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PM Ibrahim Mehleb announced the new set of ministers last week - get to know the people that got appointed in key positions in this free report.
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Q: Reduce div height by a set amount I'm writing a website and I have a problem. I have a 'card' div that has an image inside it that i moved halfway outside of it using position:relative. My problem is that, when I write text inside said div, there is always a bit of white space at the bottom, exactly the size of the half the image (17vw).
I saw this solution, and I used it like this: calc(100% - 17vw) but it isn´t working.
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A negative margin-top removes space above, whereas top just moves the element.

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The Oder Front 1945. Volume 1
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Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici, Heeresgruppe Weichsel and Germany's Final Defense in the East, 20 March-4 May 1945
Author:A. Stephan Hamilton
Photos:100 b/w photos & documents, 21 b/w maps, 64 pages of color maps
Nazi Germany's fall is regularly depicted through the dual images of Adolf Hitler directing the final battle for Berlin from his claustrophobic Führerbunker, and the subsequent Soviet victory immortalized by the flying of the 'Hammer and Sickle' over the burnt-out Reichstag. This popular view, that Germany's last battle of World War II was a deliberate, yet fatalistic, defense of Berlin planned and conducted by Hitler, is largely a historically inaccurate depiction that fits a popularized characterization of the Third Reich's end. Germany's final battle began when Generaloberst Gotthard Heinrici took command of Heeresgruppe Weichsel (Army Group Vistula) on 20 March 1945, not when the massive Soviet offensive intended to capture Berlin was launched on 16 April. Heinrici, not Hitler, decided that there was only one strategic course left for Germany-hold the Soviets back along the Oder Front long enough to entice the Western Allies across the Elbe River. Heinrici knew two things: the war was lost and what remained of Germany was destined for postwar Soviet occupation. His intent was that a protracted defense along the Oder Front would force General Eisenhower to order the Western Allies into the postwar Soviet Zone of Occupation outlined in the Top Secret Allied Plan known as 'Eclipse', thereby sparing millions of Germans in the east the dismal fate of Soviet vengeance everyone knew was at hand. Berlin, Heinrici ordered, would not be defended. The capital of Germany would not become another 'Stalingrad' as Heinrici told his subordinates. A decision by OKW on 23 April to defend Berlin in a final decisive battle forced Heinrici into direct conflict with his superiors over the conduct of operations along the Oder Front -a conflict that undermined his capability to defend against the Soviets and ultimately cost Heinrici his command.In a companion volume to his successful and highly-regarded study of the Soviet assault on the city of Berlin, Bloody Streets, author A. Stephan Hamilton describes the planning and execution of the defense of the Oder Front, reconstructing it day-by-day using previously unpublished personal diaries, postwar interviews, Heeresgruppe Weichsel's war diary and daily command phone logs. Operations of the 3.Panzer Armee, 9.Armee, 12.Armee, and 21.Armee are covered in detail, with their unit movements depicted on over 60 wartime operational maps. The narrative is supported by an extensive selection of appendices, including translations of postwar narratives relating to Heeresgruppe Weichsel penned by senior German officers, biographical notes on notable officers of the Heeresgruppe, and highly detailed orders of battles. In addition to a number of b/w photographs, this study features 64 pages of operational maps reproduced in full color.

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Construction for the Berry Road (Route 2008) bridge, spanning Stump Creek in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, has been postponed. It was previously scheduled to begin during the week of July 23.
Construction is now expected to begin during the week of July 30 and be complete in mid-October. During this time, drivers will be directed to follow a detour along Route 119 and Route 410.
This bridge is referred to as JV-393 and is one out of the 558 bridges being replaced under the Rapid Bridge Replacement Project. JV references the joint-venture partnership between Walsh/Granite, which is leading construction for the entire project.


GWL Realty Advisors (GWLRA) has earned a reputation as one of Canada's premier developers by securing and executing on a wide range of commercial, residential and institutional projects. With a recent change in the portfolio, GWLRA asked Capsule to design a development package that could be used to showcase the company's strengths, advantages and process as well as feature its development case studies, projects under construction and in the pipeline.
In addition to original photography, we used a blueprint graphic that gives added texture and reinforces the nature of the client's property developments. These clean design elements present a compelling visual snapshot of the company.
Case studies detail the challenge, opportunity, approach, results and key benefits for potential clients. A mix of large and small-scale photography showcase the breadth of each project and key details.
To provide GWLRA with the ability to easily customize the presentation, a pocket was incorporated into the back cover, holding individual portfolio project profiles.


Rosa is originally from Connecticut and moved to New York in August of 2011. Her love for the city is rooted in its intensity. There millions of people who are all extremely different and there are various urban landscapes. She describes the city as feeling electric and we feel it too, not only on the streets, but also in the schools and people we work with.
Working as an instructor and caterer with the Children's Aid Society for their Go Healthy Program, Rosa first heard about the program through a colleague. She trained in the summer of 2013. Though she was working with a similar organization that goes into schools to teach healthy eating to students as Veggiecation does, Rosa was drawn the flexibility and autonomy that Veggiecator Educators have being their own boss.
Rosa's passion for teaching children about healthy eating is apparent in her dedication to TWO organizations with similar missions. She currently teaches two classes a week through the Children's Aid Society and will be teaching hundreds of students in May and June, through Veggiecation.
Her favorite experience working with children was when she volunteered in the middle of a clothing department in Macy's – guess you have to go where the people are – for Macy's Heart Health Event in February. She also travelled to North Carolina to host a Veggiecation birthday party for a friend! Imagine the parents' surprise to be served healthy, delicious snacks prepared by their kids!
Being so passionate about healthy cooking and cooking in general is what drives Rosa to educate children. Being a good cook in her own kitchen has translated into being a wonderful instructor in the classroom effortlessly because of her own excitement and enthusiasm. With her love for cooking, she recognizes the necessity of teaching people how to prepare healthy, wholesome meals.
As passionate as Rosa is about cooking, her love and understanding for food is what fuels her desire to educate youth. The frustration with the food system that got her involved in educating youth in the first place is one that she battles with her own two hands, via cooking!
What has been the best thing about your Veggiecation training? and VEN membership? I enjoy the freedom and variety of the demonstrations.
What's your favorite anecdote about an especially cute or picky child? One time, a student said that she enjoyed cooking with me because it was like art. I thought that the comparison was beautiful because cooking is an art!
What are your favorite recipes to use? The Pumpkin Hummus Recipe is by far a favorite! Children always end up licking their plates!
*Rosa is certified in Plant Based Nutrition from eCornell, Cornell's online university. She also worked an organic farm and is skilled at sustainable gardening techniques and sprouting!


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The Unseen Vulture: One public health student's take on global health
Research is much more than just vanity. It must serve all of humanity. Reflecting on her global health and peace course, Bethel Aklilu, a second-year MPH student in Health Promotion with a Global Health Emphasis, pursued a creative method to express her new understanding of global health. For her final...
IHPME and HQO's second-annual Moonshot event draws enthusiastic crowd, Blue Jays fans
More than 250 students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered on October 14 at Steam Whistle Brewing for a thrilling evening of networking, awards and recognition at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation's (IHPME) Moonshot 2015 event. "Moonshot is about celebrating our achievements, recognizing the amazing work of...
Should we routinely collect data on race? Canada at a crossroads
By: Arjumand Siddiqi As a health researcher, I know that one of the most consistent findings on health outcomes is that, on average, members of racial minority groups have poorer health status than whites. This hallmark pattern is largely based on the United States. In Canada, the story is less...
Student-led Start-up gets Smart about Taking the Pill
The pill has given women a huge level of control over their lives. But it also requires daily diligence, as it's yet another task to fit into already packed schedules. A new device, created by a team of U of T students is designed to help women put "control" back...
Ebola Working Group receives knowledge translation award
The Ebola Working Group received the National Collaborating Centres for Public Health Knowledge Translation Graduate Student Award for their efforts in addressing the gap in knowledge and education about Ebola. Second year MPH candidates Micaela Pereira Bajard, Yamna Ali and Amanda Alberga accepted the award on behalf of the 23-student...
U of T public health researchers urge that movies with smoking be 18A rated
An Ontario 18A rating for all movies with smoking would avert more than 30,000 tobacco-related deaths and save more than half a billion dollars in healthcare costs, according to U of T public health researchers. "There is a solid body of research that demonstrates youth who are exposed to smoking...
Public health leader discusses big data for health in Brazil
On August 28, 2015, Professor Howard Hu travelled to São Paulo, Brazil to present a new research perspective on big data for population health and cultivate partnerships with public health and clinical leaders at the University of São Paulo and local medical centres. "Brazil's rapid expansion in public health infrastructure...
Remembering DLSPH alumnus Roger Nicolaï
Dr. Roger Nicolaï, a graduate of the University of Toronto's School of Hygiene — the Dalla Lana School of Public Health's predecessor — passed away on August 25, 2015 at his home in Corsica, France. "My grandfather was, I believe, one of the oldest DLSPH alumni alive in Western Europe...
Global health researcher finds Oliver Twist narrative does not apply to orphans in low-and-middle-income countries
Orphanages, or other institutional environments, may be better equipped to care for children in need than extended families or other family-based care configurations in low-and-middle-income countries, according to researchers at the University of Toronto, Indiana University and Moi University in Eldoret, Kenya. Global health researcher Paula Braitstein published an editorial...
University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics joins the Dalla Lana School of Public Health
On July 1, 2015, the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) will join the Dalla Lana School of Public Health as its new home faculty. This transition from the Faculty of Medicine into the School reflects the evolution of bioethics as a field that is expanding its scope...
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I wanted to make a new stencil pattern, and it's very similar to this Madeline Weinrib rug pattern (I adore her textiles...who doesn't?). It took about an hour...and yes, it's an accent wall. I'm notorious among my friends for "hating" accent walls, but somehow, when it comes to stencils, I'm down with 'em.
And, as you know, sometimes I just get bored and/or have to do something that I come up with.
PS - only 2 days left to enter my giveaway from Arcadian Lighting!
I love a stenciled accent wall! The dark grey with the white stencil really pops - love it! I have added two stencils in my home and both have been accent walls.
Oooohhhh! I absolutely adore the new wall. It looks fabulous.
looks fantastic!!! You are so talented!
I love the pattern! I love the contrast of the charcoal and white.
Loving it! It makes the area so much more interesting!
I am SO in LOVE! I would love it if you could upload your stencils....or sell them!
So stunning! It adds interest and depth to that space. Great job!
Love it! I also love how you styled your bookcases.
I love everything about this space!!! The gray bookshelves (and the way you styled them) are to-die-for!


Bates Method - FAQ: What is Central Fixation?
Bates Method Home > Introduction > FAQ > What is Central Fixation?
The concept of Central Fixation has both an anatomical and a neurological basis, and in order to understand it fully it is important to have a basic understanding of how the eye – and particularly the retina – is structured.
The key is to recognise that the fovea centralis has an actual, physical presence on the retina and no matter what the condition of the sight, short of physical damage, that point is always there and always receiving light.
When the sight is normal the centre of the visual field is richly detailed and easy to maintain. The mind's interest is continually rewarded with information that is specific and focused and it follows that the process of 'central fixation' is as natural and as effortless as breathing.
When the sight is abnormal the centre of the visual field is invariably indistinct. It no longer provides enough detail with which the mind can easily engage and so there begins a discontinuity; the co-ordination between the mind and the eye is compromised, and the mind is left free to wander while the eyes become orphans.
To compare the two states: relaxed sight and impaired sight, they produce widely different approaches to the use of the eyes, both physically and neurologically. The Bates method aims to address this disparity of use, and while the compromised eye and mind may be well entrenched in habit, the process of seeing naturally is still imprinted underneath - as a memory or an innate knowing. Additionally the mind can be encouraged to respond in a healthy way to the light that is being received by the fovea, even if it is not yet detailed; in so doing the connection between the fovea centralis and the mind gains in integrity. It may help to understand that the eyes are two areas of the brain turned outward to the world.
The ability to distinguish the centre of the vision implies the ability to distinguish the non-central vision; and recognise that for every single point that is directly observed there are an infinite number of points that are not being directly observed, right to the far edges of your periphery.
In short, Central Fixation is not solely about the centre of your sight, nor solely about the vision: 'Central Fixation' is by definition about the balance of the visual field and the balance of the mind: that which is central to both, being clearly distinct and discernable from that which is not central.
When the eye possesses central fixation it not only possesses perfect sight, but it is perfectly at rest and can be used indefinitely without fatigue.


Despite an established incident reporting system, Medcare Hospital employees were simply not recording medication errors in 2013.
In fact, only two medication errors were documented between January and September of that year. Either staff was being incredibly diligent in avoiding errors, or a lack of proper data collection meant the hospital's quality management department (QMD) was not receiving the full picture, and thus patient safety improvement efforts were not being fully supported.
This critical question needed to be answered.
-A quality improvement project at Medcare Hospital centered on unreported medication errors.
-A cross-functional team used the FOCUS-PDCA model to determine root causes and identify potential improvements.
-Upon implementing a variety of low-cost solutions, staff members felt more comfortable in reporting errors, thus providing valuable information for building safer systems.
Medcare Hospital is a 64-bed private general medical facility in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. Opened in 2006, Medcare employs 577 full-time staff, the hospital has an emergency department, 25 outpatient consultation rooms, an intensive care unit, a neonatal intensive care unit, delivery suites, an endoscopy room, and a day-surgery unit. The hospital's QMD was one of the first established in the company to support quality improvement and patient safety functions.
Errors involving patient medication can happen various ways, many creating potentially life-threatening scenarios. If a hospital employee dispenses the wrong medication due to an illegibly written order, or if a nurse gives a medication to the wrong patient, the ramifications can be deadly. Not only does the patient suffer, but the hospital could face legal action and the staff member who made the error could have his/her career derailed as a result. Therefore, when Medcare's QMD staff learned only two medication errors were reported during the first nine months of 2013—a new low mark for the department after reported errors had been decreasing in recent years—management determined it imperative to identify what barriers or struggles existed for employees to reporting errors through the existing system, and what, if any, changes needed to be made.
Having identified the improvement opportunity and with its project team assembled, the group's first task was to clarify the error reporting process as it exists, and can be seen in Figure 1.
"Despite the existence of (an) incident reporting system, hospital staff did not report most of the medication errors that had occurred. Sources of errors included: illegibly written orders, dispensing errors, calculation errors, monitoring errors, and administration errors, e.g., giving the wrong medication to the patient," said Khairunnisa Shallwani, quality and training coordinator at Medcare. Given these sources, the project team concluded physicians, pharmacists, and nurses can all be involved in medication errors.
The team then used brainstorming sessions to identify possible reasons for inconsistent error reporting. Once determined, the reasons were plotted on a fishbone diagram, as shown in Figure 2. The causes were divided into four categories: policy, people, process, and plant (work environment). Under these categories, various potential reasons were noted, including: fear of punishment for reporting an error, lack of hospital policy awareness, increased workloads, insufficient procedures, an absence of feedback, and regular audits.
To continue reading this case study, download the complete article.
To learn more about Medcare Hospital, log on to www.medcarehospital.com.
If you have specific questions about this project, contact Meileen Hoo at meileen@medcarehospital.com.
Janet Jacobsen is a freelance writer specializing in quality and compliance topics. A graduate of Drake University, she resides in Cedar Rapids, IA.


New "Skyfall" images feature Daniel Craig looking pensive. | The Cineaste's Lament.
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Here's a couple of promo shots from the 23rd installment of the long-running spy franchise. As if you didn't know, Daniel Craig returns as 007. "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes is at the helm.
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The United States called on Russia to disclose all the failures of the Su-57 project.
Russian fighters of the fifth generation Su-57 are considered among the best in the world, however, according to American experts, in reality, Russia hides all the negative around this aircraft. According to The Diplomat, Russian officials are trying to avoid questions related to the adoption of these aircraft by Russia, and the purchase of the Russian Defense Ministry only 12 combat aircraft indicates the fact that this fighter is not endowed with any prospects.
The American edition reports that after a number of statements that by the 2019, several fifth-generation combat aircraft will appear in service with the Russian army, Russian officials have generally stopped clarifying what exactly the number of Su-57 fighter jets are talking about. analysts from the United States, suggests that the Russian aircraft manufacturers have serious problems with this aircraft.
"If we take into account the data of Russian media, then by 2020, and not by 2019, the actual number of Su-57 fighters put into service can be only two", - reports the American edition of "The Diplomat".
According to American experts, Russia faced a number of problems, including the revealed fighter's flaws, lack of sufficient funding, termination of cooperation with India on the FGFA program, etc., which makes it possible to characterize the Russian fifth-generation plane as a fighter-failure.
Of course, failure, and they have a good F-35. This is very good, our main thing is 1200 pieces for 5 years of this unsuccessful rive, Ise.


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Recently, James Carroll wrote a sensitive piece in the New Yorker ("The Radical Meaning of Pope Francis's Visit to Juarez") about the testy exchange between Pope Francis and Donald Trump regarding immigration. Midway through the brief article and on his way to making the point that the pope held the ethical high ground in the debate, Carroll takes an intriguing turn when he writes:
"The Pope's standing shoulder to shoulder with a beleaguered people recapitulates the very foundation of the Biblical faith, which began, after all, in a migrant crisis like ours."
He then plumbs the story of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt for parallels to the plight of modern immigrants miserably queued in places like Juárez, Mexico, just across the Rio Grande from El Paso. Carroll is an accomplished novelist and invoking the Exodus was a nice polemical touch, but it's also scandalously false as history, and on multiple levels the parallels he proposes are flawed.
That's quite an indictment against a well-meaning opinion piece calling for tolerance toward the downtrodden, and I regret how harsh it sounds, but the false associations Carroll makes have proven over history to be decidedly dangerous. Even so, I wouldn't bring it up if it were merely dangerous—there's plenty being said online every millisecond that's dangerous, and it's hard to argue that Carroll's article itself is. I only bring it up because it's fascinating that sharp-eyed editors at the New Yorker, still the gold standard in fact-checking and taut reasoning, and Carroll himself would read over his six-paragraph draft completely unaware that it's fundamentally untrue. While it may seem nit-picky to deconstruct the entire affair, it points to a cognitive blind spot we in the West have toward the Bible.
To begin with, the foundation of biblical faith did not start with a "migrant crisis"—the Exodus—for the very simple reason that by all the mental standards we commonly employ, the Exodus simply didn't happen. When you read this, it's important to have a sense of what people who study these things and who aren't married to biblical validation really think. In other words this is not just a case where it's hard to find corroboration for the biblical story; it's a case where the physical evidence and the texts outside the Bible argue convincingly that anything resembling the biblical Exodus could not possibly have happened.
This is where the cognitive difficulties in Western culture tend to begin: Could the Exodus have "kind of" happened? Maybe the migration was smaller than what was described in the Bible. Maybe it happened more gradually. Maybe there was an in-migration into ancient Canaan by people who thought they were Egyptians but weren't. No, no, and no. Surely you can find someone on the Internet somewhere who thinks one of these can be argued, and that might soften the cognitive blow. And you can always abandon your critical faculties entirely and find a fundamentalist who views all evidence as a conspiracy. But if you treat this like all the other things you deal with day-to-day, you have to conclude that the Exodus was not an historical event. Even so, it's difficult for most of us, even very secular types, to remove the story entirely from our worldview.
It doesn't help that you see references to the-Exodus-as-history meme all over, and not just among the religious. I complained mildly when my childhood idol, the erudite popular historian Barbara Tuchman, made an uncritical reference to the Exodus in her classic Encountering Bible and Sword, and I noticed Michael Korda doing it as I was rereading his fine biography Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. In both cases the Exodus reference was fleeting and sly, a harmless-seeming bit of literary flair, but also in both cases the Exodus story was being called into a work of serious history, and apparently neither historian found it worth the mental effort to question whether it belonged there.
You can argue, of course, that Tuchman, Korda, and now Carroll were each merely using a myth they knew wasn't true but was still instructive in some allegorical way. I would still quibble with them if they were doing that since it seems disingenuous and tantamount to saying, "I'm serious unless you think I'm joking, in which case of course I am joking." Unfortunately, Carroll's article doesn't qualify even for that lower standard, because his Exodus-as-literature interpretation is also dead wrong. He proposes an astonishing statement:
"The Bible tells a story of power, violence, and conquest, but—and this sets the Bible apart—it tells that story from the point of view of the victims of power, not the possessors of power."
There is much to debate about this, but even if it's true of some interpretations of some portions of the Bible, it's weird to apply this sentiment to the story of the Exodus, especially when considering that the Exodus is the preamble to the rest of the saga involving the conquest of Canaan which, by the way, also didn't actually happen or even "kind of" happen. Taken together as literature, the two stories are straightforward foundation myths whose message is plain: the once-powerful Egyptian empire thought nothing of oppressing "our" mythical forefathers and God punished them for that. Now it's proper to oppress the non-Hebrews in "our" midst, and in fact God demands that of us. The foundation of our biblical faith did not begin in a migrant crisis, as Carroll writes, but in an imagined story about a migrant crisis that was sharpened (most probably in Jerusalem in the era before the Babylonian conquest) into a cutting ideological worldview whose thrust is transparent even today. And though it claims to be a story of an oppressed people, it's not being told from the standpoint of an actually oppressed people. It's basically a story about "us" and how our instinct to be jerks toward people who aren't like "us" is justified by events in the distant past.
Events, by the way, that actually happened unless they didn't, in which case they're allegorical.
Carroll brings his reasoning home by asserting that God stands with the dispossessed and that the powerful—meaning people like Donald Trump—inevitably expropriate the language of religion from the downtrodden to whom it is properly directed. Carroll makes this final point using gauzy language that is the literary equivalent of the carefully posed and artfully blurred photographs Hollywood used to produce for aging stars. But the unpleasant truth is that when it comes to the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan, the final language of our biblical texts was not authored by or about the downtrodden but by the powerful segments of Judahite society who sought to consolidate and legitimize their power. Among knowledgeable textual critics of the Bible this is far from a controversial statement, and it is well known to all mainstream religious historians including an impressive line of modern Roman Catholic scholars.
When it comes to the topic of immigration itself, every moral bone in my body tells me that Pope Francis's (and Carroll's) deep sympathy for immigrants is correct and that Trump's breezy antipathy is wrong. But Trump's polemical stance is much more closely aligned with the ideology behind the stories of the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan—with their crisp moral distinction between "us" and "them"—than the pope's. There are other biblical stories Carroll should have selected, say the Gospel parable of the Good Samaritan, which would have made his point much better, but then again there are other Bible stories Trump could choose to validate his own point of view, like Ezra's command from God that the Israelites abandon their foreign wives and maintain their purity by living separate from the "peoples of the land."
That almost any ideological assertion can be validated by scripture-shopping like this, or conversely that scripture is malleable in the hands of ideologues, is hardly a modern innovation. This is a process that has characterized scripture from the earliest days when it was written down and considered sacred, and scripture has always had an overwhelmingly ideological purpose that drew its power from the idea that it documented events that actually happened. Faith, when it merely means belief in the absence of evidence, is morally ambiguous, meaning it could just as easily be morally proper as morally improper. But whether one is the Pope or the Donald or James Carroll, to act out of faith in spite of evidence is frankly unethical. Those who quote scripture need to be clear to themselves and to others whether their appeal is to history or to literature in making their points, and in either case come prepared to argue why the lesson applies as either history or myth.
A version of the this article originally appeared in The Humanist.com.
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I had jokingly wanted to respond this, even before reading the article, with, Trump: 'What is a Bible?'
The Journey of Faith DID NOT start with the Exodus.
And the Exodus Did happen.
But You are welcome to Your views. …Regards.
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The Exodus did happen.
Even Trump married an immigrant.
but, festus, trump's parents are both immigrants from europe!! one from scotland, the other from germany. do you not think it is time to outlaw weddings between the scots and the germans? what do other readers think?
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Last Man Standing's showrunner explains just how his team managed to get permission to use Tim Allen's Home Improvement character in season 9.
Last Man Standing's showrunner explains just how his team managed to get permission to use Tim Allen's Home Improvement character in season 9. Allen has appeared as Mike Baxter on Last Man Standing for the past ten years; the show ran for six seasons on ABC but was canceled despite being one of the most popular sitcoms on network TV. Fox picked it up a year later, producing season 7 and season 8. The ninth (and final) season of Last Man Standing will start airing in January and feature many references to Allen's previous roles.
The first trailer for season 9 refers to Allen's role in the Santa Clause, featuring his character growing a big beard during the pandemic and saying he could be Santa. The trailer also teased that Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor, Allen's character on the hit 1990s sitcom Home Improvement, would make an appearance, with the two characters interacting in Mike's house. Allen remains best known for the role, despite it lasting one less season than Last Man Standing has. The footage left many wondering how Last Man Standing got permission to use the character.
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Kevin Abbott, showrunner on Last Man Standing, confirms to The Wrap that it wasn't easy. Abbott says the idea to do a crossover episode came about when Fox asked him to include a big event to promote the final season. Not wanting to do an over-the-top gimmick, Abbott says the writers came up with the idea of having Mike and Tim cross paths. After that, they got the sign off from Allen, whose only condition was to treat the character with respect, not making him a joke. Abbott then had to get permission from Disney, who own the rights to Home Improvement, revealing it took longer than expected. But in the end, the deal was made just before the first table read for season 9. You can read his full story about how it came together below:
Fox came to us and said, "We'd love it if you could come up with some big promotable event." And I always hate that, especially on this show, where we tell smaller stories about family interaction. Plus, it's difficult to come up with some huge promotable event that happens in our little world. And so as I was b—-ing and moaning about it, my writers were actually thinking about it. And Jon Haller came back and said he'd been thinking about stunt casting and said, "You know, we've had almost all the names from Home Improvement on the show and the one we really haven't had is Tim Taylor." And I went, "That is just brilliant. That is brilliant." It seems so obvious, so great and yet we didn't think of it before. So we all got very excited about it. W felt good that we'd be able to land the actor. So the first hurdle you have to jump is to get Tim to sign off on it. I want to make sure that he wanted to play it — which he did, he fully embraced the idea, with the proviso that we would honor that character, not make fun of him or anything, which we would never do. I really liked Home Improvement and Matt Williams and David McFadzean and Carmen Finestra, who created Home Improvement. were really kind and generous in allowing us to use the character and certain iconic symbols from the show and bits. So we were going to bend over backward to not give them any reason to regret allowing us to do that. [But] it took a while. There are bigger legal hurdles than you would think in all of that. It was the day before the table read that I got permission to actually go forward with the episode. And that was only because I threatened, "I'm reading it anyway." So they finally agreed to it.
Abbott and Allen wanted the crossover to happen, especially if it took so much work to make it a reality. Whether it pays off for the show or not, there's no doubt it's achieved what Fox wanted it to. The news that Allen will be playing both of his most famous sitcom characters in a single episode has got fans of both excited and Last Man Standing could experience higher ratings than usual for its first couple of episodes in season 9.
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A hat-trick of awards for JJ Food Service – the UK's largest Turkish Cypriot-owned business
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National wholesaler JJ Food Service is celebrating after winning three prestigious industry awards on three consecutive days.
On Thursday, 10 October, the JJ team were in Central London for the Women in Wholesale STAR Awards.
The wholesaler has been spearheading industry efforts to actively recruit more females into various warehouse roles, and its ambitious targets, which include ensuring 50% of all its warehouse management are women, has not gone unnoticed.
The judges applauded JJ's "Warehouse Women" campaign, commenting that the initiative was a 'True industry first', and awarded the firm the Best Initiative to Retain and Develop Talent Award.
Hot off the heels of the first Award, the JJ team scooped the Supplier Excellence Award at the Foodservice Cateys, beating its biggest competitors in the process. The event, which took place at the Park Plaza Westminster on Friday 11th October, was attended by Britain's top caterers.
JJ was commended for its investment in Telematics to reduce carbon emissions and its Amazon-style ordering system, which has helped to dramatically improve the speed and convenience of deliveries.
Helping to secure a hat trick of accolades, JJ's founder and CEO Mustafa Kiamil picked up the Business of the Year trophy at the UK's Council of Turkish Cypriot Associations (CTCA UK) Awards Ceremony on Saturday 12th October at the Royal National Hotel in London.
JJ CEO Mustafa Kiamil collects the CTCA UK Business of the Year Award, London, 12 Oct. 2019. Photo © Çiğdem Seçen
On the night, guests were told that JJs was Britain's largest and most easily recognised Turkish-Cypriot owned brand. The CTCA jury also noted the rapid growth of the firm, which this year is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, and its impressive investment in technology and environmentally-friendly business practices.
Mr Kiamil, commented on the win:
"This was a fantastic opportunity to connect with many of our existing customers and the local Turkish Cypriot community. By chance, we even had two restaurant customers on our table. We'd like to thank our customers, suppliers and our team for their continued support."
JJ Food Service is an independent foodservice wholesaler operating from eleven branches across the UK. Its client base includes cafes, hotels, Quick Service Restaurants, schools, local authorities and hospitals.
JJ Food Service: the UK's largest & most easily recognised Turkish Cypriot-owned brand
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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE
Thu, 10/12/2017 - 09:03 Bolivar1
Sale at public auction will be on November 2, 2017 at 2:00PM local time, at the west door, Hardeman County Courthouse, 100 N. Main Street, Bolivar, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Freddie Braddic and Rodney Braddic, to Title Enterprises, LLC, Trustee, as trustee for New Century Mortgage Corporation on July 29, 2005 at Deed of Trust 630, Page 576; conducted by Shapiro & Ingle, LLP, having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Hardeman County Register's Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt: U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the Asset Backed Securities Corporation Home Equity Loan Trust, Series NC 2005-HE8, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series NC 2005-HE8, its successors and assigns.
The following real estate located in Hardeman County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:
Described property located at Hardeman County, Tennessee, to wit:
Being commonly known as 343 Simmon Street Whiteville, tN 38075
Map 46E, Group A, Parcel 6.02
Beginning at a point in the west line of Simmon Street, said point being the southeast corner of Jimmie Lee Robertson, Book Q-4, page 273, thence (1) west with the south line of Robertson a distance of 200 feet to a point thence (2) South 2 degrees 1 0' 13" West a distance of 95.07 feet to an iron stake the northwest corner of Harris, thence (3) East with Harris a distance of 203.6 feet to a point in the west line of Simmon Street, thence (4) North with the west line of Simmon Street a distance of 95 feet to the beginning. Containing 19,171 square feet to the beginning. Certificate of Survey of Walter L. Anderson, dated June 6, 1986.
BEING the same property conveyed to Freddie Braddic and wife, Rodney Braddic, by Warranty Deed from Jeannette Jenice Spencer, N/K/A Jeannette Lockett, and husband, Orlando Lockett, dated July 29, 2005, recorded 8/30/05, in Book 18, page 766, in the Register's Office for Hardeman County, Tennessee.
This conveyance is made subject to all zoning regulations, building restrictions, easements, rights of public utilities or other governmental regulations applicable to the foregoing property. The taxes for the current year have been prorated and are assumed by the grantee(s).
Street Address: 343 Simmons Street, Whiteville, Tennessee 38075
Parcel Number: 046E A 006.02
Current Owner(s) of Property: Freddic Braddic
The street address of the above described property is believed to be 343 Simmons Street, Whiteville, Tennessee 38075, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
This sale is subject to, without limitation, all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances including those created by a fixture filing or any applicable homeowners' association dues or assessments; all claims or other matters, whether of record or not, which may encumber the purchaser's title and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
The following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property to be affected by the foreclosure: any judgment creditor or lien holder with an interest subordinate to the said Deed of Trust or any party claiming by, through, or under any of the foregoing. Such parties known to the Substitute Trustee may include: First Metropolitan Financial Ser In c/o Stone, Higgs & Drexler.
Terms of Sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of rights of homestead, redemption and dower to the extent disclaimed or inapplicable, and the rights of Freddie Braddic and Rodney Braddic, and those claiming through him/her/it/them.
Any right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are waived in accord with the terms of said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If you purchase a property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certified/bank check made payable to or endorsed to Shapiro & Ingle, LLP. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring sufficient funds to outbid the lender and any other bidders. Insufficient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received in excess of the winning bid will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded only by the Substitute Trustee at any time. If the Substitute Trustee rescinds the sale, the purchaser shall only be entitled to a return of any money paid towards the purchase price and shall have no other recourse. Once the purchaser tenders the purchase price, the Substitute Trustee may deem the sale final in which case the purchaser shall have no remedy. The real property will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS, with no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties regarding condition of the property or marketability of title.
This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.
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Q: Deleting blank lines to end of page I am trying to delete a file from the first blank line to the end of a .txt file. I am using the following line of code:
sed -i -b '/^$/,$d'

(taken almost directly from Unix Power Tools). In a multi-page document, this successfully deletes the second page of text, but still leaves the footer on the first page(see below *text slightly modified for space):
 29         0235600          Drain Pan
 62         6151060          Nut, Serrated 5/16-18 Hex
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I am using GNU sed version 4.2.1
Any suggestions please.

A: Those things at the end (CR/LF) are DOS style end-of-line characters. I don't know why the -b option isn't coping with them, but you can try this kludge:
sed -i '/^.$/,$d'


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NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… April 23, 2021 Launch Date
by Jason Germino on September 24, 2020
NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139… is a "modern retelling" of the original NieR Replicant, which released in Japan in 2010. If you are one of the many fans of NieR:Automata, this is a prequel if you're looking to dive back into the NieR world. Though it's coming out on April 23, 2021, this will not be releasing on next-gen consoles…at least as of right now. Check out the trailer and pre-order info below!
Today SQUARE ENIX® kicked off Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online with the announcement that NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139… will launch for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X, and PC (Steam®) on April 23, 2021. NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is a modern re-telling of NieR Replicant, which originally released in Japan in 2010, and is the highly anticipated prequel to NieR:Automata, the post-apocalyptic action-RPG that has sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. In NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, players are invited to experience a dark, apocalyptic world as they join a brother's captivating quest to cure his sister of a deadly disease – a quest which will in turn make them question everything.
Additionally, a trailer debuted during the show, offering players a deeper look at familiar locations, set to a newly recorded soundtrack by renowned composer Keiichi Okabe from MONACA (NieR series, TEKKEN, Drakengard 3). Fans can also catch a glimpse at the game's beautifully updated visuals and newly illustrated characters from NieR:Automata character designer, Akihiko Yoshida from CyDesignation (FINAL FANTASY® XIV, BRAVELY DEFAULT®).
Fans can also now pre-order the "White Snow Edition," exclusively from the SQUARE ENIX Store for $159.99. This version includes the game on the player's platform of choice, along with the following:
"Lunar Tear" Collector's Box
Steelbook® Case – A metal case featuring stunning artwork by Illustrator KODA KAZUMA.
Pin Badge Set – Grimoire Weiss, Grimoire Noir, and Grimoire Rubrum pins presented in a specialized display case. Exclusive to the White Snow Edition.
Script Set – A set of seven books including the content of the spoken script of the game, exclusive to the White Snow Edition. Packaged in a special hard case, featuring unique cover art by character designer Akihiko Yoshida. Available in English only.
Soundtrack CD Set – A two-disc collection – one disc featuring tracks from NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… specifically edited for this set, and a second disc featuring special arrangements, overseen by Keiichi Okabe, of select tracks that are exclusive to the White Snow Edition. The set is presented in a premium Grimoire Weiss-inspired package.
Furthermore, numerous pre-order bonuses are available for each platform:
PlayStation®4 system – All editions will include an exclusive PlayStation®4 system dynamic theme and avatar set. Pre-orders will also include a digital copy of the mini soundtrack featuring a sampling of songs from the White Snow Edition soundtrack CDs.
Xbox One – Pre-orders will also include a digital copy of the mini soundtrack featuring a sampling of songs from the White Snow Edition soundtrack CDs.
Steam – All editions will include a special digital wallpaper collection. Pre-orders will also include a digital copy of the mini soundtrack featuring a sampling of songs from the White Snow Edition soundtrack CDs.
Complete details on all editions of the game available for pre-order are available here: http://www.niergame.com.
During the show, SQUARE ENIX® also announced that NieR Re[in]carnation, the first mobile title in the NieR series, is in development by Applibot, Inc. for North America and Europe. Follow the official NieR Re[in]carnation Twitter and Facebook accounts for the latest information.
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… is not yet rated. For more information, visit: http://www.niergame.com. Press assets are available at: http://sqex.to/Media.
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\label{sec:introduction}

Study of $O-C$  diagrams of eclipsing binaries is a powerful tool for an analysis of  temporal variations and irregularities in the cyclic phenomena observed in the stars. The most frequently determined quantity in the period studies are minima times of the binary light curve. If we determine minimum time ($O$ -- observed), we can calculate difference between this value and predicted by the ephemeris ($C$ -- calculated). If the changes of $O-C$ values with time are systematic and if they exceed the experimental errors we can provide a better model of a such system and reveal other hidden physical phenomena, like a mass transfer between the both components, angular momentum lost from the system, apsidal motion  and/or presence of another body in the system (Sterken~\cite{sterken2005}).

In this paper we present a new period analysis of 3 Algol-type eclipsing binaries, which have been overlooked for few past
years.

The light variability of {\bf AD And} was discovered by Gutnik \& Preger~(\cite{gutnik1927}). They classified the variations as $\beta$~Lyr type with a photographic amplitude about 0.9~mag. The first photometric study of AD And was published by Taylor \& Alexander~(\cite{taylor1940}). Rucinski~(\cite{rucinsky1966}) published the first photoelectric photometry of the object and determined 5 minima times.
Cannon~(\cite{cannon1934}) classified star as a F-type object, later classification of Hill et al.~(\cite{hill1975}) gave spectral type range from B8 to A0. Giuricin \& Mardirossian~(\cite{giuricin1981}) published photometric parameters of the system and concluded that the both components have  almost the same radii, masses, temperatures and luminosities with orbital inclination $i=81.9\pm0.4$\degr, what was confirmed by Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012}). The period variations of AD And were investigated by several authors (Whitney~\cite{whitney1957}; Rucinsky~\cite{rucinsky1966}; Frieboes-Conde \& Herczeg ~\cite{Frieboes1973};  Liao \& Qian~\cite{liao2009}; Liakos et al.~\cite{liakos2012}). The last mentioned authors determined period of the third body to be 14.3 years and its mass function $f(m)=0.183$~M$_{\odot}$.

\begin{table*}
\caption{Basic parameters of studied objects. TYC - number in Tycho-2 catalog, $V$ - magnitude in the V filter, $B-V$ - colour index, $T_0$ - initial time of minimum, $P$ - period. Linear ephemeris are taken from the on-line database  (Kreiner~\cite{kreiner2004}).}
\label{tab:parameters}
\begin{center}

 \begin{tabular}{lccccc}
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
    Star     	&  TYC  	& $V$[mag] 	& $B-V$[mag] & $T_0$ [HJD] 	& $P$ [d]   \\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
  AD And  	& 3641-0151-1  	& 11.14 & 0.20  & 2452500.3670  & 0.9862210 \\
  TW Cas  	& 4059-0898-1  	& ~8.32 & 0.10  & 2452500.8245  & 1.4283346 \\
  IV Cas  	& 4001-1104-1  	& 11.34 & 0.27  & 2452500.3569  & 0.9985067  \\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 \end{tabular}

\end{center}
\end{table*}

\textbf{TW Cas} was discovered in 1907 by Pickering~(\cite{pickering1907}) and its variability from photographic observations was confirmed by Zinner~(\cite{zinner1913}). Spectroscopic observations of Struve~(\cite{struve1950}) confirmed B9 spectral type of the primary component and he determined mass function $f(m)$=0.098 M$_\odot$. The most recent photoelectric $V$ observations of TW Cas were obtained by Narita et al.~(\cite{narita2001}). Their light-curve solution led to conclusion that the secondary component almost fills its Roche lobe.
Djurasevic et al.~(\cite{djurasevic2006}) re-analysed older photoelectric observations from McCook~(\cite{mccook1971}) and determined masses of the primary and secondary components to be $M_{1}$=2.66 M$_\odot$ and $M_{2}$=1.15 M$_\odot$, respectively, which is in agreement with values obtained by Narita et al.~(\cite{narita2001}). Kreiner~(\cite{krainer1971}) used all the available minima times of TW Cas, but could draw no definite conclusions concerning the period variations. Narita et al.~(\cite{narita2001}) assumed that the orbital period of TW Cas was slowly decreasing, as was confirmed by
Lloyd \& Guilbault~(\cite{lloyd2002}). Khaliullina~(\cite{kaliulina2015}) noted that the recent minima times demonstrate sinusoidal changes of the orbital period and thus, cyclic variations of the period due to the presence of a third body in the system are observed.

Eclipsing binary {\bf IV Cas} was discovered on Moscow photographic plates by Meshkova~(\cite{meshova1940}). Kim et al.~(\cite{kim2005}) in their photometric study discovered a short-periodic pulsating component with a frequency of 37.672 cycles per day (period $\sim$38 minutes). Wolf et al.~(\cite{wolf2006}) and Zasche~(\cite{zasche2006}) reported sinusoidal $O-C$ diagram changes caused by light-time effect with period about 21800 days and semi-amplitude 0.03 day. The third component should have a minimal mass of $0.96$~M$_{\odot}$. Detailed analysis of the binary light curve as well as pulsation characteristics of the primary component was studied by Kim et al.~(\cite{kim2010}). They showed that IV~Cas is in a semi-detached configuration with A3 spectral type primary component and evolved early-K secondary, which fills its inner Roche lobe. Pulsations correspond to $\delta$~Scuti-type pulsator.

The basic parameters of the studied stars, like a their brightness, colour indices and linear ephemeris are given in Tab.~\ref{tab:parameters}.

\begin{table}[t]
\begin{center}
\caption{New unpublished minima times JD$_{min}$ [HJD - 2400000] of AD~And, TW~Cas and minima times determined from SuperWASP observations of IV~Cas. Errors of minima times determinations are given in parenthesis.} \label{tab:minima}
\begin{tabular}{lcc}
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
  & JD$_{min}$ & JD$_{min}$\\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 AD And  &  57966.4661(2) & 		 \\
 TW Cas  &  57948.4948(2) &   		\\

  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
IV Cas  & 54319.6353(3)  & 54361.5721(2)  \\
	& 54337.6076(5)  & 54362.5705(2)  \\
	& 54348.5919(2)  & 54363.5691(2)  \\
	& 54350.5890(4)  & 54381.5421(3)  \\
        & 54351.5873(3)  & 54382.5405(3)  \\
	& 54352.5853(2)  & 54396.5202(3)  \\
	& 54353.5835(3)  & 54398.5169(4)  \\
	& 54354.5828(2)  & 54399.5157(7)  \\
        & 54357.5784(3)  & 54402.5113(2)  \\
        & 54360.5734(3)  & 54405.5063(3)  \\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}

\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\section{Minima times}
\label{sec:minima}

For our analysis we used minima times collected into on-line database O − C gateway operated by the Czech Astronomical Society\footnote{http://var2.astro.cz/ocgate/}. Almost all published minima times of our objects (including visual and photographic) are accessible in this database.

We used also our two new unpublished minima times of AD~And and TW~Cas. Moreover, we determined minima times from SuperWasp project observations (Pollaco et al.~\cite{pollaco2006}) available from public archive\footnote{http://wasp.cerit-sc.cz/form}. Our observations were obtained using 508mm telescope operated by University (Parimucha \& Va\v{n}ko~\cite{parimucha2015}). Data reduction and differential photometry was performed by C-Munipack package\footnote{http://c-munipack.sourceforge.net/}.

New minima times were calculated by the fitting to template function of the minimum light-curve as proposed by Mikul\'a\v{s}ek~(\cite{mikulasek2015}). These minima times are listed in Table \ref{tab:minima}. Our new light curves of AD~And and TW Cas, together with examples of two SuperWasp light curves of IV~Cas are displayed in Fig.~\ref{fig:04}. The best fit with template function for each minimum is also depicted by the red line.

 \begin{figure}[t]
 \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{ms0264_fig04.eps}
 \caption{Our new unpublished light curves of AD And and TW Cas from 2017 and examples of two light curves of IV~Cas from the SuperWasp archive. The best fit with template function for each minimum is displayed by the red line.}
 \label{fig:04}
 \end{figure}
\section{Data analysis}
\subsection{Theory}
Minima times $T_C$ of eclipsing binary stars can be simply calculated by the linear ephemeris:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:linear}
 T_C = T_0+ P \times E,
\end{equation}
which predicts minima times of eclipsing binary with an orbital period $P$ without any other influences. Here $E$ is an epoch of the observation (integer number for a primary minimum and/or $E+0.5$ for a secondary minimum) and it counts, how many eclipses elapsed since the zero epoch. $T_0$ is an initial minimum time (minimum at $E=0$). Up to date linear ephemeris for our objects are listed in Table \ref{tab:parameters}. Difference between observed $T_O$ and predicted $T_C$ minima times is caused by perturbation $\delta T$
\begin{equation}
T_O - T_C \equiv O-C  = \delta T.
\end{equation}

This perturbation is generally a sum of different effects. For our analysis we consider only mass transfer and presence of the other third body in the system (light-time effect). Than we can write
\begin{equation}
\delta T =  Q \times E^2 + \frac{a\sin i_3}{c} \left[\frac{1-e_{3}^2}{1+e_3\cos\nu_3}\sin(\nu_3+\omega_3)+e_3\sin\omega_3\right].
\label{eq:dt}
\end{equation}
The first term represents period change due to mass transfer (Hilditch~\cite{hilditch2001}). The second one describes period change due to light-time effect caused by the third component (Irwin~\cite{irwin1952}). Here is $a\sin i_3$ projected semi-major axis of the orbit with eccentricity $e_3$, $c$ is a speed of light, $\omega_3$ is the longitude of the periastron and $\nu_3$ is the true anomaly of the binary orbit around the center of the mass of the system. There are no limitations to mass or orbital parameters of the third body. Period of the third body $P_3$ and the time of pericenter passage $t_{03}$ are hidden in $\nu_3$ calculation, which have to be solved using Kepler equation. Because we are not able to find inclination of the orbit $i_3$ only from $O-C$ analysis, we can determine only so-called mass function of the third body:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:massfun}
f(M_3) = \frac{(M_3 \sin i_3)^3}{M^2} = \frac{(a \sin i_3)^3}{P_3^2},
\end{equation}
where $M = M_1+M_2+M_3$ is a total mass of the system ($M_i$ - masses of components).

\subsection{Fitting method}
To obtain the optimal set of 8 parameters ($T_0$, $P$, $Q$, $t_{03}$, $P_3$, $a\sin i_3$, $e_3$, $\omega_3$) there are in use classical numerical methods based on the iterative minimization of the sum of squares, like a Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm or Simplex method (Press et al.~\cite{press2007}). These algorithms can be simply implemented in many programming languages and data analysis packages and solution can be found relatively fast. But the convergence to the global minimum (the best solution) is strongly dependent on initial guess of fitted parameters, it has to be somewhat close to the final solution.

To overcome problem with initial values of parameters we have developed our own code\footnote{https://github.com/pavolgaj/OCFit} based on the using of genetic algorithms and MCMC (Markov Chain Monte Carlo) simulation. More details about our code are given
in the upcoming paper (Gajdo\v{s} \& Parimucha~\cite{gajdos2017}. Here we will mention only brief description of main principles. The fitting of $O-C$ diagrams with our code is divided into two parts. The first part use genetic algorithms (e.g Whitley~\cite{whitley1994}) to determine initial values of fitting parameters. The second part use these values as the input to MCMC simulation (e.g. Press et al.~\cite{press2007}) which gives as a result solution with statistically significant error estimates of all parameters.
As an input parameters, our code needs only intervals, where specific parameter can be located. User can select physically relevant intervals for each fitted parameter. With previously described approach we can find the best global solution, but its statistical significance strongly depends on number of steps in MCMC simulation, number of generations and size of population used in genetic algorithms. The discussion about selection of proper values is given in Gajdo\v{s} \& Parimucha~(\cite{gajdos2017}.

The crucial step in analysing period changes of eclipsing binaries is a setting the weights to individual observations. Minima times are determined from different types of observations, by  different instrumentation with various quality. Moreover, authors use unequal methods for minima times determinations. For our solution we choose one weight for whole group of observations obtained by one technique: visual (vis)- 1, photographic (phot) - 2, photoelectric (phe) - 10
, CCD - 10. This weighting scheme is used by many authors (e.g. Zasche et al.~\cite{zasche2009}; Liakos et al.~\cite{liakos2011}).

\begin{table*}[t]
 \caption{Parameters of the 3$^{rd}$ body orbit from $O-C$ diagram analysis of AD And and comparison with previous studies, $P$ -- orbital period of eclipsing pair, $T_0$ -- initial minimum, $Q$ -- quadratic term, $P_3$ - orbital period of the 3$^{rd}$ body, $t_{03}$ -- pericenter passage, $a\sin i_3$  -- projected semi-major axis of the orbit, $e_3$ -- eccentricity, $\omega_3$ -- the longitude of the periastron, $f(M_3)$ -- the mass function, $\chi^2$ -- sum of squares of the best fit, $\chi^2/n$ -- reduced sum of squares ($n$ -- number of data points), errors are given in parenthesis.}
\label{tab:resultsAD}
 \begin{center}
  \begin{tabular}{lccc}
    \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
	Solution			& this paper				& 	(1)					&  (2)	\\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 $P$ [days]				&   0.98619356(6)  			& 0.98619240(14)		& 0.9861924(4)	\\
 $T_0$ [HJD]			& 2439002.9350(9)  			& 2439002.5733(15)		& 2439002.458(6)	\\
 $Q$   [days]			& 1.67(1.49)$\times 10^{-12}$& --					& -- 	\\
   \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 $P_3$ [days]   		&   4418(16) 				&  	5249				& 5220(37)\\
 $t_{03}$ [HJD]			& 2442236(537)   			& 2438813(414) 			& 2447012(175)	\\
$a\sin i_3$ [AU]		&  3.13(7) 	 				&  3.24(12)				& --\\
 $e_3$     				&  0.15(5)					& 0.30(24)		 		& 0.17(5)\\
$\omega_3$ [\degr] 		&   284(43)					& 270(50)			 	& 25(11)\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$f(M_3)$  [M$_\odot$]	&  0.209(14)	  			&  0.160(20)			& 0.183(1)\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$\chi^2$ 				&  290.596					& 	--		 			& --\\
$\chi^2/n$				&  0.723					& 	--					& --\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
\multicolumn{4}{l}{(1) - Liao \& Qian~(\cite{liao2009}), (2) - Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012})}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table*}

   \begin{figure}
   \centering
   \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth, angle=0]{ms0264_fig01.eps}
   \caption{The $O-C$ diagram of AD~And fitted by light-time effect (upper) and the residuals after the subtraction of the the best fit (lower). Different types of observation are depicted by different points and colours. The best fit (solid black line) corresponds to values given in Tab.\ref{tab:resultsAD} }
   \label{fig:01}
   \end{figure}

\section{Results and discussion}
\subsection{AD And}
In Table~\ref{tab:resultsAD} we list our results from fitting of $O-C$ diagram for AD~And together with early published results. Our best fit solution is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:01}
Parameters of our solution are almost the same as in previous papers, except for the orbital period $P_3$ of the third body. It is about 2 years shorter (12.1~y, in contrast to 14.3~y) than in other solutions. This difference can be explained by the fact, that we have used much longer time interval for an analysis. Liao \& Qian~(\cite{liao2009}) and Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012}) used only minima times from photoelectric and CCD observations and neglected all $O-C$ points obtained before 1990 because of their poorer quality. We used also these older photographic and visual observations even with smaller weight. Moreover, the last CCD minima times cover all circle of $O-C$ variations (see Fig.~\ref{fig:01}).

We also detected secular period change (parameter $Q$) not mentioned by other authors. The period change corresponds to the increase of the period $dP/dt= 1.06(94) \times 10^{-4}$~sec/year and should be connected with mass transfer from the secondary component to the primary one and/or with Applegate effect (Applegate~\cite{applegate1992}). But this is not in agreement with detached configuration of the system Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012}). It is necessary to note that the relative statistical error of $Q$ is almost 90\%, what degrades its significance.
We have tried also solution with no $Q$ and we surprisingly obtained results with worse statistical significance BIC.  We cannot confirm or disprove the secular period changes and only future observation can bring light into solution of this problem.

Our solution imply minimal $3^{rd}$ body mass (for $i_3 = 90\degr$) of $\sim 2.33$~M$_\odot$, using absolute parameters from Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012}). This would yield the third light about 15\% to the total luminosity of the system. But the third light resulting from light curve analysis (Liakos et al.~\cite{liakos2012}) is about 3\%. This difference can be explained with the assumption that the $3^{rd}$ star is actually binary system with two solar-mass components as mentioned by Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012}).

\subsection{TW Cas}
Khaliullina~(\cite{kaliulina2015}) for the first time noted, that variations of $O-C$ diagram of TW~Cas can be explained by the presence of other body in the system. This hypothesis is based on the latest CCD minima times which have different trend with respect to linear ephemeris, than older ones. Our analysis of all available minima times of this object confirmed this fact. The results from our and Khaliullina~(\cite{kaliulina2015}) studies are listed in Table~\ref{tab:resultsTW} and our best fit model is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:02}.

We confirmed that the $3^{rd}$ body is on highly eccentric orbit ($e_3 =0.71$), although our period $P_3$ is about 3 years longer and mass function is about twice as small as previous solution. But this values are in the frame of statistical errors of these parameters. We did not reveal any secular changes caused by mass transfer and/or magnetic activity. From our model we can find minimal mass of the $3^{rd}$ body (for $i_3 = 90\degr$) to be $\sim 0.48$~M$_\odot$, using absolute parameters from Djurasevic et al.~(\cite{djurasevic2006}). If we assume that the third body is a main sequence star, its spectral type should be K6-7, absolute magnitude in $V$ passband $\sim8^m$. Its contribution to the total luminosity of the system is about 0.1\%. Photometric studies of TW~Cas did not reveal significant third light on the light curve what is in agreement with low mass $3^{rd}$ body on close to edge-on orbit.

\begin{table}[t]
 \caption{Parameters of the 3$^{rd}$ body orbit from $O-C$ diagram analysis of TW~Cas and comparison with previous analysis (for description of parameters see Table \ref{tab:resultsAD}).}
\label{tab:resultsTW}
 \begin{center}
  \begin{tabular}{lcc}
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
	Solution			& this paper				& 	(1)					\\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 $P$ [days]				&   1.42832665(35)			& 1.4283273(5)			\\
 $T_0$ [HJD]			& 2442008.3870(15)  		& 2442008.3560(4)		\\
 $Q$   [days]			& --						& --					\\
   \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 $P_3$ [days]   		&   75300(2900) 			&  	74300(400)			\\
 $t_{03}$ [HJD]			& 2454255(388)   			& 2454400(200) 			\\
$a\sin i_3$ [AU]		&  6.49(68) 	 			&  7.8(1.4)			\\
 $e_3$     				&  0.71(3)					& 0.74(7)		 		\\
$\omega_3$ [\degr] 		&   284(4)					& 288(6)			 	\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$f(M_3)$  [M$_\odot$]	&  0.006(2)		  			&  0.013			\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$\chi^2$ 				&  221.043					& 	--		 			\\
$\chi^2/n$				&  0.7569					& 	--					\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
\multicolumn{3}{l}{(1) - Khaliullina~(\cite{kaliulina2015})}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

 \begin{table}[t]
 \caption{Parameters of the 3$^{rd}$ body orbit from $O-C$ diagram analysis of IV~Cas and comparison with previous analysis (for description of parameters see Table \ref{tab:resultsAD}).}
\label{tab:resultsIV}
 \begin{center}
  \begin{tabular}{lcc}
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
	Solution			& this paper				& 	(1)					\\
  \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 $P$ [days]				&  0.99851644(18)			& 0.99851658(12)	\\
 $T_0$ [HJD]			& 2440854.6186(34)  		& 2440854.6280(5) 		\\
 $Q$   [days]			& 7.33(1.69)$\times$10$^{-12}$& --					\\
   \hline\noalign{\smallskip}
 $P_3$ [days]   		&   21700(444) 				&  	21800(500)			\\
 $t_{03}$ [HJD]			& 2439254(858) 				& 2443455(50) 			\\
$a\sin i_3$ [AU]		&  7.13(72) 	 			&  --			\\
 $e_3$     				& 0.31(10)					& 0.09		 		\\
$\omega_3$ [\degr] 		&   272(14)					& 341(3)			 	\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$f(M_3)$  [M$_\odot$]	&  0.102(3)		  			&  0.056			\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
$\chi^2$ 				&  218.658					& 	--		 			\\
$\chi^2/n$				&  0.9344					& 	--					\\
\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
\multicolumn{3}{l}{(1) - Wolf et al.~(\cite{wolf2006})}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\end{table}

\subsection{IV Cas}
Our results of $O-C$ diagram analysis of IV~Cas together with parameter's values from study of Wolf et al.~(\cite{wolf2006}) are listed in Table~\ref{tab:resultsIV} and our best solution is showed in Fig.~\ref{fig:03}. Unlike analysis of Wolf et al.~(\cite{wolf2006}) we have obtained different values for three parameters. The first one is a secular period increase $dP/dt= 4.5(6) \times 10^{-4}$~sec/year, the second one is higher eccentricity (0.31 vs. 0.09) of the $3^{rd}$ body orbit and the third one is larger mass function (0.102~M$_\odot$ vs. 0.056~M$_\odot$). The period increase could be explained by mass transfer from secondary to primary component. It is in agreement with semi-detached configuration determined by Kim et al.~(\cite{kim2010}). Significantly higher eccentricity corresponds to the shape of $O-C$ diagram with latest minima times (see Fig.~\ref{fig:03})

Our solution gives minimal mass of the $3^{rd}$ component (for $i_3 = 90\degr$) to be $\sim 1.27$~M$_\odot$, using masses from Kim et al.~(\cite{kim2010}). Assuming main sequence $3^{rd}$ body, the third light about 10\% should be observed. But Kim et al.~(\cite{kim2010}) did not report any third light  from their light-curve solution. The only realistic explanation is that the third body is actually binary star with less massive and luminous components.

 \begin{figure}[t]
 \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{ms0264_fig02.eps}
 \caption{The $O-C$ diagram of TW~Cas fitted by light-time effect (upper) and the residuals after the subtraction of the the best fit (lower). Different types of observation are depicted by different points and colours. The best fit (solid black line) corresponds to values given in Tab~\ref{tab:resultsTW}.}
 \label{fig:02}
 \end{figure}

 \begin{figure}[t]
 \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{ms0264_fig03.eps}
 \caption{The $O-C$ diagram of IV~Cas fitted by light-time effect (upper) and the residuals after the subtraction of the the best fit (lower). Different types of observation are depicted by different points and colours. The best fit (solid black line) corresponds to values given in Tab~\ref{tab:resultsIV}.}
 \label{fig:03}
 \end{figure}

\section{Conclusion}
\label{sec:conclusion}

We have analysed period variations of three Algol-type eclipsing binary stars. We used all minima times available in literature as well as newly determined from our observations and from SuperWasp archive. We used our code based on genetic algorithms and MCMC simulation. This allows us to determine fitting parameters with statistically significant errors  and also measure quality of statistical model with Bayesian information criterion.

Our new period analysis of all studied Algol-type eclipsing binaries confirmed their multicomponent nature. The third component in AD~And system is most probably also binary star with two solar-mass components, as shown by large minimal mass of this component determined from $O-C$ analysis. This is supported also by the solution of light-curve from Liakos et al.~(\cite{liakos2012}). We can speculate that orbital inclination of this binary is much lower than 90$\degr$, because we see no other set of eclipses on the light-curve. Moreover, absence of ellipsoidal variations on the light-curve caused by the second binary system suggests that this pair is detached binary on the orbit with period in the range of several days. Detected period increase is disputable and cannot be confirmed or disproved from available data. As a result, we can conclude that AD~And is a quadruple-system consisting two binaries. The first one is eclipsing pair which we observe and the second one is binary star with total mass of at least 2.33~M$_\odot$ with orbital inclination and semi-major axis that prevent us from observing other set of eclipses.

Analysis of TW~Cas period variations approve presence of the third body in the system. This body is on highly eccentric orbit with minimal mass $\sim 0.48$~M$_\odot$, which contributes minimally to the total luminosity of the system.

Finally, $O-C$ diagram analysis of IV~Cas produced different results than previous analysis conducted by  Wolf et al.~(\cite{wolf2006}). Main discrepancies have been found in secular period increase, eccentricity and mass function. Period increase is caused by mass transfer from secondary to primary component. Light-curve solution of Kim et al.~(\cite{kim2010}) showed that secondary component fulfill its Roche lobe and this support above mentioned mass transfer. Due to excessive mass of the third body with respect to no detected third light, we can again conclude that the third body is in fact a binary system with unknown orbital parameters. Therefore, IV~Cas could be also considered a quadruple-system consisting visible semi-detached binary with pulsating primary component and the second pair composed of cool, low mass and low luminous main sequence stars of K6-7 spectral type.

\begin{acknowledgements}
This paper has been supported by the grant of the Slovak Research and Development Agency with number APVV-15-0458. This
article was created by the realization of the project ITMS No.26220120029, based on the supporting operational Research
and development program financed from the European Regional Development Fund. M.V. would like to thank the project VEGA
2/0143/14.
\end{acknowledgements}

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Murdoch's Fox launches sports betting with FOX Bet
2nd September, 15:00
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp (FOXA.O) launches the FOX Bet sports betting platform on Monday, it will do what no other major media company has done in North America: become the face of a sports gambling platform.
FOX Bet, which launches in New Jersey, is operated through a partnership with gaming provider The Stars Group (TSG) (TSGI.TO). It lent its splashy national name brand recognition, stars, expert commentary and news to attract casual betters.
Entertainment giants from Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) to AT&T Inc's (T.N) WarnerMedia have waded into the red hot sports betting arena, which experts project could generate $9 billion of revenue over the next few years in gambling revenue.
But most have relied on creating new shows and providing commentary and have kept an arms-length distance from actual gambling.
Big media companies are worried that crossing the line into letting its viewers place bets could damage their brands if it comes off as disreputable, experts said.
"Those are pretty heavy questions, especially for multibillion-dollar media behemoths that aren't accustomed to turning on a dime," said Chris Grove, a managing director at analytics firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming LLC.
Fox comes to the field with experience. It is Murdoch's third foray with fronting a sports betting service. Murdoch's Sky, now owned by Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O), struck a similar deal with TSG to create Sky Bet, a U.K. sports betting partnership.
"They can point to that model and say, this looks successful in the U.K.," Grove said.
FOX bet will target casual betters and smaller wagers, similar to Sky Bet, and be a tool for Fox Sports to engage fans, FOX Bet Chief Executive Officer Robin Chhabra told Reuters ahead of the launch.
Another quality the apps will share: users can request a bet through social media platforms with the hashtag #CustomBet.
But there are risks for media companies diving into sports betting.
Sun Bets, another partnership between the Murdoch-owned newspaper The Sun, a unit of News Corp (NWSA.O), and Australian gambling group Tabcorp Holdings (TAH.AX), closed in 2018 after disappointing financial performance.
However, the lure of ad revenue and a potential to engage fans more deeply in live sports broadcasts inspired another go at it for media companies.
Another media company is also racing to launch a new sports betting platform in time for the start of the U.S. football season. The National Football League starts regular season play on Thursday.
TheScore Inc (SCR.V), a small Toronto-based sports news app, plans to launch and run its own sportsbook, blurring the line even more between media company and gambling operator.
The activity comes after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in May 2018 that overturned a federal ban on sports wagering outside of Nevada, and 13 states now offer it.
FOX Bet launched its app on Apple Inc's iOS platform and on Google's Android operating system in New Jersey and is expected to later roll out in other states.
FOX Sports Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer Eric Shanks spearheaded the TSG partnership.
Fox employees have been working closely with TSG developers on the app, joining daily production meetings and integrating branding and talent, Chhabra said.
Fox in May invested $236 million for a 4.99% stake in TSG.
TSG expects to break even in 2022 on FOX Bet, with $40 million invested this year, including $10 million licensing fees in each New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Chhabra said.
Separately, FOX Sports is also expected to offer a free-to-play predictive game nationally.
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