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Apple Watch electrocardiogram and irregular heart rate features are available today
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Today, with an update to watchOS, Apple is making its electrocardiogram (EKG) reading feature available to Apple Watch Series 4 owners. It's also releasing an irregular rate notification feature that will be available on Apple Watches going back to Series 1. Both are a part of watchOS 5.1.2.
When the Apple Watch Series 4 was announced this past September, the most significant new hardware feature besides the larger screen was probably the ability to take an EKG directly on the Watch. And while the electrodes on the digital crown and the backside of the Watch were there, the software to support them hadn't been released. Now it's here.
To take an EKG, you open up the EKG app on the Watch and lightly rest your index finger on the crown for 30 seconds. The Watch then acts like a single-lead EKG to read your heart rhythm and record it into the Health app on your phone. From there, you can create a PDF report to send to your doctor.
The Apple Watch is moving from fitness tracker to health monitor
The irregular heart rate monitoring is passive. Apple says that it checks your rhythm every two hours or so (depending on whether you're stationary or not), and if there are five consecutive readings that seem abnormal, it will alert you and suggest you reach out to a doctor. If you have been previously diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, Apple's setup process tells you not to use the feature.
Apple tells me these features are most definitely not diagnostic tools. In fact, before you can activate either of them, you will need to page through several screens of information that try to put their use into context and warn you to contact your doctor if needed. They are also not the sort of features Apple expects users to really use on a regular basis. The EKG feature, in particular, should only really be used if you feel something abnormal going on, and then you should only share the resulting report with your doctor, not act on it directly.
I wanted to get those caveats stated clearly. Firstly, because they're important — don't assume the Apple Watch can replace talking to a doctor, and don't try to self-diagnose with it — and secondly, because these caveats can help put you in the right frame of mind for understanding how the Apple Watch is changing and how entering this new health space is neither simple nor easy.
Apple has received "de novo" clearance from the FDA for these features, which are a first for a consumer product you can buy directly. But one example of how this new use of technology is complicated is that FDA "clearance" is not the same thing as FDA "approval," as Angela Chen has explained:
The Apple Watch is in Class II. For Class II and Class I, the FDA doesn't give "approval," it just gives clearance. Class I and Class II products are lower-risk products — as [Jon Speer, co-founder of Greenlight Guru] puts it, a classic Class I example is something like a tongue depressor — and it's much easier to get clearance than approval.
Most people think of the Apple Watch as a fitness tracking device, but increasingly, it is becoming a health monitoring device — especially the Series 4. Along with the new EKG feature, it can also detect if its wearer suddenly falls to the ground. And all Apple Watches Series 1 and up can now keep an eye out for irregular and abnormally low or high heart rates.
But in this new kind of gadget world, understanding what a health monitoring device can and can't do is essential. It can detect those things and that is genuinely good, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it will, nor that you should depend on it to do so. It's more of a backstop — or another source of data you can provide to your doctor.
With the EKG feature, that extra data could prove valuable. Apple says that having a potential EKG monitor on your wrist at all times means that you can get a reading at the moment you're feeling your heart race, for example, instead of just describing it to your doctor later. But the risk is that people might not use that data properly (e.g., they might use it for self-diagnosis).
Apple's onboarding experience goes some way toward keeping you from falling into that trap. For both features, you'll need to tap through several screens of information about atrial fibrillation and other heart issues. The design of that screen flow encourages actually reading about what you're turning on, too, instead of just scrolling by and hitting accept like you do with the iTunes terms of service. There are specific animations, graphics, and pauses that feel like they're designed to encourage users to pay attention.
I tried the EKG feature a couple of times, but, since I am not a doctor, I can't tell you how accurate it is. One thing I could not test (thankfully) was the irregular heartbeat notification. There again, Apple is trying to be super clear that you should reach out to a doctor rather than act on the notification directly.
Both features are limited to the US for now, and they should be available today as part of the watchOS 5.1.2 update.
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Q: Remote UDP send and receive Im trying to create a server/client application that will work on two or more remote computers with no local network between them.
So i searched the internet and find a TON and TONES of C# UDP client/server examples just like here.
BUT i didn't find anywhere how to send a UDP socket over the internet on remote computer with, lets say IP="130.204.159.205";
please with your answers give me some example code

A: The example you linked shows how to create the socket, just remove the line IPHostEntry ipHostInfo = Dns.Resolve(Dns.GetHostName()) and put use this constructor and pass in a byte array with your ip address 130.204.159.205
(...)
// Connect to a remote device.
try {
    // Establish the remote endpoint for the socket.
    // This example uses port 11000 on the local computer.
    IPAddress ipAddress = new IPAddress(new byte[] { 130, 204, 159, 205});
    IPEndPoint remoteEP = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress,11000);
(...)

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With earlier screening detection diagnosis and multiple therapeutic options, Cancer survivorship is rising sharply. More and more cancer patients are being cared for in the community.
In Ireland, in 2017 the Department of Health published a national cancer strategy.
The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) have identified specific educational gaps in the knowledge of those doctors, nurses, Pharmacists and other members of the primary care team caring for cancer patients and their families in the community.
iheed, in partnership with University College Cork developed an innovative, inter-professional team-based on-line educational programme, which addressed the specific knowledge, skills and expertise required by those busy healthcare professionals to provide better care to their patients.


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Boost for small businesses as free and independent service for unresolved bank complaints goes live
Business banks sign up to innovative scheme with a focus on historical cases alongside contemporary complaints
Small businesses will, from today, be able to use a new, free and independent service to help them resolve disputes with their banks, in a boost for SMEs struggling in the current crisis.
The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) will use alternative dispute resolution techniques to settle unresolved complaints from larger SMEs with seven participating banks, who make up the majority of the business banking market.
It is hoped that the BBRS will give SMEs added confidence to take out loans and other business banking products and services knowing that, if something goes wrong, they have a route to independent resolution. An improved climate for investment will be much-needed as the economy seeks to recover.
The service has been two years in the making and has been set up on a voluntary basis with small business groups and banks working together. The setting up of the BBRS comes after a sustained campaign by SMEs, who have argued for a wider means of resolving disputes.
The BBRS will work to settle unresolved complaints from customers of the financial institutions who have signed up. The banks are: Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays Bank UK PLC; Danske Bank; HSBC UK Bank plc; Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc); NatWest Group (including The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, National Westminster Bank plc, Coutts & Company and Ulster Bank Limited (Northern Ireland)); Santander UK plc; and Virgin Money (including Clydesdale Bank PLC and Yorkshire Bank). It is hoped that more banks will join in future.
The BBRS offers an alternative to litigation, removing the cost and stress of going to court. Its decision-making is led by Alexandra Marks CBE, Chief Adjudicator and a Deputy High Court Judge, who will be able to decide cases on the basis of what is fair and reasonable in the particular circumstances of each case.
The service has been designed to be easy to access, empathetic and flexible in its approach. Each business using the BBRS will have a 'customer champion', who will act as a guide to the service and how to use it.
From today, the BBRS will look at two types of unresolved complaint:
The contemporary scheme covers cases for the period from 1 April 2019 onwards: it is for businesses with a turnover up to £10m per annum; and a balance sheet of up to £7.5m; and which are not eligible to take their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
The historical scheme covers cases for the period from 1 December 2001 to 31 March 2019: it is for businesses with a turnover up to £6.5m per annum; and a balance sheet of up to £5m; and which were not eligible to take their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service and have not had access to an independent review.
Full details are available on the BBRS' website.
The service has already registered around 450 cases, 48 of which were taken into its 2020 Live Pilot. These cases have been through the initial stages of the BBRS process, and will be contacted by their customer champion with further information within the early weeks of the BBRS' operation.
The BBRS will also be able in certain circumstances to consider cases that are ineligible under its rules where the bank and customer collectively agree, meaning the service has a wider scope than originally anticipated.
Overall, there are 6 million SMEs in the UK of which approximately 200,000 are larger SMEs who will fall within the BBRS' turnover band. While uncertain economic circumstances make it difficult to predict how many contemporary complaints it might receive, the BBRS estimates that up to 5,000-6,000 cases will be registered over a three-year period for the historical scheme. The BBRS has engaged the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) to provide flexible case-handling capacity to support the delivery of the service alongside the BBRS' own in-house team.
The BBRS' independent Chair, Lewis Shand Smith, commented:
"I am delighted the service is now fully operational. The BBRS will enhance SME and banking relationships by giving larger SMEs a free and easy to use dispute resolution service. By working with us voluntarily to develop this independent service, the participating banks and SME business groups have made an important contribution to supporting economic recovery among small businesses. By restoring trust, it will give businesses the confidence to borrow, leading to an improved climate for investment.
"The creation of this unique service has involved a rigorous process and a great deal of hard work by the BBRS team, SME representatives, the participating banks, and our broader stakeholders. The end result is a service that will make a real difference to businesses with unresolved banking complaints.
"When we were beginning to set up the BBRS we knew our service would be an important new development for SMEs across the country, but covid-19 has added additional impetus. As UK businesses continue to adapt to the current challenges, the BBRS is poised to play its part in supporting a recovering business community."
David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, the banks' trade body which helped set up the BBRS, said:
"The launch of the BBRS today delivers a new resolution service that is trusted, transparent and fair and follows considerable positive engagement from all groups involved. The BBRS is a ground-breaking service for larger-sized SMEs, with an unparalleled scope, mandate and level of expertise. Now 99 per cent of small businesses will have access to this new resolution service or to the Financial Ombudsman Service."
John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, commented:
"We're committed to helping small businesses to bounce back from this pandemic, protecting and creating jobs as they do so. The Business Banking Resolution Service will give businesses confidence to seek the finance they need to grow and thrive."
Paul Scully MP, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets, said:
"It has been a testing year for so many of Britain's small businesses, and we have undertaken unprecedented measures to keep alive the creativity, dynamism and entrepreneurial spirit which they bring to every sector of the economy and every community across the country.
"Services like the BBRS will play a vital role in ensuring small business owners can access expert advice and have their voices heard, not only as we build back better from this pandemic but also well into the future."
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Press Office: +44 207 554 1776 | BBRS@portland-communications.com
About the BBRS
The BBRS is a dispute resolution service set up to resolve disputes between eligible small and medium sized businesses and participating banks. The BBRS is being established in accordance with a voluntary commitment in response to the Simon Walker Review on the small business complaints landscape.
An Implementation Steering Group was established in January 2019, and it drove and oversaw the development of the service in line with the banking and finance industry's commitment and agreed terms of reference. The seven participating banks are: Barclays, Danske Bank, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Santander UK, and Virgin Money. Alongside the participating banks, the Implementation Steering Group comprised many representative groups acting on behalf of small and medium sized businesses.
For more information visit the BBRS website https://thebbrs.org/.
Stakeholder comments
British Chambers of Commerce
Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce, said:
"For far too long, some businesses have faced a real struggle to resolve disputes with their banking provider. The launch of the Business Banking Resolution Service will give firms greater confidence that more of these issues can be successfully resolved.
"The new service has an important role to play in ensuring that banks handle their business customers, including those who have been impacted by the pandemic, both efficiently and fairly. Access to such a service can also help provide more businesses with the confidence to apply for finance in the first place, in the knowledge that there is somewhere they can turn to if things go wrong.
"Chambers of Commerce across the country will ensure that businesses in their local communities are aware of the BBRS – should the need arise to use its services."
Martin McTague, FSB National Vice Chair, said:
"Access to finance will be absolutely critical to small firms as the economy recovers. That's why it's been worrying to see some stuck between a rock and a hard place where redress is concerned: too big for the Financial Ombudsman Service, too small for the courts. We believe the BBRS can provide a meaningful option for these firms in future. Delivery is key, and we'll work closely with the service to ensure it is fulfilling its function effectively. We continue to urge all major financial lenders to sign up to the BBRS, resolving historical claims where possible as they do so."
Institute of Directors
Jonathan Geldart, Director General of the IoD, said:
"The launch of the BBRS is an important step forward in the transparency and proper considered resolution of cases which have both hitherto been felt to have gone unanswered and future cases believed to be necessary. The impartiality and independence of the BBRS is essential in it being able to effectively discharge its duties to claimants. The IoD has been involved as a member of the independent steering group responsible for seeing through the creation and effective launch of this free service. The principles of transparency, independence and fairness underpin everything that the BBRS stands for and as such the IoD is supportive of the service as well as having full confidence in the leadership and officers within it who will be responsible for seeing that cases are heard and fair and equitable resolutions determined."
Flora Hamilton, Director, Financial Services, CBI said:
"The CBI welcomes the launch of the BBRS having been involved in its development. SME banking disputes are an important issue for businesses and this new service will play a vital role in rebuilding trust between businesses and the banks that serve them. In the midst of the pandemic, coronavirus loans have provided a critical lifeline to businesses, with figures suggesting many of them have never borrowed before.
"The BBRS is a solution that will help deal with the legacy of the past but is also capable of facing the challenges of tomorrow, providing swift, fair and reasonable adjudications to deal with complex disputes. Whilst there remains much to be done, this service is building a platform for the future."


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Обычный зубарик, или хиэна, или полосатый клюворыл (), — вид лучепёрых рыб семейства спаровых.

Распространён в Атлантическом океане и его морях.

Тело удлиненно-округлое, высокое, сжатое с боков. Линия спины за головой крутая, брюхо плоское, хвостовой стебель короткий, низкий. Спинной плавник длинный. Основания грудных и брюшных плавников приближенные, из них грудные — длинные, брюшные — короткие. Голова большая, рыло заостренное, рот небольшой. На обеих челюстях однорядные зубы: впереди по 8 узких длинных и направленных вперёд, с каждой стороны около 15 очень мелких и заостренных. Длина тела до 50 см, вес до 3—4 кг. Продолжительность жизни около 10 лет. Тело серовато-серебристое, на боках по 5—8 узких продольных чёрных полосок, на боках хвостового стебля большие чёрные пятна.

Находится в основном в прибрежных участках моря, на глубине до 150 метров, чаще всего на глубинах 6—10 метров. Держится среди подводных скал, поросших водяными растениями. Перед нерестом образует небольшие стаи. Нерестится в течение августа—сентября; в этот период агрессивный. В половых железах зубарика есть как мужские так и женские половые клетки, но созревает только один вид клеток, гермафродитизм не наблюдался. Растёт довольно быстро: длина тела и масса в октябре составляют соответственно 10—14 см и 40—90 г, в конце 2-го года жизни — 20—23 см и 240—330 г, на 8—9 году — 30—32 см и 900—950 г. Молодь питается планктонными и бентосными организмами, личинками других рыб; взрослые особи — водорослями, также рыбой, моллюсками, ракообразными.

Промышленного значения не имеет. Вид занесён в Красную книгу Украины.

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Ссылки
 Зубарик обычный

Сарги
Рыбы Атлантического океана
Животные, описанные в 1792 году

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Thursday, a conversation with Bassem Youssef. He was a heart surgeon in Egypt before he reinvented himself as the Jon Stewart of the Arab world. He joins us to talk about the power of satire to make a point.
When the Arab Spring began in 2010, Bassem Youssef was a heart surgeon. Then he got an idea. Egypt, he thought, needed a Jon Stewart, someone to parody those in power. So Youssef reinvented himself in Stewart's mold. His own satirical TV news show, Al Bernameg, was more than a massive hit—it was also incredibly risky. Forced into exile by political pressure, Youssef is once again reinventing himself, this time as a comedian in LA. He joins us to talk about his life's journey and the strength of satire.
Bassem Youssef is a heart surgeon, the host of the Egyptian television show Al Bernameg, and the author of the book Revolution for Dummies: Laughing Through the Arab Spring [Indie bookstores|Amazon|Audible].


Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Greenville, S.C.
Donald Trump and Pope Frances tangled in a war of words on Thursday, over whether or not Trump was "Christian" because of his stance on immigration.
As you might imagine, Trump was not happy about this, and had quite a bit to say, calling Francis "disgraceful" for questioning his faith.
But much like Trump's positions on well, everything, he was for Pope Francis before he was against him. We combed Trump's Twitter for the evidence.
Oh, spring 2013. Such heady times with a new pope! Even Trump was swept up in the excitement.
Trump even wanted Pope Francis on his show!
Though, Trump certainly had some thoughts about papal behavior.
I don't like seeing the Pope standing at the checkout counter (front desk) of a hotel in order to pay his bill. It's not Pope-like!
Still, the papacy is at least one topic about which Trump never harbored delusions of grandeur.
@ilpostio That's why I'll never be Pope!
Lest we think Trump's (now-former) love of the pope was limited to just the pontiff, other tweets show that he had the Catholic Church's best interests at heart, dating back to the surprising resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in February 2013.
But his defense goes back even further than that, to the election cycle of 2012.
The Church is yet another victim to his liberal agenda: @BarackObama lied to his Catholic supporters to pass ObamaCare.
He also didn't appreciate jokes at the expense of the church.
.@billmaher has continually degraded Catholic Church on the joke he calls a show http://t.co/KzgtbWc87O Catholics should boycott HBO.
"Here's the church, here are the people..."
Aside from his defense of the Catholic church, the word "church" doesn't appear very often in Trump's timeline. But when it does, it carries some weight.
The word has appeared three times, though, in this election cycle.
Same goes for the words "Christian" and "Christianity." Though it appears predominantly in relation to the plights of pastors being persecuted in other countries, the other main reference, pre-2016 cycle, to the word "Christian" is in this context.
If Christian Bale turned down $50M to return as Batman he should have his head examined. What was he thinking?!


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These beetles have successfully freeloaded for 100 million years
Almost 100 million years ago, a tiny and misfortunate beetle died after wandering into a sticky glob of resin leaking from a tree in a region near present-day Southeast Asia. Fossilized in amber, this beetle eventually made its way to the desk of entomologist Joe Parker, assistant professor of biology and biological engineering at Caltech. Parker and his colleagues have now determined that the perfectly preserved beetle fossil is the oldest-known example of an animal in a behaviorally symbiotic relationship.
A paper describing the work appears on April 16 in the journal eLife.
Symbiotic relationships between two species have arisen repeatedly during animal evolution. These relationships range from mutually beneficial associations, like humans and their pet dogs, to the parasitic, like a tapeworm and its host.
Some of the most complex examples of behavioral symbiosis occur between ants and other types of small insects called myrmecophiles — meaning "ant lovers." Thanks to ants' abilities to form complex social colonies, they are able to repel predators and amass food resources, making ant nests a highly desirable habitat. Myrmecophiles display elaborate social behaviors and chemical adaptations to deceive ants and live among them, reaping the benefits of a safe environment and plentiful food.
Ants' social behaviors first appear in the fossil record 99 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era, and are believed to have evolved not long before, in the Early Cretaceous. Now, the discovery of a Cretaceous myrmecophile fossil implies that the freeloading insects were already taking advantage of ants' earliest societies. The finding means that myrmecophiles have been a constant presence among ant colonies from their earliest origins and that this socially parasitic lifestyle can persist over vast expanses of evolutionary time.
"This beetle-ant relationship is the most ancient behavioral symbiosis now known in the animal kingdom," says Parker. "This fossil shows us that symbiosis can be a very successful long-term survival strategy for animal lineages."
The fossilized beetle, named Promyrmister kistneri, belongs to a subfamily of "clown" beetles (Haeteriinae), all modern species of which are myrmecophiles. These modern beetles are so specialized for life among ants that they will die without their ant hosts and have evolved extreme adaptations for infiltrating colonies. The beetles are physically well protected by a thick tank-like body plan and robust appendages, and they can mimic their host ants' nest pheromones, allowing them to disguise themselves in the colony. They also secrete compounds that are thought to be pacifying or attractive to ants, helping the beetles gain the acceptance of their aggressive hosts. The fossilized Promyrmister is a similarly sturdy insect, with thick legs, a shielded head, and glandular orifices that the researchers theorize exuded chemicals to appease its primitive ant hosts.
Depending on another species so heavily for survival has its risks; indeed, an extinction of the host species would be catastrophic for the symbiont. The similarities between the fossilized beetle and its modern relatives suggest that the particular adaptations of myrmecophile clown beetles first evolved inside colonies of early "stem group" ants, which are long extinct. Due to Promyrmister's remarkable similarity to modern clown beetles, Parker and his collaborators infer that the beetles must have "host switched" to colonies of modern ants to avoid undergoing extinction themselves. This adaptability of symbiotic organisms to move between partner species during evolution may be essential for the long-term stability of these intricate interspecies relationships.
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Greer Garson, the Oscar Nominated Years
September 29, 2012 By Cliff Aliperti 5 Comments
Academy Award nominations were nearly an annual occurrence for Greer Garson between 1940-1946. She was nominated for Best Actress six times during this seven year period, yet somehow the Academy missed both Pride and Prejudice (1940) and Random Harvest (1942). Well, Random Harvest wasn't so much a miss as it released during the same calendar year as Mrs. Miniver (1942), the film which would win Miss Garson her only Oscar statuette.
This stunning record of achievement and recognition was further enhanced when 15 years later the British born beauty earned her seventh and final Academy Award nomination for playing one of America's most famed First Ladies as Eleanor Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello (1960).
Since I'm naming several of Garson's greatest hits her other Oscar nominated titles, in reverse chronological order, were: The Valley of Decision (1945), set around a 19th century Pittsburgh steel mill and covered in full here; Mrs. Parkington (1944), which traces the life and love of Greer as title character with favorite co-star Walter Pidgeon and covered in brief here; paired off with Pidgeon again in Madame Curie (1943) for more of the same, except with a historical basis this time; Blossoms in the Dust (1941), yet another biopic with Pidgeon, starring Garson as real life child's rights advocate Edna Gladney; and, in her feature film debut, as wife of Robert Donat's title character in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939), which will be covered in more detail in a moment.
"And from London comes news of an actress whose stage failures won her a film contract. She is Greer Garson, aged 25 years, who had never appeared in a play that ran for more than three weeks. She was 'discovered' by Noel Coward and she is now the proud owner of a seven-year Hollywood contract" (Axford)
The wording isn't very flattering as Coward's discovery led to Garson's being cast in his Mademoiselle. That one was a hit that lasted over four months before the general economic conditions closed it in London and sent it out on the road (Troyan 56). But the overall sentiment of the Axford quote is correct in that Garson had largely built her reputation on the London stage for personal triumphs in what were flop shows.
After some difficult negotiating MGM signed Greer Garson to a seven-year contract in September 1937. Goodbye, Mr. Chips, her debut feature film, would not be released for another 20 months. In between was a long and arduous wait for the right part capped by a period of illness before, ironically, Garson set sail back to Britain for the filming of Goodbye, Mr. Chips at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's British Studios. She became known as "the actress who traveled 12,000 miles to get a job" (Harrison).
But it would be worth the wait.
Garson's Kathy does not appear in Goodbye, Mr. Chips until nearly 40 minutes into the film. Star Robert Donat's Charles Chipping begins as shy and reserved schoolmaster at Brookfield, an all boys' school, prior to finding her. Young Chipping had been tread upon by students and fellow faculty alike. While giving the new history master a pep talk at the beginning of the film, elderly Chipping confesses to having had his own troubles early in his career but agrees with his young colleague that he did eventually find the secret to overcoming those woes. "But I didn't find it myself," he tells him. "It was given to me. By someone else. Someone else."
We go back in time for the story of how Chipping was transformed into Mr. Chips, meeting the someone else who was responsible along the way.
He finds her while mountain climbing in Austria. Mr. Chips, as Garson's Kathy soon dubs him, had not known many women and certainly none like Kathy. Greer Garson manages to somehow penetrate the darkness and mist of the mountain that strands them to capture our hearts along with that of our dear fuddy-duddy Mr. Chips. Before the mist clears and they descend that mountain there can be no doubt that the character of Kathy is a special woman and, what's more, newcomer Greer Garson is a special actress. Her star quality breaks that mist and we're soon rooting for Chips to gather the nerve to romance her.
They are married by the time Chips returns to Brookfield and in a touching scene Chips introduces Kathy to fellow staff, who had expected much less in Mrs. Chipping but are instead bowled over by Mrs. Chips' youth, charm and beauty. The same goes for Chips' boys, who doff their caps for the lovely new lady on campus and become weekly visitors for tea at her invitation, a tradition which will last long beyond Mrs. Chips' own years.
For approximately 35 minutes in the middle of the film Greer Garson takes over. She builds Mr. Chips into the man who will be beloved by the boys of Brookfield for the next several decades. But while Robert Donat is shown aging from 25 to 83 in Goodbye, Mr. Chips, we only ever get to see Greer Garson at one age, that at which she was Mrs. Chipping. Her final words come as friend Max (Paul Henreid) comes to offer a holiday toast. He asks Kathy to make a toast of her own: "To the future," she declares, raising her glass.
Frank S. Nugent seems surprisingly underwhelmed by Goodbye, Mr. Chips as a whole in his New York Times review, but he does rave over Garson as Kathy. He writes that, "Miss Garson's Katherine—the assertive young woman who changed the dour Mr. Chipping into the lovable Mr. Chips—is altogether believable and quite entrancing. Mr. Hilton deserves no credit for her at all," and furthermore, "When she dies, we hate to have the picture continue without her."
I wouldn't go quite that far, but I can understand the sentiment.
Greer Garson took the American public by storm with the release of Goodbye, Mr. Chips. A 1939 release, often cited as the greatest year in movie history, it's worth noting that many of the most beloved titles didn't release until later in the year: The Wizard of Oz in August; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington in October; Gone With the Wind not until mid-December in Atlanta; Of Mice and Men, even closer to New Year's 1940. So Goodbye, Mr. Chips had a leg up on that more favorably remembered crop of titles when it premiered in New York on May 15, 1939.
From the Indiana Evening Gazette, July 22, 1939
Somehow MGM next managed to err in placing Garson as the love interest in between Lew Ayres and one of their top stars, Robert Taylor, in her next film, Remember? Reviewers were disgusted by the waste of Garson's talent, some hoping that MGM hadn't squandered the appeal she had earned as Mrs. Chips. MGM quickly righted itself casting Garson in Pride and Prejudice (1940) with Laurence Olivier, whom had had a major impact on Garson's early career when she played with him on the London stage in the Olivier produced The Golden Arrow.
After Pride and Prejudice we run into the string of five consecutive Oscar nominations mentioned up above.
While Greer Garson is nowhere near forgotten she does seem to have fallen somewhat out of favor in modern times. Perhaps she is doomed to be considered old-fashioned because of all of the period pieces though her often imperious characters are always strong women well ahead of their times. While those characters may speak with Garson's deep, musical whisper they are always made of steel on the inside. She is never helpless.
The one film which she did win her Oscar for, Mrs. Miniver, seems dismissed as simply a World War II propaganda piece today, though I think those doing so are missing what an entertaining story of the period it is. Did it also deserve Best Picture? No, not in retrospect. Not with choices like Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Magnificent Ambersons, and even Garson's own Random Harvest also among the ten nominees that year, but Mrs. Miniver was perfectly timed to take Oscar honors. It's status as winner is only weakened by comparison with some of those other great films released that year, and not weakened by much in most cases. I do believe she earned her Best Actress award for that same part though, and that was over a group including perennials Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn.
The tasteful romances, loose biographies and literary adaptations that Greer Garson starred in during her glory years of the early 1940s may be best beloved today by fans of the type of programming shown by Masterpiece Theatre. Current Masterpiece hit Downton Abbey even lifted the flower show scene from Mrs. Miniver, giving hope that perhaps the film itself may get swept up in the current fervor for a second life.
Perhaps her films have become considered too old-fashioned, Garson's characters too kind, for most modern audiences. Maybe her peak wasn't lengthy enough, though that doesn't detract from the quality of each of the individual films. Each of Greer Garson's best films, those many named on this page, are loaded with charm and elevated by the presence of the soft-spoken yet strong-willed Garson.
Always a titanic presence, Greer Garson lives up to the star billing every time.
Highly recommended: Michael Troyan's 1999 biography of Greer Garson, A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson .
Greer Garson with Robert Young and Errol Flynn in That Forsyte Woman (1949), covered on the site HERE.
Axford, Edward. "A Film Critic's Diary." The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) 1 Dec 1937: 16. Trove. Web. 28 Sep 2012.
Harrison, Paul. "Harrison in Hollywood." Panama City News Herald 16 Jun 1939: 4. Web. NewspaperArchive. 28 Sep 2012.
Nugent, Frank S. "The Screen." New York Times 16 May 1939. Web. New York Times Archives. 28 Sep 2012.
Troyan, Michael. A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson . University Press of Kentucky: 1999.
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R.A. Kerr says
A lovely tribute to Greer Garson. I love nearly all her movies, but I'm always astonished at how seasoned a film actress she appears to be in "Mr. Chips." Thanks providing all this info on her early career.
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Thank you and I agree, she really doesn't seem like a newcomer in Mr. Chips. They really highlighted her well there too, she shines through that misty mountain!
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Lovely site. Your main photo here of Garson..that may not be her actual signature..she had a large 'looping' handwriting…and her 'G' was totally different. I've seen her writing her signature (see 'What's My Line?') as well as handwritten letters and postcard. You may wish to confirm. I'm a big GG fan.
Hi Leslie, thanks! Oh, no, that's not intended to be shown as Garson's actual autograph. The old cards, postcards, photos often contained facsimile signatures, either stamped over the photo surface or, in this case, printed in the negative.
I don't handle autographed items myself so while this may have been how Garson actually signed at one time, it's more likely how a secretary signed for her (or even just somebody working for whoever produced the postcard).
The card above sold sometime after this post for $8-$10 if I recall correctly–it would have been a lot more if it were actually signed.
Hello Cliff, thank you for taking the time to reply. This is a link to a sample of her signature
There are numerous items for sale etc. that she did sign…I had this one on an eBay watch list. Regards, Leslie
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Q: count of dynamically created DIVs returning zero Following is my code and relevant HTML , what i wanna do is that i wanna count the number of search-img-box within search-img-ctrl but i get 0 as output, just to tell here that
following div search-img-box is dynamically created.
 jQuery(document).ready(function() {
        var numberOfDivs = jQuery('#search-img-ctrl').filter('.search-img-box').length;
        alert(numberOfDivs);

    });

following is my HTML

A: Here's a fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/t5jcT/
I changed filter to find and got rid of the duplicate ids in the html.
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    var numberOfDivs = jQuery('#search-img-ctrl').find('.search-img-box').length;
    alert(numberOfDivs);
});

or you can use selectors instead of the find as others have pointed out:
jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    var numberOfDivs = jQuery('#search-img-ctrl .search-img-box').length;
    alert(numberOfDivs);
});

A: use .find instead of .filter:
var numberOfDivs = jQuery('#search-img-ctrl').find('.search-img-box').length;
alert(numberOfDivs);

If you want to only find the number of direct children with that class you can use .children
var numberOfDivs = jQuery('#search-img-ctrl').children('.search-img-box').length;

Also make sure you edit your html so that your html elements don't have duplicate IDs


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Jacques de Flesselles (), född 11 november 1730 i Paris, död 14 juli 1789, var en fransk ämbetsman och ett av de första dödsoffren under franska revolutionen.

de Flesselles föddes i Paris i en nyligen adlad familj. Han var intendant de Lyon åren 1768–1784 och bidrog till att finansiera en Montgolfier-ballong som fick heta Flesselles till hans ära.

Den 21 april 1789 blev de Flesselles prévôt och tre månader senare blev situationen i Paris kaotisk när kungens trupper drog sig tillbaka och centrala Paris stod utan ordningsmakt. Den 14 juli, omedelbart efter stormningen av Bastiljen, anklagades de Flesselles för sympatier med kungahuset och sköts ihjäl på trapporna till stadshuset varefter han halshöggs.

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Q: Pagination go to first page if i'm on last post I have a custom post type and used get_next_post() and get_previous_post() to create a simple pagination. However i need to create a pagination loop (if that is the correct term). If i'm on the first post i need to browse back to the last post and if i'm on the last post i need to browse to the first post. Is there a simple way to do this that i haven't seen but Google, this site and the codex has not been very helpfull :/
The current code i have is. I've tried to use wp_list_pages and other functions but with little luck.
$next_post = get_next_post();
$prev_post = get_previous_post();
$nav = array(
    "next_post" => array(
        "url"       => get_permalink($next_post->ID),
        "id"        => $next_post->ID,
        "titill"    => get_field("vinstri_titill", $next_post->ID)." - ".get_field("vinstri_undirtitill", $next_post->ID)
    ),
    "prev_post" => array(
        "url"       => get_permalink($prev_post->ID),
        "id"        => $prev_post->ID,
        "titill"    => get_field("vinstri_titill", $prev_post->ID)." - ".get_field("vinstri_undirtitill", $prev_post->ID)
    ),
);

A: Here is one idea for the previous post circle:
$next_post = get_next_post();
$prev_post = get_previous_post_circle();

where we have defined this function:
function get_previous_post_circle($in_same_cat = false, $excluded_categories = ''){
    $prev_post = get_previous_post($in_same_cat,$excluded_categories);
    if($prev_post){
        return $prev_post;
    }else{
        add_filter('get_previous_post_where','custom_get_previous_post_where');
        $prev_post = get_previous_post($in_same_cat,$excluded_categories);
        remove_filter('get_previous_post_where','custom_get_previous_post_where');
        if($prev_post){
            return $prev_post;
        }else{
            return '';
        }
    }
}

and the filter function to remove the specific date comparison:
function custom_get_previous_post_where($where){
    $where=" WHERE ".implode(" AND ",array_slice(explode("AND",$where),1));
    return $where;
}

The aim is to emulate the get_previous_post() function with the same input parameters, but you could of course play with get_post() in your code instead to create the closed loop.

A: My solution if next is not empty give me loop, but only the first with permalink:
            <?php
            $next_post = get_previous_post();
            if (!empty( $next_post )): ?>
              <a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_permalink( $next_post->ID ) ); ?>"><?php echo esc_attr( $next_post->post_title ); ?>
            <?php else: ?>
                        <?php $args = array(
                        'post_type'=> 'post',
                        'orderby'    => 'ID',
                        'post_status' => 'publish',
                        'order'    => 'ASC',
                        'posts_per_page' => 1 // this will retrive all the post that is published
                        );
                        $result = new WP_Query( $args );
                        if ( $result-> have_posts() ) : ?>
                        <?php while ( $result->have_posts() ) : $result->the_post(); ?>
                        <?php the_permalink(); ?>
                        <?php endwhile; ?>
                <?php endif; wp_reset_postdata(); endif; ?>


> > This patch will fix the immediate problem with the Perl API incompatibility.
Yes, I have a working compatibility layer in SVN::Delta now.
But now I remember why I didn't wrap the returned md5 argument.
just as is when txdelta_apply is called.
There has to be some tie magic to make use of the reserved char.
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Lilium Jet
This electric VTOL aircraft secured $90 million in funding to go to market
Fred Lambert Oct 2 2017 - 10:01 am PT
Earlier this year, Lilium Aviation completed the world's first maiden flight of a working electric VTOL jet prototype.
The demonstration impressed people enough to enable them to secure $90 million in funding to bring the aircraft to market.
VTOL electric aircraft
Lilium shows maiden flight of world's first working prototype of an electric VTOL jet
Fred Lambert Apr 20 2017 - 2:15 pm PT
Last year, we reported on Lilium Aviation when they secured a €10 million investment from Atomico, an important global venture capital firm based in London. The Germany-based startup founded in 2015 by four aerospace engineers and product designers is developing the Lilium Jet, an electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
Today, Lilium announced that their full-scale prototype had its maiden flight and they released some impressive footage of the achievement.
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My lovely mate Gabby is the editor of Little Black Book. While she is on vacation she asked me to guest edit, so I got to write the editor's letter WORD thing.
Since I was ghostwriting, I thought I would write about content, which is an increasing part of what we do, since it's like ghostwriting for brands.
Not really, It's me, Faris.
I'm writing a guest editorial, which means I get to write Gabby's Word for her.
It's on odd feeling, writing as someone else. Trying on their voice, seeing if you can make them sing.
Ghostwriters have long made a living taking words from the famous and putting them to paper.
And, of course, advertising has long spoken for brands – in a very specific, mediated, context.
Now, the web allows for, and thus seems to insist on, direct, disintermediated connections with customers, prospects, fans and detractors. This, in turn, has created a far greater need for content, as distinct from advertising.
The Cannes Lions Advertising Festival announced their newest category – Branded Content – for 2012, to reflect this rapidly growing sector of the industry. Various agencies [including the one I work at kbs+] have created new content units, staffed with former editorial types from different parts of the media industry, to service these needs.
So lots of people suddenly find themselves ghostwriting for brands in a new way, in some ways as though the brands were people.
This is because on Facebook, and to some degree on the web in general, scale doesn't necessarily provide significant advantages. A brand timeline is structurally the same as an individual one.
This provides obvious benchmarks, as brand content comingles with consumer created content, which flows at a very high frequency compared to advertising – Facebook indicates that the average user creates 90 pieces of content a month – and rarely repeats itself.
It's a skill we are all learning, borrowing tools from the traditional publishing industry, and learning our own experiences as content creators, curators and propagators on the web.
It's a huge challenge and opportunity for brands and their agents, as brands look to develop more depth and complexity to maintain an ongoing content stream, with immediate feedback as to what content resonates with a community, a chance to operate in near time.
The economics of content are inherently unpredictable – as screenwriter William Goldman famously said of Hollywood's ability to predict blockbusters: Nobody Knows Anything.
Fortunately inside the stream we can experiment with much smaller fragments of content that require tiny individual investments, and keep learning as we go.
Previously, the ability to publish content, to make things public, was a privileged act. Only governments, the media-industrial complex, and advertisers could do it. Previous generations were defined in terms of the media the consumed – the MTV generation.
Now the people formerly called the audience are churning out content as a function of living, as communication, as a way of creating themselves. This generation is defined by the media it creates, by what content is shares, which provides an ongoing role for brands – people need things to talk about, to share, and that content will earn us a place in their streams, supplementing the positions we can buy.
If content was once king online, it is now a republic, and all content competes to attract attention, to advertise, in a live market that dynamically allocates attention to whatever it most interesting right now.
So we had better get good at ghostwriting.
Thanks for the practice, Gabby!


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Unemployment falls to 7.9 percent in Effingham County
Metro Savannah jobless rate slips to 8.3 percent
Updated: April 26, 2012, 9:32 p.m.
ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Labor announced that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Savannah declined to 8.3 percent in March, down three-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 8.6 percent in February. The jobless rate in metro Savannah in March a year ago was also 8.6 percent.
The rate decreased because there were fewer layoffs in manufacturing and retail trade.
Unemployment in Effingham County stood at 7.9 percent for March, down from 8.1 percent the previous month. Effingham is one of 32 Georgia counties with an unemployment rate below 8 percent.
The preliminary unemployment rate in the Coastal Georgia area declined to 8.9 percent in March, down two-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 9.1 percent in February. The jobless rate in the Coastal Georgia area in March a year ago was also 9.1 percent.
Metro Athens had the lowest area rate at 6.7 percent, while metro Dalton had the highest at 11.6 percent.
Oconee County had the lowest unemployment at 5.7 percent. Jenkins County had the highest unemployment rate for March among the state's 159 counties, with a jobless rate of 17.6 percent.
Meanwhile, Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined in March for the eighth consecutive month to 9.0 percent, the lowest rate since February 2009, when it was 8.9 percent. That is a decline of one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 9.1 percent in February. The jobless rate was 9.8 percent in March a year ago.
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Here's The Real Reason Why GMOs Are Bad…And Why They May Save Humanity
An investor's take on genetically engineered crops
Maize fields in Thailand. Source: Wikipedia
Genetic modification of plants is humanity's oldest and best trick. Eurasians had it easy when it came to cultivating wheat — its original form was pretty close to its present cultivated one. Mesoamericans, on the other hand, had to work for centuries to cultivate corn (or maize) from its origins as an inch-long bundle of dry seeds into the cobs of succulent kernels we know today.
Figure 1. Teosinte (top) is the grass that eventually gave rise to maize (bottom). A maize-teosinte hybrid is shown in the middle. Source: Wikipedia.org
The process has radically improved over the last 12,000 years. The traditional process of spending centuries on observation, cross-breeding, and trial and error iteration has been replaced with the ability to microscopically target specific genes and to "invent" and propagate new species of plants almost instantaneously.
The process of genetic engineering that brings about GMO food does seem suspicious.
DNA strands are cultured in a bacterium and inserted into the host plant's nucleus using a virus. "Bacterium" and "virus" are not the kinds of things people want associated with their food. The knee-jerk reaction to say "GMOs are bad" is thus natural and understandable.
Natural and understandable as suspicions about GMOs' effects on human health may be, it is completely unfounded.
That said, there are two very good reasons to be wary about GMOs: implementation and efficacy.
Regarding implementation, most GMO plants produced and consumed in the US today are those that allow for resistance to a specific herbicide — Monsanto's Roundup. Roundup Ready soy, corn, and beets grow from seeds that have been genetically modified to grow even when glyphosate weed killer (Roundup's scientific name) is applied to them.
Figure 2. Glyphosate usage concentration in the U.S. Source: USGS via Wikipedia
While Roundup has not tested as toxic to humans and other mammals, the longer it has been on the market, the worse its effects on soil health and long-term plant fecundity appear. In addition, Roundup Ready plants may not allow necessary micronutrients to be absorbed by animals consuming them and may also play a part in the recent die-off of bees (the seriousness of which cannot be overstated).
Aside from the biological concerns, there are also economic ones about which any farmer is certainly well-acquainted. Monsanto has been known to use its enormous reserves of wealth to hire lawyers to crush small farmers with lawsuits and even to hire Internet trolls to intimidate end consumers who question Roundup's health effects.
While these are specific issues related to Monsanto's evil empire, more generally, I am concerned about farming methods that fine-tune production to a very narrow set of ecological conditions, especially since climate change is very clearly pushing the envelope of historical agricultural conditions.
As I mentioned in an earlier article, California — America's vegetable store — has recently experienced its most severe drought since at least 1571, and the scientist who published these findings believes that it may take decades for the region to fully recover. Considering that climate change makes future drought events relatively more likely, you can see the potential for a dangerous one-two punch to California's agricultural industry.
In my region of the Midwest — America's bread basket — scientists are warning of the rapid depletion of the very slowly recharging Ogallala Aquifer. It is not too early to consider that the amber waves of grain in the Midwest might also be at risk of drought (or conversely that the risk of crop-harming downpours — another manifestation of climate change — will also negatively affect grain yields).
Figure 3. Groundwater withdrawal rates in 2000. It takes roughly 10,000 years to recharge water taken from the aquifer. Source: National Atlas via Wikipedia
In light of these very sobering conditions, it is clear that agricultural technology should be focusing on increasing the resiliency of our food crops, rather than fine-tuning them to maximize yield in a narrow ecological sweet spot.
This brings me to the second problem with GMO crops — efficacy.
When I was researching this article, I looked for examples of companies working on developing GMO strains that were drought-resistant or would otherwise allow crops to be grown in soils with less nitrogen (i.e., lower fertilizer levels) and the like. I found Monsanto had marketed a drought-resistant corn product, but that this has not had great commercial uptake and its efficacy was questioned by a scientific study.
Then, I found a tiny ($25 million market cap), California-based company whose CEO is a Monsanto alum, called Arcadia BioSciences RKDA. Arcadia has formed a joint venture with an Argentinian bioengineering firm to produce a drought-resistant soybean seed. As you might be able to tell by the very small market capitalization, it's safe to say that Arcadia's drought-resistant soybeans have not yet taken the world by storm.
NOTE: After writing this article, I was contacted by a representative from Arcadia BioSciences with more information about the company's drought-resistant soybean product. This information convinced me that the conclusion I made above — tying present market cap to the success of Arcadia's genetically engineered soybean seed — may be overly hasty. In fact, Arcadia has not yet received regulatory approval for the product, so has not been able to sell drought-tolerant soybeans in Argentina. As such, the commercial impact of the product is still uncertain. Always on the lookout for a promising new technology, I have asked to speak to Arcadia representatives about the project and about the rest of the company's product line-up. Please follow me on Medium to be updated with what I have learned. Readers are also encouraged to look through Arcadia's website and to review Arcadia's financial statements, which are published on SEC's EDGAR site. I have apologized to the company for my hasty mischaracterization of the commercial impact of Arcadia's drought-resistant soybean product.
Digging further, I found a story in the science journal, Nature, that talks about the work done by a Mexico City-based organization, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). CIMMYT has built a seed bank and has done the painstaking work (started by their long-distant ancestors) of observing plants and cross-breeding them to create drought-resistant maize varietals.
Figure 4. CIMMYT facility in El Batan, Mexico. You can see test crops in the background. Source: Wikipedia.org
Lo and behold, the cross-bred strains generated yields up to 30% higher than commercial seeds under drought conditions. According to the researchers:
Drought tolerance is a complex trait that involves multiple genes. Transgenic techniques [N.B. genetic engineering used in GMOs], which target one gene at a time, have not been as quick to manipulate it.
There is a place for the genetic modification of crops; for instance, altering the times of the day during which plant respiration occurs may be an important field of research and development in the future. However, from my reading, these solutions are likely in what I term the Revolutionary Development stage — 10 years or more from economic commercialization.
The moral of the story is that there is no reason to be frightened of the technology behind GMO crops. Genetically modified foods may someday provide integral assistance to allow humans to successfully adapt to changing climactic conditions and, in so doing, may enrich far-sighted investors.
You should, however, be very worried about the current implementation of GMO due to its effects on cropland, the ecosystem, and human health, and that research into GMOs is taking resources away from potentially much more helpful cross-breeding projects in the short run.
I am an investor interested in public and private companies whose focus is finding ways for human civilization to adapt to climate change. You can find out more about my work at IOI Capital.
This article was originally published at www.forbes.com on February 15, 2019.
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A Sunday just isn't complete without brunch with friends! Brunch in Basel may not be an institution… yet… but La Fourchette is one of the great spots in Klein Basel about to prove the critics wrong!
La Fourchette is homey and unfussy with a healthy hipster vibe. On Sundays, brunch is served to a packed-out house. There's a long display counter by the window lined with fresh and homemade salads, quiches, flammkuchen, pancakes & maple syrup, jam, honey… and even homemade crunchy nutella!!!
There are also a few outdoor chairs and tables which are popular when it is sunny.
Friendly place with friendly food! The perfect spot for weekend brunch!
Weekend brunch is popular, so book in advance.
It sounds very nice…Do you know how much does it cost? thanks!
It's CHF 20 for Brunchbuffet à Discrétion. Drinks are extra.
Oh, excellent, for sure I will enjoy it :).


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Obama's Iraq Speech Live
As a candidate, the president pledged to end the war in Iraq. Tonight he marks the end of official combat operations in the seven-year war by addressing the nation in his second Oval Office speech. With 50,000 troops remaining in Iraq in a support and training role, President Obama reminded reporters earlier Tuesday that the speech "is not going to be a victory lap." WATCH LIVE COVERAGE of the president's speech.
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Jerusalem Post Opinion Columnists
PostScript: Don't push it!
Americans should not be trying to force their own democratic standards on Egypt's emerging political reality.
By HIRSH GOODMAN
Published: MARCH 1, 2012 21:14
Egypt's High Court of Justice 390 (R)
(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
Several years ago, for reasons still not fully clear to me, I was invited to attend an international prayer for peace organized by the Vatican in St. Mark's Square in Venice. On the stage sat the heads of the world's major religions, all bedecked in their finest ceremonial robes and accoutrements; and in the Square, many hundreds of others, waiting in anticipation for the grand finale of what had been a memorable day, when candles of peace would be lit, doves released and the Hallelujah chorus reach its peak.
And then, just as the first candle was about to be lit by the patriarch of the Syrian-Greek Orthodox Church, it started to rain.
"Ah, what a bad omen," whispered the Europeans in the audience; "Ah, what a blessing," said those from Africa and the Middle East.
Same act of God: Two totally different perceptions.
What bring this all to mind, obviously, are the wonderful rains the country and entire region have been blessed with this winter, but also a stark reminder that what works in Washington does not necessarily work in Cairo. The Americans should not be trying to force their own democratic standards on Egypt's emerging political reality, particularly by ordering the army "back to the barracks," before Egypt's "democracy" is ready for it.
In one way or another, the Egyptian military has controlled the country ever since 1952, when King Farouk opted to keep his head and move to the south of France: Col. Nasser, Gen. Sadat and Brig.-Gen. Mubarak. The army controls about 30 percent of the economy and key industries such as trucking and food supply. It is a massive employer, clothing and feeding tens of thousands who would otherwise be without steady work.
The army is critical to Egypt's economy and social stability, and will remain so until a productive alternate economic base replaces the country's counter- productive and massively bloated bureaucracy, and its highly over-manned military.
What happened in Tahrir Square a year ago was not a military coup. It was not a burden the brass wanted.
They were living a very pampered life without too many real responsibilities as it was, and needed to find themselves faced with trying to placate the mobs, install democracy, deal with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, and reap upon themselves scathing criticism from America as a result, like a hole in the head.
One looks at the results of American intervention and the pursuit of democracy in Iraq, and is left to wonder about the wisdom of it all.
Saddam was an affront and threat to the world and needed to be dealt with, but it was when it came to American meddling with politicalsocial systems it was not entirely familiar with, and trying to make these conform to American democratic ideals, that the house came falling down.
Ditto in Libya, though by all standards Gaddafi posed no real threat to the world, especially after he gave up his nuclear program and set his sights on humiliating and playing games with the world's leadership instead. I firmly believe the Libyan leader sealed his fate when back in 2007 he pitched his tent in the gardens of the old Rothschild mansion near the Champs Elysees in Paris, and thumbed his nose at President Sarkozy's hospitality.
The noose got tighter when he did the same in Rome, Moscow and New York.
That said, look at the results in Libya, which the enlightened nations of the world have just bombed to pieces for the sake of bringing democracy to that oil-rich country: tribal war, massive amounts of arms once in reliable stockpiles, now in the hands of rebels, terrorists, bank robbers, and everyone except the supposed authorities.
The point is that if the real goal in Egypt is a stable democracy, it should be understood that the country needs a bridge of stability to get there. The army, with its American-trained senior leadership, and close ties to the Pentagon, is that bridge, and pulling the pillars from under it can only lead to chaos, not democracy.
The army has to know its limits. It has to work to actively and consistently ensure that the will of the people is adhered to. But to order it back to the barracks before the time is right is to court another Iraq or Libya, and the Middle East has had enough of those.
Libya's arsenals in the hands of irresponsible forces is one thing. Egypt's is another. Democracy in regions where autocrats have ruled for years is a gradual process. It is something that has to be nurtured, not imposed, and those who now demand putting the cart before the horse would do well to think of the long-term consequences of not having short-term patience.
The writer is a senior research associate at the Institute for National Security Studies. His book, The Anatomy of Israel's Survival, has been awarded first prize in the National Jewish Book Award's history category for 2011.


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Jean Victor baron de Constant Rebecque (Genève, 22 september 1773 – Schönfeld (Silezië), 12 juni 1850) was een Zwitserse generaal in Nederlandse dienst, commandeur in de Militaire Willems-Orde, enz. en lid van de familie De Constant Rebecque.

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Constant Rebecque was de zoon van François Marie Samuel de Constant d'Hermenches, heer van Hermenches (1729-1800), laatstelijk majoor in het Staatse leger; zijn zoon had Victor Amadeus III van Sardinië, koning van Sardinië als zijn peetvader. Hij werd op dertienjarige leeftijd naar Colmar gezonden, naar een opleidingsschool, waar hij een militaire voorbereidingscursus volgde. Op 1 augustus 1788 werd hij benoemd tot tweede luitenant in het regiment van de markies van Châteauvieux, in garnizoen te Nantes. Na de oproerige bewegingen aldaar ten onder te hebben gebracht, vertrok zijn regiment naar Nancy, waar Constant Rebecque op 2 maart 1789 tot eerste luitenant benoemd werd.

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Kort daarna vertrok Constant Rebecque naar Parijs, waar het niet lang daarna tot ernstige straatgevechten kwam; het regiment van Chateauvieux marcheerde naar Sèvres, om zich tussen Parijs en Versailles te plaatsen, teneinde de koninklijke familie van Lodewijk XVI van Frankrijk te kunnen beschermen. Op bevel van de koning moesten het regiment van Constant Rebecque en ook de andere Zwitserse en Pruisische troepen onder de maarschalk de Broglie uiteengaan, en zo kwam Constant Rebecque in Nancy terug. Ook hier was alles in opstand en bij een der straatgevechten kreeg hij een geweerschot door zijn rechterhand. Hij vertrok op 16 augustus 1789 weer naar Parijs, waar hij geplaatst werd bij een compagnie van het regiment Garde Suisses, in garnizoen te Courbevoie. In de nacht van 9 op 10 augustus was Constant Rebecque betrokken bij de verdediging van de Tuilerieën. De Zwitserse Garde verdedigden het paleis tegen de Sans-culottes. Het was de bloedigste dag uit de Franse Revolutie, Met grote moeite wist hij te ontsnappen en naar Zwitserland te ontkomen.

Constant Rebecque diende enige tijd als kapitein in het legioen vrijwilligers, dat zich te Genève gevormd had, en trad toen, na een bataljonscommando in het Franse leger geweigerd te hebben, in Hollandse militaire dienst (31 maart 1794) en werd aide-de-camp van zijn neef, generaal de Constant Villars. Hij nam deel aan de inname van Landrecies door het leger der Verbondenen (30 april).
Constant Rebecque wilde niet de Bataafse Republiek dienen, nam ontslag en vertrok naar Zwitserland (1795); hij trad in Pruisische dienst als tweede luitenant bij het regiment van Stumen, in garnizoen te Coset (Silezië) en werd in 1805 benoemd tot gouverneur van de Prins van Oranje, die te Oxford studeerde. Met zijn leerling vertrok hij kort daarna naar het leger van Wellington in Spanje en beiden namen deel aan de belegeringen van Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz en Salamanca en aan de veldslagen van Victoria en bij de Pyreneeën, van welke laatste overwinning Constant Rebecque, met de Prins van Oranje, het bericht overbracht naar Engeland (15 augustus).

Constant Rebecque werd voor al zijn verdiensten benoemd tot luitenant-kolonel van het legioen Holland-Oranje, bestaande uit Hollandse krijgsgevangenen in Franse dienst, die zich verspreid over Europa bevonden. Na het herstel van de Nederlandse onafhankelijkheid werd Constant Rebecque bevorderd tot kolonel, spoedig daarna tot generaal-majoor in het Nederlandse leger. Hij had zitting in verschillende militaire commissies en was voorzitter van de commissie tot vaststelling der Frans-Hollandse grenzen. In de veldtocht van 1815 trad hij op als kwartiermeester-generaal van de troepen te velde. In verband met de bevelen, die hij van Lord Wellington, die zich te Brussel bevond, ontvangen had, meende Constant Rebecque dat deze geen goed inzicht had in de toestand en onjuist was ingelicht. Hij nam het initiatief om wijziging te brengen in de door Wellington uitgevaardigde orders; hij concentreerde de Nederlandse divisies bij Quatre-Bas en gelastte hun deze positie tot het uiterste te verdedigen. Op deze wijze dekte hij de terugtocht van Blücher, waardoor deze de nederlaag van Napoleon kon helpen voltooien. Constant Rebecque werd op 24 november 1816 tot luitenant-generaal benoemd en kreeg het oppertoezicht over de opvoeding van de kleinzonen van de Koning.

Constant Rebecque werd begin augustus 1830 in het geheim naar Engeland gezonden om met Wellington te beraadslagen over middelen om de invloed van de juli-revolutie in de Nederlanden tegen te gaan, maar het uitbarsten van de revolutie in België maakte zijn zending overbodig. Daarna vergezelde hij de Prins van Oranje naar Brussel, om de gemoederen aldaar tot rust te brengen. In de ongelukkige strijd bij Brussel op 23 september, waarbij Constant Rebecque aan de zijde van prins Frederik was, werd hij bij de Schaerbeekse poort door een kogel in de arm getroffen. Kort daarna keerde hij naar Holland terug om de Koning verslag uit te brengen. In de maand augustus 1831 werd hij benoemd tot chef van de staf van het leger dat tegen de Belgen optrok. Met de Prins van Oranje ontwierp hij het plan voor de veldtocht; later regelde hij met maarschalk Gérard de voorwaarden voor de wapenstilstand van Leuven en het terugtrekken der Nederlandse troepen. Constant Rebecque vroeg op 9 augustus 1837 zijn ontslag aan en vestigde zich op het kasteel van Schönfeld, waar hij overleed in 1850. Hij werd in 1846 in de Nederlandse adel ingelijfd met de titel van baron en ontving vele onderscheidingen, waaronder het commandeurskruis van de Militaire Willems-Orde.

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 Commandeur in de Militaire Willems-Orde op 8 juli 1815 als generaal-majoor
 Grootkruis in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw
 Grootkruis in de Orde van de Eikenkroon
 Commandeur in het Legioen van Eer op 26 mei 1820
 Commandeur in de Orde van de Heilige Lodewijk
 Ridder Commandeur in de orde van het Bad
 Orde van de Rode Adelaar, 2e klasse
 Vijf gespen van de diverse slagen in 1849
 Baron op 25 augustus 1846

Nederlands generaal
Jean Victor
Commandeur in de Militaire Willems-Orde
Militair in de coalitie tegen de Franse Revolutie
Militair in de coalitie tegen Napoleon
Nederlands militair in Quatre-Bras en Waterloo
Regeringssoldaat in de Belgische Opstand
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About the institute Origins
The "Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante" (IN) was formally founded in February 1990 by the Valencian Regional Government (Generalidad Valenciana), as a University Institute assigned to the University of Alicante. The objectives of that institute were to develop different scientific activities in addition to research, such as a PhD Program, conferences and seminars, and to establish and manage common services and budgets.
The Instituto de Neurociencias was then established as an Associated Unit of the Cajal Institute of the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) in 1995, and then together with the Medical School, it was transferred in 1996 to the newly created "Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche" (UMH). In 1999, the Institute became the Centre "Instituto de Neurociencias", a Joint enterprise of both the UMH and the CSIC with its own building, budget and research facilities. Both institutions, UMH and CSIC, are responsible of the organization and financial support of the Instituto de Neurociencias.
The Instituto de Neurociencias provides laboratories, equipment and technical personnel for neurobiological research. It is organized into research units intended to be functional and flexible and serve mainly as an organizational framework to facilitate research activities and stimulate interaction and scientific collaboration among the members of the Institute. The Institute and its members maintain active interchange programs with universities, research centers and neurobiology laboratories around the world.
The research groups of the IN employ a wide variety of techniques covering the fields of molecular and cellular biology, genetics and physiology. Among the technical facilities at the INA are fully equipped tissue, cell culture and experimental embryology rooms, optical projection tomography (OPT), confocal and two photon microscopy, and special areas for behavioural experiments.
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The European Design Study for a European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications (EuPRAXIA) started officially on 1. November 2015. During its 4 year project duration the study will produce a design report for a European plasma research accelerator focussing on applications of this new technology.
All project partners gathered on 26./27. November 2015 at DESY in Hamburg, Germany for the official project kick-off meeting. They presented a summary of their anticipated contributions and research plans.
The primary goal of the meeting was to familiarize all partners with the specific rules and regulations of the Horizon 2020 framework, a detailed discussion of the project time plan, all work packages, agreed milestones and deliverables.
There was a very positive atmosphere during the entire meeting which was chaired by the coordinator, Dr. Ralph Assmann. The project's web site (www.eupraxia-project.eu) had already been launched before the meeting and partners engaged actively in the communication of the project start.
Scientific discussions focused around the first year targets and how to benefit from the synergies between the different work packages and complementary expertise of the partners. There was a lot of excitement about the overall R&D plans. A larger science-oriented meeting will take place in the first half of 2016 and will also be open to associated partners and the wider plasma accelerator community.


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Anyone who knows of a free flip book creator that imports pdf and can publish to flash content?
Ivé been searching around but can only find basic versions wich does not allow import of pdf´s.
Worst case scenario would be to buy some if needed, but Im checking the free ones first.
Looked, but found nothing like this.
Adobe InDesign can import pdf's and export an animated flash file complete with page turn buttons and the ability to flip the page by dragging.
That being said, I have not tried it, but if your will to pay , I could create a small sample file to see if its worth your time. Other wise, I will just forget about it.
Didn't test it. Also it seems you have to upload the file.


Have You Ever Wondered How To Drive Through A Herd Of Cattle?
Ranch country often provides close-up interaction between motor travelers and cattle herds while moving them between ranges and pasture lands in our Open Range States. Most of the time it's pretty entertaining with so many stopping to take pictures and maybe have a few fun words with the cowboys, but I'm wondering if perhaps some motorists might like a quick lesson on just how to drive through them pretty cows anyways!
If cows are oncoming to your vehicle, slow down but then proceed to drive up stream so-to-speak dodging cattle as they (swim) past you. You will get up close and personal with the cattle and sorry to say the manure as well. Cows most likely will be bawling as most of them are looking for their calves, but they will be reunited as soon as they reach their destination.
If cattle are moving in the same direction as you, again slowly navigate around them as they give you open areas to pass. The cowboys are around to help if cattle need some coaxing but please don't bump into them.
There are often many cowboys, cowgirls and cattle dogs helping in this chore too, so please watch out for them as well!
It's sad to report that we have had a few cattle fatalities, a run-over dog and so many near misses when we move cattle, mostly due to travelers driving too fast.
In the West, most people are thrilled to see cattle being moved on the public roads, but sorry to say, there are also those who have no tolerance for such a thing.
We love the captivated travelers most!!!!!
See you on the roads and please keep your eyes out for cattle always in our Open Range States!!!


To experience indecision and/or conflicting emotions. I am in two minds about whether or not to go to the party tonight. I'm sure it will be fun, but I have a lot of work to do too. The committee is currently in two minds about a suitable punishment, but hopefully they will reach a decision in the morning.
be unable to decide between alternatives.
(British English) (American English be of two ˈminds about something/about doing something) be unable to decide about something: I was in two minds about leaving London; my friends were there, but at the same time I really wanted to work abroad.


My name is Matt Ortega and this is Kuro-Same Arts.
Kuro-Same Arts officially began, unnamed mind you, in high school when I started getting serious about my photography. Soon after that I thoroughly immersed myself in ceramic/reuse sculpture as well. Throughout this time I was also taking part in various crafty things, such as making my own clothes and bringing new life to old furniture.
By the time I was in college, the name "Kuro-Same," via my girlfriend at the time, now wife, had started to stick to me and my artwork. Kuro-Same is now a collective of all the work I do, ranging from wears to wall art, sculpture to jewelry and everything in between.
To get in touch with me about my art, business, collaboration or really anything, please visit the Contact page. I'd love to hear from you. :) You can visit the Shop & Explore pages to find out how to purchase Kuro-Same items!
When I'm not working on art at home or in the studio, you'll likely find me at Modern Mouse, the gift boutique in Alameda that my wife and I own; otherwise, I enjoy working on music, scouting reuse stores, playing D&D, and just doing some general hanging out with my wife & family.


Art Modules are designed as an intensive four month mentorship which enables young art critics to gain experience in writing art reviews and to gain visibility by publishing in various media. During the project there will be organized three Art Modules each of which is preceded by public call for selection of participants. The Art Modules begin with public lectures given by international experts and are followed by mentorship and publishing art reviews on partners' web portals. During the Art Module young art critics will have an opportunity to travel throughout the region in order to cover art production in these countries and meet artists. Apart from art reviews young art critics will write one essay on the subject of contemporary artistic production. The best five will receive funds for research in the region.
All expanses of writing, travel and research are covered by project organizers.


Michael R. Carter was elected as a Fellow to the Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). Michael is the first agricultural economist elected to Fellow, which reflects his important contributions to development economics.
BREAD is a non-profit organization, founded in 2002, devoted to high-quality research and scholarship in development economics, organizing conferences, summer schools and a working paper series. The BREAD Conference on Development Economics will be held at University of Michigan on October 26-27, 2012.