Amphenol 4 pin male connector. Mates with (CNE) 86-77-26.
Amphenol 4 pin female chassis mount connector. 5/16" x 1-1/16" panel cut out. 1-3/8" c-c mount holes. Mates with (CNE) 86-71-26.
Amp 3 position commoning bar. Used to common adjacent pins in any column or row of Amp MR connectors. 0.472" long. NSN: 5999-01-129-1369.
Winchester M7P male plug. 7 pin male, gold plated pins. 7.5 amp rating. Common control signal connector on Glassman power supplies. With locking spring removed. Alternate P/N: C7-20P.
Amphenol 14 position female micro ribbon connector. Solder cup terminal.
Collins test panel. Includes mating multiple format connectors. 786-5429-001 & 786-5426-001. New, never used.
Vintage 3 pin male cable. 3 conductor. 72" long. Pins measure 0.3" c-c (vertical), 0.237" c-c (horizontal).
Vintage 3 pin male cable same as above except 13" long.
Winchester 4 pin male plug with strain relief. 0.125" c-c pins.
Matrix Science Corp. 10 pin male connector. Includes contacts. Alt. P/N: MRTB20E03. Collins P/N: 367-1499-100.
Smiths male connector with strain relief. 39 pins with contacts. 1-11/16" x 1-3/8" housing. Alt P/N: N00383-83-G-3343-UD24. NSN: 5935-00-127-7507.
84 position receptacle. No contacts. NSN: 1430-00-924-4199.
Winchester back shell. 1" x 2-3/4" x 5/8".
Winchester 34 pin male solder cup connector. 3/4" x 2" x 3/8" high. NSN: 5815-611-4893.
Cinch 57-30360 male 36 pin connector with 12" pigtail. New. Use as is or rewire.
Centronics 36 pin female chassis mount connector. Ribbon cable termination - IDC. 3M gold contacts.


i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled "The Birds of Banni Grassland" in New Delhi.
iii. The Birds of Banni Grassland is book based on environment and consists of a compilation of the research work, relating to more than 250 species of birds found in the Banni area of Kutch, Gujarat.
i. Sweden inaugurated an electric road in Sandviken to conduct tests with electric power for hybrid heavy transports on public roads.
ii. Sweden becomes first country in the world to have electric road.
iii. The tests will continue up through 2018 and will provide knowledge of how electric roads work in practice.
iv. The road E16 tests will involve a current collector on the roof of the hybrid heavy truck's cab that will feed the current down to a hybrid electric motor in the truck.
v. It has the potential to achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions.
i. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has launched BGR-34, an anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
ii. The anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR-34 has been jointly developedby National Botanical Research Institute and Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants .
iii. BGR-34 BGR-34 works by controlling blood sugar and limiting the harmful effects and toxicity of other drugs.
iv. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR is an autonomous body and the largest research and development organisation in India.
i. Indian shooter Jitu Rai won silver medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup held in Azerbaijan.
ii. He shot 199.5 score to bag the silver medal in men's 10m air pistol.
iii. It was Jitu Rai's second medal in a World Cup 2016 season and earlier had won the gold medal in the free pistol event in the first World Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand.
ii.The Government of Assam approved majuli as a district and now it become the first island district in the country.
iii. It is a riverine delta a unique geographical occurrence and a result of the dynamics of the Brahmaputra river system.
iv. It is the largest mid river delta system in the world.
i. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan launched by PM Narendra Modi .
ii. The scheme aims at boosting the health care facilities for the pregnant women, especially the poor.
iii. It also seeks to protect pregnant ladies from infectious diseases.
iv. Under the scheme, the pregnant ladies will be given free health check-up and required treatment for free on 9th of every month.
1. NAME THE BOOK WHICH IS RECENTLY RELEASED BY PM NARENDRA MODI?
2. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF SWEDEN?
3. THE INDIAN SPORTS STAR "JITU RAI" BELONGS TO WHICH GAME?
4. "MAJULI" IN ASSAM BECOMES 1ST ISLAND DISTRICT OF INDIA IS LOCATED AT WHICH BANK OF THE RIVER?
i. India has joined the Missile Technology Control Regime today as a full member.
ii. India's entry into the regime as its thirty-fifth member will enable India to buy missile technology and also improve joint ventures with Russia.
iii. The aim of the MTCR is to restrict the proliferation of missiles, complete rocket systems and unmanned air vehicles.
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the 'Smart City Mission' involving 83 projects from 20 different cities in the country.
ii. The Smart City Mission' projects are related to water supply projects, sewage treatment plants, solid waste management under Swachh Bharat Mission.
i. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has approved first set of loans totaling US 509 million dollars to finance projects in four countries namely- Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
ii. These loans for the four projects were approved in Board of Directors meeting of AIIB held at its headquarters in Beijing, China.
i. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned two units of 14 Megawatts each at Salma Hydro Electric Project in Afghanistan.
ii. The Salma dam, or the Afghan-India Friendship dam, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
i. National Indian Students and Alumni Union have awarded Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with an Honorary Fellowship in the UK.
ii. He is honoured for his contributions to world peace and culture.
iii. The organization is proud to honour Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his important contribution to the world peace & working towards a violence-free society, for his social and cultural contributions to India.
i. Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from international football after Argentina defeated against Chile in the final of the Copa America.
1. HOW MANY COUNTRIES ARE THE MEMBERS OF "MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME"?
2. NAME THE CITY IN WHICH "SMART CITY MISSION" PROJECT LAUNCHED BY PM NARENDRA MODI?
3. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF AIIB SITUATED?
4. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN?
5. THE FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER "LIONEL MESSI" BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
i. The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in September.
ii. According to BCCI president Anurag Thakur the BCCI is willing to host a mini IPL or IPL overseas with all the eight teams participating.
i. In Mercer's Cost of Living Survey Asia dominates the top 5 of 2016 Cost of Living Ranking Hong Kong on the No. 1 spot.
ii. New York City is used as the base city for all comparisons and currency movements are measured against the US dollar.
i. Defending champion Chile won the 2016 Copa America Football tournament by defeating Argentina in a penalty shootout.
ii. In the final match New Jersey (US) Chile defeated Argentina by 4-2 goals in the penalty shootout as in the regulation period both teams failed to score goal.
iii. Copa America Football title is an international football competition. It is played between the men's national football teams of South American Football Confederation.
i. The 17th International Indian Film Academy Awards 2016 were presented in Madrid, Spain.
ii. IIFA Awards are presented by the International Indian Film Academy every year.
1. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF BCCI?
2. NAME THE COUNTRY WHO TOPS THE LIST OF COST OF LIVING SURVEY 2016 BY MERCER?
3. "CHILE" GRABBED THE TITLE OF 2016 COPA AMERICA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT BY DEFEATING WHICH COUNTRY?
4. WHICH OF FILM IS AWARDED AS THE BEST FILM IN THE 17TH INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY AWARDS 2016?
i. Grand Master Harika Dronavalli won the best women's player award in the Eurasian Blitz chess tournament in Kazakhstan.
i. Governor of Nagaland and Assam P B Acharya has launched women helpline number – 181.
ii. He also inaugurated Sakhi, a one stop Centre for the support women affected by violence both in private and public spaces under one roof.
i. The Prime Minister of United Kingdom David Cameron announced his resignation hours after the Brexit vote that favoured leaving the European Union .
ii. During the campaign he advocated for remaining with the EU.
iii. In the referendum 51.89 % of the voters preferred to leave the EU.
i. Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation cultural capital for the year 2016-17.
ii. It will host festivals on literature, foods ,films and dances from October 2016 to September 2017.
iii. The year 2016-17 has also be declared the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.
i. Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has been appointed to chairman of UN commission to monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.
iii. The other two members of the committee are Kenneth R. Scott and Godfrey M. Musila .
iv. The committee has been formed to monitor human rights violations in South Sudan and make recommendations for the process of transitional justice, healing and reconciliation.
i. The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed every year on June 26.
ii. The day is observed to raise awareness about the major problem of illicit drugs.
iii. The theme of the day is "Listen First".
1. THE CHESS GRANDMASTER "HARIKA DRONAVALLI" WHO WINS BEST WOMEN'S PLAYER AWARD BELONGS TO WHICH COUNTRY?
2. WHO IS THE GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND?
3. WHAT IS THE WOMEN'S HELPLINE NUMBER LAUNCHED BY THE GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND?
4. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF SAARC IS LOCATED?
5. WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF SARRC?
6. RECENTLY, WHO IS APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF UNITED NATIONS RIGHT COUNCIL?
7. WHAT IS THEME OF "INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING"?


Get creative! The opportunities are endless when it comes to planning your Read Across America event.
Following are perennially successful activities.
Here are 11 ideas in case you've hit a creative wall. They will help your event be Seuss-sational!
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Thanks to Debra Angstead of Missouri-NEA for this inspiring oath. In one of the most wonderful events in Read Across America's history, Steven G. Breyer, Justice of the United States Supreme Court, administered this oath to a group of Washington, D.C. students. Gathered in the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court Library, the children promised to become life-long readers. Your students can do the same. Invite a local judge to officiate, or your principal or other appropriate individual.


Today the official unemployment rate jumped to 7.2%. But the real story is likely worse than this number. There are other ways to measure unemployment, including looking at the number of people who are working part-time but want to be working full-time. There are 8 million of these. The official number is about people who are "looking" for work but there are also the "discouraged" workers, people who have largely given up looking. they are not included. And to top it off the official unemployment rate has been changed over the years, always in ways that make this 7.2% number lower than the official number would be if measured in ways it was measured decades ago.
Suddenly, our treasuries must be auctioned at 8,9 maybe 17%. Imagine the housing market with 15% mortgage, imagine the small business loan. Obama's trusted advisor Volcker raised the Fed rate to 15% in 1979 to save the dollar and slam inflation. That was a foundation stone for the the Reagan,Clinton Bush expansion where US wealth went from $25 Trillion to $56 Trillion. The BHO plan is a BIG COMPLEX SLOW contraption. Folks need to 1. eliminate all consumer debt 2. Only fixed rate mortgage 3. Put 6 months spending in CDs, 6 months in AU bullion. Grandmas economic plan from the '1930s is now the sophisticated plan.
I agree with almost everything you write. I think that the government has been borrowing massively since Reagan, and we've all been calling it prosperity, and the bill is coming due now.
AND it creates millions of jobs, which keeps local stores, etc in business and keeps demand up in the economy – above where it would otherwise be.
I don't agree with the tax cuts. I don't see how that helps anything except causes more government borrowing. This year's earlier "stimulus package" of tax cuts did NOTHING.
And remember that when Clinton raised taxes on the rich, that brought us a decade of a very very good economy.


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Q: ElasticSearch _find method to get saved objects returning "not handler found for URI [/s//api/saved_objects/_find...] and method [GET]" I am experimenting in Python to retrieve the saved searches in my space in Kibana.
I am trying to follow the example at https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api-find.html
Here is my code.
    r = requests.get('http://myhost.com:9200/s/guy-levin/api/saved_objects/_find?type=search',
                     auth=(username, password))
    print(r.status_code)
    print(r.text)
    print(r.json())

I get the output:
400
{"error":"no handler found for uri [/s/guy-levin/api/saved_objects/_find?type=search] and method [GET]"}
{'error': 'no handler found for uri [/s/guy-levin/api/saved_objects/_find?type=search] and method [GET]'}

I also tried es.search(), but if I try es.search(doc_type='search') [not even sure if this is right; Internet searches not helpful thus far], I get a stack trace ending with:
elasticsearch.exceptions.AuthorizationException: AuthorizationException(403, 'security_exception', 'action [indices:data/read/search] is unauthorized for user [some_user_name]')

Changing port to 5601, I got this stack trace:
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/git/KibanaReader/main.py", line 207, in <module>
    get_saved_search('Blah Blah REST API')
  File "C:/git/KibanaReader/main.py", line 90, in get_saved_search
    r = requests.get('http://kbqa2.nayax.com:5601/s/guy-levin/api/saved_objects/_find?type=search',
  File "C:\git\KibanaReader\venv\lib\site-packages\requests\api.py", line 75, in get
    return request('get', url, params=params, **kwargs)
  File "C:\git\KibanaReader\venv\lib\site-packages\requests\api.py", line 61, in request
    return session.request(method=method, url=url, **kwargs)
  File "C:\git\KibanaReader\venv\lib\site-packages\requests\sessions.py", line 542, in request
    resp = self.send(prep, **send_kwargs)
  File "C:\git\KibanaReader\venv\lib\site-packages\requests\sessions.py", line 655, in send
    r = adapter.send(request, **kwargs)
  File "C:\git\KibanaReader\venv\lib\site-packages\requests\adapters.py", line 498, in send
    raise ConnectionError(err, request=request)
requests.exceptions.ConnectionError: ('Connection aborted.', RemoteDisconnected('Remote end closed connection without response'))

A: The Saved Object API is a Kibana API, so you need to target the Kibana endpoint (port 5601 by default), not the Elasticsearch endpoint (port 9200 by default).
The right URL should be
 http://myhost.com:5601/s/guy-levin/api/saved_objects/_find?type=search
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               change this

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Movie, Review
Child's Play (1988) Review
Chucky the killer doll has slowly become synonymous with comedy horror. He is a character that has lost his bite and gone from a cinematic horror icon to having his movie slowly released straight-to-DVD with little to no fan-fare. This is a huge shame though, because when you go back to where this character started, it is clear why he is a horror icon who refuses to "die."
The central story to the movie isn't anything too special but it is a solid way to tell a horror toy story. A birthday, a possessed doll and a small child who isn't being believed are all tropes we have seen a hundred times, and arguably better, but when the character stalking the family is Chucky, you can give the movie a pass for being slightly too generic. It means we see the usual horror cliches, from tiny footsteps just out of focus, a creepy smiling face viewed with suspicion and gruesome deaths with just one person who knows the actual truth.
Chucky is a perfectly creepy doll
Cliched as it is, the horror is done effectively. There are some genuinely tense horror moments, where the scene builds to it's climax well and you wait for the "killer" blow. It isn't always very creative but you are always invested and child-actor Alex Vincent plays the role of Andy well, adding an innocence which means you are sympathetic to what he is going through.
The supporting characters are very good, although Andy's Mother, played by Catherine Hicks, does struggle slightly from being a hysteric scream queen at a time when we have moved beyond this sort of horror character. The real star is of course, Chucky himself. The switch from innocent, smiling doll to the grinning, swearing and fantastically manic serial killer is a great one and Brad Dourif brings the doll to life with such an enjoyable, over-the-top performance.
The film is a highly enjoyable horror
Enjoyable is the key word overall. This film is a classic horror and that is because it keeps itself entertaining. There is no wasted space or overly complicated lead-in to the main plot and central action. The film has a quick run-time but this is a blessing because the horror starts almost immediately and with a classic 80s vibe, manages to escalate to a great point and a decent finale.
You are forced to look past the fact that Chucky and the whole Child's Play premise is silly. Possession, voodoo and a killer doll are taken with a tongue firmly in cheek but it is a movie where the central character is scary and witty rather than comedic and likeable, which is unfortunately where this franchise soon heads.
Overall, Child's Play is a great showcase of how to create an iconic horror character. The horror is cliched and offers little that is new but this matters little when it is executed so perfectly and Child's Play manages to bring Chucky to the masses and create a pop-icon.
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The introduction of a horror icon
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Richard Orlinski's artwork has taken the world of art by storm
Mike JamesJuly 28, 20200 Comment0204
Richard's artwork has been loved and appreciated by all and has made him the contemporary artist French best-selling in the world.
What is life without art they ask? Well, maybe nothing or perhaps like a body without a soul. This is something that many of you'll would agree or agree to even disagree, as art in itself is such a small yet meaningful and profound word that it has so far included in its world many legends who through their artwork have taken over the world by surprise as they have executed their deep love and pure passion through their exquisite work of art. An artist who sculpts and creates a piece of timeless artwork, so real that the person seeing it can't take their eyes off the masterpiece is an artist who is a creative visionary and who has the power to create art much beyond of what the eyes can see. One such phenomenal artist of the world, who has raised the bar for many other aspiring artists, is Richard Orlinski from France.
Richard is the face of the modern and contemporary artists of the world who exudes determination and love for creating artworks and proves that art can, in many ways arouse multiple emotions in a person, all at once. In the year 2004, Richard dived deep into the artistic world and since then has devoted his life towards it. This artist who has an altogether different level of zest for art and sculpture shows his prowess in creating artworks of the world that puts the focus on also wild and primitive animals.
An artist is defined not just by what he/she creates, but what they want to portray and how deep-rooted their emotions and passion are that they want people to see through their works of art, and Richard scores the highest success in this as he is known across the world for creating masterpieces that are so powerful that it has the potential to trigger strong emotions in people and, at the same time, also make them fall in love with it.
Even after facing his share of struggles in life, Richard rose above all of those dark days by creating a colourful universe of his and his masterpieces that are highly inspired by not only the wildest animals but also exemplary objects that have marked their generation. His idea of reinventing himself every time and making his art approachable has overwhelmed art connoisseurs across the globe with his creative work. Today, Richard is represented by over 90 galleries in France and other places of the world and has earned the status of the contemporary artist French best-selling in the world, since 2015.
In 2017, he opened his first gallery ever in Paris, which was followed by opening up other five galleries across different cities, dedicated purely to his creative art and sculpting. Richard is that creative visionary whose art not only reflects in the artwork he creates but also in many other fields that he loves to explore like music, sculpture, live shows, design, etc.
His unbeatable talents and skills as an artist have also made him collaborate with various well-known brands worldwide, creating for them successful watch models. The exemplary artist has taken a step to give a platform to promising young individuals in the form of "Tomorrow Hub", helping them to shape their careers and realize their professional projects.
Working each day more to create something unique and astonish people with his sculpting and creating prowess is Richard Orlinski whose enthusiasm and love for art sees no bound, making him one of the top contemporary artists and modern creators of the world.
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Astronaut Returns From Space after 172 Days
Jeff Williams, a NASA astronaut has just returned to Earth. The NASA astronaut has now spent a grand total of 534 days in space. He now hold the record for most spacetime for a US astronaut.
Williams was accompanied by Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovichin and Oleg Skripochka. After spending 172 days on the International Spation Station, the three came back home, and landed safely in Kazakhstan earlier this week.
Willliams' duties on board the ISS included installing new tech, and doing some repairs. One of these repairs involved Williams working outside the ISS, in space. Williams performed also a number a number of experiments. These scientific experiments will benefit the fields of biology, biotechnology and physical science.
On the ISS three other astronauts stayed behind, Kate Rubins from NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin, Roscomos, and Takuya Onishi, Japan Aerospace Exploratuin Agency. Two weeks from now, three other astronauts will be joining them, Shane Kimborough (NASA), Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko.
The previous US record holder, Scott Kelly, spent 340 days aboard the International Space Station. After he returned from this one year mission, the total time he had spent in space during his career added up to 520 days.
However, neither Williams nor Kelly hold the record for most consecutive days spent away from Earth.
Current World Record Holder Is A Russian Astronaut
That honor goes to Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov. He stayed in the Mir space station for 14 months, between 1994 and 1995. Next comes Sergey Avdeiev, who clocked 380 consecutive days in space, between 1998 and 1999.
The effects of such a prolonged stay in space are still somewhat of a mystery. Apart from their missions in space, NASA is also conducting experiments back on Earth. These experiments hope to assess the psychological and physical effects of living in outer space for such a long time.
In August, they completed an experiment that was supposed to simulate the conditions of a one-year mission to Mars. They aim of the simulation was to help scientists determine what psychological factors are involved in a mission such as this, and the ideal structure for a team.
Scientists are particularly worried about the effects of isolation, and living in a relatively confined space for such a long period. Most astronauts admit that this is one of the most difficult factors to bear.
Many space programs have now set their sights on Mars. They hope to send manned missions to the Red Planet in the near future. If they manage to do so, the trip alone would take one and a half years, when Mars is closest to the Earth. Then, there would be the time spent on the planet itself. And finally, the trip back home, another year and a half. Such a mission would top any current records.
Naturally, there are many technical difficulties involved in such an endeavor. But scientists must also bear in mind how a mission such as this would affect the astronauts on an emotional level. Unfortunately, it will be difficult to assess or account for the psychological dimension of a mission such as this.
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October Favorites – Yow Yow!
I've been hearing about this series for awhile now, but never saw myself as the kind of person that could binge watch a show. It is only in its second season though so you may have though "well, better to start now than when it is in its 4th, right?" When Kevin was in town, he set up my Netflix for me so that I could watch directly from my TV and that was life changing. After he left, this was the first show I turned on and within just a few days, I had finished the entire first season. I love a good CW series and didn't find myself resonating too strongly with Dynasty (a new series from this past fall.) The show reminds me a little bit of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, but not complex enough that I get confused by all the story lines. I'm also particularly excited by this romance between Betty and Jughead. I'm familiar with the comics, but not the storyline from the comics so it's almost like beginning this series with a fresh start!
In the years that they've been around, I had never gotten a chance to see Odesza live up until just last weekend! Obviously, I'm super biased towards any musician or band that comes out of Seattle, but there's something special to see someone charge $5-8 for a ticket all the way up until now when they've sold out three nights in a city that isn't their hometown and I'm forced to buy it on Stubhub. I've been listening to this album weekly since it came out and was even more excited when I found out I'd be seeing them in concert at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley – a first for me! There's not one song that I don't like. Listen to it from start to finish.
I was really lucky when I had the chance to buy this tee in stores last weekend because now it's totally waitlisted. Bummer! I have a couple of simple black long-sleeve tees already at home, but it feels as though you can never have enough. There are so many fabrics to buy them in, fits, some can be a turtleneck. This one, in particular, I knew I didn't have and needed to have. It's ribbed material and completely fitted so when you wear it tucked into pants, it's very chic and since it's already in black, naturally slimming. Since I purchased it, I've already worn it three times and I'm glad I got it before having to wait until March. At just $30 a pop, I wish I would've known sooner so that I could buy this in all the colors.
My collection of masks at home are growing! While I love trying new products, I started to have this inkling that the products I was receiving or being gifted with weren't always the ones that were best for my skin. Were they for more general skin types? For those with dry or sensitive skin? I was using all different kinds, but I wasn't sure if anything was actually happening so I decided to a store I trusted to find something that fit what I was looking for. I landed on this Malin + Goetz mask, which has been my favorite. I use it twice a week and for only five minutes, which means I don't have to wait around for a long time for it to do its thing. As soon as it hits your skin, it begins to start foaming so make sure you put on a thick layer and get every inch of your skin for it to be in full effect. It's still early and I'm not sure if I can pin point any differences yet, but my hope (or what I was promised) is that my skin will start to look brighter and break out less.


Global markets opened on a positive note today. Asian Shares, gains were mostly propelled by the U.S. Tech industry such as Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and Facebook to name a few. It is expected, that these up winds were the catalyst behind the EU stocks. U.S. Market participants are anticipating Earnings reports from some 40 companies to impact the S&P 500 (USA 500) and other indices.
Crude oil prices leaped to their highest since 2014, crossing the $70 threshold. Driven mostly by Venezuelan and Iranian woes with a projection for further upside if the tension is not averted, despite fundamentals pointing to increased U.S production.
As the U.K. celebrates its early bank holidays, the GBP remains subdued heading for its 100-day support levels recorded 1.3487. The currency was seen ranging between 1.3527 – 1.3565 with uptrends ahead of the Bank of England (BOE) rate decision later this week.
The EUR does not seem to be faring well amid a deluge of disappointing data such as the Germany Factory Orders which fell by 0.1%.
The USD consolidated near 4-month highs. Pricing in June might be in for another possible rate hike.
Last week's NFP results were noted as positive, despite a miss of 26k from the forecast of 194k. The unemployment rate dropped from 4.0% to 3.9% a catalyst cementing upcoming rate hikes.
Gold prices receded along with other commodities. The U.S. dollar index, which gauges the USD's strength versus a basket of six major currencies, surged to $92.59.
Cryptocurrencies slipped as Azerbaijan warns of taxation on gains in this arena.
Markets participants look to upcoming FED speakers comments for direction.


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New Deputy Operation Commander for EUNAVFOR
On 13 July 2012, Rear Admiral Rainer Endres (German Navy) handed over the role of Deputy Operation Commander (DCOM) of the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia – Operation Atalanta to Rear Admiral Gualtiero Mattesi (Italian Navy).The handover was conducted at the EU NAVFOR Operation Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood, near London.
Rear Admiral Endres joined Operation Atalanta OHQ on 12 January 2012 and he will now return to Germany as Director Naval Development, Training and Education at the German Naval Office in Rostock.
Speaking about his time at Northwood Rear Admiral Endres said: "Operation Atlanta has continued to play a decisive role in the international efforts to combat the piracy menace. I am delighted that pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa have significantly reduced over the last year, with EU NAVFOR continuing to apply pressure to the pirates' criminal business model both at sea and on the beach. That said, we must always remember that there are still far too many innocent individuals being held hostage by pirates in appalling conditions and the reduction in attacks is entirely reversible as the strategic situation in Somalia has not changed.
Piracy has not gone away and we must not become complacent. I strongly believe that Atalanta has much to contribute to the EU`s Comprehensive Approach for Somalia to tackle the root causes of piracy and I am convinced that this will become a future key element of our operation.
I have very much enjoyed being part of a great team, working with highly professional and motivated men and women in the OHQ, the Force HQ and our forces at sea and in the region. To my successor and all those engaged in counter piracy business I wish continued success, the best of luck and fair winds and following seas."
Rear Admiral Mattesi joined the Italian Navy in 1978 and after achieving his commission he began flying training at the flight training school in Pensacola, Florida. He went on to command Minesweeper ITS Storione between September 1989 – October 1990, frigate ITS Zeffiro August 1998 – July 1999 and the 1st Corvette Squadron July 1999 – September 2000.
From September 2000 – September 2004 he was appointed to the Italian MOD Defence Cabinet and on completion of this busy role he was appointed commanding officer of the destroyer Durend De La Penne until November 2005. From November 2005 – August 2010 he was appointed as Deputy Chief of Defence (CHOD) Military Assistant.
Promoted Rear Admiral on July 1 2010, he was appointed Deputy Commander Italian Maritime Forces (DComItMarFor) and selected as Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (COMSNMG1), where he gained first-hand experience of counter-piracy operations off Somalia.
Speaking about his new appointment, Rear Admiral Mattesi said:
"I am delighted to be appointed as DCOM to the EU NAVFOR OHQ. I bring with me extensive counter-piracy experience and I am ready for the challenges that lie ahead. The extension of our mandate that allows action against pirate logistic dumps has already achieved results in denying pirates a sense of impunity on the shoreline and I am keen to build on this success.
We will continue to work with our counter-piracy partners to keep the pressure on pirates so that ships' crews can feel safer transiting the waters off the Horn of Africa."
Article courtesy of EUNAVFOR.
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Armadillos are odd enough to occasionally end up stuffed, mounted, or imitated as art. I've collected a few examples here of various armadillo items.
Charles Apelt, a German basketmaker, first popularized the armadillo basket by displaying one at the 1902 World's Fair. His family company, the Apelt Armadillo Company (including the Apelt Armadillo Farm, the only known commercial attempt at raising armadillos) was in business until the 1970s. An armadillo basket is generally a dried armadillo shell, including the tail and often the head. The armadillo shell sits on its back, with the tail curled up over the shell towards the head to form a handle. I do not currently know of any commercial supplier of armadillo baskets.
A similar armadillo item is the stuffed armadillo, occasionally presented lying on its back with a bottle of beer tipped up to its mouth. Although whole armadillos without such adornment are available (a whole mount was featured in the background of the judge's office on the sitcom Night Court, for example), the decorated or posed models seem to be more popular as a tourist item. The armadillo has been actively used to promote Texas tourism since the 1890s.
The charango is a traditional South American instrument, similar to a small 5-stringed guitar. You can learn a little more about the instrument on the Latin American Folk Institute website. The charango is based on an early Spanish instrument called the vihuela, which was popular with the indigenous population. The woodworking necessary to shape the body of the instrument was complex, but could be replicated fairly easily by substituting an armadillo shell for the curved wooden body. Thus, the charango was born. I do not currently have a photo of a charango, but you can search Google Images for a charango photo.
The armadillo as a decoration or souvenir has been popular for quite some time. The state of Texas, for example, seems to have passed a law requiring the presence of at least one item featuring an armadillo in every store. (This is of course a joke, but you are guaranteed to find lots of armadillo items in Texas.) Armadillos can be seen adoring pins, license plates, T-shirts, hats, boots, etc., and have in the past been popular as stuffed animals or hand puppets from various companies. I do not maintain a list of companies or businesses that stock armadillo-themed items; I don't have the time to do an exhaustive search every month, and Google does a much better job of indexing the suppliers than I would anyway. If you're looking for something specific, start with a Google search for "armadillo merchandise", or search for "armadillo" on Froogle, the Google shopping service, and narrow down the results from there.
One item I will specifically point out here is a book: 'Dillos. Roadkill on Extinction Highway?, written by William Klemm, D.V.M., Ph.D., a professor at Texas A&M University. If you know an armadillo lover who is interested in learning more about these strange animals, a copy of this book might make a great gift.


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Q: How do I append to a file using the COPY command I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate x64, but my experience dates back to DOS 3.0.
Since like DOS 3.1 you've been able to append a file to another one with this use of the COPY command:
COPY FILE1+FILE2=FILE1

Making the need for a temporary FILE3 unnecessary.
It was a very convenient command since whenever you added a new program you often needed to update your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
It also used to be that getting the order correct was importiant, otherwise you'd end up with an empty FILE1.
But today when I tried that, it left FILE1 untouched, and when I reversed the order, it (understandably) made FILE1  a copy of FILE2.
Does anyone know if it's been replaced with another method, and when this change happened?
EDIT:
I've been doing more testing, and oddly even though the above code won't work, you still can sill copy from the console and append that to an existing file like this:
copy file1+con=file1
Type some text to append to file1
^Z ([CTRL]+Z the End Of File character)

I'm wondering if my version of Windows is messed up somehow.  Can any body replicate my findings?
EDIT:
It works on 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP / XP Mode / 7 Professional x64 / 8 x64. So I imagine that it's not a 7 Ultimate x64 problem, but rather an issue with my machine.
* Sigh *
EDIT:
Last edit, I promise. :)
It was not an issue with my machine, it was an issue with File1.  Apparently when I first appended File2 to it, the [CTRL]+Z (EOF character) never got overwritten, causing the file to look like this:
Original Data
Original Data
[EOF]
Appended Data
Appended Data
Appended Data

You can duplicate this yourself with the following experiment from at the command prompt. (Where ^Z is the character [CTRL]+Z )
At the command prompt type:
copy con file1
File One
^Z^Z

copy con file2
File Two
^Z

copy con file3
File Three
^Z

copy file1+file2=file1

copy file2+file3=file2

TYPE file1
TYPE file2

You will see:
file1
File One

file2
File Two
File Three

You can type file2 >> file1 or use nearly any other method of concatenating files, and when you type file1 it will still only appear to contain File One. BUT if you use FIND "searchterm" file to parse the file it will show you what's REALLY going on.  In this case type:
FIND " " file1

And you will be rewarded with:
---------- FILE1
File One
→File Two

A: What about type file2 >> file1

A: Answer to: "How do I append to a file using the COPY command"
WARNING: If you have a list of files you wish to combine via COPY command, it's simple but can potentially destroy your files.
Dangerous Way:
copy /b one + two + three -- will append contents of "two" and "three" to the file "one" . So the original "one" now has contents of 3 files in proper sequence. If during copy-process things go wrong, you'll have no way of recovering original "one", as it will be corrupt and your data would essentially be lost. There's almost Never a reason to use this way.
Safe Way:
copy /b one + two new_filename -- will combine 2 files (you can list more than two of course), creating a new_filename containing "one" and "two" in proper sequence, and leaving original files intact.

A: Windows 8 x86:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
(c) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Nikos>echo foo>file1

C:\Users\Nikos>echo bar>file2

C:\Users\Nikos>copy /b file1 + file2 file1
file1
file2
        1 file(s) copied.

C:\Users\Nikos>type file1
foo
bar

A: make sure you start with fresh files you never tried to copy over.
I just found that on my (XP sp3) copy a+b a without /b appends 1A (SUB) to the end of the file which makes anything after it disappear from output of type (but more will show it). Copy /b a+b a works.

A: @echo off

cls

type "file2.txt" >> "file1.txt"

exit

A: Did you try copy /b file1 + file2 file1

A: copy /b input1 + input2 output
del input1
ren output input1
Maybe this? :P

A:
C:\Users\Nikos>type file1
foo
bar

C:\Users\Nikos>copy file1+con=file1
file1
con
ihdui
ohisd
^Z
        1 file(s) copied.

C:\Users\Nikos>type file1
foo
bar
ihdui
ohisd

A: Wait! There is more!  (Win7 Pro)
>ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

>copy file.a.txt + file.b.txt file.ab.txt
file.a.txt
1 file(s) copied

>copy fileA.txt + fileB.txt fileAB.txt
fileA.txt
fileB.txt
1 files(s) copied

Putting aside the "1 file(s) copied" notification, it just doesn't like files with funny names.

A: To copy to a binary file ...
Put all files in same folder e.g. G:\Files
g:
cd Files
copy /B *.* TargetFilename.ext

and .ext is the type of file required

A:         echo . 2>new.mp3
        rem create a new empty.
        for /f "delims=" %%i in ('dir /b *.mp3') do copy /b "%cd%\new.mp3"+"%cd%\%%i.mp3" %cd%\new.mp3

        rem loop merge mp3 to new.mp3
        rem or you can edit a list to merge files
        for /f "delims=" %%i in (list.txt) do copy /b "%cd%\new.mp3"+"%cd%\%%i.mp3" %cd%\new.mp3

A: *

*Put all the files in the same folder.

*copy *.* ´target.ext'

*????

*Profit!


One of the strengths of our democracy is that citizens are free to question the results of an election. But four lawyers who did just that in Ohio, contesting President Bush's victory, are now facing sanctions. These lawyers, and other skeptics, may not have cast significant doubt on the legitimacy of the outcome. But punishing them for trying would send a disturbing message.
Clifford Arnebeck and three other lawyers contested the vote totals in Ohio, whose 20 electoral votes put President Bush over the top. Ohio had many problems on Election Day, including lines of up to 10 hours to vote, and a shortage of voting machines in African-American neighborhoods. But they were nowhere near widespread enough to erase Mr. Bush's margin of more than 118,000 votes. The lawyers also charged fraud, but they never proved their case.
Ohio's attorney general, who represents Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell in the matter, has asked the State Supreme Court to sanction Mr. Arnebeck and the others for mounting a "frivolous" challenge. Even though their case was weak, these lawyers did a public service by raising concerns that many voters shared. The burden put on Ohio's courts by their challenge was minimal. Courts know what to do when they get a weak case: throw it out.
Imposing sanctions would be likely to deter people from raising concerns about future elections, and ultimately undermine public confidence in the electoral process. The Ohio Supreme Court should make it clear that people have the right to challenge election results without fear of retribution.
It is odd that Mr. Blackwell, of all people, is requesting sanctions. He made many bad decisions as Ohio's top elections official, including one to reject voter registrations filed on insufficiently thick paper, an order he later retracted. Mr. Blackwell and the officials responsible for the 10-hour lines have not been held accountable for putting unnecessary obstacles in the way of Ohio voters. It will be a poor reflection on our election system if the only ones punished are the lawyers who tried to point out these deficiencies.


Fifteen imaginative settings, for trumpet and piano, of classic hymns in contemporary styles, ranging from rhythm-and-blues to joyous swing to meditative lyricism to funky jazz. There is something for everyone in this surprising collection!
Hymns don't hold the place in today's Christian church they once did. Reasons, some legitimate, are not hard to find: dreary renditions, old-fashioned lyrics, lack of a beat, each generation's fascination with novelty. But the greatest hymns are unrivaled among congregational worship music in lyrical and musical craftsmanship, and they have a melodic and harmonic depth and suggestiveness inviting creative reinterpretation. Hymns at their best open the door to joyous, awestruck worship while forging links across generations of worshipers.
This album is a tribute to the multi-faceted, gem-like excellence of the Christian hymn, to its enduring vitality, beauty, expressiveness, and adaptability. May these arrangements help to stimulate or rekindle in you an excitement for hymns as a means of worship and delight.


If you're into romance with a contemporary twist, you'll want to read about Breton and Casey's Chateau Laurier wedding and everything leading up to it. This smiley couple combined classic elegance with a little culture and modern twist to create the wedding of their dreams.
Casey didn't cut any corners when planning out his proposal to his then-girlfriend of two years. After celebrating their dating anniversary over dinner at the Keg Manor in Ottawa, they opted for a walk through the NCC garden. During their stroll, Casey subtly suggested Breton check the latest update on her "CNTDWN" app - an iPhone application designed to keep track of important events. Naturally, the tech-savvy romantic (he's a web developer… it only makes sense!) had pre-programmed the calendar to display a special message for that exact date, complete with a photograph of a ring. By the time Breton registered what exactly was unfolding, Casey had already lowered himself down to one knee to propose.
The couple spent the rest of their evening at the Chateau Laurier, which would appropriately become their wedding venue down the road. Casey had surprised his bride-to-be with everything from flowers to strawberries and refreshments - but the best surprise was the video montage he had edited himself. It showcased a compilation of video diaries of his journey through the engagement process (from purchasing the ring to sneakily making plans), as well as a collection of clips the two had recorded throughout their relationship. Talk about a modern-day Prince Charming!
Breton and Casey's fairytale came true in May of 2014, when they celebrated their love with over 100 of their closest friends and family. The day started out with a series of games, known in the Chinese culture as "Chinese Wedding Door Games". Casey was not allowed to see his bride in her stunning Kim Ironmonger gown until he completed a variety of challenges with his groomsmen, including serenading the bridal party with a rendition of Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way". After laughing their way through the Grooms Games, the couple hosted a traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony, and later said their i do's in an emotional service which took place in the Chateau Laurier's "Canadian Room".
This wedding had no shortage of entertainment! The groom's sister and her husband surprised the newlyweds with a live band (à la "Love Actually") which kickstarted the party immediately after the ceremony and followed into the reception. Later on, lion dancers flooded the Chateau's "Laurier Room" with their vibrant costumes, adding an element of Chinese culture to the elegant setting.
As per usual, the Chateau Laurier's chefs did not disappoint. Guests enjoyed a choice of chicken, beef, salmon or a vegetarian meal, paired with a delicious cream of asparagus soup and a goat cheese soufflé salad. After everyone had worked off their dessert on the dance floor, a very canadian tradition was mixed into the menu; Breton and Casey offered a poutine bar to those with late-night cravings!
To keep up with the theme of Casey's proposal, a video montage was displayed throughout the couple's first dance as husband and wife, a unique element that made their list of most memorable wedding moments. As for the rest of the day's memories, our very own Andrew Geddes had the privilege of capturing them on camera for the happy couple to revisit for decades to come.


4. Treat yourself to a gentle, yet effective roll-on paired with a gorgeous body spray.
5. Soak feet in a luke warm tub, buff feet with a foot file to remove rough skin, especially the heels, then massage in Bramley foot cream or followed by Bramley foot powder.


13th International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery was a great success.Thank you all for your support and contribution!
Copyright (c) 2016, 13th International Conference on Cerebrovascular Surgery. All rights reserved.


Siblings of children with chronic or life limiting illnesses can face a number of challenges, yet this is a group that is often unacknowledged as needing specific support. It is essential that their needs are recognized and addressed as part of a family-centred approach.
Being the brother or sister of someone with a chronic illness like cystic fibrosis (CF) can be hard. Research shows there is a higher rate of poor psycho-social outcomes for siblings, compared to the general sibling population.
Common problems are emotional, behavioural, academic, adjustment issues, peer-related difficulties and low self-esteem. As a parent it can be hard enough to deal with your child with CF, but it's important to keep track of what's happening with your healthy children.
It can be hard juggling all the stresses and responsibilities of having a child with CF along with all the other daily demands of life, including your other children. Helping them though is important.


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Q: copy folder data from source location to destination locaton using pyspark I am new to pyspark, my task is to copy the source folder data to destination folder using pyspark where parallelization also happen.
in python  i can copy the data using
from shutil import copytree
copytree(source, destination)

with this i am able to recusively copy whole data with folder structure using standard python. i want to do the same. task using pyspark on a cluster. how should i proceed , i am using YARN as resource manager.

A: spark allows you to manipulate data, not files.
Therefore, I can offer you 2 solutions :
1 - You read your data with spark and write them where you need to :
spark.read.format(
    "my_format"
).load(
    "in_path"
).write.format(
    "my_format"
).save("out_path")

2 - the other solution is to use the hadoop tools :
from subprocess import call
call(["hdfs", "dfs", "-mv", "origine_path", "target_path"])

A: You can load and write as a Dataframe (example for parquet):
df = spark.read.parquet(<your_input_path>)
df.write.parquet(<your_destination_path>)

Where 'your_input_path' can be a folder and it will copy all files in it


So good to have you back in the blogosphere, Lost One!
It seems the whole debate has stymied on the meaning of terms. The equivalent of arguing over the length of a piece of string. Rather than getting on with the job of actually leaving.
There are many things that need to be done. Arguing over terms and inventing new ones then positing impossible scenarios and worst of all burying one's head in the sand with regards to the consequences of no deal gets us nowhere.
There is a job to be done, that of leaving the EU and becoming an independent nation once more. Is that so difficult?
For those who don't want to do it apparently yes, including a good few of our politicians who seem to have little idea of what the EU actually is, let alone how to leave it.


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Brent B. Young
Johnson City (Tri-Cities)
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Brent B. Young advises creditor clients in bankruptcy and debt restructuring issues across the country, with an emphasis in the two states where he is currently licensed: Tennessee and South Carolina.
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Represented various financial institutions in commercial loan workouts, negotiations, foreclosure and receivership proceedings; chiefly in Tennessee and South Carolina. Applicable collateral has included: golf courses and other luxury amenities, shopping malls, strip shopping centers, apartment complexes and hotels.
Represented an international chemical company in a $500 million commercial dispute in federal court. Representation included co-chairing a multi-layered team of litigators, including the implementation of a document review process of thousands of electronic documents, discovery and motion practice.
Represented international finance company in mold abatement case, serving as defense counsel. The case was comprised of 75 plaintiffs. Ultimately Baker Donelson negotiated a successful settlement of the case for the client.
Mr. Young has twenty years of experience in more than one hundred commercial loan work-out and recovery matters. He is based in the Firm's Johnson City office, and has worked extensively with special servicers in wide-ranging CMBS and other related matters including foreclosure (judicial and non-judicial), receiverships, defense of borrower litigation, guarantor recovery, and analysis of rights and duties of parties to pooling and servicing agreements.
In addition to his creditor practice, Mr. Young has defended dozens of employers against claims of discrimination and other litigation matters. He has likewise counseled dozens of companies of all sizes on the enforcement of covenants not to compete, negotiated severance and separation agreements, and helped draft employee handbooks and employment applications. Mr. Young has extensive experience in commercial, business, premises liability, long term care, personal injury, and products liability litigation.
Mr. Young also represents clients in the transportation industry and is a member of the Firm's 24 Hour Motor Carrier Emergency Response Team, a group of attorneys dedicated to providing rapid post-accident intervention and investigation throughout the Firm's footprint and beyond, whenever and wherever clients need us.
Mr. Young serves on the Firm's Pro Bono Committee and serves as office pro bono coordinator in the Tri-Cities, TN/VA office. He is a frequent presenter at seminars on most employment topics and professional ethics issues and is bilingual (English and Spanish), conducting training and investigations in both languages.
Led team of dozens of attorneys to a highly favorable result in a bet-the-company litigation on a dispute involving two publicly traded companies over a $1 billion supply contract. Related issues included reciprocal lawsuits in two jurisdictions, seeking and obtaining expedited relief under the Declaratory Judgment Rule, and alleged spoliation of evidence. Dozens of depositions, hearings and rulings were prosecuted/obtained during the course of a highly condensed 90-day litigation schedule, ending with a settlement on the courthouse steps.
Instrumental in obtaining revision to owner-operator truck driving statutes in South Carolina relative to workers' compensation benefits through ongoing litigation on several matters and at different levels of courts.
Represented a chemical company in a dispute with one of its largest suppliers over a multi-year contract with a value in excess of $1 billion. Given the unique nature of the product, it was imperative that our client be granted relief on an expedited basis. We were successful in setting a trial date just two months after the lawsuit was filed. The Firm participated in more than twenty depositions and more than twelve hearings. The parties eventually settled at a third session of court-ordered mediation on the eve of trial, resulting in a net benefit for the client over $140 million.
Successfully mediated settlement of a complex sexual harassment and pay discrimination lawsuit on behalf of international telecommunications company.
Represented international finance company, successfully mediating the settlement of a complex sexual harassment and age discrimination lawsuit.
Successfully defended an international auto parts company in a FMLA and age discrimination case that was dismissed on summary judgment.
Successfully defended international chemical company in a personal injury lawsuit. While waiting on the judge to rule on 10 pre-trial motions in limine, opposing counsel settled for a nominal amount.
Conducted multiple investigations of correctional centers, including issues surrounding medical departments and inmate escapes.
Represented client in litigation related to a $5 million beach house in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Successfully negotiated the settlement of the lawsuit, resulting in a $1 million benefit to the client.
Represented a financial services client, successfully negotiating a consensual Chapter 11 Plan, resulting in significant future profit for the client. The Plan was finalized after close to three years of state court and bankruptcy litigation.
Successfully represented a communications company against a former management employee's allegations of disability and age discrimination. Prepared and filed counterclaims seeking disgorgement of severance pay, compensation for breach of loyalty, and lost profits resulting from shirking of management responsibilities. Resolved the complaint and the counterclaims through dismissal with prejudice.
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AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Member – Tennessee Bar Association (Chair of Federal Practice Section)
Recognized as an Attorney for Justice by the Tennessee Supreme Court (2016, 2017)
Pro Bono Coordinator for Tri-Cities TN/VA office; Pro Bono Firm of the Year awarded by Legal Aid of East Tennessee (2008, 2010, 2013, 2014)
Graduate of Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (2007)
Past President – Kingsport Bar Association
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Member – Washington County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association and American Bar Association
Listed in Marquee magazine's "Laudable Lawyers 2006" in the area of Labor & Employment
Past Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Kingsport
Member – Baker Donelson's 24-Hour Transportation Emergency Response Team
"22nd Annual Urgent Issues for Modern Employers Labor & Employment Law Seminar" (April 2018)
Co-presenter – "Ethics Roadshow," Tennessee Bar Association (2009 – 2014)
"Law Practice Succession," Tennessee Bar Association (2008 – 2014)
"Electronic Discovery & the Newly Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," 25th Annual Multi-State Labor & Employment Law Seminar
Baker Donelson Names Pro Bono Committee Office Leaders (December 11, 2019)
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A refractive error occurs when light is not focused properly on the retina at the back of the eye.
The curved surface of the eyeball bends light, much like a magnifying glass. This is called refraction. As the light is refracted it should focus on the retina, which lines the back surface of the eye.
Light enters your eye through two curved surfaces. First it passes through the cornea where most of the focusing occurs. Next, the lens, slightly adjusts the light to focus on the retina.
If the light focuses ahead of the retina, the eye is nearsighted or myopic. If the light focuses behind the retina, it is farsighted, or hyperopic. Astigmatism can result when the eye is unevenly rounded. Imperfections of the cornea or lens can also cause Astigmatism.
Glasses and contact lenses are made to bend light at a precise angle to offset the error that occurs in your eye. Surgery and corneal molding may also be options for the correction of refractive errors.
Please consult your eye care professional to discuss the solution that is best for you.


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Backers insist Rand Paul's campaign isn't in danger of shutting down (yet)
BuzzFeed Oct 02, 2015 1:15 PM ET
The numbers show that Paul has been spending quite a bit of the money he has, though. The Paul campaign says it now has $2 million cash on hand. But at the second quarter, the campaign had over $4.1 million cash on hand — meaning the campaign spent more than it raised in the third quarter. One of the costs incurred during the third quarter: transferring $250,000 to the Republican Party of Kentucky to help fund the state's caucuses, so Paul is able to run for both president and his senate seat concurrently.
There have been other concerning signs. Purple PAC, a pro-Paul libertarian super PAC, said this week that it was no longer raising money for him. And the latest Real Clear Politics polling average has Paul with 2.3% of the vote, meaning he is at risk of being bumped down to the undercard debate — candidates for the next debate must meet a threshold of 3%.
The campaign sent a note to top donors and supporters this week alerting them to the fundraising numbers coming out and emphasizing that the campaign is not running an unwieldy operation like Walker's…
Despite the glimmers of hope, one adviser to the campaign who spoke on condition of anonymity said "I think there's already been some cutting back," and that "the campaign headquarters used to be jammed with people coming and going and now it's quite thinned out."
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Q: NSEntityMigrationPolicy vs NSEntityMapping To whoever has a good understanding of the migration process of Core Data:
What's the difference (what are their respective roles and their difference) between NSEntityMigrationPolicy and NSEntityMapping?
I don't have any specific problem. I am just curious.

A: NSEntityMapping describes the transformation between entities, attributes and relationships.
NSEntityMigrationPolicy describes the particular process that should be followed when applying the mappings. With the policy you customize the particular stages of the migration life cycle.
In a way it is similar the life cycle callbacks of view controllers. E.g. controllers have views, application logic, etc. but you can inject custom code manipulating these in methods like viewDidLoad, viewWillLayoutSubviews, viewDidAppear, viewWillDisappear, dealloc, etc. if you have to do something at particular stages in the life cycle of the view.
Similarly, NSEntityMigrationPolicy has methods like beginEntityMapping:, endRelationshipCreationForDestinationInstance:, etc.


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Erie County Executive Davis to Discuss State of the County at MBA's May 4 Eggs 'n' Issues Briefing
Wednesday Apr 27th, 2022
ERIE – Erie County Executive Brenton Davis will discuss the state of the county and lay out his vision to usher in an era of change, during the Manufacturer & Business Association's (MBA) Eggs 'n' Issues briefing, starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the MBA Conference Center, 2171 West 38th Street. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. All media are invited to attend.
As part of his presentation, Davis will share his pro-business, no-new-tax agenda to re-energize and expand opportunity for Erie County. Overseeing a $523 million budget, the Davis administration is focused on economic growth as it works to build a more engaging, collaborative partnership with the private and public sectors to help attract new jobs and retain existing businesses.
Davis took office as Erie County executive on January 23, 2022. As the first Republican in nearly 20 years to ascend to Erie County's highest office, Davis is also the youngest-ever Erie County executive to be elected at 38 years old. He will oversee a $523 million budget for fiscal year 2022, the largest in Erie County history.
A Crawford County native, Davis enlisted in the U.S. Navy at 17, trained in search and rescue, and then served in the Iraq War. He later joined the U.S. Army Reserves, rising to the rank of captain over a 21-year career. Upon returning home and relocating to Erie County, he started his own successful construction company, B. Davis Construction, while earning his bachelor's degree in psychology from Edinboro University. Davis earned his master's degree in economic development from Penn State. He also continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves as a professor of Military Service at Edinboro University.
The briefing is $30 for MBA Members, $60 for Nonmembers and includes breakfast.
For more information or to register, visit mbausa.org or contact Melissa at 814/833-3200, 800/815-2660 or mlesniewski@mbausa.org.


Be advised that, in order to receive new lobby invites, you will need to restart the client after every match.
Star Marine Leaderboards are not in-game this build.
Our planned Electronic Access improvements for sequential map loading ("mega map") are not in this build.
Scan is not complete, please refrain from using it ("Tab" key on default keybindings).
Flight Balance Changes to include Acceleration, Afterburner, Boost, Fuel Rates, and Jerk are ongoing.
New! Combat Visors have a chance of not showing up in some ships.
Fixed a number of client and server crashes in Star Marine, Crusader and Arena Commander.
Fixed a number of issues causing error code 30000 and 10002 for players.
Fixed a number of issues with the Caterpillar MFDs.
Fixed an issue with the hands of a Reliant pilot going through the flightsticks.
Fixed an issue where Afterburner and Boost would continue after fuel had run out.
Fixed some missing audio with the Starfarer.
Improved the performance of Chaff Countermeasures against missiles.
Fixed Rikkord Memorial and Defford Link race maps so they are no longer caught on a loading screen.
Fixed a number of issues with the new frontend UI.
These include a number of lobby crashes and numerous graphical issues.
So thats kinda gameover for me atm, yes im very salty right now.
i just spent 10 - 15min trying to kill a pirate on one icc mission i was pretty close to just leave the game right there and then.
I don't know if it's the new flight changes or if they have done something with the laser weapons on most ships. becouse 2.5 you could easily wreck most things in a super hornet. now i don't seem to make a dent.
so for me 2.6 is a pvp update first and foremost.
im a bit torn tbh.
stability wize. it's alot better then L patch.
Well, you can always figure that balance is probably a pretty low priority, as long as it's playable then it's not super important.
Obviously we'd like for it to be decently balanced, but, we'll see.
If the lasers work okay against players, it's probably not a balancing issue but a bug, especially if npc gear is not the same stats as player stuff.
There's probably a number been missed somewhere.
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anyone read the mail from CIG about them changing engine from Crytech to Amazon Lumberjack/mil?
2.6 has been released with that im posting the 2.6 development log here for us to keep a record of past updates.
We are still in tests with Evocati for 2.6.0, and have been getting loads of great feedback from them. The bug fix rate is remaining consistently high and is storming along. We are awaiting fixes for a few final issues before we start a new build for tonight, this will be a candidate to go to the Evocati, and if reports for this build are good over the weekend, we would aim to push this to the PTU on Monday.
As we near releasing to a full PTU, and eventually Live, we want to give an overview of how the team is progressing in their bug fixing. This image shows a Created versus Resolved chart for our "2.6.0 Must Fix Issues" over the last 5 days. The cumulative total is showed at the bottom of the graph, while the data points in the graph shows progress each day.
NETWORK – MESSAGE ORDERING - The work was originally checked in to 2.6.0 and was part of the builds on the early Evocati pushes. However we quickly discovered that it was causing some nasty client crashes, so it was deemed better to remove this code for now and continue developing it for a future patch.
MEGA MAP (STRETCH GOAL) The Mega Map feature is now being pushed out of 2.6.0 due to the remaining time we have, the length of time needed for the remaining work, and also due to the risk of affecting stability at this point. Development of the feature will continue, but will instead aim for a patch in the new year.
This was a very ambitious feature and involved writing a whole new section of Network code, converting over 50 sets of gamerules to work with the new system, and altering thousands of lines of gamecode.
With support needed at various points from the Engineers who were already involved with supporting other features, bug fixing, and the November Live Stream, this was just too much of a risk and unknown to implement for 2.6.0.
SPECTRUMThe early web-only version of Spectrum is being tested by Evocati.
I hope they can keep on top of it this time!
im with ya, but at the look of things, people where right, 3.0 is starting to look like it's getting a summer release date.
3.0 scedule update to go live today, thread will be updated as soon as the scedule page is updated. stay tuned!
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It's on like Donkey Kong!! REPORT UPDATED!!
Updates across the board as well as expected pipelines out til the end of the year. Major things of note... other than, well everything, more ships getting pumped out and work is ongoing on the 890 jump. Lots of variants expected by year-end, including all Constellation and Freelancer and a few Vanguard. I'm half tempted to download that chart at the end to see how things progress.. that chart is hecka-important.
first update pass on thread done.
due to the amount of features ive only put the feature and when its ETA is due.
no information about each feature at this point.
Cheers, happy to do it, great way to keep track for myself as well on how the progression is going.


ACRES is an innovative, video-based coaching experience created by Maine Math and Science Alliance (MMSA). This professional development opportunity is about helping each other lead STEM learning effectively, regardless of the topics we teach or projects we do. Coaching activities happen online through Zoom.
Increase your ability to facilitate STEM learning, regardless of what topic you teach. Learn practical tools and strategies applicable to many STEM learning situations.
You need to be in the midst of leading STEM learning experiences during the training so you can video your work.
You will be asked to participate in the program evaluation. MMSA will provide a small stipend at the end of the program if you participate in the pre- and the post-course survey.
Examine the structure and process of questioning and discuss how we can help youth expand and clarify their thinking and develop their reasoning through the questions we ask them. This foundational ACRES module will also review the ACRES process and technology.
Experience an engineering design activity, learn about the engineering design process, and strategies for engaging youth in using the Engineering Process to solve a problem.
Develop skills to support students in asking investigable questions and planning and carrying out investigations.
Increase opportunities for youth to direct and manage their own learning and develop strategies for meaningfully incorporating youth ideas into as many aspects of STEM programming as possible.
Clarify the purpose of formative assessment and then learn several easy to implement strategies for monitoring youths' understanding.
Help youth recognize their connection to and role in STEM and also to learn about STEM careers.
About 6 - 10 Educators (staff or volunteer) can join each series. You are also welcome to join as a team. We estimate that each module will take about 6 hours – 2 hours for the lesson, 2 hours for recording, and 2 hours for the coaching session. Learn more at the MMSA FAQs page and see more available series on their Join a Cohort page.
Try out the ACRES reflective coaching experience with this foundational short workshop series, which includes Purposeful Questions module with two opportunities to reflect on using questions in practice. This series includes one lesson and 2 coaching session and meets 10 AM - 12 PM on Tuesdays November 6 - December 18, 2018.
Increase your skills facilitating opportunities for youth to use the science and engineering practices to develop a STEM mindset. This ACRES series includes 3 modules: Asking Purposeful Questions, Modeling the Science Process, and Modeling the Engineering Design Process. The group will meet for a lesson and coaching session for each module at 10 AM - 12 PM on Wednesdays from November 7 to February 20, 2019.
Increase your skills using positive youth development practices to engage youth in meaningful STEM learning experiences. This ACRES series includes 3 modules: Developing STEM Identities and Making Career Connections, Giving Youth Voice and Choice, and Exploring Youth Understanding in STEM. The group will meet for a lesson and coaching session for each module at 10 AM - 12 PM on Tuesdays from January 8 to April 23, 2019. Note: you need to have completed the Purposeful Questions module before participating in this series.
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Ugandan children to benefit from 5K
Notre Dame Academy's Uganda Panda Club is hosting a 5K Walk/Run on campus.
Ugandan children to benefit from 5K Notre Dame Academy's Uganda Panda Club is hosting a 5K Walk/Run on campus. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1pmTqoK
Cincinnati Published 7:08 p.m. ET March 12, 2016
Notre Dame Academy students Francie Case, Claire Dunlevy, Arden Cleves and Katie Stratman get ready for the Uganda Panda Club 5K Run/Walk(Photo: Thanks to Jane Kleier)
Notre Dame Academy's Uganda Panda Club is hosting a 5K Walk/Run on NDA's campus on April 3 at 1699 Hilton Drive in Park Hills.
The Walk/Run steps off at 8:30 a.m. for runners and 8:45 a.m. for walkers.
The Walk/Run will benefit Unified for Uganda, an organization which financially and emotionally supports the educational journey of destitute children in Northern Uganda.
NDA's Uganda Pandas are sponsoring six children through U4U this school year at a cost of $300 per child. The $300 helps pay for the students' tuition, room and board, shoes, uniforms, mentors and emergency medical supplies.
The Uganda Pandas are looking forward to hosting the 5K on Sunday, April 3 in support of these students.
The cost of the Walk/Run is $15 per person (children 3 and under are free). Registrations received by March 22 will include a t-shirt.
You can register online at www.ndapdandas.org or registration will be available on-site at the Walk/Run beginning at 7:30 a.m. on April 3.
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Lena Dunham & Taylor Swift's Hang Out Session Probably Means Tay Tay's Coming to 'Girls'
By Mallory Schlossberg
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images
So, it seems that Taylor Swift might be on Girls ?! Okay, so there's no hard evidence, just some photos courtesy of the always generous papparazzi of — ahem — Lena Dunham visiting Tay's apartment with what appears to be a script. We know that the two are friends, but would Lena really put Taylor on Girls? And if so, how?! Based on Tay's tour-de-force performance in Valentine's Day (sarcasm alert), there are only so many plausible possibilities for a potential spot on Girls: here are a few:
Taylor Swift, As Herself, In Concert
Shosh seems like a viable candidate for a T-Swift fan in the Girls circle. She very well may go to a concert to dust off the tears from Ray-Marnie-Gate 2014 (or just Ray in general. That scene in the finale, you guys . I can never look at peanut M&Ms the same way again!). Swift also may show up to perform at the University of Iowa, where we know Hannah is headed based on the show's announcement that they'd be filming in Iowa. It seems like a T-Swift concert is the most plausible option for a cameo for the country starlet, since her acting chops are, well, you saw Valentine's Day... or you didn't see it. Exactly my point, my friends.
Taylor Swift, As Herself, In Transit
Maybe Hannah sees Taylor at the airport en route to Iowa! Or she's in NYC on a subway! Or on a plane! She's proven that she's good at parodying herself (her ACM For Your Consideration was right on the mark), so she might even play a version of herself. Cats, ex-boyfriends, and all. Further, close celebrity encounters usually work the best on mass transit (see: Tina Fey and Oprah on 30 Rock ), since, hey, stars are just like us and have to get places sometimes.
Taylor Swift, As Herself, In Soo Jin's Art Gallery
It seems like something she'd do, right? I mean, you've seen her watercolor paintings...right?
Taylor Swift, As Herself, At The Iowa Writer's Workshop
For LYRICS! DUH. (Hopefully not.)
Taylor Swift, Not As Herself
Maybe she plays a character who hangs out with Shosh —or something — as we follow Shosh in her final semester at NYU because I'm not inclined to believe that she's a fellow Iowa student, although, you never know. And maybe with Dunham's scriptwriting chops, she could craft a role perfectly suited for Taylor. But fingers crossed for Shosh tears at a concert. That seems plausible.
Pass on over the peanut M&Ms, people.
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Bookshelfbird researchcitizen scienceeco-friendlyornithologysuburbsurban jungle
Sharing spaces with feathered friends
Welcome to Subirdia – Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife by John M. Marzluff; With Illustrations by Jack DeLap
ISBN-9780300197075
Yale University Press, September 30, 2014
Your enjoyment of John Marzluff's new popular science book Welcome to Subirdia will likely be determined by your familiarity with the issues that he discusses within its ten chapters. The book, subtitled Sharing Our Neighborhoods With Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and Other Wildlife, serves as a primer on the role that developed spaces—cities, suburbs, and the "exurbs" that often connect the two—can play in conserving wildlife and preserving or enhancing local ecosystem function. The word "subirdia" reflects the idea that these human-disturbed environments act as "a bridge that connects the more urbanized parts of the city to the wilder country beyond the metropolis", thereby providing space for birds and oth]er wildlife.
Marzluff, Professor of Wildlife Science in the University of Washington's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, draws heavily from his own research in and around Seattle over the past many years. He and his students have studied everything from the hefty pileated woodpecker down to the diminutive Pacific wren. In the process, they have developed a detailed understanding of which avian species are avoiders, adapters, and exploiters —or, in other words, those that flee from human disturbance, those that modify their behaviour so as to cope with it, and those that thrive in it, respectively.
Unfortunately, the first seven chapters of the book pass in a blur. The author mentions a range of interesting research, but doesn't really describe it in a satisfying amount of detail; he provides tantalizing glimpses into his team's methodologies, then leaps straight into simplified summaries of the findings that will feel shallow and insufficient to readers who have any previous knowledge of the intricacies of the relationships between wildlife and anthropogenic spaces. On the other hand, those who are seeking exposure to this information for the first time will find Welcome to Subirdia to be a useful review that will quickly bring them up to speed on the basics.
The book improves greatly in the final four chapters. In chapter seven, Marzluff eloquently explains the processes of adaptation and evolution, emphasizing how humans can—often unknowingly—act as a selective pressure on the wildlife with which they share their habitats. In the next chapter, the author broadens his focus in order to explore the many other types of organisms that are threatened by or can make themselves at home in, human spaces. This important section emphasizes that the feathered subjects of the first several chapters are only a portion of the many species of wildlife that encounter humans; like their avian relatives, mammals, invertebrates, fish, and herps also either adapt, exploit or avoid. The final two chapters provide useful advice to readers who have been inspired by the preceding pages and would like to join citizen science efforts, landscape in a bird-friendly way, or lobby for more eco-friendly practices in their neighbourhoods.
Marzluff writes in an accessible, jargon-free way, making the findings of academic research easily comprehensible to the average reader. In fact, some portions of the book are unexpectedly poetic, as in the following passage from the last page:
Cutting our ties to the web is like cutting the belay line climbers rely upon as they stretch for a distant handhold. As we stretch to live within a rapidly changing world, are we ready to gamble on an unprotected, solo climb? My hope is that we forego a lone ascent and instead seek creative ways to coexist with a wide diversity of birds and other creatures.
However, Marzluff's desire to write in a straightforward manner also sometimes means that he is overly simplistic, to the point that he is also sometimes inaccurate. For example, he writes about a fellow scientist who has "a passion for forests and their nemeses: fire, bugs, and climate change." Any reader with a basic understanding of ecology will know that wildfires can actually be a boon for forests, providing the conditions necessary for the germination of seeds and the growth of new saplings; insects, likewise, may play an essential role in promoting decomposition and pollinating flowers. Although pedantry can get in the way of a good read, inaccuracies like these may actually defeat the purpose of a conservation-minded popular science book like this one.
The release of Welcome to Subirdia was accompanied by many lengthy, heated discussions on Internet chat boards, where wildlife-lovers expressed surprise at the author's support of suburbs and built-up habitats—areas that ecologists have typically dismissed as wasted space. However, most modern conservationists agree that anthropogenic areas are a vital resource in conservation efforts, and Marzluff's book helps explain why this is so. It's a shame that the book doesn't provide more details to back up this central thesis, but it still takes an excellent first step towards changing the way that the average reader views the urban jungle and the non-human creatures that can make their homes within it.
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History and field linguistics
Xin Zang Zun
xinzangzun@yahoo.com
Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
behavioral units, fiction, language research, language since, linguistic society, linguistics, semantics, structural grammar, structural linguistics, traditional grammar
This study aims to understand the history and fields of science in linguistics. Until the Renaissance, the languages studied were Greek and Latin. Latin had an important role at that time because it was used as a tool in the world of education, administration, and international diplomacy in Western Europe. During the Renaissance, language research began to develop into Romance languages (French, Spanish, and Italian) which were considered to have Latin roots, as well as non-Roman languages such as English, German, Dutch, Swedish, and Danish.
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Copyright (c) 2020 Xin Zang Zun


This is so great! An instant FAV!
Wow, that's some incredible processing!
Love the strong edit -- creates a sense of a silk scarf.
My mother's favorite flower...wonderful, Joy! Hope all is well with you.
@gardenfolk Thank you CC! Been working 40 hours a week and trying to keep up with my photo art. Life is good and thanks for asking!
@taffy @Weezilou What a great idea! a batik print silk scarf! We could start a new business with our art! We would probably be rolling in money if we started that venture. Or we'd be rolling in something else.


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FemPulse Announces Enrollment in Multi-Center EVANESCE-OAB Study
Study of innovative bioelectronic medicine therapy for treatment of overactive bladder in women
February 25, 2019 09:00 ET | Source: FemPulse
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FemPulse Corporation (FemPulse), a private, clinical-stage bioelectronic medicine company developing a novel therapy for the personalized treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in women, announced today enrollment of first patients at each of the centers participating in the Company's EVANESCE-OAB™ (Evaluation of a Non-Implanted Electrical Stimulation Continence Device for Overactive Bladder) U.S. clinical trial. This study will evaluate the treatment of OAB in a home or at-work setting using the Company's proprietary medical device, the FemPulse System.
"Many available treatments for OAB are inadequate for many patients and have numerous intolerable side effects. Conventional neuromodulation therapies, while proven to be effective, can be invasive and costly," stated Dr. Suzette E. Sutherland, MD, MS, FPMRS, Director of Female Urology and Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle. "The wearable FemPulse System takes a novel approach to delivering neuromodulation therapy and has the potential to address a large, unmet need among women. The development of this treatment could offer a promising method for managing our patients and I look forward to completing this very important study."
Alexandra Haessler, MD, FPMRS, FemPulse Founder and Chief Medical Officer, added, "The initiation of patient enrollment in our EVANESCE-OAB clinical trial is a significant milestone that further validates the need for a convenient and effective solution for women suffering from OAB. We estimate one in six women are affected by OAB, which often has a negative impact on quality of life. We remain excited as we continue pioneering the use of bioelectronic medicine as a first line alternative to medications, which have significant drawbacks that frequently result in considerable discontinuation rates after only the first or second refill despite the chronic nature of OAB."
The FemPulse System is a non-implanted, vaginal ring intended to provide mild nerve stimulation that is not felt by the patient but is sufficient enough to help regulate bladder sensation and relieve the symptoms of OAB. The device is a disposable, wearable device, which patients can place and remove on their own and control with a smartphone app. It delivers personalized, discreet therapy at a fraction of the cost of invasive, implantable systems.
The EVANESCE-OAB trial is a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled, non-significant risk clinical investigation. The study will enroll 21 patients across three sites to assess the treatment of adult women with a diagnosis of overactive bladder. The primary purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and performance of FemPulse's proprietary device, as well as its potential for improving the burdensome symptoms associated with OAB. The company anticipates data readout in the second half of 2019.
About FemPulse Corporation
FemPulse Corporation is a privately held clinical-stage bioelectronic medicine company focused on treating women with overactive bladder. The Company is developing the FemPulse System, an elegant neuromodulation platform, intended to provide mild electrical nerve stimulation to regulate bladder function and relieve the symptoms of OAB. The small, vaginal ring is disposable and may remain indwelling for days or weeks, affording discreet, personalized, continuous and self-managed therapy. For more information, visit www.fempulse.com.
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