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Microsoft security program deleted Google Chrome from Windows PCs
Many Google Chrome users found their favorite browser removed from their Windows computers on Friday after Microsoft deleted the the Chrome web browser. Microsoft said in a statement that the Chrome removals took place due to a mistake on the part of its Microsoft Security Essentials software for Windows.
The software mistakenly identify Chrome as malware and removes it from the computer. Users who try to reinstall Chrome only found out that the software removes the browser again. There has been an update to Microsoft Security Essentials that has been pushed out to the Web and fix this problem.
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Facebook Vows to Fix Major Privacy Breach
Facebook has said they will fix a major privacy breach that allowed them to collect members browsing information after they had logged out. Australian blogger Nik Cubrilovic revealed on his blog that Facebook kept its browser cookies active after a user has logged out. He revealed that the information Facebook collected made it possible for them to personally label computer usage information that it collected from PCs and that Facebook merely alters its tracking cookies when you log out, instead of deleting them.
Facebook defended the practice on The Wall Street Journal blog Digits. They said the collection was part of a system to prevent improper logins and that the information was quickly deleted. A Facebook spokesman said "no information we receive when you see a social plug-in is used to target ads." A Facebook engineer said that Facebook uses the data from logged out cookies only to prevent spamming, phishing and other security risks.
To block Facebook from following you, you need to delete all Facebook-related cookies after logging out.
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Yahoo News Gets Integrated With Facebook
Yahoo News has now been linked with Facebook to make it possible for users of the two sites to share with their Facebook friends the articles they have read on the Yahoo site.
For the integration features to work, Yahoo News visitors need to be logged into their Facebook accounts. If they are, they'll see a Facebook "facebar" placed horizontally near the top of Yahoo News with the profile photos of friends. Users will be able to see which Yahoo News stories those friends have clicked on, as well as make available their own Yahoo News reading activities to their friends. People's Yahoo News activities will also be reflected back on their Facebook profiles.
To activate, go to Yahoo News and click the Facebook button to log-in. Click "add to timeline" and you'll see friends who have also joined. Click their photos and a drop-down menu will display recently read articles.
Will Windows 8 affect the antivirus market with its new security features?
Microsoft is tweaking its Windows Defender tool, which has been part of the last few versions of Windows, by essentially adding some of the more robust features from its free Security Essentials product. Steven Sinofsky, president of the Windows and Windows Live division, said "we've taken Defender, and we've actually built a whole new range of protection, all the way up through anti-malware, antivirus, all that is built into Defender."
This may not be a good idea since it could be a false sense of security for Windows 8 users who may have normally installed third party security products on their computers. It may also make for a focus point for virus and spyware creators to try and bypass. Roel Schouwenberg from Kaspersky Lab thinks this could be dangerous. "From a technical perspective this would mean malware authors will make sure their creations go undetected by MSE/Defender before deployment".
Researchers at Symantec examined an early build and confirmed that the new Windows Defender definitely is just a repackaged version of Microsoft Security Essentials. Test results by major independent labs show Microsoft Security Essentials rated good but not great.
The protection consumers need is more comprehensive than what basic antivirus offers these days thanks to more advanced tactics from malware creators. A pre installed antivirus product doesn't compare to the type of robust solutions you see today.
Microsoft and Google cloud services experience outages
Cloud computing services from both Microsoft and Google experienced outages in the past several days. Microsoft's online services infrastructure experienced an issue that affected some customers in North America online last Wednesday, causing interruptions in Office 365 and various Windows Live services for a few hours. That same day, Google's cloud productivity service, Google Docs, went offline for about an hour.
While none resulted in the loss of data, each stoppage caused services to be unavailable to users for hours at a time. The issues encountered over the past week raise questions about just how dependable cloud based services really are.
Microsoft said it experienced network connectivity issues at one of its data centers that services some North American customers. The Google outage was caused by a change designed to improve real time collaboration within the document list," Google said in its Enterprise Blog. "Unfortunately this change exposed a memory management bug which was only evident under heavy usage"
China Has Renewed Its Google Content Provider License
The Chinese government has renewed Google's Internet Content Provider license, giving the company another year to operate its local website in China. The license for the China based site Google.cn, must be reviewed annually. China regulates Internet content in part through issuing licenses and overseeing companies like Google and its chief Chinese competitor Baidu Inc. Chinese authorities block or limit access to websites based overseas.
Google scaled back its China operations last year after a disagreement with authorities over its concerns about censorship and hacking. Google said they would would stop filtering its content as required by local regulations. This caused users to fear the company would discontinue its Chinese language services entirely, or that the government would retaliate by banning its websites within the country. Rather, Google began redirecting users from its Chinese domain address, Google.cn, to a website in Hong Kong whose search results Google doesn't filter.
Internet Explorer will drop to an under 50% share by mid 2012
Microsoft's Internet Explorer i headed towards losing its place as the #1 browser by the middle of 2012, according to statistics published by Web metrics company Net Applications.
In August, IE lost almost a percentage point in usage share, falling to 55.3%, a new low for the slowly declining browser. In the last year, IE has dropped 6.9 points. On Windows 7 IE9 accounts for 20.4% of all browsers globally, and 27.7% on Windows 7 in the U.S. IE9 runs on Windows 7 and Vista, but does not work on Windows XP. IE8 is currently the most popular version, with a 30% share overall and 54.4% of all editions of IE.
Almost all IE's decline over the last year is thanks to Google's Chrome browser. In the last 12 months, Chrome has increased by 7.8% points to 15.5%. Firefox on the other hand is in danger of losing its 2nd place spot which it has held for years. If Firefox and Chrome keep to the pace they have been on, Chrome will overtake Firefox about the same time IE falls to under 50%.
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These are some shots of the first flight of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from February 6, 2017. I was 11 miles away on the A. Max Brewer Parkway with several thousand other people. I shot these at 300mm.


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Beecher's on Broadway and east 20th is well placed as a stopover for decent coffee and one of their delicious cheese and fig grilled sandwiches. But on Saturday there was another bonus, Sean & I were loitering over a second coffee so we could watch the cheese operation through the glass walls, when a tour group gathered around our pole position to be talked through the curds and whey.
I find it fascinating that a sophisticated cheese operation can exist in the middle of Manhattan. It's not like the cows can cruise down Park Avenue at milking time, everything needs to be brought in, or transported out in huge volume. A tanker delivers around 50,000 gallons of milk at 3am each weekday and this produces about 5,000 pounds of cheese. Some of this is the curds you see pictured, the rest is taken to New Jersey to be aged and become Beecher's signature cheddar.


The Alamo has a unique set of rules befitting its status as the Shrine of Texas Liberty and hallowed ground. Please read the rules before entering the Alamo to ensure a respectful and pleasant visit.
No camera or cell phone use permitted inside the historic structures.


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Unless you're a pilot, assessing your landing may not make a whole lot of sense. And while it may not make sense, or matter in terms of aerospace (unless you're a passenger, of course), landings actually do matter in terms of human space.
The things that we say, and the manner in which we say them, have a very definite impact on other people. The question is: what kind of impact do they have? What kind of impact do you have? In other words, how do you "land" on other people?
Do you leave people feeling touched, moved, and inspired or do you leave them feeling hurt, angry, and upset? Do they feel like they've been heard and understood or do they feel as though they've been completely steamrolled by your agenda?
Are you aware of the impact you have on the people around you by the things that you say and the way in which you say them? Think about your co-workers, your clients, your friends, your kids, or the person sitting next to you at a ball game. It could be a 10-minute conversation or one that lasts for just 10 seconds.
Perhaps your landing is a smooth and gentle one. Maybe it's a bit bumpy and uncomfortable. Or, as is the case with many of us, perhaps there's so much turbulence that you compel people to "reach up and pull your oxygen mask down" in preparation for a crash landing.
Do you have any idea how you land on other people?
The easier question to answer might be this: do you have any idea how other people land on you? Sure you do! During the course of any single conversation, be it business or personal, you have a sense of how people leave you. Do they leave you feeling anxious when the flight is over, unbuckling your seat belt before the bell sounds and running for the nearest exit? Or, are you left requesting an application for the frequent flyer program with that particular colleague, friend, or family member?
My sense (er, my experience) is that we're keenly aware of how other people leave us feeling, and far less aware of the emotional wake that we leave behind.
Landings matter. After all, the two most critical points in flying are the take-off and the landing.
So, take-off into the conversations that you want to have and that you need to have (and that you simply enjoy having). And no matter what it is that you have to say, know that everything you say has an impact.
It doesn't mean you shouldn't say what needs to be said or that you should hold back from what you feel compelled to say. It means that all of us, every single one of us, welcomes and appreciates the feeling that comes from a smooth landing.
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Dressing Down A Culture for Refusing To Dress Up
CBS Sunday Morning's Nancy Giles thinks that dressing elegantly for the most routine matters is a tradition from a distant past is a shame:
"There was a time when a woman really made an entrance! Remember? Skirts swished, heads turned ... and it wasn't for a red carpet event, either. It was for dinner, or going shopping. What happened? These days, anything goes. Shorts and flip-flops are fine for any occasion. And so are pajamas. Dressing up? A quaint and bygone custom. Have we become a nation of slobs? Professor Linda Przybyszewski teaches a class called "A Nation of Slobs: The Art, Ethics and Economics of Dress in Modern America." at the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana. - Watch video: Dressing down a culture for refusing to dress up.
Linda Przybyszewski wrote a book called: Nation of Slobs: How Americans Learned and Forgot How to Dress.
"We used to live in a world where people cared about how they dressed. I am shocked how often I will be out somewhere, whether on a street or in a restaurant, and I see only a handful of people who seem dressed appropriately, and even fewer dressed beautifully," she says.
In this article: The Lost Art of Dressing, Linda Przybyszewski sites reasons on why she feels people stopped dressing up. Reasons such as Baby Boomers moving into the suburbs, the Youth Movement of the 60s and the 70s, when the Feminist movement caused home economics to be formally dismantled.
In this article, Linda talks of her love of sewing She makes almost all of her clothes (she doesn't knit sweaters or cobble shoes). "Dressmakers feel sorry for people who don't sew," she says. "Most people are dependent on ready-to-wear sizing they don't realize their clothing could be made to fit. I'm not saying everyone needs to run out and commission a dressmaker and have everything custom made. But an alterations person in their life might be nice if they can't do it themselves." And she adds "Sewing is not that hard to learn. People think its hard to sew, but they'll spend hours miserable in the mall looking for something to wear."
Updated on May, 28, 2013: Currently reading "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche and laughed at this quote:
When it comes to dressing well, American culture is so self fulfilled that it has not only disregarded this courtesy of self -presentation, but has turned that to disregard into a virtue. "We are too superior/busy/cool/not-uptight to bother about how we look to other people, and so we can wear pajamas to school and underwear to the mall."
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This project aims towards taking the first steps with a biped robot developed at Aalborg University.
patterns, visual and audio improvements, cooperating robots and artificial intelligence.
1) Determination of necessary actuators and sensors.
system will have to be constructed.
3) A suitably model of the robot most developed.
methods learned at IAS 8. Semester (Robust and Optimum control).
5) The constructed model could serve as basis for simulating controllers.
freedom (e.g. the arms) for stabilisation. Second step is to make the robot take a few steps.
• To give knowledge and comprehension of optimal and robust control theory.
Abstract: This paper focusses on the application of intelligent control techniques (neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms) and their hybrid forms (neuro-fuzzy networks, neuro-genetic and fuzzy-genetic algorithms) in the area of humanoid robotic systems. Overall, this survey covers a broad selection of examples that will serve to demonstrate the advantages and disadvantages of the application of intelligent control techniques.


A year in the life of Geraint Thomas just wouldn't be the same without at least one high profile crash, and this season falls prematurely ended both his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia, the latter following meticulous and very encouraging preparation for a rare GC bid. Still, much was redeemed during a perfect weekend in Düsseldorf, where he won the stage one time trial and wore the yellow jersey.
It can't be easy for a Frenchman to spurn his nation's sacred Tour de France, but Pinot's decision to prioritise the Giro was justified through a fourth overall finish, ending a run of Grand Tour GC flops stretching back to 2014. That his tired body was unable to produce the same results at the Tour only reinforces the impression that Pinot should continue to aim for the Italian Grand Tour.
If Roglić's time trial win at the 2016 Giro was a surprise, his 2017 form was jaw-dropping. The Slovenian again excelled against the clock, winning silver at the Worlds and stages in the Basque Country and Romandie, and also shone as a climber, making the top five overall in those races, and even winning an Alpine stage at the Tour. Not bad for a former ski jumper.
An injured knee kept Aru out the Giro, but any fears a second successive underwhelming season could be on the cards were allayed when he bounced back menacingly at the Critérium du Dauphiné and was crowned Italian national champion, before taking the race to Chris Froome at the Tour. He had to settle for fifth, but enjoyed a stage win in the Vosges and a day in the maillot jaune.
Caleb Ewan stepped up to another level this year, claiming the scalps of old guard members such as Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan to sprint his way to 10 victories. The most notable of those came at the Giro, his biggest win to date and a sign the 23-year old is on the brink of racking up multiple stage win hauls at Grand Tours.
There was plenty of evidence confirming Alaphilippe's astonishing all-round talent in 2017, even if he couldn't quite win Milan-San Remo (third) or Il Lombardia (second), while an explosive attack at the Worlds and leadership at Paris-Nice failed to materialise into victories. It can only be a matter of time before the 25-year-old upgrades from being a perennial nearly man to all-out superstar.
Crashes and illnesses ensured that this was the first year since 2012 that Majka failed to make the top 10 in a Grand Tour, but the Pole was impressive as ever when fully fit. He won the Tour of Slovakia, was a close runner up at both the Tours of California and Poland, and bounced back from stomach problems to win a spectacular mountain stage at the Vuelta.
Not to be outdone by his identical twin brother who won the competition in 2016, Simon Yates was crowned best young rider at the Tour de France by sealing seventh overall. In fact, this was the first season that Simon outperformed Adam since the pair turned pro in 2014, with wins at the GP Miguel Indurain, Tour de Romandie and Paris-Nice among his haul.
Team Sky couldn't find room in any of their GC-chasing Grand Tour squads for sprinter Viviani, but the Italian made the most of the opportunities he was given. The highlight was a purple patch in late August/early September, in which time he won WorldTour races in Hamburg and Bretagne, as well as a stage win and stint as overall leader at the Tour of Britain.
Having last year gone off the radar a little to prepare for the Olympics omnium event on the track, D'hoore returned to the road with a bang. She ultimately amassed a total of 12 wins throughout the season, which was more than any other rider in the peloton managed, and included sprint wins at the Women's Tour, Giro Rosa, Belgian National Championships and the Madrid Challenge.


First some background: Leptin is an appetite-regulating hormone that is secreted by fat cells throughout the body. It has the important function of telling our brains that we are full, have enough energy stored in our fat cells, and do not need to eat more. Unfortunately, however, unhealthy dietary habits and obesity can cause disruptions in this system, and a condition called leptin resistance may develop. In a leptin resistant individual, the brain no longer responds to the messages leptin is sending and mistakenly thinks the individual is starving. As a result, the brain tells the body to increase food intake and store energy as fat, which in turn leads to weight gain and difficulty losing weight.
The good news is that leptin resistance is reversible. Below, we provide some tips that might help reduce leptin resistance naturally, based on what we know about the workings of leptin from studies. That said, it is important to keep in mind that research on leptin resistance is still in its infancy, and much of what we know is derived from animal studies, not from clinical trials involving humans. Therefore, it is important that you take the tips below with a grain of salt, and talk to your doctor or a certified nutritionist before making any significant changes to your diet or starting a new supplement.
Besides burning calories, exercise might help restore your body's sensitivity to leptin or decrease your chances of developing leptin resistance in the first place. A study published in the open access journal PLoS Biology in August 2010 found that exercise increased IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels in the hypothalamus of obese rats, and that these molecules play a crucial role in increasing the sensitivity of both leptin and insulin. These findings echo the results of an earlier animal study published in the September 2006 issue of the journal Diabetes. So get your body moving in whatever way works for you, whether it's walking, running, dancing, swimming, yoga, or one of the hundreds of other ways to get your heart rate up! If you are currently not very fit, start slowly and gradually increase the frequency and intensity of your activity.
Researchers commonly induce obesity and leptin resistance in laboratory animals is by feeding them a diet that is high in fat and sugar (particularly fructose), but a study published in the British Journal of Nutrition in 2011 suggests that when it comes to reversing leptin resistance, a low-sugar diet is the winner! In this study, a group of researchers from the University of Florida found that a high fat diet without the presence of sugar caused neither leptin resistance nor obesity in laboratory rats during the 70-day study period. Only when the rats were put on a diet that contained both dietary fat and fructose, did they become leptin resistance and gain significantly more weight. Moreover, removal of fructose from the rats' diet put the brakes on weight gain and initiated a natural reversal of leptin resistance.
Need help kicking sugar cravings? Check out The 21-Day Sugar Detox: Bust Sugar & Carb Cravings Naturally from New York Times bestselling author Diane Sanfilippo.
Curcumin is best known as the main bioactive constituent of turmeric root (although there are also a few other sources of curcumin). In fact, most of the famous health benefits of turmeric have been attributed to the presence of curcumin in turmeric. And now research suggests we might be able to credit curcumin with yet another health benefits: reversal of leptin resistance. In one study, administration of curcumin resulted in decreased leptin resistance in fructose-fed rats. In another study, published in the Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine, similar effects were observed in rats that had been fed high-fat diets. There are also a number of studies that suggest turmeric and curcumin might aid weight loss.
Here's yet another tip that might prove helpful if you are trying to overcome leptin resistance: add leucine-rich foods to your diet. A study published in the journal Food & Nutrition Research in 2015 found that the amino acid leucine was capable of reversing leptin resistance in laboratory rats. Fish is a particularly good source of leucine, but if you don't like fish or are worried about the high levels of mercury in some fish, there's another great option: spirulina powder! Dried spirulina algae is one of the most concentrated natural sources of leucine according to nutrient data published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and it is widely available in health food stores as well as online (the online retailer Amazon, for example, has tons of spirulina products, ranging from spirulina tablets produced in Asia to U.S.-grown spirulina processed into "superfood" powder that can be added to soups, smoothies and salad dressings.
Ranging from red to blue to purple shades, anthocyanins are naturally occurring flavonoid pigments that have been extensively researched for their beneficial effects on health. In one study, published in the journal Food Science and Biotechnology in August 2015, obese rats that were treated with anthocyanins extracted from purple sweet potatoes lost more weight than the rats in the control group. Further investigation revealed that the observed anti-obesity effects were linked to the ability of the anthocyanins to mediate the effects of leptin in the brain and to reduce oxidative stress. Purple sweet potatoes, along with blueberries and wild blackberries, are among the most famous natural sources of anthocyanins, but there are also a number of other foods that are loaded with these powerful flavonoids. According to a study published in the Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research, maqui berries, for example, contain even more anthocyanins than blueberries and wild blackberries.
Adding certain pectin-rich foods to your diet might prove to be yet another way to reverse leptin resistance naturally. In an interesting study published in the July 2015 issue of the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, Spanish researchers investigated whether pectin supplementation could correct age-associated disturbances in insulin and leptin actions in rats. The results were promising: after just one month, pectin supplementation had reduced the amount of body fat as well as insulin and leptin resistance, independent of changes in food intake. For detailed information about natural sources of pectin and the potential of this extraordinary dietary fiber to fight leptin resistance and obesity, check out our in-depth article on pectin and leptin resistance.
Naturally found in grains like wheat, rye, spelt and barley, gluten is the substance that gives breads and doughs their appealing texture. In an intriguing study published in the January 2015 edition of the journal BMC Biochemistry, researchers first broke down wheat gluten artificially with enzymes that are also found in our digestive system, and then measured the ability of leptin to bind to its receptor in the presence of the digested gluten. The researchers discovered that the gluten inhibited the binding of leptin to its receptor in a concentration-dependent manner, which provides preliminary evidence that gluten might play a role in the development of leptin resistance and associated conditions such as obesity.
The Fat Resistance Diet: Unlock the Secret of the Hormone Leptin. In this nearly 400-page volume, Leo Galland, M.D., teaches you how you can make the hormone leptin work to your advantage. Specifically designed to fight leptin resistance, Galland's eating plan draws on the power of anti-inflammatory and hormone-balancing foods, which you can easily incorporate into your diet with the help of the over 100 delicious recipes included in this compelling book. To learn more, head to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.ca.


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Sign up as a Junior Robin for the 2019/20 campaign
The Junior Robins scheme for Cheltenham Town's 2019/20 League Two season is now available for young supporters looking to showing their support for the Robins.
Children aged 11 and under who are attending primary school can sign up to become Junior Robins for £20 and enjoy £1 match entry to every League fixture at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium.
Junior Robins membership is a great way for young Cheltenham fans to enjoy watching the club at a reduced discount rate on matchdays.
Benefits included in membership are:
A personal membership card
Discounted entry price of just £1 to all League Two matches at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium (saving of £5 per match in standing areas, or £7 per match in seated areas)
Half price travel to away matches with the CTFC Travel Club
A voucher entitling you to 10% off on CTFC merchandise in the club shop
Exclusive email messages from players during the season
Opportunities to win prizes throughout the season
To sign up as a Junior Robin for the 2019/20 season you can download a form online here or visit the ticket office to pick up a form.
The ticket office is open on a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 10am and 3pm, or on a home matchday from midday.


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CPAC 2014: John Bolton Speech, Full Transcript – Perhaps Most Important Speech of CPAC 2014
by Maggie • March 7, 2014 • 9 Comments
John Bolton, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under G. W. Bush, and currently senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, gave what may be the most important speech of CPAC 2014. His comments on China, alone, which he considers less dangerous than Iran should be recognized as a truth we cannot hide in some corner of our minds switched to overload mode. Take a trip around the world with Mr. Bolton. Full transcript and video below.
Ladies and Gentlemen, we meet at a time of true national security crisis, indeed, many crises, but our biggest national security crisis is Barack Obama. This is a president who does not believe in American exceptionalism, a president who is uninterested in U.S. national security and America's place in the world, and who considers our strength part of our problem, that we are the cause of international tension. This is like looking at the world through the wrong end of the telescope, but that is Barack Obama's world.
He said in this first speech to the United Nations in September of 2009 — listen to this — "No world order that elevates one nation or group of nations over another will succeed. No balance of power among nations will hold." This is a belief in multi-lateralism for American security, the United Nations.
He is a Wilsonian. Listen to Woodrow Wilson: "The interest of all nations are our own." Wilson said in his famous 14-point speech in 1918, that he wanted to achieve a "peace without victory." Sound familiar? Wilson said there "must not be a balance of power, but a community of power," and Wilson wasn't even a community organizer.
Wilson wanted to make the world safe for democracy. It's hard to say what Barack Obama wants to do, but the answer was provided at the same time by Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican Roosevelt who said "first and foremost, we are to make the world safe for ourselves." This is and has been, the bedrock principle of conservative national policy, and now is assuredly not the time to change it.
Yet there are those, even within our movement, who say that America will be safe enough if we do little or nothing. Let's call this what it is; it is the resurgence of isolationism. Now analytically, the isolationist and Barack Obama come at world problems with very different analytic perspectives, but the indifference and multi-lateralism produces the same result as isolationism; neither of these misbegotten views protect America.
The Democratic Party no long has a national security wing. There's no Scoop Jackson, there's no Joe Lieberman. We cannot let this happen to the Conservative movement.
Ignoring threats to our national security is the Obama doctrine, and the contrast with Ronald Reagan could not be clearer. Reagan believed in peace through strength, not isolationism, not multi-lateralism. Today, can you just imagine Ronald Reagan dealing with Vladimir Putin? Reagan understood that the principle task of the government is the protection of the United States, and who said that best, but that most libertarian of all, Adam Smith in the Wealth of Nations. He said the first duty of the sovereign is protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies.
Reagan called a strong defense budget the vital margin of safety, and we are losing that vital margin of safety all around the world. We are not going to get peace through strength because we are not devoting the budget to it, but we're not going to get peace through weakness either. We're going to get what we see today in the Ukraine where Vladimir Putin has a strategy and Obama has nothing, where Putin has a growing defense budget and ours is shrinking.
Look at the Middle East, Russia's puppet Assad is still in power.
In Egypt, Russians are selling weapons to the Egyptian government for the first time since the early 1970s, threatening our best ally in the region, Israel.
Iran, working with Russia and running rings around Obama, Clinton and Kerry in nuclear arms talks.
In Latin America we see Russia re-establishing influence in Cuba and in Venezuela, threatening our own hemisphere, and it's not just Russia that's the problem.
In China you've got a major military build-up going on, building their first blue water Naval capability, ladies and gentlemen, while Obama scoffs at our declining Navy. We've got a Chinese nuclear and ballistic missile program growing every year. China has the best cyber-warfare capability of any country on earth, and anti-satellite weapons that can blind us.
The threat of nuclear proliferation from Iran and North Korea, threatening our friends and allies, threatening us here at home, by this progress toward a nuclear weapon capability; the threat of international terrorism, which the president doesn't want to believe in, won't announce that it's a war, couldn't care less about, indeed, terrorism and the threat of nuclear proliferation go together.
When al-Qaeda struck the United States on 9/11, we didn't hesitate to overthrow the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, but what if Afghanistan had had nuclear weapons? It would have been a very different picture. If Iran gets nuclear weapons, this country, the central-banker of international terrorism in the world, will have impunity to strike with terrorist attacks all around the world, including in the United States.
You know, Obama's director of National Intelligence just testified a few weeks ago that the terrorist threat today is the same as it was on 9/11, and we can see it where the black flag of al-Qaeda flies again in Ramadi and Fallujah in Iraq, where we press our ally, Israel, to make concessions to the Palestinians and threaten Israel with a third intifada if they don't do it.
But worst of all, worst of all, is Libya. Libya is the paradigm of the Obama doctrine's failures. The attack in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 was a direct attack on the United States. Overseas, a president's personal representative is our Ambassador, so the killing of Christopher Stevens was not just the murder of an American citizen, it was the murder of the president's personal representative in Libya, and since then, the president has done nothing to avenge Chris Stevens' death.
This is a terrible lesson for our adversaries to learn, that under Barack Obama you can murder his personal representative and get away scott free.
I want to let everybody know that conservatives are not going to let this issue go away. We will be happy to tell Hillary Clinton, in unmistakable terms, we know what difference it makes, even if you don't.
Ladies and gentlemen, conservatives need to take this year and the next to mobilize the overwhelming majority of Americans who believe as we do.
We do not accept an America that is weak and declining. We do not accept an American military that is weak and poorly equipped, and in particular, we do not accept and American president who is weak, indecisive and apologetic about our country.
We must turn national security to the center of our political debate throughout 2014 and the presidential election of 2016; that's why I've established a PAC and a SuperPAC to help House and Senate candidates who understand the importance of a strong American posture in the world. Conservatives must remember the policies and victories of Ronald Reagan. We can and must replace the Obama-Clinton-Kerry-Biden Doctrine of drift, decline and defeatism with a Reaganite foreign policy. That is the key to success this November and in 2016, and that is the key to ensuring America's freedom and security in the years ahead.
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What a poignant speech. Scary but eyeopening. I know he will play a large part in government when we win this year and in 2016. To bad he's not on your list for 2016 prez candidates. He may be the Ronald Reagan we are looking for.
Kado, before the 2012 election I said I would vote for Bolton in a flash. I really wish I had put him there but I didn't think he would run. Then I forgot Allen West!!! Maybe I need to add another small poll. I can't change the one I have without losing all the votes. He walked onto the stage and immediately went into his speech — no jokes — just the truth.
Oh,I understand Maggie.And if it's not a lot a trouble maybe another small poll would be fun.Don't forget Ben Carson though.
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Reporting from an alternate history
After listening to Bush's speech last night, and then the subsequent caterwauling from the usual suspects, I was reminded of the following "news report". Neal Boortz also linked to it this morning. Like him, I cannot place the origin of the story.
HOW THE D-DAY INVASION
WOULD BE REPORTED BY TODAY'S
NORMANDY, FRANCE (June 6, 1944) Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more were wounded today in the first hours of America's invasion of continental Europe. Casualties were heaviest among women and children. Most of the French casualties were the result of artillery fire from American ships attempting to knock out German fortifications prior to the landing of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. Reports from a makeshift hospital in the French town of St. Mere Eglise said the carnage was far worse than the French had anticipated, and that reaction against the American invasion was running high. "We are dying for no reason, "said a Frenchman speaking on condition of anonymity. "Americans can't even shoot straight. I never thought I'd say this, but life was better under Adolph Hitler."
The invasion also caused severe environmental damage. American troops, tanks, trucks and machinery destroyed miles of pristine shoreline and thousands of acres of ecologically sensitive wetlands. It was believed that the habitat of the spineless French crab was completely wiped out, thus threatening the species with extinction. A representative of Greenpeace said his organization, which had tried to stall the invasion for over a year, was appalled at the destruction, but not surprised. "This is just another example of how the military destroys the environment without a second thought," said Christine Moanmore. "And it's all about corporate greed."
Contacted at his Manhattan condo, a member of the French government-in-exile who abandoned Paris when Hitler invaded, said the invasion was based solely on American financial interests. "Everyone knows that President Roosevelt has ties to 'big beer'," said Pierre LeWimp. "Once the German beer industry is conquered, Roosevelt's beer cronies will control the world market and make a fortune."
Administration supporters said America's aggressive actions were based in part on the assertions of controversial scientist Albert Einstein, who sent a letter to Roosevelt speculating that the Germans were developing a secret weapon -- a so-called "atomic bomb". Such a weapon could produce casualties on a scale never seen before, and cause environmental damage that could last for thousands of years. Hitler has denied having such a weapon and international inspectors were unable to locate such weapons even after spending two long weekends in Germany. Shortly after the invasion began, reports surfaced that German prisoners had been abused by American soldiers. Mistreatment of Jews by Germans at their so-called "concentration camps" has been rumored, but so far this remains unproven.
Several thousand Americans died during the first hours of the invasion, and French officials are concerned that the uncollected corpses will pose a public-health risk. "The Americans should have planned for this in advance," they said. "It's their mess, and we don't intend to help clean it up."


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Q: Diagnosing packet loss / high latency in Ubuntu We have a Linux box (Ubuntu 12.04) running Nginx (1.5.2), which acts as a reverse proxy/load balancer to some Tornado and Apache hosts. The upstream servers are physically and logically close (same DC, sometimes same-rack) and show sub-millisecond latency between them:
 PING appserver (10.xx.xx.112) 56(84) bytes of data.
 64 bytes from appserver (10.xx.xx.112): icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.180 ms
 64 bytes from appserver (10.xx.xx.112): icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.165 ms
 64 bytes from appserver (10.xx.xx.112): icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=0.153 ms

We receive a sustained load of about 500 requests per second, and are currently seeing regular packet loss / latency spikes from the Internet, even from basic pings:
sam@AM-KEEN ~> ping -c 1000 loadbalancer
PING 50.xx.xx.16 (50.xx.xx.16): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=0 ttl=56 time=11.624 ms
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=1 ttl=56 time=10.494 ms

... many packets later ...

Request timeout for icmp_seq 2
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=2 ttl=56 time=1536.516 ms
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=3 ttl=56 time=536.907 ms
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=4 ttl=56 time=9.389 ms

... many packets later ...

Request timeout for icmp_seq 919
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=918 ttl=56 time=2932.571 ms
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=919 ttl=56 time=1932.174 ms
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=920 ttl=56 time=932.018 ms
64 bytes from loadbalancer: icmp_seq=921 ttl=56 time=6.157 ms

--- 50.xx.xx.16 ping statistics ---
1000 packets transmitted, 997 packets received, 0.3% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 5.119/52.712/2932.571/224.629 ms

The pattern is always the same: things operate fine for a while (<20ms), then a ping drops completely, then three or four high-latency pings (>1000ms), then it settles down again.
Traffic comes in through a bonded public interface (we will call it bond0) configured as such:
 bond0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:5d
           inet addr:50.xx.xx.16  Bcast:50.xx.xx.31  Mask:255.255.255.224
           inet6 addr: <ipv6 address> Scope:Global
           inet6 addr: <ipv6 address> Scope:Link
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MASTER MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
           RX packets:527181270 errors:1 dropped:4 overruns:0 frame:1
           TX packets:413335045 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
           RX bytes:240016223540 (240.0 GB)  TX bytes:104301759647 (104.3 GB)

Requests are then submitted via HTTP to upstream servers on the private network (we can call it bond1), which is configured like so:
  bond1     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:xx:xx:xx:xx:5c
            inet addr:10.xx.xx.70  Bcast:10.xx.xx.127  Mask:255.255.255.192
            inet6 addr: <ipv6 address> Scope:Link
            UP BROADCAST RUNNING MASTER MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
            RX packets:430293342 errors:1 dropped:2 overruns:0 frame:1
            TX packets:466983986 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
            collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
            RX bytes:77714410892 (77.7 GB)  TX bytes:227349392334 (227.3 GB)

Output of uname -a:
Linux <hostname> 3.5.0-42-generic #65~precise1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 2 20:57:18 UTC 2013 x86_64 GNU/Linux
We have customized sysctl.conf in an attempt to fix the problem, with no success. Output of /etc/sysctl.conf (with irrelevant configs omitted):
# net: core
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 10000

# net: ipv4 stack
net.ipv4.tcp_ecn = 2
net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_fack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_tw_recycle = 0
net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 10000
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control = cubic
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 8000 65535

net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_synack_retries = 2

net.ipv4.tcp_thin_dupack = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_thin_linear_timeouts = 1

net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max = 99999999
net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_established = 300

Output of dmesg -d, with non-ICMP UFW messages suppressed:
[508315.349295 <   19.852453>] [UFW BLOCK] IN=bond1 OUT= MAC=<mac addresses> SRC=118.xx.xx.143 DST=50.xx.xx.16 LEN=68 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=51 ID=43221 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=3 CODE=1 [SRC=50.xx.xx.16 DST=118.xx.xx.143 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=249 ID=10220 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=80 DPT=53817 WINDOW=8190 RES=0x00 ACK FIN URGP=0 ]

[517787.732242 <    0.443127>] Peer 190.xx.xx.131:59705/80 unexpectedly shrunk window 1155488866:1155489425 (repaired)

How can I go about diagnosing the cause of this problem, on a Debian-family Linux box?

A: If any part of your network along the way is saturated, or if any link within the network is throwing errors, you can experience packet loss.  This won't show up in the interface error counts unless you happen to be having the problem right at the switch-to-server cable connection.  If the problem is anywhere else in the network, it shows up as lost packets.
You can surface this problem if you've got TCP traffic, since there are counters in the kernel that keep track of TCP taking recovery steps to account for lost packets in the stream.  Have a look at the -s (stats) option on netstat.  The presented values are counters, so you'll need to watch them for a while to get a feel for what's normal and what's anomalous, but the data is there.  The retransmit and data loss counters are particularly useful.
[sadadmin@busted ~]$ netstat -s | egrep -i 'loss|retran'
2058 segments retransmited
526 times recovered from packet loss due to SACK data
193 TCP data loss events
TCPLostRetransmit: 7
2 timeouts after reno fast retransmit
1 timeouts in loss state
731 fast retransmits
18 forward retransmits
97 retransmits in slow start
4 sack retransmits failed

Some tools will sample these values and trend them for you so you can easily see when something has gone amiss.  I use munin.

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"In our opinion the critics could certainly be won over for collaboration, especially as they must be interested in gathering practical experience by working for a film festival. After all, the lack of such experience is precisely what they are accusing the festival's organizers for."
(From an internal memo on the "identity crisis" the festival was in.)
Charles Aznavour, Eddie Constantine, Sidney Poitier
A time for desperate measures?
The 1963 Berlinale also showed no way out of the crisis surrounding the content of the festival. Not a single film was found to be inspiring. Alain Robbe-Grillet's L'Immortelle, Nicos Koundouros' Mikres Aphrodites | Young Aphrodites and Ralph Nelson's Lilies of the Field were at best interesting. Neither the Senate nor the festival management had any idea how to remedy the situation.
A reduction of the size of the programme was discussed and it was even talk about holding the festival just every two years. This suggestion was rejected in a resolution by the Senate, which saw a need for a "continual documentation of film", which had "crucial significance, especially now", " since competition with television and the development of a new generation of filmmakers is leading film back to its artistic entelechy". Awkward words – but recognition of the need to let the festival change with the times.
Bloomer in the shadow of the wall: a "TV bridge" is meant to maintain contact with East Berlin.
The attempt to keep in step with the times also showed some odd results: One innovation at the 1963 Berlinale was the so-called "TV-bridge", a daily special programme for East Berlin residents moderated by Friedrich Luft, which was intended to symbolically overcome the division of the city, insofar as it transmitted a part of the Berlinale programme over the airwaves. In hindsight a curiosity, the TV-bridge was seen by contemporaries as an explosive political gesture, which addressed what was for Alfred Bauer a concern of the utmost seriousness.
Alfred Bauer's pledge for continuity
An article written by Alfred Bauer in the Berlin "Tagesspiegel" shortly before the beginning of the festival showed just how difficult it actually was to steer the festival onto a new course between political and economic interests, artistic demands and the increasing competition between the festivals. In the article Bauer defends what had been achieved, emphasizing the successes of the past. He insists on the "ideal nature" of his task of organising an artistic event such as the Berlinale and stresses the importance of continuity above all else. Around this time he was also criticized personally. The apologetic style is perhaps understandable, but also makes its clear why so many young German filmmakers kept their distance from the Berlinale and even called for boycotts in future years. Alfred Bauer had difficultly recognizing generational change.
Following the festival the proposal came from many sides to include young film critics such as Enno Patalas and Ulrich Gregor in the programming work. But they had not only proved themselves to be capable festival commentators, they were also its sharpest critics and Alfred Bauer was hesitant about taking them under his wing.
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António d'Orey Capucho GCIH (Lisboa, São Mamede, 3 de janeiro de 1945) é um gestor e político português.

Família
Segundo de nove filhos e filhas e primeiro filho de António Emídio Ferreira de Mesquita da Silva Capucho (24 de Abril de 1918) e de sua mulher, Maria Teresa de Almeida d'Orey, (17 de Dezembro de 1917), bisneta de um Alemão, sobrinha-bisneta do 1.º Visconde de São Torquato, sobrinha-trineta do 3.º Visconde de juro e herdade e 1.º Conde de Mesquitela, do 1.º Visconde e 1.º Marquês da Cunha e do 1.º Conde da Ilha da Madeira, tetraneta da 2.ª Viscondessa de Mesquitela de juro e herdade, neta materna de Manuel Casimiro de Almeida e sobrinha materna de José Casimiro de Almeida, ambos cavaleiros tauromáquicos, e prima-irmã de Mirita Casimiro, célebre atriz; primo em terceiro grau de Teresa Patrício Gouveia, António Patrício Gouveia e Alexandre Patrício Gouveia.

Biografia
Curso Superior de Organização e Gestão de Empresas (ISNP - 1974).

Durante o Estado Novo, apoiou as candidaturas da Oposição Democrática, em 1969 pela CEUD, grupo liderado por Mário Soares e com incorporação da Comissão Eleitoral Monárquica, e em 1973 pela CDE, nessa fase unitária.

Aderindo ao Partido Social Democrata em 1974, ocupou os cargos de secretário-geral adjunto (1975-1978), secretário-geral (1978-1983, sendo líderes Francisco Sá Carneiro (1978-1980) e Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1980-1983); e, de novo, em 1998-1999, sendo líder José Manuel Durão Barroso) e de vice-presidente (1987-1989, sendo líder Aníbal Cavaco Silva;  e 1996-2000, sendo líderes Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa e Durão Barroso) da Comissão Política Nacional.

Foi deputado à Assembleia da República (1980-1999) e presidiu ao Grupo Parlamentar em (1984-1987 e 1999-2001).

Integrou o VIII Governo Constitucional como Secretário de Estado Adjunto do Primeiro-Ministro, exercendo depois o cargo de Ministro da Qualidade de Vida no IX Governo. Foi Ministro dos Assuntos Parlamentares, entre 1987 e 1989, data em que assume a coordenação do Grupo Europeu do PSD e é eleito vice-presidente do Parlamento Europeu 1989-1998).

É autor de A União Europeia. O que é e como funciona (1994), União Europeia a 15 (1996) e de De Roma a Amesterdão (1997).

A 9 de Junho de 1997 foi agraciado com a Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique.

Foi eleito presidente da Câmara Municipal de Cascais em 2001, 2005 e 2009, tendo renunciado ao mandato em Janeiro de 2011.

Eleito para a Assembleia Municipal de Sintra nas eleições autárquicas de 2013 pela lista independente "Sintrenses com Marco Almeida".

Adepto e praticante federado de diversas modalidades desportivas, foi ainda dirigente do Clube de Ténis do Estoril e da Associação Desportiva da Costa do Sol, de que é sócio-fundador.

Medalha de Honra do Município de Cascais, Ordem de Mérito da Associação de Letras e Artes, Irmão honorário da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Cascais e sócio honorário do Rotary Clube de Cascais-Estoril, da Associação de Prevenção e Desafio à Sida, da Estudantina Recreativa de São Domingos de Rana, do Clube Naval de Cascais, do Clube Naval de Lisboa e do Clube de Ténis do Estoril.

Membro-Honorário da Associação Portuguesa de Museologia.

Foi Membro do Conselho de Estado (2002-2004 e 2008-2011).

Foi expulso do PSD em 2014, depois de ter apoiado uma lista independente às eleições autárquicas, "Sintreses com Marco Almeida", tendo sido eleito deputado municipal em Sintra como cabeça de lista da segunda força política mais votada.

Regressou ao PSD em 2019, com a liderança de Rui Rio.

Condecorações
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Mérito Civil de Espanha (16 de Julho de 1984)
  Grã-Cruz da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique de Portugal (9 de Junho de 1997)
  Comendador da Ordem do Mérito do Luxemburgo (6 de Dezembro de 2010)

Casamento e descendência
Casou com Maria Madalena do Rego da Costa Salema (27 de Maio de 1945), irmã de Helena Roseta, que o antecedeu como Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Cascais, da qual tem um filho e uma filha:
 António Diogo Salema d'Orey Capucho (28 de Abril de 1968), arquitecto, casado com Maria José Vitorino Ramalho (22 de Dezembro de 1979), da qual tem uma filha e um filho:
 Mariana Ramalho d'Orey Capucho (10 de Agosto de 2012)
 Francisco Ramalho d'Orey Capucho (29 de Dezembro de 2013)
 Mónica Salema d'Orey Capucho (21 de Novembro de 1971).

Funções governamentais exercidas
 IX Governo Constitucional
 Secretário de Estado Adjunto do Primeiro Ministro
 IX Governo Constitucional
 Ministro da Qualidade de Vida
 XI Governo Constitucional
 Ministro dos Assuntos Parlamentares

Portugueses de ascendência alemã
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I am an experienced online journalist and political editor working for Trinity Mirror papers in the West Midlands and the North East, based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery at Westminster.
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Liam Byrne's opposition to Birmingham HS2 depot branded 'a betrayal'
Published: Wednesday, 30 January 2013 08:05
Written by Birmingham Post Writers
A rail lobby group has condemned Liam Byrne's opposition to the construction of a HS2 depot in Birmingham – branding it a "betrayal" of the city's people.
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Labour threatens last-minute changes to HS2 plans in depot row
Published: Friday, 25 January 2013 16:30
A Labour government would reverse controversial plans to create a rail maintenance depot in east Birmingham which some politicians claim could cost 7,200 jobs, MP Liam Byrne has announced.
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The Shadow Cabinet Minister warned a Labour government could make last-minute changes to plans for a high speed rail line between...
Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert joins 'supercabinet' to fight funding cuts
Birmingham's council leader Sir Albert Bore has joined forces with the leaders of seven other big cities to form a "supercabinet"
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The alliance is to protest against "morally wrong and unfair" funding cuts being imposed on major cities and demand a fair deal.
They also hope to gain support for...
Council calls on Birmingham businesses to help tackle youth unemployment
Birmingham's council leader has admitted the city has one of the worst youth unemployment rates in the country – but pledged a new £15 million campaign will make a huge difference.
Read more http://www.birminghampost.net/news/politics-news/2013/01/25/council-calls-on-birmingham-businesses-to-help-tackle-youth-unemployment-65233-32665169/
Supporters of EU can win British referendum, insists Worcestershire MP Luff
Supporters of the European Union can win a referendum on British membership, a pro-EU Conservative MP has insisted.
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HS2 depot would destroy east Birmingham economy, says city MP Liam Byrne
A planned high speed rail depot in Birmingham could "destroy" the economy in the eastern part of the city, the House of Commons is to be told.
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Politics News: HS2 depot would destroy east Birmingham economy, says city MP Liam Byrne
An MP will urge Transport Ministers to block proposals for a new train storage and maintenance depot in one of the most deprived...
Birmingham's mayor making dinner to be cut by £15 per head
The cost of Birmingham's annual mayor making dinner will be slashed by £15 per head and the guest list shrunk by more than 200 following revelations it cost a staggering £27,000 last year.
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Neil Elkes: Council tax dilemma for Labour at Birmingham City Council
Council tax has become a pivotal issue of the first budget of Sir Albert Bore's administration, with a decision over whether or not to freeze it in Birmingham for the third year running hanging in the balance.
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Many, if not all, of you have come across the problem where you don't know what a word means, and you need to look online for it. That's what this glossary is for. It's an online dictionary catered to all you bettors who may be just starting out or are simply brushing up your knowledge about CS:GO betting.
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Q: Guardar en un diccionario la información de la ultima fila del dataframe - Pandas Quiero obtener y guardar la última fila de mi dataframe para operar con sus valores, así que pensé en guardarlo en un diccionario.
Hago lo siguiente,
val_df = df.iloc[[-1]].to_dict()
print(val_df)

El problema es que el diccionario para cada columna guarda el dato (esto genial) pero también el índice (esto me sobra). ¿Hay alguna manera de guardar esta info sin índice?
Sale lo siguiente: {'id': {1055: 2206931}, 'Dia': {1055: 10}, 'Mes': {1055: 12}, 'Año': {1055: 2019}, 'Hora[UTC]': {1055: 11}, 'Minuto[UTC]': {1055: 13}, 'Segundo[UTC]': {1055: 32}, 'Num secuencia': {1055: 6}}
Yo querría: {'id': 2206931, 'Dia': 10, 'Mes': 12, 'Año': 2019, 'Hora[UTC]': 11, 'Minuto[UTC]': 13, 'Segundo[UTC]': 32, 'Num secuencia': 6}
Muchas gracias

A: Con to_dict() puedes usar el Con parámetro orient="records" el cual debería generar una salida similar a lo que buscas:
val_df = df.iloc[[-1]].to_dict(orient="records")


Dairy milk is facing some serious competition these days thanks to the number of alternative options out there on the market – from almond milk to coconut milk, and then oat milk. But are these dairy-free alternatives really as healthy as they seem? It may be a good time to start being more cautious about your plant-based milk choices, especially if oat milk is your go-to option. Here's why.
Oat milk isn't the best choice if being gluten-free really matters to you, because of the nature of the oats itself. During the harvesting process, most oats are processed alongside gluten-containing ingredients like wheat, barley and rye. There's a high chance your oat milk has been cross-contaminated with gluten-containing products, so this may be a big warning sign to opt for another type of milk instead.
Research has found traces of at least seven different types of pesticide in the oats used in regular oat milk. Not only are these pesticides harmful to your body, they're bad for the environment too. Some of the pesticides found in oat are known to be detrimental to the health of honeybees, which are natural pollinators and very important to the ecosystem. This really goes against the principles of eating organic, doesn't it?
Nutritionists and health experts like Kelly LeVeque and Jenny Carr don't recommend oat milk as the best dairy-free option because of this very reason. The reason why drinking oat milk can make you susceptible to inflammation is because of the gluten present, as mentioned earlier. That's not all – most oat milk also contains canola oil. This seemingly innocent side ingredient is often genetically modified and is considered to be of inferior quality to other omega-containing oils.
It's clear by now that store-bought oat milk isn't the best substitute for dairy milk but hey, don't be too disheartened by the facts. If you're really a fan of oat milk, there's still a way you can enjoy it and stay healthy – just make your own! All you need is a blender, your favourite oats and some side ingredients of maple syrup, vanilla extract and cinnamon. Or you could always consider almond or coconut milk, which have their own unique health benefits and are just as enjoyable!


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Pensions Board or Local Pension Board (LPB)
Who runs the scheme?
Guide to the Scheme
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Leaving Service
Previous Pension
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The Pension Board for the Tower Hamlets Pension Fund
As a result of changes to governance arrangements to pension schemes in the public sector, the Tower Hamlets Council as an administering authority for the LGPS is required to have in place a local pension board. The role of the board is to ensure the Tower Hamlets pension fund complies with all the legislative requirements and to make sure the scheme is being effectively and efficiently governed and administered.
The board members work with the Council in its role as an administering authority and the pension fund's officers to ensure that your pension scheme is being run properly and that you as a member get the best service.
To comply with requirements imposed by regulations which are enforced by the Pensions Regulator, the members of the local pension board are required to have the relevant experience and be available to attend meetings. In order to do this they must undertake training to maintain their knowledge and understanding of the LGPS and pensions in general.
The board must have an equal number of employer representatives and scheme member representatives. The Tower Hamlets Pension fund has three of each.
We have also appointed an independent expert to oversee the board's matters
Scheme member and employer representatives are appointed to the board for a term of 4 years, the term of office for the independent member is determined by the Council.
The current members of the board are as follows:
Mr. John Jones (Independent Chair);
Scheme member representatives
David Stephen Thompson (Vice Chair – Pensioner)
Stephen Stratton (Council – Active Member)
John Gray (Admitted Body – Active Member)
Employer representatives
Councillor Dave Chesterton (Elected Member)
Minesh Jani (Council)
Vacant (Admitted Body)
Board members can seek reappointment at the end of their term, but if you were interested in being considered as a scheme member representative next time round please contact us.
To be involved in the running of the Tower Hamlets pension fund, Employer and Employee Representatives must be able to demonstrate the following criteria, characteristics and skills. It should be noted that the role will involve reviewing the financial aspects of pension fund management and representative must be able to bring an appropriate level of knowledge with them.
You must be an employer member of the Tower Hamlets fund and be able to commit to a membership period of 4 years.
Capacity to attend at least four Pension Board meetings per year, along with training as required.
A good understanding of pension fund management, LGPS knowledge and an understanding of the issues facing the LGPS.
Trustee, governance or representative board experience.
Act impartially in the interests of both employers and members.
Have confidence to challenge, influence, and engage.
Act prudently, honestly and in line with the seven principles of public life.
An effective communicator and team player that can promote excellent working relationships within the Pension Board and gain the confidence of external stakeholders.
Pensions Board Terms of Reference
The Tower Hamlets Pension Fund, Pension Board Terms of Reference can be found here
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		let body = {
			user_id,
			user_pw
		};

		protocol.post(protocol.API.login, body).then(data => {
			if (!(data instanceof Array)) reject(data);
			if (data[0].hasOwnProperty('result') && JSON.parse(data[0].result.toString().toLowerCase()) === false) reject(data[0]);
			data[0].type = 'login';
			resolve(data[0]);
		}, err => {
			reject(err);
		});
	})
};

let guest = (name, password) => {
	return new Promise(resolve => {
		let result = {
			type: 'guest',
			name,
			password
		}

		resolve(result);
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Out of all the popular cities in North America, Cancún is the cheapest city to rent a car in at just $2/day. Renting a car in Cancún is 93% cheaper than renting one in Tampa where the per day rate is around $29. Other fairly inexpensive cities in North America to get a rental car in are: Miami ($5/day), Guadalajara ($8/day), and Fort Lauderdale ($10/day). While these cities typically have cheaper prices than the rest of the country, travelers looking to rent a car in Orlando should expect to spend around $19/day on their transportation. The most popular city to rent a car in North America is Orlando.
What is the cheapest time to rent a car in North America?
Currently, the cheapest month to rent a car in North America is January. The most expensive time to rent a car is July. The cheapest prices for each month are shown above, but prices will vary based on availability, how far out you book your rental car, and of course, car type.
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Right elbow inflammation Placed on 10-day injured list April 20; met with team physician April 23, was expected to undergo MRI on April 24 per April 23 update.
Right elbow soreness Placed on 10-day injured list April 19, retroactive to April 16; threw bullpen session April 22, 24.
Grade 1 left biceps strain, left shoulder Placed on 10-day injured list April 1; received cortisone injection April 22; biceps healed, dealing with shoulder injury per April 24 update.
Left calf strain Placed on 10-day injured list April 4; facing live pitching, nearing rehab assignment per April 24 update.


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'She was my rock': Arizona family loses mother of 4, grandmother to 10 after battle with COVID-19
By Justin Lum
FOX 10 Phoenix
Tolleson man, Ysmael Vega, is mourning his wife who died of virus complications on July 13. He's currently recovering from the virus and pneumonia. Fernanda Vega, 47, was loved by her four children, 10 grandchildren and all her friends. She worked in the healthcare industry for years.
PHOENIX - Arizona's health director made it clear that nearly all recent COVID-19 cases in the state are among those who are unvaccinated, and with that, it means there are more COVID-19 deaths.
Tolleson man, Ysmael Vega, is mourning his wife who died of virus complications on July 13. He's currently recovering from the virus and pneumonia.
Fernanda Vega, 47, was loved by her four children, 10 grandchildren and all her friends. She worked in the healthcare industry for years.
Ysmael said she had lots of energy, "Even making time to play slow-pitch softball."
Fernanda Hernandez Vega
Fernanda's COVID-19 battle took a quick turn
The couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary earlier this year. But just a few weeks ago, Ysmael contracted COVID-19.
Then Fernanda and their 17-year-old son caught the virus.
At one moment, she was fighting COVID-19 symptoms. Then, her health took a sudden turn for the worst.
On July 13, Fernanda went to the emergency room. Ysmael says they learned she had a blood clot in her lungs and a weak pulse.
Fernanda died within an hour.
"All I did was just hold her hand, massaged her hair, told her how much I missed her. But I saw peace. I didn't see any more pain. The pain was just that she was gone," he said.
'Don't take anything for granted'
"She was my rock. She was the foundation. Everybody went to her for whatever. She took so much on," he said.
Ysmael is heartbroken while recovering from COVID-19 and pneumonia at home. He says his family didn't get vaccinated due to possible side effects.
Initially hesitant but now, Ysmael will get the shot. "With what I have experienced, I don't want to go through this again. I do not," he said.
Ysmael will remember Fernanda for her kindness and authenticity. His soulmate would have turned 48 next month.
"Don't take anything for granted. Life is precious. Enjoy life to its fullest and that was her motto," he said.
To donate to the family in their time of need, visit this link https://www.gofundme.com/f/paying-tribute-to-fernanda-hernandez-vega
Rising COVID-19 numbers show a 'pandemic among the unvaccinated,' Arizona health experts say
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Arctic Resources, Exposed by Warming, Set Off Competition – NYTimes.com.
It is an issue whose value for social thought and action has been difficult to pin down, and thus gets forgotten. It's hard to pin in part because the melting arctic, and all that it implies regarding resources and their getting, almost implicitly involves military defence and fossil-fuel or other geo-stripping technology. There is in short nothing beautiful to look forward to, where "beautiful" implies something whose value lies independent of the natural resources, the commodities, that lie underneath, underground and soon to be revealed to those with the most money, biggest companies, largest and most powerful navies.