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The length of the photo session will depend on your choice of packages. I usually require about 45 minutes to an hour to set up for a shoot, and each picture takes 20 to 30 minutes to shoot. I recommend keeping the full day clear in order to ensure that we are able to finish shooting i a single session. If we do not complete your package within one day, there will be an additional fee to have me come back to complete the shoot.
Web quality images will be delivered as a downloadable .zip file. If you would like printed proofs I can arrange this for a fee. You will have unlimited web and usage rights to your photos. If you would like print quality images, they are available for an additional fee. Additional usage rights can be discussed as needed.
Typically, we will shoot in or near your bar, but the location of the photo session is up to you. Please keep in mind that wherever you choose to shoot, you will need to be able to prepare drinks nearby. Ideally, I prefer a space with large windows that will provide plenty of natural light, although I do use lighting equipment, and can work without a natural light source.
Do you use real alcohol in the drinks?
Many drinks can be made with water as a substitute, but it is usually best to use the exact same recipe that you would use when serving the drink. I realize that alcohol is expensive, and I will do everything I can to minimize the amount of waste incurred during the shoot.
Depending on your choice of packages, your session will last from 1 to 2 hours; although I recommend budgeting extra time as I often go over the time quoted.
Typically, we will shoot in or near your kitchen, but the location of the photo session is up to you. Please keep in mind that wherever you choose to shoot, you will need to be able to prepare food nearby. Ideally, I prefer a space with large windows that will provide plenty of natural light, although I do use lighting equipment, and can work without a natural light source.
Print quality images will be delivered as a downloadable .zip file. If you would like printed proofs I can arrange this for a fee. You have unlimited web and print usage rights to your photos for self promotion. Additional usage rights can be discussed as needed.
The location of the photo session is up to you. Ideally I prefer to use natural, available light, I have lighting equipment; however, natural light is typically more flattering than artificial light. Once your photo shoot date is booked we will discuss what type of feel you are looking for in your photographs, we can then work together to come up with the perfect location. I do not have a studio, however I am able to rent a studio for an additional fee if required. Please give me as much notice as possible if you would like to book a studio.
I recommend that you keep clothing simple – avoid logos or busy patterns. Depending on the package you have chosen, you may have up to 4 different looks. Wear clothes that represent you and who you are. Feel free to bring a change of clothing even if your package includes only one look. If you r choice of outfits does not work well in the first few shots, I will recommend making changes.


On November 9, 45-year-old Govinda Gyawali of Beltaksar, Gulmi, was waiting in a long queue alongside around 6,000 other fellow migrant workers on the Department of Foreign Employment premises at Soltimode to obtain the government's approval to work abroad.
Gyawali, who previously worked in Malaysia for three years, was planning to start up something of his own in Nepal with the savings from his stints as a migrant worker.
However, it was not to be. Something unexpected happened that day while he was in queue.
Having waited for hours in queue, Gyawali suddenly fell unconscious to the ground. Hours later, Jyoti Hospital pronounced him dead. The postmortem report says the cause of death is undetermined, according to Kalimati Police Circle.
"He looked alright until we reached the hospital. But he died just after laying in the hospital bed," said Chakra Pujara, a police official who was in charge of the case.
Gyawali's relatives and bystanders blamed negligence on part of the Department of Foreign Employment for his death. On the week of his death, the DoFE was getting an unusually high number of applicants. Alongside fresh lots of migrant workers, tens of thousands more, who were on leave, were in the process of returning back to their job destinations after Dashain and Tihar festivals. On the other hand, the DoFE was running short in hand as many of its staffers had not rejoined the office from the leave.
Police officials said that Gyawali, who reportedly had high blood pressure, had been standing in queue for several hours under the blazing sun.
"He was trying to renew work permit for the past several days. He was talking about long queues at the DoFE," said Gokarna Prasad Gyawali, a relative of the deceased.
Though it is unclear whether the DoFE was complicit in Gyawali's death, stories like his are not uncommon in Nepal. An estimated 3.5 million Nepalis migrant workers are working in various labour destinations. Hundreds of physically fit Nepali migrants die each year both at home and abroad, due partly to their own negligence and that of the authorities of labour sending and receiving countries. According to data accumulated by the Post from Nepali missions in various labour destination countries, at least 10,000 Nepali migrant workers have died while working abroad. More than 8,000 of these deaths were recorded in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar—the three largest work destinations of Nepali migrants.
Worse still, many more Nepali migrants return home with bitter experiences after enduring severe forms of physical and economic exploitation at the hands of agents, traffickers and even employers—most of them without getting legal redress.
Despite the country's increasing dependence on foreign employment, Nepal has been doing precious little to ensure the migrant workers' safety and their physical and mental well-being.
payroll to provide service to around 2,500 workers each day.
Nepal allows its citizens to go to work in 110 countries, it has embassies only in 20 countries. There are hardly 60 staffers in six embassies across the Gulf region and in Malaysia. More than 75 percent of the migrants leave the country without any skills. In the absence of proper regulatory mechanism, many illiterate migrants, who make the majority of Nepal's workforce, are handed down fake health, training and orientation certificates, turning their overseas dreams into a nightmare. The situation is likely to worsen if the government fails to intervene in time, experts warn.
told the Post in a recent interview.
- Nepal allows its citizens to go to work in 110 countries, it has embassies only in 20 countries. There are hardly 60 staffers in six embassies across the Gulf region and in Malaysia.


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5.2: Angles
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5: Trigonometric Functions of Angles
Because many applications involving circles also involve a rotation of the circle, it is natural to introduce a measure for the rotation, or angle, between two rays (line segments) emanating from the center of a circle. The angle measurement you are most likely familiar with is degrees, so we'll begin there.
Definition: measure of an angle
The measure of an angle is a measurement between two intersecting lines, line segments or rays, starting at the initial side and ending at the terminal side. It is a rotational measure, not a linear measure.
Measuring Angles
Definition: degrees
A degree is a measurement of angle. One full rotation around the circle is equal to 360 degrees, so one degree is 1/360 of a circle.
An angle measured in degrees should always include the unit "degrees" after the number, or include the degree symbol \(^{\circ}\). For example, 90 degrees = \(90^{\circ}\).
Definition: standard position
When measuring angles on a circle, unless otherwise directed, we measure angles in standard position: starting at the positive horizontal axis and with counter-clockwise rotation.
Give the degree measure of the angle shown on the circle.
The vertical and horizontal lines divide the circle into quarters. Since one full rotation is 360 degrees=\(360{}^\circ\), each quarter rotation is 360/4 = \(90^{\circ}\) or 90 degrees.
Show an angle of \(30^{\circ}\) on the circle.
An angle of \(30^{\circ}\) is 1/3 of \(90^{\circ}\), so by dividing a quarter rotation into thirds, we can sketch a line at \(30^{\circ}\).
Going Greek
When representing angles using variables, it is traditional to use Greek letters. Here is a list of commonly encountered Greek letters.
\(\theta\) \(varphi\) or \(\phi\) \(\alpha\) \(\beta\) \(\gamma\)
theta phi alpha beta gamma
Working with Angles in Degrees
Notice that since there are 360 degrees in one rotation, an angle greater than 360 degrees would indicate more than 1 full rotation. Shown on a circle, the resulting direction in which this angle's terminal side points would be the same as for another angle between 0 and 360 degrees. These angles would be called coterminal.
coterminal angles
After completing their full rotation based on the given angle, two angles are coterminal if they terminate in the same position, so their terminal sides coincide (point in the same direction).
Find an angle \(\theta\) that is coterminal with \(800^{\circ}\), where \(0^{\circ} \le \theta <360^{\circ}\)
Since adding or subtracting a full rotation, 360 degrees, would result in an angle with terminal side pointing in the same direction, we can find coterminal angles by adding or subtracting 360 degrees. An angle of 800 degrees is coterminal with an angle of 800 - 360 = 440 degrees. It would also be coterminal with an angle of 440 - 360 = 80 degrees.
The angle \(\theta =80^{\circ}\)is coterminal with \(800^{\circ}\).
By finding the coterminal angle between 0 and 360 degrees, it can be easier to see which direction the terminal side of an angle points in.
Find an angle \(\alpha\) that is coterminal with \(870^{\circ}\), where \(0^{\circ} \le \alpha <360^{\circ}\).
\[\alpha =870-360-360=150^{\circ}\nonumber\]
On a number line a positive number is measured to the right and a negative number is measured in the opposite direction (to the left). Similarly a positive angle is measured counterclockwise and a negative angle is measured in the opposite direction (clockwise).
Show the angle \(-45^{\circ}\)on the circle and find a positive angle \(\alpha\) that is coterminal and \(0^{\circ} \le \alpha <360^{\circ}\).
Since 45 degrees is half of 90 degrees, we can start at the positive horizontal axis and measure clockwise half of a 90 degree angle.
Since we can find coterminal angles by adding or subtracting a full rotation of 360 degrees, we can find a positive coterminal angle here by adding 360 degrees:
\[-45^{\circ} +360^{\circ} =315^{\circ}\nonumber\]
Find an angle\(\beta\) coterminal with \(-300^{\circ}\) where \(0^{\circ} \le \beta <360^{\circ}\).
\[\beta =-300+360=60^{\circ}\nonumber\]
It can be helpful to have a familiarity with the frequently encountered angles in one rotation of a circle. It is common to encounter multiples of 30, 45, 60, and 90 degrees. These values are shown to the right. Memorizing these angles and understanding their properties will be very useful as we study the properties associated with angles
Angles in Radians
While measuring angles in degrees may be familiar, doing so often complicates matters since the units of measure can get in the way of calculations. For this reason, another measure of angles is commonly used. This measure is based on the distance around a circle.
Definition: arclength
Arclen gth is the length of an arc, \(s\), along a circle of radius \(r\) subtended (drawn out) by an angle \(\theta\).
It is the portion of the circumference between the initial and terminal sides of the angle.
The length of the arc around an entire circle is called the circumference of a circle. The circumference of a circle is \(C=2\pi r\). The ratio of the circumference to the radius, produces the constant \(2\pi\). Regardless of the radius, this ratio is always the same, just as how the degree measure of an angle is independent of the radius.
To elaborate on this idea, consider two circles, one with radius 2 and one with radius 3. Recall the circumference (perimeter) of a circle is \(C=2\pi r\), where \(r\) is the radius of the circle. The smaller circle then has circumference \(2\pi (2)=4\pi\) and the larger has circumference\(2\pi (3)=6\pi\).
Drawing a 45 degree angle on the two circles, we might be interested in the length of the arc of the circle that the angle indicates. In both cases, the 45 degree angle draws out an arc that is \({1/8}^{th}\) of the full circumference, so for the smaller circle, the arclength = \(\dfrac{1}{8} (4\pi )=\dfrac{1}{2} \pi\), and for the larger circle, the length of the arc or arclength = \(\dfrac{1}{8} (6\pi )=\dfrac{3}{4} \pi\).
Notice what happens if we find the ratio of the arclength divided by the radius of the circle:
Smaller circle: \(\dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2} \pi }{2} =\dfrac{1}{4} \pi\)
Larger circle: \(\dfrac{\dfrac{3}{4} \pi }{3} =\dfrac{1}{4} \pi\)
The ratio is the same regardless of the radius of the circle – it only depends on the angle. This property allows us to define a measure of the angle based on arclength.
The radian measure of an angle is the ratio of the length of the circular arc subtended by the angle to the radius of the circle.
In other words, if s is the length of an arc of a circle, and \(r\) is the radius of the circle, then
radian measure\(=\dfrac{s}{r}\)
If the circle has radius 1, then the radian measure corresponds to the length of the arc.
Because radian measure is the ratio of two lengths, it is a unitless measure. It is not necessary to write the label "radians" after a radian measure, and if you see an angle that is not labeled with "degrees" or the degree symbol, you should assume that it is a radian measure.
Considering the most basic case, the unit circle (a circle with radius 1), we know that 1 rotation equals 360 degrees, \(360^{\circ}\). We can also track one rotation around a circle by finding the circumference, \(C=2\pi r\), and for the unit circle \(C=2\pi\). These two different ways to rotate around a circle give us a way to convert from degrees to radians.
1 rotation = \(360{}^\circ\)=\(2\pi\) radians
1/2 rotation = \(180{}^\circ\) = \(\pi\) radians
1/4 rotation = \(90{}^\circ\)= \(\dfrac{\pi }{2}\) radians
Find the radian measure of one third of a full rotation.
For any circle, the arclength along such a rotation would be one third of the circumference, \(C=\dfrac{1}{3} (2\pi r)=\dfrac{2\pi r}{3}\). The radian measure would be the arclength divided by the radius:
\[\text{Radian measure} = \dfrac{2\pi r}{3r} =\dfrac{2\pi }{3}\]
converting between radians and degrees
1 degree = \(\dfrac{\pi }{180}\) radians
or: to convert from degrees to radians, multiply by \(\dfrac{\pi \text{radians}}{180^{\circ}}\)
1 radian = \(\dfrac{180}{\pi }\) degrees
or: to convert from radians to degrees, multiply by \(\dfrac{180^{\circ}}{\pi \text{radians}}\)
Convert \(\dfrac{\pi }{6}\) radians to degrees.
Since we are given a problem in radians and we want degrees, we multiply by \(\dfrac{180^{\circ}}{\pi }\).
Remember radians are a unitless measure, so we don't need to write "radians."
\(\dfrac{\pi }{6}\) radians = \(\dfrac{\pi }{6} \cdot \dfrac{180^{\circ}}{\pi } =30\) degrees.
Convert 15 degrees to radians.
In this example, we start with degrees and want radians so we use the other conversion\(\dfrac{\pi }{180^{\circ}}\)so that the degree units cancel and we are left with the unitless measure of radians.
15 degrees = \(15^{\circ} \cdot \dfrac{\pi }{180^{\circ}} =\dfrac{\pi }{12}\)
Convert \(\dfrac{7\pi }{10}\) radians to degrees.
\[\dfrac{7\pi }{10} \cdot \dfrac{180^{\circ} }{\pi } =126^{\circ}\nonumber\]
Just as we listed all the common angles in degrees on a circle, we should also list the corresponding radian values for the common measures of a circle corresponding to degree multiples of 30, 45, 60, and 90 degrees. As with the degree measurements, it would be advisable to commit these to memory.
We can work with the radian measures of an angle the same way we work with degrees.
Find an angle \(\beta\) that is coterminal with \(\dfrac{19\pi }{4}\), where \(0\le \beta <2\pi\).
When working in degrees, we found coterminal angles by adding or subtracting 360 degrees, a full rotation. Likewise, in radians, we can find coterminal angles by adding or subtracting full rotations of \(2\pi\) radians.
\[\dfrac{19\pi }{4} -2\pi =\dfrac{19\pi }{4} -\dfrac{8\pi }{4} =\dfrac{11\pi }{4}\nonumber\]
The angle\(\dfrac{11\pi }{4}\) is coterminal, but not less than \(2\pi\), so we subtract another rotation.
\[\dfrac{11\pi }{4} -2\pi =\dfrac{11\pi }{4} -\dfrac{8\pi }{4} =\dfrac{3\pi }{4}\nonumber\]
The angle \(\dfrac{3\pi }{4}\) is coterminal with \(\dfrac{19\pi }{4}\).
Find an angle \(\phi\)that is coterminal with \(-\dfrac{17\pi }{6}\) where \(0\le \phi <2\pi\).
\[-\dfrac{17\pi }{6} +2\pi +2\pi =-\dfrac{17\pi }{6} +\dfrac{12\pi }{6} +\dfrac{12\pi }{6} =\dfrac{7\pi }{6}\nonumber\]
Arclength and Area of a Sector
Recall that the radian measure of an angle was defined as the ratio of the arclength of a circular arc to the radius of the circle, \(\theta =\dfrac{s}{r}\). From this relationship, we can find arclength along a circle given an angle.
arclength on a circle
The length of an arc, \(s\), along a circle of radius \(r\) subtended by angle \(\theta\) in radians is
\[s=r\theta\]
Mercury orbits the sun at a distance of approximately 36 million miles. In one Earth day, it completes 0.0114 rotation around the sun. If the orbit was perfectly circular, what distance through space would Mercury travel in one Earth day?
To begin, we will need to convert the decimal rotation value to a radian measure.
Since one rotation = \(2\pi\) radians,
0.0114 rotation = \(2\pi (0.0114)=0.0716\) radians.
Combining this with the given radius of 36 million miles, we can find the arclength:
\(s=(36)(0.0716)=2.578\) million miles traveled through space.
Find the arclength along a circle of radius 10 subtended by an angle of 215 degrees.
215\(^{\circ}\) = \(\dfrac{215\pi }{180}\) radians. \(s=10\cdot \dfrac{215\pi }{180} =\dfrac{215\pi }{18} \approx 37.525\)
In addition to arclength, we can also use angles to find the area of a sector of a circle. A sector is a portion of a circle contained between two lines from the center, like a slice of pizza or pie.
Recall that the area of a circle with radius \(r\) can be found using the formula \(A=\pi r^{2}\). If a sector is cut out by an angle of \(\theta\), measured in radians, then the fraction of full circle that angle has cut out is \(\dfrac{\theta }{2\pi }\), since \(2\pi\) is one full rotation. Thus, the area of the sector would be this fraction of the whole area:
\[\text{Area of sector}=\left(\dfrac{\theta }{2\pi } \right)\pi r^{2} =\dfrac{\theta \pi r^{2} }{2\pi } =\dfrac{1}{2} \theta r^{2}\nonumber\]
Definition: area of a sector
The area of a sector of a circle w ith radius \(r\) subtended by an angle \(\theta\), measured in radians, is
\[\text{Area of sector}=\dfrac{1}{2} \theta r^{2}\]
Example \(\PageIndex{10}\)
An automatic lawn sprinkler sprays a distance of 20 feet while rotating 30 degrees. What is the area of the sector of grass the sprinkler waters?
First, we need to convert the angle measure into radians. Since 30 degrees is one of our common angles, you ideally should already know the equivalent radian measure, but if not we can convert:
30 degrees = \(30 \cdot \dfrac{\pi }{180} =\dfrac{\pi }{6}\) radians.
The area of the sector is then Area \(=\dfrac{1}{2} \left(\dfrac{\pi }{6} \right)(20)^{2} =104.72\) ft\({}^{2}\)
In central pivot irrigation, a large irrigation pipe on wheels rotates around a center point, as pictured here (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._otech_002.JPG CC-BY-SA). A farmer has a central pivot system with a radius of 400 meters. If water restrictions only allow her to water 150 thousand square meters a day, what angle should she set the system to cover?
\(\dfrac{1}{2} \theta (400)^{2} =150,000\). \(\theta =1.875\), or \(107.43^{\circ}\)
Linear and Angular Velocity
When your car drives down a road, it makes sense to describe its speed in terms of miles per hour or meters per second. These are measures of speed along a line, also called linear velocity. When a point on a circle rotates, we would describe its angular velocity, or rotational speed, in radians per second, rotations per minute, or degrees per hour.
Definition: angular and linear velocity
As a point moves along a circle of radius \(r\), its angular velocity, \(\omega\), can be found as the angular rotation \(\theta\) per unit time, \(t\).
\[\omega =\dfrac{\theta }{t}\]
The linear velocity, \(v\), of the point can be found as the distance traveled, arclength \(s\), per unit time, \(t\).
\[v=\dfrac{s}{t}\]
A water wheel completes 1 rotation every 5 seconds. Find the angular velocity in radians per second. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:R%...m%C3%BChle.svg CC-BY)
The wheel completes 1 rotation = \(2\pi\) radians in 5 seconds, so the angular velocity would be \(\omega =\dfrac{2\pi }{5} \approx 1.257\)radians per second.
Combining the definitions above with the arclength equation, \(s=r\theta\), we can find a relationship between angular and linear velocities. The angular velocity equation can be solved for \(\theta\), giving \(\theta =\omega t\). Substituting this into the arclength equation gives \(s=r\theta =r\omega t\).
Substituting this into the linear velocity equation gives
\(v=\dfrac{s}{t} =\dfrac{r\omega t}{t} =r\omega\)
relationship between linear and angular velocity
When the angular velocity is measured in radians per unit time, linear velocity and angular velocity are related by the equation
\[v=r\omega\]
A bicycle has wheels 28 inches in diameter. A tachometer determines the wheels are rotating at 180 RPM (revolutions per minute). Find the speed the bicycle is traveling down the road.
Here we have an angular velocity and need to find the corresponding linear velocity, since the linear speed of the outside of the tires is the speed at which the bicycle travels down the road.
We begin by converting from rotations per minute to radians per minute. It can be helpful to utilize the units to make this conversion
\[180\dfrac{\text{rotations}}{\text{minute}} \cdot \dfrac{2\pi \text{radians}}{\text{rotation}} =360\pi \dfrac{\text{radians}}{\text{minute}}\nonumber\]
Using the formula from above along with the radius of the wheels, we can find the linear velocity
\[v=(14 \text{inches})\left(360\pi \dfrac{\text{radians}}{\text{minute}} \right)=5040\pi \dfrac{\text{inches}}{\text{minute}}\nonumber\]
You may be wondering where the "radians" went in this last equation. Remember that radians are a unitless measure, so it is not necessary to include them.
Finally, we may wish to convert this linear velocity into a more familiar measurement, like miles per hour.
\[5040\pi \dfrac{\text{inches}}{\text{minute}} \cdot \dfrac{1 \text{feet}}{12 \text{inches}} \cdot \dfrac{1 \text{mile}}{5280 \text{feet}} \cdot \dfrac{60 \text{minutes}}{1 \text{hour}} =14.99\text{ miles per hour (mph)}\nonumber\]
A satellite is rotating around the earth at 27,934 kilometers per minute at an altitude of 242 km above the earth. If the radius of the earth is 6378 kilometers, find the angular velocity of the satellite.
\(v\) = 27934. \(r\) = 6378+242=6620. \(\omega =\dfrac{v}{r} =\dfrac{27934}{6620} =4.2196\) radians per hour.
Degree measure of angle
Radian measure of angle
Conversion between degrees and radians
Common angles in degrees and radians
Arclength
Area of a sector
5.1.1E: Circles (Exercises)
5.2.2E: Angles (Exercises)
degree (units)

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The answers on google are mixed. Also, are women allowed to visit the graves?
Re: Which part of the janazah arent women allowed to attend?
No, because the Muslims believe that the women might "seduce the dead"
*Wishmaster genie voice* that's no good!


This exciting eclectic event is run by the lovely Angela, of Angela Ritchie's Ace Camps, who dropped me a wee note earlier in the week to tell me that there are still a few places available for any folk that want to try their hand at a spot of vintage crafting with one of the loveliest ladies you could ever possibly meet, Miss Tif herself!
Miss Tif has a fabulous itinerary planned for the two day workshop where you will get the chance to craft such lovelies as summer apron wraps, little birdie 'hangy-me-jig' mobiles and little sunshine messenger sacks. I am assured that there will also be lots of tea, crochet and chit chat with the lovely Angela herself providing delicious food throughout the whole event! What more could you want from a crafty weekend!?
So here are just a few of the important details for all you lovelies who have just stumbled upon your getaway plans for this summer. The workshop is being held in Suffolk, on the English coast of the UK, and the dates are July 8-11 and July 12-15, 2011. To find out all the nitty gritty stuff look here, here and here.
Wishing you all a fabulously eclectic day!
I read about this on the dottieangel blog, too. I so wish I could go!


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Home » Topics » Cybersecurity » Met Police jails three for phishing fraud
Met Police jails three for phishing fraud
by Ben Rossi 12 July 2011
Three men have been convicted of using fake bank emails to defraud their victims of hundred thousands of pounds, following an investigation lead by the Metropolitan Police's e-Crime unit.
Ayodeji John Kareem, 38, Vincent Alonge, 31, and Babatunde Fafore, 41 have been sentenced for a combined 13.5 years after pleading guilty to their charges.
The trio had compromised 900 bank accounts and 10,000 credit cards, the investigation, and stolen at least £599,000. At the time of their arrest, they had the technical capability to operate 40 fake banking websites, which they used to persuade victims to hand over their account details.
"The convictions are believed to be the first prosecutions in the UK involving such detailed evidence of an organised Internet phishing operation," a statement from the Met police reads.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police may soon become a target of hackers itself. Yesterday, online activist group Anonymous threatened to attack the force's IT systems in retaliation for its involvement in the New International phone hacking scandal.


Why do we make resolutions on January 1st? Because we regret all of our indulgences over the holidays! There are some people who never get ahead in their fitness goals, because they take all year working on losing the weight that the put on during the holiday season only to put it back on once the Halloween candy comes out.
But even beyond the weight gain, did you know that increasing carbs and sugar is linked to depression? So, even though the holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, if you combine the stress of paying for presents, the depression and lethargy brought on by carbs and sugary sweets, difficult encounters with family, feeling unhappy with how you look and some cold dark days (not so much in Miami, but many other places) – it's no wonder people are anxious to make a change come January 1st!
So, what is the alternative? Well, that's what I'm here to help you with. Don't worry, I'm not going to suggest bringing Kale chips to the family Thanksgiving dinner, but my goal is to help you enjoy all your favorite treats and meals, WITHOUT the added regret (or lbs) that usually come with it.
I'm not going to ask you to give up your Pumpkin Pie on Thanksgiving (mostly because I have no intention of giving it up and I don't want to be a hypocrite!), but what I am going to ask you to do is PLAN when you are going to allow yourself to enjoy holiday treats and stick to it. Give yourself FULL freedom to stuff your face on Thanksgiving day!! But when Black Friday comes along, get right back to your normal healthy diet. Don't let the 'holiday season' make you think you can put your healthy habits away for 2 months! If you know that you will be savoring a special holiday treat on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Eve Dinner then you don't have to feel COMPLETELY deprived, but you can allow yourself to look forward to those special days and hide (or giveaway) that tin of holiday popcorn your neighbor brought over.
This is a little embarrassing to admit, but I love food and this is just me, but when I know I am going to have a GREAT 'cheat' dinner, I actually write it on my calendar and put colorful squiggles and circles around it, I make it a big deal. It reminds me, when I want to cheat on something dumb during the day, that I have a WAY better treat coming up, and motivates me to stick to my healthy eating NOW.
So, Halloween is over – you've indulged in a few too many fun sized hersheys bars, and, let's face it you aren't feeling too great. Anyone else get a sugar hangover the next day? Sometimes, if it's bad, I'll actually get a migraine. This is a crucial point in the holiday season. You can either let all that sugar you've consumed build up in your system and cause you to crave more and begin a vicious cycle that will guarantee failure throughout the holiday season, or you can 'detox' from that sugar binge and get back on track!
I've chosen this word detox very carefully because SUGAR ADDICTION IS REAL. And in case you feel all high and mighty because sweets aren't your thing and you're more of a salty person – carbs are sugar – no difference. When we eat a high amount of sugary starchy foods it messes the equilibrium of our body up!! It affects digestion, nutrient absorption, energy, mood and even mental clarity.
I personally plan to do the 3 Day Refresh – a detox plan that includes a whole-food meal replacement shake (Shakeology), a fiber supplement, and fresh fruits and veggies. It's not a starvation cleanse, but actually quite filling, while at the same time providing your body with an boost of probiotics and nutrient dense foods to give your body the reset it needs and get you back on track.
If you want to join me, send me an email and we can do it together! I will be leading a group that kicks off with the 3 Day Refresh and then continues on with a clean eating plan and Shakeology to take me through the holidays right!
Am I the only one who gets slack when I am trying to eat well? Here's the scene, I'm at a party, and I TRULY don't like the way I feel when I eat a ton of sugar, so I fill my plate with some cheese and veggies from the barely touched veggie platter. Maybe I'll grab a mini spinach quiche. Then, I get the comment: "Oh! come on! Live a little! These chocolate eclairs are incredible, you have to try some!" Why it's anybody's business what I choose to put in my body is beyond me, but we are entering the family party zone, and there seem to be a lack of boundaries in parties like these.
If you are going to get through the holiday season feeling physically and emotionally healthy you NEED support. I reccomend finding a family member to provide this positive accountability and encouragement, because more than likely, they will be right there with you at the dessert table, but an online community can be just as powerful, because let's face it, we cary them in our pockets all the time – am I right?
When you feel like giving in, think about your support system, and how they are staying strong at their family parties, or throwing away that tin of cookies that no one really likes, but somehow always end up on the counter and before you know it, the tin is empty. Never underestimate the encouragement of not being alone.
So, there you have it, my 3 tips for staying healthy through the holidays. Think about all the hard work you have put in throughout the year. How much you fought to lose each and every pound. Don't let that go to waste!! We can do this, and still enjoy our favorite treats and events, without letting it wreck our health and figure. I'm willing to work a little bit during the holiday season, so that come January 1st, my only resolution will be – keep doing what you're doing girl!
Even if you aren't interested in the 3 Day Refresh, but would just like more personalized coaching and support through this crazy season of the holidays, I would LOVE to hear from you. Helping other's get healthy and strong is my favorite thing and I would be honored to coach you in whatever way I can! Email me.


Woodland Prep is a charter school horror story — and it hasn't even been built yet.
Located in rural Washington County, Woodland Prep, which will open as a K-7 school this fall and add a grade level each year, is everything state leaders assured us could never happen under Alabama's charter school laws.
Its land is owned by a shady Utah holding company. Its building is owned by a for-profit Arizona company. It will be managed by a for-profit Texas company that doesn't employ a single Alabamian. It will pay the head of that management company around $300,000 per year — up front. Its application was rejected by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, which Alabama pays a hefty sum to review and approve charter applications. Woodland's management plan failed to meet basic standards for approval in any of the three plan areas reviewed by NACSA.
Woodland also is not welcome in Washington County, where residents turned up at a 10-1 ratio to speak out against it last year during community meetings. And maybe most importantly, the school is not needed in the poverty-stricken county, where not a single school is failing, most exceed state averages and students are free to attend any school in the county they wish.
But Woodland was approved by the Alabama Charter School Commission, which appeared to violate at least three of its responsibilities in doing so.
The Commission ignored the community outcry against Woodland and failed to even discuss the need — or lack thereof — for a charter school in the county. Both of those are specific requirements within Alabama's charter school law for the Commission to consider during its public meetings.
Additionally, charter schools approved in Alabama are, according to Alabama's law, required to meet "national standards." To assure those standards are met, Alabama lawmakers assured a concerned public that a "top-notch" national body — to quote two state representatives — would be contracted to review every application before those applications would be considered by the Commission. NACSA is that group, and Alabama pays it nearly $100,000 per year to review applications, and then the Commission ignores its advice.
Woodland Prep's was at least the third charter application that NACSA rejected for very specific, very detailed reasons. For example, in questioning Woodland's operational plan, the NACSA reviewers had concerns about its hiring of Unity School Services to perform management and education services. It was unclear why USS was selected, if the company — which had just eight total employees, none of which were in Alabama — could even do the job, and what expertise it had in such areas.
NACSA also noted that Woodland's education plan included very few details, especially for a school scheduled to open the next school year, and had failed to identify key partnerships or assign key roles.
I asked the Alabama State Department of Education, which has oversight responsibilities of the Charter School Commission, to explain why the application was approved after being rejected by NACSA and/or to provide me with an approval of an amended application by NACSA or another group. There was no response.
ALSDE did, however, respond to several other questions I submitted concerning the troubling details of Woodland Prep's ownership and management, the lack of community support for the school and about specific details — such as lease rates and interest rates — contained in agreements between Woodland's board and the private companies it had contracted with.
ALSDE is supposed to maintain records, such as building plans and lease agreements, that charter schools enter into. That is because, as the authorizer of the charter school in Washington County, the Commission is responsible under Alabama law for the oversight of that school.
But in response to my questions, ALSDE decided to be flippant. It directed questions about community opposition to "commissioners who attended the meetings," despite the fact that ALSDE video recorded each meeting. It disputed that the Commission has a responsibility to monitor and oversee the charter schools it approves, stating that "the Commission may monitor …" the schools. And finally, when asked about the out-of-state ownership and management of Woodland, ALSDE said those questions should be directed to one of those out-of-state groups.
Which seems to indicate that there is no oversight whatsoever of charter schools — or the process to approve charter schools — in Alabama.
A month ago, I had never heard of Woodland Prep, or of the uproar that has taken place in Washington County over its approval. But the day after I wrote a story about Montgomery's LEAD Academy — which the Commission also approved despite a rejected application, questionable ownership and a shady management company — six different emails landed in my email inbox from Washington County residents.
All of the emails, including two from teachers, one from a dentist, another from a doctor and one from Brackin, the school system employee I mentioned earlier, had the same general theme: "Please help expose what's happening in Washington County." That was the actual subject line of one of the emails.
It seems that one name in my story about LEAD had caught their attention: Soner Tarim. Tarim is the CEO of Unity School Services and was the founder of Harmony Schools, a mostly-successful charter school group in Texas. Tarim and Harmony also have their very serious problems, not least of which is their ties to a Muslim cleric and controversial preacher from Turkey, Fetullah Gulen, and his Gulen Movement.
Numerous reports from the New York Times to Reuters and other local news outlets linked Harmony and Tarim to Gulen, and some labeled Harmony a financial front for Gulen's movement. While Gulen espouses a more moderate brand of Islam, his movement has been labeled a terrorist organization by Turkey, which has accused Gulen and his followers of attempting to overthrow the Turkish government. Others dispute those claims, and believe the terrorist label is unfairly applied to Gulen, who has shown no proclivity for violence.
Regardless, other legal questions have been raised about Harmony and Tarim's use of the schools to exploit a visa program and to skirt hiring laws in order to give contract jobs to Turkish workers and teachers.
There have also been other, education-related problems, such as a massive grade-change scandal at Harmony in Texas and financial fraud allegations related to grants at other Gulen schools.
But in Washington County, while there was concern about Tarim's past and his connections to Gulen, the much bigger question was a simple one: Why is he here?
"No one could figure out why someone from Texas would come to little ol' Washington County for a charter school," said Brackin, who is the federal programs coordinator for the system.
The answer was easy and expected: Money.
A copy of the USS contract with the Woodland Prep board shows that Tarim will make 15 percent of all federal, state and local funds received by Woodland. Which means that for every student allotment — and Woodland estimates in its application that the per-pupil allotment will be more than $8,200 — Tarim will make 15 percent off the top. If Woodland's projected enrollment of 260 students is accurate, Tarim will make more than $300,000.
"He'll be the highest paid man in Washington County," wrote one county official who asked not to be identified.
But there's more. Under the terms of his contract, he also is allowed to keep all profits from any school programs, such as pre-K or after-school trainings, and he is free to use Woodland Prep to apply for any grants.
Brackin has served as a sort of investigative reporter when it comes to Woodland Prep — gathering public documents, attending meetings and taking meticulous notes, demanding contracts that should be public and reporting it all on social media. She provided me with a trove of documents, and it was the land deed and lease contract that first drew me in.
According to the deed for the land, Woodland Prep's local school board, Washington County Students First, isn't the owner of the land. Instead, a holding company — Woodland Charter Holdings — in Utah holds the deed. That company has one registered agent — Jennifer Lind of Utah. According to online records, Lind is the agent of record for at least two dozen charter holding companies in Utah — most of them tied to charter schools thousands of miles away from Utah.
According to records kept by the State of Utah, Woodland Charter Holdings also has just one registered executive: American Charter Development. The same company contracted with the charter board to finance and build the Woodland school building.
So, why all of the layers of ownership? Judging by similar ownership of other charter schools, it's to mitigate risk to the company financing the project and to allow for the easy sale or transfer of ownership of the land, school building or all of the assets.
Forming a holding company in Utah, where banking laws are particularly lenient, allows for the investors — American Charter Development, in this case — to set up a financial buffer between it and the debt incurred by Woodland Prep. If the school goes broke and has to close, it's the holding company left on the hook, not ACD.
That means that ACD has relinquished its ownership of the Woodland Prep school to a holding company that ACD owns, and now ACD will charge itself rent and interest — paid for by the tax dollars that were once flowing into Washington County schools.
And make no mistake, ACD is rolling in the cash — receiving 6 percent of the "total development costs" in monthly lease payments, according to the heavily redacted contract it signed with Woodland Prep's board. That fee does not include a guaranteed 8.9 percent capitalization rate that ACD is guaranteed.
There are also guaranteed increases in the ACD contract terms, which assure that the company will receive 2-percent increases each year after the second year. The contract is for 20 years, but Woodland Prep's board has the right to purchase the building and land for 117 percent of the total construction costs once every five years.
The contracts to build and finance charter schools are worth millions. States with similarly lax laws governing charter schools' start-up and management have been inundated with shady, corner-cutting building and finance operations that have sucked millions from local school systems and turned their owners and investors into millionaires. The results for students and communities, however, have been anything but stellar, with the overwhelming majority of charter schools performing no better than the traditional public schools they replace and often faring much, much worse.
Other charter schools for which Lind is a registered agent and which set up holding companies in Utah have experienced all levels of fraud and greed — from schools failing to purchase textbooks and employ an adequate number of teachers to school buildings and property being sold multiple times and investors fleeing in the night as the schools close their doors.
In Missouri, for example, the Imagine Schools charter system — which also set up a Utah holding company — had the worst test scores of any system in the state. Its classrooms lacked basic learning materials, according to a review reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And several of the school buildings had changed owners multiple times in less than a year. But Imagine and its real estate investors made millions in profits, all of it coming from tax dollars.
Obviously, such an outcome can't be predicted for Woodland Prep. But the process by which Woodland was approved and its start-up monitored by ALSDE and the Commission raises serious concerns.
And with millions of dollars at stake in an already cash-strapped state education system, shouldn't someone be watching more closely?


Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? To celebrate the nationwide release of SpongeBob Squarepants Sponge Out of Water 3D, which releases 6TH February 2015 nationally, Fortress of Solitude and UIP are giving five lucky readers the chance to win an awesome SpongeBob Squarepants Hamper, which consists of a branded T-shirt and a Cap.
To stand a chance of winning, all you need to do is answer this very easy question: Where does SpongeBob live?
As always, all you need to do is share this page on Facebook (your wall) or Twitter and then leave a comment below (in the comments section) answering the question above – on this page! The Giveaway/Competition closes Friday – 13th Feb 2015 at midnight. The Giveaway is restricted to South African readers who like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter only and cannot be exchanged for cash. Terms and conditions/Site Disclaimer rules apply. One entry per person. Winner will be announced on Facebook and contacted via email.
In a pineapple under the sea in Bikini Bottom.
In a pineapple under the sea! In Bikini Bottom!
He lives in a pineapple, under the sea. Located at 124 Conch Street, Bikini Bottom.
in a pineapple, in bikini bottom, located under the sea. lol.
Spongebob is my nextdoor neighbour!!!


Reflections for the accordion and performer is an audiovisual composition, where form is created by the parameters of used objects. We play with two mirrors, which reflect the sound of the accordion and the LED light. In the music, the audience can hear reflections of the movements of players as well. The piece is based on simple geometric shapes and on different distances from the sound and light sources. The light directs in the same way as the sound goes, so you can observe the sound and its trajectory also with your eyes.
Lucie Vitkova was born in 1985 in Boskovice, Czech Republic, studying in Blansko where she completed her Primary and Grammar School in 2004. Afterwards Lucie moved to Brno where she completed studies at the Music Conservatory Brno. She studied accordion performance with Miroslav Morys there, obtaining a professional level of skills as an accordion player. Lucie studied composition with renowned artists as mentors, among them was Pavel Novak – Zemek (Conservatory Brno – 2007 – 2008), Martin Smolka (JAMU Brno – 2008 – 2011) and Jaroslav Sastny (JAMU Brno 2010). Passing her exams in 2008, she entered Janaček Akademy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (JAMU). Lucie completed her Bachelor Degree with Martin Smolka at JAMU in 2011. She was awarded with a ten months of scholarship at Royal Conservatoir in Den Haag (NL) to study composition and sonology. Lucie is interested in music improvisation due to her teacher Jaroslav Sastny (aka Peter Graham) who influenced her to pursue, improvisation using accordion, voice, moving and mouthorgan. Lucie also writes music for films and theater. Another skill Lucie obtains is her interest in various dance styles, here Lucie was active by teaching tap dancing at the Theatre faculty of JAMU in Brno for four years.
Donia Jourabchi, Iranian, born in Brussels, is a sound explorer. She developed artistic expression at the Fine Arts Academy of Brussels. Her sensitivity and attraction for sound and music were the reason to learn and practice audio technics, at SAE institute. After her study, she worked as technician for live performances, recordings, musical projects… Using technics as a tool for recording and reproduction more than as a creation process. But her desire was to use technics as a way to interact with sounds and senses, to express feelings, play with perception. And to use electronic and acoustic sound creation in relation with physical proprieties and material manipulations.She did some workshops in different interactive media techniques at the research center of new media (CECN) in Belgium. To develop her composition technics, she took a class of electro-acoustic composition at ArtZoyd studios in Valenciennes, France. Currenly she is studying Sonology at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
Younes Riad started making music as a child with a guitar. After playing in several bands he got introduced and interested in electronic music. Younes developed interest in improvised electronic music and started programming computer instruments. While studying Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague he is working on a solo project where he as a human performer plays a duet with the computer. He has been part of several ensembles, among other things: Beukorkest, Sonology Electroacoutsic Ensemble directed by Richard Barrett, Senga Etna, Dejima Ensemble, YOTR and various incidental collaborations.
Marie Guilleray (1978) is a French vocalist, composer, and sound artist currently based in The Netherlands. She performs mainly in the context of improvised, experimental and electronic music. Her work focuses on free improvisation, the development of vocal extended techniques, the combination of voice and electronics to extend the voice and explore its abstract properties, and a research on bridging music and poetry. As a composer, she is focusing on electronic music for fixed media and live electronics. She is a member of several ensembles such as Royal Improvisers Orchestra, MGBG, Sonology Electroacoutsic Ensemble directed by Richard Barrett, and collaborates on various experimental, improvised and electronic music projects.
"Gereh" for Setar and live electronics is an attempt to use a Persian instrument in combination with electronics. In this piece Siamak is trying to explore new sounds of Setar and using extended techniques which is not common for this instrument. The piece is mainly based on improvisation in pre-composed situations. His main inspiration comes from a traditional technique in Persian music, in which there is a singer and an instrument player as accompanist. In this duet, the instrument player accompanies singer while and after each phrase, according to a certain rules. In this piece, Siamak is playing these two roles in interaction with electronics.
Siamak Anvari graduated from the Art university of Tehran with a Master Degree in composition, and has work on different instrumental compositions. At the moment he is studying electronic music at The Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
Polyphtong is a new 4-channel piece for voice and live-electronics. It was premiered at CCRMA (Stanford University) on March 8, 2012 and also performed in Chicago and Miami. It can be seen as an extension of Mundrundum a quadraphonic piece for solo voice I did at the Donaueschinger Musiktage in 2002. Here I worked with an array of 6 microphones in order to pan the stereo possibilities of the mouth along all 4 sides of the room. The piece was included in a CD compilation of the festival of the Festival. In 'Polyphtong' spatial placement and movement are extended by electronic means. The phonetic concepts of diphtong and approximant are an important focus in the more meditative sections of the work. It also uses the techniques of my cheek synthesizer: many kinds of stereo mouth sounds driven by sheer air, ranging from very low to extremely high pressures.
Jaap Blonk (born 1953 in Woerden, Holland) is a self-taught composer, performer and poet. He went to university for mathematics and musicology but did not finish those studies. In the late 1970s he took up saxophone and started to compose music. A few years later he discovered his potential as a vocal performer, at first in reciting poetry and later on in improvisations and his own compositions. For almost two decades the voice was his main means for the discovery and development of new sounds. From around the year 2000 on Blonk started work with electronics, at first using samples of his own voice, then extending the field to include pure sound synthesis as well. He took a year off of performing in 2006. As a result, his renewed interest in mathematics made him start a research of the possibilities of algorithmic composition for the creation of music, visual animation and poetry. As a vocalist, Jaap Blonk is unique for his powerful stage presence and almost childlike freedom in improvisation, combined with a keen grasp of structure. He performed in many European countries, as well as in the U.S. and Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa and Latin America. With the use of live electronics the scope and range of his concerts has acquired a considerable extension. Besides working as a soloist, he collaborated with many musicians and ensembles in the field of contemporary and improvised music, like Maja Ratkje, Mats Gustafsson, Nicolas Collins, Joan La Barbara, The Ex, the Netherlands Wind Ensemble and the Ebony Band. He premiered several compositions by the German composer Carola Bauckholt, including a piece for voice and orchestra. A solo voice piece was commissioned by the Donaueschinger Musiktage 2002. On several occasions he collaborated with visual computer artist Golan Levin. Blonk's work for radio and television includes several commissioned radio plays. He also makes larger-scale drawings of his scores, which are being exhibited. He was the founder and leader of the long-standing bands Splinks (modern jazz, 1983-1999) and BRAAXTAAL (avant-rock, 1987-2005). He also has his own record label, Kontrans, featuring a total of 15 releases so far. Other Blonk recordings appeared on Staalplaat, Basta and VICTO.


Are you a recreational therapist who provides pain management?
I work at a psychiatric hospital. The recreational therapists are in charge of pain management assessments and interventions.
Traci Stein, Ph.D., MPH is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Traci is also the author of the 2015 book, The Everything Guide To Integrative Pain Management: Conventional and Alternative Therapies for Managing Pain – Discover New Treatments, Regulate … Stress, and Nurture Your Body and Mind.
I think RTs who provide pain management interventions would enjoy this book.
Click here for my affiliate link. for her book.


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// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

/**
 * @fileoverview Parses drm driver events in the Linux event trace format.
 */
base.require('tracing.importer.linux_perf.parser');
base.exportTo('tracing.importer.linux_perf', function() {

  var Parser = tracing.importer.linux_perf.Parser;

  /**
   * Parses linux drm trace events.
   * @constructor
   */
  function DrmParser(importer) {
    Parser.call(this, importer);

    importer.registerEventHandler('drm_vblank_event',
        DrmParser.prototype.vblankEvent.bind(this));
  }

  DrmParser.prototype = {
    __proto__: Parser.prototype,

    drmVblankSlice: function(ts, eventName, args) {
      var kthread = this.importer.getOrCreatePseudoThread('drm_vblank');
      kthread.openSlice = eventName;
      var slice = new tracing.trace_model.Slice('', kthread.openSlice,
          tracing.getStringColorId(kthread.openSlice), ts, args, 0);

      kthread.thread.pushSlice(slice);
    },

    /**
     * Parses drm driver events and sets up state in the importer.
     */
    vblankEvent: function(eventName, cpuNumber, pid, ts, eventBase) {
      var event = /crtc=(\d+), seq=(\d+)/.exec(eventBase.details);
      if (!event)
        return false;

      var crtc = parseInt(event[1]);
      var seq = parseInt(event[2]);
      this.drmVblankSlice(ts, 'vblank:' + crtc,
          {
            crtc: crtc,
            seq: seq
          });
      return true;
    }
  };

  Parser.registerSubtype(DrmParser);

  return {
    DrmParser: DrmParser
  };
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Iron Man Volume 2 The Secret Origin of Tony Stark Book 1 Marvel Now
by Kieron Gillen, Greg Land
Iron Man...in space! The story that will shake Iron Man to his very core starts here! Many years ago, Howard and Maria Stark had a baby. But there's something you don't know - something not even Tony knows - and the long-buried secret will span the breadth of the universe to make itself known. Learn the truth about Las Vegas and Area 51 as the two great myths of Nevada collide...and in a distant galaxy, the invincible Iron Man screams! Plus: picture this. Tony Stark. In a bar. With ladies. What could go wrong? Even as he embarks on a hero's journey throughout the stars, the Armored Avenger must reap the surprising consequences of his role in Avengers vs. X-Men! Guest-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy!
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Picture this: Tony Stark. In space. In a bar. With ladies. What could go wrong? Plus: is Tony guilty of a crime he's not even aware of? Tune in NOW! for the shocking start of an all-new, all-different direction for the Armored Avenger, helmed by superstar creators Kieron Gillen and Greg Land!
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Behind closed doors, Senate Republicans have worked out a path toward Obamacare repeal. The plans under discussion would end Medicaid expansion, causing millions of low-income Americans to lose health coverage. They may allow health insurance plans to charge higher premiums to people with preexisting conditions, too.
In other words: The emerging bill looks a whole lot like the unpopular bill the House passed last month. It creates the same group of winners (high-income, healthier people) and the same group of losers (low-income, sicker people).
The Republican plan is coming together because moderate senators are beginning to drop some of their initial repeal objections. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Shelley Moore-Capito (R-WV), for example, criticized the House bill for its deep cuts to Medicaid. But now the two senators say they could support ending Medicaid expansion on a slightly longer timeline.
However, Senior Fellow Aviva Aron-Dine at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explains why the Portman/Capito three-year extension will have no effect.
Now, Senate Republicans are reportedly coalescing around what may be an even worse Medicaid "compromise." Senators Dean Heller, Rob Portman, Shelley Moore Capito, and others are supporting a phasedown of Medicaid expansion funding, with funding cuts still beginning in 2020.
That approach would not preserve anyone's coverage in the long run. It also would do next to nothing to preserve Medicaid expansion in the short run.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has said in a letter to members of Congress, that repeal of Medicaid expansion would eliminate up to $900 million from West Virginia's health care economy, annually.
"Federal funding must be maintained or West Virginia's healthcare infrastructure will collapse," he wrote.
Lowering the bar on "compassionate conservatism"
Back in 2000, then presidential candidate George W. Bush ran as a "compassionate conservative" -- a conservative who cared about everyone -- not just the rich. The phrase disappeared not long after Bush became president when his policies quickly demonstrated the only caring was for his wealthy donors who were immediately rewarded with large tax cuts. The "compassionate conservative" phrase popped in my head while I was writing this as Capito's rhetoric on healthcare earlier this year had put her on the compassionate side (small as it may be) of her party. But that's now looking like smoke and mirrors as the party has pushed and shoved and she's quickly responding.
We don't know exactly what the Republicans in the Senate will come up with but it certainly appears that it may greatly affect Medicaid. Capito is no longer trying to prevent this from happening -- her only argument is when it will happen. Instead of fighting to keep Medicaid, she's trying to get the 170,000 West Virginians on Medicaid two more years of healthcare! I guess that makes her "compassionate."
I think the compassionate bar is now on the floor.


text:
package push

import (
	"bytes"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
	"strings"

	"github.com/prometheus/common/expfmt"
	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"

	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
)

const contentTypeHeader = "Content-Type"

// HTTPDoer is an interface for the one method of http.Client that is used by Pusher
type HTTPDoer interface {
	Do(*http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
}

// Pusher manages a push to the Pushgateway. Use New to create one, configure it
// with its methods, and finally use the Add or Push method to push.
type Pusher struct {
	error error

	url, job string
	grouping map[string]string

	gatherers  prometheus.Gatherers
	registerer prometheus.Registerer

	client             HTTPDoer
	useBasicAuth       bool
	username, password string

	expfmt expfmt.Format
}

// New creates a new Pusher to push to the provided URL with the provided job
// name. You can use just host:port or ip:port as url, in which case "http://"
// is added automatically. Alternatively, include the schema in the
// URL. However, do not include the "/metrics/jobs/…" part.
//
// Note that until https://github.com/prometheus/pushgateway/issues/97 is
// resolved, a "/" character in the job name is prohibited.
func New(url, job string) *Pusher {
	var (
		reg = prometheus.NewRegistry()
		err error
	)
	if !strings.Contains(url, "://") {
		url = "http://" + url
	}
	if strings.HasSuffix(url, "/") {
		url = url[:len(url)-1]
	}
	if strings.Contains(job, "/") {
		err = fmt.Errorf("job contains '/': %s", job)
	}

	return &Pusher{
		error:      err,
		url:        url,
		job:        job,
		grouping:   map[string]string{},
		gatherers:  prometheus.Gatherers{reg},
		registerer: reg,
		client:     &http.Client{},
		expfmt:     expfmt.FmtProtoDelim,
	}
}

// Push collects/gathers all metrics from all Collectors and Gatherers added to
// this Pusher. Then, it pushes them to the Pushgateway configured while
// creating this Pusher, using the configured job name and any added grouping
// labels as grouping key. All previously pushed metrics with the same job and
// other grouping labels will be replaced with the metrics pushed by this
// call. (It uses HTTP method "PUT" to push to the Pushgateway.)
//
// Push returns the first error encountered by any method call (including this
// one) in the lifetime of the Pusher.
func (p *Pusher) Push() error {
	return p.push("PUT")
}

// Add works like push, but only previously pushed metrics with the same name
// (and the same job and other grouping labels) will be replaced. (It uses HTTP
// method "POST" to push to the Pushgateway.)
func (p *Pusher) Add() error {
	return p.push("POST")
}

// Gatherer adds a Gatherer to the Pusher, from which metrics will be gathered
// to push them to the Pushgateway. The gathered metrics must not contain a job
// label of their own.
//
// For convenience, this method returns a pointer to the Pusher itself.
func (p *Pusher) Gatherer(g prometheus.Gatherer) *Pusher {
	p.gatherers = append(p.gatherers, g)
	return p
}

// Collector adds a Collector to the Pusher, from which metrics will be
// collected to push them to the Pushgateway. The collected metrics must not
// contain a job label of their own.
//
// For convenience, this method returns a pointer to the Pusher itself.
func (p *Pusher) Collector(c prometheus.Collector) *Pusher {
	if p.error == nil {
		p.error = p.registerer.Register(c)
	}
	return p
}

// Grouping adds a label pair to the grouping key of the Pusher, replacing any
// previously added label pair with the same label name. Note that setting any
// labels in the grouping key that are already contained in the metrics to push
// will lead to an error.
//
// For convenience, this method returns a pointer to the Pusher itself.
//
// Note that until https://github.com/prometheus/pushgateway/issues/97 is
// resolved, this method does not allow a "/" character in the label value.
func (p *Pusher) Grouping(name, value string) *Pusher {
	if p.error == nil {
		if !model.LabelName(name).IsValid() {
			p.error = fmt.Errorf("grouping label has invalid name: %s", name)
			return p
		}
		if strings.Contains(value, "/") {
			p.error = fmt.Errorf("value of grouping label %s contains '/': %s", name, value)
			return p
		}
		p.grouping[name] = value
	}
	return p
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func (p *Pusher) BasicAuth(username, password string) *Pusher {
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	return p
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					return fmt.Errorf(
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					)
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	}
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Q: Correct this SQL Query: error "Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query 'IF' " i should say hi experts :D . Help me with this pretty code :)
The database:
"ID (Primary key)" | "Title"
0                  | "title1"
1                  | "title2"
2                  | "title3"
3                  | "title4"

Sub AddRecord(ByVal Table As String, ByVal Columns As String, ByVal Record() As String)
    Dim SubDir As String = ""

    Dim Adapter As OleDbDataAdapter = New OleDbDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM " & Table, connectionString)
    Dim command As OleDbCommand
    Dim tbCorrectSyntax = ""

    Using connection As New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
        Try
            connection.Open()
            Dim Commandtxt As String = ""
            For i = 0 To Record.GetUpperBound(0)
                If Record(i).IndexOf(",") > 0 Then
                    Dim tmpRec() As String = Nothing
                    Dim cols() As String = Nothing

                    tmpRec = Record(i).Split(",")
                    cols = Columns.Split(",")

                    For j = 0 To tmpRec.GetUpperBound(0)
                        tbCorrectSyntax &= cols(j) & " = '" & tmpRec(j) & "' " & IIf(j = tmpRec.GetUpperBound(0), "", " , ")
                    Next
                End If

                Dim txtCorrect As String = IIf(tbCorrectSyntax = "", Columns & " = " & Record(i), tbCorrectSyntax)

                Commandtxt = "IF OBJECT_ID ( 'InsertOrUpdateItem', 'P' ) IS NOT NULL " & _
                                "DROP PROCEDURE InsertOrUpdateItem " & _
                             "GO " & _
                             "CREATE PROCEDURE InsertOrUpdateItem " & _
                                "AS " & _
                                "IF (EXISTS (SELECT * FROM " & Table & _
                                            " WHERE " & txtCorrect & "))" & _
                                            " begin " & _
                                                "UPDATE (" & Table & ") " & _
                                                txtCorrect & _
                                                " WHERE " & txtCorrect & " " & _
                                            " End " & _
                                            " else " & _
                                                " begin " & _
                                                " INSERT INTO " & Table & " (" & Columns & ") " & _
                                                " VALUES (" & Record(i) & ")" & _
                                            " End " & _
                                "End "

                'Commandtxt = "INSERT INTO " & Table & " (" & Columns & ") VALUES (" & Record(i) & ")"
                command = New OleDbCommand(Commandtxt, connection)
                command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
                command.ExecuteNonQuery()

            Next

        Catch ex As Exception
            msgbox(ex.Message)
        Finally
            connection.Close()
        End Try
    End Using
End Sub

Function connectionString() As String
    Return "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & DBdir & ";User Id=admin;Password=;"
End Function

The first procedure is a wrapper to add data to database fields (if the data doent exist)
But update it the row with new data already exist.
Input:
 Table = TableName
       Columns = name of colomns that will be updated separated by comma (Ex1: "ID" , Ex2: "ID,Title,...")
       Record() = string array that represent the new values( multiple values are separated with comma)
OK, before adding values to database, we should check if a row exists with this values :)
TO do this, creating a Stored Procedure is a best way to deal with the database fastly.
So... The problem now is, at the runtime, Miss OleDB throw this error:
Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query 'IF' ....
Thanks in advance :D

A:  command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure

You are claiming you are running a stored proc (CommandText would be the name of an existing SProc).  What you are actually giving it an SQL command to be executed directly.  The CommandType should be Text;

A: I found a solution for my problem (with a little net research :) ) hahahaha i m happy
anyway, the initial question was: 'How to update a record in database if it exists'
So i tryed to create and store a Stored procedure in the database... but... :)
Then i found an interesting Method: the ExecuteScalar of OleDBcommand Class
It simply return a value according to Sql input : in the following example that i used, it return the index (primary key) if the recod exists. So lets begin:
Function GetRecordIndex(ByVal Table As String, ByVal Columns As String, ByVal Record As String) As String
    Dim Commandtxt As String = ""
    Dim Command As OleDbCommand
    Dim tbCorrectSyntax As String = ""
    Dim tbCorrectSyntaxAND As String = ""

    Using connection As New OleDbConnection(connectionString)

        Try
            connection.Open()
            If Record.IndexOf(",") > 0 Then
                Dim tmpRec() As String = Nothing
                Dim cols() As String = Nothing

                tmpRec = Record.Split(",")
                cols = Columns.Split(",")

                For j = 0 To tmpRec.GetUpperBound(0)
                    tbCorrectSyntax &= cols(j) & "='" & tmpRec(j) & "' " & IIf(j = tmpRec.GetUpperBound(0), "", " , ")
                    tbCorrectSyntaxAND &= cols(j) & "='" & tmpRec(j) & "' " & IIf(j = tmpRec.GetUpperBound(0), "", " AND ")
                Next
            End If
            Dim txtCorrect As String = IIf(tbCorrectSyntax = "", Columns & "=" & Record, tbCorrectSyntax)
            Dim txtCorrectAND As String = IIf(tbCorrectSyntaxAND = "", Columns & "=" & Record, tbCorrectSyntaxAND)

            Commandtxt = "SELECT * FROM " & Table & " WHERE " & txtCorrectAND
            Command = New OleDbCommand(Commandtxt, connection)
            Dim RecordIndex As String = Command.ExecuteScalar

            Return RecordIndex

        Catch ex As Exception
            Return Nothing
        Finally
            connection.Close()
        End Try
    End Using
End Function

As before, Columns Parameter can be a single Database column, or multiple columns separated with comma . same thing with Record that represent the data inside each column
Thank for your help
Fadelovesky

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By Gary Rood / Big Horn County News
Photo by Christy Wright
Kristi Old Coyote talks about Crow culture during an exchange program in Sheridan, Wyoming on Monday, October 29. Sheridan Junior High plans to complete the exchange with a visit to Wyola later this month.
Collaborations between schools in the area are rare when it comes to anything besides sports. That being said, they are not unheard of, case in point being a "cultural exchange" between Wyola Public School and Sheridan Junior High School on Oct. 29. This recent event awarded an opportunity to both schools by having Wyola students travel to Sheridan first.
While there, five students participated in an in-school news report and showed off Native regalia. After the demonstration, they played Native games such as double ball and set up a teepee. "They know you're there, but they don't know who you are," Wyola schoolteacher Larry Blacksmith said about the two cultures. "They want to be able to identify us with something not only from the past, what they've been taught, but in the things we do today."
The program was made possible through Levi Yellowmule, a Wyola school staff member who began to coordinate the event with the Sheridan school. The purpose of the trip was primarily to expose the students to another culture, however, staff member Larry Blacksmith stated that the area is also important to the Crow Tribe for another reason – as it is the location were the sacred tobacco plant was found. The plant is of great significance to the tribe, and while the area was long ago tribal territory, it is now predominantly non-Native.
The Sheridan school is scheduled to be traveling to Wyola on Nov. 20 to do a similar event there. However, details on what the exchange will look like have been left up to the Sheridan school and what they would like to share. The staff and students of the Wyola school await the visitors not knowing what will come next.


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International analgesia, sedation, and delirium practices: A prospective cohort study
Gary D. Owen, Joanna L. Stollings, Shayan Rakhit, Li Wang, Chang Yu, Morgan A. Hosay, James W. Stewart, Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Oscar Peñuelas, Andres Esteban, Antonio R. Anzueto, Konstantinos Raymondos, Fernando Rios, Arnaud W. Thille, Marco González, Bin Du, Salvatore M. Maggiore, Dimitrios Matamis, Fekri Abroug, Pravin AminAmine Ali Zeggwagh, Mayur B. Patel
Division of Pulmonary Diseases
Background: While understanding of critical illness and delirium continue to evolve, the impact on clinical practice is often unknown and delayed. Our purpose was to provide insight into practice changes by characterizing analgesia and sedation usage and occurrence of delirium in different years and international regions. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of two multicenter, international, prospective cohort studies. Mechanically ventilated adults were followed for up to 28 days in 2010 and 2016. Proportion of days utilizing sedation, analgesia, and performance of a spontaneous awakening trial (SAT), and occurrence of delirium were described for each year and region and compared between years. Results: A total of 14,281 patients from 6 international regions were analyzed. Proportion of days utilizing analgesia and sedation increased from 2010 to 2016 (p < 0.001 for each). Benzodiazepine use decreased in every region but remained the most common sedative in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Performance of SATs increased overall, driven mostly by the US/Canada region (24 to 35% of days with sedation, p < 0.001). Any delirium during admission increased from 7 to 8% of patients overall and doubled in the US/Canada region (17 to 36%, p < 0.001). Conclusions: Analgesia and sedation practices varied widely across international regions and significantly changed over time. Opportunities for improvement in care include increasing delirium monitoring, performing SATs, and decreasing use of sedation, particularly benzodiazepines.
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Sedation Nursing and Health Professions 100%
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Owen, G. D., Stollings, J. L., Rakhit, S., Wang, L., Yu, C., Hosay, M. A., Stewart, J. W., Frutos-Vivar, F., Peñuelas, O., Esteban, A., Anzueto, A. R., Raymondos, K., Rios, F., Thille, A. W., González, M., Du, B., Maggiore, S. M., Matamis, D., Abroug, F., ... Patel, M. B. (2019). International analgesia, sedation, and delirium practices: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Intensive Care, 7, [25]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-019-0379-z
International analgesia, sedation, and delirium practices : A prospective cohort study. / Owen, Gary D.; Stollings, Joanna L.; Rakhit, Shayan et al.
In: Journal of Intensive Care, Vol. 7, 25, 2019.
Owen, GD, Stollings, JL, Rakhit, S, Wang, L, Yu, C, Hosay, MA, Stewart, JW, Frutos-Vivar, F, Peñuelas, O, Esteban, A, Anzueto, AR, Raymondos, K, Rios, F, Thille, AW, González, M, Du, B, Maggiore, SM, Matamis, D, Abroug, F, Amin, P, Zeggwagh, AA & Patel, MB 2019, 'International analgesia, sedation, and delirium practices: A prospective cohort study', Journal of Intensive Care, vol. 7, 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-019-0379-z
Owen GD, Stollings JL, Rakhit S, Wang L, Yu C, Hosay MA et al. International analgesia, sedation, and delirium practices: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Intensive Care. 2019;7:25. doi: 10.1186/s40560-019-0379-z
Owen, Gary D. ; Stollings, Joanna L. ; Rakhit, Shayan et al. / International analgesia, sedation, and delirium practices : A prospective cohort study. In: Journal of Intensive Care. 2019 ; Vol. 7.
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Wyke is a rural and suburban village in Surrey, England.  Its local government district is the Borough of Guildford.  The nearest town is Aldershot,  west although the large village/town of Ash, Surrey is  west and has more shops than smaller Wyke and adjacent Normandy combined.  Normandy, Surrey is also dispersed yet is typically marked just  east, near its manors.  Normandy, Flexford and Christmas Pie share the parish church of Wyke, being relatively central to the four former hamlets.  Wyke shares in the sports associations and community groups of Normandy.

History
Wyke, unlike the larger settlement of Flexford, appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wucha held by Godric from (Turald) Thorold under Roger de/of Montgomery. It was part of Burpham manor and was valued underneath its listing. As heads of household it had four villagers, three smallholders, one serf (a form of slavery abolished by the time of the Magna Carta), two ploughlands and woodland for 83 pigs, 25 acres of meadow and a mill worth 15s per year.  It rendered 8 pound sterling per year to its feudal system overlords.

One side of the roadside common of Normandy has medieval homes and farmhouses,  east.  Wyke has two farmhouses pre-dating 1600.

Wyke as a wider parish than its topographical definition was formed out of Ash, Worplesdon and Wanborough in 1847 when its church was built.  Most of this combined land of Wyke, Normandy, Flexford and Christmas Pie was an outcrop of Worplesdon surrounded by the south-east of the parish of St Peter, Ash, which was the largest medieval parish in Woking Hundred.

Geography
The maximum elevation is 118m at Normandy/Gravel Pit hill in the north, at the south of the long ridge known as the Chobham Ranges, but between Deepcut and West End, Surrey. The minimum is 50m at Westwood Hall, a former manor, at the start of the Normandy locality, where the headwaters of a brook merge into one in the east.  The soil is sandy and (acidic) heath towards the escarpment shielding the Ministry of Defence training land directly north of Wyke, but otherwise is a loam/clay mixture.

Its local government district is the Borough of Guildford.  The nearest town is Aldershot,  west although the large village of Ash, Surrey is  west and has many amenities.  Normandy, Surrey can also be categorised as dispersed rather than polyfocal but has slightly more amenities.

Amenities
Wyke has one place of worship, that of St Mark in the Church of England building of which completed in November 1846 as a chapel.

Wyke Primary School is a county-supported school (ages 4–11) on School Lane.  Its roots are Wyke National (Secular) School in 1874 which was enlarged 1896.

For recreational and community hall purposes Wyke has a civil parish, that of Normandy.

Notable residents
James Stirling, former Governor of Western Australia is buried in St Marks Churchyard in Wyke.

See also

References

External links

St. Mark's Church, Wyke - local history site

Villages in Surrey

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Q: How is it possible that apache logs response time as significantly less than firebug? I am experiencing very slow page load times on the homepage of my wordpress blog. According to firebug, the average time spent waiting for the request to the homepage to return is 14s during peak hours.
To begin debugging this, I started logging the time it's taking for apache to serve the requests via the LogFormat directive. However, the average time that is being logged is around 1 second even though the requests are actually taking 14s. (this confused me)
I also am monitoring the RAM/CPU usage during peak hours, and there is plenty to spare.
I'm wondering if there are any problematic areas that I'm overlooking. I'm confused as to what could cause the request to the homepage take 14s when apache says it only takes 1s to render. (The 14s does not include any external page loads. Just the homepage http request).
I appreciate your thoughts and help!

A: Apache can't include time spent waiting for anything outside of the actual request processing, like TCP connection setup/teardown, network transit delays, load balancer queueing, proxy latency, and so on, whereas the Firebug time will be "SYN-to-FIN".  Whilst 13 seconds seems excessive for the non-HTTP parts of the conversation, 1 second to generate a page is ridiculously long too, so it all seems badly out of whack to me.  Rip out some tcpdumps of the whole packet stream for a request, that'll give you an idea of server-level network delays; if that doesn't account for it, start looking upstream of your server.