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Discussion in 'News and Current Events' started by egashira, Feb 10, 2014.
egashira Member
i protest TPP, NO TPP
egashira, Feb 10, 2014
fishypants Moderator
This is a real thing.
https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp
What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on its enforcement. The main problems are two-fold:
(1) IP chapter: Leaked draft texts of the agreement show that the IP chapter would have extensive negative ramifications for users' freedom of speech, right to privacy and due process, and hinder peoples' abilities to innovate.
(2) Lack of transparency: The entire process has shut out multi-stakeholder participation and is shrouded in secrecy.
The twelve nations currently negotiating the TPP are the US, Japan, Australia, Peru, Malaysia, Vietnam, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, and Brunei Darussalam. The TPP contains a chapter on intellectual property covering copyright, trademarks, patents and perhaps, geographical indications. Since the draft text of the agreement has never been offically released to the public, we know from leaked documents, such as the February 2011 draft US TPP IP Rights Chapter [PDF], that US negotiators are pushing for the adoption of copyright measures far more restrictive than currently required by international treaties, including the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-to-know-about-the-trans-pacific-partnership/
http://mediamatters.org/research/2014/02/05/study-media-leave-viewers-in-the-dark-about-tra/197932
http://keionline.org/tpp
From the Washington Post's wonkblog:
anonymously sourced reports and leaked texts suggest that these are the biggest remaining sticking points:
— Intellectual property: The leaked intellectual property chapter revealed that the U.S. has been pushing stronger copyright protections for music and film, as well as broader and longer-lasting applicability of patents. It would also make the approval process more difficult for generic drug makers and extend protections for biologic medicines, which has concerned several members of Congress. Public health and open internet groups have campaigned hard for years around these issues, and public intellectuals like Joe Stiglitz have warned against using the treaty to "restrict access to knowledge."
http://keionline.org/sites/default/files/jstiglitzTPP.pdf
(Nobel-prize-winning economist @ Columbia business school):
The decision to make the negotiating text secret from the public (even though the details
are accessible to hundreds of advisors to big corporations) makes it difficult for the public
to offer informed commentary. But the recent publication of the negotiating text for the
intellectual property rights chapter by Wikileaks, and an earlier leak of the investor state
dispute resolution proposals, as well as numerous reports in the business press, make it
clear that the agreement presents grave risks on all sorts of topics.
As regards the provisions on intellectual property, negotiators should resist text that
would, among other things:
 weaken the 2001 Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health
 mandate extensions of patents terms
 mandate lower standards for granting patents on medicines
 mandate granting patents on surgical procedures,
 mandate monopolies of 12 years on test data for biologic drugs
 narrow the grounds for granting compulsory license on patents,
 increase damages for infringements of patents and copyrights,
 reduce space for exceptions as regards limits on injunctions, and
 narrow copyright exceptions
 requiring life+ 70 years of copyright protection,
 mandate excessive enforcement measures for digital information, and
 otherwise restrict access to knowledge.
At this point in time, we do not need a TRIPS plus trade agreement, we need a TRIPS
minus agreement. The TPP proposes to freeze into a binding trade agreement many of the
worst features of the worst laws in the TPP countries, making needed reforms extremely
difficult if not impossible.
fishypants, Feb 11, 2014
Woo Hah Member
Yep, it blows big time.
Woo Hah, Feb 12, 2014
Woo Hah said: ↑
It seems that this aspect of the proposed trade agreement not only blows, it also sucks.
fishypants said: ↑
It's actually pretty fucking horrendous. USA using it's big stick bully pulpit again, to coerce 3rd world countries into docile submission.
But that's just my take.
The Wrong Guy Member
Here's the previous thread about this:
https://whyweprotest.net/threads/tr...p-the-most-corrupt-trade-deal-to-date.114657/
Hollywood is Lobbying Government to Put You in Prison for Common Online Activity | The Free Thought Project
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) poses massive threats to users in a dizzying number of ways. It will force other TPP signatories to accept the United States' excessive copyright terms of a minimum of life of the author plus 70 years, while locking the US to the same lengths so it will be harder to shorten them in the future. It contains extreme DRM anti-circumvention provisions that will make it a crime to tinker with, hack, re-sell, preserve, and otherwise control any number of digital files and devices that you own. The TPP will encourage ISPs to monitor and police their users, likely leading to more censorship measures such as the blockage and filtering of content online in the name of copyright enforcement. And in the most recent leak of the TPP's Intellectual Property chapter, we found an even more alarming provision on trade secrets that could be used to crackdown on journalists and whistleblowers who report on corporate wrongdoing.
Here, we'd like to explore yet another set of rules in TPP that will chill users' rights. Those are the criminal enforcement provisions, which based upon the latest leak from May 2014 is still a contested and unresolved issue. It's about whether users could be jailed or hit with debilitating fines over allegations of copyright infringement.
Continued here:
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/hollywood-lobbying-government-put-prison-common-online-activity/
The Wrong Guy, Feb 13, 2015
BrainStorm Member
Awesome! Thanks for the info.
I am surprised no one here is calling this a conspiracy theory lol
BrainStorm, Feb 16, 2015
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Treaty: State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Issues for Ministerial Guidance
Today, 29 July 2015, WikiLeaks releases a secret letter from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP or TPPA) Ministerial Meeting in December 2013, along with a comprehensive expert analysis of the document.
https://www.wikileaks.org/tpp-soe-minister/
WikiLeaks is raising €100,000 reward for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 'TTIP'
Published by TheWikiLeaksChannel on August 11, 2015
€100,000 reward for Europe's most wanted secret. The TTIP is a multi-trillion dollar international treaty that is being negotiated in secret between the United States and the European Union. It remains secret almost in its entirety, closely guarded by the negotiators, and only big corporations are given special access to its terms. The TTIP covers half of global GDP and is one of the largest agreements of its kind in history. The TTIP aims to create a global economic bloc outside of the WTO framework, as part of a geopolitical economic strategy against the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dubbed the TTIP an "economic NATO," comparing it to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization military alliance. Over the last two years WikiLeaks has published chapters from two other secret global trade deals, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), despite unprecedented efforts by negotiating governments to keep them under wraps.
Together with the TTIP, these treaties represent the "Three Big T's", affecting 53 countries, 1.6 billion people and covering two thirds of the global economy. They aim to create a new international legal regime allowing transnational corporations to bypass domestic courts, evade environmental protections, police the internet on behalf of the content industry, limit the availability of affordable generic medicines, and drastically curtail each country's legislative sovereignty. Of the "Three Big T's", the TTIP remains the least exposed to public scrutiny, and the most significant to the interests of the European public.
https://wikileaks.org/pledge/
WikiLeaks goes after hyper-secret Euro-American trade pact
https://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-goes-after-hyper-secret.html
The Wrong Guy, Aug 12, 2015
JohnnyRUClear Member
Rockefeller, Rockefeller, sis-boom-bah! Global hegemony, rah rah rah!
JohnnyRUClear, Aug 13, 2015
WikiLeaks @wikileaks 30 minutes ago
#TPP trade deal agreement announcement is imminent.
Press Conference in Atlanta scheduled for 4 PM EST.
WikiLeaks Retweeted Richard Madan
#TPP deal reached according to reporter at meeting
Richard Madan @RichardMadan 22 minutes ago
A burst of energy filled hotel after word #TPP deal reached.
I'm up live on @ctvnewschannel in moments to bring latest.
#elxn42
Richard Madan @RichardMadan 7 minutes ago
Canada says #TPP agreement "close"; won't go as far as Japan & Mexico that says imminent.
So not a done deal yet.
#canpoli #elxn42
After five years of negotiations, Pacific trade talks near deal | Reuters
A dozen Pacific nations closed in on a sweeping free trade pact on Sunday in Atlanta after a breakthrough over how long monopoly pharmaceutical companies should be given on new biotech drugs.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/04/trade-tpp-idUSL1N1240DD20151004
The Wrong Guy, Oct 4, 2015
Hearing the 12 Minister #TPP news conference will be delayed past 16:00 eastern time.
But room is set up.
#elxn42 #cdnpoli
Richard Madan @RichardMadan 1 minute ago
Yup, confirmed. #TPP Ministerial news conference delayed to 18:00 eastern time.
From US Trade Rep: #TPP Ministerial News Conference "Delayed Until Further Notice".
So is agreement still on? Or fizzling?
#canpoli
Anonymous45789 Member
"They're trashing our rights, man. They're-they're trashing the flow of data. Trashing. Trashing! Trashing!! Hack the planet! HACK THE PLANET!"
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Anonymous45789, Oct 4, 2015
Anonymous Member
Anonymous45789 said: ↑
Did you forget to be wearing your night-vision giggles again!
Anonymous, Oct 4, 2015
Wow - #TPP Ministerial news conference cancelled until "sometime tomorrow morning".
Negotiations are continuing.
#cdnpoli
#TPP News Conference pushed back, but several Japanese TV crews scrambling to hit noon 'casts in Tokyo.
Anonymous' political adviser weighs in:
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 4 minutes ago
The incompetence of our current administration is beyond comprehension. TPP is a terrible deal.
TPP deal reached: 12 countries strike Pacific Rim trade accord
What Washington Isn't Saying About the TPP 'Victory'
TPP Trade Agreement Passed
12 Nations Agree to Deal on Controversial TPP in Atlanta
By Derrick Broze, The Anti-Media
"Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam are pleased to announce that we have successfully concluded the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations," stated U.S Trade Representative Michael Froman early Monday morning.
The ministerial meeting in Atlanta was expected to conclude on Friday but dragged into Monday morning because of disagreements on dairy products and pharmaceutical regulation. The controversial trade agreement must now be approved by the twelve individual nation-states before it can officially become law.
In the United States, President Obama must wait a minimum of 90 days before signing the agreement, and the full text of the agreement must be made publicly available for at least 60 days. This means that a congressional vote on the TPP will not likely happen before January.
President Obama promised that "Congress and the American people will have months to read every word" and stated that passing the agreement "can help our businesses sell more Made in America goods and services around the world, and we can help more American workers compete and win."
In late June, President Obama signed into law the so-called "fast-track" bill that set the stage for approval of the TPP. The fast-track bill, officially known as the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), was one of two bills signed by Obama. The president also signed the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA), aimed at extending aid to workers who might lose their jobs as a consequence of the TPP or other so-called free trade deals.
At Monday's press conference in Atlanta, USTR Michael Froman discussed the expected benefits of approving the massive trade agreement that will affect 40% of the global economy.
We expect this agreement to promote economic growth, support higher paying jobs, enhance innovation, productivity and competitiveness, raise living standards, reduce poverty in our countries, and promote transparency in governance and strong labor and environmental protections," Froman stated.
Critics say the agreement's Investor-State Dispute Settlement, or ISDS, will give corporations loopholes to escape accountability and empower international bodies, overriding national sovereignty of the signing nations. Under ISDS, foreign corporations would be allowed to appeal legal decisions to international tribunals rather than face domestic courts. Critics fear this could lead to a loss of sovereignty and the enrichment of transnational corporations.
In a recent statement, President Obama did not address critics of the trade deal who believe it will erode the sovereignty of individual nation-states. Instead, he took the opportunity to criticize the Republican Party.
"Within the Republican Party, some of the same impulses that are anti-immigration reform, some of the same impulses that see the entire world as a threat, and we've got to wall ourselves off, some of those same impulses start creeping into the trade debate, and a party that was traditionally pro-free trade now has a substantial element that may feel differently," Obama stated.
Before the conclusion of the trade deal, fifteen different organizations signed an open letter asking TPP negotiators to provide public safeguards for copyrighted works. These groups include Australian Digital Alliance, Consumer NZ (New Zealand), Copia Institute (United States), Creative Commons (International), Electronic Frontier Foundation (United States, Australia), Hiperderecho (Peru), Futuristech Info (International), Global Exchange (International), iFixit (International), New Media Rights (United States), ONG Derecho Digitales (Chile), Open Media (Canada), Public Citizen (United States), and Public Knowledge (United States).
The authors of the letter state that copyright restricts important, everyday use of creative works. The groups call on the negotiators to be open to new changes that require participating nations to develop balanced and flexible rules on copyrights. The letter also highlights four key concerns from the organizations: retroactive copyright term extension, a ban on circumvention of technology protection measures, "heavy-handed criminal penalties and civil damages," and trade secret rules that could criminalize investigative journalism and whistleblowers reporting on corporate wrongdoing.
As the EFF writes, "Despite its earlier promises that the TPP would bring 'greater balance' to copyright more than any other recent trade agreement, the most recent leak of the Intellectual Property chapter belies their claims. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has still failed to live up to its word that it would enshrine meaningful public rights to use copyrighted content in this agreement."
The TPP is not only facing resistance from electronic privacy groups, but from grassroots activists and concerned professionals around the world. Both the Anglican and Catholic churches of New Zealand have demanded the government be more transparent about the negotiations. Radio NZ reports that bishops from the churches are concerned with the lack of openness and that corporate interests are influencing the agreement while the people are being excluded. The churches also called on the New Zealand government to make the draft text of the agreement public.
Doctors Without Borders released a statement following the conclusion of negotiations:
"Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expresses its dismay that TPP countries have agreed to United States government and multinational drug company demands that will raise the price of medicines for millions by unnecessarily extending monopolies and further delaying price-lowering generic competition. The big losers in the TPP are patients and treatment providers in developing countries. Although the text has improved over the initial demands, the TPP will still go down in history as the worst trade agreement for access to medicines in developing countries, which will be forced to change their laws to incorporate abusive intellectual property protections for pharmaceutical companies."
In early February, doctors and health professionals representing seven countries released a letter warning the TPP will lead to higher medical costs for all nations. The letter, published in The Lancet Medical Journal, states, "Rising medicine costs would disproportionately affect already vulnerable populations." The doctors called on the governments involved in the trade deal to publicly release the full text of the agreement. They also demanded an independent analysis of the effects on health and human rights for each nation involved in the deal.
Also in February, an analysis by The Washington Post revealed the U.S. government's numbers on expected job increases from TPP are not factually correct. The Fact Checker examined several quotes from government officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Both Kerry and Vilsack claimed the international trade agreement would create 650,000 new jobs. However, these numbers do not take into account income gains and changing wages. According to the government's own sources, imports and exports would increase by the same amount — resulting in a net number of zero new jobs.
What are the people of the twelve nations supposed to do now? The massive trade deal is expected to pass in the United States, and American politicians will do their part to pressure the other eleven nations into approving the agreement. This means one of President Obama's last measures while in office will be the passage of a corporate trade deal opposed by the majority of Americans who are actually paying attention.
The TPP is just the latest step in a dangerous march towards a global corporate oligarchy.
We must not rely on corporate-state power to build a future worth living. It's time for those of us who see what is happening to step out of line, start marching to our own beat, and create the path towards the future we want to see.
This article is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Derrick Broze and theAntiMedia.org.
http://theantimedia.org/12-nations-agree-to-deal-on-controversial-tpp-in-atlanta/
Obama: 'The American People Will Have Months to Read Every Word' of the TPP | Motherboard
The United States and 11 countries around the world tentatively agreed on the language for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the largest trade agreements in the history of the world. What does the agreement say? Well, no one knows yet.
The secrecy surrounding the actual text of the partnership has been one of many issues digital civil rights groups have raised with the agreement: Parts of it have leaked throughout the nine-year negotiations, and it appears as though the agreement has language that would change how the internet works.
Among the issues that have already come out: TPP could rewrite foreign copyright law to be more similar to those in the United States, its environmental section is flawed, it could make prescription drugs more expensive in developing nations, and it generally favors the interests of corporations over the interests of people.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/ob...ill-have-months-to-read-every-word-of-the-tpp
'Massive' Media Hype for TPP | FAIR
http://fair.org/home/massive-media-hype-for-tpp/
What We Know So Far About Digital Rights in the Still Secret Final TPP Text | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Trade negotiators announced their agreement over the terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Monday, and yet the exact terms of the deal remain as secret as ever. For more than five years, we have been given a series of dubious justifications for keeping the text under close wraps. Now that it's done, there is absolutely no reason they should not release it immediately.
All we have are a series of official memos and statements that have begun to shed light on what's in the final draft of the trade agreement. From them, we've begun to be able to piece together just how terrible the TPP will be for the Internet and our digital rights internationally.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/...ut-digital-rights-still-secret-final-tpp-text
Edward Snowden @Snowden 4 hours ago
New chapter of secret #TPP deal, limiting access to medicine and IP, unveiled by @Wikileaks.
https://wikileaks.org/tpp-ip3/
Wikileaks release of TPP deal text stokes 'freedom of expression' fears | The Guardian
Intellectual property rights chapter appears to give Trans-Pacific Partnership countries' countries greater power to stop information from going public.
http://www.theguardian.com/business...ases-tpp-intellectual-property-rights-chapter
Internet Providers Would Be Forced to Block Filesharing Sites Under TPP | Motherboard
Digital rights advocates' worst fears were confirmed on Friday morning after the finalized intellectual property chapter of the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal was leaked by Wikileaks, just days after talks concluded in Atlanta.
Under the agreement, it appears that internet service providers could be forced to block websites hosting content that infringes copyright.
The leaked copyright chapter of the TPP is just a portion of the text that all 12 negotiating nations agreed upon. The rest of the agreement will remain a closely-guarded secret until the full text is released in the coming months.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/in...e-forced-to-block-filesharing-sites-under-tpp
Why the TPP Is Literally the Worst Trade Deal Ever
http://theantimedia.org/why-the-tpp-is-literally-the-worst-trade-deal-ever/
The Wrong Guy, Oct 15, 2015
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-asks-people-to-read-tpp-deal-themselves/article/2575999
I'm sure there will be plenty of anons that will accept this challenge. Hopefully this will expose this horrible deal for what it is.
Anonymous, Nov 11, 2015
MSNBC Cuts Away From Bernie Sanders as He Condemns Trans-Pacific Partnership
MSNBC cut away from a live Bernie Sanders press conference this afternoon as the Democratic presidential candidate was talking about his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Watch the cutaway:
<snipped>
"You've been listening to Bernie Sanders, less of a press conference, more of a speech. I want to turn back to the Republican side of things," said Kate Snow, as she pivoted to news of Ted Cruz firing a press spokesperson.
MSNBC owner Comcast has lobbied for the TPP. Last year, it fired host Ed Schultz, an outspoken opponent of the agreement.
A Media Matters study found that outside of Schultz's show, the TPP was mentioned only twice on MSNBC during an 18-month period. Last year, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough admitted to The Intercept that his network was "guilty" of ignoring the TPP.
The full article is here:
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/22...ers-as-he-condemns-trans-pacific-partnership/


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These will be the ninth Olympics to be held in the U.S. (considering both summer and winter Games; the four winter releases being Lake Placid 1932, Squaw Valley 1960, Lake Placid 1980, and Salt Lake City 2002). This may be the third Olympics with Surfing and 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing will be discharged soon.
Surfing is a surface water sport in which the wave rider, alluded to as a surfer, rides on the forward or profound face of a moving wave, which for the most part conveys the surfer towards the shore. Waves reasonable for surfing are basically found in the sea, however, can likewise be found in lakes or waterways as a standing wave or tidal bore. Be that as it may, surfers can likewise use fake waves, for example, those from pontoon wakes and the waves made in counterfeit wave pools. Additionally, observe the 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing to watch your most loved surfers ride the waves at the Olympics.
The term surfing alludes to the demonstration of riding a wave, paying little mind to whether the wave is ridden with a board or without a board, and paying little heed to the position utilized. The local people groups of the Pacific, for example, surfed waves on Alaia, paipo, and another such specialty, and did as such on their stomach and knees. The cutting-edge meaning of surfing, in any case, frequently alludes to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a surfboard; this is likewise alluded to as stand-up surfing.
Another unmistakable form of surfing is body loading up, when a surfer rides a wave on a surfing board, either lying on their paunch, drop knee, or now and then notwithstanding standing up on a body board. Knee boardingand surf tangling are some techniques used in other Surfing disciplines.
Body surfing, where the wave is surfed without a board, utilizing the surfer's very own body to catch and ride the wave, is extremely normal and is considered by some to be the most perfect form of surfing. Three noteworthy subdivisions inside stand-up surfing are stand-up paddling, longboarding and short boarding with a few noteworthy contrasts including the board outline and length, the riding style, and the sort of wave that is ridden.
Close behind in surfing (regularly, however not solely, related with enormous wave surfing), a mechanized water vehicle, for example, an individual watercraft, tows the surfer into the wave front, helping the surfer coordinate a substantial wave's speed, which is by and large a higher speed than a self-moved surfer can create. Surfing-related sports, for example, paddle boarding and ocean kayaking don't require waves, and other subordinate sports, for example, kite surfing and windsurfing depend principally on twist for control, yet these platforms may likewise be utilized to ride waves.
As of late with the utilization of V-drive vessels, Wakesurfing, in which one surfs on the wake of a pontoon, has developed. The Guinness Book of World Records perceived a 78 foot (23.8 m) wave ride by Garrett McNamara at Nazaré, Portugal as the biggest wave at any point surfed.
For many years, surfing was a focal piece of antiquated Polynesian culture. Surfing may have first been seen by British travelers at Tahiti in 1767. Samuel Wallis and the group individuals from HMS Dolphin who were the primary Britons to visit the island in June of that year. Another applicant is the botanist Joseph Banks being a piece of the principal voyage of James Cook on HMS Endeavor, who touched base on Tahiti on 10 April 1769. Lieutenant James King was the principal individual to expound on the craft of surfing on Hawaii when he was finishing the diaries of Captain James Cook upon Cook's passing in 1779.
At the point when Mark Twain visited Hawaii in 1866, he composed, In one place we happened upon a vast organization of stripped locals, of both genders and all ages, interesting themselves with the national leisure activity of surf-bathing.
References to surf riding on boards and single kayak structures are likewise checked for pre-contact Samoa, where surfing was called fa'ase'e or several (see Augustin Krämer, The Samoa Islands), and Tonga, far pre-dating the act of surfing by Hawaiians and eastern Polynesians by over a thousand years. Read more to know the2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing will be discharged before the 2028 Olympics.
In July 1885, three young Hawaiian rulers enjoyed a reprieve from their all-inclusive school, St. Mathew's Hall in San Mateo, and came to chill in Santa Cruz, California. There, David Kawānanakoa, Edward Keliʻiahonuiand Jonah KūhiōKalanianaʻole surfed the mouth of the San Lorenzo River on exceptionally formed redwood sheets, as per surf students of history Kim Stoner and Geoff Dunn. George Freeth (8 November 1883 – 7 April 1919) is frequently credited similar to the "Father of Modern Surfing". He is thought to have been the principal present-day surfer.
In 1907, the varied interests of the land nobleman Henry E. Huntington conveyed the old craft of surfing to the California drift. While in the midst of some recreation, Huntington had seen Hawaiian young men surfing the island waves.
Searching for an approach to lure guests to the territory of Redondo Beach, where he had intensely put resources into the land, he procured a youthful Hawaiian to ride surfboards. George Freeth chose to resuscitate the specialty of surfing, however, had little accomplishment with the enormous 16-foot hardwood loads up that were prominent around then. When he cut them down the middle to make them more reasonable, he made the first "Longboard", which made him the discussion of the islands.
To the enjoyment of guests, Freeth displayed his surfing aptitudes two times per day before the Hotel Redondo. In 1975, proficient challenges began. That year Margo Oberg turned into the main female expert surfer.
Surfing at the Summer Olympics will make its introduction in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. After a few endeavors at consideration in the Olympics, the International Surfing Association has been fruitful in getting surfing incorporated into the 2020 Games.
With the choice to have surfed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, authorities reported that surfing would happen in the sea, and not in a wave pool, for example, those from the Kelly Slater Wave Company as had been theorized.
The challenge site for the 2020 Games was chosen to be Shidashita Beach, or "Shida," situated around 40 miles outside of Tokyo in Chiba. Keeping in mind the end goal to guarantee quality surf, the challenge will highlight a holding up time of 16 days. Once the event runs, it will take two days to complete rivalry.
The 2020 Summer Olympics will utilize a four-man warm structure, Four competitors will contend at some random time. The best two of each warmth will proceed to the following round. Each warmth will keep running for 20 to 25 minutes, with their best two scores being utilized. Just a single rider may ride a wave at some random time.
Utilizing regular surfing etiquette control where the surfer who is nearest to the pinnacle has right of way. Any obstruction with the surfer who has right of way, can bring about a punishment and result in point conclusions.
Where will the 2028 Summer Olympics be held?
On September 16, 2015, the International Olympic Committee declared five competitor urban areas for the 2024 Games: Budapest, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris, and Rome. The candidature procedure was reported in the meantime. Budapest, Hamburg, and Rome eventually pulled back their bids, leaving just Los Angeles and Paris.
A comparative circumstance had just happened amid the bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympics when Krakow, Lviv, Oslo,and Stockholm pulled back, bringing about a two-route race between Beijing, China,and Almaty, Kazakhstan, where Beijing has eventually pronounced the champ.
On April 3, 2017, at the IOC tradition in Denmark, Olympic authorities met with bid boards of trustees from both Los Angeles and Paris to examine the likelihood of naming two victors in the opposition to host the 2024 Summer Games. After these withdrawals, the IOC Executive Board met in Lausanne, Switzerland to talk about the 2024 and 2028 bid forms on June 9, 2017. The IOC formally proposed choosing the 2024 and 2028 Olympic host urban areas in the meantime in 2017, a suggestion that was endorsed by an Extraordinary IOC Session on July 11, 2017, in Lausanne.
The IOC set up a procedure where the Los Angeles and Paris 2024 bid advisory groups, and the IOC held gatherings in July 2017 to choose which city would host in 2024 and who might host in 2028. The 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing will be made eighteen months before the 2028 Olympics, so there is still time for the arrival of 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing.
Following the choice to grant the 2024 and 2028 Games at the same time, Paris was comprehended to be the favored host for the 2024 Games. On July 31, 2017, the IOC declared Los Angeles as the sole contender for the 2028 Games, enabling Paris to be affirmed as the host city for the 2024 Games.
On August 11, 2017, the Los Angeles City Council voted collectively to support the bid. On September 11, 2017, Los Angeles got formal endorsement to host the 2028 Games from the IOC's assessment bonus. With this, it is presently affirm that Los Angeles will choose the 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing.
On September 13, 2017, Los Angeles was formally granted the 2028 Games following a consistent vote by the IOC.] On October 16, 2017, Los Angeles 2028 got official help from the territory of California. On August 29, 2018, for the first run through since granting the 2028 Summer Games to Los Angeles, Olympic authorities returned for a two-day visit that included gatherings with nearby coordinators and a voyage through the cities most up to date scenes. The 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing will be discharged in Los Angeles, the official setting of 2028 Olympics.
Los Angeles was chosen as host city for the 2028 Summer Olympics at the 131st IOC Session in Lima, Peru on September 13, 2017. The three American IOC individuals, Anita DeFrantz, Angela Ruggiero and Larry Probst, were not qualified to vote in this race under the standards of the Olympic Charter.
This was the third time that Los Angeles had been chosen as an Olympics host city without confronting an aggressive bidding process(Los Angeles being the main city to hold this refinement), following comparative results in 1932 and 1984. In this way, the 2028 Olympics will be held in Los Angeles and the 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing will be discharged before 2028.
Los Angeles likewise submitted bids for the Summer Olympics in 1924,1928, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1976 and 1980, however, missed out to Paris, Amsterdam, London, Helsinki, Melbourne, Montreal,and Moscow separately.
All the more as of late, Los Angeles connected to be the U.S. competitor city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, however, on that event, Chicago was picked as U.S. competitor by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). The aggregate choice of these specialists will choose the 2028 summer Olympics schedule for Surfing.


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Home Basketball Marco Spissu, second signing of Unicaja
Marco Spissu, second signing of Unicaja
Unicaja have announced the signing of Marco Spissu, an Italian point guard from Sassari. Second incorporation after that of Jonathan Barreiro.
Full time for Unicaja. If in the morning its Board of Directors formalized the appointment of Antonio Jesús López Nieto as the new president, the afternoon brought the official announcement of the incorporation of the base Marco Spissu, international for Italy and signing a contract for two seasons. It comes from the Dinano Sassari of Sardinia. Second signing after Jonathan Barreiro, who arrived from Cassademont Zaragoza.
A 26-year-old Spissu, 1.86 meters, was considered one of the most promising point guards in the Italian championship. He comes to fill one of the places that has given the Malaga team the most problems in recent years.
This is part of the official note provided by the Los Guindos club.
"In the 2020-21 campaign he has been one of the outstanding players of Dinamo Sassari, with numbers in Italian LEGA of 12.7 points, 5.4 assists, 42.1% in 3-point shots and a PIR of 15.9. Regarding his performances in Basketball Champions League, his averages are very similar, 11.6 points, 6.9 assists, 49% from 3-point shots and a PIR of 15.4. With these data, Spissu finished as one of the best point guards in both competitions, for example he finished as the top assistant in the European competition and fifth in this section of basket passes in the transalpine league.
It should also be noted that Marco Spissu is international with Italy, in fact he currently disputes the Tokyo Olympics with the team led by coach Romeo Sachetti. Spissu has been a regular in the azzuro team in recent international matches, in fact, his good performance in the FIBA windows of this past year earned him to establish himself as a permanent fixture in the 'azzurro' team ".
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Molly Dowrick
Seagulls don't deserve our protection - they deserve to be culled | Opinion: Molly Dowrick
Why I think some seagulls should be culled
Molly DowrickSenior Reporter
A seagull calls out on the sea wall of a quay in St Ives (Image: Greg Martin)
With their menacing glares, high-pitched squeals and predatory swoops, seagulls are evil.
They terrorise young children and the elderly, and steal pasties, chips and ice creams. They follow us around parks, beaches and the Barbican and generally scare and irritate us.
Now they're threatening our pets too: Our sister title Devon Live reported on Sunday that a seagull swooped down and stole a lady's cute little chihuaha, while Plymouth Live has been sent dozens of photos of scary seagulls and a few shocking videos of the monsters devouring pigeons.
In the newsroom, we're divided. While some of us hate the vicious little beasts, others don't think it's the seagulls' fault - they steal and scavenge because they have to in order to survive.
Marine ecologist Emily Theobald recently wrote that a seagull eating a pigeon is a completely natural process and that even the word "seagull" is "thrown around often" and usually in a "negative light". Now it may be natural and a normal learned behaviour for the seagull, but that doesn't mean it's nice or that we shouldn't be bothered or angered by their behaviour.
Interestingly, Emily reminds us that stealing food from another animal is not a new concept and occurs in a range of species including spiders, flies, chimps and African hunting dogs.
But chimps, flies and dogs aren't wrecking havoc in the South West - seagulls are!
Just the other week a fat seagull swooped down and stole my elderly grandad's ice cream right out of his hand. My grandad is 82 and has several health problems so it's especially concerning that he was almost attacked by a seagull. But anybody could be a target, not just the elderly or young children, isn't it time something was done to stop the beasts terrorising us all?
Emily suggests the main reason we see seagulls eating pigeons and stealing our food is because they're trying to protect their young, or because they're hungry.
She said: "Gulls have learnt there is a constant and easily available supply of food in taking food from our bins and/or directly out of our hands: it saves them investing large amounts of energy into foraging for potentially scarcer natural food resources."
Emily also questions whether it's really stealing if gulls are taking our discarded rubbish - but I think it is.
While I agree that much more needs to be done to limit our waste disposal on an individual level, and I think councils, companies and businesses should do more to encourage reusing and recycling materials and equipment, seagulls are always going to scavenge for our rubbish.
Perhaps Emily is right in suggesting we do more to "seagull-proof" our bins to ensure they can't be broken into, and it would be nice if we had our rubbish and recycling collected more frequently to ensure there's less rubbish accumulating in bins and thus less food for the seagulls to nick.
But, in my opinion, if we don't do anything to get rid of the seagulls, they're always going to be there.
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In Devon, it's normal to see seagulls every day but I still find it sad and shocking to see them devouring pigeons. While I agree that "without seagulls pigeon numbers would swell", I don't think this is a bad thing.
I, for one, would much rather be followed by a kit of pigeons than chased by an evil squabble of seagulls.
I understand that not all seagulls wreak havoc. The baby ones can actually be quite cute, in an ugly, intimidating seagull kind of way. And smaller gulls don't always swoop and scare people. But those larger gulls, the ones that are eating pigeons and small birds, are evil predators.
At the top of the food chain, the Greater Black-backed Gull are predators and eat their prey in order to survive.
Now I saw the new The Lion King film at the cinema last night and find the whole "circle of life" concept quite moving and thought-provoking BUT I still find seagulls vicious little monsters and question how intrinsic they are to the food chain in our natural world.
Would we even miss them if they weren't around?
All gulls are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, making it illegal to intentionally injure or kill any gull, or damage or destroy an active nest or its contents. In Scotland and Northern Ireland it's also illegal to prevent birds accessing their nest.
However the law does allow some circumstances to control the gull population.
According to the RSPB, UK administrations can issue licenses that permit nests to be destroyed, or birds to be killed, if there is no non-lethal solution and killing birds/the nests would prevent serious damage of agriculture or the spread of disease.
Preserving public health and safety and the conservation of other birds are also legitimate reasons why the culling of seagulls may be authorised, providing the issues are not just "simple nuisance or minor damage".
The RSPB say that some local authorities attempt to control the gull population by egg-oiling or nest destruction, but it seems the great seagull population isn't really affected.
Seagulls should be stopped.
I think more needs to be done.
Seagulls are dangerous for the young and old and I think it's time councils and businesses do something about it.
Firstly, I'd like to see a dramatic decrease in the number of seagull nests and the seagulls that do cause havoc and threat should be culled, in my opinion.
If a dog, cat or other animal harms a child - or it's believed that they could - they're often put down, and so should the seagulls.
Let's stop seagulls breeding, stop giving them food and stop giving them access to our bins.
Let's stop protecting them and focus on the children, elderly and pets who are being targeted, they're the ones that need our protection.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments.
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For almost a month now, United Airlines has been issuing regular announcements proclaiming the great success of its computer system changeover. Most mainstream media have been parroting United's announcements without additional comment.
Almost alone, Joe Brancatelli has been telling the ugly reality of this changeover – lost reservation and upgrade data, problems with frequent flier information and status, and United's customer service being nearly impossible to contact, even for the most ultra-elite frequent fliers.
One is left wondering – how can United be so appallingly incompetent at mismanaging this transition? Doesn't it care, at all, about the impact this must surely have on its business, its reputation, and in particular, the risk of losing some of its most frequent fliers?
If I saw a flurry of senior management announcements and apologies, I'd decide that maybe, in their handicapped airline approach to things, perhaps they do sort of care a little. But the only announcements I've seen have been saying 'there are no problems', and more recently, 'there might have been a few small problems, but now they are all fixed'.
And so it seems impossible not to conclude that UA really doesn't care how it treats its customers; and – which leads in to the article I'm introducing – seems no reason for concern about any consequences from such customer mistreatment.
Last week I reviewed a generally bright and bouncy book written by an AA flight attendant about her experiences. While she is now making a great second career out of being a positive personable person that people are drawn to and like, there were several flashes of quite the opposite in her book, including a couple of passages where she reacts with complete uncaring indifference to unhappy passengers vowing never to fly AA again. In one case she says that all the other airlines were just as bad as AA, a statement which undoubtedly true is still no excuse for any of the airlines being as bad as they are.
So these two recent exposures to what airlines and their employees consider 'customer service' got me to thinking. And then to writing what became an almost 4,000 word piece, stretched out over two web pages.
Why is it that airlines are so unconcerned about customer service? All other industries seem reasonably aware of the need to keep customers happy and satisfied; and some of the most successful businesses have succeeded due to their excellence and highest quality customer service. Everywhere else, it seems that customer service is a prerequisite to success.
But, when we come to aviation, it could be said that the airlines' approach to customer relations is a bit like a game of musical chairs – but with no-one removing any of the chairs (airlines). Instead, we all simply run around like crazy until the music stops, then sit on whatever chair presents itself. Sometimes it might be an AA chair, and sometimes a DL chair, and so on. But all chairs always end up with someone sitting on them.
To discuss this counter-intuitive situation, and to explain how it is so, please go enjoy my article The Airlines' Approach to Customer Satisfaction – What Goes Around, Comes Around. You'll have to read the article to appreciate the uniquely airline meaning to the phrase 'What goes around, comes around'.


Steak connoisseurs come to Peter Luger for the authentic experience and the best Porterhouse in New York. The German beer hall aesthetic in the Tudor-style restaurant sets the perfect scene for cutting into a juicy USDA Prime Dry- Aged Porterhouse. After your steak, make sure you have room for dessert—the "Holy Cow" hot fudge sundae is a treat you don't want to miss. Favored by Henry Kissinger and Nicolas Cage, this eatery is a steak lover's Mecca.
STK's offerings extend far outside the classic steak with menu favorites such as the Jumbo Lump Crab with green melon, avocado and Mache greens; the Tuna Tartare with roasted pineapple, crispy shallots and plantain chips; or the Cowboy Rib Steak with Parmesan truffle fries. And who can resist a place where dessert is just as spectacular as the main dish? At STK, you can top it all off with the Carnival "Ménage a Trois," a mix of caramel corn, cotton candy and a mini funnel cake.
BLT Prime offers three dining scenes for guests to choose from–dine on the first floor in the modern suede banquette overlook the dining room from the mezzanine or enjoy tree-lined 22nd St. in the outdoor café. The menu is organized by category and includes corresponding savory sauces. Begin your meal with BLT Prime's signature popovers, and then choose a mouth-watering entrée such as the American Wagyu Ribeye or the Bacon Crusted Flatiron Steak. Don't forget the sauce—Béarnaise, Peppercorn and the famous BLT steak sauce are some of the best around.
With its sleek and elegant décor, Primehouse is a refined traditional steakhouse. Menu favorites include the 20 oz. 65-day Aged Rib-eye, the 20 oz. Porterhouse and the 22 oz. bonein Filet Mignon. Complete your meal with one of the delectable side dishes, like the signature Mac and Cheese, Lobster Whipped Potatoes or Duck Fat Hash Browns. No steak dinner is complete without dessert. Try the "Fill Your Own" cinnamon and sugar doughnuts with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or butterscotch filling.
Located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, the flagship Park Ave. Wolfgang's is a historic landmark. With arched ceilings tiled by the famed Rafael Guastavino, the restaurant boasts beautiful architecture that is second only to the mouthwatering steak. Known for its phenomenal Porterhouse that serves one, two or three, this haute steakhouse will have you coming back again and again.


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Roggenhausen ist der Name folgender Ortschaften:

in Frankreich:
 Roggenhause, Roggenhouse, ehemals Roggenhausen im Landkreis Gebweiler, Elsaß, eine Ortschaft im Département Haut-Rhin, Elsass
in Polen:
 Roggenhausen, Kreis Graudenz, (Danzig-)Westpreußen, seit 1945: Rogóźno, eine Ortschaft in der Woiwodschaft Kujawien-Pommern
 Roggenhausen, Kreis Heilsberg, Ostpreußen, seit 1945: Rogóż (Lidzbark Warmiński), eine Ortschaft in der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren
 Roggenhausen (Dorf), Kreis Neidenburg, Ostpreußen, seit 1945: Rogóż (Kozłowo), eine Ortschaft in der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren
 Roggenhausen (Gut), seit 1898: Waltershausen, Kreis Neidenburg, Ostpreußen, seit 1945: Rogóżek, eine untergegangene Ortschaft in der Woiwodschaft Ermland-Masuren
in der Schweiz:
 Wildpark Roggenhausen, ein Tierpark bei Aarau

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Have you tried calling around to different pharmacies? Because of the recall it probably put the stock on back order. The same thing happened to my daughter's medication and I had to sit and call every pharmacy til I found one that happened to have some in stock. Good luck.
The Proair doesn't work for me but works for my daughter. Everyone is different. Unfortunately the insurance companies will NOT approve the medicines that asthmatics need even though our life depends on them. Diabetics have the same problem. If the government wants to change anything, it's how asthmatics are treated by insurance companies!
Welcome aboard! Let us know how we can help.
Hello,do we return it ??
Hi Laura, We are contacting GlaxoSmithKline to get more information about this recall. In the meantime, call your pharmacy and/or doctor to ask them about getting a new inhaler. If they are unaware of the recall, let them know it was listed in the FDA Enforcement Report for the Week of December 16. It is a Class II recall that was initiated on December 3, 2015. We will update our blog and Facebook page as soon as we have more information. Thank you!
I have one of these faulty inhalers. What do I do with it?
Kirsten - If patients have questions regarding a Ventolin HFA unit, or wish to know if their inhaler is included in the recall, they may contact GSK's Customer Service Center at 1-888-825-5249, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm ET. Heather - that is frustrating. I've heard other say that one works better than the other for them even though they are the same medication. And it's different for each person - not all saying that one brand works and the other does not.
I called the numbered for GlaxoSmithKline and they are charging .69 cents to $1.69 per minute for the call! Why would anybody need to pay a company to get information on this recall?? What's up with this nonsense and is this a real recall??
I do in fact have this inhaler. Would love to know what needs to be done about getting another one as others are asking as well.
This is a real recall put out by the FDA - but many pharmacies did not receive it. One option is to print out the FDA recall press release and take it to the pharmacy. They can call GSK as a medical representative. I tried calling and didn't get anything about being charged for the call. What option did you choose?
I can't believe u prefer proair over ventolin!!!!! I would die if it wasn't for my ventolin inhaler!!!!! Proair does nothing for me!!!!!
Hi carrotttop50, Welcome to AAFA support forums. Let us know if the resources below are helpful.
Welcome, Carrottop50 ... I agree with Allison that the blog post What to Do If You Can't Afford Your Asthma Medicines can give you some other ideas. Also, does your pharmacist or doctor recommend that you use a spacer with the newly prescribed inhaler? If so, I would try it before you give up on the inhaler. Several of our members have talked about how spacers really help to get the medication down into your lungs.
Hi Carrottop50, I'm sorry that is happening. Is your doctor willing to appeal the denial? You can try contacting the manufacturer also. There are resources in our blog post, What to Do If You Can't Afford Your Asthma Medicines , that explain more.
I'm severely allergic to peanuts and cannot use proair. Pro air is manufacture it on the line that has peanut contamination. Whereas ventilon isn't. I am on social security and I cannot afford that price. However maybe it's the part D drug plan you have. If you were to change up you might be able to get it covered. Or your doctor should be getting samples .my doc provides me with samples .
Hi @Je720768 - Welcome to AAFA's asthma support community. I'm glad that your doctor is able to provide you with samples of the Ventolin. Stop by our support forums and tell us about your asthma triggers and how you manage to avoid them. I know that can be a challenge for many of our members.
Some canisters may not contain sufficient propellant to deliver the labeled claim of 200 actuations through the end of shelf life.
Hi @Carrottop50 , sorry to hear that your medicine is no longer covered and that the doctor is unwilling to help with an appeal. We have a couple of resources that might you: What to Do If You Can't Afford Your Asthma Medicines Health Insurance 101 for People With Asthma and Allergies (Video and Resources) I'd also like to invite you to our asthma forums where you can connect with others for support.
Carrottop50, hugs on the frustrating experience you've had. I hope the links that Kathy P has shared will help.
Will this recall include a replacement inhaler?
Hi Art! According to the company, "patients are not being told to return the inhalers. If you have a question, call the company's response center: 1-888-825-5249."
Yahoo! I'm glad! Let us know if your husband's inhalers are affected.
Hugs, Donna! I do hope you have a hands-free option so you're not getting a crick in the neck. I know that I've read where they are expecting higher than usual call volume. Is there any way to leave a message or email?
I have called this number and can't get any live person. Been holding for 15 minutes now.
Hi @Shellz72 , Do you have an inhaler that matches the lot numbers? If so, it is okay to continue using the inhaler, but be aware that your inhaler may have leaked and so there may not be the full number of "puffs" available. You can call the company at 1-888-825-5249 for more information. You may also want to call your doctor or insurance company about getting a new refill.
Is it okay to continue using the inhaler?
@Melanie Carver Thank you so much for your response to Shellz72. I was wondering the exact same thing. I just received a new inhaler a week ago and it happens to be in the recall batch. I will call my doctor and pharmacy Monday about getting a new inhaler.
Kieora, were you able to get in touch with your doctor and your pharmacy? Hope so!
@5dr80 that sounds really frustrating and I'm sorry you are having so much trouble getting information. You can call GSK's company's response center: 1-888-825-5249 and should be able to sort things out for you.
@5dr80 , were you able to get in touch with GSK's customer service line? I hope they were helpful! I can understand your frustration. Kieora, yay! That's terrific that everything is taken care of.
how do i find the lot number on my inhaler? i don't have the box. i've had it a few months and it's fairly new. thanks!
@chrmiles check the canister portion. You may need to pull it out of the plastic to see.
ChrMiles, was your inhaler part of the recall?
No it wasn't. Probably too old for the recall as got it a while back. Doctor gave me new one yesterday because transferring care/other one expired. So all good to go!


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*Filename: guessWordFromFile.c
*Authors: Andrew Lamb
*Last Modified: 24/12/2012
*Description:	Secret word stored in file. user has three attempts to guess the word
				Program loops the correct answer multiple times if user answers incorrectly 3 times

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(void)
{
	FILE *secretWord;	//Declare file pointer variable
	char secret[100];
	char guess[100];
	int counter;
	printf("You only have 3 chances to guess the secret word:\n");

	secretWord = fopen("secretword.txt", "r");	//open file for reading
	if (secretWord == NULL)	//check that file exists
	{
		printf("Cannot open secretWord for reading \n");
		exit(0);
	}
	fscanf(secretWord, "%s", &secret);	//write file contents to secret array
	//printf("%s\n", guess);

	fclose(secretWord);	//close file

	for (counter = 0; (counter < 3) && (strcmp(secret, guess) != 0); counter++) //initialize counter, loop-continutation condition, increment counter
	{
		scanf("%99s",&guess);
		if (strcmp(secret, guess) == 0) //compare secret and guess to see if they are the same
		{
			printf("Well done. You got it right! You are very clever!!!!!!\n"); //if correct print this statement
		}
		else
		{
			printf("%s is not the secret word, please try again:\n"); //else if incorrect, print this statement
		}
	}
	for (counter = 0; (counter < 10000) && (strcmp(secret, guess) != 0); counter++) //initialize another counter, loop-continuation condition, increment counter
	{
		if (strcmp(secret, guess) != 0)
		{
			printf("FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL, FAIL\n"); //if incorrect also print this statement
			printf("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n"); //if incorrect also print this statement
		}
	}

	return 0;	//all OK
}

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Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann, also known as Captain America Defies The Doom Tube, is a video game  based on a comic book series of the same name. It was published in 1987 by U.S. Gold on their Go! label for computers including the Amstrad CPC and the Commodore 64 and was published a year later on the ZX Spectrum. Reviews were mixed, with the graphics and audio generally seen as poor. It is the first video game to feature Captain America.

Gameplay
Players take on the role of Marvel superhero Captain America and must guide him around the Doom Tube base of Dr Megalomann. The base is a long tube inside another tube, splitting areas up into chambers around a central core. The virus has been released into the base, and players can only access areas below their immunity level. By defeating enemies they can collect ying-yang which boosts their immunity. Captain America can throw his shield to take out enemies, but the number of shields he holds are limited, although he can re-use those which kill enemies or if he recalls a shield before it is lost. As the player moves Captain America around areas, they need to recover parts of a password which will allow them access into the final area to disable the missiles. The game is played in real time, giving the player only one hour in which to complete the game.

Plot
Dr. Megalomann is aiming to launch rockets containing a deadly virus. The CIA discover his secret base below the Mojave Desert, called the Doom Tube. Captain America is sent in to stop the rockets from being launched and to save the world.

Development and release
Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann was the first appearance by Captain America in a computer game. The B-side of the gaming cassette contained a mono single called Who's Crying Now by the band Resister.

Reception

Captain America received mixed reviews. Crash criticized the lack of definition of the characters and poor audio, calling the game "a disappointing licence, wasting great potential". Your Spectrum mostly agreed with the points of Crash, but said, "the graphics aren't going to win any awards, but they're a nice size and very clear". Sinclair User described the game as addictive and praised the challenging level of gameplay. A review by Commodore 64 magazine Zzap!64 felt that the instructions lead to confusion, and that the difficult and repetitive gameplay meant that the game didn't have any lasting appeal.

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A job is a lynchpin in most people's lives. It represents your family's comfort and security, and provides you with a sense of self-esteem.
The loss of that job, and the income it provides, can throw your entire existence into chaos.
Negotiate the best severance package you can from your former employer. If it was a layoff or amicable departure, get letters of reference from those with whom you worked, especially supervisors. Also, get documentation of projects you worked on that will highlight your skills to a potential employer.
Deal with the emotions. You may feel angry or bitter. Let those feelings flow but don't dwell on them. Harbouring that kind of negative energy can sap your ability to find a new job.
Apply for Employment Insurance right away. Take full advantage of your entitled benefits until you get back on your feet. There used to be a stigma attached to being unemployed and receiving government assistance. But as the economy shifts, more and more people are finding themselves out of work for a period of time. Unemployment is becoming an expected stage of life.
Seek companionship. One of the hardest parts of losing a job is losing the day-to-day interaction you enjoyed with coworkers. If your former employer let several of your coworkers go at once, try to meet up with those people for lunch once in a while. They'll be able to understand what you're going through. And the camaraderie will relieve some of the loneliness that can accompany unemployment.
If finding a permanent job in your field looks like it might take a while, consider applying to a temp agency. Employers turn to them for human resources, and they provide your services for an hourly rate. Then they pay you (after taking a cut for facilitating your services). The employer benefits from reduced recruitment and screening costs and the temp agency benefits from the money it makes for offering your services.
Quick Money Often, you can collect a paycheque after only one week of work. If you're in need of some fairly quick cash, temping isn't a bad way to go.
Flexibility You can work this week and not the next. Or, if you need to work nights to leave your days free for interviews, a temp agency can accommodate your schedule.
Interaction Having a job, even a temporary one, will get you out of the house and interacting with real people. It relieves the "cabin fever" that results from staying in the house every day with no place to go.
Experience Temp work allows you to work in a variety of jobs, though quite often in roles that are less demanding. But having the exposure to a variety of industries can be a positive asset for future employment.
Permanent employment Sometimes, if you are performing well at a temporary job, the company may offer you permanent employment.
Employer Benefits Some temp agencies, if you work for them long enough, do offer benefits such as health insurance, paid holidays and vacation time.
Undesirable Jobs Some companies hire temp workers to do jobs that their full-time employees don't want to do.
Sporadic And Undependable Work One week you're working; the next you're not. It's hard to get solid financial footing when you never know if and how much you will be paid. There are some temp agencies that specialize in specific fields, such as IT or engineering. If you can find one known for providing personnel in your field, it just might be a great opportunity for you.
Classified listings Start getting the weekend paper, or look at the classifieds on newspapers' web sites. Look through all the classified listings, not just the areas in which you expect your type of job would be listed. You can get some great ideas on different positions that line up nicely with your skills. Also, look through trade magazines that relate to your industry. Some employers will advertise in industry publications to reach a more targeted audience.
Headhunters Make an appointment at an employment agency or "headhunter." Since they don't actually get paid until they secure employment for you, they have a significant incentive to search.
The Internet There are many websites with large job boards on which employers advertise open positions. Check out www.monster.ca, for one. Also, look through the websites of companies in your field, and even municipal or provincial government sites. They often devote a page to job opportunities.
Networking It's not what you know; it's who you know. Attend industry events. Put the word out on the street. Get your name in front of as many people as you can. You never know who has a friend who's looking to hire someone just like you.
Remember, start looking immediately. It can take four to six months to find a suitable job in your field.


This is Mary Lee Renfus. Isn't she the cutest?
Census records suggest Mary was born in Georgia. Her granite tombstone provides the year of 1895. About or before 1916, Mary Lee married a farmer named James Renfus. They had at least six children. In the Spring of 1935, Mary and James were living in Dooly County, Georgia. Five years later, they were in Peach County.
Mary lost James in December of 1960.
According to the Social Security Death Index, Mary died in Bibb County, Georgia at the age of 90 years. Her remains were returned to Dooly County and now rest beside those of her husband at Evergreen Cemetery in Pinehurst.
Mary Lee is adorable. It's sweet she was able to be buried next to her husband.
Love her picture. How nice that they brought her back to be buried with her husband.


Here is a popular Japanese vegetarian dish. It is now easy to make vegetarian tempura at home.
Take refined flour in a bowl.
Add corn starch and a little baking soda.
Mix it with sufficient quantity of cold water to prepare the batter.
Coat the pickled and blanched vegetables (baby corn, celery, green beans and carrots) with the batter.
Do the same process with cauliflower and broccoli too.
Fry the coated vegetables once the oil becomes hot.
When the vegetables are fried take them out of the oil and remove the excess oil with the help of a tissue paper.
In a separate bowl, take hung yogurt, chopped parsley, a little lemon juice, crushed black pepper, fennel powder and honey.
Mix it well to make the dip.
Serve the fried vegetables with this dip.
Used to make chikkis, now have rajgira sweets containing marshmallows and chocolate.


Take a look at this elegant brick home in popular Callaway Forest. The home features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The bedrooms have brand new carpet. 2 car garage will give you extra space for storage. Advantageous split bedroom plan will provide more privacy. Sizable fenced yard will add extra fun to the barbecue family time on weekends. Age, Square Footage, and room sizes approx., if important please verify.


Facebook: mostly filled with political nonsense, photos of your high school boyfriend's new baby, and throwbacks to questionable outfits. But occasionally, it'll surprise you and help you find the exact thing you've been looking for. Enter Babes in Business. When we stumbled upon this event while aimlessly scrolling down the feed, we were seriously PUMPED. Between our growing website, our dive deeper into the world of social media, and general craving for more creativity, we were really seeking that dose of inspiration that only girl power can provide.
Babes in Business is a networking group designed to bring strong and inspired women together. They host occasional meet-ups with guest speakers, which is what we were so lucky to attend this past Wednesday in Asbury! After starting our evening with a really delicious meal at Porta (you guys: the White Walker pizza is amazing), we warmed up for some networking with a glass of wine & headed to The Asbury Hotel where it was being held. Have you ever been? It's such a beautiful, cool space.
After filling out our name tags - complete with insta handles - we joined a group of about 100 cool ladies to mingle before the speakers took the stage to share their journeys & provide some tips and insight. First up were the girls behind Cocktail Caravan, a super fabulous mobile bar (in an airstream!!), who know the ins and outs of PR & marketing. Next we heard from Chloe Masco of Claudia Chloe, fine art photography. We were really excited to meet her, because we'll be carrying her work in the shop SO soon - it's gorgeous & you're going to love it! Lastly, we were treated to some on-the-spot meditation practice with Dana Garced. What a perfect way to ease into some networking!
When we broke into small groups, we were able to learn more about all the amazing women who surrounded us. I was such a cool feeling to be with a bunch of likeminded girls who are all after success and ready to embrace community over competition.
After exchanging tons of (super cute, obviously) business cards, we enjoyed complimentary sweets & Jordan won a Claudia Chloe print in a door prize (a big deal - she never wins anything) before we headed to the Soundbooth bar in the hotel for a drink with our friends Cori and Danielle. The perfect ending to a super fun, motivational night!
Have you ever attended a networking event like this? Who's your favorite girl boss? We love to hear about other business babes, so reach out to us at hello@houseoflucky.com. And we'll see you at the next meetup!


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Herbert Smith Freehills and RBS Group collaboration – a bonus for Herbert Smith Freehills PRIME students
A founding member of PRIME, Herbert Smith Freehills has provided work experience placements to 80 students since 2012.
Collaboration, one of the firm's core values, is key to the success of these placements. Partnership with clients provides the students with the opportunity to meet in-house lawyers and to increase their commercial awareness during a packed week of work shadowing, mentoring and the development of team work, presentation and interview skills.
In November 2013, HSF PRIME students visited RBS for an afternoon of 'demystifying the banking sector', networking and a tour. Bursting with questions, students seized the chance to find out why lawyers would choose to work in-house and how it was different from private practice. They were also able to speak to employees in non-legal roles and find out about how the lawyers assisted them with their responsibilities.
The RBS visit was also a hook on which to base that week's team project. On Friday afternoon, 15 students presented to Mark Rigotti (HSF Managing Partner, Clients and Industries) and, Bernadette Meier, Senior Legal Counsel, RBS (and Herbert Smith alumni) about issues affecting the banking sector.
The visit earlier in the week had them well prepared and the students delivered excellent presentations on topics such as bankers' bonuses and the ethical, social and financial risks of investing in a diamond mine.
Bernadette Meier at RBS commented "It was a real pleasure to take part and a great opportunity for us to build on our own social mobility initiatives by supporting the excellent work experience programme HSF had put together… I thoroughly enjoyed the session and was so impressed with the students. They were so polite and organised, and delivered excellent presentations."
No stranger to PRIME, RBS has delivered two successful weeks of its own work experience program in London and Edinburgh (First Step), which form part of the bank's wider social mobility initiatives. HSF was delighted to be part of First Step and host the RBS students for an afternoon in summer 2013.
"I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed every moment I spent at Herbert Smith Freehills… you made my first insight into law incredible." PRIME student, Herbert Smith Freehillls, November 2013


MORE tales of the unexpected from the natural world: rising industrial emissions may have inadvertently boosted the soaring speed, and reproductive success, of the wandering albatross.
Over the last 50 years, westerly winds in the southern hemisphere have become faster and shifted polewards, a trend that has been linked to increasing emissions of greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals.
Henri Weimerskirch at the Chizé Centre for Biological Studies in Villiers-en-Bois, France, has found that wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) on the Southern Ocean's Crozet Islands may reap the benefits.
Soaring flight is influenced by wind speeds, and has become faster in the last decade, allowing the birds to shorten their foraging trips. Shorter trips mean the males and females – who share parental duties – can shorten their incubating shifts at the nest, improving both their health and that of the brood (Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1210270).
The curious effect is likely to be short-lived: climate models predict that wind strength will continue to rise, and may soon be unfavourable for soaring – bad news for albatross populations, which are generally in decline.


You can add Big E to the list of injured WWE Superstars.
Big E noted on Twitter that he will be taking time off due to a torn meniscus.
On SmackDown Live, he wrestled in a six-man tag team match with fellow New Day Members Xavier Woods and WWE Champion Kofi Kingston against The Bar and Drew McIntyre.
No word on how long Big E will be out of action.
We previously wrote about injuries to AJ Styles (hip) and a possible injury to Daniel Bryan.


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African Journal of Biomedical Research
Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group
Vol. 12, No. 2, 2009, pp. 107-112 Bioline Code: md09019
African Journal of Biomedical Research, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2009, pp. 107-112
en The Nutritional Status of Mothers Practicing Breast Feeding In Ibadan, Nigeria
Sanusi, R.A. & Falana, O.A.
Exclusive breastfeeding is a globally recommended way of feeding and caring for young infants (0-6 months). Its benefits to both infants and mothers have been established. However, its impact on the maternal nutritional status is still a subject of contention. This study was therefore designed to evaluate the effect of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice on the nutritional status of lactating mothers. A total of 277 lactating mothers recruited from the well baby or immunization clinics at four selected health facilities participated in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. The data collected from the respondents included socioeconomic and demographic data using semi-structured questionnaires, 24-hour dietary recall and weight and height measurements. The nutritional status of lactating mothers practicing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and those practicing non-exclusive breastfeeding (NEBF) was compared. The data were analyzed using the Epi-Info 2000 to determine the nutritional status, adapted Total Diet Analysis (TDA) software to determine the mean nutrient intakes and the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS version 10) to determine various proportions, means , standard deviations, and test the significance of differences (p	<0.05). The mean (SD) age of the nursing mothers was 29.15(4.9) years, parity was 2.12(1.14) children, weight was 63.23(11.6) kg, height was 1.62(0.06) m, body mass index (BMI) was 24.09(3.94) kg/m2, daily protein and energy intakes were 124.28(47.08) g and 2827.16(839.34) kcal respectively. The results also showed that half (50.5%) of the respondents were practicing exclusive breastfeeding. The two groups had similar protein intake level, which was significantly higher than recommended intakes. There was no difference in the nutritional status (p>0.05) of mothers practicing exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding as measured by anthropometry. In conclusion, the practice of EBF had no observable consequences on the nutritional status of mothers practicing it when compared to mothers practicing non-exclusive breast feeding, except for the higher dietary energy intake. This finding can be used to encourage more mothers to embrace exclusive breast feeding since as of now the practice of EBF is still low, less than 25%.
Exclusive, Non-exclusive breastfeeding, Maternal Nutritional status
© Copyright 2009 - African Journal of Biomedical Research


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Q: NSStream (BLE L2CAP) on background thread I'm looking for some verification of what i'm doing. Also, there's a lot of related topics here and there but none is complete / addresses all challenges.
Overview / Requirements:

*

*BLE (L2CAP) Central able to talk to multiply simultaneously connected peripherals

*L2CAP uses NSStream

*NSStream should run on background (to avoid blocking UI / avoid UI blocking streams)

*NSStream requires RunLoop therefore it needs a dedicated non-main Thread

Expectations:

*

*NSStreams have all system resources so that they can run as smooth as possible.

So, after much research and prototyping:
thread = Thread(block: { [weak self] in
        let runLoop = RunLoop.current
        let timer = Timer(timeInterval: 0.01, repeats: true, block: { [weak self] _ in self?.run() })

        inputStream.schedule(in: runLoop, forMode: .default)
        outputStream.schedule(in: runLoop, forMode: .default)

        CFRunLoopAddTimer(runLoop.getCFRunLoop(), timer, .defaultMode)
        CFRunLoopRun()
    })

And exit:
    timer?.invalidate()
    CFRunLoopRemoveTimer(runLoop.getCFRunLoop(), timer, .defaultMode)
    CFRunLoopStop(runLoop.getCFRunLoop())
    thread?.cancel()

This works - thread/RunLoop runs / stream(s) receive events and when it's time to stop, RunLoop ends / thread is cancelled.
My concerns / questions regarding RunLoop and custom Thread(s):

*

*I've seen many sources just using RunLoop.main to schedule NSStream(s). That seems incorrect and unnecessary. But I don't have much knowledge to support it (it works pretty much the same whether I use main or background, but I'd really prefer to use background to avoid weird intermittent behaviors).

*Obviously creating threads is not ideal (since we have GCD) but it's required by NSStream API. I've seen sources using DispatchQueue.global() to access CurrentRunLoop but apparently GCD has a limited number of worker threads and such practice is not recommended.

*Is it okay to schedule both streams in the same RunLoop? Or is one thread per stream better? Or could I schedule 3 peripherals (6x streams) on a single thread?

*Timer - Is there any recommendation as to how often the timer should tick? 10ms for BLE communications seems fine but is it? As far as I see the CPU usage is 1% when I run this code so that's not an issue. But also running it at 1ms would be an overkill?
Is there better way (not using Timer)?

*There is probably a hard limit as to how many threads I can spawn like this (before they are re-used). I don't think i'll ever have more than handful connected peripherals (also limited by BLE hardware) but still. On the other hand, in a unit-test I can spawn 1000 threads in this way (simultaneously), and the code runs fine on simulator. Is this normal?

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Q: Resolving a pod's IP by name First off a disclaimer: I have only been using Azure's Kubernetes framework for a short while so my apologies for asking what might be an easy problem.
I have two Kubernetes services running in AKS. I want these services to be able to discover each other by service name. The pods associated with these services are each given an IP from the subnet I've assigned to my cluster:
$ kubectl get pods -o wide
NAME      READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE   IP         ...
tom       1/1     Running   0          69m   10.0.2.10  ...
jerry     1/1     Running   5          67m   10.0.2.21  ...

If I make REST calls between these services using their pod IPs directly, the calls work as expected. I don't want to of course use hard coded IPs. In reading up on kube dns, my understanding is that entries for registered services are created in the dns. The tests I've done confirms this, but the IP addresses assigned to the dns entries are not the IP addresses of the pods. For example:
$ kubectl exec jerry -- ping -c 1 tom.default
PING tom.default (10.1.0.246): 56 data bytes

The IP address that is associated with the service tom is the so-called "cluster ip":
$ kubectl get services
NAME   TYPE        CLUSTER-IP   EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)    AGE
tom    ClusterIP   10.1.0.246   <none>        6010/TCP   21m
jerry  ClusterIP   10.1.0.247   <none>        6040/TCP   20m

The same is true with the service jerry. The problem with these IP addresses is that REST calls using these addresses do not work. Even a simple ping times out. So my question is how can I associate the kube-dns entry that's created for a service with the pod IP instead of the cluster IP?
Based on the posted answer, I updated my yml file for "tom" as follows:
apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: tom
spec:
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: tom
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: tom
        image: myregistry.azurecr.io/tom:latest
        imagePullPolicy: Always
        ports:
          - containerPort: 6010
---
  apiVersion: v1
  kind: Service
  metadata:
    name: tom
  spec:
    ports:
    - port: 6010
      name: "6010"
    selector:
      app: tom

and then re-applied the update. I still get the cluster IP though when I try to resolve tom.default, not the pod IP. I'm still missing part of the puzzle.
Update: As requested, here's the describe output for tom:
$ kubectl describe service tom
Name:              tom
Namespace:         default
Labels:            <none>
Annotations:       kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration:
                     {"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"Service","metadata":{"annotations":{},"name":"tom","namespace":"default"},"spec":{"ports":[{"name":"6010","po...
Selector:          app=tom
Type:              ClusterIP
IP:                10.1.0.139
Port:              6010  6010/TCP
TargetPort:        6010/TCP
Endpoints:         10.0.2.10:6010

The output is similar for the service jerry. As you can see, the endpoint is what I'd expect--10.0.2.10 is the IP assigned to the pod associated with the service tom. Kube DNS though resolves the name "tom" as the cluster IP, not the pod IP:
$ kubectl get pods
NAME                    READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE   IP ...
tom-b4ccbfb97-wfmjp     1/1     Running   0          15h   10.0.2.10
jerry-dd8fbf98f-8jgw7   1/1     Running   0          14h   10.0.2.20

$ kubectl exec jerry-dd8fbf98f-8jgw7 nslookup tom
Name:      tom
Address 1: 10.1.0.139 tom.default.svc.cluster.local

This doesn't really matter of course as long as REST calls are routed to the expected pod IP. I've had some success with this today:
$ kubectl exec jerry-5554b956b-9kpj7 -- wget -O - http://tom:6010/actuator/health
{"status":"UP"}

This shows that even though the name "tom" resolves to the cluster IP there is routing in place that makes sure the call gets to the pod. I've tried the same call from service tom to service jerry and that also works. Curiously, a loopback, from tom to tom, times out:
$ kubectl exec tom-5c68d66cf9-dxlmf -- wget -O - http://tom:6010/actuator/health
Connecting to tom:6010 (10.1.0.139:6010)
wget: can't connect to remote host (10.1.0.139): Operation timed out
command terminated with exit code 1

If I use the pod IP explicitly, the call works:
$ kubectl exec tom-5c68d66cf9-dxlmf -- wget -O - http://10.0.2.10:6010/actuator/health
{"status":"UP"}

So for some reason the routing doesn't work in the loopback case. I can probably get by with that since I don't think we'll need to make calls back to the same service. It is puzzling though.
Peter

A: This means you didnt publish ports through your service (or used wrong labels). What you are trying to achieve should be done using services exactly, what you need to do is fix your service definition so that it works properly.
apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: xxx-name
spec:
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: xxx-label
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: xxx-container
        image: kmrcr.azurecr.io/image:0.7
        imagePullPolicy: Always
        ports:
          - containerPort: 7003
          - containerPort: 443

---
  apiVersion: v1
  kind: Service
  metadata:
    name: xxx-service
  spec:
    ports:
    - port: 7003
      name: "7003"
    - port: 443
      name: "443"
    selector:
      app: xxx-label < must match your pod label
    type: LoadBalancer

notice how this exposes same ports container is listening on and uses the same label as selector to determine to which pods the traffic must go