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Creatine is a naturally occurring chemical found within the body, normally in the muscles. It is also found in certain foods and may be obtained through supplementation. It is widely used among athletes in a wide range of sports for the primary purpose of supplementing exercise performance and promoting lean muscle. Creatine HCL is one of the newest iterations of creatine to hit the market; however, it is also significantly more potent.
One form of creatine most impressive is creatine hydrochloride, which is creatine attached to hydrochloric acid. One study found that creatine hydrochloride was absorbed by the body more than 60% better than creatine monohydrate. This allows for a lower dose of creatine to be needed, as well as enhanced results. It also prevents stomach discomfort and any water retention under the skin that some report with creatine monohydrate.
This is the primary difference between Creatine HCL and other types of creatine like monohydrate. It does not require a loading phase and calls for a significantly smaller dosage while still delivering the same benefits.
Creatine hydrochloride's main benefit is helping to supplement healthy muscle. This is thought to be due to an increase in the production and supply of ATP to working muscle cells. This also promotes muscular energy, helping to avoid lactic acid build-up and allowing for longer and more intense workouts.
Creatine Gluconate is the new best Creatine formula on the market and with very good reason. As you know Creatine is able to improve your strength and anaerobic endurance levels in the gym significantly. This is achieved by saturating the muscle cell with Creatine which in turn maximizes the production of ATP or adenosine tri-phosphate, which then leads to improved performance. To add to this, Creatine is excellent for bodybuilders once it gets into the muscle cell because it literally draws water in with it leading to a much fuller and thicker looking physique. As you will have noticed, these benefits of Creatine occur once it has reached the muscle cell which is absolutely key to note here because little do people know, but up to 80% of Creatine you supplement on doesn't even make it past your stomach. Therefore you don't get the benefit of saturated Creatine levels within the muscle cell.
This is where Creatine Gluconate comes into play, because this is precisely why it is so good, because it focuses on ensuring the Creatine gets to the muscle cell, the place where it absolutely needs to be in order to have any effect on you. The clue is in Gluconate because it is fast acting carbohydrates, such as glucose which ultimately lead to the transportation of Creatine into the muscle cell. Without this, there will only be very small amounts of Creatine reaching the muscle cell. Therefore by ensuring that the Creatine is accompanied with the necessary ingredients in the form of glucose, a super fast acting carbohydrate you will enjoy significantly better strength, endurance and size gains whilst using Creatine Gluconate.
The flip side to the Gluconate factor is that you will be susceptible to Insulin spikes which before training are undesired, because this can promote some fat storage. However, when looking to build mountains of muscle mass on to your frame and grow your strength this doesn't matter, because it will be minimal and the size gains you make will make up for it.
There you have outlined for you the reasons as to why Creatine Gluconate is so much more effective. Up to 90% of the Creatine you take in will reach the muscle cell which is a massive difference to the 20% regular Creatine formulas will achieve for you.
The many perceived benefits of arachidonic acid, such as overcoming depression, increase muscle mass, and treating arthritis, are consistent with the findings of the wide number of studies conducted.
In the case of muscle gain, studies have shown that an increase in arachidonic acid raises the anaerobic capacity and causes the muscle fibers to thicken as a result of greater protein synthesis.
Bodybuilders use arachidonic acid supplements in order to induce inflammation in their muscle tissues, forcing their muscle to grow in greater size and shape.
It has been found that arachidonic acid's characteristic of causing small amount of inflammation help muscles contract and become larger. This also makes it helpful for those who wish to lose weight and gain strength through resistance training.
Small amounts of inflammation thus are beneficial for gaining muscle for bodybuilders. The fatty acids present in the acid help muscle fibers utilize protein a lot more efficiently.
Trainers who can benefit most from arachidonic acid supplements are those who have reached training plateaus and won't to shock their muscles to make greater gains.
There is also a considerable amount of research to show that arachidonic acid helps treat depression.
Researchers found that arachidonic acid has elements that can alleviate symptoms of depression and reverse negative signals in the brain. Arachidonic acid has also been shown to thin out blood that can counter depression a lot more efficiently.
Fish oils are commonly sold as supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids in order to overcome depression. However, fish oil may not necessarily be rich with omega-3 fatty acids; it all depends on what types of fish have been used to produce the oil and whether the fish had access to a proper habitat.
Therefore, you should always be more cautious about fish oil supplements.
More importantly, arachidonic acid is also associated with treating rheumatoid arthritis.
The study found that participants who took a diet rich in fish oil showed a reduction in swollen joints. This has led researchers to conclude that a diet rich in arachidonic acid can be very effective for treating arthritis.
This study tells us that young men with resistance training experience may benefit from ARA supplementation through increased lean body mass, muscular strength, and muscular power.
Epicatechin is a strong antioxidant, has insulin mimic action and improves heart health. Dr. Norman Hollenberg of Harvard Medical School found that Kuna indians, who live on the San Blas Island Chain in Panama and drink high quantities of cocoa drinks, have a lower risk of stroke, heart failure, cancer and diabetes compored to the Indians living on the mainland. Dr. Norman Hollenberg even suggests considering epicatechin as a vitamin.
Epicatechin is a flavanol found in certain plants such as green tea and cocoa; and is a powerful antioxidant that helps decrease Myostatin. Myostatin is the greatest single catabolic limiting factor of muscle growth. This natural growth factor protein exists in our bodies and works to regulate and limit muscle growth in a genetically predetermined pattern. Myostatin actually suppresses muscle growth. Epicatechin works to decrease Myostatin which helps to reduce these limiting factors, promoting muscle development beyond your genetic potential.
Laxogenin (5a-Hydroxy) is an anabolic building block that is derived from plants, and it can be used by the body to create its own anabolics. It does this by increasing protein synthesis and nitrogen retention, creating an anabolic environment in the body that gives the effects of increased muscle strength and mass, endurance, recovery, and lean gains. What's more, laxogenin also inhibits cortisol - a nasty hormone we get from both mental and physical stress, which signals the body to store fat and burn muscle.
Tests showed that protein synthesis increased by over 200%, the key to lean muscle growth and accelerated repair. In testing, 5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin has balanced cortisol response, which is the major cornerstone to healthy recovery and reduction of muscle wasting.
Laxogenin was isolated in 1992 from rhizomes of smilax sieboldii (a plant species found throughout the world, but native to Asia). It is considered to be a type of steroidal sapogenin, and part of a group called brassinosteroids, which are part of a group of 40 different steroids that are synthesized from species of plants. Within the plant, these amazing compounds promote growth and vitality.
However, a study from the FASEB journal in 2010 showed that these brassinosteroids actually trigger anabolic effects by increasing protein synthesis, while halting protein breakdown. As we all know, protein is the building block of muscle, but with laxogenin you also get such benefits as fat loss and performance enhancement.
As a dietary supplement, take two (2) capsules once per day. Ideally timing the dose 30-45 minutes prior to working out. Take daily for up to 12 consecutive weeks, following by a 4 week break. DO NOT EXCEED 2 capsules in a 24 hour period.
For use by healthy adults only, not recommended for persons under the age of 18. Do not use if you are pregnant or nursing. Individuals should not consume other caffeinated products in conjunction with this product. Seek advice from a healthcare professional before taking if you have any preexisting medical condition to ensure it is safe to take this product. In case of accidental overdose, contact a poison control center immediately. Avoid alcohol or prescription stimulants while taking this product. Exceeding recommended serving will not improve results and may cause serious adverse health effects. Discontinue use of Vasovol and contact a licensed healthcare professional immediately if you experience an unusually rapid heartbeat, dizziness, severe headache, or shortness of breath. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.
I have been taking supplements for quite a few years now and I believe my body has built up a tolerance for certain dosages for certain things but overall I got good results.
The product did seem to help increase vascularity and maybe helped grind out an extra rep on medium weight sets. However, I did not notice any effects on body comp or strength in my heavier sets.


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Q: primitives as function arguments in javascript I'm learning JS here, and have a question regarding primitive values when passed in as arguments. Say I have a simple function:
var first = 5;
var second = 6;

function func(){
    first+=second;
}
func();
alert(first); //outputs 11

So in this case the value of first becomes 11.. But if I try it by passing in first as an argument to the function, first remains 5..
var first = 5;
var second = 6;

function func(first){
    first+=second;
}
func(first);
alert(first); //outputs 5

wondering if someone could explain this to me.

A: It happens because when you call function first() with no arguments, it uses the global var "first". But when you call function first(first), you says to browser that now first is a local variable (only inside the function) and it doesn't make any changes to the global var first. Here's the code:
var first = 5;
var second = 6;
function func(first){
    first += second; //Local var "first" + global var "second"
    alert(first); //Local var, outputs 11
}
func(first);
alert(first); //Global var, outputs 5

A: Due to Javascript's scoping, the scoped variable first is overriding the global variable first. In other words, you're adding second to the scoped version of first inside your function (which is scoped because you're declaring it inside the function), and the global version of first is unaffected.
If you remove the first's declaration from the function, Javascript goes for the next version of first it can find--in this case, the global one.

A: var first= 5;
var second= 6;

function func(first){

first+=second; // change the local first variable

}
func(first);
alert(first);//outputs 5 - the outer variable wasn't changed.

var first= 5; // global var
var second= 6;

function func(){ // first wasn't defined in the inner scope.

first+=second; // change the global bar

}
func();
alert(first);//outputs 11 - the outer variable was changed.

A: Mark Linus got your answer right, but I want to add an important note. Primitive values in JavaScript are always passed by value, where Array's and Object's are always passed by reference. Example:
var first = [ 'a', 'b' ];

function func( arr ) {
    arr.push( 'c' );
}

func( first );

alert( first.join( ',' )); // output is 'a,b,c'

It gets more complicated if you have Objects in Objects or Arrays. Just remember that an alteration will affect all instances in your program.

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Google Analytics Solutions: Where Did My Paid Search Traffic Go?
Where Did My Paid Search Traffic Go?
Now let's say we want to further drill down to see what portion of our traffic was driven through paid search traffic. To see this portion of search traffic, we can simply click on the "paid" link at the top left corner of the report.
Which search engines do you see listed now? In this example, when we filter to view only paid traffic, all of the search engines except Google disappear from the list.
Of course, this all would make perfect sense if you were only running paid search campaigns with Google. But if you also have active paid search campaigns with other engines, then you're probably starting to wonder what happened to all those visitors you spent good money to attain!
The key is understanding how Google Analytics interprets paid and non-paid keyword traffic. In short, all search engine traffic is classified as non-paid (aka, organic or natural search) traffic unless campaigns are specifically tagged to show up as paid.
We make it easy for you to parse out your Google AdWords traffic by offering an auto-tagging option (visit this article in our Help Center for details if you aren't doing this yet).
But you need to make a little more effort if you want to see your other search engines' paid traffic reported properly, through a process we refer to as "manual tagging".
To get started with the manual tagging process, our URL Builder tool comes in handy. You can actually use this tool to generate URLs to track any online marketing campaign, but that's a topic for another post. For paid search campaigns, the main thing to remember is that the campaign medium must be set to "cpc" or "ppc".
Imagine you are driving people to a landing page, www.example.com/landingpage and have a campaign to promote your delicious chocolate product line.
Campaign source, medium and name are required parameters. The other two are optional, but to see the keywords, we'd recommend using the term parameter (in this case, "caramel filled chocolates").
You can be creative on most of these values, but you must use "cpc" or "ppc" in the campaign medium parameter for search traffic to be separated properly.
The Search Engines report in Google Analytics is very useful for seeing which search engines drove traffic to your site. In the report below, you can see that most of this sample website's traffic is coming from Google, but Yahoo is driving a respectable number of visits (14,495 to be precise).


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Mitch Trubisky Named To Pro Bowl Team
Mitch Trubisky has just become the first Bears quarterback to make the Pro Bowl since.......?
Jim Mcmahon.
That's right. The funky QB was the last signal caller to make the Pro Bowl.
Trubisky has some awful officiating to thank for his trip to Orlando. When the Saints lost to the Rams on the late no-call pass interference. Rams QB, Jared Goff, became ineligible for the Pro Bowl since he's now going to the Super Bowl.
Mitch will join teammates Akeim Hicks, Kyle Fuller, Eddie Jackson, and Tarik Cohen for the exhibition game. Linebacker Kahlil Mack was originally named a starter but withdrew himself with a sore groin.
This is a pretty cool opportunity for the young quarterback to hang with the NFL's elite and learn even more at his young age.
It's been a pretty good run for Trubisky the past two years. Considering he was booed at a Bulls game after being drafted, it's safe to say that the city has warmed up to him.
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Modifying the terms of your divorce agreement | Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A.
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. posted in modifications on Friday, November 18, 2016.
Divorce agreements and divorce awards are not always set in stone. If one of the spouse's life-situations, or the needs of a child, change following a divorce settlement or divorce award, then the spouses who require it may request a modification to the divorce agreement.
The most common reasons for a divorce modification relate to changes in financial situations. For example, an ex-spouse who is paying child support or alimony might lose a job or become disabled, making him or her less able to pay the monthly obligations associated with the alimony and child support. Conversely, an ex-spouse might receive a sudden windfall of money, making it possible for him or her to pay more in child support and/or alimony.
-- The child's safety or health is threatened.
Maryland ex-spouses who believe their situations fall under one of the above categories -- or who believe they need a divorce modification for another reason -- get assistance from an experienced attorney. Our law firm is available to help Maryland residents with all their divorce and family law-related needs.


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Ask the Doc: I've Got a Friend I'm Worried About – What Should I Do?
Ask the Doc: I've Got a Friend I'm Worried About – What Should I Do?
Soldiers conduct a ruck march on Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, March 22, 2021, during People First week, a week focusing on mental health, financial readiness, and developing overall healthy habits (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah Sangster, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade).
9/15/2021 By: Ask the Doc Team
Psychological Health Center of Excellence | Suicide Prevention | Ask The Doc
Dear Doc: This is kind of an uncomfortable subject, but I'd rather address this before it's too late. Every time something like Suicide Prevention Month comes around, you hear about the list of tell-tale signs of someone who may be thinking about harming themselves: depression, increased drinking, talk of being useless to everyone, giving away their possessions, etc. I never thought I'd be looking at all of these signs face to face, but here I am. The person is a very close friend who, just months ago, was at the gym every day, the "life of the party" any time we went out and just an overall fun, outgoing, pleasant person to be around. I know he had a difficult childhood and he's seen a rough deployment or two. But it never seemed to bother him in the past and he still never talks about it. I honestly don't know what happened. My fear is that he might also think he's too "tough" to get help.
My question is, what should I do? What CAN I do? I want to tread lightly for fear of making his situation any worse than it already is, but I also realize the sooner I or someone else can help him, the better. Where do I go? Where does he go? What can I do personally? How can I convince him that getting help isn't a sign of weakness? Thanks in advance, Doc.
-I've Got a Friend Who I'm Worried About
Dear Friend: Unfortunately, you and your friend are not the first people to experience both sides of this. Fortunately, there are people out there who can help. I spoke to Dr. Tim Hoyt, chief of psychological health promotion and supervisor of the Combat and Operational Stress Control mission at the Psychological Health Center of Excellence. Here's what he said:
Talking about suicide with a friend might feel like a weighty topic. By showing concern and genuine care, having this conversation can be the same as any other time that you might check in with a friend after an accident, medical treatment, or the death of a loved one. As a result of the pandemic and other upheavals during the past two years, it's a safe bet that almost anyone you check in with is going to be struggling in some way.
You can start the conversation by reaching out. Give them a call or send a text message to say, "I wanted to check in and see how you are doing. When can we talk for a few minutes?" They might be busy right now, but set a time to follow up, such as: "I'll call you after work today," or "Let's meet up to grab coffee in the morning."
If they aren't ready to talk, you can still offer support and share resources. This can be a personal offer, such as: "Remember you're not alone with this. I'm available any time to check in." You can also remind them about resources, such as saying, "If you've had a really bad day, just remember that suicide prevention briefing we had last month. You can always call 1-800-273-8255 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line."
If he or she is willing to talk or you have set up a time, be sure to tune in and give your friend undivided attention. Listen, and let your friend do most of the talking. You can use open-ended questions to get the conversation going, such as, "I'm worried about you. What's going on?"
When they open up, express interest and don't judge them: "I'm glad you're talking to me about this and I'm here to support you. How are you coping with this?" Express genuine concern and ask the straightforward question: "I know you've been going through a lot lately. You're my friend and I care about what you're going through. I know it's common to experience depression or thoughts of suicide during times like these. Have you been thinking about killing yourself?" It's important to know that asking a friend about suicide won't cause that friend to attempt suicide.
Whether or not they have been thinking about suicide, you can encourage your friend to seek help during difficult times. Emphasize that experiencing challenges and seeking help are normal. Offer to help them reach out to a professional or make the call with them. If you feel comfortable, share your own experience of a time when you sought help for something. Places to start include the Veterans Crisis Line, Military OneSource (1-800-342-9647), or the inTransition program (1-800-424-7877).
After your conversation, it's important to check in again and follow-up. It will probably take more than one conversation to really help. A few days later, reach out again: "I've been thinking about our chat and wanted to follow up. How are you feeling?" If they decline invitations, keep working to include them, whether for a group activity or just to grab lunch. Feeling connected is important during adversity and can give more opportunities to help when needed.
Even though it may feel awkward, there is no wrong way to start the conversation and let someone know that you care about what they are going through. Just reach out, be genuine, and encourage your friend in any way that you can.
Friend, as Dr. Hoyt said, there are a lot of resources out there. It's a matter of what you feel comfortable with and, likely more important, what your friend feels comfortable with.
Also please remember that if you think your friend is in direct danger or in the midst of harming himself, you should contact your local emergency services or military medical treatment facility immediately.
The underlying fact is that it probably won't be easy for either one of you, but any help you can provide to your friend is better than none. If one of the ways of going about it doesn't work, there's absolutely nothing wrong with trying another.
Whatever you choose to do, please…take care of your friend out there!
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Dr. Karin A. Orvis and Mike Colston, MD: Suicide Prevention
Dr. Karin A. Orvis Director, Defense Suicide Prevention Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and Mike Colston, MD Captain, Medical Corps, US Navy Director, Mental Health Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) [testified] before the Personnel Subcommittee of Senate Armed Forces Committee
Elizabeth P. Van Winkle, PhD, and Mike Colston, MD: Military Suicide Prevention
Elizabeth P. Van Winkle, PhD Executive Director Office of Force Resiliency Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and Mike Colston, MD Captain, Medical Corps, US Navy Director, Mental Health Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) [testified] before The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel And The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health
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What to Expect at Your First Appointment
You've reached out for help, you've found the right provider, now Kristin Gwin from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center shares what to expect at your first appointment.
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Kristin Gwin, Walter Reed Social Worker Talks About Getting Help
Kristin Gwin, a Social Worker at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center understands that getting help can be an intimidating process. She offers advice on how to get started by letting a professional know you want help.
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Suicide Prevention Month 2018
September is Suicide Prevention Month. No one fights the battle alone. Make it your mission to #BeThere for each other.
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Defense Suicide Prevention Office briefing for the Defense Health Board, Nov. 1, 2016.
Shattered Mirror
Army Private 1st Class Luselys Lugardo, a soldier assigned to the New Jersey Army National Guard, poses in front of a shattered mirror for a portrait. The shattered glass represents the way suicide hurts families, friends and coworkers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)
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According to the latest economic report, May had the fastest rate of inflation since December 1981. It is no wonder that an incumbent Democrat like Senator Catherine Cortez Masto hasn't tweeted about inflation since March 2020 and Rep. Susie Lee won't apologize for it. Once known as a "hidden tax,"...
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Israel's New Shut-ins: Migrants Afraid to Leave Home
Illegal migrants in Tel Aviv rely on activist groups for food. Increasingly desperate, some are even asking welfare authorities to take care of their children.
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Four Sudanese quickly gathered up the things brought them by Levinsky Soup, a group of activists who provide hot meals to migrants. There were two large sacks of rice, fresh bread, vegetables and fruit, canned goods, disposable utensils, a large cooking pot and an electric hotplate, as well as a few mattresses. Within a few minutes the four of them - two adults in their 20s and two boys of 14 or 15 - disappeared into a building in one of the cities in Gush Dan, where seven families were waiting for them.
The food was supposed to last for a few days, until the next delivery. Even if they do not actually suffer from hunger, as in some of the African countries, many migrants do not know if and what they will eat tomorrow. In some cases the distress and the despair have become so great that a number of such families have recently turned to welfare authorities in Tel Aviv and have asked them to take their children.
Most of the families in question are from South Sudan. The parents hardly go out into the streets, for fear they will be caught and deported. This is also why they do not come the central bus station in Tel Aviv, where Levinsky Soup, established some seven months ago, does most of its work.
According to one welfare services source, the requests are "to take the children for a week or two and sometimes also for a longer period." Another welfare worker notes these are families "that aren't managing to see to food for the children. The families have no money because the parents cannot work and their savings, if any, are being used to pay rent. The parents are simply asking us to take the children under our care and send them to boarding facilities or somewhere else. They want their children to be safe, at least in the meantime."
A third source confirms that migrant families have indeed applied with such requests but noted that the background isn't "hunger, in the sense of malnutrition like in Somalia, but rather the lack of nutritional security. The desire to hand over the children is not only because of this, but rather is part of the personal distress they are experiencing."
"The situation in which a parent is able even to consider separation from his children so they will get food is terrible and extreme. This is the situation to which government, with the help of the public's silence, has brought some of the refugees," says Yigal Shtayim, one of the founders of Levinsky Soup. "There are parents who are asking themselves which is preferable: to suffer from hunger together with their children or to give them to other people. The parents are hungrier than the children because they have denied themselves food, limited their intake. They don't have anything more to save."
Fear of immigration authorities
Some Sudanese parents in this predicament recently approached the Mesila Aid and Information Center for Migrant Workers and Refugees, a nonprofit operating under the auspices of the Tel Aviv municipality. Though the organization does sometimes deal with removing children from families of refugees and migrants, this is only in cases of injury and abuse - not because of economic distress or a shortage of food, as the families were describing. Mesila staff did not know what to do about the requests, and contacted the Levinsky Soup activists in the hope they would be able to help.
At 9:30 P.M. on a recent Tuesday, after another shift at Levinsky Soup at the central bus station, Shtayim and fellow activists Orly Feldheim and Lior Levy packed up the little food that remained from the distribution, stopped along the way to get some more to cram into the car, tied mattresses onto the roof of a second vehicle and set out to meet the migrants. Fear of the immigration authorities is so great that the meeting took place on a side street and not at the families' apartment.
'A place of death'
D. says he arrived in Israel from South Sudan five years ago. He is in his 20s, married and the father of a son who is a few months old. In an apartment in the center of the country, where they came after leaving Tel Aviv a few months ago, D.'s family is now living crowded together with six more migrant families - all with children of various ages. In an earlier conversation, D. had asked for mattresses because there are not enough beds. In recent months, he relates, the young children have not been examined by a doctor. One tenant is in her eight month of pregnancy.
After the group took the things from the activist, a Sudanese teenager asks for powdered milk. Fresh milk gets used up very quickly and they prefer, insofar as possible, to avoid going out to the street. The powder, he explains, lasts a long time.
"You (the Israelis ) don't understand that South Sudan is a place full of death. I don't want to go back there now. Maybe in the future, when the situation there stabilizes," says D. He keeps using the phrase, "a place full of death," about the country that received its independence just over a year ago.
According to him, the seven families shut themselves into apartment during the day and try to go out only in the evening.
"In the meantime the neighbors are fine," D. says, "but I don't know how long we will be able to be here. We don't always have anything to eat. There are days when we go hungry. We are trying to manage. Each day is a new struggle." Of the possibility his family will be caught and possibly imprisoned for a certain period, he smiles and says: "In a case like that, at least we won't have to worry about food."
Meanwhile, in a makeshift clinic in Levinsky Park in Tel Aviv, Physicians for Human Rights members are increasingly treating migrants who are "hungry, asking for a little bit of money and a place to sleep," says the medical director of the clinic, Dr. Ido Lurie. "These are refugees mainly from Sudan and Eritrea. They come into the clinic because of medical problems, but the background of social problems like housing, food, access to medications and to medical services, is very salient."
Levinsky Soup operates seven days a week, and every evening the activists distribute about 500 meals. The menu changes, depending on the donations obtained each day and the dishes volunteers have cooked at home.
On this particular day the meals consisted of a small portion of rice with meat, bread and a few vegetables. Dessert was fruit and a slice of bread with chocolate. At 7:30 P.M. the volunteers began preparing the tables. Within minutes, there was a long line of scores of migrants from Africa, along with a few veteran Israelis. Everyone waited patiently. In turn, each person took a disposable bowl and sat down on the unkempt grass. According to some of the migrants, this is their only meal that day.
A simple calculation shows that since the start of the soup kitchen's activity, about 100,000 meals have been distributed here. Without Levinsky Soup it's possible that some migrants would be walking around with the swollen belly of malnutrition.
In the meantime, the project led by the Interior Ministry for deportation back to South Sudan is in full swing. So far some seven flights have taken off, the last one carrying 70 adults and 30 children. So far about 1,000 migrants from South Sudan have been deported, out of a total of about 1,500.
Migrant children eating in Tel Aviv's Levinsky Park.Credit: Daniel Tchetchik
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Serving The Midwest & Pilbara regions of WA, HoseXpress specialises in the Agricultural, mining and marine industries. Whatever your business, we have got you covered 24-7.
HXP offers a wide range of services to take care of all your hydraulic hose & fitting needs.


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Name: Matt Donovan
Story: For Matthew Donovan, 22, growing up with his father's love of endurance sports has given him a keen sense of adventure. Multi-day endurance motor bike racing, all-night kayak racing and multiple marathons were just some of the many competition events that were part of his family's daily life.
An involvement in sport, training, health and fitness stemmed from these early experiences and it was only natural to pursue a related career. After leaving St Augustine's College, Brookvale, Matthew undertook a degree in the emerging discipline of exercise physiology - improving the management of chronic disease with exercise as primary treatment - at University of NSW, which he completed in 2011.
Matthew now works as a personal trainer at Crossfit Ignite, Sydney, and as a spinal cord injury therapist, in between finding time to train for the 5 Deserts races.
Not an experienced runner like his father, Greg, Matthew knows he has a huge challenge ahead of him to prepare mentally, physically and emotionally for the rigours of the race schedule but he is driven by the need to help find a cure for his brother's Type 1 Diabetes.


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Q: Adding a node to a hash table When I'm trying to add my node to my hash table I'm getting seg fault. I've used gdb but can't pin point why I'm getting this error.
int symbol_add (sym_table_t* symTab, const char* name, int addr) {
  int hash = 0;
  int index = 0;
  if(symbol_search(symTab, name, &hash, &index) == NULL){
    struct node pointer = calloc (1,sizeof(struct node));
    pointer->symbol.name = strdup(name);
    pointer->symbol.addr = addr;
    pointer->hash = hash;
    pointer->next = symTab -> hash_table[index];
    symTab->hash_table[index] = pointer;
    return 1;
  }

  return 0;
}

A: Will this piece of code even compile?
struct node pointer = calloc (1,sizeof(struct node));

I think it should be changed to the following:
struct node * pointer = calloc (1,sizeof(struct node));

A: *

*As @bialpio posted, change variable declaration to struct node * pointer.  As code stands, doubtful the code compiled or code posted is not the true code.

*Recommend a better calloc() style, which would have caught this coding problem.
struct node *pointer = calloc(1, sizeof *pointer);

*Certainly, not all warnings are enabled.  Save yourself time and enable them.


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Q: update listView without using swapCursor() I want to update ListView that loads the user dictionary content provider using simpleCursorAdapter. I found a solution by,
Cursor newCursor = getContentResolver().query(UserDictionary.Words.CONTENT_URI, null, null, null, null);
simpleCursorAdapter.swapCursor(newCursor);
simpleCursorAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();

However the above solution queries the ContentResolver every time i want to update the list.
Is there a better solution that this?

A: Store it in an array if you dont want to requery, and extend a BaseAdapter and manually control how you get, when you get the data, and how you display it from the db.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe SecureUrlHelper do

  def turn_ssl_on
    Civiccommons::Config.security['ssl_login'] = true
  end

  def turn_ssl_off
    Civiccommons::Config.security['ssl_login'] = false
  end

  before(:all) do
    @ssl_login = Civiccommons::Config.security['ssl_login']
  end

  after(:all) do
    Civiccommons::Config.security['ssl_login'] = @ssl_login
  end

  describe "secure_registration_form_url" do

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is enabled" do
      turn_ssl_on
      secure_registration_form_url.should == "https://test.host/people/register/new"
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is disabled" do
      turn_ssl_off
      secure_registration_form_url.should == "http://test.host/people/register/new"
    end

  end

  describe "secure_registration_url" do

    # mock Devise's registration_url method
    def registration_url(resource_name)
      return "http://test.host/people/register/new"
    end

    before(:all) do
      @resource = Person.new
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is enabled" do
      turn_ssl_on
      secure_registration_url(@resource).should == "https://test.host/people/register/new"
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is disabled" do
      turn_ssl_off
      secure_registration_url(@resource).should == "http://test.host/people/register/new"
    end

  end

  describe "secure_edit_user_url" do

    before(:all) do
      @resource = FactoryGirl.build(:registered_user, :id => 1)
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is enabled" do
      turn_ssl_on
      secure_edit_user_url(@resource).should == "https://test.host/user/1/edit"
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is disabled" do
      turn_ssl_off
      secure_edit_user_url(@resource).should == "http://test.host/user/1/edit"
    end

  end

  describe "secure_user_url" do

    before(:all) do
      @resource = FactoryGirl.build(:registered_user, :id => 1)
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is enabled" do
      turn_ssl_on
      secure_user_url(@resource).should == "https://test.host/user/1"
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is disabled" do
      turn_ssl_off
      secure_user_url(@resource).should == "http://test.host/user/1"
    end

  end

  describe "secure_session_url" do

    # mock Devise's session_url method
    def session_url(resource_name)
      return "http://test.host/people/login?format="
    end

    before(:all) do
      @resource = Contribution.new
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is enabled and a valid resource is supplied" do
      turn_ssl_on
      secure_session_url(@resource).should == "https://test.host/people/login?format="
    end

    it "should return the correct URL when SSL is disabled and a valid resource is supplied" do
      turn_ssl_off
      secure_session_url(@resource).should == "http://test.host/people/login?format="
    end

  end

end

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2017 is going to be a big year for us. So it's fitting that we started it off in a big way by serving nearly 600 people at one of the swankiest New Year's Eve parties in Los Angeles!
This wasn't any NYE party though… It was a 1920 Prohibition themed bash! Although it would be more accurately described as a celebration of the END of prohibition; complete with a 'bud-bar' provided by Buds & Roses, and other cannabis related sponsors. It is, after all, now recreationally legal here in California.
Friends are what New Year's Eve is all about. Celebrating with old friends and making new ones. It just so happens we here at New Agorist have some pretty amazing friends. That is how we we're able to participate in a NYE celebration this epic. Our good friend Judd Weiss, the self-made real estate man, turned photographer, turned 2016 Libertarian Party VP Candidate asked us to be the beer-mongers of the evening. An honor which, if you've been to a Judd Weiss party is kind of a big deal. We had the pleasure to serve one of his parties last year when he held the fundraiser for Libertarian Presidential Candidate John McAfee, in which he announced he was his VP running mate.
Anywho, we came prepared to fuel the fun with four kegs of our beautiful brews. Our flagship IPA, Manifesto. Our smooth and sensual stout, Gravitas. And two kegs of our seasonal Campari IPA. By the end of the night we only had half a keg left. That's what we call success.
The evening started nice and slow around 9pm with people trickling in, which allowed us to set up our kegorator in the bar. However, before long the party was poppin'! Word has it this was the most attended party Judd has ever thrown at is Bel Air home, and the long lines for the booze-bar and bud-bar definitely made that apparent.
We were joined by two lovely bartenders who, understandably wanted to enjoy the party as well. So just short of midnight when the booze was running low they abandoned their posts, leaving the New Agorist crew in charge of the bar. Now, we are no bartenders, but we feel we made the best of it. Russell and Aaron sprang into action mixing drinks while beertender extraordinaire Sayaka and myself manned the beer station.
Overall the reception to our beer was incredible. As we expected the Manifesto was the first to tap out. The complements we received on our brews were overwhelming and we feel we accomplished what we set out to do; Provide a once in a lifetime experience for everyone involved.
For those of you who attended, thank you for making it a splendid evening. We look forward to hosting more tasting parties and taking part in various events around the OC and LA areas while we work hard to open our full-scale brewery and tasting room in Anaheim, Ca.
Cheers! To a prosperous and prohibitionless 2017!
We would also like to thank Yaakov Markel and David Keller for their amazing photographs.
To ensure you know when and where our next tasting party is sign up for our email list!


Britain's most respected football writer, Brian Glanville remains a unique and distinctive voice in the world of football journalism. Brian has written for World Soccer since 1962 and is the author of a number of books, including The Story of the World Cup.
In a match between Fulham and Huddersfield, Ranieri nearly made a costly mistake.


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4-H, Youth Livestock, Equine
By Amy Woolfolk
MISSISSIPPI STATE -- Children with special needs will have the opportunity to participate in 4-H horse shows, after the Mississippi 4-H Horse Club board of directors voted recently to add a new class to its program.
The state board accepted a suggestion from a district meeting to have a class for children with special needs, said Dr. Joe Baker, extension animal science specialist.
"We want to give kids with special needs a chance to participate in organized competition," Baker said.
The class has been added to the program for the four district 4-H shows and the state show next summer. Youngsters ages 8 to 18 will compete in the class, Baker said.
"At this point, all ages will show in the same class, but as numbers grow and the need arises, some kind of divisions will be made," Baker said
Mary Hopkins, American Quarter Horse Association judge from Vicksburg, gives riding lessons to children with special needs. She said she was very excited to see the Mississippi 4-H club providing an opportunity for special youth to compete.
"Most people with special needs want to do all of the things that people without special needs do," Hopkins said. "It is very important that we offer equal opportunities to help the youth feel better about themselves."
Hopkins, who has judged equestrian events at the International Special Olympics twice, is working with the board to create some rules for the new class.
Safety will be stressed in the class by requiring all riders to wear protective headgear. Riders are also required to have assistants in the ring with them. Assistants may walk beside the rider or lead the horse, Hopkins said.
Participants in the new class will be judged on the same qualities as riders in other classes. Hopkins said judges will look at the riders' ability to handle the horse and to carry themselves well in the saddle.
While many classes at the district show serve as qualifying classes for the state show, the special needs class will not be a qualifier. Any youngster who participates in the class at the district show may also show at the state level, but participation at the district show is not mandatory to go to the state show.
"The board is very excited about offering the new class, and we hope to have good participation," Baker said. "We also hope that adding the class to the district and state shows will encourage counties to add the class to their programs."
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The progressive digitalization of the medical field will dramatically continue to alter the health care landscape in the years to come. Technical innovations in the fields of hardware and software will allow more personalized prevention, diagnoses and therapies—which will mean better healthcare and lower costs in the long run. At its new Digital Health Center, Hasso Plattner Institute bundles its research and teaching, bringing together scientists and stakeholders from the areas of IT and medicine.
You already hold a first professional, academic qualification, e.g. a bachelor's degree, and have completed your first degree in a major that is fundamentally related to the program, such as IT systems engineering, computer science, bio-informatics, medicine, medical science, or pharmacy. You have an English language proficiency level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Are you also interested in our special study goals and course contents? Then, we look forward to receiving your application!
At HPI, students learn in small groups with the close support of their professors. It is possible for students to commence their studies in the summer or winter semester. The application deadline for the summer semester is 15 January, and 15 July for the winter semester. The eligibility of applications is determined by the Admissions Committee of the Hasso Plattner Institute.
The Master of Science in Digital Health is a four-semester program at the Faculty of Digital Engineering, a faculty jointly founded by the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) and the University of Potsdam (UP).
During their studies, students acquire the skills to analyze, design and implement complex and secure IT systems and infrastructures in the healthcare field. They further deal with ethical and legal issues of relevance in the conception of health systems.
Master's graduates can apply their interdisciplinary skills to leadership roles in research or industry in a variety of ways. The healthcare and health management sectors offer exciting and 'future-proof' career perspectives for degree holders. Along with an excellent professional education in IT Systems Engineering, HPI places great importance on teaching the interdisciplinary and key competencies (soft skills) that play a vital role in the successful management of large, networked IT projects.
In addition, entrepreneurship topics and the innovation method of Design Thinking are an integral part of the curriculum.
An overview of all modules of the master's program Digital Health can be found here.
To supplement any missing knowledge, a student may be required to complete one or two bridge modules depending on his or her specific background. Barring requirements by the Examination Board, a student must successfully complete the required elective modules.
This module focuses on the presentation of selected basic principles and concepts of selected areas of medicine as well as the teaching of competences for the documentation of medical concerns in the field of digital health.
In this model the necessary basics for working in international health systems with their concrete requirements and special characteristics are imparted.


CG Says: The Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport are mostly unchanged for 2016. One minor revision is changing the name of the base Santa Fe Sport from GLS to SE. The Hyundai Santa Fe was redesigned for 2013, and in the process gained two versions: the 2-row, 5-passenger, 4-cylinder-powered Santa Fe Sport and the 3-row, 7-passenger, V6 Santa Fe. Good power from both the 4-cylinder and V6 engines; agreeable ride quality; and a comfortable, practical interior are some of the highlights of the Santa Fe family. We also like how refined these crossovers feel and how quiet they are on the road. However, pricing is a bit on the steep side–at least for the Sport–particularly when you add costly option packages. Still, if you're looking at crossovers or SUVs, be sure to drive the Santa Fe that best approximates your passenger-hauling needs.


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La Bundesstraße 260 est une Bundesstraße des Länder de Hesse et de Rhénanie-Palatinat.

Géographie
La Bundesstraße 260 suit le cours de la Lahn jusqu'à Nassau (Lahn) et mène en serpentins jusqu'au Taunus, où il suit la limes de Germanie supérieure et de Rhétie.

Au sud de Holzhausen, la route fédérale monte jusqu'à la Kemeler Heide et la crête subséquente, qui forme le bassin versant entre le Muhlbach et le Wisper à l'ouest et le Dörsbach et l'Aar à l'est. Le point culminant de la Bäderstraße sur la crête de la Kemeler est le Mappershainer Kopf à  d'altitude. Peu de temps avant Wambach, le trafic est redescendu dans la vallée sur une pente d'environ , le Wambacher Stich. Il n'y a pas de chute en dessous de la hauteur de  en aucun point entre les deux endroits mentionnés sur une distance de près de . La route monte plusieurs fois à plus de . Elle atteint le sommet de Kemel, où elle finit à une altitude de .

Histoire
L'itinéraire d'aujourd'hui suit en grande partie une ancienne voie romaine qui reliait les camps romains de Kemel, Holzhausen, Marienfels et Bad Ems.

Au Moyen Âge, la partie sud de la Bäderstraße ne traverse pas la vallée de Walluftal comme aujourd'hui, mais, comme la Landestrasse L 3037, au nord, elle suit la crête principale du Taunus jusqu'au versant sud-ouest du Hohe Wurzel, et de là mène fortement vers le Chausseehaus et près de Kohlheck, le Schiersteiner Berg et le Mosbacher Berg, à l'ouest de la petite ville de Wiesbaden, jusqu'au Rhin. Ce n'est que depuis la fin du  que la Bäderstraße sous le nom de Schwalbacher Straße traverse Wiesbaden.

L'un des premiers accidents de voiture sur la route thermale a pour victime Lord Carnarvon en 1901. L'accident a lieu alors qu'il se rend à Langenschwalbach pour récupérer sa femme à la station thermale. Il a le volant à la place de son chauffeur et va à grande vitesse quand il voit la route à Langenschwalbach bloquée par deux troupeaux de bœufs. Il est si gravement blessé que son chauffeur, qui fut jeté hors de la voiture, doit le réanimer. Une rupture pulmonaire est particulièrement importante, ce qui lui cause des difficultés à respirer continuellement et incite ses médecins à lui recommander de toujours passer l'hiver dans un pays au climat sec et chaud comme l'Égypte. Sur ce conseil, il rencontre l'archéologue Howard Carter et le soutient avec sa fortune dans les fouilles de la Vallée des Rois.

La Bäderstraße devient une route fédérale en 1949. Le point de départ devient la jonction de la Bundesstraße 42 à Niederwalluf. La route est asphaltée dans les années 1950. Dans les années 1960, le Wambacher Stich est réaffecté et la pente désamorcée.

Depuis , le tunnel de Malberg de  de long ouvre comme voie de contournement pour Fachbach/Bad Ems et soulage le centre-ville de Bad Ems.

Source

Route en Allemagne
Transport en Hesse
Transport en Rhénanie-Palatinat

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