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Human Nature Within Lord Of The Flies
English author D. H. Lawrence once said, "Men! The only animal in the world to fear." He realized what many authors have. Within human nature there is the capacity for evil, which affects all humans, no matter their race, sex or creed. Lord of the Flies depicts a story of a group of British schoolboys stranded on a deserted island. They have to rely on their own skill and wit and the natural resources found on the island to survive. However, their biggest challenge will come in taming the beast from within and keeping the evil nature that resides in each of the boys, in check. With the absence of society and the rules that govern it, inevitably their human nature leads to destruction and abuse. In Lord of the Flies, The evil side of human nature is often represented in symbols, like within 'the beastie'. The boys create the beastie as a scapegoat for the evil and fear that plagued them while on the island. They reason the evil they suffer could only be from this higher power 'the beastie'. Some of the boys believe fully in the existence of 'the beastie'; while others such as Piggy, a stout boy, with a scientific train of thought, argue, "Course there isn't a beast in the forest. How could there be? What would a beast eat?" "Pig." "We eat pig!"(83). With this claim the boys provide an insight into Golding's main purpose of the book, to show that the evil of the world is within human beings. 'The beastie' really resides within the boys and the instincts that control their actions. The only way for the boys to avoid the evil that haunts them is to hide from it behind the protective walls of society and the rules that hold it together. By the end of the book, the boys see the truth of their nature when Ralph, who is the leader of the boys, whom has all along attempted to follow and enforce the rules of his previous life. It is him whose"…mind
Lord Of The Flies Jack Character Traits
(Golding 82). Jack publicly makes fun of the littluns. Jack disrespects the other boys' feelings, making them feel inferior and acting as if their fears are a sign of weakness. The younger boys' feelings of inferiority force them to follow Jack's orders, for fear of being punished or threatened if they go against his ideas. Jack's second anarchist method of leadership is made up of his passion for brutal hunting.
In 'Animal Farm', Fear and Ignorance Are Two Major Obstacles Which Prevent the Animals from Achieving Their Dream of Freedom. Discuss.
This is evident in their building of the windmill. They stupidly think that they are working for themselves, not realising that they are only working for Napolean. Also, the element of fear on Animal Farm contributes to their lack of questioning Napolean. The pigs utilise fear by telling the animals that if they do not obey, their old, cruel master Jones will return. In one particular case, the animals grumble
Lord of the Flies Theme Analysis
Zyana Xing ENG1D 05 Mr. Heleno October 7th, 2014 The Woeful Truth of Human Nature: The Demonstration of Evil in William Golding's Lord of The Flies Every human being is evil. Humans believe they are not evil, but evil is hidden deep in everyone's heart. In William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew as the Protagonist demonstrates the devolution from civilization to savagery. When the boys first arrive on the island, Jack and Ralph are in agreement. They want democracy.
Lord of the Flies Summary
William Golding's tragic novel Lord of the flies is a story about a couple of boys who get stranded on an island. Depending on good or bad choices will determine their survival in a life or death situation. It took place on a remote island near England during World War 2. In Lord of the flies, the symbols the conch and Beelzebub help convey Golding's beliefs that it takes fear and order to run this world of ours. One of the most significant symbols in Lord of the flies is The Conch that serves as a sign of order and authority.
Lord of the Flies Allegory
Chaos and savagery come as a result of men trying to find pleasure without making sacrifices. Order are situations in which humans are forced to suppress their instincts and follow rules to attain their goals. 4D. The subject ive chosen is sort of a broad idea that can be grasped by looking deeper into the idea. By looking at the fact that Golding is trying to explain that all humans are evil can tie into the Chaos on the island.
Napoleons Character Chapter 5 Animal Farm
The other animals are powerless beneath him. This shows that Napoleon is power hungry by stating "the puppies wagged their tails to him in the same way that the other dogs had done to Mr Jones." This indicates that Napoleon has raised the puppies to be his secret weapon and to do all the appalling deeds that Napoleon; himself
Lord of the Flies Themes
Golding's underlying argument is that human beings are savage by nature, and are moved by primal urges toward selfishness, brutality, and dominance over others. Though the boys think the beast lives in the jungle, Golding makes it clear that it lurks only in their hearts. Civilization Although Golding argues that people are fundamentally savage, drawn toward pleasure and violence, human beings have successfully managed to create thriving civilizations for thousands of years. So that disproves Golding's theory about human nature being savage, right? Wrong.
Some Analysis About Animal Farm
Analysis: Chapter 7 Idea: Strength of Pig's "indoctrination". Hate for Mr. Jones vs. Happy lives. The foundation of the Pig's indoctrination of the farm animals mainly consists of nurturing the hatred for Mr. Jones and their desire to have a free human farm. In addition, the belief that the pigs have the power to repel the humans makes them as supreme authority figures and Napoleon is almost God-like to some, which makes his words become the animal's laws without much argument.
Language Analysis Animal Farm
This makes the speech much more personal towards the animals as it makes it easier for them relate to because part of the speech is directed at them. The second idea is that man is a threat, not just to the wellbeing of the animals but to their very lives as 'no animal escapes the cruel knife in the end'. The hens' eggs do not hatch into chickens, the pigs will "scream" their lives out at the block, when boxer's muscles give out he will be sent to the knackers and when the dogs grow old 'jones tires a brick round their necks and drowns them'. This idea is threatening towards the animals which gives them one more reason to agree to the revolution as they would feel threatened an uneasy if they did nothing to prevent their fate that the old
The Use of Symbolism in Lord of the Flies
Jack's inner savagery begins to show almost right away. He wants to be rescued, like all the boys, yet he wants to be able to kill a pig. He wants to be able to get away with killing another living thing without punishment from elders. The fire is another comfort to the boys, and it is a means of a small, yet secure part of civilization, a hope that they could be rescued. "We can help them find us.
More about Human Nature Within Lord Of The Flies


Jet Set Smart: FUN FOR THE KIDS!
On the weekends, we always love to find fun things to do with the boys! There's really nothing better we like to do than to see the expressions on the boys' faces when they are enjoying something new and different! Last weekend, we checked out Field Station Dinosaurs in Secaucus, New Jersey.
We went there once before (two years ago when Richie was Brody's age, and I was pregnant with Brody), so it was awesome to go back with both boys this time.
It really is a great exhibit! There are life-size dinosaurs which move and growl and are set in an outdoor exhibit to mimic what life was like back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. We had a blast checking out T-Rex and all off the other types of dinosaurs. They also have other fun activities like shows, dancing for kids, digging for fossils, and more!
We went on the last day the exhibit was open this year (it closes for the winter), but we plan to go back next year too. Sadly, we found out next year is the last year for Field Station Dinosaurs in Secaucus (supposedly the contract is up with the city and the city doesn't want to renew it because it wants to use the land for something else :-(. I've heard that after next year the exhibit is going to be moved to Washington D.C.
This past weekend, we headed to Staten Island to play at the Children's Museum. My girlfriend and I were planning a get together so I could meet her new baby girl, and I figured it was a good spot because it was an equal drive for both of us, and at least we would be indoors enjoying something fun for the kids to do on a very cold day.
I have to say, I was super impressed with the museum! They have everything from a real life fire truck that the kids could go on, to giant size games of chess, checkers and bowling, to construction exhibits, insects, and a whole lot more!
The entrance fee was only $6 per person and so worth it! We definitely will go back there again.
Afterwards, we headed to Joe & Pat's, voted one of the ten best pizza places in the city, and boy was it good! We tried the Royal which has pepperoni, sausage and peppers, and we also had a margherita, and both were thin crust and oh so delicious!
I never have really spent too much time on Staten Island, but I will be back to both of these places in the near future for sure!


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Skinny Molly is een southernrockband afkomstig uit Nashville in Tennessee.

Geschiedenis
De band werd gevormd in 2004 door zanger-gitarist Mike Estes (hij was gitarist van Lynyrd Skynyrd en Blackfoot), Dave Hlubek (gitarist en medeoprichter van Molly Hatchet) en drummer Kurt Pietro. Dave Hlubek ging terug naar Molly Hatchet in 2005 en werd vervangen door zanger-gitarist Jay Johnson (voormalig gitarist van The Rossington Band en Blackfoot). De uit Nashville afkomstige bluegrass- en Grand Ole Opry-bassist Luke Bradshaw werd de bassist van Skinny Molly in 2007. De huidige formatie toert veel door de VS en Europa.

Hun eerste album, genaamd 'No Good Deed, kwam uit in 2009. Hun tweede album; Haywire Riot volgde in 2013, bij Ruf Records.
In 2014 kwam er een nieuw album uit, genaamd: 'Here For A Good Time'. Op het album staat o.a. het nummer 'Make It Easy', waar Ed King op meespeelt. Joey Huffman (pianist van Hank Williams Jr.), speelt op verschillende nummers van het album.

Discografie

Studioalbums
2009 - No Good Deed
2013 - Haywire Riot
2014 - Here For A Good Time

Externe link
 Officiële website

Amerikaanse rockband

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Return to "Summer Coloring Pages to Print"
I used to love coloring Easter eggs as being a kid and I still enjoy spending Easter with my nephews. So, I've picked up some tips and tricks through the years that I feel like sharing. If you had issue with your egg coloring in 2010, follow this advice that may make next Easter easier.
First coming from all, filling plastic eggs with goodies is easier and more convenient. In fact, I had to acheive it this season because my nephew dropped the carton of real eggs on the floor. If you're planning to color eggs, though, here are some ideas.I've learned to avoid doing the plastic shrink wrapper egg decorations, particularly if young kids could happen. They are almost impossible to have right, even for the steadiest and most patient hands. Instead, I stay with plain food coloring.
The next thing that I've learned in recent times is always to remove the space and place down plastic or newspaper. The smaller the children, the higher the mess usually is. The last thing you must do is have your belongings painted.
It's also important for anyone involved to wear old clothes. Yes, the meal coloring should wash out. Why risk it on the favorite shirt, though?
Finally, obtain a variety of eggs that can be evenly divided by the variety of kids which might be coloring them and ensure that you just, the adult, distribute them. I've seen more fights over who reaches color the final egg than I can count. Also, be sure each of your children have their own own coloring area, to ensure there's no fights over so so with all the color that somebody else wants. That way, the experience could be fun for everyone, not really a stressful ordeal.


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Q: Racket localhost doesn't find files from  I'm trying to learn web programming in Racket. The question is this: when I'm clicking <a> link my localhost writes that "file in not found", although the link is all right. When in turn I run file that link points to in Dr. Racket  localhost is ok. Why is that? Also how do I redirect in Racket?

A: You can provide extra paths for files that the web server should serve via the #:extra-files-paths option for serve/servlet.
Here's an example based on what you provided in comments:
#lang web-server

(require web-server/servlet-env)

(define (start req)
  (response/xexpr
   `(html (head (title"")) (body (a ((href "/hello.rkt"))"go")))))

;; assuming the module is in /tmp and run from there
(serve/servlet start #:servlet-path "/query.rkt"
               ;; whatever extra file paths you need
               ;; in this example hello.rkt is in /tmp
               #:extra-files-paths (list "/tmp"))

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Clear Message To China: India Army Will Fire If PLA Soldiers Come Forward
EurAsian Times Desk
As India-China border tensions are yet to be completely diffused, according to a report by The Hindu, New Delhi has given a clear message to Beijing that if the PLA soldiers come close or cross the line, Indian troops will fire at them.
The official said, "Now we have told China that if you come close to us, we will shoot. The soldiers have also been given the right to shoot in self-defence."
Warning shots have been fired on various instances on the north and south banks of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh and the Chinese have been given a clear message that pushing back Indian soldiers physically will not work any more, The Hindu quoted a senior government official.
Stating that once a scuffle breaks-out, like the Galwan Valley clash, opening the fire was not possible, the official pointed out, "Now, we said, if you come close we will fire. Distance is dependent on the conditions like day or night, location and so on… If they are about to be overrun or in self-defence, troops are authorised to fire."
Earlier, New Delhi said it was vital to avoid altering the status quo in border areas while India and China continue their negotiations to achieve complete disengagement at all friction points and to ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control.
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Q: EnvironmentCredential authentication error while trying to run timer-triggered functions when deployed I have a timer triggered function that runs func locally but when published I get the error
[Error] Executed 'AppServiceSupervisorFunc' (Failed, Id=7xxxx-4f53-aee2-25241792cab8, Duration=6576ms)EnvironmentCredential authentication unavailable. Environment variables are not fully configured. See the troubleshooting guide for more information

first few lines of code where the error might be generating this error are
    var monitoringClient = await GetMonitorClientAsync();
        ArmClient client = new ArmClient(new DefaultAzureCredential());
        string resourceGroupName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ResourceGroupName");

  private async Task<MonitorManagementClient> GetMonitorClientAsync()
    {
        var serviceCreds = await ApplicationTokenProvider.LoginSilentAsync("xxxthcare.onmicrosoft.com", "8xxx-xxx-ad2b-8f608daf80db", "RPt8Q~JxxxUjbKxxx0TFaUH");
        var monitorClient = new MonitorManagementClient(serviceCreds);
        monitorClient.SubscriptionId = "xxx77-427b-8cdd-6fd9343040ab";
        return monitorClient;
    }

any suggestions?
Update
I enabled app insights and it looks like error is being generated at groupList.GetAsync call.

AppServiceSupervisorFunc DefaultAzureCredential failed to retrieve a token from the included credential

            var SubscriptionResourceId = new ResourceIdentifier(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("SubscriptionResourceId"));

        SubscriptionResource sub = client.GetSubscriptionResource(SubscriptionResourceId);
        var groupList = sub.GetResourceGroups();
        var group = await groupList.GetAsync(resourceGroupName);

update2
when i used
  ArmClient client = new ArmClient(new AzureCliCredential());

i get Azure CLI not installed error in Azfuction's console

A: *

*The reason the  DefaultAzureCredential  is not working is because theDefaultAzureCredential  uses credentials stored in the cache when you login in you Microsoft account, azure cli etc. But here in case of the function app there is no credentials in the cache.

*So, to make the DefaultAzureCredential work you will have to Register an app in azure AD and client id, tenant id and client credentials from that app to use DefaultAzureCredential.

*First register your app in azure ad for that in portal locate azure ad and go under the App Registration and click on New Registration.

*

*Fill the subsequent form and then click on Register.

*

*Now locate your recently registered app in the list and click on it.

*

*Then copy the Clientid and Tenant id from that app.

*

*Now generate a client secret by going under the Certificates & secret tab and click on New client secret

*

*fill the subsequent form and click on add after that you will see the new generated client secret in the list.

*

*Copy new generated client secret

*

*Now you will have to add all the copied Clientid,tenantid,client secret in the app setting of the function which is under Configuration tab, just click on new app settings.

Use the following names:
AZURE_CLIENT_ID
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET
AZURE_TENANT_ID
Now add the previously copied strings(clientid,tenantid,etc) in the app settings.

*

*Now DefaultAzureCredential can work and provide auth tokens.'

*Also AzureCliCredential requires azure cli where you will have to login first. That's why it is giving you the error.


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Startup Focus – Creatikal
ARVR Innovate Startup Award 2018 Augmented Reality Exhibitors May 8, 2018
Once upon a time, there was an AR storytelling application called Creatikal. It was born from the hearts and minds of Jorge Duarte Ruiz, co-founder and CEO, and Sarah Gatefield, co-founder and CTO, while discussing their love of cinema and virtual reality and wanting to combine the two. Conversations that started with "Wouldn't it be cool if…" lead to hours of brainstorming, sketching, ideating, validating and now what they have in the form of Creatikal.
While incubated at Oarsis, a venture builder of immersive technologies based in Madrid, they validated problems and opportunities following the Lean Startup Method, wireframed ideas, came up with a solution, believed in their dream, convinced some lovely souls to help them make it and built prototypes on both iOS and Android – harnessing the power and recent uptake of ARKit and ARCore – all in less than four months. It's been a rollercoaster ride to say the least.
Jorge Duarte Ruiz is an ideasmith, having more than 13 years experience in business development, marketing and brand communication. He is specialised in storytelling and has worked with agencies and clients as an independent consultant and as a trainer. He loves folktales and fables, and now with Creatikal, he can make them real.
Sarah Gatefield has started this augmented reality adventure after eight years working in the VFX industry for cinema and television with companies such as ILM, Framestore and Trixter, and was Head of Matchmove at Double Negative TV. Over the last two years she has taught herself coding, editing 360 videos, and developing in Unity to make VR and AR experiences. She believes in the power of technology and using it creatively for social good.
Creatikal is about telling stories with both real and virtual elements interacting together to create new environments, just like you acted out when you were a child; you imagined the bath was the sea, and the bookcase was a mountain. Creatikal will allow people of all ages to develop their emotional intelligence by using storytelling in order to express themselves and education can be more creative and understood when seeing a history lesson literally played out in front of the class. The applications of this new platform are numerous; from entertainment to marketing and advertising, from creativity to learning.
Ultimately, Creatikal want to give children and adults the tools to make their imagination real. They are doing the same.
Creatikal will feature in the ARVR Innovate Startup Award 2018 and will also be exhibiting in the Startup Zone. You can learn more about them here>>>
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"""
Concatenate two bed files.  The concatenated files are returned in the
same format as the first.  If --sameformat is specified, then all
columns will be treated as the same, and all fields will be saved,
although the output will be trimmed to match the primary input.  In
addition, if --sameformat is specified, missing fields will be padded
with a period(.).

usage: %prog in_file_1 in_file_2 out_file
    -1, --cols1=N,N,N,N: Columns for chrom, start, end, strand in first file
    -2, --cols2=N,N,N,N: Columns for chrom, start, end, strand in second file
    -s, --sameformat: All files are precisely the same format.
"""
from galaxy import eggs
import pkg_resources
pkg_resources.require( "bx-python" )
import sys, traceback, fileinput
from warnings import warn
from bx.intervals import *
from bx.intervals.io import *
from bx.intervals.operations.concat import *
from bx.cookbook import doc_optparse
from galaxy.tools.util.galaxyops import *

assert sys.version_info[:2] >= ( 2, 4 )

def main():
    sameformat=False
    upstream_pad = 0
    downstream_pad = 0

    options, args = doc_optparse.parse( __doc__ )
    try:
        chr_col_1, start_col_1, end_col_1, strand_col_1 = parse_cols_arg( options.cols1 )
        chr_col_2, start_col_2, end_col_2, strand_col_2 = parse_cols_arg( options.cols2 )
        if options.sameformat: sameformat = True
        in_file_1, in_file_2, out_fname = args
    except:
        doc_optparse.exception()

    g1 = NiceReaderWrapper( fileinput.FileInput( in_file_1 ),
                            chrom_col=chr_col_1,
                            start_col=start_col_1,
                            end_col=end_col_1,
                            fix_strand=True )

    g2 = NiceReaderWrapper( fileinput.FileInput( in_file_2 ),
                            chrom_col=chr_col_2,
                            start_col=start_col_2,
                            end_col=end_col_2,
                            strand_col=strand_col_2,
                            fix_strand=True )

    if strand_col_1 >= 0:
        g1.strand_col = strand_col_1

    out_file = open( out_fname, "w" )

    try:
        for line in concat( [g1, g2], sameformat=sameformat ):
            if type( line ) is GenomicInterval:
                out_file.write( "%s\n" % "\t".join( line.fields ) )
            else:
                out_file.write( "%s\n" % line )
    except ParseError, exc:
        out_file.close()
        fail( "Invalid file format: %s" % str( exc ) )

    out_file.close()

    if g1.skipped > 0:
        print skipped( g1, filedesc=" of 1st dataset" )
    if g2.skipped > 0:
        print skipped( g2, filedesc=" of 2nd dataset" )

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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appartment had not been cleaned and when mentioned to guest service they said our cleaners work to the highest standard. My pics show glow sticks/tissues on the floor mirrors with marks and smudges on, sticky mark on the floor.
They are now heading home today instead of tomorrow as thay did not want to go through moving again.
Complaint going into Pontins and comments will be passed to The Sun with request they look into removing this from the offer.
I wish I done a bit more of a search as if I had seen the reviews I would never had booked here. you know it must be bad when you type it in to search and it comes up DO not book and facebook has a group called we don't like Pontins Camber sands.


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Tower - Derry
Tower - Derry Derry, Marea Britanie
Butcher Street Vezi harta
This stylish and contemporary city hotel, despite having only opened in May 2002, has won a number of awards including an AA Rosette and RAC dining award. It comprises a total of 93 rooms on 4 floors and includes an entrance hall with 24-hour reception, lift access, air conditioning, a bar, a café, a pub, a restaurant, conference facilities and car parking. Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the public areas. A laundry and dry cleaning service, a baby-sitting service (on... Citeste mai mult request), room service, access to business and secretarial services, early arrivals, late departures, luggage storage, a currency exchange facility, and assistance with onward travel arrangements are all readily available.
This stylish and contemporary city hotel, despite having only opened in May 2002, has won a number of awards including an AA Rosette and RAC dining award. It comprises a total of 93 rooms on 4 floors and includes an entrance hall with 24-hour reception, lift access, air conditioning, a bar, a café, a pub, a restaurant, conference facilities and car parking. Complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the public areas. A laundry and dry cleaning service, a baby-sitting service (on request), room service, access to business and secretarial services, early arrivals, late departures, luggage storage, a currency exchange facility, and assistance with onward travel arrangements are all readily available.
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Sala de conferinte
Sala de mese
Facilitati persoane cu handicap
Servire in camera
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Rebels Cut Supply Route to Aleppo
Wednesday August 28th, 2013 by Zaman al-Wasl (Opposition website)
The head of the National Defense Forces in Aleppo city was killed along with 50 other soldiers
Rebels have liberated the town of Khanaser, a vital center for pro-Assad militia in the Aleppo countryside, activists reported.
The head of the National Defense Forces (NDF) in Aleppo city was killed along with 50 other soldiers on Sunday morning during clashes between the NDF, alongside regular army forces and rebel fighters in Khanaser.
The town lies on a strategic route connecting defense facilities in Hama and Aleppo countryside.
A statement issued by the Ahrar al-Sham brigade confirmed that more than 70% of the town had been taken as part of the battle in which ten brigades took part.
Rebels captured several villages in Aleppo province in recent days, much of which is already in the hands of anti-regime fighters.
The pro-government daily Al-Watan confirmed on Monday that rebels had cut the route, reporting that it was the "only transport route" between the two provinces, since Aleppo International Airport was closed in January because of the intense fighting in the area.
Translated and edited by The Syrian Observer


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Physiology and Biophysics Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, United States
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1988 — 1990 Urban, Janice H
F32Activity Code Description:
To provide postdoctoral research training to individuals to broaden their scientific background and extend their potential for research in specified health-related areas.
Sex Steroids and Brain Vasopressin Systems
@ Northwestern University
1996 Urban, Janice H
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Npy Systems and Stress: Male/Female Comparisons
Npy Systems and Stress--Male/Female Comparisons
@ Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine &Sci
DESCRIPTION (Adapted from applicant's abstract): Activation of neuropeptide Y1 (NPY1) receptors in limbic regions produces anxiolysis. It has been demonstrated that some NPY pathways exhibit a sexual dimorphism and modulation by steroids. Stress responses, as well as hormone responses to stress, also display a sex difference as well as a modulation by steroids in both animal and human studies. These findings are of importance since the clinical incidence of anxiety and panic disorders is highest within the female population. The long range objective of this grant proposal is to examine the involvement of central neuropeptide Y (NPY) systems in stress responses in both male and female rats. The specific aims of this proposal are to determine (1) whether a sex difference exists in the expression of NPY and NPY1 receptors in male and female rats, (2) whether male and female animals subjected to stress exhibit similar changes in NPY peptide or receptor expression, and (3) whether NPY receptors in the hypothalamus and amygdala are involved in the regulation of stress-induced behavior or corticosterone secretion. Receptor radioligand slice binding, radioimmunoassay and in situ hybridization will be used to measure changes in NPY receptor expression and NPY peptide and gene expression in the brains and pituitaries of male and female rats before and after stress. The third specific aim will be accomplished by examining changes in basal and stress-induced corticosterone secretion after injection of NPY and NPY1 agonists and antagonists into the hypothalamus and amygdala. These studies will elucidate some of the stress-induced neurochemical changes that occur with respect to NPY systems in male and female animals and contribute potentially important information on the influence of sex steroids in modulating the responses of central NPY systems to stress. These studies will provide insight to the etiology of sexually dimorphic stress responses and another mechanism by which anxiolytic drugs may act on the CNS.
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Neuropeptide Y Receptors and Hypothalamic Function
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neuropeptide Y (NPY) receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) process information from NPY afferents relaying sensory, cardiovascular and endocrine information from the brainstem and hypothalamus. Any perturbation in this system, such as that perceived during stressful conditions, will alter the activity of the PVN. Y1 and Y5 receptor levels in the PVN are in part responsible for fine tuning these inputs and producing an efferent signal that will affect corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) secretion, cardiovascular and sympathetic tone. The long- range objective of this proposal is to examine the anatomical distribution and regulation of Y1 and Y5 receptor subtypes within the PVN as they relate to the regulation of stress hormone secretion. The hypothesis that Y1 and Y5 receptors are present on neuroendocrine neurons that regulate CRF and adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) secretion will be assessed. In addition, we will test the hypotheses that Y1 and Y5 receptor expressing neurons are activated during stressful conditions and that NPY regulates the expression of its own receptors. The following specific aims will be tested: 1. Determine whether NPY neurons projecting to the PVN and Y1 and Y5 receptor-containing neurons are activated during stress: 2. Determine the ultrastructural localization of NPY Y1 and Y5 receptors within the PVN: 3. Identify the phenotype and projections of hypothalamic Y1 and Y5 receptor immunoreactive neurons in the PVN: 4. Examine the regulation and processing of Y1 and Y5 receptors by elevated levels of NPY. This will be accomplished by using a combination of anatomical tracing methods combined with single and double label immunocytochemistry at the light and electron microscope levels to determine the projections and phenotype of Y1 and Y5 receptive neurons in the PVN. Different stressors (physical, psychological and nutritional) and chronic administration of NPY will be used to test the responsiveness and regulation of Y1 and Y5 receptors to these challenges. These studies will provide significant information on the distribution and neuroanatomy of Y1 and Y5 receptor expressing cells in the PVN and their potential role in integrating stress responses in the PVN. The identification of NPY receptors on neural pathways and hypothalamic neuropeptide neurons will provide important information regarding the regulation and integration of stress hormone secretion and food intake. Dysregulation of these systems may be implicated in the development of stress related illness such as depression and eating disorders.
To provide limited interim research support based on the merit of a pending R01 application while applicant gathers additional data to revise a new or competing renewal application. This grant will underwrite highly meritorious applications that if given the opportunity to revise their application could meet IC recommended standards and would be missed opportunities if not funded. Interim funded ends when the applicant succeeds in obtaining an R01 or other competing award built on the R56 grant. These awards are not renewable.
Neuropeptide Circuits and Stress Regulation in the Basolateral Amygdala
Stress responses in all species are the result of the culmination of sensory and memory information processed by different brain regions, each of which is designed to handle a set of unique inputs. The ultimate goal of a properly executed stress response is to assess the danger and either confront or avoid the threat. In some cases, repeated stress or exposure to extreme stresses, such as combat, puts undue pressure on the individual resulting in continued anxiety which can manifest as anxiety-related stress disorders such as panic disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression. Conversely, some individuals thrive in the face of continued stress and are resistant to the adverse effects of stress. The mechanisms underlying individual differences in stress responses have not been elucidated and the description of which is in its scientific infancy. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has received considerable attention as an endogenous anxiolytic compound. Recent studies describe an inverse correlation between NPY and the incidence of PTSD in combat veterans. Our preliminary data demonstrate that administration of NPY in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) decreases stress responses in rats and produces persistent stress resilience. We also found that a conditioned fear (emotional) stress increases NPY expression within the BLA, an area critical for the generation of emotional stress behaviors and memories. These proposed studies are designed to examine the contribution of NPY receptor activation to stress resilience and to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying NPY receptor signaling in the BLA. The following aims will be addressed: 1) Identify the source(s) of NPY fibers innervation neurons of the BLA and the neurochemical phenotype of neurons expressing NPY receptors;2) Determine the cellular responses to administration of NPY and NPY receptor selective ligands;and 3) Examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are associated with anxiolysis and stress resilience in animals treated with injections of NPY in the BLA. A multidisciplinary approach using anatomical, behavioral, electrophysiological and molecular biological methodologies will be employed in the performance of this research. The results from this work will be of importance in understanding the circuitry underlying the generation of stress resilience.
Mechanisms Underlying Stress Resilience
@ Rosalind Franklin Univ of Medicine & Sci
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Stress is a major causal factor in the etiology of a number of psychiatric-related disorders. Individuals exposed to life-jolting, traumatic events, such as natural disasters, war or personal injury, may develop post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a condition which results in the individual's inability to function in everyday life. However, through it all, there are those individuals that remain stress resilient and persevere in the face of intense stress. Currently, there is very little known about the mechanisms underlying the production of stress resilience. The long-term goal of this research is to elucidate the pathways and mechanisms in the brain involved in the generation of stress resilience which will be useful for preventive and therapeutic treatment of anxiety-related disorders. The basolateral nucleus of the amygdala (BLA) is a brain region that is essential for the integration and processing of sensory and memory information into stress responses and emotion. BLA activity is reflective of the balance of inhibitory and excitatory tone which is modulated, in part, by neuropeptide Y (NPY) and corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF). In the BLA, NPY not only buffers the actions of CRF, but produces long term stress resilience. The overarching hypothesis is that NPY decreases the output of the BLA by reducing the excitability of glutamatergic output neurons via acute and chronic downregulation of HCN (hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated) channel function which carries Ih. Preliminary studies demonstrate that NPY and CRF receptors present on glutamatergic cells in the BLA, exert opposing physiological actions on an important ion channel, (Ih), which governs the excitability of the BLA. That both of these peptides affect Ih makes this molecule a nexus for two different stress signals in modulating the activity of principal neurons of the BLA. Our central hypotheses are that: 1) acutely, NPY produces anxiolysis by decreasing BLA output through inhibition of the tonically-active H-current (Ih) in BLA pyramidal neurons, and that 2) repeated treatment with NPY results in a prolonged reduction in expression of the postsynaptic HCN channels which carry Ih; and that 3) stressful stimuli, via CRF, increases HCN activity and ultimately expression in BLA output cells. The identification of the HCN channels as potential targets of neuronal plasticity in this model of induced resilience is exciting and such information is crucial for the development of pharmacopoeia that could aid those individuals exposed to stressful environments.
2014 — 2018 Rosenkranz, Jeremy E
Urban, Janice H
Sex Differences in Amygdala Function
Project Summary Despite a higher incidence of mood and anxiety disorders in females, and sex differences in the expression of symptoms, the neurobiological underpinnings of sex differences in affective behaviors are not well understood. Dysfunction of the amygdala contributes to these disorders, yet it is unknown whether there are sex differences in amygdala neuronal function, or in amygdala susceptibility in psychopathology. Targeting of sex differences in amygdala pathology is expected to provide a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of affective disorders. The objective of this project is to test whether differences exist in amygdala physiology and function in females and males, and whether a stress model that shares features with mood disorders exerts sex-dependent effects on the amygdala. This project will test the central hypothesis that the basolateral amygdala (BLA) in females is more responsive than the BLA in males, that this difference is specific for subcircuits of BLA neurons, and that stress decreases neuronal excitability and function of the BLA in females, but exerts opposite effects on BLA function in males. This project will test the contribution of ion channels that regulate BLA neuronal excitability to the sex differences, and key enzymes that modulate the function of these ion channels. In addition, this project will also test whether pharmacological manipulation of these novel ion channel and enzymatic targets reverses the behavioral impact of stress. The rationale for these studies is that the mechanism for sex differences in amygdala-dependent behaviors and the impact of stress on these behaviors is not known. These issues need to be understood to determine the role of the amygdala in sex differences in mood disorder symptomology. The Aims of this proposal are to test if sex differences in BLA neuronal excitability is specific for BLA subcircuits, if the effects of repeated stress on BLA function are sex dependent, and if the effects can be reversed in a sex-dependent manner. This will be tested using in vivo and in vitro electrophysiological approaches, combined with biochemical and behavioral approaches. These Aims are expected to demonstrate sex differences in the physiology of the BLA, the effects of repeated stress on BLA physiology and function, and that pharmacological targeting of the effects of stress will reverse impairments in a sex-dependent manner. This can lead to novel insight into the cause of sex differences in mood and anxiety disorders, and lead to a novel sex-dependent therapeutic approach for rapid treatment of mood disorders.
2017 — 2018 Colmers, William Francis (co-PI) [⬀]
To encourage the development of new research activities in categorical program areas. (Support generally is restricted in level of support and in time.)
Maternal Experience and Stress Resilience in Females
PROJECT SUMMARY Within the general population, women are at increased risk for developing anxiety-related disorders. Many of these mental health disorders are linked to times of hormonal fluctuations (puberty, pre-menstrual disorder, pregnancy, menopause). However, some of these life events (reproductive experience/pregnancy/child rearing) may be beneficial, producing persistent decreases in stress responsiveness that far outlast the post-partum and weaning periods. While much research is focused on mechanisms that cause stress-related disorders, few studies have examined the neural circuits associated with resilience. The long-term goal of this research is to elucidate the brain pathways and mechanisms involved in the establishment and maintenance of stress resilience. While our research team has advanced the understanding of how neuropeptide Y (NPY) works as an anxiolytic compound in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) of male rats, the assessment of stress resilience cannot be complete without identifying the generation of resilience in females. The studies outlined here focus on the role of NPY in establishing stress resilience in females both via injection of the peptide into the amygdala and through endogenous release in a naturally-occurring model of resilience (reproductive experience; RE). We postulate that administration of NPY into the BLA will induce behavioral stress resilience in naïve female rats and that this will be accompanied by alterations in BLA neuronal excitability, decreases in ion channel expression and altered BLA neuronal morphology associated with decreased anxiety; a cellular ?signature? that was observed in male rats. To examine whether NPY participates in physiologically-induced resilience, we will use a model of RE (uniparous females rearing one litter), a life experience that increases stress resistance, to assess anxiety-related behaviors and properties of BLA neurons in ex vivo slice preparations. We will also examine gene expression of ion channels and neuropeptide receptors associated with stress resilience, as well as whether blockade of NPY Y5 receptors inhibits the generation of this resilience. The work proposed here will expand the stress resilient role of NPY, and the effects of RE on similar mechanisms (alteration of H currents) to produce stress resilience. While these studies examine mechanisms underlying resilience, the results can also inform future studies of postpartum depression and sex differences in treatment of anxiety disorders. The contribution of the Y5R subtype to the generation of resilience in two different models will be particularly informative in identifying a mechanism and novel target for anxiety treatment.


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Q: How to get a global variable in a function while the latter has a homonymic local variable? a = 1
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I want to "assgin global.a to b.a", but a = a does not work while it just assign the local a to local a. So how to access the global a and assign it to the a in b?
Do not change the name of a in b.

A: Use globals(). Though I do not recommend any of this, it can be done. Also, I can't even begin to imagine why you would want to as Daniel commented.
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Your pet can't talk, but your vet can. As a practicing emergency medicine specialist with 15 years of experience, there are a few things I wish I could've said to every pet owner I've ever met - and those that I haven't. This is the inside information that would make for smoother vet visits, healthier pets, happier pet owners, and a better time for everyone at the vet hospital (me included).
The financial aspect of veterinary medicine can be very frustrating for both pet owners and veterinarians. The fact of the matter is that having a pet costs money - sometimes big money. Healthy pets need preventive care such as spaying and neutering, vaccines, and flea, tick, and heartworm prevention.
In addition to preventive care, most pets will require additional trips to the veterinarian for accidents or illness at some point during their lifetime. Some pets develop chronic diseases such as diabetes or thyroid dysfunction that require life-long medications and monitoring. A healthy dog or cat can cost $6,000-9,000 over its lifetime, even without any major illness. Accidents or illness can add thousands of dollars at one time, for example, if your dog is hit by a car and breaks a leg, requiring orthopedic surgery. It can cost thousands of dollars over time in the case of chronic illness, including a diabetic cat requiring insulin and glucose monitoring, or chemotherapy for cancer. It's important to understand this and plan for it before you adopt an animal.
There are low-cost options for some preventive care like vaccines, but there are few financial options for emergency situations or chronic illness. Some veterinary hospitals offer a medical credit card for people who can get approved, but few veterinary clinics offer payment plans. This isn't because they're cold-hearted or don't want to help your pet, but rather because there are too many people who abuse such systems. Ultimately, your pet is your responsibility. To avoid getting in a financial bind, decide how you'll finance veterinary care before you adopt a pet.
Pet insurance is a growing business and there are numerous pet insurance companies available. The percentage of pet owners who have pet insurance in the United States is still low compared to some countries, but the numbers are rising. People who have pet insurance tend to worry less about the financial burden that a sudden accident or chronic illness brings. In my experience, people with pet insurance are able to do more for their pets and they are able to make decisions based more on the well-being of the pet and less on the money.
Pet insurance doesn't dictate what veterinarians can or cannot do for the pets. Typically the bills are still paid for by the pet owner at the initial visit, and then the insurance company reimburses a percentage of the money. There are different insurance policies available depending on your budget and your needs. Pre-existing illnesses are often not covered, so it makes sense to get pet insurance when your pet is still young and healthy.
Medicine isn't a perfect science, and veterinary medicine can be especially challenging because our patients can't tell us what's wrong. Many diseases have the same symptoms - things like loss of appetite, lethargy, fever or vomiting. It often takes a set of diagnostic tests to figure out what's causing the symptoms. Your veterinarian might start with some basic testing such as a blood count and chemistry profile to look at general organ function and x-rays of the chest and/or abdomen to look for abnormalities like organ enlargement, masses, or obstruction.
If the first tier of testing does not provide an answer, additional testing is often recommended. Your veterinarian will try to pick the test that will provide the most information, but in many cases, multiple diagnostic tests are necessary. In some cases, repeat testing might be required to see what has changed, and sometimes we never make an exact diagnosis despite our best efforts. We then focus on treating the symptoms and hope that the patient's own body can heal the condition. Spoiler alert: the same thing happens in human medicine.
Veterinary medicine has evolved a lot over time. In the past, one veterinarian took care of pets in the house and animals on the farm. Eventually veterinary medicine became divided more, with most veterinarians choosing to treat either small or large animals.
Now there are numerous different specialties within veterinary medicine. Veterinarians who choose to specialize beyond general practice are required to do additional training after their 4-year undergraduate degree and 4 years of veterinary school. Most specialists are required to do a 1 year internship followed by three years of residency training.
There are a number of different specialties available. Some examples include internal medicine, surgery, emergency and critical care, radiology, cardiology, ophthalmology, oncology and dermatology. If your veterinarian feels that your pet needs specialized care, they will refer you to a specialty center in your area. Most referral centers have the ability to perform advanced diagnostics such as ultrasound, endoscopy, CT scans, or MRIs. Advanced treatments such as specialized surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation therapy might also be offered.
As a pet owner, you'll need to decide what level of diagnostic and treatment care you are willing or able to pursue for your pet. Advanced treatment offers amazing opportunities for pet owners to treat their pets that are critically ill, have chronic illnesses needing specialty care, or have diseases that require specific treatments such as chemotherapy for cancer.
Advanced testing and treatment isn't for everyone, however. It can be expensive, time consuming, emotionally draining and may or may not be in the best interest of your pet. Ask your veterinarian for a referral if you are interested in talking to a specialist. If you would like more information on veterinary specialists, you can find it on the American Veterinary Medical Association website.
It's important to be an involved, informed, and educated pet owner, and the internet can be a great resource when you need information. Keep in mind, though, that not all websites are created equal, and not all information online is reliable. Some information is based on one person's experience or opinion and may not be widely accepted or may not relate to your pet's problem. Remember that many diseases in pets have similar symptoms, so although you may find information that says vomiting and loss of appetite might be caused by liver disease in your online search, your pet may have the exact same symptoms from swallowing a ball that's causing a blockage of the intestines.
It's reasonable to discuss your internet search findings with your veterinarian, but be open-minded if your veterinarian suggests an alternative thought process or plan. Your veterinarian has the training and experience to know which diseases and drug side-effects are most common and should be pursued first. If you're not comfortable with your veterinarian's response to your inquiries or their plan for your pet, it's reasonable to seek a second opinion. If the second opinion agrees with the first, give some consideration to the possibility that Dr. Google might be leading you astray.
Communication with your vet is vitally important - so is trust. If you have a good vet, maybe you've already heard some of this and taken it to heart. If not, I hope this you and your pet work together with your vet for the best outcome possible.
Dr. Gretchen Statz is a veterinarian and a board certified specialist in veterinary emergency and critical care. In addition to critical care, she has a strong interest in internal medicine.


Grossing almost $800K, this beautifully designed practice is located in South Orange County located in a large retail shopping center. Close to the freeway this is a well-established practice in a great location. The office has an exam room (with space to add a second), contact lens room, and dispensary. The dispensary looks well-kept and has a modern contemporary design. Grossing almost $800K the office is projecting further increases in 2016. Seller is retiring after 37 years and will help with a transition.


swaying gently on stiletto heels.
Her red lipstick glowed in the early morning light.
just above her ankle bone.
I couldn't help but stare.
and asked me how I was.
so I thought no more about it.
when she caught me looking at the butterfly.
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Dedicated to stamps and postal memorabilia, the Philatelic Museum is actually a great way to spend a day out with the family. Underrated and largely ignored by the museum-going mafia, the museum's 10 rooms have more than enough to keep you entertained for a Saturday afternoon or a Sunday morning. The exhibits change regularly so keep an eye on listings to make sure that you don't miss anything worth seeing.
In the museum, you can find out exactly what a cinderella is (hint: it has nothing to do with fairy tales and missing shoes) in the Orange Room. With plenty of cubbies to explore, The Language of Philately will show you the lingo of a world that many of us know nothing about. You can also see counterfeit stamps here and learn about an underwater post office.
In the museum's Green Room, you can turn yourself into a stamp. So step inside, strike a pose and become your own 100 cent stamp. Just outside the room, there are some child-sized puzzles blown up on giant stamps to solve.
Try dropping a letter down an eleven storey post box and see how long it takes for your mail to reach the bottom. This chute used to be in Singapore's Central Business District on Robinson Road and it really is eleven stories high. It was installed to save the postman's legs from climbing up to the twelfth floor and the chute still bears some vintage marks from it's former days. Interestingly, you can also see a replica of a lamp post box, which was a post box tied to the top of a lamp. This was done to save on erecting post boxes and the light was of course useful if you needed to write anything down before posting.
Next to the Heritage Room, you can try your hand at tikam tikam. Although you can't win anything, you can learn the rules of the game, where you paid a fee to select a random number and hopefully win a prize. There is also a display of what a traditional mama store would have looked like. The Heritage Room itself is designed to look exactly like a shophouse, with a retro coffee counter, displays of Singaporean cultural traditions and postcards galore. They even have the red clogs that were so popular in Singapore of old and you can try walking around the room in them, the fun being in the attempt not to fall over!
Here you can find absolutely everything to do with the postal service, including postcards. Some provide an excellent glimpse into Singapore before it became a bustling metropolis. They also have some replica vintage toys, as well as stamps and letter-writing equipment galore. You can even post a letter after, in the only red pillar box that is still functioning in Singapore.
Everyone's favorite French childhood character is currently in situ at the museum and the exhibit displays the creative process behind the story as well as insights into the author himself, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. There are of course plenty of stamps and postal items as well as personal belongings of the author, books and sculptures.
The museum is open daily from 10am-7pm and is located at 23-B Coleman Street. Admission is free for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents and costs S$8 for adults and children up to 12 go free.
Have you visited the Philatelic Museum? Comment below!


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Suspect charged in killing of Pearl
By - The Washington Times - Saturday, March 23, 2002
KARACHI, Pakistan One hundred police with automatic weapons ringed the Karachi courthouse yesterday as prosecutors charged a British-educated Islamic militant and 10 accomplices with the kidnap-murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Seven of the suspects remain at large. All face the death penalty if convicted.
Chief prosecutor Raja Quereshi accused prime suspect Ahmed Omar Saeed and 10 others of murder, kidnapping and terrorism.
The decision to charge Saeed in Pakistan will complicate efforts to have him stand trial in the United States. American prosecutors might have to wait for the case to play out in Pakistani courts a process that could take years if appeals are filed.
Neither the body of the slain 38-year-old reporter nor the weapon has been found.
"We have circumstantial evidence and also the videotape of Daniel Pearl's murder," Mr. Quereshi told reporters after presenting the charges in a closed-door hearing. "We will present that, too, as evidence."
The court will reconvene Friday, when the judge will decide whether there is enough evidence to accept the charges. Once that step is taken, the trial would begin immediately.
Saeed and co-defendant Mohammed Adeel were taken to court in an armored car escorted by two dozen police vans mounted with machine guns. The other two suspects in custody, Fahad Naseem and Salman Saqib, did not attend the court session.
Saeed is the key suspect in the Jan. 23 kidnapping of Mr. Pearl, who was the Journal's South Asia bureau chief. The son of a clothing merchant, Saeed is believed to have links to Jaish-e-Mohammed the Army of the Prophet Mohammed a radical group banned last month by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
U.S. Ambassador Wendy Chamberlin has appealed to Gen. Musharraf to hand over Saeed to the United States for trial.
Saeed confessed in court last month that he abducted Mr. Pearl, but has since withdrawn the statement. Since it had not been made under oath, the statement is considered inadmissible.
The case against Saeed relies heavily on the testimony of taxi driver Nasir Abbas, who told police he drove Mr. Pearl to a restaurant in Karachi the night the reporter disappeared. Mr. Abbas also said he saw Mr. Pearl shake hands with Saeed.
Other evidence includes e-mails that showed photographs of Mr. Pearl in chains, which were traced to three of the defendants, and a videotape received by the U.S. Consulate in Karachi that proved Mr. Pearl had been slain. Mr. Quereshi said he would call 31 witnesses, including FBI agents, to bolster his case.
Naveed Ahmed, the attorney for the three accomplices in custody, has said the government's case was fabricated.
Mr. Ahmed said he would move to have two of his clients retract their confessions, arguing the men were tortured.
"The charges presented by the prosecution are very weak," he said.
A U.S. federal grand jury in New Jersey on March 14 indicted Saeed in Mr. Pearl's death. Since the kidnapping resulted in the reporter's murder, Saeed could face the death penalty if brought to the United States and handed a conviction.
The case is seen as a test of Pakistan's commitment to crack down on Islamic militants as part of its allegiance to the war on terrorism. Violence has surged in this South Asian country of 147 million since Gen. Musharraf announced the crackdown on Jan. 12.


Perfectly integrated with its natural environment, Borgo Riccio is surrounded by about 400 olive trees alternated with white fig trees, flowers and plants typical of the Mediterranean, which transforms it into an enchanting oasis of peace, ideal for celebrating and making the most important day of your life unforgettable.
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Borgo Riccio is the perfect place for wedding receptions, cocktail parties and private events – suitable for customers looking for that special venue.
Borgo Riccio is connected on several levels by stone and brick stairs typical of the region. The location enjoys enchanting outdoor spaces where you can set up romantic banquets in the warmer months, whilst Salone Milano is the spacious and luminous hall with seating capacity for 80 people.
The facilities available to customers are extensive: swimming pool, solarium, 400 metres of garden, the courtyard equipped with wood oven, and parking.
For couples who choose to get married with a Catholic religious service there is the availability of the splendid Church of the SS Salvatore, in the immediate historical centre of Torchiara or within close proximity of Borgo Riccio there is the Church dedicated to St. Bernardino which was built in 1400.


I awaited this day, the end of 2013 to share my UPDATED LIST of aircraft and air vehicles spotted over Syria since the beginning of the uprising on 15th March 2011.
As usual, I would like to remind readers, observers and analysts here, that this list does not reflect the actual air raids and bombardment sorties SyAAF -or let us say Assadist Air Force to be accurate- is conducting in Syria as the actual rate is much more higher. Hundreds of videos are available as well for post-bombarding showing the after-impacts of a bomb been released over somewhere without showing the aircraft itself.
- Spotting for the first time a V.I.P transporter, Falcon 20F taking off from Mazze airbase.
- After months of disappearance, the L-39 continued its sorties over Idleb (day flights) and over Aleppo city (mostly night flight), the remaining operational units are remained in Neyrab airbase (Aleppo IAP).
- The first appearance for a Syrian MiG-29 in action over Damascus.
- The use of Iranian made 'Yasir' UAV, first spotted over Damascus.
- Syrian MiG-23MF/ML first seen in action over Idleb.
- The first clear video of Israeli F-15's over the Syrian/Lebanese borders.
Spotting a Syrian MiG-23 over Jabal Azzawiyah area (Idleb province) is not new. The first appearance of this aircraft was recorded on 10th Aug. 2012 when a BN ground attack variant carried out a bombing sortie over Farkaya town, followed by another one of the same variant on the 24th of the same month. After that, the role of the BN was assigned mainly to the Su-24MK, with numerous records for the MiG-21's & Su-22's.
In September this year, and specifically on the 8th, the first MiG-23MF (fighter/interceptor) variant was spotted in that area. That time the aircraft flew in a straight line, armless and even without pylons.
After that, and starting from November, such type continued flying and conducting ground attack raids over towns and villages in that area. In the date above mentioned, an MF was photographed -above- maneuvering over the area fitted with Kh-23 air-to-surface guided missile under the wing-glove pylons and a Delta NM targetting pod is seen fitted to the air intake pylon.
On 30th Nov., another MiG-23 was photographed, but this time it was the ML, the pure fighter variant!!
It was fitted with B-8 pods launching S-8 unguided rockets over the area.
On 21st this month, an MF flew over Kafrunbel town and attacked a ground target with gun. In this photo above it can be seen climbing with afterburner after the attack.
Two days later, on 23rd, another MF dropped two FAB's somewhere over the area, bringing to our mind that SyAAF is using any air-worthy airframe in its raids against rebels.
This is not a new photo for Syrian MiG-23MF's trio; it was taken in 80s or 90s during the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony in Rasm Al Abboud airbase showing the Green radome this variant is famous with which means that the aircraft was overhauled and locally upgraded in 'The Factory' in Al Neyrab.
One of the most artistic shot for a Syrian jet is this! SyAAF MiG-21 with its landing gears down maneuvering to land in Hama airbase on 6 June 2013.
Another MiG-21 was spotted on 19 May 2013 also somewhere over the county of Idleb launching two S-24 unguided air-too-surface missiles.
The glorious and the awesome MiG-29 in an amazing frontal shot inside a HAS but unarmed (should be in Seen AFB). Unfortunately, the pilot does not mounts the advanced helmet with HMS system 'Helmet Mounted Weapons Sight'...just a regular one.
Another close up on the same MiG-29.
SyAAF MiG-23BN releasing FAB's over Yabroud on 9 Sep. 2013.
Very clear shot for a Syrian Air Il-76T with serial YK-ATD spotted while landing in Hama airbase on 25 Oct. 2013.
Just few days ago and specifically on 21 Dec. 2013, this Russian Air Force Il-76 carries the serial RA-78818 was spotted flying over Jabal Azzawiyah in Idleb province.
Back!! to all fans, sorry for this gap as I was abroad for a couple of weeks. Anyway, I came back with a load of new and rare images will be posted here shortly!
Starting posts of December from the point I stopped, as you all know it will be for the SyAAF Su-24MK.
Very nice shot for a unit in flight, I am not sure when it was taken and where...was it during the live fire maneuvers? or been taken by a ground staff of some airbase (either T4 or Seen) ?!?!
The airframe here carries the serial 2508, also all the pylons are fitted to the wings and fuselage.
The second interesting photo is for another Syrian Su-24MK photographed in the T4 airbase on 16th Oct. 2013. The serial is readable here and it is 2514.
The group here are called the 'Slavonic Corps' operating in Syria, for more info you should not miss reading Oryx's post about them HERE.
Another airframe with serial 2502 was photographed on ground. It is just abnormal to see this aircraft stationed with 45 degrees oriented on tarmac, so this imagery might be taken near/at the back yard of a HAS.
The famous Su-24MK videoed by a co-pilot on 15th Oct. 2011 passing over Aleppo city in their way to Rasm Al Abboud airbase (Kweres) in training just one day before the air personnel graduation ceremony held in that base.
The serial of this aircraft could be read 2509.
A shot for a Syrian Su-24MK just after taking off appeared in media in the state channel during the live fire maneuvers took place on July 2012.
In action: the SyAAF relied a lot on this machine in ground attack sorties over Aleppo, Idelb, Homs and recently Dar'a with very few times seen over Eastern Ghouta in Damascus.
This one was spotted over the northern county of Aleppo (towns of Hayyan and Hreitan) loaded with Eight free fall bombs FAB's.
It turned back after it carried out its attack sortie.
The fleet of Syrian Su-24MK's is based mainly in T4 AFB with some units in Seen AFB.
Over Idelb and specifically over Jabal Azzawiyah area the Su-24MK's are flying almost daily like this one spotted there on 18 Sep. 2013.
I would advise readers to have a look on Oryx's article about the same HERE with much details about the recent upgrade some of the SyAAF Su-24MK's have received.
After the MiGs, we are moving to the Sukhoi family airframes those served and still serving with the SyAAF. Although the SyAAF acquired the Su-7 and Su-20, but due to the lack of photos of these aircraft I would start posting some photos for the Su-22's.
Above is a very rare shot of pair of Su-22M-3 been taken by Syrian military media while taking off.
Another rare still but this time for a pair of the mighty Su-22M-4. This shot has appeared after the Syrian uprising. These M-4's look to wear the Dark Olive Green camo.
Another SyAAF Su-22M-3 it carries the chaff/flares dispenser mounted on the top of the rear fuselage those are locally fitted to this aircraft (same as what we saw on the Syrian MiG-21bis and MiG-23ML's). I wouldn't say this is an M-4 variant since it lacks the rails for R-60 air-to-air missiles.
Clear shot for a SyAAF Su-22M-4.
SyAAF Su-22M-4 fitted with two FAB's under belly seen in action during the uprising.
This Su-22M was seen maneuvering somewhere over Idleb, fitted with two fuel tanks under wings and two bombs under belly.
Similarly, a Su-22-M was spotted over Saraqeb (Idleb province) on 6th June 2013. The SyAAF Su-22 fleet is distributed over T-4, Sh'eirat and Dhmeyr AFB's.
Over Damascus, a Su-22M-3, particularly over Yalda, and for the first time seen fitted with B-8 unguided rockets pods.
New update for the series of stills of the MiG aircraft family serving for the SyAAF. I would start here with a real treasure came to public this week: SyAAF MiG-29's!! This photo shows a pair of Syrian MiG-29's just before seconds of taking off from their home base: SEEN AFB -note the other two MiG's inside the double shelter.
Two things would make this photo Exceptional: If the serials were readable, and if air-to-air missiles were fitted to the pylons!!
This is a key map for the SEEN AFB: the Red dot represents the location of the camera -targeting little to the right of the double HAS as shown-, white the Greed two dots represent the location of the MiG's on the runway preparing to take off.
Another great still is for a SyAAF MiG-23ML with serial 2797 taking off (could be from Dmeyr or SEEN AFB).
Two things to mention about this ML: Note the locally developed flare dispensers fitted on both sides of the tail fin, and: this is the same ML which was spotted in Krasnodar overhaul facility on June 2008!! (refer to this POST for further details).
MiG-23BN spotted maneuvering over Darayya after an attack sortie on 15 Oct. 2013.
The very famous and the ever poorest SyAAF MiG-17 which was in display in the campus of the university of Aleppo photographed in 1996. The serial 1228 is painted roughly and could be written by the students themselves, but sounds plausible since a batch of SyAAF MiG-17's used to carry the serial 12XX.
This MiG-17 was shifted somewhere out in 2001 or 2002.
SyAAF MiG-15UTI photographed in the Military Museum of Damascus, carrying the serial 273.
Note that the drop tank fitted under wing belongs to another airframe with serial 254.
THE 'SEEN' AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!
Yes, true, as never seen before!! Again the SyAAF SEEN AFB is updated on the electronic maps, but this time BING did it, and did it perfectly!!
You can refer to the previous POST in order to get more info about this base and for better comparison about the novelties of aircraft and layout and the most important this is the SyAADF newly deployed in this base.
View 1: Three MiG-29's on main tarmac. Note that the camo of the unit at the bottom looks almost plain, which confirms that there is not unified camo for all SyAAF MiG-29's.
View 2: Another MiG-29 can be seen on the pad where maintenance team test engines after being overhauled.
View 3: A new MiG-23 is added -first from the bottom- to the phased out units of this type.
View 4: Six phased out MiG-21's. Note the scrapped wingless fuselage of a Su-7.
View 5: The MiG-25RB continues its rest in the same place after its accident some time in early 2000's.
View 6: As mentioned above, these are the major novelties seen in this air base: the new SyAADF systems deployed here and there all around the airfield.
I'm not an expert with types of SAM's, I may tell that these trucks are supposed to be carrying SA-2 or even the S-200 missiles. I would prefer to leave it for experts to indicate the type of SAM system deployed in this spot.
View 7: The trucks at the bottom which carries two missiles, look SA-3.
View 8: These are for sure launchers of SA-3.
View 9: Another batch of trucks carrying SA-2.
View 10: Launchers of SA-2.
View 11: Launchers of SA-3.
As I said, these systems are newly deployed around the base, as you can see clearly they were just laid in place even without ground preparations.
After the MiG-15, 17, 21 and 23, you should guess that the next post -this one- should be about the MiG-29, especially in the absence of any new photo for the mighty MiG-25.
Above is a recent great and very clear still of a SyAAF MiG-29 Fulcrum A with its dark and light gray camo, carries the reg. number 3433.
According to some sources, SyAAF received 48 units of MiG-29, others reduced the number to 36, while some, go further to minimize the number to 24 units only including the dual-seat training variant 'UB'.
Above is an early photo for another MiG-29 with serial number 3436 or 3439.
Pair of SyAAF MiG-29's flying as low as their shadow can be seen on the sands of the Syrian desert where they joined the live fire maneuvers took place on July 2012.
SyAAF operates the MiG-29 solely from the secretive Seen AFB. I have read in many reports that during the last 10 years, some units were deployed and operated from Hama AFB and some others from the T4 AFB, which is totally not correct.
This take is also from the live fire maneuvers above mentioned.
Today, the Syrian regime cared to choose this day, the first day of the Adha Eid festival, to start his attack and bombardment sorties over the civilian towns of Eastern Ghouta in Damascus using his MiG-29 units.
Above is a SyAAF MiG-29 spotted over Eastern Ghouta fitted with S-8 unguided rocket pods (again thanks to Oryx for his post about this weapon of today).
Using this type of advanced tactical fighters in such attack sorties, and with such an old fashioned weaponry gives a serious image about the exhausted fleet of SyAAF MiG-23BN's, Su-22's and even the Su-24MK's -those are quite busy with Idleb and Aleppo provinces. The question remains: why didn't SyAAF use their MiG-23ML and MLD instead of wearing these sensitive fighters which over the last six years received a serious maintenance in Neyrab's overhaul facility 'The Factory' to overcome the fuselage and wings cracks, in addition to fit them with advanced avionics which is said to be a partial package of the SMT's.


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Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (Grieks: Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος) (Patras, 13 december 1902 – Athene, 11 september 1986) was een Grieks auteur, politicus en premier van Griekenland van 1 november tot 22 november 1945 en van 3 april tot 21 april 1967.

Als tegenstander van dictator Ioannis Metaxas was Kanellopoulos van 1937 tot 1940 gedeporteerd. Hij streed mee in de Grieks-Italiaanse Oorlog van 1940-1941 en daarna leidde hij een organisatie van Griekse jong-nationalisten.

Tegelijkertijd was hij lid van de regering in ballingschap van Emmanouil Tsouderos in Londen. Hij bekleedde er de ministerpost defensie. Na de Bevrijding werd Kanellopoulos minister van Wederopbouw in de regering van Georgios Papandreou. In 1945 was hij ook korte tijd eerste minister.

In 1967 werd hij democratisch verkozen voor zijn tweede termijn als eerste minister. Hij behield deze post echter niet lang, want enkele weken later werd hij afgezet door de militairen die een staatsgreep hadden uitgevoerd tegen Constantijn II van Griekenland.

Grieks minister
Premier van Griekenland
Grieks parlementslid


A bold statement, but he did just that. Three of them, to be precise — the first trio of siblings to ever start a game for New Zealand's hallowed rugby team.
Beauden — a World Cup winner and two-time player of the year — Jordie, and Scott made history when they linked arms to sing the national anthem before taking on France in 2018.
It's not uncommon for two brothers to line up for the All Blacks — 46 sets have done so in the past — but for a single family to have such a foothold within the current team is unprecedented.
Good genes certainly play their part: Dad Kevin was an uncompromising second row forward in his playing days, turning out for provincial side Taranaki 167 times, while Mom Robyn was a strong runner and a talented netball and basketball player.
But growing up on a dairy farm on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island did its bit for the boys too.
"It certainly helped just having acres and acres of green grass, a back lawn where there's goal posts and plenty of siblings and cousins around to compete with and play against," Beauden, who has more than 70 All Blacks caps to his name, tells CNN World Rugby.
But on the playground that was the family farm, shoes were unnecessary. Barefoot running was usually the way the siblings roamed the pastureland surrounding their home.
A competitive urge came naturally to the Barrett boys, often at the expense of Jordie — the youngest of the family's five brothers.
"Most of them aren't very nice memories, I spent a lot of the time crying and trying to compete and be as good as my older brothers," he says.
There are eight Barrett siblings in total, each of whom carries the sport-obsessed genes. Kane, the eldest, was a talented rugby player turning out for Taranaki and Super Rugby side the Blues before concussion forced him to retire early, and Blake, the fourth brother, also plays at the local club.
There are then three younger sisters who enjoy swimming, netball, and dancing.
Even the family's rugby internationals continue to flit between sports today. Jordie and Beauden speak with CNN at the T20 Black clash, a charity cricket game pitching the country's best cricketers against its rugby stars. For Jordie, who lashed a 42 not out at the crease and picked up two wickets, both sports come easily.
That three brothers from a rural corner of New Zealand have all gone on to play Test rugby is credit to the country's pathway system.
It's not just that New Zealand, with a population of little more than four million, excels at rugby's elite level. Pitches are everywhere and clubs are in nearly every town. Rugby is in the country's lifeblood, and boys and girls of all ages dream of playing for the national teams.
"I just remember, it seemed to be the thing to do to get up a three o'clock in the morning and watch the All Blacks play England or South Africa," says Beauden. "It was just part of who were, and I imagine it's the same today.
There's a pretty convincing argument that the All Blacks are the most successful sports franchise in history, boasting a better record than Brazil in football or Australia in cricket. Their 125-year win ratio is over 75%, more than any other major national sports team.
Engrained in the team's identity is the haka. Performed before each game, it was originally a Maori ritual undertaken by the country's indigenous people ahead of battle. Today, it unites the All Blacks — many of whom are from different ethnic backgrounds.
"Whoever does the haka, it sends a shiver down your spine," says Scott, who made his international debut in November 2016. "It gets your blood boiling and that's what you look forward to — the time before games. It's something special, for sure.
New Zealand has been the top-ranked side in the world for close to a decade and this year will go in search of a record third straight World Cup win. It won't be straightforward, though.
Northern hemisphere rugby is in a stronger position than ever with Ireland defeating the All Blacks late last year and England and Wales also running hot.
The three Barrett brothers are likely to all feature in Japan this year. While they admit time with the whole family together can be difficult to come by, a victory for the All Blacks would no doubt bring them all together.
It did when Beauden, a try-scorer in the 2015 final as New Zealand beat Australia at Twickenham, brought the Web Ellis Cup back to the family farm. Celebrations saw Dad fill the trophy with milk from their cows.


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Q: Naming Conventions for parameters in C# Consider this code:
private static Call AddLog(NewCallEventArgs ev, Call callParam)
{
    var call = new Call
    {
    }
    return call;
}

I have a Call param in parameters  and I have a Call object in code.
What is the best naming-conventions for this situation?

A: This really depends on your own preference and what the objects represent.
One clear example is if you have a before and after scenario (previous and next) the convention should be
private static Call AddLog(NewCallEventArgs ev, Call previousCall)
{
    var newCall = new Call
    {
    }
    return newCall;
}

It is somewhat hard to answer this without knowledge about your domain. Personally I like to give my variables names that clearly illustrate what the variable is used for

A: callParam is redundant, and since C# has a params keyword, I wouldn't call it that.
you can use myCall or callCopy or something else that is specific to your use case.