audit
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced that the California Virtual Academies and three Insight Schools – collectively referred to as CAVA – must remit nearly $2 million to the California Department of Education in improperly used Common Core education funds.
This and several other actions required by the state's Department of Education stem directly from an audit conducted by the state Controller's Office and commissioned by the Department of Education. The audit, which covered July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016, is available at sco.ca.gov/pubs_special.html.
"The California Department of Education is committed to ensuring public schools follow the laws and regulations that safeguard taxpayer funds. It's critical that our students receive all the resources they need to succeed," Torlakson said. "As a result, my department is requiring payment of nearly $2 million from CAVA; a new audit of its average daily attendance records; and additional documentation regarding oversight fees, pupil-teacher ratio, progress of students between 19 and 22 years old, memorandums of understanding, and organizational independence."
The actions are outlined in an attached CDE letter to the head of California Virtual Academies.
In the letter, the Department of Education states that CAVA must commission an independent audit to determine the extent of the unsupported average daily attendance it claimed. Based on the state audit results, attendance records were not adequately supported for 12 to 15 percent of the students sampled (40 of 289 students over a two-year period). If those percentages apply to the nearly 13,000 students enrolled by CAVA, it could mean that attendance records may be insufficient for between 1,500 to 1,900 students.
ADA is the most important factor in determining the amount of state funds each school receives.
CAVA operates online charter schools in 45 of 58 California counties. These schools are funded by taxpayers and offer an alternative to brick-and-mortar schools that allows students to receive assignments, complete lessons, and interact with teachers online or, in some cases, via telephone.
Each school's charter is authorized by a local educational agency (the authorizing entity) and governed by a separate board of directors. However, the schools operate collectively by sharing teachers, administrators, and some costs. CAVA schools each contract with K12, which provides curriculum, management, accounting, operational, and record-keeping services. To avoid conflicts of interest, CAVA and K12 must be independent organizations.
In its findings and observations, the state audit determined that CAVA was not organizationally independent from K12 because it assigned too much authority to a K-12 employee, improperly gave K12 check-writing authority, and devised a fee structure that bound the two entities too closely together. CDE is requiring CAVA to provide documentation showing that it is organizationally independent of K12.
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